[The Pentateuch]

¶ And there sprung a river out of Eden to water the garden / and thence divided it self / and grew into four principal waters. The name of the one is Phison / he it is that compasseth all the land of hevila / where gold groweth. And the gold of that countries precious / there is found bdellium and a stone called Onyx. The name of the second river is Gihon / which compasseth all the land of Inde. And the name of the third river is Hidekell / which runneth on the east side of the assyrians And the fourth ••ver is Euphrates.

¶ And there spronge a rever out of Eden to water the garden / and thence devided it selfe / and grewe into foure principall waters. The name of the one is Phison / he it is that compasseth all the lande of heuila / where gold groweth. And the gold of that contreys precious / there is found bedellion and a stone called O•ix. The name of the seconde ryver is Gihon / which compassyth all the lande of Inde. And the name of the thyrde river is Hidekell / which runneth on the easte syde of the assyryans And the fourth ••ver is Euphrates.

¶ And the LORD God toke Adam and put him in the garden of Eden / to dress it and to keep it: and the LORD God commanded Adam saying: of all the trees of the garden see thou eat. But of the tree of knowledge of good and bad see that thou eat not: for even y• same day thou eatest of it / thou shalt surely dye.

¶ And the LORde God toke Adam and put him in the garden of Eden / to dresse it and to kepe it: and the LORde God cōmaunded Adā saynge: of all the trees of the gardē se thoū eate. But of the tre of knowlege of good and badd se that thou eate not: for even y• same daye thou eatest of it / thou shalt surely dye.