[[Each sermon was printed in a single paragraph. They have been broken up for this e-text.]] [Headnote: Obtulerunt Ei Munera] +S{er}mo jn die epiphanie.+ [f. 128v¹ _++CVM natus esset ih{esus} i{n} betleem iude in dieb{us} herodis regis ecce magi ab oriente ueneru{n}t ierosolima{m} dicentes. Vbi e{st} qui natus est rex iudeor{um}._ ¶¶ We redeth i þo holi godespelle of te dai ase ure louerd godalmichti {5} i{}bore was of ure lauedi sei{n}te Marie i þe cite of bethleem. þet si sterre was seauinge of his beringe. swo a{}pierede te þo þrie kinges of heþenesse. to{}janes þo sunne risindde. And al swo hi bi{}knewe [f. 128v²] his beringe bi þo sterre. swo hi nom{en} conseil be{}tuene hem þet hi wolden gon for to hyne an{}uri. and þet hi wolden offri {10} him· gold· and stor· and Mirre. And al swo hi hedden aparailed here offrendes swo kam si sterre þet yede to for hem in{}to ier{usa}l{e}m. Þere hi{}speke{n} to herodes and hym askede. wer was se king of gyus þet was i{}bore. And herodes i{}herde þet o king was i{}bore þet solde bi king of geus. swo was michel anud. and alle hise men. for þet he was {15} of{}dred for to liese his king{}riche of ier{usa}l{e}m. Þo dede he somoni alle þo wyse clerekes þet kuþe þe laghe and hem askede wer crist solde bien i{}bore. Hi answerden þet ine ier{usa}l{e}m. for hit was swo i{}seid and be{}hote hwile{m} bi þo profetes. And al{}swo herodes i{}herde þis. swo spac te þo þrie kinges. and hem seide. Goþ ha seide into {20} bethleem and sechez þet child. and wanne ye hit habbeth hi{}funde swo an{}uret hit. and efter þet cometh to me. and hic wille go and an{}uri hit. [f. 129r¹] Þet ne seide he nocht herodes for þet he hit wolde on uri{;} ac for þet he hit wolde slon. yef he hit michte finde. Þo kinges hem wenten and hi seghen þo sterre þet yede bi{}fore hem. {25} al{}wat hi{}kam over þo huse. war ure louerd was. and al swo hi hedden i{}fonden ure louerd{;} swo hin an urede. and him offrede hire offrendes. Gold. and. stor. and Mirre. Þo nicht efter þet aperede an ongel of heuene in here slepe ine metinge and hem seide and het. þet hi ne solde a{}yen wende be herodes. ac be an oþer weye wende into hire {30} londes.