I can them not reporte 53. Sara my Maisters Wyfe that was when shee was very olde Bare him a Sonne a goodly youth of corage stoute and bolde 54. On whom my mayster hath bestowde his goodes and Cattel al His Syluer Gold and other thinges likewyse possesse hee shal 55. My Mayster now is growne in Yeares and therfore made me sweare Because I chiefe am in his House and all the rule do beare 56 Thou shalt not take for Isaac a wyfe marke what I tell Of Daughters of the Cananites here in whose Land I dwel 57 But thou vnto my Fathers House and Kynred shalt repare And take a Wyfe vnto my Sonne where myne owne Kynfolks are 58. Sayd I vnto my Mayster tho what if it happen so The Wyfe that I would haue for him refuse wyth me to goe 59 Sayd he the Lord before whose face I stand and walke in sight Wil send his Angel in the Waye and guyde thy course aright 60 And prosper shal thy iourney so as thou a Wyfe shalt haue For my sweet Sonne of Kinred myne according as I craue 61 So when thou com'st my Kinred to from curse then art thou free If they denye a Wyfe to gyue eke Gyltlesse shalt thou be 62 And so this day vnto the Wel I came and there I stayde And in my hart O Mighty God of Abraham I sayd 63 If it be so this Iourney myne thou prosperous wilt make Behold I stand the Wel hard by where Maydes wil Water take 64. And when a Uirgin shal forth come and draw of Water clere And then I say Damsel I pray geue me of Water here 65 Out of thy Pitcher for to drynke and she then say to me Drynke thou and I wil also draw For Camels these with thee 66 That same is she that shal be Wyfe vnto my maysters Soune And whom thou God appoynted hast before this thing begonne 97. And yet ere I arâ—end had made of speaking in myne Hart Behold Rebecca then came forth of Water to haue part 68 And on her Shoulder as she came a Pitcher did she beare So went she downe into the Well and drawed water there 69 Sayd I I pray thee geue me Drinke thou honest gentle mayd With hast she toke hyr Pitcher downe and bade me Drinke and sayde 70 When thou hast Dronke I wil goe downe and Water draw also And giue thy Camels for to drinke before that I do goe 71 I dranke and she more Water drew and to my Camels brought Then for to know whose child she was I gently her besought 72 My Fathers name is Bethuell and Nahors Sonne sayd shee Whom Milcha brought forth vnto hym and Grandsire is to me 73 I put the Earinge on hir face and Bracelets on her hand My selfe did bow and worship God in place where I did stand 74 And blessed God of Abraham which had me thither brought To take my maisters Brothers child vnto his Sonne vnsought 75 Now also if that thou wil deale truly with Maister myne And that his Sonne may haue to Wyfe Rebecca Daughter thyne 76 Tel me if not that I may tourne the left Hand for to goe Or if I shall the right hand take my Maister this to show 77 Sayd Laban then and Bethuel this saying doth proceede Euen from the Lord of Heauen and Earth by whom it was decreed 78 We therfore can of good ne bad say any thynge to thee But as it pleaseth God to do his wil fulfilled bee 80 Beholde Rebecca is in sight take her and goe thy way That she may Wyfe be vnto hym as God hath sayd this day 81 And when the Seruaunt heard these wordes he flat fel on the ground And worshipt God from whom al grace and Mercy doth abounde 82 And in a while the Seruaunt rose and from his Cariage fet Rych Iewels Coucht in Siluer fine in Gold eke likewyse set 83 And to Rebecca did them geue with Raiment rich in show To Laban and to mother hers ryche gyftes he gaue also 84 So sat they downe to Eate and Drinke both he and they lykewyse With him that came the Nyght ore past in Morning did aryse 85. And when the seruaunt ready was let me depart sayd hee Unto my Maister Abraham that loketh longe for me 86 Her Mother and her Brother deare vnto the Man thus spake I praye thee let the Damsel byde a whyle and mery make 87. And if it be but Ten Dayes space with thee then shal she goe Sayd he I pray thee hynder not me in my Iorney soe 88 Behold the Lord hath prosperd wel my Iourney in ech thing Send me away to Maister myne this happy newes to bring 89 We wil sayd they the Damsel call and at hir Mouth enquire Whether or no to goe or byde she rather doth desire 90 And they Rebecca called foorth and said wilt thou or no Goe wyth this Man I wil sayd she and ready am to goe 91 So then they let Rebecca passe her nurse and Abrams man And eke those Men that then were there and with him thyther cam 92. And then Rebecca blessed they and thus to her dyd say Now into thousand thousands growe and God thee guyd alway And that thy Seede the Enmies gates possesse for euer maye 93. This done forthwith Rebecca rose her Damsâ—lles eke also Upon the Camells were they set and wyth this man did goe 94 And so the Seruaunt toke the charge Rebecca safe to cary They toke theyr leaue away they went and would no lenger tary 95 Now from the way of Hagars Well God lyues and seeth me Came Isaac for in the South that tyme there dwelled he 96 And in the Euening as he went into the fieldes to pray His Eies lift vp the Camels saw there comming in the way 97. Rebecca lifted vp her Eyes when Isaac she spyde She lighted doune her Camel froe and so a whyle did bide 98 And then vnto the seruaunt said do you this same man know That in the field approcheth vs say therto yea or noe 99 It is my Maister then sayd he I put you out of doubt She quickly then her Mantle tooke and wrapt herselfe aboute 100 To Isaack there told be all what hapned as he went Then Isaac this Maiden brought into his mothers Tent. 101 He toke Rebecca loued her and she became his Wife And comfort so receiued he after his Mothers lyfe The Contentes of the XXV Chapiter Here Abraham Keturah takes To be his second VVife And many Children doth beget And so departes this life To whom his goodes he did dispose This Chapter shal you tel Also the Pedagrew here is Of his Sonne Ismaell The Birth of Iacob and Esau Here vnderstand you may How Esau for a messe of Rize His Birthright solde awaye ANd after this did Abraham Keturah take to Wyfe By whom he many Children got before he left this lyfe Abraham Keturah Zimran Iokshan Sheba Dedan Asshurim
whan The VVorke of the first Daye WHen God which no beginninge had The HeaueÌ„ and Earth gan frame And voyde and empty it behelde With darkenesse on the same 2 And on y e Waters which hee made that then aloft did stand And ouerwhelme the Earth so farre as yet appear'de no Lande 3. Then at his worde there Light came foorth deuided from the Shade And so the Eueninge and the Morne by him one Day was made ¶ The worke of the Second Daye THe Firmament he fram'de and fixte Betwene the Waters so As part aboue the same did rest the other part belowe 5. And gaue a Name thereto and sayd it Heauen shall called bee The Eueninge and the Morninge eke the second Day you see ¶ The worke of the Third Day THe third Day at his holy hest the Waters vnderneth Compelled were together goe in one place of the Earth 7. And then the Land appeared dry which Earth was called tho And bade it should bringe foorth greene herbe engendringe seede to groe 8. And fruictfull Trees of sundry sortes that seede might still retayne And bringe foorth fruicte each after kinde that on the Earth remayne 9. Thus euery thinge so came to passe as God before did say The Earth brought Herbe and Tree with fruict that still ingender may ¶ The worke of the Fourth Day ANd that there shoulde a diffrence bee betwene the Dayes and Nightes God bade that in the Firmament there should bee placed Lightes 11. Which should remayne from time to tyme appoyncted Signes to bee As Day from Day and Yeare from Yeare in order as wee see 12. The Sunne hee made the Day to rule the Moone the Night to guide And shininge Starres in Heauen hee set whose light doth aye abyde ¶ The worke of the Fifte Day THis Mighty Maker then gan saye let waters nowe forth bring Such Creatures as with life may moue and Fowle to flye with Winge 14. Upon the Earth and in the Face of Heauen or Starry Skye Straight way both Fishe and Fowle was made in kinde to multiplye 15. God blessed both and bade them growe the Fishe the Sea to fill And feathered Fowle vpon the Earth their kinde encreasinge still ¶ The worke of the Sixte Daye NOw let the Earth bringe foorth sayd God each liuinge thinge by kinde As Cattell Beast and worme that creepes his power the same assign'de 17. Thus when God sawe his handy worke was good and pleas'de him well Let vs make Man like vs sayd hee the rest of all t' excel 18. To haue the Rule of Fishe of Foule of Catell and the Earth And euery creeping thinge on ground that lyues and draweth breathe 19. And in the