having any carnal knowledge the one of the other Idem p 199. Amigunda wife to Henry the second Emror being accused of Adultery cleared her Innocency by undergoing the tryal of Ordalio viz. by going blindfold and barefooted over certain plates of fire-hot Iron p. 600. Zoe the Wife of Romanus Argyrophilus Emperor of Greece procured her Husbands death by the hands of Michael Paphlagonus with whom she lived in Adultery and afterwards marryed him and he became Emperor Idem p. 601. Pope Gregory the fifth in the Order concerning the Election of the Emperour decreed That besides the Golden Crown he should receive from the Pope he was to be Crowned with two others one of Straw in the City of Minzo in Lombardy the other of Lead in the City Millain Imp. Hist p. 603. Henry the fourth Emperor fought in ranged Battels with Ensigns displayed sixty two several times and for the most part had the Victory He was excommunicated by the Pope and to abtain his absolution came three days together barefooted to the Gates of the City Canusium where the Pope was and with much difficulty obtained it but was afterwards excommunicated and so dyed and was removed when he had been buried from a Monastery to a prophane place p. 608. When Rodulphus that was chosen Emperor in opposition to Henry the fourth being dead was buried by his Servants with the Ensigns and Ornaments of an Emperor Some asked the Emperor Hen. 4. why he suffered him to be buried with such Honour since he was a Tyrant and his Enemy He answered I would to God that all mine Enemies were buried like him with those Ensigns and Ornaments p. 620. Hildebrand otherwise called Pope Gregory the seventh was a Negromancer and Inchanter and had poysoned seven of his predecessors to make way for his own advancement to the Popedome p. 622. Conrade the Emperor having distressed Winspurg by siege granted them only this favour that the Women which were in the Town might freely depart and have to their own use whatsoever they could bear upon their backs Whereupon they used a commendable deceit which was that as they went forth of the Town each of them took her Husband and those that had none took their Children and Brothers and so coming into the Fields set them at Liberty Which the Emperor commended and was well pleased with Imp. Hist p. 643. Fulco King of Jerusalem was kill'd with his Horse falling while he was hunting p. 648. The Emperor Conrade passing to Jerusalem his Army was distressed by hunger and many perished falling sick and dying of the Lime or Chalk which the Greeks put into their Meal p. 650. In the year of our Lord one thousand one hundred thirty and nine died in France Johannes de Temporibus who had lived three hundred sixty and one years and had been an Halbardeer to the Emperor Charles the Great p. 652. Millain a great City in Lombardy was utterly razed and wasted and sowed with Salt by Frederick Barbarossa Idem 663. Andronicus who had treacherously slain his Master and Pupil Alexius Emperor of Constantinople being apprehended by the people of Constantinople that rose against him had one of his hands cut off and one of his Eyes put out and was shamefully carried through the Streets and so put to Death p. 672. Frederick Barbarossa going in Summer by Swimming to refresh himself in a River was carried down by the stream and drowned the tenth day of June 1198. p. 673. Henry Palsgrave who was chosen in Opposition to Frederick the second Emperor besieging Vlmes an Arrow shot at Random out of the City hit him which was supposed to be invenomed of which he died within a few dayes p. 718. Othocarus King of Bohemia being necessitated to do his homage to Rodulphus Emperor who when Earl of Habsperge had received his pay desired that it might be done in some secret place and thinking that the Emperor would have performed what he requested forasmuch as the Emperor staid for him in a close Tent he came and kneeling down before the Emperor to do him homage the Tent was so artificially made that it fell open in such manner that he was seen by the whole Army wherewith he was much grieved and being provoked by his VVife he rebelled against him and was slain Anno 1277. Imp. Hist p. 736. The Duke of Saxony in a throng at the Coronation of Albert the first Emperor was smothered to Death Id. 746. Henry the seventh Emperor was poysoned by a Frier in the Sacrament of the Lords Supper and died the same day p. 756. Hunipert Daulphin of Vienne sold the Country of Daulphin and the City of Vienne to the French King and became a Frier having first given to the Poor all the money he sold it for which he laid up in Heaven Id. p. 774. Gunther Earl of Zwarzenburgh being chosen Emperor in opposition to Charles the Fourth was poysoned by his Physician who being to give him a purging Potion and taking but the Assay of it died together with him the same Morrow after p. 775. The Papal Court which had sojurned in France seventy years and somewhat more and the most part in the City of Aviginon returned to Rome