Miracles followe to back his Sermons Of which some have pitcht upon 34. others have reckoned 57. Simon de Cassia Salmeron A Lapide Io. 2. Math. 15. Math. 7. all may be disposed according to the places in which they were performed As 1. In Galilee The turning of water into Wine dispossessing the Woman of Canaans daughter The curing of one Deafe that had an impediment in his speech by puting his fingers into his eares and touching his tongue with his spittle 2. In Capernaum The curing of a Noble mans sonne Io. 4. Mar. 2. Math. 9. at a great distance Of the Paralitique that was brought in a bed and let downe through the roofe of the house before him Of the raising of Iairus daughter c. 3. Beyond Iordane the dispossession of a Legion of Divells Mar. 5. and sending them into the heard of Swine 4. On the Sea in commanding the wind and waters walking on the waters assembling the Fishes at his pleasure to be taken whereof one brought mony in his mouth to pay tribute 5. Math. 57. Io. 6. Math. 14. 15. Luk. 7. In the Wildernesse by feeding 5000 with five Barlie loaves and two fishes and 4000 at another time in the like miraculous manner 6. In Iudea The raising of the Widowes sonne of Naim and of Lazarus when he stunke in his grave are Wonders never elsewhere heard of 7. And lastly in Ierusalem Jo. 11. Io. 5. Io. 9. The quiting of the impotent man at Bethesda of his eight and thirty years languishing The opening of the eyes of him that was borne blind with like which to these places may be referred 9. These were intermixed with his Conferences Conferences distinguishable by the parties conferred with So we have his discourse with 1. Nicodemus of Regeneration and Salvation by his lifting up from the biting of the old Serpent Jo. 2. as the Israelites were cured by Moses Serpent in the Wildernesse 2. With the Woman of Samaria at Iacobs well Ib. 4. concerning the comming of Messias and Gods spirituall Worship 3. With the Pharisees of Traditions Sabboth math 15. and the Author of his Doctrine and Miracles 4. Ib. c. 22 Luke 10. With the Sadduces concerning the Resurrection 5. With the Lawyers about the First and Greatest Commandement and who may be tearmed our Neighbour 6. With the People Jo. 6. touching the Bread of Life and spirituall Manna and their senselesnesse in not acknowledging the Messias 7. With his Disciples and followers Math. 20. Mar. 10. affecting supremacy and being disheartned at his low condition and foretelling them of greater sufferings that should fall upon him 10. Sufferings Math. 26. Mar. 14. Luk. 22. v. 52. These sufferings he endured 1. In Gethsemane when he was in his greatest Agony exceeding sorrowfull very Heavy to the death prayed and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood 2. In his apprehending by the Chiefe Priests Captaines of the Temple Iudas and the rascall multitude Luk. 23. 3. In the Ecclesiastique Consistories of Annas and Caiphas 4. In Herods Court by Jeerings and Mockings and returning him to Pilate in a robe of Scorne 5. Vnder Pilates hands where he was tumultuously voted to be crucified against the Iudges acquitting of him and a seditious Murtherer accepted before him Io. 19. 6. In his Crowning with thornes spitting upon scourging and burthened with his own crosse by the executioners after his condemnation 7. In his torments on the Crosse by mockings revylings relieving only with Gall and Vineger piercing his side after he was dead When the Heavens put on their blacks the earth staggered the Rocks rent the graves opened the Temples vayle was torne from the top to the bottome at such transcendent Impieties for continuall remembrance of which we have the Sacrament Instituted solemnly by himselfe at his last Supper 11. Triumphs Colloss 2.15 And upon this Consummatum est or Finishing succeeded his Triumphs 1. Over Principalities and Powers of darknesse by spoyling them and shewing them openly 2. Over the Grave and Death by his Resurrection 3. Over all oppositions and Impediments Act 1. by his forty daies conversing with his Apostles in tenne infallible apparitions instructing them in those things that pertaine to the Kingdome of God Io. 20. Math. 28. 4. In giving them full Commission to teach and list all Nations by Baptisme In the name of the most Sacred Trinity Father Sonne and Holy Ghost and to remit and retaine sinnes by virtue of the Holy Ghost which he breathed upon them 5. In trampling the World under foot by his Glorious Ascension 6. Ruling in the midst of his Psal 110. and his Churches enemies by the rod of his strength as he sits at the right hand of the Father 7. And last of all by sending of the Holy Ghost to furnish his Apostles and their Successors for the propagating of the Gospell to the utter dissolving of all the depths of Saetan and his incessant Machinations The ridiculous paralell of Apollonius Tyaneus with our Saviour by Hierocles and the malitious exceptions of R. Nizachon against his doings and Miracles are fully answered by Eusebius and Munster in Math. Hebraice 12. About this fulnesse of Time Gal. 4. in our Saviours being upon earth appeared 1. The great Witts for Poetry Virgil Ovid Horace c. for Oratory Cicero for History Salust Livy Trogus Pompeius Strabo the Geographer 2. Triumphant Warriors Pompey Julius Caesar Augustus 3. Notorious Impostors Simon Magus who proclaimed himselfe to appeare as God the Father to the Samaritanes Ireneus l. 2. God the Sonne to the Jewes and God the Holy Ghost to the Gentiles Theudas a Magitian that missed a multitude to passe over Iordan which he bore them in hand should divide it selfe but himselfe and those with him were all slaine or scattered Act. 5.36 Judas of Galilee who would not indure to pay Tribute or acknowledge any Lord which some make the reason that our Saviour and his Apostles were so punctuall against this madnes least they should be thought such Galileans Euseb E. H. l. 4. c. 6. Dion Cassius in Hadriano as favoured Rebellion such a one was Barcochebas afterward a fatall Comet who with his new light was the destruction of 50000 of his followers 4. Silencing of Oracles as that of Delphos where Augustus Caesar urging the Divell for an answere was told that an Hebrew child had stop'd his mouth and sent him with a Mittimus to Hell and therefore he might spare labour or cost Peucer de Oraculis to consult with him any more The like was the Lamentation for the death of the great God Pan in Plutarch 5. The discovery of the Abomination of the Idoll Priests in Rome upon the abusing of the noble Matrone Paulina by Decius Mundus whom he could not bring to his Lure by mony but had his will of under the maske of Anubis to which Doggs head she was
