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
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
AN EPITOMY OF History Wherein is shewn how severall Princes and Nations came to their particular Countries and Dominions also many great affaires in Judea Tartaria Russia Poland Swethland Germany Italy Piedmont Scotland England and many other places throughout the world from the birth of our Saviour to this present time LONDON Printed by M. Simmons in Aldersgate-streete 1661. TO THE READER YOu have here an Epitomie of the lives of the Emperors the patient sufferings of Christians the State of the Jewes much of the Turks war also Tamerlanes with the Duke of Musco and Sulton of Egypt the troubles of France revolt of Portugal States of Holland the Spanish invasion an account of the Two King Charle's of England with many other material affaires by Sea and Land up and down the World from the beginning of the Roman Monarchy wherein I have endeavoured to give the truth of things impartially and in the same order as they were perform'd in the world I have also closely compacted matter without needless glosses that you may the better remember the actions for your benefit and certainly it must needs be granted that such Histories as this which is real is of all other most useful the Reading of which yeeldeth solid delight where you may observe Providence learn Experience and gain that knowledge which may truly improve you Vale. H. C. AN EPITOMY OF HISTORY POmpey a Roman Generall having subdued Jerusalem and other Cities divided by the ambition of the Princes of the Jewish Common-wealth Aristobulus endeavoring to get Cities from Jaxus's Kingdom who was high Priest having quieted all in France and overcame Tygranes who was chose King by the Sirian Princes which had their Countries alotted them by Alexander son of Philip of Macedon who overcame Darius and brought the Empire into Greece Pompey then returned to Rome in Italy part of Europe supposed to be built by Romulus who kild his brother Rhemus his copartner which City is said at first to have been fifty miles round but was laid in heapes by the Goths now it standeth lower upon the bank of Tiber and is narrower in its bounds it was built upon seaven hills and hath had seaven changes of Government Kings Consulls Dictators Senators c. It was a place where the heathen Wits and Phylosophers resorted Pompey fell after to Warrs with Julius Caesar his kinsman another Roman general both striving for sole power and Pompey not laying down arms at the Senates decree Caesar overthrew him who fled into Egypt where the King fearing to harbour him slew him Julius Caesar getting the power after he had overcome Pompey's sons chose Senators conferred honors and offices upon his party but this bred him hatred of the Senate many conspired against him a Souldier being taken by him was askt how he durst goe against his Oath who told Caesar I was as faithfull to you as any before you became so bad that I saw there was no way to mend you but to rid you out of the world at last hew as thrust threw in the Senate by those he had shewed most kindness to the Senate burning his body Octavius Austus Caesars sisters son was adopted he is joyned with two Consulls with a Proconsulls power he overcame Antonius that obtained the government of France in which fight Caesars two Consulls was slain after which he gets higher and overcoming Brutus and Antonius again Caesars Navie being above three hundred Ships he became Emperor of Reme Tiberius obtained to be Tribune for five years In the two and forty year of Julius Caesar Christ came into the world at which time the Temple of Janus was shut up Judea now paid Tribute and Herod was made Kings the Scepter departing from Judah at Messias coming is foretold which Herod was an Idumean a Jew by profession but not by stock first set up Leftenant in Gallilee by Caesar whose Sollicitor was Herods father Herods brother Aristobulus was made high Priest Herod dying obtained the Tetrarchy of Judea for his son Archelaus when Joseph returned from Egypt and dwelt at Nazereth Tilerius Néro the formers son in Law was chose by the Senate who at first seemd hard to be perswaded to it he acted with his Senate but after ruled with robbery lust and arrogancy kild a Senator that made him his Heir to have his goods sent ordered Piso as is supposed to poyson Germanicus who did brave exployts for the Romans and sent a letter to the Senate against one he had made Knight who was thrown down from a high place headlong In the fifteenth year of Tiberius Christ was baptised lead into the wilderness fasted forty dayes and began to preach About four years after Christ suffered voluntary pains on the Crosse which Pilate deputy of Judea signified and his miracles to the Senate but they would not acknowledge him God because the people had worshipt him so before When Christ was carried back to Heaven and the Holy Ghost fell upon his Disciples who openly preacht what they had seen the Jewes waxt hot and stoned Stephen but Saul strucken down became an eminent servant of Christ Caius Caligula hated the Jewes because they would not build Temples Altars and offer sacrifice to him his dependers was great haters of the Christians Pilate that past sentence on Christ fell into a tormenting disease and to end his miserable life killed himself Herod that beheaded John the Baptist was banisht and died in penurie at Lions in France Caius was killed by his own guard Claudius reduced many Countries by war to the Roman Monarch among others England marrying his daughter to the King thereof he punisht with death