in the year one thousand three hundred seventy six p. 778. Artillery Powder and Gunns were first used in the VVars of the Venetians one thousand three hundred eighty two Anno Domini 1556. Charles the Fifth the Warlike and glorious Emperor of Germany gave up the Empire to his Brother Ferdinand and his other Kingdomes to his Son Philip and lived two years retiredly before his Death in the company of Religious men providing for Eternity The German Souldiers under Nadustus Governour of the Fortress in Buda agreed their lives and goods saved to give up the Castle to Solyman the great Turk and that the Captain might not hinder them bound him and delivered the Fort which the Turk entring and understanding their Carriage set Nadustus at Liberty and contrary to his word which he thought not fit to keep with such unworthy Souldiers caused them to be slain Imp. Hist p. 861. The Emperor Sigismund warring against the Hussicks and their valiant Captain Ciska received two grievous overthrows and twice his army stricken with a panick fear fled and dispersed without striking one stroke or sight of Enemy Imp. Hist p. 806. The Romans had a Law that no man should engrave his own name in any publick work and Phidias in Athens was put to death for carving his own and Pericles Image in the Shield of Pallas Mariana Hist d' Espanna Pref. The first founders of Rome kept the name thereof secret and Valerius Soranus for disclosing of it was put to death Idem p. 18. In Hercules promontory near Cades by the Sea-side there are two Wells the one of fresh the other of salt water The fresh ebbs and flows with the Sea the Salt clean contrary Idem p. 29. In Spain a Temple was built to Hercules in which the
Consecrated three Monks Priests viz. Dunstan Ethelwold and Ethelstan prophesied that the two first should be Bishops and the third an Impious Apostate which accordingly came to pass Id. p. 138. The Monks and Clergy of Durham being met in the days of King Ethelred to choose their Bishops they being divided it happened to be present one Edmund a man of comely presence but mean literature who in a jesting manner said Choose me and make me Bishop they accepting this though spoken in jest as a Heavenly designation agreed all in the choice of him who proved above what was expected a profitable Pastor Id. p. 157. VVaâ—stan Bishop of VVorcester in the time of VVilliam the Conqueror a man of great simplicity and integrity when he was perswaded instead of Lambskins to wear Catskins answered That he had never heard sung Cattus Dei but Agnus Dei and therefore would not change and when in his time the Church which Saint Oswald had meanly built was more stately re-edified all the rest rejoyced he was sorrowful and being asked the reason answered That former Holy men were careless of stately walls but careful of Christian souls but we neglect them and for our own glory raise magnificent structures Id. 159. VValter Bishop of Hereford in the Raign of VVilliam the Conqueror attempting to force the Chastity of a woman who being a Semster was out of pretence of cutting out work brought into his chamber was by her with her Scissers thrust into the belly with which he died Id. p. 163. Remigius translating his Sea from Dorchester in Oxfordshire to Lincolne having built his C urch and intending to consecrate it procured from the Conqueror his Royal Edict to convene all the Bishops of England to that solemnity only Robert of Hereford refused to come and declared the cause thâ—t he knew by the starres that that Church should not be consecrated in the life-time of Remigius which accordingly came to pass he dying the morrow before the solemnity vvas to be performed VV. Malms p. 165. A Barbarous Dane taking away a costly Herse-cloth that covered the Tomb of St. Ethelred and striking the marble of her Tomb with a Pickax intending a farther violence a small piece of the broken Marble flew up into his Eye and kill'd him He falling dead his Companions left him and the rest of the Sepulchres untoucht Id. p. 167. When Titus was reproved by his Friends for his over-much liberality he made this noble answer That it was not fitting that any Suitor should go sad away from the presence of an Emperor And when Trajan was blamed for beâ—ng too courteous and affable he answered that â—e would so carry himself being Emperor towards his subjects as he would have them towards him if they were Emperors and he a Subject W. Huntingd. 