a spirit full of wit
and skill."
A ſpirit ful of wit and ſckil;
ðor quiles it folgede heli wil, 204
God ſelf ðor quile liket iſ,
An un-liſ q_u_uanne it wile miſ.
In Damascus field
Adam was made.
[I]N feld damaske adam was mad,
And ðeðen fer on londe ſad; 208
God bore him
into Paradise, an
abode full of
sweet bliss.
God bar him in-to paradiſ,
An erd al ful of ſwete bliſ;
[Fol. 5.]
fol wel he wid[91] him ðor dede,
He intrusted to
him all that
pleasant place.
bi-tagte him al ðat mirie ſtede; 212
Oc an bodeword ðer he hi_m_ forbed,
if he wulde him ſilden fro ðe ded,
But forbad him
to touch the fruit
which taught
"weal and woe."
ðat he ſulde him ðer loken fro
A fruit, ðe kenned wel and wo, 216
Dead should he
be if he broke
this command.
And hiegt him ded he ſulde ben
If he ðat bode-word ne gunne flen.
God brought all
beasts of the
earth, fowl, and
fish unto Adam,
God brogt ada_m_ ðor bi-forn
Ilc kinnes beſte of erðe boren, 220
and fugel, an fiſ, wilde and tame,
who gave to each
a name.
ðor gaf adam ilc here iſ name;
Ne was ðor non lik adam.
God caused a
sleep to come
upon Adam,
and in that sleep
he saw much that
should hereafter
be.
God dede dat[92] he on ſweuene cam, 224
And in ðat ſweuene he let him ſen
Mikel ðat after ſulde ben.
Out of his side
God took a rib,
and out of it
made a woman.
Ut of his ſide he toc a rib,
And made a wimman him ful ſib, 228
And heled him ðat ſide wel
ðat it ne wrocte him neu_er_e a del.
Adam awoke and
saw his wife.
Adam abraid, and ſag ðat wif,
Name he gaf hire dat[93] iſ ful Rif; 232
Issa was her first
name,
Iſſa waſ hire firſte name,
ðor-of ðurte hire ðinken no ſame;
because she was
made of man.
Mayden, for ſche was mad of man,
Hire firſt name ðor bi-gan; 236
After she brought
us to woe Adam
called her Eva.
[Fol. 5b.]
Siðen ghe brocte us to woa,
Adam gaf hire name eua.
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