assisted with twenty two Lords they lost by storme three Gallies as soon as out of Sea coming near England a Fleming inform'd the English Admirall and Sir Francis Drake who quickly with what Shipps they had put the Spaniards Ships to disorder and took one with instructions in it what the Spaniards should doe if they conquerd wherein was part of their Treasure also the Spaniards Anchord at Callis the English send fire Ships besmear'd with Rozume and Brimstone among them in dead of night which made them put to Sea in confusion towards Ireland which Sea being tempestuous many of their Ships run upon sands scarce fourteen got safe home for which there was appointed thanksgiving to God The Scots was dealt with towards entring an Army that way but King James prevented it the King married the King of Denmarks Daughter Drake now took several places from the Spaniard the Popish Lords in Scotland made no small stir for their Interest And a Cardinall wrote against King James but all was crusht the Queens Physitian was put to death for plotting her death Balls was sent to fire the English Fleet a Navie from England takes Cadis vanquisht the Spanish Fleet releiv'd prisoners the Spaniard answerd it with another fleet the greatest part of which was cast away One Walop came to poyson the Queens saddle with the benediction of a Jesuit who would pawn his Soul for him The Queen sent another Fleet under Essex to take the Spaniards Indie Fleet but stormes gave leave onely for Essex to returne safe who was after sent Deputy in Ireland with an Army with whom the Queen was displeas'd and he came into England unlookt for was beheaded but Tyrone in Ireland the Spaniards which was sent thither by the Popes advice was all subdued Brute came from Rome against King James Priests was Proclam'd to depart the Realm Queen Elizabeth dying King James was proclamed King of England Scotland France and Ireland several was found in a conspiracy against him two Priests was executed one affirming the King no King till Crown'd the Jesuits was now banisht but a little after the great designe of Gun-powder Treason was laid for blowing up King and Parliament by putting barrels of Powder in a vault where the Plotters went with dark Lanthorns which was discover'd by a Messenger carrying a letter to a rong person Hawks and others was hang'd for it There was another Proclamation against Roman Priests and an Order that all that came from beyond Sea should take the Oath of Allegiance which Garrat refusing he was executed after the Oath was imposed on all now in 1612 died Prince Henry whose sister married the Palsgrave The Jews continue hardned in their unbelief scatterd about the world many of them are rich and cunning Merchants but enjoy not Land or Majestracy in some places they are admitted with their Synagogues in other places only to trade but in Spain and elsewhere if they be known they lose life and estate but if they cannot get enough to transport themselves they seem to live and die Christians About this time Ninety thousand Moros was driven out of Spain Mathias In his times great warrs was between the Duke of Austria who by conditions from the Emperor was K. of Bohemia also with the Protestant people of Bohemia upon the account of Religion Mathias reigned but about 6 years Ferdinand the second what remarkables in and after his time he vigorously prosecuted the war with the Bohemian Protestants Frederick Elector Palatine K. of Bohemia Brother to K. Charles of Engl. K. of Bohemia was in Fight under Prague overcome and fled to Holland the Bohemian Provinces now returning to the obedience of the Emperor who restor'd the Jesuits in Prague several other places yeelded also to the Emperor Breda was taken by the Spaniard Rochell now calls forth the English who under the Duke of Buckingham with about 120 Ships possessed the Island of Ree all but the Castle but sucker coming from the King of France they was driven out again the King after besieges Rochell which brought to extremity veelded and was turn'd to a kind of Village Gustanus King of Sweathland and the Lutheran Princes gave the Catholick Army under Tillie a great blow slaying near 10000. The Swedes subdued all Franconie the Saxon also a friend of the Sweede invaded Bohemia and also Prague the Swedes went through Alsatia and Bavaria but some of the Emperial Princes desire the King of Frances aide Vulsteine now Captaine of the Catholicks recovers Prague and at Lutzen fights with the Swede two daies in which the King was slain the Chancellor still undertook the war the Duke of Bavaria was now the Commander of the Emperors party several fights passed Frankford was taken two or three times and Luna four times the Emperor displac'd his general made his son the King of Hungarie who took Hedleburgh Spaine assists him he takes also several townes in lower Franconie the Sweeds confer with the Protestants the Duke of Newburgh desires to be Newter for which the Sweede after afflicts him The Dutch in the West-Indies take 2 Ships with sixty Tunne of gold and at Ginnie 1044 pound waite of gold and bring the Island of Pacunia under their yoke In the East-Indies they took seaven Ships possess the best Island for Salt also Paraibus in Poland the King could not assist the Emperor because the States which chose him would not consent In England now was a great fire on London-bridge the winde turning suddenly from Thames-streete where much Pitch and Tarr was Aturne Noy set on foot Ship-money and now was several Patents of Commodities granted Hambden had a Tryal with the King about Shipmoney The Sweeds beats the Emperor In England Prin wrote against Stage-plays and Burton wrote against Bishops who were censured in Star-Chamber loosing their eares and was exild The Scots now refused to admit of the Liturgie and Bishops The Spaniard punish the Dutch at Dunkirk but the Dutch Admiral Trump so beat the Spanish Fleet that fifteen scarce escapt of fifty Ships The Scots raise an Army to prevent any to hinder them of what they ingage for the King marches to them the Scots declare they intend not the least hurt to the King the English refusing to fight the Scots they had good conditions the Palatinate receiving help from the King of England takes in Westphalia but the Emperor Ferdinand the second scatters his forces takes his brother Rupert who getting his liberty goes to help his unkle against the Parliaments forces In May 1630 the Merchants of London sent the Ship Salutation for Green-land arived there in June following with two other Ships all commanded by Captain Goodlier the Ship where the Captain was meeting with store of Whales sent for the Salutation to take in part of the Trane Oyle as they went meeting with cross winds the Master sent eight men a shore to kill Venison who took with them a brace of doggs A Snaphance two Lances and
