,transcriber's ,notes3  ,there are wide 
variations in spelling1 spacing and     
punctuation4 ,in addition some of the   
blackletter type is worn and difficult  
to interpret4  ,unambiguous spelling has
 mostly been retained4 ,apparent errors 
that have been changed are noted at the 
end of the text4 ,uncertain spelling has
 been transcribed according to the sense
 of the text4 ,the ,king ,james ,version
 7which incorporated most of ,tyndale's 
translation7 has also been consulted4   
,spacing and punctuation have mostly    
been retained4 ,apparent errors that are
 inconsistent with the text have been   
corrected4 ,ambiguities have been       
transcribed according to the sense of   
the text4  ,inverted or displaced type  
has been corrected4  ,abbreviating lines
 over letters have been transcribed as  
tildes 7e4g4 a1 e71 while superscript   
letters 7also marking abbreviations7 are
 indicated by  7e4g4 ye74 ,some         
paragraphs and chapter titles begin with
 a 3 these have been retained4          

,sidenotes begin with a 99 and refer to 
the 99 in the following paragraph4 ,the 
text of some of them 7identified below7 
is uncertain4 ,ligatures 7e4g4 for ll7  
have been ignored4 ,slanted bars        
7virgulae suspensivae7 are equivalent to
 modern commas4      ,illustration3     
,the fyrst  boke of  ,moses called      
,genesis4     ,w4 ,t4 ,to the ,reader4  
,when ,i had translated the newe        
testament_/ ,i added a pistle vnto the  
laiter ende_/ ,in which ,i desyred them 
yt were learned to amend if ought were  
founde amysse4 ,but oure malicious and  
wylye hypocrytes which are so stubburne 
and hard herted in their weked          
abhominacios that it is not possible for
 them to amend any thinge atall 7as we  
see by dayly experience when their both 
lyvinges and doinges are rebuked with   
the trouth7 saye_/ some of them that it 
is unpossible to translate the scripture
 in to ,english_/ some that it is not   
lawfull for the laye people to have it  
in their mother tonge_/ some that it    

wold make them all heretykes_/ as it    
wold no doute from many thinges which   
they of longe tyme haue falsly taught_/ 
ad that is the whole cause wherfore they
 forbyd it_/ though they other clokes   
pretende4 ,and some or rather every     
one_/ saye that it wold make them ryse  
ageynst the kinge_/ whom they them      
selves 7vnto their damnatyo7 never yet  
obeyed4 ,and leste the temporall rulars 
shuld see their falsehod_/ if the       
scripture cam to light_/ causeth them so
 to lye4  ,and as for my translatio in  
which they afferme vnto the laye people 
7as ,i haue hearde saye7 to be ,i wotte 
not how many thousande heresyes_/ so    
that it ca not be meded or correcte_/   
they haue yet taken so greate payne to  
examyne it_/  to compare it vnto that   
they wold fayne haue it and to their    
awne imaginations and iugglinge termes_/
 and to haue some what to rayle at_/ and
 vnder that cloke to blaspheme the      
treuth_/ that they myght with as litle  
laboure 7as ,i suppose7 haue translated 

the moste parte of the bible4 ,for they 
which in tymes paste were wont to loke  
on no more scripture then they founde in
 their duns or soch like develysh       
doctryne_/ haue yet now so narowlye     
loked on my translatyon_/ that there is 
not so moch as one ,i therin if it lacke
 a tytle over his hed_/ but they haue   
noted it_/ and nombre it vnto the       
ignorant people for an heresy4 ,fynallye
 in this they be all agreed_/ to dryve  
you from the knowlege of the scripture_/
  that ye shall not haue the texte      
therof in the mother tonge_/ and to kepe
 the world styll in darkenesse_/ to the 
ntent they might sitt in the consciences
 of the people_/ thorow vayne           
superstition and false doctrine_/ to    
satisfye their fylthy lustes their      
proude ambition_/ and vnsatiable        
covetuousnes_/ and to exalte their awne 
honoure aboue kinge  emperoure_/ yee    
above god him silfe   ,a thousand bokes 
had they lever to be put forth agenste  
their abhominable doynges and doctrine_/

 then that the scripture shulde come to 
light4 ,for as long as they may kepe    
that doune_/ they will so darken the    
ryght way with the miste of their       
sophistrye_/ and so tangle the that     
ether rebuke or despyse their           
abhominations with argumentes of        
philosophye  with wordly symylitudes and
 apparent reasons of naturall wisdom4   
,and with wrestinge the scripture vnto  
their awne purpose clene contrarye vnto 
ye processe_/ order and meaninge of the 
texte_/ and so delude them in           
descantynge vppon it with alligoryes_/  
and amase the expoundinge it in manye   
senses before the vnlerned laye people  
7when it hath but one symple litterall  
sense whose light the owles ca not      
abyde7 that though thou feale in thyne  
harte and arte sure how that all is     
false yt they saye_/ yet coudeste thou  
not solve their sotle rydles4   ,which  
thinge onlye moved me to translate the  
new testament4 ,because ,i had perceaved
 by experyence_/ how that it was        

impossible to stablysh the laye people  
in any truth_/ excepte ye scripture were
 playnly layde before their eyes in     
their mother tonge_/ that they might se 
the processe_/ ordre and meaninge of the
 texte3 for els what so ever truth is   
taught them_/ these ennymyes of all     
truth qwench it ageyne_/ partly with the
 smoke of their bottomlesse pyite wherof
 thou readest apocalipsis 4ix4 that is_/
 with apparent reasons of sophistrye    
traditions of their awne makynge_/      
founded with out grounde of scripture_/ 
and partely in iugglinge with the       
texte_/ expoundinge it in soch a sense  
as is impossible to gether of the       
texte_/ if thou see the processe ordre  
and meaninge therof4   ,and even in the 
bisshope of londons house ,i entended to
 have done it4 ,for when ,i was so      
turmoyled in the contre where ,i was    
that ,i coude no lenger there dwell 7the
 processe wherof were to longe here to  
reherce7 ,i this wyse thought in my     
silfe_/ this ,i suffre because the      

prestes of the contre be vnlerned_/ as  
god it knoweth there are a full ignorant
 sorte which haue sene no more latyn    
then that they read in their portesses  
and missales which yet many of them can 
scacely read 7excepte it be ,albertus de
 secretis mulieru in which yet_/ though 
they be never so soryly lerned_/ they   
pore day and night and make notes therin
 and all to teach the mydwyves as they  
say_/ and linwod a boke of constitutions
 to gether tithes_/ mortuaryes_/        
offeringes_/ customs_/ and other        
pillage_/ which they calle_/ not        
theirs_/ but godes parte and the deuty  
of holye chirch_/ to discharge their    
consciences with all3 for they are bound
 that they shall not dimynysh_/ but     
encreace all thinge vnto the vttmost of 
their powers7 and therfore 7because they
 are thus vnlerned thought ,i7 when they
 come to gedder to the alehouse_/ which 
is their preachinge place_/ they afferme
 that my sainges are heresy4 ,and       
besydes yt they adde to of thir awne    

heddes which ,i never spake_/ as the    
maner is to prolonge the tale to shorte 
the tyme with all_/ and accuse me       
secretly to the chauncelare and other   
the bishopes officers_/ ,and in deade   
when ,i cam before the chauncelare_/ he 
thretened me grevously_/ and revyled me 
and rated me as though ,i had bene a    
dogge_/ and layd to my charge wherof    
there coude be none accuser brought     
forth 7as their maner is not to bringe  
forth the accuser7 and yet all the      
prestes of ye contre were yt same daye  
there4 ,as ,i this thought the bishope  
of london came to my remembrance whom   
,erasmus 7whose tonge maketh of litle   
gnattes greate elephates and lifteth vpp
 aboue the starres whosoever geveth him 
a litle exhibition7 prayseth excedingly 
amonge other in his annotatyons on the  
new testament for his great learninge4  
,then thought ,i_/ if ,i might come to  
this mannes service_/ ,i were happye4   
,and so ,i gate me to london_/  thorow  
the accoyntaunce of my master came to   

sir harry gilford the kinges graces     
controller_/ ad brought him an oration  
of ,isocrates which ,i had translated   
out of greke in to ,english_/ and       
desyred him to speake vnto my lorde of  
london for me_/ which he also did as he 
shewed me_/ ad willed me to write a     
pistle to my lorde_/ and to goo to him  
my silf which ,i also did_/ and         
delivered my pistle to a servant of his 
awne_/ one wyllyam hebilthwayte_/ a ma  
of myne old accoyntauce4 ,but god which 
kneweth what is within hypocrites_/ sawe
 that ,i was begyled_/ ad that that     
councell was not the nexte way vnto my  
purpose4 ,and therfore he gate me no    
favoure in my lordes sight   ,wherevppo 
my lorde answered me_/ his house was    
full_/ he had mo the he coude well      
finde_/ and advised me to seke in       
london_/ wher he sayd ,i coude not lacke
 a service_/ ,and so in london ,i abode 
almoste an yere_/ and marked the course 
of the worlde_/ and herde oure pratars_/
 ,i wold say oure preachers how they    

bosted them selves and their hye        
authorite_/ and beheld the pompe of oure
 prelates and how besyed they were as   
they yet are_/ to set peace and vnite in
 the worlde 7though it be not possible  
for them that walke in darkenesse to    
cotinue longe in peace_/ for they can   
not but ether stoble or dash them selves
 at one thinge or a nother that shall   
clene vnquyer all togedder7  sawe       
thinges wherof ,i deferre to speake at  
this tyme and vnderstode at the laste   
not only that there was no rowme in my  
lorde of londons palace to translate the
 new testament_/ but also that there was
 no place to do it in all englonde_/ as 
experience doth now openly declare4     
,vnder what maner therfore shuld ,i now 
submitte this boke to be corrected and  
amended of them_/ which can suffer      
nothinge to be well8 ,or what           
protestacyon shuld ,i make in soch a    
matter vnto oure prelates those         
stubburne ,nimrothes which so mightely  
fight agenste god and resiste his holy  

spirite_/ enforceynge with all crafte   
and sotelte to qwench the light of the  
everlastinge testament_/ promyses_/ and 
apoyntemente made betwene god  vs3 and  
heapinge the firce wrath of god vppon   
all princes and rulars_/ mockinge the   
with false fayned names of hypocrysye_/ 
and servinge their lustes at all        
poyntes_/  dispensinge with the even of 
the very lawes of god_/ of which        
,christe him silf testifieth ,mathew 4v4
 yt not so moch as one tittle therof    
maye perish or be broke4 ,and of which  
the prophete sayth ,psalme 4cxix4 ,thou 
haste comaunded thy lawes to be kepte   
meod_/ yt is in hebrew excedingly_/ with
 all diligece_/ might  power_/ and haue 
made the so mad with their iugglinge    
charmes and crafty persuasios that they 
thinke it full satisfaction for all     
their weked lyvinge_/ to tormeet soch as
 tell the trouth_/  to borne the worde  
of their soules helth  sle whosoever    
beleve theron4      ,a prologe shewinge 
the vse of the scripture   ,though a man

 had a precious iuell and a rich_/ yet  
if he wiste not the value therof nor    
wherfore it served_/ he were nother the 
better nor rycher of a straw4 ,eyen so  
though we read the scripture  bable of  
it never so moch_/ yet if we know not   
the vse of it_/ and wherfore it was     
geven_/ and what is theim to be sought_/
 it profiteth vs nothinge at all4 ,it is
 not ynough therfore to read and talke  
of it only_/ but we must also desyre god
 daye and night instantly to open oure  
eyes_/ ad to make vs vnderstond and     
feale wherfore the scripture was geuen_/
 that we maye applye the medicyne of the
 scripture_/ every ma to his awne       
sores_/ inlesse then we entend to be    
ydle disputers_/ and braulers aboute    
vayne wordes_/ ever gnawenge vppon the  
bitter barcke with out and newer        
attayninge vnto the swete pith with in_/
 and persequutinge one an other for     
defendinge of lewde imaginacions and    
phantasyes of oure awne invencyon       
,paule in ye thyrde of ye secode epistle

 to ,tymothe sayth_/ yt the scripture is
 good to teache 7for yt ought me to     
teach  not dreames of their awne        
makige_/ as ye pope doth7  also to      
improve_/ for ye scripture is ye        
twichstone yt tryeth all doctrynes_/  by
 yt we know the false from ye true4 ,and
 in the 4vi4 to the ephesians he calleth
 it the swerd of the spirite_/ by cause 
it killeth hyppocrites and vttereth ad  
improveth their false inventyons4 ,and  
in the 4xv4 to the ,romayns he sayth all
 that are wryten_/ are wryten for oure  
learninge_/ that we thorow pacyence and 
cosorte of the scripture myght have     
hope4 ,that is_/ the ensamples that are 
in the scripture comforte vs in all oure
 tribulacyons_/ and make vs to put oure 
truste in god_/ and pacyently to abyde  
his leysure4 ,and in the 4x4 of the     
firste to the ,corinthyans he bringeth  
in examples of the scripture to feare vs
 and to bridle the fleshe_/ that we     
caste not the yoke of the lawe of god   
from of oure neckes_/ and fall to       

lustynge and doinge of evill4   ,so now 
the scripture is a light and sheweth vs 
the true waye_/ both what to do_/ and   
what to hope4 ,and a defence from all   
erroure_/ and a comforte in adversyte   
that we despayre not4 and feareth vs in 
prosperyte that we synne not ,seke      
therfore in the scripture as thou       
readest it first the law_/ what god     
comaundeth vs to doo4 ,and secundarylye 
the promyses_/ which god promyseth vs   
ageyne_/ namely in ,christe ,iesu oure  
lorde4 ,then seke ensamples_/ firste of 
comforte_/ how god purgeth all them that
 submitte them selves to walke in his   
wayes_/ in the purgatorye of            
tribulatyon_/ delyveringe them yet at   
the latter ende_/ and never soferinge   
any of them to perysh_/ that cleave     
faste to his promyses4 ,and fynallye_/  
note the ensamples which are writen to  
feare the flesh that we synne not4 ,that
 is_/ how god suffereth the vngodlye and
 weked synners that resiste god and     
refuse to folow him_/ to contynue in    

their wekednesse_/ ever waxinge worse   
and worse vntyll their synne be so sore 
encreased and so abhomynable_/ that if  
they shuld longer endure they wold      
corrupte the very electe4 ,but for the  
electes sake god sendeth the preachers4 
,neverthelesse they harden their hartes 
agenste the truth_/ and god destroyeth  
the vtterlye and begynneth the world a  
new4   ,this comforte shalt thou        
evermore finde in the playne texte and  
literall sense4 ,nether is there any    
storye so homely_/ so rude_/ yee or so  
vyle 7as it semeth outwarde7 wherin is  
not exceadinge greate comforte4 ,and    
when some which seme to them selves     
great clarkes saye3 they wott not what  
moare profite is in many geftes of the  
scripture if they be read with out an   
allegorye_/ then in a tale of           
robenhode_/ saye thou3 that they were   
wryten for oure consolacyon and         
comforte_/ that we despayre not_/ if    
soch like happen vnto vs4 ,we be not    
holyer then ,noe_/ though he were once  

dronke4 ,nether bettter beloved then    
,iacob_/ though his awne sonne defyled  
his bedde4 ,we be not holyer then lot_/ 
though his doughters thorow ignorance   
deceaved him_/ nor paradventure holyer  
then those doughters4 ,nether are we    
holyer then ,david_/ though he brake    
wedlocke and vppon the same commytted   
abhomynable murther4 ,all those men have
 witnesse of the scripture that they    
pleased god and ware good men both      
before that those thinges chaunsed them 
and also after4 ,neverthelesse soch     
thinges happened them for oure ensampler
 not that we shuld contrafayte their    
evill_/ but if whyle we fight with oure 
selves enforsynge to walke in the law of
 god 7as they did7 we yet fall          
likewise_/ that we despayre not_/ but   
come agayn1 to the lawes of god and take
 better holde   ,we read sens the tyme  
of ,christes deeth_/ of virgins that    
have bene brought vnto the comestues_/  
and theye defyled_/ and of martyrs that 
haue bene bounde and hores haue abvsed  

their bodyes4 ,why8 ,the iudgemetes of  
god are bottolesse4 ,soch thinges       
chaunced partely for ensamples_/ partely
 ,god thorow synne healeth synne ,pryde 
can nether be healed nor yet appere but 
thorow soch horrible deades4            
,paraduenture they were of ye popes     
secte ad reioysed fleshly_/ thinkinge   
that heaven came by deades and not by   
,christ_/ and that the outwarde dead    
iustyfyed them  made them holy and not  
the inward spirite receeved by fayth and
 the consent of the harte vnto the law  
of god4   ,as thou readeste therfore    
thinke that every sillable pertayneth to
 thyne awne silf_/ and sucke out the    
pithe of the scripture_/ and arme thy   
silf ageynst all assaultes4 ,firste note
 with stronge faith the power of god in 
creatinge all of nought ,then marke the 
grevous fall of ,adam and of vs all in  
him_/ thorow the light regardige of the 
commaundement of god4 ,in the 4iii4     
,chapitre ,god turneth him vnto ,abel   
and then to his offeringe_/ but not to  

,cain and his offeringe4 ,where thou    
seest that though the deades of the evel
 apere outwardly as gloryous as the     
deades of the good3 yet in the sight of 
god which loketh on the harte_/ the     
deade is good because of the man_/ and  
not the man good because of his deade4  
,in the vj4 ,god sendeth ,noe to preach 
to the weked and geueth them space to   
repent3 they wax hard herted_/ ,god     
bringeth them to nought ,and yet saveth 
,noe3 even by the same water by which he
 destroyed them4 ,marke also what       
folowed the pryde of the buyldinge of   
the toure of ,babel  ,consydre how ,god 
sendeth forth ,abraha out of his awne   
contre in to a strange lande full of    
weked people_/ and gave him but a bare  
promesse with him that he wold blesse   
him and defende him4 ,abraham beleved3  
and that worde saued and delyuered him  
in all parelles3 so that we se_/ how    
that mannes life is not mayntayned by   
bred onlye 7as ,christe sayeth7 but moch
 rather by belevinge the promyses of    

god4 ,behold how soberly and how        
circuspectly both ,abraham and also     
,isaac behaue them selves amoge the     
infideles4 ,abraham byeth that which    
might have ben geven him for nought_/ to
 cutte of occasions4 ,isaac when his    
welles which he had digged were taken   
from him_/ geveth rowme and resisteth   
not4 ,more over they creand sowe and    
fede their catell_/ and make            
confederacyons_/ ad take perpetuall     
truce_/ and do all outward thinges3     
,even as they do which have no faith_/  
for god hath not made vs to be ydle in  
this world ,every man must worke godly  
and truly to the vttmoste of the power  
that god hath geven him3 and yet not    
truste therin3 but in goddes worde or   
promesse3 and god will worke with vs and
 bringe that we do to good effecte4 ,and
 the when oure power will extend no     
further_/ goddes promesses wyll worke   
all alone   ,how many thinges also      
resisted the promesses of god to ,iacob8
 ,and yet ,iacob coniureth god with his 

awne promesses sayenge3 ,o god of my    
father ,abraham3 and god of my father   
,isaac_/ ,o lorde which saydeste vnto me
 returne vnto thyne awne contre_/ and   
vnto the place were thou waste borne and
 ,i wil do the good ,i am not worthy of 
the leste of those mercyes_/ nor of that
 trouth which thou haste done to thy    
seruant ,i went out but with a staffe_/ 
and come home with ij droves_/ delyver  
me out of the handes of my brother      
,esau_/ for ,i feare hym greatly c4 ,and
 god delyvered him_/ and will likewyse  
all that call vnto his promesses with a 
repentinge herte_/ were they never so   
great synners4 ,marke also the weake    
infirmites of the ma ,he loveth one wife
 more then a nother_/ one sonne more    
then a nother4 ,and se how god purgeth  
him4 ,esau threteneth him3 ,laban       
begyleth him4 ,the beloued wife is longe
 baren3 his doughter is ravyshed3 his   
wife is defyled_/ and that of his awne  
sonne4 ,rahel dieth_/ ,ioseph is taken a
 way_/ yee and as he supposed rent of   

wild beastes ,and yet how gloryous was  
hys ende8 ,note the wekenesse of his    
,children_/ yee and the synne of them_/ 
and how god thorow their awne wekednes  
saved them4 ,these ensamples teach vs   
that a man is not attonce parfecte the  
firste daye he beginneth to lyve wel    
,they that be stronge therfore muste    
suffre with the weake_/ and helpe to    
kepe them in vnite  peace one with a    
nother vntill they be stroger  ,note    
what the brothren sayde when they were  
tached in ,egipte_/ we haue verelye     
synned 7sayde they7 ageynste oure       
brother in yt we sawe the anguysh of his
 soule when he besought vs_/ and wold   
not heare him3 ad therfore is this      
tribulation come vppon vs4 ,by which    
ensample thou seiste_/ how that         
conscience of evyll doenges findeth men 
out at the laste4 ,but namely in        
tribulacyon and adversyte3 there        
temptacyon and also desperacyon3 yee and
 the verye paynes of hell find vs out3  
there the soule feleth the ferse wrath  

of god and wyssheth mountaynes to falle 
on her and to hyde her 7yf it were      
possible7 fro the angrye face of god4   
,marke also how greate evelles folow of 
how litle an occasion ,dina goeth but   
forth alone to se the doughters of the  
contre_/ and how greate myscheve and    
troble folowed8 ,iacob loved but one    
sonne more than a nother_/ ad how       
grevous murther folowed in their hartes8
 ,these are ensamples for oure learninge
 to teach vs to walke warely and        
circuspectlye in the worlde of weake    
people_/ that we geve no ma occasions of
 evyll   ,finally_/ se what god promysed
 ,ioseph in his dreames4 ,those         
promesses accopanyed him all ways_/ and 
went doune wyth him even in to the depe 
dongeon_/ ,and brought him vppe agayne_/
 ,and never forsoke him till all that   
was promysed was fulfilled4 ,these are  
ensamples wryte for our learnige 7as    
paule seyth7 to teach vs to truste in   
god in ye stroge fyre of tribulation and
 purgatorye of oure flesh4 ,and that    

they which submytte them selves to folow
 god shuld note and marke soch thinges_/
 for theyr lerninge and comforte_/ is   
the frute of the scripture and cause why
 it was wryten3 ,and with soch a purpose
 to reade it_/ is the waye to           
everlastynge life and to those ioyfull  
blyssinges that are promysed vnto all   
nacyons in the seade of ,abraham_/ which
 seade is ,iesus ,christe oure lorde_/  
to whom be honoure and prayse for ever  
and vnto god oure father thorow him4    
,,amen4     ,the fyrst boke of ,moses   
called ,genesis     ,the fyrst          
,chapiter4   ,in the begynnynge ,god    
created heaven and erth4 ,the erth was  
voyde and emptie_/ ad darcknesse was    
vpon the depe_/ and the spirite of god  
moved vpon the water  ,than ,god sayd3  
let there be lyghte and there was       
lyghte4 ,and ,god sawe the lyghte that  
it was good3  devyded the lyghte from   
the darcknesse_/ and called the lyghte  
daye_/ and the darcknesse nyghte3 and so
 of the evenynge and mornynge was made  

the fyrst daye  ,and ,god sayd3 let     
there be a fyrmament betwene the        
waters_/ ad let it devyde the waters a  
sonder4 ,than ,god made the fyrmament   
and parted the waters which were vnder  
the fyrmament_/ from the waters that    
were above the fyrmament3 ,and it was   
so4 ,and ,god called the fyrmament      
heaven_/ ,and so of the evenynge and    
morninge was made the seconde daye4     
,and ,god sayd_/ let the waters that are
 vnder heaven gather them selves vnto   
one place_/ that the drye londe may     
appere3 ,and it came so to passe4 ,and  
god called the drye lande the erth and  
the gatheringe togyther of waters called
 he the see4 ,and ,god sawe that it was 
good  ,and ,god sayd3 let the erth      
bringe forth herbe and grasse that sowe 
seed_/ and frutefull trees that bere    
frute every one in his kynde_/ havynge  
their seed in them selves vpon the erth4
 ,and it came so to passe3 ad the erth  
brought forth herbe and grasse sowenge  
seed every one in his kynde  trees      

berynge frute  havynge their seed in the
 selves_/ every one in his kynde4 ,and  
,god sawe that it was good3 and the of  
the evenynge and mornynge was made the  
thyrde daye4  ,than sayd ,god3 let there
 be lyghtes in ye firmament of heaven to
 devyde the daye fro the nyghte_/ that  
they may be vnto sygnes_/ seasons_/ days
  yeares4 ,and let them be lyghtes in   
the fyrmament of heave_/ to shyne vpon  
the erth4  so it was4 ,and ,god made two
 great lyghtes ,a greater lyghte to rule
 the daye_/  a lesse lyghte to rule the 
nyghte_/ and he made sterres also4 ,and 
,god put them in the fyrmament of heaven
 to shyne vpon the erth_/ and to rule   
the daye  the nyghte_/ ad to devyde the 
lyghte from darcknesse4 ,and god sawe yt
 it was good3 and so of the evenynge ad 
mornynge was made the fourth daye4  ,and
 ,god sayd_/ let the water bryng forth  
creatures that move  have lyfe_/  foules
 for to flee over the erth vnder the    
fyrmament of heaven4 ,and ,god created  
greate whalles and all maner of         

creatures that lyve and moue_/ which the
 waters brought forth in their kindes_/ 
ad all maner of federed foules in their 
kyndes4 ,and ,god sawe that it was good3
 and ,god blessed them saynge4 ,growe   
and multiplye ad fyll the waters of the 
sees_/  let the foules multiplye vpo the
 erth4 ,and so of the evenynge  morninge
 was made the fyfth daye4  ,and ,god    
sayd3 leth the erth bring forth lyvynge 
creatures in thir kyndes3 catell  wormes
  beastes of the erth in their kyndes_/ 
so it came to passe4 ,and god made the  
beastes of the erth in their kyndes_/   
catell in their kyndes_/ ad all maner   
wormes of the erth in their kyndes3 and 
,god sawe that it was good4  ,and ,god  
sayd3 let vs make man in oure symilitude
 ad after oure lycknesse3 that he may   
have rule over the fysh of the see_/ and
 over the foules of the ayre_/ and over 
catell_/ and over all the erth_/ and    
over all wormes that crepe on the erth4 
,and ,god created man after hys         
lycknesse_/ after the lycknesse of god  

created he him3 male  female created he 
them4  ,and ,god blessed them_/ and ,god
 sayd vnto them4 ,growe and multiplye   
and fyll the erth and subdue it_/ and   
have domynyon over the fysh of the see_/
 and over the foules of the ayre_/ and  
over all the beastes that move on the   
erth4  ,and ,god sayd3 se_/ ,i have     
geven yow all herbes that sowe seed     
which are on all the erth_/ and all     
maner trees that haue frute in them and 
sowe seed3 to be meate for yow  for all 
beastes of the erth_/ and vnto all      
foules of the ayre_/ and vnto all that  
crepeth on the erth where in is lyfe_/  
that they may haue all maner herbes and 
grasse for to eate_/ and even so it was4
 ,and ,god behelde al that he had made_/
 ad loo they were exceadynge good3 and  
so of the evenynge and mornynge was made
 the syxth daye     ,the seconde        
,chapter4   ,thus was heave  erth       
fynished wyth all their apparell3 ad i  
ye seueth daye god ended his worke which
 he had made  rested in ye seventh daye 

fro all his workes which he had made4   
,and ,god blessed ye seventh daye_/ and 
sanctyfyed it_/ for in it he rested from
 all his workes which he had created and
 made4   ,these are the generations of  
heaven  erth when they were created_/ in
 the tyme when the ,l,o,rde ,god created
 heaven and erth and all the shrubbes of
 the felde before they were in the      
erthe4 ,and all the herbes of the felde 
before they sprange3 for the ,l,o,rde   
,god had yet sent no rayne vpon the     
erth_/ nether was there yet any man to  
tylle the erth4 ,but there arose a myste
 out of the ground and watered all the  
face of the erth3 ,then the ,l,o,rde    
,god shope man_/ even of the moulde of  
the erth and brethed into his face the  
breth of lyfe4 ,so man was made a       
lyvynge soule4   ,the ,l,o,rde ,god also
 planted a garden in ,eden from the     
begynnynge_/ and there he sette man whom
 he had formed4 ,and the ,l,o,rde ,god  
made to sprynge out of the erth_/ all   
maner trees bewtyfull to the syghte and 

pleasant to eate_/ and the tree of lyfe 
in the middes of the garden3 and also   
the tree of knowlege of good and euell4 
,and there spronge a rever out of ,eden 
to water the garden_/ and thence devided
 it selfe_/ and grewe in to foure       
principall waters4 ,the name of the one 
is ,phison_/ he it is that compasseth   
all the lande of heuila_/ where gold    
groweth4 ,and the gold of that contre ys
 precious_/ there is found bedellion and
 a stone called ,onix4 ,the name of the 
seconde ryver is ,gihon_/ which         
compassyth all the lande of ,inde4 ,and 
the name of the thyrde river is         
,hidekell_/ which runneth on the easte  
syde of the assyryans ,and the fourth   
river is ,euphrates4   ,and the ,l,o,rde
 ,god toke ,adam and put him in the     
garden of ,eden_/ to dresse it and to   
kepe it3 and the ,l,o,rde ,god comaunded
 ,ada saynge3 of all the trees of the   
garde se thou eate4 ,but of the tre of  
knowlege of good and badd se that thou  
eate not3 for even ye same daye thou    

eatest of it_/ thou shalt surely dye4   
,and the ,l,o,rde ,god sayd3 it is not  
good that man shulde be alone_/ ,i will 
make hym an helper to beare him company3
 ,and after yt the ,l,o,rde ,god had    
make of the erth all maner beastes of   
the felde_/ and all maner foules of the 
ayre_/ he brought them vnto ,adam to see
 what he wold call them4 ,and as ,ada   
called all maner livynge beastes3 eve so
 are their names4 ,and ,adam gave names 
vnto all maner catell_/ and vnto the    
foules of the ayre_/ and vnto all maner 
beastes of the felde4 ,but there was no 
helpe founde vnto ,adam to beare him    
companye  ,then the ,l,o,rde ,god cast a
 slomber on ,adam_/ and he slepte4 ,and 
then he toke out one of his rybbes_/ and
 in stede ther of he fylled vp the place
 with flesh4 ,and the ,l,o,rde ,god made
 of the rybbe which he toke out of      
,adam_/ a woma and brought her vnto     
,adam4 ,then sayd ,ada this is once bone
 of my boones_/ and flesh of my flesh4  
,this shall be called woman3 because she

 was take of the man4 ,for this cause   
shall a man leve father and mother      
cleve vnto his wyfe_/  they shall be one
 flesh4 ,and they were ether of them    
naked_/ both ,adam and hys wyfe_/ ad    
were not ashamed3     ,the 4iij4        
,chapter   ,but the serpent was sotyller
 than all the beastes of the felde which
 ye ,l,o,rde ,god had made_/ and sayd   
vnto the woman4 ,ah syr_/ that ,god hath
 sayd_/ ye shall not eate of all maner  
trees in the garden4 ,and the woman sayd
 vnto the serpent_/ of the frute of the 
trees in the garden we may eate_/ but of
 the frute of the tree yt is in the     
myddes of the garden 7sayd ,god7 se that
 ye eate not_/ and se that ye touch it  
not3 lest ye dye4  ,then sayd the       
serpent vnto the woman3 tush ye shall   
not dye3 ,but ,god doth knowe_/ that    
whensoever ye shulde eate of it_/ youre 
eyes shuld be opened and ye shulde be as
 ,god and knowe both good and evell4    
,and the woman sawe that it was a good  
tree to eate of and lustie vnto the eyes

 and a pleasant tre for to make wyse4   
,and toke of the frute of it and ate_/  
and gaue vnto hir husband also with     
her_/ and he ate4 ,and the eyes of both 
of them were opened_/ that they         
vnderstode how that they were naked4    
,than they sowed fygge leves togedder   
and made them apurns4  ,and they herd   
the voyce of the ,l,o,rde ,god as he    
walked in the garde in the coole of the 
daye4 ,and ,adam hyd hymselfe and his   
wyfe also from the face of the ,l,o,rde 
,god_/ amonge the trees of the garden4  
,and the ,l,o,rde ,god called ,adam and 
sayd vnto him where art thou8 ,and he   
answered4 ,thy voyce ,i harde in the    
garden_/ but ,i was afrayd because ,i   
was naked_/ and therfore hyd myselfe4   
,and he sayd3 who told the that thou    
wast naked8 hast thou eaten of the      
tree_/ of which ,i bade the that thou   
shuldest not eate8 ,and ,adam answered4 
,the woman which thou gavest to bere me 
company she toke me of the tree_/ ad ,i 
ate4 ,and the ,l,o,rde ,god sayd vnto   

the woman3 wherfore didest thou so8 ,and
 the woman answered_/ the serpent       
deceaved me and ,i ate4   ,and the      
,l,o,rde ,god sayd vnto the serpet      
because thou haste so done moste cursed 
be thou of all catell and of all beastes
 of the feld3 vppo thy bely shalt thou  
goo3 and erth shalt thou eate all dayes 
of thy lyfe4 ,morover ,i will put hatred
 betwene the and the woman_/ and betwene
 thy seed and hyr seed4 ,and that seed  
shall tread the on the heed_/ ad thou   
shalt tread hit on the hele4  ,and vnto 
the woman he sayd3 ,i will suerly       
encrease thy sorow ad make the oft with 
child_/ and with payne shalt thou be    
deleverd3 ,and thy lustes shall pertayne
 vnto thy husbond and he shall rule the4
  ,and vnto ,ada he sayd3 for as moch as
 thou hast obeyed the voyce of thy      
wyfe_/ and hast eaten of the tree of    
which ,i commaunded the saynge3 se thou 
eate not therof3 cursed be the erth for 
thy sake4 ,in sorow shalt thou eate     
therof all dayes of thy lyfe_/ ,and it  

shall beare thornes ad thystels vnto    
the4 ,and thou shalt eate the herbes of 
ye feld3 ,in the swete of thy face shalt
 thou eate brede_/ vntill thou returne  
vnto the erth whece thou wast take3 for 
erth thou art_/ ad vnto erth shalt thou 
returne4  ,and ,ada called his wyfe     
,heua_/ because she was the mother of   
all that lyveth4 ,and the ,l,o,rde ,god 
made ,adam and hys wyfe garmentes of    
skynnes_/ and put them on them4 ,and the
 ,l,o,rde ,god sayd3 loo_/ ,adam is     
become as it were one of vs_/ in        
knowlege of good and evell4 ,but now    
lest he strech forth his hand and take  
also of the tree of lyfe and eate and   
lyve ever4  ,and the ,l,o,rde ,god cast 
him out of the garden of ,eden_/ to     
tylle the erth whece he was taken4 ,and 
he cast ,ada out_/ and sette at ye      
enteringe of the garden ,eden_/         
,cherubin with a naked swerde movinge in
 and out_/ to kepe the way to the tree  
of lyfe4      ,the 4iiij4 ,chapter4     
,and ,adam lay wyth ,heua ys wyfe_/     

which conceaved and bare ,cain_/ and    
sayd3 ,i haue goten a ma of the         
,l,o,rde4 ,and she proceded forth and   
bare hys brother ,abell3 ,and ,abell    
became a sheperde_/ ,and ,cain became a 
ploweman4  ,and it fortuned in processe 
of tyme_/ that ,cain brought of the     
frute of the erth3 an offerynge vnto the
 ,l,o,rde4 ,and ,abell_/ he brought also
 of the fyrstlynges of hys shepe and of 
the fatt of them4 ,and the ,l,o,rde     
loked vnto ,abell and to his offeynge3  
but vnto ,cain and vnto his offrynge_/  
looked he not4 ,and ,cain was wroth     
exceadingly_/ and loured4 ,and the      
,l,o,rde sayd vnto ,cain3 why art thou  
angry_/ and why loureste thou8 ,wotest  
thou not yf thou dost well thou shalt   
receave it8 ,but  if thou dost evell_/  
by  by thy synne lyeth open in the dore4
 ,not withstondyng let it be subdued    
vnto the_/ ad see thou rule it4 ,and    
,cain talked wyth ,abell his brother4   
,and as soone as they were in the       
feldes_/ ,cain fell vppon ,abell his    

brother and slewe hym ,and ye ,l,o,rde  
sayd vnto ,cain3 where is ,abell thy    
brother8 ,and he sayd3 ,i can not tell_/
 am ,i my brothers keper8 ,and he sayd3 
,what hast thou done8 the voyce of thy  
brothers bloud cryeth vnto me out of the
 erth4 ,and now cursed be thou as       
pertaynyng to the erth_/ which opened   
hyr mouth to receaue thy brothers bloud 
of thyne hande4 ,for when thou tyllest  
the grounde she shall heceforth not geve
 hyr power vnto the4 ,a vagabunde and a 
rennagate shalt thou be vpon the erth4  
,sidenote3 99 ,of this place no doute ye
 pope which in all thinges maketh hi    
self equal with ,god toke an occasion to
 marke all his creatures3 and to forbid 
vnder payne of excomunicatio yt no ma   
7whether he were kige or emperowre7 be  
so hardy to punishe them for what so    
euer myschef they doo4 ,the crowne is to
 the a licence to do what they wyste a  
protectio  a sure sentuarye4  ,and ,cain
 sayd vnto the ,l,o,rde3 my synne is    
greater_/ then that it may be forgeven4 

