By the time that he became renowned for beauty and strength, the Ethiopians invaded Egypt, and burnt and slew as far as the Red Sea. Bi dat[249] time ðat he was guð, Wið faigered and ſtrengthe kuð, folc ethiopienes on egipte cam, And brende, & ſlug, & wreche nam, 2668 Al to memphin dat[250] riche cite, And a-non to ðe reade ſe; The Egyptians ask counsel of their gods, who tell them that a Hebrew shall deliver them. ðo was egipte folc in dred, And aſkeden here godes red; 2672 And hem ſeiden wið anſweren, ðat on ebru cude he_m_ wel weren; Teremuth un-eðes migte timen Moses is permitted by Teremuth ðat moyſes ſal wið hire forð-nimen, 2676 Or haue he hire pligt & ſworen, ðat him ſal feið wurðful ben boren. [Fol. 52b.] Moyſes was lou_er_ed of ðat here, ðor he wurð ðane egyptes were; 2680 [248] ðe? [249] ðat? [250] ðat? AND ARE DEFEATED BY MOSES. to lead the Egyptians against their enemies. Bi a lond weige he wente rigt, And brogte vn-warnede on he_m_ figt; He hadden don egipte wrong, He smote and slew them. He bi-loc hem & ſmette a-mong, 2684 Many fled to Sheba. And ſlug ðor manige; oc ſu_m_me flen, Into ſaba to borgen ben. Moyſes bi-ſette al ðat burg, Oc it was riche & ſtrong ut-ðhurg; 2688 The king of Ethiopia's daughter, for love, Ethiopienes kinges dowt_er_ tarbis, Riche maiden of michel priſ, gave this rich city to Moses, Gaf ðiſ riche burg moyſi; Luue-bonde hire ghe it dede for-ði. 2692 ðor iſe fon he leide i_n_ bonde, who waxed mighty in the land. And he wurð al-migt-ful in ðat lond; He bi-lef ðor(.) tarbis him ſcroð, His sojourn there was distasteful to him,