1 And it was don in tho daies, a maundement wente out fro the emperour August, that al the world schulde be discryued.2 This firste discryuyng was maad of Cyryn, iustice of Sirie.3 And alle men wenten to make professioun, ech in to his owne citee.4 And Joseph wente vp fro Galilee, fro the citee Nazareth, in to Judee, in to a citee of Dauid, that is clepid Bethleem, for that he was of the hous and of the meyne of Dauid,5 that he schulde knouleche with Marie, his wijf, that was weddid to hym, and was greet with child.