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Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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¶ The .v. Chapter. ¶ The genealogie of Adam and of the other fathers vnto Noe.

A   This is the boke of the generacyons of Ad&abar;. In the daye that God created m&abar;, in the lyknesse of God made he him. Male and female created he them, ∧ blessed them, and called &rhand; theyr name Adam in the daye of theyr creacyon.

And Adam lyued an hundreth ∧ thyrtye yeres, ∧ begat (a sonne) in hys owne lyknesse after his ymage, ∧ called his name Seth. All the dayes of Adam (after he had begotten note Seth) were eyght hundreth yeres, ∧ he begat sonnes and daughters. And all the dayes that Adam lyued, were nyne h&ubar;dreth and thyrtye yeares, and he dyed.

Seth lyued an h&ubar;dred ∧ fyue yeares, and begat Enos. And Seth lyued (after he begat Enos (eyght hundreth yeares ∧ seu&ebar; yeres, ∧ begat sonnes ∧ daughters. And all the dayes of Seth were, nyne hundreth ∧ twelue yeares. And he dyed.

Enos lyued nyntye yeares ∧ begat ken&abar;. And Enos lyued (after he begat ken&abar;) eight h&ubar;dreth, and fyftene yeares, ∧ begat sonnes ∧ daughters. And all the dayes of Enos were nyne hundreth ∧ fyue yeres. And he dyed.

B   Kenan lyued seuentye yeres, ∧ begat Mahelael. And kenan lyued (after he begat Mahelael) eyght h&ubar;dreth yeares and fortye yeres, and begat sonnes ∧ daughters. And all the dayes of kenan were nyne hundreth yeares and ten yeares, and he dyed.

Mahelael lyued syxtye yeares ∧ fyue yeares, Noe ∧ begat Iared. And agayne, Mahelael lyued (after he begat Iared) eyght hundreth ∧ thirtye yeres, ∧ begat sonnes ∧ daughters. And all the dayes of Mahelael were eyght h&ubar;dreth nynetye ∧ fyue yeares. And he dyed.

Iared lyued an hundred ∧ syxtye and two yeares, ∧ begat Henoch. And Iared lyued (after he begat Henoch) eyght h&ubar;dreth yeares, ∧ begat sonnes and daughters. And all the dayes of Iared were nyne hundreth and syxtye and two yeares. And he dyed.

C   Henoch lyued syxtie ∧ fyue yeares, ∧ begat Methuselah. And Henoch &rhand; note walked wyth God after he begat Methuselah, thre h&ubar;dreth yeres, ∧ begat sonnes ∧ daughters. And all the dayes of Henoch were thre hundreth syxtie ∧ fyue yeres. And Henoch note walked with God, ∧ he (was note no more sene,) for God toke hym awaye.

Methuselah also lyued an hundreth yeares, ∧ eyghtye ∧ seu&ebar; yeres, ∧ begat Lamech. And agayne Methuselah lyued (after he begat Lamech,) seuen hundreth yeares, and eyghtye, ∧ two yeres, and begat sonnes and daughters. And all the dayes of Methuselah were nyne hundreth yeares and syxtye ∧ nyne yeares. And he dyed.

D   Lamech lyued an hundreth yeres ∧ eyghtye ∧ two yeres, ∧ begat a sonne, ∧ called his name Noah, sayenge: This same shall c&obar;forte vs as c&obar;cernynge oure worke ∧ sorowe of oure h&abar;des, fr&obar; of the erth, which God curssed. And Lamech lyued (after he begat Noah) fyue h&ubar;dreth yeres ∧ nynety ∧ fyue yeares, ∧ begat sonnes ∧ daughters. And all the dayes of Lamech were seu&ebar; h&ubar;dreth yeares, and seuentye and seuen yeares, and he dyed.

Noah was fyue h&ubar;dreth yeare olde. And Noah begat Sem, Ham, and Iapheth.
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Great [1540], ¶ The Byble in Englyshe, that is to saye the cont&ebar;t of al the holy scrypture both of þe; olde, and newe testam&ebar;t, with a prologe therinto, made by the reuerende father in God, Thomas archbysshop of Cantorbury, ¶ This is the Byble apoynted to the vse of the churches (Printed by Edward Whytchurche) [word count] [B06000].
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