xii. ger or ysaac was dead. [f. 37v
Jacobes sunes deden un{}red.
++FOr sextene ger ioseph was old.
Q{u}ane he was in{}to egipte sold.
He was iacobes gunkeste sune. 5
Brictest of was{tm}e and of witt{er} wune.
If he sag hise breðere mis{}faren.
His fader he it gan vn{}hillen [&] baren.
He wulde ðat he sulde hem ten.
ðat he wel ðewed sulde ben. 10
for{}ði wexem wið [him] gret nið.
And hate for it in ille lið.
ðo wex her hertes niðful [&] bold.
Q{u}anne he hem adde is dremes told.
ðat is handful stod rigt up soren. 15
And here it leigen alle he{m} bi{}foren.
And sunne [&] mone [&] sterres .xi^e.
Wurðeden hi{m} wið frigti luue.
ðo seide his fader hu mai ðis sen.
ðat ðu salt ðus wurðed ben. 20
ðat ðine breðere and ic [&] she.
ðat ðe bar sulen luten ðe. |
ðus he chidden hem bi{}twen. [f. 38r
ðoge ðhogte iacob siðe it sulde ben.
Hise breðere kepten at sichem. 25
Hirdnesse [&] iacob to sen hem.
sente ioseph to dalen ebron.
And he was redi his wil to don.
Jn sichem feld ne fond e he{m} nogt.
Jn dotaym he fond hem sogt. 30
He knewen hi{m} fro feren kumen.
Hate hem on ros i{n} herte numen.
Swilc nið [&] hate ros hem on.
He redden alle him for{}to slon.
Nai q{u}ad ruben slo we hi{m} nogt. 35
Oðer sinne may ben wrogt.
Q{u}at so him drempte ðor q{u}iles he slep.
Jn ðis {c}isternesse old and dep.
Get wurð e worpen naked and cold.
Q{u}at{}so his dremes owen a{}wold. 40
ðis dede was don wid herte sor.
Ne wulde ruben nogt drechen ðor.
He gede and sogte an oðer stede.
His erue i{n} bettre lewse he dede.
Vdas dor q{u}iles gaf hem red. 45
ðat was fulfilt of derne sped.
fro galaad men wið chafare
Sag he ðor kumen wid spices ware. |
To{}warde egipte he gunne ten. [f. 38v
Judas tagte hu it sulde ben. 50
Joseph solde ðe breðere ten.
for .xxx. plates to ðe chapmen.
Get wast bettre he ðus was sold.
dan he ðor storue i{n} here wold.
[Linenotes:
6. _waspene_ MS. || 29. _fonde_ MS. || 38. _ðisterness_ MS.
|| 39. _wurðe_ MS.]
++Ðan r{u}ben cam ðider a{}gen. 55
to ðat cist{er}nesse he ran to sen.
He missed joseph and ðhogte swem.
Wende him slagen set up an rem.
Nile he blinnen swilc sorwe h{im} cliued.
Til him he sweren ðat he liued. 60
ðo nomen he ðe childes srud.
ðe iacob hadde madim i{n} prud.
Jn kides blod he wenten it.
ðo was ðor{}on an rewli lit.
Sondere men he it leiden on. 65
And senten it iacob i{n}{}to ebron.
And shewed it hi{m}. and boden hi{m} sen.
Jf his childes wede it migte ben.
Senten him bode he funden it.
ðo iacob sag dat sori writ. 70
He gret and seide ðat wilde der.
Hauen min sune swolgen her.
His cloðes rent in haigre srid.
Long grot and sorge is hi{m} bi{}tid. |
His sunes comen him to sen. [f. 39r 75
And hertedin him if it migte ben.
Nai nai q{u}at he helped it nogt.
Mai non herti{n}g on me ben wrogt.
ic sal ligten till helle dale.
And groten ðor min sunes bale. 80
ðor was in helle a sundri stede
Wor ðe seli folc reste dede.
ðor he stunden til helpe cam.
