THE
HISTORIE
OF
IVDITH
IN
FORME
OF
A
POEME
.
Penned
in
French
,
by
the
Noble
Poet
,
G.
Salust
.
Lord
of
Bartas
.
Englished
by
Tho.
Hudson
.
Ye
learned
:
bind
your
browes
with
Laurer
band
,
I
prease
not
for
to
touch
it
with
my
hand
.
Imprinted
at
Edinburgh
,
by
Thomas
Vautroullier
.
1584.
CVM
PRIVILEGIO
REGALI
.
TO
THE
MOST
HIGH
AND
mightie
Prince
,
Iames
the
Sixt
,
King
of
Scotland
his
Maiesties
most
humble
Seruant
,
Tho.
Hudson
wisheth
long
life
with
euerlasting
felicitie
.
AS
your
Maiestie
Sir
,
after
your
accustomed
&
verteous
maner
was
sometyme
discoursing
at
Table
with
such
your
Domestiques
,
as
chaunced
to
bee
attendant
.
It
pleased
your
Highnesse
(
not
onely
to
esteeme
the
percles
stile
of
the
Greke
HOMER
,
and
the
Latin
VIRGIL
to
be
inimitable
to
vs
,
whose
toung
is
barbarous
and
corrupted
:
)
But
also
to
alledge
partly
throw
delite
your
Maiest
.
tooke
in
the
Hautie
stile
of
those
most
famous
Writers
,
and
partly
to
sounde
the
opinion
of
others
,
that
also
the
loftie
Phrase
,
the
graue
inditement
,
the
facound
●ermes
of
the
French
Salust
(
for
the
like
resemblaunce
)
could
not
be
followed
,
nor
sufficiently
expressed
in
our
rude
and
impollished
english
language
.
Wherein
,
I
more
boldly
than
aduisedly
[
with
your
Maiest
lycence
]
declared
my
simple
opinion
.
Not
calling
to
mind
that
I
was
to
giue
my
verdit
in
presens
of
so
sharp
&
clear-eied
a
censure
as
your
highnesse
is
:
But
rashly
I
alledged
that
it
was
nothing
impossible
euen
to
followe
the
footsteppes
of
the
same
great
Poet
SALVST
,
and
to
translate
his
vearse
(
which
neuerthelesse
is
of
it selfe
exquisite
)
succintlie
,
and
sensibly
in
our
owne
vulgar
specch
.
Whereupon
,
it
pleased
your
Maiestie
(
amongste
the
rest
of
his
workes
)
to
assigne
me
,
The
Historie
of
Iudith
,
as
an
agreable
Subiect
to
your
highnesse
,
to
be
turned
by
me
into
English
verse
:
Not
for
any
speciall
gift
or
Science
that
was
in
mee
,
who
am
inferiour
in
knowledge
and
crudition
to
the
least
of
your
Maiesties
Court
:
But
by
reason
(
peraduenture
)
of
my
bolde
assertion
your
Maiestie
,
who
will
not
haue
the
meanest
of
your
house
vnoccupied
,
would
haue
mee
to
beare
the
yoke
,
and
driue
forth
the
pennance
,
that
I
had
rashly
procured
.
Indeede
,
the
burden
appeared
heauy
,
&
the
charge
almost
insupportable
to
me
,
neuerthelesse
the
feruent
desire
which
I
had
to
obtemper
vnto
your
Maiest
.
commandement
,
the
earnest
entention
to
verifie
my
rash
speaking
,
and
the
assured
confidence
which
I
ankred
on
your
highnesse
helpe
and
correction
,
encouraged
me
so
,
and
lightned
on
such
wise
my
heauy
burden
,
that
I
haue
with
lesse
paine
,
brought
my
half
dispaired
worke
to
finall
end
.
In
the
which
I
haue
so
behaued
my self
,
that
through
your
Maiest
.
concurrence
,
I
haue
not
exceeded
the
number
of
the
lynes
written
by
my
author
:
In
euerie
one
of
the
which
,
hee
also
hath
two
sillabes
mo
then
my
English
beares
.
And
this
notwithstanding
,
I
suppose
your
Maiest
.
shall
find
litle
of
my
Authors
meaning
pretermitted
.
Wherefore
if
thus
much
be
done
by
me
,
who
am
of
an
other
profession
,
and
of
so
simple
littrature
,
I
leaue
it
to
be
consired
by
your
Maiest
.
what
such
as
ar
consummat
in
letters
&
knowes
the
weightie
words
,
the
pithie
sentences
,
the
pollished
tearmes
,
and
full
efficacie
of
the
English
toung
would
haue
done
.
Receiue
them
Sir
,
of
your
owne
Seruant
,
this
litle
worke
at
your
owne
commandement
enterprised
,
corrected
by
your
Maiest
.
owne
hande
,
and
dedicated
to
your
owne
highnesse
.
If
I
haue
done
well
,
let
the
praise
redound
to
your
Maiest
.
whose
censure
I
haue
vnderlyen
.
If
otherwise
,
let
my
default
of
skill
,
bee
imputed
to
my selfe
,
or
at
the
least
my
good
entention
allowed
,
whereby
others
may
haue
occasion
to
do
better
.
To
your
highnes
consideration
,
referring
Sir
,
both
my
deligence
done
in
this
small
translation
,
&
the
inueterate
affection
which
I
haue
,
and
ought
alwayes
to
beare
vnto
your
Maiest
.
I
commit
with
all
humilitie
,
your
highnes
,
your
Realme
and
estate
,
to
the
gouernement
of
God
,
who
gouerneth
all
the
Worlde
.
SONNET
.
SInce
ye
immortall
sisters
nine
hes
left
All
other
countries
lying
farre
or
nere
:
To
follow
him
who
from
them
all
you
reft
,
And
now
hes
causde
your
residence
be
here
Who
though
a
straunger
yet
he
lovde
so
dere
This
Realme
and
me
,
so
as
he
spoilde
his
ovne
,
And
all
the
brookes
&
banks
,
&
fountains
clere
That
be
therein
of
you
as
he
hath
shawne
in
this
his
work
:
them
let
your
breath
be
blawne
,
In
recompence
of
this
his
willing
minde
On
me
:
that
sine
may
with
my
pen
bee
drawne
His
praise
:
for
though
himselfe
be
not
inclynde
Nor
preaseth
but
to
touch
the
Laurer
tre
:
Yet
well
he
merits
crownd
therwith
to
be
.
FINIS
.
SONNET
,
The
Muses
nyne
haue
not
reueald
to
me
What
sacred
seedes
are
in
their
gardens
sowne
Nor
how
their
Salust
gaines
the
Laurer
tre
Which
throw
thy
toyle
in
Brittain
ground
is
grown
But
sith
they
se
thy
trauell
treuly
showne
In
verteus
skoole
th'
expyring
tyme
to
spend
So
haue
they
to
his
hienes
made
it
knowne
Whose
Princely
power
may
dewly
the
defend
Then
yow
that
on
the
Holy
mount
depend
In
christall
ayr
and
drinks
the
cleared
spring
Of
Poetrie
I
do
yow
recommend
To
the
protection
of
this
godly
King
Who
for
his
verteus
and
his
gifts
deuyne
Is
only
Monark
of
the
Muses
nyne
.
FINIS
.
M.
V.
F.
THE
AVTHORS
ADMONITION
TO
THE
READER
.
BEloued
Reader
,
it
is
about
fourtene
years
past
since
I
was
commanded
by
the
late
Illustrate
and
most
vertuous
Princesse
Iean
,
Queene
of
Nauarre
,
to
reduce
the
Historie
of
Iudith
,
in
forme
of
a
Poeme
Epique
,
wherein
I
haue
not
so
much
aimed
to
follow
the
phrase
or
text
of
the
byble
,
as
I
haue
preased
(
without
wandring
from
the
veritie
of
the
Historie
)
to
imitate
Homer
in
his
Iliades
,
and
Virgill
in
his
Aeneidos
,
and
others
who
hath
left
to
vs
workes
of
such
like
matter
:
thereby
to
render
my
worke
so
much
the
more
delectable
.
And
if
the
effect
hath
not
answeared
to
my
desire
,
I
beseech
thee
to
laye
the
fault
vppon
her
who
proposed
to
me
so
meane
a
Thean
e
or
subiect
,
and
not
on
mee
who
could
not
honestly
disobeye
.
Yet
in
so
much
as
I
am
the
first
in
Fraunce
,
who
in
a
iust
Poeme
hath
treated
in
our
toung
of
sacred
things
,
I
hope
of
thy
fauour
to
receiue
some
excuse
,
seing
that
things
of
so
great
weight
cannot
be
both
perfectly
begunne
and
ended
together
.
If
thou
neither
alow
my
stile
nor
workmanship
,
at
least
thou
shalt
be
driuou
to
alow
the
honest
pretence
and
holy
desire
which
I
haue
to
see
the
youth
of
Fraunce
so
holyly
by
mine
example
exercysed
.
I
may
not
forget
that
they
doe
greatly
wrong
mee
,
Who
thinkes
that
in
discriuing
the
Catastrophe
of
this
Historie
(
truelie
tragicall
)
thinkes
that
I
am
becomme
a
voluntairy
Aduocate
to
these
trouble
some
&
sedicious
sprites
(
who
for
to
serue
their
temerarious
passions
,
and
priuate
inspirations
)
conspires
against
the
liues
of
placed
princes
.
For
so
much
doe
I
disassent
that
this
example
and
the
like
ought
to
be
drawen
in
consequence
,
that
I
am
verily
perswaded
that
the
act
of
Ahud
,
of
Iaell
,
and
of
Iudith
,
who
vnder
coulour
of
obeisance
and
pretext
of
amitie
layde
their
reuenging
handes
vppon
Aeglon
,
Sisara
,
&
Holophernes
:
had
beene
worthie
of
a
hundreth
gallowes
,
a
hundreth
fires
,
and
a
hundreth
wheeles
,
if
they
had
not
beene
peculiarly
chosen
of
God
for
to
vnlose
the
chaines
,
and
breake
the
bands
which
retainde
the
Hebrewe
people
in
more
then
Aegiptian
seruitude
,
and
expresly
called
to
kill
those
tyrants
with
a
death
as
shamefull
as
their
liues
were
wicked
and
abhominable
.
