13As Peter knocked at the entry dore a damsell cam forth to herken named Rhoda.
14And when she knew Peters voyce she opened not the entrey for gladnes but ran in and told how Peter stode before the entrey.
15And they sayde vnto her: thou arte mad. And she bare them doune that it was even so. Then sayde they: it is his angell.
16Peter contynued knockinge. When they had opened the dore and sawe him they were astonyed.
17And he beckened vnto them with the honde to holde their peace and tolde them by what meanes the Lorde had brought him oute of the preson. And sayde: goo shew these thinges vnto Iames and to the brethren. And he departed and went into a nother place.
18Assone as it was daye ther was no lyttell a doo amonge the soudyers what was becum of Peter.
19When Herode had called for him and founde him not he examined the kepers and commaunded to departe. And he descended from Iewry to Cesarea and ther abode.