[The Pentateuch]

As soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing / Jacob & Jacob was scace gone out from the presence of Isaac his father: then came Esau his brother from his hunting: And had made also meat / and brought it in unto his father & said unto him: Arise my father & eat of thy sons venison / that thy soul may bless me. Than his father Isaac said unto him. Who art thou? he answered I am thy eldest son Esau.

As soone as Isaac had made an end of blessīg / Iacob & Iacob was scace gone out frō the preasence of Isaac his father: then came Esau his brother frō his huntynge: And had made also meate / and brought it in vnto his father & sayde vnto him: Aryse my father & eate of thy sonnes venyson / that thy soule maye blesse me. Thā his father Isaac sayde vnto him. Who art thou? he answered I am thy eldest sonne Esau.

And Isaac was greatly astonied out of measure and said: Where is he then that hath hum ted venison and brought it me / and I have eaten of all before thou camest / and have blessed him / and he shall be blessed still. When Esau her de the words of his father / he cried out greatly & bitterly above measure / and said unto his father: bless me also my father. And he said thy brother came with subtlety / and hath taken away thy blessing. Than said he: He may ⟨p. xxxxi⟩well be called Jacob / for he hath undermined me now .ij. times / first he toke away my birthright: and see / now hath he taken away my blessing also. And he said / hast thou kept neu•• a blessing for me?

And Isaac was greatly astoyned out of mesure and sayde: Where is he then that hath hū ted venyson and broughte it me / and I haue eaten of all before thou cames• / and haue blessed him / ād he shall be blessed styll. Whē Esau her de the wordes of his father / he cryed out greatly & bitterly aboue mesure / and sayde vnto his father: blesse me also my father. And he sayde thy brother came with subtilte / ād hath takē awaye thy blessynge. Than sayde he: He maye