,beholde thou castest me out thys day   
from of the face of the erth_/ and fro  
thy syghte must ,i hyde my selfe ad ,i  
must be wandrynge and a vagabunde vpon  
the erth3 ,morover whosoever fyndeth    
me_/ wyll kyll me4 ,and the ,l,o,rde    
sayd vnto hi ,not so_/ but whosoever    
sleyth ,cain shalbe punyshed 4vij4      
folde4 ,and ye ,l,o,rde put 99 a marke  
vpo ,cain that no ma yt founde hym      
shulde kyll hym4 ,and ,cain went out fro
 the face of the ,l,o,rde and dwelt in  
the lande ,nod_/ on the east syde of    
,eden4  ,and ,cain laye wyth hys wyfe_/ 
which conceaved and bare ,henoch4 ,and  
he was buyldinge a cyte and called the  
name of it after the name of hys sonne_/
 ,henoch4 ,and ,henoch begat ,irad4 ,and
 ,irad begat ,mahuiael4 ,and ,mahuiael  
begat ,mathusael4 ,and ,mathusael begat 
,lamech4  ,and ,lamech toke hym two     
wyves3 the one was called ,ada_/ and the
 other ,zilla4 ,and ,ada bare ,iabal_/  
of whome came they that dwell in tentes 
ad possesse catell4 ,and hys brothers   

name was ,iubal3 of hym came all that   
excercyse them selves on the harpe and  
on the organs ,and ,zilla she also bare 
,tubalcain a worker in metall and a     
father of all that grave in brasse and  
yeron4 ,and ,tubalcains syster was      
called ,naema4  ,then sayd ,lamech vnto 
hys wyves ,ada ad ,zilla3 heare my voyce
 ye wyves of ,lamech and herken vnto my 
wordes_/ for ,i haue slayne a man and   
wounded myselfe_/ and haue slayn a      
yongman_/ and gotte my selfe strypes3   
,for ,cain shall be avenged sevenfolde3 
but ,lamech seventie tymes sevenfolde4  
,adam also laye with hys wyfe yet       
agayne_/ and she bare a sonne ad called 
hys name ,seth ,for god 7sayd she7 hath 
geven me a nother sonne ,for ,abell whom
 ,cain slewe4 ,and ,seth begat a sonne  
and called hys name ,enos4 ,and in that 
tyme began men to call on the name of   
the ,l,o,rde4     ,the 4v4 ,chapter     
,thys is the boke of the generacion of  
man_/ ,in the daye when ,god created man
 and made hym after the symilytude of   

god ,male and female made he the and    
called their names man_/ in the daye    
when they were created4 ,and when ,adam 
was an hundred and thyrty yere old_/ he 
begat a sonne after hys lycknesse and   
symilytude3 and called hys name ,seth4  
,and the dayes of ,adam after he begat  
,seth_/ were eyght hundred yere_/ and   
begat sonnes and doughters4 and all the 
dayes of ,adam which he lyved_/ were    
4ix4 hundred and 4xxx4 yere_/ and then  
he dyed4  ,and ,seth lyved an hundred   
and 4v4 yeres_/ and begat ,enos4 ,and   
after he had begot ,enos he lyved 4viij4
 hundred and 4vij4 yere_/ and begat     
sonnes and doughters4 ,and all the dayes
 of ,seth were 4ix4 hundred and 4xij4   
yere_/ and dyed4  ,and ,enos lyved      
4lxxxx4 yere and begat kenan4 ,and ,enos
 after he begat kenan_/ lyved viij4     
hundred and 4xv4 yere_/ and begat sonnes
 and doughters3 and all the dayes of    
,enos were 4ix hundred and 4v4 yere_/   
and than he dyed4  ,and kenan lyued     
4lxx4 yere and begat ,mahalaliel4 ,and  

kenan after he had begot ,mahalaliel_/  
lyved 4viij4 hundred and 4xl4 yere and  
begat sonnes and doughters3 and al the  
dayes of kenan were 4ix4 hundred and 4x4
 yere_/ and than he dyed4  ,and         
,mahalaliel lyued 4lxv4 yere_/ and begat
 ,iared4 ,and ,mahalaliel after he had  
begot ,iared lyved 4viij4 hundred and   
4xxx4 yere and begat sonnes and         
doughters3 and all the dayes of         
,mahalalyell were 4viij4 hundred nynetye
 and 4v4 yeare_/ and than he dyed  ,and 
,iared lyved an hundred and 4lxij4 yere 
and begat ,henoch3 and ,iared lyved     
after he begat ,henoch 4viij4 hundred   
yere and begat sonnes and doughters4    
,and all the dayes of ,iared were 4ix4  
hundred and 4lxij4 yere_/ and than he   
dyed4  ,and ,henoch lyved 4lxv4 yere ad 
begat ,mathusala4 ,and ,henoch walked   
wyth god after he had begot ,mathusala  
4iij4 hundred yere_/ and begat sonnes   
and doughters4 ,and all the dayes of    
,henoch were 4iij4 hundred and 4lxv4    
yere4 and than ,henoch lyved a godly    

lyfe_/ and was nomore sene_/ for ,god   
toke hym away4  ,and ,mathusala lyved an
 hundred and lxxxvij4 yere and begat    
,lamech3 and ,mathusala after he had    
begot ,lamech_/ lyved 4vij4 hundred and 
4lxxxij4 yere_/ ad begat sonnes and     
doughters4 ,and all the dayes of        
,methusala were 4ix4 hundred 4lxix      
yere_/ and than he dyed4  ,and ,lamech  
lyved an hundred 4lxxxij4 yere  begat a 
sonne and called hym ,noe sayng4 ,this  
same shall comforte vs3 as concernynge  
oure worke and sorowe of oure handes    
which we haue aboute the erthe that the 
,l,o,rde hath cursed4 ,and ,lamech lyved
 after he had begot ,noe v4 hundred_/   
nynetie and 4v4 yere_/ and begat sonnes 
and doughters4 ,and all the dayes of    
,lamech were 4vij4 hundred 4lxxvij4     
yere_/ and than he dyed4 ,and when ,noe 
was 4v4 hundred yere olde_/ he begat    
,sem_/ ,ham and ,iaphet4      ,the 4vj4 
,chapter4   ,and it came to passe_/ wha 
men bega to multiplye apo the erth ad   
had begot them doughters_/ the sonnes of

 ,god sawe the doughters of men that    
they were fayre_/ and toke vnto them    
wyves_/ which they best liked amoge the 
all4 ,and the ,l,o,rd sayd3 ,my spirite 
shall not all waye stryve withe man_/   
for they are flesh4 ,nevertheles ,i wyll
 geue them yet space_/ and hundred and  
4xx4 yeres  ,there were tirantes in the 
world in thos dayes4 ,for after that the
 children of ,god had gone in vnto the  
doughters of men and had begotten them  
childern_/ the same childern were the   
mightiest of the world and men of       
renowne ,and whan the ,l,o,rde sawe yt  
the wekednesse of man was encreased apon
 the erth_/ and that all the ymaginacion
 and toughtes of his hert was only evell
 continually_/ he repented that he had  
made man apon the erth and sorowed in   
his hert4 ,and sayd3 ,i wyll destroy    
mankynde which ,i haue made_/ fro of the
 face of the erth3 both man_/ beast_/   
worme and foule of the ayre_/ for it    
repeteth me that ,i haue made them4 ,but
 yet ,noe found grace in the syghte of  

the ,l,o,rde4  ,these are the generatios
 of ,noe4 ,noe was a righteous man and  
vncorrupte in his tyme_/  walked wyth   
god4 ,and ,noe begat 4iij4 sonnes3      
,sem_/ ,ham and ,iapheth ,and the erth  
was corrupte in the syghte of god and   
was full of mischefe4 ,and ,god loked   
vpon the erth_/ ad loo it was corrupte3 
for all flesh had corrupte his way vppon
 the erth4  ,than sayd ,god to ,noe3 the
 end of all flesh is come before me_/   
for the erth is full of there myschefe4 
,and loo_/ ,i wyll destroy them with the
 erth4 ,make the an arcke of pyne tree_/
 and make chaumbers in the arcke_/ and  
pytch it wythin and wythout wyth pytch4 
,and of this facion shalt thou make it4 
,the lenth of the arcke shall be 4iij4  
hundred cubytes_/ ad the bredth of it   
4l4 cubytes_/ and the heyth of it 4xxx4 
cubytes4 ,a wyndow shalt thou make aboue
 in the arcke4 ,and wythin a cubyte     
compasse shalt thou finysh it4 ,and the 
dore of the arcke shalt thou sette in ye
 syde of it3 and thou shalt make it with

 iij loftes one aboue an other4 ,for    
behold ,i wil bringe in a floud of water
 apon the erth to destroy all flesh from
 vnder heaven_/ wherin breth of life is 
so that all that is in the erth shall   
perish4 ,but ,i will make myne          
apoyntement with the_/ that both thou   
shalt come in to ye arcke and thy       
sonnes_/ thy wyfe and thy sonnes wyves  
with the4  ,and of all that lyveth what 
soever flesh it be_/ shalt thou brynge  
in to the arcke_/ of every thynge a     
payre_/ to kepe them a lyve wyth the4   
,and male and female se that they be_/  
of byrdes in their kynde_/ and of       
beastes in their kynde_/ and of all     
maner of wormes of the erth in their    
kinde3 a payre of every thinge shall    
come vnto the to kepe them a lyve4 ,and 
take vnto the of all maner of meate yt  
may be eaten  laye it vp in stoore by   
the_/ that it may be meate both for ye  
and for the3 and ,noe did acordynge to  
all that ,god commaunded hym4     ,the  
4vij4 ,chapter4   ,and the ,l,o,rde sayd

 vnto ,noe3 goo in to the arcke both    
thou and all thy houssold4 ,for the haue
 ,i sene rightuous before me in thys    
generacion4 ,of all clene beastes take  
vnto the 4vij4 of every kynde the male  
and hys female ,and of vnclene beastes a
 payre_/ the male and hys female3       
lykewyse of the byrdes of the ayre vij4 
of every kynde_/ male and female to save
 seed vppon all the erth4 ,for 4vij4    
dayes hence wyll ,i send rayne vppo the 
erth 4xl4 days  4xl4 nyghtes and wyll   
dystroy all maner of thynges that ,i    
haue made_/ from of the face of the     
erth44  ,and ,noe dyd acordynge to all  
yt the lorde comaunded hym3 and ,noe was
 4vi4 hundred yere olde_/ when the floud
 of water came vppon the erth3 and ,noe 
went and his sonnes and his wyfe and his
 sonnes wyves wyth hym_/ in to the arke 
from the waters of the floud4 ,and of   
clene beastes and of beastes that are   
vnclene and of byrdes and of all that   
crepeth vppo the erth_/ came in by      
cooples of every kynde vnto ,noe in to  

the arke3 a male and a female3 even as  
,god commaunded ,noe4 ,and the seventh  
daye the waters of the floud came vppon 
the erth4  ,in the 4vi4 hundred yere of 
,noes lyfe_/ in the secode moneth_/ in  
the 4xvij daye of the moneth_/ yt same  
daye were all the founteynes of the     
grete depe broken vp_/  the wyndowes of 
heave were opened_/ ad there fell a     
rayne vpon the erth 4xl4 dayes and 4xl4 
nyghtes4  ,and the selfe same daye went 
,noe_/ ,sem_/ ,ham and ,iapheth_/ ,noes 
sonnes_/ and ,noes wyfe and the 4iij4   
wyues of his sonnes wyth them in to the 
arke3 both they and all maner of beastes
 in their kide_/  all maner of catell in
 their kynde  all maner of wormes that  
crepe vppon the erth in their kynde_/   
and all maner of byrdes in there        
kynde4_/ and all maner off foules       
whatsoever had feders4 ,and they came   
vnto ,noe in to the arke by cooples_/ of
 all flesh yt had breth of lyfe in it4  
,and they that came_/ came male ad      
female of every flesh acordige as ,god  

comaunded hym3  ye ,l,o,rde shytt the   
dore vppo him  ,and the floud came 4xl4 
dayes  4xl4 nyghtes vppon the erth_/    
the water increased and bare vp the     
arcke ad it was lifte vp from of the    
erth ,and the water prevayled and       
increased exceadingly vppon the erth3   
and the arke went vppo the toppe of the 
waters4  ,and the waters prevayled      
excedingly above mesure vppo the erth_/ 
so that all the hye hylles which are    
vnder all the partes of heaven_/ were   
covered3 eve 4xv4 cubytes hye prevayled 
the waters_/ so that the hylles were    
covered4  ,and all fleshe that moved on 
the erth_/ bothe birdes catell and      
beastes perisshed_/ with al that crepte 
on the erth and all men3 so that all    
that had the breth of liffe in the      
nostrels of it thorow out all that was  
on drye lond dyed4  ,thus was destroyed 
all that was vppo the erth_/ both man_/ 
beastes_/ wormes and foules of the      
ayre_/ so that they were destroyed from 
the erth3 save ,noe was reserved only   

and they that were wyth hym in the arke4
 ,and the waters prevayled vppon the    
erth_/ an hundred and fyftye dayes4     
,the 4viij4 ,chapter4   ,and god        
remebred ,noe  all ye beastes  all ye   
catell yt were with hi in ye arke ,and  
god made a wynde to blow vppo ye erth_/ 
ye waters ceased3 ad ye fountaynes of   
the depe ad the wyndowes of heave were  
stopte and the rayne of heaven was      
forbidde_/ and the waters returned from 
of ye erth ad abated after the ende of  
an hundred and 4l4 dayes4  ,and the arke
 rested vppo the mountayns of ,ararat_/ 
the 4xvij4 daye of the 4vij4 moneth4    
,and the waters went away ad decreased  
vntyll the x4 moneth4 ,and the fyrst    
daye of the tenth moneth_/ the toppes of
 the mounteyns appered4  ,and after the 
ende of 4xl4 dayes4 ,noe opened the     
wyndow of the arke which he had made_/  
ad sent forth a raven_/ which went out_/
 ever goinge and cominge agayne_/ vntyll
 the waters were dreyed vpp vppon the   
erth  ,then sent he forth a doue from   

hym_/ to wete whether the waters were   
fallen from of the erth4 ,and when the  
doue coude fynde no restinge place for  
hyr fote_/ she returned to him agayne   
vnto the arke_/ for the waters were     
vppon the face of all the erth4 ,and he 
put out hys honde and toke her and      
pulled hyr to hym in to the arke  ,and  
he abode yet 4vij4 dayes mo_/ and sent  
out the doue agayne out of the arke_/   
,and the doue came to hym agayne aboute 
eventyde_/ and beholde3 ,there was in   
hyr mouth a lefe of an olyve tre which  
she had plucked wherby ,noe perceaved   
that the waters wer abated vppon the    
erth4 ,and he taried yet 4vij4 other    
dayes_/ and sent forth the doue_/ which 
from thence forth came no more agayne to
 him4  ,and it came to passe_/ the syxte
 hundred and one yere and the fyrst daye
 of the fyrst moneth_/ that the waters  
were dryed vpp apon the erth4 ,and ,noe 
toke off the hatches of the arke and    
loked3 ,and beholde_/ the face of the   
erth was drye4 ,so by the 4xxvij4 daye  

of the seconde moneth the erth was drye4
  ,and ,god spake vnto ,noe saynge3 come
 out of the arcke_/ both thou and thy   
wyfe ad thy sonnes and thy sonnes wyues 
with the4 ,and all the beastes that are 
with the whatsoever flesh it be_/ both  
foule and catell and all maner wormes   
that crepe on the erth_/ brynge out with
 the_/ and let them moue_/ growe ad     
multiplye vppon the erth4 ,and ,noe came
 out_/ ad his sonnes and his wyfe and   
his sonnes wyues with hym4 ,and all the 
beastes_/ and all the wormes_/ and all  
the foules_/ and all that moved vppon   
the erth_/ came also out of the arke_/  
all of one kynde together4  ,and ,noe   
made an aulter vnto the ,,lorde_/ and   
toke of all maner of clene beastes and  
all maner of clene foules_/ and offred  
sacrifyce vppon the aulter4 ,and the    
,,lorde smellyd a swete savoure and sayd
 in his hert3 ,i wyll henceforth no more
 curse the erth for mannes sake_/ for   
the imagynacion of mannes hert is       
evell_/ even from the very youth of hym4

 ,morouer ,i wyll not destroy from      
henceforth all that lyveth as ,i haue   
done4 ,nether shall sowynge tyme and    
harvest_/ colde_/ and hete_/ somere     
wynter_/ daye and nyghte ceasse_/ as    
longe as the erth endureth4      ,the   
4ix4 ,chapter4   ,and ,god blessed ,noe 
and his sonnes_/ and sayd vnto them3    
,increase and multiplye and fyll the    
erth4  ,the feare also and drede of yow 
be vppon all beastes of the erth_/ and  
vppon all foules of the ayre_/ ad vppon 
all that crepeth on the erth_/ and vppon
 all fyshes of the see_/ which are geuen
 vnto youre handes ,and all that moveth 
vppon the erth havynge lyfe_/ shall be  
youre meate3 ,euen as ye grene herbes_/ 
so geue ,i yow all thynge4 ,only the    
flesh with his life which is his bloud_/
 se that ye eate not4  ,sidenote3 99    
,this lawe and soch like to exequute_/  
were kinges and rulars ordeyned of ,god 
wherfore they ought not to suffre the   
popes ,caimes thus to shede bloud theirs
 not shed ageyne_/ nether yet to sett   

vpp their abhominable setuaryes  necke  
verses cleane agenste the ordinaunce of 
god_/ but vnto their danacyon  99 ,for  
verely the bloude of yow wherein youre  
lyves are wyll ,i requyre3 ,eue of the  
hande of all beastes wyll ,i requyre    
it_/ ,and of the hande of man and of the
 hand off euery mannes brother_/ wyll ,i
 requyre the lyfe of man3 so yt he which
 shedeth mannes bloude_/ shall haue hys 
bloud shed by man agayne3 for ,god made 
man after his awne lyckness4 ,see that  
ye encrease_/ and waxe_/ and be occupyde
 vppon the erth_/  multiplye therein4   
,farthermore ,god spake vnto ,noe  to   
hys sonnes wyth hym saynge3 see_/ ,i    
make my bod wyth you and youre seed     
after you_/ and wyth all lyvynge thinge 
that is wyth you3 both foule and        
catell_/ and all maner beste of the erth
 that is wyth yow_/ of all that commeth 
out of the arke_/ what soeuer beste of  
the erth it be4  ,i make my bonde wyth  
yow_/ that hence forth all flesh shall  
not be destroyed wyth ye waters of any  

floud_/ ad yt hence forth there shall   
not be a floud to destroy the erth4     
,and ,god sayd4 ,this is the token of my
 bode which ,i make betwene me and yow_/
 ad betwene all lyvynge thyng that is   
with yow for ever3 ,i wyll sette my bowe
 in the cloudes_/ and it shall be a     
sygne of the appoyntment made betwene me
 and the erth3 ,so that when ,i bryng in
 cloudes vpo ye erth_/ the bowe shall   
appere in ye cloudes4 ,and than wyll ,i 
thynke vppon my testament which ,i haue 
made betwene me and yow_/ and all that  
lyveth what soeuer flesh it be4 ,so that
 henceforth there shall be no more      
waters to make a floud to destroy all   
flesh4  ,the bowe shalbe in the         
cloudes_/ and ,i wyll loke vpon it_/ to 
remembre the euerlastynge testament     
betwene ,god and all the lyveth vppon   
the erth_/ what soeuer flesh it be4 ,and
 ,god sayd vnto ,noe3 ,this is the sygne
 of the testament which ,i have made    
betwene me and all flesh yt is on the   
erth4  ,the sonnes of ,noe that came out

 of the arke were3 ,sem_/ ,ham and      
,iapheth4 ,and ,ham he is the father of 
,canaa4 ,these are the 4iij4 sonnes of  
,noe_/ and of these was all the world   
overspred4  ,and ,noe beynge an husbad  
man_/ went furth and planted a vyneyarde
 and drancke of the wyne and was        
droncke_/ and laye vncouered in the     
myddest of his tet4 ,and ,ham the father
 of ,canaan sawe his fathers prevytees_/
  tolde his ij4 brethren that were      
wythout4 ,and ,sem and ,iapheth toke a  
mantell and put it on both there        
shulders ad went backward_/ ad covered  
there fathers secrets_/ but there faces 
were backward ,so that they sawe not    
there fathers nakydnes4 ,as soone as    
,noe was awaked fro his wyne and wyst   
what his yongest sonne had done vnto    
hym_/ he sayd3 cursed be ,canaan_/ ad a 
seruante of all seruantes be he to his  
brethren4 ,and he sayd3 ,blessed be the 
,l,o,rde ,god of ,se_/ and ,canaan be   
his seruante4 ,god increase ,iapheth    
that he may dwelle in the tentes of     

,sem4 ,and ,canaan be their seruante4   
,and ,noe lyved after the floude 4iij4  
hundred and 4l4 yere3 ,so that all the  
dayes of ,noe were ix4 hundred and 4l4  
yere_/ ad than he dyed4     ,the 4x4    
,chapter4   ,these are the generations  
of the sonnes of ,noe3 of ,sem_/ ,ham   
and ,iapheth_/ which begat them children
 after the floude4  ,the sonnes of      
,iapheth were3 ,gomyr_/ ,magog_/        
,madai_/ ,iauan_/ ,tuball_/ ,mesech and 
,thyras4 ,and the sonnes of ,gomyr were3
 ,ascenas ,riphat and ,togarma4 ,and the
 sonnes of ,iauan were3 ,elisa_/        
,tharsis_/ ,cithim and ,dodanim4 ,of    
these came the ,iles of the gentylls in 
there contres_/ every man in his        
speach_/ kynred and nation4  ,the sonnes
 of ,ham were3 ,chus ,misraim ,phut and 
,canaan4 ,the sonnes of ,chus3 were     
,seba_/ ,heuila_/ ,sabta_/ ,rayma and   
,sabtema4 ,and the sonnes of ,rayma     
were3 ,sheba_/  ,dedan4 ,chus also begot
 ,nemrod_/ which bega to be myghtye in  
the erth4 ,he was a myghtie hunter in   

the syghte of the ,l,o,rde3 ,where of   
came the proverbe3 he is as ,nemrod that
 myghtie hunter in the syghte of the    
,l,o,rde4 ,and the begynnynge of hys    
kyngdome was ,babell_/ ,erech_/ ,achad  
and ,chalne in the lande of ,synear3    
,out of that lande came ,assur and      
buylded ,ninyue_/ and the cyte          
rehoboth_/ and ,calah ,and ,ressen      
betwene ,ninyue ad ,chalah4 ,that is a  
grete cyte4 ,and ,mizraim begat ludim_/ 
,enamim_/ ,leabim_/ ,naphtuhim_/        
,pathrusim  ,casluhim3 from whence came 
the ,philystyns_/ and the               
,capthiherynes4  ,canaan also begat     
zidon his eldest sonne  ,heth_/         
,iebusi_/ ,emori_/ ,girgosi_/ ,hiui_/   
,arki_/ ,sini_/ ,aruadi_/ ,zemari and   
hamati4 ,and afterward sprange the      
kynreds of the ,canaanytes ,and the     
costes of the ,canaanytes were fro      
,sydon tyll thou come to ,gerara  to    
,asa_/  tyll thou come to ,sodoma_/     
,gomorra_/ ,adama ,zeboim3 eve vnto     
,lasa4 ,these were the chyldre of ,ham  

in there kynreddes_/ tonges_/ landes and
 nations4  ,and ,sem the father of all  
ye childre of ,eber and the eldest      
brother of ,iapheth_/ begat children    
also4 ,and his sonnes were3 ,elam       
,assur_/ ,arphachsad_/ ,lud ad ,aram4   
,and ye childree of ,aram were3 ,vz_/   
,hul_/ ,gether  ,mas ,and ,arphachsad   
begat ,sala_/ and ,sala begat ,eber4    
,and ,eber begat 4ij4 sonnes4 ,the name 
of the one was ,peleg_/ for in his tyme 
the erth was devyded4 ,and the name of  
his brother was ,iaketan3  ,iaketan     
begat ,almodad_/ ,saleph_/              
,hyzarmoueth_/ ,iarah_/ ,hadoram_/      
,vsal_/ ,dikela_/ ,obal_/ ,abimael_/    
,seba_/ ,ophir_/ ,heuila  ,iobab4 ,all  
these are the sonnes of ,iaketan4 ,and  
the dwellynge of them was from ,mesa    
vntill thou come vnto ,sephara a        
mountayne of the easte lande4 ,these are
 the sonnes o ,sem in their kynreddes_/ 
languages_/ contrees and nations4 ,these
 are the kynreddes of the sonnes of     
,noe_/ in their generations and nations4

 ,and of these came the people that were
 in the world after the floude4         
,the 4xi4 chapter4   ,and all the world 
was of one tonge and one language4 ,and 
as they came from the east_/ they founde
 a playne in the lande of ,synear_/ and 
there they dwelled4 ,and they sayd one  
to a nother3 come on_/ let us make      
brycke ad burne it wyth fyre4 ,so brycke
 was there stone and slyme was there    
morter ,and they sayd3 ,come on_/ let vs
 buylde vs a cyte and a toure_/ that the
 toppe may reach vnto heauen4 ,and let  
vs make us a name_/ for perauenture we  
shall be scatered abrode over all the   
erth4  ,and the ,l,o,rde came downe to  
see the cyte and the toure which the    
childern of ,ada had buylded4 ,and the  
,l,o,rde sayd3 ,see_/ the people is one 
and haue one tonge amonge them all4 ,and
 thys haue they begon to do_/ and wyll  
not leaue of from all that they haue    
purposed to do4 ,come on_/ let vs       
descende and myngell theire tonge even  
there_/ that one vnderstonde not what a 

nother sayeth4 ,thus ye ,l,o,rde        
skatered them from thence vppon all the 
erth4 ,and they left of to buylde the   
cyte4 ,wherfore the name of it is called
 ,babell_/ because that the ,,lorde     
there confounded the tonge of all the   
world4 ,and because that the ,l,o,rde   
from thence_/ skatered them abrode vppon
 all the erth4  ,these are the          
generations of ,sem3 ,se was an hundred 
yere olde and begat ,arephachsad ij4    
yere after the floude4 ,and ,se lyved   
after he had begot ,arphachsad 4v4      
hundred yere an begat sonnes and        
doughters4  ,and ,arphacsad lyued 4xxxv4
 yere and begat ,sala_/ and lyved after 
he had begot ,sala iiij4 hudred yere    
4iij  begat sonnes and doughters4 ,and  
,sala was 4xxx4 yere old and begat      
,eber_/ ad lyued after he had begot     
,eber 4iiij4 hudred and thre yere_/ ad  
begat sonnes and doughters  ,when ,eber 
was 4xxxiiij4 yere olde_/ he begat      
,peleg_/ and lyued after he had begot   
,peleg_/ foure hundred and 4xxx4 yere_/ 

and begat sonnes and doughters4  ,and   
,peleg when he was 4xxx4 yere olde begat
 ,regu_/ and lyued after he had begot   
,regu 4ij4 hundred and 4ix4 yere_/ and  
begat sonnes and doughters4  ,and ,regu 
when he had lyued 4xxxij4 yere begat    
,serug_/ and lyued after he had begot   
,serug 4ij4 hundred and 4vij4 yere_/ and
 begat sonnes and doughters4  ,and when 
,serug was 4xxx4 yere olde_/ he begat   
,nahor_/ and lyued after he had begot   
,nahor 4ij4 hundred yere_/ and begat    
sonnes  doughters4  ,and ,nahor when he 
was 4xxix4 yere olde_/ begat ,terah_/   
and lyved after he had begot ,terah_/ an
 hundred and 4xix4 yere_/ and begat     
sonnes and doughters4  ,and when ,terah 
was 4lxx4 yere olde_/ he begat ,abram_/ 
,nahor and ,haran4  ,and these are the  
generations of ,terah4 ,terah begat     
,abram_/ ,nahor and ,haran4 ,and ,haran 
begat ,lot4 ,and ,haran dyed before     
,terah his father in the londe where he 
was borne_/ at ,vr in ,chaldea4 ,and    
,abram and ,nahor toke them wyves4      