174. Huntingdom gives Constantine the Great this Commendation that in the beginning of his Empire he was to be compared to the best of Princes in the end puft up with prosperity to the middle sort Id. 177. When Genserick besieged Hippo St. Austin the Bishop thereof that he might not see the destruction of his City died the third month of the siege Id. Ibid. The Saxons and Picts joyning against the Britains the Britains implored the aid of Saint German who coming to them undertook the Conduct of the Army and when the battels were on joyning he commanded all his Army to cry out three times Allelujah which was no sooner the third time pronounced but the enemies fled and left a most glorious but bloodless Victory to the Britains Id. 178. In the last year of Cedwald King of Mercia there was a great fight between Birds and in the daies of King Henry the second in Normandy near Roan above a thousand Birds were found dead before the battel wherein Henry the King of England fled and left a most glorious but bloodless victory to the Britains H. Huntingd. f. 178. When Cedda Bishop of the West Saxons had excommunicated a noble man for his unlawful Marriage King Sigebert notwithstanding went to this noble mans House and dined with him whereat the Bishop being offended told the King that he should die in that House which accordingly came to pass the same noble man conspiring against him and killing of him Id. f. 191. William Rufus in the sixth year of his raign falling dangerously sick gave freely the Archbishoprick of Canterbury to Anselm and other preferments to others but being recovered repented his goodness and became worse than before and extorted from Robert Bluet to whom he had given the Bishoprick of Lincoln five thousand pound Id. f. 213. Godfry Duke of Bovillon fighting against the Infidels in the time of the Holy Wars cut off an Infidel in the middle so that one part fell into the ground the lower part was carried by the Horse he sate on into his armes At the sight of which he astonished hastily fled H. Hunt 7. f. 215. In the raign of Henry the first in a Council held by Anselm where the Clergy of England were forbid to marry a course though some thought holy yet by others judged dangerous lest whilst they aspired after a Purity above their strength they should as after they did fall into abominable and unnatural filthiness Id. 217. Queen Mawd the wife of King Henry the first hath this Commendation left her Prospera non laetam fecêre nec aspera tristem Aspera Risus ei Prospera error erant Non decor effecit fragilem nec sceptra superbam Sola potens humilis sola pudica decens Thus in English When prosperous not o'rejoy'd when crost not sad Things flourishing made her fear adverse made glad Sober though fair lowly though in throne plac't Great and yet humble beautiful yet chast King Stephen immediately before his fight at Lincoln with Robert Earl of Glocester bastard brother to Mawd the Empress as he was offering the VVax-Candle broke in his hand and the Pix fell down and broke and the Sacrament fell out which was apprehended as a foretoken of the Kings discomfiture in battel H. Huntingt f. 224. Ethelward King of the VVest Saxons and Monarch of England in the year of our Lord eight hundred fifty and five gave unto God for the Maintenance of his VVorship the tenth of all his land Roger Hoveden f. 232. Pleasures undo men at any time but to meet them at first iâ— most danger Craesus counselled Cyrus if he meant to hold the Lydians in Slavery he should then teach them to sing and play and drink and dance and dally and that would do it without his endeavour Ovids Fable of Argus points to this Wherein compare the Divel to Mercury his Pipe to pleasure Argus to man his hundred eyes to our care his falling asleep to our security Io to the Soul his transformation to the curse of God The moral is this The Divel with pleasure pipes man into Security and steals away his Soul and leaves him to the wrath of Heaven This
thoughts and deeds of the sick man and said unto him Behold thy vertues see what thy examination shall be To whom he answered True Satan but thou hast not set all Thou shouldst have added The Blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all sin and he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved The Romans where they Conquered any Country they carried away their Captivate gods though of strange Religion and built Temples to them They never differed with any but the Christian Religion and the Reason is that divers Lyes may dwell together Herod and Pilate were made friends but there is no accord between a Lye and the Truth Cajus Caligula though none broke forth into more audacious contempt of the Divine Majesty yet was most dasterdly timorous hiding himself under a Bed when he heard it Thunder It was the custome that when the Emperour of Constantinople was Crowned two Masons came in the sight of all the people bringing in their Hand Marble stones of several Colours saying Let the Emperour command what sort of Marble he will have his Monument made of Peter Martyr perswading the improvement of good examples tells a story of a deformed man married unto an uncomely woman who being desirous of handsome children bought many beautiful pictures and desired his Wife daily to look upon them by means whereof their children were fair and lovely A Maintainer of the Pope out of his detestation to the true Religion doubted not to say and swear That if he thought Calvin was in Heaven he would never come thither to be there with him Nauplius on the Cepharean Rock