ISAAC. Praised be the God of my father Abraham, Who sendeth all thing needful for the use of man, And most tenderly provideth he for me Isaac, Better than I can feel or perceive what I lack. _Enter_ JACOB _disguised_. JACOB. Where is my most dear father? as I would have it; Taking the open air, here I see him sit. O my most dear father Isaac, well thou be! ISAAC. Here I am, my sweet son, and who art thou, tell me? JACOB. Dear father, I am Esau, thine eldest son, According as thou badest me, so have I done. Come in, dear father, and eat of my venison, That thy soul may give unto me thy benison. ISAAC. But how hast thou sped so soon? let me understand. JACOB. The Lord thy God at the first brought it to my hand, ISAAC. And art thou Esau, mine elder son indeed? JACOB. To ask that question, father, what doth it need? ISAAC. Come near, that I may feel, whether thou be he or not, For Esau is rough of hair as any goat. Let me feel thy hand; right! Esau, by the hair: And yet the voice of Jacob soconeth in mine ear. God bless thee, my son, and so will I do anon, As soon as I have tasted of thy venison. Come on, lead me in; I will eat a pittance: A little thing, God wot, to me is suffisance. [_They go in_. MIDO. I may now go play; Jacob leadeth Isaac. But I never saw such a pretty knack, How Jacob beguiled his father, how sleightly: Now I see it true, the blind eat many a fly! I quaked once for fear, that Jacob would be caught, But, as hap was, he had his lesson well taught. But what will Esau say, when he cometh home? Choose him; but for me to go in it is wisdom. [_Exit_. ACTUS QUARTI, SCAENA DECIMA. REBECCA. ABRA. REBECCA. Now I beseech the Lord prosper Jacob my son In our hardy enterprise, which we have begun. Isaac is eating such meat as he doth love, Which thing to bless Jacob, I doubt not, will him move: If he obtain the blessing, as I trust he shall, Then shall my soul give to God laud perpetual. But I will in to harken, how the thing doth frame. ABRA.[274] Come in, dame Rebecca. REBECCA. Who is it, that doth me name? ABRA. My master Isaac is coming forth straightway. REBECCA. He shall not find me here in no wise, if I may. ACTUS QUARTI, SCAENA VNDECIMA. ISAAC. JACOB. ISAAC. Set me down on the bench, where thou didst me first find: Now forsooth I have ate meat even to my mind. It hath refreshed my soul wonderfully well. Nor never drank I better wine that I can tell. JACOB. If it were to your liking, I am very glad. ISAAC. It was the best meat and wine that ever I had. Come kiss me, son Esau, with the kiss of peace, [_Jacob kisseth Isaac; and then kneeleth down to have his blessing_.