,abras wyfe was called ,sarai4 ,and     
,nahors wyfe ,mylca the doughter of     
,haran which was father of ,milca ad of 
,iisca4 ,but ,sarai was baren and had no
 childe4  ,than toke ,terah ,abram his  
sonne and ,lot his sonne ,harans sonne_/
  ,sarai his doughter in lawe his sone  
,abrams wyfe4 ,and they went wyth hym   
from ,vr in ,chaldea_/ to go in to the  
lade of ,chanaan4 ,and they came to     
,haran and dwelled there4 ,and when     
,terah was ij4 hundred yere old and 4v4 
he dyed in ,haran4      ,the 4xij4      
,chapter4   ,then the ,l,o,rde sayd vnto
 ,abra ,gett the out of thy contre and  
from thy kynred_/ and out of thy fathers
 house_/ into a londe which ,i wyll     
shewe the4 ,and ,i wyll make of the a   
myghtie people_/ and wyll blesse the_/  
and make thy name grete_/ that thou     
mayst be a blessinge4 ,and ,i wyll      
blesse the that blesse the_/ ad curse   
the that curse the4 ,and in the shall be
 blessed all the generations of the     
erth4  ,and ,abram wet as the ,l,o,rde  

badd hym_/ and ,lot went wyth hym4      
,abram was 4lxxv4 yere olde_/ when he   
went out of ,haran4 ,and ,abram toke    
,sarai his wyfe ad ,lot his brothers    
sonne_/ wyth all their goodes which they
 had goten and soulles which they had   
begoten in ,haran4 ,and they departed to
 goo in to the lade of ,chanaan4 ,and   
when they were come in to the lande of  
,chanaan_/ ,abram went furth in to the  
lade tyll he came vnto a place called   
,sychem_/ and vnto the oke of ,more4    
,and the ,canaanytes dwelled then in the
 lande4  ,then the ,l,o,rde apeared vnto
 ,abram ad sayd3 vnto thy seed wyll ,i  
geue thys lade4 ,and he buylded an      
aultere there vnto the ,,lorde which    
apeared to hym4 ,then departed he thence
 vnto a mountayne that lyeth on the east
 syde of ,,bethel and pytched his tente3
 ,,bethel beynge on the west syde_/ and 
,ay on the east3 ,and he buylded there  
an aulter vnto the ,l,o,rde_/ and called
 on the name of ye ,l,o,rde4 ,and than  
,abram departed and toke his iourney    

southwarde  ,after thys there came a    
derth in the lande4 ,and ,abram went    
doune in to ,egipte to soiourne there_/ 
for the derth was sore in the lande4    
,and when he was come nye for to entre  
in to ,egipte_/ he sayd vnto ,sarai his 
wife4 ,beholde_/ ,i knowe that thou art 
a fayre woman to loke apo4 ,it wyll come
 to passe therfore whe the ,egiptians   
see the_/ that they wyll say3 she is his
 wyfe4 ,and so shall they sley me and   
save the4 ,saye ,i praye the therfore   
that thou art my sister_/ that ,i maye  
fare the better by reason of the and    
that my soule may lyue for thy sake4    
,as soone as he came in to ,egipte_/ the
 ,egiptias sawe the woman that she was  
very fayre4 ,and ,pharaos lordes sawe   
hir also_/ and praysed hir vnto ,pharao3
 ,so that she was taken in to ,pharaos  
house_/ which entreated ,abram well for 
hir sake_/ so that he had shepe_/ oxsen 
ad he asses_/ men seruantes_/ mayde     
seruates_/ she asses and camels4  ,but  
,god plaged ,pharao_/ and his house wyth

 grete plages_/ because of ,sarai       
,abrams wyfe4 ,then ,pharao called      
,abram and sayd3 why hast thou thus     
dealt with me8 ,wherfore toldest thou me
 not that she was thy wyfe8 ,why saydest
 thou that she was thy sister_/ and     
causedest me to take hyr to my wyfe8    
,but now loo_/ there is the wife_/ take 
hir ad be walkynge4 ,pharao also gaue a 
charge vnto his men over ,abram_/ to    
leade hym out_/ wyth his wyfe and all   
that he had4      ,the 4xiij4 ,chapter4 
,than ,abram departed out of ,egipte_/  
both he and his wyfe and all that he    
had_/ and ,lot wyth hym vnto the south4 
,abram was very rych in catell_/ syluer 
gold4 ,and he went on his iourney fro   
the south even vnto ,,bethel_/ ad vnto  
the place where his tente was at the    
fyrst tyme betwene ,,bethel and ,ay_/   
and vnto the place of the aulter which  
he made before4 ,and there called ,abram
 vpon the name of the ,l,o,rde4  ,lot   
also which went wyth hym had shepe_/    
catell and tentes3 so that the londe was

 not abill to receaue_/ them that they  
myght dwell to gether_/ for the         
substance of their riches was so        
greate_/ that they coude not dwell to   
gether ,and there fell a stryfe betwene 
the herdmen of ,abrams catell_/ and the 
herdmen of ,lots catell4 ,moreouer the  
,cananytes and the ,pherysites dwelled  
at that tyme in the lande4  ,than sayd  
,abram vnto ,lot3 let there be no stryfe
 ,i praye the betwene the and me and    
betwene my herdmen and thyne_/ for we be
 brethren4 ,ys not all the hole lande   
before the8 ,departe ,i praye the fro   
me4 ,yf thou wylt take the lefte hande_/
 ,i wyll take the right3 ,or yf thou    
take the right hande ,i wyll take the   
left4 ,and ,lot lyft vp hys eyes and    
beheld all the contre aboute ,iordane_/ 
which was a plenteous contre of water   
every where_/ before the ,l,o,rde       
destroyed ,sodoma and ,gomorra4 ,even as
 the garden of the ,l,o,rde_/  as the   
lande of ,egipte tyll thou come to      
,zoar4  ,than ,lot chose all the costes 

of ,iordane ad toke hys iourney from the
 east4 ,and so departed the one brother 
from the other4 ,abram dwelled in the   
lande of ,canaan4 ,and lot in the cytes 
of the playne_/  tented tyll he came to 
,sodome4 ,but the men of sodome were    
wyked and synned exceadyngly agenst the 
,l,o,rde4  ,and the ,l,o,rde sayed vnto 
,abram_/ after that ,lot was departed   
from hym3 lyfte vp thyne eyes  loke from
 ye place where thou art_/ northward_/  
southward_/ eastward and westward_/ for 
all the lande which thou seiste wyll ,i 
gyue vnto the  to thy seed forever4 ,and
 ,i wyll make thy seed_/ as the dust of 
the erth3 so that yf a ma can nombre the
 dust of the erth_/ than shall thy seed 
also be nombred4 ,aryse and walke aboute
 in the lande_/ in the length of it ad  
in the bredth for ,i wyll geue it vnto  
the4  ,than ,abra toke downe hys tente_/
  went and dwelled in the okegrove of   
,mamre which is in ,ebron and buylded   
there an altar to the ,l,o,rde4     ,the
 4xiiij4 ,chapter4   ,and it chaunsed   

within a while_/ that ,amraphel kynge of
 ,synear_/ ,arioch kynge of ,ellasar_/  
,kedorlaomer kynge of ,elam and         
,thydeall kynge of the nations3 made    
warre wyth ,bera kynge of ,sodoh and    
with ,birsa kynge of ,gomorra4 ,and     
wythe ,sineab kynge of ,adama_/  with   
,semeaber kynge of ,zeboim_/ and wyth   
the kynge of ,bela ,which ,bela is      
called ,zoar4 ,all these came together  
vnto the vale of siddim which is now the
 salt see ,twelve yere were they        
subiecte to kinge kedorlaomer_/ and in  
the 4xiij4 yere rebelled4  ,therfore in 
the 4xiiij4 yere came kedorlaomer and   
the kynges that were wyth hym_/ and     
smote the ,raphayms in ,astarath        
,karnaim_/ and the ,susims in ,ham_/ ad 
the ,emyms in ,sabe ,kariathaim_/ and   
the ,horyms in their awne mounte ,seir  
vnto the playne of ,pharan_/ which      
bordreth vpon the wyldernesse4 ,and then
 turned they and came to the well of    
iugmente which is ,cades_/ and smote all
 the contre of the ,amalechites_/ and   

also the amorytes that dwell in ,hazezon
 ,thamar4  ,than went out the kynge of  
,sodome_/ and the kynge of ,gomorra_/   
and the kinge of ,adama and the kynge of
 ,zeboijm_/ and the kynge of ,bela now  
called ,zoar4 ,and sette their men in   
aray to fyghte wyth them in the vale of 
siddim_/ that is to say_/ wyth          
kedorlaomer the kynge of ,elam and with 
,thydeall kynge of the ,nations_/ and   
wyth ,amraphel kynge of ,synear4 ,and   
with ,arioch kynge of ,ellasar3 foure   
kynges agenste v4 ,and that vale of     
siddim was full of slyme pyttes4  ,and  
the kynges of ,sodome and ,gomorra      
fled_/ and fell there4 ,and the resydue 
fled to the mountaynes4 ,and they toke  
all the goodes of ,sodome and ,gomorra  
and all their vitalles_/ ad went their  
waye4 ,and they toke ,lot also ,abrams  
brothers sonne and his good 7for he     
dwelled at ,sodome7 and departed3  ,than
 came one that had escaped_/ and tolde  
,abram the hebrue which dwelled in the  
okegrove of ,mamre the ,amoryte brother 

of ,eschol and ,aner3 which were        
confederate wyth ,abram4 ,when ,abram   
herde that his brother was taken_/ he   
harnessed his seruantes borne in his    
owne house 4iij4 hundred  4xviij4 ad    
folowed tyll they came at ,dan4 ,and    
sette hymselfe ad his seruantes in      
aray_/  fell vpon them by nyght_/  smote
 them_/  chased them awaye vnto ,hoba3  
which lyeth on the lefte hande of       
,damascos_/ and broughte agayne all the 
goodes_/  also his brother ,lot_/ ad his
 goodes_/ the weme also and the people4 
,and as he retourned agayne from the    
slaughter of kedorlaomer and of the     
kynges that were with hym_/ than came   
the kynge of ,sodome agaynst hym vnto   
the vale of ,saue which now is called   
kynges dale4  ,than ,melchisedech kinge 
of ,salem brought forth breed and wyne4 
,and he beynge the prest of the most    
hyghest ,god_/ blessed hym saynge4      
,blessed be ,abram vnto the most hyghest
 ,god_/ possessor of heaven and erth4   
,and blessed be ,god the most hyghest_/ 

which hath delyvered thyne enimies in to
 thy handes4 ,and ,abra gaue hym tythes 
of all4  ,than sayd the kynge of ,sodome
 vnto ,abram3 gyue me the soulles_/ and 
take the goodes to thy selfe4 ,and      
,abram answered the kynge of ,sodome3 ,i
 lyfte vpp my hande vnto the ,l,o,rde   
,god most hygh possessor of heaven ad   
erth_/ that ,i will not take of all yt  
is thyne_/ so moch as a thred or a      
shoulachet_/ lest thou shuldest saye ,i 
haue made ,abra ryche4 ,saue only that  
which the yonge men haue eaten ad the   
partes of the men which went wyth me4   
,aner_/ ,escholl  ,mamre4 ,let them take
 their partes4     xv4 ,chapter4        
,after these deades_/ ye worde of ,god  
came vnto ,abram in a vision saynge     
feare not ,abram_/ ,i am thy shilde_/   
and thy rewarde shalbe exceadynge       
greate4 ,and ,abram answered3 ,l,o,rde  
,iehouah what wilt thou geue me3 ,i goo 
childlesse_/ and the cater of myne      
housse_/ this ,eleasar of ,damasco hath 
a sonne4 ,and ,abram sayd3 se_/ to me   

hast thou geven no seed3 lo_/ a lad     
borne in my housse shal be myne heyre4  
,and beholde_/ the worde of the ,l,o,rde
 spake vnto ,abram sayenge3 ,he shall   
not be thyne heyre_/ but one that shall 
come out of thyne awne bodye shalbe     
thyne heyre4 ,and he brought him out at 
the doores ad sayde4 ,loke vpp vnto     
heaven and tell the starres_/ yf thou be
 able to nobre them4 ,and sayde vnto him
 ,even so shall thy seed be4  ,and      
,abram beleved the ,l,o,rde_/ and it was
 counted to him for rightwesnes4 ,and he
 sayde vnto hym3 ,i am the ,l,o,rde that
 brought the out of ,vr in ,chaldea to  
geue this lande to possesse it4  ,and he
 sayde3 ,l,o,rde ,god_/ whereby shall ,i
 knowe that ,i shall possesse it8 ,and  
he sayde vnto him3 take an heyfer of    
4iij4 yere olde_/ and a she gotte of    
thre yeres olde_/ and a thre yere olde  
ram_/ a turtill doue and a yonge pigeon4
 ,and he toke all these and devyded them
 in the myddes_/ and layde euery pece_/ 
one over agenst a nother4 ,but the      

foules devyded he not4 ,and the byrdes  
fell on the carcases_/ but ,abra droue  
the awaye4 ,and when the sonne was      
doune_/ there fell a slomber apon       
,abram4 ,and loo_/ feare and greate     
darknesse came apon hym4  ,and he sayde 
vnto ,abram3 knowe this of a suertie_/  
that thi seed shalbe a straunger in a   
lande that perteyneth not vnto the4 ,and
 they shall make bondmen of them and    
entreate them evell iiij4 hundred       
yeares4 ,but the nation whom they shall 
serue_/ wyll ,i iudge4 ,and after warde 
shall they come out wyth greate         
substace4 ,neuerthelesse thou shalt goo 
vnto thi fathers in peace_/ ad shalt be 
buried when thou art of a good age3 ad  
in the fourth generation they shall come
 hyther agayne_/ for the wekednesse of  
the ,amorites ys not yet full4  ,when   
the sonne was doune and it was waxed    
darcke3 beholde_/ there was a smokynge  
furnisse and a fyre brand that went     
betwene the sayde peces4  ,and that same
 daye the ,l,o,rde made a covenaunte    

with ,abram saynge3 vnto thy seed wyll  
,i geue thys londe_/ fro the ryver of   
,egypte_/ even vnto the greate ryver    
euphrates3 the kenytes_/ the kenizites_/
 the ,cadmonites_/ the ,hethites_/ the  
,pherezites_/ the ,raphaims_/ the       
,amorytes_/ the ,canaanites_/ the       
,gergesites and the ,iebusites4     ,the
 4xvi4 ,chapter4   ,sarai ,abrams wyfe  
bare him no childerne4 ,but she had an  
hand mayde an ,egiptian_/ whose name was
 ,hagar4 ,wherfore she sayde vnto       
,abram4 ,beholde the ,l,o,rde hath      
closed me_/ that ,i can not bere4 ,i    
praye the goo in vnto my mayde_/        
peradueture ,i shall be multiplyed by   
meanes of her ,and ,abram herde the     
voyce of ,sarai4 ,than ,sarai ,abrams   
wife toke ,hagar hyr mayde the ,egitian 
7after ,abram had dwelled 4x4 yere in   
the lande of ,canaan7 and gaue her to   
hyr husbonde ,abram_/ to be his wyfe4   
,and he wente in vnto ,hagar_/  she     
conceaved4 ,and when she sawe that she  
had conceyved hyr mastresse was despised

 in hyr syghte4 ,than sayd ,sarai vnto  
,abram3 ,thou dost me vnrighte_/ for ,i 
haue geuen my mayde into thy bosome3    
now because she seyth that she hath     
coceaved_/ ,i am despysed in hyr syghte3
 the ,l,o,rde iudge betwene the and me4 
,than sayde ,abra to ,sarai3 beholde_/  
thy mayde is in thy hande_/ do with hyr 
as it pleaseth the4  ,and because ,sarai
 fared foule with her_/ she fled from   
her4 ,and the angell of the ,l,o,rde    
founde her besyde a fountayne of water  
in the wyldernes3 euen by a well in the 
way to ,sur4 ,and he sayde3 ,hagar      
,sarais mayde_/ whence comest thou and  
whether wylt thou goo8 ,and she         
answered3 ,i flee from my mastresse     
,sarai4 ,and the angell of the ,l,o,rde 
sayde vnto her3 returne to thy mastresse
 agayne_/  submytte thy selfe vnder her 
handes4  ,and the angell of ye ,l,o,rde 
sayde vnto her3 ,i will so encrease thy 
seed_/ that it shall not be numbred for 
multitude4 ,and the ,l,o,rdes angell    
sayd further vnto her3 se_/ thou art    

wyth childe and shalt bere a sonne_/ and
 shalt call his name ,ismael3 because   
the ,,lorde hath herde thy tribulation4 
,he will be a wylde man_/ and his hande 
will be agenst every man_/  euery mans  
hande agenst him4 ,and yet shall he     
dwell faste by all his brothren4  ,and  
she called the name of the ,l,o,rde that
 spake vnto her3 thou art the ,god that 
lokest on me_/ for she sayde3 ,i haue of
 a suertie sene here the backe parties  
of him that seith me4 ,wherfore she     
called the well_/ the well of the       
lyuynge that seith me which well is     
betwene ,cades  ,bared4  ,and ,hagar    
bare ,abram a sonne_/ and ,abram called 
his sons name which ,hagar bare         
,ismaell4 ,and ,abram was 4lxxxvi4 yere 
olde_/ when ,hagar bare him ,ismael4    
,the 4xvij4 ,chapter4   ,when ,abram was
 nynetye yere olde  ix4 the ,l,o,rde    
apeared to hym sayenge3 ,i am the       
almyghtie ,god3 walke before me ad be   
vncorrupte4 ,and ,i wyll make my bonde  
betwene the and me_/ and wyll multiplye 

the excedyngly4 ,and ,abra fell on his  
face4 ,and ,god talked moreover with hym
 saynge3 ,i am_/ beholde my testamet is 
with the_/ that thou shalt be a father  
of many natios4 ,therfore_/ shalt thou  
no more be called ,abram_/ but thy name 
shalbe ,abraham3 for a father of many   
nations haue ,i made the_/ and ,i will  
multiplye the excedyngly_/ and wyll make
 nations of the3 yes and kynges shall   
sprynge out of the4  ,moreover ,i will  
make my bonde betwene me and the_/ and  
thy seed after the_/ in their tymes to  
be an everlastynge testament_/ ,so that 
,i wyll be ,god vnto the and to thy seed
 after the4 ,and ,i will geue vnto the  
ad to thy seed after the_/ the lande    
where in thou arte a straunger3 ,euen   
all the lande of ,canaan_/ for an       
everlastynge possession_/ and wil be    
their ,god4  ,and ,god sayde vnto       
,abraha3 ,se thou kepe my testamente_/  
both thou  thy seed after the in their  
tymes3 ,this is my testamente which ye  
shall kepe betwene me and you and thy   

seed after the_/ that ye circucyse all  
youre men childern ,ye shall circumcyse 
the foreskynne of youre flesh_/ ad it   
shal be a token of the bond betwixte me 
and you4 ,and euery manchilde when it is
 viij4 dayes olde_/ shal be circucysed  
amonge you in youre generations_/ and   
all seruauntes also borne at home or    
boughte with money though they be       
straungers and not of thy seed4 ,the    
seruaunte borne in thy housse_/ ad he   
also that is bought with money_/ must   
needes be circumcysed_/ that my         
testament may be in youre flesh_/ for an
 everlastynge bonde4 ,yf there be any   
vncircuncysed manchilde_/ that hath not 
the forskynne of his flesh cutt of_/ his
 soule shall perish from his people3    
because he hath broke my testamet  ,and 
,god sayde vnto ,abraham4 ,sarai thy    
wyfe shall nomore be called ,sarai3 but 
,sara shall hir name be4 ,for ,i will   
blesse her  geue the a sonne of her and 
will blesse her3 so that people_/ ye and
 kynges of people shall springe of her4 

,and ,abraham fell vpon his face ad     
laughte_/ and sayd in his harte3 shall a
 childe be borne vnto hym that is an    
hundred yere olde_/ ad shall ,sara that 
is nynetie yere olde_/ bere8 ,and       
,abraha sayde vnto ,god4 ,o that        
,ismaell myghte lyve in thy syghte4     
,the sayde ,god3 na_/ ,sara thy wife    
shall bere the a sonne_/ ad thou shalt  
call his name ,isaac4 ,and ,i will make 
my bonde with him_/ that it shall be an 
everlastynge bonde vnto his seed after  
him4 ,and as concernynge ,ismaell also_/
 ,i haue herde thy request3 loo_/ ,i    
will blesse him and encrease him_/ and  
multiplye him excedyngly4 ,twelve       
prynces shall he begete_/ and ,i will   
make a great nation of him4 ,but my     
bonde will ,i make with ,isaac_/ which  
,sara shall bere vnto the3 even this    
tyme twelue moneth4  ,and ,god left of  
talkynge with him_/ and departed vp from
 ,abraham4 ,and ,abraham toke ,ismaell  
his sonne  all the servauntes borne in  
his housse and all that was bought with 

money as many as were menchildren amonge
 the me of ,abrahas housse_/ and        
circumcysed the foreskynne of their     
flesh_/ even the selfe same daye_/ as   
,god had sayde vnto him4 ,abraham was   
nynetie yere olde and 4ix4 when he cutt 
of the foreskynne of his flesh4 ,and    
,ismaell his sonne was 4xiij4 yere      
olde_/ when the foreskynne of hys flesh 
was circumcysed4 ,the selfe same daye   
was ,abraha circucised  ,ismael his     
sonne4 ,and all the men in his housse_/ 
whether they were borne in his housse or
 bought wyth money 7though they were    
straungers7 were circumcysed with him4  
,the 4xviij4 ,chapter4   ,and the       
,l,o,rde apeared vnto him in the        
okegrove of ,mamre as he sat in his tent
 dore in the heate of the daye4 ,and he 
lyfte vp his eyes and looked3 ad lo_/   
thre men stode not farr from hym4 ,and  
whe he sawe them_/ he ran agenst them   
from the tent dore_/ and fell to the    
grounde and sayde3 ,l,o,rde yf ,i haue  
founde fauoure in thy syght_/ goo not by

 thi seruaunte4 ,let a litle water be   
fett_/  wash youre fete_/ and rest youre
 selves vnder the tree3 ,and ,i will    
fett a morsell of breed_/ to comforte   
youre hartes wythall4 ,and tha goo youre
 wayes_/ for even therfore ar ye come to
 youre servaunte4 ,and they answered3   
,do even so as thou hast sayde4  ,and   
,abraha went a pace in to his tent vnto 
,sara ad sayde3 make redy attonce thre  
peckes of fyne meale_/ kneade it and    
make cakes4 ,and ,abraham ran vnto his  
beastes and fett a calfe that was tendre
 and good_/ and gaue it vnto a yonge man
 which made it redy attonce4 ,and he    
toke butter  mylcke and the calfe which 
he had prepared_/ and sett it before    
them_/ and stode hymselfe by them vnder 
the tree3 and they ate4  ,and they sayde
 vnto him3 ,where is ,sara thy wife8    
,and he sayde3 in the tent4 ,and he     
sayde3 ,i will come agayne vnto the as  
soone as the frute can lyue4 ,and loo3  
,sara thy wife shall haue a sonne4 ,that
 herde ,sara_/ out of the tent doore    

which was behind his backe4 ,abraham and
 ,sara were both olde and well stryken  
in age_/ and it ceased to be with ,sara 
after the maner as it is wyth wyves4    
,and ,sara laughed in hir selfe saynge3 
,now ,i am waxed olde_/ shall ,i geue my
 selfe to lust_/ and my lorde olde also8
  ,than sayd the ,l,o,rde vnto ,abraha3 
wherfore doth ,sara laughe saynge3 shal 
,i of a suertie bere a childe_/ now when
 ,i am olde8 is the thinge to harde for 
the ,l,o,rde to do8 ,in the tyme        
appoynted will ,i returne vnto the_/ as 
soone as the frute can haue lyfe_/ ,and 
,sara shall haue a sonne4 ,than ,sara   
denyed it saynge3 ,i laughed not_/ for  
she was afrayde4 ,but he sayde3 yes thou
 laughtest4  ,than the men stode vp from
 thence and loked towarde ,sodome4 ,and 
,abraham went with them to brynge them  
on the waye4 ,and the ,l,o,rde sayde3   
,can ,i hyde from ,abraham that thinge  
which ,i am aboute to do_/ seynge that  
,abraham shalt be a great ad a myghtie  
people_/ and all the nations of the erth

 shalbe blessed in him8 ,for ,i knowe   
him that he will commaunde his childern 
and his housholde after him_/ yt they   
kepe the waye of the ,l,o,rde_/ to do   
after righte and conscyence_/ that the  
,l,o,rde may brynge vppon ,abraham that 
he hath promysed him4  ,and the ,l,o,rde
 sayde3 ,the crie of ,sodome and        
,gomorra is great_/ and there synne is  
excedynge grevous4 ,i will go downe and 
see whether they haue done all to gedder
 acordynge to that crye which is come   
vnto me or not_/ that ,i may knowe4 ,and
 the me departed thece and went to      
,sodomeward4 ,but ,abraham stode yet    
before ye ,l,o,rde_/  drewe nere  sayde 
,wylt thou destroy the rightwes with the
 wyked8 ,yf there be 4l4 rightwes within
 the cyte_/ wilt thou destroy it and not
 spare the place for the sake of 4l4    
rightwes that are therin8 ,that be farre
 from the_/ that thou shuldest be after 
thys maner_/ to sley the rightwes with  
the weked_/ ad that the rightwes shulde 
be as the weked3 that be farre from the4

 ,shulde not the iudge of all ye worlde 
do acordynge to righte8 ,and the        
,l,o,rde sayde3 ,yf ,i fynde in ,sodome 
4l4 rightwes within the cyte_/ ,i will  
spare all the place for their sakes4    
,and ,abraham answered and sayde3       
beholde ,i haue taken vppon me to speake
 vnto ye ,l,o,rde_/ ad yet am but dust  
ad asshes4 ,what though there lacke 4v4 
of 4l4 rightwes_/ wylt thou destroy all 
the cyte for lacke of 4v8 ,and he sayde3
 ,yf ,i fynde there 4xl4 and 4v4 ,i will
 not destroy them4  ,and he spake vnto  
him yet agayne and sayde3 what yf there 
be xl4 foude there3 ,and he sayde3 ,i   
wyll not do it for forties sake4 ,and he
 sayde3 ,o let not my ,l,o,rde be       
angrye_/ that ,i speake4 ,what yf there 
be foude 4xxx4 there8 ,and he sayde3 ,i 
will not do it_/ yf ,i finde 4xxx4      
there4 ,and he sayde3 ,oh_/ se_/ ,i haue
 begonne to speake vnto my ,l,o,rde_/   
what yf there be 4xx4 founde there8 ,and
 he sayde3 ,i will not distroy the for  
tweties sake4 ,and he sayde3 ,o let not 

my ,l,o,rde be angrye_/ that ,i speake  
yet_/ but eue once more only4 ,what yf  
ten be founde there8 ,and he sayde3 ,i  
will not destroy the for 4x4 sake4  ,and
 the ,l,o,rde wet his waye as soone as  
he had lefte comenynge with ,abraha4    
,and ,abraham returned vnto his place   
,the 4xix4 ,chapter4   ,and there came  
4ij4 angells to ,sodome at euen4 ,and   
,lot satt at the gate of the cyte4 ,and 
,lot sawe the_/ and rose vp agaynst     
them_/ and he bowed hym selfe to the    
grounde with his face4 ,and he sayde3   
,se lordes_/ turne in ,i praye you in to
 youre servauntes house and tary all    
nyghte  wash youre fete_/  ryse vp early
 and go on youre wayes4 ,and they sayde3
 nay_/ but we will byde in the streates 
all nyghte4 ,and he copelled them       
excedyngly4 ,and they turned in vnto hym
 and entred in to his house_/ and he    
made them a feaste and dyd bake swete   
cakes_/ and they ate4  ,but before they 
went to rest_/ the men of the cyte of   
,sodome compassed the house rownde      

aboute both olde and yonge_/ all the    
people from all quarters4 ,and they     
called vnto ,lot and sayde vnto him3    
where are the men which came in to thy  
house to nyghte8 brynge the out vnto vs 
that we may do oure lust with them4     
,and ,lot went out at doores vnto them  
and shote the dore after him and sayde3 
nay for goddes sake brethren_/ do no so 
wekedly4 ,beholde ,i haue two doughters 
which haue knowne no man_/ the will ,i  
brynge out vnto you3 do with them as it 
semeth you good3 ,only vnto these men do
 nothynge_/ for therfore came they vnder
 the shadowe of my rofe4 ,and they      
sayde3 come hither4 ,and they sayde3    
camest thou not in to sogeorne_/ and    
wilt thou be now a iudge8 we will suerly
 deale worse with the than with them    
,and as they preased sore vppon ,lot and
 beganne to breake vp the doore_/ the   
men put forth their handes and pulled   
,lot in to the house to them and shott  
to the doore4 ,and the men that were at 
the doore of the house_/ they smote with

 blyndnesse both small and greate3 so   
that they coude not fynde the doore4    
,and the men sayde moreover vnto ,lot3  
,yf thou have yet here any sonne in lawe
 or sonnes or doughters or what so euer 
thou hast in the cyte_/ brynge it out of
 this place3 for we must destroy this   
place_/ because the crye of the is great
 before the ,l,o,rde4 ,wherfore he hath 
sent vs to destroy it4  ,and ,lot went  
out and spake vnto his sonnes in lawe   
which shulde haue maried his doughters_/
 and sayde3 stonde vpp and get yow out  
of this place_/ for the ,l,o,rde will   
destroy the cite4 ,but he semed as      
though he had mocked_/ vnto his sonnes  
in law4  ,and as the mornynge arose the 
angells caused ,lot to spede him saynge4
 ,stonde vp_/ take thy wyfe and thy two 
doughters and that that is at hande_/   
lest thou perish in the synne of the    
cyte4 ,and as he prolonged the tyme_/   
the men caught both him_/ his wife ad   
his two doughters by the handes_/       
because the ,l,o,rde was mercyfull vnto 

him_/ ad they brought him forth and     
sette him without the cyte4  ,when they 
had brought them out_/ they sayde3 ,saue
 thy lyfe and loke not behynde the      
nether tary thou in any place of the    
contre_/ but saue thy selfe in the      
mountayne_/ lest thou perisshe4 ,than   
sayde ,lot vnto them3 ,oh nay my lorde3 
beholde_/ in as moch as thy servaunte   
hath fownde grace in thy syghte_/ now   
make thi mercy great which thou shewest 
vnto me in savinge my lyfe4 ,for ,i can 
not saue my selfe in the mountayns_/    
lest some misfortune fall vpon me and ,i
 dye4 ,beholde_/ here is a cyte by_/ to 
flee vnto_/ and it is a lytle one3 let  
me saue my selfe therein3 is it not a   
litle one_/ that my soule may lyue8     
,and he sayde to him3 se ,i haue        
receaved thy request as concernynge this
 thynge_/ that ,i will nott overthrowe  
this cytie for the which thou hast      
spoken4 ,haste the_/ ad saue thy selfe  
there_/ for ,i can do nothynge tyll thou
 be come in thyder4 ,and therfore the   

name of the cyte is called ,zoar4 ,and  
the sone was vppon the erth when ,lot   
was entred into ,zoar4  ,than the       
,l,o,rde rayned vpon ,sodome and        
,gomorra_/ brymstone and fyre from the  
,l,o,rde out of heaven_/ and overthrewe 
those cyteis and all the region_/ and   
all that dwelled in the cytes_/ and that
 that grewe vpon the erth4 ,and lots    
wyfe loked behynde her_/ ad was turned  
in to a pillare of salte4  ,abraham rose
 vp early and got him to the place where
 he stode before the ,l,o,rde_/ and     
loked toward ,sodome and ,gomorra and   
toward all the londe of that contre4    
,and as he loked3 beholde_/ the smoke of
 the contre arose as it had bene the    
smoke of a fornace4 ,but yet whe ,god   
destroyed the cities of ye regio_/ he   
thought a pon ,abraha3 and sent ,lot out
 from the dager of the overthrowenge_/  
when he overthrewe the cyties where ,lot
 dwelled4  ,and ,lot departed out of    
,zoar and dwelled in the mountayns ad   
his 4ij4 doughters with him for he      

feared to tary in ,zoar3 he dweld       
therfore in a caue_/ both he and his    
4ij4 doughters also4  ,than sayde the   
elder vnto the yonger oure father is    
olde_/ and there are no moo men in the  
erth to come in vnto vs after the maner 
of all the world4 ,come therfore_/ let  
vs geue oure father wyne to dryncke_/   
and let vs lye with him that we may saue
 seed of oure father4 ,and they gaue    
their father wyne to drynke that same   
nyghte4 ,and the elder doughter went and
 laye with her father4 ,and he perceaued
 it not_/ nether when she laye doune_/  
nether when she rose vp4  ,and on the   
morewe the elder sayde vnto the yonger3 
beholde_/ yesternyghte laye ,i with my  
father4 ,let us geue hym wyne to drinke 
this nyghte also_/ and goo thou and lye 
with him_/ and let us saue seed of oure 
father4 ,and they gaue their father wyne
 to drincke that nyghte also4 ,and the  
yonger arose and laye with him4 ,and he 
perceaved it not3 nether when she laye  
downe_/ nether when she rose vp4  ,thus 

were both the doughters of lot with     
childe by their father ,and the elder   
bare a sone and called hym ,moab_/ which
 is the father of the ,moabytes vnto    
this daye4 ,and the yonger bare a sonne 
and called hym ,ben ,ammi_/ which is the
 father of the childern of ,ammon vnto  
this daye4     ,the 4xx4 ,chapter4      
,and ,abraham departed thence towarde   
the southcontre and dwelled betwene     
,cades and ,sur ad sogeorned in ,gerar4 
,and ,abraham sayde of ,sara his wyfe_/ 
that she was his sister4 ,than          
,abimelech kynge of ,gerar sent and fett
 ,sara awaye4  ,and ,god came to        
,abimelech by nyghte in a dreame and    
sayde to him3 ,se_/ thou art but a deed 
man for the womas sake which thou hast  
taken awaye_/ for she is a mans wyfe4   
,but ,abimelech had not yet come nye    
her_/ and therfore sayde3 lorde wilt    
thou sley rightewes people8 sayde not he
 vnto me_/ that she was hys sister8 yee 
and sayde not she herself that he was   
hir brother8 wyth a pure herte and      

innocent handes haue ,i done this4  ,and
 ,god sayde vnto him in a dreame4 ,i wot
 it well that thou dydest it in the     
purenesse of thi herte4 ,and therfore ,i
 kepte ye that thou shuldest not synne  
agenst me_/ nether suffred ,i the to    
come nygh her4 ,now therfore delyuer the
 ma his wyfe ageyne_/ for he is a       
prophete4 ,and let him praye for the    
that thou mayst lyue4 ,but and yf thou  
delyuer her not agayne_/ be sure that   
thou shalt dye the deth_/ with all that 
thou hast4  ,than ,abimelech rose vp be 
tymes in the mornynge and called all his
 servauntes_/ and tolde all these       
thinges in their eares_/ and the men    
were sore a frayde4 ,and ,abimelech     
called ,abraham and sayde vnto him3     
,what hast thou done vnto vs_/  what    
haue ,i offended the_/ that thou        
shuldest brynge on me and on my kyngdome
 so greate a synne8 thou hast done dedes
 vnto me that ought not to be done4 ,and
 ,abimelech sayde morouer vnto ,abraham3
 ,what sawest thou that moved the to do 

this thinge8  ,and ,abraham ,answered4  
,i thought that peradveture the feare of
 ,god was not in this place_/ and that  
they shulde sley me for my wyfes sake3  
yet in very dede she is my sister_/ the 
doughter of my father_/ but not of my   
mother3 and became my wyfe4 ,and after  
,god caused me to wandre out of my      
fathers house_/ ,i sayde vnto her3 ,this
 kyndnesse shalt thou shewe vnto me in  
all places where we come_/ that thou    
saye of me_/ how that ,i am thy brother4
  ,than toke ,abimelech shepe and oxen_/
 menservauntes and wemenseruauntes and  
gaue them vnto ,abraham_/ and delyvered 
him ,sara his wyfe agayne4 ,and         
,abimelech sayde3 beholde the lande     
lyeth be fore the_/ dwell where it      
pleaseth ye best4 ,and vnto ,sara he    
sayde3 ,se ,i haue geuen thy brother a  
thousande peeces of syluer_/ beholde he 
shall be a couerynge to thyne eyes vnto 
all that ar with the and vnto all men   
and an excuse4  ,and so ,abraham prayde 
vnto ,god_/ and ,god healed ,abimeleh   

and his wyfe and hys maydens_/ so that  
they bare4 ,for the ,l,o,rde had closed 
to_/ all the matryces of the house of   
,abimelech_/ because of ,sara ,abrahams 
wyfe4     ,the 4xxj4 ,chapter   ,the    
lorde visyted ,sara as he had sayde and 
dyd vnto her acordynge as he had spoken4
 ,and ,sara was with childe and bare    
,abraha a sonne in his olde age euen the
 same season which the ,l,o,rde had     
appoynted4 ,and ,abraham called his     
sonnes name that was borne vnto him     
which ,sara bare him ,isaac3  ,abra     
circucysed ,isaac his sone whe he was   
4viij4 dayes olde_/ as ,god commaunded  
him ,and ,abraha was an hundred yere    
olde_/ when his sonne ,isaac was borne  
vnto him4  ,and ,sara sayde3 ,god hath  
made me a laughinge stocke3 for all yt  
heare_/ will laugh at me ,she sayde     
also3 who wolde haue sayde vnto         
,abraham_/ that ,sara shulde haue geuen 
childern sucke_/ or yt ,i shulde haue   
borne him a sonne in his olde age3 ,the 
childe grewe and was wened_/ and        

