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
++Josepes men ðor q{u}iles deden. ¶¶ 265
Al{}so Josep hem adde beden. |
ðo breðere seckes hauen he filt. [f. 43v
And in eu{er}ilc ðe silu{er} pilt.
ðat ðor was paid for ðe coren.
And bunden ðe muðes ðor bi{}foren. 270
Oc ðe breðere ne wiste{n} it nogt.
Hu ðis dede wurðe wrogt.
Oc alle he weren ou{er}{}ðogt.
And hauen it so to iacob brogt
And tolden him so of here sped. 275
And al he it listnede i{n} frigtihed.
And q{u}an men ðo seckes ðor un{}bond
And in ðe coren ðo agtes fond.
Alle he woren ðann{e} sori ofrigt.
Jacob ðus him bi{}meneð o{}rigt. 280
Wel michil sorge is me bi{}cumen.
ðat min two childre ar{e}n me for{}nume{n}.
Of josep wot ic ending non.
And bondes ben leid on symeon.
Jf ge beniamin fro me don. 285
Dead and sorge me segeð on.
Ai sal beniamin wið me bi{}lewen.
ðor q{u}iles ic sal on werlde liuen.
ðo q{u}að iudas us sal ben hard
Jf we no holden him non forward 290
[Linenote:
279. _ðanno_ MS.]
++Wex derke ðis coren is gon.
Jacob eft bit hem faren agon. |
Oc he ne duren ðe weie cumen in [f. 44r
but ge wið us senden beniamin.
ðo q{u}að he q{u}an it is ned. 295
And [non] ne can no bettre red.
Bereð dat silu{er} hol agon.
ðat hem ðor{}of ne wante non.
And oðer siluer ðor bi{}foren.
for{}to bigen wið oðer coren. 300
fruit and spices of dere pris.
Bereð ðat man ðat is so wis.
God hunne him eðimod {u}s ben.
And sende me min childre agen.
ðo nomen he forð weie rigt. 305
Til he ben cumen i{n}{}to egypte ligt.
And q{u}anne Josep hem alle sag.
Kinde ðhogt i{n} his herte was.
He bad his stiward gerken is meten.
He seide he sulden wið him alle eten. 310
He ledde hem alle to Josepes biri.
Her non hadden ðo loten miri.
Lou{er}d he seiden ðo eu{er}ilc on.
Gur silu{er} is gu brogt a{}gon.
Jt was in ure seckes don. 315
Ne wiste ur non gilt ðor{}on.
Beð nu stille q{u}ad stiward
for ic nu haue min forward |
ðor cam ðat broðer symeon. [f. 44v
And kiste is breðere on and on. 320
Wel fagen he was of here come
for he was numen ðor to nome.
Jt was vndren time or more.
Om cam ðat riche lou{er}d ðore.
And al ðo briðere of frigti mod 325
fellen bi{}forn ðat lou{er}d{}is fot.
And bedden him riche p{re}sent.
ðat here fader hi[m] adde sent.
And he leuelike it under{}stod.
for alle he weren of kinde blod. 330
[Linenote:
303. _eði modes_ MS.]
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