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And they toke vp twelve baskettesfull of the gobbettes and of ye fysshes.

And they that ate were about fyve thousand men.

When they sawe him walkinge apon the see they supposed it had bene a sprete and cryed oute:

For they all sawe him and were afrayed. And anon he talked with them and sayde vnto them: be of good chere it is I be not afrayed.

And he went vp vnto them into the shippe and the wynde ceased and they were sore amased in them selves beyonde measure and marveyled.

And they came over and went into the londe of Genezareth and drue vp into the haven.

And assone as they were come out of ye shippe streyght they knewe him

and ran forth throughout all ye region rounde about and began to cary aboute in beeddes all yt were sicke to the place where they heard tell yt he was.

And whyther soever he entred into tounes cities or villages they layde their sicke in the stretes and prayed him that they myght touche and it were but the edge of his vesture. And as many as touched him were safe.

And whe they sawe certayne of his disciples eate breed wt comen hondes (that is to saye wt vnwesshen hondes) they coplayned.

For the pharises and all the Iewes excepte they washe their hondes ofte eate not observinge the tradicions of the elders.

And whe they come from the market except they washe they eate not. And many other thinges ther be which they have taken apon them to observe as the wasshinge of cuppes and cruses and of brasen vessels and of tables.

And they brought vnto him one yt was deffe and stambred in his speche and prayde him to laye his honde apon him.

And he comaunded them that they shuld tell no man. But the more he forbad them soo moche the more a greate deale they publesshed it:

I have copassion on this people because they have nowe bene with me .iii. dayes and have nothinge to eate:

And yf I shuld sende the awaye fastinge to their awne houses they shulde faynt by the waye. For dyvers of the came from farre.

And he axed them: how many loves have ye? They sayde: seven.

And he commaunded the people to syt doune on the grounde. And he toke the .vii. loves gave thankes brake and gave to his disciples to set before them. And they dyd set the before the people.

And they had a feawe smale fysshes. And he blessed them and comaunded them also to be set before them.

And they ate and were suffysed: And they toke vp yf the broken meate that was lefte .vii. baskettes full.