IN the time of Octavius Cesar; when it was accusto­med that those who were gouernours of provinces, and countries vnder the Senate, and people of Rome, did certefie the Senators who were at Rome of all strange events, and novelties, which happened in their severall Countries, and climats of the world: Publius Lentulus at that time, being in Iuric the gouernour ouer that Country, wrot vnto the Senate and people of Rome in these words.

THere arised in my time, and yet there is a man of great power and vertue, whose name is Jesus Christ, who is called the Prophet of the truth: and of his Disciples is called the sonne of God: hee raiseth vp the dead, and healeth maladies, and diseases of the people, he is of stature tale, and comely, of counte­nance graue, whom who so beholdeth cannot but loue, & withal feare him, his haires are of the colour of a ripe filbird, plaine and smooth almost to the eares, from the eares curled and somewhat paler, and brighter of colour;from the shoulders tost and carried with the wind, being divided in the midst of the head after the manner of the Naza­rits: his forehead smooth and passing faire, his face without any the least staine, or wrincle, beautified with a moderate ruddinesse, his nose and mouth very well proportioned, hauing his beard full and copious, of the same colour with his haires not very long, but forked in the midst, his looke quick and cheerefull, his eies shining & cleere: he is merry but with modestie, and gravity, whom never any man knewe to laugh, but often to weepcin reproofe he is terrible, in ad­monishing milde, his hands and armes comely to behold, in talke so­ber, distinct, and modest, beautifull, faire, aboue others the fonnes of men.