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| + _ Nocauſeoffeareatall. | 

| LL Letlouewithguitftthetriallmake, -. . 
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- IT Iftroth be foreman of the queſt, 

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'N Now fare thou well be of good cheere,. -Þ 


' - - bluſhnot,nebeafraid, — * + 
.N Noreare far frowne of frumping ſorts, ! 

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| bir Maieſties priuy counſel, Vier | 
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treſiiror ofhir Maieſties cham- 
—_ health, long life, 
with mucn increaſe 
othonor.' 


.W Where ſpring is ſmall greas ſtreams 11gy nos be ha, | 
1 Yet as it 31,dee make the owner glad, © 
LL Zone me compels,a cup thereof ro bring, 


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M 21 ioy were greas, thingh boldneſſe eweris b Lowe, 
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Ho w Heaven and earth the light and chit G 
The Sun, the Moone, and a ſobie: 
How beafls and fowdes, _—_ SIN 'I; 
-reated wes of God, and wha 


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The works of the firſt day. - 


HE God which no beginning had, y 
an... the heauen &earth th eanfraned iT Gedandurd he ſirigf 
| And void and emprie it beheld, CLS water! 
| ' with darkenefle on the ſame. - 1.23044] 
' > Andonthewaterswhichhe made, Gatſow ths, 
. | _ thatthenaloftdidſtand, ; _—_— 
| Andouerwhelm'dthe earth ſo farre, * S loghe da 
| aSyet appeardnoland: (forth nd ;bedarly 
13 3 Then athis wordtherelight came mebe--. 
; dtuided fromthe ſhade: 
And fo the Euening and the morne, - 
byhim one day _— made. | 
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{ The waters THe firmament he framd and fixe 

WES The maters betweenethe waters ſo, 

A » A boue*the ſame did reſt 

I of the ſea &, S Part aDOUEC a » 

" Trivers, © theotherpart* below. 


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; {| Thee &, the 5 And gaue aname therto,and ſaid, 
 eponeſt* itheauen* ſhall calledbe: 


* 1 |\&&yre 


Ell bas _ The evening and the morning eke, 


{| v8. the ſecondday you ce. 
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i; Fhegarbering Id d2y. 
Go togither of _ > 7 oſs nr 
{| wacercalled- J** third day athis holy heft, 
:- ihe _ fe + the waters vnderneath 
"| @ Theearth . 
1 $05-$:2. Compelledwere togither goe, 


|! (ric of God Fe mea re 

-;; brouchs forth 7 then tne tand a re , 
Pp £- ; which*Earthwas I, 

| wndbeorb:&+ And bad it ſhould bring forth green 
i] arte ery ingendring ſeed togro, (herb 
4:98 vs _ 8 And fruitful trees of ſundry ſortes,. 
[| orb i hey that ſeed mighrſtill reraine, 

|| &nnd;hefire And bring forth fruit ech after kind, 


ebefun,mom thatanthecarth remains, © 
—_— : 9 Thus 
Wer created, 

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a of theharkd | 
9 Thus eu'ry thing came foto paſſe; 
as God before did ſay: (fruit, _ 


 Theearth broughtherb 8 treewith 
that ſtill engender may. | 


The worke of the oo 
fourth day. | YI 


A id that there ſhuld a diffrece be, * 
A betweenethedaies and nights, | 
God bad that inthe firmament, © 4 
there ſhould beplaced* lights. Theſe light 
11 which ſhuld remainfro tim to time Fe "6p 
appaiand ſignes to be, + 2" 
. ; As day fromday,andyearefromyear -- 
..' Inorderaswefee : 2 
12 The ſun he madethe day to rule, 
-- the moonethenight to guide, 
-. . Andſhiningftarres inheauenhe ſet; 
| whoſe lightdothayeabide. 


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Bi: - 24 Yoon theearthandi -o the face 

Jill | heauen or ſtarrie skie, 
6". --- Sera both fith &foule was made. _ 

 mmkindtomultiplie. 

15 God*bleſfed both & badthemgro 
the fiſh the fea to fill: . 

And feathered fouleypon thecarth, 
their kind increafing ſtill. | 


The works of the 
Sixt Day. 


' Now ety earth bri forth aid God, - 
each liuing thing by kind: + - þ 
As cartel bona lorooa that creeps, . ,{- 
his power the ſame _—__ 
t7 Thus whe God faw his han _ 
. was good andpleaſdhimwe 
. Eetvsmake man like vs, ſaid he, 
the reſt of all xcell : 
x8 Tohaue the rule of fiſh and foule, 
= Fi cattell and the _ " 
, Andeuery creeping thing on groil {. 
EE that Haden yr Snern -= SEN 
eldof 39 Andinthe image ofhimſelfe, l, 
| Coe did* Godcreate him than, 
18 ws ang Doth maleand female _— he the, 


ofebe worth | | 
20 And bleſſed themtheearthto fil, ned; endrbe 


2 SY - _ A to-renew: EN Fry 260 
e #$ Andgauethempowervpon the earth. 

| ka theme for Kore : | 
ro. ' 2t Andfaid, behold IT haue you*gtuE: Methodaus. 
2. ofeueryhearbetocate, - b Thepropee. 

» |} Andenuerytreewherein is fruit, Ao p 
|  likewiſetobe your mear. - 
22 Alſo tocuerie beaſt onearth, Go 8.10.9. 
andeuery bird thatflies: (haue- Gods greee 

! Andcreepingworme om: ſha] #ber aluzers 
to feed vpon likewiſe. _—— 

&, - 23 Al whathe ſaid ſo came to paſte, + ofmant. + 
1-1 and he the ſame did ſee; oe tigratitude, | 

+ » teach kindof thing thathe had made, : 
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The fower fond, yr ay: 
How inthe ſame man bad hjs ſeate, 
The tree forbidden him 16 eate, .. 
How 4damnamedCreatres al, 
. How Exe was made that feſt did falls 
"And howthatmariagedidbegin, 
Berweene them twa.ne yer they did fin, 


| if | | f hp was the heauens,y earth} ſea” > ; 
That iothe * | 


and creatures all therein 


| [' bs m9 Tn ſix daies made, and in the ſeuenth, 
j| (heffrn,& did God Gur God begin, | 


7 © Theſewnch 2 To* reſt from all his labours done, .. 
\\\.13ddGed andfanCifiedthe ſame; +» x 
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1  6Themanthatoftheearthwas made Godbed weil 
''Y aluuing ſoule became, I th pany 3 
 '$- BybreathoflifetharGoddid breath, "4c" 


.F,  -Innoſtrils ofthe man.  * co F 

- + #7 Andfromthefirſtgod plantedhad, hardindge- 
"58 a garden faire toſee: '' ment dgainl 
.-' 'Whereinheſetthis manhe made, H__ 

. the keeper fortobe. bs marks 


ſea” *' 8 Andfr6Fearth pod made to ſpring ys bi com. 
| all fruirfull ies ſo plac't, 4 6 ple 7J 
th, * As bothmightwelltheeie delight, - 
and pleaſe the mouthintaſt, 
Ee, ;- g Twotreesamidthis garden grew, *_; - 
',: bypoweroffacredskill: * 
- {g 4. « The one of life,the other was 
FX 2 © of knowledge good & ill. 
thi =” xoFromEden went ariuer forth, 
oe. ' . to moiſt this gardefithan : 
' 4 Whichafterwarddeuidedwas, 
{. : - andin foure heads became. 
* 2x AndPithon is the firſt of foure, 

_  whichroundaboutdothgo, - = 
The golden landofHauilah, - W - 
| whereth'Onix ſtonedothgro.  . _ = 
x2 The ſecondheadis Gihon calde, © - © 


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33 The third is named Hideketl,, — 
 thatpaſſethdownealong - 'Y 
The eatt ſtde of Aﬀyria, © 4 
with mightie ſtreame andſtrong. ©] 


24 AndEuphrates the fourthis cald, 
which fruitfulnefſedothſhew, * 
And in the ſame doth many gems, 
. andpretious ſtones forth grow. 
z5 Almighty God thts Adam tooke 
and in thts garden ſet: 2 
The ſame to drefle, the ſame to keep, | 
' andofthefruittocate. | 
26 Ofeuery treethat therein was,. ; 
God bade him eate his fill, * Le 
' Exceptthe tree that's inthe midſt, : - 
of knowledge goodandill. _ * 
27 God faid,y day thou eat'{tthereof,:; _ 
- thouforthe ſameſhaledie: ' ' |; - 
Therefore ſee thatthoutouch 1tnot,.i - 
the taſt thereof to try. 25- 
' E81ris not good(ſatd God) thatman. | 
ſhould be alone 1 ſee : 5 
' Twill an helper make tohim, | 
companton his to be.. | a 
” 39 Outofs grounddid gedthe make » 
__ eachbeaſt ypon theearth, -Q 
Andeuery foule in th'ayrethatflies, | 
; andallthatdraweth breath. ES 
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In whf f Weeks. - foules, 
| W And Goddid bringal bealts and 
"7 toviewof Adams eie, 
_ F Whichwastoftewhatkindofname 
7. "1+. , hethenwouldcallthemby. 
d,' ' z21AndAdamcalledeuerybeaft, 
| andeuery fowle by name, 
As we doe vie atthis ſameday 
| to nominate the ſame. 
J ' 2 Inſſumber then was Adam caſt, 
"of and Godarib did take 
From forth his ſide, 8 of the fame 
_  awoman _ he make: 
 Andfild theplacewith fleſh againe 
and when he didawake: - 


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_ :+" . 3 Thisis faid he,bene of my bones, 
, Y - andflchofmmeltſe: 
of. -| Virapo, ſhall ſhe calledbe, 
- rs W- as taken out of me: 
ot,'+ . | 24 And forthis cauſe ſhaleuery one 
4 - arents deere forſake, 
ant | cleaue vnto hts wife alone, 
| | __ both one fleſh ſhall make, 


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eAdams beiifavene. 


The perſon of God, 


Am,and wil be, as Iwas, 

before the world was wrought: 
I made the heauens,the earth & 

and all therein of naught, (ſea,. 


I 


'] Tonely forthy vie (O man) 


theſe mighty works did frame, 


| + And made theeLord, and gouernor, 


andrulerofthefame. © 

| Tplactthee here in Paradiſe, 

and gauethee will to chuſe 
Whether my wordthou wouldſt obay 
orelſe the ſame refuſe, 


. | Butthouvnkind,and moſtvnkind, 


through infidelirie, - : 


- 1 Didftr the fruitIthee forbad, 


of good,andeuill to be, 


| | AndyetbydeathTIthreatned thee, 


thatthou rherefore ſhouldſt die, - 
g Ton pc the fruitto cate, 
thatIdidtheedeny.. - 


. { There didſtthouſhew thy ynbeleefs- 
and I Wh wordes ue? 


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Andthereupon did pride ariſe, 
and foule ambition grew. © 
Ingratefull waſt thou found theein, 
or thatthou couetdit more ._. 
then Ithee gaue :yet for the ſame, 
not thankfull waſt therefore. 


Doſt thouthe ſon offlime andearth, - | 


thinke ita thing but ſmall, - 
To make theelikeyntoour ſelfe > 
but wouldſt thou therewithall, 
Belike tovs in Deitie, C 
 toknowwhatwe dooknow? 
This mou'd our wrath fro heauen a- 
our angels down to throw. '(boue 


Theperſon of Adam. 


Lord giuecarth and aſhes leaue © 


with feare to ſpeak to thee: 
Thou knewſt before thatT ſhould fal, 


yer time was knowne to be. 


Andyer the angels kind were made, _ 


thou knewſt the fall of man: 
Andofall things didftſeethe end, . 
yer thou the ſame began. 
"Thou mightſty ſame preucted haue, 
if ſo had bezne thy will: 
AndI in greatfeligitie, 
might haue continued ſtill. _ 
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©]  ofthisthywilfull fall? 
e, '| Ordarſtthouyer ſoproudly thinke, 
as me the cauſer call > 
h, - | "Thouartthy ſelfe both faule 8& cauſe. 
1] andthouthe ſameſhalt find, 
To be thy diſobedience, 
| andproudafpiring mind. 
. Thou hadſtmy lawfor to obſerue, 
which law if thou hadſtkept: 
There had bin no tranſgreſs16 made - 
nor ſinne in thee had crepr. 
Moſt true it 15, I ſee the = 
'  ofeuery thing Imake, 
Before it was: as proofe thete.1s, 
whenTIdid vndertake, 
-To faſhion thee,and creatures all, 


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And whetethou faiſt,I mightthy fal, 
haue holpen to the beſt: - . | 
It might not with my iuſtice ſtand, 
nor with thy glorie reſt. | 
ForTI am truth,and fruth I ſpeake, ; 
and truth ſhall witneſie be. BR | 

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Adams baniſhnem, gen 
Tlatthou ſhaltdie for eating fruit, 
ofthe forbidden tree. - 


 Whatcanſtthou ſay now for thy ſelfe, & 


thou ſhould not tudgementhaue : 


Anddiethe death for thine offenſe, | ' 


asItheewarning gaue ? 


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Lord my God, I ſory was, 
when ILmy fault did ſees 
 Andwas furprifde with ſhame & fear, 


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for ſo.offending thee, +» 20 


Ihid my ſelfe among the trees, 
nedurſtIbeſobold, 
Before thy preſence to-appeare, 
nor yet my ſelfe behold. | 
 Suchfhame and feare had copaſt me, 
. aboutoneuery fide : of 
I knew not where my ſelfe beſtow, 
ngr where my ſelfe to hide. 


If forrow mine, ifſhame and feare, £ . E- 


< may notthyfauorwin: _ 
Alas, whatelfe to thinke or ſpeake, 


Iknow not to begin. 

_ GOD. ©. 

. _ CVchſorrowfear,Seſhame as thine, | 
 butagrauates mine ire; 


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2} the fruitthoudidſtdefire. © 
Fo Andyetbefore thoudidt ittouch, 
_. |" thouhadſtcommittedſin: - 
» | | Becauſethoucouerdſtinthy ſelfe, 
_ |]. . morehighertohauebin. - 
Since in thy willandchoiſe itlay, 
toleaueorelſe to take, 
Andy haſt tane thou ſhuldſt haue left, 
- Iranſtfor iuſtice ſake, -- 
ar, | 'Giueſentenceon thy ſinful deed, 
| | nutonodgtecienore formal: 
oughtelſe more for to lay, 
why itidg thhonldbeftad? * 


4 KDAM. 
Foeh God, wharſhallthepor 

2 ynto ghe potter ſay? 

+] Thouhaſtm made of filth and flime, 

| ofbrittleqarthandelay. | 

- | Andasthepgrterturneshis wheele, 
6 _ 3 of af 

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$o Lord, if that abuſed be; 
and filth therein remaine, al 
' Yetcan theporter whenhe pleaſe, 


the ſame make cleane againg—— # 
And being .— -— a 3J- 
ynto the swill, - WES: £2 
Toeate or drinke in,as ſhall pleaſe 
the cunning potters skill, 
' Yet withall meekenefſe Iconfefle, 
| with no leſſe fearel ſpeake, 
 Tfpotthe potterhe miſlike, 
| may ſoone in pecces breake. 
But tfitwould the potter pleaſe, - 
to proue his power withall,'- 
And fe how weakethe veſſeIFis, 
. © theconqueſt were but ſmal. 


hy . GOD. "" 
p Tu greateſt conqueſt Ido make, } 
my.truth is to matntaine, | 
Iam the truth, andonely truth, 
foreyer to remaine. 
The wordTfpeake is verament, 
_ andmaynotbedenide: 
As Ibytrath, and thou by fault, 
ſhalt udgedbeandtrride. | 
Adam,Adam,hold ypthy hand, * 
_this is thy iudgement day. - 
, ; ad Adam. 


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alittle more to fay.. 
I8- ; -- Behold how proſtrate Idoelie, 
” 0 "I ' beforeth bleſſed face: | 
4} Behold dioyh ems quiueringhart, ll 
-- moſt ly crauing grace. | - "of 
-J. Behold hel rd & greeuous grones, 
.  mytnwarſtfoule doth make: 
» F © Andletnotperiſh thou haſt made, | 
: Mp for thy gr-at glories ſake. 
{ | Tfneeds thoja wik thy iuſticeſhew, ' _ 
| \. The ndge entto paced, op 
nletthe party made 'offerives: | 
7 punithe forthe deed. | 
- Tr was notTthe fruir firſt touche;. 
|;  _ norpluckt it from the | 
. }-- It was the woman thoume x pn, 
» - | < myhelperfortoabe. -- 
| She pluckt itoff,and rafting| | ES 
1» ſhe gaue itme, and ſaid, : 
Behold how faire and ſweetiti is, 
fs _ tocate benot afraid, 
. -She firſt dideate, and after ,I 
dideate thereof aMo. 
I crauewith all humilitie, 
thouwiltng rigor ſhow. | 


Yuen vouchſafe to licence duft, 2 


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: 18 
——— 


OD. 
And nouldf thou now thy ſelf, excule 
and putonhir the blame: _ 
Whereas you both offenders be, 
 andputktyofthe ſame > 
When thei rib was in thy fi "a 


aue the charge to thee, 
| Anfbaq thee _ ofeuery 


anc onely of thattree. 48 
a xconchof three, wy | 
andfleſh afthine alſo: - = | 
Nor fleſhes twaine but both one a 
togitherforto ; 
- Sobotharepuiltie of the crime, 
whereofthou art Accuſde: 
 Andofspringyours ſhallinlike fore | 
thereofnotbeexcufde. . 
But woman,why didſt thou this tea, |! [:/ 
your ſelues withdeath to greeue? > | 
I! 
() 


WOMAN. - 


'O Lord, the ſerpentmedeceiu' d, 

- __ Whoſe wordesl did beleeue. -- q 
| _ ..* GOD. ci AP 
The Serpent enrſed, == 
"Hou ſubrill TE thou, | i 
. becauſe outhus haſtdon: Þ}; 


—— 


Thou art accurſt aboue all beaſts 


74 'Vpon thy bellte thou ſhalt gO, 


' Andthouſhalttreadvponhis heele, 


| BY: Woman vnto thee I fay, - 


*- Andynderneath thy. husbands poyye 


I9 
Adams baniſhment 
that in the fields doe won. 


andduftſhall be thy meat: 

And all the daies thou haſt to line, - 
no other thing ſhalt eat. 

Twixt thee and hirof enmitie, 

' Jwillthe ſeeds forth ſowe : 

As that betweene thy ſeed and hirs 
continual ſtrife ſhall grow. | 

The ſeed of hir ſhall cruſh thy head, 
and tread inpeeces ſmall : 


butnot preualle at all.” 


& 


The Womans Tudgement, 


thy iudgement ſhall be this : 
Becauſe thou haſt intiſed man, T 
by ſfinne to doe amiſle, - 
Thy ſorrowes vvillI multiplie, - 2 
* whenthou conceiuedart : 27. a0 
Andthouthy children ſhalt bring forth, * 
- with dolor, paine,and ſmart: _.::,- - = 


ſhalt alyvaies ſibie@be, 


ER ee” 
Andhe ſhall have the charge andrale,” - ; | 
and gouernement of thee, oo: 


20 
Adams baniſpment. 


. Dam, Adam, hold vp thy hand, 
this 1udgement {halt thou haue, 
Becauſe thou haſt tranſpreſtthe law 
that [vnto thee gaue: 
And bentthineeare vnto thy wife, 
to harken what ſhe ſaid, 
Andtane andeaten of the fruit, 
thatTto thee denaid-:: 
I curſſe the groundeuen for thy fake, 
and curſed ſhall it be: | 
In ſorrow ſhalt thou eate thereof, 
__ whtleliſetslentto thee. L 
\__ - Wildthornealſoandthiſlleweed, 
* it ſhall bring forth and yeeld: 
29 _ thou bake feed vpon we fruit 
I that groweth in the field,” OS 
... painefull trauel hem and ſtrong, « " 
with ſweatypotithy face, 4: © 
Thy bread thalteate,till thoureturne 
tocarth thy: former place: 
For of the earth, and from the earth, : 
. thouearthdooftſtill remaine; > - © © |. - 
__ Andfromtheearth,vnto the bark; | \ : 
5 _ thou earth ſhalt go againe. 


