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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11417	The historie of Iudith in forme of a poeme. Penned in French, by the noble poet, G. Salust. Lord of Bartas. Englished by Tho. Hudson.; Histoire de Judit. English	Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste, seigneur, 1544-1590.; Hudson, Thomas, 16th/17th cent.	1584 (1584)	STC 21671; ESTC S110849	55,564	124

th' Almightie God Commanded him the same for to retaine which to the former shape returnde againe Thus siling humain sight it chaunged forme One while a Rod one while a creeping worme Then armed with this staffe the lord him sent The proude Idolatrous princes to torment He in the name of God full oft did pray the King to let the Hebrews go their way Vnto the desert where he did deuise To offer God a pleasant sacrifise But Pharo closde his eare against the Lorde And to his holie word would not accorde Then God th' Eternall wrought by Moyses hand to approue his worde great wonders in that land Exod. 4 For he not onely Riuers turnd to bloode Exod. 7. But also all th heads of Nilus floode which wattreth wealthie Egypt with his sources was turnd to blood amid their siluer courses So that the king him selfe his life to feede was faine to vse such water for his neede This Moyses made the froggs in millions creep Exod. 8 From floods and ponds scrall frō ditches deep who cled all Misraim with their filthie frie Euen on the king an all his familie To young and old of either Sexe that while Exod. 9. He sent a plague of scalding botches vile So that the Memphits layd on beds to rest with vncouth venim dayly were opprest to Medciners the medcine vailed not So sore the poisond plague did vndercot He also smote the forrests herbs and gras The flocks of sheepe and euerie beast that was throw poison of th' infected ground so fell The Morrain made them all to dye or swell So that the shepherd by the riuer side His flock hath rather dead then sicke espide He earthly dust to lothly lice did change And dimd the Ayre with such a cloud so straunge Of flyes grashoppers hornets clegs clocks That day and night throw houses flew in flocks Exod. 10. that with incisions sharpe did sheare the skinnes of Aegipt Panims throw their proudest ynnes And when the heavne most quiet seemd fair th' Eternall sent a tempest through the air at this Hebrews prayer such a reare Of thunder fell that brought them all in feare Here lay a Bull that woodran while he brast There lay the Keeper brunt with thunder blast And now the forrest high that hid the air with many a spreeding arme is spoild and bair So that the sap that grafters keeps with paine which should restore the stock and leafe again Is loste alas in lesse then half a daye the husbands hoped fiuite gone to decaye VVhat more th' Eternall darkned so the skye For three dayes space none could another spye that cloude so thick the Memphis rebels fand that they might firmly feele it with their hand If seemd that Phoebus left his ancient round And dwelt three dayes with men of vnderground And as the snne at one selfe time is felt with heate to harden clay and wax doth melt so Amrams sacred sonne in these proiects made one selfe cause haue two contrarie effects For Izak humbly knew their Lord deuine But Pharo more and more did still repine Like to the corpslet colde the more t' is bet with hammers hard more hardnes it doth get Yet when his sonne was slaine by th' Angels hād Exod. 1● Amongst the eldest heires of Aegipt land He was afraide and let them go that night Heyrs where pleased them to serue their God of might VVho sent a cloude before them all the day By night a Piller of fire to guide their way But sodainly this tyrant did gainstand His former graunt and armd all Aegipt land VVith hote pursute against all lacobs hoste that were encamped on the Red-sea coste Such noyse was neuer since the foraigne tide Brak throw Gibraltar when it did deuide the Calp from Abill or when Sicill strand Deuorsed was from her italia land As was in these two campes that one with boste that other with their waillings filde the coste It seemd the sounds of furious horse and men With hornes pypes to heavne resounded then O Iugler said the Iewes what hatefull strife Exod. 14. They ●●●mure Hath moued thee to change our happie life What are we fishes for to swimme the seas Or are we foules to fly where as we pleas Beyond the Sea or ouer hills to soare VVas there not graues for vs on Gossen shoare But in this desart heare to