"It ſal," q_u_að he, "ben ſoð, bi-foren and told them of God's promise to their elders. ðat god hað ure eldere ſworen; He ſal gu leden i_n_ hiſ hond Heðen to ðat hotene lond; 2508 for godeſ luue get bid ic gu, Leſted it ðanne, hoteð it nu, He asks them to bear his bones with them, when they leave Egypt. ðat mine bene ne be for-loren, wið gu ben mine bones boren." 2512 He it him gatten and wurð he dead, God do ðe ſoule ſeli red! The death of Joseph. Hiſe liche waſ ſpice-like maked, And longe egipte-like waked, 2516 And ðo biried hem bi-foren, And ſiðen late of londe boren. Hiſe oðre breðere, on and on, Woren ybiried at ebron. 2520 Here endeth the book called Genesis, written by Moses, through God's counsel. An her endede to ful, in wiſ, ðe boc ðe iſ hoten geneſis, ðe moyſes, ðurg godes red, Wrot for lefful ſoules ned. 2524 [Fol. 49b.] God shield his soul from hell-bale, who translated it into English! God ſchilde hiſe ſowle fro helle bale, ðe made it ðus on engel tale! And he ðat ðiſe lettres wrot, May God help and protect him from hell-pain, cold and hot! God him helpe weli mot, 2528 And berge iſ ſowle fro ſorge & grot Of helle pine, cold & hot! And alle men, ðe it heren wilen,[236] And all men who will hear it, God grant that they may dwell in bliss among angels for ever! God leue hem i_n_ hiſ bliſſe ſpilen 2532 Among engeles & ſeli men, Wiðuten ende in reſte ben, And luue & pais uſ bi-twen, And god ſo graunte, amen, ameN! 2536 [236] MS. welin. THE OPPRESSION OF THE ISRAELITES. GOdes bliſcing be wið vs, Here beginneth Exodus. Her nu bi-ginned[237] exodus.