Til i{es}u crist fro ðeden he{m} nam.
ðe chapmen skinden here fare. 85
Jn{}to egipte ledden ðat ware.
Wið putifar ðe kinges stiward.
He maden swiðe bigetel forward.
So michel fe ðor is hem told.
He hauen him bogt he hauen sold. 90
. . . . . .
[Linenotes:
59. _him_] _he_ MS. || 84. _hem_] _he_ MS. || 90. _hauen_]
_a_ corr. out of _e_ MS.]
++Pvtifar trewið hise wiwes tale [f. 40r
And haued dempt iosep to bale.
He bad ben sperd [him] fast[e] dun.
And holden harde i{n} prisun.
An litel stund q{u}ile he was ðer. 95
So gan him luuen ðe p{ri}suner.
And hi{m} de chartre haueð bi{}tagt.
Wið ðo p{ri}sunes to liuen i{n} hagt.
Or for misdede or for on sagen.
ðor woren to ðat p{ri}sun dragen. 100
On ðat ðe kinges kuppe bed. .¶¶.
And on ðe made ðe kinges bred.
Hem drempte dremes boðen onigt.
And he wurðen swiðe sore o{}frigt.
Joseph hem seruede ðor on{}sel. 105
At here drink and at here mel.
He herde hem m{ur}nen. he freinde for q{u}at.
Harde dremes ogen awold ðat.
ðo seide he to ðe butuler.
Tel me ðin drem mi broðer her. | 110
Q{u}eðer so it wurðe softe or strong. [f. 40v
ðe reching wurð on god bi{}long.
[Linenote:
107. _he hem freinde_ MS.]
++Me drempte ic stod at a win{}tre. ¶¶
ðat adde waxen buges ðre.
Orest it blomede and siðen bar. 115
ðe beries ripe wurð ic war.
ðe kinges [cuppe] ic hadde on hond.
ðe beries ðor{}inne me ðhugte ic wrong.
And bar it drinken to pharaon.
Me drempte als ic was wune to don. 120
++Good is q{u}að Joseph to dremen of win.
heilnesse an blisse is ðer{}in.
ðre daies ben get for{}to cumen.
ðu salt ben ut of p{ri}sun numen.
And on ðin offiz set agen. 125
Of me ðu ðhenke ðan it sal ben.
Bed min herdne to pharaon.
ða ic ut of p{ri}sun wurðe don.
for ic am stolen of kinde lond.
And her wrigteleslike holden i{n} bond. 130
++Quað ðis bred{}wrigte liðeð nu me. ¶¶
me drempte ic bar bread lepes ðre.
And ðor{}in bread and oðer meten.
Q{u}ilke ben wune ðe kinges to eten.
And fugeles hauen ðor{}on lagt. 135
ðor{}fore ic am i{n} sorge and hagt. |
for ic ne migte me nogt weren. [f. 41r
Ne ðat mete fro hem beren.
++Me wore leuere q{u}ad Joseph. ¶¶
Of eddi dremes rechen swep. 140
ðu salt after ðe ðridde dei.
ben do on rode weila{}wei.
And fugeles sulen ði fleis to{}teren.
ðat sal non agte mugen ðe weren.
Soð wurð so ioseph seide ðat. 145
ðis buteler joseph sone for{}gat.
Two ger siðen was joseph sperd.
ðor in p{ri}sun wið{}uten erd.
++Ðo drempte pharaon king a drem. No^t
ðat he stod bi ðe flodes strem. 150
And ðeden ut{}comen .vii. neet.
Eu{er}ilc wel swiðe fet and gret.
And .vii. lene after ðo.
ðe deden ðe .vii. fette wo.
ðe lene hauen ðe fette freten. 155
ðis drem ne mai ðe king for{}geten.
An oðer drem cam hi{m} bi{}foren.
.vii. eares wexen fette of coren.
On an busk ranc and wel tidi.
And .vii. lene rigt ðor{}bi. 160
Welkede and smale [&] drugte numen.