a House as well as another man 5. Solomon repented before his death and was forgiven 6. Ophir may be thought to be Pern in the West Indies 7. The Queeue of Sheba named by some Makedah or Nicaules had Meleck a Sonne by Solomon from whom descended Candace whose Eunuch propagated Christianity amongst the Abissines now under Prester Iohn CAP. V. Kings of Iudah 1 THE fifth Distance is from the erecting of the First Temple to the Second the space of 497 yeares 2. Alst Encyclop p. 32. c. 17. § 5. And comprehends two Dynasties The 1. Succession of the Kings of Judah unto the Captivity 427 yeares 2. Continuance in the Captivity untill their returne and Building the Second Temple 70 yeares In the Succession of the Kings of Iudah are reckoned 1. REHOBOHAM who in the Parliament at Sechem rejecting the advice of his Fathers experienced Councellours 1. Kings 12. 2. Chron. 10. and following the devices of his owne Green-headed companions gave occasion to the Rent of ten Tribes from him who sided with Ieroboam the Sonne of Nebat and could never afterward be united 2. When he sent his Treasurer Adoram to demaund Tribute of the Rebels Ib. v. 18. they Stoned him and put the King to shift for himselfe and thereupon when he had provided an Army from Iudah 1. Kings 10. 2. Chr. 11.1 and Benjamin to recover his Right of 180000 valiant men he was forbidden to proceed by Shemaiah the man of God which he obeyed 3. Vpon his falling off into Idolatry and tolerating Sodomites 1. Reg. 14. 2. Chron. 12. Shishak King of Aegypt came and rifled the Temple with the Kings Treasure so that he was forced to supply Solomons golden Shieldes which were then carried away with the like of Brasse Thus he left the State much deminished and impoverished to his Sonne 2. ABIAH little better then his Father 2. Notwithstanding in a set Battle against Ieroboam who brought no lesse then 800000 into the field with 400000 only of his side he slew 500000 of the Enemies and routed the rest because he relyed upon the God of his Fathers 2. Chron. â—3 v. 3. Ib. v. 17. Ib. 3. Vpon this notable victory he recovered diverse Townes from Ieroboam and kept him under untill his dying day Iddo the Prophet wrote his life which we have not To him succeeded his sonne 3. ASA He reformed Religion by taking away the Sodomites and demolishing the Groves and Images of his Fathers erecting wherein he granted not a dispensation to his mother Maacha's superstition 1. Kings 15. 2. Chron. 16. Yet neglected the removall of the high places which had stood since the Raigne of his great Grand-father Solomon 2. He had an Army as hand of Iudah and Benjamin 2. Chron. 14. Ib. v. 9. confisting of 580000 valiant men wherewith he overthrew Zera the Aethiopian that brought 1000000 against him 3. In his Bickerings with his neighbour Baasha of Israel 2. Chron. 16. 1. Kings 15. Ib. he hired Benhadad of Damascus with the consecrated treasure of the Temple and supply of his owne to divert Baasha from fortifying Raamah which was done but Hanani the Seer checks him for it for which he was imprisoned insteed of amends 4. A disease toward his latter end takes him in his feet it may be a sharpe goute which increasing upon him he depends more upon Physitians then seeking to God so dyes and was magnificently buried leaving his good Sonne 4. IEHOSOPHAT his successour He was exceeding circumspect for the fortifying of his Territories and had an Army in the field that waited on him besides those he had in Garrison under five able leaders 2. Chron. 17. of 1160000 mighty men of valour 2. In reforming Religion he took away the High places and groves out of Iudah Ib. 17. and sent abroad Preachers to instruct the People 3. His joyning with Idolatrous Ahab was like to have cost him his life in the Battle at Ramoth-Gilead for which he was boldly reproved by Jehu the sonne of Hanani the Seer 1. Reg. 22. 2. Chron. 19. which he took well at his hand And 4. thereupon took order for the better setling of affaires both of Church and State 5. A mixt company of Moab Ib. 29. Ammon and Seir that had combined against him were miraculously defeated upon his fasting and prayer by the mutuall massacring of one another in Hazzazon-Tamar as Iahaziel the Levite foretold him for which he had a solemne thanks-giving in the valley of Berachah 6. Ib. All this could not keepe his easy disposition from confederating with Ahaziah Idolatrous Ahabs sonne but their Navies must needs joyne in a voyage to Tarshish what the issue should prove it was foretold him by Eliezer the Prophet The Navy was cast away He soon dyes and leaves the Crowne to 5. IEHORAM a degenerate sonne from so Religious a Father made farre the worse by his match with Athalia Idolatrous Omri's daughter and wicked Ahab's sister of Israel 2. His entrance to the Kingdome was according to the moderne Turkish manner with the slaughter of his brethren Ib. 21.4 and diverse of the Nobles 3. He had a victory against the Edomites Ib. but not to keepe them in their wonted subjection but to rout them for the present when Libnah one of his own Citties revolted from him because he had forsaken the God of his Fathers 4. Wicked courses can never prosper long Astinging letter left by Elias before his translation came to his hands to forewarne him whereto he should trust 5. The Philistims and ragged Arabians surprize Ierusalem and bereave him of all his Wives and Sonnes except the youngest 6. A horrible disease at last seiseth upon him Ib. so that his bowells fell out and he dyes loathsomely not desired nor buried in the Sepulchers of his Fathers leaving only to succeed him 6. AHAZIAH his youngest sonne a sprig of Athaliahs Ib. 22. altogether ruled by his wicked mothers suggestions 2. He would needs assist his cozen Jehoram of Israel at the siege of Ramoth Gilead and afterward in a complement visit him when he returned to be cured of his wounds in that bickering received 3. But that cost him his life by the hand of furious Johu raised up by God to be the ruine of Ahabs house Notwithstanding for his good Grandfathers sake Jehosophat he had a Kingly buriall upon which his violent Mother 7. ATHALIAH usurps the Kingdome 1. Her first designe was to destroy all the Seed Royall of the House of Iudah Ib. v 10. to free her selfe from competitors But the pittifull Princesse Iehoshabeah Ichoiadah the High-Priests wife conveyed her young Nephew Ioash Ahaziah's sonne from her cruelty and brought him up in the Temple secretly 2. Athaliah Revells it out for a seaven yeere supposing all safe promotes the Idolatry of the house of Omri 3. 2. Chron. 23. But after by Iehoiadah's provident contriving she had that she deserved
