[The Pentateuch]

And in process of time / the daughter of Sua Judas wife dyed. Than Judas when he had left mourning / went unto his sheep shearers to Thimnath with his friend Hira of Odollam. And one told Tamar saying: behold / thy father in law goeth up to Thimnath / to shear his sheep. And she put her widows garments of from her and covered her with a cloak / and disguised herself: And sat her down at the entering of Enaim which is by the high ⟨image 65⟩ways side to Thimnath / for because she saw that Sela was grown / and she was not given unto him to wife.

And in processe of tyme / the doughter of Sua Iudas wife dyed. Than Iudas when he had left mornynge / went vnto his shepe sherers to Thimnath with his frende Hira of Odollam. And one told Thamar saynge: beholde / thy father in lawe goth vpto Thimnath / to shere his shepe. And she put hyr wydows garmē tes of from her and couered her with a clooke / and disgyssed herself: And sat her downe at the entrynge of Enaim which is by the hye ⟨image 65⟩wayes syde to Thimnath / for because she sawe that Sela was growne / and she was not geuē vnto him to wife.

When Judah saw her / he thought it had been an whore / because she had covered her face. And turned to her unto the way and said / come I pray the / let me lye with thee / for he knew not that it was his daughter in law. And she said what wilt thou give me / for to lye with me? Than said he / I will send the a kid from the flock. She answered / Than give me a pledge till thou send it. Than said he / what pledge shall I give thee? And she said: thy signet / thy neck lace / and thy staff that is in thy hand. And he gave it her and lay by her / and she was with child by him. And she gat her up and went and put her mantel from her / and put on her widows raiment again.

When Iuda sawe her / he thought it had bene an hoore / because she had couered hyr face. And turned to her vnto the waye and sayde / come I praye the / let me lye with the / for he knewe not that it was his doughter in lawe. And she sayde what wylt thou gyue me / for to lye with me? Thā sayde he / I will sende the a kydd frō the flocke. She answered / Than geue me a pledge till thou sende it. Than sayde he / what pledge shall I geue the? And she sayde: thy sygnett / thy necke lace / and thy staffe that is in thy hande. And he gaue it her and lay by her / and she was with child by him. And she gatt her vp and went and put her mantell from her / ād put on hir widowes rayment agayne.