ðe ranc he hauen ðo ou{er}{}cumen. |
To{}samen it smiten and on a stund. [f. 41v
ðe fette ðrist hem to ðo grund.
ðe king abraid and woc in ðhogt. 165
ðes dremes swep ne wot he nogt.
Ne was non so wis man i{n} al his lond.
ðe kude vn{}don ðis dremes bond.
ðo him bi{}ðhogte ðat buteler.
Of ðat him drempte in p{ri}sun ðer. 170
And of ioseph in ðe prisun.
And he it tolde ðe king pharaun.
Joseph was sone i{n} prisun ðo {s}ogt.
And shauen [&] clad [&] to hi{m} brogt.
ðe king hi{m} bad ben hardi [&] bold. 175
Jf he can rechen ðis dremes wold.
He told him q{u}at him drempte o nigt.
And iosep rechede his drem wel rigt.
ðis two dremes boðen ben on.
God wile ðe tawnen king pharaon. 180
ðo .vij. ger ben get to cumen.
Jn al fulsum hed sulen it ben numen.
And .vij. oðere sulen after ben.
Sori and nedful men sulen is sen.
Al ðat ðise first .vii. maken. 185
Sulen ðis oðere vii. rospen [&] raken.
Jc rede ðe king nu her bi{}foren.
To maken laðes and gadere{n} coren. |
ðat ðin folc ne wurð vnder{}numen. [f. 42r
Q{u}an ðo hungri gere ben forð{}cumen. 190
King pharaon listnede hise red.
ðat wurð him siðen seli sped.
He bi{}tagte iosep his ring.
And his bege of gold for wurðing.
And bad him al his lond bi{}sen. 195
And under him hegest for{}to ben.
And bad him welden in his hond.
His folc and agte [&] al his lond.
ðo was vnder him ðanne putifar.
And his wif ðat hem so to{}bar. 200
Josep to wiue his dowter nam.
Oðer is nu {ð}an ear bi{}cam.
And ghe ðer him two childer bar.
Or men wurð of ðat hunger war.
first manassen and effraym. 205
He luueden god he geld it hem.
ðe .vii. fulsu{m} geres faren.
Josep cuðe him bi{}foren waren.
ðan coren wantede in oðer lond.
ðo [was] ynug vnder his hond. 210
[Linenotes:
173. _ðo sogt_] _ðohogt_ MS. || 202. _ðan_] {q}u{an} MS.]
++Hvnger wex in lond chanaan.
And his .x. sunes iacob for{}ðan.
Sente in to egipt to bringen coren.
He bilef at hom ðe was gungest boren. |
ðe .x. comen for nede sogt. [f. 42v 215
To josep and he ne knewen hi{m} nogt.
And ðog he lutten him frigtilike.
Anð seiden to him mildelike.
We ben sondes for nede driuen.
To bigen coren ðor{}bi to liuen. 220
Josep hem knew al in his ðhogt
Als he let he knew hem nogt. ¶¶
Jt semet wel ðat ge spies ben.
And in to ðis lond cumen to sen.
And cume ge for non oðer ðing. 225
but for to spien ur lord ðe king.
Nai he seiden eu{er}ilc on.
Spies were we neu{er} non.
Oc alle we ben on faderes sunen.
For hunger doðes hider cumen. 230
Oc nu ic wot ge spies ben.
for bi gure bering men mai it sen.
Hu sulde on man poure for{}geten.
swilke and so manige sunes bigeten.
for seldu{m} bi{}tid self ani king{e}. 235
swilc men to sen of hise ofspring{e}.
[Linenotes:
233. _Hu suld sulde onman_ MS. || 244. _gure_] _pore_ MS.]
++A lou{er}d merci get is ðor on.
migt he nogt fro his fader gon.
He is gungest hoten beniamin.
for we ben alle of ebrisse kin. | 240
Nu bi ðe feið ic og to king pharaon. [f. 43r
sule ge nogt alle eðen gon.
Til ge me bringen beniamin.
ða gungeste broðer of {gu}re kin.
