1. And on the third day it came to passe, that Esther put on her royall apparell, and stoode in the court of the kinges palace within, ouer against ye kinges house: and the king sat vpon his royall seate in the kinges palace ouer against the gate of the house. (15:1) Mardocheus also bade Hester go in vnto the kyng, and pray for her people, and for her countrey. (15:2) Remember (saith he) the dayes of thy lowe estate, how thou wast nourished vnder my hande: For Aman whiche is next vnto the kyng, hath geuen sentence of death against vs: (15:3) Call thou therefore vpon the Lorde, and speake for vs vnto the king, and deliuer vs from death. (15:4) And vpon the thirde day it happened that Hester layde away the mourning garmentes, and put on her glorious apparell, (15:5) And deckt her selfe goodly (after that she had called vpon God, whiche is the beholder and sauiour of all thinges) [and] toke two maydens with her: (15:6) Upon the one she leaned her selfe, as one that was tender: (15:7) The other folowed her, and bare the trayne of her vesture. (15:8) The shine of her beautie made her face rose coloured, the similitude of her face was chearefull and amiable: but her heart was sorowfull for great feare. (15:9) She went in thorowe all the doores, and stoode before the kyng: The kyng sate vpon the trone of his kyngdome, and was clothed in his goodly aray, all shining with golde, and set with precious stones, and he was very terrible.