¶ By the worde all thynges be create of God, of mans creacion, rule, and sustenaunce
CAPITVLO. I.
IN the begynnynge * 1.1 God [unspec A] created heuen, and earth. The earth was voyde▪ & emptye / and darkenesse was vpon the face of the depe, and the spiryte of God moued vpon the face of the waters.
And God sayde: Let there be made lyght, and there was lyght made. And god saw the lyght, that it was good. And God made a diuision bytwene the lyght and darkenesse. And God called the lyght, daye, & the darke∣nesse called he, nyght. And the euenynge and the mornyng was made one daye. And God sayd: Let there be a firmament in the myd∣des of the waters, and let it make a diuision bytwene waters and waters. And god made the firmament, and set a diuisyon bytwene waters, whiche were vnder the firmament and bytwene the waters that were aboue the firmament And it was so done. And god cal¦led the firmament, Heuen. The euenyng also and the mornyng was made the second day.
And god sayd: * 1.2 Let the waters vnder he∣uen be gathered togyther in to one place, that the drye lande maye be sene. And so it came to passe. And god called the drye lande earth: and the gatherynge togyther of waters cal∣led he the sees. And god saw that it was good
And god sayd: Let the earth brynge forth [unspec B] grene herbe / which may engendre seede: and fruytful tree, yeldyng fruyte after his kynd, whose seede may be in itselfe vpon the earth. And so it was done. And the earth brought forth grene herbe, makynge seede, after his kynde, & the tree yeldyng fruyte whose seede was in it selfe after his kynd. And God sawe that it was good. The euenyng, also and the mornyng was made the thyrde day. And god sayd: * 1.3 let there be made lyghtes in the firma¦ment of heuen, & let them make a dyfference bytwene the day & the night, & let them be for sygnes, & for appoynted seasons, dayes, and yeres. And let them be for lyghtes in the fir∣mament of heuen, that they maye gyue lyght vpon the earth. And so it was done. And god made * 1.4 two great lyghtes: A greater lyght to rule the day, & a lesse lyght to rule the nyght. (And he made) Sterres also. And God set them in the firmament heuen, that they myght gyue lyght vpon the earth▪ and that they myght rule the daye & the nyght, and to make a difference bytwene the lyght and the darkenesse. And God sawe that it was good. The euenynge also / and the mornynge was made the fourth daye. [unspec C]
And God sayde: * 1.5 Let the waters brynge forth mouynge creature that hath lyfe, and foule that maye flee vpō the earth in the face of the firmament of heuen. And god created great whales, and euery lyuynge, & mouyng creature, which the waters brought forth af∣ter theyr kynde, and euery fethered foule af∣ter theyr kynde. And God sawe that it was good. And god blessed them, sayeng▪ Growe and increase and fyll the waters of the See, and let fethered foules be multiplyed in the earth. The euenyng also and the mornynge was made the fyfth day. And God sayd: Let the earth brynge forth liuynge creature after his kynde, catell worme, & beaste of the earth after his kynde, and so it came to passe. And God made the beast of the earthe after his kynde, and catel after theyr kynde, and eue∣ry thynge that crepeth vpon the earth after his kynde. And god sawe that it was good.
And god sayde: Let vs make man in our [unspec D] ymage after our lykenes, and let them haue rule ouer the fysshe of the See, & ouer foule of the ayre, and ouer catell, & ouer the earth, & ouer al thyng, that crepeth vpon the earth. And so god created man in his owne ymage, in the ymage of God created he hym: male, and female created he them. And god blessed them, and God sayde vnto them: Growe and increace, and replenysshe the earth, and sub∣due it / and haue dominyon ouer the fysshe of the See, and ouer foule of the ayre, and ouer euery liuynge thyng that moueth vpon the earth. And God sayde: Beholde, I haue gyuen you euery herbe bearyng seede / which is in the vpper face of al the earth: and euery tree in the whiche is fruyte of tree / and that beareth seed, that they may be meat for you. And vnto euery beast of the earth, & to euery byrde of the ayre, and to euery suche thynge as crepeth vpō the earth (wherin is a lyuyng soule) I haue gyuen all grenesse of herbe for meate. And so it was done. And * 1.6 God sawe* 1.7 euery thyng that he had made, & beholde: it was excedynge good. The euenynge also, and the mornynge was made the syxte daye▪