For ðo was josep sore for{}dred. 245
ðat he wore oc ðhurg hem for{}red.
He dede hem binden and leden dun.
And speren faste in his prisun.
ðe ðridde dai he let hem gon.
Al but ðe ton broðer symeon. 250
ðis symeon bi{}lef ðor in bond.
To wedde under josepes hond.
ðes oðere breðere sone on{}on.
Token leue and wenten hom.
And sone he weren ðeden went. 255
Wel sore he hauen hem bi{}ment.
And seiden hem ðan ðor bi{}twen.
Wrigtful we in sorwe ben.
for we sinigeden q{u}ilu{m} or
On hure broðer michil mor. 260
for we werneden him merci.
Nu drege we sorge al for{}ði.
Wende here non it on his mod.
Oc Josep al it under{}stod.
++Josepes men ðor q{u}iles deden. ¶¶ 265
Al{}so Josep hem adde beden. |
ðo breðere seckes hauen he filt. [f. 43v
And in eu{er}ilc ðe silu{er} pilt.
ðat ðor was paid for ðe coren.
And bunden ðe muðes ðor bi{}foren. 270
Oc ðe breðere ne wiste{n} it nogt.
Hu ðis dede wurðe wrogt.
Oc alle he weren ou{er}{}ðogt.
And hauen it so to iacob brogt
And tolden him so of here sped. 275
And al he it listnede i{n} frigtihed.
And q{u}an men ðo seckes ðor un{}bond
And in ðe coren ðo agtes fond.
Alle he woren ðann{e} sori ofrigt.
Jacob ðus him bi{}meneð o{}rigt. 280
Wel michil sorge is me bi{}cumen.
ðat min two childre ar{e}n me for{}nume{n}.
Of josep wot ic ending non.
And bondes ben leid on symeon.
Jf ge beniamin fro me don. 285
Dead and sorge me segeð on.
Ai sal beniamin wið me bi{}lewen.
ðor q{u}iles ic sal on werlde liuen.
ðo q{u}að iudas us sal ben hard
Jf we no holden him non forward 290
[Linenote:
279. _ðanno_ MS.]
++Wex derke ðis coren is gon.
Jacob eft bit hem faren agon. |
Oc he ne duren ðe weie cumen in [f. 44r
but ge wið us senden beniamin.
ðo q{u}að he q{u}an it is ned. 295
And [non] ne can no bettre red.
Bereð dat silu{er} hol agon.
ðat hem ðor{}of ne wante non.
And oðer siluer ðor bi{}foren.
for{}to bigen wið oðer coren. 300
fruit and spices of dere pris.
Bereð ðat man ðat is so wis.
God hunne him eðimod {u}s ben.
And sende me min childre agen.
ðo nomen he forð weie rigt. 305
Til he ben cumen i{n}{}to egypte ligt.
And q{u}anne Josep hem alle sag.
Kinde ðhogt i{n} his herte was.
He bad his stiward gerken is meten.
He seide he sulden wið him alle eten. 310
He ledde hem alle to Josepes biri.
Her non hadden ðo loten miri.
Lou{er}d he seiden ðo eu{er}ilc on.
Gur silu{er} is gu brogt a{}gon.
Jt was in ure seckes don. 315
Ne wiste ur non gilt ðor{}on.
Beð nu stille q{u}ad stiward
for ic nu haue min forward |
ðor cam ðat broðer symeon. [f. 44v
And kiste is breðere on and on. 320
Wel fagen he was of here come
for he was numen ðor to nome.
Jt was vndren time or more.
Om cam ðat riche lou{er}d ðore.
And al ðo briðere of frigti mod 325
fellen bi{}forn ðat lou{er}d{}is fot.
And bedden him riche p{re}sent.
ðat here fader hi[m] adde sent.
And he leuelike it under{}stod.
for alle he weren of kinde blod. 330
[Linenote:
303. _eði modes_ MS.]
++LJueð q{u}ad he ðat fader get.
