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A91005	An easy and compendious introduction for reading all sorts of histories: contrived, in a more facile way then heretofore hath been published, out of the papers of Mathias Prideaux Mr of Arts and sometime fellow of Exeter Colledge in Oxford.	Prideaux, Mathias, 1622-1646?; Prideaux, John, 1578-1650.	1648 (1648)	Wing P3439; Thomason E466_1; ESTC R203318	211,216	358

eloquence had an Embassage sent unto him with guists from Iustinian the Emperour for condemning the Patriarch of Constantinople Anthemius the Arian An Epistle of his concerning the Fathers and Sonnes equality is much commended His successour and Countryman 6. A.D. 534 AGAPHETUS a Cardinalls sonne was sent by Theodotus the Gothish King to pacify Iustinian the Emperour who was highly offended for the death of the Noble and Learned Queene Amalasunta upon his comming Anthemius the Eutychian Patriarch was removed and Menna set in his place There is a Confession of Faith directed by this Agapetus to Justinian And a tract of his againe to the Emperour containing good Precepts of Government He dyed at Constantinople but was thence conveyed to Rome to be buried where 7. A.D. 536 SYLVERIUS a Campanian had his Chayre Pope Hormisdah's sonne who was somewhat more then a Cardinall This man was used hardly by Theodora the Empresse and Antonia Belisarita wife because he would not consent to the putting out of Menna and restoring of Anthemius the Eutichean the Empresse favourite For this refusall he was depos'd himselfe upon pretences that he dealt under hand with the Gathes who then besieged the City And 8. A.D. 537 VIGILIUS his underminer was set in his place and made the seaventh Schisme But he had litle comfort of his unjust advancement for being charged with breach of promise by the violent Theodora he was fetcht to Constantinople and there with a halter about his neck drawn about the streets and thence banished In returne from which he dyed which made way for 9. PELAGIUS a Romane to take his place A.D. 550 in whose time Tottylas besieged Rome and wonne it Notwithstanding this disaster this Pope was tampering to clayme a Supremacy not from Canons of Councells or Apostolicall Ordinance but from Christ himselfe It is said that by his Intercession he somewhat mitigated Tottylas But 10. IOHN the 3d his fellow Citizen A.D. 559 had better quarter from Narsete the Eunuch who turned out the Gothes and established Iohn in his Chaire There is a decree of his in Gratian dist 99. c. Nullus that cutts off any of the Clergy from the Title of Chiefe Priest or vniversall Bishop 11. BENEDICT a Romane also that succeeded An. D. 574 fell in the time when the Lombards forraged all Italy the griefe whereof brought him quickly to his end That 12. PELAGIUS the 2d might take his place An. D. 579 who being a Romane in the Besieging of the City by the Lombards was made Pope without Tiberius the Emperours consent which Election he sent Gregory to Constantinople for to excuse The same 13. GREGORY a Romane Succeeded next An. D. 590 He was termed Magnus both for the Extraordinary matters performed by him as also for his Learning though he took the Popedome upon him unwillingly and first called himselfe Servus serverum Dei 2. He sent Augustine into England who spread Christianity amongst the Easterne Saxons The most part of them before being Pagans whereas the Brittaines had at that time of his comming seaven Bishops and an Arch-Bishop 3. He translated the Arch-Bishops Seat from London to Canterbury 4. Earnestly withstood the clayme of vniversall Bishop against Iohn of Constantinople Playes the Polititian with Mauritius his Preferrer and graced too much the Traytor Phocas that slew him 5. He is said to have staid a Plague by carrying in Procession the Image of the Blessed Virgine and causing the punishing Angel to put up his Sword Also to have delivered Traianes soule out of Hell by his prayers to have brought in Candles for Candle masse and added foure dayes to Lent Besides to have Cancelled his decree against Priests Marriages upon the finding of 6000 Infant 's Sculls in a Fish pond 6. He is censured by some to be the last of the good but first of the bad Popes To be signified by the Angel flying between Heaven and Earth For one that made many Superstitious orders which yet take place but the good he appointed was never well observed For of the Priests he complaines the World is full of them and yet in the Lords Harvest there are few Labourers We take upon us the Office but discharge it who list and I thinke no dishonour to God can be shewed so great as that which it tollerateth in Priests for they are come now to that passe that they they Jerre at him that lives humbly and Continently and takes better courses then themselves with which fall in those Verses of Mantuan Sordida Gregorij leges observat Egestas Quae teuues scrutatur aquas flumina summa Grande pinque pecus fundo versatur in Imo. At sacri proceres qui lina capacia Petri Altius immergunt laqueant genus omne natantum Poore Curats only keep Pope Gregory's lawes And fish in Rills or Rivers su● face sweepe But fatter Jacks and Carpes escape their pawes M●dding themselves in Coverts of the deepe Now our Peers sinck St Peters larger Nett And in the bottome what they find they gett 7. His workes are set forth in one Volumne in diverse Editions Containing upon Job 35 Bookes expositions upon the 7 Penitentiall Psalmes upon the Canticles 22 Homilies upon Ezechiel 40 upon diverse Gospels Of a Pastorall charge upon the first of Kings Answere to 12 Questions proposed by Augustine of Canterbury twelve bookes of Epistles and foure bookes of Dialogues to Queene Theodolinda to confirme her and terrify her Husband with the Horrours of another World All which workes of his 14. SABINIANUS a Tuscane A.D. 604 his successor would have had burnt if he might have had his will But Petrus Diaconus affiemed upon his oath that he often saw a Dove whispering at his eare when he wrote which Dove is commonly painted with him This Quarrell grew betweene Gregory and Sabinian for that Gregory freely bestowed Corne amongst the Poore which Sabinian made them pay for whereupon Clamours arose against him and he to justify himselfe said that Gregory wasted improvidently the Revenues of the Church to get himselfe applause and persisted in such calumniations to wrong the dead untill Gregory believe it who will appeared unto him and knockt him on the head whereof he dyed and so put a period to the Tollerable Arch-Bishops and Patriarches 2. IN these times may be notice taken of 1. Hillary B. of Poiters a great stickler in twelve Bookes against the Arians Prosper and Fulgentius S. Augustines followers Orosius the Historian Priscian the notable Grammarian Dionysius Exiguus the setler of the Calendar 2. The beginning of Regular Monkes by Benedict an Italian Abbot with his sister Scholastica 3. The damnable vexations of Athanasius in the Councell of Tyre and otherwise with the impostures of Idolaters Socr. l. 5. c. 16. discovered in the demolishing of the Images of Cithra and Serapis and the stirres upon it in Alexandria of all which it is sufficient to have given a touch by the way INQVIRIES 3. Whether 1. The Pope may justly