Þe sou{n} of oure sou{er}ayn þen swey i{n} his ere, Þat vpbraydes þis burne vpon a breme wyse: “Herk renk! is þis ryȝt so ronkly to wrath, For any dede þat I haf don oþ{er} demed þe ȝet?” 432 [Sidenote: Jonah, jangling, uprises, and makes himself a bower, of hay and ever-fern, to shield him from the sun.] Ionas al Ioyles & Ianglande vp-ryses & haldeȝ out on est half of þe hyȝe place, & farandely on a felde he fetteleȝ hy{m} to bide, For to wayte on þat won what schulde worþe aft{er}. 436 Þer he busked hy{m} a bo{ur}, þe best þat he myȝt, Of hay & of eu{er}-ferne & erbeȝ a fewe, For hit watȝ playn i{n} þat place for plyande greueȝ, For to schylde fro þe schene, oþ{er} any schade keste. 440 He bowed vnder his lyttel boþe, his bak to þe su{n}ne, [Headnote: JONAH IS SHELTERED BY A WOODBINE.] [Sidenote: He slept heavily all night.] & þer he swowed & slept sadly al nyȝt, [Sidenote: God prepared a woodbine.] Þe whyle god of his grace ded growe of þat soyle, Þe fayrest bynde hy{m} abof þat eu{er} burne wyste. 444 When þe dawande day dryȝtyn con sende, [Sidenote: Jonah awakes, and is exceedingly glad of the bower.] Þe{n}ne wakened þe wyȝ vnder wodbynde, Loked alofte on þe lef þat lylled grene; Such a lefsel of lof neu{er} lede hade, 448 For hit watȝ brod at þe boþem, boȝted onlofte, Happed vpon ayþ{er} half a ho{us} as hit were, A nos on þe norþ syde & nowhere non elleȝ, Bot al schet i{n} a schaȝe þat schaded ful cole. 452 [Sidenote: The prophet, under its gracious leaves, is protected from the sun’s rays.] Þe gome glyȝt on þe grene g{ra}ciouse leues, Þat eu{er} wayued a wynde so wyþe & so cole; Þe schyre su{n}ne hit vmbe-schon, þaȝ no schafte myȝt Þe mou{n}tau{n}ce of a lyttel mote, vpon þat man schyne, 456 Þe{n}ne watȝ þe gome so glad of his gay logge, Lys loltrande þer-i{n}ne, lokande to toune, So blyþe of his wodbynde he balt{er}es þer vnde[r], Þat of no diete þat day þe[22] deuel haf, he roȝt; 460 & eu{er} he laȝed as he loked þe loge alle aboute, [Sidenote: Jonah wishes he had such a lodge in his own country.] & wysched hit were i{n} his kyth, þer he wony schulde, [Sidenote: [Fol. 89b.]] On heȝe vpon Effraym oþ{er} ermo{n}nes hilleȝ, “I-wysse a worþloker won to welde I neu{er} keped.” 464 & quen hit neȝed to naȝt nappe hy{m} bihoued; He slydeȝ on a slou{m}be, slep slogh{e} vnder leues, [Sidenote: God prepared a worm, that made the woodbine wither.] Whil god wayned a worme þat wrot vpe þe rote, & wyddered watȝ þe wodbynde bi þat þe wyȝe wakned; 468 & syþen he warneȝ þe west to waken ful softe, & sayeȝ vnte[23] ȝefer{us} þat he syfle warme, Þat þer quikken no cloude bi-fore þe cler su{n}ne, & ho schal busch vp ful brode & bre{n}ne as a candel. 472