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The i. boke of Mo& The ix. Chap. Fo. iiij. undefined undefined Hen God remembred Noe and all the bea&#383;tes, and all the catell that were with him in the Arcke, and cau&#383;ed a wynde to come vpon the earth: an ye waters cea&#383;&#383;ed, and the fountaynes of the depe and the wyndows of heauen were &#383;topte, and the rayne of heaue&#772; was forbydden, and the waters ranne &#383;tyll awaye from ye earth, and decreaſed after an hundreth and fiftye dayes.

Vpon the &#383;euentene daye of the &#383;euenth moneth re&#383;ted the Arcke vpon the mountaynes of Ararat. And the waters we&#772;te awaye and decreaſed vntyll the tenth moneth: for the fir&#383;t daye of the tenth moneth, the toppes of the mountaynes appeared.

After fourtie dayes Noe opened ye wyndow of the Arcke which he had made, ⁊ &#383;ent forth a rauen, which flew out, and came agayne, vntyll the waters were dryed vp vpo&#772; the earth. undefined Then &#383;ent he forth a doue from him, to wete, whether the waters were falle&#772; vpon the earth. But when ye doue coude fynde no re&#383;tynge place for hir fete, ſhe came agayne vnto him in to the Arcke, for the waters were yet vpon the face of all the earth. And he put out his hande, and toke her to him in to the Arke.

Then he abode yet ſeuen dayes mo, ⁊ &#383;ent out the doue agayne out of the Arke: ⁊ ſhe returned vnto him aboute the euen tyde: and beholde, ſhe had broken of a leaf of an olyue tre, ⁊ bare it in hir nebb. Then Noe perceaued, that the waters were abated vpon the earth. Neuertheles he taried yet ſeuen other dayes, and &#383;ent forth the doue, which came nomore to him agayne In the the ſixte hundreth and one yeare of Noes age, vpon the firſt daye of ye fir&#383;t moneth, the waters were dryed vp vpon the earth. Then Noe toke of the hatches of the Arke, and &#383;awe yt the face of the earth was drye. So vpon the &#383;euen and twentye daye of the &#383;econde moneth the whole earth was drye. undefined Then &#383;pake God vnto Noe, and &#383;ayde: Go out of the Arke, thou and thy wyfe, and thy &#383;onnes, and thy &#383;onnes wyues with the. As for all the bea&#383;tes that are with the, what ſo euer fleſh it be(both foule ⁊ catell and all maner of wormes that crepe vpon the earth) let them go out with the, and be ye occupied vpon the earth, growe and multiplye vpon the earth.

So Noe wente out, with his &#383;onnes, and with his wife, and with his &#383;onnes wyues. All the bea&#383;tes al&#383;o and all the wormes, and all the foules, and all that crepte vpon the earth, wente out of the Arke, euery one vnto his like. undefined And Noe buylded an altare vnto ye LORDE, and toke of all maner of cleane bea&#383;tes ⁊ of all maner of cleane foules, and offred bre&#772;t ſacrifices vpon ye altare. And ye LORDE ſmelled the &#383;wete &#383;auor, ⁊ &#383;ayde in his hert: I wyl hence forth cur&#383;e the earth nomore for ma&#772;s ſake, for the ymaginacion of mans hert is euell, euen from the very youth of him. Therfore from hēce forth I wil nomore ſmyte all that lyueth, as I haue done. Nether &#383;hall ſowynge tyme and harueſt, colde and heate Sommer and wynter, daye and night cea&#383;&#383;e &#383;o longe as the earth endureth. undefined undefined Nd God ble&#383;&#383;ed Noe and his &#383;onnes, and &#383;ayde vnto them: increace ⁊ multiplye, and fyll the earth. The feare al&#383;o and drede of you be vpon all bea&#383;tes of the earth, vpon all foules vnder the heauen, and vpon all that crepeth on the earth, and all fy&#383;hes of the &#383;ee be geuen in to youre hādes. All that moueth and hath life, be youre meate. Euen as the grene herbe, &#383;o haue I geue&#772; you all. Onely eate not the fleſh with the bloude, wherin the &#383;oule is: For the bloude of you wherin youre ſoule is, wyll I requyre of the hande of all bea&#383;tes: and the ſoule of ma&#772; wyll I requyre of mans hande, yee euery mans &#383;oule of anothers hande.

He that &#383;heddeth ma&#772;s bloude, his bloude &#383;hal be &#383;hed by man agayne, for God made man after his owne lickne&#383;&#383;e. As for you, be ye frutefull, and increa&#383;e, and be occupied vpon the earth, that ye maye multiplye therin. undefined Farthermore, God &#383;ayde vnto Noe and to his &#383;onnes wt him: Beholde, I make my couenaunt with you, and with youre &#383;ede