lacke â—iue of fifty righteous men Wilt thou the City and the reste destroy for wante of them 48 God sayd againe if I may find but forty there and fiue I wyl the City saue from harme and all therein alyue 49. Sayd Abraham the Citty Lorde may Forty righteous make God sayd I will it not destroy for Forty righteous sake 50. O let my Lorde not angry bee that I replye agayne There may be Thirty found therein that righteous do remayne He sayd if I but Thirty finde I will do no man payne 51. O see sayd hee I haue presum'de my God to speake to here There may be Twenty yet therein that righteous may appeare Sayd God then for those Twenties sake the City shal be cleare 52. O Lord with me not angry bee but let thine anger ceasse I will this once but speake to thee and after holde my peace 53. Perchaunce there yet may Tenne be there â–ª that do thee loue and serue I will sayd God for those Tenne sake the City whole preserue 54. Thus when that God of Abraham had heard what hee coulde say Almighty God departed thence and Abraham that Day Returned backe vnto hys place within his Tent to staye The Contentes of the XIX Chapter IVst Lot two Angels doth receyue VVythin his House to byde The Sodomites do compasse rounde Lots House on euery side From Sodoms Plague Lot is set free By power of mighty hande Lots VVyfe into a Piller Salt VVas turnde and so doth stand How Lot wyth wyne was ouer chargde And wyth his Daughters laye And how they ChyldreÌ„ brought hym forth By this perceyue you maye AT Sodome Gate as Lot there sat the Day and Night betwene Two AuÌ„gels vnto SodoÌ„e caÌ„e whom when that Lot had séene Hee rose and ran them for to méete and bowed downe hys Face And so alonge vppon the Ground hee did theÌ„ both embrace 3. And sayd my Lordes turne in I pray your Seruauntes house within This Night abide and washe your Feete and or the Day begin 4. You shall rise earely in the Morne and so departe againe They yet denay'de and sayd we will in streates al night remayne 5. Ah las not so my Lordes sayd Lot and Lot importune was With humble speach did them compell and so it came to passe 6 In manner as it were by force they turned in at last Into the House of this Iust Lot and Lot with speedy haste 7. Made them a Feast bak't them bread of sweete and sauery Do They eate thereof were satisfied and well contented so 8. But ere these Men to rest had gon the Sodomites came out Both old and yonge and compassed the House of Lot about 9. They called Lot and thus wise sayde tell vs where be those Men Which came into thy house this Night come forth and bringe vs theym That we with them our Lust may vse Good Lot prepard him then 10. And out of Dores to them he went and sparrd the dore agayne And sayde alas good Brethren mine let not such filthe remaine 11. But for Gods sake I humbly aske do not so wickedly Beholde I haue of Daughters twayne I le â—etcâ— them by and by 12. They Maydens bee and knowe no man with them do what you please Forbeare these men and suffer them to rest and take their ease 13. To these men onely nothinge doe for therefore came they in Under the Shadowe of my Roofe For feare of Sodome sinne 14. Stande backe to Lot sayd some of them againe sayd other some Lot came as one to soierne here is Lot a Iudge become 15. Wee surely will deale worse with thee then with these Men within And so on Lot they pressed sore to haue committed sinne 16. And came the dore of Lot to breake the Men put forth their hand And pulled Lot into the house to them where they did stand 17. The Sodomites without the dore were smote with Blindnesse all So that the dore they coulde not finde they faynted so withall 18. The Men of God to Lot thus sayd if thou haue Sonnes in lawe Or Sonnes or Daughters of thine owne them from this Citty drawe 19. Or what so euer else thou haste this Citty here within Bringe it from hence for wee are sent the same to burne for sinne 20. For why the crie of them is great before the Face of God And now it shall destroyed bee with his consuminge Rodde 21. Then Lot went out and thus wise spake vnto his Sonnes in lawe Which Maried had his Daughters deere my Sonnes now stande in awe 22. Of God the Lord and get you hence for God hath hyther sent His Aungels this to ouerthrowe the Citty shal be brent 23. The Sonnes in Lawe tooke all for Iest their Father Lot did say And so as though hee séem'de to mocke they let him goe his way 24. But when the Morninge did arise theese Aungels Lot did call And caused him to haste away for feare least hee might fal 25. Stand vp sayd they and take thy Wife and Daughters twaine thee by Least that thou perishe in their Sinne and in the Citty dye 26. And as Lot did the tyme prolonge the Men of God loe caught Both Lot his Wyfe and Daughters twayne and by the hande them braught 27. And set them safe the Citty out and thus to them did say Nowe saue thy life and looke not backe ne tary in the way 28. Of all this Plaine and Champion Grounde or Countrey thou arte in But in the Mountayne saue thy selfe from plague that 's sent for Sinne. 