( PE 
PO thinke what pitious mone they. 


what clamors and what cries, 
| Such 


* $---. _ k 
' þ, 4 9 ® 


| Ty 


"3  Adanisbaniſhmen 


Suchtime as Godthe both draue foorth 
from heauenlie paradiſe: 


s _ Whatwringing hads,what folding arms 


what teares trom blubbering e1es: 
How oft they ſet them downe to weepe, 
how oft againe they riſe, 


How oft each other could embrace, 
inlamentable guiſe, 
. Howoftdeepe fghest the hart ſeds forth, 
__ whereallthe ſorrow lies: 
to waile with them likewiſe. 
Againeto thinke howeuery beaſt, 
and euery fowle withall, 
Which heretofore obedient were, 
and came at Adams call, . , 
Doo now from Adams reſence flie, 


as fearefull ofhis fi 1ght,  -. 


dootake their whole delieht. - - 


each thing did grow by kind. 
Whichhe as then might take at nil, | 
to pleaſure ofhis mind. ES 
| Thetree of life to be his -w_ 
by death no time tofall, 


- * ” 
2 
,. Ba. An JP 
ID OO nn TY RY” 
% - —_ 


' Howoft their heauy heads they reare, ' 
; and faces to the skies : 


Mightvrge vs all from them that han, 


- Andinthewoods anddefarts wilde ; : ; 


To thinke whereas he was before, -* - 


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22 
_ ___ Adanubaniſhment. _ 

Andeuery creature thatwas made, 
., to ſolacehimwithall. 

Howhe likewiſe deuoid ofſhame, 

might children there beger, 
And woman to{bring forth the ſame, 

withoutall greefe and let: | 
Muſt now with painfull trauell ſore, 
_. godiganddeluetheearth, 
Yer itcanyeeld him any feod, 

wherewith to feed his breath: 

'To thinke how many hundred yeares, - 
_ . histrauelldidhim greeue. 
' Andhoweachday broght ſorrowes new 
- © thetimehehadcoliue: ; 
Might moue withruth a marble mind, 
| itſelfe to mollifie, | 0 
Buteuento thinke or heare of this, 
poore Adams tragedie. 


' ® 


' ® 


'For euery pr.uate man, £7 y; Ld” 


'Somecoltly buildings reare, . _-.... 7 


- Andotherſomealtar and _ "ae. | 

as fanſie feedes thebraine, . , = "W- 

And ſome foundationlates, '': + 
and Lyertheworke bedones - 


Chriſt his Crib. 


27> dat fury haunteth ys, 
3 that we ſo much delight, 
WA Toſtad & gaze on monumeEts, - 
$ ofaunctent former light ? 


| of pleaſure what find we, 


in ſumptuous buildings new : 


Such as our anceltgxrs before, - 


the like nere ſawnor knew ?/ 
Behold the time is ſich, 
vanitie bearethſway : 


And fancie fond ibewrdothrule,. £5Y 


till both come to decay. 


amodull takes inhand, .* 5: + 
Where wit and whadd wealth do meer, 
are many platf formes ſcand. DI 2e þ%, 


and pull them doi 2gaine: > 


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-_ 
Chriſt his Crib. 


Doth rake his leaue and goeth his wale, 


and leaues it to his ſonne. 


The fonne doth much miſlike 


the worke the father wrought, 
And yerhis fancie canbe fed, 
conſumes himſelte to nought. 
Of other ſome there be, 
hauing of treaſure ſtore: 
Which when a worke they finiſht haue, 
yetitill deuiſeth more, 
What pleaſure now haue ſuch; 
in lieu of coſt andpaine, 
For only but to feedtheeie, 
1S yvanitie moſt yaine. 
But if you fainewould ſee, 
a monument indeed: 


- Then goe with me,and run apace, 


' the better ſhall we ſpeed. .. 


Iwill you ſhewafight, 


more worth to view and ſee: 
Then all the buildings on the earth, 
what euer ſo they be. 
And uchaſightitis, 
as all the fathers old: 


- ... And anceſtors before their time, 


_ thelikedidnere behold. 
And allthatliue this day, 
and onthe earth remaine ;. 


Nor 


_ 2J ; 
Chriſt b3s Crib, 
Nor any after age that comes, 
ſhall ſee the ſame againe. 


<> Behold loc here It 15, 


a Cabin poore God knowes: 
Beerent and torne,aruſtie thing, 
vnfurnithed with ſhowes, 
Of outward fight to ſee, 
_ thatched cot: | 
Where fleet & ſhow,and raine driues in, 
aruyndeplrce God wot, ; 
And yet within the ſame, 
- a bleſſed babe doth lie $ 
Which yeeldeth forth as infants doe, 
many a tender crie. 
This babe,euen at whoſe becke, - 
the thunder makes to quake: 


The earth beneath in trembling fort, - 


and lofty skie to ſhake. 
Euen here this infantdoth 
(being a mightieprince: | 
And ſoueraigne ruler of the world, 
- thatſhallhis fees conuince) : 
Sucke milke from tender breaſt, 
of bleſſed Mary ſure: 
Being hismother and a wife, 
and yet a virgine pure. 
Iamnowhit afraid, | 
compariſon to make: 


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| AndlettheCapitols i 


' With fine and curious workmanſhip, 


| aslubieAtsbondandthrall, 


8. - 
o ; Chriſthis Crib. 
This homelie Cabin to prefer, 
for this ſweet Babies ſake, 
Before the buildings great 
of itately Temples all, RT 
And ſumptuous courts and palaces, 
of princes greatand final] 
This ſtable dooth ſurmount, 
the coſtly Temple wrought, 
With curious worke by Salomon, 
which (as of right it ought) 
Muſt yeeld and baſe it ſelfe, | 'f 
and ſtoope this place vnto, TO 


— 
—_ Þ 
. . 
o 


aS was his will to doe. 
So muſt that _— court, 
ofthathigh potenrar, 
King Creſus he of Lydia, 
ſtand backe to this eſtate. 


Inwhichwas bornetheſorneofGod, - | 


that dedicated were, 
In oldetime paſt with Idols theirs, 
Vnto Dan Iupiter. 
Which though they garniſht were 
moſt magniſicentle: 


= 


of marble imag'rie: 
Nowyeeld this ſtable to, 


As no whitto.compared be, 


to this in ought atall. 
Let Lady Romeſtrike faile, 
and vnder hatches go, 
With ſtately turrets of defenſe, 
hir wals and gates alſo. 
And lethircapitoll, 
with glafſe and gold araide: -- 
Andtemple Olauitrtum - 
 nowlſhakeand be afraid. 
Andlethirhouſe of gold, 
bedeckt with prettous ſtone, 


 Gweplacewith allhumility, 


to this poore cot alone. = 


 Fornowis fa[neto ground, 


the Image made of gold: + . 
In likenefleto king Romulus, 4 
which ſhould together hold, ; 
And ſtand for euermore, 6 1 
'yntill ſuch time a child | 
Should forthproceed and ſo be borne, 
 ofvirgin meeke and mild. 
The image made of brafſe, 
in womans portraiture : 
So high, fo great, and hugie was, | 
foreuer to endure. 
Which now1s likewiſe falne, 


 eucnatthe artſman ſaid: 
4 Is | 7 Yer 


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f 28 

[ Chrift his Crib, _ 

'_. Yerftſhallſtandyntilla child 
proceedeth from a maide. 

A Haile moſt royall houſe, 

poſſeflor of all grace: 

| That was ſo highly dignifide, 

= to be the only place - 

[ Ofſuch an holy birth, | = © 

[ whereby thou art to ſee, 

; - © Morehappythentheheauen it ſelfe 

| by this Natiuitie. Ny 

|  Andneither mapthis cot - J- 

be thought a whit the leſle, 

ﬀ Meet to recetue the Saujour 

| _ ofallour treſpaſſes. . 

For that the walles thereof, 


| were broken or berent: 
[  Subie@to wind and weather ſuch, 
\ as {tormes and tempeſt ſent. 
{i Neitier for that it was 
a without all furniture : : 
As theetes and other needfull things, 
as dayly be in vre. 
Hauing but only this, 
which there by chance they found, 
Ofſtubble rough,and thiſtle hay, 3 
that lay vpon the ground. | '' 
- Andnotwithſtandingrthis, 
. asyou haue heard beforne : 


Au AY 

Did {« 

: » 

"'# p # 'Y 

F - N 0 
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k. . 

COOE _FbC_——A=— co o— — . .. i 

IEP ESE anon. 


” > —P— 


29 
: Chriſt bis Crib, 
Did yet receiue this little babe, * 
ſo ſoone as itwas borne. + 
For ſuch an homely crib, 
and ſtable poore and thin, 


Did well become our ſauiour Chriſt, : 


for to be borne therein. 
As he thatto the world, 
came hyther purpoſely: 


+ Fogiueexample vnto vs, 


of great humihitte. 
And to condemne damepride, 
and thrufthir ynder foor: 
Which is offinne and vices all, 
both branches, tree, and roor. 


*  Inthispoore thatched houſe, 


hereisnorich ar 


| ww 
 Ashangings faire ofpurple hue, 


norcloth ofarras gate. 


Inthis poorefilly cor, 


there 15noſtutte at all, 


No chamber great,nor parlor ſmal, 


nokitchen, neno hall. 
Within this homely cell, 
there was not to be ſeene, 
Ofany fuell, wood or cole, 
a fier for to teene., 
There is not inthis cooch, 
expectedfor toſee, 


0 
- Chrif FN Crib.” 
Ofdelicates and tunkers fine, 
nor daintie cheereto be. 
If Within this cabin poore, _ 
1 | yee ſhall not here behold, 
Great troopes of men for to attend, 
| '  infiluerſilke, negold. 
| . Noryet the childwite lie, 
i  inſoftandiſtately bed: : f 
" With quilts offilke to keepe hir warme, + - 
[i] _ norpillowforhirhed. F 
{' No,no, but here dothlic, 6 
> +. Jnmangerhardandcold: 4 
| An amiable infant ſweet, 
| more ſweet than may be told: 
1! Bewrapt and lapt in clouts, 
8 both poore and bare God wot, 
Wit And ſwathed in ſuch ſwathing clothes 
ſh as then there might be got. | 
is And though that he now borne, 
N  _ mmnhomsely fartthuslaie, 
L Yetwas his diuine matleſtte_ 
[i - declared that ſame day. 
For to the Shepheards came, 
thatwatcht their flocks by night, 
The angell of the moſt high Go - 
ſhining with beames ſo bright, | 
As made them fo afraid, EIN 
| they ftood in doubtiullftay, ; 
; Vntill ©}: 


—  — 


Andvynto men — gre at, 


_ andlofephthatgood man, 


31 
Chriſt his crib, 


%' Vntilltheangellofthe Lord, 


thus wiſe to them could fay: 


| Feare not, behold, I bring 


toyou ſuch gladſome newes, 
Asallthe mould ſhall toy thereat, 
leaue off therefore tomule. 
For ynto you this day 
aſautour Chrittis borne: 


- Youſhallhim finde inmangerlaid, 


the walles berent and torne. 


- Foorthwith with th'angell was - 


a marlrJous multitude 
Ofheauenly fouldiorspraifing God, 
- 1nthisſorrto conclude: | 
Glorie to Godon high, 

and peace on earth below, - 

that this beleeue CW, 

It after came to paſle, 

when th'angels went awale, 

Vptnto heauen from whenſe they came; 
the ſhepheards then did ſay: 
Letvs to Bethleemgo, - 

theſe tidinges to behold, 

And ſo wentour, and when they came, 
they found as th'angell told: 
The babe in manger laid, 


Was 


a a 
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= 
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O 
*- 


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——_ —— mo 


32 F $ 
Chriſt bis Crib. Ih 


Was hard him by who proftrately, "a 
this worke of God to ſcan: F 
an with a lowlie hart h h 


and humble ſpirit moſt mild, 
Fal on his knees,and worſhipped 
his new borne foſter child. 
The ſhepheards —_ this, 
did publiih vnto all, x 
What tangell faid,and they had ſeene, © 
each thing as did befall: 
And backe againe they went, 


and praiſed God on hie, 4, 
That they had ſeene rhe ſonne of God, ow 

in manger thus to lite. = | 
Then with their warbling pipes, þ 


they wont toplay vpon, | 
Before their ſeuerall flockes ofſheepe, 
rogither as they gone. 
Do chaunt it now aſoft 
. with ſound ofſhepheards late, 


And thus with toy ſolemniſe they, 


this bleſſed babes birth-day. 
The virgine ſo likewiſe, 

that lIeſus mother was, SY 
Which firſt was brought into amuſe, 

how it might come to paſſe ; ; 
That ſhe a child ſhould beare, 

and knew no man atall; 


Did $ 


ww". 


_ Chriſt Fo Crib, | 
Did now agnize the worke of God. 
and lethireie downe fall 
Vpon hur little babe 
'which God to hir had ſenr, 
To be hir ſauiour, and of all 
whoeuer doe repent. | 
And then ſhe tooke hir babe, 
and dandled it awhile: | 
Another while the gaue it ſucke, 
his crying to beguile. 
And many kiſſe itgaue 
as it lay inhirarme: 
And the with clothes, ſuch as they were, 
belapt it well and warme. 
One while the breaſt ſhe giues, 
the quieter to keepe: 
Another while ſhe lulleth it, 
 andhulſheth it afleepe. 
And thus in moſt feet guiſe, 
and amiable ſort : : FO 
The time they paſſe with mirth and ioy, 
and many another ſport. 


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6 oF Theleſt heepe. 


=o th thatthe heauen ofheauens 


% where Godand angels be, . 

Ff Is made the ſeate wheronl fit, 
WH by mightyeſtpowerdecree: 
Andthat the Earth beneath, 

where hearbe and graſſe doth growe, 

}, Wheremenand beafrs andliuing things 

Y  docreepethereonand goe: 

'{ Isformy foottheſtoole, = 
; ordeined long before, | ; 
Yer world was wrought, or angell made, * 

B- oughtelſclefſe or more. Fs 
1 Sith Tam Lord thereof, 

| and all theſe thinges be mine, Pas -- 
Then tell me man whatmoueth thee,  ., - 

from methus to decline? TS 

And ſeekeſt other waies, : ” 
, theſe things for toobtaine: - » 
So fond andfrantike is thy wit, _ +. = 

fo feeble is thy braine, Fi... : 


AndIdoethee aſſure, { 
itdid me greatlie pleaſe, \ 
| To beare thy ſin and wickednes, ' 


— —_— I re ere EE eo es 


3.6 
The loft Sheepe. 

Which way thou car'ſtnothow, 

rather than cometo me: ". 
_ the well and fountaine ſpring, ; 

of all good things that be. 1 
Ialſoreadie am, 

on thee for to beſtow, | | 
Each good that is,ifthou but aske, © {| 

I :-:u{t my kindneſle ſhow. 
Suc::iis my loue to thee, | 

not changeable, but fuire, | 
T loued thee before thou waſt, | 

- which loue ſhall ſtil endure. Te 

When thou a ſinner wert, - 

and wickedneſle didſt yſe, ' 
To giue my bloud and life for thee, 

the ſame didnotrefuſe. = 4 
Thou art now iuſtifide, 

by ſhedding of my bloud, 


s : L 
nat" 4 4d 


| Andreconciled by my death: 


wherein thou art made good. 
Forlthat knew not ſin, wo 

was yet made finne forthee : | 
That thou mightſt be the righteouſheſle _ 

of th'onlie God in mee. | 


thy weakenes and diſeaſe. 


| 7 
= The off freepe: 
$ Ifthou but truſt in me, 
/ andiſtedfaſtlie beleeue: 
# There ſhal no torment,paine,or ſmart, 
for any ſinne thee greeue. 
For through my ſpecial grace, 
i andmerciesgreatinſtore, 
{ Ipromiſe thee Iwill henceforth, 
| thinkeonthyſinneno more, 
! For inthe deepe alow, 
! andbottomeofthe Sea, 
1 .Thaueall thine iniquities, 
'® foreuerthrowne awaie. 
! Why dooſt thou toile and moile, 
| and after ſhadowes run ? 
<4 Andſhun'ſtthewaierhatleads tome, 
i whicham Godsonlieſonne ? 
4 Iamthegliuerſure, 
| of true felicitie: 
'- Andyetfor itbe very ſew, 
that ſeeketh ynto me. 
 Beautie allureth much, 
ſe and rauiſheth the mind: | 
oy | Anddrawes vnto it flockes of men, 
that louing ſeeme and kind. 
And lo,behold and view, 
nothing more faire to ſee 


* 
% 
I 


x 
\ 


| Thanl,and etnot onethere is, 


If | . Willbeinlouewithme, 


- 


; 38 

f The loft Sheepe. C 
| - TInhonourableſtiles, 4 S 
A doe many take delight, 
5 And ofancientnobilitie, Y 


doeclaime deſcents by right. 
 Andyctnothingthereis, 
| of anctenthigh degree, | 
| _  Innitle, ſtile, or chiefe deſcent, _ 
| thatgoeth before me. DE 
| __ - ForwhuleIamtheſonne 
f of God moſt glorious, 
il And mother mine avirgine was, F 
- - andmynameislefus. | «ta 
. Which name was giuento me, ; 
[lj . not vnaduiſedly: | 
| Nor at aduenture,and by chance, 
bp as names arecommonly. 
j Nor was it giuen by man, 
i - butby an angel ſene 
Fr To tell of my Natunitie, 
the purpoſe and intent. 
And vader heauen there 1s 
none other name but this: * 
| G1uen vnto men their ſoules to ſaue 
6 from all their treſpaſſes. 
% Howhapneth it therefore, 
that ſcarſely on the ground, 
Can any one thatwilling 1s 
to ioyne with me be found. 


i 


The f i | 

6 0 1018 HNCOPE, 

In this ſocietie X 
whichIſo much deſire: 

It's not for me,but for your good, 
thatTthe ſame require. 

Iam the Monarch cheefe, 
of heauen, ofearth,8: all, 

Why then are you ſo loth and ſhamde, 
to come whenIyou call? | 


- Tam moſt rich indeed; 


and ready forto give 
Both gre at and many benefites, 
to all1n faith that liue. 


' Igreatly doedeſire, 


and very faine would haue 


' Petitions made,that might giue, 


 toſuchas on me crave. 


-4- But now alas behold, 


not one that vnderſtands _ 
How for to aske nor come to me, - 
to craue ought at my hands. 
I am the wiſedome cal'd, ne ng 
of Ged my father deare: 
And ſoIam invery deed, 
and yet tor loue ne feare, wn | | 
Will any mortall wight,: 
youchſafe toſeeke me our, NE a be 
To aske me counfell of that thing 
whereof he is in doubt, 


y - 


RR 
' «., The loſt Sheepe, 
Tam the brightneſle great, 
of fathers glor.e mine, 
Andeofhis heauenlie maiefty, 
the image moſt diuine, 
And yet no manthereby, 
of what eſtate or gree, 
The more to honour mooued is, 
_ noryet toreuerence me;  . 
Iamapleaſant friend, | 
atruſtie friend alfo, 


- Tohimthatwilling is tobe - 


my friend,and with me go. 
Idoe beſtow my wealth, 
© my riches and my ſtore, 
On themTloue with willing mind, 
what can be asked more> - 
And yet none goes about 
to enter in with me : 


E :Fo this fFveet amiable league, 


i & offriendihipshighdegree. 
*; al * 4 T 


- wo 


Þ \ 


CD DCE 


amtheonly wate, | 
that ynto heauen doth lead, + .-_ 
 Andyer but ery few there be, - 
thatvſe my.pathes to tread. 
Why doe the ignorant — - 
befortedpeople blind,' - 
Not truftin me,ſeeingIam 
- theohlytruthto finda 


PT, 


ny 


- 


+ - — Theft ſh p 
: oft ſheepe; _ 

; Why then *dooſt - 5 refuſe, 
wy promiſe to beleeue: ; 7 

z None 1s ſo faithfull as Lam, ; <4 
ls . and none may more thee greeue. | 
* And {the Iam of life 

the author,and of breath: 
&: What meane you then,by leauing me, 

| | . to follow after death, 

*£:- Iamyouronly light, 


; 1 


& +, nodarkeneſle1s in me: 
#6 Andyetwill wilfull fooliſh men, 

15- indarkeneſſe rather be. 
;4þ:- Iamtheperſe&rule 

of liuing righteouſſie, 
P why then dooſt thou ſeek other formes; 
x: -, tſquarethylife thereby 2 = - 3 
wn 1 E font! am along, - IDES 

"#5 .  thepleaſure fiveet andtrue re: 

| *- Without all gall or binemedts TA 
' reietedyetofyou. 


