Vp-on the hour off dyner tyme.
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But Moyses, to-for dyner,
Caste hym fyrst, with ful sad cher,
To delyuer hym [[hem St.]] that abood.
And somme that aforn hym stood,
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He made hem offycerys newe,
ffor to serwen and be trewe
With-Inne hys hous, in specyal
To wayte vp-on the offycyal,
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And to helpe hym in hys nede;
ffor who that wysly taketh hede,
May se wel that thoffycyal
May nat allone gouernen al,
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But he haue helpe, swych as hym ouhte.
Now shal I tellë how he wrouhte:
Thys Moyses, among hem all,
ffyrst he gan ful lowdë calle [prose cap xxiii]
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Grace dieu, al be that she
Was fastë by, wych, in hyr se
Sat vp in hyr trone on hyh;
Sche was nat ffer, but wonder nyh,
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And took good heed of euery thyng.
(And al thys whyle beholdyng,
I sat at hyr ffeet doun lowe.)
[Camb. MS. adds: When she herde hire cleped, she ros hire up with-oute abidinge, and wente hire to moyses, and with hire she ledde me. And thanne whan moyses sigh hire nyh him, he bi-gan to wexe more hardy, and fulliche dide that that j wole telle yow shortlyche, p. 16.] And whan she sawe & gan knowe
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That she was callyd among echon, [folio 36b] [[St. & C.]]
She taryeth nat, but kam anoon [[St. & C.]]
To Moyses ful evene & ryght; [[St. & C.]]
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And vn-to hym, with alle hir myght, [Stowe folio 44b]
She shewed hir-selff most frendely, [[St. & C.]]
Wher-off he gan waxen hardy [[St. & C.]]
Whan she was kome, and thowhte he was [[St. & C.]]
Myghty & mor strong in thys caas
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To fulfyllen hys entent,
Wych I, by good avysement,
Shal vn-to yow shortly here
