Laban came to the well, invited him home, and entertained him well. And laban cam to ðat welle ner, faiger welcumede he ðer eliezer, 1396 And[160] fond good grið and good hostel, Him, and hiſe men, and hiſe kamel. Eliezer would not eat till he had told his errand; Eliezer, or he wulde eten, Wulde he nogt hiſe erdene for-geten; 1400 Al he tolde hem fro q_ue_ðen he cam, And for q_u_at erdene he ðider nam; Tolde hem tiding of abraham, Quilc ſelðe and welðhe him wel bi-cam, 1404 how he had been sent by Abraham to seek a wife for Isaac. Sent he waſ ðider, for kinde wune, After a wif to yſaac hiſ ſune. [Fol. 28.] ſeide he, "rebecca wile ic hauen, To yſac-iſ bi-ofte wile ic crauen. 1408 Laban and the mother were well pleased with the messenger. Laban and hiſ moder wið-ðan fagneden wel ðiſ ſondere man; [159] _read_ bi-ofte crauen? _v._ l. 1408. [160] Anð MS. ISAAC TAKES REBEKAH TO WIFE. (Quan god haueð it ſo bi-ſen, Alſe he ſendet, alſ it ſal ben.) 1412 With gold and silver and raiment Eliezer made the maiden proud. Wið gold, and ſilu_er_, and wið ſrud, ðiſ ſonde made ðe mayden prud; Gifts also he gave to the brother and mother. ðe broðer and de[161] moder oc Riche gifteſ eliezer ðe[162] toc. 1416 Sone o-morwen he gan hi_m_ garen, No longer than one night would he delay his errand. And crauede hiſ erdene, and wolde ho_m_ faren, for ſcrið, ne mede, ne wold he ðor Ou_er_ on nigt drechen nu_n_mor; 1420 And ðo gan ðat moder and laban Rebekah's consent was first asked and obtained. Rebecca freinen ðor for-ðan, And ghe it grantede mildelike, And he hire bi-tagten bliðelike. 1424