Ca 

a <4 
. 

.C 


* f Iamthepeace o mind, En HO -, 

"0 ; .. andcomforter likewiſe, BIEN or eh, = 

iÞ; Toallaffliied conſciences, eo rr 

ﬆ y whenſtormietronbles riſe. - 9 

» Why then doe nottheſemen | Rn» _ 

P _ thatvexedbe'i inmind, TIER hogs 
© Come vnto me fortheir releefe, FR 

which they areſure to find? 


oy 
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h 7» if © . » ' ge 
y fat « : C 
be \ 
- : & 
; MI b ad FP. 


43 
The beft Sherpe. 
-If Lyons wilde and dumbe, | 
themſelues can thankefull how, 
To ſuch as any benefite 
ypon them did beſtow. 
Or 1fthe Dragons fierce, 
— havegratefulllearn'd to bee, 
. Or maſtife curs their maſters know, 
and fawne when they him ſee. 
_ TfEagles loue returne 
to fuch as keepe them well : 
. And Dolphins likewiſe kindneſle ſhew, 
as you yourſelues can tell: 
If other beaſtes likewiſe, 
 deprrud of reaſons ſence, _ 
Canto their benefaQors vie 
_ both loue andreuerence: 
dy wilt thou then (0 Man) 
_ _ - thyſelfeſetforthto be, 
More brutiſh than the ſauage beaſts, 
denying loue to me? k 
Seeing that to thy ſe, Y 
- andonely for thy ſake, - . 
All things that be,yea thou thy ſelfe, 
- of nothing did I make. . 
And with my precious bloud, 
__ redeemed thee haueI, : | 
From fin,from death, from hell &paine, 
_ andthatmaſtwilling]y. 4 


4 £ 
go» k 


The ht 0 
"hind ifthe oxe doth know, 
his owner thathim fed, 
"The aſſe likewiſe his waiſters crib, 
thatſtandeth him in ftead : 
Why dooſt notthou ynkind,- 
and churliſh manto. mee, | 
Acknowledge meto be the fame, 
thathath redeemed thee... 


..-TJamaloneto thee, . - 
all things thatthou would haue : - 


AndI alone will furniſh th, 


withall things:thou' c: rave. 20g 


Why runneſt thou abour,. 
077 gadding f fromplage to place, 


-&& Tokeckeeilcwhere thy beneug 


diftruſtingofmygrace.>'' 


” Whybufieſtthouthy (ele, - 


in many needlefle waies, 


4, Anddoſtfrequenttheco mpanie, = 


of skornefull wicked Rentes 2! 


 AsIam mercifull, 


ſo eaſe to intreat*:- 


\ - Thouwretched man ſeekeynto me, | 


deſpaire not thoughtrhrex..- 


I brug 1 3d. 


reuenger ofthy fin: - NED 


Why therefore atthonnotaſai, 


ae to offend — bY 


| The af {ol epe, 
Tcaneuen with a ke | 
. caftdownethy fouleto hell, 
Andyetmy iudgements feareſt nor, 
norallthethreatsI tell. 
' Wherefore thou fooliſh man, 
Ifthou ſo wilfull be, Fd 
Hexdlongty run vnto thy death, 
by thy torfakingme: . 
Blame but thy ſe therefore, | Þ 
and blatne notme ar all, - 
_ Forthouthyfelfe the author aſts 
. ofthy decate and fall. 
For what cat Idoe more? 
ſeeing thexceſsiueloue, 
"That thae barewith tender care, 
. cannowhitthee remoue. 
__ Offiintte harted man, 
with rockieſtonie breſt: 
Which cannot be with loue reclaim G. 
nor mercies mine - | 
Nor will perſwaded be, 
with ſuch an hope'a ne" 
' Ofheauenlyivyes and richergreat, 
ready far thee rocurd: 
Nor can awaked TT 
_ vithpromiſes diuines | 
_ _ *Noratywhitbe terrifide, _ 
| vithſeucreſentence mine: Ee 


» 
Ha. A 


e 
- a 


4 
The bf Sheege, 
Norbe admoniſhed, 
with any ſhame of fin : 
But rather ſo egreptoullice, 
perſeuer ſtil] therein : 


— Thatthoudooſt far furmount, 


the ſauage beaſts in kind, 
And dooſtpofleſie anyron hart, 
more hard thanfteele to find. 
What can pittiepreuaile, 
- alas, in ſuch aplace, 


 Inſuch apernerſe frowatd hart, 


becankred void of grace > 


 Tofaueonegainſthiswill, 


- $\ 
_ Wis 


and ridhimfrom diſtreſſe, 


 Dothneither ſtand with wiſdoms 1 


nor yet with INES. 
2 : 


The complaint of Old Age. 


7N ſearch of ſecret ſuch, :.' 
C as 1s beneaththe ſunne: find) 
« Each thing by kind his courſe doth 
|  bynaturesskill to run. 
We ſee the ſtricken deere, 
_ hathcaughta bleeding wound: 
Andyet byeatingofan herbe, -- 
- #- becommethwholeand ſound. - 
«- Thehound ahurtreceiues,:'- - 
that greeueth him with paine - | 
By onely licking with his toong, C 
himſelfe doth SING 5 
And ifhe ſickliebe,  - 0 
|  withinwardgreefeorſore: 
| Heeateth graſſehimſelfe topurge, - 


- 


s B , , a A VEDLEIAAEE k . X Og 54 , 
} —> Pa, A\ 2 —— 4 -—— —_— Y \ _ "PY ” 
S) WANG odd 
a> += hers) 
a WOLF VSTET 

f 
| | 
| 
{ 
{ 
| | 
| 
[ 


which doth his health reſtore. . = 

The merlings and wood doues, ER 

the Partridges and layes: 5 
4 Dopurge their ſuperfluitie, ' —_ 


. withonely hearbe of Bayes. 
TheP igeon and the Hety® © - 
the Turtle Doue alſo©*- i 
> Themſclues dethcurewithpellitor, - 
AIR Re ._C3 _ Tha® 


53% v2 wo pro 


a » aA. *- 


48 
The complains 
 thatenthewalldothgrow. 
The wild and ſauage Bore, 
by eating Cedrir, 
' Do helpe themſclues,and ſo doe beares, 
with hearbe Mandragora. : 
 Thelothſome Snake with age, 
both feeble is & blind: ies” 
" Whedlowlieflides fromplaceto place, 
ſome narrowſtraightto find, 
Through which he ſtraines himſelf, - 
therebyhis skinto caſt : 
And ſonewhealth —_ & ag, 
he purchaſeth atlaſt; | 
TheLizatd inhis age, 2 
doth change and caſt his skinz 
 Andiits opeeyed againſttheEaſt, 
the ſun mayenter1n : 
 Theheatwhereofdothdry, 
the humour ofhiseyes: 
By which his fight againehe cles, 
incorner where he lies. 
TheEa agle being weake, "F400 
much greeuous mone doth mike; bi 
Bicauſe bis bill is growne ſo long. 
he can no ſultnance take: . 
 Yetnaturehathhim taught, | 
ſomerocke orſtone to find, - 
- Againft the which his bill beatsoff, 


? Ed rroins & 


- When, -S.- 


"'Whenas the PAgE: 


45 
elde Age. 


behols hir birds late ſlaine ? 


By poiſon that the Fol hed I 


tormented is withpaine. 


 Andthendoth with hir bill, =_ 


hir tendet breaft bejents ” Ee 
Andi hirbirds reniue againe, + 
by bloud ypon them <a 


The Lapwing being old, _ = 


to ſee norflie ſhe may, * - 
Vntill hir birds ſuch feathers placke, - 
as cauſeth hir decaie; © 
Andthenwithjuice ofhearbs, ©} 
hir eies doe ridfrom, aye. 
And hide hir ynderneaththetr winges," : 
. till ſhe be whole againe. 


The Swallow in like fort 5 AN ; frgy | 


perceiues hir reogſin $ cles 4 
To be deprined oftheirfhght, - oy EIS 
foorth from the neaſtthe flies,” 4 


And findeth'out atthearbe '*' | | _ | 
. thatCeledonihight, 2705 
Anddoth rerune,andih the fans 


reſtores tothemrheirfipht,*'''' ®- _ 
Thus doe we ſeeandknow, /- _ "7 D 
that nature anne, _ 51d » 


Jn creatures $ et PRO Vat, 


ROAR mW RD , 


# 


4 
þ 


The complains | 6 


Vtnowtoyou my friends, 
that Phyſicke doe profeſle: 
hich by your kill andlearning great, 
' doe many greefes redreſle. | 
And with the ſame we know, 
- youoften bringto paſle, | 
Sweet health agatne for to reſtore, 
| where dangerous ſickneſle was. 
W Ofhealth to write the praiſe, | 
|  Iwiſhhecouldrhatcan : | \ 
Health is one of the goodlyeſt giftes, 
that Godharth lentto man. 
Health 1ifteth vpthe mind, _ 
anid makes the body light: 
Health doth bedew the face with bloud, 
 thatfreſhistothe ſight. | 
Health makes the ſinewes ſtrong, 
'  moretrauell toendure;. | 
And health vnto the man that's wiſe, 
|  greatcomfort dothprocure.. © 
; Whar profithealth doth bring 
if to thoſe thatſludents be; . 
No toong can tel but ſuch as ſucke,, -_ 
- - artery Lhe "LM 
A 221, 17-1 1» /- POIROT 
| "both tilsagd PRE et _—_ -: 
Without the which no prince may ſay, 
e able is toffand.. 


w, 
. < 
OS 
5 


Al 


and. 


9— 


*/ So 
of olle Age. ' | 
oF And euery man beſides, 
| - thatliues in common wealth, 
| 


As ſome by skil, and ſome by /tengrh, 

through ponet of noble health,” | 
The ſame likewiſe ſupports, +-* © 

in order asthey ought; A | 
And but forhealth all: gouernments | 

to ruine come and naught. BL: 
 Tfhealthbedoneaway, + 
then life is worſe-than death,” 
& Fordeath makes erid of forrowes a b] | 
. byſtoppingotthe breath. a 
Of earthly treaſuresall, : | I 
. healthis tobe preferd | | 

+ Before all thinges that eie hathieene 

; '  orearehatheuerheard. 


* þ 
I 2 


A Quin would Laske, A 
thereby not to offend: 
Whatis the ptr thatphyſicks art, | 
_ _ cannotold age defend? £ 
By cunning and by skill, 
great cures ye.doo each gays | 
But age will not remoued be, ; | 
noryectkeptataſtay. ' ' -* 
No phyſicks, attnedrug; ©. 
. nor poti6nCanye aks: $7 
|| Canforceoldapeforteexch ange, | 
« / . on Pace ttiathe —_— I 
A = PREM Aa 


Ageſtcaleth onvwlo, 


| Angeallantvigor ofthemind, _ | 
_Andlookewhatluſticage,'.. . 


_ | - delightsaredriuentpfhore: - 


— Almerrimemsandiports, | 


0 . 
. 4 x P—— P TOE IEG 5 
- 


) 2 9; 1 


The complaiud 


yer ye candoavs goods 
"That ſuddenly i "_ the ſtrength, 
_ © anddooth forejtall the blood. 
Whereby the humour freſh | 
1s brought vato. decay: 


c—- 
* 


is forſt to flicawaie. 


NYOCUgerFEares brought forth, | 
Thefame old age hath cleane defac't, ' | 
and made itnothing worth. - _ 
Arthouſfand maladies IP 
ypon old age depend: ROT ; 
"Whych.peecemeale wiſe away doplucke, g 
what fragrantyouthdid ſend. 
Beautie is worne awale, 
freſh bloud.is turn'd te-blacke-: 
' Wit is madedull, the memorie loſt, 
. andiljuclinefſe doothlacke.. 
Age makes our ſleepes vnſure, 
our elcfighrfor to faile-; 
Our courage andattiuitie, | 
-ourſtrength andall to quaile.. 
The vitall heatis cold, ;_ A 


or 


Nouriſhing injce;and breathing fiveet, | 
are gone for cuermore.. 1.3 | 


* . 
I 


cor. f 


_ 1 


>= 
x 


—_— 
ed alli... Am_—_—_ 


__ RE. 
of olde Age: » | 
concetts, ele whatye will: ' | 
And to beſhort;man'from himſelfs 
- age takes and waſteth Kill, 
Ageleauethvnto-mary - 
only ofmanthe name* 
For what man-was intimes forepaſi; | 
now nothin an the ſame: 
Then tell me this Ipray; 
whether it may be cal@- 
'Old age: orratherliuing death, 
that thus mans life hath calf 


Who is he can tell © 
: the thing that Jeaterh thus: 
That with ſuch poſting ſpeed ean ſteale, 
our chiefeſt time from ys? 
Andthat ſo haſtilie;. - 
can taiht our golden yeares: 


_ With groning greefes and great ahnOFs, 


conoking ter teares ?- 

what dealing may this be, i 

itis vnegall ſure, | = 
That flouring: _ {> oneſhouldend, | = 

no longerto endure> Tal os 
And that before we know; O 


 thegoodnesofthe things 
They ready are vs toforſake, - 


: bes 67 


”Py 


$4; . _—_ 
The LAY 
And ſooner than we knew , 
I orfeltthe life we craues, 
Weare forbidden by and by, 


Ben oth... 4 


"n a longerlifeto haue. oy | 
[ Yet beaſts of ſundry kindes, . | 
| and fowles aloft thatflie,  _ 
18 Aboue two hundred yeares doe liue, 
{8 before that they doo die. 
\\ * Theſtag, the bucke,the Rauen, 
. theElephantalſo, 
Solong doeliue inluſtie plight, 
and healthfullie doe ſhew. 
Dut man,alas poore man, 
y before that oy oe | th, 
0 eares,his bodily ſtrength 
Fas 6.9 much hcihe, | io 
| Andifthat he may reach 
| i tothreeſcoreyeares or more: 


— — —-+ 


His waining witand memorie 
Is weaker than before. - \ 
'The Thebans held alaw, | 
who threeſcore yeares did liue:; 

ot If after thathe then fell ficke, 
un none might him phylicke gue. 
| That age obtainde, ſay they, 2 " Wa 
| himſelf©ought not to bend, 4 
| i Longer to liue, buthaſten forth, | 
[| ynto his tournies end. 


Experience dooth confirme, 


> 0... - - — — — <— : C 
- - _ —  — ——— —  — — —_ -- 
- y —— - — 
- 


-— —:' -t 


| os 
: "ofolleags, 
andproueththisrootrue: 
"That lately ſuch as lyſtie were, 
invalor, ſtrength,and hue, | 
Are now rok ge become, 
all crooked to. behold: ED 
Their heads with white beſpeckled are, 
their heatis turnde to cold. | 
'Thefroſt their beards hath caught, 
- whichmakeththemto thinke, 
” How thatthe fpring of their greene age, 
', Ispaſtandſtilldoth fhrinke. | 


<Y Ofiiningyouth adieu, 


= 


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- 
PEI. MES PH". 


age makes all things decline: 
- O toatoo ſhort a fading floure, 
of tranſitorie time : 
Which by no waie nor art, 
can be repair'd againe: : -: 
The winter cold the heat hath nipt, 
\ | andranſackteuerie vaine. 
O greene and ſprouting yeares, 
. : ogallantyouththat's paſt” 
- What ſveetandpleafant merry dates, 
were ſpentwhile you didlaſt? 
” -O happy time of life, = 
how lily doth'itpaſſe: 
Andſteales away making exchange 
for pureſt gold but braſle. 
-How cloſely is it gone, 


ys 8 
The Coraplaing 
and notperceiu'd atalt? 
And glides away as doe theſtreames, 
which downe a river fall > .. 
More ſwift it may be ſaid, 
| - thanemptie clouds thatflie 
il By force of winds that tofſe them round, 
1" in compaſle of the skie. En 
Like dreames that paſſe awaie, 
within our ſleepes we fee:. | 
When we awake nothine there ts, | 
of thatwe dreamtto bee. 
. The ſweet and fragrant roſe 
: Now delicate tn _ __- 
Within ſhorttime all withered is, | 
and turndas date tonight. - | 


——<O4Y renee... "* 
v4 2. Ly 


And fo likewiſe ofman.,. - 
from child to-man doth grow: 
Erom man againea childe becoms, 
old-age willhaue ut ſo.. 


VV Hile that the little boy, ; 
_ withtopandſcurge ganplaie: 
Andwhilethe ſtripling "ay to-ſchoole, 
his grammerpart to ſay... 
While thoſe of further yeares,, 
phyloſophie doe read; bs 
Andcullthe bloomes of Rhetorike, 
| and figures finely ſpread. 
Whilethey themſelues delight, 


We. - 
- 


—_— — 


\ 
| 


6 


© Wf olleage, 
 Inpoets fables vaine: —_ 


which Logicke can maintaine. 


' While they the time imploie, 


id, | 


| 


| While forren toongs they ſeeke, | \ 
And feare not totransfretthe ſeas, }.. | w 


-While they themſelues acquaint; | _ 


oh pu matters oh WIEET, 
(Though ofno weight)by eloquence 
to fs their sk! withall Wy £ 
While likethe bee they skip, 
from bloometo bloſſome blownes 
Andfortheirpurpoſe ſucke the fruity, - 
by ſundrie authors ſowne.. 


E > Whulethey diſpoſed fo, 
q - byſtudietoatraine, 


The knowledge ofthe liberall arts, 
ho labordoe refraine- 

And while that without end, WE 
their troubled braines they beat, 

To findouteuerie facultie, [1 
grafted in ſcience feat. 


_ Whilethey the Greeke tranſlate; F 


inLatine for to-goe : : 
AndLatine into Greeke likewiſe, | 
theic cunning forth toſhew. + | * 


their knowledge tomaintaine* ' 


and Alpes to climewithpaine. }] -. Y FR 


NF. EY, p 
' The Complain _ 
with countries that beſtrange, , 
With forre courts,with things vnknown ..} \ 
and other things of change. | 
While they thus buſte be, XY 
ſtitte age comes ſtealing 1n, .. 1 
Andlaies his crutch ypontheir backs,  } 
and dooth the maiſtrie win: | 
So muchthat they be driuen, : : 
to maruell and tomuſe: PE 
How that their ſtrength ſo ſuddenly, _  *' | 
ſhould them faile or refuſe. 
Andthough the fame they feele, y 
 yetnotperſwaded are : | 
That laſtie gallant youth of theirs, 
ſhould be remoouw'd fo far. +» 


A why ſhould we then, 
 -ſocarefullie appeare : 
| As to conſume our golden age, 
| with ſearch of trifles here: 
Aspearles and gems of price, 
of gold and filuerpure : 
Ofſcarler, filke, and cloth of gold, 
_ which maynotlongendure: | 
And waſtfully conſume, _—” 
and wilfully to ſpend , $6 9 Sd 
Our golden yeares in vanities, 
andall to no good end? 
| Ggaine, ifthatthoſe thugs, 


which . 


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59 | 
of oide Age, a 
which eranficoriebe*- PE | | 
_ Wereloſtor ſtone or burnt with fire; 
there1s ameane we ſee, _—_ 
: The ame maybe intime, - | 
recoueredagaine: | 
' Ifthouaspoore as Codrus were, - 
orIrus did remaine: 
Yethopeto beas rich, 
as Crafſus hererofore: 


Or thatthy ſubſtance and thy onkk; 


» 


' may matchwith Croeſus ſtore. 


'But as for creepingage, 
when Clotho hath begun: 

Vpon hir clewthy thred towind, 
that Lacheſis had fpun, 

Can neuer be reuok't, 

againe to be vntwinde : 

By no inchantment,charme,or force, 

thatwitof man can finde. 


Ic Circes ak hir Autos, © 
nor Mercurie withhistod: 

- Noryet Medea with hir drugs, 
can ſtay this worke of God. 


'$. If lupir himſelfe, 


4 Haue OY go,” 


ybellie full would fill, 
wit front” Ambroſia 1a; 
. which ſome,of Iearnec +76 


"—_— 


DE... , 
The complains 
youth ſtill they might maintaines- . f 
And baniſh old age inexile, s jp 
forcuer to remaine. | 
No,no,it will notbe, 
though that Aurora faire, | 
Would day by daie thy bodie bath, 
with deaw of heauenly aire. 
No, though ten thouſand times, . | 
| fiveet Venus tor to pleaſe, 
Thou paine thy ſelfe as Phao did, 
to ferry Chyos ſeas. 
No, though Chiron himſelfe, 
ſhould ynto thee applie, -.,. _. 
All ueraigne hearbs thatfpringor gre 


—. a. 


