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74 therfore being gathered togeather, Pilate said: whom wil you that I release to you, Barabbas, or that is called Christ? For he knew that for envie they had delivered him. And as he was sitting in place of judgement, his wife sent unto him, saying: Have thou nothing to doe with that just man. For I have suffred many things this day in my sleep for him. But the cheefe Priests and Ancients persuaded the People, that they should aske Barabbas, and make away. And the President answering, said to them: Whether wil you of the two to be released unto you? But they said, Barabbas. Pilat saith to them, What shal I doe then with that is called Christ? They say al: Let him be crucified. The President said to them: why what evil hath he done? But they cried the more, saying: Let him be crucified. And Pilat seeing that he nothing prevailed, but rather tumult was toward; taking water he washed his hands before the People, saying: I am ″ innocent of the bloud of this just man: looke you to it. And the whole People answering, said: His bloud be upon us, and upon our children. Then he released to them Barabbas, and having scourged, delivered him unto them for to be crucified.

Then the Presidents souldiars taking into the Palace, gathered togeather unto him the whole band:  * and stripping him, put a scarlet cloke about him, and platting a crowne of thornes, put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying: Haile King of the Jewes. And spitting upon him, they tooke the reed, and smote his head. And after they had mocked him, they tooke of the cloke from him, and put on him his owne garments, and led him away to crucifie him. And in going they found a man of Cyréne, named Simon: him they forced to take up his Crosse. And they came into the place that is called Golgotha, which is the place of Calvarie. And they gave him wine to drinke mingled with gal. And when he had tasted, he would not drinke.

And after they had crucified him, they devided his garments, casting lots; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophet, saying: They devided my garments among them; and upon my vesture they did cast lots. And they sate and watched him. And they put over his head his cause written,. Then were crucified with him two theeves: one on the right hand, and one on the left. And they that passed by, blasphemed him wagging their heads, and saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the Temple of God and in three dayes doest reedifie it; save thine owne self: ″ if thou be the Sonne of God, come downe from the Crosse. In like manner also the cheefe Priests with the Scribes and Ancients mocking, said: He saved other; himself he can not save: if he be the King of Israel, let him now come downe from the Crosse, and we wil beleeve him. * He trusted in God; let him now deliver him if he wil: for he said that I am the Sonne of God. And the self same thing the theeves also that were crucified with him, reproched him withal.

And from the sixt houre there was darkenesse made upon the whole earth, until the ninth houre. And about the ninth houre Rh