got not thereby a poore Vicarage hovell to shelter himselfe from the Banishment of the Emperour Hadrian 2. S. Paul acknowledgeth him as most let it passe for his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fellow Labourer Phil. 4.3 doubtlesse he busied himselfe in better imployments then the setting forth of Masses Vestures and such other Ceremonies â—olon 1569. 3. Lambertus Gruterus hath cobled together such Workes as are fathered upon him by the name of Clementines which are tenne Bookes of his Recognitions with an Epitome of them containing the Pilgrimages and Acts of S. Peter eight more of the Constitutions of the Apostles besides 90. Canons ascribed also to them and five decretall Epistles of the same stampe 4. Since which time his Epistle to the Corinthians so much talked of by the Ancients hath come to light and is newly set forth in Greeke and Lattine with very Learned observations of Mr Patrick Young Oxon. 1633. 5. Notwithstanding the worth of this man he was condemned to hew Marble in the Quarries about the Euxine Sea and at length with an Anchor about his neck therein drowned 4. EVARISTUS A.D. 110 a Bethlemite as Ciaconius would have it for all this was not terrified from taking the place whom we may think to have spent his time better then in such beggerly constitutions which are commonly put upon him he is said to have been beheaded And no better sped 5. ALEXANDER a Romane under Aurelian A.D. 118 though he be said to have brought in the Confecton and use of Holy Water for the purging of mens soules and the driving away of Divells upon which we have a merry Lecture of father Busdrakes 6. SIXTUS then comes by our account in the sixt place A.D. 130 whom the Greekes terme Xystus though he were a Romane 2. He sent they say one Peregrine a Priest to be Bishop amongst the Gaules who desired it 3. Aquila and Priscilla banished from Rome by Claudius Acts 18. are said to have continued to this mans time And that Aquila to have translated the Old Testament next after the 72 which will scarce hold This man dying also a Martyr left the chayre to 7. TELESPHORUS the sonne of an Anaâ—horite A.D. 139 't is hop'd begotten in Matrimony who instituted Lent from a former tradition of the Apostles but unwritten 8. HYGINUS the Athenian a Philosophers sonne A.D. 150 his successor brought in Gossips to Baptisme and set Iustine Martyr to make his Apologies for the Christians whiles he made Cardinalls as Ciaconius bears us in hand and leaves 9. A.D. 154 PIUS of Aquilea to settle the keeping of Easter upon the Lords day which Hermas his brother that is said to be the Author of the Booke intituled Pastor had received from an Angell that he should perswade all men to doe 10. ANICETUS the Syrian that tooke his place brought in the shaving of Priests Crownes In his time Polycarpus mett Marcion in Rome and told him to his face that he was the first begotten of the Devill 11. An. D. 175 SOTER a Campanian that followes is reported to have been a very honest man and to have ordayned that Marriages should be Celebrated in publique and solemnely with the consent of Parents 12. An. D. 182 ELâ—UTHERIUS that Succeeded was a Grecian To him were sent by our King Lucius Helvanus and Meduanus to request him to supply him with some faithfull Pastors for the further instruction of his Subjects in Christianity Fugacius and Damianus were the men that this Pope dispatched to him with his owne Letters in which he telleth the King that as Christs Vicar he might settle matters for Religion within his owne Dominions 2. To this Pope also Iraeneus is said to be sent from the Churches of France to be resolved in some doubts which Heretiques then blustering every where had cast in amongst them But 13. An. D. 195 VICTOR a hott African his Successour tooke more state upon him by reason the stormes of Persecution in his time were well blowne over and Excommunicated the Easterne Bishops for not keeping Easter upon the same day with him 2. This was resisted by Polycrates of Ephesus and Iraeneus of Lions and all the Easterne Bishops in a full Councell of Palestine who stood for the Tradition of S. Iohn and Philip the Apostles as they of the West did on that they had from S. Peter and S. Paul This brabble was after agreed at the first Councell of Nice where the West Church had the hand and those that would not celebrate Easter on Sunday were termed Quartadecimani Victor being thus Victorious leaves the Chayre to 14. An. D. 203 ZEPHERINUS a Romane This man turned wooden Chaelices into Glasses because as some fondly imagined the pretious Bloud of Christ should not soake into them as it might into the wood went bare-footed in imitation of our Saviour and Gelded himselfe for the kingdome of God 2. He Moderated in a Disputation between Proclus the chiefe of the Cataphrygians and Caius that defended the right Anathematizing Tertullian and all others that stood out against him 15. CALIXTUS of Ravenna that tooke his place An. D. 221 might not be so bold by reason of the heavy Persecution under Severus 2. yet he appointed some say the foure Fasts continued amongst us to this day but apprehended at length suffered cruell Martyrdome and made way to 16. VRBANUS a Romane An. D. 227 of whom the Pontificall saies that he turn'd the holy Vessels into Silver which might seeme a matter of great difficulty in those Savage times under the Beast Heliogabalus 2. Origines had the hard hap with this Binius Ciacon mans consent to be Excommunicated by Demetrius of Alexandria but himselfe escaped not Martyrdome nor 17. PONTIANUS his Countryman and Successour An. D. 233 who tasted of the same Cup in the Isle of Sardinia where he was banished leaving his place to 18. ANTERUS a Grecian An. D. 238 that tooke care to have the Acts and Monuments of Martyrs to be Registred by approved Notaries Hunselfe being added to their number by the Tyrany of the great Cyclops Maximinus 19. FABIAN a Romane takes the place An. D. 238 by an unexpected Election caused by the standing of a Pigeon on his head 2. He is said to have Baptised the two Philips that were Emperours and to have addmitted Origene to his Purgation He suffered under Decius Ciacon in the seaventh Persecution 20. CORNELIUS a Romane takes his place An. D. 254 but not without opposition of Novatianus a Priest of Rome who accused Cornelius of Heresie for receiving those that had fallen into Idolatry upon their repentance which the Novatians would not indure 2. This side of Novation continued long in chusing Successiveâ—y a Pope of their owne untill in Celestinus time they were broken off 3. Betweene this Cornelius and S. Cyprian passed many friendly Epistles in which Cyprian stileth him familiarly his Brother At last through the Tyrany of Decius Incidit in rigidos Praesul Cornelius enses Saith
Tuscane A.D. 895 must needs doe lesse in the three weekes he had the place 11. STEPHEN the sixth a Romane A.D. 896 in the one yeare he possessed the seate bestirred himselfe more for he took up the carcase of Formosus his predecessor to whom he had been beholding devested him of his pontificalls and clothed him in a Lay habit cut off the two consecrating fingers of his right hand and threw him into Tyber But his decrees were voyded and doings censured by 12. A.D. 897 ROMANUS the first his successor which was all that he did and was also all the worke that his successour and Countryman 13. A.D. 897 THEODORUS the second performed in his Twenty daies keeping the Chayre which Platina cries out upon Bellarmine leaves out these two for wranglers and claps in next to Stephen 14. A.D. 901 IOHN the tenth also a Romane who was fiercer for Formosus then the former two but was withstood of the people whereupon he got to Ravenna and there cancelled Stephens Acts and established those of Formosus nothing better was 15. A.D. 905 BENEDICT the fourth a Romane that followed Platina here also cryes out that Riches had made the Church Wanton and Vice had no restraint 16. A.D. 907 LEO