a Tinderbox they quickly laid fourteen Deare on the ground and then rested the next day being fogie and the Ice keeping their Ship off the Coast they hauled towards Green-harbor intending to stay aboard a Ship there till their own came in the way they killed eight Deare more but coming laden to Green-harbor they found the Ship departed upon which having but three daies limited for their departure out of the Country they cast much Venison out of the Shallop and hasted towards Bellsound to their Captain but a fog increasing and they having no compasse they wandred till the Ships there was gone which filled them with astonishment knowing none ever inhabited those clymates nor would undertake for any rewards to winter in those parts though allowed great provisions yea they had heard that Malefactors chose rather to returne to satisfie the Law then after they had viewd the desolateness of the place be pardoned to stay there one winter they remembred also that there was nine men formerly left there who was devoured by the Bears they wanted cloaths food and a house to keep themselves from the extremiry of cold they went again towards Green-harbor to kill Venison for winter the first day they killd seaven after twelve more Deare and finding another Shallop left behind there they laded it with graves of Whales and with the food in their own they hasted to their Tent at Bell-sound in their way they were forced to stay at Bottel-Cove where the winde blowing hard and Anchor coming home their Shallop sunk and wet their provision upon which they run into the high wrought Sea to their Shallops to save the rest of their provision and they brought their Shallops to shore and took the Venison swiming and got to Bell-sound the Tent there was built of Timber and boards and covered with Flemish tiles the use of it was for the Coopers to make Casks to put in Traine oyle they took down an other little Tent where the Oyle used to be made to make a Tent within the great one they found also four Hogsheads of Lime which mingled with sand made morter which they had much adoe to keep from freezing they rais'd a wall of one brick thickness against the inward planks of the great Tent but the bricks failing they nayled the other sides with boards their Chimnie whence was their light was four foot high sealing all very close their beds were Deare skins they stowed seaven old Shallops two Coffers breaking them for fire now having scarce any day they spied two Sea horses a sleepe on Ice and with an harping Iron slew them and rosted and eate them but the nights and cold increasing they perceiv'd their provision short and so stinted to one meal a day and to fast a Wensdays only to eat graves or fritters of the Whales a loathsome meat their cloathes torne they made thread of rope yearn and needles of Whale-bone but their Whale-graves grew mouldie and they found that their Bear and Venison could not afford them five meales a week from the fourteenth of October to the second of February they never saw the Sun peepe above the Horizon not knowing day from night but the Moon as in England but they made a Lamp of some Sheet lead they found in the Coopers Tent and some Oyle and rope yearne in January when a duskish light appeared it was so cold as it raised Blisters on their flesh after this they melted the snow with hot Irons for water and with Pickaxes broake the Ice about the beginning of February the days were about seaven hours long but their victuals not like to last them six weeks but they spying a Bare and Cub coming towards their Tent went out with Lances upon whom the great Bare greadily came but was soon tumbled on the ground biting the snow for anger the young one fled this Bare served them twenty daies but eating her liver their skins peel'd of many more Bares came to the Tent seaven of which they kill'd one of them six foot high and the dayes lengthning several fowled resorted to them upon which came the Foxes also before in their burrow under the Rocks for to catch them they devised traps baiting them with fowles skins which fowle they caught by making springs of Whalebone laying them on the fleshie side of Bearskins they rosted and eate fifty Foxes when the weather was warm enough to goe further and oftner out they met with divers Willcoks eggs after came two Hull Ships which sent a Shallop near the shoare knowing men was left there crying haie to which one in the Tent answered hoe and so welcom'd the new comers with long before rosted Venson and cold water and after were entertain'd in the Hull Ships then came the London Fleete with Captain Goodlier who refreshed them with cloathes and victualls with whom they returned safely to the River of Thames Greene-land is very Mountanious which all the year is cover'd with Ice and Snow the planes in part are bare in summer there growing neither Tree or hearbe except Scurvey-grass and Sorrill the Sea is as barren affording no fish but Whales Seales Sea-horses and some few small fish The Turk gets Babylon from the Persian with the loss of 40000 runs his Navie to the Red Sea to the Cawsacks and Hungarie but the Plague about Alepo frighted them back In England the King disavowes the paper the Scotts avouched the Scotts prepare to come towards England the King calls a Parliament and seeing they had little mind to raise money he desolved them but the King gathered contributions of the Clergie went with an Army to the North where was a small skirmish but the Lords on both sides composed the business and the King calls another Parliament 1641 who get an Act not to be disolv'd without their own consent fall to bring such as they judged offenders to tryall perswaded the King to consent to the condemnation of Strafford which he grieved for afterward the Parliament call in Commissioners from Scotland send for Bastwick and Burton who was exild imprison'd the Arch Bishop of Canterbury the Londoners Petition against Bishops twelve of the Bishops leave the house and protest ten of which was imprison'd by the Parliament the King takes a journie towards Scotland The Irish Rebellion broak forth where about 200000 Protestants was murthered Dublin was to have been surprised but discoverd by some discourse of the Lord Mackhoone who was sent into England and hang'd the King returnes sumptuously in London exhibites Articles against six Parliament men and came with some in Armes to Westminster and entred the House himself and demands the six Members who was not there upon this the people came thrunging to Westminster in discontent and the Parliament judged their priviledges broken the King went to Hampton Court people Petition that the Malitia may be put into the hands of the Parliament the King refuses it and went to York sending the Parliament word he would go over Sea
into Flanders 6000 foot which did the French great service in taking Mountmedi St. Venant and the fort of Mardike Now the King of England had 2000 English Scots and Irish unimployed which the King of Spaine with consent sends with some others commanded by the Duke of York to assault Mardike but they after six houres conflict was forc'd to retire upon which the English and French straitly besieged Dunkirk to oppose them the Dukes of Austria and York and Condie assembled 16000 horse and foot 300 English foot gave the first onset who routing the Spanish foot the horse fled and the French pursued them till the Duke of York resisted but he was overpower'd and 2000 of the Spaniards fide was prisoners after which the Governor of Dunkirk the Marquess of Leda being slaine in a sallie Dunkirk was surrendred upon conditions and by the King of France and Cardinal in person put into the hands of the English About this time the Protestants of Piedmont was by their Duke of Savoy through the instigation of the Priests cruely forc'd into the woods the Protestants in many parts especially England contributed largely to them and at last Cromwell Protector of England got the King of France to mediate with the Duke for peace with them The Swede gathers a great Army having made a league with Brandenburgh comes into the Poles Country taking divers places as far as Wsee without a blow the Pole rendezvous 36 miles from Warsow had a hallowed sword sent him but the Swede giving him a great overthrow the King of Poland fled to Cracovia which yeelded to the Swede and the Pole fled towards Hungarie An Envoy came from the King of Polands Standardbarer in his name and other of the Nobility