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<M 1050-1150>
<K X>
<D WS/X>
<V PROSE>
<T REL TREAT>
<G X>
<F X>
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[^TEXT:  SOLOMON AND SATURN.
THE 'PROSE SOLOMON AND SATURN'
AND 'ADRIAN AND RITHEUS'.
MCMASTER OLD ENGLISH STUDIES AND TEXTS, I.
ED. J. E. CROSS AND T. D. HILL.
TORONTO, BUFFALO AND LONDON:
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS, 1982.
PP. 25.1 - 34.22   

THE VERSION GIVEN IN THE TORONTO CORPUS WAS BASED ON A 
WORKING VERSION BY CROSS AND HILL. THE TEXT BELOW IS
BASED ON THE FINAL EDITION.^]

[^B5.1^]
<P 25>
<R 1.1>
   Her ki+d hu Saturnus and Saloman fettode ymbe heora wisdom.
+ta cw+at Saturnus to Salomane, [{Sage{] me hwer God sete
+ta he geworhte heofonas and eor+dan?
<R 1.3>
Ic +te secge, he s+att [{ofer{] [{winda{] fe+derum.
<R 2.1>
Sage me hwilc word +arust for+deode of Godes mu+de?
Ic +te secge, (\Fiat Lux et [{est{] facta Lux\) .
<R 3.1>
Saga me for hwilcum +dingum heofon sy gehaten heofon?
Ic +de secge for+ton he behela+d eall +t+at hym be ufan by+d.
<R 4.1>
Saga me hw+at ys God?
Ic +te secge +t+at ys God +te ealle +ding on hys gewealdum
hafa+d.
<R 5.1>
Saga me on hu [{fala{] dagum God geworhte ealle gesceafta?
Ic +te secge on vi d+agum God gesceop ealle gesceafta.
<R 5.2>
On +tam +arostan d+age he gesceop leoht.
<R 5.3>
On +tam +afteran d+age he gesceop +ta gesceapu, +de +tisne
heofon healda+d.
<R 5.4>
On +tam +triddan d+age he 
<P 26>
gesceop s+a and eor+dan.
On +tam feor+dan d+age he gesceop heofon+as tunglon.
<R 5.5>
And on +dam v d+age he gesceop fixas and fugelas.
<R 5.6>
And on +dam vi d+age he gesceop deor and nytenu and Adam
+done +arostan man.
<R 6.1>
Saga me hwanon w+as Adames nama gesceapen?
Ic +te secge fram iiii steorrum.
<R 7.1>
Saga me hw+at hatton +tage?
Ic +te secge Arthox, Dux, Arotholem, Minsymbrie.
<R 8.1>
Saga me +t+at andworc +te Adam w+as of geworht, se +arustan 
man?
Ic +de secge of viii punda gewihte.
<R 9.1>
Saga me hw+at hatton +tage?
Ic +de secge +t+at +aroste w+as foldan pund of +dam him w+as
flesc geworht.
<R 9.2>
O+der w+as fyres pund +tanon hym w+as +t+at blod read and 
hat.
<R 9.3>
+dridde w+as windes pund +tanon hym w+as seo +a+dung geseald.
<R 9.4>
Feor+de w+as wolcnes pund +tanon hym w+as his modes
unsta+delf+astnes geseald.
<R 9.5>
Fifte w+as gyfe pund +tanon hym w+as geseald sefa and ge+dang.
Syxste w+as blosmena pund +tanon hym w+as eagena myssenlicnys 
geseald.
<R 9.6>
seofo+do w+as deawes pund +danon him becom swat.
<R 9.7>
Eahto+de w+as sealtes pund +tanon him w+aron +ta tearas
sealte.
<R 10.1>
Saga me on hwilcere ylde w+as Adam +da he geseapen w+as?
Ic +te secge he w+as on xxx wintra yldo.
<P 27>
<R 11.1>
Saga me hu lang w+as Adam on l+ange geseapen?
Ic +de secge he w+as vi and cx ynca lang.
<R 12.1>
Saga me hu fela wintra leofode Adam on +tissere worulde?
Ic +te secge he leofode ix hund wintra and xxx wintra
on geswince and on yrm+de, and sy+d+dan to
helle ferde and +tar grimme witu +dolode v +tusend wintra
and twa hund wintra and viii and xx wintra.
<R 13.1>
Saga me hu fela wintra h+afede Adam +ar he bearn strinde?
Ic +te secge an hund wintra and xxx wintra +ar he bearn
strinde.
<R 13.2>
And +ta gestrinde he bearn on hys cnihthade se hatte Seth,
and he +ta leofode ealles nygon hundred
wintra and xxx wintra on +tissere worulde.