But
seing
this
question
is
so
diffuse
that
it
cannot
bee
absolued
in
few
words
,
&
that
my
braine
is
to
weake
for
so
high
an
enterprise
,
I
send
you
to
those
who
haue
spent
more
oyle
and
tyme
in
turning
the
leaues
of
the
sacred
scriptures
,
then
I
haue
done
for
the
present
.
It
mee
sufficeth
for
the
tyme
to
admonish
the
Reader
,
to
attempt
nothing
without
a
cleare
and
indubitable
vocation
of
God
against
those
whom
he
hath
erected
aboue
vs
and
aboue
althing
,
not
to
abuse
the
lawe
of
humaine
hospitalitie
,
and
other
holy
bands
for
to
giue
place
to
these
frenetike
oppinions
so
to
abolish
a
pretented
tyrannie
.
I
haue
also
to
warne
thee
of
two
different
sortes
of
men
of
the
which
one
sort
is
so
depraued
that
they
can
heare
nothing
,
but
that
which
is
altogether
prophane
,
and
the
other
is
so
supersticious
that
they
make
conscience
not
only
to
write
,
but
also
to
reade
of
holy
things
in
vearse
,
as
though
that
the
measure
and
iointure
of
sillabes
were
so
constrained
as
it
were
vnpossible
to
keepe
the
sence
vnperuerted
,
or
at
least
excessiuely
obscured
.
Now
if
I
perceine
that
this
my
first
assay
may
be
to
thee
agreable
,
I
shall
continue
more
gladly
my
new
commenced
race
in
such
sort
that
thou
shalt
not
repent
thine
indulgence
,
nor
I
my
passed
paines
.
But
if
contrarie
fall
,
in
time
to
come
I
wil
be
ware
to
lay
out
my
small
pack
in
this
ample
Theatre
of
Fraunce
,
where
there
is
almost
as
many
Iudgements
as
beholders
.
A
Dieu
.
GSSDB
.
THE
ARGVMENT
OF
THE
WHOLE
HISTORIE
OF
IVDITH
.
AFter
that
the
Children
of
IZREL
were
deliuered
from
captiuitie
&
returned
to
their
land
,
the
cittie
of
IERVSALEM
reedified
,
the
Temple
builded
,
and
prepared
to
the
scruice
of
the
Lorde
,
the
multitude
of
the
people
being
scattred
in
sundry
townes
&
places
of
the
land
,
where
they
liued
in
peaceable
rest
:
the
Lorde
knowing
man
to
bee
negligent
of
God
&
his
saluation
,
chiefly
when
hee
liues
at
ease
,
and
all
things
frames
vnto
his
frail
desire
,
to
th'
end
that
his
people
should
not
fall
in
such
an
inconuenient
,
would
exercise
them
with
a
fearefull
affliction
and
temptation
,
sending
vppon
their
countrey
an
armie
so
great
in
nomber
and
puislance
,
that
made
the
whole
earth
to
tremble
.
This
expedition
was
vnder
the
Persian
Monark
,
named
in
the
history
Nabuchadnezar
(
which
neuerthelesse
is
not
his
right
name
.
)
His
chief
Lieutenant
generall
&
Conductor
of
the
whole
Armie
,
was
Holophernes
,
who
(
whersoeuer
he
came
)
ouerthrewe
all
religion
,
permitting
none
to
inuocate
or
acknowledge
any
other
God
,
but
NABVCHADNEZAR
,
his
Maister
,
whome
hee
enforced
to
constitute
and
establish
for
the
onely
God
.
So
entred
hee
Iudea
with
entent
to
distroye
it
all
,
which
the
people
perceiuing
his
power
to
be
so
great
that
no
nation
could
resist
him
,
and
also
knowing
his
cruell
hatred
,
were
sore
affraide
,
and
almost
driuen
to
extreame
desperation
seing
none
other
thing
present
before
them
,
but
ruine
and
distruction
.
And
this
the
Lord
suffred
,
to
show
(
in
time
)
his
work
to
be
more
wonderfull
.
For
the
people
being
humbled
,
and
hauing
called
to
the
lorde
for
mercy
&
succour
at
his
hand
,
hee
both
hard
and
succoured
them
at
neede
.
The
meane
was
not
through
strength
or
stoutnes
of
some
worthie
Captain
,
but
by
the
hand
of
IVDITH
,
a
tender
feeble
woman
,
to
the
shame
of
this
most
proud
&
cruell
tyrant
,
and
all
his
heathen
hoste
.
For
she
cut
off
his
head
,
put
all
his
camp
to
flight
,
distroyd
his
men
of
Armes
,
in
such
wise
that
they
fled
here
and
there
,
&
seeking
to
saue
their
liues
.
left
all
their
tents
and
baggage
.
Thus
the
Lord
by
the
weake
,
and
those
that
are
not
regarded
,
makes
his
works
admirable
.
By
one selfe
meane
he
saued
his
owne
,
&
executed
his
iustice
against
his
enemies
.
In
which
we
haue
to
consider
his
singuler
prouidence
and
goodnes
,
and
the
care
which
he
hath
in
especiall
for
his
faithfull
,
and
all
his
whole
church
.
This
History
is
entituled
by
the
name
of
IVDITH
,
because
it
conteines
the
narration
of
her
great
vertues
,
and
for
that
the
Lord
vsed
her
as
an
instrument
for
the
deliuerance
of
his
people
.
It
is
not
certaine
who
was
the
first
Author
hereof
,
neuerthelesse
the
reading
of
it
hath
bene
receiued
in
the
Church
for
the
doctrine
&
vtilitie
of
the
same
.
THE
SOMMARIE
OF
THE
I.
BOOK
.
¶
Holophernes
lieutenant
generall
and
cheif
of
the
army
of
Nebuchadn●zer
King
of
the
A●sirians
,
was
in
the
feild
for
to
subd●we
duers
people
&
amongst
others
the
Iewes
.
All
the
Nation
is
seazed
with
great
feare
,
for
the
cruelties
committed
by
the
enemye
.
Then
as
it
falles
out
in
bruits
of
warre
,
all
the
whole
people
were
troubled
,
some
sauing
themselves
in
corners
for
feare
,
others
attending
in
great
perplexitie
,
som
sad
and
Tragic●ll
end
the
best
sort
calles
vpon
God
.
This
whyle
Ioachim
the
chefe
Priest
goue●ned
the
people
:
he
by
his
letters
&
expres
command●ment
recalles
those
that
wer
fled
and
scattred
,
and
made
them
returne
to
Ierusalem
wher
,
in
presence
of
the
Leu●ts
,
he
made
sacr●fice
&
er●est
pray●r
vnto
God
to
withdrawe
hi●
y●e
and
to
be
mercyfull
to
his
people
,
which
done
he
enters
in
counsell
and
requyres
his
Princes
to
consulte
vpon
the
cause
,
and
consider
what
is
most
expedient
,
and
to
prefer
the
loue
of
Gods
L●we
and
the
coun●rie
,
before
all
priuate
things
:
the
first
that
gainstands
this
exhortation
an
hyp●crite
&
fauourer
of
the
enemye
,
who
giues
counsell
to
render
them
to
Holophernes
calling
him
a
Prince
gratious
to
those
that
appl●udes
to
him
,
&
inuincible
in
battell
to
those
that
dar
resist
him
.
But
the
secound
Lord
replying
zealously
againe
,
detecteth
his
fals
hypocrisie
and
c●●rles
securitie
,
exp●sing
the
people
to
the
mercy
of
a
barbarous
go●es
enemy
before
the
duity
they
ought
to
their
God
and
their
countrye
:
and
to
establish
in
place
of
the
true
God
,
a
wicked
Nemrod
consummat
in
all
impietie
&
wickednes
,
to
abolish
all
vertue
&
godlynes
,
for
he
proves
that
if
the
nation
should
be
roted
out
for
the
right
religion
,
God
should
be
more
honnored
in
the
death
of
the
Iewes
then
in
their
lyues
:
and
that
it
is
more
worthy
to
dye
Hebrewes
then
to
lyue
infidells
.
And
freemen
then
sklaves
.
Short●y
that
they
ought
to
preferre
honour
and
d●●tie
before
feare
,
and
a
vaine
hope
to
prolong
their
dolefull
daies
.
This
reply
encouraged
all
the
a●s●stants
wherof
Ioachim
,
giue
thanks
to
God
,
and
resoluing
him selfe
vpon
a
iust
defence
for
the
conseruation
of
the
seruice
of
God
,
and
the
fredome
of
his
nation
,
and
the
lyues
of
the
innocent
against
this
v●lanous
inuasion
:
nysely
departed
the
regiments
of
townes
to
persones
convenient
,
who
past
to
their
a●s●gned
places
,
●●hone
preparing
according
to
them
power
vnto
the
war
with
courage
,
paine
,
and
dilignce
.
THE
FIRST
BOOKE
OF
IVDITH
.
I
Sing
the
vertues
of
a
valiant
Dame
,
And
since
in
vulgar
verse
I
prease
to
sing
,
This
godly
Pooeme
to
a
Christian
King
,
To
him
who
God
in
goodnesse
hath
erect
For
princely
Piller
,
to
his
owne
elect
:
For
lawfull
Lord
,
to
raigne
with
trueth
and
right
:
For
loue
some
Laurer
,
to
the
verteous
wight
:
Him
(
I
beseech
)
this
trauel
to
defend
,
That
to
his
pleasure
I
the
same
may
end
.
WHen
Izrell
was
in
quiet
rest
and
peace
,
And
fruitfully
the
ground
gaue
her
encrease
,
Which
seauentie
yeare
vntilled
lay
beforne
And
nothing
bare
but
thistle
,
weede
,
and
thorne
.
It
pleased
God
(
vpon
his
iust
correction
)
T'
awake
his
owne
,
that
were
of
his
election
,
Least
that
the
longsom
peace
should
then
withhold
:
And
dull
their
spirites
,
as
doth
the
warriour
bolde
,
Who
spoils
his
horse
with
pampring
in
the
stable
,
That
makes
him
for
the
manaige
more
vnable
.
He
spred
their
land
with
bands
of
enmies
stout
,
Whose
cloudes
of
shot
,
bedimd
their
land
about
.
Their
Hoste
,
with
arrows
,
pikes
,
and
standards
,
stood
Rhodian
Collos
,
and
the
Caldean
wall
,
that
Semirame
set
vp
with
tourrets
tall
.
Also
the
wondrous
worke
of
this
same
temple
,
Might
serue
a
Cresiphon
for
his
exemple
:
Lysippus
eke
to
carue
by
square
and
line
,
Or
guide
Appelles
pensile
most
deuine
.