that seeing their King was fled out of his Country they submitted to the King of Swedeland as their Soveraign Elbin yeelded and the King of Swed made his Chancellor Governor of Prussia the Swede followed the King of Poland in Silesia beates him taking seaven Standards and sends to block up Danzick gives the Pole a great overthrow at Warsovia and now when the Pole in a manner lost all the Moscovite comes into Liesland against the Swede besieges Riga and the Emperor of Germany became the Swedes open enemy the Dane also came against him by Sea and Land and besieged Bremerverden from whence the Swede coming quickly drove him to Iutland the Swede goes then to Hulsten also takes Fredericks Ode after by the frost gets Funen Island the Poles now took Lisna destroyed many Protestants went into Prussia to Thorn the Swede and Dane make peace an Envoy came to the Swede from Cromwell Protector of England to assure him the Swedes enemies should be his enemies The pretended Lord Protector of England with fourteen daies sickness died the Ducth demanded of the Portugall the Isle of St. Thomas commerce with Brazeel The Turk demands double custome of the Christians at Ierusalem The French and some English enter Ostend on a surprise but are beaten out The Swede returne upon the Dane get into Zealand and besiege Copenhagen where was the King and Nobles of Denmark Corenburgh Caslte was yeelded to the Swede the Dane in a sally had 1500 disperst the Dutch fought for the Dane near Shoven where they lost eight Ships 100 men with Wittie Wittiens that died of his wounds the Swede only loosing two Ships but attempting to storm Copenhagen lost many valorous Officers and Soldiers in the tedious time of the Legure the King of Swedeland fell sick and died advising his Counsell to peace The K. of France marries the K. of Spains daughter concludes a peace who had been long enemies Embassadors come to the King of England from France Venice Holland to desire Amity Peace is supposed to be between England and Spaine war being made only by Cromwel The Turks with an Army of 80 thousand Tatrars now marches towards Germany subdues Transilvania places Soloni GÃ ber Prince carries away many thousand Christians Captives King Charles the Second of England his Restauration Richard Cromwell immediately after his Fathers death was by the Council Proclaimed the Lord Protector who not long after summond a Parliament which was very ready to settle the Government by a single person but in their proccedings being much for Tythes settling the Church and the Presbyterial Ministrie without the liberty others expected the Officers of the Army in consultation with some others resolve to bring again the Government to a Commonwealth which Richard Collonel Goff and others sought to oppose by drawing forces together who presently instead of fighting with run to Desboroughs and Lamberts party then the Officers of the Army put out the Parliament dethron'd Richard also the Soldiers in Ireland falling in with those in England Henry Cromwell is deprived of his Deputyship then the Army bring in the remaining part of the long Parliament of the year 41 excluding the secluded Members still who preently place all Officers for a Commonwealth put out others but people being now weary of the tossings of Government inclin'd to armes Sir George Booth appeard with an Army of above 6000 but the Parliament sent Lambert who subdued him he endeavouring to escape in womens apparrel was taken prisoner the Parliament upon Lamberts returne gave him 1000 pound not long after Lamberts and Desboroughs friends in the Army Petition to the Parliament for a general for which the Parl. percieving a single person againe aim'd at put out Lambert Desborough and seaven Officers of the Army more Colonell Morlie guarding the Parliament Lambert with a party stops their going to the house Morlie requires their admition they stood one against another with their guns cockt ready to fight but the Counsell of State perceiving that the Soldiers would all be of Lamberts side ordered the guards to goe home the Parliament sitting no more the Officers of the Army at Walingford house make Fleetwood General Lambert Lieftenant General Desborough Major-Generall of the horse and Monk of the foot and erected a Committee of Safety but upon dissatisfaction by letters Monck complain'd of their turning out the Parliament Lambert goes with an Army of 10000 against him Monk sent Commissioners to treat at London but on their returne being not satisfied with what his Commissioners had done he marching towards England desired another Treaty at Newcastle and call'd a convention in Scotland who assisted him in his motion Hazlerig and Morley sease on Portsmouth with whom many of the Soldiers joyn'd for the Parliament and the Navie also declare against Lambert the Soldiers about London fell in also for the Parliament the Parl. now sitting Lamberts Army deserted him Monk marches towards London the Counties and London by Commissioners hinted their desire privately to him the Parliament sent Commissioners to him who satisfied the Parliament in him he gave uncertain hopes by his carriage and letters to all but promis'd he would be for the Parliament and against Lambert the Parliament entertain
was an enemy to extortors a lover of liberality that day he had not done some good in he accounted lost He gently admonisht two that had conspired against him and used them so lovingly that they repented the Jewes being subdued he had much peace Flavius Domitian persecuted Christians banisht John to Patmos hearing of Christs kingdome he feared but seeing two of Judas's nephews discoursing of the world to come to be poor he contemned them he was so impatient of labor arm government that he would use to be in a gallery pricking flies one asikng what company was with the Emperor was answerd not a fly some of his friends and others conspired his death one pretending business stab'd him at which the Senate rejoyced ordering his name should not be remembred Nerva was for his wisdome chose by the Senate he released many Christians John returned from Patmos he took away impositions forbad slanders as also making Eunuchs he brought up poor mens childdren restored goods unjustly gotten died of a sweat through coller against a Senator Trajanus the adopted son of Nerva a Spaniard was fair in carriage at first and beloved yet persecuted the Christians with great pains which they bore with much patience one was Simon the Apostle The Deputie of Bithanie troubled in mind for slaying Christians informed the Emperor how holily the Christians liv'd and zealously they worshipt Christ which mitigated the Emperors fury Adrian A Bishop and an Oratour writing for the Christian Religion the Emperor made a new edict for persecution the Jews followed a pretended Messias one Barcohebas the Emperor banisht them from their native soil he at last had a mind to build a Church for the Christians void of Images but was hindred by his friends Antonius Verus took much care of his people in famine Justin Martyrs writings for the Christian Religion was read in the Senate This Emperors death was much lamented the Romans sacrificed to him and canonized him for a God Marcus Aurelius was for wisdome esteemed a Phylosopher yet Martyrd Policarpus and Justinius but was molified a little by the Bishop of Lions and God sending raine to his army in distress upon the prayers of his Christian souldiers and fire and thunder upon his enemies he wrote to the Senate to deal gently with the Christians About this time William Duke of Normandy Conquer'd England the Danes came and Conquered Etheldred the ninth Saxon