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 .iii. Chapter.
¶ Kynges become wyllyngly subiect to Holofernes:
The tyrannye and crueltye of hym.
A So the kynges ∧ Prynces of all cyties
and landes sent theyr Embassytoures:
namely, they of Syria, ∧
Mesopotamia, Siria Sobal, and
Lybia, and Celicia, which came to Holofernes,
and sayd: Let thy wrath ceasse toward
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vs: It is better for vs to serue þe; great kyng
Nabuchodonosor with our lyues, and to be
subiecte vnto the, then þt; we shulde dye, and
be slayne, and receaue greater hurte. Al our
cyties and possessions, all mountaynes and
hylles, all feldes, great ∧ small catell, shepe
goates, horses, and camels, al our goodes ∧
housholdes, be in thy power, vnder thy subieccion
be it al together. We our selues also
and our chyldren wylbe thyne awne, come
vnto vs a peaceable lorde, and vse oure seruyce
at thy pleasure.
B Then came Holofernes downe from the
mountaynes with horsmen ∧ great power,
and conquered all stronge fensed cyties, and
all that dwelt in the land. And out of all cyties
he toke stronge men, and soch as were
mete for the warre, to helpe hym. There came
soch a feare also vpon those countrees, þt;
the indwellers of all the cityes, the Princes
and rulers, and the people together, wente
forth to mete hym as he came, and receaued
him honorably with garl&abar;des and torches,
with daunses, tabrettes and pypes.
Neuerthelesse, though they dyd thys, yet
myght they not swage hys rygorous stomack:
but he destroyed their cities, ∧ hewed
downe theyr woddes. For Nabuchodonosor
the kyng had commaunded him, that he
shuld rote out all þe; Goddes of the lande: to
the intent that he only myght be called and
taken for God, of the nacions whych Holofernes
with his power brought vnder hym.
So went he thorow Syria Sobal, &abar;d thorow
all Appamia, and all Mesopotamia, ∧
came to the Idumeans, in the lande of Gabaa
and Septopoly, and toke theyr cyties,
and remayned there thyrtye dayes, wherin
he caused all the whole multytude of hys
Host to be gathered together.
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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