Esau came from the field hungry. And eſau fro felde cam, Sag ðis pulment, hunger hi_m_ nam. "Brother," said he, "give me of this warm meat, for I am weary." "Broðer iacob," q_u_at eſau, "Of ðiſ warme mete ðu gif me nu, 1492 for ic ham mattilike weri." Iacob wurð war he waſ gredi; Jacob said, "Sell me thy birthright, and I will fill thee with meat." "Broðer," q_u_ad he, "ſel me ðo wunes, ðe q_ue_ðen ben ðe firme ſunes, 1496 ðat ic ðin firme birðehe gete, If ic ðe fille wið ðiſ mete." Esau consented full blithely. Q_u_ad eſau, "ful bliðelike," And gafe it him wel ſikerlike. 1500 The eldest son was highly honoured. firme birðe waſ wurði wune ðe fader dede ðe firme ſune; ðe firme ſune at offrende ſel Waſ wune ben ſcrid ſemelike and wel, 1504 At his father's death he had the blessing. And ſulde auen ðe bliſcing Or or ðe fader dede hiſ endi_n_g; And at heg tide and at geſtni_n_g, ðe gungere[168] ſune geuen ðe bliſcing, 1508 At meat he had a double portion. And hauen mete ðan at iſ mel, More or ðe gungere twinne del; [Fol. 30.] His inheritance was twice as much as the younger's share. And q_u_anne ðe fader were grauen, two doles of ereward riche auen. 1512 [168] An error for eldere. JACOB DEFRAUDS ESAU OF THE BLESSING. A famine banished Isaac to Gerar. An time dede hunger yſaac flen, And he wulde to egipte then,[169] Oc god him ſente reed in wis ðat he bi-lef in geraſis; 1516 For his father's sake he was highly esteemed. ðor he was for hiſ fadreſ luue[n] Holden wurðelike a wel a-buuen. An hundred ſo mikel wex hiſ tile, So may god friðe ðor he wile. 1520 The folk of Gerar envied Isaac, so he left them and went to Beersheba.