++Hvnger wex in lond chanaan. And his .x. sunes iacob for{}ðan. Sente in to egipt to bringen coren. He bilef at hom ðe was gungest boren. | ðe .x. comen for nede sogt. [f. 42v 215 To josep and he ne knewen hi{m} nogt. And ðog he lutten him frigtilike. Anð seiden to him mildelike. We ben sondes for nede driuen. To bigen coren ðor{}bi to liuen. 220 Josep hem knew al in his ðhogt Als he let he knew hem nogt. ¶¶ Jt semet wel ðat ge spies ben. And in to ðis lond cumen to sen. And cume ge for non oðer ðing. 225 but for to spien ur lord ðe king. Nai he seiden eu{er}ilc on. Spies were we neu{er} non. Oc alle we ben on faderes sunen. For hunger doðes hider cumen. 230 Oc nu ic wot ge spies ben. for bi gure bering men mai it sen. Hu sulde on man poure for{}geten. swilke and so manige sunes bigeten. for seldu{m} bi{}tid self ani king{e}. 235 swilc men to sen of hise ofspring{e}. [Linenotes: 233. _Hu suld sulde onman_ MS. || 244. _gure_] _pore_ MS.] ++A lou{er}d merci get is ðor on. migt he nogt fro his fader gon. He is gungest hoten beniamin. for we ben alle of ebrisse kin. | 240 Nu bi ðe feið ic og to king pharaon. [f. 43r sule ge nogt alle eðen gon. Til ge me bringen beniamin. ða gungeste broðer of {gu}re kin. For ðo was josep sore for{}dred. 245 ðat he wore oc ðhurg hem for{}red. He dede hem binden and leden dun. And speren faste in his prisun. ðe ðridde dai he let hem gon. Al but ðe ton broðer symeon. 250 ðis symeon bi{}lef ðor in bond. To wedde under josepes hond. ðes oðere breðere sone on{}on. Token leue and wenten hom. And sone he weren ðeden went. 255 Wel sore he hauen hem bi{}ment. And seiden hem ðan ðor bi{}twen. Wrigtful we in sorwe ben. for we sinigeden q{u}ilu{m} or On hure broðer michil mor. 260 for we werneden him merci. Nu drege we sorge al for{}ði. Wende here non it on his mod. Oc Josep al it under{}stod.