dye or haue the bloodred Occean Sea to be our graue Then Moyses with his quickned rod that tide He smote the sea which fearefull did deuide Discouering land that sunne had neuer seene And staid the sea as there two walles had beeues which made a passage dry of ample space For all to passe who were of I saks race But contrarie the Red-sea did deuower The barbrous tyrant with his mightie power who proudly durst himself to that present which opened but to saue the innocent O happie race since god doth arme for thee Both fire and aire the winds the clouds and see which all vnto thy paye haue whole enclinde Let not cōsuming time we are out of minde So rare a grace but let thine elders shewe this to their noble seed that shall ense we And let their sonnes vnto their sonnes recorde Throw all the world rhese wonders of the lorde God with Coelestiall breade in time of neede His loued Iacob fourtie yeare did feede Exod. 16 And gaue them water from the solide stone which of it selfe had neuer moisture none Their caps their cotes shoes that they did weas God kept all fresh and newe full fourtie year And larder least their soules for want of food should faint faile he of his mercies good Exod. 20. Gaue them his law pronounced by his voyce His sprite to theirs in him for to reioyce So teaching them and vs in precepts ten Our ductie first to god and next to men To th' end that man to man should truely stand And ioy ne with God and neuer break that band This mightie Prophet dead Duke Iosua than Iosua Their Captaine stout this Palmy prouince wan Throw might of God he Scepters did subdewe Of thirtie tyran kings whome all he slew At his commandment like the thunder sound The Rampers stroug fell fearefully to ground Before the Tortuse or the horned Ramme Had bet or mined from their wall a dramme For euen of hornes full hoarse their fimple blast An engine was their towres adoune to cast He prayd the heavne for to prolong the daye And made the horses of the sunne to staye To th'ēd the night should not with cloud be eled To saue the faithles that before him fled Now when this Panim scourge with age at last Had left this life and vnto heauen past Then Izak had of Rulers sundrie men whose golrious acts deserues eternall pen. who knowes not Samgar Barac and Othoniell Indger The valiant Delbor Ahud and good Samuell What land O Sampson rings not thy renowne who sole vnarmed bet an

and bears and harts full olde Some tamenes from their daūted youth to holde Thus ere the Moone twelf dosen chaūges past Virginitie the maydens maners faire in forme were cast For as the perfite pylot feares to runne Vpon the rocks with singling sheet doth shunne Cyanes straites or Syrtes sinking sands Or cruell Capharois with stormy strands So wysely she dishaunted the resort Of such as were suspect of light report Well knowing that th' acquaintance with the ill Corrupts the good And though they euer still Remain vpright yet some will quarrell pike common brute will deeme them all alike For looke how your Companions you clect for good or ill so shall you be suspect This prudent Dame delyted not in daunce Nor sitting vp nor did her selfe aduaunce In publike place where playes banquets beene In euerie house to see to be seene But rather vnderstanding such a trade Had bene the wrak of many-a modest mayd who following wandring Dina wanton dame Haue ofty me put their noble house to shame she kept at home her fathers habitation Both day and night in godly conuersation She pittious Nurse applyde her painfull thought to serue nourish them that her vpbrought Like to the gratefull stork that gathereth meate brings it to her elders for to eate And on a firtree high with Boreas blowne Giues life to those of whome she had her owne But if she might some howre from trauell quite At vacant tyme it was her chiefe delyte to read the scriptures where her faithfull mind Might confort of the heavnly Manna finde Sometyme she broyded on the anuas gall Some bird or beast or Aegle or Eliphant tall VVhile subtely with siluer nedle fine she works on cloth some historie deuine Hear Lot escaping the deuouring fire From sinnefull Zodom shortly doth retire To Segor where his wife that was vnwittie Cast back her eye to see the sinfull Cittie And for hir misbeliefe God plagued the falt transforming her into a Piller of salt Here she Susannes story viuely wrought How neare she was to execution brought And yet how God the secret did disclose And made the mischiefe fall vpon her foes Here Iosephs storie stands with