[The Pentateuch]

Upon the third day after / was it told Laban y• Jacob was fled. Than he toke his brethren with him and followed after him .vij. days journey and over toke him at the mount Gilead. And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night / and said unto him: take heed to thy self / that thou speak not to Jacob ought save good. And Laban over toke Jacob: and Jacob had pitched his tent in that mount. And Laban with his brethren pitched their tent also upon the mount Gilead. Than said Laban to Jacob: why hast thou this done unknowing to me / and hast carried away my daughters as though they had been taken captive with sword? Wherefore wentest thou away secretly unknown to me & diddest not tell me / y• I might have brought y• on the way with mirth / singing / timbrels and harps / and hast not suffered me to kiss my children & my daughters. Thou wast a fool to do it / for I am able to do you evil. But the God of your father spake unto me yesterday saying take heed tha ⟨image 53⟩thou speak not to Jacob ought save good. And now though thou wentest thy way because thou longest after thy fathers house / yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?

Apō the thirde day after / was it tolde Labā y• Iacob was fled. Thā he toke his brethrē with him and folowed after him .vij. dayes iourney and ouer toke him at the mounte Gilead. And God came to Labā the Siriā in a dreame by nyghte / and sayde vnto him: take hede to thi selfe / that thou speake not to Jacob oughte save good. And Labā ouer toke Iacob: and Iacob had pitched his tēte in yt mounte. And Laban with his brethern pitched their tēte also apon the mounte Gilead. Than sayde Labā to Iacob: why hast thou this done vnknowynge to me / and hast caried awaye my doughters as though they had bene takē captyue with swerde? Wherfore wentest thou awaye secretly vnknowne to me & didest not tell me / y• I myghte haue broughte y• on the waye with myrth / syngynge / tymrells and harppes / and hast not suffred me to kysse my childern & my doughters. Thou wast a fole to do it / for I am able to do you evell. But the God of youre father spake vnto me yesterdaye saynge take hede tha ⟨image 53⟩