<R 13.4>
+da lyfde Seth hys sunu an hund wintra and v wintra +ar
he bearn gestrinde and +ta gestrinde he b+aarn 
on hys cnihthade se h+atte Enos, and +da lyfde he hym
[{sylf{] ealles nygon hund wintra and xii
wintra.
<R 13.7>
+da h+afede Enos an hund wintra, +ta gestrinde he Chanan and
+ta lyfde he Enos ealles nygon hund wintra
and v wintra.
<R 13.9>
And +da h+afede Chanan lxx wintra, +ta gestrinde he 
Malaleh, and Canan lyfde +ta ealles nygon hund wintra
and x wintra.
<R 13.10>
+da h+afede Malaleh v and lx wintra, +da gestrinde he
Jared, and Malaleh he lyfde ealles nygon hund 
wintra and v wintra.
<R 13.12>
+da h+afede Jared ii and lx wintra and an hund
wintra, +ta gestrinde he Enoh, and Jared hys f+ader
lyfde ealles eahta hund wintra and ii and lx wintra.
<R 13.14>
+da h+afede Enoh v and lx wintra, +ta gestrinde he 
Matusalem.
<R 13.15>
And Enoh lyfde ealles ccc wintra and v and lx
wintra.
<R 13.16>
+da genam hine God myd sawle and mid lychaman up in +tone 
heofon.
<R 13.17>
+da h+afede Mathusalem vii and lxxx wintra and an hund
wintra, +ta gestrinde he Lamec, and Matusalem 
hys feder lyfde ealles nygon hun+d wintra and ix and
lx wintra.
<R 13.19>
+da h+afede Lamec and hund wintra and lxxxii wintra, +ta
gestrinde he Noe, and Lamec lyfde ealles vii
<P 28>
hund wintra and lxxvii wintra.
<R 13.21>
+da h+afede Noe d wintra +da gestrinde he bearn, Sem,
Cham, Jafet, and Noe lyfde ealles in +dissere
worulde dcccc wintra and l wintra.
<R 14.1>
Saga me hu f+ala +teoda awocon of hys iii bearnum?
Ic +te secge, lxxii +teoda sindon.
<R 14.2>
And of Seme hys yldestan suna awocon xxx, and of Cham
xxx, and of Jafe+de xii.
<R 15.1>
Saga me hw+at w+as se +de acenned n+as and +aft bebyrged was 
on hys moder inno+de and +after +tam dea+de gefullod
w+as?
<R 15.2>
Ic +te secge, +t+at was Adam.
<R 16.1>
Saga me hu lange lyfde Adam on neorxenawange?
Ic +te s+acge ... [^AN ERASURE IN MS^] and on +tam
... [^AN ERASURE IN MS^] he abyrgde +ta farbodenan fictrew+as
bl+ada, and +t+at on Frigd+ag, and +turh
+t+at he was on helle v
+dusend wintra and ii c wintra and viii and 
xx wintra.
<R 17.1>
Saga me of Sancta Maria ylde.
Ic +te secge heo w+as iii and syxtig geara eald +ta heo
belyfon w+as, and heo w+as xiiii wintra +ta
heo Crist cende, and heo w+as myd him xxxiii geara on 
myddaneardde, and heo was xvi ger +after
hym on worulde.
<R 17.4>
And fram Adame and of [{frim+de{] myddaneardes was on getal
gerimes [{o+d{] +done micclan Noes flod ii +dusend  
wintra and ii c wintra and ii and lx wintra.
<R 17.6>
And fram +dam flode +ta w+as [{o+d{] Abrahames gebyrtide 
ixc wintra and ii and xl wintra.
<R 17.7>
And fram Abrahame was +ta for+d o+d Moises tid and Israela
oferfar ut of Egyptum v c wintra and viii wintra.
<R 17.9>
And fram frim+de myddaneardes on Cristes +drowunge w+aron
vi +dusend wintra and c wintra and viii
and l wintra.
<P 29>
<R 18.1>
Saga me hu lange worhte men Noes earce?
Ic +te secge lxxx wintra of +dam treowcinne
+te ys genemned Sem.
<R 19.1>
Saga me hw+at hatte Noes wyf?
Ic +te secge heo h+atte Dalila.
<R 20.1>
And hw+at hatte Chames wif?
Jaitarecta heo hatte.
<R 21.1>
And hw+at hatte Jafe+des wyf?
Ic +te secge Catafluuia heo hatte.
And o+drum naman hyg sindon genemnede, Olla and Ollina and 
Ollibania, swa hyg +dreo hatton.
<R 22.1>
Saga me hu lang was Noes flod ofer eor+dan?
Ic +te secge xl daga and nihta.
