Luke 1:1-13

¹For as moche as many have take in hand to compyle a treates of thoo thinges which are surely knowen amonge vs

²even as they declared them vnto vs which from the beginnynge sawe them their selves and were ministers at the doyng:

³I determined also assone as I had searched out diligently all thinges from the beginnynge that then I wolde wryte vnto the good Theophilus:

⁴that thou myghtest knowe the certente of thoo thinges wher of thou arte informed.

⁵There was in the dayes of Herode kynge of Iurie a certayne prest named zacharias of the course of Abia. And his wyfe was of the doughters of Aaron: And her name was Elizabeth.

⁶Booth were perfect before God and walked in all the lawes and ordinaunces of the Lorde that no man coulde fynde fawte with them.

⁷And they had no chylde because that Elizabeth was barre and booth were well stricken in age.

⁸And it cam to passe as he executed the prestes office before god as his course came

⁹(accordinge to the custome of the prestes office) his lot was to bourne incence. And went into the temple of the Lorde

¹⁰and the whoale multitude of the people were with out in prayer whill the incense was aburnynge.

¹¹And ther appered vnto him an angell of the lorde stondinge on the ryght syde of the altare of incense.

¹²And when Zacharias sawe him he was abasshed and feare came on him.

¹³And the angell sayde vnto him: feare not Zachary for thy prayer is hearde: And thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare the a sonne and thou shalt call his name Iohn