1 And it chaunced in thoose dayes: yt ther went oute a comaundment from Auguste the Emperour that all the woorlde shuld be taxed.2 And this taxynge was ye fyrst and executed when Syrenius was leftenaut in Syria.3 And every man went vnto his awne citie to be taxed.4 And Ioseph also ascended from Galile oute of a cite called Nazareth into Iurie: vnto ye cite of David which is called Bethleem because he was of the housse and linage of David5 to be taxed with Mary his spoused wyfe which was with chylde.