 | Iacob and Esau |  |
scæna nona.
Isaac. Mido. Iacob.Isaac.
Come Mido, for without thee I can nothing do.
Mido.
What is it syr, that ye would haue my helpe vnto?
Isaac.
Nothing but to sitte abrode, and take th'open aire.
Mido.
That shalbe well done, the weather is very faire,
Isaac.
Praised be the God of my father Abraham.
Who sendeth all thing nedefull for the vse of man,
And most tenderly prouideth he for me Isaac,
Better than I can feele or perceiue what I lacke.
Iacob.
Where is my most dere father? as I would haue it,
Taking the open ayre, here I see him sitte.
O my most deere father Isaac, well thou be.
Isaac.
Here I am my sweete sonne, and who art thou tell me?
Iacob.
Dere father, I am Esau thine eldest sonne,
According as thou baddest me, so haue I done.
Come in dere father, and eate of my venison,
That thy soule may geue vnto me thy benison.
Isaac.
But how hast thou sped so soone? let me vnderstande.
Iacob.
The Lorde thy God at the first brought it to my hande.
Isaac.
And art thou Esau mine elder sonne in deede?
Iacob.
To aske that question father, what dooth it neede?
Isaac.
Come nere that I may feele whether thou be he or not,
For Esau is rough of heare as any goate.
And yet the voice of Iacob sowneth in mine eare.
God blesse thee my sonne, and so will I do anone,
As soone as I haue tasted of thy venison.
Come on, leade me in, I will eate a pittance.
A litle thing God wotte to me is suffisance,
Mido.
I may now go play, Iacob leadeth Isaac.
But I neuer saw such a prety knacke,
How Iacob beguiled his father, how slightly.
Now I see it true the blinde eate many a flye.
I quaked once for feare lest Iacob would be caught,
But as happe was, he had his lesson well taught.
But what will Esau say, when he commeth home?
Choose him, but for me to go in it is wisedome.
| Iacob and Esau | |