,abraham made a great feast_/ the same  
daye that ,isaac was wened4  ,sara sawe 
the sonne of ,hagar the ,egiptian which 
she had borne vnto ,abraham_/ a         
mockynge4 ,then she sayde vnto ,abraham3
 put awaye this bondemayde and hyr      
sonne3 for the sonne of this bondwoman  
shall not be heyre with my sonne ,isaac3
 ,but the wordes semed verey greavous in
 ,abrahams syghte_/ because of his      
sonne4 ,than the ,l,o,rde sayde vnto    
,abraham3 let it not be greavous vnto   
the_/ because of the ladd and of thy    
bondmayde3 ,but in all that ,sara hath  
saide vnto the_/ heare hir voyce_/ for  
in ,isaac shall thy seed be called4     
,moreouer of the sonne of the ,bondwoman
 will ,i make a nation_/ because he is  
thy seed4  ,and ,abraham rose vp early  
in the mornyng and toke brede and a     
bottell with water_/ and gaue it vnto   
,hagar_/ puttynge it on hir shulders    
wyth the lad also_/ and sent her awaye4 
,and she departed and wadred vpp and    
doune in the wyldernes of ,berseba4     

,when the water was spent that was in   
the botell_/ she cast the lad vnder a   
bush and went  sate her out of syghte a 
great waye_/ as it were a bowshote off3 
,for she sayde3 ,i will not se the lad  
dye4 ,and she satt doune out of syghte_/
 and lyfte vp hyr voyce and wepte4  ,and
 ,god herde the voyce of the childe4    
,and the angell of ,god called ,hagar   
out of heaven and sayde vnto her3 ,what 
ayleth the ,hagar8 ,feare not_/ for ,god
 hath herde the voyce of the childe     
where he lyeth4 ,aryse and lyfte vp the 
lad_/ and take hym in thy hande_/ for ,i
 will make off him a greate people4 ,and
 ,god opened hir eyes and she sawe a    
well of water4 ,and she went and fylled 
the bottell with water_/ and gaue the   
boye drynke4 ,and ,god was wyth the     
lad_/ and he grewe and dweld in the     
wildernesse_/ and became an archer4 ,and
 he dweld in the wyldernesse of ,pharan4
 ,and hys mother gott him a wyfe out of 
the land of ,egypte4  ,and it chaunced  
the same season_/ that ,abimelech and   

,phicoll his chefe captayne spake vnto  
,abraham saynge3 ,god is wyth the in all
 that thou doist4 ,now therfore swere   
vnto me even here by ,god_/ that thou   
wylt not hurt me nor my childern_/ nor  
my childerns childern4 ,but that thou   
shalt deale with me and the contre where
 thou art a straunger_/ acordynge vnto  
the kyndnesse that ,i haue shewed the4  
,then sayde ,abraham3 ,i wyll swere4    
,and ,abraham rebuked ,abimelech for a  
well of water_/ which ,abimelech        
servauntes had taken awaye4 ,and        
,abimelech answered ,i wyst not who dyd 
it3 ,also thou toldest me not_/ nether  
herde ,i of it_/ but this daye4  ,and   
,abraham toke shepe and oxen and gaue   
them vnto ,abimelech4 ,and they made    
both of them a bonde together4 ,and     
,abraham sett vij4 lambes by them       
selues4 ,and ,abimelech sayde vnto      
,abraham3 what meane these 4vij4 lambes 
which thou hast sett by them selues4    
,and he answered3 vij4 lambes shalt thou
 take of my hande_/ that it maye be a   

wytnesse vnto me_/ that ,i haue dygged  
this well3 ,wherfore the place is called
 ,berseba_/ because they sware both of  
them4 ,thus made they a bonde to gether 
at ,berseba4   ,than ,abimelech and     
,phicoll his chefe  captayne rose vp and
 turned agayne vnto the  lande of the   
,philistines4 ,and ,abraham planted  a  
wodd in ,berseba_/ and called there_/   
on the name of the ,l,o,rde  the        
everlastynge ,god3 and  dwelt in the    
,phelistin  lade a longe  season        
,the 4xxij4 ,chapter4   ,after these    
dedes_/ ,god dyd proue ,abraham  sayde  
vnto him3 ,abraham4 ,and he answered3   
here am ,i4 ,and he sayde3 take thy only
 sonne ,isaac whome thou louest_/  get  
the vnto the lande of ,moria_/ and      
sacrifyce him there for a sacrifyce vpon
 one of the mountayns which ,i will     
shewe the ,than ,abraham rose vp early  
in the mornynge and sadled his asse_/   
and toke two of his meyny wyth him_/ and
 ,isaac his sonne3 ad clove wod for the 
sacrifyce_/ and rose vp and gott him to 

the place which ,god had appoynted him4 
,the thirde daye ,abraham lyfte vp his  
eyes and sawe the place a farr of_/ and 
sayde vnto his yong men3 byde here with 
the asse4 ,i and the lad will goo yonder
 and worshippe and come agayne vnto you4
 ,and ,abraham toke the wodd of the     
sacrifyce and layde it vpon ,isaac his  
sonne_/ and toke fyre in his hande and a
 knyfe4 ,and they went both of them     
together4  ,than spake ,isaac vnto      
,abraham his father  sayde3 ,my father8 
,and he answered here am ,i my sonne4   
,and he sayde3 ,se here is fyre and     
wodd_/ but where is the shepe for       
sacrifyce8 ,and ,abraham sayde3 my      
sonne_/ ,god wyll prouyde him a shepe   
for sacrifyce4 ,so went they both       
together4  ,and when they came vnto the 
place which ,god shewed him_/ ,abraha   
made an aulter there and dressed the    
wodd_/ ad bownde ,isaac his sonne and   
layde him on the aulter_/ aboue apon the
 wodd4 ,and ,abraham stretched forth his
 hande_/ and toke the knyfe to haue     

kylled his sonne4  ,than the angell of  
the ,l,o,rde called vnto him from heauen
 saynge3 ,abraham_/ ,abraham4 ,and he   
answered3 here am ,i4 ,and he sayde3    
laye not thy handes apon the childe     
nether do any thinge at all vnto him_/  
for now ,i knowe that thou fearest      
,god_/ in yt thou hast not kepte thine  
only sonne fro me4 ,and ,abraham lyfted 
vp his eyes and loked aboute3 and       
beholde_/ there was a ram caught by the 
hornes in a thykette4 ,and he went and  
toke the ram and offred him vp for a    
sacrifyce in the steade of his sonne    
,and ,abraham called the name of the    
place_/ the ,l,o,rde will see3 wherfore 
it is a come saynge this daye3 in the   
mounte will the ,l,o,rde be sene4  ,and 
the ,angell of the ,l,o,rde cryed vnto  
,abraham from heaven the seconde tyme   
saynge3 by my selfe haue ,i sworne      
7sayth the ,l,o,rde7 because thou hast  
done this thinge and hast not spared thy
 only sonne_/ that ,i will blesse the   
and multiplye thy seed as the starres of

 heaven and as the sonde vpo the        
seesyde4 ,and thy seed shall possesse   
the gates of hys enymies4 ,and in thy   
seed shall all the nations of the erth  
be blessed_/ because thou hast obeyed my
 voyce  ,so turned ,abraham agayne vnto 
his yonge men_/ and they rose vp and wet
 to gether to ,berseba4 ,and ,abraham   
dwelt at ,berseba  ,and it chaused after
 these thiges_/ that one tolde ,abraham 
saynge3 ,beholde_/ ,milcha she hath also
 borne childern vnto thy brother        
,nachor3 ,hus his eldest sonne and ,bus 
his brother_/ and ,kemuell the father of
 the ,sirians_/ and ,cesed_/ and ,haso_/
 and ,pildas_/ and ,iedlaph_/ and       
,bethuel4 ,and ,bethuel begat ,rebecca4 
,these 4viij4 dyd ,milcha bere to       
,nachor ,abrahams brother4 ,and his     
concubyne called ,rheuma she bare also  
,tebah_/ ,gaham_/ ,thahas and ,maacha4  
,the 4xxiij4 ,chapter4   ,sara was an   
hundred and 4xxvij4 yere olde 7for so   
longe lyued she7 and than dyed in a     
heade cyte called ,hebron in the londe  

of ,canaan4 ,than ,abraham came to morne
 ,sara and to wepe for her4 ,and        
,abraham stode vp from the coorse and   
talked with the sonnes of heth saynge3  
,i am a straunger ad a foryner amonge   
yow_/ geue me a possession to bury in   
with you_/ that ,i may bury my dead oute
 of my sighte4  ,and the children of    
heth answered ,abraham saynge vnto him3 
heare vs lorde_/ thou art a prynce of   
,god amonge vs4 ,in the chefest of oure 
sepulchres bury thy dead3 ,none of vs   
shall forbydd ye his sepulcre_/ yt thou 
shuldest not bury thy deade therein4    
,abraha stode vp  bowed hi selfe before 
ye people of ye lade ye childre of heth4
  ,and he comoned with them saynge3 ,yf 
it be youre myndes yt ,i shall bury my  
deade oute of my sighte_/ heare me ad   
speke for me to ,ephron the sonne of    
,zoar3 and let him geue me the dubill   
caue which he hath in the end of his    
felde_/ for as moch money as it is      
worth_/ let him geue it me in the       
presence of you_/ for a possession to   

bury in4 ,for ,hephron dwelled amoge ye 
childern of heth4  ,than ,ephron the    
,hethite answered ,abraham in the       
audyece of the childern of ,heth and of 
all that went in at the gates of his    
cyte_/ saynge3 ,not so_/ my lorde_/ but 
heare me3 ,the felde geue ,i the_/ and  
the caue that therein is_/ geue ,i the  
also_/ ,and even in the presence of the 
sonnes of my people geve ,i it the to   
bury thy deede in4 ,than ,abraham bowed 
himselfe before the people of the lade  
and spake vnto ,ephro in the audyence of
 the people of the contre saynge3 ,i    
praye the heare me_/ ,i will geue sylver
 for the felde_/ take it of me_/ ad so  
will ,i bury my deed there4  ,ephron    
answered ,abraha saynge vnto him ,my    
lorde_/ harken vnto me4 ,the lande is   
worth iiij4 hundreth sycles of syluer3  
,but what is that betwixte the and me8  
bury thy deede4 ,and ,abraham harkened  
vnto ,ephron and weyde him the sylver   
which he had sayde in the audyence of   
the sonnes of ,heth4 ,euen 4iiij4 hudred

 syluer sycles of currant money amonge  
marchauntes  ,thus was the felde of     
,ephron where in the dubbill caue is    
before ,mamre3 euen the felde  the caue 
that is therein and all the trees of the
 felde which growe in all the borders   
rounde aboute_/ made sure vnto ,abraham 
for a possession_/ in the syghte of the 
childern of ,heth and of all that went  
in at the gates of the cyte4 ,and then  
,abraham buried ,sara his wyfe in the   
double caue of the felde that lyeth     
before ,mare_/ otherwise called ,ebron  
in the lande of ,canaan4 ,and so both   
the felde ad the caue that is therein_/ 
was made vnto ,abraham_/ a sure         
possession to bury in_/ of the sonnes of
 ,heth4      ,the 4xxiiij4 ,chapter     
,abraham was olde and stryken in dayes_/
 and the ,l,o,rde had blessed him in all
 thinges4 ,and he sayde vn to his eldest
 servaunte of his house which had the   
rule over all that he had3 ,put thy     
hande vnder my thye that ,i maye make   
the swere by the ,l,o,rde that is ,god  

of heauen and ,god of the erth_/ that   
thou shalt not take a wyfe vnto my      
sonne_/ of the doughters of the         
canaanytes_/ amonge which ,i dwell4 ,but
 shalt goo vnto my contre and to my     
kynred_/ and there take a wyfe vnto my  
sonne ,isaac4  ,tha sayde the seruaunte 
vnto him3 what ad yf the woma wyll not  
agree to come with me vnto this lade_/  
shall ,i brynge thy sonne agayne vnto   
the lande which thou camest out of8 ,and
 ,abraha sayde vnto him3 bewarre of     
that_/ that thou brige not my sonne     
thither4 ,the ,l,o,rde ,god of heauen   
which toke me from my fathers house and 
from the lande where ,i was borne_/ and 
which spake vnto me and sware vnto me   
saynge3 vnto thy seed wyll ,i geue this 
lande_/ he shall sende his angell before
 the_/ yt thou mayst take a wife vnto my
 sonne from thence4 ,neuerthelesse yf   
the woma will not agree to come with the
 than shalt thou be with out daunger of 
this ooth4 ,but aboue all thinge brynge 
not my sonne thyther agayne4 ,and the   

seruaunte put his hand vnder the thye of
 ,abraham and sware to him as           
concernynge that matter4  ,and the      
seruaunte toke 4x4 camels of the camels 
of his master and departed_/ and had of 
all maner goodes of his master with     
him_/ and stode vp and went to          
,mesopotamia_/ vnto the cytie of ,nahor4
 ,and made his camels to lye doune      
without the cytie by a wels syde of     
water_/ at euen3 aboute the tyme that   
women come out to drawe water_/ and he  
sayde4  ,l,o,rde ,god of my master      
,abraha_/ sende me good spede this      
daye_/  shewe mercy vnto my master      
,abraham4 ,lo ,i stonde here by the well
 of water and the doughters of the men  
of this citie will come out to drawe    
water3 ,now the damsell to whome ,i     
saye_/ stoupe doune thy pytcher and let 
me drynke4 ,yf she saye_/ drynke_/ and  
,i will geue thy camels drynke also_/ ye
 same is she that thou hast ordened for 
they servaunte ,isaac3 yee  therby shall
 ,i knowe that thou hast shewed mercy on

 my master4  ,and it came to passe yer  
he had leeft spakynge_/ that ,rebecca   
came out_/ the doughter of ,bethuell_/  
sonne to ,melcha the wife of ,nahor     
,abrahams brother_/ and hir pytcher apon
 hir shulder3 ,the damsell was very     
fayre to loke apon_/ and yet a mayde and
 vnknowen of man4 ,and she went doune to
 the well and fylled hyr pytcher and    
came vp agayne4 ,then the seruaunte     
ranne vnto her and sayde3 let me syppe a
 litle water of thi pitcher4 ,and she   
sayde3 drynke my lorde4  ,and she hasted
 and laie downe her pytcher apon hyr    
arme and gaue him drinke4 ,and whe she  
had geven hym drynke_/ she sayde3 ,i    
will drawe water for thy camels also_/  
vntill they haue dronke ynough4 ,and she
 poured out hyr pitcher in to the trough
 hastely and ranne agayne vnto the      
well_/ to fett water3 and drewe for all 
his camels4  ,and the felowe wondred at 
her4 ,but helde his peace_/ to wete     
whether the ,l,o,rde had made his       
iourney prosperous or not4 ,and as the  

camels had lefte drynckynge_/ he toke an
 earynge of halfe a sicle weght and 4ij 
golden bracelettes for hyr hades_/ of   
4x4 sycles weyght of gold and sayde vnto
 her3 whose doughter art thou8 tell me3 
ys there rowme in thy fathers house_/   
for vs to lodge in8 ,and she sayde vnto 
him3 ,i am the doughter of ,bethuell the
 sonne of ,milcha which she bare vnto   
,nahor3 and sayde moreouer vnto him3 we 
haue litter and prauonder ynough and    
also rowme to lodge in4  ,and the man   
bowed himselfe and worshipped the       
,l,o,rde and sayde3 blessed be the      
,l,o,rde ,god of my master ,abraham     
which ceasseth not to deale mercyfully  
and truly with my master_/ ,and hath    
brought me the waye to my masters       
brothers house4 ,and the damsell ranne  
tolde them of her mothers house these   
thinges4 ,and ,rebecca had a brother    
called ,laban4  ,and ,laban ranne out   
vnto the man_/ to the well3 for as soone
 as he had sene the earynges and the    
bracelettes apon his sisters handes_/ ad

 herde the wordes of ,rebecca his sister
 saynge thus sayde the man vnto me_/    
than he went out vnto the man4 ,and     
loo_/ he stode yet with the camels by   
the well syde4 ,and ,laban sayde3 come  
in thou blessed of the ,l,o,rde4        
,wherfore stondest thou without8 ,i haue
 dressed the house and made rowme for   
the camels4 ,and than the ma came in to 
the house4 ,and he vnbrydeld the camels3
 and brought litter and prauonder for   
the camels_/ and water to weshe his fete
 and their fete that were with him_/ and
 there was meate sett before him to     
eate4  ,sidenote3 99 ,god blesseth vs   
whe he geveth vs his benefites3 and     
curseth vs_/ when he taketh them awaye4 
,but he sayde3 ,i will not eate_/ vntill
 ,i haue sayde myne earede3 ,and he     
sayde_/ saye on4 ,and he sayde3 ,i am   
,abrahas servaunte_/  the ,,lorde hath  
99 blessed my master out of measure that
 he is become greate and hath geven him 
shepe oxen_/ syluer and golde_/         
menservauntes_/ maydeservauntes_/ camels

 ad asses4 ,and ,sara my masters wyfe   
bare him a sonne_/ whe she was old3 and 
vnto him hath he geven all that he hath4
  ,and my master made me swere saynge3  
,thou shalt not take a wyfe to my       
sonne_/ amonge the doughters of the     
cananytes in whose lade ,i dwell4 ,but  
thou shalt goo vnto my fathers house and
 to my kynred_/ and there take a wyfe   
vnto my sonne4 ,and ,i sayde vnto my    
master4 ,what yf the wyfe will not      
folowe me8 ,and he sayde vnto me3 ,the  
,l,o,rde before whome ,i walke_/ will   
sende his angell with the and prosper   
thy iourney that thou shalt take a wyfe 
for my sonne_/ of my kynred and of my   
fathers house4 ,but and yf 7when thou   
comest vnto my kynred7 they will not    
geue the one_/ tha shalt though bere no 
perell of myne oothe4  ,and ,i came this
 daye vnto the well and sayed3 ,o       
,l,o,rde_/ the ,god of my master        
,abraha_/ yf it be so that thou makest  
my iourney which ,i go_/ prosperous3    
behold_/ ,i stode by this well of       

water_/ ,and when a virgyn cometh forth 
to drawe water_/ and ,i saye to her3    
geue me a litle water of thi pitcher to 
drynke_/ and she saye agayne to me3     
dryncke thou_/ and ,i will also drawe   
water for thy camels3 that same is the  
wife_/ whom the ,l,o,rde hath prepared  
for my masters sonne4  ,and before ,i   
had made an ende of speakynge in myne   
harte3 beholde ,rebecca came forth_/ and
 hir pitcher on hir shulder_/ and she   
went doune vnto the well and drewe4 ,and
 ,i sayde vnto her geue me dryncke4 ,and
 she made hast and toke doune hir       
pitcher from of hir_/ ad sayd3 drinke_/ 
and ,i will geue thy camels drynke also4
 ,and ,i asked her saynge3 whose        
doughter art thou8 ,and she answered3   
the doughter of ,bathuell ,nahors sonne 
whome ,milca bare vnto him4  ,and ,i put
 the earynge vpon hir face and the      
bracelettes apon hir hondes4 ,and ,i    
bowed my selfe and worshepped the       
,l,o,rde and blessed the ,l,o,rde ,god  
of my master ,abraha which had brought  

me the right waye_/ to take my masters  
brothers doughter vnto his sonne4 ,now  
therfore yf ye will deall mercyfully and
 truly with my master_/ tell me4 ,and yf
 no_/ tell me also3 that ,i maye turne  
me to the right hande or to the left4   
,than answered ,laban and ,bathuel      
saynge3 ,the thinge is proceded even out
 of the lorde_/ we can not therfore saye
 vnto the_/ ether good or bad3 ,beholde 
,rebecca before thy face_/ take her and 
goo_/ and let her be thy masters sonnes 
wife_/ euen as the ,l,o,rde hath sayde4 
,and whe ,abrahams servaunte herde their
 wordes_/ he bowed himselfe vnto the    
,l,o,rde_/ flatt vpon the erth4 ,and the
 servaunte toke forth iewells of syluer 
and iewelles of gold and rayment_/ and  
gaue them to ,rebecca3 ,but vnto hir    
brother  to hir mother_/ he gaue spyces4
 ,and then they ate and dranke_/ both he
 and the men that were with him_/ and   
taried all nyghte and rose vp in the    
mornynge4  ,and he sayde3 let me de     
parte vnto my master4 ,but hir brother  

and hir mother sayde3 let the damsell   
abyde with vs a while_/ ad it be but    
even 4x4 dayes_/ and than goo thy wayes4
 ,and he sayde vnto them_/ hinder me    
not3 for the lorde hath prospered my    
iourney4 ,sende me away yt ,i maye goo  
vnto my master4 ,and they sayde3 let vs 
call the damsell_/ and witt what she    
sayth to the matter4 ,and they called   
forth ,rebecca ad sayde vnto her3 wilt  
thou goo with this ma8 ,and she sayde3  
,yee4  ,sidenote3 99 ,to bless a mas    
neyboure is to praye for him ad to      
wisshe him goode and not to wagge 4ij4  
figers ouer him4  ,than they broughte   
,rebecca their sister on the waye and   
her norse and ,abrahas servaunte_/ and  
the men that were wyth him4 ,and they 99
 blessed ,rebecca  sayde vnto her3 ,thou
 are oure sister_/ growe in to thousande
 thousandes_/  thy seed possesse ye     
gates of their enimes4 ,and ,rebecca    
arose  hir damsels_/  satt the vp apo   
the camels  went their waye after the   
man4 ,and ye servaunte toke ,rebecca    

went his waye  ,and ,isaac was a comige 
from the well of ye lyvynge  seynge_/   
for he dwelt in the south cotre_/  was  
gone out to walke in his meditatios     
before ye eue tyde4 ,and he lyfte vp his
 eyes  loked_/  beholde ye camels were  
cominge4 ,and ,rebecca lyfte vp hir     
eyes_/  whe she sawe ,isaac_/ she       
lyghted of the camel ad sayde vnto ye   
servaunte3 what ma is this yt cometh    
agenst vs in the feld8 ,and the servaute
 sayde3 it is my master4 ,and then she  
toke hir mantell ad put it aboute her4  
,and the servaute tolde ,isaac all that 
he had done4 ,the ,isaac broughte her in
 to his mother ,saras tente_/ ad toke   
,rebecca  she became his wife_/  he     
loved her3  so was ,isaac coforted over 
his mother4     ,the 4xxv4 ,chapter     
,abraha toke hi another wyfe cald       
,ketura_/ which bare hi ,simram_/       
,iacksan_/ ,medan_/ ,midia ,iesback     
,suah4 ,and ,iacksan begat ,seba  ,deda4
 ,and the sonnes of ,dedan were         
,assurim_/ ,letusim  ,leumim4 ,and the  

sonnes of ,midian were ,epha_/ ,epher_/ 
,hanoch_/ ,abida  ,elda4 ,all these were
 the childern of ,kethura4 ,but ,abraha 
gaue all that he had vnto ,isaac4 ,and  
vnto the sonnes of his concubines he    
gaue giftes_/ and sent them awaye from  
,isaac his sonne 7while he yet lyved7   
east ward_/ vnto the east contre4       
,these are the dayes of the life of     
,abraha which he lyved3 an hudred       
4lxxv4 yere and than fell seke ad dyed_/
 in a lustie age 7whe he had lyved      
ynough7 ad was put vnto his people4 ,and
 his sonnes ,isaac ad ,ismael buried him
 in the duble caue in the feld of ,ephro
 sone of ,zoar the ,hethite before      
,mamre4 ,which felde abraha boughte of  
the sonnes of ,heth3 ,there was ,abraha 
buried and ,sara hys wyfe4 ,and after ye
 deeth of ,abraha ,god blessed ,isaac   
his sonne which dweld by the well of the
 lyvinge  seige  ,these are the         
generatios of ,ismael ,abrahas sonne_/  
which ,hagar the ,egiptia ,saras hand   
mayde bare vnto ,abraham4 ,and these are

 the names of the sones of ,ismaell_/   
with their names in their kireddes4 ,the
 eldest sone of ,ismael ,neuatoth_/ the 
,kedar_/ ,adbeel_/ ,mibsa_/ ,misma      
,duma_/ ,masa_/ ,hadar_/ ,thema_/       
,ietur_/ ,naphis  ,kedma4 ,these are the
 sones of ,ismael_/ and these are their 
names_/ in their townes and castels     
4xij4 princes of natios4 ,and these are 
the yeres of the lyfe of ,ismael3 an    
hudred and 4xxxvij yere_/  than he fell 
seke  dyed  was layde vnto his people4  
,and he dweld from ,euila vnto ,sur yt  
is before ,egypte_/ as men go toward the
 ,assirias4 ,and he dyed in the presence
 of all his brethren4  ,and these are   
the generatios of ,isaac ,abrahas sonne3
 ,abraha begat ,isaac4 ,and ,isaac was  
4xl4 yere olde whe he toke ,rebecca to  
wyfe the doughter of ,bethuel the       
,sirian of ,mesopotamia  sister to      
,iaban the ,sirian4  ,and ,isaac made   
intercessio vnto ye ,l,o,rde for his    
wife3 because she was bare3 and ye      
,l,o,rde was itreated of hi_/ and       

,rebecca his wife coceaued3 and ye      
childern stroue together withi her4 the 
she sayde3 yf it shulde goo so to       
passe_/ what helpeth it yt ,i am with   
childe8 ,and she went  axed ye ,l,o,rde4
 ,and ye ,l,o,rde sayde vnto her there  
are 4ij4 maner of people in thi wombe   
and ij4 nations shall springe out of thy
 bowels_/ and the one nation shalbe     
myghtier than the other_/ and the eldest
 shalbe servaunte vnto the yonger4  ,and
 whe hir tyme was come to be delyuered  
beholde3 there were 4ij4 twyns in hir   
wobe4 ,and he that came out first_/ was 
redde  rough ouer all as it were an     
hyde3 and they called his name ,esau4   
,and after ward his brother came out    
his hande holdynge ,esau by the hele4   
,wherfore his name was called ,iacob4   
,and ,isaac was 4lx4 yere olde whe she  
bare the3 and the boyes grewe_/ and     
,esau bcame a conynge hunter  a tyllman4
 ,but ,iacob was a simple man  dwelled  
in the tentes4 ,isaac loved ,esau       
because he dyd eate of his venyso_/ but 

,rebecca loued ,iacob4  ,iacob sod      
potage  ,esau came from the feld  was   
faitte_/  sayd to ,iacob3 let me syppe  
of yt redde potage_/ for ,i am fayntte4 
,and therfore was his name called ,edom4
 ,and ,iacob sayde3 sell me this daye   
thy byrthrighte4 ,and ,esau answered3   
,loo ,i am at the poynte to dye_/ and   
what profit shall this byrthrighte do   
me8 ,and ,iacob sayde_/ swere to me then
 this daye4 ,and he swore to him  sold  
his byrthrighte vnto ,iacob4  ,than     
,iacob gaue ,esau brede  potage of redde
 ryse4 ,and he ate  dronke  rose vp and 
went his waye4 ,and so ,esau regarded   
not his byrthrighte4     ,the 4xxvi4    
,chapter4    ,and there fell a derth in 
ye lande_/ passinge the first derth yt  
fell in the dayes of ,abraham4 ,wherfore
 ,isaac went vnto ,abimelech kinge of ye
 ,philistias vnto ,gerar4 ,the the      
,l,o,rde apeared vnto him  sayde goo not
 doune in to ,egipte_/ but byde in ye   
land which ,i saye vnto ye3 ,sogeorne in
 this lade_/  ,i wyll be with ye  wyll  

blesse ye3 for vnto the  vnto thy sede  
,i will geue all these cotreis ,and ,i  
will performe the oothe which ,i swore  
vnto ,abraha thy father_/  will         
multiplye thy seed as ye starres of     
heave_/  will geue vnto thy seed all    
these contreis4 ,and thorow thy seed    
shall all the natios of the erth be     
blessed_/ because yt ,abraha harkened   
vnto mi voyce  kepte mine ordinauces_/  
comaudmetes_/ statutes  lawes  ,and     
,isaac dwelled in ,gerar4 ,and ye me of 
the place asked hi of his wife_/  he    
sayde yt she was his sister3 for he     
feared to calle her his wife lest the me
 of the place shulde haue kylled hym for
 hir sake_/ because she was bewtyfull to
 ye eye4 ,and it happened after he had  
bene there longe tyme_/ yt ,abimelech   
kinge of ye ,philistias loked out at a  
wyndow  sawe ,isaac sportinge with      
,rebecca his wife4 ,and ,abimelech sende
 for ,isaac  sayde3 se_/ she is of a    
suertie thi wife_/ and why saydest thou 
yt she was thi sister8 ,and ,isaac saide

 vnto hi3 ,i thought yt ,i mighte       
peradventure haue dyed for hir sake4    
,the sayde ,abimelech3 whi hast thou    
done this vnto vs8 one of ye people     
myght lightely haue lyne by thy wife  so
 shuldest thou haue broughte synne vpon 
vs ,tha ,abimelech charged all his      
people saynge3 he yt toucheth this man  
or his wife_/ shall surely dye for it4  
,and ,isaac sowed in ye lade_/  founde  
in ye same yere an hudred bushels3 for  
ye ,l,o,rde blessed hi_/  the man waxed 
mightye_/  wet forth  grewe till he was 
exceadinge great_/ yt he had possessio  
of shepe_/ of oxe  a myghtie housholde3 
so yt the ,philestians had envy at him3 
,in so moch yt they stopped  fylled vp  
with erth_/ all the welles which his    
fathers servauntes dygged in his father 
,abrahams tyme4 ,than sayde ,abimelech  
vnto ,isaac3 gett the fro me_/ for thou 
art myghtier then we a greate deale4    
,than ,isaac departed thense  pitched   
his tente in the valey ,gerar  dwelt    
there4 ,and ,isaac digged agayne_/ the  

welles of water which they dygged in the
 dayes of ,abraha his father which the  
,philestias had stoppe after ye deth of 
,abraha_/  gaue the the same names which
 hys father gaue the4 ,as ,isaacs       
seruautes dygged in the valey_/ they    
founde a well of springynge water4 ,and 
the herdme of ,gerar dyd stryue with    
,isaacs herdme saynge3 the water is     
oures ,than called he the well ,eseck   
because they stroue with hym4  ,than    
dygged they another well_/  they stroue 
for yt also4 ,therfore called he it     
,sitena4 ,and than he departed these    
dygged a nother well for the which they 
stroue not3 therfore called he it       
,rehoboth saige3 ye ,l,o,rde hath now   
made vs rowme  we are encreased vpo the 
erth4 ,afterward departed he thece  came
 to ,berseba  ,and the ,l,o,rde apered  
vnto hi the same nyghte  sayde4 ,i am   
the ,god of ,abraha thy father_/ feare  
not for ,i am with the  will blesse the 
multiplye thy sede for my seruaute      
,abrahams sake4 ,and than he buylded an 

aulter there and called vpo the name of 
the ,l,o,rde_/  there pitched his tente4
 ,and there ,isaacs servauntes dygged a 
well4  ,than came ,abimelech to him fro 
,gerar  ,ahusath his frende and ,phicol 
his chefe captayne4 ,and ,isaac sayde   
vnto the3 wherfore come ye to me_/ seige
 ye hate me  haue put me awaye fro you8 
,than sayde they3 we sawe that the      
,l,o,rde was with the_/ and therfore we 
sayde that there shulde be an oothe     
betwixte vs ad the_/  that we wolde make
 a bonde with the3 yt thou shuldeste do 
vs no hurte_/ as we haue not touched the
 and haue done vnto the nothinge but    
good_/ and sed the awaye in peace3 for  
thou art now the blessed of the         
,l,o,rde4 ,and he made the a feast_/ and
 they ate ad droke4 ,and they rose vp by
 tymes in the mornynge and sware one to 
another4 ,and ,isaac sent the awaye4    
,and they departed from him in peace4   
,and yt same daye came ,isaacs servautes
  tolde hi of a well which they had     
dygged3  sayde vnto hi_/ that thei had  

founde water4 ,and he called it ,seba_/ 
wherfore the name of the cyte is called 
,berseba vnto this daye4     ,the       
4xxvij4 ,chapter4   ,when ,esau was 4xl4
 yere olde_/ he toke to wyfe ,iudith the
 doughter of ,bery an ,hethite_/ and    
,basmath the doughter of ,elon an       
,hethite also_/ which were dishobedient 
vnto ,isaac and ,rebecca4 ,and it came  
to passe that ,isaac wexed olde  his    
eyes were dymme_/ so that he coude nat  
see4 ,tha called he ,esau his eldest    
sonne  sayde vnto him3 mi sonne4 ,and he
 sayde vnto hym3 heare am ,i4 ,and he   
sayde3 beholde_/ ,i am olde ad knowe not
 the daye of mi deth3 ,now therfore take
 thi weapes_/ thy quiver  thi bowe_/    
gett the to the feldes  take me some    
venyson  make me meate such as ,i loue_/
  brynge it me  let me eat that my soull
 may blesse the before that ,i dye3     
,but ,rebecca hard whe ,isaac spake to  
,esau his sonne4 ,and as soone as ,esau 
was gone to the felde to catche venyson 
to brige it_/ she spake vnto ,iacob hir 

sonne sainge3 ,behold ,i haue herde thi 
father talkinge with ,esau thy brother  
saynge3 bringe me venyson  make me meate
 that ,i maye eate  blesse the before   
the ,l,o,rde yer ,i dye4 ,now therfore  
my sonne heare my voyce in that which ,i
 comaunde the3 gett the to the flocke_/ 
bringe me thece 4ij4 good kiddes_/  ,i  
will make meate of the for thi father_/ 
soch as he loueth4 ,and thou shalt brige
 it to thi father  he shal eate_/ yt he 
maye blysse the before his deth  ,than  
sayde ,iacob to ,rebecca his mother4    
,beholde ,esau mi brother is rugh  ,i am
 smooth4 ,mi father shal peradueture    
fele me_/ ad ,i shal seme vnto hi as    
though ,i wet aboute to begyle hi_/  so 
shall he brige a curse vpo me  not a    
blessige3  his mother saide vnto him4   
,vppo me be thi curse my sonne_/ only   
heare my voyce  goo and fetch me them4  
,and ,iacob went ad fett them and       
brought them to his mother4  ,and his   
mother made meate of them accordinge as 
his father loued ,and she went and fett 

goodly rayment of her eldest sonne ,esau
 which she had in the house with hir_/  
and put them vpon ,iacob hir yongest    
sonne_/ ad she put the skynnes vpon his 
hades  apon the smooth of his necke4    
,and she put ye meate  brede which she  
had made in the hode of hir sonne ,iacob
  ,and he went in to his father saynge3 
my father_/ ,and he aswered3 here am    
,i_/ who are thou my sonne8 ,and ,iacob 
sayde vnto his father3 ,i am ,esau thy  
eldest sonne_/ ,i haue done acordinge as
 thou baddest me_/ vp and sytt and eate 
of my venyson_/ that thi soule maye     
blesse me4 ,but ,isaac sayde vnto his   
sonne4 ,how cometh it that thou hast    
fownde it so quicly my sonne8 ,he       
answered3 ,the ,l,o,rde thy god brought 
it to my hande4 ,than sayde ,isaac vnto 
,iacob3 come nere and let me fele the my
 sonne_/ whether thou be my sonne ,esau 
or not4 ,than went ,iacob to ,isaac his 
father_/  he felt him  sayde the voyce  
is ,iacobs voyce_/ but the hades ar ye  
hades of ,esau4 ,and he knewe him not_/ 

because his handes were rough as his    
brother ,esaus handes3 ,and so he       
blessed him4  ,and he axed him_/ art    
thou my sonne ,esau8 ,and he sayde3 that
 ,i am4 ,than sayde he3 brynge me and   
let me eate of my sonnes venyson_/ that 
my soule maye blesse the4 ,and he       
broughte him_/ and he ate4 ,and he      
broughte him wyne also_/ and he dranke4 
,and his father ,isaac sayde vnto him3  
come nere and kysse me my sonne4 ,and he
 wet to him  kissed him4 ,and he smelled
 ye sauoure of his raymet  blessed hi   
sayde ,see_/ ye smell of my sone is as  
ye smell of a feld which the lorde hath 
blessed4 ,god geue the of ye dewe of    
heave  of the fatnesse of the erth and  
pletie of corne  wyne4 ,people be thy   
servauntes  natios bowe vnto the4 ,be   
lorde ouer thy brethre_/ and thy mothers
 children stoupe vnto the4 ,cursed be he
 yt curseth the_/  blessed be he that   
blesseth the4  ,as soone as ,isaac had  
made an end of blessig_/ ,iacob and     
,iacob was scace gone out fro the       

preasence of ,isaac his father3 then    
came ,esau his brother fro his huntynge3
 ,and had made also meate_/ and brought 
it in vnto his father  sayde vnto him3  
,aryse my father  eate of thy sonnes    
venyson_/ that thy soule may blesse me4 
,tha his father ,isaac sayde vnto him4  
,who art thou8 he answered ,i am thy    
eldest sonne ,esau4  ,and ,isaac was    
greatly astoyned out of mesure and      
sayde3 ,where is he then that hath huted
 venyson and broughte it me_/ and ,i    
haue eaten of all before thou camest_/  
and haue blessed him_/ ad he shall be   
blessed styll4 ,whe ,esau herde the     
wordes of his father_/ he cryed out     
greatly  bitterly aboue mesure_/ and    
sayde vnto his father3 blesse me also my
 father4 ,and he sayde thy brother came 
with subtilte_/ ad hath take awaye thy  
blessynge4 ,then sayde he3 ,he maye well
 be called ,iacob_/ for he hath         
vndermyned me now 4ij4 tymes_/ fyrst he 
toke awaye my byrthrighte3 and se_/ now 
hath he taken awaye my blessynge also4  