Image of him selfe did God Create him than Both Male and Female form'd hee them but first he made the Man 20. And blessed them the Earth to fill their Sex still to renewe And gaue them power vpon the Earth the same for to subdewe 21. And sayde beholde I haue you geuen of euery herbe to eate And euery Tree wherein is fruicte likewise to be your Meate 22. Also to euery Beaste on Earth and euery Birde that flies And creepinge Worme greene Herbe shall haue to feede vpon likewise 23. All what hee sayd so came to passe and he the same did see Ech kinde of thinge which hee had made was good so for to bee The Contentes of the Second Chapter The hallowinge of the Saboth day The Flouddes fowre of Paradice gay Howe in the same Man had his Seate The Tree forbidden hym to eate How Adam named Creatures all How Eue was made that first did fall And how that Mariage did begynne Betweene them twayne ere they did sinne THus was the HeaueÌ„s y e Earth y e Sea and Creatures all therein In sixe Dayes made and in the seaueÌ„th did God our God beginne 2. To rest from all his Labours done and Sanctified the same To bee a Day of rest to Man therein to prayse his Name 3. God made each Plaute in Fielde that growth Before in Earth it was And euery Hearbe before it grewe and euery other Grasse 4. And thus before that any Rayne vpon the Earth was founde Or any man to haue in vse the Tillage of the Ground 5. A mighty Mist ascended vp from of the Earth and so Bewatered the Face of all the Earth and Ground belowe 6. Then Man that of the Earth was made a liuinge Soule became By Breath of Life that God did breathe in Nosethrilles of the Man 7. And from the first God planted had a Garden fayre to see Wherein hee set this Man hee made the Keeper for to bee 8. And from the Earth God made to springe all fruictfull Trees so plaste As both might well the Eye delight and please the mouthe in taste 9. Two trees amyd this Garden grewe by power of sacred skill The one of Lyfe the other was of knowledge good and ill 10. From Eden went a Ryuer foorth to moyst this Garden than Which afterward deuided was and in foure heades became 11. And Pishon is the first of foure which round about doth goe The golden Land of Hauilah Wher th'Onix Stone doth growe 12. The second head is Gihon cald Which compasseth throughoute The Land of Ethiopia with water round aboute 13. The third is named Hyâ—ekel that passeth downe alonge The East side of Assyria Wyth myghty streame and stronge 14. And Euphrates the fourth is calde Whych Fruictfulnes doth showe And in the same do many Gemmes and precious Stones foorthe growe 15. Almyghty God this Adam toke and in this Garden set The same to dresse the same to keepe and of the Fruicte to eate 16. Of euery Tree that therein was God bade him eate his fil Except the Tree that 's in the mid'ste of Knowledge good and ill 17. God sayd that Day thou eat'st thereof thou for the same shalt Dye Therfore see that thou touche it not the taste thereof to trye 18. It is not good said God that man should be alone I see I wyll an helper make to him companion his to bee 19. Out of the ground did God then make ech beast vpon the Earth And euery Foule in th' ayre that flyes and all that draweth breathe 20. And God did bringe all beastes and foules to view of Adams Eye Which was to see what kynde of name he then would call them by 21 And Adam called euery Beast and euery Fowle by name As wee do vse at this same day to nominate the same 22. In slomber then was Adam cast and God a Ribbe did take Out from his side and of the same a Woman did he make And fild the place with Fleshe agayne and when her did awake 23. This is sayd he Bone of my Bones and Fleshe of mine I see Virago shal shee called bee as taken out from mee 24. And for this cause
Which did at Sodome dwell Of all the goods hee then possest they left him nere a dele 21. And one of them which had escap'te to Abram ranne apase And toulde hym all how that Lot to them nowe Captiue was 22. Abram with Mamre brother then of Escoll and Aner Together these in perfect league confederated were 23. Uppon this newes prepar'd themselues and Abram forth him spedde And Harnised his Yongmen freshe borne in his house and bredde 24. Three hundred and eightene were they and euery one a man They all pursude the Ennemy vntil they came to Dan. 25. And Abram there vpon them set hee and his men by Night And smote them and pursued them to Hoba in their flight 26 â–ª And there recouered all the goods and brought thence backe agayne His Brother Lot and People all that then were left vnslayne 27. When after hee returned had from slaughter of the Kinge Kederlaomer and the rest of Kinges that hee did bringe 28. There mette him in the Ualley playne which Kynges Dale is to name Kinge Bera Kinge of Sodome Lande and halste him in the same 29. Melchisedech of Salem Kinge came also forth in fine Him to salute with Presente meete and brought forth Breade and Wine 30. Hee was the Priest to God of Gods in perfecte doctrine staid And by the holy sprite of God hee Abram blest and sayd 31. Blest bee thou Abram euermore of God the Lorde on hye Possessor both of Heauen and Earth and all that liues thereby 32. And blessed bee the God most high the God of Sea and Lande Which hath thy Foes deliuered by might into thy hande 33. And then the Kinge of Sodome sayd to Abram in this wife Geue me the Soules and take the Goods as please thee them deuise 34. Abram to him thus aunswered I haue lifte vp my hande â–ª To God that owes both Heauen and Earth before whose Face I stande 35. I will not take of that is thine what euer that it bee So much as is a little Threed or Lachet shooe from thee 36. Least thou perhaps hereafter say Abram is rich by mee Saue onely that which eaten is by these Yongmen you see 37. And eke the partes I do except of those with me that wente Aner Escoll and Mamre eke their partes shall them content The Contents of the XV. Chapter The Lande agayne is promysed To Abram and his seede Abram beleeues and therefore hee Is Iustified in deede The Prophecie of Bondage great To Isralites that fell Howe they vnder Kynge Pharao Fowre hundred Yeares shoulde dwell And howe they were deliuered This same shall also tell ANd after when these thinges were done and Abram wel apayde The word of God to AbraÌ„ came in Uision thus and sayde 2. Bee of good cheare not afraid for I am thy defence Exceedinge great is thy rewarde ere thou departest hence 3. Agayne to God then Abram sayde Lorde what wilt thou mee geue Sith I goe Childlesse vp and downe thâ— Dayes that I do liue 4. The Childe of this thy Stewardship that 's of my House to showe Is hee the same Eleazer was borne at Damasco 5. O Lord my God behold and see thou geuest mee no sâ—ede And loe this Ladde borne in my House myne Heyre shal be in deede 6. The word of God yet once againe came vnto Abrams Eare Which sayde the Ladde borne in thy House hee shall not bee thine Heyre 7. But of thy Body one shall come thy Sonne and Heyre shal be And then God brought him out and sayd looke vp to Heauen and see 8. And tell the starres therein that bee if thou them number can Euen so thy Seede on Earth shal bee surpassinge reach of man 9. And what the Lorde to Abram sayde of Abram was beleeu'de Which reckned was such righteousnes as might not bee remeu'de 10. To him agayne the Lord yet sayde I am that brought thee free From Vr out of the Chaldee Lande to geue this Lande to thee 11. O Lord my God sayde Abram then whereby shall I this knowe That I this Lande shal so possesse as thou hast sayde or no 12. God hade him take an Heifer yonge of three yeares olde to bee A Female Goate a Ramme likewise whose Ages shoulde agree 13. A Turtledoue a Pigeon yonge God also had him take And Abram knewe after what sorte hee should diuision make 14. All these hee tooke and in the midd'st deuided them in twaine And then one peece gaynst other set in order so agayne 15. But yet the Foules hee sundred not ne woulde them so display As Birdes vppon their Carkasse fell hee draue them still awaye 16. And when the Sunne declined was and Darcknes did appeare On Abram fel a slumbring sleepe and eke a sodayne feare 17. And in the same God sayd to him let this be knowne to thee Thy seede shall dwell in forrayne Lande and as a Straunger bee 18. And Seruauntes theirs shall they become and do what they them will And for their paynes foure hundred Yeares shall they reward them ill 19. This Nation yet whom they shall serue shall Iudged be of mee And after shall thy seede departe with richesse and be free 20. And thou in peace shalt passe away whereas thy Fathers lye And in an Olde â–ª and goodly age shalt buried lye them by 21. And