29. Not so my Lorde sayd Lot to them thy Seruaunt in thy sight â–ª Great grace hath founde and mercy both by Goddes vndoubted mighte 30 In that my lyfe preserâ—ed is and from the cittie free Thy mercy hast thou magnified and shewed vnto mee 31 Behold I cannot saued bee in Mountaynes for to lye Least some mishap do fall on mee and therewithall I dye 32 But loe my Lord here is at hand A litle citty by Euen yonder little one you see to which place I may flye 33 O let mee there preserued bee is not the Cittie small And wilt not thou that Cittie spare and mee alyue wythall 34 I haue sayd God concerning this receiued thy request And for thy sake I wyl it spare thou shalt be there in rest 35 Go hast thee hence and there be safe for I can nothing doe Tyl thou from hence art thyther gone my wyll is bent there to 36 That little Cittie therefore now is Zoar cald by name The Sunne new rysen was on Earth when Lot came to the same 37 But yet Lots wife for looking backe which was to her forbod Was turnde into a Pyller Salt by mightie worke of God 38. And when that Lot thus entred was the cittie Zoar in The Lorde from Heauen on Sodome sent and Gomer for their Synne 39 Great rayne of fyre and Sulpher strong not
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
geeue it thee 20 This Laban now two daughters had and Lea was the one And Rahel shee the youngst of twaine was fayr'st to looke vpon 21 And Iacob Rahel loued well and therfore sayd in fyne Seuen yeares I wyl thy seruaunt bee for Rahell daughter thyne 22 Much better t' is sayd Laban tho my daughter thyne to bee Then his vnknowne a straunger borne and from my kinred free I am content it shal be so abyde here styl with me 23 For Rahel Iacob thus became to Laban bound as tho Those yeares with him few dayes did seeme his loue encreased so 24 And when seuen yeares expired were geeue mee my wife sayd hee That I may know her as I ought for now I am set free 25 Then Laban Father to the Mayde together streight did cal The Men and Brethren of that place and so did feast them all 26. When Night was come hee Leah tooke and vnto Iacob brought And Iacob went as Custome was to Rahel as hee thought 27 But when the Morning did appeare the matter for to trye Behold Leah not Rahel t' was with Iacob that did lye 28 Wherfore sayd Iacob hast thou playd this subtil part with mee Did I not serue for Rahel thyne this seuen yeares past with thee Wherfore hast thou thus me beguilde as al these People see 29 To whom thus Laban aunswered the maner of this place Is not the youngest to preferre before the eldest face 30 Passe out this weeke then shal this Mayde be geeuen to thee also And for the same thou shalt mee geeue seuen yeares of seruice moe 31 So Iacob did and passed out the weeke as was the guise Then Laban Rahel gaue to him to bee his wife likewise 32 So Iacob now two wyues possesâ— but Rahel loued hee For whom hee serued Fourtene yeares and after was set free 33. When God did see how Iacob did Lea his Wyfe dispise Hee blest her Wombe and fruictfull made before the Peoples Eyes 34. But Rahell whom hee lyued best did barren yet become And Lea shee conceiued streight and brought him forth a sonne 35. And Ruben called shee his name and sayd the Lorde did see My sorrowe greate and therefore nowe my Husbande will loue mee 36. And shee againe conceiued was and so to passe it cam The Lord hath hard and seene saith shee that I dispised am 37. And therefore hath this Sonne me geuen to feede my ioyes vpon And so her second Sonne shee cal'de by name of Simeon 38. The third time yet conceiued shee an other Sonne him bare For this sayth shee my husband now my company wil not spare 39 Because I haue three sonnes hym borne to make him glad wythall And therfore shee her third sonne nam'de and Leuy did him call 40 And she the fourth time dyd conceiue and bare another sonne Sayd she now will I prayse the Lord for this that hee hath donne 41. And Iuda called shee this Childe and so shee bare no moe Till afterward it pleased God his blessinge great to shoe The Contentes of the XXX Chapter Rahell and Lea both in Barrennesse do ly ue Both geue their maydes their Husbands til and they hym Children gyue Lea geues Mandragore to Rahell wyth good wyl That Iacob myght wyth Lea lye that Nyght her mynde to fill How Laban Rych is made for this same Iacobs fake And Iacob Rich is made also and so his leaue doth take WHen Rahell saw she