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¹ This is the boke of the generacion of Iesus Christ ye sonne of Dauid, the sonne of Abraham.² Abraha begat Isaac: Isaac begat Iacob: Iacob begat Iudas & his brethre:³ Iudas begat Phares & Zara of Thamar: Phares begat Hesrom: Hesrom begat Aram:⁴ Aram begat Aminadab: Aminadab begat Naasson: Naasson begat Salmon:⁵ Salmon begat Boos of Rahab: Boos begat Obed of Ruth: Obed begat Iesse:⁶ Iesse begat Dauid the kynge: Dauid the kynge begat Salomon, of her that was the wyfe of Vry:⁷ Salomon begat Roboam: Roboam begat Abia: Abia begat Asa:⁸ Asa begat Iosaphat: Iosaphat begat Ioram: Ioram begat Osias:⁹ Osias begat Ioatham: Ioatham begat Achas: Achas begat Ezechias:¹⁰ Ezechias begat Manasses: Manasses begat Amon: Amon begat Iosias:¹¹ Iosias begat Iechonias and his brethren aboute the tyme of the captiuyte of Babylon.¹² And after the captiuyte of Babylon, Iechonias begat Salathiel: Salathiel begat Zorobabel:¹³ Zorobabel begat Abiud: Abiud begat Eliachim: Eliachim begat Azor:¹⁴ Azor begat Sadoc: Sadoc begat Achin: Achin begat Eliud:¹⁵ Eliud begat Eleasar: Eleasar begat Matthan: Matthan begat Iacob:¹⁶ Iacob begat Ioseph the hussbande of Mary, of who was borne that Iesus, which is called Christ.¹⁷ All the generacions from Abraha to Dauid are fourtene generacions: From Dauid vnto the captiuite of Babylon, are fourtene generacions. From the captiuite of Babylon vnto Christ, are also fourtene generacions.

¹⁸ The byrth of Christ was on thys wyse: When his mother Mary was maried to Ioseph before they came together, she was foude with chylde by ye holy goost,¹⁹ But Ioseph her hussbande was a perfect man, and wolde not bringe her to shame, but was mynded to put her awaie secretely.²⁰ Neuertheles whyle he thus thought, beholde, the angell of the LORDE appered vnto him in a dreame, saynge: Ioseph thou sonne of Dauid, feare not to take vnto the Mary thy wyfe. For that which is coceaued in her, is of ye holy goost.²¹ She shall brynge forth a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iesus. For he shall saue his people from their synnes.²² All this was done, yt the thinge might, be fulfilled, which was spoken of the LORDE by the Prophet, saynge:²³ Beholde, a mayde shall be with chylde, and shall brynge forth a sonne, and they shall call his name Emanuel, which is by interpretacion, God wt vs.²⁴ Now whan Ioseph awoke out of slepe he did as the angell of ye LORDE bade hym, and toke his wyfe vnto hym,²⁵ and knewe her not, tyll she had brought forth hir fyrst borne sonne, and called his name Iesus.