Niðede ðat folk him fel wel And deden him flitten hiſe oſtel. At berſabe he wunede beſt, And ðor wurð wið him trewðe feſt 1524 Abimelech made a covenant with Isaac. Abimalech, and luue ſworen, So he waſ or iſ fader bi-foren. And helde gede on yſaac, Isaac became old and sightless. Wurðede ſighteleſ and elde ſwac;[170] 1528 He bad eſau, hiſ firme ſune, He sends Esau for venison, fechin him fode, aſ he waſ wune; If he toke him ðat he wulde eten, and promises him his blessing. Hiſ ſeli bliſcing ſulde he bi-geten. 1532 Ðor q_u_iles eſau ſogte and ran, Rebekah instructs Jacob how to obtain the blessing. Rebecca iacob reden gan; Two kides he fette and brogtes hire, And ghe knew wel ðe faderes kire,[171] 1536 [Fol. 30b.] And made ſwiðe on ſele ðat mete, ſwilc ghe wiſte he wulde eten; She made him rough like Esau. Sridde ghe iacob and made him ru ðor he was bare(.) nu lik eſau; 1540 And he ſeruede hiſ fader wel Jacob obtained the blessing from his father. Wið wines drinc and ſeles mel. Yſaac wende it were eſau, for he grapte him and fond hi_m_ ru; 1544 ðanne he wiſte him on gode ſel, He him bliſcede holdelike and wel; [169] _read_ ten? [170] _read_ eldes wac [171] Glossed _wune_ in later hand. ESAU THREATENS TO KILL JACOB. The dew of heaven, the fatness of the earth, plenty of corn and wine, and the lordship over his brethren. "Heuene dew, and erðeſ fetthed, Of win and olie fulſum-hed," 1548 And bad him of hiſ kindes lou_er_d ben, In welðe and migt wurðinge ðen. Wel bliðe and fagen was iacob ðo, for bliſced he wente hiſ fader fro. 1552 When Isaac understood that Esau came too late he was seized with great fear. Quan yſaac it under-nam ðat eſau to late cam, And ðat iſ broðer, af-ter boren, Waſ kumen and hadde iſ bliſcing bi-foren, 1556 Wel ſelkuðlike he wurð for-dred;