the fifth his Countryman found it too true for before he was scarce warme in his place he was outed by 17. A.D. 907 CHRISTOPHER the first also a Romane though Platina say he was so base that his Country was not known This Lucifer rather then Christopher saith Ciaconius thrust his predecessor into a Monastery where he dyed of discontent But 18. An. D. 908 SERGIUS the third also a Romane Marozias a famous strumpet sweetheart paid him in his owne coyne for within seven Months she styed him up likewise in a Monastery and a little after into a stricter Prison where he miserably ended his daies 2. Then this mans holinesse turnes his spleen againe against dead Formosus once more he must be had up and then be beheaded and the three fingers left on his right hand be chopt off and so be cast into Tyber and all the Priests made by him new ordered 3. Platina saith that it was reported that some Fisher-men finding his carcase interred it in Saint Peters Church at which time the Images of the Saints there did it reverence King Images that would as well worship as be worshiped After this 19. ANASTASIUS the third a Romane A.D. 911 is commended for that in his short time he did neither good nor harme As neither did 20. LANDO his Countryman A.D. 913 who changed not his name Peter Praemonstratensis saith he was Father to 21. IOHN the Eleaventh his successoer An. D. 914 but Platina tells us that he was Pope Sergin's bastard either way he had a title that he might pretend to the Popedome 2. He carryed a military spirit and was Victorious against the Saracens but this could not free him from domestique plots 3. For by Madame Marozias meanes he was taken Luitprand l 2. c. 13. Ciacon and stifled with a pillow from which soft death Saint Peter and Saint Paule who were said to have fought for him against the Sarasins did not free him 4. Iohn Marozias Heire apparent by Pope Sergius for the time is foysted in but could not then keep the place being outed by 22. LEO the sixth a Romane A.D. 928 who in his seaven months Raigne did nothing notable such another was his Countryman 23. STEPHEN the seaventh that appeared only A.D. 928 and after two years space left the place to him that gaped for it againe 24. IOHN the 12. the famous Cock of the game A.D. 930 of the breed of Pope Sergius and Marozia who had given a pill to Leo and Stephen that stood in his way 2. This gallant with his mother Marozia roled all the roste But Marozia could not so rest but after the death of her Husband Guido she must needs take in Hugo King of Italy her Husbands own brother for her Husband a Burgundian without dispensation to her bed 3. A quarrell upon this arose betwixt her new Husband and her sonne Albericus for not neatly holding of the bason to his Vnkle Father in Law when he washed his hands This grew to that height that King Hugh was faine to forsake Queene Marozia and Rome and leave the good people as he found them Iohn with his mother flaunts it a while But at length gives way to his Countryman 25. An. D. 935 LEO the seaventh who was altogether for his ease and did nothing worth Commendations 2. In his time saith Luitprandus Bozon Bishop of Placentia Theobald of Millaine and another great Prelate were all the bastards of King Hugh before mentioned Baleus by his three Queanes Bezola Rosa and Stephana which he tearmed Venus Iuno and Semile Was not this a hopefull breed of Bishops to doe good in the Church in these dissolute times Notwithstanding 26. An. D. 939 STEPHEN the eight a Germane ventures upon the Papacy but to his little comfort for the faction as 't is thought of Albricus Madame Marozia's sonne so abused him that he dared not to shew his face abroad by reason of the wounds they had deformed him with This took him off from doing any thing of note And as little was performed by the Romane that succeeded him 27. An. D. 942 MARTINE the third whom Bellarmine and Ciaconius call Marin the second but we follow Platina their ancient Yet somewhat he did in repairing Churches and feeding the poore 2. About this time an ill favoured Chaplaine of Madam Guilla's Marquesse Berengarius wife was descryed by the barking of a dogge resorting to his Ladies bed and thereupon was taken and dismembred of the excessive weapons he carried with him Luitpraudus Lib. 5. c. 15. such was the fruit of forced chastity This netled Berengarius to be rough with the Monks and Clergy which caused 28. An. D. 946 AGAPETUS the second a Romane to call in Otho of Germany to overtop him and by that meanes an overture was made to the Germane Dynastye But 29. A.D. 955 IOHN the thirteenth Albericus sonne was more stirring By the threatning and Bribery of his Father and Marozia his mother he recovered the place that he formerly had but could not keepe it 2. Baleus out of Luitpraudus sets him forth in his colours that he was given to all deboshtnesse Perjury and Sacriledge that for inclining to Otho the great he dismembred diverse of his Cardiualls by plucking out their eyes cutting off their hands and gelding them that he made Deacons in his Stable amongst his horses that for money he made boyes Bishops defloured Raynora a Widdow his Fathers Concubine and Anna another with her neece put out the eyes of his Ghostly father Benedict brake windowes in the night set houses on fire dranke a health to the Divell would say Masse and not communicate 3. for which and other intollerable pranks he was deposed by Otho in a Councell and Leo the eight
A.C. 255 A man received at first with great applause but afterward perverted as 't is said by an Aegyptian Magician He raised the 9th persecution against the Christians 2. In this besides infinite others by unusuall torments Cyprian the famous african-African-Father suffered and Laurence that resolute Champian was Roasted on a Gridyron 3. But the cry of bloud is prevalent soone after it is thought by Treason of some about him he fell into the hands of Sapor King of Persia who used him for a foot-stoole as oft as he took Horse to the utmost vilifying of Majesty regret of diverse Princes that were intercessours for him His word was NON ACERBA SED BLANDA not bitter but flattering words doe all the mischeife He associated unto him in the Government his sonne 33. GALIENUS An. C. 260 an unnaturall Lumpe of flesh that never stirred to releive his Father but was all for his panch and playes 2. Thirty Competitors were then on foote Pezelius in Sleidan under the title of Emperours who confounded one another 3. His Motto was PROPE AD SVMMVM PROPE AD EXITVM neere the top neere the end In which the Goths grew upon him the Christians eased from their perseqution and he slaine by 34. CLAUDIUS who setled all right in two yeares A.C. 267 by two notable overthrowes of the Gothes of 300000 by land and their Navy by sea 2. when these Gothes had gotten an infinite number of bookes ready for the Fire Nay burne them not saith one but leave them to take off the bookish Greeks from Martiall affaires that we may the sooner overcome them 3. He is said to have the moderation of Augustus the virtue of Trajane and the Piety of Antoninus 4. His