King and the King of Denmark left his son to rule but Edmond called Ironside Etheldreds son set up himself after his fathers death and warr'd with Canutus the new King of the Danes after many bloudy battels the two Kings fighting hand to hand they devided the Nations but Etheldred was murthered by one that thought to be preferd by Canutus who caused him to be tormented to death and Canutus married Etheldreds widow and had a son by her call'd Hardie and was now King of England Scotland Denmark and Norway but Hardie residing in Denmark another son of Canutus by a former wife sets up himself who displaced the English out of offices banisht his Mother-in-Law and put her youngest son to death after this King dying his brother Hardy possesses the Crown but died in the midst of his Cupps at a marriage feast Edward the remaining son of Etheldred was brought into England married the Earl Bodwins daughter but died without issue he left the Crown to Edgar grandchild to Edmund Ironside and swore Bodwins son now Regent to be true to him but Harold Bodwins son got himself Crowned upon which the King of Norway came to incounter them with a great Army at which time William Duke of Normandy with a compleat Army came into England claiming a right to the Crown by Edward the Confessors gift Harold having the better of the King of Norway yet wasting his Army William in a battle where fell 66654. English with Harold having reigned not four months Conquered him and the kingdome in whose Line the Crown continued till King Richard the second who by desoluteness of life entertaining bad Counsellers lost the love of his Subjects against whom his Nobles took Armes but he consenting to bring the evill Counsellers to be punished by law the Barrons cashier their forces The King apprehended several on a conspiracy the Duke of Norfolk and Hartford impeaching one another ready to fight a Dewell was banisht but after when the King was subduing his enemies in Ireland Hartford now Duke of Lancester by his fathers death came into England the Nobility and Gentry resorting to him who summoned a Parliament the King not able to resist them yeelded the Crown to the Duke the King being sent to Ponfret Castle and dispatcht which bred woful wars after three or four Kings reigns Edward the fourth of the house of York by a war where was slain thirty six thousand men got the kingdom where it continued till Henry the seaventh kill'd Richard the Third and he marrying the Heir of York reconsiled both houses Commodus put many Christians to death even of noble birth he had three hundred Concubines some of which conspiring his death was executed but after by a pretended friend he was poysoned to the joy of the Romans Pertinax was an enemy to riot and meerly for brideling of disorders a tumultuous company with halberds went and slew him Didius Julianus bought the Emperors Throne of the soldiers who offered it to sail but one pretending a title he that pretended to it was proclamed and Julian slaine by command from the Senate Severius persecuted the Christians charging them with sacriledge and Rebellion being stird up to this by the Jewes the father of Origen was beheaded and many in Carthage a Captain going to execute a Virgin who prayed to God to turne his heart died himself for the Faith this Emperor was slain at York by the Northern men Bassinus and Geta the first slew the other his brother put to death a lawyer for not justifying his Murther married his mother in Law was slain by Macrimus Macrimus was chose Emperor took his son for his companion but not coming to Rome to govern and living in lust was beaten fled and pursued was found sick void of all favour he and his son was put to death and the Conqueror made Emperor Heliogabalus was a belly God worshipt and built a Temple to the Sun and would have had the Christians who was now grown numerous to make their prayers there He appointed a Senate of women about obscene matters had followed him many Chariotts of Bands and harlots he ordered that business which should be done by day to be done by night he studied to find out untasted dainâ—ies for his lewd courses the Pretorian soldiers murthered him drew his dead body through the streets and flung it into Tiber. Alexander Severus the adopted Son of the former delighted in wise Counsellers punished a flatterer with smoak yet martyrd many Christians some of them Senators The Judge that past sentence against Agapetus
to St. Peter The Kings of England and France goe now to the last help of the Christians about Jerusalem they took one place but falling out about honour returne home and the King of the Turks takes Jerusalem and other places possessed by the Christians Henry the sixth was the son of Frederick the Pope gave him in marriage one out of a Monastery and both Ciciles for a dowery the Emperor Pope and other Princes went to help the poor Christians in Palastina but the Emperor dying they returned doing nothing Philip the second by the help of the Saxons and Bavarians took upon himself to be Emperor but the Pope and Electors went to warrs with him but the people of Germany got them to agree the Emperor marries the Popes Nephew the Emperor was murthered in his Chamber by Count Palatine Now begun the Tartarian Kingdom they came from the Mountains of the Indies with wives and Children a fierce people against Christians and others they overrun the Meads Parthians Arminians Samaritan Asirians Persians and seated at Meotidis Paladis Otho the fourth refused to give gifts to the people at Coronation which bred commotions he invaded the Popes territories was excommunicated from the East the Venetians and French overcoming the Emperor they set up Baldwin of France Count of Flanders and when it descended to Robert his son he was crowned by the Pope as the German Emperors Frederick the second King of Cicile and Naples gave the Dukedome of Fundanus to the Church he yeilded to the Popes Canon of prescription to what the Pope would several made commotion against the Emperor the Pope joynes with them excommunicates the Emperor but the poor Christians in Asia desiring help the Emperor and Pope agree but the Emperor sending to the Pope news of his armies success against the Sarasens the Pope trampled upon his letter stirred up the Emperors son against his father to get some Dominions to the Church the Emperor returns subdues his enemies but gave a great sum of moneys before the Pope would absolve him the Emperor goes against Traytors in Italy the Pope writes to all Towns to stand out stirrs up the Venetians legats cursed him by a Bull deprived him of his dignities charg'd him with heresie the Emperor sends his Secretary to clear himself of those things the Bishops of Germany was true to him the Pope sent for a Counsel to depose the Emperor the Emperor took by Sea three Legats Monks soldiers and Treasure the Tartars come and destroy places adjacent and the Christians sent to the Emperor for help who wisht the Pope to consider Christendome but while the Emperor was ingaged for the Christians the Pope proceeded to depose him which put the Emperor to imploy his strength against him and he so brought him under that in anger and desparing the Pope died after the Emperor drove the Tartars out of Hungary but the next Pope forc'd the Emperor to more war in his own Dominions and two great parties there was the Emperors called the Gibilins and Popes the Guelts Conradus the fourth endeavouring to regain Apula his brother the Duke thereof got him poysoned the Pope sent two Armies to gain Cicily but he was beaten and died but the next Pope got Count Angow the King of France's brother to fight with