_ . . 
* » 


onearth beneaththeskie. d 
Nothing there is can ſtop, FB 6 
thecourſeofyeares thatlide: * -- 
Norkeepe them from our weary backes, 

bur muſt the ſame abide. . : 
In deed of tales we read, | 

and fables haue beene told: _ ..... 
How Orpheus and Amon, i 

with other poets old, _ EE 
Haue by their magicke art, j 

rings, þ 


made riuers ſtil] to ſtate: 
Andtoreturne vnto thoſe ſp 
backeward another waic. .. 
Diana ſtopthircoach, . 


| Phoebus his icedsſo aid: Io 


RG SD EIS PE —— 


\ | " Butyettheſtateofage, - 


{> { 
4 j 
{ 
vl . 
6: 
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ſ 


7 


S; | 


Þ Vponthe headandwithered face, : 


Fr. 
of olde Age. 

As made his chatiotſtill toſtang, : - 

to liften what they ſaid. - | 
Welllet theſe idle tales 

be thought ypon no more: (wroght 
But ifthey could ſuchthingshaue 

as hcere is ſaid before: | 
Yet neuer mightthey bring, ng 

the age thou once poſſeſt, 
Nor keepe thee in the age thou art, 

while life is in thy breaſt. 
Andyetthe ſunne goes downe, 

and takes his beames awate : 
But dothariſe moſt gloriouſlie, _ 
- thenextinſuing day. De 
The moone awaining hath, 

yet afterward a change: 


. Anddoth recetue hir former light, | 


and reuolution ſtrange. 
Winter growes yong againe, 
his froſtie cold once ſpent: 
Is afterturn'dintoa ſpring, 
that doth vs well content.. 


tharflits awaie ſo faſt: ET, 

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is once conſum'dand paſts, _,, 

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of remedies the beſt: 
Whichis, that death thoſe euils ſhal end, }! 
 andſetthe foule atreſt. j 
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too late when youths gone: - 51 
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which youth delighredin: - _ | |} 
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15 now moſt bitter ſin 
'The thoughts thereof torment 
our guiltie conſcience ſore, 
With greefe and paine wedoe lament, 
. ouryouth abuſde before. 
And to our ſelues gan faie, HT | 
what treaſure haue we fpilt; ff | 
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bat ſorrow,death, and guilt? 
Our lite God knowes is ſhort, 

vncertaine ofthe ſame : | 
To thinke on time ſo vainlie ſpent, 

might make vs bluſh with ſhame. 
From ſlzepeletvs awake, 

and riſe from ſinartlaſt, 
Hightime itis for to repent, 

our former follies paſt. 
Foryouth hath taken horſfe, 

and poſteth day by daie, - | 
To cite and ſummon pale face death, 

with ſpeed to come away. 


/ Death isthetrue refupe, 


the onely perfe@health: 

And dooth deſerue to be embraft, 
before all worldlie wealth. 

Death is the thing moſt deare, 

_ thebeſtthingtobe had: 

Itis a thing that God hath giuen, 
wherewith to make vs glad. 


No man with his eſtate 


' contented is we ſee: 


Sauethoſe thatlie aſleepe in graue, 


they well contented be. 


> The graue is aſtrong fort, 


. wherein our ſelues we ſhut, 


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Death 1s ynto theeutlf, 
a whip of ſmarting paine : 
And tothe good a ſweet reward, 
of cuerlafting gaine. 


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> Ker common cuſtome is, 
. & . toffatterthemthatliue: 9 
And of the dead reprochfull words, 


and ill reports to giue. | 
But ſure the fault is great, 

to ſpcake tll of the dead, 
Who harme them nor bur quietlie, 

doe reſtwithin theirhed | 
As no manis ſo good, | 

but betterthighthane beenes 
Sono man liues thatis ſo bad, 

but worffer name mightwin, 
For as there is ſome cauſe, 

a man for to diſpraiſe : 
So inthe ſame ſome vertue dwels 

thathis renowme might raiſe, 
And therefore of the dead, 

Iwiſh to fpeake the belt: | 
Andpraile the vertues which they had, . - 


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wha onely mult vs faue. 
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our onely ſtudie be, Fe? 
Ourpleaſant muſe,our cheefe delight; 
our1oy and libertie. | 
Letvs not care at all, 
for worldlie matters vaine : 
Nor for the bodie,ſfo the ſoule 
with Ieſus Chriſt remaine, 


2 * - While ſoule and bodie both, 


ſhall at the iudgemenr daie, 

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_— 16 He him begar, then all theroſt | * 


} uid come The ſame, vnto his brethren all, 
—— +4--.Th inking £ pleaſc them. well: 


ay this Iofeph was with them, 
| and they him hated much es * 
In all thinges that he faide or did 
azainſt him ſore they gruch. 
2: choluined 5 And* *\pake him evill and the ſame 


'- » efchildrenthathehad, 

And did a partycoate him make, 

of colours light and ſad. 
. 7 And when his brethren did perceiue - | 
.. thcir fathers love was more Ky 
Bent toward him then vnto them, 
ſuch malice. chey him bore : 3" 
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- . ttgrecued them fo ſore, © 
| Gol rexealed g And when yong loſeph dremr a dream iy” 


he what he rooke delight rorell 71 - 


Bur they in hatred grew. the: wore, 
| their miſchiefe ſeemd'ſo tell. - 
_ 9 Said he,pood brethren Jendyourcare, [| 
Ipray) you ynto me, "a 

And heare the dreame 1 lately dream, 6 
let ſo your pleaſures be. 7. 

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Suchri time as men roharucll hie | 

In ſhew of fayreſt weather; 
11 Andloe my ſheafe arolevpright, 

and ftanding onthe ground,” * 
Your ſheafes obeyſance niadeto mine, | ' The wer of 

ſtanding in compaſſe round, + *; ©9*JÞewel 
12 Shalr thou then be ourking,fay they," : binfefe "mY 
| or ſubicts thine vs make? * | rhe 1aov doth 
| Andtihusthey*hatedhim the more, the malice s 
*  fordreamesand wordes he ſpake, the wicked | 
| 23 and yethe once moredreamt agame! rage gains, 
{| - , as0fthedidbefore, then 
c And thus vnto his brethren ſaid, 


K ' hate had ene dreame more. 
Ky 14 McthoughtI ſaw the ſun,the moone, 
— and ſtars eleuenthac bes - + ark 
In lowly ſortandhumble wile: 
+ -..-- obeylance make tome. | E 
«4 15 And hexthis dreame bs rold, Noe diſpiſer 
mn :{ i  hisbrechrentandingby,- -* - | - {the viſont 


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ny, 20 And ſee whether all things be well | 
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22 A ccreaine; man by. chance he found, . 


A 3 And thenithaman thus hed him, 
1 ſoeke my brethren, tell me where 


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18 His breghren thenco Sichem wear, 
. 26 keeps their fathers ſheepse,. 
And * Iſjag}thus tq loſeph aid, - - 
..Doa.ner thy, brethren keepe 


Iwill chee tcnd allo; 
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with brethrenthine or. no, | | 

- - returne againe andſhey.. 

21 AnJſohe ſent him fromthe vale i oy 

. of Hebron where ke was, BA 

And he to Sichem tooke his Ways 
bur ſo- -betellthe caſe:. 


{.' for Joſeph wenraſtray; - 
and miſled ofthe way. 


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That they of life, ouldkim bercaue, Party 
and kill him.yerhe go. —_— 
© : 27 Forone vntothe other ſaid, 45 Joe was 
this dreamercomes at laſt; writ er,the 
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-  andin ſome pithim caſt. _ 6 
28 And we will ſay ſome wicked beaſt, RE 
made him a pray tobe; 'Y 
Then of his dreames what wil beceme 
the ſequell we ſhall ſee. | 
29 when Ruben heard whatbrethe ment 
he Iofeph did conuey  1Gen4%Þ 


30 Goodbrethrenlervsnot bim kill, - 


= {0 Burlay no violent hand on him, 

| All thishe ſaid,thacloſeph mighr 

. 32 Andſoichaptwhenlofeph came - ; 
' They ftripr him forth hisparry cote, . 


' And when fromfar - y him beheld, 
_ they ſtampttheir teer.onground. 


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of Toſeph. 


26 And countell rook among themſclues 


and thus began to ſay; 
ne lect ys ſhed his bloud: 
Burcaſthimin the pitthatshere, 
if ſo youthinke it good, 
whereby co doe him: pain, 
ro father backe againe. 


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Fr /ie peas  Whereinnowater was; 


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IL” 54 34 Andastheylifred vptacir cies, ©: | 
| nt 4 ' tize did betold and 5 
Ot Iſmalites fromGilead 
that came.much-companie. = 
35 With Camcls great thar laden were, + 
: - with Balmc,with Mirrhe, and: ipice, 
Which going were ro Egypt land, 
the ſame tole]l for price, 
# And ludah to his brethren ſaid, 
what ſhal it da vs good ? 
- Ourbrother loſeph chus rokill, 
| andſecretkeepe his bloud. 
3;Lers rarher ſell him torheſe men. 
*. + thatdawnerto Egyptgoc,. 
Andletvs laynohandson him, 
heis our fleſh ye know: . 
Ar ludahs wordes tliey were content, 
 andallagreed,did fo. 
38 Now as the marchants paſſed by, 
they forthrthe pit him hon, | 
' And fold hini co tliofe 1ſmachres, -- 
 whomtkeynecreſaw,netknew. : : 
33 Forrwenty filuer peeces fine - | 
' youn} loſeph havethey bougtir, Iv 
'And downe to Egypt hae theſe men, |, 
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and Jookeintothe pit; & 


Andfound young loſeph thence courid 


he rent hisclorhes atir.. 
4r And vent againe his trerhren boy 
with heavy cheerc and fad; | 


 Saying,alafſe, wharihall we doe? 


for yonders not the Lad. 


45 ; Then they cofulced mongſt theſclues 
| © toſteyaharmeteſſe Goar, . 
Andin the bloud thereofro dip 


\ their brother Toſephs coar, 
43 And ſentchefame imbrudein bloud, 
_ their farher for ro ſhew : 


And ſayd, behold this haue we found, 


Is chis.tby fornes,or no-4 | 


| with teares on face beſprent, 


! 


Some wicked beaſthath ſlaine my ſonne |- 
| andhiminpeecesrent. 


| 45- Then Tacobrene and tarc his clothes” 


and ſackcloth did pur dn, 


Antgirdedi it about hisloynes, , 


| chinkinghisfonneypon. » 


2 126 Thus Tacdb forrowed for his Hime | | 


a ſcaſon yery long, 


: His ſons and daughters vp did riſe, 


ro comforthim among; 


4. 47 Burhenocomforc would receiue, . 


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| 44The cote he knew,and cryde,alas, = wers” | 


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43 In Egyprnow was loſeph ſold, 
ro. i Putiphar by name, 


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IS Ow Icfeph was.to Egype broghe 
? bythoſetharmerthants were, 

To one of Egyptthey.him-ſ6lde, 

[My whofe name was Putipher, 

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And of his houſe his ſteward chicks; - | 
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'3 Bur ftillche 4 Lord with loſeph was, 

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9 Thatinſomuch his maiſters wiſe, 
hireies on loſephcafts:: + [i -- 
Anddiddeſire the vic of him, 
ro lie with hir at kaſts 4 
10 Buthe refuſed ſotodoe, 


| and ainireiede hold, s _ 


Fris ſupſtance and his ir eold; 
; Ir Himſelf nocknows what he hath) _ 
of truſt into my hand,” 
 Andnone infauciur more then I, 
+ all this, ye vaderſtand; . 
12-Neyet hath be kept any /thing 
_. | frommethathedooth know © . 
"m- Butonely you,whoare his wife, 
7 || Shark as reaſon would iefo, < * 
bed preſa 13 How caiTthen thus wickedly 
w4 - *accompliſhyaurdeſire, | 
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ho | norhereherbablingvaine. 
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En | thar Joſephcould notchooſe: | 
+ {Bur come whereas his miſtrefſe was, 
; hemightnotthen refuſe; Es 
T7 Becaule his bufineſſe fo fe! foorth, - 0 
his miſtres houſe within, *- P 
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fauc ſhe that meantroſfinne,  * IR 
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;* 18 Shecavghthis garment faſt in hand, : 
- ,_ _  andfriendlyrohimfaid; } 
it. | F Tprayrhee loſeph ſlcepe with me, |. 
__ - but he hir flar denaide, -* _ 
'.; T9 Andlefthis garmenrin hirhand, 
_ © andfleeing gathimour;. 
Shee ſecing thus, hir people calde, 
X that tended hir abour, | 2 
20 And faid, behold, my husband hath 
, an Hebrew hither brought, -- .. 
To wotke'vs fame and infamie, 
the verlet now hathfought. 


21 forheinto my chamber came | __. 

| ' with me to ſport and ſleepe, + _ w_ x 
| * JI cridealowdas he haueheard, rien 
" 4v1F4 oe iwher mcentt- 


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 . 22 Andlefthis parment himbelind, macs | 

; thewhichſhe ſafe vplaid,” | & extreme ter! 

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| j {23 This Hebru who haſt broughthome 

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| -. {Andſoughtminehonortodefile, © E 
| anddanger my good name, | -- 
.. \24 BurwhenTlifced vp my voice, | ED 9, 
- { andcridethatall mightheare: ' | 

o 'He left his garment him behind, | 
' and fledaway for fear. | , - | = 

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And being wroch he Ioſeph rooke,,;-. \ 
' andhiminpriſonJaid, "x q 
25 In place whre priſoners of the kings. (8 
in ferters lay faf bound, -._ hy 
Thus Ioſeph there conrinued,, [5 
in priſon vnder ground. > 
27 But yer the Lord with Ioſeph was, _ 
and mercy did him ſhew, 4. 
And got him fauour with the Lord, _ . 
thatdid the priſon owe... 
28 And he tharkegper was thereof, 
to loſeph did commit, 
The charge of all the priſoners there, 
... __rodoeashethought fir, ; 
29 For why the keeper medlcd not 
| but welldid vnderſtand,. . _ , 7 
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thatloſeph rooke in hand,.,, ; |. 


YIThe Butler and the Baker both, 

1, | are intopriſon throne: ' 

_Andeach of the diddream a dream, 
. , : and Joſeph made is knowne, ' & 


: "Chap.3. TE | > 


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A; = Nd after this, iechanced fo F. 6 
\ $22 that Pharaoangry way, =" 
Z With Baker,and w butler his, 

} Whereby ir came topaſſe; 
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2 That |; 4 


13 
2 Thatheto ward WW them, 
where theyinpriſon lay, 
In that ſameplace where *loſeph was, | 
| aSyebeforcheatd fay, '- * . Ged works 
3 Thus werethe kings two officers, | 742 wade 
” In priſon bound with paine, . Jo_ s 
And loſeph had the charge of them, © 7 
while they did thereremaine, 
+k happeried rhar both theſe men, 
in one night being ſad ; 
In fleep,did dream;& each mans dream, | 
a ſundry meaning had. EC” 
3. When loſeph came as he was woone 
in morning them to fee, © 
He them beheld withheauiecheere, . 
 whybeyouſadfaidehes:: is: 0:3. 20x00 
6 Wehanethisnighr; ſaid rbey tohim. + 258 
dreamx eachiof vs wdreame; 1: 
And haue nobody todeclate -: ni j . + 
whattheſc our — meane, , 
=> Donor incerpretings belong ©. 
rob God, ſoilToſep than?::. ft Gedra forp 


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Yertell ir me:che butler firſt, i*; -:. +>» fuch as ſhall 
' to ſhewbisdreamebegan,... 11 inrerpree- 5 
8 And ſaid; Mcthoupht before meMNood ſub things, 5 
a vine thatbudsdid beare, i: 5: O 
Andin the vine were branches three, *. * 
that all bebloomed were. 6-1 = 


9 Andafter blooms came blooms forth. fe 
- and grapes arlaſtdid grow; - * = : ay 
bo - | | nd. ” 


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The life —- HFS) 
' Andwith my hand theſegrapes1rooke, 
:J thatripe wereto the ſhew, - 
Io Andwrung theminto Pharos Cup, 
ſave war aſs. andwinethereofdid make; 
| = _ Methoughr Egaue the king the cup,- : 
| es be ns ;er and he the ſame didrake. 
{ pretatien was Said Iafeph then, I will the ſame 
jim .; Interprerforthy fake, 
[It Thoſebricheschree,aretheſ 3 does 
; thatwith this day ſhallfall, | 
| ;In which the king (hall lift thee: vp 
i  andgiuetheetherewithall,. q 
| 12 Thine office, which before thoutadit | 
=,  andthouſhale ginealſo, . Fa 


A [Thekinghis, cup asthou aero | 
q Ierefuuh | and{oin fauoxiegro.. © 42 i! 
TY 26d the menes. .13 Burif thou: chance ro thinkeon PEAT 


A _ '#- | whenthouarbingoodeaſe 3/:. we 

$ Fowchs Gag | Ty mercy thenvpon me ſhe, LE 

24 j abidinginebisplac ly F-.-K 

"” ood —— By 5 PE" 4 

E7  -_ _{r4And purthe*kingin mind of me, - Bo. 

| "nd me ou: from hence; FF G7 

Þ |; - {For in this ungconwas Tcaſt,; 

#: n-. -.; * notguilry ofoffence:-.. bY? Bro 
[tvzond!. + Ing Taman Hebrewberae by bled} "IK : 
2M | andftoine away was L; ff hn | 

|And chopr & changde as bondflaucsbe | | . 

| thix wretched life ro ry.” . 

116 Now when the baker ſaw'and heard, .. Tos 1 


| Che butlers dreame\ was good, 


© FT 


'Hc alſo vnto I FED cold”: 


his dreame,as there "TOM 
17:Mcthought,ſaidhegponmyhcad- : 

three wicker baskers were, Or as fornd © 
andin the yppermoſtofthree, | 7544 arkere, 


was ſundry bakte meates there, 
and fortheking methouphr | did 
' © | theſecates and baskers beare. 


Jal of holes, } 


as | 18 andyect —— thebirds did peck 
* anditillvponthemfed, .. 

and ouc of basker did chey "feed,  Hcſhewert 
_!_ _ ;-. Which was vpon my hed, | that the mind 
1& | | Sajd[oſephthen*this nifies | HlerrofGod , 
Fa thou ſhartly ſhalt be Tead. ought not $0: 
tr!  '19 Thebaskers3.areyerthreedaies, | conceals that. 
\ & : thacrwith this day ſhallbe, ' — Z 
IT 6 For this daythtce daies ſhal the king,” | [10h a 
/ - takeoffthyhcadfromthee;: - = 
4i4, . 29 and ſhallthy carcaſe boiſe alaft ** | : 
*, andhangyponartree, I 
. | Aldbirds thatflieſhall eare thy fleſh, : 


that we vpon thee ſee. F 
HEY 21 ſrhapnedakerthe ſame rhirddayy | EEE N- - 
_-__ was bichdaygf theking+ LY | | [aphis »#.; 5 

+! +. | Whereanbefeaſtedallhis wei: :! 4a cd WE 
, | withcheereane#bankertinfec:: O 


| @ 22 andtharſame dayhedid lifevp* - | eG 
; . thcehcadsgfboththeſe twaids, | Tbemethar. = 
L ' The butler and thebakereke,:; SEAS tbe? i p 


which priſoners did remaine,, 


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23 And ſorbe Butlerto his place, 

he did eftfoones reſtore, . 