,and he sayde_/ hast thou kepte neuer a 
blessynge for me8  ,isaac answered and  
sayde vnto ,esau3 beholde ,i haue made  
him thi ,l,o,rde  all his mothers       
childern haue ,i made his seruauntes4   
,moreouer wyth corne ad wyne haue ,i    
stablesshed him_/ what ca ,i do vnto the
 now my sonne8 ,and ,esau sayde vnto his
 father3 hast thou but yt one blessynge 
my father8 blesse me also my father3 so 
lyfted vp ,esau his voyce  wepte ,tha   
,isaac his father answered  sayde vnto  
him  ,beholde thy dwellynge place shall 
haue of the fatnesse of the erth_/  of  
the dewe of heauen fro aboue4 ,and wyth 
thy swerde shalt thou lyue and shalt be 
thy brothers seruaunte ,but the tyme    
will come_/ when thou shalt gett the    
mastrye_/ and lowse his yocke from of   
thy necke4  ,and ,esau hated ,iacob     
because of the blessynge yt his father  
blessed him with all_/  sayde in his    
harte3 ,the dayes of my fathers sorowe  
are at hade_/ for ,i will sley my       
brother ,iacob4 ,and these wordes of    

,esau hir eldest sonne_/ were told to   
,rebecca4 ,and she sente ad called      
,iacob hir yongest sonne_/ and sayde    
vnto hi3 beholde thy brother ,esau      
threatneth to kyll the3 ,now therfore my
 sone heare my voyce_/ make the redie   
flee to ,laba my brother at ,haran ,and 
tarie with him a while_/ vntill thy     
brothers fearsnes be swaged_/ and vntill
 thy brothers wrath turne away from     
the_/ and he forgett that which thou    
hast done to him4 ,tha will ,i sende and
 fett the awaye from thence4 ,why shulde
 ,i lose you both in one daye4  ,and    
,rebecca spake to ,isaac3 ,i am wery of 
my life_/ for feare of the doughters of 
,heth4 ,yf ,iacob take a wife of the    
doughters of ,heth_/ soch one as these  
are_/ or of the doughters of the lande_/
 what lust shulde ,i haue to lyue4      
,the 4xxviij4 ,chapter4   ,than ,isaac  
called ,iacob his sonne and blessed     
him_/ ad charged him and sayde vnto him3
 se thou take not a wife of the         
doughters of ,canaan_/ but aryse ad gett

 the to ,mesopotamia of the house of    
,bethuel thy mothers father3 and there  
take the a wife of the doughters of     
,laban thi mothers brother4 ,and ,god   
allmightie blesse the_/ increase the and
 multiplie the that thou mayst be a     
nombre of people_/ and geue the the     
blessynge of ,abraham3 both to the and  
to thy seed with the that thou mayst    
possesse the lade 7wherein thou art a   
strangere7 which ,god gaue vnto         
,abraham4 ,thus ,isaac sent forth       
,iacob_/ to goo to ,mesopotamia vnto    
,laban_/ sonne of ,bethuel the ,sirien_/
 and brother to ,rebecca ,iacobs  ,esaus
 mother4  ,when ,esau sawe that ,isaac  
had blessed ,iacob_/ and sent him to    
,mesopotamia_/ to fett him a wife       
thence_/ and that_/ as he blessed him he
 gaue him a charge saynge3 se thou take 
not a wife of the doughters of ,canaan3 
and that ,iacob had obeyed his father   
and mother_/  was gone vnto             
,mesopotamia3 and seynge also that the  
doughters of ,canaan pleased not ,isaac 

his father3 ,then went he vnto ,ismael_/
 and toke vnto the wiues which he had_/ 
,mahala the doughter of ,ismael         
,abrahams sonne_/ the sister of         
,nabaioth to be his wife4  ,iacob       
departed from ,berseba and went toward  
,haran_/ and came vnto a place and      
taried there all nyghte_/ because the   
sonne was downe4 ,and toke a stone of   
the place_/ and put it vnder his heade_/
 and layde him downe in the same place  
to slepe4 ,and he dreamed3 and beholde  
there stode a ladder apon the erth_/ and
 the topp of it reached vpp to heaue4   
,and se_/ the angells of ,god went vp   
and downe apon it_/ yee ad the ,l,o,rde 
stode apon it and sayde4  ,i am the     
,l,o,rde ,god of ,abraham thi father and
 the ,god of ,isaac3 ,the londe which   
thou slepest apon will ,i geue the and  
thy seed4 ,and thy seed shalbe as the   
dust of the erth3 ,and thou shalt       
spreade abrode3 west_/ east_/ north and 
south4 ,and thorow the and thy seed     
shall all the kynreddes of the erth be  

blessed4 ,and se ,i am with the_/ and   
wylbe thy keper in all places whother   
thou goost_/  wyll brynge ye agayne in  
to this lande3 ,nether will ,i leaue the
 vntill ,i haue made good_/ all that ,i 
haue promysed the4  ,when ,iacob was    
awaked out of his slepe_/ he sayde3     
surely the ,l,o,rde is in this place_/  
ad ,i was not aware4 ,and he was afrayde
  sayde how fearfull is this place8 it  
is none other_/ but euen the house of   
,god and the gate of heaue4 ,and ,iacob 
stode vp early in the mornynge and toke 
the stone that he had layde vnder his   
heade_/ and pitched it vp an ende and   
poured oyle on the topp of it4 ,and he  
called the name of the place ,bethell_/ 
for in dede the name of the citie was   
called ,lus before tyme4  ,and ,iacob   
vowed a vowe saynge3 ,yf ,god will be   
with me and wyll kepe me in this iourney
 which ,i goo and will geue me bread to 
eate and cloothes to put on_/ so that ,i
 come agayne vnto my fathers house in   
saftie3 then shall the ,l,o,rde be my   

,god_/ and this stone which ,i haue sett
 vp an ende_/ shalbe godes house_/ ,and 
of all that thou shalt geue me_/ will ,i
 geue the tenth vnto the4      ,the     
4xxix4 ,chapter4   ,then ,iacob lyfte vp
 his fete  wet toward the east countre4 
,and as he loked aboute_/ behold there  
was a well in the feld_/ and 4iij4      
flockes of shepe laye therby 7for at    
that well were the flockes watered7     
there laye a great stone at the well    
mouth ,and the maner was to brynge the  
flockes thyther_/  to roull the stone   
fro the welles mouth and to water the   
shepe_/ and to put the stone agayne     
vppon the wells mouth vnto his place4   
,and ,iacob sayde vnto the3 brethern_/  
whece be ye8 and they sayde3 of ,haran  
ar we4 ,and he sayde vnto the3 knowe ye 
,laban the sonne of ,nahor4 ,and they   
sayde3 we knowe him4 ,and he sayde vnto 
the3 is he in good health8 ,and they    
sayde3 he is in good health3 and        
beholde_/ his doughter ,rahel cometh    
with ye shepe4 ,and he sayde3 lo_/ it is

 yet a great whyle to nyghte_/ nether is
 it tyme yt the catell shulde be        
gathered together3 water the shepe and  
goo and fede the4 ,and they sayde3 we   
maye not_/ vntill all ye flockes be     
brought together  the stone be roulled  
fro the wells mouth_/ and so we water   
oure shepe4  ,whyle he yet talked with  
the_/ ,rahel came with hir fathers      
shepe_/ for she kepte them4 ,as soone   
,as ,iacob sawe ,rahel_/ the doughter of
 ,laban his mothers brother_/ and the   
shepe of ,laban his mothers brother_/ he
 went and rowled the stone fro the wells
 mouth_/ and watered the shepe of ,laba 
his mothers brother ,and ,iacob kyssed  
,rahel_/ and lyfte vp his voyce and     
wepte3 and tolde her also yt he was hir 
fathers brother and ,rebeccas sonne4    
,the ,rahel ranne and tolde hir father4 
,when ,laban herd tell of ,iacob his    
sisters sonne_/ he ranne agaynst him and
 enbraced hi  kyssed him ad broughte him
 in to his house4 ,and the ,iacob told  
,laba all ye matter ,and the ,laba      

sayde3 well_/ thou art my bone  my      
flesh4 ,abyde with me the space of a    
moneth4 ,and afterward ,laban sayd vnto 
,iacob3 though thou be my brother_/     
shuldest thou therfore serue me for     
nought8 tell me what shall thi wages be8
 ,and ,laban had 4ij4 doughters_/ the   
eldest called ,lea and the yongest      
,rahel4 ,lea was tender eyed3 ,but      
,rahel was bewtifull ad well fauored4   
,and ,iacob loued her well_/ and sayde3 
,i will serue the 4vij4 yere for ,rahel 
thy yongest doughter4 ,and ,laban       
answered3 it is better yt ,i geue her   
the_/ than to another man3 byde therfore
 with me4  ,and ,iacob serued 4vij4     
yeres for ,rahel_/ and they semed vnto  
him but a fewe dayes_/ for the loue he  
had to her4 ,and ,iacob sayde vnto      
,laban_/ geue me my wife_/ that ,i maye 
lye with hir ,for the tyme appoynted me 
is come4  ,than ,laban bade all the men 
of that place_/ and made a feast4 ,and  
when eue was come_/ he toke ,lea his    
doughter and broughte her to him and he 

went in vnto her4 ,and ,laban gaue vnto 
his doughter ,lea_/ ,zilpha his mayde_/ 
to be hir seruaunte4  ,and when the     
mornynge was come_/ beholde it was ,lea4
 ,than sayde he to ,laban3 wherfore hast
 thou played thus with me8 dyd not ,i   
serue the for ,rahel_/ wherfore than    
hast thou begyled me8 ,laban answered3  
it is not the maner of this place_/ to  
marre the yongest before the eldest4    
,passe out this weke_/  tha shall this  
also be geven the for ye seruyce which  
thou shalt serue me yet 4vij4 yeres     
more4 ,and ,iacob dyd eue so_/ and      
passed out that weke_/  than he gaue hi 
,rahel his doughter to wyfe also4 ,and  
,laban gaue to ,rahel his doughter_/    
,bilha his handmayde to be hir servaute4
 ,so laye he by ,rahel also_/ and loved 
,rahel more than ,lea_/ and serued him  
yet 4vij4 yeres more4  ,when the        
,l,o,rde sawe that ,lea was despised_/  
he made her frutefull3 but ,rahel was   
baren4 ,and ,lea conceaued and bare a   
sonne_/ ad called his name ,rube_/ for  

she sayde3 the ,l,o,rde hath loked apon 
my tribulation4 ,and now my husbonde    
will loue me4 ,and she conceaued agayne 
and bare a sonne_/ and sayde3 the       
,l,o,rde hath herde that ,i am          
despised_/ ad hath therfore geuen me    
this sonne also_/ and she called him    
,simeon4 ,and she conceaued yet and bare
 a sonne_/ ad sayde3 now this once will 
my husbonde kepe me company_/ because ,i
 haue borne him 4iij4 sonnes3 and       
therfore she called his name ,levi4 ,and
 she conceaued yet agayne_/ and bare a  
sonne saynge3 ,now will ,i prayse the   
,l,o,rde3 therfore she called his name  
,iuda_/ and left bearynge4      ,the    
4xxx4 ,chapter   ,when ,rahel sawe that 
she bare ,iacob no childern_/ she enuied
 hir sister  sayde vnto ,iacob3 geue me 
childern_/ or ells ,i am but deed4 ,than
 was ,iacob wrooth with ,rahel saynge3  
,am ,i in godes steade which kepeth fro 
the the frute of thi wobe8 ,the she     
sayde3 here is my mayde ,bilha3 go in   
vnto her_/ that she maye beare vpo my   

lappe_/ that ,i maye be encreased by    
her4 ,and she gaue him ,bilha hir       
hadmayde to wife4 ,and ,iacob wet in    
vnto her_/ ,and ,bilha conceaued and    
bare ,iacob a sonne4 ,than sayde ,rahel4
 ,god hath geuen sentece on my syde_/   
and hath also herde my voyce_/ and hath 
geuen me a sonne4 ,therfore called she  
him ,dan4 ,and ,bilha ,rahels mayde     
coceaued agayne and bare ,iacob a nother
 sonne4 ,and ,rahel sayde4 ,god is      
turned_/ and ,i haue made a chaunge with
 my sister_/  haue gote ye vpper hade4  
,and she called his name ,nepthali  ,whe
 ,lea sawe that she had left bearinge_/ 
she toke ,silpha hir mayde and gaue her 
,iacob to wiffe4 ,and ,silpha ,leas     
mayde bare ,iacob a sonne4 ,than sayde  
,lea3 good lucke3 and called his name   
,gad4 ,and ,silpha ,leas mayde bare     
,iacob an other sonne4 ,tha sayd ,lea3  
happy am ,i_/ for the doughters will    
call me blessed4 ,and called his name   
,asser4  ,and ,rube wet out in the wheat
 haruest  foude mandragoras in the      

feldes_/ and brought the vnto his mother
 ,lea4 ,than sayde ,rahel to ,lea geue  
me of thy sonnes madragoras4 ,and ,lea  
answered3 is it not ynough_/ yt thou    
hast take awaye my housbode_/ but       
woldest take awaye my sonnes mandragoras
 also8 ,than sayde ,rahel well_/ let him
 slepe with the this nyghte_/ for thy   
sonnes mandragoras4 ,and whe ,iacob came
 from the feldes at euen_/ ,lea went out
 to mete him_/  sayde3 come in to me_/  
for ,i haue bought the with my sonnes   
mandragoras4  ,and he slepte with her   
that nyghte4 ,and ,god herde ,lea_/ yt  
she coceaved and bare vnto ,iacob ye 4v4
 sonne4 ,than sayde ,lea4 ,god hath geue
 me my rewarde_/ because ,i gaue my     
mayde to my housbod_/ and she called him
 ,isachar4 ,and ,lea coceaued yet agayne
 and bare ,iacob the sexte sonne4 ,than 
sayde she3 ,god hath endowed me with a  
good dowry4 ,now will my housbond dwell 
with me_/ because ,i haue borne him 4vi4
 sonnes3 and called his name ,zabulo4   
,after that she bare a daughter and     

called her ,dina4  ,and ,god remebred   
,rahel_/ herde her_/ and made her       
frutefull3 so that she coceaued and bare
 a sonne and sayde ,god hath take awaye 
my rebuke4 ,and she called his name     
,ioseph saynge ,the lorde geue me yet   
another sonne4  ,as soone as ,rahel had 
borne ,ioseph_/ ,iacob sayde to ,laban3 
,sede me awaye yt ,i maye goo vnto myne 
awne place and cutre_/ geue me my wives 
and my childern for whome ,i haue serued
 the_/ and let me goo3 for thou knowest 
what seruyce ,i haue done the4 ,than    
sayde ,laban vnto hi3 ,if ,i haue fownde
 fauoure in thy syghte 7for ,i suppose  
yt the ,l,o,rde hath blessed me for thy 
sake7 appoynte what thy rewarde shalbe_/
 and ,i will geue it ye4 ,but he sayde  
vnto hym_/ thou knowest what seruyce ,i 
haue done ye_/  in what takynge thy     
catell haue bene vnder me3 for it was   
but litle that thou haddest before ,i   
came_/ and now it is encreased in to a  
multitude_/ and the ,,lorde hath blessed
 the for my sake4 ,but now when shall ,i

 make provysion for myne awne house     
also8 ,and he sayde3 what shall ,i geue 
the8 ,and ,iacob answerd3 thou shalt    
geue me nothinge at all_/ yf thou wilt  
do this one thinge for me3 ,and then    
will ,i turne agayne  fede thy shepe and
 kepe them4  ,i will go aboute all thy  
shepe this daye_/ and separate fro the  
all the shepe that are spotted and of   
dyverse coloures_/ and all blacke shepe 
amonge the lambes and the partie and    
spotted amonge the kyddes3 ,and then    
such shalbe my rewarde4 ,so shall my    
rightwesnes answere for me3 when the    
tyme commeth that ,i shall receaue my   
rewarde of the3 ,so that what soeuer is 
not speckeld and partie amonge the      
gootes and blacke amonge the lambes_/   
let that be theft with me4  ,than sayde 
,laban3 loo_/ ,i am contete_/ that it be
 acordinge as thou hast sayde4 ,and he  
toke out that same daye the he gootes   
that were partie  of dyuerse coloures_/ 
all the she gootes that were spotted and
 partie coloured_/  all that had whyte  

in the_/  all the blacke amonge the     
lambes3 ad put the in the kepinge of his
 sonnes_/  sett thre dayes iourney      
betwixte hiselfe  ,iacob4 ,and so ,iacob
 kepte ye rest of ,labas shepe4  ,iacob 
toke roddes of grene popular_/ hasell_/ 
of chestnottrees_/  pilled whyte strakes
 in the  made the white apere in the    
staues3 ,and he put the staues which he 
had pilled_/ eue before ye shepe_/ in   
the gutters  watrynge troughes_/ whe the
 shepe came to drynke3 yt they shulde   
coceaue whe they came to drynke4 ,and   
the shepe coceaued before the staues    
brought forth straked_/ spotted  partie4
 ,the ,iacob parted the labes_/  turned 
the faces of the shepe toward spotted   
thinges_/  toward allmaner of blacke    
thinges thorow out the flockes of ,laba4
 ,and he made him flockes of his owne by
 the selfe_/ which he put not vnto the  
flockes of ,laba4 ,and allwaye in the   
first buckinge tyme of the shepe_/      
,iacob put the staues before the shepe  
in the gutters_/ yt they myghte conceaue

 before the staues_/ ,but in the latter 
buckynge tyme_/ he put them not there3  
so the last brode was ,labas and the    
first ,iacobs4 ,and the man became      
excedynge ryche  had many shepe_/       
maydeseruauntes_/ menseruauntes_/ camels
  asses4      ,the 4xxxi4 ,chapter4     
,and ,iacob herde the wordes of ,labas  
sonnes how they sayde3 ,iacob hath take 
awaye all that was oure fathers_/ and of
 oure fathers goodes_/ hath he gote all 
this honoure4 ,and ,iacob behelde the   
countenauce of ,laban_/ that it was not 
toward him as it was in tymes past4     
,and the ,l,o,rde sayde vnto ,iacob3    
turne agayne in to the lade of thy      
fathers  to thy kynred_/  ,i wilbe with 
ye4 ,tha ,iacob sent  called ,rahel     
,lea to the felde vnto his shepe_/      
sayde vnto the3 ,i se youre fathers     
countenauce yt it is not toward me as in
 tymes past4 ,morouer ye ,god of my     
father hath bene with me4 ,and ye knowe 
how that ,i haue serued youre father    
with all my myghte4 ,and youre father   

hath disceaued me  chaunged my wages 4x4
 tymes3 ,but ,god suffred him not to    
hurte me4 ,when he sayde the spotted    
shalbe thy wages_/ tha all the shepe    
bare spotted4 ,yf he sayde the straked  
shalbe thi rewarde_/ tha bare all the   
shepe straked3 thus hath ,god take awaye
 youre fathers catell  geue the me4 ,for
 in buckynge tyme_/ ,i lifted vp myne   
eyes and sawe in a dreame3 and beholde_/
 the rammes that bucked the shepe were  
straked_/ spotted and partie4 ,and the  
angell of ,god spake vnto me in a dreame
 saynge3 ,iacob4 ,and ,i answered3 here 
am ,i4 ,and he sayde3 lyfte vp thyne    
eyes ad see_/ how all the rames that    
leape vpon the shepe are straked_/      
spotted and partie3 for ,i haue sene all
 that ,laban doth vnto ye4 ,i am ye god 
of ,bethell where thou anoynteddest the 
stone ad where thou vowdest a vowe vnto 
me4 ,now aryse and gett the out of this 
countre_/ ad returne vnto the lade_/    
where thou wast borne4 ,than answered   
,rahel  ,lea  sayde vnto him3 we haue no

 parte nor enheritaunce in oure fathers 
house he cownteth us eue as straungers_/
 for he hath solde vs_/ and hath euen   
eaten vp the price of vs4 ,moreouer all 
the riches which ,god hath take from    
oure father_/ that is oures and oure    
childerns4 ,now therfore what soeuer    
,god hath sayde vnto the_/ that doo4    
,tha ,iacob rose vp  sett his sones and 
wiues vp vpon camels_/ and caried away  
all his catell  all his substace which  
he had gotte in ,mesopotamia_/ for to   
goo to ,isaac his father vnto the lade  
of ,canaan4 ,laba was gone to shere his 
shepe_/  ,rahel had stolle hir fathers  
ymages4 ,and ,iacob went awaye          
vnknowynge to ,laban the ,sirie_/  tolde
 him not yt he fled4 ,so fled he  all yt
 he had_/  made him self redy_/  passed 
ouer the ryuers_/ and sett his face     
streyght towarde the mounte ,gilead4    
,apo the thirde day after_/ was it tolde
 ,laba yt ,iacob was fled4 ,tha he toke 
his brethre with him and folowed after  
him 4vij4 dayes iourney and ouer toke   

him at the mounte ,gilead4 ,and ,god    
came to ,laba the ,siria in a dreame by 
nighte_/ and sayde vnto him3 take hede  
to thi selfe_/ that thou speake not to  
,iacob oughte save good4 ,and ,laba ouer
 toke ,iacob3 and ,iacob had pitched his
 tete in yt mounte4 ,and ,laban with his
 brethern pitched their tete also apon  
the mounte ,gilead4 ,than sayde ,laba to
 ,iacob3 why hast thou this done        
vnknowynge to me_/ and hast caried awaye
 my doughters as though they had bene   
take captyue with swerde8 ,wherfore     
wentest thou awaye secretly vnknowne to 
me  didest not tell me_/ yt ,i myghte   
haue broughte ye on the waye with       
myrth_/ syngynge_/ tymrells and         
harppes_/ and hast not suffred me to    
kysse my childern  my doughters4 ,thou  
wast a fole to do it_/ for ,i am able to
 do you evell4 ,but the ,god of youre   
father spake vnto me yesterdaye saynge  
take hede tha thou speake not to ,iacob 
oughte saue goode4 ,and now though thou 
wetest thi waye because thou logest     

after thi fathers house_/ yet wherfore  
hast thou stollen my goddes8  ,iacob    
answerd  sayde to ,laba3 because ,i was 
afrayed_/  thought that thou woldest    
haue take awaye thy doughters fro me4   
,but with whome soeuer thou fyndest thy 
goddes_/ let him dye here before oure   
brethre4 ,seke that thine is by me_/    
take it to the3 for ,iacob wist not that
 ,rahel had stolle the4 ,tha wet ,laba  
in to ,iacobs tete_/  in to ,leas tete_/
  in to 4ij4 maydens tentes3 but fownde 
the not4 ,tha wet he out of ,leas tete_/
  entred in to ,rahels tete4 ,and ,rahel
 toke the ymages_/  put them in the     
camels strawe  sate doune apo the4 ,and 
,laba serched all the tete3 but fownde  
the not4 ,tha sayde she to hir father3  
my lorde_/ be not angrye yt ,i ca not   
ryse vp before the_/ for the disease of 
weme is come apon me4 ,so searched he_/ 
but foude the not4  ,iacob was wrooth   
chode with ,laba3 ,iacob also answered  
and sayde to him3 what haue ,i trespaced
 or what haue ,i offended_/ that thou   

foloweddest after me8 ,thou hast        
searched all my stuffe_/ and what hast  
thou founde of all thy housholde stuffe8
 put it here before thi brethern  myne_/
  let the iudge betwyxte vs both4 ,this 
xx4 yere yt ,i haue bene wyth the_/ thy 
shepe and thy gootes haue not bene      
baren_/ and the rammes of thi flocke    
haue ,i not eate4 ,what soeuer was torne
 of beastes ,i broughte it not vnto ye_/
 but made it good my silf3 of my hade   
dydest thou requyre it_/ whether it was 
stollen by daye or nyghte ,moreouer by  
daye the hete consumed me_/ and the     
colde by nyghte_/ and my slepe departed 
fro myne eyes4  ,thus haue ,i bene 4xx4 
yere in thi house_/ and serued the      
4xiiij4 yeres for thy 4ij4 doughters_/  
and vi4 yere for thi shepe_/ and thou   
hast changed my rewarde 4x4 tymes4 ,and 
excepte the ,god of my father_/ the ,god
 of ,abraha and the ,god whome ,isaac   
feareth_/ had bene with me3 surely thou 
haddest sent me awaye now all emptie4   
,but ,god behelde my tribulation_/ and  

the laboure of my handes3 and rebuked   
the yester daye4  ,laban answered ad    
sayde vnto ,iacob3 the doughters are my 
doughters_/ and the childern ar my      
childern_/ and the shepe are my shepe_/ 
ad all that thou seist is myne4 ,and    
what can ,i do this daye vnto these my  
doughters_/ or vnto their childern which
 they haue borne8 ,now therfore come    
on_/ let us make a bonde_/ ,i and thou  
together_/ and let it be a wytnesse     
betwene the  me4 ,than toke ,iacob a    
stone and sett it vp an ende_/ ad sayde 
vnto his brethern_/ gather stoones ,and 
they toke stoones ad made an heape_/ and
 they ate there_/ vpo the heape4 ,and   
,laba called it ,iegar ,sahadutha_/ but 
,iacob called it ,gylead4  ,than sayde  
,laban3 this heape be witnesse betwene  
the and me this daye 7therfore is it    
called ,gilead7 and this totehill which 
the lorde seeth 7sayde he7 be wytnesse  
betwene me and the when we are departed 
one from a nother3 that thou shalt not  
vexe my doughters nether shalt take     

other wyves vnto them4 ,here is no man  
with vs3 beholde_/ ,god is wytnesse     
betwixte the and me4 ,and ,laban sayde  
moreouer to ,iacob3 beholde_/ this heape
  this marke which ,i haue sett here_/  
betwyxte me and the3 this heape be      
wytnesse and also this marcke_/ that ,i 
will not come ouer this heape to the_/  
ad thou shalt not come ouer this heape  
ad this marke_/ to do any harme4 ,the   
,god of ,abraham_/ the ,god of ,nahor   
and the ,god of theyr fathers_/ be iudge
 betwixte vs4  ,and ,iacob sware by him 
that his father ,isaac feared4 ,then    
,iacob dyd sacrifyce vpon the mounte_/  
and called his brethern to eate breed4  
,and they ate breed and taried all      
nyghte in the hyll4 ,and early in the   
mornynge ,laban rose vp and kyssed his  
childern and his doughters_/ and blessed
 the and departed and wet unto his place
 agayne4 ,but ,iacob went forth on his  
iourney4 ,and the angells of ,god came  
mett him4 ,and when ,iacob sawe them_/  
he sayde3 this is godes hoost3 and      

called the name of that same place_/    
,mahanaim4      ,the 4xxxij4 ,chapter4  
,iacob sente meessengers before him to  
,esau his brother_/ vnto the londe of   
,seir and the felde of ,edom4 ,and he   
comaunded them saynge3 se that ye speake
 after this maner to my lorde ,esau3 thy
 seruaunte ,iacob sayth thus4 ,i haue   
sogerned ad bene a straunger with ,laban
 vnto this tyme3  haue gotten oxen_/    
asses and shepe_/ menservauntes         
wemanseruauntes_/  haue sent to shewe it
 mi lorde_/ that ,i may fynde grace in  
thy syghte4 ,and the messengers came    
agayne to ,iacob sainge3 we came vnto   
thi brother ,esau_/ and he cometh       
ageynst the and 4iiij4 hundred men with 
hi4 ,than was ,iacob greatlye afrayde_/ 
and wist not which waye to turne him    
selfe_/ and devyded the people that was 
with him  the shepe_/ oxen and camels_/ 
in to 4ij4 companies_/ and sayde3 ,yf   
,esau come to the one parte and smyte   
it_/ the other may saue it selfe4       
,sidenote3 99 ,prayer is to cleave vnto 

the promyses of god with a stroge fayth 
and to besech god with a fervent desyre 
that he will fulfyll them for his mercye
  truth onlye4 ,as ,iacob here doth4  99
 ,and ,iacob sayde3 ,o god of my father 
,abraham_/ and ,god of my father ,isaac3
 ,l,o,rde which saydest vnto me_/       
returne vnto thy cuntre and to thy      
kynrede_/ and ,i will deall wel with    
the4 ,i am not worthy of the leaste of  
all the mercyes and treuth which thou   
hast shewed vnto thy seruaunte4 ,for    
with my staf came ,i over this          
,iordane_/ and now haue ,i goten 4ij4   
droves ,delyver me from the handes of my
 brother ,esau_/ for ,i feare him3 lest 
he will come and smyte the mother with  
the childern4 ,thou saydest that thou   
woldest surely do me good_/ and woldest 
make mi seed as the sonde of the see    
which can not be nombred for multitude4 
,and he taried there that same nyghte_/ 
toke of that which came to hande_/ a    
preasent_/ vnto ,esau his brother3 ij   
hundred she gootes ad xx he gootes3 ij  

hundred shepe and xx rammes3 thyrtye    
mylch camels with their coltes3 xl kyne 
ad x bulles3 xx she asses ad x foles and
 delyuered them vnto his seruauntes_/   
euery drooue by them selues_/ ad sayde  
vnto them3 goo forth before me and put a
 space betwyxte euery drooue4 ,and he   
comaunded the formest saynge  ,whe ,esau
 my brother meteth the ad axeth the     
saynge3 whose seruaute art thou  whither
 goost thou_/  whose ar these that goo  
before ye3 thou shalt say_/ they be thy 
seruaunte ,iacobs_/  are a present sent 
vnto my lorde ,esau_/ and beholde_/ he  
him selfe cometh after vs4 ,and so      
comaunded he the seconde_/ ad euen so   
the thirde_/ and lykewyse all that      
folowed the drooues sainge_/ of this    
maner se that ye speake vnto ,esau whe  
ye mete him_/ ad saye more ouer4        
,beholde thy seruaunte ,iacob cometh    
after vs_/ for he sayde4 ,i will pease  
his wrath with the present yt goth      
before me and afterward ,i will see him 
myself_/ so peradventure he will receaue

 me to grace4  ,so went the preset      
before him ad he taried all that nyghte 
in the tente_/ ad rose vp the same      
nyghte ad toke his 4ij4 wyves and his   
4ij4 maydens  his 4xi4 sonnes_/  went   
ouer the foorde ,iabok4 ,and he toke    
them ad sent the ouer the ryuer_/ ad    
sent ouer that he had ad taried behinde 
him selfe alone4  ,and there wrastled a 
man with him vnto the breakynge of the  
daye4 ,and when he sawe that he coude   
not prevayle agaynst him_/ he smote hi  
vnder the thye_/ and the senowe of      
,iacobs thy shranke as he wrastled with 
him4 ,and he sayde3 let me goo_/ for the
 daye breaketh4 ,and he sayde3 ,i will  
not lett the goo_/ excepte thou blesse  
me4 ,and he sayde vnto him3 what is thy 
name8 ,he answered3 ,iacob4 ,and he     
sayde3 thou shalt be called ,iacob      
nomore_/ but ,israell4 ,for thou hast   
wrastled with ,god and with men ad hast 
preuayled4  ,and ,iacob asked him       
sainge_/ tell me thi name4 ,and he      
sayde_/ wherfore dost thou aske after my