the Duke of Apula that beat the former Pope and the Duke was overcome by Angow Young Conradus their sought to get his fathers Dominions was beaten by Angow and beheaded by the Popes advice So the Kingdome of Naples came into the hands of the French Radulph was chose at Frankford by the Electors he was affraid to goe to Rome for Coronation because of the Popes Tyranny it was seaven years after the former Emperor before he was chose he overthrew the King of Bohemia who in time of vacansie invaded Austridg and called himself Emperor these gave their daughters to each others son Adolph borrowed money of King Edward of England to fight against France but wanted it for his own house he sought to win Austridg but the Duke thereof slew him and raigned in his stead in the East a Christian Army of Germans Hungarians was overcome by the Sultane of Egypt who let in Sluces near Nilus upon them a second Army under Frederick regain'd Jerusalem made a Peace with the Sarasens which the King of Navor by the Popes consent broke but was beat back and the Savages regain'd Jerusalem put all Christians to death and spoyled the Sepulcher of Christ Another Army came under the King of France but a forward commander venturing upon the Sarasens and Sulton with a part of the Army was overcome and after the whole Army the King being taken who wanted assistance from the Emperor the Pope keeping him in war at home The King of Tartarian was baptised and he overcame Syria Persia and took Damascus from the Sarasens but this Kings son at his fathers death left a commander that apostatized and set fire on Sesaria the next Army was of the Kings of France and England the French took Carthage and in Cicily brought the Prince of Cicily to give way to the profession of Christian religion Prince Edward of England was wounded by a venom'd knife by a deceitful Sarasen pretending letters yet recovered but failing of fores from the Emperor the Pope stirring up the Duke of Angow to destroy Fredericks posterity he returu'd The last Army again the Sarasens was by the Emperor who the enemy circumvented as they was lading a great prey took the Christian general and after utterly destroyed in Asia their Towns and Holds but the Prince of Tartars restored Syria again but he returning home his commander revolted to the Sulton of Egypt because the Pope warring with France no succour came to him Albertus after ten years raign was kild by his brothers son now sprang up the first Othoman King of the Turks a couragious warrior that inriched himself with spoyles he subdued great part of Bithynia and other places Henry the seaventh was a Prince of excellent properties wise just and belov'd neither proud in prosperity or dejected in adversity a Monk mingling poyson with the bread of the Eucharist poyson'd him Lewis the fifth was next but some of the Electors chose Frederick who was subdued but yet being Duke of Austria vext the Burgesses of Vren Swits for helping the other Emperor which places others made a league among themselves and are called Switzers or Cantons or Pages of Helvetia the Pope being displeased with Lewis sent to the Electors to choose another which they did Charles the fourth In his time the Turks passed the Helespontus and took several Townes which was their Conquest over those regions in Europe they now possess Charls procured of the Electors that his son should be King of the Romans Vinseslaus was sluggish and given to voluptuousness and was deprived of his dignitie About this time Tamerlane Captain of the Tartars the Pr. of Og's son slaying 30000 in a
from the Emperor and King of Spaine could not effect peace the Romish would have no Religion but theirs exercised the reform'd not be deprived of theirs the States choose Anion their Soveraign and so agreed with him on Articles but the King of Spaine desiring the life of the Prince of Orange puts out an Edict of prescription against him Orange apologis'd the Estate approv'd of it cause their Magistrate to abjure the King of Spaine Anion was made Duke of Brabant he receiv'd at Antwerpe both Romanists and Protestants into his protection One Anestroes boy watching his time and being perswaded by a Frier that by characters he gave him he should pass invisâ—bly shot the Prince of Orange in at the Chap but not mortall which boy was immediately run through with a Halbard and after hang'd Parma had also dealt with some to kill Anion and Orange but La Bordo discovering something saved himself another killed himself in prison another was drawn in peeces with horses Anion sends a Commander to seize on Dunkirk for himself and put out the States Garrison intended against Bruges and Antwerpe but at Antwerpe the King of France crying kill kill the Towne is our own was beaten out with the loss of above 1500 the Duke excused all this yeelded up again the Towns to the States two more by the Spaniards order attempts to kill Orange but faild one of which was strangled the States of Holland having now taken the Government upon themselves Newport Dunkirk Sas Hulst Gant and several other places was lost the Prince of Orange sent to England to help them Bruges was reconciled to the Spaniard Anion died and in his sickness would not admit a Priest and was troubled much for his revolt A high Burguion that liv'd at Delf a whole year trayterously shot the Prince of Orange who praying God to pitty his poor soul and the poor people died the Murtherer was executed after a terrible manner who confest that one of the Prince of Parmaes Counsellors promis'd him great rewards divers places now yeelds to Parma even Brussels and Antwerpe Morris Nassaws Son is made Governor the distressed States got Queen Elizabeth of England to assist them on conditions to have Flushing and other places security for monies the Queen declared the reasons hereof the Earle of Leicester was accepted Governor swore to defend them against the Spaniards but he hindring all Traffick with France also complaint was made against him in Spaine all English Ships was arrested and goods confiscated many of the English Ships had commission from the Queen and took several prizes from the Spaeniards Parma now going to besiege Nuys hang'd a Minister and two Captains at Clost and spoild the Town a hallowed sword was brought him from the Pope with remission of sins to those that should be at saying Masse at its first coming Leicester marcht to Zutphen where Sir Philip Sidney was shot and died at Linter it raigned blood Zutphen where Leceister had left a Governor and another place where was a Scotts Governor were sould to the Spaniards the King of Spains Provinces was troubled with dearth and wolves the States discontented though not all at Leicester he by the Queens order resigned his Government there was a Treaty between the Queen and Parma but nothing effected Breda was surpris'd for Morris Parma died Arnestus Arch Duke of Austria succeeded who entred Brussels but Solme prosperd for the States in Flanders and Cramberg in Frezeland was yeelded to Count William the Duke sent two to the States to treat but Groning now yeelded to Orange a Soldier once under Morris his guard was executed for Treason against him the Duke died with grief Albertus Cardinall of Austria came in his roome he takes Callis from the French but Peace was quickly made he took Hulst from the States with about the loss of 5000 but Morris in the dead of Winter overcame the Cardinalls Army slew his Generall and 2000 men with the loss of nine of Orange his side after Groll and divers places more yeelded to Prince Morris One Panne that came from Dowway had undertaken to kill the Prince the King of Spaine died Albertus