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| And-rcokethe Ba'cers had frombimy: , 


- 24 The Butler gaue the king the cup» 


his ſeruants all betore. ]- : 


appointed rothatplace; 
The Baker hangd as loſeph ſatd, 
ſo all chings cameo paſle: 
. But yer the Butler did forger 
poore loſephs heauy caſe, 


"King Pharos dreams expornded are 

by Toſeph Iacebs ſorme, . 
Chiefe ruler ihe made of all 
in Egipt,that is done, © 
$3 And Pharo changeth Ioſephs name& 


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and giues awife rohim, 
By whom be had mo lonely ſonnes, 


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Nd woyeares afteritbefell, 


| This dreame | -that Pharao dreamt a dreame, 
wes porJſo | Herhoughrtheſtoodariverby, 
7 1] pies for phe, 
| roartobes 
' j| mueane to 4 
 !| "Liner Fojeph : 


- which wencbefore his face, 


© |! 6+ 20 provide; Into a medow faire and greene, 
b- | 6 dE ; 
. j| forbis church. - 


wherein they fed apace, 


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and ſaw come fromthat ſtreame, | | 
l 25euen-kinechar/fat and goodly were, 4 


3 And v 


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£27. 


| -.. of loſepb. . 
3 And afcer them ſeauen acker kine, 

came vpthatriuver fro, 

- Thatvery leane and feeble were, 
ilfaupred to. the ſhcw. 

4 Which ſtood the orhcr farkine by, 
vpon the riuer fide, 

- And theſc leane hunger-ftarued kine 

with bare and pilled hide; 

' 5, Dideate 'Ba all aA welfed kinc, 


that nothing did remaine : | 
And Pharo wakc and fell aſleepe, Al theſe * 
and ſodid * dreameagaine: .' means God. 
6 Andin the ſame himchoughrto [ee enſernk l 
- vpononeſtalke togrow, endo bring 


Seaucn cares of corne,all full and large, bins in faver 
_ -.-:thatrankaefle great did ſhew, ..  andaworith 
; 7 He ſaw come vpſcaucnorher cares, - | 
' ,.:'tharflenderwere andrhin, 


as ſcdtched they bad bin, ©. - . 
$ And theſe laſt ſeauen.deuourcd clean 
;-.;* . the goodly ſeuen thargrew,. - 
and Pharu wakt and coke abour; 

 _Owagbuta fron 2A 
' 9 Bur yerſo ſcone.gh bay he faw:!s { In | 
his * ſpiriewas:tieubled ſore; : © +} Thisgare | 
' Heſenchis ſeruancsforth;and ſaid, = | eee» ® 
bring hither mebefore?: 21>!" {i 4  « 
. toThe wiſemenandthe ſeotlifiyers ct was ſens 
charbe wichin he: _ | ofGed, 


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i _'Andwhenthey cany dream he dreame” 
1 he made them nd, BE 8 
| 11 And whatthe ocaning thereof was, 
| | Thewiſe of ofthem he faine would know: 
| eheworld v3 Bur4none ofthem interpret could, * | 
Jo 4 _ nur meaning thercot ſhew. 
FN. es . ogy 12 The butler ſaid vnto the king, 
: ans by wil - I Cailto mind this day, 
| tsrcuealae | Abreachofpromiſe tharl made. 
| hen in priſon lay; 
13 Such time as Pharo angry was, 
 _ -and metopriton ſent, | | 
And when the baker of hishouſe 
a priſoner with me went. 
14 Thus whenwe both in dungeon were - 
Fj... : --itchancedinonenight, . 
%...  - ' Thatcachotvsdid dreame a dreame;, We | 
which afcer felloveright.- + | Þ 
15 There was with vs a faire yong man '-F 
| that was an Hebrew borne, - 
'W ho ſeruant to the marſhallwas, 
vt 8 _ We neve him ſaw betarne. | W 
i x0 bas Tawhom we toldour ſeufral dreams A 
"Mit | and he agaii>rovs, + - & 
E:-# 22 we 2fterward famefelour, . 
* OROTEE = the tturh didchendiſcuſle, 
a. Sb {17 [was refloped nz hofaid' ' 
| he of >: _rpoficemineagaine,- |. 
7 wa ; Andeke theBaker hanged wats 7 | 
WM 6 _ — Oey TI 
Py 44:1: Then; 


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ume |; rho -—af lofoph, ob 
BO & Then Pharofſenr and did command, 

as, | thislofeplv fqrto han, - 

S From eahabepciey they him broght, 
| ourof that locthſome caue, - {reke 16. hal 
F 29 AndIoſephthemdid ſhave himſclfe; \ prophets of | 

as was the countrey guiſe, -*-" Goda they, ; 
Andberterctatheson didpur--! | | neceſiiry wh 
-3 .andwentincleanlywiſe; f, _ Yi - 3 rheix profal 
20 $0 when hecame theking before, » peri "v1 
the kingroloſeph ſpake, - oper. — -. 
| I haue quothhe late dreamer a dreamne, 
bur none can truely make | 
21 Interpretation of che fame} *- | 
| butyetLhaueheard ell; : 
: Thar when a dreame to theeis mo 
| thou canſtdeclare it well. fc | 
$;) 22 Then oſeph roking Pharo ſrid, 
#-: my Lord the king ſhall ſee, _. 
Co q ' Thar \ Gad ſhall giue an anſiver good | 

| to Pharo without me. . - be | 
_ | 23 Said Pharozinthisdream,, metbog T Ef Eft 
ams. | Iſtood ariuerby, '. 5:1, expret thy © 
- \. * | Fromwhencertherecame 7. gpdiytin ie Lin ut com” 

wel fleſhed.ro mine ee, .. bref a ; y methof God | 
And in amedow didthey feed: | ? andnor of 6. 
. _  whichwastherivernicz --... oY 
24 And afcer them1 ſaw come forth,” | 
our from that running brooke, 
Seauen orher kine, both povre and lean, 
[nq 1 and ill vpon to looke: 
J | | 25 Ju 


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The life and death 
' 25 Such as before Lngvesſaw 
within th*Epyptianiand; 
Sothin, ſobare,ſo pine Mm: 
' ſcarce abl&werege rand. 
26 Andyerthcſe ſeater jlfauoured ine, 
'that ſtarvelings were and leane, 
Did cate vp all the feauen farkine, 
EY that goodly ſecmdanid cleane. + 
. + 27 And whenahey-h2d denouted. chem 
\__ ,:*Fwancaljdnorperceiue; : 7 
Thar they, badatenthem; for why, 
.. theirbellies ſtil did: cleaue 
28 Ynto their backs, in ſtarveling ſort, 
as whenthey did begin, 


| Soleane were they,foill ro ee, 


FF. oe A 
wo prrcwgp ore, nd thin: » 


291 did awake;and areamrapgatrie,  {: 
 andthen methoughr] ſaw ' 1-3 
 Sgaueneares of goodly corne ſpring our | 
_; © ypononefſtalke or ſtraw. F: 
30 Andafter them ſprang our alſo, + 
' ._ feauenearesof withredcorng, 
' Sothin,andblaſted with'the .. uy 
-- | werfecornewas neuer bo - 
. 31 Andthoſe ſeven cares y' wit red wer ag: 
| and blaſted with the wind, &- 6 
Deuoured vp the ſeauen good earcs, 
« andnothiny left behind: 

32 This haueIro od my ſcothlayets, 

2 and wiſe men yy © "4g 


{2 4 * or both hes 1 


kine, | | dremes tend 
I] \80 one ends , 
E: F & > Phare If. _ 5 | 
ES 34Thelqveine Get, "". 
hem. || ſeauen yaareschat happen.hals | — 
IT [The {cucn gradedch if R4 al 8 _ 
, , 31Likew nets 4 19 aug irdking, | s. 
t, i thiat after them.camefos 


# 'Thar were ſoleane,fopoore and thin, 
i appearing norking worth, _ 
F- 36 angereteurayencs; BY fedeares <7 al 
= # of corne't ey 2; -. 230 
| | 'Shalbcſeaucayeaecotararch grenr,, 
& asearedidneverheire; 5: 4.” 
\ 37 This is therhinztharThane nie © I 
- before my Lord theking, - - 
. F [2 0G Pharo —— 
os 4s It De ce will bring. | 
[38 Behold peo great, __ 
4 |  inallthelindſhatbs, | 
; 4 'and ikerthenvagaine ſhall riſe, © © 
*.' fcuenyearcsofpenurie. 
ep. 39 Wherem ſuch famine ſhall abound, 
- andbcingthelandinthrall,” -.* nh 
- hnoSeay ates ofpleney great, * 
Fat _— | 


.-40 Thus. 


| qo Tims ankle Fry cola ne e clic land, 
iN | ' thatnoneretiember! wo we Io / 
Ui K- | The plenty paſt, by reaſ6ri'af Ci. 
Mo - | -chehungertbarſhall "m SEL Tp 
l 5:42.54 22 4K Anttifherethcdreatitheſtcadeime AL 
I to Pharo doubled was, _ | | 
| - Behold Godhath Fftallifttir, ot 
nl __ | . thortſytobfing top paifec**- pl 
bl | qz Now Por lefthe prod £+ = 
{\|f. The office of for oils aman as khowes' | | 
| [if ere pro» And vnderftands wharwiſdome i is, 
{pherrs wroz —andfethimn onerthoſe 
(if © 40 her the 2 Thar docinhabir tithe land, 


18 Gr date | to heare the roſe and firaye" 
& for | Andvnder himuch officers 1 | 
- as may in imepuruay., - :- pe 
44 andfcrthemzakenhe: -—- = vai 4 
' of fondthroughoutthe land S 


MM - Tharſhaliatholefeuen pletxious years, T 
pW .. | fallintheEgyptianshand. ' 
| 45 Andler the ſame and corne allo }-: 
thar they ſhal thepprovide;; : 
- Beynderthandof Pharo- brought,” Tt-1 
the ſame:tolay afidec 1 i!» cf 
. 46And thatithere mayan Citiegall' 
be ſtore of food 16 ſerue ©. We * 
Againſt the time ofhunper came, 
., . _ thar people may norſteruse. .. 
47 Andrthgr execs not perils may, 
_ _ that La 


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£47 52 And ſa1d, behold, IThaue thee ſcr, 


| 48 AndPharo ſaid his ſcruantsto 
Where ſhall we find a man likerthts? None ſhi 


That God hath ſhewed chee theſe things % meet for the 


- + whichthouhaſt told ro me, [ans. 


þ 51 O-elyI will aboue thee be, 


+ Butotherwile thougouerne ſhalt, - 


$3 andhim arrayde incloth ofi raynes,. | EY 


] Likewiſe about his necke hepur - 


£3 WORE I 


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| of Ioſeph, - 

This ſaying pleaſed Pharo well . 

 ___andſervants his alſo. 


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 whothen were him befide : 


in whum Gods ſpiric doth bide. o_ 


49 and Pharovnto Iolephſaid, -. gence the 
forſomuch as I ſee, _ guifts of G 


_ 
| 


.There is no man that wiſdome hath, 
nor knowledge like to thee. 
50 Thou ſhalt therefore ouer my houſe 
; beare all the rule and ſway; 
and what thou ſpeakit my people ſhal 
in cuery thing obay. 


inkingly ſear and throne; , 
and rule thereſt alone. 
ro rule ouer the land: | 
So tooke his ring his finger fro | 53: 
and put on Toſephs hand. | 
as Princes wont to weare, 
2 golden chaine tobeare. 


54 And] ſer him vp aloftroride, - =] 
'* aChariorrich vpon, _ 


*M1 ©Sruuny 


/ 


| 6 Thelife Re 
* _ "Which wasofalltharPharohad Þ{. 
£ the beſt excepting one... | _.. JI. 
55 And as he rode,thcy.cryed "PIR _w_— 
co lofeph bow the knee : 05 - 
Thus Pharo nds him gouernor #- 
t of Egypt land tobec. 
' $6Said Pharo then, I Pharo am, * 
bur yerthis ynderſtand: 
Withour thee ſhall no fubie& mine, . 
| Ifr vp his foot or hand. _ 
57 And Pharo called Ioſephs name, + 
.. in Hebrewas we lind, 
- Zapnath Paaneahthars to ſ ay, TSP 
_ _.. Theopenerofche mind. ; 
58 He gauc Aſenath to his wite, 
rofeedhisioyes bl al | | 
The daughter of Purip -— —_ 54 
| the prince or pricſt of Da. - 
Bb axeis m7 59 Then loſeph did prepare himſelfe - 1 
” © Rioned both £0 the land ro goe abour, - 
 ſhewrbat bu There wasno peece of Egyptland, 
-  axtheritycae, that Toſeph ſought not our. 
Zeke Got & al. gg Andrhirty yeares was he of age, 4 
| */4" whenhebeforethe king 
: x- Did ſtandin grace, and hadthe charge'. 
l dere ro gouerne cuery thing, - 
'6x Thus fromthe preſence bo the kin : 
'* | JidIofephnowdepart; *J.: 
. And went the ſand of Egypethrough 


with hamble aha? and — kd $ ; 


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'62 And in thoſe ſeuen yeares plencifull, 
{ate ſpoken of before: 
> P* Thecarth of corne andſundry graine 4 
*8;* brovughrforth aboundant ftore,”. © 
-.'63 And loſeph gathered all the fad; 
that thoſe ſcauen ye ares did yeeld; 
3: -. Andlooke what Citie lay moſt neere S 
F...- -rhefoodof any field. ; 
FP Within the ſame it was laide vpy 
"-\: vatotheofficershand; 
* This was the order that he kept | 
through all the Egyprian land. 
©. 65 The wheat thar loſeph vp had laide - 
b- * ro ſerue in time of need; 
"A** For multirude was like tlie ſand, 
it number did exceed. - 
.. þ -66Andyer the yeares of hunger came 
f: - loſe ph had two ſonnes borae - 
e ud... By Aſena | 


his wife that was, 
; of whom we heard beforne. - I ET. dah 
\.'Þ 67 Andhethefiritofthoſe two ſonnes, #; FONG A 
-}- Manaſfſech didhecall, © * dang. that =; 
> * | -Forgodſaid he,made me forger | | Yr ey - = 
- - my fathershouſholdall, wes rbeght# SZ. 
rge | - 68 And Ephraim did [oſeph call .Chorch e998} 
\- - hisotherſecond ſonne: © Ce os 1 * 
ogf ; God hath me fruieful madegſaith he, wed _ profs = 
*'* _ inmyafflicrion. - -- it) maile * | 2 
h % And whenthe ſeauenyeares pleciful hinges | 
ere ended with th cit tore z 3 Wo ” 


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' Then came the ſeuen yeares famin forth] - 
| as loſeph ſaid before. Go 
Ta '20 Though famine fel in al the landes, WP 
P35 | yer "BuPT land was free, | 
For when the reſt of hunger dide; | 
yer food was there to ſee. —_ 
+I and after this che hunger came 
- intothe Egyptian land, BY 
And then the people gan to cry 
| for bread at Pharos hand, =_ 
72 Then Pharoſail, roloſeph Goe 
. . and whatheſaith lo you 
The ſame performe,and you ſhal ſee, 
| great goodnelle will enſue, 
73 Thederthwas'greatthrugh al y land]. 
. / _ andloſephwentapace, _. PF 
Tocuery.cowne where ſtore was kept, :* | Þ 
and ſold incuery place. ; 
74 Allcountries elſe to Egypt came, - J * 
of loſeph corneto buy ; Fx 
1  Thefamine was ſo grear abroad, 
LES that want made many die, 


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27 wm 
"lon  - 


To Egipt Ioſephs brethren went, 
fome vifluals for to buy : 
And Ioſeph knowes them very wel, 
arnddoth his brethren trie, 
nd Simeon in hold js put, 


| = priſon for the king : 
SS 


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Til they unto their father go, 
young Beniamin to bring. 
y His fathers loth to let him gee, 
becauſe he lou'de him beſt: 
But at the laſt contented ss, 
end grantes to their requeſt. 


RO 


land]. ' - Chap. F 


PP N Iacob ſaw that ther was corn' As men d:fi/| 
ENS in Egyptto be had: _— - tre of coiled 
EE32.$Said co his ſons, why gape ye one. , 
a 8 anotheron ſo ſad ? + #þ 
| In Egypt there is corne I heare, 
| therefore ler vs be glad, | 

| 2 Now get you down,and thither goe, _ - 

ſome corne from thenceto buy, - * 
That we therewith may feed and liue, 
and not through hunger dic. 

.3 So went the ſonnes of [acob dewne, 

-F _ whichreninnumber were; . | | 
To { Andbrethren all by fathers ſide, Ik 
| co Joſeph that was there, __ LS, 

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a. | 6 and thus among the preaſe they paſt, 1 
 _andyetthegearthwas very great, | | , 
* 7 Nowloſeph being gouernor, ,4 


| Thecorne and fold to allthar came, ' ; 1 


+ And made himſelfe all ſtrange tothem, |» 


7 Andall this whule they knewhim nor, 7 


""— 
The life and death 


to Joſeph in whole bloud, 

Their father would nor let himgo, | \ 

bur kept him backefor good. 

5 Leaſt ſome misfortune might him hap | 7 

. as heof loſeph thought, Do 

' Andſothe ten to Egypr went, -.Þi4 
- andcornefor money ſought, | 


with money intheur 
- throughourtal Canan land, 


_ . delivered with lis hand, 


inhabiting the land. 
'$ Among the which his brethren came 
_and fell before his face; 
_Downe flat ypon the ground they lay 
© andhimbecſoughtofgrace. SW .\ 
9 When [oſeph had his brerhren ſpide, | 
 heknew them well enough; oy; 


- and ſpake.in words full rough, © 
'To Fro whence come yowthey anſwered 
from land of Canaan ? 
Tobuy ſome vittell for our coine, 
in humbleſt wiſewe can, * 


trom any other man. 


- + tA 


_- It Now, fy. 


" 


29 


of Toſeph 


| 2x0 Now Ioſeph co remembrance calde- 


the dreamehe dreamt of them 
Which he chem told yer he was ſold, 
 & yatothe marchanr men. 
jap. | 15 And ſaid, you are bur ſpies I know ? 
| which hither make reſort, - 
To ſee whereas the land is weake, 
. theſamefortoreport, - 
t | 13 Norſo,my lord, we come ſaidrhey, 
| - ſomevictuall for robuy ? 


as deedirſeltec ſhall cry; 


| thetrothis, and no lie. 
I4 Said he, Iknowyouare bur ſpies, 
| what yeryoubeateinhand; 
' And hither are you come ro view, 
| the weakenefle of our land... 


f twelue gotten by one man; 
And heour father doth remaine 
in land of Canaan, __. - - 


n, | »x 6 Our yongeſt brother Beniamin, - 12 


Je with him doth bide this day, 

-d | AndlIoſeph that our brother was 
= is deadour ofthe way. ©. 

6 17 Said loſeph thento them againe, 


4 this makes me doubryou more, 
t, . Tobe bur ſpies vpon the land, 
= as I haueſaid before, 


'| We meane but troth, and are no ſpies, - 


, Andre the ſonnes of one man all, - £ 


ST; Saidthey, thy ſeruants brethren beg 


| 28 : 
BE A SERESBES = 
o . ER . N : 5 4 


— __———O ES — IISeAPS——Aeern__ _— _—_— ooo 


© 
| The lfs and death © 
if 18 Andhereby bal I proue you true 
| be Eeyptits or falſe,in thar you ſay: . 
liar were 4s Now here 1 fweare by Pharos life, 
rs vfſed to you ſhall nor go away. 
fe-4r & their x, , Excepryour yongelt brother come, = 
u s life, but _- h 7" : 3 
od forbidecp Pom Benlamin ye tal * | | 
ſwearety Therforeſend one who may himferch, 
by bur by him and come himſclfe wirhall, 
iſ 1oſeph 20 And youin priſon ſhall be kepr, 


Welling a- ro proue this truth or lies; 
{07 rey Elſe by the life of Pharo king, 
i, | } : 
— * apy I rake you all as ſpies. 


|iprions, . 27 And ſo he put them all in warde, 
l wherein three daics tliey lay; 
Then Ioſeph came to them againe, 
and on this wife did ſay; 

| 22 Doe this and liuve,for I feare God 
W-- and will nor lic to you: 
Htrd cherfpre If you be men that of your words 
3 rue and will iuſt be found and true, 

i 23 Lerone of you in priſon houſe | 


[i 


_ 


be bound for all the reſt, 
The other nine ſha'l victual haue 
__ © tocarryof rhebeſt, | 

24 Leaſt famine fall your houſes in, 
# bur bring you vnro me, -* 
1 Your yonger brother, thar your wordes 
Al may true appeare to be, | 
of And thatyoudie nor'through the ſame, 
{fi and ſorhey did agree, 

SO 25 One .. 


