was water and erðe o ſunder ſad; 116 God bi-q_u_uad watres here ſtede, The earth did bring forth grass, herb, and fruit tree. And erðe brimen and beren dede; Ilk gres, ilc wurt, ilc birðheltre, Hiſ owen ſed beren bad he; 120 Thus was earth made mother of wealth. Of euerilc ougt, of eu_er_ilc ſed, Waſ erðe mad moder of ſped. ðe ðridde dai was al ðis wrogt, And erðes fodme on werldes brogt; 124 An eu_er_ilc fodme his kinde q_u_uemeðen. Then was all fair here below. ðo was it her fair bi-neðen, God saw that it was so, and blessed it. God ſag his ſafte fair and good, And bliſcede it wid[81] milde mood. 128 Then came the fourth day's light, and Might made the sun and moon and each bright star. Forð glod ðis ðridde daiſ nigt, ðo cam ðe ferðe daiſ ligt. ðe ferðe dai made migt Sunne, and mone, and ilc ſterre brigt, 132 [80] _read_ hileð [81] _read_ wið THE STARS ARE SET, AND FOWL AND FISH ARE MADE. [Fol. 3b.] walknes wurði_n_ge, and erdes frame, He knowned[82] one ilc ſterre name, God set them in the firmament. He ſettes in ðe firmament, He let them be Al abuten ðis walkne went; 136 ðe ſeuene he bad on fligte faren, for signs and for seasons. And toknes ben, and times garen. Sun and moon are the greatest of all these tokens. Sunne and mone ðe moſte ben Of alle ðe toknes ðat men her ſen; 140 The moon is greater than the earth. ðe mone iſ more bi mannes tale, ðan al ðis erðe in werldes dale; The sun's brightness is greater than the moon's light. And egeſt ſwilc ðe ſunnes brigt, Iſ more ðanne ðe mones ligt. 144