And the kingAhasueruslaida tributeuponthe land, and upon the islesof the sea. And allthe actsof his powerand of his might, and the declarationof the greatnessof Mordecai, whereuntothe kingadvancedhim, are theynotwritteninthe bookof the chroniclesof the kingsof Mediaand Persia? ForMordecaithe Jew was nextunto kingAhasuerus, and greatamong the Jews, and acceptedof the multitudeof his brethren, seekingthe wealthof his people, and speakingpeaceto allhis seed.