speech was REX VIVA LEX a King is a living Law which was made good in him 5. Vpon his death by sicknesse his Brother Quintilius stirred to have succeeded but finding himselfe too Weake to oppose made himselfe away by opening of a Veyne and left it to 35. AURELIANUS famous for many Victories A.C. 369 especially those over Tetricus his opposite and the brave Queene Zenobia of Palmerina whom he brought in Tyiumph to Rome in golden chaynes 2. Incensed against Tyana he vowed he would not leave a Dog in it but having taken it upon a frighting by the Ghost of Apollonius Tyaneus the Magician dead long before he commanded his Souldiers to kill all the Dogs but spare the Citizens 3. QVO MAIOR EO PLACABILIOR was his Motto the greater the gentler which he forgot in his latter time Porphyzius that furly Antichristian Praedicabilist grumbled against Christians in his time Against whom the Emperour being about to figne a Perseqution was terrified by a Thunderbolt which stopped it when his cruelty grew intollerable he was betrayed by his Secretary and so slaine 36. An. C. 277 TACITUS succeeds him a worthy man concerning whose Choyce there was much complementing between the Army and Senate but the Senate carryed it 2. His word was SIBI BONVS ALIJS MALVS he that is too much for himselfe failes to be good to others 3. He kept not the place a yeare but dyed of a Feaver His Brother Florianus put in to succeed but finding his weaknesse quitts the pursuit by opening a veyne and leaves it to 37. An. C. 277 PROBUS a valiant man no way dissenting from his name 2. He subdued the Germanes in the West Persians in the East with diverse other of the Romanes enemies 3. His Motto was PRO STIPE LABOR no fight no pay Freequarter was not then in use the unruly Souldiers that chose him made him away to have a worse in his place 38. An. C. 283 CARUS slaine by a Thunderbolt His sonne Carinus for his lewdnesse was as soon dispatched but his other sonne Numerianus of better temper was basely made away by his Father in Law Arrius Aper 2. Carus saying was BONVS DVX BONVS COMES A good Leader makes a good follower Numerianus was wont to repeat Esto quod audis be thou as good as thou art reported to be and Carinus comes in with his Cedendum multitudini most voyces must carry it 3. Aper thought to have carried the Empire by the murder of Numerianus but he was flaine by 39. DBOCLESIAN An. C. 284 who was told he should be Emperour after he had slaine a Wild Boare which he took to be this Aper 2. Being puffed up by diverse victories against the Persians and others he would needs be adored as a God and whereas the meaner sort used formerly to kisse the Emperours knee the better his hand Euseb Eccles Hist. l 8. c. 2. Socrat. Hist l. 1. c. 2. all must kisse this mans foot 3. He raised the tenth and extreamest Persecution wherein Churches were overthrowne Bibles burnt whole Citties razed Women hanged upon trees naked with their heads downeward the bones of Princes and Nobles digg'd out of their Sepulchers and cast into the sea a whole Legion of Souldiers with their Commander Maurice cut off for refusing to sacrifice to Jdolls by which unheard of Tyranny he presumed to performe that which he openly professed that he would root out the profession of Christianity 4. Isai 32. But God hath a hook for such Wild Beasts noses In his government he makes Maximianus Augustus with him to whom five Caesars more are assumed who agreed not well amongst themselves 5. Growing old and weary in seeing that his mischievous plots took not wished effect he perswaded his partner Maximianus to depose with him all government and to live as private men which was done according to his Motto NIL DIFFICILIVS EST QVAM BENE IMPERARE Nothing is more difficult then to rule well 6. When the government fell amongst the Caesars they justled one the other some for some against the Christians 7. He that favoured most the Christians sped best who was 40. CONSTANTIUS Chlorus An. C. 304 A man of a gentle and free disposition being a Christian wherefore in a tryall he proposed to his Souldiers who would sacrifice to Jdolls or stand to the grounds of Christianity he discarded the Jdolaters and retained the Christians whose fidelity he might depend upon 2. After diverse victories against his opposites he dyed peaceably here at Yorke His saying was VIRTVS QVAE PATITVR VINCIT Jnsuffering virtue overcomes His associates sped much worse as it will appeare in the Empire of his sonne who begins the next Period 2. IN this Period besides the Birth and Life and Sufferings of our Saviour with his Resurrection and Ascention the descending of the Holy Ghost and spreading of the Gospell by the Apostles before touched upon 1. The storming of the Christian Church at her first appearance under the tenne notorious Persecutions is especially remarkable Wherein not Rebellious opposition or deluding projects or hypocriticall tergiversations but prayers and teares and resolute profession and martyrdome proved at length victorious 2. Here comes in the ruine of Jerusalem foretold with tears by our Saviour
Freed from this hazard Eudoxia his Wife and Gaina his Generall led him at their pleasure whereby the famous Chrysostome reproving freely their plotts for Arianisme was twice banished and from the last never returned 3. His Symbole was SVMMA CADVNT SVBITO The higher the ascent the more subject to ruine and danger in the fall After his death his sonne 10. A.C. 408 THEODOSIUS the second succeeds him He was commended by his Father to the Tuition of Isdegird King of Persia but Anthonius at home and his Sister Pulcheria were his best instructers 2. His sweet disposition and love to Learning appeared in his readinesse to pardon offences and erecting a Library little short of Ptolomeus Philadelphus in Aegypt 3. By procurement of his Sister Puleheria he tooke to Wife Eudocia the Daughter of one Leontius a Philosopher for her rare parts of behaviour Learning and Beauty of whom he became afterwards causelessly Jealous which put her upon a Pilgrimage to Jerusalem where the Priests had got a Text Domine in Eudocia tua to put her to great expences to Build for their conveniency * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ps 51.18 4. Gothes and Vandalls under their Leaders Attyla and Gensevick much infested the Empire For withstanding of whom he associates unto him his Cozen passed by the name of Valentinian the third His Generall Aetius gave the great overthrow to Attila in the Feilds of Catalaunia whom his ungratefull Master requited with death for his service Better sped Ardaburius for his rooting out Iohn â—he Vsurper having his deliverance as it is conceived wrought by Miracle 4. It may not be omitted what course Pulcheria took with this Prince to make him the more wary for signing Bills which were brought unto him without reading them or considering what they contained Among a bundle brought unto him she puts in one wherein was contained that he sold his Empresse for a Slave This passed under his hand amongst the rest which when he saw he was sufficiently lessoned to consider what