Before Enoch went from the world Methuselah was born. Or enoch wente [fro] werldes wune, Matuſale waſ boren iſ ſune, Lamech came of Methuselah. And lamech of matuſale, Lamech begat Noah. And of lamech rigt-wiſe noe. 516 Methodius, holy martyr, knew much of this world's beginning, middle, and ending. Metodius, ali martyr, Adde in his herte ſighe[108] ſir; Alſo he god adde ofte bi-ſogte, Wiſlike was him in herte brogt 520 ðis midelerdes biginni_n_g, And middel-hed, and iſ ending; [107] _read_ halihed [108] _read_ sigðhe OF THE WORLD'S CORRUPTION AND NOAH'S FLOOD. [Fol. 11.] He wrote a book, well known to many. He wrot a boc dat manige witen, Manige tiding ðor-on iſ writen; 524 ðor iſ writen q_u_at agte awold, dat[109] ðiſ werld waſ wat_er_ wold. Fif hundred ger of ðat ðuſent ðat mankin was on werlde ſent, 528 Cain's kind wrought against law. Caymes ſunes wrogten vn-lage, Wið breðere wifes hore-plage; And on ðe ſexte hundred ger Women waxed evil, unchaste, and unnatural. Wimmen welten wereſ meſter, 532 And ſwilc woded wenten[110] on, Golhed hunkinde he gunnen don; And ðe fifte hundred ger, Men began to addict themselves to wretched practices. wapmen bi-gu_n_nen q_u_ad meſter, 536 bi-twen hem-ſeluen hun-wreſte plage, A ðefis kinde, a-genes lage. Two hundred ger after ðo wunes, Seth's sons made marriages contrary to Adam's commands. Mis-wiuen he_m_ gu_n_nen ſeðes ſunes, 540 Agenes ðat adam for-bead, And leten godeſ frigti-hed; They chose wives of Cain's seed, and mixed with the accursed kind. He choſen hem wiwes of caym, And mengten wið waried kin; 544 Of hem woren ðe getenes boren,