in the fourth Age after this they shall agayne come heere For why the sinne of th'Amorites more fuller shall appeere 22. And after so it came to passe when downe the Sunne did goe Aboue vnder the Firmament a darky Cloude did showe 23. A smokinge Furnace and a Brande of glowinge Fyer seene Which went the peeces as they laye oft to and fro betweene 24. And in the Daye when this was seene God did a Gou'naunt make With Abram saying to thy Seede this Lande haue I betake 25. From Egipt vnto Euphrates by Riuers as they flowe The Kenits and the Kenizites and Kadmonites also 26. The Hethites and the Pheresites and Giantes fierce and fell The Amorites and Cananites with Kinreddes where they dwell 27. The Gergesites and Iebusâ—tes with all that these possesse Unto thy Seede haue I this geuen by Cou'naunt I confesse The Contents of the XVI Chapter To Abram Sarai geueth leaue to take her Mayde to wyfe The Mayde her Maistresse doth displease by which there grewe much strife And Sarai doth intreate her ill the Mayde doth runne away The Aungell meetinge wyth the Mayde commaundeth her to staye And to her Maistresse to returne sayinge all shall bee well And that the Childe shee went wythall shoulde calde bee Ismaell ANd Sarai Abrams Wife that was bare him no Childe as yet And hauinge in her House a Mayde shee thought her for him fit 2. And therefore vnto Abram sayd the Lorde doth me restrayne So that I can no Children deare but barreyn still remayne 3. I pray thee goe in to
A HYVE FVLL of Hunnye Contayning the Firste Booke of MOSES called GENESIS TVRNED INTO ENGLISH Meetre by VVilliam Hunnis one of the Gent. of her Maiesties Chappel and Maister to the Children of the same Scene and allowed accordinge to the Order appointed IMPRINTED at London in Fleetstreete neere vnto Sainct Dunstanes Church by Thomas Marsh. 1578. Cum Priuilegio TO THE RIGHT HONOrable and his singuler good Lord the Lorde Robert Dudley Earle of Leycester Baron of Denbigh Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter Maister of the Queenes Maiesties Horse and one of her Highnesse moste Honorable priuye Counsell William Hunnis vvisheth encâ—ease of Honor Health and Dignitie vnto the vvâ—ll pleasure of the most Almightie R Remembring how a Persian poore presented to his King O Of water cleare in homely handes from out the sprouting Spring B Because the King wel vnderstood how Zeale in Gyuers thought E Exceeded far the simple Gift the seelie Geeuer brought R Receiued it in gracious part and thankeful was therfore T That such as greater Gyfts did gyue of ThaÌ„ks deseru'd no more L Likewise my Lord with this poore gift your Honor I present E Example of the Persian Prince I trust shal moue content Y Your Honors Bountie towardes mee more then I heere confesse C Compelleth mee in humble sort my dutie to expresse E Esteeme therfore my Right good Lord the valour of the mynd S So as the Geeuer shal deserue your Fauour for to fynde T The Lord of Lords and King of Kings vnder whose might we be E Encrease your Honor your health good dayes and yeres to see R Remember yet among the rest that Death wyl haue his fee. Your good Lordshipps to commaund W. Hunnis To the friendlye Reader VV VVhat Deede is done or VVorke wel wrought but some thereat repyne I It is Rewarde to better sort the lesse of Care is myne LL Looke not for fyled VVordes and Termes nor Phraze that Poetes chuse I It is forbidden in this VVoorke as thing not meete to vse A A Saphyre right no colour craues to set it foorth you know M More baser Gold more plainly set more fresh the Gemme doth show H Heere haue I set but not in Gold a Rich and Precious Stone V Vnskilful though the same be wrought my Payne yet thinke vpon N Not Payne so much as my Desire the better sort to please N Nought els I craue but your good wyl these Labours myne to ease I In setting of this Pearle of Price wherein I do offend S Such faultes correct as you them fynde and show your selfe a Frende SPE ET LABORE THe Hyue doth House the harmelesse Bee That Hony sweete doth make Whose little Limmes wyth Laboures longe Still streyneth for our sake Let vs likewyse learne of this Beast Each one in his Degree To Sucke the Sappe of Sacred Woorde That Heauen oure Hyue may bee T. N. In the Commendation of this his Frendes Trauayle IN Pryme of Youth thy pleasaunt Penne depainctâ—d Sonets svveete Delightfull to the greedy Eare foâ— Youthfull humour meete Therein appeer'de thy pregnaunt VVit anâ— store of Fyled Phraze Enough câ—astonne the doltishe Drâ—ne and lumpishe Loute amaze Tay Enterludes thy gallaunt Layes thy Rond'letts and thy Songes Thy Nosegay and thy VVydovves Myte vvith that thereto belonges VVith other Fancies of thy Forge vvell hammered by Skill Declares vvhat Meale of finest Graine thou grindest in thy Mill. By vvhich vvee easly knovve thy Veine and by that Pittaunce finde VVhat golden Giftes lodge in thy Breast and Aumbry of thy Minde VVee see thy Nature link'te to Arte thy Heart to Learninges Lavve As vvho doth not a Lion knovve if hee but see his Pavve Descendinge then in riper Yeares to Stuffe of further reache Thy schooled Quill by deeper skill did grauer matters teache And novv to knit a perfect knot In VVinter of thine Age Sutch Argument thou chosen hast for this thy Style full sage As farre surmountes the residue though al in pith excell And makes thy frendes to Ioye thereat but Foes vvith spight to svvell This VVorke I meane of Sacred lore this hault Philosophye VVhich through thy paine and stayed Braine vve heere beholde and see In curraunt meeâ—er roundlie coucht and soundly taught vvithall As they vvhich Text vvith Verse conferre â–ª full soone acknovvledge shal Great thankes no doubt thou hast deseru'de of all thâ—t thyrst for grace Syth thus thou Minced hast the Foode vvhich Goodmen al embrace The holy Ghost from whom thou doost this Heauenâ—ly Honnie Sucke Direct thy Minde and to thy Penne alotte most happy Lucke Thomas Nevvton THE ARGVMENT of this Booke THus mutch in Summe this present Woorke of Moyses doth declare That God the Worlde and Frame of thinges which therein formed are Of nothinge did create and make and how hee placed Man This Tabernacle to behold and wondrous Workes to skanne Who vewinge these his gracious Giftes should praise his holy Name And Magnifie him Day and Night entirely for the same But Man forgettinge quight himselfe and God that Rules on hye Committed Sinne displeased God and stumbled wittinglye Who through his Disobedience enthrald himselfe in Woe And fell from God from whom to him so many Giftes did flowe This notwithstandinge God our Lord for his great Goodnesse sake Did him to Life restore agayne and vnto Mercy take And him confirmed in the same by Christ the promist Seede By whom hee Sathan vanquish shoulde Death Hell and dolefull Dreede The wicked sort persistinge still in their most froward wayes Forgettinge Gods great Benefites most lewdly spent their Dayes Yea at the last so horriblie they fell from Sinne to Sinne Contemninge Preachers to them sent their Mindes from Uice to winne That God prouoked in his Ire so with his will it stood At length did send vpon the Worlde an Uniuersall Flood Assurance also here wee haue by proofe before our face Of Abraham of Isaac of Iacob and the Race Of other zealous Patriarches how that his Mercy great Doth neuer fayle them that be his and for his Grace entreate But lendes to them his helpinge hand in all theyr tyme of neede Hee cheereth them relieueth them and aydeth theim with speede By Esau Cain and Ismaell and others of like sorte Who ruffled heere in worldly Pompe and bare a stately port It well appeares the Church of God doth not depend ne staye On worldly Estimation nor Shewes of Tytles gaye And by the Fewnesse eke of those which haue from tyme to tyme Him worshipped in Sprite and Truth deuoyd of spotted Cryme Wee are to learne that it doth not consist in Multitude But in the poore despised Flocke and thus doth hee conclude That Man in Wysedome hys might bee confounded euermore And that the Name of God alone might praised be therefore FINIS The Contents of the First Chapter How Heauen Earth the Light Skye The Sunne Moone Starres so hye How Beastes Fowles how Fishe Man Created was of God and
