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
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
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
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