made shew of a false fire to the Grecian Navy in their return from Troy The Papist doth the like making shew of Miracles amongst those rush Candles that they give us to seek the Church by as the Cynick did his man in the Market place at Mid-day But how poor a matter since infidels work Miracles witness the Egyptian South-sayers and false Prophets Yea Vives himself a learned Papist speaking of their Golden-Legend which is the History of their Miracles saith That he which made it had an Iron Face and a Leaden Heart Christ indeed in the Churches infancy did Miracles But what need Truckles when the Child can go Herbs new set require a watering pot which having once taken root need no such farther labour And therefore as Austin in his 22d Book of the City of God observes He which seeks them now is Prodigium magnum since the Glory of Miracles is not Nota Ecclesiae sed Doctrinae a note of the Church but Doctrine Yet the Protestant Truth and Church though they plead not Miracula yet they want not Mirabilia as 1. Luthers Conquest in Life and Peace in Death 2. The French Protestants flourishing after the Parisian Massacre In Anno 1572. 3. Rochel relieved by Fish never seen in that Coast before 1573. 4. Geneva's preservation in the midst of powerful Enemies 5. Queen Elizabeths long and peaceable Raign and Death 6. Deliverance from Gunpowder Treason But it 's the word of Truth wâ—ich the Protestant rests on and not Miracles which are but false signs The Romans dedicated the first Day of the new Year to a double-faced Idol called Janus The Idol is gone but the Moral is still useful teaching us then to look both backward to what is past and forward to what is to come Which if we do looking backward considering Gods mercies we have reason to say Thou crownest the Year with thy goodness If we look forward considering our own wickedness we have need to cry Lord spare us this year also It was a gallant resolution of Scipio who being procurator Purveyor for the City of Rome in a time of Dearth being to set Sail homeward with Provision it being very turbulent weather the Pilot loth to venture would have perswaded him to stay but he commanded him to set Sail and said Nâ—cesse est ut cam non ut vivam The Persians had a Law that if a man were accused and found guilty he should not straightway be condemned but after a diligent enquiry of his Life and Conversation And if the number of his praise-worthy deeds did countervail the contrary he was fully quit of the trespass Caligula having made a ridiculous expedition entring the â—ea with his Army in Battailara commanded the Souldiers to gather Cockleshells and fill their Hâ—lmets and for this demanded triumph as though he had conquered the Ocean Claudius the Emperour was full of courtesy to his Friends so that when lantius triumph'd he accompanied him and going to the Capitol gave him the preheminence Domitian the Emperâ—ur put to Death Salustius Lucuilus Governor of Brittain for that he called some Launces or Spears he had invented by his own name Lucul ians Lucius King of rittain sending to Pope Eleutherius for the Roman and Imperial laws received this answer from him That he had the old and new Testament and out of them might compose his Laws to govern his people by Julian the â—p stâ—tâ— in despight to Christ sent Alipius to repair Jerusalem but terrible flaines of fire issuing ouâ— of the earth when they laid the foundation enforced them to leave the enterprise The Turks have four Divan or Judgment dayes every week viz. Saturday Sunday Munday Tuesday The Officers meet all by break of day dine in the Judgment-House and give account to the King who many times comes privily to a little Window which looks into the Divan-House to observe secretly what is done The Grand Signior sending forth a Bashaw or Governour of a Province always sends with him a Companion which hath always a free liberty to go in and out and talk to him at his pleasure to spy his Actions and to give the Grand â—ignior intelligence what is done Attendants of the Great Turk all except the Great Aga never speak but standing looking down with their hands cross to â—â—ew and do him reverence Gray Seraglio Turks fear not to buy the Cloaths of those who dye of the Plague and use them as though tâ—e Disease were not infectâ—ous affirming that their end is written in thâ—ir foreheads and a vain thing therefore to think â—o prevent it The Great Turkish Sultanaes or Ladies like those Blackamore Maidens best and give the greatest price for them who are most ill-favoured because they think that on the sight of their Deformities their own Beauties are better regarded Turâ—ish Ladies that are kept for the King never see any men save Blacks except the King And when they are sick the Phâ—sician feels their pulse but never seeth them The Great Turk seldome speaks at his meals but when to grace an Aga or chief Officer standing by him he throweth a Loaf of Bread at him from his own Table and this is held for a singular Grace and Favour There is no paper used by the Turks at their Privies because God and Mahomets names are written in it The Great Turk is Heir to all great ones who
