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The i. boke of Moſes.

The ij. Chap.

hauynge their owne ſede in them ſelues, euery one after his kynde. And God ſawe that it was good. Then of the euenynge ⁊ mornynge was made the thirde daye.^{[crossref 1]}

And God ſayde: let there be lightes in y^e firmament of heauen, to deuyde the daye frō the night, that they maye be vnto tokēs, ſeaſons, dayes, and yeares.^{[crossref 2]} And let them be lightes in y^e firmament of heauen, to ſhyne vpon the earth: And ſo it came to paſſe. And God made two greate lightes: one greater light to rule the daye, and a leſſe light to rule the night, and(he made) ſtarres alſo.^{[crossref 3]} And God ſet them in the firmament of heauen, y^t they might ſhyne vpō earth, and to rule the daye and the night, and to deuyde the light from darcknes. And God ſawe that it was good. Then of the euenynge and mornynge was made the fourth daye.

C

And God ſayde: let the waters brynge forth creatures that moue and haue life, ⁊ foules for to flye aboue the earth vnder the firmamēt of heauen.^{[crossref 4]} And God created greate whalles, and all maner of creatures that lyue and moue, which the waters brought forth euery one after his kynde: and all maner of fethered foules, euery one after his kynde. And God ſawe that it was good, and bleſſed them, ſayenge: Growe, and multiplie, and fyll the waters of the ſees, and let the foules multiplie vpon the earth. Then of the euenynge and mornynge was made the fifth daye.

And God ſayde: let y^e earth brynge forth lyuynge ſoules, euery one after his kynde: catell, wormes, ⁊ what as hath life vpon earth, euery one after his kynde. And ſo it came to paſſe. And God made y^e beaſtes of the earth euery one after his kynde, and catell after their kynde, and all maner wormes of the earth after their kynde. And God ſawe that it was good.

D

And God ſayde: let vs make man in o^r ſimilitude after oure lickneſſe, that he maye haue rule ouer the fyſh of the ſee, and ouer the foules vnder y^e heauen, and ouer catell, and ouer all the earth, and ouer all wormes that crepe on y^e earth. And God created man after his lickneſſe: after y^e lickneſſe of God created he him, male ⁊ female created he them.^{[crossref 5]}

And God bleſſed them, and ſayde vnto them: Growe, and multiplie, and fyll the earth, and ſubdue it, ⁊ haue domynion ouer the fiſh of the ſee, and ouer the foules of the ayre, and ouer all the beaſtes that crepe vpō the earth.^{[crossref 6]}

^{[crossref 7]}And God ſayde: lo, I haue geuen you all maner herbes that beare ſede vpon the whole earth, and all maner frutefull trees that beare ſede, to be meate for you.^{[crossref 8]} And to all beaſtes of the earth, and to all foules vnder the heauen, and to euery worme that hath life(vpon earth) all maner grene herbes to eate.^{[crossref 9]} And ſo it came to paſſe. And God behelde all y^t he had made, and lo, they were exceadinge good. Then of the euenynge and mornynge was made the ſixte daye.

The ſeconde Chapter.

A

Thus was heauē and earth fyniſhed with all their hooſt, and thus in the ſeuenth daye God ended his worke, which he had made: And bleſſed the ſeuenth daye, ⁊ ſanctified it, becauſe y^t in it he reſted from all his worke, which God created and made.^{[crossref 10]}

Theſe are the generacions of heauē and earth whan they were created, in the tyme whan the LORDE God made heauen and earth: before there was eny troygg vpon earth, and or euer there grew eny grene herbe vpon the felde. For the LORDE God had yet ſent no rayne vpon y^e earth, nether was there eny man to tylle the earth. But there aroſe a myſt from the earth, ⁊ watered all the londe. And y^e LORDE God ſhope man euē of the moulde of the earth ⁊ brethed in to his face y^e breth of life. And ſo was man made a lyuynge ſoule.^{[crossref 11]}

B

The LORDE God alſo planted a garde̅ of pleaſure in Eden, towarde y^e eaſt, and ſet man therin whom he had made. And the LORDE God cauſed to ſprynge out of the earth all maner trees, pleſaūt to loke vpō, and good to eate: and the tre of life in the myddeſt of the garden, and the tre of knowlege of good and euell.^{[crossref 12]}

And out of Eden there wente ryuer, to water the garden, and there deuyded it ſelfe in to foure heade waters. The firſt is called Phiſon, which renneth aboute all the londe of Heuyla.^{[crossref 13]} And there is founde golde(⁊ the golde of that conntre is precious,) and there is founde Bedellion, and the precious ſtone Onix.^{[footnote 1]} The ſecond water is called Gihon, which runneth aboute the whole londe of y^e Moriās. The thirde water is called Hydeckell, whichh runneth towarde the caſt ſyde of y^e Aſſiriās. The fourth water is Euphrates.

C

And the LORDE God toke man, ⁊ ſet him in the pleaſaunt garden of Eden, to dreſſe it ⁊ to kepe it. And the LORDE God commaunded man ſayēge:^{[crossref 14]} Thou ſhalt eate of all maner trees in y^e garden: But of y^e tre of know

1. Pſal. 135. a
2. Deut. 4. c
3. Iere 31. f
4. 4. Eſd. 6. e
5. Sap. 2. d and 10. a
   Eccli. 13. a
   Mat. 10. a
6. Iere 19. b
   Sap 9. a
   Pſal 5. b
7. Gene. 5. a
8. Pſal. 103. b
9. Deu. 32. a
   Eccli 39. c
10. Exo. 20. b
    Heb. 4. a
11. Sap. 10. a
    Tob. 8. b
    1. Cor. 15
12. Pro. 3. b
    Apo. 2. a
13. Eccll. 24
14. Eccli. 15. c

1. *Some call it Sehoham