out from the Earth this daye And from thy sight a Uagabond must hyde my selfe alway 18 And whosoeuer fyndeth me foorthwith he wyl me kyll Not so sayth God who kylleth Cayn seuenfold I punish wyl 19 And then the Lord did put a Marke vpon this Caytife Cayn That whosoeuer did hym fynde should let him passe vnslayne 20 And Cayn departed from the face of the almightye God Toward the East syde of Eden to dwell in Land of Nod. 21 Caynes wyfe by him conceiued was and Henoch foorth brought shee Sayd Cayn this Cyttie now I buyld shal lykewise Henoch bee labal Of whome they came in Tentes that dwelt And Cattall gaynde and profit felt Iubal Of him sprang they that wel could pleye Upon the Harpe and Organ keye Henoch Irad Mehuiael Methusaeâ— Lamoch Adah Iabal Iubal Zillah Tubalkaen Naamab Tuball Hee vnto all a Father was Coulde graue in Iron or in Brasse Naamah She found the vse of Woll to take To Carde to Spynne and Cloth to make 22 Then Lamech spake to both his Wyues and bad them listen well Unto my voyce and wordes sayth he of that I shall you tell 23 For I haue slayne and kylâ— a man and got my selfe a wound A Youngman haue I put to death and strypes thereby haue found 24 For who that Cayne shall kyl or slaye seuen fold auenged shal But Lamech seuentie tymes seuen folde vpon thy head shall fall 25 For why t' is I haue killed Cayn whom God did marke to passe Unslayne of all that should him meete such is my cursed case 26. Adam agayne his wyfe did knowe and shee a sonne him bare And calde hym Seth for God sayth she his goodnes doth not spare 27 But hath mee geeuen another sonne although with griefe and payne In lieu of Abel my sweete sonne Whome Cayn before had slayne 28 And Seth likewyse a sonne begat and Enos named him The name of God to inuocate mankinde did then beginne The Contentes of the fyfte Chapter Of Adam and the Fathers olde That vnto Noah may be tolde Here in this Chapter shall you see The order of their Genealogie The age vvherein they be gat their ChildreÌ„ Adam 13 â–ª Seth. 105. Enoch â—â— Kâ—nan 70. Mahalaleel 65 Ierâ—a 162. Henoch 65. Mathuselah 187. Laâ—â—â—â— 182. Noâ—â— 500. Sâ—m Cham. Iapheâ— Hovv loÌ„ge they liued after and had Issue 800. 807. 815. 860. 830. 100 300 782 595  The Age vvherein they dyed 93 912. 905. 910. 895. 962 â—â—â— 969 777  This Henoch led a Godly lyfe and God him tooke from hence So that of any Earthly man hee seene was neuer sence Lamechs Prophecie When Lamech Noah had begot and Noah borne also Then Lamech sayd this same is he shal comfort vs in woe As when the workes of Synful handes the cursed Earth shal payne Then Noah by the power of God Shall it restore agayne The Contents of the Sixt Chapter The cause of Floud that after fell How God the same did Noah tell And taught him how an Arke to frame And hee in tyme preparde the same IT came to passe when men began on Earth to multiply And had begotten Daughters fayre as might delight the Eye 2. The Sonnes of God these daughters sawe in Bewty to excell Did chuse amonge them all such Wiues as pleased them right well 3. My Sprite saith God shall not still striue with Man that 's Fleshe I see For yet the space I wil them geue iust Sixscore yeares shal be 4. Then after when the Sonnes of God Daughters of Men had knowne And had begotten to them selues men Children of their owne 5. Those Children grewe and Mighty were the strongest men of all For in the World was none so badde Men did them Giantes call 6. But when that God Mens mallice sawe on Earth increasinge still And that the Thoughtes in heart of Man continually was ill 7. Hee did repent him that he made this man vpon the Earth And sayd his kinde he woulde destroye and all that draweth Breath 8. Both Man and Beaste will I destroye and creepinge Worme sayth hee And Fowle that flies twen Heauen and Earth shall all destroyed bee 9. But Noah was a righteous Man and perfect in his wayes Did walke with God and in Gods sight founde fauour in those dayes 10. The Earth before the sight of God Corrupted then was founde And all the Fleshe therein corrupt such mischiefe did abounde 11. Then God to Noah sayd beholde Before me now is come The ende of all the Fleshe on Earth with her corruption I will therefore vpon the Earth and them sende out destruction 12. But thou of Pinetree wood shalt frame an Arke well clos'de about And Chambers let bee made therein wel pitcht within and out 13. This Arke three hundreth Cubits shall in length bee leuell streight And fifty Cubits in the breadth and thirty in the height 14. A Windowe shalt thou make likewise a lofte aboue in th'Arke And in a Cubit compasse space shall finishe vp that warke 15. And in the side thereof prepare a Dore that open may Also three Loftes do make therein thy Stuffe and Store to lay 16. For I a Water Floude will bringe vpon the Earth so hye That perishe shal all Flesh on Earth that vnderneth shall lye 17. But I with thee this cou'naunt make that in the Arke shal be Thy selfe thy Sonnes thy Wife also and thy Sonnes Wyues with thee 18. And looke on Earth what euer lyues thou thether bringe also A payre of each Male and Female with thee to liue and goe 19. Both Birde Beaste Worme that creepes each couple in their kinde Shall come to thee and in the Arke shall lyfe and lyuing fynde 20 And see thou take al maner meate and store it vp by thee That foode may be to thee and theym when tyme of neede shal be 21 And as God â—ad in euery thing so Noah brought to passe Ech thing preparde and did abyde What Gods good pleasure was The Contentes of the Seuenth Chapter Of Noaâ—â— entraunce in the Arke VVho went with him abourd this Barke Also th increasing of the flood VVherein all things were drownd that stood ANd God to righteous Noah sayd into the Arke now goe And take with thee thy Houshold al to enter in also 2 For in this generation I haue thee perfect found A man vnspotted of thy lyfe and in my doctrine sound 3. And take with thee of al cleane Beastes iust seuen of eu'ry kinde Male and Female and of vncleane as I haue thee assignde 4. A payre of eche of Birdes likewise that flies in th' Aire aboute Male and Female by couples seuen of euery sort throughout 5. That they on earth their seede may saue for seuen dayes hence wyl I Upon the Earth send downe such Rayne as all thereon shall dye 6. And fortie Daies and forty Nightes this Rayne shall neuer cease
Tyl all on earth destroyed bee through mighty Flouds increase 7 And Noah did accordinglye as God commaunded than Six hundreth yeares was hee of Age when that this Floud began 8. Into the Arke then Noah went on drye land as it stoode His Sonnes his wyfe his Sonnes wyues from water of the flood Of Beasts that's cleane and eke vncleane of Byrdes and Wormes also Came in by couples in their kinde within the Arke to goe 10. And loke what day God poynted had the Water should appeare It came to passe of Noahs lyfe the iust sixe hundreth yeare 11. And in the second Month therof vpon the seuententh day Were all the fountaynes of the depth broke open by the way 12. The windowes of the Heauens also Were opened by and bye And forty Dayes and forty nightes it rayn'de continuallye 13. When Noah and his three Sonnes nowe were entered in the Arke With Noahs Wife and his Sonnes Wiues and all aboord the Barke 14. Then Beast and Catell in there kynde and Woormes that crepe on grounde And Birdes that flye and Fethers beare what els on Earth was founde 15. Came vnto Noah in the Arke by couples on a rowe Male and Female of euery Fleshe Which breath of lyfe did blowe 16. The dore that in the Arke was made which open yet did stand God put it too and shut it fast with his Almighty Hand 17. And then the Floudes began to swell and Reine came downe withall As forty Dayes and forty Nyghtes continually did fall 18. The Arke which on the Ground yet stode was now with water soft Borne vp from of the Earth alowe and went with Waues aloft 19. And passed ouer tops of trees so mighty was the Floode That Mountaines stretching to the Cloudes were cou'red as they stoode 20. The Waters grew and did encrease and that exceedingly As did the highest Hilles surmount ful Fifteene Cubites hie 21. Thus was all Fleshe on earth distroyd Byrd Cattell Beast and Man And all that had the breath of lyfe on Land abydyng than 22 Only Noah reserued was and they that with him went The Flood preuayled til the tyme â—hryse fyftye dayes were spent The Contentes of the Eyght Chapter Noah sendes out a Rauen to seeke And afterward a Doue most meeke And when the Flood is come and past They all depart the Arke at last How Noah built an Alter faire And Sacrifice did offer there And of corruption naturall In Hart of Man terrestriall ANd God that no tyme wil forget such as do trust in hym Remembred Noah in the Arke and all that were therin 2. And did a wynd bring on the Earth which made the Waters cease And stopt the Fountaynes of the depth they should no more increase 3 The Windowes of the Heauens aboue he shut and they were still And did forbid the Reyne to fall and it obeied his will 4. Thus when as three tymes fifty Dayes expyred were and done The Waters from the Earth agayne did