And bi-tagte him hiſ wif a-non, And hiſ yuel ſort[148] waſ ouer-gon. his wife and others bore children, and the quinsy no more troubled him. His wif and oðere birðe beren, ða ðe ſwinacie gan him nu_n_mor deren. 1188 Abimalech gaf abraham Gold, and ſiluer, and lond for-ðan; Plates of silver he gave to Sarah. A ðhuſant plates of ſilu_er_ god Gaf he ſarra ðat faire blod, 1192 Bad hire ðor hir wið[149] heuod ben hid, for ſwilc timing was hire bi-tid. Ðo wulde god bi-ſewen ſo of olde abraha_m_ and o ſarra ſo. 1196 Ghe wurd wið child, on elde wac, The birth of Isaac. And trimede and cleped it yſaac. [145] _for_ ſtinkende [146] _read_ aſ? [147] MS. w [148] fort in MS. [149] _read_ ðor wið hir THE BANISHMENT OF HAGAR AND ISHMAEL. [Fol. 24.] ðe egtende dai ðat he waſ boren, He was circumcised on the eighth day, Circu_m_ciſed he waſ, a-buten ſchoren; 1200 ðor-of holden ðe ieuwes lay, Circu_m_ciſed on ðe egtende day. Arabit folc of yſmael, which custom the Jews follow. After him don he it al ſwilk ſel, 1204 Q_u_ane he .xiii. ger ben old; Of yſmael here time iſ told. When Isaac was three years old Abraham made a great feast. Ðre ger woren yſaac on, Q_u_ane he waſ fro teding don; 1208 Michel geſtni_n_ge made abraham Q_u_ane he ðat ſune to borde nam. Wintres forð-wexen on yſaac, Ishmael often mocked Isaac, And yſmael waſ him vn-ſwac; 1212 Of-ten it gan yſaac un-framen, And yſmael pleide hard gamen; which caused Sarah to be very wroth. Sarra waſ ðor-fore often wroð, Hir waſ yſmaeles anger loð; 1216 She complains to Abraham. Ghe bi-mente hire to abraham, And ſumdel ligtlike he it nam Til god him bad iſ wiues tale Liſten, and don a-wei ðat dwale. 1220 Abraham rapede hi_m_ ſone i_n_ ſped for to fulfillen godeſ reed; Abraham banishes Hagar and her son.