Heare
in
this
place
,
all
Izrel
most
deuoute
,
withdrew
them selues
to
Salem
round
aboute
,
THE
SOMMARIE
OF
THE
II.
BOOKE
.
¶
We
haue
hard
before
,
how
the
people
of
God
vsed
al
diligence
to
maintaine
the
libertie
of
Gods
true
religion
and
their
Countrey
.
Now
is
set
forth
the
extreame
pride
of
Holophernes
,
who
thought
with
one
worde
to
ouerthrow
them
all
:
But
to
make
himselfe
some
pastime
,
he
assembleth
his
counsell
to
vnderstand
of
them
what
people
they
were
,
that
inhabited
the
mountaines
in
the
Frontieres
of
Iudea
,
that
durst
make
him
res●staunce
Vpon
this
he
is
informed
by
the
mouth
of
one
of
his
chiefe
Captaines
of
that
,
which
hee
looked
not
for
:
to
witte
,
a
discours
of
the
Historie
of
the
Iewes
,
from
the
time
of
Abrahams
comming
out
of
Caldea
,
to
enter
in
to
the
lande
of
promise
vnto
their
deliuerance
from
the
captiuitie
of
Babylon
,
following
the
order
of
the
times
quoted
by
the
holie
Scriptures
with
the
praises
of
the
prouidence
of
the
almightie
God
,
in
defending
of
his
Church
,
and
a
sharpe
threatning
to
those
that
dare
presume
to
disquiet
the
same
The
chiefe
Consellers
of
the
Heathen
hearing
this
,
become
more
cruell
,
ensencing
their
Generall
to
murder
this
Captaine
.
But
Holopherne
with
vaine
ambition
deferreth
their
bloodie
request
,
and
after
that
he
had
outraged
him
in
words
,
he
further
blasphemeth
the
liuing
Lord
.
And
lastly
caused
him
to
be
bound
hand
and
foote
,
and
so
caried
neare
to
the
Citie
of
Bethulia
,
where
he
is
by
the
besieged
Souldiers
brought
into
the
Citie
,
and
there
declareth
his
case
,
exhorting
them
to
continue
constant
to
God
,
and
their
Countrey
,
and
promiseth
his
assistance
to
his
liues
end
.
THE
SECOND
BOOKE
OF
IVDITH
.
NOw
Holophern
in
Seythique
Rampier
stood
,
with
standards
pight
of
youthly
heathen
blood
:
Of
nothing
thinking
lesse
,
then
warre
and
fight
,
But
in
deuising
pastime
day
and
night
:
till
he
was
war
,
that
Iacob
would
aduance
,
Against
his
Pamm
force
and
arrogance
.
A
packe
of
what
a
packe
of
countrcy
clownes
(
Quod
Holophern
)
that
them
to
battell
bownes
,
with
beggers
,
bolts
,
and
Leuers
,
to
arrest
My
warriours
strong
with
whome
I
haue
supprest
Both
Tigris
swift
,
&
faire
Euphrates
streame
,
Esdr
'
and
Moyses
seemde
in
him
to
dwell
,
As
did
that
sprite
that
made
the
Prophete
blesse
,
Izak
.
lacob
came
,
&
lacob
than
,
Of
valiant
sonne
had
twelue
in
Canaan
,
who
(
forst
by
famine
)
fled
to
Aegipt
land
,
Hebrew
Moyses
once
as
he
did
keepe
On
Horeb
mount
his
father
Iethro
his
sheepe
:
am
that
one
,
is
,
was
,
and
ay
shall
bee
,
Almightie
God
of
Abrahame
.
I
plague
my
foes
,
and
graunt
my
seruants
grace
,
All
those
that
knowledge
me
and
all
their
race
.
Then
follow
thou
my
will
,
&
quickly
go
,
From
me
,
to
that
Prophane
King
Pharao
,
who
holds
the
towrs
of
Memphis
and
the
field
.
Of
Nilus
shore
that
rich
encrease
doth
yeld
.
And
bid
him
let
my
people
freely
go
:
But
if
with
hardned
hart
,
he
will
not
so
.
Stretch
out
thy
staffe
for
to
confirme
thy
charge
,
And
it
shall
turne
into
a
Serpent
large
.
And
this
he
shortly
did
,
the
thing
to
proue
.
It
quickned
so
,
and
on
the
ground
gan
moue
.
(
O
Miracle
)
he
saw
without
all
faile
,
It
grewe
a
Serpent
fell
with
head
and
taile
:
which
crangling
crept
,
&
ranne
from
trod
to
trod
In
many
a
knot
,
till
time
th'
Almightie
God
Commanded
him
the
same
for
to
retaine
,
which
to
the
former
shape
returnde
againe
.
Thus
siling
humain
sight
,
it
chaunged
forme
,
One
while
a
Rod
,
one
while
a
creeping
worme
.
Then
armed
with
this
staffe
the
lord
him
sent
,
The
proude
Idolatrous
princes
to
torment
.
He
in
the
name
of
God
full
oft
did
pray
,
the
King
,
to
let
the
Hebrews
go
their
way
,
Vnto
the
desert
,
where
he
did
deuise
,
To
offer
God
a
pleasant
sacrifise
.
But
Pharo
closde
his
eare
against
the
Lorde
,
And
to
his
holie
word
would
not
accorde
.
Then
God
th'
Eternall
wrought
by
Moyses
hand
to
approue
his
worde
great
wonders
in
that
land
.
Aegipt
Panims
throw
their
proudest
ynnes
.
And
when
the
heavne
most
quiet
seemd
&
fair
,
th'
Eternall
sent
a
tempest
through
the
air
,
&
at
(
this
Hebrews
prayer
)
such
a
reare
Of
thunder
fell
,
that
brought
them
all
in
feare
.
Here
lay
a
Bull
that
woodran
while
he
brast
,
There
lay
the
Keeper
,
brunt
with
thunder
blast
,
And
now
the
forrest
high
that
hid
the
air
,
with
many
a
spreeding
arme
,
is
spoild
and
bair
.
So
that
the
sap
that
grafters
keeps
with
paine
,
which
should
restore
the
stock
,
and
leafe
again
:
Is
loste
(
alas
)
in
lesse
then
half
a
daye
,
the
husbands
hoped
fiuite
gone
to
decaye
.
What
more
?
th'
Eternall
darkned
so
the
skye
,
For
three
dayes
space
none
could
another
spye
,
that
cloude
so
thick
,
the
Memphis
rebels
fand
,
that
they
might
firmly
feele
it
with
their
hand
,
If
seemd
that
Phoebus
left
his
ancient
round
,
And
dwelt
three
dayes
with
men
of
vnderground
.
"
And
as
the
snne
at
one selfe
time
is
felt
,
"
with
heate
to
harden
clay
,
and
wax
doth
melt
:
"
so
Amrams
sacred
sonne
in
these
proiects
"
made
one selfe
cause
,
haue
two
contrarie
effects
.
"
For
Izak
,
humbly
knew
their
Lord
deuine
,
"
But
Pharo
,
more
and
more
did
still
repine
,
"
Like
to
the
corpslet
colde
the
more
t'
is
bet
"
with
hammers
hard
,
more
hardnes
it
doth
get
.
Yet
when
his
sonne
was
slaine
by
th'
Angels
hand
,
Samgar
,
Barac
,
and
Othoniell
?
Delbor
,
Ahud
,
and
good
Samuell
?
What
land
(
O
Sampson
)
rings
not
thy
renowne
,
who
sole
,
vnarmed
,
bet
an
Army
downe
?
what
laude
to
Iephthe
iustly
might
we
lowe
:
Had
he
not
hurt
hsi
owne
,
through
hastie
vowe
?
What
hill
or
dale
,
what
flood
or
fixed
ground
.
Doth
not
the
famous
Gedeons
praise
resounde
?
In
later
time
,
their
kings
some
good
,
some
bad
Of
all
the
Hebrew
state
the
ruling
had
.
Had
I
the
Harpe
of
Dauid
(
holy
King
)
None
other
sound
but
Dauid
would
I
sing
,
But
euen
as
all
the
deeds
that
Dauid
did
,
Could
not
be
done
by
none
,
but
by
Dauid
:
So
none
but
Dauid
,
on
his
yvrie
harpe
,
The
glorious
praise
of
God
could
onely
carpe
.
But
here
his
praise
,
I
prease
not
to
proclame
,
Least
I
throw
want
of
shkill
obscure
the
same
.
Yet
leaue
I
not
his
Sonne
,
whome
grace
deuine
Ynde
,
to
Affrik
shore
,
His
toung
entysd
them
with
his
cunning
lore
.
Shall
I
forget
the
kings
who
ouerthrew
,
Hoste
Solyma
to
defend
?
Shall
I
forget
him
,
who
before
his
eene
,
Ammon
,
Seir
,
&
Moabs
,
Idoll
might
,
Saw
ech
of
their
three
hostes
on
others
fall
,
And
with
them selfs
their
selfs
,
disconfit
all
?
Yet
,
for
their
sinnes
God
gaue
them
in
the
hands
Of
Calde
kings
,
who
conquerd
all
their
lands
:
And
tooke
king
Zedekee
,
and
made
an
end
Of
that
Impyre
,
till
God
did
Gyrus
send
,
Who
set
them
free
,
and
gaue
them
of
his
grace
Two
rulers
of
their
owne
.
And
now
this
place
Is
kept
,
by
sacred
Ioachim
,
whose
powers
consists
not
onely
within
Syons
towers
:
But
Edom
,
Sidon
,
Moab
,
and
we
all
Do
know
his
strength
&
knowes
him
principall
.
Now
Sir
ye
hear
the
progresse
first
&
last
Of
Izaks
race
in
order
as
it
past
.
Onewhile
the
Lord
enhaunst
them
to
the
skye
:
Onewhile
he
drew
them
down
in
deeps
to
lye
.
‛
But
were
he
Iudge
,
or
Prince
,
or
king
of
might
,
‛
sho
reuld
the
Hebrews
polycie
aright
,
‛
While
they
obserude
th
aliance
made
before
,
‛
by
their
forefathers
who
to
God
them
swore
‛
In
happie
state
all
others
they
surpast
:
‛
And
vnderfoote
their
proudest
foes
were
cast
.
‛
And
all
the
world
,
that
their
destruction
sought
‛
Against
their
state
,
and
name
,
preuailed
nought
.