he granted 6. A care was taken by him to gather out of a heape of unordered Lawes such as were of speciall use for his Government and so to be sett downe that those which were to observe them might know them 7. His Motto was TEMPORI PARENDVM we must fit us as farre as it may be done with a good Conscience to the time wherein we live with Christian prudence He dyed with a fall from his Horse and left to succeed him 11. An. C. 450 MARTIANUS an ancient man and an experienced Souldier Pulcheria that had the cheife hand in her Brother Theodosius dayes for most matters of Government was content to take him for her Husband to rule as she had done in a manner before 2. He aymed at Peace above all things being superannuated for action 3. Wherefore his saying was PAX BELLO POTIOR Give me peace and let others quarrell In which he dies and 12. An. C. 456 LEO THRAX takes his place a worthy man and so propense unto mercy that his Embleme was REGIS CLEMENTIA VIRTVS No virtue sets forth a Prince more then Clemency 2. He had much adoe with Asper a potent Gothe who forced him to designe his sonne Ardabarius to be his successor but it was done with such dislike of the Senate and People that the Heads both of father and sonne paid for it 3. He professed that he rather would have Philosophers then Souldiers in his pay designes his Grand child to succeed him by the title of Leo the second but he waved it by a rare example and confer'd it upon his Father 13. An. C. 474 ZENO whom he Crownes with his owne hands and dyes soone after This man was as mishapen in bodie as untoward in manners 2. Whereupon his Wife Berrina thrust in Basiliscus her brother into his Throne who held it for a while with little content to the Subjects which made him to be soone discarded and Zeno returnes to governe againe 3. Where continuing his habituall disordinarilesse it brought him to a kind of Apoplexy In a fitt of which he was buryed alive but recovering in his Sepulcher and crying for help his Wife Ariadne was so kind to denye it him His word was MALO NODO MALVS CVNENS an ill wedge to an ill block must be fitted accordingly No sooner was he so disparched but 14. An. C. 491 ANASTATIUS Dicorus had his place and wife together so called for having the pupills of his eyes of diverse colours one black the other gray 2. He proved a great patrone of the Eutychians which procured great stirres in the Church and hard measure to the right beleevers In his time Bizantium was delivered by the burning glasses of Proclus which set the Beseigning Navy on fire and Cabades of Persia escaped out of prison by prostituting his faire Queene to the Goalor 3. His word was MELLITVM VEN ENVM BLANDA ORATIO Smooth talke proves often sweet poyson He is said to have bin warned in his sleepe to do no hurt to Justine and Justinian whom he had designed to be made away for plotting against him Himselfe was slaine with a Thunderbolt and 15. An. C. 518 IUSTINUS succeeds him who was first a Swineherd then a Herdsman then a Carpenter from thence a Souldier and so Emperour 2. He proved a great upholder of the Nicene Faith though himselfe had no Learning at all 3. It it worth the noting how so low a Swaine should come to that top of honour Vpon Anastasius death Amantius a stirring and a rich Courteour put a great summe of money into his hand to purchase the Empire for his friend Theocritianus which plott if it took would easily make both them gayners by the bargaine But Justin wisely employed the money for himselfe got the thing and soone took order with the Hucksters to have a Quietus est from restitution of the mony 4. Much adoe he had with Theodorick that perfidious Arian Gothe who put to death the worthy Symmachus and learned Boethius 5. The ruine of Antioche by an Earthquake almost brake his heart His word was QVOD PVDET HOC PIGEAT That should greive most which is shamefull in it selfe and done against Conscience He took order that his Sisters sonne 16. A.C. 527 IUSTINIAN should have his place This man is stiled the Father of the Civill Law which by the Iudgement and industry of Trebonian and other Coadjutors was digested in that forme we now have it 2. The stubborne Gothes and Vandalls were never so shattered as they were by his Valiant Leaders Of which Belisarius may be paralleld with any of former times he brought Vitiges and Gillimer their Kings Captives to his Master and cleared him from the rest of all his Enemies And yet Theodora the Empresse in favour of the Euticheans so persecuted him that in his old age his eyes were put out and at the Temple of St Sophy built newly by the Emperour forced to beg Date panem Belisario quem
indelible Character of Antichristian cruelty 3. The successe of usurpations which as most commonly they are undertaken with treacherous cruelty so ever they are attended with Repinings Insurrections Massacres and ending alwaies in shame and confusion INQVIRIES 3. Whether 1. Henry the fourth for Policy Henry the fifth for Valour Henry the sixth for Sanctity exceeded most of their Predecessors 2. Those may be justly censured for Traytors that take up Armes against a manifest V. surper 3. Henry the fourth repented on his Death-bed the wrong usurping of the Crowne 4. Henry the fift's dissolutenesse in his youth experienced him the better to governe 5. King Henry the sixth were a better Christian then King 6. His Queenes violentstirring did not rather hurt then further his cause 7. Ioan of Orleance were no other but as Magdalene Blewbeard and Jack Cade amongst us a cheating Impostrix The House of Yorke DYNAST V. SECT III. THE three of the House of Lancaster having thus Acted more then their parts three other of the House of Yorke succeed upon a better Title of whom the first was 1. A.C. 1461 EDWARD the fourth 1. He by main Valour overthrew Queene Margaret and her Partizans that opposed his Title 2. But by suddain Marriage at home with the Lady Gray a Widdow when he had ingaged himselfe by the Earle of Warwick to the Lady Bona of France he exasperated Warwick against him who with much bloud-shed at length Vnâ—rownes him and restores Henry againe yet living 3. Edward by the Duke of Burgoyne recollects himselfe and with the help of his Brethren Richard of Glocester and George of Clarence who formerly had taken part with Warwick overthrowes Warwick with his Complices and kills him in Bornet Fields Imprisoneth King Henry againe in the Tower where he is Murthered most say by the Duke of Glocester as his sonne Prince Edward was afterward at Tewxbury where the House of Lancaster had the last overthrow In those catching times a Iest of one Burdet a Mercer in Cheapside telling his sonne if he would ply his book he should be heire to the Crowne meaning his owne house that had that Signe cost him his life 4. He sets on foot his Title to France enters upon it with an Army but comes to Composition represses the Scottish incursions by Glocester his Brother and brings them to such Tearmes as he liked 5. George Duke of Clarence his brother clapt into the Tower some say for Treason others from a Dreame the King had that one whose name