33. Now will I hy me, and no thyng be leder, My wife and my meneye to bryng euen heder. 290 Tent hedir tydely, wife, and consider, Hens must vs fle, all sam togeder, In hast. _Vxor._ Whi, syr, what alis you? Who is that asalis you? 295 To fle it avalis you And ye be agast. 34. _Noe._ Ther is garn on the reyll other, my dame. _Vxor._ Tell me that ich a deyll, els get ye blame. _Noe._ He that cares may keill—blissid be His name!— 300 He has <het> for oure seyll to sheld vs fro shame, And sayd All this warld aboute With floodis so stoute, That shall ryn on a route, 305 Shall be ouerlaide. 35. He saide all shall be slayn, bot oonely we, Oure barnes that ar bayn, and thare wifis thre. A ship He bad me ordayn, to safe vs and oure fee; Therfor with all oure mayn thank we that fre, 310 Beytter of bayll. Hy vs fast, go we thedir. _Vxor._ I wote neuer whedir, I dase and I dedir For ferd of that tayll. 315 36. _Noe._ Be not aferd, haue done, trus sam oure gere, That we be ther or none, without more dere. _Primus filius._ It shall be done full sone. Brether, help to bere. _Secundus filius._ Full long shall I not hoyne to do my devere, Brether sam. 320 _Tercius filius._ Without any yelp, At my myght shall I help. _Vxor._ Yit, for drede of a skelp, Help well thi dam. 37. _Noe._ Now ar we there as we shuld be; 325 Do get in oure gere, oure catall and fe, Into this vessell here, my chylder fre. _Vxor._ I was neuer bard ere, as euer myght I the, In sich an oostré as this. In fath, I can not fynd 330 Which is before, which is behynd. Bot shall we here be pynd, Noe, as haue thou blis? 38. _Noe._ Dame, as it is skill, here must vs abide grace; Therfor, wife, with good will, com into this place. 335 _Vxor._ Sir, for Iak nor for Gill will I turne my face, Till I haue on this hill spon a space On my rok. Well were he myght get me! Now will I downe set me; 340 Yit reede I no man let me, For drede of a knok.