[Sidenote 13: MS. to to.] [Sidenote 14: _swaynes_ (?).] [Sidenote 15: _wanleȝ_ (?).] [Sidenote 16: _þrwen_ (?).] [Headnote: JONAH PRAYS FOR HIS DELIVERANCE.] IV. [Sidenote: “Lord! to thee have I cried out of hell’s womb.] “Lorde to þe haf I cleped, i{n} careȝ ful stronge, Out of þe hole þ{o}u me herde, of hellen wombe I calde, & þ{o}u knew myn vncler steuen; [Sidenote: Thou dippedst me in the sea.] Þ{o}u dipteȝ me of þe depe se, i{n}-to þe dy{m}me hert, 308 [Sidenote: Thy great floods passed over me.] Þe grete flem of þy flod folded me vmbe; Alle þe goteȝ of þy guferes, & grou{n}deleȝ powleȝ, [Sidenote: The streams drive over me.] & þy stryuande stremeȝ of stryndeȝ so mony, I{n} on daschande dam, dryueȝ me ou{er}; 312 [Sidenote: I am cast out from thy sight.] & ȝet I say, as I seet i{n} þe se boþem, ‘Care-ful am I kest out fro þy cler yȝen & deseu{er}ed fro þy syȝt; ȝet surely I hope, Efte to trede on þy temple & teme to þy seluen.’ 316 I am wrapped i{n} wat{er} to my wo stou{n}deȝ, [Sidenote: The abyss binds me.] Þe abyme byndes þe body þat I byde i{n}ne; [Sidenote: [Fol. 87b.]] [Sidenote: The rushing waves play on my head.] Þe pure poplande ho{ur}le playes on my heued, To laste mere of vche a mou{n}t man am I fallen; 320 Þe barreȝ of vche a bonk ful bigly me haldes, [Sidenote: Thou possessest my life.] Þat I may lachche no lont[17] & þ{o}u my lyf weldes; Þ{o}u schal releue me renk, whil þy ryȝt slepeȝ, Þurȝ myȝt of þy m{er}cy þ{a}t mukel is to tryste. 324 [Sidenote: In my anguish I remembered my God, and besought His pity.] For when þacces of anguych watȝ hid i{n} my sawle, Þe{n}ne I remembred me ryȝt of my rych lorde, Prayande hi{m} for peté his prophete to here, Þat in-to his holy ho{us} myn orisou{n} moȝt entre. 328 I haf meled w{i}t{h} þy maystres mony longe day, Bot now I wot wyt{er}ly, þat þose vnwyse ledes Þat affyen hy{m}[18] i{n} vanyté & i{n} vayne þy{n}ges, For þi{n}k[19] þat mou{n}tes to noȝt, her mercy forsaken; 332 [Sidenote: When I am delivered from this danger, I will obey thy commands.”] Bot I dewoutly awowe þat v{er}ray betȝ halden, Soberly to do þe sacrafyse when I schal saue worþe, & offer þe for my hele a ful hol gyfte, & halde goud þat þ{o}u me hetes; haf here my trauthe.” 336 [Headnote: THE WHALE VOMITS UP JONAH.]