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3 
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5 


You would not heare me,now behold, veugea 


; "29 When loſeph heard what monethey 


of Iofeph. 
25 One brother [IV ſaid; 
our finne was very great, 
Thar we gainſt brother Ioſeph did, 
when he did vsintreat. = 
26 Yea in the anguiſhot his ſoule 
he gently vs beſoughr ; 
And we would not regard his words, 
bur ſer the ſame at nought, 
And therefore arc theſerroubles great, ' 
ypon vs iuſtly bronghe 
27 Said Rubin then, did norl ſay 
and warning gaue of this, | 
We ſhould nor fn againſt the child, TY 
leaſt things ſhould hap amiſſe ; Gel wil t 


Gengz7 


his bloud required 1s, onus & 
238 They thoght y Ioſeph had norknown frevs wa 
or vnderſtood their toung, . —_ 
For thatby an Interpreter, ſures '» 


he ſpake to them among. (made, ; 
Thogh be 


he turnde afideand wepr, wed bimſs = 
And preſently with them did talke, regorour,y 5 
and ſtill his count'nence kept, - kisbrotle 2 
30 And Simeonfrom themhe raooke e217, © 
| and bound him forthe reſt, _ }.- 
# And there before his brethrens cies = 


was made apriſon gheſt,  ' - < | 
31 Then loſephdid command to fill — © | 
their ſacks with corne good ſore, _ 


—_ a «ws '» I W-- > % 


_ — 


3B 
The bleanl death 
' Andthar their money ſhould be tide 
withintheirſacks before, * 
32 alſo lic willed they ſhould haue 
\ .  ſomevictuallfor co ſpend, / 
. as homeward they ſhould paſſe the way 
vnto their iournies end. | 
. 23 Andthus did he,andthey ir took 
_ with ſhewofrhankful hart ; 
Their Aſſes did they lade with corne, | 
and didfrom thence depart. 
34 Andin their trauel as they went, 


—& ——-- 


[1 an Inne they camevnto, 
| 'Where one of them went to his ſacke 
BS  theſameforrovndoe; Ft 
W-- 35 To giue his afſe ſome prouender, & 
and when he it vnbound, ©. b 
Bchold wirhin the mourh thereoh, . | 
his money all he found. -. | 
236 And he vnto his brethren ſaid, 
| Ihaveyndoneainy ſacke, 
fl And loe my money is therein . _ \ 
"MW | Kh _ —_—_ _— | . h 7 
i * thts 37 Their harrs beganto faint with feare,: : 
_— ? and were aſtoniſht fore, - = 
Nuſa them of And one vnrothe otherfſaid, | 
| rhe: ſin, they alafle, alas, wherefore ea 
| choughr Ged.:Hath God our God thus dealt with ys, v3 
—_—_ to make our ſorrowes more? | | 
ls co renters 39 Atlength their father Tacobs houſe 
( \thismonp, - by trauell great they wang : = 


ES " 


wo; -$ 


_ . andſaid vnto him thus : 


re,: 


| 


b 


he 


» 

”Y 
. 

—_—— - 


© of Ioſeph. 


- Whodidexpecttheir comming long,. | 


in land of Canan, 
39 Towhom they told ech thing y hap, 
The Lord himſelfc thatrules the lande, 
did roughly ſpeake ro vs? 


40 Who ſaid, we came asſecretipics, | 


* hiscountrey to betray : 
We are no ſpies, but truely mean... 
did weto him then ſay: . 


41 Andare in number brethrentwelue, 


the chilJrenof one man : 
One is away, the yoongeſt is | 
athome in Canaan. | - 
42 The Lord againe thus ſaid to vs, 
hereby 1 wel ſhall know, 
Whether you meane as here you ſaide, 
. orſpials be or no, 


43 You ſhall of you, leaue one behinde, | 


for to remaine with me, 
The reſt ſhall rake of food enough, 
for hotiſholds yours thar be, 


.44 Andifyou bring the yongeſt ſonne 


 thatbrotheris royou; Bo 
I then ſhall thinke you meane bur well 
and all your ſayings true. 


, : 3 45 And ſoIwildeliuver you 


your brother backe againe, | 
. And you ſhall occupiet ic lande, 
- wherein you doe remain... 


. 
Ul 
£ 
46 And 
a_ . _ m—_— —— * - 
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bl 
46 Andas they emprycd altheirſackes, - 
| cheir father being by, | - 
| ” _  Eachoneofthemhis money found F 


| The bjeand death _ 


within his ſacketo lie. L 


47 The fight whereof made childrenal 
and facher theirs afcaid, | 
Thar infomuch the aged man, 
vnto his children ſaide; 
48 You haye me robd of children twaine 
for Ioſephheis gone, _ ©. t 
| And Symeon the Lord doth know, - 
, "whathimisfalnevpon. 
49 It Beniamin you take away, 
the yoong:ſtof you all, 
I doo foreſee . he ſorrowes great * 
againſt me that ſhall al. 
50 Then Ruben to his father ſaid, 
I hauerwo ſonncs yeſee; 
Slay them, if that I bring not backe, ; 
this Beniamintorhee, | 
51 Deliuer himirito my hand, , 
the charge of himto take, 
Andifl bring him nor againe, 
"A my twaine kill for his ſake z 
Flt " $2. Said Ilacob then,my ſonae ſhall not, - 
FE that way with you downe goe; | þ 
1 His brothgr Ioſephts dead and he ky 
_. eg is left alone you know? .' 


$3 If ſome misfortune ſhould him hap, | 
 thewayyou would bim hauc, 4 


# Pl —” 


2 © *X 35 nr pai hang 
- S 4 s 


And Simeon delmeredis, 


ug} frompriſonwherebe lay. 2 
: And Ioſeph turnesafide 10 weepe, CE 
ine | that they mightnothim ſee: © 
= ' QT heyeate &r drinks, and mery make 
nogether, where they be, 


Chap.s 


e222 Hen Iacob & his childre had, 
; Ny bs conſumed all their tore ; 
6\\ Y/< He bad his ſonnes to Egypt go 
SEV ES to buy alitcde more, 
For why the dearth was in the land, 
among them very ſore, | 
2 Then Iudah to his father ſaid, 
._ _ alas, wharſhallinſue? Dy 
' * Themandidcharge vsby anoth, 
+ thewhichweallſhalrue. 3 
t, - _ 3 Exceprt,faithlie,you hither bring 
- ; . , yourbrother co this place, | 
V Icharge you thatyou doe notcome, | 
; tolokemeinthe face? wr 
j '{4Ifthoutherefore wilt ſend with vs 
” - + ourbrotherfor to got. 


Ss, _ "My hoaryhairesyou ſhaſlthenbring, 
$ | with ſorrow tothe graue, 
| F When as yong Beniamin was broght -"j 
= with guiftesrenerned they, - 5 ; 7 


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6 
The life P. death 
We wil goc downe and buy them food, 
and bring inough we know, EE 
5 Butifthou wilcnotſend him downe, {© 
we will not goe atall; UN 1} 
The man as ſpials will vs take, | 
and thereby make vsthral, 
6 For thus, ſaid he, except you bring, 
your yuonger brother here, 
Icharge you that before my facc, -. 
you come not to appeare ? 


hich was 7 Said Iſrac}l, wherefore dealtye 


 ſocruelly with me < 


a brother yet to ſee, 
8 The mag did aske of vs,faid they, 
and ſtraighcly did inquire, 
What race and ſtock our kindred was, 
.andasking did defire, ; 
9 Isnotyour father yet aliue + 1 
ard haue ye nor, ſaid he, 
Anorher brother left at home ? 
" Iris cuen ſo,faid we. | 


- 
4 1 i 99+ rows NL a _ -_ 4 - 
k 


' 10 Could we then know or vnderſtand | 


thar he to vs. would ſay: | 
I charge youbring your brother downe, 
_. tocome with youthe way. da 
II Then Iudah to his fatherſaid, '- - \F 
ſend yerhe lad with me; I 
Thar we may riſe and gocfor food, 


4 


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: 27 Within your veſſels ſhall ye pur 


4, Wwithipyourbandtobeare,” *_ 


| 37 
. of Ioſeph.. CEE) 
Iz That thou,our children,8 our ſcſues, - 
thereby our liues may faue, 


 -Andnot todie for want offaod, |. 


where we the ſame may haue, 
I3 I will be ſurety forthe lad, 
to bring him ſafe againe ; 


 Thouſhalr require him ac my hand, 


_ toſce him on my paine , 
14 Andiflbriog him not againe, . 
as l haue ſaid before; 


_ . Andthatthine eics ſhall him behold, ; ie 


blame me for eucrmore. - 
15 Truely ifthat we had not ſtaide - 
ſo long, where no cauſe is, 


We had beene there the ſecond time, 


and come againc yerthis. . | 
heir farher vato them, 
if ir muſt needs beſo: © 2+ 
You ſhal this doo at my requeſt, 
before you hence doe go. 


che beſt fruires in the land, | 
andbringa preſent of the ſame, ' ; 
 andgiueirin hishand. SE 
18 OfBalme,of hony,and of ſpice, ERS: 
, of mirche,and'nuts alfo, 
Ofalmondes ſweer,of cach a part, 
 thatinourLandedo grow. 
'19 Anddouble money hall you take 


. 


q ERIE > Leah v 

God arbit. _ And cke tho moncy that you broughr 
iechnorto*” backeinyour ſackes that's here, 

ſeal bereft 2 The ſame ſhall you take back againG, wa 

_—_ rod andtherein do but right, Y 
cr onr eſtates. 

| For why, perhaps among themlclues, 

= it was ſome ouerſight, 

Our chiefs 27 Atile and take young Beniamin 
uſt eughc ro varothe nan allo, 

be m God,,d And God almighty bleſſe y you all, 

vet #n worlds the way wherein you goe. 

 Meanes . 22 God grantyou mercy inthe ſight 


| of him you goe vnto; 
Ke petgrhe Thar lic way ; jue your brother backe, 
wuch wer as he ſaid he would doe. EE 


JParre,as:o 23 And that he may deliuer you 
J-ake/hs ſors * my Bemiamin againe, 
ore carefull T eaſt I be robbed of my childe, 
fo 672g age yo my greefe and paine, 
R$:b cr brother YS P 
>. AS$TIotbrotherhis have beene, 
; whom lauage beaſts hane ſlaine , 

24 Thus with the preſent and the coine, 

with Benjamin likewiſe, 

They roſe and went.to Egyptland - 
"- - and ſtood before the eies- 
t, sr Steward 25 Of ioſeph,whom when he had ſide, 
» foſts houſes, he rohisruler ſaid; * 
| ' Bring theſe men home my houſe ynto, I 

and there Jet thembe ſtaid ' — 

26 Vntill I come,and cares prepare, - 


for they ſhall diae with me, +. 4 


0h te er A 1 none 


| 29 Andnow wil hea quarrellp:cke, 


© 31 Okr,faid they, we hither came 


; _ 


as loſeph bad robe, | 
. 27 But when chey were in Toſephs houſe 
then were they all afraid, Co the iudge 
Among themſelues they gan to ſcan, #2! of God 


39 Andthcreforc came they tothe man, 


. -forſowethoughritgood; 
 Andother money in our handes, 


39 
_ / "OTEOY 
And fo each thing by him was done 


_andonetotherſaid; | prefſed cheig 

2$ Howthat the money was the cauſe {eve 
that they were thither brought, _ 

Which in their ſackes they caried home. 
with corne thatthey had bought. 


and to our charge will lay 
Something wherby in bondage vs, 
_ and Aﬀe>ours ro ſtay. 


that thicher did them bring, 
And at the dore of Ioſephs houſe 
didtell him eu:ry thing.. 


at firſt ſome food to buy, 
And as we came into an Inne, ne xenon 
of purpoſe thereto lie. Fo | 
32 We euery one his ſacke vndid, 
for chinges tharſeemid to lacke, 
And each of vs his money found, 
full weight within his ſacke.. . 
33 Andwe haueb:oughtit back againe, 


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beſides to buy vs food, - 


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#withſlan For why your God hath holpen you, 
\Fbecor= which neuer faile you ſhall, 

; ans of 
7s Thatputyour money in your ſackes, * 
ie Gods 


40 
 Thelife and death. 
Weknow not whoour money pur 
inſackes whereas they ſtood. 
* 34 Peacebetoyou,then ſaid the man, 
_ _andnorhing feare art al}, 


35 Andekethe God of father yours, 
thialmightic God was he, 


for once it was with me. 
36 Andthen he brought out Symeon, 
their brother,left behinde* | 
For pledge ot their returning backe 
as Ioſeph had aflignde, 
37 And ſo together were they led | 
by TIoſephts officer ; oak * 
' Whowarer gaue their feerto waſh, . © 
and fetched prouender +  * | 
38 For affes theirs, that hungry were, 
and weary by the way, | > 
And they and afſes theirs alſo, | 
in Ioſephs houſe did ſtay. 
| 3 9 Whereas the brethren ready made 
ſuch preſents as rhey had, | 
Againſt char Toſeph ſhould come home, 
and now rhey waxed glad, © _ | 
49 Becauſe they herd they ſhyld at noon S 
earebread in Ioſephs fighe, > 
The thinking on the officers words _ 
them joytul made and light. "SH 
I ns | 


—___ obediencethcirs4> ſhew. ; 
44 Then Ioſeph lifting vp hiseies, . Fortheyews 
young Beniamin eſpide, wer only bo 


; 


Fell flat on grovnd with preſents ſuch - 


_ 45 Said he is this yong Beniamin, E #1 


His haftt vpen young Benjamin 
'Y 


4r 
. . .. of Joſeph. CD, 

41 Now when y loſeph home was come, 

each one with gitt in hand, | 


» 


as grewin Canan land, A 
and him preſented cherewithall, 

in place where he did and, 
42 In curteous wiſe he welcomd them, 

is farher yours ſaid he, 
Yerſtill aliue,and in good health, 

as you before told me ? 
43 Our father fir,and ſeruantthine 

is ingood health we know : 
and therewithal gid bow the mſclues, 


Thar brother vnto Ioſoph was of Rabelbs * 
by right of mothers lide, | 


of whom you ſpake before 5 . 
My ſonne tothee God mercy ſhew, 
ſaid-he for eucrmore. ET 
46 and loſeph haſted himawayy Go = _— 
his teares beganro fall, 


did yearne and melt withall. 
47 So he vnto his chamber went, 
. thatnone might him eſpic; Q 
Andthere'a ſpace did weepe,and ſhed | 
foorth teares abundantly, 


*M ©Sruuny 


ahand, _- 


42 
'_ - Thelifeanddeech 
43 And afterward he waſht his face, 
| and came out freſh roſee, =*_ 
H-: did refraine and ſtraine himſclfe, 
as it had notbeene he, 
And did command vpon the boord, 
_/ thatbread there ſer ſhould be, 

49 And they prepardfor him alone, 
- his dignity coſhew, 

And for his brethren by themſelues, 

| and forthe Egyprians ſe, 


for ynderſtand and know, 

| 5O TRngy ptians doe itaccount 

abhominarion great; 
: Perth If with the Hchrmerony rime 
Aizr rocon- they happen breadro cate. 
Ji*eallo- | 51 Theſe brethren ſar Ioſcph againſt, 
: (ae re- the eldeſt in degree, _ 
4 4 =— The yongeſt placed to his youth, 
[ide the loweſtſetwashe: 


| | __- did marucl1Ithistoſee. 


that Ioſeph ſtood before, 
But Beniamin had with the reſt 
- ſo much,and five times more: 
53 And thus they ſat and merry were, 
and had enouzh of wine, 


that ſtrongeſt was and fine, 
-: I< 


£ 
0 


Which cate with Ioleph by themſelues, * 


4 And mich the wen amongſt themſelues 


$2 and ther was broght thEſundry meats: 


They dranke with him euen ofthe beſt, © | 
loſeph, 


_— 
—et—wye> 


_— 
— 


D 
—_— 


| b_ Joſeph accuſeth Beniamin 


; And fo the Steward didinall - 


6 Andwhenthey were the citty paſt 


-* : 
ff loſephe 7D 
of theft,nhereat they WenrnE: Hs 
£4. Inudah js a pledge become £2, | 


for Beni/amimurerurne, . 


Chap.7, 
AI afterward commanded he, 


and faid his Steward ro, : 
Goe fill their ſacks with corne and grain, - 
 _ as [appointye doe. | 
2 and pur hoth corne and food therein, 
almuch as they.can beare, 
And inthe mourh ofcach mans ſacke 
cloſe vp their money there, 
3 Bur inthe ſacke of Benjamin 
chat yongeſt is of all ; 
My cup I meane,my ſiluer cup, 7 . 
there put the ſame thouſhall. walke in | 
4 His corne and coine he hicher brought plicity, | 
likewiſe the ſame purin, : f 


as he commanded him, | 

5 And in the morning when the ſunne | 
began abroad to ſhew, "OS | 

The men were ſent away from thence, | 
- and aſſes theirs alſo. i | 


and norfarre gone away; - 


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x ME 
| . _ Thelife anddeath 
His ſteward then commanded he 
wo followthemand ſay, 
7 Wherefore haue yourewardedill 
for good thats done to you $ 
and for grear curteſie receiu'd, - 
 toſhewyour ſeluesvntrue ? 
8 Isnorthe cup wherein my Lord 
L | doth drinke and prophefie, 
| i * Conucid away by ene of you? - 


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4 4 : + a Mk £% * £ in - 
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_.-- you haue doone naughrily, 

=... 9 And ſothe Steward paſed foorth, | 

"it and whenberhem orctookez; |K}. 
5 '- He ſpaketheſe words as Ioſeph had, +F 
ſl whereat for feare they ſhooke. | 

. . T0 And ſaid, alas, why doth wy lorde 


' declare ſuch words as theſe ? 
. Godir forbid we ſhould ought doe, 
'% _ thatwightthy Lord diſpleaſe. 
| |. _ - It Behold, the money which we founde, 
FE ; within our ſackes ro be, 4 
We brought againe from Canaan, ' 
_ __andgaucir vnto thee. SH EEY 
12 Howthenſhuld we fro thy lords houſt - þ 
. _ ſtealefiluer,plare,or gold, + 
.- With whomſoeuer itis found, 
ler bimbehad in hold. 
13 Andlethimdie,and we alſo 
_ _.- will further promiſe make, , 
Bondmen to be vntomy lord, 
 forhis offcnces ſake, 


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45 © 
* 14 Nowthen, ſaid he, irſhal be fo, 
as youhaueſaid to me; = 
He vpon whom this fault ſhall light, 
— ſhall nowmy ſeruant be, | 
15 andyou be blameleſſe of the crime, - 
__,andinnocents abide, ; 
And euery man his ſacke tooke downe . 
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| From one to one in their degree, 
D did ſearch their ſackes arow, 

*. _17 and ar young Beniamin they lefr, 
. Wwithinwhoſe ſacke they had :To funith. 
The filuer cup thatmiſsing was, Het 
| . which madethemall looke ſad; © ' phe thingy 
 *F*: {38 Thenthey their clothes rent &rarc, wed thaw 5 
FF  andeueryonetookepaine,, _ Hewjnyiu 
'Tolade his affe; and to the rowne -— «ferie 
| e - © rerurned backeagame. oo} 7. 

*, T9 Soludah and his brethren came | 
 . | © © -- ro loſeph;whomthey-found 
ſ  þ 'athomeinhouſewherethey himleft, + 
I | andfell faronrheground, 
*Þ: - 19 WharaQisthis ?ſaid Joſeph then, - 
'.  thatyouhauedoonetomes 
_ /Doyou not know ſuchone as I, 
can truely prophefie?  - _—- 

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bi — OEOD LS the Lord hath now madeplaine,- 
lewident cauſe 152d wethy bondmen are become, 
i ofour affliio for euer toremaine, . 
jllez vs looke Both we and he with whom the cup 
the ſecret _ was fonnd,vnto our paine. 


jj py £94 2,3 Nor ſo,faid loſeph, God forbid, 
WIG eb us inftly you ſhould ſuch dealing ſee: 
i for our ſaves Buthe with whom the cupis found, 
| ſhall ſeruant bide with me, 
! And you have leaue in peace to goe 
| | _ vntoyourfatherfree. \ 
1 24 Then ludah drew more necre to him, 
þ _ and ſaid alone, I pray 
= Guue leaue that Lin my lords cares, 
=. - a word or two might ſay. | 
is =_ 3 a- ' 25 And lernot Lord thy wrath be mou'd 
Tr. againſt me for the ſame, - 
Il7 hve. _ For thou areeuen as Pharo is, 
1 wy  _  Indignityandname, © © 
li, 26 My Lord) aqueſtion did dettand 
[ _ © ofvsthy feruants heere: 
. Haueyeafather, Lorno, 

| or elſe a brother deere? 

