Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1: Texts
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Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1: Texts
English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500
++Pvtifar trewið hise wiwes tale [f. 40r
And haued dempt iosep to bale.
He bad ben sperd [him] fast[e] dun.
And holden harde i{n} prisun.
An litel stund q{u}ile he was ðer. 95
So gan him luuen ðe p{ri}suner.
And hi{m} de chartre haueð bi{}tagt.
Wið ðo p{ri}sunes to liuen i{n} hagt.
Or for misdede or for on sagen.
ðor woren to ðat p{ri}sun dragen. 100
On ðat ðe kinges kuppe bed. .¶¶.
And on ðe made ðe kinges bred.
Hem drempte dremes boðen onigt.
And he wurðen swiðe sore o{}frigt.
Joseph hem seruede ðor on{}sel. 105
At here drink and at here mel.
He herde hem m{ur}nen. he freinde for q{u}at.
Harde dremes ogen awold ðat.
ðo seide he to ðe butuler.
Tel me ðin drem mi broðer her. | 110
Q{u}eðer so it wurðe softe or strong. [f. 40v
ðe reching wurð on god bi{}long.
[Linenote:
107. _he hem freinde_ MS.]
++Me drempte ic stod at a win{}tre. ¶¶
ðat adde waxen buges ðre.
Orest it blomede and siðen bar. 115
ðe beries ripe wurð ic war.
ðe kinges [cuppe] ic hadde on hond.
ðe beries ðor{}inne me ðhugte ic wrong.
And bar it drinken to pharaon.
Me drempte als ic was wune to don. 120
++Good is q{u}að Joseph to dremen of win.
heilnesse an blisse is ðer{}in.
ðre daies ben get for{}to cumen.
ðu salt ben ut of p{ri}sun numen.
And on ðin offiz set agen. 125
Of me ðu ðhenke ðan it sal ben.
Bed min herdne to pharaon.
ða ic ut of p{ri}sun wurðe don.
for ic am stolen of kinde lond.
And her wrigteleslike holden i{n} bond. 130
++Quað ðis bred{}wrigte liðeð nu me. ¶¶
me drempte ic bar bread lepes ðre.
And ðor{}in bread and oðer meten.
Q{u}ilke ben wune ðe kinges to eten.
And fugeles hauen ðor{}on lagt. 135
ðor{}fore ic am i{n} sorge and hagt. |
for ic ne migte me nogt weren. [f. 41r
Ne ðat mete fro hem beren.
++Me wore leuere q{u}ad Joseph. ¶¶
Of eddi dremes rechen swep. 140
ðu salt after ðe ðridde dei.
ben do on rode weila{}wei.
And fugeles sulen ði fleis to{}teren.
ðat sal non agte mugen ðe weren.
Soð wurð so ioseph seide ðat. 145
ðis buteler joseph sone for{}gat.
Two ger siðen was joseph sperd.
ðor in p{ri}sun wið{}uten erd.
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