God commands him to choose seventy wise men to help him in the government of the people. Q_u_að god, "ches ðe nu her ſeuenti Wiſe men to ſtonden ðe bi, [Fol. 71b.] And ic ſal hem geuen witt_er_-hed, And he ðe ſulen don helpe at ned; 3668 And ðin folc ſal to-morgen bi-geten ynog fles(.) into a moneð[345] for to eten." Moyſes was bliðe an glad[346] of ðis, The appointment of seventy elders. And ches ðo men [ðe] god made wiſ; 3672 waſ here non of herte dim, p_ro_phetis he weren and holpen him. Fro lond ortigie cam a wind, Quails are sent in wrath at Kibroth-Hattaavah. And brogte turles michel mind; 3676 It flogen longe, and ðikke, and wel Abuten ðe folc of yſrael; For two days the fowls came. Two daiges hem ben fugeles cumen, [343] MS. oder. [344] MS. ðon. [345] MS. moned. [346] MS. glað. MIRIAM IS SMITTEN WITH LEPROSY. So fele he wilen, he [h]auen numen, 3680 And dried and holden to eten; Oc god ne wile[347] it nogt for-geten; The Lord smote the people with a plague because of their murmuring. ðat gruching hauen he der_re_ bogt, fier haueð[348] on hem ðe wreche wrogt, 3684 Brend and doluen waſ ðat folc ſoth; ðat ſtede beð cald ðor-fore cabroth. The people come to Hazaroth. FOrð he nomen to aſſaroth, Miriam speaks against Moses, ðor wurð maria ſumdel ſoth,[349] 3688 for ſche ðor haueð wið moyſes fliten; and is smitten with leprosy. ðor wurð ghe ðanne wið lepre ſmiten, And vten ſundred .vii. nigt, In grot and i_n_ ſrifte, ſore offrigt;[350] 3692 [Fol. 72.] Moyſes bi-ſogte, and ſche wurð fer And frend, and cam ðat[351] broðer ner. The people remove from Hazaroth and come to Paran. FOrð nam ðiſ folc ſiðen fro ðan fele iurnes in-to pharan; 3696 Forð waſ gon al ðeſe oðer ger, ðo he woren at ſyon-gaber;