Which every kinde made dye 540

That upon Middelerthe stod,[979]

Outake Noë and his blod,

His Sones and his doughtres thre,

Thei were sauf and so was he;—

Here names who that rede rihte,

Sem, Cam, Japhet the brethren hihte;—[980]

P. iii. 103

And whanne thilke almyhty hond

Withdrouh the water fro the lond,