[The Pentateuch]

¶ The .xix. Chapter.

And there came .ij. angels to Sodom at even. And Let sat at the gate of the city. And Lot saw them / and rose up against them / and he bowed him self to be ground with his face. And he said See lords / turn in I pray you in to your servants house and tarry all night & wash your feet / & rise up early and go on your ways. And they said: nay / but we will bide in the streets all night. And he compelled them exceedingly. And they turned in unto him and en••ed in to his house / and he made them a feast and did bake sweet cakes / and they ate.

ANd there came .ij. angells to Sodome at euen. And Let satt at the gate of the cyte. And Lor sawe thē / and rose vp agaynst them / and he bowed hym selfe to be grounde with his face. And he sayde• Se lordes / turne in I praye you in to youre servauntes house and tary all nyghte & wash youre fete / & ryse vp early and go on youre wayes. And they sayde: nay / but we will byde in the streates all nyghte. And he cōpelled them excedyngly. And they turned in vnto hym and en••ed in to his house / and he made them a feaste and dyd bake swete cakes / and they ate.

But before they went to rest / the men of the city of Sodom compassed the house round ⟨image 32⟩about both old and young / all the people from all quarters. And they called unto Lot and said unto him: where are the men which came in to thy house to night? bring them out unto us that we may do our lust with them.

But before they went to rest / the men of the cyte of Sodome compassed the house rownde