The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

CAP. XIV.

[verse 1] Be ȝe the sones of ȝoure Lord God; ȝe schulen not kitte ȝou [kitte ȝou, in Ebren it is, ȝe schulen not to-reende ȝou. C.] , nether ȝe schulen [verse 2] make ballidnesse, on [vpon IS.] a deed man, for [for, Israel S.] thou art an hooli puple to thi Lord God, and he chees thee that thou be to hym in to a special puple, of alle folkis [the folkis IS.] that ben on [vpon IS.] erthe. [verse 3] Ete ȝe not tho thingis that ben vncleene. [verse 4] This is a beeste which [that IS.] ȝe schu|len ete; an oxe, and a scheep, and a goet, [verse 5] an [and an G.] hert, a capret, a [and a CKOSX.] `wielde oxe [bugle IS.] , trege|lafun, `that is, a beeste in parti lijk `a buk of geet [a geet buk S.] , and in parti liik an hert [The whole gloss omitted in I.] , a figarde, an ostrich, a camelioun, `that is, a beeste lijk in the heed to a camel, and hath [it hath S.] white spottis in the bodi as a parde, and `is lijk an hors in the necke [it hath a necke lijk a hors S.] , and in [Om. S.] the feet is [ben S.] lijc [Om. O.] a `wilde oxe [bugle S.] , and a parde [The whole of this gloss and three words following omitted in I.] . [verse 6] Ȝe schulen ete ech beeste that departith the clee `in to [in S.] twei partis, and chewith code [the code IS. quide ELP passim.] . [verse 7] Sotheli [and IS.] ȝe schulen not ete these beestis, of these [hem IS.] that chewen code [the code I.] , and departen [departith B.] not the [Om. KX.] clee; a camel, an hare, and [Om. IS.] a cirogrille, `that is, a beeste ful of prickis, and [and it S.] is more than an [Om. ELP.] irchoun [The whole gloss om. in I.] ; for tho [thees IS.] chewen code [the code I.] , and [and thei S.] de|parten not the clee, tho [thei IS.] schulen be vn|cleene [verse 8] to ȝou; also a swyn, for it de|partith the clee, and chewith not code [the code IS.] , schal be vncleene; ȝe schulen not ete the fleischis [fleishe IS.] of tho [hem IS.] , and ȝe schulen not touche the [here IS.] deed bodies [bodies of the ELP.] . [verse 9] Ȝe schulen ete these thingis, of alle that dwellen in watris; ete ȝe tho thingis that han fynnes and scalis; [verse 10] ete ȝe not tho thingis [Om. I.] that ben with out fynnes and scalis, for tho ben vncleene.

[verse 11] Ete ȝe alle clene briddis; [verse 12] ete ȝe not vn|cleene briddis, that is, an egle, and a [verse 13] gripe, and an [Om. CO.] aliete, ixon [an ixon IS.] , `that is, a whijt brid lesse than a vultur [grip S.] , and is [it is S.] of the `kynde of vultris [gryp kynde S. The whole gloss omitted in I.] , and [Om. IS.] a vultur [gryp S.] , and a [verse 14] kite bi his kynde, and al thing of rauenys [verse 15] kynde, and a strucioun, and a nyȝt crowe, [verse 16] and a lare, and an hauk bi his kynde, a [and a KO pr. m. X.] [verse 17] fawcun, and [Om. F.] a swan, and a siconye, and a dippere, a pursirioun, and a reremous, [verse 18] a cormeraunt, and a caladrie, alle [alle these S.] in her kynde; also a lapwynke and a backe. [verse 19] And al thing that crepith, and hath fynnes, schal be vncleene, and schal not be etun. [verse 20] Ete ȝe al thing that is cleene; [verse 21] sotheli [but IS.] what euer thing is deed bi it silf, ete ȝe not therof. Ȝyue thou [thou mete IS.] to the pilgrym which [that IS.] is with ynne thi ȝatis, that he ete, ether sille thou [thou mete IS.] to hym, for thou art the [an IS.] hooli puple of thi Lord God. Thou schalt not sethe a kyde in `the mylk of his mo|dir [his modir mylke IS.] . [verse 22] Thou schalt departe the tenthe part of alle thi fruytis that comen forth in the [verse 23] lond bi ech ȝeer; and [Om. S.] thou schal ete in the siȝt of thi Lord God, in the place which [that I.] he chees, that his name be clepid therynne; thou schalt offre the tithe of thi wheete, wyn [of wyn IS.] , and oile, and the firste gendryd thingis of thi droues, and scheep [of thi scheep IS.] , that thou lerne to drede thi Lord God in al tyme. [verse 24] Sotheli [But IS.] whanne the wei is len|gere, and the place which [that IS.] thi Lord God chees is fer, and he hath blessid [blessid or encreesid S. or encresid I marg.] thee, and thou maist not bere [brynge IS.] alle these thingis [verse 25] to that place, thou schalt sille alle thingis [thees thingis IS.] , and schalt [thou schalt IS.] turne [turne tho I. turne hem KS.] in to prijs, and thou schalt bere [bere hem IS.] in thin hond, and thou schalt go to the place which [that IS.] thi Lord God [verse 26] chees; and thou schalt bie of the same money what euer thing plesith to thee, ethir of droues, ether of scheep; also thou schalt bie wyn, and sidur, and al thing [thingis S.]

that thi soule [lijf I.] desirith; and thou schalt ete [ete thees IS.] bifor thi Lord God, and thou schalt [verse 27] make feeste [a feeste IS.] , thou, and thin hows [meynee IS.] , and the dekene which [that IS.] is with ynne thi ȝatis; be thou war lest thou forsake hym [the dekenes IS.] , for he hath not other part in possessioun [thi posses|sioun EFIKLOPSX.] . [verse 28] In the thridde ȝeer thou schalt departe another dyme [tithe IS.] of alle thingis that growen to thee in that ȝeer, and thou schalt kepe [kepe it IS.] with ynne thi ȝatis. [verse 29] And the dekene schal come, whych [that IS.] hath noon other part ne|ther [ne IS.] possessioun with thee, and the pil|grym, and the [Om. plures.] fadirles, ether [and DG.] modirles child, and widue [the widue BIS.] , that ben with ynne thi ȝatis, `schulen come [Om. plures.] , and schulen [thei schulen IS.] ete, and be fillid [fulfillid IKS.] , that thi Lord God blesse thee, in [and S.] alle werkis [the werkis ISX sec. m.] of thin hondis whiche [that I.] thou schalt do.