‛
But
contrarie
:
as
oft
as
they
astraide
‛
From
god
their
guide
,
he
on
their
shoulders
laid
:
‛
The
Barbare
yock
of
Moab
,
&
oftymes
‛
Of
Palestine
&
Ammon
,
for
their
crymes
,
‛
The
heauie
hand
of
God
was
seene
to
be
,
‛
On
their
ingratefull
infidelitie
.
Now
,
if
so
be
that
any
odious
sinne
,
Prouoke
their
Lord
his
Iustice
to
beginne
:
Then
myne
not
you
their
towres
nor
tourets
tall
,
Nor
bring
the
wracksom
engine
to
their
wall
:
Nor
place
thy
battries
braue
,
not
yet
aduenter
,
with
thy
couragious
camp
the
breacth
to
enter
.
For
if
Libanus
mout
or
Carmell
faire
Or
Niphathaei
should
parke
them
from
repaire
:
If
Ynde
and
Nilus
with
the
Rhene
and
Rhone
to
close
them
round
about
,
should
runne
in
one
.
For
their
defence
:
yet
shall
they
not
withstand
.
(
With
all
their
force
)
thy
furious
fighting
hand
.
But
if
they
haue
not
broke
the
bnad
in
deede
That
God
with
Abrahm
made
&
with
his
seedc
:
Beware
my
Lorde
,
beware
to
touch
or
moue
These
people
that
the
Lord
so
much
doth
loue
.
For
though
south
Autan
,
would
dispeople
his
lands
,
And
bring
the
blackest
Mores
to
swarme
in
bands
:
If
Northren
Boreas
,
vnder
his
anners
colde
,
would
bring
to
field
his
hideous
Soldiers
bolde
:
If
Zyphirus
from
sweete
Hesperia
coste
,
would
send
his
chosen
armed
men
to
Hoste
:
If
Eurus
,
for
to
ayde
thine
enterprise
,
would
bring
his
men
from
whence
the
sun
doth
rise
:
Yet
all
their
numbres
hudge
,
and
forces
strong
,
Can
neuer
do
to
Isrel
any
wrong
,
Nor
hurt
one
hair
if
their
great
God
say
nay
.
That
god
will
them
defend
because
he
may
:
with
one
small
blast
confound
all
kings
that
darre
,
(
As
thou
doest
now
)
prouoke
him
vnto
warre
.
Then
like
as
ye
beholde
the
quiet
see
,
Not
raging
when
the
winds
engen
dring
be
:
But
blauncheth
first
,
then
growes
in
litle
space
,
In
wallowing
wawes
to
flow
with
fomy
face
:
And
lastly
beats
the
banks
,
and
ships
vnshrouds
,
with
wrackfull
waues
vphoist
to
highest
clouds
:
So
,
almost
all
the
princes
of
that
hoste
,
With
in
ward
anger
gan
to
be
emboste
,
As
oft
as
they
the
praise
of
God
did
heare
,
So
to
his
speech
encreast
their
spitefull
cheare
:
which
in
the
end
,
to
blasphemie
them
brought
,
Th'
immortall
God
of
gods
to
set
at
nought
.
Kill
&
cut
off
(
quoth
they
)
this
traitour
fine
,
Whose
subtill
talke
,
with
all
his
whole
engine
,
Pretends
to
saue
these
Hebrcwsews
from
our
hands
,
And
threts
vs
with
vaine
gods
of
forraine
lands
:
For
if
it
plaease
you
(
noble
prince
)
to
send
,
But
twentie
men
of
value
that
are
kend
,
Within
your
camp
,
these
recklesse
rebels
then
shal
be
a
pray
to
all
your
warlike
men
.
(
O
wicked
wight
)
but
then
the
Vizroy
stout
,
with
powre
,
apeasde
the
murmur
of
the
route
:
And
to
him
said
:
O
shameles
Prophet
thou
,
what
Sybill
or
what
charmer
tell
mee
now
?
What
Diuell
or
Damon
so
doth
thee
enspire
,
that
Izrell
shall
:
of
vs
haue
his
desire
,
Such
men
,
as
with
no
God
can
be
content
:
But
such
as
pleased
Moyses
to
inuent
Of
his
owne
head
,
a
God
that
hath
no
power
O
God
that
great
abyds
‛
vpon
th'
Immortall
seate
and
iustly
guyds
‛
the
ruled
course
of
heavne
,
whose
liuing
spreete
,
‛
reuiuing
spreds
,
&
through
all
things
doth
fleete
:
‛
I
render
thee
,
O
God
immortall
praise
,
‛
for
that
before
I
end
my
wofull
dayes
‛
Now
from
th'
unfrutefull
stock
thou
doest
me
race
'to
graft
me
in
thy
frutefull
tree
of
grace
,
‛
where
in
dispite
of
all
contrarie
strife
,
‛
I
shall
bring
forth
the
fruits
of
lasting
life
.
And
ye
,
O
Iacobs
sonnes
,
thinke
not
at
all
That
I
of
purpose
captiue
am
and
thrall
:
So
that
I
meane
hereby
your
wrack
to
bring
For
God
he
knowes
I
thinke
not
such
a
thing
.
But
I
am
captiue
thus
because
I
tolde
,
What
wondrous
works
the
lord
hath
done
of
old
,
to
you
and
your
forefathers
euer
still
,
Delivring
them
that
wold
obey
his
will
.
Then
doubt
not
you
a
thousand
flaffing
flags
,
Nor
horrible
cryes
of
hideous
heathen
hags
:
Coole
not
your
harts
,
for
if
the
world
about
,
would
compasse
you
withall
their
warriours
stout
(
Prouyding
first
yee
seeke
your
help
at
need
At
power
deuine
,
and
not
at
mortall
seede
)
You
surely
shall
see
Mocmurs
renning
flood
,
Made
red
,
with
Assurs
hoste
and
Ethnique
blood
:
ye
surely
shall
,
see
men
not
vsde
to
fight
,
Subdue
their
foes
,
that
seemes
of
greater
might
.
The
hand
of
God
assailes
you
not
with
hate
,
but
for
your
weale
your
pride
he
will
abate
,
To
let
you
wit
,
it
is
within
his
power
,
To
leaue
or
to
relieue
you
euery
hower
.
As
on
th'
vnsavrie
stocke
the
lillie
is
borne
:
And
as
the
rose
growes
on
the
pricking
thorne
:
So
modest
life
with
sobs
of
grieuous
smart
,
And
cryes
deuout
,
comes
from
an
humbled
hart
:
For
euen
the
faithfull
flocke
are
like
the
ground
,
That
for
good
frute
,
with
weeds
will
still
abound
.
If
that
the
share
and
culter
ydle
lye
,
That
ryues
the
soyle
and
roots
the
brambles
bye
:
But
in
the
end
,
God
will
his
yre
relent
,
Assoone
as
sinners
truely
will
repent
:
And
saue
you
from
these
plagues
that
present
be
In
shorter
time
then
ye
do
thinke
to
see
.
take
courage
friends
,
&
vanquish
God
with
teares
And
after
,
we
shall
vanquish
with
our
weares
these
enmies
all
.
Now
if
there
rest
in
me
the
former
force
that
once
was
wont
to
be
:
If
elde
haue
not
decaid
my
courage
bolde
,
That
I
haue
had
with
great
experience
olde
,
I
render
me
to
serue
you
to
my
end
:
for
Iacobs
weale
,
Gods
law
for
to
defend
.
FINIS
.
THE
SOMMARIE
OF
THE
III.
BOOKE
.
¶
In
this
third
booke
the
Poet
setteth
forth
the
seege
of
Bethulia
,
and
the
extremitie
that
God
permitted
them
to
f●ele
,
thereby
to
giue
an
entrie
to
his
miraculous
deliuerance
:
who
is
accustomed
to
lead
his
people
to
the
gates
of
death
,
and
from
thence
to
retyre
them
aboue
all
humaine
expectation
,
to
the
end
they
should
confesse
that
the
arme
of
flesh
,
nor
worldly
wisedome
mainteines
not
the
Church
:
but
the
onelie
fauour
of
the
Almightie
to
whome
the
whole
glorie
of
duetie
should
be
rendred
.
Farder
:
thre
principall
things
ar
to
be
noted
:
First
,
the
preparations
of
the
beseegers
,
and
the
defences
of
the
beseeged
,
and
how
after
throw
the
councell
giuen
to
Holopherne
for
the
restraint
of
the
water
from
the
towne
ensewes
a
furious
assault
,
which
the
Iewes
repelled
with
great
paine
:
Secondly
,
the
extreame
desolation
through
want
of
water
,
whereof
proceedeth
sundrie
sorts
of
death
,
with
lamentations
murmurations
,
and
daunger
of
mutine
within
the
Cittie
,
and
how
the
Gouernour
endeuoures
himself
with
wise
and
godly
admonitions
to
appease
the
same
:
But
the
commons
in
this
hard
estate
regarding
no
reason
,
required
to
render
the
Citie
,
rahter
than
to
perish
in
such
apparant
miserie
.
The
Gouernour
being
caried
with
a
humaine
prudence
promiseth
to
render
the
towne
within
fiue
dayes
,
●f
God
send
them
no
succour
.
Yet
such
is
the
estate
of
gods
church
in
this
world
,
that
when
all
things
faileth
,
God
manifesteth
his
power
:
And
therefore
in
the
third
part
is
Iudith
introduced
,
who
(
being
especially
moued
by
the
reading
of
Holy
Scriptures
)
is
encouraged
to
deliuer
her
countrie
:
but
when
she
vnderstoode
the
resolution
of
the
Maiestrats
,
She
(
being
in
estimation
honourable
)
modestly
reproues
them
.
After
their
excuse
,
she
promiseth
to
attempt
something
for
the
publike
weale
:
not
showing
her
deuise
,
but
onelie
desired
to
haue
passage
by
night
vnto
the
enemies
camp
,
and
this
is
granted
.
THE
THIRDE
BOOKE
OF
IVDITH
.
THhe
Snoring
snoute
of
restles
Phlegon
blewe
,
Hote
on
the
Ynds
,
and
did
the
daye
renewe
With
skarlet
skye
,
when
Heathen
men
awooke
At
sound
of
drumme
,
then
pike
&
dart
they
tooke
:
In
order
marching
,
and
to
combat
calles
,
th'
vndaunted
sonnes
,
within
their
Cities
walles
.
