Of þe godelest goddeȝ þat gaynes ay-where. 1608 For his depe diuinité & his dere sawes, [Sidenote: The name of this man is Daniel, who was brought a captive from Judæa.] Þy bolde fader baltaȝar bede by[84] his name, Þat now is demed danyel of derne coni{n}ges, Þat caȝt watȝ i{n} þe captyuidé i{n} cu{n}tre of iues; 1612 Nabuȝardan hy{m} nome & now is he here, A prophete of þat prouince & pryce of þe worlde. [Headnote: DANIEL IS SENT FOR.] [Sidenote: The queen tells the king to send for Daniel.] Sende i{n}-to þe ceté to seche hy{m} bylyue, & wy{n}ne hy{m} w{i}t{h} þe worchyp to wayne þe bote, 1616 & þaȝ þe mat{er} be merk þat merked is ȝender, He schal de-clar hit also, as hit on clay stande.” [Sidenote: Her counsel is accepted.] Þat gode cou{n}seyl at þe quene watȝ cached as[85] swyþe, [Sidenote: [Fol. 79b.]] Þe burne byfore baltaȝar watȝ broȝt i{n} a whyle, 1620 [Sidenote: Daniel comes before Belshazzar.] When he com bifore þe ky{n}g & clanly had halsed, Baltaȝar vmbe-brayde hy{m} & “leue s{ir},” he sayde, [Sidenote: The king tells him that he has heard of his wisdom, and his power to discover hidden things, and that he wants to know the meaning of the writing on the wall.] “Hit is tolde me bi tulkes, þat þ{o}u trwe were Profete of þat prouynce þat prayed my fader, 1624 Ande þat þ{o}u hatȝ i{n} þy hert holy co{n}ny{n}g, Of sapyence þi sawle ful soþes to schawe; Goddes gost is þe geuen þat gyes alle þy{n}g{es}, & þ{o}u vnhyles vch hidde þat heuen ky{n}g my{n}tes; 1628 & here is a ferly byfallen, & I fayn wolde Wyt þe wytte of þe wryt, þat on þe wowe clyues, For alle calde clerkes han cowwardely fayled; [Sidenote: Promises him, if he can explain the text of the letters and their interpretation, to clothe him in purple and pall, and put a ring about his neck, and to make him “a baron upon bench.”] If þ{o}u w{i}t{h} quay{n}tyse co{n}quere hit, I quyte þe þy mede. 1632 For if þ{o}u redes hit by ryȝt & hit to resou{n} bry{n}ges, Fyrst telle me þe tyxte of þe tede lettres, & syþen þe mat{er} of þe mode, mene me þ{er}-aft{er}, & I schal halde þe þe hest þat I þe hyȝt haue; 1636 Apyke þe i{n} porpre cloþe, palle alþer-fynest, & þe byȝe of bryȝt golde abowte þy{n} nekke, & þe þryd þryuenest þat þry{n}ges me aft{er}, Þ{o}u schal be barou{n} vpon benche, bede I þe no lasse.” 1640 [Headnote: DANIEL DESCRIBES HOW NEBUCHADNEZZAR WAS PUNISHED FOR HIS PRIDE.]