great many such burning Glasses that being set upon the Wall and Turrets set on fire the Ships and Engines that were in the Harbour p. 415. Anastasius being dead Amantius an Eunuch tampered with the Souldiers to make Theocratinus Emperor and to that end delivered to Justinian who till seventeen years old was a Neat-heard in Thrace a vast sum of money to be distributed amongst the Captaines which he taking dealt with them for himself and so obtained the Imperial dignity Imp. Hist p. 419. Narses a valiant Captain having recovered Italy from the Gothes and having governed it twelve years being calumniated by Justin who succeeded his Grand-father Justinian was commanded home and a Successor sent him and Sophia the Empress added this taunt that she would have him to come home to spin Wool with her Women in Constantinople He enraged with this scorn replied that he would twist her such a Web that she should never untwine and so called in the Longobeards that overcame and possest all Italy p. 442. Albinus King of Lombardy having caused his Wife Queen Rosamond to drink Wine at a publick Banquet out of her Fathers Scull she in Revenge plotted and procured his Death p. 445. Baras Hormisda's General being vanquished by the Romanes Hormisda sent him in disgrace a VVomans Garment Upon vvhich Baras rebelled against him and vvas the occasion that Hormisda vvas deposed and Cosroes set up in his place Idem p. 453. Mauritius slain by Phocas vvho had murdered in his sight tvvo Sons three Daughters and his Empress had foretokens of his Death At noon day in the Market of Constantinople there appeared a Man to the Emperour in the habit of a Monk holding a Sword in his hand and said with a Loud Voice The Emperor Mauritius shall die by the Sword and then vanished He likewise in his sleep dreamt that a Souldier named Phocas had murdered his Wife Children and afterward himself and being troubled he asked his Brother what Phocas was he answered a Coward then said the Emperor he is cruel and a Murderer which accordingly came to pass Mauritius at his death often repeated Just thou art O Lord and righteous is thy Judgments p. 458. Cosroes King of Persia having Conquered Jerusalem carried away thence that part of Christ's Cross vvhich the Empress Helena had left there and kept it fourteen years but it was restored to Heraclius by his Son and Heraclius the Emperor entring Jerusalem carried it with great joy upon his shoulders Imp. Hist 471. Heraclius the Emperor who in his old age degenerated from the vertues of his youth and in whose time Mahomâ—t sprung up is reported to dye of a strange disease called Priapismus p. 471. Rodwaldus King of the Lombards falling in Love with a Noblemans Wife being taken with her was slain by her Husband The Emperor Constans the second having besieged Rimoaldus the Son of Grimoaldus King of Lombardy in Benevent The Son distressed sent to his Father by one that was his Nurse-father for relief who being intercepted by the Emperour was commanded by him to go to the Walls of the City and to tell Rimoaldus that his Father was not able to assist him and therefore he should yield Who being brought bound before the Walls told Rimoaldus that his Father would have him be of good chear for this day he arriveth at the River Satrico and within these three dayes will be here with an infinite Army I can say no more I am in the Enemies hand who begin to Murder me I recommend unto you my VVife and Children Having said these words the Emperors Souldiers kill'd him presently p. 480. Leoncius surprized his Master Justinian the second and cut off his Ears and Nose and banisht him into Pontus and took the government and Imperial Title to himself Anno Dom. 696. Leoncius having reigned three years Tiberius rebelled against him and served him as he had served Justinian He banisht one Philippicus because he had reported that he dreamt an Eagle pitcht upon his Head Justinian recovering dealt so by him and slew both him and Leoncius and as often as he would have wiped his Nose if he had had one he caused some of those that had been followers of Leoncius to be slain and fearing Philippicus because of his dream and intending his destruction he enforced him to stand upon his guard and fighting with him was slain and lost his Kingdom to him Imp. Hist p. 495. Irene Mother to Constantine the sixth being put by her government by her son come to age out of desire to rule surprized her Son and put out his Eyes and took upon her the government of the Empire Leo the Emperor fighting against Cramas King of Bulgaria in a great battel the two Princes happened to meet and the Emperor slew with his own hands the Bulgarian King p. 52â— A Cardinal named Swinesnout Os porci in the daies of Ludovicus Pius Emperor was chosen Pope and because it was a very unseemly name for so High a dignity by a general consent