and to bring them into the land of seven kingdoms. An .vii. kinge-riches lond Ic ſal hem bringen al on hond. Come, thou shalt be my messenger, Cum, ðu ſalt ben min ſondere man, Ic ſal ðe techen wel to ðan; 2792 and bid Pharaoh release my people. ðu ſalt min folc bringen a-gen, And her ðu ſalt min migte ſen; And ðu ſalt ſeien to faraon, ðat he lete min folc ut-gon; 2796 If he refuse, I shall work great marvels, If he it werne and be ðor-gen, Ic ſal ðe techen hu it ſal ben; for ic ſal werken ferlike ſtrong, and cause my people to go out freely. And maken min folc frelike ut-gong; 2800 Ge ſulen cumen wið feteles & ſrud, As a sign, throw down thy wand." The wand then became an ugly snake. And reuen egipte ðat iſ nu prud. Werp nu to token dun ðat wond." And it warp vt of hiſe hond, 2804 And wurð ſone an uglike ſnake, And moyſes fleg for dredes ſake; God bade Moses take it by the tail, and anon it became a wand. God him bad, bi ðe tail he it nam, And it a-non a wond it bi-cam, 2808 [Fol. 55.] He put his hand into his bosom and it became leprous. And in hiſe boſum he dede his hond, Q_u_it and al unfer he it fond; He put it in again and it became whole and sound. And ſone he dede it eft agen, Al hol and fer he wiſte it ſen. 2812 "If they believe not these tokens, pour out the water of the flood on the earth, and it shall become blood." "If he for ðiſe tokenes two Ne liſteðe ne troweð to, Go, get ðe water of de[259] flod On ðe erðe, and it ſal wurðen blod." 2816