The
meeds
in
May
with
flowers
are
not
so
dect
,
of
sundrie
sauours
,
hewes
,
&
seere
effect
,
As
in
this
campe
were
people
different
farre
In
toungs
&
maners
,
habits
,
tents
,
and
warre
.
Yea
Chaos
old
,
where
of
the
world
was
founded
,
Of
members
more
confuse
,
was
tot
compounded
:
yet
soundely
they
in
vnion
did
accord
,
To
wage
the
warre
against
th'
Almightie
Lord
,
who
shaks
the
Poles
,
whose
only
breath
doth
beat
Libanus
mount
,
and
makes
Caucasus
sweat
.
There
came
the
Kettrinks
wilde
of
colde
Hircania
:
Ioynd
with
the
men
of
great
,
and
lesse
Armania
.
With
coppintanks
:
and
there
the
Parthian
tall
,
Assaid
to
shoot
his
shafts
and
flee
withall
.
The
Persians
proud
(
th'
Empyre
was
in
their
hands
)
with
plates
of
gold
,
surbraued
all
their
bands
.
The
Medes
declarde
through
fortunes
ouerthwart
they
lost
their
Scepter
,
not
for
lacke
of
hart
:
And
that
no
costly
cloath
nor
rich
aray
,
Nor
painting
fine
,
that
on
their
face
they
lay
nor
boprrowde
hair
,
of
fair
&
comly
length
,
might
oght
empair
,
their
ancient
power
&
strength
:
There
were
the
happie
Arabs
those
that
buields
In
thatched
waggons
,
wandring
throu
the
fields
.
The
subtill
Tyrians
,
they
who
first
were
clards
,
that
staid
the
wandring
words
in
leaues
&
barks
.
The
men
of
Moab
,
Edom
,
Ammon
,
and
the
People
sparst
on
large
Elimia
land
.
The
learned
Memphians
,
&
the
men
that
dwell
Near-to
the
AEthiopians
black
&
fell
.
In
short
the
most
of
Asia
(
as
it
wair
)
Encamped
was
within
that
army
fair
.
So
that
this
Duke
mo
forraine
souldiers
lad
,
then
all
the
Hebrewes
natiue
people
had
.
But
they
who
did
the
Hebrewes
greatest
wrong
were
Apostats
of
Ephrem
fearce
&
strong
:
who
fought
with
hatefull
harts
them
to
deface
,
Least
they
should
be
esteemde
of
Izaks
race
.
Then
,
as
in
time
of
spring
the
water
is
warme
,
&
crowding
frogs
like
fishes
there
doth
swarme
:
But
with
the
smallest
stone
that
you
can
cast
to
stirre
the
streame
,
their
crouping
stayes
as
fast
:
So
while
Iudea
was
in
ioyfull
dayes
,
The
constancie
of
them
was
worthie
prayes
:
for
that
in
euerie
purpose
ye
should
heare
the
praise
of
God
,
resounding
euerie
wheare
.
So
,
that
like
burning
candles
they
did
shine
Among
their
faithfull
flocke
,
like
men
deuine
.
But
looke
how
soone
they
hard
of
Holopherne
,
their
courage
quailde
&
they
began
to
derne
.
Their
ardent
zeale
with
closed
mouth
they
choke
their
zeale
to
hote
returnd
to
fuming
smoke
:
the
feare
of
losse
of
life
&
worldly
good
:
brought
Infidels
to
shed
their
brothers
blood
:
Alas
how
many
Ephramits
haue
we
?
In
our
vnhappy
time
all
which
we
see
within
the
Church
like
hypocrits
to
dwell
,
so
long
as
by
the
same
they
prosper
well
:
who
feines
a
zeale
,
th'
Euangill
to
maintaine
So
long
as
serues
their
honour
,
or
their
gaine
.
But
turne
the
chance
with
some
contrarie
wind●
,
So
that
their
browes
but
half
a
blast
doe
finde
,
Then
faints
their
harts
,
and
they
seeke
other
waye
,
Like
bankers
out
their
God
they
disobaye
Discyphring
then
their
malice
to
be
more
to
gods
contempt
,
then
was
their
zeale
before
,
And
fights
against
the
lord
with
greater
hate
,
Then
Celsus
did
,
or
Iulian
Apostate
.
The
Hebrewes
,
now
from
hights
of
houses
faire
Who
saw
so
many
banners
beate
the
aire
:
And
men
to
march
against
their
forces
small
,
who
now
might
well
decerne
their
feeble
wall
:
They
swoune
with
feare
,
&
fand
none
other
aid
:
but
of
that
God
,
to
whome
their
fathers
parid
.
O
father
(
quod
they
)
father
holie
king
,
who
shields
vs
alwayes
vnderneath
thy
wing
:
Since
now
the
worlde
against
vs
doth
conspire
,
Defende
vs
mightie
Lord
we
thee
require
.
Thus
hauing
humbley
praid
the
Lord
of
might
,
the
Gouernour
renforst
his
watches
witht
:
And
fires
at
midnight
built
in
euerie
way
,
which
amde
the
night
appeare
as
cleare
as
day
:
and
wakerife
through
the
corpsgard
oft
he
past
:
And
thought
that
Phoebe
hyed
her
course
to
fast
with
horses
paile
to
steale
awaye
the
night
,
to
leaue
the
Hebrewes
to
their
enmies
sight
.
Againe
,
the
Pagan
thought
she
did
but
creepe
,
Or
that
with
Latmies
sonne
she
was
on
sleepe
.
‛
But
humaine
wishes
neuer
hath
the
powre
,
'to
haste
or
hold
the
course
of
heavne
one
howre
.
Then
as
Aurora
rose
with
sanguine
hewe
,
And
our
Horyzon
did
the
day
renewe
:
The
Vizroy
made
a
thousand
trumpets
sound
,
to
drawe
his
seatred
Cornets
to
a
round
,
who
from
all
parts
with
speede
assembled
weare
About
the
Genrals
tent
his
will
to
heare
:
As
do
the
hounds
about
their
hunt
at
morne
come
gladishing
at
hearing
of
his
horne
.
Now
when
the
towne
,
his
somōds
did
disdaine
to
conquer
it
perforce
he
plyde
his
paine
:
And
their
,
th'
Inginers
haue
the
Trepan
drest
,
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*
Looke
the
table
when
sacrificed
was
his
onely
race
:
with
bend
of
black
,
he
bound
the
fathers
face
.
Now
while
the
people
were
in
this
estate
&
with
their
princes
wrangling
in
debate
,
They
thus
besought
the
lord
for
to
decide
betweene
their
simplesse
&
their
princes
pride
.
The
lord
be
iudge
of
that
which
ye
haue
wrought
&
what
your
wicked
counsells
hath
vs
brought
.
If
you
had
offred
peace
to
this
great
Lord
At
first
,
we
might
haue
wonne
him
to
accord
.
Then
happie
happie
dayes
we
might
haue
seene
,
&
not
so
many
souldiers
murdred
beene
.
Alas
what
hope
haue
we
within
this
holde
Our
enmies
are
more
meeke
a
thousand
folde
.
Then
are
our
owne
:
they
,
haps
,
would
vs
preserue
,
our
wilfull
owne
,
pretends
to
see
vs
sterue
.
Our
children
do
our
childrens
weale
denay
,
&
headlong
hastes
vnto
their
owne
decay
.
We
know
,
ô
Lord
,
the
breaking
of
thy
lawe
,
hath
caused
thee
this
sword
on
vs
to
draw
&
iustly
thou
thine
yrefull
bow
doest
bend
on
our
vnloyall
heads
the
shot
to
send
.
But
thou
,
who
doth
not
long
retaine
thine
yre
,
Against
thine
owne
,
thy
mercie
we
require
.
Change
thou
the
purpose
of
our
foolish
guides
,
&
of
these
Heathen
,
armed
at
our
sides
.
Or
els
let
vs
vpon
their
weapons
fall
,
&
of
their
hands
to
be
distroyed
all
:
Or
we
this
drougth
&
deadly
venim
haue
,
with
languishing
to
send
vs
to
the
graue
.
My
brethren
deare
(
the
ruler
then
gan
say
)
our
whole
desire
hath
beene
both
night
&
day
.
Not
for
to
see
the
seede
of
Abrham
loste
,
for
which
we
striue
against
this
furious
hoste
.
What
?
haue
ye
paine
?
so
likewise
paine
haue
we
:
For
in
one
bote
we
both
imbarked
be
.
Vpon
one
tide
,
one
tempest
doeth
vs
tosse
,
Your
common
ill
,
it
is
our
common
losse
.
Th
Assyrian
plague
shall
not
vs
Hebrews
grieue
,
when
pleaseth
God
our
mischiefe
to
relieue
,
which
he
will
doe
if
ye
can
be
content
&
not
with
grudge
his
clemencie
preuent
.
Then
striue
not
you
against
that
puissant
king
who
creat
all
,
and
gouerns
euerie
thing
For
confort
of
his
church
&
children
deare
,
&
succours
them
though
time
do
long
appeare
.
Sometime
an
Archer
leaues
his
bow
vnbent
&
hong
vpon
an
naile
to
that
intent
:
It
may
the
stronger
be
to
bend
againe
,
And
shoot
the
shot
with
greater
might
&
maine
:
Right
so
th'
eternall
doth
witholde
his
ill
A
longer
time
(
perchaunce
)
for
that
he
will
More
egerly
reuenge
him
of
their
crime
,
who
do
abuse
his
long
forbearing
time
.
When
men
applauds
to
sinne
,
they
count
it
light
,
And
but
a
matter
small
in
sinners
sight
.
But
in
the
end
the
weight
doth
so
encrease
,
that
Iustice
leaues
the
sinner
no
release
,
Like
th'
Vserer
who
lends
vpon
the
skore
,
&
maks
the
reckles
debters
debt
the
more
.
What
if
the
thundring
Lord
his
iustice
stay
,
And
(
for
such
sinne
)
do
not
this
tyrant
slay
?
The
waters
of
the
ground
and
in
the
aere
,
Are
in
the
hand
of
God
,
then
who
is
there
,
that
dare
sediciously
his
yoke
refuse
,
Although
he
haue
not
water
now
to
vse
?
No
,
no
,
though
heavne
do
seeme
serene
&
cleare
,
On
euerie
part
,
&
wete
doth
not
appeare
.
He
may
with
moisture
mildly
wete
the
land
,
As
fell
when
Saull
the
Scepter
had
in
hand
:
THE
SOMMARIE
OF
THE
IIII.