it was changed and he was called Sergius the second Hence arose the custom of the Popes altering their names after their election to the Popedom Imp. Hist p. 538. The Emperor Theophilus of Constantinople fearing a Captain called Theodosius would usurp the Empire after his death but a few hours before he died himself caused that Theodosius his head to be smitten off Lotharias the first having raigned fifty years gave up his Empire and professed himself Monk In his time Pope Joan an English Woman held the Papal dignity two years p. 544. In the raign of Lewis the second Emperor who died Anno dom 878. in the City of Bressia in Lombardy for three days it rained blood so fresh and perfect as if it had been of a Bull or other beast newly killed Basilius Emperor of Constantinople riding on Hunting was killed by a Stagg Imp. Hist. p. 553. The Emperor Arnulph besieging the Duke of Spoleto in Benevent the Dutchess corrupted a Chamberlain to give him a sleeping Potion which the Emperor taking awaked not in three Days and three Nights afterwards finding himself ill he returned home and died of the Lowsy disease p. 558. In the Raign of Otho the fourth Emperor about nine of the Clock in the Morning there appeared in the Element a great Flaming Fire like to a burning Torch which continued a great while and the light being vanished there appeared in the same place the likeness of a Serpent The Emperor was poysoned by a pair of perfumed Gloves given him by the VViddow of Crescentius whom he too familiarly conversed with and whose Husband the Emperor had caused to be put to Death Imp. Hist p. 595. IMMANUEL Historical Collections Century V. HEnry the second Emperor was perswaded against his will to marry the daughter of the County Palatine of Rhine called Amigunda with whom undiscovered and unknown to any till his death he liv'd most chastly both of them observing Voluntary Virginity without
Flux saw that he should die he caused his Armor to be put upon him and so Armed and sitting in a Chair said Thus it becometh a Knight or man of honor to die and not lying in his bed as another mean man Grafton p. 181. Edward the Confessor was the first King of England that used by his touch to cure the Kings evil William the Conqueror had three Horses killed under him at Battel Abbey Field Id. p. 191. An Hide of Land containeth five yards and every yard containeth four Acres An Acre containeth forty perches in length and four in breadth And a Knights fee con aineth eight Hides which amount to one hundred and sixty Acres and is accompted a Plough Land Grafton 2. Vol. p. 16. Leofricus Duke of Mercia in the time of Edward the Confessor adorned the Church of Coventry with great riches of Gold Silver and Jewels insomuch that Robert William the Conquerors Chaplain being made Bishop thereof took from one beam in his Church the value of five hundred Marks A Tempest in the year one thousand and ninety in the raign of William Rufus blew down six hundred houses in London p. 23. William Rufus warring in Normandy when by his command an Army of twenty thousand men were gathered together at Hastings in Sussex ready to be transported he sent then word that every man paying ten shillings might return home as meaning to corrupt therewith Philip the French King to desert his brother Robert which accordingly was done and thereon Robert was fain to sue for Terms of Peace Id. p. 25. In the time of Rufus Bishopricks were bought and sold in England as other Merchandises also Priests used bushed and braided-heads and blazing clothes shining and Golden Girdles and gilt Spurs and many other enormities uncontrouled Grafton 2. Vol. p. 28. In the year one thousand one hundred and sixty were seen in England two Moons on Maunday Thursday the one in the East the other in the West and in the year one thousand one hundred and fifty six were seen two Suns and in the Moon a Red Cross about which time in Italy appeared three Suns by the space of three hours in the West and in the year following three Moons whereof the middle had a Red Cross overthwart noted as a token of the schisme among the Cardinals about the election of Alexander the third that endured twenty years As also in December in the year one thousand and two hundred in the raign of King John were seen in the Element about ten at night within the Province of York five Moons One in the East another in the West a third in the South another in the North and a fifth in the middle Hail fell as big as Hens Eggs and Spirits were seen flying in the Air like Birds with fire in their bills setting houses on fire as they flew And the last of October one thousand three hundred twenty and one the Sun for six hours together appeared as red as blood And in the year one thousand two hundred sixty and one in the raign of Henry the third the Thames was frozen so hard that men rode over on horse-back Grafton 2. Vol. p. 36. 51. 92. 98 138. 