¶ Paralypo.

late murꝭ: p̄ſidiaqꝫ diſpoſuit in terra iuda ⁊ in ciuitatibus ep̄hraim qͣs ceꝑat aſapater eiꝰ. Et fu̓it dn̄s cū ioſaphat: quia ambulauit invijs dauid pr̄is ſui primis:ēt nō ſperauit ī baalim: ſꝫ īdeo pr̄is ſui: ⁊ ꝑrexit in preceptis illiꝰ: ⁊ nō iuxta pctāiſrl̓. Confirmauitqꝫ dn̄s regnū in manu eius: et deditoīs iuda munera ioſaphatfacteqꝫ ſunt ei infinite diuitie: ⁊ multa gl̓ia. Cu̓nqꝫ ſūpſiſſet cor eiꝰ audaciā ꝓpivias domini: etiā excelſa ⁊lucos d̓ iuda abſtulit. Tertio autē āno regni ſui miſitde principibꝰ ſuis benail ⁊obdiam ⁊ zachariam ⁊ nathanael ⁊ micheā vt docerēt ī ciuitatibꝰ iuda: ⁊ cumeis leuitas ſemeiā ⁊ nathaniā ⁊ ęabadiā: aſahel quoqꝫ ⁊ ſemiramoth ⁊ ionathan adoniamqꝫ ⁊ thobiā⁊ tobadoniā leuitas: ⁊ cuꝫeis eliſama ⁊ iorā ſacerdotes. Docebantqꝫ ppl̓m iniuda: hn̄tes librū legis dn̄i⁊ circuibāt cūctaſ vrbes iuda: atqꝫ erudiebant ppl̓m.Itāqꝫ factꝰ eſt pauor domini ſuꝑ oīa regna terrarū: q̄erāt ꝑ gyrū iuda: nec audebant bellare ꝯtra ioſaphatSed ⁊ philiſtei: ioſaphatmunera deferebāt: ⁊ vectigal argēti. Arabes quoqꝫadducebāt pecora arietuꝫſeptē milia ſeptīgētoſ: ⁊ hircos totidē. Creuit ergo ioſaphat ⁊ magnificatꝰ eſt vſqꝫ in ſublime: atqꝫ e̓dificauit in iuda domos ad inſtar turriū: vrbeſqꝫ muratas: ⁊ multa oꝑa parauit īvrbibus iuda. Uiri quoqꝫbellatores ⁊ robuſti erāt īhierl̓m: quoꝝ iſte numeruſꝑ domos atqꝫ familias ſinguloꝝ. In iuda princepsexercitus ednas dux: ⁊ cū

trecēta milia. Poſt hunc iohānan prīceps: ⁊ cū eo ducēta octogīta milia. Poſtillū quoqꝫ amaſias filiꝰ c̨echri ꝯſecratuſ dn̄o: ⁊ cū eoduceta milia viroꝝ fortiū.Hūc ſequebat̉ robuſtꝰ adp̄lia eliada: ⁊ cū eo tenētiūarcū ⁊ clypeū ducenta milia. Poſt iſtū etiā ioęadab⁊ cū eo cētū octoginta milia expeditoꝝ milituꝫ. Hioͦmnes erāt ad manu regꝭ:exceptis alijs quos poſuerat in vrbibꝰ muratis: ⁊ invniuerſo iuda. C. XVIII.Uit ergo ioſaphatdiues ⁊ īclitꝰ multūet affinitate ꝯiūctuſeſt achab: deſcēditqꝫ poſtannoſ ad eū ī ſamariā. Adcꝰ aduētū mactauit achabarietes ⁊ boues plurimosipſi ⁊ ppl̓o qui venerat cūeo: ꝑſuaſitqꝫ illi vt aſcēderꝫī ramoth galaad. Dixitqꝫachab rex iſrl̓ ad ioſaphatregē iuda. Ueni mecū ī ramoth galaad. Cui ille rn̄dit: Vt ego ⁊ tu: ſicut ppl̓stuꝰ ſic ⁊ ppl̓us meꝰ: tecūqꝫerimꝰ ī bello. Dixitqꝫ ioſaphat ad regem iſrl̓: Cōſuleobſecro impn̄tiaꝝ ẜmonēdn̄i. Cōgregauit igit̉ rex iſrael ꝓph̓aꝝ qͣdrīgentoſ viros: ⁊ dixit ad eos: In ramoth galaad ad bellāduꝫire debemꝰ: an ꝗeſcere? Atilli: aſcēde inꝗunt: ⁊ tradetdeus ī manu regis. Dixitqꝫ ioſaphat: Nūꝗd nō ē fꝓphetes dn̄i: vt ab illo etiāreꝗͥramꝰ? Et ait rex iſrl̓ adioſaphat: Eſt vir vnus a qͦpoſſumus q̄rere dn̄i volūtatē: ſꝫ ego odi eū: qꝛ nō ꝓphetat mihi bonū: ſꝫ malūoī tꝑe. Eſt aūt micheas filius iēla. Dixitqꝫ ioſophatNe loqͣris rex hͦ mō. Vocauit ergo rex iſrl̓ vnuꝫ de