<R 23.1>
Saga me hu lang was Noes earc on lenge?
Ic +te secge heo was ccc f+a+dema lang and l f+a+dema
wid and xxx f+a+dema heah.
<R 24.1>
Saga me hw+at sunu h+afede Adam?
Ic +te secge xxx sunena and xxx dohtra.
<R 25.1>
Saga me hwilc man atimbrode +arust c+aastr+a?
Ic +de secge Enos hatte and was Niniuem seo burh, and w+aron
+tarin gemanna hund tweltig +dusenda and
xx +tusenda.
<R 25.3>
And Hierusalem seo burh heo w+as +arost ofer +tam Noes
flode getymbrod.
<R 26.1>
And hw+at h+atte seo burh +t+ar sunne up on morgen g+a+d?
Ic +te secge Iaiaca hatte seo buruh.
<R 27.1>
Saga me hwar g+a+d seo sunne on +afen to s+atle?
Ic +te secge Garita hatte seo burh.
<R 28.1>
Saga me hwilc wyrt ys betst and selust?
Ic +te secge lilige hatte seo wyrt for +ton [^TORONTO 
CORPUS: for+ton^] +te heo getacna+d Crist.
<P 30>
<R 29.1>
Saga me hwilc fugel ys selust?
Ic +de secge culfre ys selust.
Heo getacna+d +tone halegan gast.
<R 30.1>
Saga me hwanon cym+d ligetu?
Ic secge heo kim+d fram winde and fram watere.
<R 31.1>
Saga me hwilc water ys selust?
Ic +te secge Jordanem seo ea ys selust for+ton +de Crist was
on hyre gefullod.
<R 32.1>
Saga me hwader gewiton +ta engelas +te Gode Wy+dsocon on 
heofona rice?
<R 32.2>
Ic +te secge hyg tod+aldon on +tri d+alas, anne d+al he asette
on +t+as lyftes gedrif, o+derne d+al on +t+as
wateres gedryf, +triddan d+al on helle neowelnysse.
<R 33.1>
Saga me hu fela ys woruldwatra.
Ic +te secge twa syndon sealte s+a and twa fersce.
<R 34.1>
Saga me hwilc man erost w+are wy+d hund sprecende?
Ic +te secge Sanctus Petrus.
<R 35.1>
Saga me hwilc man a+dohte +arust myd sul to +ariende?
Ic +te secge +t+at w+as Cham Noes sunu.
<R 36.1>
Saga me for hwam stanas ne synt berende?
Ic +te secge for +don +te Abeles blod gefeoll ofer stan, +ta
hyne Cham hys bro+der ofsloh myd annes [{esoles{] cyngbane.
<R 37.1>
Saga me hw+at ys betst and wyrst betwinan mannon?
Ic +te secge word ys betst and wyrst betwix mannon.
<P 31>
<R 38.1>
Saga me hw+at ys cu+dost mannon on eor+dan to witanne?
Ic +te secge +t+at nys n+anygum men nanwyht swa cu+d swa he
sceal dea+d +trowian.
<R 39.1>
Saga me hw+at syndon +ta iii +ding +te nan man buton
lufian [^THE MS SPELLING lufian STANDS FOR lyfian^] ne m+ag?
<R 39.2>
Ic +te secge on ys fyr, o+der ys w+ater, +dridde ys ysen.
<R 40.1>
Saga me hwilc treow ys ealra treowa betst?
Ic +te secge +tat ys wintreow.
<R 41.1>
Saga me hwar reste+d +tas mannes sawul +tone se lychaman
slep+d?
Ic +te secge on +trim stowum heo by+d, on +tam bragene,
o+d+de on +tere heortan, o+d+de on +tam blode.
<R 42.1>
Saga me forhwan w+as seo s+a sealt geworden?
Ic +te secge of +dam x wordon +de Moises gesomnode in
+t+are ealdan +a, Godes bebode.
<R 42.2>
And he awearp +ta x word in +da s+a and hys tearas aget
in +da s+a, for+ton wear+d seo sealt.
<R 43.1>
Saga me hw+at w+aron +ta wor+d?
Ic +te secge +t+at forme word w+as (\Non habeas [^EDITION:
habeos^] Deos alienos\) , +t+at ys, Ne lufa +tu o+derne 
God ofer me.
<R 43.2>
+t+at o+der wor+d w+as (\Non adsumes nomen Domini in uanum\) ,
Ne cig +tu Godes naman on ydel.
<R 43.4>
+t+at +dridde [{word{] [{w+as{] Healda+d +tone haligan
restend+ag.
+d+at [{feor+de{] [{word{] w+as Ara +tinon f+ader and +tinre 
meder.