ðat ðus manige sunes bi{}gat.
lou{er}d he seiden get he liueð.
Wot ic ðor non ðat he ne biueð.
And ðis is gunge beniamin. 335
Hider brogt after bode{}word ðin.
ðo josep sag him ðor bi{}foren.
Bi fader [&] moder broðer boren.
Him ou{er}{}wente his herte on{}on.
Kinde luue gan hi{m} ou{er}{}gon. 340
Sone he gede ut and stille he gret.
ðat al his wlite wurð teres wet.
After ðat grot he {w}eis is wliten.
And cam ðan in and bad he{m} eten. |
He dede hem wassen him bi{}foren. [f. 45r 345
And sette hem as he weren boren.
Get he ðhogte of his faderes wunes.
Hu he sette at ðe mete hise sunes.
Of euerilc sonde of eu{er}ilc win.
most and best he gaf beniamin. 350
Jn fulsu{m} hed he wurðen glaðe.
Josep ne ðoht ðor{}of no scaðe.
Oc it him likede swiðe wel.
And hem lerede and tagte wel.
And hu he sulden hem best leden. 355
Q{ua}ne he comen in vnkinde ðeden.
And al ðe bettre sule ge speden.
Jf ge wilen gu wið treweiðe leden.
Eft on morwen q{u}an it was dai
Or or ðe breðere ferden a{}wei. 360
Here seckes woren alle filt wið coren.
And ðe siluer ðor{}in bi{}foren.
And ðe seck ðat agte beniamin.
Josepes cuppe hid was ðor{}in.
And q{u}uan he weren ut tune went. 365
Josep haueð hem after sent.
ðis sonde hem ou{er}takeð raðe.
And bi{}calleð of harme and scaðe.
Vn seli men, q{u}at haue ge don.
Gret vn{}selðehe is gu cumen on. | 370
for is it nogt min lord for{}holen.
ða gure on haueð is cuppe stolen [f. 45v
ð[o] seiden ðe breðere sikerlike.
Vp q{u}am ðu it findes witterlike.
He slagen [be] and we agen driuen. 375
Jn{}to ðraldom eu{er}mor to liuen.
He gan hem ransaken on and on.
And fond it ðor sone a{}non.
And nam ðo breðere eu{er}ilk on.
And ledde hem sorful a{}gon. 380
And brogte hem bi{}for iosep.
Wid reweli lote and sorwe and wep.
ðo q{u}at iosep ne wiste ge nogt.
ðat ic am o wol witter ðogt.
Mai nogt longe me ben for{}holen. 385
Q{u}at{}so{}eu{er}e on londe wurð stolen.
Lou{er}d q{u}ad judas do wið me.
Q{u}at{}so ði wille on werlde be.
Wið{}ðan ðat ðu friðe beniamin
ic ledde ut on trewthe min. 390
ðat he sulde ef cumen a{}gen.
to hise fader and wið him ben.
ðo cam iosep swilc rewðe up{}on.
he dede halle ut ðe toðere gon.
And spac un{}eðes, so e gret. 395
ðat alle hise wlite wurð teres wet. |
Jc am iosep dredeð gu nogt. [f. 46r
for gure helðe or hider brogt.
Two ger ben nu ðat derke is cumen.
Get sulen .v. fulle ben numen. 400
ðat men ne sulen sowen ne sheren.
So sal drugte ðe feldes deren.
Rapeð gu to min fader a{}gen.
And seið him q{u}ilke min blisses ben.
And doð him to me cumen hider. 405
And ge and gure orf al to{}gider.
Of lewse god in lond gersen.
sulen ge sundri riche ben.
Eu{er}ilc he kiste. on ilc he gret.
Ilc here was of is teres wet. 410
[Linenotes:
343. _peis_ MS. || 345. _and him_ MS. || 392. _wið_ on
an erasure.]
++Sone it was king pharaon kid.
Hu ðis newe tiding wurð bi{}tid.
And he was bliðe in herte fagen.