two of the former Emperors guard or servants for killing their master There was a Council in his time where was Peter and Paul and the Elders of Jerusalem He was poysoned by his wife to prepare for her son Nero. Domitous Nero at first past his time well but after became abominably wicked tormented to death his own mother begun the persecution of Christians now Peter and Paul suffered Martyrdom at which time the Gospel spread abroad when it is said Joseph of Arimathea came into England Nero's cruelty caused troubles in the Senate divers Countries to rise up against him especially the Jewes he put many Noble men to cruell death at last the Senate condemned him to be whipt to death upon which he fled and killed himself Flavius Vaspasian While others contending to be Emperor who were cut off he was chose by the Roman Army Now there was a Comet and several signes appeared of the Jewes coming calamities his forces spoild the Jewes at Alexandria then at Damascus after besieg'd and brought Jerusalem to the desolation foretold but the Christians warn'd of God fled beyond Jordan and dwelt at Decapolis only Timothy and other Christians at Ephesus was put to death but the Jewes was some fold some tore in peeces by wild beasts others by infection and famine was dreadfully devoured Titus Vaspasian
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
shall not need to recommend or put you in minde of the good correspondence that ought to be kept between you for the good of your selves and Me and the whole Kingdom and I may tell you It is very necessary for Us all You will finde whoever doth not love Me doth not love you and they who have no Reverence for you have little kindness for Me. Therefore I pray let us adhere fast to each other and then We shall with the help of God in a short time perswade or oblige all men to that Submission and Obedience to the Law as may constitute a full measure of happiness to Prince and People and perswade Our Neighbors to that esteem and value they have formerly had for Us. The next day after the Speech the Parliament Voted Twelve hundred thousand pounds to be speedily rais'd and ordered the pretended Judges of the late King to be brought before them to show what cause they can why they should not be executed who generally alledged nothing but the Kings Proclamation FINIS Short Stories escaping the Book THE Emperors of Constantinople on their Coronation day had a Mason to present to them Marble Stones useing these words Choose Mighty Sir under which of these Stones Your pleasure is ere long to lay your Bones Panopion flying his Bondman chang'd apparrell with him and lay down in his bed I willingly yeelding the Soldiers should stay him as they did for his Master A Court Parasite commending the Emperor Sigismond to his face the Emperor gave him a sound box on the ear In China they use to whip their Gods if they help them not when they pray unto them Francis King of France consulting how to lead his Army over the Alps his Fool sprang from a Corner saying rather take care how you shall bring your Army back againe The Romans ready to joyne battle with the Albanes three Champions was chose on both sides to avoid bloudshed to end the battel two of the Romans being slaine the other fled but the three Albanes pursuing him slowly by reason of their wounds and being at a distance from one another he returned and slew one after anonother so the day fell to the Romans Solon was so humble as he could not by the Athenians and friends be perswaded to accept of the honour of Soveraignty The Cretans brought up their sons from their youth in difficult labors to prevent idleness Scandenbtrg used to sleep but two hours in a night Mithridates King of Pontus kil'd his Mother Brother Three Sons and three Daughters to get the Crowne who was after slaine by another Son Alexander most ingratefully in a Feast slew Clitus whose mother had been his nurse and who a little before saved Alexanders life and Muleases King of Tunis tortured to death Mesâ—ar and Maenifet by whose meanes he had obtaind the Kingdom grieving to see them alive to whom he was so much beholding Vortigar King of the Brittains being in Wine was insnared by the Daughter of Hengist the Saxon to the undoeing of the Brittish Nation Lewis King of France used three dayes in a week publickly to hear grevances and right the wrongs of his people The King of Poland when his servant lost his hand in the warrs he sent him a golden hand Two of Dr. Vshers Aunts was blind from the Cradle and never saw Letter yet taught him to read and could repeat any part of the Bible When many Turks in assaulting Alba Regalin had got upon a fort a Hungarian woman thrust in among the soldiers and with a Scithe struck off two Turks heads which so incouraged the soldiers that the Turks was repeled The Daughter of Tarpia betraying her Father and Tower that he was Governor of to the King of Sabins for all the Sabin soldiers wore upon their left arme aiming at their bracelets coming for her reward King Tatius ordered the soldiers to throw bracelets and shields both from their armes upon her and so crusht her to death Among the Turks the grand Signeuor is not exepted from a trade Mahomet the great made wooden spones another Sulton made notches for Bows The Egyptians made a law that those which could not show how they liv'd should be put to death King Perses being overcome by Emelus grew into such passion as to slay two of his Nobles that came to comfort him A German falling into the hands of Theeves said to a company of Crows you are witnesses of my death the Theeves three years after being