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And after fiue dayes, Ananias the hie Priest descended with the Elders, and with a certaine Oratour named Tertullus, who enformed the gouernour against Paul.

And when he was called foorth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enioy great quietnesse, and that very worthy deeds are done vnto this natio by thy prouidence:

Wee accept it alwayes, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulnesse.

Notwithstanding, that I be not farther tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy clemencie a few words.

For we haue found this man a pestilent fellow, and a moouer of sedition among all the Iewes throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

Who also hath gone about to profane the Temple: whom we tooke, and would haue iudged according to our lawe.

But the chiefe captaine Lysias came vpon vs, and with great violence tooke him away out of our hands:

Commanding his accusers to come vnto thee, by examining of whom thy selfe mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

And the Iewes also assented, saying that these things were so.