[Sidenote: He commands his marshal to bring him the vessels taken from the temple by Nebuchadnezzar, and to fill them with wine.] Maynly his marschal þe mayst{er} vpon calles, & comau{n}des hym cofly coferes to lance, 1428 & fech forþe vessel þ{a}t his fader broȝt Nabugo-de-noȝar, noble i{n} his strenþe, Conquerd with his knyȝtes & of kyrk rafte I{n} iude, i{n} i{e}r{usa}l{e}m i{n} gentyle wyse: 1432 “Bry{n}g hem now to my borde, of beu{er}age he{m} fylles, Let þise ladyes of hem lape, I luf he{m} i{n} hert; Þat schal I cortaysly kyþe & þay schi{n} knawe sone, Þer is no bou{n}té i{n} burne lyk baltaȝar þewes.” 1436 [Sidenote: The marshal opens the chests.] Þe{n}ne towched to þe treso{ur} þis tale watȝ sone, & he w{i}t{h} keyes vn-closes kystes ful mony; Mony burþen ful bryȝt watȝ broȝt i{n}-to halle, [Sidenote: [Fol. 77a.]] [Sidenote: Covers the cupboard with vessels.] & cou{er}ed mony a cupborde with cloþes ful quite. 1440 Þe iueles out of i{e}r{u}s{a}l{e}m[73] w{i}t{h} ge{m}mes ful bryȝt, [Sidenote: The Jewels of Jerusalem deck the sides of the hall.] Bi þe syde of þe sale were semely arayed; [Sidenote: The altar and crown, blessed by bishop’s hands, and anointed with the blood of beasts, are set before the bold Belshazzar.] Þe aþel auter of brasse watȝ hade i{n}-to place; Þe gay corou{n} of golde gered on lofte, 1444 Þat hade ben blessed bifore wyth bischopes hondes & wyth besten blod busily anoynted, In þe solempne sacrefyce þat goud sauor hade, Bifore þe lorde of þe lyfte i{n} louy{n}g hy{m} seluen, 1448 Now is sette for to serue satanas þe blake, Bifore þe bolde baltaȝar wyth bost & wyth pryde. [Sidenote: Upon this altar were noble vessels curiously carved, basins of gold, cups arrayed like castles with battlements, and towers with lofty pinnacles.] Houen vpon þis auter watȝ aþel vessel, Þat wyth so[74] curio{us} a crafte coruen watȝ wyly; 1452 Salamon sete him s[eue]n ȝere & a syþe more, W{i}t{h} alle þe syence þat hy{m} sende þe sou{er}ayn lorde, For to compas & kest to haf hem clene wroȝt; For þer wer bassynes ful bryȝt of brende golde clere, 1456 En-aumaylde w{i}t{h} aȝer & eweres of sute; Cou{er}ed cowpes foul[75] clene, as casteles arayed, Enbaned vnder batelment w{i}t{h} bantelles quoy{n}t, & fyled out of fygures of ferlyle[76] schappes. 1460 Þe cop{er}ou{n}es of þe canacles þat on þe cuppe reres, Wer fetysely formed out i{n} fylyoles longe, [Sidenote: Upon them were pourtrayed branches and leaves, the flowers of which were white pearls, and the fruit flaming gems.] Pinacles pyȝt þer apert þat p{ro}fert bitwene, & al boiled abof w{i}t{h} brau{n}ches & leues, 1464 Pyes & papeiayes purtrayed with-i{n}ne,