[The Pentateuch]

¶ The .xviij. Chapter.

And the LORD appeared unto him in the oak grove of Mamre as he sat in his tent door in the heat of the day. And he lift up his eyes and looked: and lo / three men stood not far from him. And when he saw them / he ran against them from the tent door / and fell to the ground and said: LORD if▪ I have found favour in thy sight / goo not by thy servant. Let a little water be fett / & wash your feet / and rest your selves under the tree: And I will fetch a mo•sell of breed / to comfort your hearts withal. And than goo your ways / for even therefore are ye come to your servant. And they answered: Do even so a• thou hast said.

ANd the LORde apeared vnto him in the okegrove of Mamre as he sat in his tent dore in the heate of the daye. And he lyfte vp his eyes and looked: ād lo / thre men stode not farr from hym. And whē he sawe them / he ran agenst them from the tent dore / and fell to the grounde and sayde: LORde yf▪ I haue founde fauoure in thy syght / goo not by thi seruaunte. Let a litle water be fett / & wash youre fete / and rest youre selves vnder the tree: And I will fett a mo•sell of breed / to comforte youre hartes wythall. And thā goo youre wayes / for even therfore ar ye come to youre servaunte. And they answered: Do even so a• thou hast sayde.

And Abraham went a pace in to his tent unto Sarah and said: make ready at once three pe• kes of fine meal / knead it and make cakes. And Abraham ran unto his beasts and felt calf that was tender and good / and gave it to a young man which made it ready atone. And he toke butter & milk and the calf which he had prepared / and set it before them / and so de hymselfe by them under the tree: and they ate.