201. All Becket's Kinred both men and women were banished for his offence by Henry the second p. 68. Becket on Christmas day did excommunicate Robert de Brocke for cutting off the tail of one of his Horses the day before p. 71. When Pope Alexander trod upon the Emperor Fredericks neck the Quire blasphemously sung this verse Thou shalt walk upon the adder and the Basilisk and shall tread down the Lion and the Dragon p. 79. IMMANUEL Historical Collections Century X. HEnry the second King of England never laid any Tax or tribute on his Subjects in all his raign and yet when he died left nine hundred thousand pounds in his Treasury Grafton Vol. 2. p 81. Robin Hood and little John who is reported to be fourteen foot high two Famous Thieves lived in the time of King Richard the first p. 85. Four hundred Jews at York in the time of Richard the first cut their Master veines and bled themselves to death p. 87. In the year one thousand two hundred twenty one the men of Cathness in Scotland burnt their Bishop because he cursed them for not paying Tithes for which cause the King of Scots hanged four hundred of the chief doers gelded their children and disinherited the Earl of that Country Id. p. 119. A Jew falling into a Privy at Tewksbury on Saturday for reverence of the day which is their Sabbath would not be taken forth The Earl of Glocester hearing of it commanded that he should not be taken out on the Lords day for reverence of the Christian Sabbath and on Munday morning he was found dead Grafton Vol. 2. p. 119. When Isabel Edward the seconds Wife was returning with an Army into England had they not been driven by a Tempest to a contrary Harbour they had all miscarried their Enemies waiting at the Port they intended to land at p. 20. Edward the third tempted the Chastity of the beautiful Countess of Salisbury and had an honorable repulse p. 214. King Edward the third having streightned Calice by a Twelve-months siege proffered mercy to all except six which should come forth with Halters about their necks and be left wholly to his dispose they coming he commanded them to be beheaded but upon the earnest intercession of his Queen and Nobles he forgave them who had all voluntarily proffered themselves to that danger to save their people p. 286. King Edward the third took Sir Eustace of Richmond Prisoner with his own hand and for his valiant behaviour in the encounter he set him at liberty and gave him a rich Chapelet of Pearls to were in remembrance of him Grafton Vol. 2. p. 291. Sir James Audely having behaved himself valiantly at the battel of Poytiers the Black Prince gave him five hundred Marks a year which he presently gave his four Esquires the Prince hearing of it confirmed his gift and gave him six hundred Marks more for himself p. 299. John King of France and Edw. the 3d King of England being together at Mass when the Pax was profered to be kissed both refused to kiss first and so instead of kissing the Pax they kissed each other p. 316. In the year one thousand four hundred and eleven the Thames flowed three times in one day of which Grafton gives the reason to be great Winds Rains and Frost p. 441. At the Council of Constance was assembled of Bishops Abbots and Doctors three hundred forty six of Noble men five hundred sixty four of Knights and Esq sixteen thousand besides Servants which not accounting the Townsmen were reckoned forty five thousand persons Id. 444. In the raign of Henry the fiftâ— there was a Bill put up in the Parliament at Leicester against the Temporalties of the Clergy That that which was devoutly given and disordinately spent might
Frenchman praied the Cooper to see him safe delivered and to conduct him out of danger who hereupon all alone went with the Frenchman beyond the Causey and then would have departed but the Frenchman by force took the aged Cooper and carried him to Bulloigne and made him pay two hundred Crowns for his Ransome Id. p. 982. When Cardinal Campejus came into London Cardinal Wolsey sent him twelve Mules with Trunks stuffed with trash Two or three of these overturned in Cheapside and discovered the Cardinals Furniture to the great disgrace of the Cardinal and laughter of the Spectators p. 1026. When Cardinal wolsey was articled against amongst other this was one that having the French disease he came into King Henry the eighth his presence and breathed on him with his venomous breath Sir Thomas More Lord Chancellor of England was a merry and pleasant conceited Gentleman and that not only in his prosperous but adverse estate Insomuch that being sent Prisoner to the Tower one of the Officers demanding his upper garment as his Fee meaning his Gown He answered he should have it and took him his Cap saying it was his uppermost garment And going to his death at the Tower gate a poor woman called to him and besought him to declare that he had certain evidences of hers in the time he was in Offce and that he would intreat that she might have them or else she were undone He answered Good woman have patience a little while for the King is so good to me that within half