<R 43.5>
[{+t+at{] [{v{] word w+as 
<P 32>
(\Non occides\) , Ne sleh +tu man [{unscildine{] .
<R 43.6>
+t+at vi word w+as (\Non mechaberis\) , on unriht ne h+am+d
+tu.
<R 43.7>
+t+at vii word w+as Ne stala +tu.
+t+at viii word w+as Ne s+age lease gewitnysse.
<R 43.8>
+t+at ix word w+as (\Non concupiscens rem et omnia proximi
tui\) , Ne gewilna +du o+dres mannes +ahta myd
unrihte.
<R 43.9>
+t+at x word w+as (\Non concupiscens uxorem proximi
tui\) , Ne gewilna +du o+dres mannes wyfes on unriht.
<R 44.1>
Saga me hw+ar ys Moyses byrgen +d+as kininges?
Ic +te secge heo ys be +tam huse +te Fegor hatte, and nan man 
nys +te hyg wite +ar +tam miclan dome.
<R 45.1>
Saga me for hwilcum +tingum +teos eor+de awyrge+d w+are
o+d+de +aft gebletsod?
<R 45.2>
Ic +te secge +turh Adam heo w+as awirged and +turh Abeles
blod and +aft heo w+as gebletsod +turh Noe and 
[{Abraham{] and +turh fulluhte.
<P 33>
<R 46.1>
Saga me [{hwa{] wingeard erost plantode?
Ic +te secge +t+at [{w+as{] [{Noe{] [{se{] heahf+ader.
<R 47.1>
Saga me hwa nemde [{+arost{] Godes naman?
Ic +te secge se deoful nemde +arost Godes naman.
<R 48.1>
Saga me hw+at ys hefogost to berende on eor+dan?
Ic +te secge mannes synna and hys hlafordes yrre.
<R 49.1>
Saga me hw+at ys +t+at o+drum licyge and o+drum myslycige?
Ic +te secge +t+at is dom.
<R 50.1>
Saga me hw+at syndon +ta iiii +ding +de n+afre fulle
n+aron, ne n+afre ne beo+d?
<R 50.2>
Ic +te secge an ys eor+de, o+der ys fir, +dridde ys hell,
feor+de ys se gytsyenda man worulde welena.
<R 51.1>
Saga me hu fela ys fleogendra fugelcynn?
Ic +te secge iiii l.
<R 52.1>
Saga me hu fela ys fisccynna on w+atere?
Ic +de secge vi and xx.
<R 53.1>
Saga me hwilc man +arost mynster getimbrode?
Ic +te secge Elias and Eliseus +ta witega and +after fulluhte
Paulus and Antonius +ta +arostan ancran.
<R 54.1>
Saga me hw+at syndon +ta streamas and +ta [{ean{] +de on
neorxenawange flowa+d?
<P 34>
<R 54.2>
[{Ic{] [{+de{] [{secge{] heora syndon iiii.
Seo +aroste hatte Fison, seo o+der hatte Geon, and seo
iii hatte Tygres, seo feor+de Eufraten, +t+at
ys meolc and hunig and +ale and win.
<R 55.1>
Saga me forhwan by+d seo sunne read on +afen?
Ic +te secge for+don heo loca+d on helle.
<R 56.1>
Saga me hwi scyne+d heo swa reade on morgene?
Ic +te secge for+don hire twyna+d hw+a+der heo m+ag +te ne
m+ag +tisne myddaneard eondscynan swa hyre beboden ys.
<R 57.1>
Saga me +tas iiii w+atera +te +tas eor+dan feda+d?
Ic +te secge +t+at ys snaw and w+ater and hagol and deaw.
<R 58.1>
Saga me hwa +arost bocstafas sette?
Ic +te secge Mercurius se gygand.
<R 59.1>
Saga me hw+at bockinna and hu fela syndon?
Ic +te secge Kanones bec syndon ealra twa and hundseofontig,
eall swa fela +deoda syndon on gerime,
and eall swa fela leornyngcnihta buton +tam xii apostolum.
<R 59.3>
Mannes bana syndon on gerime ealra cc and xviii.
<R 59.4>
Mannes addre +ta [{beo+d{] [{ealra{] ccc and v and
lx.
<R 59.5>
Mannes to+da beo+d on eallum hys lyfe ii and xxx.
On xii [{mon+dum{] beo+d ii and l wucena and 
ccc dagena and v and lx daga.
<R 59.6>
On xii [{mon+dum{] beo+d ehta +tusend tyda and vii
hund tyda.
<R 59.7>
On xii [{mon+dum{] +tu sealt syllan +tinon +deowan men 
vii hund hlafa and xx hlafa buton morgemetten 
and nonmettum.