 name8 and he blessed him there4 ,and   
,iacob called the name of the place     
,peniel_/ for ,i haue sene ,god face to 
face_/ and yet is my lyfe reserved4 ,and
 as he went ouer ,peniel_/ the sonne    
rose vpon him_/ and he halted vpon his  
thye3 wherfore the childern of ,israell 
eate not of the senow that shrancke     
vnder the thye_/ vnto this daye3 because
 that he smote ,iacob vnder the thye in 
the senow that shroncke4     ,the       
4xxxiij4 ,chapter4   ,iacob lyfte vp his
 eyes and sawe hys brother ,esau come_/ 
with him 4iiij4 hundred men4 ,and he    
deuyded the childern vnto ,lea and vnto 
,rahel and vnto ye ij4 maydens4 ,and he 
put the maydens ad their childern       
formest_/ ad ,lea and hir childern      
after_/ and ,rahel ad ,ioseph           
hindermost4 ,and he went before them and
 fell on the grownde 4vij4 tymes_/      
vntill he came vnto his brother4  ,esau 
ranne agaynst him and enbraced hym and  
fell on his necke and kyssed him_/ and  
they wepte4 ,and he lifte vp his eyes   

and sawe the wyves and their childern_/ 
and sayde3 what are these which thou    
there hast8 ,and he sayde3 they are the 
childern which ,god hath geuen thy      
seruaunte4 ,than came the maydens       
forth_/ ad dyd their obaysaunce4 ,lea   
also and hir childern came and dyd their
 obaysaunce4 ,and last of all came      
,ioseph and ,rahel and dyd their        
obaysaunce4  ,and he sayde3 what meanyst
 thou with all ye drooues which ,i mett4
 ,and he answered3 to fynde grace in the
 syghte of my lorde4 ,and ,esau sayde3  
,i haue ynough my brother_/ kepe that   
thou hast vnto thy silf4 ,iacob         
answered3 oh nay but yf ,i haue founde  
grace in thy syghte_/ receaue my preaset
 of my hade3 for ,i haue sene thy face  
as though ,i had sene ye face of ,god3  
wherfore receaue me to grace and take my
 blessynge that ,i haue brought the_/   
for ,god hath geuen it me frely4 ,and ,i
 haue ynough of all thynges4 ,and so he 
compelled him to take it4  ,and he      
sayde3 let vs take oure iourney and     

goo_/ and ,i will goo in thy copany4    
,and he sayde vnto him3 my lorde knoweth
 that ,i haue tendre childern_/ ewes and
 kyne with yonge vnder myne hande_/     
which yf men shulde ouerdryue but euen  
one daye_/ the hole flocke wolde dye4   
,let my lorde therfore goo before his   
servaunte and ,i will dryue fayre and   
softly_/ accordynge as the catell that  
goth before me and the childern_/ be    
able to endure3 vntill ,i come to mi    
lorde vnto ,seir4  ,and ,esau sayde3 let
 me yet leaue some of my folke with the4
 ,and he sayde3 what neadeth it8 let me 
fynde grace in the syghte of my lorde   
,so ,esau went his waye agayne ye the   
same daye vnto ,seir4 ,and ,iacob toke  
his iourney toward ,sucoth_/ and bylt   
him an house_/ and made boothes for his 
catell3 wherof the name of the place is 
called ,sucoth4  ,and ,iacob went to    
,salem to ye cytie of ,sichem in the    
lande of ,canaa_/ after that he was come
 from ,mesopotamia_/ and pitched before 
the cyte_/ and bought a parcell of      

ground where he pitched his tent_/ of   
the childern of ,hemor ,sichems father_/
 for an hundred lambes4 ,and he made    
there an aulter_/ and there called vpon 
the myghtie ,god of ,israell4     ,the  
4xxxiiij4 ,chapter4   ,dina the doughter
 of ,lea which she bare vnto ,iacob_/   
went out to see the doughters of the    
lande4 ,and ,siche the sonne of ,hemor  
the ,heuite lorde of the countre_/ sawe 
her_/  toke her_/  laye with her_/ and  
forced her3  his harte laye vnto ,dina  
ye doughter of ,iacob4 ,and he loued ye 
damsell  spake kidly vnto her_/  spake  
vnto his father ,hemor saynge_/ gett me 
this mayde vnto my wyfe4  ,and ,iacob   
herde that he had defyled ,dina his     
doughter_/ but his sonnes were with the 
catell in the felde_/ and therfore he   
helde his peace_/ vntill they were come4
 ,then ,hemor the father of ,sichem went
 out vnto ,iacob_/ to come with him4    
,and the sonnes of ,iacob came out of   
the felde as soone as they herde it_/   
for it greued them_/ and they were not a

 litle wrooth_/ because he had wrought  
folie in ,israell_/ in that he had lyen 
with ,iacobs doughter_/ which thinge    
oughte not to be done4  ,and ,hemor     
comened with the sainge3 the soule of my
 sonne ,siche logeth for youre doughter 
geue her him to wyfe_/ and make mariages
 with vs3 geue youre doughters vnto vs_/
 ad take oure doughters vnto you_/ and  
dwell with vs_/  the lande shall be at  
youre pleasure_/ dwell and do youre     
busynes_/ and haue youre possessions    
there in4 ,and ,sichem sayde vnto hyr   
father and hir brethern3 let me fynde   
grace in youre eyes_/ and what soeuer ye
 apoynte me_/ that will ,i geue4 ,axe   
frely of me both the dowry  gyftes_/ and
 ,i will geue acordynge as ye saye vnto 
me_/ and geue me the damsell to wyfe4   
,then the sonnes of ,iacob answered to  
,sichem ad ,hemor his father            
deceytefully_/ because he had defyled   
,dina their syster4 ,and they sayde vnto
 them_/ we can not do this thinge_/ yt  
we shulde geue oure syster to one that  

is vncircumcysed_/ for that were a shame
 vnto vs4 ,only in this will we consent 
vnto you3 ,yf ye will be as we be_/ that
 all the men childern amonge you be     
circumcysed_/ tha will we geue oure     
doughter to you and take youres to vs_/ 
and will dwell with you and be one      
people4 ,but and yf ye will not harken  
vnto vs to be circumcysed_/ than will we
 take oure doughter and goo oure wayes4 
,and their wordes pleased ,hemor and    
,sichem his sonne4 ,and the yonge man   
deferde not for to do the thinge_/      
because he had a lust to ,iacobs        
doughter3 he was also most sett by of   
all that were in his fathers house4 ,tha
 ,hemor and ,sichem went vnto the gate  
of their cyte_/ and comened with the men
 of their cyte saynge4 ,these men ar    
peasable with vs_/  will dwell in the   
lade and do their occupatio therin ,and 
in the land is rowme ynough for the_/   
let vs take their doughters to wyues and
 geue them oures3 only herin will they  
consent vnto vs for to dwell with vs and

 to be one people3 yf all the men       
childern that are amonge vs be          
circumcysed as they are4 ,their goodes  
their substance and all their catell are
 oures_/ only let vs consente vnto      
them_/ that they maye dwell with vs4    
,and vnto ,hemor and ,sichem his sonne  
harkened all that went out at the gate  
of his cyte4 ,and all the menchildern   
were circumcysed whatsoeuer went out at 
the gates of his cyte4 ,and the third   
daye when it was paynefull to them_/ ij4
 of the sonnes of ,iacob ,simeon  ,leui 
,dinas brethren_/ toke ether of them his
 swerde  went in to the cyte boldly_/   
and slewe all yt was male_/ and slewe   
also ,hemor and ,sichem his sonne with  
the edge of the swerde_/ ad toke ,dina  
their sister out of ,sichems house_/ and
 went their waye4  ,than came the sonnes
 of ,iacob vpon the deede_/ and spoyled 
the cyte_/ because they had defyled     
their sister3 and toke their shepe_/    
oxen asses and what so euer was in the  
cyte and also in ye feldes4 ,and all    

their goodes_/ all their childern and   
their wyues toke they captyue_/ and made
 havock of all that was in the houses4  
,and ,iacob sayde to ,simeon and ,leui3 
ye haue troubled me ad made me styncke  
vnto the inhabitatours of the lande_/   
both to the ,canaanytes and also vnto   
the ,pherezites4 ,and ,i am fewe in     
nombre4 ,wherfore they shall gather them
 selves together agaynst me  sley me_/  
and so shall ,i and my house be         
dystroyed4 ,and they answered3 shuld    
they deall with oure sister as wyth an  
whoore8      ,the 4xxxv4 ,chapter   ,and
 ,god sayd vnto ,iacob_/ aryse ad get   
the vp to ,bethell_/  dwell there4 ,and 
make there an aulter vnto ,god that     
apeared vnto the_/ when thou fleddest   
from ,esau thy brother4 ,than sayd      
,iacob vnto his housholde  to all yt    
were with him_/ put away the strauge    
goddes that are amonge you  make youre  
selues cleane_/  chaunge youre          
garmetes_/  let vs aryse  goo vp to     
,bethell_/ yt ,i maye make an aulter    

there_/ vnto ,god which herde me in the 
daye of my tribulatio  was wyth me in   
the waye which ,i went4  ,and they gaue 
vnto ,iacob all the straunge goddes     
which were vnder their handes_/ ad all  
their earynges which were in their      
eares_/ and ,iacob hyd them vnder an    
ooke at ,sichem4 ,and they departed4    
,and the feare of ,god fell vpon the    
cyties that were rounde aboute them_/   
that they durst not folowe after the    
sonnes of ,iacob4 ,so came ,iacob to    
,lus in the lande of ,canaan_/ otherwise
 called ,bethell_/ with all the people  
that was with him4 ,and he buylded there
 an aulter_/ and called the place       
,elbethell3 because that ,god appered   
vnto him there_/ when he fled from his  
brother4  ,than dyed ,debora ,rebeccas  
norse_/ and was buryed benethe ,bethell 
vnder an ooke4 ,and the name of it was  
called the ooke of lamentation4  ,and   
,god appeared vnto ,iacob agayne after  
he came out of ,mesopotamia_/  blessed  
him and sayde vnto him3 thy name is     

,iacob4 ,not withstondynge thou shalt be
 no more called ,iacob_/ but ,israel    
shalbe thy name4 ,and so was his name   
called ,israell4  ,and ,god sayde vnto  
him3 ,i am ,god allmightie_/ growe and  
multiplye3 for people and a multitude of
 people shall sprynge of the_/ yee ad   
kynges shall come out of they loynes4   
,and the lande which ,i gaue ,abraha    
,isaac_/ will ,i geue vnto the_/  vnto  
thi seed after the will ,i geue it also4
 ,and god departed fro him in the place 
where he talked with him4 ,and ,iacob   
set vp a marke in the place where he    
talked with him3 euen a pilloure of     
stone_/  powred drynkeoffringe theron   
and powred also oyle thereon_/ and      
called the name of the place where ,god 
spake with him_/ ,bethell4  ,and they   
departed from ,bethel_/  when he was but
 a feld brede from ,ephrath_/ ,rahel    
began to trauell4 ,and in travelynge she
 was in perell4 ,and as she was in      
paynes of hir laboure_/ the mydwyfe     
sayde vnto her3 feare not_/ for thou    

shalt haue this sonne also4 ,then as hir
 soule was a departinge_/ that she must 
dye3 she called his name ,ben ,oni4 ,but
 his father called him ,ben ,iamin4 ,and
 thus dyed ,rahel ad was buryed in the  
waye to ,ephrath which now is called    
,bethlehem4 ,and ,iacob sett vp a piller
 apon hir graue_/ which is called       
,rahels graue piller vnto this daye4    
,and ,israell went thece and pitched vp 
his tent beyonde the toure of ,eder4    
,and it chaunced as ,israel dwelt in    
that lande_/ that ,ruben went  laye with
 ,bilha his fathers concubyne_/  it came
 to ,israels eare4 ,the sonnes of ,iacob
 were 4xij4 in nombre4 ,the sonnes of   
,lea4 ,ruben ,iacobs eldest sonne_/     
,simeo_/ ,leui_/ ,iuda_/ ,isachar_/     
,zabulon ,the sonnes of ,rahel3 ,ioseph 
,ben ,iamin4 ,the sonnes of ,bilha      
,rahels mayde3 ,dan  ,nepthali4 ,the    
sonnes of ,zilpha ,leas mayde ,gad      
,aser4 ,thes are the sones of ,iacob    
which were borne him in ,mesopotamia4   
,then ,iacob went vnto ,isaac his father

 to ,mamre a pricipall cyte_/ otherwise 
called ,hebron3 where ,abraha  ,isaac   
sogeorned as straungers4 ,and the dayes 
of ,isaac were an hundred  4lxxx4 yeres3
  than fell he seke  dyed_/ ad was put  
vnto his people3 beynge olde and full of
 dayes4 ,and his sonnes ,esau ad ,iacob 
buried him4     ,the 4xxxvi4 ,chapter4  
,these are the generations of ,esau     
which is called ,edo4 ,esau toke his    
wyues of the doughters of ,canaan ,ada  
the doughter of ,elon an ,hethite_/     
,ahalibama the doughter of ,ana_/ which 
,ana was the sonne of ,zibeon an        
heuyte_/ ,and ,basmath ,ismaels doughter
  sister of ,nebaioth4 ,and ,ada bare   
vnto ,esau_/ ,eliphas3 and ,basmath bare
 ,reguel3 ,and ,ahalibama bare ,ieus_/  
,iaelam and ,korah4 ,these are the      
sonnes of ,esau which were borne him in 
the lande of ,canaan4  ,and ,esau toke  
his wyues_/ his sonnes and doughters and
 all the soules of his house3 his goodes
 and all his catell and all his         
substance which he had gott in the land 

of ,canaan_/ ad went in to a countre    
awaye from his brother ,iacob3 for their
 ryches was so moch_/ that they coude   
not dwell together_/ and that the land  
where in they were straungers_/ coude   
not receaue the3 because of their       
catell4 ,thus dwelt ,esau in moute      
,seir_/ which ,esau is called ,edo4     
,these are the generations of ,esau     
father of the ,edomytes in mounte       
,seir_/  these are the names of ,esaus  
sonnes3 ,eliphas the sonne of ,ada the  
wife of ,esau_/ ad ,reguel the sonne of 
,basmath the wife of ,esau also4 ,and   
the sonnes of ,eliphas were4 ,theman_/  
,omar_/ ,zepho_/ ,gaetham and kenas4    
,and thimna was concubyne to ,eliphas   
,esaus sonne_/ and bare vnto ,eliphas_/ 
,amalech4 ,and these be the sonnes of   
,ada ,esaus wyfe4 ,and these are the    
sonnes of ,reguel3 ,nahath_/ ,serah_/   
,samma and ,misa3 these were the sonnes 
of ,basmath ,esaus wyfe4 ,and these were
 the sonnes of ,ahalibama ,esaus wyfe   
the doughter of ,ana sonne of ,zebeo_/  

which she bare vnto ,esau3 ,ieus_/      
,iealam and ,korah4  ,these were dukes  
of the sonnes of ,esau4 ,the childern of
 ,eliphas the first sone of ,esau were  
these3 duke ,theman_/ duke ,omar_/ duke 
,zepho_/ duke ,kenas_/ duke ,korah_/    
duke ,gaetham  duke ,amalech3 these are 
ye dukes that came of ,eliphas in the   
lande of ,edom_/ ad these were the      
sonnes of ,ada4  ,these were the        
childern of ,reguel ,esaus sonne3 duke  
,nahath_/ duke ,serah_/ duke ,samma_/   
duke ,misa4 ,these are the dukes that   
came of ,reguel in the lande of ,edom_/ 
ad these were the sonnes of ,basmath    
,esaus wyfe4  ,these were the childern  
of ,ahalibama ,esaus wife3 duke ,ieus_/ 
duke ,iaelam_/ duke ,korah these dukes  
came of ,ahalibama ye doughter of ,ana  
,esaus wife4 ,these are the childern of 
,esau_/ and these are the dukes of them3
 which ,esau is called ,edom3  ,these   
are the children of ,seir the ,horite_/ 
the inhabitoure of the lande3 ,lothan_/ 
,sobal_/ ,zibeon_/ ,ana_/ ,dison_/ ,eser

 and ,disan4 ,these are the dukes of ye 
horites the childern of ,seir in the    
lande of ,edom4 ,and the children of    
,lothan were3 ,hori and ,hemam4 ,and    
,lothans sister was called ,thimna4     
,the childern of ,sobal were these3     
,alvan_/ ,manahath_/ ,ebal_/ ,sepho     
,onam4 ,these were the childern of      
,zibeo4 ,aia  ana_/ this was yt ,ana yt 
foude ye mules in ye wildernes_/ as he  
fed his father ,zibeons asses4 ,the     
childern of ,ana were these4 ,dison and 
,ahalibama ye doughter of ,ana4  ,these 
are the childern of ,dison4 ,hemdan     
,esban_/ ,iethran  ,chera4 ,the childern
 of ,ezer were these_/ ,bilhan_/ ,seavan
  ,akan4 ,the childern of ,disan were3  
,vz and ,aran4  ,these are the dukes    
that came of the ,hori3 duke ,lothan_/  
duke ,sobal_/ duke ,zibeo_/ duke ,ana   
duke ,dison_/ duke ,ezer_/ duke ,disan4 
,these be the dukes that came of ,hory  
in their dukedos in the land of ,seir4  
,these are the kynges that reigned in   
the lande of ,edom before there reigned 

any kynge amonge the childern of        
,israel4 ,bela the sonne of ,beor       
reigned in ,edomea_/ and the name of his
 cyte was ,dinhaba4 ,and when ,bela     
dyed_/ ,iobab the sonne of ,serah out of
 ,bezara_/ reigned in his steade4 ,when 
,iobab was dead_/ ,husam of the lande of
 ,themany reigned in his steade4 ,and   
after the deth of ,husam_/ ,hadad the   
sonne of ,bedad which slewe the         
,madianytes in the feld of the          
,moabytes_/ reigned in his steade_/ and 
the name of his cyte was ,avith4 ,whe   
,hadad was dead_/ ,samla of ,masreka    
reigned in his steade4 ,whe ,samla was  
dead_/ ,saul of the ryver ,rehoboth     
reigned in his steade4 ,when ,saul was  
dead_/ ,baal hanan the sonne of ,achbor 
reigned in his steade4 ,and after the   
deth of ,baal ,hanan the sonne of       
,achbor_/ ,hadad reigned in his steade_/
 and the name of his cyte was ,pagu4    
,and his wifes name ,mehetabeel the     
doughter of matred the doughter of      
,mesaab4  ,these are the names of the   

dukes that came of ,esau_/ in their     
kynredds_/ places and names3 ,duke      
,thimma_/ duke ,alua_/ duke ,ietheth    
duke ,ahalibama_/ duke ,ela_/ duke      
,pinon_/ duke ,kenas_/ duke ,theman_/   
duke ,mibzar_/ duke ,magdiel_/ duke     
,iram4 ,these be the dukes of ,edomea in
 their habitations_/ in the lande of    
their possessions4 ,this ,esau is the   
father of the ,edomytes4      ,the      
4xxxvij4 ,chapter4   ,and ,iacob dwelt  
in the lande wherein his father was a   
straunger_/ yt is to saye in the lande  
of ,canaan4 ,and these are the          
generations of ,iacob3 when ,ioseph was 
4xvij4 yere olde_/ he kepte shepe with  
his brethren_/ and the lad was with the 
sonnes of ,bilha  of ,zilpha his fathers
 wyues4 ,and he brought vnto their      
father an euyll saynge yt was of them4  
,and ,israel loued ,ioseph more than all
 his childern_/ because he begat hym in 
his olde age_/ and he made him a coote  
of many coloures4  ,when his brothren   
sawe that their father loued him more   

than all his brethern_/ they hated him  
and coude not speke one kynde worde vnto
 him4 ,moreouer ,ioseph dreamed a dreame
 and tolde it his brethren3 wherfore    
they hated him yet the more4 ,and he    
sayde vnto them heare ,i praye yow this 
dreame which ,i haue dreamed3 ,beholde  
we were makynge sheues in the felde3 and
 loo_/ my shefe arose and stode vp      
right_/ and youres stode rounde aboute  
and made obeysaunce to my shefe4 ,than  
sayde his brethren vnto him3 what_/     
shalt thou be oure kynge or shalt thou  
reigne ouer us8 ,and they hated hi yet  
the more_/ because of his dreame and of 
his wordes4  ,and he dreamed yet another
 dreame  told it his brethren saynge3   
beholde_/ ,i haue had one dreame more3  
me thought the sonne and the moone and  
4xi4 starres made obaysaunce to me4 ,and
 when he had told it vnto his father and
 his brethern_/ his father rebuked him  
and sayde vnto him3 what meaneth this   
dreame which thou hast dreamed3 shall ,i
 and thy mother and thy brethren come   

and fall on the grounde before the8 ,and
 his brethern hated him_/ but his father
 noted the saynge4  ,his brethren went  
to kepe their fathers shepe in ,sichem_/
 and ,israell sayde vnto ,ioseph3 do not
 thy brethern kepe in ,sichem8 come that
 ,i may send ye to the4 ,and he answered
 here am ,i ,and he sayde vnto him3 goo 
and see whether it be well with thy     
brethren and the shepe_/ and brynge me  
worde agayne3 ,and sent him out of the  
vale of ,hebron_/ for to go to ,sichem4 
,and a certayne man found him wandrynge 
out of his waye in the felde_/ ad axed  
him what he soughte4 ,and he answered3  
,i seke my brethren_/ tell me ,i praye  
the where they kepe shepe ,and the man  
sayde_/ they are departed hece_/ for ,i 
herde them say_/ let vs goo vnto        
,dothan4 ,thus went ,ioseph after his   
brethren_/ and founde them in ,dothan4  
,and whe they sawe him a farr of before 
he came at them_/ they toke councell    
agaynst him_/ for to sley him_/ and     
sayde one to another_/ ,beholde this    

dreamer cometh_/ come now and let us    
sley him and cast him in to some pytt_/ 
and let vs saye that some wiked beast   
hath deuoured him_/ and let us see what 
his dreames wyll come to4  ,when ,ruben 
herde that_/ he wet aboute to ryd him   
out of their handes and sayde_/ let vs  
not kyll him4 ,and ,ruben sayde moreouer
 vnto them_/ shed not his bloude_/ but  
cast him in to this pytt that is in the 
wildernes_/ and laye no handes vpon him3
 for he wolde haue rydd him out of their
 handes and delyuered him to his father 
agayne4  ,and as soone as ,ioseph was   
come vnto his brethren_/ they strypte   
him out of his gay coote that was vpon  
him_/ and they toke him and cast him in 
to a pytt3 ,but the pytt was emptie and 
had no water therein4 ,and they satt    
them doune to eate brede4 ,and as they  
lyft vp their eyes and loked aboute_/   
there came a companye of ,ismaelites    
from ,gilead_/ and their camels lade    
with spicery_/ baulme_/ and myrre_/ and 
were goynge doune in to ,egipte4  ,than 

sayde ,iuda to his brethre_/ what       
avayleth it that we sley oure brother_/ 
and kepe his bloude secrett8 come on_/  
let us sell him to the ,ismaelites_/ and
 let not oure handes be defyled vpon    
him3 for he is oure brother and oure    
flesh4 ,and his brethren were content4  
,than as the ,madianites marchaunt men  
passed by_/ they drewe ,ioseph out of   
the pytt and sold him vnto the          
,ismaelites for 4xx4 peces of syluer4   
,and they brought him into ,egipte4     
,and when ,ruben came agayne vnto the   
pytt and founde not ,ioseph there_/ he  
rent his cloothes and went agayne vnto  
his brethern saynge3 the lad is not     
yonder_/ and whether shall ,i goo8 ,and 
they toke ,iosephs coote ad kylled a    
goote_/  dypped the coote in the bloud4 
,and they sent that gay coote ad caused 
it to be brought vnto their father and  
sayd3 ,this haue we founde3 se_/ whether
 it be thy sones coote or no4 ,and he   
knewe it saynge3 it is my sonnes coote a
 wicked beast hath deuoured him_/ and   

,ioseph is rent in peces4 ,and ,iacob   
rent his cloothes_/ ad put sacke clothe 
aboute his loynes_/ and sorowed for his 
sonne a longe season4  ,than came all   
his sonnes ad all his doughters to      
comforte him4 ,and he wold not be       
comforted_/ but sayde3 ,i will go doune 
in to ye grave vnto my sonne_/ mornynge4
 ,and thus his father wepte for him4    
,and the ,madianytes solde him in       
,egipte vnto ,putiphar a lorde of       
,pharaos3 and his chefe marshall4       
,the 4xxxviij4 ,chapter4   ,and it      
fortuned at that tyme that ,iudas went  
from his brethren  gatt him to a man    
called ,hira of ,odollam_/ and there he 
sawe the doughter of a man called ,sua a
 ,canaanyte4 ,and he toke her ad went in
 vnto her4 ,and she conceaued and bare a
 sonne and called his name ,er4 ,and she
 conceaued agayne and bare a sonne and  
called him ,onan4 ,and she conceaued the
 thyrde tyme  bare a sonne_/ whom she   
called ,sela3  he was at ,chesyb when   
she bare hem4  ,and ,iudas gaue ,er his 

eldest sonne_/ a wife whose name was    
,thamar4 ,but this ,er ,iudas eldest    
sonne was wicked in the syghte of the   
,l,o,rde_/ wherfore the ,l,o,rde slewe  
him4 ,than sayde ,iudas vnto ,onan3 goo 
in to thi brothers wyfe and ,marie her_/
 and styrre vp seed vnto thy brother4   
,and when ,onan perceaued that the seed 
shulde not be his3 therfore when he went
 in to his brothers wife_/ he spylled it
 on the grounde_/ because he wold not   
geue seed vnto his brother4 ,and the    
thinge which he dyd_/ displeased the    
,l,o,rde_/ wherfore he slew him also4   
,than sayde ,iudas to ,thamar his       
doughter in lawe3 remayne a wydow at thi
 fathers house_/ tyll ,sela my sonne be 
growne3 for he feared lest he shulde    
haue dyed also_/ as his brethren did4   
,thus went ,thamar  dwelt in hir fathers
 house4  ,and in processe of tyme_/ the 
doughter of ,sua ,iudas wife dyed4 ,than
 ,iudas when he had left mornynge_/ went
 vnto his shepe sherers to ,thimnath    
with his frende ,hira of ,odollam4 ,and 

one told ,thamar saynge3 beholde_/ thy  
father inlawe goth vp to ,thimnath_/ to 
shere his shepe4 ,and she put hyr wydows
 garmetes of from her and couered her   
with a clooke_/ and disgyssed herself3  
and sat her downe at the entrynge of    
,enaim which is by the hye wayes syde to
 ,thimnath_/ for because she sawe that  
,sela was growne_/ and she was not geue 
vnto him to wife4  ,when ,iuda sawe     
her_/ he thought it had bene an hoore_/ 
because she had couered hyr face4 ,and  
turned to her vnto the waye and sayde_/ 
come ,i praye the_/ let me lye with     
the_/ for he knewe not that it was his  
doughter in lawe4 ,and she sayde what   
wylt thou gyue me_/ for to lye with me8 
,tha sayde he_/ ,i will sende the a kydd
 fro the flocke4 ,she answered_/ ,than  
geue me a pledge till thou sende it4    
,than sayde he_/ what pledge shall ,i   
geue the8 ,and she sayde3 thy sygnett_/ 
thy neckelace_/ and thy staffe that is  
in thy hande4 ,and he gaue it her and   
lay by her_/ and she was with child by  

him4 ,and she gatt her vp and went and  
put her mantell from her_/ ad put on hir
 widowes rayment agayne4  ,and ,iudas   
send the kydd by his neybure of         
,odollam_/ for to fetch out his pledge  
agayne from the wifes hande4 ,but he    
fownde her not4 ,than asked he the men  
of the same place saynge3 where is the  
whoore that satt at ,enaim in the waye8 
,and they sayde3 there was no whoore    
here4 ,and he came to ,iuda agayne      
saynge3 ,i can not fynde her_/ and also 
the men of the place sayde3 that there  
was no whoore there4 ,and ,iuda sayde3  
let her take it to her_/ lest we be     
shamed3 for ,i sente the kydd  thou     
coudest not fynde her4  ,and it came to 
passe that after 4iij4 monethes_/ one   
tolde ,iuda saynge3 ,thamar thy doughter
 in lawe hath played the whoore_/ and   
with playnge the whoore is become great 
with childe4 ,and ,iuda sayde3 brynge   
her forth ad let her be brente4 ,and    
when they brought her forth_/ she sent  
to her father in lawe saynge3 by the ma 

vnto whome these thinges pertayne_/ am  
,i with childe4 ,and sayd also3 loke    
whose are this seall necklace_/ and     
staffe4 ,and ,iuda knewe them saynge3   
she is more rightwes tha ,i_/ because ,i
 gaue her not to ,sela my sone4 ,but he 
laye with her nomore4  ,when tyme was   
come that she shulde be delyuered_/     
beholde there was 4ij4 twynnes in hyr   
wobe4 ,and as she traveled_/ the one put
 out his hande and the mydwife toke and 
bownde a reed threde aboute it saynge3  
this wyll come out fyrst4 ,but he       
plucked his hande backe agayne_/ and his
 brother came out4 ,and she sayde3      
wherfore hast thou rent a rent vppon    
the8 and called him ,pharez4 ,and       
afterward came out his brother that had 
the reade threde about his hade_/ which 
was called ,zarah4      ,the 4xxxix4    
,chapter4   ,ioseph was brought vnto    
,egipte_/ ad ,putiphar a lorde of       
,pharaos3 ad his chefe marshall an      
,egiptian_/ bought him of ye ,ismaelites
 which brought hi thither ,and the      

,l,o,rde was with ,ioseph_/ and he was a
 luckie felowe and continued in the     
house of his master the ,egiptian4 ,and 
his master sawe that the ,l,o,rde was   
with him and that the ,l,o,rde made all 
that he dyd prosper in his hande3       
,wherfore he founde grace in his masters
 syghte_/ and serued him4 ,and his      
master made him ruelar of his house_/   
and put all that he had in his hande4   
,and as soone as he had made him ruelar 
ouer his house ad ouer all that he had_/
 the ,l,o,rde blessed this ,egiptians   
house for ,iosephs sake_/ and the       
blessynge of the ,l,o,rde was vpon all  
that he had3 both in the house and also 
in the feldes4 ,and therfore he left all
 that he had in ,iosephs hande_/ and    
loked vpon nothinge that was with him_/ 
saue only on the bread which he ate4    
,and ,ioseph was a goodly persone  a    
well favored  ,and it fortuned after    
this_/ that his masters wife cast hir   
eyes vpon ,ioseph and sayde come lye    
with me4 ,but he denyed and sayde to    

her3 ,beholde_/ my master woteth not    
what he hath in the house with me_/ but 
hath commytted all that he hath to my   
hande ,he him selfe is not greatter in  
the house than ,i_/ ad hath kepte       
nothige fro me_/ but only the because   
thou art his wife4 ,how than can ,i do  
this great wykydnes_/ for to synne      
agaynst ,god8 ,and after this maner     
spake she to ,ioseph daye by daye3 but  
he harkened not vnto her_/ to slepe nere
 her or to be in her company4  ,and it  
fortuned aboute the same season_/ that  
,ioseph entred in to the house_/ to do  
his busynes3 and there was none of the  
houshold by_/ in the house4 ,and she    
caught him by the garment saynge3 come  
slepe with me4 ,and he left his garment 
in hir hande ad fled and gott him out   
,when she sawe that he had left his     
garmet in hir hande_/ and was fled out_/
 she called vnto the men of the house_/ 
and tolde them saynge3 ,se_/ he hath    
brought in an ,hebrewe vnto vs to do vs 
shame4 for he came in to me_/ for to    

haue slept wyth me4 ,but ,i cried with a
 lowde voyce4 ,and when he harde_/ that 
,i lyfte vp my voyce and cryed_/ he left
 his garment with me and fled awaye and 
got him out4  ,and she layed vp his     
garment by her_/ vntill hir lorde came  
home4 ,and she told him acordynge to    
these wordes saynge4 ,this ,hebrues     
servaunte which thou hast brought vnto  
vs came in to me to do me shame4 ,but as
 soone as ,i lyft vp my voyce and       
cryed_/ he left his garment with me and 
fled out4 ,when his master herde the    
woordes of his wyfe which she tolde him 
saynge3 after this maner dyd thy        
servaunte to me_/ he waxed wrooth4  ,and
 he toke ,ioseph and put him in pryson3 
euen in the place where the kynges      
prisoners laye bounde4 ,and there       
contynued he in preson4 ,but the        
,l,o,rde was with ,ioseph ad shewed him 
mercie_/ and gott him fauoure in the    
syghte of the keper of ye preson which  
commytted to ,iosephs hade all the      
presoners that were in the preson       

housse4 ,and what soeuer was done       
there_/ yt dyd he4 ,and the keper of the
 preso loked vnto nothinge that was     
vnder his hande_/ because the ,l,o,rde  
was with him_/  because that whatsoeuer 
he dyd_/ the ,l,o,rde made it come      
luckely to passe4     ,the xl4 ,capter4 
,and it chaunced after this_/ that the  
chefe butlar of the kynge of ,egipte and
 his chefe baker had offended there     
lorde the kynge of ,egypte4 ,and ,pharao
 was angrie with them and put the in    
warde in his chefe marshals house3 euen 
in ye preson where ,ioseph was bownd4   
,and the chefe marshall gaue ,ioseph a  
charge with them_/  he serued them4 ,and
 they contynued a season in warde4  ,and
 they dreamed ether of them in one      
nyghte3 both the butlar and the baker of
 the kynge of ,egipte which were bownde 
in the preson house_/ ether of them his 
dreame_/ and eche manes dreame of a     
sondrie interpretation ,when ,ioseph    
came in vnto them in the mornynge_/ and 
loked apon them3 beholde_/ they were    

sadd4 ,and he asked them saynge_/       
wherfore loke ye so sadly to daye8 ,they
 answered him_/ we haue dreamed a       
dreame_/ and haue no man to declare it4 
,and ,ioseph sayde vnto the4            
,interpretynge belongeth to ,god but tel
 me yet4  ,and the chefe butlar tolde   
his dreame to ,ioseph and sayde vnto    
him4 ,in my dreame me thought there     
stode a vyne before me_/ and in the vyne
 were 4iij4 braunches_/ and it was as   
though it budded_/  her blossos         
shottforth3  ye grapes thereof waxed    
rype4 ,and ,i had ,pharaos cuppe in my  
hande_/ and toke of the grapes and      
wronge them in to ,pharaos cuppe_/      
delyvered ,pharaos cuppe in to his      
hande4  ,and ,ioseph sayde vnto him_/   
this is the interpretation of it4 ,the  
4iij4 braunches ar thre dayes3 for      
within thre dayes shall ,pharao lyft vp 
thine heade_/ and restore the vnto thyne
 office agayne_/ and thou shalt delyuer 
,pharaos cuppe in to his hade_/ after   
the old maner_/ even as thou dydest when

 thou wast his butlar4 ,but thinke on me
 with the_/ when thou art in good ease_/
 and shewe mercie vnto me4 ,and make    
mencion of me to ,pharao_/ and helpe to 
brynge me out of this house3 for ,i was 
stollen out of the lande of the         
,hebrues_/  here also haue ,i done      
nothige at all wherfore they shulde haue
 put me in to this dongeon4  ,when the  
chefe baker sawe that he had well       
interpretate it_/ he sayde vnto         
,ioseph_/ me thought also in my dreame_/
 yt ,i had 4iij4 wyker baskettes on my  
heade3 ,and in ye vppermost basket_/ of 
all maner bakemeates for ,pharao4 ,and  
the byrdes ate them out of the basket   
apon my heade  ,ioseph answered and     
sayde3 this is the interpretation       
therof4 ,the 4iij4 baskettes are 4iij4  
dayes_/ for this daye 4iij4 dayes shall 
,pharao take thy heade from the_/ and   
shall hange the on a tree_/ and the     
byrdes shall eate thy flesh from of the4
  ,and it came to passe the thyrde daye 
which was ,pharaos byrth daye_/ that he 

made a feast vnto all his servauntes4   
,and he lyfted vpp the head of the chefe
 buttelar and of the chefe baker amonge 
his servauntes4 ,and restored the chefe 
buttelar vnto his buttelarshipe agayne_/
 and he reched the cuppe in to ,pharaos 
hande_/ ad hanged the chefe baker3 eue  
as ,ioseph had interpretated vnto the4  
,notwithstonding the chefe buttelar     
remembred not ,ioseph_/ but forgat hym4 
,the 4xli4 ,capter   ,and it fortuned at
 4ij4 yeres end_/ that ,pharao dreamed_/
 and thought that he stode by a ryuers  
syde_/ and that there came out of the   
ryver 4vij4 goodly kyne and fatt        
fleshed_/ and fedd in a medowe4 ,and him
 though that 4vij4 other kyne came vp   
after them out of the ryver evelfauored 
and leane fleshed and stode by the other
 vpon the brynke of the ryuer4 ,and the 
evill favored and lenefleshed kyne ate  
vp the 4vij4 welfauoured and fatt kyne3 
and he awoke their with4  ,and he slepte
 agayne and dreamed the second tyme_/   
that 4vij4 eares of corne grewe apon one

 stalke rancke and goodly4 ,and that    
4vij4 thynne eares blasted with the     
wynde_/ spronge vp after them3 and that 
the 4vij4 thynne eares deuowrerd the    
4vij4 rancke and full eares4 ,and than  
,pharao awaked3 and se_/ here is his    
dreame4 ,when the mornynge came_/ his   
sprete was troubled ,and he sent and    
called for all the soythsayers of       
,egypte and all the wyse men there of_/ 
and told them his dreame3 but there was 
none of them that coude interpretate it 
vnto ,pharao4  ,than spake the chefe    
buttelar vnto ,pharao saynge4 ,i do     
remembre my fawte this daye4 ,pharao was
 angrie with his servauntes_/ and put in
 warde in the chefe marshals house both 
me and the chefe baker4 ,and we dreamed 
both of vs in one nyght and ech mannes  
dreame of a sondrye interpretation4     
,and there was with vs a yonge man_/ an 
,hebrue borne_/ servaunte vnto the chefe
 marshall4 ,and we told him_/ and he    
declared oure dreames to vs acordynge to
 ether of oure dreames4 ,and as he      

declared them vnto vs_/ euen so it came 
to passe4 ,i was restored to myne office
 agayne_/ and he was hanged4  ,than     
,pharao sent and called ,ioseph4 ,and   
they made him haste out of preson4 ,and 
he shaued him self and chaunged his     
rayment_/  went in to ,pharao4 ,and     
,pharao sayde vnto ,ioseph3 ,i haue     
dreamed a dreame and no man ca          
interpretate it_/ but ,i haue herde saye
 of the yt as soone as thou hearest a   
dreame_/ thou dost interpretate it4 ,and
 ,ioseph answered ,pharao saynge3 ,god  
shall geue ,pharao an answere of peace  
without me4  ,pharao sayde vnto ,ioseph3
 in my dreame me thought ,i stode by a  
ryvers syde_/ and there came out of the 
ryver vij fatt fleshed ad well fauored  
kyne_/ and fedd in the medowe4 ,and then
 4vij4 other kyne came vp after them_/  
poore and very euell fauored ad leane   
fleshed3 so that ,i neuer sawe their    
lyke in all the lande of ,egipte in     
euell fauordnesse4 ,and the 4vij4 leane 
and euell fauored kyne ate vpp the first