his Army turn'd out Ministers and put in Priests at Weezel but the States thrive at Sea by their Fleet Creucaeur yeelds to Morris the States goe against Flanders the Prince besieging Newport but Albertus after marrying the King of Spains Daughter came against the Prince the Prince having sent a party to keep a passe which the Dukes Army had passed before was forc'd to fight Morris lost 800 men after the Armies engage where Sir Francis Vere under Morris utterly rooted the Spaniards slaying 6000 Morris lost 800 but most English Slucegrave Berke and divers places was after taken by the Prince who with some English ships had the best of it in two Sea fights in one was slain 300 of the Spaniards 36 of the States and in another 2000 Spaniards and 50 of the States but Ostend yeelded to the Duke but a truce was made for 12 years In England Queen Elizabeth sets out a Proclamation against Childrens being brought up in Popish Seminaries beyond Sea the King of Spaine Pope prepare a great Army against her but was imployd through the death of the King of Perrugall another way a Rebellion now broke out in Ireland by the Spaniards instigation the chief was slain 700 Italians yeelded themselves the King of France comes to England about matching his brother to the Queen A Jesuit and another was executed for Treason and Sedition and coming from Rome after by Parliament there was an Act against seducing the Queens Subjects and saying Masse the Scaffold one Sabboth day at the Beargarden fell down killing some of the people King James works himself out of Dowers hand and pardoned him one Browne writing that the Church of England was no true Church and two of his followers was put to death one Lewis denying the God-head of Christ was burnt Gowery about to take the King again was beheaded one Paris on confession of his intentions against the Queen was executed Letters was taken at Sea intimating a great designe of the Spaniard against England the Parliament made an Act for preservation of the Queen against Popish Priests the Earle of Northumberland conscious of ill designes laid violent hands upon himself The Queen concludes a stricter amity with the King of Scots she sends a Fleet to the West-Indies which return'd with great booty Dr Geford and others conspire the Queens death one his conscience terrifying told it to Secretary Walsingam and several was executed the French Embassador sets one to kill the Queen who revealing it the Embassador was soundly rebuked now in 1688 the Spaniards invade England with an Navie call'd invincible of 130 Shipps 20000 Men 172 Ensignes 6320 bushells of Pease and Beanes with great store of Biscate Oyle Bacon Wine and other provisions many thousand Armes in store with Pickaxes for Pioneers under the Duke of Modena
him coming to London and grant his desire that the old soldiers may goe out of London of which City the Common Council not long after Vote to pay no more taxes without a free Parliament upon which the Parliament imprison some and ordered Monk to pull down the gates Monck his Commission being within a day or two out draws up his forces by Morefields came into the City telling them his intentions and writ a letter to the House about filling them up but they tedious in the qualifications of Members the Members formerly secluded pressing Monk he admitted them to sit who made Monk General released Sir George Booth appointed a Council of State to govern till a new Parliament came as they had provided and so dissolved themselves the Parliament assembled the Lords also sate who as also the General receiv'd letters from the King at Breda about a general pardon and liberty the Parliament invite the King to returne to his Kingdoms ordered General Moùntague to attend his commands Proclaimed him sumptuously in London and sent divers Lords and Commons and of London severall Aldermen and others goe beyond Sea to him the King ariving General Monk met him at Dover who kneeling to kiss the Kings hand the King took him up into his Coach at Canterbury the Majestrates presented the King with a cup of Gold Major General Browne and the Lord Major with divers Citizens with Gold Chaines went to bring him into London where rich Tapestry was hung out with the Companies Streamers and the Conduits run with Wine at White-Hall the Speakers of both Houses congratuled his well coming home to his Throne and the King assuring them that they should not be more ready to ask what is fitting then he to grant it retired to his lodgings The Parliament proceeded on an Act of Indempnity the King makes Proclamation for all those to come in that had a hand in his fathers death at last the Act past to pardon all but the Kings Judges and those that came in upon the Kings Proclamation not be executed without the Parliaments consent after which all in possession was tried Harrison Scot Scroop Peters Jones Carie and others was hang'd and quartred Martin Titchburne Lilburn Penington and others that came in reserved in the Tower Okey Holland Hewson Lile Goffe Whalie was never taken the Parliament having also past an Act for disbanding the Army one for Rolemony and about twenty more the King in his Speech at dissolving them call'd them a healing Parliament In London about seventy persons rose in armes one night to pull down the Monarks of the earth as Antichristian who meeting with resistance fled to a wood yet came two dayes after earlie in the morning when the City guards was five times stronger but was soon scatterd but above twenty kill'd first and last most themselves and those who were taken was tried and hang'd The King sends out writs for another Parliament before they met he was Crown'd making General Monk Duke of Albemarle Mountague Earl of Sandwitch Hollis Sir George Booth others Barons the first day of Coronation besides the Judges the Nobles rod from the Tower before the King in rich gilt embroidered Sutes of apparel hors-trappings with rich Pages and Liveries the second day the Peers went on foot from Westminster-Hall to the Abby Barrons Viscounts Earles Marquesses Dukes with their Robes and distinct Coronets some of the Bishops in rich Copes after assembled the Kings second Parliament who passed an Act to confirm several Acts of the former Parliament who was not summoned by the Kings writts news came of the tryall execution of the Marque of Argile Goutherie a Minister in Scotland The Parliament of England passing an Act for the preservation of the King and another for a free present of monies another for repealing an Act for disabling persons in holy Orders to exercise Temporal jurisdiction several other Acts proceded on an Act about conformity using the common prayer was adjorn'd 3 months about 7 weeks after a Proclamation was made in the Kings name for establishing Bishops in Scotland another for appointing the money Stampt with the Cross and Harp the States Armes in the time of the late Commonwealth to be brought to the Mint for other money allowing for Coinage Collonell Hewson one of the Kings Judges died in Holland In October 1661. Malaga was visited with a raine that swelled to such a height that it carried away whole Bridges of Bâ—ick and Stone whole houses with the people in them and abundance of wood and other materialls were driven into the Sea and a part of the City wall was overthrown the houses spoyld were about twelve hundred the people that perished thirteen hundred the damage of Oyle Wine and Rasons and otherwise to the value of about three millions of Gold About the same time at St. Malo hapned its uncertain how a fire which burnt three dayes and consumed three hundred houses About this same time the Spanish and French