BOOK
.
¶
According
to
the
promis
that
Iudith
made
to
the
besieged
Captaines
in
Bethulia
,
the
prepareth
her selfe
with
armour
meete
for
the
execution
of
her
enterprise
:
to
wit
,
The
inuocation
of
the
name
of
God
,
with
a
holy
determination
to
deliuer
her
countrey
from
the
hand
of
the
Tyrant
:
whome
she
deliberate
to
ouercome
with
the
sweete
and
faire
apparence
of
her
amiable
beutie
and
behauiour
.
At
her
departing
to
the
enemies
camp
,
our
Poet
introduceth
one
of
the
chiefe
Captaines
of
the
towne
discriuing
to
another
,
her
stock
and
vpbringing
,
with
the
progresse
of
her
three
estates
,
Virginitie
,
Mariage
,
and
Widowhood
:
Thereby
setting
forth
a
singular
example
of
all
womanly
behauiour
and
vertue
.
After
her
enterance
to
the
Camp
,
she
is
brought
to
Holophernes
,
who
was
curious
to
know
the
cause
of
her
comming
there
.
And
after
audience
giuen
,
he
is
so
surprised
with
her
beutie
&
eloquent
language
,
that
she
obtaineth
licence
to
withdrawe
herself
by
night
to
the
next
valley
,
there
to
pray
to
God
and
continuing
this
exercise
,
she
requireth
strength
of
the
Hyest
that
in
taking
away
the
chieftaine
,
she
might
as
one
instant
destroye
all
the
Heathen
Armie
.
Herein
giuing
example
that
the
beginning
and
end
of
all
high
attempts
,
ought
to
be
grounded
vpon
the
fauour
and
earnest
calling
vpon
him
,
without
whome
all
wisedome
,
and
humaine
force
is
nothing
but
wind
:
and
who
contrariewise
,
may
by
the
most
feeble
instruments
of
the
world
,
execute
things
most
incredible
and
incomprehensible
to
humaine
capacitie
.
THE
FOVRTH
BOOKE
OF
IVDITH
.
THen
wofull
Iudith
with
her
weeping
ees
Beholding
heavn
&
prostrate
on
her
knees
:
Held
vp
her
guiltles
hands
and
God
besought
,
Discovring
him
the
secrets
of
her
thought
.
O
God
(
quod
she
)
who
armed
with
a
speare
Dan
Symeon
,
who
reuengde
his
sister
deare
:
Lend
me
the
blade
in
hand
,
that
I
may
kill
this
Tyrant
that
exceedes
all
Sichems
ill
.
Who
not
contents
to
soile
the
sacred
bed
of
wedlocke
chaste
,
but
more
with
mischiefe
leds
Entends
thy
holie
name
for
to
confound
,
And
race
Solyma
temple
to
the
ground
.
Ambitious
Satrap
he
,
whose
hope
doth
stand
In
mortall
men
,
led
with
vnrighteous
hand
.
who
rules
a
hundreth
thousand
stalworth
steeds
that
combat
craues
&
in
our
pastures
feeds
.
Not
dreading
thee
,
who
daunts
both
man
&
beast
,
And
kills
&
captiues
them
when
they
weene
least
.
who
strengths
the
pore
&
prydful
men
down
thrings
&
wracks
at
once
the
powers
of
puissant
kings
.
Grant
gratious
God
that
his
be
witched
wit
May
with
my
crisped
haire
be
captiue
knit
.
Grant
that
my
sweet
regards
may
gall
his
hart
with
darts
of
loue
to
cause
his
endles
smart
.
Grant
that
these
gifts
of
thine
my
beutie
small
may
bind
his
furious
rage
,
&
make
him
thrall
:
grant
that
my
artificiall
tong
may
moue
His
subtill
craft
&
snare
his
hart
in
loue
:
But
chiefly
lord
grant
that
this
hand
of
mine
may
be
the
Pagans
scourge
&
whole
ruine
:
to
th'
end
that
all
the
world
may
know
our
race
,
Are
shrouded
so
in
rampiers
of
thy
grace
.
that
neuer
none
against
vs
durst
conspire
,
that
haue
not
felt
at
last
thy
furious
yre
:
Euen
so
good
Lord
let
none
of
these
prophane
Returne
to
drinke
of
Euphrate
nor
Hytane
.
Thus
Iudith
prayd
with
many-a
trickling
teare
,
And
with
her
sighs
her
words
retrenched
weare
.
At
night
,
she
left
her
chamber
sole
and
colde
,
Attyrde
with
Ceres
gifts
and
Ophir
golde
.
O
siluer
Diane
,
regent
of
the
night
,
Darst
thou
appeare
before
this
lucent
light
?
This
holy
starre
whose
contr'a
spect
most
clear
,
Doth
steine
thy
brothers
brightnes
in
his
Sphears
While
thus
she
ment
(
vnseene
)
away
to
slide
,
Her
pearles
and
Iewels
causd
her
to
be
spide
.
the
musk
and
ciuet
Amber
as
she
past
Long
after
her
a
sweete
perfume
did
cast
.
A
Carboncle
on
her
Christall
brow
she
pight
,
whose
firie
gleames
expeld
the
shadie
night
.
Vpon
her
head
a
siluer
crisp
shee
pind
,
Lose
wauing
on
her
shoulders
with
the
wind
.
Gold
,
band
her
golden
haire
:
her
yvrie
neck
,
the
Rubies
rich
,
and
Saphirs
blew
did
deck
.
And
at
her
eare
,
a
Pearle
of
greater
vallewe
ther
hong
,
than
that
th'
Egiptian
Quene
did
swallew
.
And
through
her
collet
shewde
her
snowie
brest
,
Her
vtmost
robe
was
coulour
blew
Coelest
,
Benetted
all
with
twist
of
perfite
golde
,
Beseeming
well
her
comely
corps
tenfolde
.
What
els
she
weare
,
might
well
bene
sene
vpon
,
that
Queene
who
built
the
tours
of
Babylon
.
And
though
that
she
most
modest
was
indeede
yet
borrowd
she
some
garments
at
this
neede
.
From
Dames
of
great
estate
,
to
that
entent
this
Pagan
Prince
she
rather
might
preuent
.
Achior
then
who
watched
at
the
gate
,
And
saw
this
Lady
passing
out
so
late
,
To
Carmis
spak
,
who
warded
eke
that
night
what
is
she
this
?
where
goes
this
gallant
wight
so
trim
in
such
a
tyme
:
hath
she
no
pittie
of
this
most
wretched
persecuted
Cittie
?
Quod
Carmis
then
,
their
flourisht
heare
of
late
Merari
one
,
that
was
of
great
estate
.
Who
had
no
childe
but
one
&
this
is
she
,
The
honour
of
that
house
and
familie
.
The
fathers
now
do
venture
bodie
and
soule
,
that
treasures
vpon
treasures
they
may
roule
:
But
for
the
wit
or
learning
neuer
cairs
,
that
they
should
leaue
to
their
succeeding
hairs
,
Like
those
that
charely
keepes
their
rich
araye
In
coffers
close
&
lets
it
their
decaye
:
while
that
the
naked
bodies
dyes
for
cold
,
for
whome
the
clothes
are
dearly
bought
&
sold
.
But
as
the
painfull
plowman
plyes
his
toyle
,
Hyad
Orion
or
Pleiades
wete
sheds
on
the
ground
,
that
man
might
only
tell
,
THE
SOMMARIE
OF
THE
VI.
BOOK
.
¶
Iudith
hauing
escaped
the
perill
of
her
chastitie
is
brought
to
a
sumpteous
banquet
prepared
by
Holophernes
for
the
intertainement
of
her
,
and
farder
prouocation
of
his
filthie
lust
:
In
which
the
abhominable
vice
of
gluttonie
as
by
the
Poet
viuely
descriued
,
and
sharply
reprehended
And
whereas
the
Tyrant
thought
by
such
excesse
to
ouercome
the
chaste
widow
:
himselfe
is
so
ouercome
with
wine
,
that
vpon
a
verie
simple
delay
he
lets
her
goe
till
he
was
in
his
bed
.
And
here
is
noted
that
the
snares
that
the
wicked
layes
for
others
,
they
fall
in
them
their selfs
.
W●●les
the
Tyrant
contemplated
his
lust
,
Iudith
in
trouble
called
vpon
her
God
,
who
made
way
for
her
worke
through
the
Tyrants
owne
wickednesse
:
who
heaping
sin
vpon
sinne
,
approched
at
last
to
the
end
of
his
tragaedie
,
and
mounting
vpon
the
skaffold
of
the
yre
of
God
▪
falles
a
sleepe
in
his
sinfull
bed
,
and
is
by
Iudith
beheaded
in
his
beastly
dronkennes
.
True
it
is
that
in
this
execution
she
felt
her
great
infirmitie
,
but
likewise
she
found
that
God
was
able
to
strengthen
the
most
feeble
for
the
execution
of
his
lustice
.
And
as
before
she
was
preserued
in
the
midst
of
her
enemies
:
so
the
Lord
to
make
a
miraculous
end
of
his
worke
,
brings
her
safe
home
to
her
people
.
The
Bethulians
giues
thankes
to
God
.
The
Ammonit
rauished
with
this
miracle
,
embraced
the
true
religion
.
The
head
of
Holophernes
(
that
Iudiths
seruant
brought
)
being
set
vp
for
a
terrible
spectakle
to
the
Heathen
,
encouraged
the
Cittezens
to
giue
assault
vpon
the
camp
.
Bagos
,
who
had
bent
an
instrument
of
the
tyrants
wickednes
,
is
the
first
that
finds
his
maisters
headles
Carkas
,
and
putts
the
camp
in
such
affray
,
that
they
fled
all
before
Israell
,
in
such
sort
that
scarse
one
was
left
to
bring
newes
to
Niniuè
,
of
the
fortune
of
the
battell
.
And
that
was
Gods
Iustice
,
that
those
that
had
followed
this
tyrant
in
his
wickednesse
,
should
be
companions
of
his
death
.
Iudith
last
of
all
celebrates
the
deliuerance
of
God
with
a
song
,
to
the
honour
and
glorie
of
his
almightie
name
.
THE
SIXTH
BOOKE
OF
IVDITH
.
BEfore
the
Pagan
had
his
purpose
ended
,
the
night
obscure
from
montains
high
descended
And
sewers
set
the
bord
with
costly
meate
,
Of
passing
price
,
so
delicate
to
eate
,
that
Holopherne
vnto
his
ioyous
feast
Aperd
t'
haue
cald
the
kings
of
west
and
East
.
