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But his father sayde to his servautes: bringe forth that best garment and put it on him and put a rynge on his honde and showes on his fete.
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And bringe hidder that fatted caulfe and kyll him and let vs eate and be mery:
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for this my sonne was deed and is alyve agayne he was loste and is now founde. And they began to be merye.
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The elder brother was in the felde and when he cam and drewe nye to ye housse he herde minstrelcy and daunsynge
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and called one of his servauntes and axed what thoose thinges meate.
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And he sayd vnto him: thy brother is come and thy father had kylled ye fatted caulfe because he hath receaved him safe and sounde.
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And he was angry and wolde not goo in. Then came his father out and entreated him.
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He answered and sayde to his father: Loo these many yeares have I done the service nether brake at eny tyme thy commaundment and yet gavest thou me never soo moche as a kyd to make mery wt my lovers:
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but assone as this thy sonne was come which hath devoured thy goodes with harlootes thou haste for his pleasure kylled ye fatted caulfe.
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And he sayd vnto him: Sonne thou wast ever with me and all that I have is thyne:
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it was mete that we shuld make mery and be glad: for this thy brother was deed and is a lyve agayne: and was loste and is founde.