Than Herod, seein he was made sport oʼ by the Wyss Men, was unco furious, and sent oot to slay aʼ the lad‐bairns in Bethlehem, and aʼ the kintra‐side aboot, frae twa‐year auld doon: conform tae the time he had been tellʼt by the Wyss Men.
And bad them gang to Bethlehem; and quoʼ he, “Gang, and seek ye oot the wee bairn; and whan ye ken, fesh me word again, that I as weel may come and worship.”
But Felix delayʼt them, to hae mair certain knowledge oʼ “The Way”; sayin, “Whan Lysias the chief officer sal come doon, I wull determine yere maitter.”