Jacob on a time had made a good pottage, and Esau his brother had been an hunting all day and came home sore an hungred, and found Jacob having good pottage, and prayed him to give him some, for he was weary and much hungry.  To whom Jacob said:  If thou wilt sell to me thy patrimony and heritage I shall give thee some pottage.  And Esau answered, Lo!  I die for hunger, what shall avail me mine inheritance if I die, and what shall profit me my patrimony?  I am content that thou take it for this pottage.  Jacob then said:  Swear that to me thou shalt never claim it, and that thou art content I shall enjoy it, and Esau sware it, and so sold away his patrimony, and took the pottage and ate it, and went his way, setting nothing thereby that he had sold his patrimony.  This aforesaid is to bring in my matter of the history that is read, for now followeth the legend as it is read in the church.

Isaac began to wax old and his eyes failed and dimmed that he might not clearly see.  And on a time he called Esau his oldest son and said to him:  Son mine, which answered:  Father, I am here ready, to whom the father said:  Behold that I wax old and know not the day that I shall die and depart out of this world, wherefore take thine harness, thy bow and quiver with tackles, and go forth an hunting, and when thou hast taken any venison, make to me thereof such manner meat as thou knowest that I am wont to eat, and bring it to me that I may eat it, and that my soul may bless thee ere I die.  Which all these words Rebekah heard.  And Esau went forth for to accomplish the commandment of his father, and she said then to Jacob:  I have heard thy father say to Esau, thy brother:  Bring to me of thy venison, and make thereof meat that I may eat, and that I may bless thee tofore our Lord ere I die.  Now my son, take heed to my counsel, and go forth to the flock, and bring to me two the best kids that thou canst find, and I shall make of them meat such as thy father shall gladly eat, which when thou hast brought to him and hast eaten he may bless thee ere he die:  To whom Jacob answered:  Knowest thou not that my brother is rough and hairy and I am smooth?  If my father take me to him and taste me and feel, I dread me that he shall think that I mock him, and shall give me his curse for the blessing.  The mother then said to him:  In me, said she, be this curse, my son, nevertheless hear me; go to the flock and do that I have said to thee.  He went and fetched the kids and delivered them to his mother, and she went and ordained them into such meat as she knew well that his father loved, and took the best clothes that Esau had, and did them on Jacob.  And the skins of the kid she did about his neck and hands there as he was bare, and delivered to him bread and the pulment that she had boiled.  And he went to his father and said:  Father mine, and he answered:  I am here; who art thou, my son?  Jacob said:  I am Esau, thy first begotten son, I have done as thou