backe agayne returne 5. And Noahs Arke of Monthes the seuenth and on the seauentinth day Upon the Mount of Ararat found place theron to stay 6. The Waters then decreased still and so could passe a waye Until the .x. Month did begynne and on the same first Day 7. The toppes of lofty Mountaynes hye began themselues to showe By reason of the Waters fall which then away did goe 8. And after Forty Dayes were past the Windowe opened hee That in the Arke was made and forth he sent a Rauen to flee 9. Which euer went and came agayne and found no place of stay Because the Waters from the Earth not yet wer gone awaye 10. And after that a Doue he sent hoping therby to knowe Whether the Waters from the Earth were gone away or noe 11. And when the Doue long tyme had flowen and footing none could spye She did Returne vnto the Arke the Waters were to hye 12. And Noah then his hand put forth and toke her in agayn Where in the Arke amonge the rest she longer did remayne 13. And after seuen Dayes more were past a Doue as erst was tolde Agayn was sent and in the Euen within her Mouth behold 14. An Oliue leafe she thether brought late plucked from the Tree Whereby the Waters he perceiu'd abated for to be 15. And Noah yet seuen other Dayes did in the Arke remayne And then a Doue he sent to flye which came no more agayne 16. Sixt Hundreth yeare and one it was of Noahs age and Daye The first of month the first when as the Flood was dryde awaye 17. And Noah toke the hatches of that on the Arke did lye And stode and lookt vpon the Earth the face wherof was dry 18. So in the second Month it was dayes Twenty sixe and one The Earth was drye and Waters all consumed were and gone 19. Then God to Noah spake and sayd come from the Arke and see Bothe thou thy Wife also thy Sonnes and thy Sonnes wyues with the 20. And all the Beastes that are wyth the what euer Fleshe it haue Foule and Cattel and Worme that crepes That I from Flood did saue 21. Bryng out with thee that they the Earth may once agayne possesse And grow thereon and Multiplie with infinite encrease 22. Then Noah came out from the Arke and his three Sonnes also His Wyfe and his Sonnes Wyues likewyse with him from thence did goe 23. And al the Beastes the Wormes and Foules with Noah that went thether Departed also from the arke all of one kynde together 24. And Noah then an Alter made vnto the liuing God And toke al maner Beastes that's cleane th'vncleane was him forbodde 25. So of al sortes of Foules that 's cleane he offered on the same For Sacrifyce of thankfulnes to Gods most holy name 26. And as the Sacrifyce he made vpon the Alter brent Almighty God wel pleased was with swetenes of the sent 27. And God in hart this promise made the Earth no more to curse For Mankinde sake for Man is ill and waxeth worse and worse 28. His hart can but Imagin ill which from the first begonne Yet wil I not al Fleshe destroye henceforth as I haue donne 29. Ne yet saith God shal Sowing tyme and Haruest with encrease Cold and Heate Winter and Somer ne Day and Night ere cease 30. So long as any Man shall liue or that the Earth indure Though Man by Sinne and Wickednesse my Wrath do stil procure The Contentes of the Ninth Chapiter How Noah and his Sonnes were blest Forbid to eate the Blood of Beast Forbid also Mans Blood to shead The law of Sword that striketh dead A promise made God wil no more The VVorld with Floud droune as before He geues a Raynbow for a token That to confirme which he hath spoken Noha with VVyne is dronke become He curseth Cham his seconde Sonne ALmyghty God did Noah blesse and his three Sonnes
that Fyer may it bake 5 And other some did take in hand to get together Slyme UUhich stoode in steede as wee do vse our Morter made of Lyme 6. Thus when they had great Rylles of Bricke and Slyme to bynde withall Let vs sayd they a Cittie make so'strong as may not fall 7. And in the same a Tower buylde to reach vnto the Heauen The top whereof it selfe may stretch aboue the Planets seuen 8 And to our selues lets get a name for it may come to passe Wee may be skattered on the Earth abrode as others was 9. And God by power and sight deuine came downe and did behold This worke that Adams Brats had made with courage stout and bolde 10 And sayd behold this People great hath but one tongue ye see And thus haue they in vayne begonne to skale the Skies to mee 11 Ne yet wyll they leaue of to make Their Turret high and strong Come on therefore let vs descend and myngle so their tounge 12 That what one man to other sayth he shall not vnderstand So by and by to passe it came through worke of mightie hand 13 Thus were they skattred on the Earth and left their worke alone And ech one had a seuerall Speach vnto him selfe anone 14 Wherfore that place is Babel cald because confounded was The onely tounge of al the World as it so came to passe 15 Also because they skattered were from thence on earth to fynde Same other place abroade to dwell as God to them assignde These are the Generations of Sem. The age vvherein they begat their ChildreÌ„ Sem. 100 Arpackshad 35. Shelah 30. Eber. 34. Peleg 30. Reu. 32. Serug 30. Nahor 29. 〈◊〉 70. Abram Sarai Nahor Milcha 〈◊〉 Lot Hovv loÌ„ge they lived after and had Issue 500. 403. 403. 430. 209. 207 200â— 119  The Age vvhere in they dyed 600. 438. 433. 464. 239. 239 230 248  Moyses to Sem retourneth backe in this Genealogie That he might create of Abraham the worthy Hystory This Haran did depart this lyfe at Ur in Chaldea Which on the West adioyneth to Mesopotamia 2 And in his Fathers presence dyed that Terach was by name And both his Brethren tooke them wyues Moyses recordes the same 3 And Abram was the first of twayne and hee did Sarai take But shee was barren from her Byrth they they could no issue make 4 And Nahor maryed Milcha fayre that Harans daughter was And afterward by tract of time at length it came to passe 5 That Terach with him Abram tooke and Lot sonne to Haran And Sara Abrams wyfe lykewise from Ur to Canaan 6 And there in Haran did they dwell the rest of Terachs dayes Hee was two hundred yeares and fyue and then he went his wayes The Contentes of the XII Chapter How God did Abram blesse as hee with Lot did goe Vnto the land af Canaan this chapter heredoth show How God did promise make this Canaan to geeue To righteous AbraÌ„ his sede that after him should lyue Into Egypt also how Abram iourney makes And how his wyfe he sister calles name of wife forsakes And how for them God sent vpon king Pharao His heuie great mightye plague is here exprest aelso AND then the Lorde to Abram sayd depart thy kinred fro And get thee from thy fathers house to 'th Land I wil thee shoe 2 I wyll â—hee make a People great and mightie in the Land And wil thee blesse and make thy name so great on earth to stand 3 That thou a blessing mayst be made and who so blesseth thee Or shall thee curse shal be agayn so blest or curst of mee For all the Nacions on the Earthe in thee shall blessed bee 4 And Abram went as God him bad and Lot with him also He was iust seuentie fyue yeares old when Haran hee wente fro 5 And Abram tooke his wyfe with him and Lot his brothers sonne And all the Goodes which they had got and by their traueil wonne 6 Also the Soules with him hee tooke which they begotten had In Haran vnto Canaan they merye went and glad 7 And when they were come to the land I told you earst before Abram to Sichem fâ—rther went and to the Oake of More 8 To Abram ther ethe Lorde appeard and thus hee said to him Unto thy Seede I geeue this Land the which thou now art in 9 With humble sprite did Abraham than an Aulter newlye make Unto the Lord that then appearde for his great Goodnes sake 10 Then Abraham departed thence and to a Mountayne went Which stoode by East of Bethel fayre and there he pitcht his Tent. 11 This Bethel being on the West and Hai vpon the East To buyld an Aulter to the Lord there Abram thought it best 12 And when hee had his Aulter built and cald vpon his name He Southward tooke his iourney thence and so did leaue the same 13 And after this it happened so great a Dearth to bee That into Egipt Abram went to rest in that countrye 14 And ere hee came the Countrye in vnto his wife hee sayde Behold thou art a woman fayre and I am halfe afrayd 15 That when th'Egiptians shall thee see and know thou art my wyfe They wyll by force take thee away and reue me of my lyfe 16 Therfore to them I pray thee saye I am but Brother thyne So I for thee shall better fare and saue this lyfe of myne 17 So soone as hee to Egipt came the Egiptians did espie The beautye of the Woman suche as did entice the eye 18 And so among themselues they sayd this woman sure is fayre And Pharaos Lordes that her beheld to Pharao did repayre 19 And of her beautie made report and Pharao did require To haue her brought into his house according t' his desire 20 Shee thyther came whom when hee sawe to Abram thus hee sayde My Frend is this thy wyfe or not or is she els thy Mayde 21 O mighty Prince sayd Abram then Shee is not wyfe to mee But shee a Mayd my Sister is and yet from Bondage free 22 Then Pharao tooke her vnto wyfe and did entreate her wel And cherisht Abram for her sake gaue him Sheepe and Cattel 23 And Oxen Asses Camels eke of either kinde great store Of men seruaunts and maydes lykewise and what he would els more 24 But God vpon king Pharao and on his house also Did send downe great and greuous plagues til Sarai he let goe 25 King Pharao then for Abram cald and thus to him sayd hee Why hast thou dealt thus craftely and doubled so with mee 26 Wherfore didst thou not say to mee this woman was thy wyfe Why didst thou saye she was a mayd and led a single lyfe 27 For what intent shouldst thou tel mee shee was thy sister deare And caused mee to make her so my louing wyfe and