27 We haue a father har is olde, 
=: : vnro my Lord, ſaid we : 
= And a young Lad which hebegar, 
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29 and healone ofmorher hjs 
| is lefe with him co be, 
) - Thenthouvntorhy ſeruants ſaid, 
| Doo bring him vnto me? -. 
1 30 ThatI may. alſo ſerminecie 
ypon this lad to ſee * 
and then againe vnto my Jorde, 
in this wiſe anſwered we. ' 
31 The childe alas, cannot depart 
; bis louing father frd ? 
For if he ſhould his father chen 
would die with zreefe, we know. 
32 Thou ſaidſt againe,Excepr you bring 
your yoonger brother downe; 
: Ichargeyouſee my faceno more 
ug in countrey,field,or rowne. 
33 Sothen our father when we came,.. - 
__ thatnowthy ſeruant is, 
, - And ſhewd himwhatimy lord had ſaide, 
would not agree to this. 
$: 34 Arlaft;our father ſaid ro vs, 
go downe againe you ſhall? . 
| And buy for vs alittle food, 
; _ thatwemayliucwithal, 
35 We anfwered,we canndr go, 
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36 For we may not the man bchold 
Rabelbayero exceptour brother goe : 
; «cob Toſeph Our father. ſaid, Rachel tiny wife 
. & Beniaming bare me.rwofons ye know? | 


and 1 for troth did fay ; 
- My ſonne in peeces ſmalis torne, 
_ ashewentbythe waie, 
And I did neuer ſee him fince 
| the time he went aſtray. . 
38 Now if you rake this ſonne from me, 
and death likewiſe him haue, 


with ſorrow 10 the graue ? 


my father, and thy thral : 
And thatthe child benorwith vs, , 
among his children all, - 
| goSceing his life depends vpon 
_ thelifeof this yong lad, . 
When he ſhall ſee the child not come, 
| wil penſiue be and fad. 
41 And ſorrow ſore will be his death, 
ſo ſhall thy ſeruants bring, 
- Our fathers head vnto the graue, 
; alacke,we waile the thing. -. 


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43 Therefore Ipray,levme abide Ct 
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'Saue theſe his brethren,vnto whom 
Iofeph diſcloſde his mind, 
3 And loſeph wepr,and cride fo low 
- yntohis brethrentho, | 
As the Egyptians heard hita cry, 
- 'and Pharos houſe allo. 
4 Ioſeph Iam, brethren, ſaid he, 
. - doothyet my father liue ? 
His prefence fo abaſhed them, 
they could no anſwer giue, 
5 Good brethren mine,ſaid loſeph then, 
come neere I pray to me ? 
And they cameneere aſtoniſhed, : 
| and wondred him to fee. Iu f Y 
his exanzple '6 Iam thar loſeph brethren all, | 
echeththas  tharyourto Egypt ſold, ++ 
pe maſt by al! Never be ſad nor ſorrowfull, T 
4 —_—_ * - burmerrybeandbold. 
ON hs For God before you did me ſend, 
bd for they - Antothis land I know, 
Deg, For your good preſeruation, 
| and lines of many moe. 
8 For now two yeares of famine great 
hath beene throughout the land 
And hueyeares moreareyetto come - 
[ giuz you r*'vnderſtand, 
9 Wherccin ſhall neitherearing be, 
no: harueſt wich increaſe; 
Vaul ſeauen yearesaccompliſht be 
this famine ſhall not ceaſe. 1 5. 
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11 Now then,you hither ſent me rior, 


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. Thy ſheepe thy beaſts, and al thou haſt 


| 16 Alſo Iwil thee nouriſh there,” .. 5 IM 
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30 Whetefoie ih 7208 mehither fn 
inthis ſameJand robe, 

Youto preſerue and keepe aliue, 
and your poſteririez ' = 


your Jiues haue kept youles, | Abeit Go ; | 


| detefterh [on | 


but God, who dorh foreknow Jet hecurul 
Ofthinges to come,who hath me made; wm wich 
a father to Pharao. ; neſſe rot rue? 
12 And made me Lord of all his houſe '# his gore * 
and ruler through the land; 


and tethim ynderſtand, -.. 
73 andtell himthuz,Thyſonn dorh oy, | 
who Toſeph is by name; . | 
God hath me made of Egypt land, 
Lord ouer all the ſame? _ 
14 Come downe to me andtarynot, 
and thou with meſhaltdwel, 
In Gothen land, and benerre' re. 
and all things ſhal be wel, 
x 5 Thou and thy children here ſhal live 
and childrens children thine, 


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17 and loc behold your eies doo ſee, 
{ and Beniamin likewiſe, 
Who onely brother is ro me, 
dooth ſee before his cies, 
Is Itis my mouch that ſpecskes to you, 
expounder haue [none 
And in ſuch language doo I ſpeake * 
__ a$is ro youbecſt knowne, 
ig And therefore thus my father tell, 
whar honour [poſſeſle, 
_ Andcachthing elle thar ye haue ſcene, 
heſameto-himexprefle,”; 
20 Then fcll he on his. brothers necke_ _ , 
___ withrearesfromouthis cics; 
And Beniamin fell on his necke, - 
and wept on him likewiſe. 
21 Andloſeph all his brethren kift, 
and wepron them alſo; 
and afterward th:y ſpake with him, 
:* _  asbrethren ought ro doo. 
'22 The voice and ridings of the ſame 
in Pharos houſe did fall; 
Ioſephs brethren are come faid hey, + 
'* thusrang ic nthehall, 
Trplezafed Pharo wagdrous wel, 
and ake his ſeruanrs all. _ 
-23 Then vnto loſeph Pharo ſaid, - 
© Thistorhy brethren ſay ; 
Gee, Jade your beafts and ſddeparr, 
ea Canaanthe way? ; 


_ 24 Your © 


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0 Joſeph. S! 
24 Your father rake and houfhold all, 
and come againe tome; 
I will you giue of Egyptland 
the beſt yaur cics may ſee : : 
And you ſhalleaterhe chiefeſt fruites 
| within the land that be, - 
25 Andi command thee thus to doe, 
from hence your chariots take, 
For chiſdren,and your wiucs alſo, 
and for your fathers ſake. 
With ſpeed go bring thy father heere, 
that we may merry make, 
_ 26 As for your veſlels and your ſtuffe, 
| ſernoryoureiethereon: . 
The beſt of all chats in the land 
| is yoursto bide vpon, 
27 His brethren did as he them bad, 
and Ioſeph ro them gaue, 
Of chariors faire as Pharo had, 
commanded them to haue, 
And tor rhcir iourncy vitled them, 
their life and ſoule to ſaue, 
28 He gaue to euery brother there, 


excepting neuecr a one, _ . = 
Change of apparcll for to weare 5 
i . theirbodies then vpon. od 
; 39 Bur vnto Beniamin he gaue By 
* three hunared peeces faire, 
: Offiluer fine, and cke five ſhutes = 


| of rayment for tv weare, 


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14) ds him,he 
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The life and death 
nd Ioſephto his fatherſent, 
of female Aﬀes ren; 
Well laden al with chiefeſt thinges 
that Egypryceldes to men. 
31 Tcnaſles more he laden ent, 
. with wheat, with bread, and meare,. 
For his good father by the way, 
thereon co feed and care, - 
And fall not out ſaid Ioſeph then, 
each other well intrear, 
32 From Egypt thus they paſſed thence, 
 toCanaanthe way; 
Where they their father lacob feund, 
ro whom they thus did ſay; 


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_ 33 Our brether Ioſeph is alive 


we let you vnderſtand? 

and he it is that gouerns all, 
and rules th*Egyprian land. 

34 The hearing of theic words indee de, 
made [acobs hartrofall, | 

As one that ſtood rweene hope & dread,: , 
beleeu'd rhem not ar all. 

35 They further rold by circumſtance. 

' as Tofſeph badthem ſay ; 

But Iacobyert amaſed was, 
and ſtood in doubrtul ſtay, 

36 But when he ſaw the chariots faire 
that loſeph had him ſent, 

His boby eafie for tobeare, 
itdid him much content, 


37 And. F 


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'3 lacob, [acob, who anſwered, 


- 4 Feare not to Egypt downe to paſſe, C onduBRing 


{ | Twill thee there apeople make, | 4g | 
in number great to gruw, 
$ And alſo will thee bring againe, > 
and loſeph ſhall likewiſe, Pucly paſtes 


of Toſe Eph. 
37 Andthen his ſpicir nei caſt, 
and faid,enough Ihaue, 
. Thar Ioſeph liues,l wilhimſce, 
yerl polſefle my graue - 


Heere Tacob with his houſhold all, 
zo Egipthies apace : 


85 Toſeph meetes him by the way, 


with teares on eaches face. 


Chap.9, 
Nd Ifracll his tourney rooke, 
WH with ali the goods he had, 
RY And vnto Berſeba went he, 
with merry hart and glad. 

2 andoffered offrings to the God 

of I{aac,father his; 
And God by nighr in viſion ſpake 

ro lirael, ſaying thus; | 


behold Lord, herelam? 
Said Gad,l am thy tarhcr, God 
! with thee char hither came. 


for I will with thee vO0C? Fer 6) 


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|| Minedro him 6 Then Ilacob roſe from Berſcebaz: 
| hat wasmot he liſt ro longer ſtay, x 
we of he His ſonnes the father carried, ; 
vers . . . 4 
in chariothimro lay, 
- Likew:ſe their children and themſclus 
_ and wiues were ready bent, 
To gocinto the chariors,ſuch 
as Pharo for them ſent. 
8 And fo their cattell and their goods 
_ they gatin Canaanland, ; 
With them they brought ro Egyprfoile | 
by Geds almighty hand, PEE 
9 I ſay both Iacob and his iced, | 
came alrogither than,, I 
His ſons and his ſons ſorines with bim, 
from land of Canaan. 
10 His daughters & the daughters ſuch, 
as his ſonnes gotten had; . | 
Andallthe ſced brought he with him, 
ro Egypt very glad. Ns 
' So althe ſTuler of [acobs houſe 
which £ FL 4 tpaſ : " 
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from faſt onto the laſ, 
11 Then TacobIudahſent before, 4+ 
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his chariors ekeallo; _  - 
And vp to Goſhen Jand he went, 
his father for to know. 


13 To whom he did himſelfe preſent, - 


and on his necke did fall, 


| Whereon he wept agood long ſpace, 


' tocomfortof chem all. -- 


: | 14Then Iſrac!] ro loſeph ſaid, 


 . nowletmy life depart; 
Sith I haue liuge thy face to ſee, - 
- and char alive chou art? 


- I5 Thenloſepheo his brethrenfaid, 


and fathers houthold al : 
Iwill goz vp and Pharo ſhew, 
and tel him whats befal. 


16 How father mine and brethreneke, 


with houſholds all that be; 
Are come from land of Canaan, 
ro.Goſhen me to ſee. 


He wasnos . 
aſhamed of 
hu farher ep 
kmared tho 
they were of 


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x7 And thatthe men bur ſhepherds are, 


and fer becauſe of that 


Their ſheep and catcel haue they broght 


_ and all whatcuer what. 
18 and ifthar Pharocall royoy, 
and aske of you,and ſay; 
Wharis the rradethat you doe vie > 
or how ſpend you the day ? 


. | - 29 Then ſhal you ſay, thy ſeruans arc 


as fathers theirs beforne;. 


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In ceriding cartel were imployd, 
fincetime thatwe were borne. 


 20Thatye may dwell in Goſhen land, _ Ly 


' for eel y ſhepheard is, 34 
among th*Egyprians hated much, +, 
as menthatr doo amiſle, | 


Lacob before the king is eome, | 
and Pharo doth him giue 
'Leaxe for to drellin Goſhen land, 


- the dajes he hath zoliwe, W 


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And brethre cotheir ſheep haue: 


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Ih 2.And to thfinrentthe king might ſee | 
whar kind of men they were, 

That the king Toſeph preſented co the king, | 


pight be af- five of his brethren there, | | 
| Fredth ing 3 Then Pharo did demand ofthew,. : 


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And for to ſoiourne in theland, 
is caniſe we come tothee. 
4 For ſeruants thine no paſture haue 
to keepe our ſheepe with al, 
For forethe famine in the land- 
__ofCanaanis fall. 


— 


_ + 5 And therefore now wehumbly pray 


you ſuffer vsto dwell, 


In Goſhen land, where by thy leaus _. 


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6 Then Pharo — eph ſaid, 
| l vnderſtand and fee, 
Thy father and thy brethren are 
come hither vntothee. 
7 Behold,the land of Egypr lies 

all ope before thy face; 
'Andin the beſt part of the ſame, 

doav thou therein them place. 
8 In Goſhen land let themren:aine, 
 . -andſvijurnethere and dwel, 
\And if among thy brethren be, 
_ _ Inprowefſethat excel. 
-g Letthem be rulers likewiſe made 
'  ouer my flocke of ſheepe; 
and other catrell thar is mine, 

- in ſafery them ro keepe, 


; {20 Then loſeph vnto Pharo brought, 


olde lacob,father his; 


[And lacob there ſaluted hin, - ' 


and did him alſo blifle, 


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tr: What be the number ofthy yeares? } . 
ſaid Pharoto himthen; | 
Said he my time vt pilgrimage, - ” 
is 6x ſcore yeares and ren, , 


12 Few be the daies that [ haue liude 
anda:fo very bad; | ; 
And [ haue not thoſe yecres attainde, 
that my forcfathers had ?. 
.13 AndIacobthendid Pharo bleſlc, 
and did deggthie fro, | 
And Ioſeph witYYis tacher went,. | 
and lettthe king alſo. | 
14 His father and his brerhren al | 
he placed our ot hand,. . | 


And gauethem ground for to poſſes,, 


| the beſt parcofthe land. -v 
'I5 Even inthe land of Ramefis, | 
| asearſt the king did ſay; 

Of Goſhen which a city was - TE: 7 
where Pharos treaſure lay. = 

16 and loſeph did proviſion make, 
of bread wherecon to feed, 

His father and the hauthold all, 
his brethren and hus ſeed, 


ſuch was the rime of need. 
17 Forinthe land was want of bread, . -| 
the dearth excceding fore, " 


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theſe countries famiſht were, 


| And loleph gathred atthe coine 


ad money that was there 
19 For to be found, for corne and grain, 
the which.ofhim they bought, 
Andlaiditvp in Fharos houſe, . 
as fairhful ſeruants ought; 


_ , 20Sothart when money failed them, TE 


25 We wil not now hide from my lord | "hs 


that corne theygcould notbuy, Wherine he d 


Th'Epyprians all to loſeph came clareth big © 
and on him did they cry. ; on 
21 And ſaid, our money at isſpenty 5,157.14 
Siue ys therefore ſome bread; concrottſncy. 


For why ſhould we before thy face, 
with famiſhment be dead ? 
22 Said loſeph then, your cattel bring, 
if money yours be gone ? 
and I wil give you bread to eate, 
. enoughfor cuery one. Tn 
23 Sothey their carret] brought robim, 
horles and flocks of ſheepe; 
Their aſſes all, and heards of beaſts, 
they woonred were tokeepe. 
24 and forthe fame he gaue them bread. 
ſo much as might ſuſtize, 
For one whale yeare,and then againe 
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The life and death 
and that my lord our cattell hath, 
and heards of ſheepe each one, 
___- © 26 Therenothingis among vs left, 
W-: -- in fight for to be tound, 


E Exceptit pleaſe my lord to haue 
Foy excepe — Ourbogies andour ground. | 
thegrowabe 27 Why,ſhall we periſh in thy fight * | 


ied &ſowd both we and eke our land: | 
# pcriſh:th &+ By reaſon that the ground is free 
4 fromlabourof the hand ? , 
28 Buy vs andcke our land allo, | 
and giue vs bread therefote | 
So willwe binde our {clues and land 
| ro Pharo euermore. | 
| 22 Andthereforegiue vsſcedroſowe ' | 
Ld! che l::de that we may liue,nort dic; 0 


bf/eg3pr be Andtharthe land for wantof tilth, | 
Fame Pharss ſhould notin waſt thus lie. | 
| 30 50 loleph now bought all the land 


_ of Egypt for theking, 

And cuery man his ground had ſold, 
| and cuery other ihing, 

| Becaule che force of famines power, 
| them greeuoully did wring 

B 31 And hethe people did remoue, 
py t's chan- abroad from place to place : 

Z *; # hep s: Varo the cities ſuch as werc, | 
erh.dng. 30d fointimeand ſpace, >, 
Phing of their 32 They were remoou'd from fideo fide 
| wrrecei - Or tothe borders end, 


of loſoh, ©  _ |  uedaleſthe 
Of Egypt land,rhus Ioſeph did, kings liberals 
abroad the people ſend. mM 
33 Buryerthe land thepriefts poſleſt, 
loſeph that did not buy, 3 


For they vpon king Pharos charge, 
continually did lie, SI 

34 Andhad their ordinary food, = 
ſuch as the king them gaue: | 

Whereby they kept their land vnſolde 
and to themſelues did laue, 

35 Then loſeph to the people ſaid, 
behold,youſee this day: * 

Ifor the king yon and your land, - 
haue bought you nor denay. 

35 Loc here 1s ſeed for you ro ſow, 
goc eare and till che ground, 

Andofincreaſe ofgraine and corne, 
thatthereon ſhal be found | 

37 Youfhallche fift you give thereof, 
eo Pharo for his ſhare, | 

Thereſt is yours for ſeed to ſaw 

and for your berrer fare, _— 

38 You may theſame ar will conuert, 

to vie of feod or mear, 

For you and for your houtholds all, | 

and children for to eate, Tn 

39 Said they, y haſt our liues preſerude, : 

Jer vs ſuchgrace yerfinde, 

As we may Pharos feruantsbe, 

todo what ſhalb*affignd. - | 


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|xezptive 4oThenToſeph made ir for alawe, | 
erdofthe © remaining to this day, 
yeefts which Thar they the fift part of increaſe 
my wot Fiz (hould vnto Pharo pay. Ig 
uh 41 And lfrael in Egypt dwelt, 
©: as youtofore heardrtell; 


And in the countrey of Goſhcn . 
did multiply right well. 
42 For they therein poſleſsions had, 
and grew exccedingly, ES: 
And lacoubtherelivd leuenteen yeares, 
and at the ende did die. _ 
43 An huadreth,forry and ſeuen yeares, 
did [cob liveinal; '  - 
 Andlſowhenasthertioe drew acere, 
thar tie from life mult fal, 
44 Hecalled lofeph ynto him, 
| and faid,as doth appearey) 
Ierely he pra Thy band now pur ynder my thigh, 
Refted :het be and wmucly ro me {weare. wy 
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lied mn wat 45 lil haue grace found in thy fi 
faith of is, Gealertrucly now with we, © | 
ay =o , In Egypt doc not bury me, b: 
+4 ops w_ ' bur where my fathers be, | 
| the promi 46 When I ſhall ſicep with fatbers mine, 
37d led, ler me nor here be ſtaid - | 
__ But carymeand bury me 
 wherefathers mine are laid, 
 Iwill ſaid Ioſeph davinall £ 


if as thou-to mic haſt ſaid. 


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47 Said Ifraclthen,ſwearethou rome, 
and loſeph ſo did ſwe are: 
+ Towards his beds head Iacob turnde © 
| and blcſt and praiſd God rhere, 


Here Ioſe me now with his mwo ſons, 
doth to his father go: 
$Llacob Gods on doth rehearſe, 
| - and doth receine al/o ; 
| The ſons of Toſeph as hjs awne, . 
S, and dow the yeonger biiſſe C 
| Before the elder ſynne,whereat l 
5, vgs father moued is, | 
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FA & Gaine it hapned after this A 
{ARYL thatone to Ioſeph ſaid, 1 
38 Thy father Jacob nowlics fi cke, 
. and very ilLapaide, : 
2Then loſeph did:himſcltc prepare 
- hisfathertogoeſee, '- Which was 
Ry And;bort-his ſonnestooke kewith him, Manaſſes & 
| cach one in bis degree. - :' Ephre:m, hee 
3 And one to larob faid, behold, ef —_ on. 
thyſoone is come to thee: -- children ſhuld 
C Then lacob tooke his ftrengrh to him, be receiued 
and on his bed ſate he. | into Facobe 
@- 4 And [acob vnto Joſeph ſaid, -; | © funily which 
at Lus did Godappeere :- + - ,_ _ 
6) To me,in land of Canaan; rs þ purnge the 
* andgauemebleſsingtheret treſures of | 
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; Tſrael wvntil 

| She comming 

$1ef Chriſt and 
| 3x the ſpiritu-- 
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| a bich was 


| Ephraim, 


Bs # me This land for a poſſeffion, 


| Manaſſes and Buclinage thine which thou begor 


 Vpon my handin Canaan land, 


* But inthe way I buried her, 


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The life and death 

5 And faid,bchold1 will thee make 
ſo fruirſull in the land, 

And wil thy ſeed fo multiply, 
in number asthey ſtand, 

: 6 Andlikewife willI giue to thee, 
and to thy ſeed alfo, 


to thine for aye to know. 

