[Sidenote: The lot falls upon Jonah.] & ay þe[8] lote, vpon laste, lymped on Ionas. [Sidenote: Then quickly they said: “What the devil hast thou done, doted wretch?] Þe{n}ne ascryed þay hy{m} sckete, & asked ful loude, “What þe deuel hatȝ þ{o}u don, doted wrech? 196 [Sidenote: What seekest thou on the sea?] What seches þ{o}u on see, sy{n}ful schrewe, W{i}t{h} þy lastes so luþ{er} to lose v{us} vchone? [Sidenote: Hast thou no God to call upon?] Hatȝ þ{o}u, gome, no gou{er}no{ur} ne god on to calle, Þat þ{o}u þ{us} slydes on slepe when þ{o}u slayn worþes? 200 [Sidenote: Of what land art thou?] Of what londe art þ{o}u lent, what laytes þ{o}u here Whyder i{n} worlde þat þ{o}u wylt, & what is þyn arnde? [Sidenote: Thou art doomed for thy ill deeds.”] Lo þy dom is þe dyȝt, for þy dedes ille! Do gyf glory to þy godde, er þ{o}u glyde hens.” 204 [Sidenote: Jonah says: “I am a Hebrew, a worshipper of the world’s Creator.] “I am an Ebru,” q{uod} he, “of Israyl borne; Þat wyȝe I worchyp, Iwysse, þat wroȝt alle þy{n}ges, Alle þe worlde w{i}t{h} þe welkyn, þe wynde & þe sternes, & alle þat woneȝ þer w{i}t{h}-i{n}ne, at a worde one. 208 [Sidenote: All this mischief is caused by me, therefore cast me overboard.”] Alle þis meschef for me is made at þys tyme, For I haf greued my god & gulty am fou{n}den; [Sidenote: [Fol. 86a.]] For-þy bereȝ me to þe borde, & baþeþes[9] me þ{er}-oute, Er gete ȝe no happe, I hope forsoþe.” 212 He ossed hy{m}[10] by vnny{n}ges þat þay vnder-nomen, [Sidenote: He proves to them that he was guilty.] Þat he watȝ flawen fro þe face of frelych dryȝtyn; [Sidenote: The mariners are exceedingly frightened.] Þe{n}ne such a ferde on hem fel & flayed he{m} w{i}t{h}-i{n}ne, Þat þay ruyt hy{m} to rowwe & letten þe ry{n}k one. 216 [Sidenote: They try to make way with their oars, but their endeavours are useless.] Haþeles hyȝed i{n} haste w{i}t{h} ores ful longe, Sy{n} her sayl watȝ hem aslypped on sydeȝ to rowe; Hef & hale vpon hyȝt to helpen hym seluen, Bot al watȝ nedles note, þat nolde not bityde: 220 In bluber of þe blo flod bursten her ores, [Sidenote: Jonah must be doomed to death.] Þe{n}ne hade þay noȝt i{n} her honde þat hem help myȝt; Þe{n}ne nas no cou{m}fort to keu{er}, ne cou{n}sel non oþer, Bot ionas i{n}-to his Iuis Iugge bylyue. 224 [Sidenote: They pray to God, that they may not shed innocent blood.] Fyrst þay prayen to þe prynce þ{a}t p{ro}phetes seruen, Þat he gef hem þe g{ra}ce to greuen hy{m} neu{er}, Þat þay i{n} baleleȝ blod þer blenden her handeȝ, Þaȝ þat haþel wer his, þ{a}t þay here quelled. 228 [Sidenote: Jonah is cast overboard.] Tyd by top & bi to þay token hy{m} sy{n}ne,