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)

among his sons extreamly afflicted, and bewayled the loss of his son Joseph; had his eyes continually covered with tears, and he bore in his heart great sorrow. His sons said unto him, Dost thou yet remember Joseph, to adde to thy grief, and hasten thine end? I am (said he) extreamly desolate, I leave all to the will of God; he hath taught me what ye know not. My sons return into Egypt, and enquire tidings of your two brethren, despair not of the Spirit of God, none despair of Gods Spirit, but the wicked. When they came unto Joseph, they said unto him, The famine that is in our Country, hath extreamly afflicted us, it hath often constrained us to come to buy Corn; thou, of thy favor, hast made us good measure; thou hast caused our money to be restored for alms, God will reward thee, he recompenceth such as are Alms-givers. He said unto them, Ye remember what ye did unto your brother Joseph: They replyed, Certainly thou art not Joseph. I am Joseph, said he, and behold my brother Benjamin. God hath given us his grace; he rewardeth him that hath his fear before his eyes, and is patient in his afflictions; he depriveth not the righteous of recompence. God, said they, hath poured his favors upon us in saving thee, whom we have exceedingly offended. Be not (said he) ashamed, God this day pardoneth you that sin, he is gracious and merciful; return to your Father, and bear to him this shirt, cast it upon his face, he shall recover sight, and return hither with him, and with your whole family. The Caravan was then half way upon return, when Jacob said to them that attended him, I smell the odor of my son Joseph; you deride me, but what I speak is most true: They told him, that he was still in his old error; some days following, one of his sons arrived with tidings of Joseph, and cast the shirt that he had given him, upon him; and incontinently he recovered his sight, and said, Did I not always tell you, that I knew what ye knew not; they said, Our Father pardon us, and ask the forgiveness of God for us, who have exceedingly offended him: He answered, I will beg pardon of God for you, he is gracious and merciful. When they arrived before Joseph, he took his Father by the hand, saying, Enter