And fechen wiues, and childre, and men, And gaf hem ðor al lond gerſen, 2364 And het hem ðat he ſulden hauen More and bet ðan he kude crauen. Joseph gave them changes of raiment. Ioſep gaf ilc here twinne ſrud, Beniamin moſt he[225] made prud; 2368 [Fol. 46b.] fif weden beſt bar beniamin, ðre hundred plates of ſilu_er_ fin, Al-ſo fele oðre ðor-til, He bad them take presents for Jacob, He bad ben in is faderes wil, 2372 And .x. aſſes wið ſemes feſt; Of alle egiptes welðhe beſt Gaf he iſ breðere, wið herte bliðe, and hasten homeward. And bad hem rapen hem homward ſwiðe; 2376 And he ſo deden wið herte fagen. Toward here fader he gunen dragen, When they came home, Jacob scarcely recognized them. And q_u_ane he comen him bi-foren, Ne wiſte he nogt q_u_at he woren. 2380 "Lord Israel," they said, "Joseph liveth and greeteth thee well." "Lou_er_d," he ſeiden, "iſrael, Ioſep ðin ſune greteð ðe wel, And ſendeð ðe bode ðat he liueð, Al egipte in hiſ wil cliueð." 2384 Jacob believed not till he saw the presents. Iacob a-braid, and trewed it nogt, Til he ſag al ðat welðe brogt. "Wel me," quað he, "wel iſ me wel, ðat ic aue abiden ðuſ ſwil[c] ſel! 2388 Then he said, "I shall go to my son ere I turn from the world." And ic ſal to min ſune fare And ſen, or ic of werlde chare." Jacob and his family left Canaan. [I]Acob wente ut of lond chanaan, And of iſ kinde wel manie a man; 2392 Ioſep wel faire him vnder-ſtod, And pharaon ðogte it ful good; [Fol. 47.] for ðat he weren hirde-men, Pharaoh gives them the land of Goshen to live in. Jacob is brought before Pharaoh, He bad hem ben in lond gerſen. 2396 Iacob waſ brogt bi-foren ðe king for to geuen him hiſ bliſcing. [225] MS. be. THEY DWELL IN THE LAND OF GOSHEN.