[Sidenote: God speaks fiercely to the whale, and he vomits out the prophet on a dry space.] The{n}ne oure fader to þe fysch ferslych biddeȝ, Þat he hy{m} sput spakly vpon spare drye; Þe whal wendeȝ at his wylle & a warþe fyndeȝ, & þ{er} he brakeȝ vp þe buyrne, as bede hy{m} oure lorde. 340 [Sidenote: Jonah has need to wash his clothes.] Þe{n}ne he swepe to þe sonde i{n} sluchched cloþes, Hit may wel be þat mest{er} were his mantyle to wasche; Þe bonk þat he blosched to & bode hy{m} bisyde, Wern of þe regiou{n}es ryȝt þat he renayed hade; 344 [Sidenote: God’s word comes to the prophet.] Þe{n}ne a wynde of goddeȝ worde efte þe wyȝe bruxleȝ, “Nylt þ{o}u neu{er} to nuniue bi no-ky{n}neȝ wayeȝ?” “Ȝisse lorde,” q{uod} þe lede, “lene me þy g{ra}ce [Sidenote: He is told to preach in Nineveh.] For to go at þi gre, me gayneȝ non[20] oþ{er}.” 348 “Ris, aproche þe{n} to prech, lo þe place here! Lo! my lore is i{n} þe loke,[21] lance hit þer-{in}ne.” Þe{n}ne þe renk radly ros as he myȝt, [Sidenote: By night Jonah reaches the city.] & to niniue þat naȝt he neȝed ful euen; 352 [Sidenote: Nineveh was a very great city.] Hit watȝ a ceté ful syde & selly of brede, On to þrenge þ{er}-þurȝe watȝ þre dayes dede. [Sidenote: [Fol. 88a.]] Þat on Io{ur}nay ful Ioynt Ionas hy{m} ȝede, Er eu{er} he warpped any worde to wyȝe þ{a}t he mette, 356 [Headnote: THE PROPHET PREACHES AGAINST NINEVEH.]