an hour he will disburthen me of all businesses and help thee himself Also when he went up the Stairs of the Scaffold he desired one of the Sheriffs Officers to give him his hand to help him up and said When I come down again let me shift for my self as well as I can When the Executioner asked him forgiveness he said I forgive thee but I promise thee thou shalt never have credit in striking off my head my neck is so short And when he should lay down his head on the block he having a great gray beard stroaked it out and said to the Executioner I pray you let me lay my beard over the block lest you should cut it Grafton Vol 2. p. 1226. Ninus made an Image of his Father Belus to which he gave this Privilege that whoever being guilty bed to it should have no hurt which was the first occasion of Idolatry The Divel seeing the curiosity of people who from Ninus example did worship the Images of their dead Friends hid himself in those Images and gave answers to the people and said t ey were Gods and commanded reverence to be done to them Fructus Temporum part 1. Sibylla Delphica before the Wars of Troy prophesied that a Child should be born of a Virgin without mans Seed Idem part 1. When Ferren had killed his Brother Porren his own Mother in revenge kill'd him with her own hands Id. D. 4. Cambyses fley'd a Judge for bribery and made the Judges Son when he gave sentence to sit on a seat covered with his Fathers skin Id. part 3. E. 3. The Sea of Pamphiticum was divided for Alexander in his expedition against Darius as the red Sea was for the Israelites Id. part 3. E. 7. Regulus would not afford his Enemies peace but upon very hard Terms whereby being driven into despair they enforced themselves and worsted him Curandum imprimis ne magna injuria fiat Fortibus miseris Idem part 3. E. 8. The Romans in four hundred and forty years never had one years peace and rest but always War Id. Ibid. Scipio Nautica among other good Counsels he gave to the City of Rome these were two First that Carthage should not be destroied that thereby the Soldiers might be employed and the great ones kept from divisions and Factions The other was that the Theaters and shews should not be permitted in Rome to the corrupting of their youth Fructus Temp. part 3. F. 2. Three Suns appeared in heaven toward the East part of the World in the time of Julius Caesar the which by little and little were brought into one body betokening that Asia Africa and Europe should be united into one Monarchy Id. Ibid. At Christs birth a Well of Oyl sprang beyond Tiber by Rome and ran all day and a Golden Image fell down which when Romulus had put up in his place he said of it That it should not fall till a Maid bore a child Id. part 4. F. 7. When Herod had put to death many of his Children the Emperor hearing of it said He had rather be Herods Hog than his Child for he killed them and spared his Pigs Id. Ibid. In the time of Theodosius there was a child born in the Castle of Emons from the Navel and upwards two bodies and below one Which lived two years and then one died three days before the other Such another was born in Scotland and lived twenty seven years Fructus Temp. part 4. I. 3. About the year four hundred forty and nine a common woman bore seven children at a birth of the which one was afterwards made King of Lombardy Id part 5. N. 3. When the Emperor Justinian told Pope John the second that if he would not hold as he did that Christ had but one nature he should go into Banishment The Pope replied I desired to come unto Justinian a Christian Emperor but to me it seemeth I have found Dioclesian the persecutor of Christians but I dread not thy malice and fear not thy threatnings Then the Emperor humbled himself fell down to the ground and asked mercy and absolution Id. part 5. N. 5. Tiberius the second Emperor was exceeding charitable insomuch that his wife chid him for his liberality but be answered that he put his treasure in â—eaven and trusted in God he should never want He going by his palace in Constantinople saw in a marble pavement a Cross graven and thought it should not be trod upon and commanded the stone to be removed and found under it an inestimable treasure in Gold Fructus Temp. part 5. N. 5. Mahomet trained a Dove to pick meat out of his Ear which he gave out to be the Holy Ghost and taught a Camel to obey his beck which he bred up secretly and having writ his Alcoran in letters of Gold he tied it about her neck and let her at liberty into the Fields and when none else could come near her she suffered Mahomet to take the book and fell down on her knees and lickt his hand as formerly she had been taught Which the Vulgar took as a Miracle and so received the book believing it sent from heaven Id. part 5. N. 7. Pope Sergius his first name was Os Porci Swines snout of which being ashamed he changed it and ever since his Successors hâ—ve so done Id part 6. O. 6. The seven Electors of the Roman Emperors are Expressed in these ensuing verses Episcopi