c ¶ In cītatibꝰ ep̄hraim. ille enī indigebātmaiori munitōne: eoꝙ erant ꝓpe aduerſarios ⁊ eis ablate.d ¶ Et fuit dn̄ſ cū ioſaphat. ꝑ gr̄aꝫ ⁊ ſpecialē ꝓtectōeꝫ. e ¶ Qambulauit ī vijs dauid ⁊cͣ. ꝑ hͦ enī innuitꝙ imitatꝰ fuit dauid ībōis: ⁊ nō in maliſ .ſ.ī pctō berſabee ⁊ ī populi nūeratōe. ¶ Etn̄ ſperauit ī bāali. licꝫeēt affinitate ꝯiūctusip̄i achab: qͥ colebatbaal. g ¶ Et deditoīs iuda mūera ioſaphat. ꝓpt̓ bonitateꝫſui regimīs. h ¶ Cūqꝫ ſūpſiſſet cor eiꝰ ⁊cͣ.ꝓpt̓ ſpē eī quā ī dn̄ohēbat ꝯfident̓ agebati ¶ Tertō aūt anno.Hic ꝯn̄ter on̄dit̉ qͣlitppl̓m ſuū inſtruxit .ſ.ꝑ ſacerdotes ⁊ leuitaſqͦs ad hͦ miſit: ⁊ cū eiſaliqͦs de pͥncipibꝰ ſuisvt ppl̓m īducerēt adobediēdū: ⁊ pūirēt rebelles ſi qͦs īuenirēt: ⁊pꝫ lr̄a. k ¶ Itaqꝫ factꝰ ē pauor. Hic ꝯn̄teron̄dit̉ qͣlit̓ hoſtes ī circuitu ſb̓iecit: qꝛ dn̄sꝓpt̓ eiꝰ bonitateꝫ terroreꝫ eis īmiſit: ita ꝙnō ſolū ceſſauerūt eūīpugnare: ſꝫ etiā alieoꝝ reddebant ei tributū: vt pꝫ in lr̄a. l ICreuit gͦ. hic qͣrto on̄dit̉ qͣlit̓ ciuitates ſuasmuniuit cū dr̄: ImEdificauit ī iuda domos ad īſtar turriū.vt ſi hoſtes cītatē ītrarēt: de domibꝰ īterficipoſſent: ⁊ n̄ ſolū muniuit fortalicijs: ſꝫ etiam bellatoribꝰ virisiō dr̄: n ¶ Uiri qͦꝫbel. ⁊ ro. erāt ī hierl̓ꝫqͦꝝ iſte ē nus ⁊cͣ. n̄ eſtꝑ hͦ ītelligendū ꝙ oēſiſti īferiꝰ noīati manerēt ꝯtinue ī hierl̓ꝫ cūregē: ſed ꝑ vices ⁊ ſucceſſiue: ſic̄ dcm̄ fuit pͥmo libro. xxvj. ꝙ perſingulos mēſes. xxiiij.milia bellatoꝝ erantcū rege ī hierl̓m.

o ¶ Hi omneserant ad manumregiſ. qꝛ qn̄ occurrebat maior necītas oēs erāt ꝑativenire ad ip̄m.¶ Capl̓m. XVIII.Uit gͦ ioſaphat diues. Hicꝯn̄ter deſcribit̉ ipſiꝰ ioſaphat ſocietas praua: qꝛ amicitia ꝯiūctꝰ fuit ipſi achab qͥ eat peſſimus idolatra: ⁊cū eo iuit ad p̄liūad eiꝰ auxiliuꝫ: ⁊iō pͥmo deſcribit̉belli tractatꝰ: 2º cōgreſſus: ibi Igit̉aſcēderūt. In tractatu v̓o belli primo reqͥrit̉ auxilium ip̄iꝰ ioſaphat2º ꝯſiliū ꝓph̓arū:ibi Dixitqꝫ ioſaphat ad regē iſrl̓.⁊ pꝫ ſnīa totiꝰ iſticapl̓i ex d̓cij tertōreg. vltīo. exceptꝭpaucis q̄ ſequunt̉b ¶ Et affinitateꝯiūctꝰ ē achab. qꝛiorā filiꝰ ioſaphataccepit filiam achab vxorē: vl̓ eiꝰneptē ẜm alioſ: vtdicet̉ pleniꝰ. jͣ. xxj