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A brief and compendious table, in a manner of a concordance opening the way…A brief and compendiouse table, in a maner of a concordaunce openyng the waye…
A brief and compendious table, in a manner of a concordance opening the way to the principal histories of the whole Bible, and the most co[m]mon articles grounded and comprehended in the new Testament and old, in manner as amply as doeth the great concordau[n]ce of the Bible. Gathered and set forth by Henry Bollynger, Leo Jude, Conrad Pelican, and by the other ministers of the church of Tygurie. And now first imprinted in English. D.M.L. [sic] The third book of the Maccabees a book of the Bible also printed unto this book which was never before translated or printed in any English Bible. The contents of this book are contained in the next leaf.A brief and compendiouse table, in a maner of a concordaunce openyng the waye to the principall histories of the whole Bible, and the moste co[m]mon articles grounded and comprehended in the newe Testament and olde, in maner as amply as doeth the great concordau[n]ce of the Bible. Gathered and set furth by Henry Bollynger, Leo Iude, Conrade Pellicane, and by the other ministers of the church of Tygurie. And nowe first imprinted in Englyshe. D.M.L. [sic] The third boke of the Machabees a booke of the Bible also prynted vnto this boke which was neuer before translated or prynted in any Englyshe Bible. The contents of this booke are conteyned in the next leafe.
London: printed by S. Mierdman for Gwalter Lynne, 1550
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chapter 5 part A Zurich part M Then after he had sent for Hermon master of his Elephants being full of great and unpleasable anger *so commanded that the next day there should be given to his elephants great quantity of fragrant scence with much wine to drink that when the had mightily drunken they might be brought in stark mad to kill the Jews. And when he had commanded thees things, calling together his friends and the chief of his army which were cruelly minded against the Jews, he gat him to his feast. But Herman the master of his elephants did his commandments handsomely, and his servants came about evening and bound the silly souls hands, and did all things that ⟨image 136⟩was to be done amongest them, thinking about twilight to kill all the whole nation. Now the Jews seemed to the Gentiles to be destitute of succour because they were so hard bound with bands, but all they with one voice with tears called upon the omnipotent Lord, and there merciful God and father which was above all power. Desiring him to turn away this wicked deuyse taken against them, and that by his royal coming, he would take there feet out of this destiny. part B And thus they prayed toward heaven continually. But Hermon which had filled those cruel elephants with drink enough & frankincense, came early in the morning to the court to tell the king of it. Zurich part N But that goodly workmanship of day and night, made from the beginning of the world, and which is sent of him, that giveth largely unto all that he will, was partly sent unto the king, for *he was fast in sleep & was much deceived of his cruel purpose, & frustrate of his angry judgment. So the Jews when they had passed the time, that was appointed, they praised there ⟨image 137⟩holy God, and prayed unto him again that he would show unto the proud Gentiles, the strength of his mighty hand. Now when it was half an hour almost past ten of the clock, his servant seeing that many ware come that he had sent for, he came and waked the king, and told him, the sleep yet scant out of his eyes, that dinner time passed away, and told him of the men that were come. And the king remembering, he went where they were and command dead them that were come to dinner to sit right against him, and so doing, he exhorted them to eat and to make merry all the diner while.