enough and fyer it to burne But wher 's the Shepe for Sacrifice that now should serue the turne 14. My louing sonne sayd Abraham I pray thee be content God wil prouyde for Sacrifyce a shepe that shal be brent And so together louinglye vpon the Mount they went 15. And when they came vnto the place which God had shewed him There Abraham an Alter made and wood he dressed trym 16. And tooke his swete sonne Isahac and bound him as he stoode And layde hym there the Alter on aloft vpon the wood 17. And as he stretched forth his hand therein he toke the knyfe Myndyng therwith to kil his sonne and reaue him of his lyfe 18. But then the Angel of the Lorde thus spake from heauen hye O Abraham O Abraham he sayd Lord here am I. 19. Laye not thy hand sayd th'Angell than vpon thy Childe to kyl Ne any other thynge attempt wherby to do him ill 20. For now I know thou fearest God by this that thou hast done And hast not spared for my sake thy deare and onely Sonne 21. And Abraham his Eies lift vp and lookte on eu'ry syde And loe a Ramme by hornes was caught In bushie Thicket tyde 22 His Chyld he toke and did vnbynd and from the Alter sette And went vnto the Thicket there from whence the Ramme hee fette 23. And offred for a Sacrifyce the Ram that he so caught In steede of his sonne Isahacke whom he for offringe brought 24. And Abraham did call the place Almighty God wil see â–ª As it is sayd vnto this day In Mount God seene wil be 25. The Angel calde the seconde tyme from Heauen to Abraham And sayd I haue my selfe sworne by beecause thou hither cam 26. And hast thus done and hast not sparde thy onelye Sonne I see I promise make in Blessyng good I wil my selfe blesse thee 27. In multiplying I likewyse wil multiply thy Seede As Stars in Heauen and as the Sand vpon Sea Shore in deede 28. And more thy Seede shal eke possesse the gates of al his foes And in thy Seede shal Nations al vpon the Earth that growes 29 Be henceforth blessed euer more because that thou hast hearde My voyce and to fulfyl my wil. thou hast no time deferde 30 So Abraham then turned backe where his two youngmen lay They rose and so together went to Berseba the way 31. And after these thyngs ended were one vnto Abraham Brought from his brother Nahor newes how Children eyght forth came 32 From Milcha which was Nahors wyfe And sister vnto Lot I say that Nahor by his wife these children Eyght begot This Remuel that third sonne is by Pedagree you see The father of Th'Assyrians reported is to bee 〈◊〉 Milcha Vz. Buz Keâ—uel Chesed Haso â—eidâ—â—h Iâ—dlaph Bethuel Laâ—an Rebecca Rumah the Concubine Tebah Gaâ—an Thahash Maacha The difference betvvene the Wyfeand the Concubyne vvas this the one vvas taken vvith certayn solemnities of mariage and her children did enherit the Concubyne not so neyther did her children inherit but had a porcion of goodes or monye geuen theÌ„ The Contentes of the XXIII Chapter Of Saras death and burial in field that Abram bought The manner how to mourne the dead by Abram are we taught AN Hundreth twenty seuen yeares was Sara when she dyde For so long did she liue on Earth and myght no longer byde 2. TheÌ„ Abraham came for to mourn and wepe for Saras death And stode vp from the sight of hyr to talke with sonnes of Heth 3. And sayde behold a Stranger I forreyner yee see Desyre some grounde to bury in I pray you geue it me 4. That I may bury thys my Corse out of my sight to day The children then of Heth agayne this wyse to him gan say 5 Behold my Lorde thou art a Prince of God among vs all In chefest of our Sepulchres thy dead thou bury shall 6. For none of vs shal thee forbidde the Sepulchres we haue But therein mayst thou lay thy dead as thou thyselfe dost craue 7 Then Abraham stode vp and gaue obeysance for the same Before the people of the land th'ofspringe of Heth by name 8. And further sayd he vnto them if it your pleasure bee I bury shall my deade from syght then harken vnto mee 9. Ephron the sonne of Zoar hath a double Caue you knowe Which in the ende of all his Fielde appeareth there in showe 10. I you besech to speake for me that I the same may haue For so much money as it 's worth no other do I craue 11. And in the presence of you al I will the Money paye â–ª For a possession vnto me wherin I bury may 12. Ephron the Heth it answered to Abrahams request In hearyng of the Children all of Heth and of the rest 13. That went in at the Citty Gates â–ª not so my Lord heare me The Field and Caue that is therein I freely geue it thee 14 And this I speake in presence here of Sonnes and people myne I geue it thee interre thy dead for euer it is thyne 15. And Abraham his body bowd as then such was the guyse Before the people in the land and aunswerd in this wise 16 I pray thee harken vnto mee if it thee not offend I wyl geeue Syluer for the field and count thee so my freend Take it and I wyl burye there my dead and so an ende 17 Ephron agayne to Abraham in this sort did replye Four hundred sikles is the Lande of Syluer worth to buye 18 Alas my Lord and what is that twixt Abraham and mee Enterre therfore thy dead therein and take it vnto thee 19 And Abraham gaue eare to him and did the siluer pay In hearing of the Sonnes of Heth asmuch as he did say 20 Four hundreth siluer Sikles t' was of currant monye told Such as the Marchauntes vse to take for Wares when they haue sold 21 For Ephrons Fyeld with double Caue before Mamre that lay With trees therein and borders round did Abraham then paye 22 So was it made to Abraham possession good and sure In sight of Hethite Children there for euer to endure 23 Also in presence of theym all that to the Cittie went This thing was done and witnessed the Parties were content 24 And after this did Abraham interre within this Caue Sara his wyfe with auncient Rytes as Corses vse to haue 25 This Field and Caue and Trees therein Mamre before doth lye Which Hebron is and in the Land of Canaan to trye 26 So both the Field the Caue and all was by the Sonnes of Heth Thus wyse made sure to Abraham for buriall after death The Contents of the XXIIII Chapter How Abraham his Seruaunte makes to sweare ere thing be done And sendes him foorth a wyfe to seeke for Isaac his sonne He sought and brought Rebecca home as God appointed had VVhom Isaac tooke vnto wyfe
whereof they all were glad ANd Abraham was verye olde wel slept in yeares and dayes And in all thinges had God him blest by diuers sundrye wayes 2 He sayd his eldest seruant to which chiefest rule did heare Come put thy hand vnder my Thighe for I wyl make thee sweare 3 Euen vnto God of Heauen and Earth before whose face I stand That thou perfourme this solemne Oth by putting to thy hand 4 That is thou shalt not take a wyfe to Isaac my Sonne Of daughters of the Cananites among the which I wonne 5 But shalt vnto my natiue soyle among my kynred goe And there a wyfe thou shalt prepare for Isaac to know 6 But Sir sayd hee what if that shee wyl not agree thereto And come with mee into this Land Shall I this thing then doe 7 As bring thy Sonne into the Land out which thou camest fro Beware of that sayd Abraham by Oth I charge thee no. That thou not thyther bring my Sonne where now thy selfe doest goe 8 For why the God of Heauen which from my fathers house mee tooke And from the Land where I was borne and that which vndertooke 9 T' appeare to me and sweare to me and sayd vnto thy Seede Wyll I this Land to them and theirs for euer geeue in deede 10 I say that God shal send with thee his Angel now from hence That thou maist choose and take a wyfe vnto my sonne from thence 11 But if the woman