[Fol. 29.] Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife. Yſaac waſ hold .xl. ger Quanne rebecca cam him ner; 1460 Longe it waſ or ghe him child bar, Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, who was barren. And he bad god, qua_n_ne he it wurð war, ðat he ſulde fillen ðat quede ðat he[165] abraham q_u_ilum dede. 1464 ðo wurð rebecca childre bere, Rebekah conceived. ðat ghe felte ful time i_n_ gere; At on burdene ghe under-stod two ðe weren hire ſibbe blod; 1468 Alſe ðhute hire day and nigt, The children struggled together within her. Alſe he wrogten and[166] figt, Queðer here ſulde birðen bi-foren. Esau was the first born, and Jacob was born soon after. Oc eſau waſ firmeſt boren, 1472 And iacob ſone after, ic wot, for ðat he heldim bi ðe fot. Sixty years was Isaac at this time. Sexti ger yſaac waſ old, Quan ðiſ tidi[n]g him waſ told; 1476 Ghe[167] was abraham liues her, After ðiſ, fiftene ger. [164] _seyn_ is at the side in a later hand. [165] In a later hand at the side. [166] _read_ an? [167] _read_ get THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FIRST BORN. Isaac's sons grew up and had different occupations. Wexen boden yſaac ſunes, And ðhogen, and adden ſundri wunes; 1480 Esau was a hunter, and Jacob a husbandman. Eſau wilde man huntere, And Iacob tame man tiliere. Isaac loved Esau for that he was the eldest. ðe fader luuede eſau wel, for firme birðe & ſwete mel; 1484 [Fol. 29b.] Rebekah loved Jacob because of his peaceful disposition. ðe moder, iacob for tamehed, And for ðe ali gaſteſ red. Iacob An time him ſeð a mete Jacob sod pottage. ðat man callen lentil gete, 1488