[The Pentateuch]

When Reuben heard that / he went about to rid him out of their hands and said / let us not kill him. And Reuben said moreover unto them / shed not his blood / but cast him in to this pit that is in the wilderness / and lay no hands upon him: for he would have rid him out of their hands and delivered him to his father again.

When Ruben herde that / he wēt aboute to ryd him out of their handes and sayde / let vs not kyll him. And Ruben sayde moreouer vnto them / shed not his bloude / but cast him in to this pytt that is in the wildernes / and laye no handes vpon him: for he wolde haue rydd him out of their handes and delyuered him to his father agayne.

And as soon as Joseph was come unto his brethren / they stripped him out of his gay coot that was upon him / and they toke him and cast him in to a pit: But the pit was empty and had no water therein. And they s•tt them down to eat breed. And as they lift up their eyes and looked about / there came a company of Ishmaelites from Gilead / and their camels laden with spicery / balm / and my•re / and were going down in to Egypt.

And as soone as Ioseph was come vnto his brethren / they strypte him out of his gay coote that was vpon him / and they toke him and cast him in to a pytt: But the pytt was emptie and had no water therein. And they s•tt them doune to eate brede. And as they lyft vp their eyes and loked aboute / there came a companye of Ismaelites from Gilead / and their camels ladē with spicery / baulme / and my•re / and were goynge doune in to Egipte.