Embassadors Coaches skirmishing for precedency at their attendance of a Swede Embassador through London the Spaniard getting the better and about five of the French slaine the King of France sent to the Court of Spaine for satisfaction but receiving little and the Marquess of Cartena being informed of the French Commissioners not proceeding in the limits according to the new peace took Rantie but the Governor of Aras by a small fight many being wounded regained the former post but the King of Spain sending a great present to his Daughter the Queen of France and the new borne Dolphin The King of France resented this gift so kindly as that he declared there should be no war but wrote thanks to his Catholick Majesty for the twelve China dishes and Diamonds sent to the Queen and Dolphin worth 50000 Crownes but the Prince of Spaine now died notwithstanding the body of St. Diego was brought from Lizna to his Chamber who as one wisely or other wisely observes hath done great cures for the Princes of Spaine About this time the Turks pretended to the Emperor of Germany if he beleeve it that he will come no further then Transilvania and is ready to make peace with the Emperor it s supposed only because he finds the Christians gathering so great strength against him that he had better then to come on towards Germany joyn with the confederate rebellious Army of the Popish Subjects against their King and make shure if he can that Kingdome In England King Charles the Second being sure to the Infanta of Portugall she is generally pray'd for in the Churches under the name of Queen Catherine In Spaine there is a Prince borne to Comfort against the loss of the new diseased Prince In England the King appoints several learned persons of the Episcopall and Presbyterian perswasions to reveiw the Liturgie who after long debating about the Common Prayer and Ceremonies come no nearer one another then at the beginning The
for the King of Ipyrus more Townes by his eloquence then the King himself by the sword The son of Craesus seeing one running at his father with a drawn sword through strong affection though dumb all his life before cried O kill not the King The rich Cardinal of Winchester that procured the death of the good Duke of Glocester King Henry the sixth being struck with an incurable disease cryed fie will not death be hired will money doe nothing An Earle that used commonly to say let me be drown'd in a privy if such a thing be not so was so drown'd at St. Peters Monastery at Erford Sila put to death all he could remember and caus'd it to be regestred that he had precribed and put to death 4700 Citizens of Rome Contentions was so great in Constantius time between the Bishops that they brought whole bundles of Petitions against one another to the Emperor who desirous of Peace burnt them without reading Cardinall Langi acknowledged that formation of the Masse was needful and liberty of meats convenient but that Lather should reform all that was not to be endured Catos Daughter being married to Brutus who conspiring against Julius Caesar being troubled in mind and not imparting it to his wife observing it she being grieved took a rasor and wounded her thigh and losing much blood fell into a Feaver and after at hearing of her husbands death killd her self The first Christian King in the world was Lusius of the Brittains The first Christian Emperor Constantine was borne in England England is called the Granery of the Western world the Pope formerly received yearly from hence more then Ten tuns of Gold Cleobis and Bilon brethren in Greece lov'd their mother so dearely as they harnessed themselves to draw her Coach when she was to goe to Junoes Temple Some Elephants the Magull keeps to execute Malefactors some they pash to death presently others they break their joynts by degrees as they are bid William the Conqueror gave a mannor and certain yard-lands in Buckingamshire to one upon this condition that the possessor thereof should find litter for the Kings Bed when he came that way Rubenius Celer would needs have it ingraven on his Tomb that he had lived with his wife Ennea fortie three years and yet they never fell out In a battel when the Persians was overthrown by the Turks many women was slain that being arm'd followd their husbands in the battel Cleopatra Queen of Egppt at a banquet drunk up a pearl dissolved worth fifty thousand pounds and one dish at second course was valued at two hundred and fifty peeces of gold When the bloody Danes raged in England they coming to a Nunnery at Coldington in Scotland Ebba the proresse with the rest of the Nuns cut off their own noses and lips chosing rather to preserve their virginity then their beauty yet the Danes burnt the Monastery and them in it Godfrie of Bulligne with his followers in four years conquered all the goodliest Provinces of Asia in one fight his men stood in blood to the anckles in another he slew a hundred thousand Turks or Infidells Two brothers followers of Phythagoras lov'd so intirely that Dionysius condemning one the other offered to dye in his stead which the Tyrant seeing desired to be a third in their affection Pericles was so patient as he dispatcht much business and after came softly to his house at night and ordered his man to light home a fellow that had been railing at him all the day Theomesticles by the strength of his memory could call all his soldiers by name King Romulus was first a Shepheard Priscus a banisht stranger and Servius a Bond slave as his name imports Calvin an eye witness testifies that when Geneva embrased the Gospell the Magistrates found by visiting the relicks that what was adored as the braine or St. Peter was a Pummis stone and Anthonies arm was the sinew of a Stag the parcell of wood in Europe which the Papists say are parts of Christs Crosse will load a ship though the Crosse was no more then a man could bare Boca di porco or Swinsmouth being chose Pope changed his name Sergius which president his successors follow if one be a Tyrant he is called Clemens if unjust Inosent Micypsa on his death-bed caused all his sons to write this sentence in golden letters by concord small things are increased by discord great things are overthrown Ten Noble virgins delivered by the Romans as hostages to Parsonna upon Peace with him being abroad without guard escapt home but Publica Consul to the Romans returned them again though his own Daughter was one of them De Thermes a French General knighted a soldier for first mounting a bulwark and an hour after hang'd him for doing it without command Henry the fourth K. of England when his eldest son Prince of Wales was committed by the Lord chief Justice for afronting him on the Bench thanked God he had a Judge so impartiall and a son so obedient to submit to Justice The Egyptians being releeved with Corne by King Apis and the Corn being done by the labor of the Ox they worshipt Apis under the form of a pide Ox. In Poland there was bred a stinking disease by reason of a vicious humor glewing together the haire of the head in the form of little Serpents full of nastiness yielding if pricked blood and the cutting of this haire at first would cause the humor to torter some other part of the body Erostratus a young man to make himself famous and to perpetuate his name set on fire Diana's Temple at Ephesus one of the Stateliest fabricks of the world Eunomius the heretick boasting he knew God Basil to convince him of his ignorance graveld him in twenty one questions about the pismire A Spanish Cobler lying on his death-bed laid a speciall charge upon his eldest son to retain the Majesty worthy his family The Mahomitans pray with a still voyce useing many words which set forth the omnipotency eternity and other atributes of God and acknowledge themselves burthens to the earth poyson to the Air dareing not to look to heaven but comfort themselves in Mahomet and pray five times a day at 6.9.12.3 and 6. at night King Sapores straitly besieging Nisibis upon the prayer of a devout man God sent an Army of Gnatts and Flies that tormented away the Persians A Varlot betraying the Isle of Rhodes to the Turk to have his daughter was after told by the Turk that if he should be his son in law he must not be a Christian but a Musleman within and without and so fleyed off his baptised skin and put him in a bed strewed with salt to get a new skin killing him with shame and torment Judge Morgan Lord chief Justice of the Common pleas refusing any witness to speak or any other matter to be heard in favour of the adversary her Majesty being partie the Queen declared that her pleasure was that whatever