7 and as concerning thy rwo ſonnes, 
which are borne vnto thee : 

In Egypt land before came 
ro Egypt thee toſee; 

8 They {hal be mine as Rubenis, - 
and Symeon are mine, 


them after, ſhal be thine. . 
9 and they after their brethrens names * 
ſhall called be allo : 
As they intheirinheritance, * 
are named where they go. 


' to Now when that I from Parlacn came} - 


Rachel my wife did die 


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as I the way paſt by, 


- 11 One halfe daies tourney were rot wd 


ro come Ephrath vnto, 


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as beſt was ſoro doe. 


12 Thenlſracil beheld the ſonnes +: 
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And ſaid to TA Kr ſonnesare theſe? 
which after me have ſought? 
T3 Said Ioſeph then, they are my ſonnes 
whom God gauc hereto me * 


Bring them to me I may them bleſſe, pr} wn 
for ſcarſly canl ſee, comme of Gods | 
_ 14 Forwhy,the cies of Iſracl free merctes. 


The faithfull 


were dim and duske of fight, 
So that he could not wel behold, 
nor wel diſcernethe light, | 
. I5 Thenloſeph cauſd hisſons to come, | 
Jacobdid them embrace ; "—_ 
And holding them vpon his knees, | 


D ; Jdidkiflerhemonthe face. 
- 16 Toloſeph then ſaid Iſracl, 


my ſonne, Thad notthought, 


: | Thy face for to haue ſeene,and yet 


| - Godhath mehither brought 4 fees - 
17 AndI have ſcene thy ſced alſo, Fm ſy ; 
' vntomygreat reioice; | bh A 
' Thenloſeph tooke him fromhisnces 777, hehe 
and ſo with humble yoice, "ES 
18 Fel flat on ground and worſhipt him, 
* andthenwith hisright hand, 
Took Ephraim his yoonger ſon, 
.* andcauſde him for ro Rand 
z 19 The left hand of his grandfire by, 
M :nafſerth ſo brought he, 


| Withhis left hand gainſtTacobs right, 


©  bybirthin his degree. 


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| | Thelife anddeath 
| Gedrimdge, 20 Then Iſrael his right hand Rrerchr 
[z ments of yponthe yoongers head, 1 
| tiwercomre- And his left hand acrofle his right, "| 
| | +6 7ener I ful wiſely forth he led. ;; 
d ret char chas 21 And on Manafles head it Jaig, 
||| zzZdeſpiſeth the elder of the twaine; 'F; 
[ whichwas His hands thus placed on their heads. _ ,| 
; Fpreim, did ſo acrofſe remaine, - +} 
[ fl 22 alſo he Ioſeph bleſt and ſaid, i& 
LE _ was theGodotfathers mine, : 
| Fea an & Beſore whoſe face in reverence, 
they walke from time ro time, 
23 Iſay, the God which hath me fea - 
1 muff be wn the dates of all my lite, - 
þ'; Gerflend ef The angell eke that me preſerude, 
li - Chriſt, as from all debate and ſtrife, *x 
[99% po P 24 Thy children blefle, and ler my name : ;F. 
Wb "— . benamedonthemMtill; PE. 
| chiden, Likewiſe the name of fathers mine, 
Wks} by 


* -* tharthey maygrow and fill 
25 As fiſh into a multitude, 


' *amid the earthrobe; 
o When Ioſeph Iacobs right hand now 
bl HE on Ephraim did fee, | 
i Tefaph faileth It him diſpleaſed very much, 
- 8xb:mding . and therefore thus. did hee. 


| "Gods graceto 26 His fathers hand with his he ſtaide, 
| | {. The order, of . theſameforroremooue - 

"46h rand From Ephraims ro Manaſſes head, 

| and ſaid, tweenefeare and jour. 


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27. Norſo my father, this is he, 
_* theelderofthe twaine; 
Remoue thy right hand to his head, 
and ler it there remaine, bY 
28-His farher ſo refuide rodoo, 
h 7 as Toſeph bad him tho; 
$ . .} *Burfſaid,Jknowirwellmy ;ſonne, 
. 2 right well doo irknow $ 
. i& © He ſhal ſaid hezapcople be, 


And ſhall be great alſo. 
'{ 2.3 Buthis yoong brother Ephraim 
br 28 ſhall greater be then he, | 
 ;%; | andetkehisfeedincreafi ng ſtill, N "0 
_ -: ſhall full of Nations-be. Ts whims 
4. -30 Sohethem bleſt thar day, aid fide, Gods oa F 
-& inthcee (balllracl}blefſe ſhoul 
me if. And ſay,as Ephraim Godthee mes, Th 4 
1J- _ 2s rw ror is. . SY "2 
©: 31 And lacobſerrheyoonger on. WEEG .- 
. F+- . - theelder red ave bo SOT EN £5 *. bi 


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| t I mzy nor long reniaine, © wadyfarh 2 

+ : and God vnto your fathxrs land, | ' Jinthe promirs, i= 

= Et ſhall guide you backe againe... — +. [#heri above © 
» "Wh 33 Thatiethee ginen aboue the reſt - + Pore of bis. 

1K. acertainepeeceof land, byes brew, b 


FE Which with my ſword and bowTgot x; ons 
FI. our of the Amoritcs hands ©: | 
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The life and death. | 
Tacob here bleſſeth all his ſonnes, 21 


each one of them by name < 
nd ſheweth them of things to come, 


as they wellf inde the ſame, 
e gines them charge to bury him, | 
where as his fathers lies 4 
And plucking vp his feet in bed, 

mo fi quieth duth die. | | 
| pe2 Hen Iacob ealledalhis ſonnes, 
| Y if; and ſaid,Come vnrto me, 
'o SES ThatI may tc] you what ſhal hap 


WPhen God in future time ro be. 


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evrof Egipt.  andhearkenwharl ſay; | LY 
> Giuecare vntoyour fathers voice, i | 
| T and beare his.words away. 
' 3 Rubenghouartmyeldeſtfonne, _. * 
- | - of Leah borne by right, 
'Beginning of my noblenefſe, - © + F 
_  mydignicy and might, Sl 
4 Vnſtable as the water is, | F 
 __ fofhaltthouproue alway; w | 
And ſhalr nor be rhe chiefe of all, - > 
| becauſe thou went aſtray. s 4 
'5 Anddid defile thy fathers bed i 
with Bylah, Rahels maid, 


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By whom two ſonnes Idid beget, 
| it cannot be denaid:; | 
" - Bur after thou hadſtdonerhis fat, *_ 
- __ thatcouch awayllaid. 
6 alſo thy brethren Symeon 
p and Leuy thus Ill: . 
7 - ' Moſtcruelliaſttuments arethey_ 
in places where they dwell. 
7 Ig ſecrers theirs come nor my ſoule, ,,. ., 
' nor honor mine likewiſe — ) ,. I 
Shall coupled be with them or theirs, {exted ro 1h 
| bur doethe ſame deſpiſe, in word 1 
 B8Forintheir wrath they flue amang' 1hoaghs 
p* ; the Sichemirtes alſo;, 
8  Andintheirſclfe will digd a wal, 
Þ and did it ouerchrow, 
tt gAndcurſedbe their furious wrath, 
8 for ſhamelefle ſure it was, 
And curſſed be their ferceneficte!, 
it crue] was like caſe, 
10 And far the ſame in Jacob ſure _ 
q  I1willthem both divide, 
And ſcatter them in Iſrac], 
of _ abroadon euery fide, 
"# 27 Butludahthou the manſhalrbe_ . 
whom brethren thine ſhalt praiſe, 
= And _— JO_ SN thine, ; ; | 
| thou ſhalt rhy head vpraiſe, | 
be zz Thy fathers children, Nl erage rhune, yore dee 
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Shib is criÞ 26 Yarill chat Shilo 


come,which is 
8he Meſyrn Gods fonne to ynderſtand : 


ll proſperity, 


| Shal waſh in bloud of grapes the beſt 
| His eies all red ſhall glow within 


The life and death 

And lydah chou ſhalr ftilpreuaile, | 
aboue thy brethren all, || + 

73 Iudah my fonne thou ſhale come vp 
from mighty ſpoiles alow, | 

and as aluſty lyons whelpe, ; 
thine enemies ſhale downe throw, | 

314 And Lyon like he downe hal couch, * 
and azaLyonefle, | 

Who dare him ftir,or raiſe bim vp, 
that ſhallnorfecle diſtrefla. 

15 The Scepter or the kingdome ſure 
ſhall nortdeparthim tro; 

Nor a lawgiuer wweene his feet, 
hall pafſe my and goc. 


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Toludahthall che people come 
ropither in the Jand. | 
17 And he ſhall bind his affe fole faſt 
vntothe pleaſant vine: 4-. 
Andie his afles cole cothac q: © 
which ycelds the nobleſt wine. | 
38 He ſhall hiz garments waſh in wine, . | 
and ekehis cloke alſo; = 


that inthe countrey grow, 


his recth,milkewhite as ſnow. 
1; And Zabulon my ſonne ſhal dwell 
hard by the ſalr Seafide, 


my . the land qo allo, 


: Joſeph. 
? Andiſhall an ns for ſhips, 
| that waue with winde and tide, 
||. * 20 His border ſhall ro Sydon ſtretch, 
| thar's in Phenicia, | 
- Andhathyponthe Eaſt alſo, 
the land Arabia. 


: 4 - 21 Andlfacharan afſc ſhal be, 
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that's great and ſtrong of bone, 
He ſhal cooch down twixt burdens twain Hi: foreeſbat 
but courage hath he none. be greaz bus 
22 Andhe ſhal ſcetharreſt is good, be ſoa? wales 


$ Shalbowhis ſhoulder for tobeare, 

| P as vnder tribute goes 

23 And Dan my ſen ſhalbe aiudge, 
the peoples caulc to try: 


[- * The honor ofatribe is his, 


and thal be till he die, 


= )}  24Danſhall aſcrpentbealfo, , 


'F aSriderpaſſcth by : 
| Thatriderhis may backward fall, | 


i, 26 Then lacob lifred vp his voice ſertes that bis 


. thatbythewaydoth lie, 

| andasanadderbyrhepath, 

* that waiteth time roipy, 

25 Totakethe horie faſt by the heele 


and on the ground tocry. Sting ohe mi | 


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O Lord my God | waited haxe, = _ 
for ſaninghealth fromthe. forth ings 
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The life and death. 
Anhoſt of men ſhall ſer ypon 
and y anquiſh-Gad my ſonne, - 
But yerar laſt he ſhall prenaile, 
and thall them ouerrua,- 


ſhail plenciouſly abound, 
And ſhall gwe pleaſures fot aking, 
his bread thal fat be tound. 


: corne and 2.8 Aſher my ſonne in corne and fruit 


29 And Nepthalim ſhal be a Hinde, 


let goc abroad ar large : 
And with faire words ſhal ouercome, - 
more than by force of charge. 


= 39 loſeph ſhallbe a fruitful bough, 


cuecn by the faire ſpring ſide, 


Theyong ſmal boughs the wal ſhal clim 


and ſpread their ſpraies fu] wide. 
31 And yer the archers greeued was, 
and (hot againſt him ſore, 
Both brethren his,and Putiphar, 
and many others more, 
3: Buc loſephs bow did ſtrong abide, 
his hands and armes alſo, 
Did by the hand of Iacobs God, 
in might and ftrength til grow, 


33 Ofloſeph heardmen ſhal become, 


it cannot be denaid : 
He was by God thereroaflignd, 
which lſrael tone is ſaid, 
34 Euen by the God of father thine, 
_ © whichſhalthee helpe at need, 


I rr nrern Set ee ent tn 
ener ett ena, 


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And by the molt alny hay God; 
which thall thee bletle with. - PH 


35 With heauenly bleſsings from abotue. 


Gad ſhall thee bleſse and keep, 
With bleſsings that beneath doo lie, 
and bleſsings ofthe deepe. 


36 And cke with blefsings c—C Ing 


andofthe wombe allo,: - :. . 
Thouſhalt of God be bleſt alway, - - 
where euerthou ſhalt go. 
37 The bletsing of thy halve fure. 
ſhall much more ſtronger be, - 


' Then bleſsings of mine eJders were,.. 


al which ſhallighton thee, -+ --. 
38 Yca cucn ypon the head obhim, 
who ſeparated was-+ - '! 


From brethren his, theſe bleſaing gs ſhall 


on him be. broughtro paſſe. 
39 Bur Beniamin thal as a wolte, 
go rauen for his pray;  - 
And whathe catcheth in the morne, 
. at nightſhal makeaway.. 
40 lheigarerhe tives of Ir2el; 
' Whichrwelue innumber he, "a7 
And thus their father ſpake to them, 
::and bleſ$edrhem yeſee; © > 2 
47 Apd cueryoficableſsing had: 
- yntohimſcife alone, +. 4+ 
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gia37-40 42 Lermebe buriedinthe caue, 
whereas my fathers lie, 
| m_ Orenrw the Hichites field, 
This at Ephraim is to try. 
"+ prowl 43 In thar ſame caue which is the field 
che leavdof of Maſhpelah by name, 
Caze%.8 hich Abramboughtre bury in, 
and Ephrons field crothſame, 
<4 And there they buried RE 
Sara his wite alſo, - 
Ifaxc,Revecca,and Leah, 
-T her there buried roo, | 
$5 The purchaſe of the field and caue; 
and 6 pre denr ſtood, | 
Of Heth his children purchaſt was, 
to funcrall che good. 


 hegauchis fonnes vnto, 
He pluck his feet into the bed, 
as ſome indyingdoo. 


} « . moſtquietlytoſee; 
 Andto his people eathred Was, 
? ar he defir*d robe. 


) Lacobs bal hepa 1 expreſl, - 
forgines his brethren ey 
And ek uno the thivd 


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nloſeph fell on fathers face 
and wepr on him ful fore, © 
And kifeTh bim with, heuy cheer 


as one right ſad therefore, 
2 Andto his G——_ thus ſaid he, 
luch as imbalme the dead, 
Let father mine-embalmcd be, © 
andeaken frem his bed. 
3 Solfraelembalmed was, 
as loſephbadin haſt, 
When forty daics accom liſhe were 
ſo long the daies did laſt, 
Ot fuch men as embalmed were, 
which time they haue nor paſt, 


that were with Ioſeph then, 


iuſt threeſcore daies andren. 
5 And when the daies of moorning his ; 
were paſt and gone away; | 
Then loleph ſpaketo Pharos houſe * | 
and on this wiſe did lay. | 
b1fIhauec any fauour found 
_ before youreies aral}; 
I pray youthen bes wo peak, 
as Inowtel you 


7 on. father keygen me ſweare, and ”Y 
_ myſoanchcholdI die; 


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- Intcombe thou me in Canaan,. 


«AndI my tiches bury will,- 


mY _ . Toleaue behind inGoſhenland, 


__Andwhenche Cananites ch faw, -. 
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The bfe Fo dearh 


whereas taygraue doth lie, 
8 Alas now'theretore let me goe 
. humbly daerhee pray, 


and come againe this way. 
Said Pharao goe yp and dao- _ - 
as Sarags made chee ſay. 
9 So Ioleph with bis father wenr,. .; 
with him there went as tho, + 
The Elders of king Pharos houſe 
.. and fcruants his alſo; 
Yeaall the' Elders of the land, 
- Ickewule with him did goe. 


JO al lofephs houſe,and brethren wich- * 


| Thcirchildrenenly and ther ſheepe,, 


hedid as then deuiſe 


12 
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his fathers houſe likewiſe, 
, 
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ti] cheir rerurning backe, 
They went with horſe and chariots ſtore 
no furniture did lacke , 
12 And when they came beyond Jordan, 
Gorem, arad vnta; - +» 
wn reeuous lamentation 
they made here much adan;:; 
13 And Joſeph there bisfathers death: [; 
bemored ſeurn daies-long; - 


they laid: chemeieeamongy, 


oth 

'loſep?, 

r4 This is rothe Egyprrans - 
a muorning great we {ee, 


and ſo their lamentarion, - 


_ they namde the place tobe. oe oy Abel 
5 Thus lacobs forincs did vato him . Hiya. 
as he cotnem had laid, 


. They caryed himto Cayan land 


and 1n the Cave him laid, 


* Which 1sin ficld of Machpelay, 


thac Abram for them bought, 


| Epheron heere to Mamrey oile, 


1» Perhaps daid rhey,that Toſephwil.: 


5 & Thus ſhall you Ioſeph ſpeake vnto, 


an Hirtyte as is raught, _ 
17 When loſephs father buried was 
they al returnde againe, 
Into Egypt, whete Lloſeph gaue 
chemthanks for all cheirpaine. Jr euilt con 


18 But now when Ioſephs brechren ſaw, '/ciexce 3x 16+ 


their.father dead and pone; . ®ratrdt, 


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his wrath vs wreake vpon , ''* 


19 And w.l vs hate, and pay againe 


the i]! that we haue done, | 
- Therefore to him they ſent and ſaid, 


loſeph old Iacobs ſonne. 
20 Thy father did commandment giue 

before we went away, 

forgiue Inow thee pray, £ A 
21 The treſpaſle of thy brethren paſt, | 
tharthey haue done tothee; 


24 When youprctcnded:l ro me, 


Feare nottherefore, Ile nouriſh you 


- Vnto thethird deſcent of them 


> OS — — ——  ——— CO —— my 


* 

The life and death 

And now forgiue our tault likewiſe, 
for we Godsſcruants be, k 

When thcy thus vato Ioſeph ſpake, 1 
he wept acertaine ſpace, 

and in that time his brethren came w - 
and fel before his face, "x 

33 and ſaid, behold thy ſeruants doe | 

. attend ypoathy will: _ 

Feare nor, ſaith he,for vader God 
Jam,and wil be ſtil. 


_ Godrurndeitcothe beſt: = 
That he mighe bring ſuch things to paſſe -. 
' asthisday us expreft. | ES. 
25 And many people ſaw'de aliue 
thatclic had now beene gour, 


' andchildrenyours each one, 
26So kindly vnto them he ſpake, 
and entertaindeſo wel ; 
Tr was more comforttotheir hart, | 
than any toung can tel], | 
27 Thus ſoſeph and his fathers houſe 
in Egypt dwelled til, 
He liu*de an hundred yeares andten, 
andthen did death him kil. 
28 The children yer of Ephraim, 
did Iolephliue tolee; 


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— 


by order in degree. 4 
f _—_ _ Like, F 


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| of Toſeph. 

Likewiſe he Machurs children ſaw, 
y Manaſsesfonnethatwas; - 

| Whemloſeph brought vpon his knees, 
| and thus ir came to pes | 
30 That loſeph to his children faid, 
- Iready amrto dy; 

And God wil ſurely vifite you, 
. _ astimetherhing ſhal wy, 
31 Andbring you ſafe our of this land, 

inco the land he fware - 
To abram, [ſaac,and lacob, 

and rid youlo from care. 
32 Then of the children of Iſrael 

anothe did Iofeph rake : 
. . Andiaid, God ſure wil viſit you, 
> : forhis greatmercies ſake. 
f. 33 andyou ſhalcary hence my bones, 
' thus did he ar 5" : 
Being an hundreth yeares andten, 
' andinthatagediddie. - promiſe jor 
34 and after they embalmed him, their delinee 
 andpuethiminachecſt; ran, * = 

OO > ll 
5 


| In manner as his father wax, 
| So him th*Egyprtians dreRR. 4 
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