THE
HOLIE
Historie
of
King
Dauid
,
wherein
is
chieflye
learned
these
godly
and
wholsome
lessons
,
that
is
:
to
haue
sure
patience
in
persecution
due
obedience
to
our
Prince
without
rebellion
:
and
also
the
true
and
most
faithfull
dealings
of
friendes
.
Drawne
into
English
Méetre
for
the
youth
to
r●●de
,
by
Iohn
Marbeck
.
AT
LONDON
Pri●●●d
by
Henrie
Middleton
,
for
Iohn
Harison
.
ANNO.
1579.
TO
THE
RIGHT
WORshipfull
and
his
singuler
good
Maistresse
,
ELIZABETH
BARRET
,
wife
to
Master
EDWARD
BARRET
Esquire
:
I.
Marbeck
wisheth
long
life
and
continuall
health
,
to
the
pleasure
of
God
.
TO
RENDER
YOV
THE
CAVSE
or
rather
the
causes
(
Righte
Worshipfull
Maistresse
)
that
first
moued
me
to
take
in
hande
the
trauell
of
this
diuine
Historie
of
the
holy
Prophet
king
Dauid
?
This
,
in
my
iudgement
,
were
not
so
necessarie
,
as
it
might
proue
tedious
vnto
you
,
and
therefore
I
omit
it
,
sauing
that
thus
much
I
affirme
,
that
aswell
in
the
writing
,
as
in
the
deliuering
of
it
to
the
presse
,
I
not
meanely
regarded
that
suche
histories
as
Gods
spirite
hath
left
and
commended
vnto
vs
in
the
sacred
Scriptures
,
might
be
aduaunced
before
,
and
infinitely
farre
aboue
those
vayne
,
vnstable
,
and
most
vnfruitfull
deuises
whatsoeuer
(
so
I
terme
them
as
they
are
to
be
compared
with
the
histories
of
Gods
holy
Scriptures
)
whatsoeuer
(
I
saye
)
proceeding
from
the
penne
of
man
,
albeit
neuer
so
throughly
dipped
in
the
deapth
and
soundest
parte
of
that
that
mans
reason
might
reach
vnto
:
But
muche
more
I
intended
to
the
vttermost
of
mine
habilitie
,
to
impayre
hereby
the
credite
aswell
of
all
leude
lying
legends
of
vnsound
Saintes
,
consecrated
and
canonized
in
the
high
Court
of
Rome
,
(
the
soueraigne
seate
of
that
purple
Whore
,
whom
the
Lorde
with
the
breath
of
his
mouth
shall
shortly
destroy
to
the
great
glory
of
the
Lambe
)
as
also
of
all
filthy
,
fonde
,
and
vnsauery
songs
,
bookes
,
and
fancies
farre
vnfit
and
ill
beseeming
the
eies
of
baptized
Christians
.
And
the
better
to
bring
this
to
passe
,
I
haue
not
only
endeuoured
my selfe
to
be
playne
and
familiar
in
all
things
,
but
also
(
for
the
more
delectation
to
the
Reader
)
haue
continued
the
historie
whole
and
entier
of
it selfe
,
without
entermingling
any
matter
or
discourse
that
might
seeme
to
digresse
from
the
order
of
the
Story
.
And
now
,
hauing
in
this
sort
finished
the
same
,
and
not
finding
in
my selfe
habilitie
sufficient
whereby
to
expresse
the
thankfulnes
and
entier
affection
of
my
heart
,
which
I
would
should
be
manifested
vnto
you
(
to
whom
,
as
to
the
right
worshipfull
gentleman
your
husbande
,
the
Lord
hath
graunted
great
measure
of
zeale
to
his
trueth
,
and
loue
to
his
poore
Saincts
)
what
other
shift
shoulde
I
make
,
beeing
now
,
as
my
yeeres
and
infirmities
tell
me
,
trudging
to
the
end
of
my
race
,
but
to
vse
this
as
a
pledge
of
these
the
premises
which
the
Lord
Iesus
alone
must
make
absolute
at
his
comming
?
This
litle
booke
therefore
,
in
this
onely
consideration
and
respect
,
I
humbly
dedicate
and
exhibite
vnto
you
,
beseching
you
(
right
worshipfull
Gentlewoman
)
that
in
receyuing
it
at
my
hands
,
you
will
looke
into
that
that
my
heart
hath
herein
behighted
,
namely
that
it
be
taken
as
a
poore
supply
of
the
thing
which
I
owe
,
but
(
for
want
of
habilitie
)
can
not
otherwise
render
.
I
leaue
to
be
tedious
vnto
you
,
beseeching
that
Lorde
that
hath
a
continuall
eye
to
his
Churche
,
to
preserue
you
and
your
right
worshipful
husband
long
time
as
bright
burning
lamps
to
the
comfort
of
the
same
,
and
in
the
end
of
your
earthly
pilgrimage
,
to
clothe
you
,
as
he
hath
already
chosen
and
called
you
,
to
waite
vpon
the
Lambe
,
and
with
him
to
liue
and
reigne
eternally
.
Amen
.