 4vij4 fatt kyne ,and when they had     
eaten them vp_/ a man cowde not perceaue
 that they had eate them3 for they were 
still as evyll fauored as they were at  
the begynnynge4 ,and ,i awoke4  ,and ,i 
sawe agayne in my dreame 4vij4 eares    
sprynge out of one stalk full and good_/
 and 4vij4 other eares wytherd_/ thinne 
and blasted with wynde_/ sprynge vp     
after them4 ,and the thynne eares       
deuowred the 4vij4 good eares4 ,and ,i  
haue tolde it vnto the sothsayers_/ but 
no man can tell me what it meaneth4     
,then ,ioseph sayde vnto ,pharao3 both  
,pharaos dreames are one4 ,and god doth 
shewe ,pharao what he is aboute to do4  
,the vij4 good kyne are 4vij yeres3  the
 4vij4 good eares are 4vij4 yere also_/ 
and is but one dreame4 ,lykewyse_/ the  
4vij4 thynne and euell fauored kyne that
 came out after them_/ are 4vij4 yeares3
 and the 4vij4 emptie and blasted eares 
shalbe vij4 yeares of hunger4 ,this is  
that which ,i sayde vnto ,pharao_/ that 
,god doth shewe ,pharao what he is      

aboute to doo4  ,beholde there shall    
come 4vij4 yere of great plenteousnes   
through out all the lande of ,egypte4   
,and there shall aryse after them vij4  
yeres of hunger4 ,so that all the       
plenteousnes shalbe forgeten in the     
lande of ,egipte4 ,and the hunger shall 
consume the lande3 so that the          
plenteousnes shall not be once agene in 
the land by reason of that hunger that  
shall come after_/ for it shalbe        
exceading great ,and as concernynge that
 the dreame was dubled vnto ,pharao the 
second tyme_/ it betokeneth that the    
thynge is certanly prepared of ,god_/ ad
 that ,god will shortly brynge it to    
passe4  ,now therfore let ,pharao       
provyde for a man of vnderstondynge and 
wysdome_/ and sett him over the lande of
 ,egipte4 ,and let ,pharao make officers
 ouer the lande_/ and take vp the fyfte 
parte of the land of ,egipte in the vij4
 plenteous yeres and let them gather all
 the foode of these good yeres that     
come_/ ad lay vp corne vnder the power  

of ,pharo3 that there may be foode in   
the cities_/ and there let them kepte   
it3 that there may be foode in stoore in
 the lande_/ agaynst the 4vij4 yeres of 
hunger which shall come in the lande of 
,egipte_/ and that the lande perishe not
 thorow hunger4  ,and the saynge pleased
 ,pharao ad all his seruauntes4 ,than   
sayde ,pharao vnto his seruavauntes3    
where shall we fynde soch a ma as this  
is_/ that hath the sprete of ,god in    
him8 wherfore ,pharao sayde vnto        
,ioseph3 for as moch as ,god hath shewed
 the all this_/ there is no man of      
vnderstondyng nor of wysdome lyke vnto  
the ,thou therfore shalt be ouer my     
house_/ and acordinge to thy worde shall
 all my people obey3 only in the kynges 
seate will ,i be aboue the4 ,and he     
sayde vnto ,ioseph3 beholde_/ ,i haue   
sett the ouer all the lande of ,egipte4 
,and he toke off his rynge from his     
fyngre_/ and put it vpon ,iosephs       
fingre_/ and arayed him in raymet of    
bisse_/ and put a golden cheyne aboute  

his necke and set him vpon the best     
charett that he had saue one4 ,and they 
cryed before him ,abrech_/ ad that      
,pharao had made him ruelar ouer all the
 lande of ,egipte4  ,and ,pharao sayde  
vnto ,ioseph3 ,i am ,pharao_/ without   
thi will_/ shall no man lifte vp ether  
his hande or fote in all the lande of   
,egipte4 ,and he called ,iosephs name   
,zaphnath ,paenea4 ,and he gaue him to  
wyfe ,asnath the doughter of ,potiphara 
preast of ,on4 ,than went ,ioseph abrode
 in the lade of ,egipte4 ,and he was    
4xxx4 yere olde whe he stode before     
,pharao kynge of ,egipte4 ,and than     
,ioseph departed from ,pharao_/ and went
 thorow out all the lande of ,egipte4   
,and in the 4vij4 pleteous yeres they   
made sheves and gathered vp all the fode
 of the 4vij4 plenteous yeres which were
 in the lande of ,egipte and put it in  
to the cities4 ,and he put the food of  
the feldes that grewe rounde aboute     
euery cyte3 euen in the same4 ,and      
,ioseph layde vp corne in stoore_/ lyke 

vnto the sande of the see in multitude  
out of mesure_/ vntyll he left          
nombrynge3 ,for it was with out nombre4 
,and vnto ,ioseph were borne 4ij4 sonnes
 before the yeres of hunger came_/ which
 ,asnath the doughter of ,potiphara     
preast of ,on_/ bare vnto him4 ,and he  
called the name of the first sonne      
,manasse_/ for ,god 7sayde he7 hath made
 me forgett all my laboure  all my      
fathers husholde4 ,the seconde called he
 ,ephraim_/ for ,god 7sayde he7 hath    
caused me to growe in the lande of my   
trouble4  ,and when the 4vij4 yeres of  
plenteousnes that was in the lande of   
,egypte were ended_/ than came the 4vij4
 yeres of derth_/ acordynge as ,ioseph  
had sayde4 ,and the derth was in all    
landes3 but in the lade of ,egipte was  
there yet foode4 ,when now all the lande
 of ,egipte began to hunger_/ than cried
 the people to ,pharao for bread4 ,and  
,pharao sayde vnto all ,egipte3 goo vnto
 ,ioseph_/ and what he sayth to you that
 doo ,and when the derth was thorow out 

all the lande_/ ,ioseph opened all that 
was in the cities and solde vnto the    
,egiptias ,and hunger waxed sore in the 
land of ,egipte4 ,and all countrees came
 to ,egipte to ,ioseph for to bye corne3
 because that the hunger was so sore in 
all landes4      ,the 4xlij4 ,chapter4  
,when ,iacob sawe that there was corne  
to be solde in ,egipte_/ he sayde vnto  
his sones3 why are ye negligent8        
beholde_/ ,i haue hearde that there is  
corne to be solde in ,egipte4 ,gete you 
thither and bye vs corne fro thece_/    
that we maye lyue and not dye4 ,so went 
,iosephs ten brethern doune to bye corne
 in ,egipte_/ for ,ben ,iamin ,iosephs  
brother wold not ,iacob sende with his  
other brethren3 for he sayde3 some      
mysfortune myght happen him  ,and the   
sonnes of ,israell came to bye corne    
amonge other that came_/ for there was  
derth also in the lande of ,canaan4 ,and
 ,ioseph was gouerner in the londe_/ and
 solde corne to all the people of the   
londe4 ,and his brethren came_/ and fell

 flatt on the grounde before him4 ,when 
,ioseph sawe his brethern_/ he knewe    
them3 ,but made straunge vnto them_/ and
 spake rughly vnto them saynge3 ,whence 
come ye8 and they sayde3 out of the     
lande of ,canaan_/ to bye vitayle4      
,ioseph knewe his brethern_/ but they   
knewe not him4  ,and ,ioseph remembred  
his dreames which he dreamed of them_/  
and sayde vnto them3 ye are spies_/ and 
to se where the lande is weake is youre 
comynge4 ,and they sayde vnto him3 nay  
my lorde3 but to bye vitayle thy        
seruauntes are come4 ,we are all one    
mans sonnes_/ and meane truely_/ and thy
 seruauntes are no spies4 ,and he sayde 
vnto them3 nay verely_/ but euen to se  
where the land is weake is youre        
comynge4 ,and they sayde3 we thi        
seruauntes are 4xij4 brethern_/ the     
sonnes of one man in the lande of       
,canaan4 ,the yongest is yet with oure  
father_/ and one no man woteth where he 
is4  ,ioseph sayde vnto them_/ that is  
it that ,i sayde vnto you_/ that ye are 

surelye spies4 ,here by ye shall be     
proued4 ,for by the lyfe of ,pharao_/ ye
 shall not goo hence_/ vntyll youre     
yongest brother be come hither4 ,sende  
therfore one off you and lett him fett  
youre brother_/ and ye shalbe in preason
 in the meane season4 ,and thereby shall
 youre wordes be proued_/ whether there 
be any trueth in you3 or els by the lyfe
 of ,pharao_/ ye are but spies4 ,and he 
put them in warde thre dayes4  ,and     
,ioseph sayde vnto the the thyrd daye3  
,this doo and lyue_/ for ,i feare ,gode 
,yf ye meane no hurte_/ let one of youre
 brethern be bounde in the preason_/ and
 goo ye and brynge the necessarie foode 
vnto youre housholdes_/ and brynge youre
 yongest brother vnto me3 that youre    
wordes maye be beleved_/ ad that ye dye 
not ,and they did so4  ,than they sayde 
one to a nother3 we haue verely synned  
agaynst oure brother_/ in that we sawe  
the anguysh of his soull when he        
besought us_/  wold not heare him3      
therfore is this troubyll come apon us4 

,ruben answered the saynge3 sayde ,i not
 vnto you that ye shulde not synne      
agaynst the lad8 but ye wolde not heare 
,and now verely see_/ his bloude is     
requyred4  ,they were not aware that    
,ioseph vnderstode them_/ for he spake  
vnto them by an interpreter4 ,and he    
turned from them and wepte_/ and than   
turned to them agayne ad comened with   
them_/ and toke out ,simeon from amonge 
the and bownde him before their eyes_/  
ad commaunded to fyll their sackes wyth 
corne_/ and to put euery mans money in  
his sacke_/ and to geue them vitayle to 
spende by the waye4 ,and so it was done 
to them4  ,and they laded their asses   
with the corne and departed thence4 ,and
 as one of them opened his sacke_/ for  
to geue his asse prauender in the       
,inne_/ he spied his money in his sacks 
mouth ,and he sayde vnto his brethren3  
my money is restored me agayne_/  is eue
 in my sackes mouth ,than their hartes  
fayled them_/ and were astoynyed and    
sayde one to a nother3 how cometh it    

that ,god dealeth thus with us8  ,and   
they came vnto ,iacob their father vnto 
the lande of ,canaan_/ and tolde him all
 that had happened them saynge4 ,the    
lorde of the lade spake rughly to us_/  
and toke us for spyes to serche the     
countre4 ,and we sayde vnto him3 we     
meane truely and are no spies4 ,we be   
4xij4 brethren sones of oure father_/   
one is awaye_/ and the yongest is now   
with oure father in the lande of        
,canaan4  ,and the lorde of the countre 
sayde vnto us3 hereby shall ,i knowe yf 
ye meane truely3 leaue one of youre     
brethern here with me_/ and take foode  
necessary for youre housholdes and get  
you awaye_/ and brynge youre yongest    
brother vnto me ,and thereby shall ,i   
knowe that ye are no spyes_/ but meane  
truely3 ,so will ,i delyuer you youre   
brother agayne_/ and ye shall occupie in
 the lande4  ,and as they emptied their 
sackes_/ beholde3 euerymans bundell of  
money was in his sacke ,and when both   
they and their father sawe the bundells 

of money_/ they were afrayde4  ,and     
,iacob their father sayde vnto them3 ,me
 haue ye robbed of my childern3 ,ioseph 
is away_/ and ,simeon is awaye_/ and ye 
will take ,ben ,iamin awaye4 ,all these 
thinges fall vpon me4 ,ruben answered   
his father saynge3 ,slee my two sonnes_/
 yf ,i bringe him not to the agayne4    
,delyuer him therfore to my honde_/ and 
,i will brynge him to the agayne3 ,and  
he sayde3 my sonne shall not go downe   
with you4 ,for his brother is dead_/ and
 he is left alone ,moreouer some        
mysfortune myght happen vpon him by the 
waye which ye goo4 ,and so shuld ye     
brynge my gray head with sorowe vnto the
 graue4      ,the 4xliij4 ,chapter4     
,and the derth waxed sore in the lande4 
,and when they had eate vp that corne   
which they brought out of the lande of  
,egipte_/ their father sayde vnto them3 
goo agayne and by vs a litle food4 ,than
 sayde ,iuda vnto him3 the man dyd      
testifie vnto vs saynge3 loke that ye   
see not my face excepte youre brother be

 with you4 ,therfore yf thou wilt sende 
oure brother with vs_/ we wyll goo and  
bye the food4 ,but yf thou wylt not     
sende him_/ we wyll not goo3 for the man
 sayde vnto vs3 loke that ye see not my 
face_/ excepte youre brother be with    
you4  ,and ,israell sayde3 wherfore delt
 ye so cruelly with me_/ as to tell the 
man that ye had yet another brother8    
,and they sayde3 ,the man asked vs of   
oure kynred saynge3 is youre father yet 
alyue8 haue ye not another brother8 ,and
 we tolde him acordynge to these wordes4
 ,how cowd we knowe that he wolde byd vs
 brynge oure brother downe with vs8     
,than sayde ,iuda vnto ,israell his     
father3 ,send the lad with me_/ and we  
wyll ryse and goo_/ that we maye lyue   
and not dye3 both we_/ thou and also    
oure childern4 ,i wilbe suertie for     
him_/ and of my handes requyre him4 ,yf 
,i brynge him not to the and sett him   
before thine eyes_/ than let me bere the
 blame for euer4 ,for except we had made
 this tarieg3 by this we had bene there 

twyse and come agayne4  ,than their     
father ,israel sayde vnto the3 ,yf it   
must nedes be so now3 than do thus_/    
take of the best frutes of the lande in 
youre vesselles_/ and brynge the man a  
present_/ a curtesie bawlme_/ and a     
curtesie of hony_/ spyces and myrre_/   
dates and almondes4 ,and take as moch   
money more with you4 ,and the money that
 was brought agayne in youre sackes_/   
take it agayne with you in youre        
handes_/ peraduenture it was some       
ouersyghte4  ,take also youre brother   
with you_/ and aryse and goo agayne to  
the man4 ,and ,god almightie geue you   
mercie in the sighte of the man and send
 you youre other brother and also ,be   
,iamin_/ and ,i wilbe as a ma robbed of 
his childern4  ,thus toke they the      
present and twise so moch more money    
with them_/ and ,ben ,iamim4 ,and rose  
vp_/ went downe to ,egipte_/ and        
presented them selfe to ,ioseph4 ,when  
,ioseph sawe ,ben ,iamin with them_/ he 
sayde to the ruelar of his house3 brynge

 these men home_/ and sley and make     
redie3 for they shall dyne with me at   
none4 ,and the man dyd as ,ioseph bad_/ 
and brought them in to ,iosephs house4  
,when they were brought to ,iosephs     
house_/ they were afrayde ad sayde3 be  
cause of the money yt came in oure      
sackes mouthes at the first tyme_/ are  
we brought_/ to pyke a quarell with vs  
to laye some thinge to oure charge3 to  
brynge us in bondage and oure asses     
also4 ,therfore came they to the man    
that was the ruelar ouer ,iosephs       
house_/ and comened with him at the     
doore and sayde3  ,sir_/ we came hither 
at the first tyme to bye foode_/ and as 
we came to an ,inne and opened oure     
sackes3 beholde_/ euery mannes money was
 in his sacke with full weghte3 ,but we 
haue broght it agene with us_/  other   
mony haue we brought also in oure       
handes_/ to bye foode_/ but we can not  
tell who put oure money in oure sackes4 
,and he sayde3 be of good chere_/ feare 
not3 ,youre ,god and the ,god of youre  

fathers hath put you that treasure in   
youre sackes_/ for ,i had youre money4  
,and he brought ,simeon out to them ad  
led the in to ,iosephs house_/ and gaue 
the water to washe their fete_/ and gaue
 their asses prauender3 ,and they made  
redie their present agaynst ,ioseph came
 at none_/ for they herde saye that they
 shulde dyne there4  ,when ,ioseph came 
home_/ they brought the present in to   
the house to him_/ which they had in    
their handes_/ ad fell flat on the      
grounde befor him4 ,and he welcomed the 
curteously sainge3 is youre father that 
old man which ye tolde me of_/ in good  
health8 and is he yet alyue8 they       
answered3 thy servaunte oure father is  
in good health_/ ad is yet alyue4 ,and  
they bowed them selues and fell to the  
grounde4  ,and he lyfte vp his eyes     
behelde his brother ,ben ,iamin his     
mothers sonne_/  sayde3 is this youre   
yongest brother of whome ye sayde vnto  
me8 ,and sayde3 ,god be mercyfull vnto  
ye my sonne4 ,and ,ioseph made hast 7for

 his hert dyd melt apon his brother7 and
 soughte for to wepe_/  entred in to his
 chambre_/ for to wepe there4 ,and he   
wasshed his face and came out  refrayned
 himselfe_/  had sett bread on the table
  ,and they prepared for him by         
himselfe_/ and for them by them selues_/
 and for the ,egiptians which ate with  
him by them selues_/ because the        
,egyptians may not eate bread with the  
,hebrues_/ for that is an abhomynacyon  
vnto the ,egiptians4 ,and they satt     
before him3 the eldest acordynge vnto   
his age_/ and the yongest acordyng vnto 
his youth4 ,and the men marveled amonge 
them selves4 ,and they broughte rewardes
 vnto them from before him3 but ,ben    
,iamins parte was fyue tymes so moch as 
any of theirs4 ,and they ate and they   
dronke_/ and were dronke wyth him4      
,the 4xliiij4 ,chapter4   ,and he       
commaunded the rueler of his house      
saynge3 fyll the mens sackes with food_/
 as moch as they can carie_/ and put    
euery mans money in his bagge mouth_/   

and put my syluer cuppe in the sackes   
mouth of the yongest and his corne money
 also4 ,and he dyd as ,ioseph had sayde4
 ,and in ye mornynge as soone as it was 
lighte_/ the me were let goo with their 
asses4  ,and when they were out of the  
cytie and not yet ferre awaye_/ ,ioseph 
sayde vnto the ruelar of his house3 vp  
and folowe after the men and ouertake   
them_/ and saye vnto them3 wherfore haue
 ye rewarded euell for good8 is that not
 the cuppe of which my lorde drynketh_/ 
ad doth he not prophesie therin8 ye haue
 euell done that ye haue done4  ,and he 
ouertoke them and sayde the same wordes 
vnto them4 ,and they answered him3      
wherfore sayth my lorde soch wordes8    
,god forbydd that thy servauntes shulde 
doo so4 ,beholde_/ the money which we   
founde in oure sackes mouthes_/ we      
brought agayne vnto the_/ out of the    
lande of ,canaa3 how then shulde we     
steale out of my lordes house_/ ether   
syluer or golde3 with whosoeuer of thy  
seruauntes it be founde let him dye_/   

and let vs also be my lordes bondmen4   
,and he sayde3 ,now therfore acordynge  
vnto youre woordes_/ he with whom it is 
found_/ shalbe my seruaunte3 but ye_/   
shalbe harmelesse4  ,and attonce euery  
man toke downe his sacke to the         
grounde_/ ad every man opened his sacke4
 ,and he serched_/ and began at the     
eldest  left at the yongest4 ,and the   
cuppe was founde in ,ben ,iamins sacke4 
,then they rent their clothes_/ and     
laded euery man his asse and went agayne
 vnto the cytie4 ,and ,iuda and his     
brethre came to ,iosephs house_/ for he 
was yet there_/ ad they fell before him 
on the grounde4 ,and ,ioseph sayde vnto 
the3 what dede is this which ye haue    
done8 wist ye not that soch a man as ,i 
can prophesie8  ,then sayde ,iuda3 what 
shall we saye vnto my lorde_/ what shall
 we speake or what excuse can we make8  
,god hath founde out ye wekednesse of   
thy seruauntes4 ,beholde_/ both we and  
he with whom the cuppe is founde_/ are  
thy seruauntes4 ,and he answered3 ,god  

forbyd yt ,i shulde do so_/ the man with
 whom the cuppe is founde_/ he shalbe my
 seruaunte3 but goo ye in peace vn to   
youre father4  ,then ,iuda went vnto him
 and sayde3 oh my lorde_/ let thy       
servante speake a worde in my lordes    
audyence_/ and be not wrooth with thi   
servaunte3 for thou art euen as ,pharao4
 ,my lorde axed his seruaunte sainge3   
haue ye a father or a brother8 ,and we  
answered my lord_/ we haue a father that
 is old_/ and a yonge lad which he begat
 in his age3 ad the brother of the sayde
 lad is dead_/  he is all that is left  
of that mother4 ,and his father loueth  
him4  ,then sayde my lorde vnto his     
seruauntes brynge him vnto me_/ that ,i 
maye sett myne eyes apon him4 ,and we   
answered my lorde_/ that the lad coude  
not goo from his father_/ for if he     
shulde leaue his father_/ he were but a 
deed man4 ,than saydest thou vnto thy   
servauntes3 excepte youre yongest       
brother come with you_/ loke that ye se 
my face no moare4  ,and when we came    

vnto thy servaunt oure father_/ we      
shewed him what my lorde had sayde4 ,and
 when oure father sayde vnto vs_/ goo   
agayne and bye vs a litle fode3 we      
sayd_/ yt we coude not goo4             
,neverthelesse if oure youngeste brother
 go with vs then will we goo_/ for we   
maye not see the mannes face_/ excepte  
oure yongest brother be with vs4 ,then  
sayde thy servaunt oure father vnto vs4 
,ye knowe that my wyfe bare me 4ij4     
sonnes4 ,and the one went out from me   
and it is sayde of a suertie that he is 
torne in peaces of wyld beastes_/ and ,i
 sawe him not sence4 ,yf ye shall take  
this also awaye fro me and some         
mysfortune happen apon him_/ then shall 
ye brynge my gray heed with sorow vnto  
the grave4  ,now therfore whe ,i come to
 thy servaunt my father_/ yf the lad be 
not with me3 seinge that his lyfe hageth
 by the laddes lyfe_/ then as soone as  
he seeth that the lad is not come_/ he  
will dye4 ,so shall we thy servautes    
brynge the gray hedde of thy servaunt   

oure father with sorow vnto the grave4  
,for ,i thy servaunt became suertie for 
the lad vnto my father  sayde3 yf ,i    
bringe him not vnto the agayne4 ,i will 
bere the blame all my life loge4 ,now   
therfore let me thy servaunt byde here  
for ye lad_/  be my lordes bondman3  let
 the lad goo home with his brethern4    
,for how can ,i goo vnto my father_/ and
 the lad not wyth me3 lest ,i shulde see
 the wretchednes that shall come on my  
father4     ,the 4xlv4 ,chapter4   ,and 
,ioseph coude no longer refrayne before 
all them that stode aboute him_/ but    
commaunded that they shuld goo all out  
from him_/ and that there shuld be no   
man with him_/ whyle he vttred him selfe
 vnto his brethern4 ,and he wepte       
alowde_/ so that the ,egiptians and the 
house of ,pharao herde it4 ,and he sayde
 vnto his brethern3 ,i am ,ioseph3 doth 
my father yet lyue8 ,but his brethern   
coude not answere him_/ for they were   
abasshed at his presence4  ,and ,ioseph 
sayde vnto his brethern3 come nere to   

me_/ and they came nere4 ,and he sayde3 
,i am ,ioseph youre brother whom ye sold
 in to ,egipte4 ,and now be not greued  
therwith_/ nether let it seme a cruel   
thinge in youre eyes_/ that ye solde me 
hither4 ,for ,god dyd send me before you
 to saue lyfe4 ,for this is the seconde 
yere of derth in the lande_/ and fyue   
moo are behynde in which there shall    
nether be earynge nor hervest4          
,wherfore ,god sent me before you to    
make prouision_/ that ye myghte continue
 in the erth and to save youre lyues by 
a greate delyuerance4 ,so now it was not
 ye that sent me hither_/ but ,god3 and 
he hath made me father vnto ,pharao and 
lorde ouer all his house_/ and rueler in
 all the land of ,egipte4 ,hast you ad  
goo to my father and tell him_/ this    
sayeth thy sonne ,ioseph3 ,god hath made
 me lorde ouer all ,egipte4 ,come downe 
vnto me and tarye not_/ ,and thou shalt 
dwell in the londe of ,gosan  be by me3 
both thou and thi childern_/ and thi    
childerns childern3 and thy shepe_/ and 

beestes and all that thou hast4 ,there  
will ,i make provision for the3 for     
there remayne yet v yeres of derth_/    
lest thou and thi houshold and all that 
thou hast perish4  ,beholde_/ youre eyes
 do se_/ and the eyes also of my brother
 ,ben ,iamin_/ that ,i speake to you by 
mouth4 ,therfore tell my father of all  
my honoure which ,i haue in ,egipte and 
of all that ye haue sene_/ ad make hast 
and brynge my father hither4   ,and he  
fell on his brother ,ben ,iamis necke   
wepte_/  ,ben ,iamin wepte on his necke4
 ,moreouer he kyssed all his brethern   
and wepte apon them4 ,and after that_/  
his brethern talked with him4 ,and when 
the tidynges was come vnto ,pharaos     
housse that ,iosephes brethern were     
come_/ it pleased ,pharao well and all  
his seruauntes4  ,and ,pharao spake vnto
 ,ioseph3 saye vnto thy brethern_/ this 
do ye3 lade youre beestes ad get you    
hence_/ ,and when ye be come vnto the   
londe of ,canaan_/ take youre father and
 youre housholdes and come vnto me_/ and

 ,i will geue you the beste of the lande
 of ,egipte_/ and ye shall eate the fatt
 of the londe4 ,and commaunded also4    
,this do ye3 take charettes with you out
 of the lande of ,egipte_/ for youre    
childern and for youre wyues3 and brynge
 youre father and come4 ,also_/ regarde 
not your stuff_/ for the goodes of all  
the londe of ,egipte shalbe youres4     
,and the childern of ,israell dyd euen  
so_/ and ,ioseph gaue them charettes at 
the commaundment of ,pharao_/ and gaue  
them vitayle also to spende by the waye4
 ,and he gaue vnto eche of them chaunge 
of rayment3 but vnto ,ben ,iamin he gaue
 iij4 hundred peces of syluer and 4v4   
chaunge of rayment4 ,and vnto his father
 he sent after the same maner3 x4 he    
asses laden with good out of ,egipte_/  
and 4x4 she asses laden with corne_/    
bred and meate3 to serue his father by  
the waye4 ,so sent he his brethern      
awaye_/ and they departed4 ,and he sayde
 vnto them3 se that ye fall not out by  
the waye4  ,and they departed from      

,egipte and came in to the land of      
,canaan vnto ,iacob their father_/ and  
told him saynge4 ,ioseph is yet a lyue  
and is gouerner ouer all the land of    
,egipte4 ,and ,iacobs hert wauered_/ for
 he beleued the not4 ,and they tolde him
 all the wordes of ,ioseph which he had 
sayde vnto them4 ,but when he sawe the  
charettes which ,ioseph had sent to     
carie him_/ then his sprites reviued4   
,and ,israel sayde4 ,i haue ynough_/ yf 
,ioseph my sonne be yet alyue3 ,i will  
goo and se him_/ yer that ,i dye4       
,the 4xlvi4 ,chapter4  ,israel toke his 
iourney with all that he had_/ and came 
vnto ,berseba and offred offrynges vnto 
the ,god of his father ,isaac4 ,and ,god
 sayde vnto ,israel in a vision by      
nyghte_/ and called vnto him3 ,iacob    
,iacob4 ,and he answered3 here am ,i4   
,and he sayde3 ,i am that mightie ,god  
of thy father_/ feare not to goo downe  
in to ,egipte4 ,for ,i will make of the 
there a great people4 ,i will go downe  
with ye in to ,egipte_/  ,i will also   

bringe the vp agayne_/  ,ioseph shall   
put his hand apon thine eyes4  ,and     
,iacob rose vp from ,berseba4 ,and ye   
sonnes of ,israel caried ,iacob their   
father_/ ad their childern and their    
wyues in the charettes which ,pharao had
 sent to carie him4 ,and they toke their
 catell ad the goodes which they had    
gotten in the land of ,canaan_/ and came
 in to ,egipte3 both ,iacob and all his 
seed with him_/ his sonnes and his      
sonnes sonnes with him3 his doughters   
and his sonnes doughters and all his    
seed brought he with him in to ,egipte4 
,these are the names of the childern of 
,israel which came in to ,egipte_/ both 
,iacob and his sonnes3 ,rube ,iacob's   
first sonne4 ,the childern of ,ruben3   
,hanoch_/ ,pallu_/ ,hezron and ,charmi4 
,the childern of ,simeon3 ,iemuel_/     
,iamin_/ ,ohad_/ ,iachin_/ ,zohar and   
,saul the sonne of a ,cananitish woman  
,the childern of ,leui3 ,gerson_/       
,kahath and ,merari4 ,the childern of   
,iuda3 ,er_/ ,onan_/ ,sela_/ ,pharez and