merry together seeing some Crowes said yonder be the witnesses of our Murther which words overheard they was examined and executed In the East-India they use to sing the prayses of the King when he goes abroad calling him Lord of the Sun and Moon King of Land and Rivers in every thing great great witch great lyon and so great any thing In the first year of King Charles of England 1625. died in London of the Plague within the Bill of mortality threescore and three thousand persons Many Dutch men in Joppa being drunk on St. Martins day the Turks came suddainly upon them and cut the throats of twenty thousand Alexander the great drank himself to death A young King of France scoffing at William the Conquerors great belly when he was sick saying he lay in at Roan William recovered marcht to Paris to show him his up rising also sackt Nants Henry the third of France would have his jester between him and Cardinall at solum processioning Caesar Burgia used to say aut Caesar aut Nullus but not long after was slain and Menorates a Physitian curing some desperate diseases would be called Jupiter One Averny forswaring himselfe could not speak a word till by inward repentance his tongue untied Pope John the 22. left in his treasury to his Heirs two hundred and 50 tuns of Gold The auncient Romans used when the Moon was eclipst to make a great noise with basons and panns to call her again Becket a Traytor to King Henry the second being murthered was first obscurely buried but after was made Martyr by the Pope and laid in a sumptuous shrine to which many great persons came in Pilgrimage with most rich offers the prints of their kneeling to his Tomb is to be seen at Canterbury to this day Philip King of France ordained that men that swore or blasphemed should be drowned Cicero though he was not rich would not take a fee at pleading any cause The Spaniards will be rich in apparrell though poor in purse and if he hath a Capon to supper the feathers must be strowed before the dore next morning Titus said he had rather perish by others then destroy them and two of the Senators convinced of affecting the Empire he told them that was at Gods disposal but if they askt any thing else he would give it them Dionysius the Tyrant punisht a Physitian because he could sing and Plato the Phylosopher because he could dispute better then himself Cineus the Orator won
could be brought in favour of the Subject should be admitted Micithus servant to Tyrant Aneuxilus was left by his dying master to be Viceroy during his childrens minority who behaved himself so gently and justly that the people thought him fit to rule but notwithstanding he resigned to the Children at age his power and therewithall the Treasures he by providence had heaped up and contenting himself with a small pittance he went and liv'd privately but with great respect Aristides the Athenian would not favour any mans cause because he was his friend or doe injustice to any because he was his enemy once seeing an enemy that the Judge was so angry with as to hear no more of his cause Aristides beg'd at the Judges feet that his offender might make his defence Aristides being at another time Judge between two private men one of them said Sir this man hath done you wrong also to whom Aristides replied friend I am here to doe thee right not my self M. Cato prised every Citizens goods and rated their apparrel coaches wives chaines and Jewels to the end that those which were so superfluous in those things should pay the more subsidie to defray the charge of the Common-wealth Demosthenes being banisht by his ungrateful Citizens departing out of the City perswaded the young men not to meddle with matters of State assuring them that if they had offered him two wayes at first the one to goe into the assemblies to make Orations to the people the other to be put to death presently and that he had known as he now did the troubles that man suffers that medles in the affairs of the Commonwealth together with the fear envie accusations that attend the same he would have chosen death rather then the other Archimedes was so hard at his Mathematicall studie when Syracuse was taken that he heard not the noise yea not heeding even when the soldiers broke upon his study they thinking he slited them a soldier run him through Pithagorus liv'd a whole year in a Cave that being sequestred from the society of men he might the better studie philosophy Cato Vlisensis did so industriously adict himself to the studie of Greek Authors that as he set in the Senate house shadowing his bookes with his gowne he was upon all oportunities reading of them King James coming into the Library at Oxford seeing the chains by which the books was fastned wisht that if ever it was his destiny to be a prisoner that the library might be his prison Philip King of Macedon besieging Abidus when the people saw that they could not escape they first cast their goods into the sea and then kild their wives and children and themselves leaving an emptie City for him Antigonus observing one of his soldiers very valiant ready to adventure on desperate services and yet looking pale and lean would know what he ailed and finding he had a dangerous disease Antigonus using all the means he could got him recovered but perceiving after he was less forward then formerly the King demanding of him the reason he ingenuously confessed that he now felt the sweetness of his life and therefore was loath to loose it Zalucus the lawmaker having made a law that the Adulterer should lose both his eyes not long afar his own son was proved guilty before him of than