began with Gâ—should ruine him and his posterity was shortly after found drowned in a Butt of Malmesey The King sickneth upon this and 't is thought hastned to his end by the same hand and leaving the Crowne to his sonne 2. EDWARD the fifth A.C. 1483 who of the age of thirteene comming from Ludlow to London to be Crowned was Trayterously seazed on by his perfidious Vncle the Duke of Glocester the Duke of Buckingham and the Lord Hastings 2. Glocester gets himselfe to be Protector and under pretence of safe Custody mewes up the King with his younger Brother Richard in the Tower procures himselfe to be Proclaimed King by the name of 3. RICHARD the third 1. A.C. 1483 He endeavouring to make a League with the French was deservedly rejected for his Villanies 2. By meanes of Sr Iames Terrill Forrest and Dighton King Edward the fifth with his brother Richard were Smothered in the Tower between two Featherbeds 3. The Bishop of Elie Doctor Morton put the Duke of Buckingham upon the Plott of unkinging Richard and setting the Crowne on Henry of Richmond then beyond the Seas who to make good his Title should Marry with the Princesse Elizabeth King Edwards Eldest Daughter 4. Buckingham looseth his life in the pursuit Morton escapeth to animate Henry in the prosecution 5. Richard plotted by corruption to have Henry made away but to no purpose His Queene Anne dies suddainly to make way for his plotted Incestuous Marriage with Elizabeth his Neece 6. Henry of Richmond Lands at Milford Hauen the Welchmen and others flock unto him 7. Henry and Richard meet at Bosworth Field where the Tyrant after desperate Valour shewen is slaine by Henry his Corrivall How odious his Tyranny was to all appeares somewhat by these Rimes made against his Partakers The Ratt the Catt and Lovell the Dogg Rule all England under the Hogge And Lockey of Norfolke be not too bold For Dickon thy Master is bought and sold This put an end to the bloody contentions between Yorke and Lancaster In which were Fought here in England tenne set Battels five in Henry the sixt dayes The Battell first of St Albones 2. Black-heath 3. Northampton 4. Wakefield 5. Tawton and so many more in the Raigne of King Edward the fourth 1. Exham 2. Banbury 3. The Battell of Loosecoats 4. Barnetfield 5. Tewxbury bâ—sides this concluding Bettle at Bosworth which put a period to the Raigne of the Plantagenets 2. COoncurrant with this Dynasty were 1. the continued persecution of the Waldenses and Hussites which here in England had their share under the name of Lollards 2. The Deposing by the Pope of George Pogeibracius King of Hungary for Favouring them 3. The base and blasphemous Rosary of the Dominican Fryers set on foote by Alanus de Rupe who sware that the blessed Virgin was Married unto him whoÌ„ he makes a Midwife and a Gossip to one Lucia calling her sonne Marianus which being worthyly inveighed against by our Mr Fox in his Martyrology out of an old Manuscript yet hath of late been set forth againe with more trash of the same sinke expressed with artificiall Pictures and Dedicated to the Princes Isabella Clara Eugenia 4. With these notwithstanding contemporize the never to be forgotten Scourgers of the Turkes John and Mathew Huniades with the renowned Scanderbeg and nearer home 5. the French maintainers of the Pragmaticall sanction and our Fortescue a great Assertor of our Lawes with others INQVIRES 2. Whether 1. Edward the fourth be more to be commended for his Vabour then censured for his Lascivious Vanities 2. His Death were hastned by finister means 3. Burdet of Cheapside had not hard measure to be hanged for a lest concerning his Signe of the Crowne which had no relation to the Crowne of the Kingdome 4. Edward the fifth were Smothered in the Tower or dyed of greife and sicknesse 5. Perkin Warbeck were a Counterfeit or really Richard Duke of Yorke conveyed out of the Tower 6. It were likely that Richard the third had His is Arme withered by the Witchcrafts of the Queene Mother and Jane Shore 7. The horrid Crimes and deformities he is charged with were rather forged by Malevolents then proved The Tudors DYNAST VI. THe fourteene Plantagenets thus expiring with Richard the third Five Tudors take their turnes in this manner 1. A.C. 1485 HENRY the seaventh by marrying Elizabeth the eldest daughter of Edward the fourth unites both the Houses of Yorke and Lancaster 2. He was much vexed by
Astronomers 5. Geographers 6. Architectonists or Builders 7. And Mâ—sitians will yeeld matter to worke upon And so 7. In PHILOSOPHY as 't is termed those that have written 1. Metaphysicks 2. Pneumatology or the doctrine of Spirits 3. Physicks 4. Ethicks 5. Oeconomiques 6. Politiques 7. Thaumaturgicks in working strange conclusions are almost innumerable and therefore require the more painefull search After which among 8. The Physitians See Zacutuâ— Lucitan He that gathereth the Histories of the 1. Latines 2. Greekes 3. Arabians and Iewes 4. Paracelsians 5. Galeno-chymicks 6. Prophylacticks and 7. Empericks shall find more to doe perchance then he expected As also in the throng of 9. LAWYERS that have written concerning 1. Lawgivers and Lawes in generall 2. Then distinctly of the Law of Nature 3. Nations 4. Of the Lawes of the Hebrews Melchior Adamus 5. Of Civill 6. Canon And our 7. Municipall Lawes great judgement will be required upon representation of so many in History to pitch upon the best to follow 10. Lastly DIYINITY requires a larger scope for the History of 1. Naturall 2. Chatecheticall 3. Exegeticall in Commentators 4. Polemicall in all sorts of Controversies 5. Syneideticall for cases of Conscience 6. Propheticall concerning Preaching And 7. Guberneticall Divinity for setling of Church Government either of which are distinctly handled by Authors of great Learning and Piety that worthily deserve to be Registred by them who intend to receive directions from them neither are the 1. Glossators 2. Postillators 3. Sententiaries 4. Summists 5. Cabalists 6. Dictionarists 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. 