In Damascus field Adam was made. [I]N feld damaske adam was mad, And ðeðen fer on londe ſad; 208 God bore him into Paradise, an abode full of sweet bliss. God bar him in-to paradiſ, An erd al ful of ſwete bliſ; [Fol. 5.] fol wel he wid[91] him ðor dede, He intrusted to him all that pleasant place. bi-tagte him al ðat mirie ſtede; 212 Oc an bodeword ðer he hi_m_ forbed, if he wulde him ſilden fro ðe ded, But forbad him to touch the fruit which taught "weal and woe." ðat he ſulde him ðer loken fro A fruit, ðe kenned wel and wo, 216 Dead should he be if he broke this command. And hiegt him ded he ſulde ben If he ðat bode-word ne gunne flen. God brought all beasts of the earth, fowl, and fish unto Adam, God brogt ada_m_ ðor bi-forn Ilc kinnes beſte of erðe boren, 220 and fugel, an fiſ, wilde and tame, who gave to each a name. ðor gaf adam ilc here iſ name; Ne was ðor non lik adam. God caused a sleep to come upon Adam, and in that sleep he saw much that should hereafter be. God dede dat[92] he on ſweuene cam, 224 And in ðat ſweuene he let him ſen Mikel ðat after ſulde ben. Out of his side God took a rib, and out of it made a woman. Ut of his ſide he toc a rib, And made a wimman him ful ſib, 228 And heled him ðat ſide wel ðat it ne wrocte him neu_er_e a del. Adam awoke and saw his wife. Adam abraid, and ſag ðat wif, Name he gaf hire dat[93] iſ ful Rif; 232 Issa was her first name, Iſſa waſ hire firſte name, ðor-of ðurte hire ðinken no ſame; because she was made of man.