864 [Sidenote: [Fol. 69a.]] Bot I schal ke{n}ne yow by kynde a crafte þat is bett{er}; [Sidenote: He offers to give up to them his two daughters.] I haf a tresor i{n} my telde of tow my fayre deȝt{er}, Þat ar maydeneȝ vnmard for alle men ȝette; In sodamas, þaȝ I hit say, non semloker burdes, 868 Hit arn ronk, hit arn rype & redy to ma{n}ne; To samen wyth þo semly þe solace is bett{er}, I schal biteche yow þo two þat tayt arn & quoy{n}t, & laykeȝ wyth hem as yow lyst & leteȝ my gest{es} one.” 872 [Sidenote: The rebels raise a great noise, and ask who made him a justice to judge their deeds, who was but a boy when he came to Sodom.] Þe{n}ne þe rebaudeȝ so ronk rerd such a noyse, Þat aȝly hurled i{n} his ereȝ her harloteȝ speche; “Wost þ{o}u not wel þ{a}t þ{o}u woneȝ here a wyȝe strange, An out-comly{n}g, a carle, we kylle of þyn heued. 876 Who Ioyned þe be iostyse oure iapeȝ to blame, Þat com a boy to þis borȝ, þaȝ þ{o}u be burne ryche?” Þ{us} þay þrobled & þrong & þrwe vmbe his ereȝ, & distresed hy{m} wonder strayt, w{i}t{h} strenkþe i{n} þe prece, 880 [Headnote: THE MEN OF SODOM SMITTEN WITH BLINDNESS.] [Sidenote: The young men bring Lot within doors, and smite those outside with blindness.] Bot þat þe ȝonge me{n}, so ȝepe, ȝornen þ{er}-oute, Wapped vpon þe wyket & wo{n}nen hem tylle, & by þe hondeȝ hy{m} hent & horyed hy{m} w{i}t{h}-i{n}ne, & steken þe ȝat{es} ston-harde wyth stalworth barreȝ. 884 Þay blwe a boffet i{n} blande þat ba{n}ned peple, Þat þay blust{er}ed as blynde as bayard watȝ eu{er}; [Sidenote: In vain they try to find the door of Lot’s house.] Þay lest of loteȝ loggi{n}g any lysou{n} to fynde, Bot nyteled þ{er} alle þe nyȝt for noȝt at þe last; 888 Þe{n}ne vch tolke tyȝt hem þat hade of tayt fayled, & vchon roþeled to þe rest þat he reche moȝt; Bot þay wern wakned al wrank[46] þat þ{er} i{n} won lenged, Of on þe vglokest vnhap þat eu{er} on erd suffred. 892 [Sidenote 38: So in MS.] [Sidenote 39: _þyng_ (?).] [Sidenote 40: savo{ur} (?).] [Sidenote 41: _wroȝt_ (?).] [Sidenote 42: MS. vnfau{er}e.] [Sidenote 43: _hem_ (?).] [Sidenote 44: MS. _pil_.] [Sidenote 45: _And_ = _An_ (?).] [Sidenote 46: _wrang_ (?).] [Headnote: LOT IS SENT OUT OF THE CITY.] XI.