& al watȝ carfully kylde þat þay cach myȝt, 1252 & alle [þat] swypped vnswolȝed of þe sworde kene, Þay wer cagged & kaȝt on capeles al bare, Festned fettres to her fete vnder fole wombes, & broþely broȝt to babyloyn þer bale to suffer, 1256 To sytte i{n} seruage & syte; þat su{m}tyme wer ge{n}tyle, Now ar chau{n}ged to chorles & charged wyth werkkes, Boþe to cayre at þe kart & þe kuy mylke, [Sidenote: [Fol. 74b.]] Þat su{m}tyme sete i{n} her sale syres & burdes. 1260 [Headnote: NEBUZARDAN PILLAGES THE TEMPLE.] [Sidenote: Nebuzaradan burst open the temple, and slew those therein.] & ȝet nabuȝardan nyl neu{er} stynt, Er he to þe tempple tee wyth his tulkkes alle; Betes on þe barers, brestes vp þe ȝates, Slouen alle at a slyp þat serued þer-i{n}ne, 1264 [Sidenote: Priests, pulled by the poll, were slain along with deacons, clerks, and maidens.] Pulden prestes bi þe polle & plat of her hedes, Diȝten dekenes to deþe, dungen dou{n} clerkkes, & alle þe maydenes of þe mu{n}st{er} maȝtyly hokyllen Wyth þe swayf of þe sworde þat swolȝed he{m} alle. 1268 [Sidenote: The enemy pillages the temple of its pillars of brass, and the golden candlestick from off the altar.] Þe{n}ne ran þay to þe relykes as robbors wylde, & pyled alle þe apparement þat pented to þe kyrke, Þe pure pyleres [o]f bras po{ur}trayd i{n} golde, & þe chef chau{n}deler charged with þe lyȝt, 1272 Þat ber þe lamp vpon lofte, þat lemed eu{er} more, Bifore þ[e] sancta s{an}c{t}or{um} þer selcouth watȝ ofte. Þay caȝt away þat condelstik, & þe crowne als, Þat þe aut{er} hade vpon, of aþel golde ryche; 1276 [Sidenote: Goblets, basins, golden dishes, all are taken by Nebuzaradan, and hampered together.] Þe gredirne & þe goblot{es} garnyst of sylu{er}, Þe bases of þe bryȝt postes & bassynes so schyre; Dere disches of golde & dubleres fayre, Þe vyoles & þe vesselment of v{er}tuo{us} stones. 1280 Now hatȝ nabuȝardan nome{n} alle þyse noble þy{n}ges, & pyled þat p{re}cio{us} place & pakked þose godes; Þe golde of þe gaȝafylace to swyþe gret nou{m}bre, Wyth alle þe vrnmentes of þat ho{us}, he hamppred to-geder. 1284 Alle he spoyled spito{us}ly i{n} a sped whyle, [Sidenote: Solomon had made them with much labour.] Þat salomon so mony a sadde ȝer soȝt to make, Wyth alle þe coyntyse þat he cowþe clene to wyrke; De-uised he þe vesselment, þe vestures clene, 1288 Wyth slyȝt of his ciences, his sou{er}ayn to loue, Þe ho{us} & þe ano{ur}nementes he hyȝtled to-gedere. Now hatȝ nabuȝardan nu{m}ne{n}d[62] hit al samen, [Sidenote: The temple he beats down, and returns to Babylon.] & syþen bet dou{n} þe burȝ & brend hit i{n} askes; 1292 Þe{n}ne wyth legiou{n}es of ledes ou{er} londes he rydes,