sin whereupon to shew the love of a Father and sincerity of a Judge he put out one of his sons eyes and one of his owne Mercurius Trismigistus was in such respect among the Egyptians that in reverence of him it was not lawfull to pronounce his name commonly and rashly how then should we never use Gods name but to purpose and with seriousness If any of us Jewes saith Josephus be asked of any point of the Law we answer it as readily as if we had been asked our own name The Venetians punish with death those that misimploy but a small matter of the publick stock to their own private profit Phil Melancthon tells of a play that was to be acted of the death and passion of Christ he that acted Christs part on the Crosse was wounded to death by one that should thrust his sword into a bladder of blood and he with his fall killed one that acted a womans part lamenting under the Crosse his brother that was first slaine seeing this slew the murtherer for which himself by the order of Justice was hang'd Theodorick and Frederick slew their own brother Thrasimaâ—d King of the Visigothes to get his kingdome and after Theod had reigned thirteen years he was served in the same kind by his owne brethren who slew him to get his kingdome Cato Major accused threw envy for his vertue was forc'd to plead for himself forty six times before the people Charles the fifth bestowed when the King of Tunis came to him such perfume upon his dishes that one Peacock and two Pheasants drest cost 100 Duckets Balisarius having obtained many great victories against the Vandalls and ingraven them on a pillar he erected of 100 pound weight of gold had after through the malice of the Empresse his eyes put out and driven to such want as to beg in the way side pray give a half-penny to poor Balisarius Mahomet the great being murmured at by his Captains as doating upon a Lady a wondrous beauty he called them to see her in most rich attire who they admired but he to shew he preferred not his private affection before the publick drew out his cemiter and immediately cut off her head In the Magulls country where mens bodyes dead are burned many of their wives to gain the repute of loving ones will burn with them and will not be perswaded from it by great proffers from the King The Mahometans by their law are injoyned to make restitution of ill gotten goods if they cannot presently satisfie they give bills if they know not to whom to restore they bequeath it to Hospitalls Bathes or Churches Cyrillus loving an only son unmeasurerably giving him liberty to doe what he list without correction at last his son came to be so vile as to offer violence in his drunken humour to his Mother with child killed his Father and woundead two sisters to death Morgan Bishop of St. Davis who condemned Martyr Farras and usurpt his Bishoprick not long after strucken by Gods anger his meat would not goe down but pict up againe either at his mouth or nose in a horrible manner till death There was such a Tempest at Cardinall Wolsies Funeral as blew out all the Torches and his black body so stunck that they was fain to throw his body in his Tomb and there leave him Alexander besieging an Indian City the people within set fire of it and the soldiers breaking in labored not more to quench it and save the people then they did to increase the flame rather then be captives Madam Charlot de Vrsnes a French Lady publisht at Paris her homilies as they are called upon the obscure Epistle on the Hebrews with the approbation of two Doctors Marois and Tenot and with the priviledge of the King Mazentius the barbarous Tyrant would tie dead and living bodies together and say let men fell themselves die Dead bodies to the quick he joyn'd and Composing face to face and hand to hand Flowing with putred filth strange torment by Embraces foul he slowly caus'd to die A Governour under the Duke of Normandy not effecting his desire in abusing a gentlewoman imprison'd her husband and cut off his head upon which complaint being made to the Duke he sent for both parties the Governor tremblingly confessing the truth the Duke askt him if he would marry the Gentlewoman and give her his estate who yeelded to it then askt the Gentlewoman if she was willing who advised by her friends the Governor being a great man in his Princes favour she consented and the Duke saw them married and then askt the Gentlewoman whether she was satisfied yes said she but said the Duke so am not I and so sent the Governor to prison and beheaded him Dyogenes the conceited Phylosopher being one day washing of hearbs was told by Plato if you could court Dyonisius you need not wash herbes Dyogenes replyed if you could wash hearbes you need not Court Dyonisius and seeing an untoward wrestler undertake to cure diseases askt him whether he had now meanes to cast those to the ground who had before worsted him The invention of Printing Lawrence Jans a rich Citizen at Harlem in the Low Countries walking into woods for recreation cut in peeces of wood the letters of his name printing them on the back of his hand which pleasing him he cut three or four lines and putting Inke upon them he printed them upon paper and joyning hereat he determined to find out an Ink more fastening and with his Cousen Tho Petresse got a way to print whole sheets but of one side only after he changed his letters of wood into lead A prophane wretch swaring he believed not that the Soule survived the body and that he would sell his Soule which after the Devill in mans shape buying of him for wine he was in the presence of several persons carried away and never heard of FINIS