The Actes of the Apostles translated into Englyshe Metre, and dedicated to the Kynges most excellent Maiestye, by Christofer Tye ... wyth notes to eche Chapter, to synge and also to play upon the Lute, very necessarye for studentes after theyr studye, to fyle theyr wyttes, and also for all Christians that cannot synge, to reade the good and Godlye storyes of the lyues of Christ hys Apostles |
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xii. The .xij. Chapter
The contentes.
HERODE doth persecute Christes flockeAnd doth slaye Iames in dede:
In pryson he, doth Peter locke
The vvormes Herode doth fede.
And
in that tyme, Herode the kynge
He dyd hys handes let slyppe:
To trouble men, of good lyuynge
And godly felowshyppe.
He dyd hys handes let slyppe:
To trouble men, of good lyuynge
And godly felowshyppe.
He dyd slaye Iames, Iohns brother dere
Euen with the swearde in dede:
Because the Iewes, wel pleased were
He further dyd procede.
Euen with the swearde in dede:
Because the Iewes, wel pleased were
He further dyd procede.
It was the dayes, then of swete bread
And he caught Peter fast:
With violence, voyde of all dread
In pryson dyd hym cast.
And he caught Peter fast:
With violence, voyde of all dread
In pryson dyd hym cast.
Delyuerynge hym, a charge gaue he
Unto quarternions fower:
Of souldiers there, then kept to be
Tyll that the feast were ouer.
Unto quarternions fower:
Of souldiers there, then kept to be
Tyll that the feast were ouer.
Entendynge then, once easter past
That out he shoulde be brought
But Peter was, in pryson fast
Tyll God for hym had wrought
That out he shoulde be brought
But Peter was, in pryson fast
Tyll God for hym had wrought
Then prayer was made, without ceasyng
Of all the godly menne:
Unto the Lorde, out hym to bryng
Of that foul fylthye denne.
Of all the godly menne:
Unto the Lorde, out hym to bryng
Of that foul fylthye denne.
When Herode would, haue had hym sene
And brought before the route:
The same nyght Peter, slept betwene
Two souldiers stowre and stoute.
And brought before the route:
The same nyght Peter, slept betwene
Two souldiers stowre and stoute.
Bounde with two chaynes, in lodginge pore
And so he fell a slepe:
The kepers standynge at the dore
The prison fast to kepe.
And so he fell a slepe:
The kepers standynge at the dore
The prison fast to kepe.
Beholde the Aungel, of the Lorde
Was present in that tyde:
The lodge to lyght, he then restorde
And smote on Peters syde:
Was present in that tyde:
The lodge to lyght, he then restorde
And smote on Peters syde:
And styrred hym, who lay in bandes
And sayde aryse vnbewrayde:
And then the chaynes, fel from his handes
The Angell to hym sayde:
And sayde aryse vnbewrayde:
And then the chaynes, fel from his handes
The Angell to hym sayde:
Gyrde thou thy selfe, and haue no drede
Thy Sandales bynde on thee:
Thy mantell cast, on thee with spede
And then come folowe me.
Thy Sandales bynde on thee:
Thy mantell cast, on thee with spede
And then come folowe me.
He folowed hym, and made no dene
And wyst not what done was:
But as a vision, he had sene
Whiche thaungel brought to pas
And wyst not what done was:
But as a vision, he had sene
Whiche thaungel brought to pas
When they the first, watche dyd frustrate
The seconde watche also:
They came vnto, the yron gate
That goth the cytye vnto.
The seconde watche also:
They came vnto, the yron gate
That goth the cytye vnto.
Which opened by, the owne accorde
They passynge through by nyght:
And then the Aungell, of the Lorde
From Peter vanished quyght.
They passynge through by nyght:
And then the Aungell, of the Lorde
From Peter vanished quyght.
When Peter to, hym selfe came well
He sayde I knowe and see:
That God hath sent, me hys Angell
Which hath delyuerd me.
He sayde I knowe and see:
That God hath sent, me hys Angell
Which hath delyuerd me.
Out of the hands, of kynge Herod
And all hys whole counsayle:
And from the Iewes, I thanke my God
That neuer dyd me fayle.
