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)

of the Trees to make them fall upon my flocks; I have yet another manner to nourish my sheep with this staff; I will make use of it to defend, and preserve them from mischief; God said unto him, O Moses! cast that staffe to the ground, behold a Serpent, it creepeth, take it, and be not afraid, I will cause it to return to its former condition; draw back thine hand, and put it under thy arm, it shall become white and shining, without harm, and pain, it shall be a most certain sign of my Unity, I will give thee to see the miracles of my Omnipotencie; go to Pharoah, he is in an exceeding great error, and seduced from the right way: Moses said, Lord, rejoyce my heart, and facilitate my commission, unloose the knot of my tongue, that they may understand my speech: give me Aaron to assist me in this business, that I may praise thee, and highly exalt thy glory, thou only art our protector. God said, thy prayer is heard, we were favorable to thee another time, when we inspired thy mother to put thee into a coffer, and expose thee to the river of Nile; the water drove thee to the shore, whence Pharoah took thee; I caused thee to be beloved of him, to have care of my people; when thy sister sought tidings of what was become of thee, she said, who will guide us where he is? who will conduct us to him that keepeth him? we sent thee back to thy mother, to stop her tears, and put an end to her affliction. Thou slewest a man, we have delivered thee from the hands of thine enemies, and have approved thy perseverance; thou hast continued some time with the inhabitants of Madian; after this we sent thee to preach our Commandments; I have made choice of thee, go with thy brother to Pharoah, and lie not in speaking of me, he is gone astray from the right way; speak to him both of of you, with mildness, peradventure he will hearken to you, and will fear the fire of hell; they answered, Lord, we fear that he may torment, and rise up against us: he said, fear nothing, I will be with you, hear what he will say, consider his actions; address your selves to him, and say, we are the Messengers of the Omnipotent God; dismiss with us the children of Israel, and no more torment them, we are come hither by the Commandment of God, thy Lord. Salvation is for such as follow the