And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
And þe king seide to hir, aftir þat he hadde drunk wiyn plenteuousli, What axist thou, þat it be youun to þee, and for what thing axist thou? Yhe, thouy thou axist þe half part of my rewme, thou schalt gete.