of his kyn `til in to [vnto I.] this dai [tyme I.] . [verse 7] Forsothe [Certis I.] anoon as the dai roos [spronge I.] , thei hangiden the heed of Holofernes on [upon I.] the [her I.] wallis [wal S.] ; and [and thanne I.] ech man took his armuris, and thei ȝeden out with grete noise and ȝellyng. [verse 8] Which thing the aspieris sien, and runnen [thei runnen I.] to the tabernacle of Holofernes. [verse 9] Certis [And I.] thei, that weren in the tabernacle, camen, and maden noise bifore the entryng of the bed [bed of Holofernes I.] , and [and thei I.] ymagyneden by craft vnrestfulnesse for cause of reisyng [upreisyng I.] , that Holofernes schulde awake not of the reiseris, but of sowneris [the noise of sowneris I. the sowneris CMR.] . [verse 10] For [Certis I.] no man was hardi to opene the taber|nacle of the vertu [power or cheef prince I.] [the vertu; that is, of the prince of the chyualry, in whom the strengthe of the oost stond|ith by vertu. Lire here. C.] of Assiriens [men of Assirie I.] bi knock|yng ethir bi entryng. [verse 11] But whanne hise duykis, and tribunes [his tribunes I.] , and alle the grettere men of the oost of the kyng of Assiriens [Assirie I.] weren comen [comen togidere I.] , thei seiden to the chaum|burleyns [chaumberleyns of Holofernes I.] , [verse 12] Entre ȝe [ȝe in to him I.] , and reise ȝe hym [hym up I.] ; for myis ben goon out of her caues, and doren [thei doren I.] excite [moeue I.] vs to batel. [verse 13] Thanne Vagao [Vagao, the chamburleyne I.] entride in to his closet, and stood [he stood I.] bifor the curtyn [curteyn of his bed I.] , and made [he made I.] betyng togidere with hise hondis; for [sothely I.] he supposide hym to slepe with Judith. [verse 14] But whanne [whanne bi the witt or listnyng of his eeris I.] he perseyuede not `with wit of eeris [Om. I.] ony stiryng of Holofernes liggynge [liggynge there I.] , he cam neiȝynge [niȝ and neiȝide I.] to the curtyn, and he `reiside it [drewȝ it up I.] , and siȝ [he siȝ I.] the deed bodi [bodi of Holofernes I.] with out the [Om. I.] heed `of Holofernes [Om. I.] `maad slow [defoulid I.] in his [Om. I.] blood ligge [and liggynge up I.] on the erthe, and he criede bi [with IS.] grete vois with weping, and to-rente [he to-rente I.] hise clothis. [verse 15] And he [Vagao I.] entride in to the taber|nacle of Judith, and foond [he foond I.] not hir, and [and anoon I.] [verse 16] he skippide [wente I.] out to the puple, and seide, Oon [An I.] Ebrew womman hath maad [do I.] confu|sioun in the hows of kyng Nabugodono|sor; for [Om. I.] lo [lo! certis I.] ! Holofernes liggith [lijth I.] in the erthe, and his heed is not in [with I.] hym. [verse 17] And
