Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, the booke of the Psalmes, and the Song of Songs, or, Canticles VVherein the Hebrevv vvords and sentences, are compared with, and explained by the ancient Greeke and Chaldee versions, and other records and monuments of the Hebrewes: but chiefly by conference with the holy Scriptures, Moses his words, lawes and ordinances, the sacrifices, and other legall ceremonies heretofore commanded by God to the Church of Israel, are explained. With an advertisement touching some objections made against the sinceritie of the Hebrew text, and allegation of the Rabbines in these annotations. As also tables directing unto such principall things as are observed in the annotations upon each severall booke. By Henry Ainsworth.

CHAPTER III.

VPon my bed, I in the nights him sought [unspec 1] Whom my soule loves: I sought, but found him not.

Now will I rise, and 〈…〉〈…〉bout the citie goe, [unspec 2] Within the streets, in places-broad also, I will seeke him whom I doe love in minde: I did him seeke, but him I did not finde. The watch that 'bout the Citie goe found me: [unspec 3] Whom my soule loves, (said I) did ye him see? It was but even a little that from them [unspec 4] I passed had, untill that I found him Whom my soule loveth: hold on him I caught, And would not let him goe, till I him brought Into my mothers house: and into the Chamber, of her that hath conceived me.

O daughters of Ierusalem, you by [unspec 5] The Roes, or by Hindes of the field, doe I Adjure: if that ye stirring-doe disease, And if the Love ye stirre-up, till it please.

Who is she this that maketh her egresse, [unspec 6] Like smoakie pillars, from the wildernesse. Perfum'd with myrrh and frankincense: with all The merchants powder-aromaticall? Behold his bed that which is Solomons, [unspec 7] About the same are threescore mighty-ones: Of mighty ones of Israel which are. They all, doe hold the sword, expert in war: [unspec 8] Ech man his sword upon his thigh he dights, Because of fearfull-terrour in the nights. A charret, of the wood of Lebanon, [unspec 9] Make for himselfe did the King Salomon. Of silver, he did pillars of it frame: [unspec 10] Of gold, (he made) the bottome of the same: Of purple, was the covering-above: The middest of it, being pav'd with, love: Of daughters of Ierusalem that be▪ O Zions daughters, get yee forth, and see [unspec 11] King Solomon with royall diademe, Even that wherewith his mother crowned him, The day wherein hee his espousals had, And in the day wherein his heart was glad.