Many fled to
Sheba.
And ſlug ðor manige; oc ſu_m_me flen,
Into ſaba to borgen ben.
Moyſes bi-ſette al ðat burg,
Oc it was riche & ſtrong ut-ðhurg; 2688
The king of Ethiopia's
daughter,
for love,
Ethiopienes kinges dowt_er_ tarbis,
Riche maiden of michel priſ,
gave this rich city
to Moses,
Gaf ðiſ riche burg moyſi;
Luue-bonde hire ghe it dede for-ði. 2692
ðor iſe fon he leide i_n_ bonde,
who waxed
mighty in the
land.
And he wurð al-migt-ful in ðat lond;
He bi-lef ðor(.) tarbis him ſcroð,
His sojourn there
was distasteful to
him,
ðog was him ðat ſurgerun ful loð; 2696
Mai he no leue at hire taken
but by craft he
brought it to an
end.
but-if he it mai wið crafte maken:
He waſ of an ſtrong migt wiſ,
He carved upon
two gems two
likenesses;
He carf i_n_ two gummes of priſ 2700
Two likeneſſes, ſo grauen & meten,
the one caused
remembrance,
the other forgetfulness.
ðiſ doð ðenken, & ðoð[251] forgeten;
He feſt is i_n_ two ringes of gold,
Moses gave her
the one which
caused her to forget
her love,