He made known his relationship to Rachel. And kidde he was hire mouies ſune, And kiſte hire aftre kindes wune; 1652 [175] So in MS. [176] _read_ ðor-bi JACOB COVENANTS FOR RACHEL. Rachel was bliðe and forð ghe nam, And kiddit to hire fader laban. Laban welcomes his nephew and brings him to his house. Laban fagnede hi_m_ in frendes wune, feren ſwunken yſaaces ſunen. 1656 Iacob tolde him for q_u_at he ſwanc So fer, and laban herte ranc; He cuðe him ðer-of wel gret ðhanc, He entertains him well. And dede him eten and to him dranc, 1660 And ſeide to him, "bi min blod, ðin come iſ me leflike and good." Jacob abode with Laban for one month, Laban bi-tagte him, ſiðen to ſen, Hiſ hirdeneſſe ðat it wel ben. 1664 after which time Laban said to him, And q_u_anne a moneð was ou_er_-meten, "Iacob," wað he, "q_u_at wiltu bi-geten? [Fol. 33.] "Tell me what shall thy wages be." Quat-ſo [177][ðu] wilt for hire crauen, Aſke it wið ſkil and ðu ſalt hauen." 1668 Jacob covenanted for Rachel. Q_u_at iacob, "ic ſal, for rachel, Seruen ðe ſeuene winter wel." Luue wel michil it agte a wold, Swilc ſeruiſe and ſo longe told. 1672 Seven years passed away and Laban made a feast. forð geden ſeuene ger bi tale, And laban made him hiſ bridale; When even came Jacob was deceived with Leah. Iacob wurð drunken, and euen cam, Laban bi nigt tog him liam; 1676 And a maiden waſ hire bi-tagt, Zelfa bi name, ðat ilke nagt. Iacob gan hire under-fon, Laban says that it was not the custom to marry the younger before the first-born. O morgen ðugte it hi_m_ miſ-don. 1680 Q_u_at laban, "long wune iſ her driuen, firmeſt on elde, firſt ben giuen: And loð me waſ ſenden rachel So fer, for ic luuede her wel; 1684