 ,zerah_/ but ,er and ,onan dyed in the 
lande of ,canaan4 ,the childern of      
,pharez_/ ,hezro  ,hamul4 ,the childern 
of ,isachar3 ,tola_/ ,phuva ,iob and    
,semiron4 ,the childern of ,sebulon3    
,sered_/ ,elon and ,iaheleel4 ,these be 
the childern of ,lea which she bare vnto
 ,iacob in ,mesopotamia with his        
doughter ,dina4 ,all these soulles of   
his sonnes and doughters make 4xxx and  
4vi4  ,the childern of ,gad3 ,ziphion_/ 
,haggi_/ ,suni_/ ,ezbon_/ ,eri_/ ,arodi 
and ,areli4 ,the childern of ,asser3    
,iemna_/ ,iesua_/ ,iesui_/ ,brya and    
,serah their sister3 ,and the childern  
of ,biya were ,heber and ,malchiel4     
,these are the childern of ,silpha whom 
,laba gaue to ,lea his doughter4 ,and   
these she bare vnto ,iacob in nombre    
xvi4 soules4  ,the childern of ,rahel   
,iacobs wife3 ,ioseph and ben ,iamin4   
,and vnto ,ioseph in the lode of ,egipte
 were borne3 ,manasses and ,ephraim     
which ,asnath the doughter of ,potiphara
 preast of ,on bare vnto him4 ,the      

childern of ,ben ,iamin3 ,bela_/        
,becher_/ ,asbel_/ ,gera_/ ,naeman_/    
,ehi ,ros ,mupim_/ ,hupim and ,ard4     
,these are the childern of ,rahel which 
were borne vnto ,iacob3 xiiij4 soules   
all to gether4  ,the childern of ,dan3  
,husim4 ,the childern of ,nepthali3     
,iahezeel_/ ,guni_/ ,iezer and ,sillem4 
,these are the sonnes of ,bilha which   
,laban gaue vnto ,rahel his doughter_/  
and she bare these vnto ,iacob_/ all    
together 4vij4 soulles ,all the soulles 
that came with ,iacob into ,egipte which
 came out of his loyns 7besyde his      
sonnes wifes7 were all togither 4lx4 and
 4vi4 soulles4 ,and the sonnes of       
,ioseph_/ which were borne him in egipte
 were 4ij4 soules3 ,so that all the     
soulles of the house of ,iacob which    
came in to ,egipte are lxx4  ,and he    
sent ,iuda before him vnto ,ioseph that 
the waye myghte be shewed him vnto      
,gosan_/ and they came in to the lande  
of ,gosan ,and ,ioseph made redie his   
charett and went agaynst ,israell his   

father vnto ,gosan_/ ad presented him   
selfe vnto him_/ and fell on his necke  
and wepte vpon his necke a goode whyle4 
,and ,israel sayd vnto ,ioseph3 ,now ,i 
am cotet to dye_/ in somoch ,i haue sene
 the_/ that thou art yet alyue4  ,and   
,ioseph sayde vnto his brethre and vnto 
his fathers house3 ,i will goo  shewe   
,pharao and tell him3 that my brethern  
and my fathers housse which were in the 
lade of ,canaan are come vnto me_/ and  
how they are shepardes 7for they were   
men of catell7 and they haue brought    
their shepe and their oxen and all that 
they haue with them4 ,yf ,pharao call   
you and axe you what youre occupation   
is_/ saye3 thi seruauntes haue bene     
occupyed aboute catell_/ fro oure       
chilhode vnto this tyme3 both we and    
oure fathers_/ that ye maye dwell in the
 lande of ,gosan4 ,for an abhominacyon  
vnto the ,egiptians are all that feade  
shepe4      ,the 4xlvij4 ,chapter4      
,and ,ioseph wet and tolde ,pharao and  
sayde3 my father and my brethern their  

shepe and their beastes and all that    
they haue_/ are come out of the lade of 
,canaan and are in the lande of ,gosan4 
,and ,ioseph toke a parte of his        
brethern3 euen fyue of them_/ and       
presented them vnto ,pharao4 ,and       
,pharao sayde vnto his brethern3 what is
 youre occupation8 ,and they sayde vnto 
,pharao3 feaders of shepe are thi       
seruauntes_/ both we ad also oure       
fathers4 ,they sayde moreouer vnto      
,pharao3 for to sogeorne in the lande   
are we come_/ for thy seruauntes haue no
 pasture for their shepe so sore is the 
fameshment in the lande of ,canaan4 ,now
 therfore let thy seruauntes dwell in   
the lande of ,gosan4  ,and ,pharao sayde
 vnto ,ioseph3 thy father and thy       
brethren are come vnto the4 ,the londe  
of ,egipte is open before the3 ,in the  
best place of the lande make both thy   
father and thy brothren dwell3 ,and even
 in the lond of ,gosan let them dwell4  
,moreouer yf thou knowe any men of      
actiuyte amonge them_/ make them ruelars

 ouer my catell4 ,and ,ioseph brought in
 ,iacob his father and sett him before  
,pharao ,and ,iacob blessed ,pharao4    
,and ,pharao axed ,iacob_/ how old art  
thou8 ,and ,iacob sayde vnto ,pharao3   
the dayes of my pilgremage are an       
hundred and 4xxx4 yeres4 ,few and euell 
haue the dayes of my lyfe bene_/ and    
haue not attayned vnto the yeres of the 
lyfe of my fathers in the dayes of their
 pilgremages4 ,and ,iacob blessed       
,pharao and went out from him4 ,and     
,ioseph prepared dwellinges for his     
father and his brethern_/ and gaue them 
possessions in the londe of ,egipte_/ in
 the best of the londe3 eue in the lande
 of ,raemses_/ as ,pharao commaunded4   
,and ,ioseph made prouysion for his     
father_/ his brethern and all his       
fathers housholde_/ as yonge childern   
are fedd with bread4  ,there was no     
bread in all the londe_/ for the derth  
was exceadige sore3 so yt ye lode of    
,egipte  ye lode of ,canaan_/ were      
fameshyd by ye reason of ye derth4 ,and 

,ioseph brought together all ye money yt
 was founde in ye lade of ,egipte and of
 ,canaan_/ for ye corne which they      
boughte3  he layde vp the money in      
,pharaos housse4  ,when money fayled in 
the lade of ,egipte  of ,canaan_/ all   
the ,egiptians came vnto ,ioseph and    
sayde3 geue us sustenaunce3 wherfore    
suffrest thou vs to dye before the_/ for
 oure money is spent4 ,then sayde       
,ioseph3 brynge youre catell_/ and ,i   
will geue yow for youre catell_/ yf ye  
be without money4 ,and they brought     
their catell vnto ,ioseph4 ,and he gaue 
them bread for horses and shepe_/ and   
oxen and asses3 so he fed them with     
bread for all their catell that yere4   
,when that yere was ended_/ they came   
vnto him the nexte yere and sayde vnto  
him3 we will not hyde it from my lorde_/
 how that we haue nether money nor      
catell for my lorde3 there is no moare  
left for my lorde_/ but euen oure bodies
 and oure londes4 ,wherfore letest thou 
us dye before thyne eyes_/ and the londe

 to goo to noughte8 bye us and oure     
landes for bread3 and let both vs and   
oure londes be bonde to ,pharao4 ,geue  
vs feed_/ that we may lyue  not dye_/   
that the londe goo not to wast4         
,sidenote3 99 ,the blide gydes gott     
previleges fro bearige with their       
brethre contrarye to ,christes lawe of  
love4 ,and of these prestes of idolles  
did oure copassige yvetrees lerne to    
crepe vp by litle  litle  to copasse ye 
greate trees of ye world with           
hypocrisye_/ ad to thrust ye rodes of   
idolatrysse superstition in to the  to  
sucke out ye iuce of the with their     
poetrye_/ till all be seer bowes and no 
thinge grene save their awne comewelth4 
,and ,ioseph boughte all the lande of   
,egipte for ,pharao4 ,for the ,egiptians
 solde euery man his londe because the  
derth was sore apo them3 and so the     
londe became ,pharaos4 ,and he appoynted
 the people vnto the cities_/ from one  
syde of ,egipte vnto the other3 only the
 londe of the ,prestes bought he not4   

,for there was an ordinauce made by     
,pharao for ye 99 preastes_/ that they  
shulde eate that which was appoynted    
vnto them3 which ,pharao had geuen them 
wherfore they solde not their londes4   
,then ,ioseph sayde vnto the folke3     
beholde ,i haue boughte you this daye ad
 youre landes for ,pharao4 ,take there  
seed and goo sowe the londe4 ,and of the
 encrease_/ ye shall geue the fyfte     
parte vnto ,pharao_/ and 4iiij4 partes  
shalbe youre awne_/ for seed to sowe the
 feld3 and for you_/ and them of youre  
housholdes_/ and for youre childern_/ to
 eate4 ,and they answered3 ,thou haste  
saued oure lyves ,let vs fynde grace in 
the syghte of my lorde_/ and let us be  
,pharaos servautes4 ,and ,ioseph made it
 a lawe ouer the lade of ,egipte vnto   
this daye3 that men must geue ,pharao   
the fyfte parte_/ excepte the londe of  
preastes only_/ which was not bond vnto 
,pharao4  ,and ,israel dwelt in ,egipte3
 euen in the countre of ,gosan4 ,and    
they had their possessions therein_/ and

 they grewe and multiplyed exceadingly4 
,moreouer ,iacob lyued in the lande of  
,egipte 4xvij4 yeres_/ so that the the  
hole age of ,iacob was an hundred and   
4xlvij4 yere4  ,when the tyme drewe     
nye_/ that ,israel must dye3 he sent for
 his sonne ,ioseph and sayde vnto him3  
,yf ,i haue founde grace in thy syghte_/
 put thy hande vnder my thye and deale  
mercifully ad truely with me_/ that thou
 burie me not in ,egipte3 but let me lye
 by my fathers_/ and carie me out of    
,egipte_/ and burie me in their buryall4
 ,and he answered3 ,i will do as thou   
hast sayde4 ,and he sayde3 swere vnto   
me3 ad he sware vnto him4 ,and than     
,israel bowed him vnto the beddes head4 
,the 4xlviij4 ,chapter4   ,after these  
deades_/ tydiges were brought vnto      
,ioseph_/ that his father was seke4 ,and
 he toke with him his ij4 sones_/       
,manasses and ,ephraim4 ,then was it    
sayde vnto ,iacob3 beholde_/ thy sonne  
,ioseph commeth vnto the4 ,and ,israel  
toke his strength vnto him_/ and satt vp

 on the bedd_/ and sayde vnto ,ioseph3  
,god all mightie appeared vnto me at lus
 in the lande of ,canaan_/ ad blessed   
me_/ and sayde vnto me3 beholde_/ ,i    
will make the growe and will multiplye  
the_/ and will make a great nombre of   
people of the_/ and will geue this lande
 vnto the and vnto thy seed after ye    
vnto an euerlastinge possession4 ,now   
therfore thy 4ij4 sones ,manasses ad    
,ephraim which were borne vnto the      
before ,i came to the_/ in to ,egipte_/ 
shalbe myne3 euen as ,ruben and ,simeo  
shall they be vnto me ,and the childern 
which thou getest after them_/ shalbe   
thyne awne3 but shalbe called with the  
names of their brethern in their        
enheritaunces4  ,and after ,i came from 
,mesopotamia_/ ,rahel dyed apon my hande
 in the lande of ,canaa_/ by the waye3  
when ,i had but a feldes brede to goo   
vnto ,ephrat4 ,and ,i buried her there  
in ye waye to ,ephrat which is now      
called ,bethlehem4  ,and ,israel behelde
 ,iosephes sonnes  sayde3 what are      

these8 ,and ,ioseph sayde vnto his      
father3 they are my sonnes_/ which ,god 
hath geuen me here4 ,and he sayde3      
brynge them to me_/ and let me blesse   
them4 ,and the eyes of ,israell were    
dymme for age_/ so that he coude not    
see4 ,and he broughte them to him_/ ad  
he kyssed the and embraced them4 ,and   
,israel sayde vnto ,ioseph3 ,i had not  
thoughte to haue sene thy face_/ and yet
 loo_/ ,god hath shewed it me and al so 
thy seed4 ,and ,ioseph toke them awaye  
from his lappe_/ and they fell on the   
grounde before him4  ,than toke ,ioseph 
them both3 ,ephraim in his ryghte hande 
towarde ,israels left hande ad ,manasses
 in his left hande_/ towarde ,israels   
ryghte hande_/ and brought them vnto    
him4 ,and ,israel stretched out his     
righte hande and layde it apon ,ephraims
 head which was the yonger_/ and his    
lyft hade apon ,manasses heed_/         
crossinge his handes_/ for manasses was 
the elder4 ,and he blessed ,ioseph      
saynge3 ,god before whome my fathers    

,abraham and ,isaac dyd walke_/ and the 
,god which hath fedd me all my life     
longe vnto this daye_/ ,and the angell  
which hath delyuered me fro all euyll_/ 
blesse these laddes3 yt they maye be    
called after my name_/ and after my     
father ,abraham and ,isaac_/ and that   
they maye growe ad multiplie apo the    
erth4  ,when ,ioseph sawe that his      
father layd his ryghte hande apon the   
heade of ,ephraim_/ it displeased him4  
,and he lifte vpp his fathers hade_/ to 
haue removed it from ,ephraims head vnto
 ,manasses head_/ and sayde vnto his    
father3 ,not so my father_/ for this is 
the eldest4 ,put thy right hande apon   
his head4 ,and his father wold not_/ but
 sayde3 ,i knowe it well my sonne_/ ,i  
knowe it well4 ,he shalbe also a people 
ad shalbe great4 ,but of a troth his    
yonger brother shalbe greater than he_/ 
and his seed shall be full of people4   
,and he blessed them sainge4 ,at the    
ensample of these_/ the ,israelites     
shall blesse and saye3 ,god make the as 

,ephraim and as ,manasses4 ,thus sett he
 ,ephraim before ,manasses4  ,and       
,israel sayde vnto ,ioseph3 beholde_/ ,i
 dye4 ,and god shalbe with you and      
bringe you agayne vnto the land of youre
 fathers4 ,moreover ,i geue vnto the_/ a
 porcyon of lande aboue thy brethern_/  
which ,i gatt out of the handes of the  
,amorites with my swerde and wyth my    
bowe4     ,the 4xlix4 ,chapter4   ,and  
,iacob called for his sonnes ad sayde3  
come together_/ that ,i maye tell you   
what shall happe you in the last dayes4 
,gather you together and heare ye sonnes
 of ,iacob_/ and herken vnto ,israel    
youre father4  ,ruben_/ thou art myne   
eldest sonne_/ my myghte and the        
begynnynge of my strength_/ chefe in    
receauynge and chefe in power4 ,as      
vnstable as water wast thou3 thou shalt 
therfore not be the chefest_/ for thou  
wenst vp vpo thy fathers bedd_/ and than
 defyledest thou my couche with goynge  
vppe4  ,the brethern ,simeon and ,leui_/
 weked instrumentes are their wepos4 ,in

 to their secrettes come not my soule_/ 
and vnto their congregation be my       
honoure not coupled3 for in their wrath 
they slewe a man_/ and in their         
selfewill they houghed an oxe4 ,cursed  
be their wrath for it was stronge_/ and 
their fearsnes for it was cruell4 ,i    
will therfore deuyde them in ,iacob_/   
scater them in ,israel4  ,iuda_/ thy    
brethern shall prayse the_/  thine hande
 shalbe in the necke of thyne enimies_/ 
thy fathers childern shall stoupe vnto  
the4 ,iuda is a lions whelpe4 ,fro      
spoyle my sonne thou art come an hye3 he
 layde him downe and couched himselfe as
 a lion_/ and as a lionesse4 ,who dare  
stere him vp8 ,the sceptre shall not    
departe from ,iuda_/ nor a ruelar from  
betwene his legges_/ vntill ,silo come_/
 vnto whome the people shall herken4 ,he
 shall bynde his fole vnto the vine_/   
and his asses colt vnto the vyne        
braunche_/ ad shall wash his garment in 
wyne and his mantell in the bloud of    
grapes_/ his eyes are roudier than      

wyne_/ ad his teeth whitter then mylke4 
,zabulon shall dwell in the hauen of the
 see and in the port of shippes_/  shall
 reache vnto ,sidon4  ,isachar is a     
stronge asse_/ he couched him doune     
betwene 4ij4 borders_/ and sawe that    
rest was good and the lande that it was 
pleasant_/ and bowed his shulder to     
beare_/ and became a servaunte vnto     
trybute4  ,dan shall iudge his people_/ 
as one of the trybes of ,israel4 ,dan   
shalbe a serpent in the waye_/ and an   
edder in the path_/ and byte the horse  
heles_/ so yt his ryder shall fall      
backwarde4 ,after thy sauynge loke ,i   
,l,o,rde4  ,gad_/ men of warre shall    
invade him4 ,and he shall turne them to 
flyght4  ,off ,asser cometh fatt breed_/
 and he shall geue pleasures for a      
kynge4  ,nepthali is a swyft hynde_/ ad 
geueth goodly wordes4  ,that floryshynge
 childe ,ioseph_/ that florishing childe
 and goodly vn to the eye3 the doughters
 come forth to bere ruele4 ,the shoters 
haue envyed him and chyde with him ad   

hated him_/ and yet his bowe bode fast_/
  his armes and his handes were         
stronge_/ by the handes of the myghtye  
,god of ,iacob3 out of him shall come an
 herde ma a stone in ,israel4 ,thi      
fathers ,god shall helpe the_/  the     
almightie shall blesse the with         
blessinges from heaven aboue_/ and with 
blessinges of the water that lieth      
vnder_/  with blessinges of the brestes 
of the wombe4 ,the blessinges of thy    
father were stronge3 euen as the        
blessinges of my elders_/ after the     
desyre of the hiest in the worlde_/ and 
these blessinges shall fall on the head 
of ,ioseph_/ and on the toppe of the    
head of him yt was separat from his     
brethern4  ,ben ,iamin is a raueshynge  
wolfe4 ,in the mornynge he shall deuoure
 his praye_/ ad at nyghte he shall      
deuyde his spoyle4  ,all these are the  
4xij4 tribes of ,israel_/  this is that 
which their father spake vnto them whe  
he blessed them_/ euery man with a      
severall blessinge4 ,and he charged them

 and sayde vnto them4 ,i shall be put   
vnto my people3 se that ye burye me with
 my fathers_/ in the caue that is in the
 felde of ,ephron the ,hethyte_/ in the 
double caue that is in the felde before 
,mamre in the lande of ,canaan4 ,which  
felde ,abraham boughte of ,ephron the   
,hethite for a possessio to burye in4   
,there they buryed ,abraha and ,sara his
 wyfe_/ there they buryed ,isaac        
,rebecca his wyfe4 ,and there ,i buried 
,lea3 which felde  the caue that is     
therin_/ was bought of the childern of  
,heth4  ,when ,iacob had commaunded all 
that he wold vnto his sonnes_/ he       
plucked vp his fete apon the bedd and   
dyed_/ and was put vnto his people4 ,and
 ,ioseph fell apon his fathers face_/   
and wepte apon him_/ and kyssed him4    
,the 4l4 ,chapter4   ,and ,ioseph       
commaunded his seruauntes that were     
,phisicions_/ to embawme his father_/   
and the ,physicios ebawmed ,israel 4xl4 
dayes loge_/ for so loge doth ye        
embawminge last_/  the ,egiptians       

bewepte him 4lxx4 dayes4  ,and when the 
dayes of wepynge were ended_/ ,ioseph   
spake vnto ye house of ,pharao saynge3  
,yf ,i haue founde fauoure in youre     
eyes_/ speake vnto ,pharao and tell     
him_/ how that my father made me swere  
and sayde3 loo_/ ,i dye_/ se that thou  
burye me in my graue which ,i haue made 
me in the lande of ,canaan4 ,now        
therfore let me goo and burye my        
father_/ ad tha will ,i come agayne4    
,and ,pharao sayde_/ goo and burye thy  
father_/ acordynge as he made the swere4
  ,and ,ioseph went vp to burie his     
father_/ and with him went all the      
seruauntes of ,pharao that were the     
elders of his house_/ ad all ye elders  
of ,egipte_/ and all the house of       
,ioseph ad his brethern  his fathers    
house3 only their childern  their shepe 
and their catell lefte they behinde them
 in the lande of ,gosan4 ,and there went
 with him also ,charettes and horsemen3 
so that they were an exceadynge great   
companye4  ,and when they came to ye    

feld of ,atad beyonde ,iordane_/ there  
they made great  exceadinge sore        
lamentacio4 ,and he morned for his      
father 4vij4 dayes4 ,when the enhabiters
 of the lande the ,cananytes sawe the   
moornynge in ye felde of ,atad_/ they   
saide3 this is a greate moornynge which 
the ,egiptians make4 ,wherfore ye name  
of the place is called ,abel mizraim_/  
which place lyeth beyonde ,iordane4 ,and
 his sonnes dyd vnto him acordynge as he
 had commaunded them4  ,and his sonnes  
caried him in to the land of ,canaan and
 buryed him in the double caue which    
,abraha had boughte with the felde to be
 a place to burye in_/ of ,ephron the   
,hethite before ,mamre4 ,and ,ioseph    
returned to ,egipte agayne and his      
brethern_/ and all that went vp with him
 to burye his father_/ assone as he had 
buryed him4  ,whe ,iosephs brethern sawe
 that their father was deade_/ they     
sayde3 ,ioseph myghte fortune to hate us
 and rewarde us agayne all the euell    
which we dyd vnto him4 ,they dyd        

therfore a commaundment vnto ,ioseph    
saynge3 thy father charged before his   
deth saynge4 ,this wise say vnto        
,ioseph_/ forgeue ,i pray the the       
trespace of thy brethern  their synne_/ 
for they rewarded the euell4 ,now       
therfore we praye the_/ forgeue the     
trespace of the servauntes of thy       
fathers ,god4 ,and ,ioseph wepte when   
they spake vnto him4  ,and his brethern 
came ad fell before him and sayde3      
beholde we be thy servauntes4 ,and      
,ioseph sayde vnto them3 feare not_/ for
 am not ,i vnder god8 ,ye thoughte euell
 vnto me3 but ,god turned it vnto good  
to bringe to passe_/ as it is this      
daye_/ euen to saue moch people a lyue  
,feare not therfore_/ for ,i will care  
for you and for youre childern_/ and he 
spake kyndly vnto them4  ,ioseph dwelt  
in ,egipte and his fathers house also_/ 
ad lyved an hundred  4x4 yere4 ,and     
,ioseph sawe ,ephraims childern_/ eue   
vnto the thyrde generation4 ,and vnto   
,machir the sonne of ,manasses were     

childern borne_/  satt on ,iosephs      
knees4   ,and ,ioseph sayde vnto his    
brethern3 ,i die  ,and ,god will suerlie
 vysett you and bringe you  out of this 
lande_/ vnto the lande which he sware   
vnto ,abraham_/ ,isaac and ,iacob4 ,and 
,ioseph  toke an ooth of the childern of
 ,israel ad  sayde3 ,god will not fayle 
but vysett you_/ se therfore  that ye   
carye my boones hence4 ,and  so ,ioseph 
dyed_/ when he was an  hundred and 4x4  
yere olde4  ,and they enbawmed him  and 
put him in a chest in ,egipte4  ,the end
 of the first boke of ,moses4      ,a   
table expoundinge certeyne wordes4      
,abrech_/ tender father_/ or as some    
will_/ bowe the knee4  ,areke_/ a shippe
 made flatte as it were a chest or      
cofer4  ,bisse3 fyne whyte_/ whether it 
be silke or linen4  ,blesse3 godes      
blessinges are his giftes_/ as in the   
firste chaptre he blessed them saynge3  
growe  multiplye  haue dominion c4 ,and 
in the 4ix4 chaptre he blessed ,noe  his
 sonnes  gaue the dominio over all      

beestes  authoryte to care the ,and ,god
 blessed ,abraha with catell ad other   
ryches4 ,and ,iacob desyred ,esau to    
receaue ye blessinge which he brought   
him_/ yt is the preasent  gifte4 ,god   
blessed the 4vij4 daye_/ yt is_/ gaue it
 a prehemynence yt men shuld rest       
therein from bodely laboure  lerne to   
know the will of god  his lawes  how to 
worke their workes godly all the weke   
after4 ,god also blesseth all nations in
 ,abrahams seed_/ that is_/ he turneth  
his loue  favoure vnto the and geveth   
the his spirite and knowledge of the    
true waye_/ ad lust and power to walke  
therin_/ and all for christes sake      
,abrahams sonne4  ,cain_/ so is it      
writen in ,hebrue4 ,notwithstodinge     
whether we coll him ,cain or caim it    
maketh no matter_/ so we vnderstand the 
meaninge4 ,euery lande hath his maner_/ 
that we call ,ihon the welchemen call   
,evan3 the douch hace4 ,soch differece  
is betwene the ,ebrue_/ greke and laten3
 and that maketh them that translate out

 of the ebrue varye in names from them  
that translate out of laten or greke4   
,curse3 ,godes curse is the takynge     
awaye of his benefytes4 ,as god cursed  
the erth and made it baren4 ,so now     
hunger_/ derth_/ warre_/ pestilence and 
soch like are yet ryght curses and      
signes of the wrath of ,god vnto the    
vnbeleuers3 but vnto them that knowe    
,christ_/ they are very blessinges and  
that wholsome crosse  true purgatorye of
 oure flesh_/ thorow which all must go  
that will lyue godly ad be saued3 as    
thou readest ,mat 4v4 ,blessed are they 
that suffre persecution for rightewesnes
 sake4 c4 ,and hebrewes 4xi4 ,the lorde 
chastyseth whom he loveth and scorgeth  
all the children that he receaveth4     
,eden3 pleasure  ,firmament3 the skye4  
,fayth is the belevinge of goddes       
promesses  a sure trust in the goodnesse
 and truth of god4 ,which faith         
iustifyeth ,abraha gene 4xv4 and was the
 mother of all his good workes which he 
afterward did4 ,for faith is the        

goodnesse of all workes in the sight of 
,god4 ,good workes are thinges of godes 
comaundemet wrought in faith4 ,and to   
sow a showe at the commaundement of god 
to do thy neyghboure service withall_/  
with faith to be saved by ,christ 7as   
god promyseth vs47 is moch better the to
 bild an abbay of thyne awne            
imagination_/ trustinge to be saved by  
the fayned workes of hypocrites4 ,iacob 
robbed ,laban his vncle3 ,moses robbed  
the ,egiptians3 ,and ,abraha is aboute  
to slee and burne his awne sonne3 ,and  
all are holye workes_/ because they were
 wrought in fayth at goddes             
commaundement4 ,to stele_/ robbe and    
murther are no holye workes before      
worldly people3 but vnto them that haue 
their truste in god3 they are holye when
 god commaundeth them4 ,what god        
commaundeth not getteth no reward with  
god4 ,holy workes of mens imagination   
receave their rewarde here_/ as ,christ 
testyfyeth ,math 4vj4 ,how be it of     
fayth  workes ,i haue spoken abundantly 

in mammon4 ,let him that desyreth more  
seke there4  ,grace3 fauoure_/ ,as ,noe 
founde grace_/ that is to saye favoure  
and love4  ,ham and ,cam all one4       
,iehovah is goddes name_/ nether is any 
creature so called4 ,and it is as moch  
to saye as one that is of him self and  
dependeth of nothinge4 ,moreouer as oft 
as thou seist ,l,o,rde in great letters 
7excepte there be any erroure in the    
pretinge7 it is in hebrewe ,iehovah_/   
thou that arte or he that is4           
,marshall_/ in hebrue he is called ,sar 
tabaim_/ as thou woldest saye_/ lorde of
 the slaughtermen ,and though that      
,tabaim be take for cokes in many       
places_/ for the cokes did sle the      
beastes the selues in those dayes3 yet  
it may be taken for them that put men to
 execution also4 ,and that me thought it
 shuld here best signifye in as moch as 
he had the oversight of the kinges      
preson and the kinges presoners were    
they neuer so great me were vnder his   
custodye4 ,and therfore ,i call him     

cheffe marshall an officer as is the    
lefetenaunte of the toure_/ or master of
 the marshalsye4  ,slyme was their      
morter 4xi4 ,chapter_/ ,and slyme pittes
 4xiiij4 chapter3 that slyme was a      
fattenesse that osed out of the erth    
lyke vnto tarre_/ ,and thou mayst call  
it cement_/ if thou wilt4  ,siloh after 
some is as moch to saye as sent_/  after
 some happie_/ and after some it        
signifieth ,mesias_/ yt is to say       
annoynted and that we call ,christe     
after the greke worde4 ,and it is a     
prophesie of ,christ3 ,for after yt all 
ye other tribes were in captiuite  their
 kyngdom destroyed_/ yet the tribe of   
,iuda had a ruler of the same bloud_/   
even vnto the comynge of ,christ4 ,and  
aboute the comige of ,christ the        
,romayns conquered them_/ and the       
,emperoure gaue the kyngdom of tribe    
,iuda vnto ,herode which was a          
straunger_/ even an ,edomite of the     
generacyon of ,esau4  ,testamet here_/  
is an appoyntemet made betwene god and  

ma_/ and goddes promyses4 ,and sacramet 
is a signe representinge soch an        
appoyntement and promeses3 ,as the      
raynebowe representeth the promyse made 
to ,noe_/ that god will no more drowne  
the worlde4 ,and circumcision           
representeth the promyses of god to     
,abraham on the one syde_/ and that     
,abraha and his seed shuld circumcyse   
and cut off the lustes of their fleshe_/
 on the other syde_/ to walke in the    
wayes of the lorde3 ,as baptysme which  
is come in the roume therof_/ now       
signifieth on the one syde_/ how that   
all that repent and beleve are washed in
 ,christes bloud3 ,and on the other     
syde_/ how that the same must quench ad 
droune the lustes of the flesh_/ to     
folow the steppes of ,christ4  ,there   
were tyrantes in the erth in those      
dayes_/ for the sonnes of god sawe the  
daughters of men4 c4 ,the sonnes of god 
were the prophetes childerne_/ which    
7though they succeded there fathers7    
fell yet from the right waye_/ and      

thorow falsehod of hypocrysye subdued   
the world vnder them and became         
tyrantes_/ ,as the successours of the   
apostles haue played with vs4  ,vapor_/ 
a dewymiste_/ as the smoke of a sethynge
 pott4  ,to walke with god is to lyve   
godly and to walke in his               
commaundementes4 ,enos walked with god  
and was no moare sene3 that is_/ he     
lyved godly and dyed_/ ,god toke him    
awaye3 that is_/ god hyd his bodye_/ as 
he did ,moses ad ,aarons3 lest haplye   
they shuld haue made an ,idoll of him_/ 
for he was a great preacher and an holye
 man4  ,zaphnath paenea_/ wordes of     
,egipte are they 7as ,i suppose7 and as 
moch to saye3 as a man to whome secrete 
thinges be opened_/ or an expounder of  
secrete thinges as some enterprete it4  
,that ,ioseph brought the egiptians in  
to soch subiection wold seme vnto some a
 very cruell deade3 how be it it was a  
very equall waye4 ,for they payde by the
 fifte parte of that that grewe on the  
grounde4 ,and therwith were they qwytt  

of all duetyes_/ both of rent_/         
custome_/ tribute  toll4 ,and the kinge 
therwith founde them lordes and all     
ministres and defended them4 ,we now    
paye half so moch vnto the prestes      
only_/ besyde their other craftye       
exactions4 ,then paye we rent yerely_/  
though there grow never so litle on the 
grounde_/ ,and yet when the kinge       
calleth paye we neuer the lesse4 ,so    
that if we loke indifferently_/ their   
condition was easyar the oures_/ and but
 even a very indifferet waye_/ both for 
the comen people and the kynge also4    
,se therfore that thou loke not on the  
ensamples  of the scripture with worldly
 eyes3 lest thou  preferre ,cain before 
,abel_/ ,ismael before ,isaac_/  ,esau  
before ,iacob_/ ,ruben before ,iuda_/   
,sarah before ,pharez_/ ,manasses       
before ,ephraim4 ,and euen  the worst   
before the  best_/ as the maner  of the 
worlde  is4     ,emprented at ,malborow 
in the lande  of ,hesse_/ by me ,hans   
,luft_/  the yere of oure ,lorde        

4,m4,,ccccc4xxx4 the  4xvij4 dayes of   
,ianuarij4   ,transcriber's ,notes      
7continued73  ,in the list below        
biblical references are to chapters and 
paragraphs4 ,the latter usually extend  
over more than a single verse4  ,to the 
,reader3 sirt changed to sitt 7para #b72
 cxvix to cxix 7para #g74  ,prologue3 wo
 changed to we and arene to awne 7para  
#a72 ye to yt 7para #i74  ,,ii3 herbee  
changed to herbes 7para #b74  ,,iv3 the 
text of the sidenote to para #d is      
uncertain2 in para #d itself1 hi changed
 to hi4  ,v3 ,met,husala changed to     
,methusala 7para #h74  ,,vii3 u removed 
7para #b72 he changed to the 7para #e74 
,,ix3 yt changed to ye 7para #e74  ,x3  
,mes3 changed to ,mesa 7para #f74       
,,xiii3 fro changed to fro 7para #c74   
,,xv3 oue changed to out 7para #b74     
,,xix3 he changed to the 7para #a74     
,,xxi3 lamdes changed to lambes 7para   
#h74  ,,xxii3 th changed to the 7para   
#f74  ,,xxiv3 pither changed to pitcher 
7para #e72 ,lo,r,de to ,l,o,rde 7para   

#h72 the texts of the sidenotes to paras
 #aj and #ag are uncertain2 emnies      
changed to enimes 7para #ag74  ,,xxv3   
,iacksam changed to ,iacksan and haue to
 gaue 7para #a72 lyvige to lyvinge 7para
 #b74  ,,xxvi3 ,abin elech changed to   
,abimelech and myhhtier to myghtier     
7para #c74  ,,xxvii3 lessed changed to  
blessed 7para #f74  ,,xxix3 boholde     
changed to beholde 7para #b7 and mayely 
e to may lye 7para #e74  ,,xxx3 ourney  
ibetwixte changed to iourney betwixte   
7para #h74  ,,xxxi3 ye changed to yt    
7para #c72 be to he 7para #d72 wtih to  
with 7para #f72 xnto to vnto 7para #g74 
,,xxxii3 sayder changed to sayde3 7para 
#a74  ,,xxxiv3 hyphen omitted after     
sonne 7para #f74  ,,xxxvi3 kynreddds    
changed to kynredds 7para #ab74         
,,xxxix3 ,o,rde changed to ,l,o,rde     
7para #a74  ,,xli3 cares changed to     
eares 7twice1 para #g72 asene to agene  
and beiokeneth to betokeneth 7para #i74 
,,xlii3 thryd changed to thyrd 7para    
#e72 countte to countre and bretren to  

brethren 7para #i74  ,,xliv3 servauntes 
changed to servauntes 7para #c72 fox to 
for 7para #i74  ,,xlv3 m changed to my  
7para #d74  ,,xlvi3 ,c changed to ,i    
7para #g74  ,,xlvii3 exceadige changed  
to exceadige 7para #c72 latest to letest
 7para #e72 the text of the sidenote to 
para #f is uncertain4  ,table3 ,ihon    
changed to ,ihon 7entry for ,cain72     
baptyme changed to baptysme 7entry for  
,testamet74