wondrous art And how he left his cloke not his hart to his lasciuious Dame rather chose the Prison then her armes him to enclose Here cruell Iephte with his murdring knife to keepe his vow bereaues his daughters life Her trauell done her lute she then assayes and vnto God she sings immortall prayes not folowing those that plyes their thriftles paine In wanton vearse and wastefull ditties vaine Thereby t'entrapt great men with luring lookes But as the greedy fisher layes his hookes Alongst the coste to catch some mightie fish More for his gaine then holesome for the dish Of him that byes euen so these sisters braue Haue louers mo then honest maydens haue But none are brunt with their impudent flame Saue fooles light lunatickes voyde of shame Of vertue only perfite loue doth growe whose first be ginning thought it be more slow then that of lust and quicknes not so fast Yet sure it is and longer tyme doth last The straw enkendles soone slakes againe But yron is slow and long will hote remaine Thus was the holie Iudiths chaste renowne so happly spred through Izrell vp and downe that many-a man disdaind the damesels fine with Iewels rich and haire in golden twine to serue her beutie yet loues firie dart Could neuer vnfriese the frost of her chast hart But as the Diamant byds the hāmer strong so she resisted all her suters long Vnminded euer for to wed but rather to spend her dayes with her beloued father till at the last her parents with great care ithstood her will and for her did prepare Manasses one who was of noble race Both rich and faire aswell of sprite as face Her mariage then was not a slight contract Of secrete billes but by willing act Mariage ' before her frends The chaunce that once befell 'to wandring Dina may be witnesse well ' that secret mariage that to few is kend ' doth neuer leade the louers to good end For of our bodies we no power may clame ' except our parents do confirme the same Then see how loue so holily begunne Betweene these two so holy a race they runne this chaste young-man his most chastest wife as if their bodies twaine had but one life what th' one did will the other wild no lesse As by one mouth their wils they do expresse And as a stroke giuen on the righter eye Offends the left euen so by Simpathie Her hus bands dolours made her hart vnglad And Iudiths sorrowes made her husband sad Manasses then is wife would not controule tyraniously but looke how much the soule Exceeds the corse not the corse doth grieue But rather to preserue it and relieue So Iudith with Manasses did accorde In tender loue and honourde him as Lord. Their house at home so holy was too tell it seemd a church and not a priuate Cell No seruant there with villaine iestes vncouth was suffred to corrupt the shamefast youth No ydle drunkard nor no swearing wight Vnpunist durst blaspheme the lord of might No pleasant skoffer nor no lying knaue No daylie Dyce nor no Ruffian braue Had there abode but all the seruants weare taught of their Rulers Gods eternall feare Manasses he who saw that in his tyme All iustice was corrupt with many-a cryme And that the most peruers and ignorant For money or fauour would none office want of high estate refusde all publike charge Contenting him with ease to liue at large from court and pallace free from worldly pelf but since he thought him borne not for himself But also that some charge he ought to beare for confort of his friends countrey deare Yet did he more not being magistrate for publike weale then men of more estate So that his house was euen the dwelling due Of Iustice and his mouth a sentence true Th' afflicted poore he dayly did defend and was the widowes ayde tutor kend to Orphelines and was the whole support And chiese conforter of the godly sorte The vaine desire of Indian treasurs great Made neuer his ship to saile nor oare to beat The greedy hope of gaine with ventruous dāger Made neuer his sword be drawn to serue the strāger He neuer sold within the wrangling Barre Deceitfull clatters causing clients Iarre But quietly manurde his litle feilde And took th' encrease therof that tyme did yeilde He sowde and planted in his proper grange vpon some sauage stock some frutrie strange The ground our common Dame he vndermines On stake ryce he knits the crooked vines and snoddes their bowes so neither hote nor cold might him from labour in his chamber holde But once as he beheld his haruest traine with crooked Cickle cutting do wne the graine the sunne a distillation on him sent whereof he dyed his soule