and bids his steward prepare a feast for them. He bad hiſ ſtiward gerken iſ meten, He ſeide he ſulden wið him alle eten; 2256 He ledde hem alle to Ioſepes biri, Her non hadden ðo loten miri. "Lou_er_d," he ſeiden ðo eu_er_ilc on, They tell Joseph that they have brought back the silver which they found in their sacks. "Gur ſilu_er_ iſ gu brogt a-gon, 2260 It was in ure ſeckes don, Ne wiſte ur non gilt ðor-on." "Beð nu ſtille," q_u_ad ſtiward, "for ic nu haue min forward." 2264 [Fol. 44b.] Simeon was brought out unto them. ðor cam ðat broðer ſymeon And kiſte iſ breðere on and on; Wel fagen he was of here come, for he was numen ðor to nome. 2268 Joseph came home about noon, It was vndren time or more, Om cam ðat riche lou_er_d ðore; And al ðo briðere, of frigti mod, and the brethren offered him their present. fellen bi-forn ðat lou_er_d-iſ fot, 2272 And bedden him riche p_re_ſent ðat here fader hi[m] adde ſent; And he leuelike it under-ſtod, for alle he weren of kinde blod. 2276 He inquires after his father. "LIueð," q_u_ad he, "ðat fader get, ðat ðus manige ſunes bi-gat?" They answer that Jacob is well, "lou_er_d," he ſeiden, "get he liueð, Wot ic ðor non ðat he ne biueð; 2280 and that Benjamin stands before him. And ðiſ iſ gunge beniamin, Hider brogt after bode-word ðin." ðo Iosep ſag him ðor bi-foren, Bi fader & moder broðer boren, 2284 Joseph was overcome. Him ou_er_-wente his herte on-on, Kinde luue gan hi_m_ ou_er_-gon; He went out and wept secretly. Sone he gede ut and ſtille he gret, ðat al his wlite wurð teres wet. 2288 After a while he returned to them and bade them eat. After ðat grot, he weiſ iſ wliten, And cam ðan in and bad he_m_ eten