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
Get sulen .v. fulle ben numen. 400
ðat men ne sulen sowen ne sheren.
So sal drugte ðe feldes deren.
Rapeð gu to min fader a{}gen.
And seið him q{u}ilke min blisses ben.
And doð him to me cumen hider. 405
And ge and gure orf al to{}gider.
Of lewse god in lond gersen.
sulen ge sundri riche ben.
Eu{er}ilc he kiste. on ilc he gret.
Ilc here was of is teres wet. 410
[Linenotes:
343. _peis_ MS. || 345. _and him_ MS. || 392. _wið_ on
an erasure.]
++Sone it was king pharaon kid.
Hu ðis newe tiding wurð bi{}tid.
And he was bliðe in herte fagen.
ðat Josep wulde him ðider dragen.
for luue of Josep migte he timen. 415
He bad cartes and waines nimen.
And fechen wiues and childre and men.
And gaf hem ðor al lond gersen.
And het hem ðat he sulden hauen.
More and bet ðan he kude crauen. 420
Josep gaf ilc here twinne srud.
Beniamin most he made prud. |
fif weden best bar beniamin. [f. 46v
ðre hundred plates of silu{er} fin.
Al{}so fele oðre ðor til. 425
He bad ben in is faderes wil.
And .x. asses wið semes fest.
Of alle egiptes welðhe best.
Gaf he is breðere wið herte bliðe.
And bad hem rapen hem homward swiðe. 430
And he so deden wið herte fagen.
Toward here fader he gunen dragen.
And q{u}ane he comen him bi{}foren.
Ne wiste he nogt q{u}at he woren.
Lou{er}d he seiden israel. 435
Josep ðin sune greteð ðe wel.
And sendeð ðe bode ðat he liueð.
Al egipte in his wil cliueð.
Jacob a{}braid and trewed it nogt.
Til he sag al ðat welðe brogt. 440
Wel me q{u}að he wel is me wel.
ðat ic aue abiden ðus swil sel.
And ic sal to min sune fare.
And sen or ic of werlde chare.
Acob wente ut of lond chanaan. No^t 445
And of is kinde wel manie a man.
Josep wel faire him vnder{}stod.
And pharaon ðogte it ful good. |
for ðat he weren hirde men. [f. 47r
He bad hem ben in lond gersen. 450
Jacob was brogt bi{}foren ðe king.
for to geuen him his bliscing.
fader dere q{u}að pharaon.
hu fele ger be ðe on.
An hundred ger and .xxx. mo. 455
Haue ic her drogen i{n} werlde wo.
ðog ðinkeð me ðor{}offen fo.
ðog ic is haue drogen i{n} wo.
siðen ic gan on werlde ben.
Her vten erd man{}kin bi{}twen. 460
So ðinked eu{er}ilc wis[e] man.
ðe wot q{u}or{}of man kin bi{}gan.
And ðe of adames gilte muneð
ðat he her uten herdes wuneð.
[Linenote:
413. _herte_] _h_ corr. out of _b_. || 453. _derer_ MS. ||
467. _Him_] _He_ MS.]
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