And the Samaritanes ieeven well in o God i
and thei feyn wel, that there is but only 01
God, that alle formed, and alle fchalle deme r

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aod chei holden the Bible aftre the Lectre : anif
thei uftn the ^fawtere% as the Jewes don i
and thei feyn, that thci ben the righte Sones
of God: apd among allc other folk, thei feyn
that thei ben bed beloved of God; and that
to hem belongethc the Heritage, that God be-
highte to hife beloved Children : and thei han
aMb dyverfe Clothinge and Schapp, to loken
on, than other folk han ; for thei wrappen
here Hedes in red Linnene Clothe, in diffe-
rence fro othere. And the Sarazines wrap-
pen here Hedes in white lynncne Clothe. And
the Criftene men, that duellen in the Contree,
wrappen hem in blew oiTnde\ and x}^f:^ewes
in zelow Clothe. In that Contree duellen
manye of the Jewes^ payenge Tribute, as
Crifteae men don. And zif zee wil knowe
the Lettres, that the Jewes ufen, thei ben
fiiche ; and the names ben, as thei clepen hem^
writen abovcn,^ in manerc of here A. B. C.
Alefhe. Bethe. Gymel. T)elethe. He. Van.
r n D ♦ D So

Zay. Cy. Tbet. Joht. Kafbo. Lamfd. Mem.
.; D i; s 5f p T

Num. Samethe. Ey. Fbee.Sade. Cop be. Refcb.
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Son. Tau.
Cap.
Sir John Maundevile, Kt. 133

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Cap. X.
Of the Pr evince (9/ Galilee, and where
Antecrtft fchalle he born. Of Na-
zarethe. Of the Age of our e Lady.
