The Booke of Esther.

1.1 Ahasuerus maketh royall feasts.

1.10 Vashti, sent for, refuseth to come.

1.13 Ahasuerus, by the ckounsell of Memucan, maketh the decree of mens soueraigntie.

2.1 Out of the choise of virgines, a Queene is to be chosen.

2.5 Mordecai the nursing father of Esther.

2.8 Esther is prefered by Hegai before the rest.

2.12 The maner of purification, & going to the king.

2.15 Esther best pleasing the king, is made Queene.

2.21 Mordecai discouering a treason, is recorded in the Chronicles.

3.1 Haman aduanced by the king, and despised by Mordecai, seeketh reuenge vpon all the Iewes.

3.7 Hee casteth Lots.

3.8 Hee obtaineth by clumniation, a Decree of the king, to put the Iewes to death.

1.1 The great mourning of Mordecai and the Iewes.

4.4 Esther vnderstanding it, sendeth to Mordecai, who sheweth the cause, and aduiseth her to vndertke the suit.

4.10 Shee excusing her selfe is threatened by Mordecai.

4.15 She appointing a fast, vndertaketh the suit.

5.1 Esther aduenturing on the kings fauour, obtaineth the grace of the golden scepter, and inuteth the king and Haman to a banquet.

5.6 She being incouraged by the king in her suit, inuiteth them to another banquet the next day.

5.9 Haman proud of his aduancement, repineth at the contempt of Mordecai.

5.14 By the counsell of Zeresh, he buildeth for hima a pire of gallous.

6.1 Ahasuerus reading in the Chronicles of the good seruice done by Mordecai, taketh care for his reward.

6.4 Haman comming to sue that Mordecai might bee hanged, vnawares giuethcounsell that hee might doe him honour,

6.12 complayning of his misfortune, his friends tell him of his final destinie.

7.1 Esther intertaining the King and Haman, maketh suit for her owne life, and her peoples.

7.5 She accuseth Haman.

7.7 The King in his anger vnderstanding of the gallous, which Haman had mde for Mordecai, causeth him to be hanged thereon.

8.1 Mordecai is anduanced.

8.3 Esther maketh suite to reuerse Hamans letters.

8.7 V granteth to the Iewes to defendthemselues.

8.15 Moadecais honour, and the Iewes ioy.

9.1 The Iewes, (the rulers, for feare of Mordecai helping them ) slay their enemies, with the ten sonnes of Haman.

9.12 Ahasuerus at the request of Esther, granteth another day of slaughter, and Hamans sonnes to be hanged.

8.20 The two daies of Purim are made festiuall

10.1 Ahasuerus his greatnesse.

10.3 Mordecais aduancement.