The jewel of joyThe iewel of ioye

Phile. I grant but ye must consider that she was no private person, nor one of the base sort, but she was the most worthy woman in the realm, even ⟨image 64⟩the kings wife, notwithstanding how little she delighted in that gorgeous apparel, which she was compelled to wear for to serve her state and degree, these her words do evidently show. Thou knowest, O lord saith she my necessity, that I hate the token ¹of preeminence, and glory or worship, which I bear upon my head, what time as I must show my self and be seen and that I abhor it as an unclean cloth, and that I wear it not, when I am quiet and alone by my self. Do we not also read, that when she prayed to the Lord, she laid away her glorious apparel, and put on the garments that served for sighing & mourning? Again, do we not also read that when the Jews at any time did humble them selves ⟨image 65⟩in the sight of God, and would obtain any at his hand, that they laid aside their gallant apparel, & put on sack cloth? Laid they not away their precious ointments & sca•red ashes and dung upon their heaves? this meant somewhat.

Phile. I graunt but ye muste consider that she was no priuate personne, nor one of the base sorte, but she was the moste worthy womā in the realme, euē ⟨image 64⟩the kynges wyfe, notwythstandynge howe lyttle she delited in that gorgious apparell, whyche she was compelled to weare for to serue hir state and degre, these hyr wordes do euidently shewe. Thou knowest, O lord saith she my necessitie, that I hate the token ¹of preheminencie, and glory or worshyppe, whyche I bear vpon my heade, what tyme as I must shewe my selfe and be sene and that I abhorre it as an vncleane cloth, and that I weare it not, when I am quiet and alone by my selfe. Do we not also read, that when she prayed to the Lord, she laied away hyr glorious apparel, and put on the garmentes that serued for sighynge & mou•ninge? Agayne, do we not also reade that when the Iewes at anye tyme dyd humble theym selues