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scæna octaua.
Iacob. Rebecca.Iacob.
Mother Rebecca, did ye sende for me hyther?
Rebecca.
Yea and the cause is this, thou must go somwhither,
To hyde thee from thy brother Esau a space.
Iacob.
In dede to mens malice we must somtime geue place.
Rebecca.
He lieth in awayte, to slea thee if he can.
Thou shalt therfore by my rede flee hence to Haran,
And lye with my brother Laban a man aged,
Tyll Esaus wrath be somwhat asswaged.
When all thinges are forgotten, and his fury past,
I shall sende for thee again in all goodly haste.
Iacob.
Yea, but howe wyll my father herewith be content?
Rebecca.
Thou shalt see me wynne hym thereto incontinent.
And here he commeth happily, Iacob heare me,
Make a signe to Mido, that he do not name thee,
Then gette thee in priuely tyl I do thee call.
Iacob.
As ye commaunde me mother Rebecca, I shall.
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