O
glutton
throtes
,
ô
greedy
guts
profound
,
the
chosen
meats
within
the
world
his
bound
By
th'
Abderois
inuented
may
not
staunche
,
Galbaes
,
Veroes
,
Vitells
gouernd
weare
,
‛
who
gloried
more
to
fill
a
costly
plate
,
‛
then
kill
a
Pyrrhus
or
a
Mythridate
:
‛
then
both
of
them
were
seene
for
to
be
sacked
‛
by
nations
poore
,
whom
they
before
had
wracked
.
‛
Of
litle
nature
liues
superfluous
meate
,
‛
But
duls
the
sprite
,
and
doth
the
stomack
freate
,
When
they
were
set
,
then
throw
that
Royall
rout
,
the
Maluesie
was
quaffed
oft
about
.
One
drinks
out
of
an
Alabaster
Cuppe
,
one
out
of
Christall
doth
the
Nectar
suppe
:
Some
out
of
curious
shells
of
Vnicorne
:
Some
spills
the
wine
,
&
some
to
beds
were
borne
:
But
namely
there
the
Vizroy
would
not
tyre
,
But
more
he
drank
,
the
more
he
had
desyre
:
Like
to
the
Ocean
Sea
,
though
it
resaues
All
Nilus
floods
,
yet
all
fresh
water
craues
From
East
to
West
,
yet
growes
he
not
a
graine
,
But
still
is
ready
forasmuch
againe
.
One
glas
drawes
on
another
glas
,
and
whan
the
butler
ment
to
cease
he
but
began
,
to
skinck
good
Bacchus
:
thus
this
dronken
wight
,
Among
his
dronkards
tippled
till
midnight
,
then
ech
of
them
with
stackring
steps
out
went
,
And
groping
hands
retyring
to
his
tent
.
This
tyrant
wisht
them
oft
away
before
,
to
whome
ech
moment
seemd
to
be
a
skore
.
Assoone
as
they
were
gone
,
then
gan
he
prease
,
the
trembling
Iudith
.
Cease
great
prince
ô
cease
the
widow
sayd
:
what
hast
neede
you
to
make
to
reap
the
flowre
that
none
other
can
from
you
take
?
My
Lord
go
to
your
bed
&
take
your
ease
,
wher
I
your
sweet
embracings
will
complease
,
Assoone
as
I
my
garments
may
remoue
,
that
binds
my
body
brunt
with
ardent
loue
.
Now
if
that
sober
wits
and
wylie
brains
Cannot
auoyde
the
female
tricks
&
trains
.
Abash
not
reader
though
this
reckles
Roy
(
Bewitcht
by
Semels
sonne
,
and
Venus
boy
)
was
thus
beguilde
:
considring
both
these
twaine
,
Confounds
the
force
of
those
that
them
retaine
.
So
letting
Iudith
slide
out
of
his
arme
,
He
gins
to
lose
his
garments
soft
and
warme
:
But
throw
his
hast
,
his
hand
came
lesser
speed
,
And
though
he
was
deceivd
,
yet
tooke
no
heed
,
But
wening
well
t'vntrus
his
peuish
points
,
He
knits
them
twyfold
with
his
trembling
ioints
:
so
long
till
he
with
anger
discontent
,
cuts
me
them
all
,
and
off
his
clothes
he
rent
,
And
naked
went
to
bed
.
Then
as
ye
see
the
bloodie
bowman
stand
behind
a
tree
,
who
warely
watches
for
the
wandring
deare
:
to
euerie
part
,
where
he
doth
thinke
to
heare
Some
trembling
bush
,
some
beast
or
Lezard
smal
,
that
mocion
maks
,
so
turneth
he
withall
His
face
,
and
hand
to
shoot
,
but
all
in
vaine
for
to
relieue
his
long
aspecting
paine
:
Euen
so
,
this
foolish
tyrant
when
he
hard
some
rat
or
mouse
,
then
thought
he
to
himward
:
His
Mistris
came
:
and
when
he
hard
no
more
,
yet
thought
(
she
came
)
whome
most
he
did
adore
.
While
vp
he
lifts
his
head
,
while
lets
it
fall
:
while
lookes
about
,
while
counts
the
paces
all
,
that
she
should
passe
,
to
come
vnto
his
bed
.
Thus
turning
oft
,
as
ardent
lust
him
led
:
he
thoght
his
bed
was
sown
with
pricking
thorne●
but
now
the
drink
that
he
had
dronk
beforne
,
Brewd
in
his
braine
,
and
from
his
minde
it
tooke
,
the
sweete
remembrance
of
her
louing
looke
.
So
fell
on
sleepe
:
and
then
to
him
appears
Ten
thousand
flames
,
ten
thousand
dinns
he
hears
,
and
dreames
of
Deuils
,
and
Daemons
dark
&
dim
Medusas
,
Minotaurs
,
and
Gorgons
grim
.
This
while
the
hart
of
Iudith
gan
to
beat
Incessantly
beset
with
battell
great
:
Onewhile
her
feare
refeld
her
first
entent
:
onewhile
her
action
Iust
her
courage
lent
.
Then
sayd
she
Iudith
,
now
is
tyme
,
go
to
it
,
And
saue
thy
people
:
Nay
,
I
will
not
do
it
.
I
will
,
I
will
not
,
Go
,
feare
not
againe
:
wilt
thou
the
sacred
gestning
then
prophaine
?
Not
it
prophane
,
but
holyer
it
shall
stand
,
when
holy
folke
are
helped
by
my
hand
.
But
shamefull
liues
the
traitour
euermore
,
No
traitour
she
who
doth
her
towne
restore
:
But
murdrers
all
,
are
of
the
heavne
forsaken
?
All
murder-is
not
for
murder
alwayes
taken
.
Alas
are
they
not
murdrers
sleys
their
Prince
?
This
tyrant
is
no
prince
of
my
prouince
:
But
what
if
God
will
haue
vs
vnder
his-awe
?
Hee
s
not
of
God
that
fights
against
his
lawe
.
For
then
should
Ahud
,
Iahell
,
and
Iehewe
,
Be
homicids
,
because
thy
tyrants
slewe
.
But
what
?
they
were
commanded
of
the
lord
,
to
such
an
act
,
my
hart
should
soone
accord
.
Alas
my
hart
is
weak
for
such
a
deed
,
th'
are
strong
ynough
whom
God
doth
strength
at
need
But
when
t'
is
dune
who
shall
my
warrant
be
?
God
brought
me
here
,
God
will
deliuer
me
.
What
if
the
Lord
leaue
thee
in
Heathen
hands
?
were
this
Duke
dead
,
I
feare
no
death
nor
bands
.
but
what
if
they
polute
thee
like
a
slaue
?
my
body
with
my
hart
they
shall
not
haue
.
Thus
she
resolued
in
her
mind
at
last
,
Her
hands
and
eyes
vnto
the
heavne
she
cast
,
And
with
an
humble
voyce
to
God
she
prayde
,
O
gratious
God
that
alwayes
art
the
ayde
to
thy
beloued
Izak
,
I
thee
pray
,
to
strength
my
hand
,
euen
my
right
hand
this
day
,
that
I
may
make
this
bloodie
tyrant
dye
,
that
to
discepter
thee
would
skale
the
skye
.
But
since
thy
goodnesse
hath
preserued
me
,
&
brought
my
bote
so
neare
the
shoare
to
be
:
Graunt
that
some
sleepie
drink
I
may
prouide
,
To
dull
this
tyrants
hart
and
daunt
his
pride
,
to
th
end
that
I
may
free
thy
congregation
Vnto
thy
honour
,
and
our
consolation
.
This
prayer
done
,
she
looked
round
about
,
And
hard
this
dronken
prince
in
sleeping
rout
,
then
stept
she
to
his
sword
that
by
him
stood
,
whichoft
had
bathd
the
world
with
humain
blood
But
as
she
preast
this
tyrant
for
to
quell
.
Feare
,
reft
the
sword
from
her
,
&
down
she
fell
,
and
lost
at
once
the
strength
of
hart
and
corse
.
O
God
(
quoth
she
)
now
by
thy
mightie
forse
,
Restore
my
strength
.
This
said
(
with
pale
annoy
)
she
rudly
rose
,
and
stroke
this
sleeping
Roy
so
fell
,
that
from
his
shoulders
flew
his
powle
,
and
from
his
body
fled
his
Ethnique
sowle
hye
way
to
hell
.
His
bulk
all
blood
bestaind
Lay
still
,
his
head
in
Iudiths
hand
remaind
.
The
which
her
mayd
put
vp
into
a
sack
,
thus
throw
the
camp
they
close
away
do
pack
Empecht
of
none
.
For
those
that
had
her
seene
,
Suposde
she
went
(
as
she
had
wonted
bene
the
nights
before
)
vnto
the
valley
wheare
,
they
thought
she
went
to
serue
Diana
cleare
.
When
Iudith
chast
came
near
the
Hebrew
wall
:
Let
in
(
quoth
she
)
for
our
great
god
of
all
hath
broke
this
night
the
whole
Assyrian
powre
,
and
raisd
the
horne
of
Izak
at
this
howre
.
Then
men
amazde
of
her
vnhoped
state
,
About
her
ran
assembling
at
the
gate
,
where
holy
Iudith
on
a
hill
was
mounted
,
And
all
her
chaunce
from
point
to
point
recounted
,
And
there
,
discovring
drew
out
of
the
sack
,
The
bloody
head
of
th
enmie
of
Izak
,
The
Citezins
that
saw
how
she
did
stand
with
th'ead
of
Assurs
head
in
her
right
hand
:
they
praised
God
who
by
her
hand
had
slaine
,
&
punished
that
traitour
inhumaine
.
‛
But
most
of
all
Duke
Ammon
did
admyre
‛
the
work
of
God
.
Then
he
t'
escape
the
yre'
'
of
Iacobs
God
who
aydes
the
weakest
part
:
‛
he
shortly
Circuncisde
his
flesh
and
hart
.
‛
O
God
that
rightly
by
foresight
deuine
,
‛
repels
the
purpose
of
all
mens
engine
,
‛
who
for
to
lead
th'
elect
to
destnyed
health
,
‛
Euen
when
it
seemes
them
fardest
from
their
wealth
.