And all hys whole counsayle:
And from the Iewes, I thanke my God
That neuer dyd me fayle.
And as he thought, thys thynge vpon
To Maries house dyd go:
Which was the mother, of one Iohn
And called Marke also.
To Maries house dyd go:
Which was the mother, of one Iohn
And called Marke also.
Where diuers were, gathered to praye
There Peter knockt with spede:
A damsell came forth, to heare saye
Named Rhoda in dede.
There Peter knockt with spede:
A damsell came forth, to heare saye
Named Rhoda in dede.
And when that she, knewe Peters voyce
The dore she dyd let pas:
She ranne in fast, and dyd reioyce
To tell where Peter was.
The dore she dyd let pas:
She ranne in fast, and dyd reioyce
To tell where Peter was.
Declarynge playne, that heard she had
Hym speake in the entre:
And then they sayde, that she was mad
But she sayde it was he.
Hym speake in the entre:
And then they sayde, that she was mad
But she sayde it was he.
Then sayde they all, it maye betyde
His Aungel there to be:
But Peter styll, dyd there abyde
And eke styll knocked he.
His Aungel there to be:
But Peter styll, dyd there abyde
And eke styll knocked he.
And when they had, opend the dore
Where Peter then dyd stande:
They were astonied, ryche and pore
But he helde vp his hande.
Where Peter then dyd stande:
They were astonied, ryche and pore
But he helde vp his hande.
And wylled them, to holde their peace
And shewed them what was past.
Howe that the Lorde, dyd hym releace
Where he in chaynes laye fast.
And shewed them what was past.
Howe that the Lorde, dyd hym releace
Where he in chaynes laye fast.
And he sayde then, go shewe thys thynge
To Iames and, brethren eke:
And he went thence, before day sprynge
Another place to seke.
To Iames and, brethren eke:
And he went thence, before day sprynge
Another place to seke.
Assoone as it, was fayre lyght daye
The souldiers made great mone:
Eche one to other, began to saye
Howe is thys man thus gone.
The souldiers made great mone:
Eche one to other, began to saye
Howe is thys man thus gone.
When Herode then, for hym dyd call
And naught of hym heard saye:
He dyd examine, the kepers all
Commaundynge them awaye:
And naught of hym heard saye:
He dyd examine, the kepers all
Commaundynge them awaye:
And he descended, from Iewrye
To Cesarye anon:
With them of Tire, he was angrye
And with them of Sidon:
To Cesarye anon:
With them of Tire, he was angrye
And with them of Sidon:
And they came all, then to obtayne
By intercession than:
To Bassus made, hys chamberlayne
Desyrynge peace eche man.
By intercession than:
To Bassus made, hys chamberlayne
Desyrynge peace eche man.
Because their countrey, where they fedde
Chiefely by hym dyd stande:
And they and theirs, were norishedde
Onely by Herodes lande.
Chiefely by hym dyd stande:
And they and theirs, were norishedde
Onely by Herodes lande.
Upon a daye, appoynted well
Herode hym selfe made neate:
In fyne and royall, apparell
And set hym on hys seate.
Herode hym selfe made neate:
In fyne and royall, apparell
And set hym on hys seate.
To them gay wordes, then spake Herod
The people then dyd shoute:
And sayde he speaks, more lyke a God
Then lyke a man no doute.
The people then dyd shoute:
And sayde he speaks, more lyke a God
Then lyke a man no doute.
The aungell then, immediatlye
Dyd strycke him with Gods rod:
Because he dyd, not geue the glorye
Unto the lyuynge God.
Dyd strycke him with Gods rod:
Because he dyd, not geue the glorye
Unto the lyuynge God.
The wormes of hym, toke their repast
And he gaue vp the ghost:
The worde also encreased fast
And grewe in euerye coost.
And he gaue vp the ghost:
The worde also encreased fast
And grewe in euerye coost.
Then Barnabas, and Paule went soone
Unto Ierusalem:
When they their office, had well done
And toke Iohn Marke with them.
Unto Ierusalem:
When they their office, had well done
And toke Iohn Marke with them.
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