The history of Grisild the Second Author:William Forrest Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: I. Hiftory of Jofeph ; Part I : His Troubles. [MS. Univ. Coll. Oxf. 88.] It begins with the following Prologue : — The Prologe of Wyllyam Forreft... more », fometyme chapylayne to the noble Queene Marye, yn the tnqfte famous Hyjlorye of Jofeph the chaijle, funne vnto Jacob the holye Patryarke, compofed by hym in Balade royall (as appear et he), to the glory of God and thacceptation of all goode Folke, he humbly befeachethe. FF wyfedome hydde and treafure faufe abfcondita eft VnfeenC, thefaurus in- nrr 1-1 i lii/us; qua Oft grounde inculte, ymployed to no utlntat in j f utrifyue ? good Vfe, EcclUs.xx.d. Of thynges fiorifchinge, pleafaunte, frefche and greene, Shut vppe, as the folytarye Reclufe, Knowledge foueraygne thignoraunt to induce, Monumentys fuche in couert to retaynge, To what any one breedethe ytt any gayne ? [/. .] This for indudtyon as thus I doo move ; Wryters their warkes that leadethe vnto vertue To keepe to them felues dothe not fo behoue, For then but them felues can thearof conftrue, None els profytinge ; ye fee it for true; In publyke to walke, if it bee probable To fundrye mo yt maye be profytable. This warke of Jofeph I then deteynynge Vnto my felfe full foure and twentye yeearis, Suche as it myght profyte thearof deceauynge, Perhapps, as the meane, fome honorable peearys, In whiche my confcyence partelye me fteearys That, as wee ought eache other to wyll well, So this, to like ende, abroade to compell. At whiche (fuche wife) Goddys exitation, Thoughe muche tedyous the olde to renue Whiche laye roughe hewed, as dothe the mafon His warke at the fyrfte let to contynue, Tyll at more leafure he geauethe yt forme dwe, So I, accomplyfchynge warkys fundrye, For fpace fo longe fayde let this warke lye ...« less