5.14 Ier. 15.19 7. Or Conciliators wholly to be rejected especially of those who have exercised senses to separate the pretious from the vile and as one said to gather Gold out of Enniu's drosse Amongst all which the Historie of the 1. Pelagians 2. Donatists 3. Anabaptists 4. Waldenses 5. Bannians 6. That of the Tridentine Councell And 7. Thhose of diverse Subjects set forth by Hospinian in seaven volumes are worthy of especiall perusall 1. See the Catalogue of Sir Francis Bacon L. Verulam and Vicount of S. Albons proposing no lesse then 130 particulars in this kind Gerards and Perkinsous Herballs c. Gesner Aldrovandus Topsell c. Laurentius Spegelius Grooke c. THe Fift sort of History which by Plinie in tearmed NATURALL describeth 1. The Heavens with the fixed Starres and Planets the Eclipses New starres or any other changes that have hapned in them 2. The Elements Fire Aire Water Earth with the strange alterations and contingencies in them 3. The Meteâ—rs with their fearfull Stormes Apparitions and Prodigies recorded in all Ages 4. The Inanimate treasures in this inferior Globe made up of Earth and Water as Pretious stones Mettalls Mineralls c. 5. The Vegetant or Growing Creatures as Hearbs Shrubbs Trees 6. The Sensible that have motion annexed as Beasts Fowles Fishes 7. And last of all the rare structure of Mans Body peculiarly called Anotomy All which are comprised in the Hexameron or sixt daies Worke under the Titles of Heaven and Earth and Sea and all that is therein For contemplation of which that should mount our soules to the Admiration and Celebration of the Omnipotent Creator and preserver of them one Day is set a side of seaven to be imployed especially in the study of this Grand History 2. In a VARIOUS HISTORY no other Method is to be expected but the noting of the time and place as things come to hand In this kind may be taken Aristotles wonderfull relations Aelians various History Valerius Maximus Memorialls Hackluits Navigations Mr Purchases Pilgrims Wolfius Mâ—morialls Pancerollahs Nova reperta and vetera amissa John Latius of the West Indies c. Gallobelgicus Newes and all the rest of the Mercuries and Journals that dayly multiply in the same straine last of all 3. ROMANCE'S or the Bastard sort of Histories may be noted not for any great uses in them See S. Augutine confess l. 1. c 23. â—ossivine Icsuit Biblioth select l. 16. §. 4. c. 3. but for manifold abuses by them 1. In wasting pretious time which might be better imployed 2. In stuffing the Fancy and Memory with ridiculous Chimerah's and wandering Imaginations to the excluding or stifling of more serious and profitable meditations 3. For transporting and deluding the affections with languishing Love impossible attempts and victories stupendious inchantments wherewith the weake Reader is often so taken that he makes himselfe as it were a Party in the businesse and rejoyceth or is sorry as matters are brought to succede according to his Fancy or otherwise 4. Such Brats of Invention and Spawne of Idle houres are well most found to be either 1. Rude or 2. Endlesse 3. or Depraved 4. or Superstitious or else 5. Morall 6. Politicall or 7. Satyricall 5. Rude those may be reckoned which neither favour of Ingenuity Language or Invention as that of Huon of Burdeaux Valentine and Orson Arthur of Little Britaine Fortunatus seuen wise Masters foure sonnes of Amâ—n Mervin Gerilion of England Bellianis of Greece and others not worth the naming 6. Endlesse may be accounted Amades de Gaule Palmerin and Primalion of Greece the Mirrour of Knighthood with the like which though they may have some taking incitements to Noblenesse and Valour yet continuing boundlesse by Conjuring up new Spirits they lead the Reader like an Ignis Fatuus into an endlesse maze leave him at length in a Quagmire 7. To the Tattle of depraved Romances belong such Peeces as we have of King Arthur Camden Mills Heylin in his Geog. and his Knights of the Round Table Guy of Warwick Bevis of Southampton to which may be added Father Turpins Rolando or Orlando Sr William Wallis of Scotland and the like Who although they were truely Famous in their times and deserved an Homer or Virgill to set them forth yet falling into the hands of Illiterate and sorded Monkes their Stories are so depraved that the Persons are made ridiculous And 8. Metaphrastes Lippoman Melchior Canus What should we call the Legends of Abdias Babilonius James de Voragine and our Iohn Capgrave to omitt infinite others but superstitious Romances of whose impudency and doltish forgery their owne men complaine yet Dominus opus habet Popery must have such props to uphold its policy and hoodwinke the vulgar and therefore the like Wares are at this day set forth to sale by Ribadineira Thenaft Messengham Yangas and our Miracle-mongers in English where the stuffe is the same though the dresse be neater the cuts more artificiall and a new glosse set upon it In a different way from these 9. The wandering Knights Spencers Fairy Queene Sir Philip Sydnies Arcadia with other peices of the like straine may passe with singular Commendations for morall Romances being nothing else but Poeticall Ethicks that with apt contrivance and winning Language informe Morality In which sense Heliodorus Aethiopicall History and Achilles Statiu's his Clitophon and Licippe were had in esteeme among diverse of the Ancients And Horace tels us that Homer in his Iliads and Odysses under those stories of Achilles and Vlisses Quid sit pulchrum quid turpe quid utile quid non Plenius melius Chrysippo Crantore dicit Informes us better for our compleat behaviour then Chrysippus or Crantor or the exquisite Athenian Philosophers 10. To Romances that poynt at Policy Xenophons Cyropaedia Sir Thomas Moores Vtopia Lord Verulams Atlantis Barkley's Argenis and Euphormio The Vocall Forrest Raynard the Fox diverse passages in Chaucer and many other in the same kind may be referred The vanity especially of the foure first kinds is wittily scourged by the 11. Satyricall Romances of Don Quicshot Lazarillo de Tormes Gusman Pantagruell Don Diego's visit of the Inhabitants of the Moone and the like 12. Concerning all which it were to be wished that 1. The Ruder Endlesse Depraved and Superstitious were utterly abolished or restrained at least from Youth of both kinds for preventing of Fantasticall Impressions 2. That the multiplying of new Follies as that wild Romance of Romances Pol Alexander as pernitious as the former were strictly forbidden and 3. That the Morall Politicall and Satyricall might be permitted only to those that can read them with Iudgment and make use of them with discretion 2. TO this pile of Histories are reducible 1. All Catalogues as those of Gesner Molanus Draudius those of Libraries and Marts continually increased 2. All Journalls Navigations and Discoveries 3. All Jesuiticall and other relations of strange things done in China or the like which to continue the method all along observed may be shut up with these INQVIRIES 3. Whether 1. Vpon a resolution to Study any Faculty it would not doe well to have an Historicall Catalogue of the Professors that have bin Eminent in it 2. Sir Iohn Mandevills Travels with the strange adventures in them or Binjamin Tudelitanus Iewish Iournals of multitudes of his Countrymen found abroad deserves the greater credit 3. Hartmanus Schedels Men-monsters inhabiting diverse Parts of the World or Olaus magnus Witches and Giants in the Northerne Regions be the hansomer creatures 4. Giraldus Cambrensis relation of the black Rook under the North-Pole or Ferdinando's de la Quir of the Civill Inhabitants neere to the South-Pole be the truer History 5. Prince Meredith of Wales discovered not the West Indies long before Columbus was borne 6. The Irish St Brendons Travels to the Land of Beheast in the English Legend or Owens Travels through St Patricks Purgatory described by Messengham amongst his Irish Saints be the likelier Narration 7. An Index or rather Ignis Expurgatorius be not more profitable and proper for such delusions then for castrating and castigating such Authors as relate disliked Truths LAVS SOLI DEO