Iacob by no Childe as yet could beare Shee at her Sister enuy had and sayd to Iacob there 2. Geue children vnto me also else presently I dye Then Iacob angry was with her and sayd a GOD am I 3. Or in Gods steede which hath withheld of Children fruict from thee Behold sayth shee there is my Mayde go in to her and shee 4. Shal Children beare vpon my Lappe and I the same will take And as my owne vpon my Knee will dandle for thy sake 5. So thus her handmaide did shee geue her husbandes Wyfe to bee By whom this Maide conceiued was and forth a Sonne brought shee Sayd Rahell then God hath me heard and sentence geuen with mee 6. For why the Lord hath heard my voyce I well perceiue the same And hath mee geuen a goodly Boye and Dan shee cal'de his name 7. Agayne Bilha conceiued was and bare another Sonne Sayd Rahel now by wrestlinge thus I haue the maistery won 8. And got of Lea Sister mine the Godly victorie So named shee her second Sonne and cal'de him Naphtalie 9. When Lea sawe shee bearinge left more Children could not haue Shee Silpha tooke her Mayde that was and to hir husband gaue Soe Iacob tooke her vnto wyfe and shee brought him a Lad 10 Sayd Lea now a Company comes and so did cal hym Gad. 21 Againe this Silpha Leas mayd another sonne him bare Ah blest am I said Lea then for Daughters al that are Will blesse me now and so that sonne shee called him Assar. 12 Now Ruben Iacobs eldest sonne and first of Lea borne Wâ—nt forth in Dayes of wheat Haruest when shocked was the Corne. 13 And found by chaunce Mandragoras in field as he did goe Which is an herbe whose roote men say the shape of man doth showe 14 To Lea did he giue the same that then his Mother was Said Rahel Sister giue me of thy Sonnes Mandragoras 15 I' st not enoughe sayd Lea then that thou my husband haue But would my Sonnes Mandragoras away likewyse to craue 16 If that thy Sonnes Mandragoras thou wylt gyue vnto me I am content that Iacob shal this Night goe sleepe wyth thee 17 So Lea gaue Mandragoras and Rahel was content At euen as Iacob homeward came to meete him Lea went 18 And sayd come vnto mee sweete hart this Night I haue the bought Wyth my swete Sonnes Mandragoras which neuer cost me ought 19 And so that Night wyth her he slept and God did Lea heare She did conceyue and so by him her fift Sonne did she beare 20 Sayd she God hath rewarded mee because my Mayde I gaue And Isachar shee cald her Sonne for so shee would him haue 21 And Lea yet conceiu'de agayne and brought the sixt Sonne foorth God hath mee now endude shee sayd with Dowrye much in worth 22 Now wil my husband dwel with mee to feede my ioyes vpon Because sixe Sonnes I haue him borne and cald him Zabulon 23 A Daughter yet she after bare and Dina was her name And God remembred Rahel too and did her keepe from blame 24 He heard her voyce and frutefull made a Mother for to bee So when shee was deliu'red of a goodly Boy to see 25 The Lord hath taken my rebuke now cleane away sayth she And Ioseph named shee her Sonne and sayd Lorde geeue to mee Another Sonne to play withall if so thy pleasure bee 26 So soone as Rahel had brought forth young
â—uer Peniél the Sunne him rose vpon So halted hee of that same Thigh the Angel stroke him on 44 The Israelites forbeare to eate The Synewe to this daye That is in that place of the Thighâ— where Iacobs Synewe lay 45 Because the man that stroue with him did touch the hollow place Of Iacobs Thighe wherein hereby the shronken Synewe was The Contentes of the XXXIII Chapiter Esau and Iacob are agreed and Esau goes to Seir. And Iacob vnto Sichem went and set his Tentes vp there THen Iacob lifting vp his eies his Brother did behold And wyth hym came foure huÌ„dreth men as erst to hym was tolde 2. Then Iacob vnto both his Wyues and to his Maidens twayne His Children put ech by themselues in order to remayne 3. The Maydens both and Children theyrs that he by them did get The formost of the company in order did hee set 4 And next to them he Lea plaste and Children hers also And Rahell last with her younge Sonne appoincted was to goe 5 And then himselfe went them before as Guide vnto them all Seuen times ere hee his Brother mette vppon the Ground did fall 6 Esau hym met embraced hym and frendly did him kisse They both brast forth with Teares and wept great Ioy to see was this 7 Then Esau lifted vp his eies and did the women see And Children theyrs standing them by whence hast thou these sayth he 8 And do these women and these youthes â–ª belonge or no to thee They are sayd he thy Seruauntes Sonnes which God hath geuen to mee 9 Then came the Maydes wyth Children theirs and did obeysaunce showe And Leah wyth her Chyldren came and did her dutye knowe 10 And last of all came Ioseph forth