'
of
ill
,
thou
drawes
the
good
,
and
some
in
ill
‛
thou
letst
them
runne
thy
Iustice
to
fulfill
.
‛
(
O
lord
)
the
vile
desire
of
blood
and
sak
,
‛
made
Holopherne
to
warre
vpon
Izak
.
‛
But
where
that
he
would
Izaks
blood
haue
shed
,
‛
he
lost
his
owne
for
Izak
on
his
bed
.
‛
Thus
thy
good
grace
hath
made
his
vaine
inuencion
,
'to
take
effect
contrarie
his
intencion
.
‛
So
Paull
became
a
Saint
,
who
was
a
Pherisee
,
‛
and
of
a
tyrant
,
teacher
of
thy
veritee
:
‛
So
was
the
theef
that
hong
with
our
Messias
,
‛
(
for
all
his
sinne
)
preserued
with
Elias
:
‛
his
vitious
corps
could
haue
no
life
here
downe
,
‛
his
soule
by
grace
yet
got
a
heavnly
crowne
.
‛
Change
them
(
ô
God
)
the
harts
of
christian
princes
‛
who
sheds
the
faithfuls
blood
in
their
prouinces
.
‛
Let
thou
that
sword
that
thou
giues
them
to
guide
‛
vpon
thy
enmies
onely
be
applyde
.
‛
Vpon
those
tyrants
whose
vnrighteous
horne
‛
deteins
the
land
where
thy
dear
son
was
borne
.
‛
not
on
the
backs
of
those
who
with
humilitie
,
‛
Adores
the
Triple
one
great
God
in
vnitie
.
Then
at
commandement
of
this
widow
chaste
,
A
soldier
tooke
the
tyrants
head
in
haste
,
And
for
to
giue
the
Hebrews
hart
withall
,
He
fixed
it
vpon
the
foremost
wall
.
There
,
fathers
came
,
and
sonns
,
&
wiues
,
&
mayds
,
who
erst
had
lost
amongst
the
Heathen
blayds
,
There
sonnes
,
their
parents
,
maks
,
&
louers
deare
,
with
heauie
harts
&
furious
raging
cheare
.
They
pilde
&
paird
his
beard
of
paled
hew
,
Spit
in
his
space
&
out
his
toung
they
drew
,
which
vsde
to
speak
of
God
great
blasphemies
,
And
with
their
fingers
poched
out
his
eyes
.
The
rife
remembrance
of
so
late
an
ill
,
Made
vulgar
folke
such
vengeance
to
fulfill
.
This
while
Aurora
ceased
to
embrace
,
Her
ancient
loue
and
rose
with
ruddy
face
,
Vpon
the
Indian
heavne
,
the
warriours
strong
,
take
kept
the
towne
:
now
sorted
forth
in
throng
.
Enarmed
all
,
with
such
a
hideous
sound
:
as
seemde
the
elements
foure
for
to
confound
.
And
break
the
bands
that
keeps
them
in
their
border
,
Retyring
them
vnto
their
old
disorder
.
The
Pagan
watches
next
the
Citties
side
(
Awaked
with
this
din
)
start
vp
and
cryde
:
Alarme
,
Alarme
,
like
fearefull
men
agast
,
then
through
the
Camp
,
the
whote
Alarum
past
.
Some
takes
his
neighbours
armour
first
he
finds
,
Bagos
Eunuch
sadly
forth
he
went
t'
awake
the
sleeping
Ethnique
in
his
tent
,
&
knockt
once
twise
,
or
thrise
with
trembling
hand
But
such
eternall
sleep
his
temples
band
,
that
he
had
past
already
(
miserable
)
Of
Styx
so
black
the
flood
irrepassable
.
Yet
Bagos
hearing
Izaks
crye
encrease
,
He
with
his
foote
,
the
dore
began
to
prease
:
And
entred
where
the
bed
he
did
beholde
All
bled
with
Holophernes
carcasse
colde
:
He
tore
his
haire
&
all
his
garments
rent
,
and
to
the
heavne
his
houling
cryes
he
sent
.
But
when
he
mist
the
Hebrew-Dame
away
then
raginghe
began
a
gastly
fray
.
And
from
the
bloody
tent
as
he
rant
out
,
Among
the
Heathen
thus
he
gan
to
shout
.
Woe
,
woe
to
vs
,
a
slaue
(
they
Iudith
call
)
In
sleaing
Holopherne
hath
slaine
vs
all
:
That
daunted
all
the
world
.
These
nouels
last
,
loynde
the
former
feare
that
lately
past
,
Affrighted
so
the
soldiers
one
and
all
,
that
pike
and
dart
,
and
target
they
let
fall
,
And
fled
through
montains
,
valeis
,
&
throw
heaths
where
evrie
chaunce
,
procurde
them
worser
deaths
.
Then
all
th
assieged
folk
in
flocks
descended
,
&
on
their
enmies
backs
their
bowes
they
bended
.
Both
parties
ran
,
but
th
one
that
other
chased
,
The
wearie
flyers
flight
,
themselfs
defaced
.
The
Hebrewes
there
,
in
fight
not
one
they
loste
,
But
they
bet
downe
and
slew
the
Heathen
hoste
,
As
doth
a
Lyon
of
Getulia
woode
Bespred
the
land
with
woried
beasts
&
bloode
So
long
as
he
may
find
a
beast
abide
,
that
dare
oppone
him
to
his
cruell
pride
.
Some
headlong
throwes
themselfs
from
craggie
Rocks
,
&
breaks
their
bones
&
al
their
brains
out
knocks
Some
hath
forgot
that
Parcas
euerie
wheare
,
waits
on
their
end
that
drowne
in
water
cleare
:
But
if
that
any
skapt
by
some
great
hap
,
He
skapte
the
first
,
but
not
the
after
clap
:
fore
all
the
straits
and
passages
were
set
,
that
none
should
scape
aliue
wher
they
were
met
:
Yea
scarsly
one
was
left
to
tell
the
king
,
At
Niniuè
of
all
this
wondrous
thing
.
This
battell
done
,
all
those
whose
Sex
and
age
withheld
at
home
(
their
dolours
to
asswage
)
Came
forth
out
of
their
fort
to
see
and
heare
,
what
God
had
done
for
them
his
people
deare
.
They
found
some
men
dismembred
hauing
breath
,
that
cride
in
vaine
a
hundreth
tymes
for
death
.
Another
gnashes
with
his
teeth
in
paines
some
dead
,
in
face
their
former
rage
retains
.
And
some
is
shot
directly
throw
the
hart
Ech
soule
departs
to
his
appointed
part
,
According
to
the
valew
,
or
the
chaunce
,
that
fortunde
them
to
dye
on
sword
or
launce
.
In
short
to
see
this
sight
so
dreadfull
was
,
That
euen
the
Hebrews
would
haue
said
alas
:
If
they
had
vanquisht
any
enmie
els
,
This
while
amongst
the
corses
infidels
,
Among
a
hundreth
thousand
there
was
found
,
the
cheftains
carcas
rent
with
many-a
wound
,
Of
speare
and
sword
,
by
th
Hebrewes
in
their
yre
.
There
was
no
sinew
,
Arter
,
vaine
,
nor
lyre
,
that
was
not
mangled
with
their
vulgar
rage
,
No
time
nor
moment
might
their
yre
asswage
.
If
Holophern
had
bene
like
Atlas
long
:
Or
like
in
limmes
vnto
Briarius
strong
,
Yet
should
his
body
bene
to
small
a
praye
,
to
satisfie
their
fury
evrie
waye
.
For
in
that
camp
was
not
so
small
a
knaue
,
but
of
his
flesh
some
collup
he
would
haue
.
O
tyrant
now
(
quod
they
)
giue
thy
right
hand
,
to
the
Cilicians
,
and
to
Media
land
,
leaue
thou
thy
left
.
And
to
Celea
sweete
,
to
Ismaell
and
Aegypt
leaue
thy
feete
,
to
th
end
that
all
the
world
by
thee
offenced
with
such
a
present
may
be
recompenced
.
But
here
I
faile
thy
corps
thus
to
deuise
In
Attomy
for
it
will
not
suffise
.
This
thankfull
widow
then
,
who
neuer
thought
to
smore
this
wondrous
work
that
god
had
wrought
,
Entunde
her
vearse
and
song
to
sweet
confort
Of
instruments
&
past
with
gratious
port
Before
the
chosen
Dames
and
virgins
thair
,
that
were
esteemde
for
honest
chast
and
fair
.
Sing
sing
with
hart
&
voyce
&
sounding
strings
,
And
praise
the
Lord
of
lords
,
and
king
of
kings
,
who
doth
disthrone
the
great
,
and
in
their
place
Erects
the
poore
that
leanes
vpon
his
grace
.
Who
would
haue
thought
that
in
a
day
one
town
Could
ouercome
a
camp
of
such
renown
?
who
daunted
all
the
world
whose
pride
was
felt
From
Indian
shore
to
where
the
Calpees
dwelt
?
Great
God
who
will
beleeue
that
Holopherne
,
who
did
a
hundreth
famous
princes
derne
,
should
be
discreptred
,
slaine
,
left
in
a
midow
,
by
no
great
Gyant
,
but
a
feeble
widow
?
great
God
who
will
beleue
that
he
who
raind
,
From
north
to
south
,
&
in
his
hands
retaind
Both
East
and
West
:
now
gets
not
grace
to
haue
An
ynch
of
Gazon
ground
to
be
his
graue
?
This
Conqurour
that
came
with
no
armie
small
,
now
lyes
on
ground
abandond
of
them
all
.
Not
sole
:
for
those
companions
him
in
death
,
that
followde
him
while
he
had
life
and
breath
.
Not
now
the
ground
,
but
Reauens
hunger
sterude
,
Are
now
his
tombe
as
he
hath
well
deserude
.
No
vaults
of
Marble
,
rich
nor
Porphyr
pure
,
that
he
had
built
could
be
his
sepulture
.
Euen
so
good
Lord
from
henceforth
let
vs
finde
,
thee
,
not
our
Iudge
,
but
for
our
father
kinde
.
But
let
all
Tyrants
that
against
thee
gather
,
finde
thee
their
Iudge
,
but
not
their
louing
father
.
Here
Iudith
ends
.
And
also
heare
I
staye
With
thanks
to
God
.
So
for
his
state
I
praye
,
At
whose
command
I
vndertooke
this
deed
,
To
please
his
Grace
,
and
those
that
will
it
reed
.