do refuse and for to come seeme loth Then set her rest and thou art free from daunger of this Oth. 12 But yet this thing aboue the rest I charge thee vpon payne That thou my sweete Sonne Isahack not thyther bring agayne 13 And so the Seruaunt put his hand vnder his maysters Thye 14 And sware to him concerning this himselfe faythful to trye And tooke with him of Camels ten of other Goodes great store The choise and best of al that were his Maysters goodes before 15 Unto Mesopotamia by traueil great hee got Unto the Cittie of Nahor that Uncle was to Lot 16 And there without the Citty gate a Well he did espie He made his Camels on the ground along thereby to lye 17 It was in th' Euening when he came at setting of the Sunne Such tyme as Women to the Well for water thyther come 18 The seruaunt then of Abraham hard by the Wel him staid And lifting by his eyes to Heauen to God in Hart thus prayd 19 Thou mightie God of Maister mine from whom I hyther came This Day me speede and Mercy showe vpon thyne Abraham 20 For loe I stand the Well hard by where Maides wyl Water fet And Daughters of the City here there Pitchers downe wil set 21 The Damsell now to whom I say bowe downe thy Pitcher here And let me drinke some of the Springe and Water that is cleere 22 Yf shee say Drynke and I wyl geue thy Camelles Drinke also The same is shee thou hast ordaynde For Isaac to know 23 And thereby shall I vnderstand thy mercy great in showe Upon my maister Abraham thou largely doste bestowe 24 And ere he had thus made an ende behold it came to passe Rebecca oute for Water came that Bethuelles Daughter was 25 Sonne vnto Melcha Nahors wyfe brother to Ibraham Her Pytcher on her shoulder set thus to the Well she came 26 Exceding fayre the Damsel was to see or looke vpon A Mayd also and free from man for knowne she was of none 27 Then downe she went vnto the Well and did her Pitcher fill Came vp agayne and homeward went shee thought not to stand still 28 The Seruaunt then vnto her ranne and thus to her did say Of this thy Pitcher let me suppe some water I the pray 29 Drynke sir she sayd and therewythall a while so did shee staye And hasted downe vppon her Arme her Pitcher for to laye 30. And gaue him drinke and after sayd I will before I goe More Water drawe that Camelles thine may drinke enough also 31. Into a Trough that stoode thereby her Pitcher emptied shee And Ran agayne vnto the Well with speede such as might be 32. And Water drewe for Camels al and to the trough it brought The fellowe sure great wonder had at her within his thought 33. But held his peace and silent was to wit where God or no Had made his Iourney prosperous that hee about did goe 34. And as the Camels left to drinke hee tooke an Eareringe forth Of halfe a Sykle weight in Golde the value somewhat worth 35. Two Golden Bracelettes for her handes of Sikles tenne in weight All these vnto the Mayde he gaue and shee receiu'de them streight 36. Whose Daughter then sayd hee art thou I pray thee do mee tell And is there roume for vs to Lodge in House where you do dwell 37. I am sayd shee the Childe begot of Bethuell by name And hee the Sonne of Nahor was and Milcha bare the same 38. Hee hearinge this the Eareringe tooke and put it on her Face And eke the Goulden Bracelettes both about her armes did brace 39 His body bow'de and worshipped the God of Heauen and sayde God of my Maister Abraham be blessed for this Mayde 40. For thou with Mercy and with Truth hast delt with Maister myne That I vnto his Brothers House am brought by Mercy thine 41. The Damsell to her Mothers house apace did homeward runne And told to al that were therein eche thinge both sayd and donne 42 And Laban that her Brother was so sone as he had seene The Eareringes and the Bracelettes on hir armes the same betwene 43 And heard the wordes his sister spake thus sayd the man to me He then ranne out vnto the man And by the Wel stode he 44 And all his Camelles heard him by the Wel side round about Come in saide Laban blest of God wherfore stand'st thou without 45. I haue the house prepard and drest and roume enough for these Thy Camelles all prouided haue wherein to take their ease 46. And then the man into the house came in with gladsome thought Hys Camels there vnbridle did and Laban Litter brought 47. And Prouender for Camelles his and Water sweete and trimme To washe his Feete and Feete of those that thither came with him 48. And set before him and the men of good and holsome Meate Quoth he I will my errande say before that I do eate 49. Say on my frende sayd Bethuell the Father of the Mayde What ere it bee thou welcome art therefore bee not afraide 50. I am sayd hee to Abraham a seruaunt as you see And God hath blest my Maister so with Richesse great that bee 51. That Measure may not measure them hee is become so great God hath him geeuen of Siluer Gold of Oxen Sheepe and Neate 52. Of Men Seruauntes and Maydens and of Camelles in such sort And Asses eke the Herdes whereof
he may Blesse thee my Sonne before the Lord or yet his dying day 11. Then Iacob to his Mother sayd beholde my Brother is A man that 's rough â—nd I am smooth my father feeling this 12. Shall thynke I went him to beguyle and so shal angry be By which in stede of Blessyng good A Curse shall brynge on me 13. Thy curse sayd she vpon me fall my sonne hear thou my voyce Goe fetch the kyddes so forth he went of twayne made he his choyce And brought them to his mother deare vnto her great reioâ—ce 14 Wherof his mother made such meate as father his did loue And to the end the better she suspicion myght remoue 15 She brought the garmentes gay to see that Esau wont to weare And put them on young Iacobs backe the same about to beare 16. Also about his handes she wrapt vpon his necke lykewyse Which faire and smoth was to beholde in euery bodyes eies 17. The skinnes of Goates that hairy were and rough as Esaus skinne And Meat and Drynke in order drest to Iacobs hand put in 18. And he therwith vnto his Syre such time as he did come Sayd Father myne who answered but who art thou my sonne 19. I am sayd he thine eldest sonne and Esau is my name And haue according to thy best performed heere the same 20 Sit vp and eate of Uensoâ— myne and so refreshed be And that thy soule before the Lorde may blessyng geue to me 21. Sayd Isaaac vnto his sonne how commeth it to passe That thou so quickely Uenson found I pray thee shaw the case Thy God sayd he vnto my hand did bryng it where I was 22. Sayd Isaac come neare my sonne that I may feele thee so The trueth to knowe whether that thou be Esau yea or no 23 So Iacob to his father went and hee hym feâ—t as tho The voyce sayd hee â—s Iacobs voyce but Esaus handes I know 24 He'knew hym not because his handes were cou'red wâ—th the skynne Whych roughe and hearye did appeare as Esaus handes had bene 25 Art thou Esaw my sonne Sayd hee I am and so confesse Bring me thy venson onne to eate that thee my soule may blesse 26 And so he broughâ—e â—im meat and wyne he eat and dranke apace Com neare my Sonne sayd Isaac and kysse me on the face 27 So he vnto his father went and when he had him kist He smelt the sauer of his Clothes and saying thus him blut 28 Behold the smell of my sweete Sonne is as the pleasaunt field Which God hath blest with much encrease of Plentie great to yelde 29 God geeue thee of the Dewe of Heauen with fatnesse of the Earth And plentie both of Corne and wyne whyle lyfe shall lend the breath 30 Let people great thy seruauntes bee and Nacions to thee bowe Be Lorde ouer thy Brethren all a happie man art thou 31 Also thy Mothers Children shall to thee obedient be And curst be hee that curseth thee but blessed shall he bee That shall thee blesse aboue the rest thus haue I blessed thee 32 And Isahac no sooner had made end of blessing so And that young Iacob scarse was gone his fathers presence fro 33 But in from hunting Esau came and meate did ready make And to his father brought the same that hee thereof might take 34 And sayd now â—ee my father ryse and eate of Uenson myne Which am thy Sonne and that thy Soule may blesse me who am thyne 35 Sayd Isahack why who art thou I am then aunswered hee Thyne eldest Sonne that hunted haue and Uenson brought to thee 36 Then Isaac astonied was and thus wise gan hee saye Why which is hee and where is hee mee Uenson brought to day 37 Of which I haue before thou came eaten vnto my fyll And haue him blest aboue the rest and blessed shal bee still 38 When Esau heard these wordes proceede from Father in such sort He wept and cryed exceedinglye more then I can report 39 And in the bitternesse of Hart vnto his father spake And him besought that blessing his hee