his Mother Rahell too Who gaue to him obeysaunce such as duty bad them doe 11 Sayd Esau vnto Iacob then what Droue is that I met Of Goates of Sheepe of Camelles Bulles of Kyne and other Neaâ—e 12 My Lord sayd he that fauour I may finde in sight of thee I haue them sent vnto my Lord as present geuen from me 13 Not so my Brother Esau sayd enough haue I in store I neede them not kepe that thou hast vnto thy selfe therefore 14 Ah nay My Lord but if I haue found fauor in thy sight Receyue this present from my handes and therein do me right 15. For I this Day haue seene thy Face as though I should beholde The Face of God and thy good will both makes mee glad and bolde 16 Ah take my blessinge that is brought for God hath mercy showne And so â—ee Esau did compell to take it for his owne 17. When hee these Presentes had receiu'de let vs sayd hee now go And I will leade the Waye before my Lord sayde hee not so 18. Thou know'ste the Children tender are the Ewes with Younge bee great So bee the Kine vnder my Hand I shall my Lord entreate 19 Least Men the Herd should ouerdriue but euen one Day to try Both Ewes and Kine and all the rest would perish by and by 20. And therefore let my louinge Lord goe on before ifâ— please And I will softly after come and driue the Herd with ease 21. So as the Cattell may endure and Children able bee I shall to Seir still follow on and there my Lord will see 22. Sayd Esau then yet let mee leaue some of my Folke with thee What needeth it my Lord sayd he this one thing graunt to mee 23. That I mayâ— grace and fauour finde before thy sight this Daye For thereof haue I nede my Lord for which I humbly pray 24. So now agayne did Esau go to Seir forthe on his way And Iacob did his Iourney take to Suchot which men say 25. Was called so by reason of the Tentes and Bothes he made Wherein his Cattel from the heate was cherisht in the shade 26 And Iacob built him there an howse and so to Salem cam Of Sichem whych a City is in Land of Canaan 27. And this was after he came from Mesopotamia Which is a Country longe and brode and sette in Asia 28 Before this City did he pitch his Tentes whereas he found Of Hamors brode of whom he bought a certaine peece of Ground And for the same in mony payd an hundreth peeces round 29 And Iacob built an Aulter there to prayse the Lord wythal And on the God of Israell continually did cal The Contents of the XXXIIII Chapter The rauishing of Dina fayre that Iacobs daughter was By Sichem Hamors sonne and Heyre who sought to bring to passe To haue this Dina to his wyfe and so was borne in hand By brethren hers who tooke the lyfe of Males all in the Land WHhylst Iacob there inhabited in Salem t' vnderstand His daughter Dina went to see the daughters of the Land 2 When Sichem Hamors sonne her saw who Lord was of that Soyle Within his brest her beautie bred of Lust such burning broyle 3 That hee by force this mayden tooke her person did abuse His hart on Dina was so layd hee had no power to chuse 4 He spake her fayre and loued her as deare as his owne lyfe And to his father Hamor sayd get mee this mayd to wyfe 5 Iacob this knew but held his prace til hee his Sonnes might see For they were keeping Beastes in field as t' was their wont to bee 6 And Hamor Sichems Father came and vnto Iacob went To common of his Sonnes request was nothing els hee ment 7 But when the Sonnes of Iacob came whose Sister Dina was And heard by Sichems likinge lewd what thing was come to passe 8 It greeu'd them much and wroth they were hee had such folly wrought In Israel which thing in deede no man to do so ought 9 And Hamor vnto Iacob sayd the Soule of this my Sonne Doth long for Dina Daughter yours in maryed state to wonne 10 Geeue her to wyfe and ioyne with vs your Daughters geeue also And take our Daughters vnto you wee may together grow 11 So shall wee then together dwell the Land for you shal bee Therein to doe as best you like and haue possession free 12 Then Sichem to her Father sayd and Brethren hers likewise Uouchsafe this fauour I may fynde and Grace before your eyes 13 And what soeuer you appoint that playnly wil I geeue Demaund large Gyftes and Dowry both it shall no whyt me greeue 14 Yea I wyl geeue according that which you shall say to mee So that the Damsel you do geeue my spoused wyfe to bee 15 Then Iacobs Sonnes sayd vnto them wee cannot do this thinge To geeue her one vncircumcis'd should shame vpon vs bring 16 Deceitfullye did Iacobs Sonnes to Sichem vse wordes mylde Because their Sister Dina hee thus Lewdly had defilde 17 In this wee wil consent sayd they if thou wilt bee as wee Let all the males among you borne then Circumcised bee 18 So will wee geeue
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