ðat Josep wulde him ðider dragen.
for luue of Josep migte he timen. 415
He bad cartes and waines nimen.
And fechen wiues and childre and men.
And gaf hem ðor al lond gersen.
And het hem ðat he sulden hauen.
More and bet ðan he kude crauen. 420
Josep gaf ilc here twinne srud.
Beniamin most he made prud. |
fif weden best bar beniamin. [f. 46v
ðre hundred plates of silu{er} fin.
Al{}so fele oðre ðor til. 425
He bad ben in is faderes wil.
And .x. asses wið semes fest.
Of alle egiptes welðhe best.
Gaf he is breðere wið herte bliðe.
And bad hem rapen hem homward swiðe. 430
And he so deden wið herte fagen.
Toward here fader he gunen dragen.
And q{u}ane he comen him bi{}foren.
Ne wiste he nogt q{u}at he woren.
Lou{er}d he seiden israel. 435
Josep ðin sune greteð ðe wel.
And sendeð ðe bode ðat he liueð.
Al egipte in his wil cliueð.
Jacob a{}braid and trewed it nogt.
Til he sag al ðat welðe brogt. 440
Wel me q{u}að he wel is me wel.
ðat ic aue abiden ðus swil sel.
And ic sal to min sune fare.
And sen or ic of werlde chare.
Acob wente ut of lond chanaan. No^t 445
And of is kinde wel manie a man.
Josep wel faire him vnder{}stod.
And pharaon ðogte it ful good. |
for ðat he weren hirde men. [f. 47r
He bad hem ben in lond gersen. 450
Jacob was brogt bi{}foren ðe king.
for to geuen him his bliscing.
fader dere q{u}að pharaon.
hu fele ger be ðe on.
An hundred ger and .xxx. mo. 455
Haue ic her drogen i{n} werlde wo.
ðog ðinkeð me ðor{}offen fo.
ðog ic is haue drogen i{n} wo.
siðen ic gan on werlde ben.
Her vten erd man{}kin bi{}twen. 460
So ðinked eu{er}ilc wis[e] man.
ðe wot q{u}or{}of man kin bi{}gan.
And ðe of adames gilte muneð
ðat he her uten herdes wuneð.
[Linenote:
413. _herte_] _h_ corr. out of _b_. || 453. _derer_ MS. ||
467. _Him_] _He_ MS.]
++Pharaon bad him wurðen wel. 465
in softe reste and seli mel.
H{im} and hise sunes in reste dede.
Jn lond gersen on sundri stede
Siðen ðor was mad on scite.
ðe was yoten Ramese. 470
Jacob on liue wunede ðor
Jn reste fulle .xiiij. ger.
And god him let bi{}foren sen.
Q{u}ilc time hise ending sulde ben. |
He bad iosep hise leue sune. [f. 47v 475
On ðhing ðat off e wel mune.
ðat q{u}an it wurð mid him don.
He sulde him birien in ebron.
And witterlike he it aueð hi{m} seid.
ðe stede ðor abraham was leid. 480
So was him lif to wurðen leid.
Q{u}uor ali gast stille hadde seid.
Him and hise eldere. fer ear bi{}foren.
Q{u}uor iesu crist wulde ben boren.
And q{u}uor ben dead and q{u}uor ben grauen. 485
He dogt wið hem reste to hauen.
Josep swor him al{}so he bad.
And he ðor{}of wurð bliðe [&] glad.
Or ðan he wiste off werlde faren.
He bad hise kinde to him charen. 490
And seide q{u}at of him sulde ben.
Hali gast dede it him seen.
Jn clene ending and ali lif.
So he for{}let ðis werldes strif.
Osep dede hise lich faire geren. 495
Wassen and riche{}like smeren.
And spice{}like swete smaken.
And egipte folc him bi{}waken.
xl. nigtes and .xl. daiges.
swilc woren egipte lages. | 500
first .ix. nigt de liches beðen. [f. 48r
And smeren and winden and bi{}q{ue}ðen.
And waken is siðen .xl. nigt.
