Alexander Ross, The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of Arabick into French, by the Sieur Du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and resident for the French king, at Alexandria. And newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities. (1649)

the back: she met her husband behind the door, to whom she said, what other thing doth he merit, who would dishonour thine house, than to be imprisoned, and severely chastised? Lord, said Joseph, she sollicited me, that infant which is in the cradle, and of thy parentage shall be witness: Then the Infant in the cradle said, if Josephs shirt be torne before, she hath spoken truth, and Joseph is a lyar; if the shirt be rent behind, Joseph hath delivered the truth, and she a lye: then her husband beheld Josephs shirt torne behind, and knew that it was extream malice, and said to Joseph, take heed to thy self, and beware this act be not divulged, do thou, speaking to his wife, implore pardon for thy fault, thou art truly guilty. The women of the City said among themselves, that the rich mans wife was amorous of his Slave, and that she had sollicited his love, and had erred from the right way, which she understanding, made them an exceeding fair feast, and caused Joseph to enter the Parlour where they sate; while they carved their meat, they were so surprized, and entangled with Josephs beauty, that they instead of carving their meat, cut their fingers. O God! said they, this is not a man, but an Angel; then said she unto them, behold him whom I loved with so much passion: she another time importuned him, to satisfie her desire, and perceiving that he would not condescend to her will, menaced him with the prison, and to make him miserable: O God! Said Joseph, I had rather be a prisoner, then do what she desireth, deliver me from her malice, defend me from inclining to her lubricity, and from being in the number of the wicked: his Lord heard his prayer, he understandeth and knoweth all things. This woman seeing Josephs resolution, judged it requisite to imprison him for some time; he was put prisoner with two men, one of which told him that he had dreamed that he prest grapes to make wine; the other said, that he dreamed that he carried bread upon his head, which the birds did eate, they demanded of him the interpretation of their dreams, because he seemed to them to be a good man; he said to them, before ye breakfast, I will interpret your dreams. I will first tell you what God hath taught me, and how I quit, and abandon the Law of Infidels, and embrace