Often ghe ðrette, often ghe ſcroð, Oc al it was him o-like loð. 2024 An time he was at hire tgeld, ðo ghe him his mentel for-held; Wherefore she sought to be revenged upon Joseph. for he wið hire ne wulde ſpeken, Ghe ðhenkeð on hi_m_ for to ben wreken; 2028 Sone ghe mai hire lou_er_d[209] ſen, Ghe god him bitt_er_like a-gen, [Fol. 40.] She accused him falsely to Potiphar, And ſeið ioſeph hire wulde don, ðat ghe ne migte hi_m_ bringen on; 2032 "ðiſ mentel ic wið-held for-ði, To tawnen [ðe] ðe ſoðe her-bi." ðe wite iſ hiſe(.) ðe right iſ hire, God al-migtin ðe ſoðe ſhire. 2036 who, believing his wife's tale, Pvtifar trewið hiſe wiwes tale, And haued[210] dempt ioſep to bale; He bad [him] ben ſperd faſt dun, threw Joseph into prison. And holden harde i_n_ priſun. 2040 [209] MS. loru_er_d. [210] ? haueð. HE INTERPRETS THE PRISONERS' DREAMS. An litel ſtund, q_u_ile he waſ ðer, The gaoler loved Joseph. So gan him luuen ðe p_ri_ſuner, And hi_m_ de[211] chartre haueð bi-tagt, In this prison, either for misdeed or bad words, wið ðo p_ri_ſunes to liuen i_n_ hagt. 2044 Or for miſdede, or for on-ſagen, ðor woren to ðat p_ri_ſun dragen, were placed the chief butler and baker. On ðat ðe kingeſ kuppe bed, And on ðe made ðe kingeſ bred; 2048 Both dreamt dreams in one night, Hem drempte dremes boðen onigt, And he wurðen ſwiðe ſore o-frigt; Ioſeph hem ſeruede ðor on ſel, At here drink and at here mel, 2052 which caused them to become very sorrowful. He herde hem m_ur_nen(.) he hem freinde for-q_u_at; Harde dremes ogen awold ðat. Joseph inquired the reason of their grief. ðo ſeide he to ðe butuler, "Tel me ðin drem, mi broðer her. 2056 [Fol. 40b.] Q_u_eðer-ſo it wurðe ſofte or ſtrong, ðe reching wurð on god bi-long."