ðo men so deden ðe adden migt.
And ebrisse folc adden an kire. 505
Nogt sone deluen it wið yre.
Oc wassen it and kepen it rigt.
Wið{}vten smerles seuene. nigt.
And siden smered .xxx. daiges.
Cristene folc haueð oðer laiges. 510
He ben smered ðor q{u}iles he liuen.
Wið crisme and olie in trewðe geuen.
for trewðe and gode dedes mide.
ðon ben ðan al ðat wech dede.
Su{m} on. sum. ðre. su{m} .vii. nigt 515
Su{m} .xxx. sum .xii. moneð. rigt.
And Sum eu{er}ilc wurðen ger.
ðor q{u}iles ðat he wunen her.
don for ðe dede chirche{}gong.
elmesse gifte and messe song. 520
And ðat is on ðe weches stede.
Wel him mai ben dat wel it dede
Egipte folc aueð him waked.
xl. nigt and feste maked.
And hise sunes .xxx. daiges. 525
Jn clene lif and ali {l}aiges. |
So woren forð .x. wukes gon. [f. 48v
get adde jacob birigeles non.
And pharaon king cam bode bi{}foren.
ðat josep haueð his fader sworen. 530
And he it hi{m} gatte ðor he wel dede.
And bad hi{m} nimen hi{m} feres mide.
Wel wopnede men and wis of here.
dat noman hem bi weie deren.
ðat bere is led ðis folc is rad 535
he foren a{}buten bi adad.
ful seuene nigt he ðer abiden.
And bi{}meni{n}g for iacob deden.
So longe he hauen ðeðen numen.
To flu{m} iurdon ðat he ben cumen. 540
And ou{er} pharan til ebron.
ðor is ðat liche in biriele don.
And josep in to egipte went.
Wid al is folc ut wið him [s]ent.
[Linenotes:
476. _offe_ MS. || 526. _daiges_ MS. || 544. _ent_ with
a letter, apparently _w_, erased before it.]
++Hise breðere comen hi{m} ðanne to. 545
And gunnen him bi{}seken alle so.
vre fader he seiden or he was dead.
vs he ðis bodewurd seigen bead.
Hure sinne ðu hi{m} for{}giue.
Wið{}ðanne ðat we vnder ðe liuen. 550
Alle he fellen him ðor to fot.
To beðen meðe and bedden oc. |
And he it for{}gaf hem mildelike. [f. 49r
And luuede hem alle kinde{}like.
Osep an hundred ger was hold. ¶¶ 555
And his kin wexen manige{}fold.
He bad sibbe cumen him bi{}foren.
Or he was ut of werlde boren.
It sal q{u}að he ben soð bi{}foren.
ðat god hað ure eldere sworen. 560
He sal gu leden i{n} his hond.
Heðen to ðat hotene lond.
for godes luue get bid ic gu
Lested it ðanne hoteð it nu.
ðat mine bene ne be for{}loren. 565
Wið gu ben mine bones boren.
He it him gatten and wurð he dead.
God do ðe soule seli red.
Hise liche was spice{}like maked
And longe egipte{}like waked. 570
And ðo biried hem bi{}foren.
And siðen late of londe boren.
Hise oðre breðere on and on.
Woren ybiried at ebron.
An her endede to ful in wis. 575
ðe boc ðe is hoten genesis.
ðe moyses ðurg godes red
Wrot for lefful soules ned. |
God schilde hise sowle fro helle bale. [f. 49v
ðe made it ðus on engel tale. 580
And he ðat ðise lettres wrot.
God him helpe weli mot.
And berge is sowle fro sorge [&] grot.
Of helle pine cold [&] hot.
And alle men ðe it heren welin. 585
God leue hem i{n} his blisse spilen.
Among engeles [&] seli men.
Wið{}uten ende in reste ben.
And luue [&] pais us bi{}twen.
And god so graunte amen ameN. 590
[Linenotes:
553. _gaf_] _gaff_ in catch-word.]
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