Confederate Army in Poland under their Marshall Lurumbskie have sent Articles to the King of Poland that they intend not to imploy their Arms against the King or Country but against the Usurpers of publick liberty and secondly do exhort the King and Gentry to defend themselves Thirdly that the Estates of the Gentry shall be freed from Winter quarters Fourthly the confederates will deliver up to the King those that have administred the Kings revenew who have been nought but theeves Fifthly all taxes agreed on by the Country are not to come to the King but to their use Sixtly They will deprive Prince Radzivill of all his Lands except Beirseâ— and Keidaw and they will have Collonell Bremer and Remer calld to give an account why they delivered Mitow to the Duke of Curland Seaventhly the confederates if their be no necessity will not be oblig'd to keep the Camp longer then Martins Masse Eightly if peace be not concluded according to the confederates wishes then they shall have power to agree upon a cessation of Armes But the King of Poland will rather use all means to subdue the confederates then to condecend to such demands In England on the twentieth of November 1661. the Parliament comes again to Westminster after their three moneths Adjournment when sat with the Lords in their house the Bishops of England as of old who went first into the Painted Chamber and put on lawn sleeves on their black silk Gownes and their scarlet Robes fac'd with rich white fur after that black Capps and so went into the house and took their places several of the Lords congratulating them their coming thither after this his Majesty came by barge with Trumpets sounding from Whitehall to Westminster where being seated with his Impepiall Crown on his head in the house of Peers the Commons coming thither with their Speaker the King presented them with their ensuing Speech My Lords and Gentlemen of the House of Commons I Know the Visit I make you this day is not necessary is not of course yet if there were no more in it it would not be strange that I come to see what you and I have so long desired to see the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the Commons of England met together to Consult for the Peace and safety of Church and State by which Parliaments are restored to their Primitive Lustre and Integrity I do heartily congratulate with you for this day But My Lords and Gentlemen as My coming hither at this time is somewhat extraordinary so the truth is the occasion of My coming is more extraordinary it is to say something to you on My own behalf to ask somewhat of you for My Self which is more then I have done of you or of those who met here before you since My coming into England I needed not have done it Then and upon My Conscience I need not do it Now they did and you do upon all occasions express so great an affection and care of all that concerns Me that I may very well refer both the matter and manner of your doing any thing for Me to your own Wisdoms and Kindness And indeed if I did think that what I am to say to you now did alone or did most concern My self if the Uneasie condition I am in if the Straits and Necessities I am to struggle with did not manifestly relate to the publique Peace and Safety more then to My own particular otherwise then as I am concerned in the Publique I should not give you this trouble this day I can bear My Necessities which meerly relate to My self with Patience enough Mr. Speaker and you Gentlemen of the House of Commons I do not now importune you to make more haste in the settling the constant Revenue of the Crown then is agreeable to the Method you propose to your selves to desire you seriously to consider the insupportable Weight that lyes upon it the Obligations it lyeth under to provide for the Interest Honour and Security of the Nation in another proportion then in any former times it hath been obliged to I know well you have very affectionately and worthily taken all this into your Thoughts and will proceed in it with as much Expedition as I can reasonably wish But I come to put you in minde of the Crying Debts which do every day call upon Me of some necessary Provisions which are to be made without delay for the very Safety of the Kingdom of the great some of Money that should be ready to discharge the several Fleets when they come home and for the necessary preparations that are to be made for the setting out new Fleets to Sea against the Spring that Revenue being already anticipated upon as important Services which should be assigned to those Preparations These are the pressing Occasions which I am forced to recommend to you with all possible Earnestness and do Conjure you to provide for as speedily as is possible and in such a manner as may give Us security at Home and some reputation Abroad I make this Discourse to you with some Confidence because I am very willing and desirous that you should throughly examine whether these necessities I mention be Real or Imaginary or whether they are fallen upon Us by My fault My own ill Managery or Excesses and provide for them accordingly I am very willing that you make a full Inspection into My Revenue as well the Disbursements as Receipts and if you finde it hath been ill managed by any corruption in the Officers I trust or by My own Unthriftiness I shall take the Information and Advice you shall give Me very kindly I say If you finde it For I would not have you believe any loose Discourses how confidently soever urged of giving away Fourscore thousand pounds in a Morning and many other Extravagancies of that kinde I have much more reason to be sorry that I have not to Reward those who have ever faithfully served the King My Father and My Self then ashamed of any Bounty I have exercised towards any man My Lords and Gentlemen I am sorry to finde that the general Temper and Affections of the Nation are not so well composed as I hoped they would have been after so signall blessings from God Almighty upon Us all and after so great Indulgence and Condescensions from Me towards all Interests There are many wicked Instruments still as active as ever who labor night and day to disturb the Publick Peace and to make all People jealous of each other It will be worthy of your Care and Vigilance to provide proper Remedies for the Diseases of that kinde and if you find new Diseases you must study new Remedies Let Us not be discouraged if We help one another We shall with Gods blessing master all Our difficulties Those which concern Matters of Religion I confess to you are too hard for Me and therefore I do commend them to your Care and Deliberation which can best provide for them I