would vpon him make 40 Sayd Isaac ere thou came in but euen a little while Thy Brother hath thy blessing taâ—e with subtiltie and guyle 41 He Iacob wei may called bee sayd Esau brother his For twyse hee vndermined mee as shall appeare by this 42 First he my Byrthright tooke away and now hath tane also My blessing which thou promist mee when I to hunt did goe But father is no blessing left for me I pray thee showe 43 My Sonne behold sayd Isaac thy Lord I haue him made And eke his mothers children all shall serue him in their trade 44 Besydes I haue with Corne and Wyne him blest where ere hee goe What can I doe for thee my Sonne since this hath hapned so 45 Ah Father myne sayd Esau then is al thy blessing gone Or els of blessing hadst thou not no moe but this same one 46 Blesse mee also good Father myne most humbly do I pray And there withall did Esau weepe his Father then did saye 47 My Sonne thy dwelling place shal be the fatnesse of the Earth And from aboue the dew of Heauen whyle lyfe shall spare the Breath 48 And by thy sworde eke shalt thou lyue and Brothers seruaunt bee Also thus shall it come to passe and happen vnto thee 49 That when thou shalt the maystrie get of Iacob Brother thyne Then from thy necke thou shalt his yoke vnlose and eke vntwyne 50 The hatred then was great that grew in this same Esaus breast Against his Brother for because his Father so him blest 51 And in his froward hart thus sayd the dayes are yet not long Of Fathers death when as I trow I wyll reuenge this wrong 52 These wordes were brought Rebecca to and she for Iacob sent And sayd thy Brother threatnâ—th thee to kill thee hee is bent 53 Therfore my Sonne heare thou my voyce and do thee ready make And flee my Brother Laban to who wil thee vndertake 54 Safelye to keepe tyl Brothers wrath be turnde away from thee And that the thing which thou hast done to him forgotten bee 55 Then wil I sende to fetch thee thence and thou shalt come away Ah why should I be desolate of both you in one daye 56 Rebecca to her husband went and spake with feeble breth I weary am of lyfe sayd shee for Daughters now of Heth. 57 If Iacob take a wyfe of them or such as here do fall Ah woe is mee my lyfe shall than do mee no good at all The Contentes of the XXVIII Chapiter Iacob is sent to haue a wyfe to Laban Vncle his And Esau eke a wyfe doth take an Ismaelite that is How Iacob Dreames and makes a vowe the tenth of all to giue How Iesus Christe is promised by whom wee all do liue THen Isaac for Iacob cal'de hee blessed him and sayd I
charge thee take no Wyfe of these where wee thus longe haue stayd 2. But rise and get thee to the house of Bethuel Graundsyre thine Who Father to thy Mother is and louinge Wyfe of mine 3 And there amonge the Daughters such of Laban Bethuels Sonne Thou shalt a wife from thence chose out as I tofore haue donne 4 And God Almighty do the blesse and make the great to grow And multiply thy Seede on Earth so mighty for to showe 5. That Multitudes of People maye springe forth and growe by thee And blessinge geue of Abraham with thee and thine to bee 6. And that thou maist the Land possesse a straunger where thou art Which God hath geuen to Abraham so Iacob did depart 7. And to Mesopotamia to Bethuels sonne he went And did performe his Fathers hest in euery thinge hee ment 8. When Esau sawe that Isaac had Brother Iacob blest And to Mesopotamia howe hee was redy prest 9 And how that as he blessed him he gaue him charge also To take no woman vnto wife of Canaan to know 10 But that he should a wife fetche thence from whence his mother came And saw his father liked not the Seede of Canaan 11 He also went to Ismael and daughter his did take And to those wiues he then possest a wife of her did make 12. As Iacob went to Haran ward a place he chaunced on Where as he â—aried al the night because the sunne was gone 13 And of that place a stone he toke vnder his head to set And layd him downe his head theron and thus a while he slept 14 And in the same behold he dreamd a Ladder longe to see That stode on Earth the toppe wherof to Heauen did seme to be 15 Upon the same went vp and downe Gods Angelles in his sight And God vpon the Ladder stode wyth Countnaunce shininge bright 16 Which said I am the Lord and God of Abraham that 's past Likewise the God of Isaac that euermore shal last 17 The Land where on thou sleepest now I will gyue vnto thee And to thy sede that 's yet to come which after thee shal be 18 And as the Dust vpon the Earth thy Seede so wil I make For multitude vnspeakable this wil I for thy sake 19 And thou shalt spred abrode on Earth alonge vnto the West And to the East the North and Southe as I haue the exprest And thorow thee and seede of thee all Kinredes shal be blest 20 Behold and see I am wyth the and wil the kepe also In euery place where thou shalt passe â–ª or where thy feete shal goe 21 And backe againe vnto this Land I wyl thee safely bring And wil performe what I haue said to thee in eu'ry thing 22. When Iacob from his sleepe awoke wyth heauy chere and sad The Lord sayd he is in this place and I no knowledge had 23 Afraid he was and therefore said how fearefull is this place It is I see of God the house of Heauen the gate to passe 24 So Iacob earely in the morne stode vp and toke the stone Which he had layd vnder his head to make a pillow on 25 And pitched it vpon an ende and as the Text doth tel Hee powred Oyle on top thereof and nam'd the place Bethell 26. Which Luz before that time was cal'de and Iacob vowd a vowe If God sayd he will be with mee in this my iourney now 27 And wil me keepe and geue me breade and clothes to couer me So that vnto my fathers house I come agayne may bee 28 Then sure the Lord shal be my God and this same Stone you see Which I haue set vpon an ende the house of God shal be 29. And also will of euery thinge that thou to mee shalt giue The tenth thereof geue thee againe all dayes that I shall liue The Contentes of the XXIX Chapter Sauen Yeares doth Iacob Laban serue For Rachel Labans Childe Vnto his bed is Leah brought And Iacob is beguilde Hee marieth both and serueth yet seuen yeares for Rachell more And Leah doth Conceiue and beare and prayseth God therefore THen Iacob lyfted vp his Feete to pace his iourney oute And came to Country of the East and as hee lookt about 2 Behold in field there was a Wel and Flockes of Sheepe hard by And on the mouth of that same Well a mighty Stone did lye 3 So thyther were the Flockes al brought that they might water take And then the Stone was rold away more roome for Sheepe to make 4 And when the Sheepe had dronke their fill they put the Stone agayne Upon the Wel til watring tyme the Mouth did close remayne 5 Sayd Iacob then vnto those men my Brethren whence are yâ—e Of Haran Syr sayd they we are and Shepeheardes as you see 6 And know you Laban then sayd hee that Nahors Sonne should bee We know him very wel sayd they a vertuous man is hee 7 And is hee in good health or not I pray you do me tell In health sayd they and see where comes his Daughter young Rahell Driuing the Flocke of Fathers Sheepe to bring vnto thys Well 8 It is but early day sayd hee too sone haue you brought hyther It is not tyme the Cattel should be gathred yet together 9 But insomuch as ye be heere and by the Well remayne Water the sheepe and so departe that they may feede agayne 10 We may not so our custome is to gather all in one Then from the mouth of this same Well wee rolle away the Stone And so we water all our sheepe and backe agayne are gone 11 Whyle hee yet talked with those men young Rahel came apace With Fathers sheepe for shee them kept and when shee was in place 12 No sooner had young Iacob seene this Rahel in the face But from the Well he rold the Stone and so in little space 13 He watered the Flocke of Sheepe that Rahel thyther brought Which Flocke of Sheepe Laban in deede his mothers Brother ought 14 And Iacob there did Rahel kysse and lifted vp his voyce And wept and shed such teares of ioye as men that much reioyce 15 Hee told her then how that he was her fathers brothers Sonne She ranne and told her father all what was both sayd and done 16 UUhen Laban heard of Iacob there his Sisters Sonne to bee He ranne to meete and him embrast and welcome sayd to mee 17 And when hee had him frendlye kist home to his house him brought And Iacob there to Laban told the matter all in thought Which hee against his brother had by mothers counsell wrought 18 Sayd Laban than thou art my bone and eke my Flesh also And heee abode a Month with him about his worke to goe 19 Though thou said hee my Brother bee should thou for nought serue mee Tel mee what shal thy wages bee and I wil