against the Irish and would arme a lifeguard of 220 horse foot but by letters intercepted from the Lord Digbie the Parl. suspected something else and appoint Hotham not to yeeld Hull to the King the K. summond the Country as being in danger of the Parliament the Parliament declared such extraordinary arming of men to be against the Laws many of the Lords and Commons went to the King the Parliament sent propositions to him who not consenting they order money and Plate to be brought in for Religion the King and Laws the King did the like Proclaming against their Warrants for the Malitia they forbid raising armes by the Kings warrant and get an Army under Essex of fourteen thousand the King besieges Hull looses twenty one men in a retreat the King sets up his Standard for men sends for a Composure but the Parliament would not treat till he had revokt his Proclamation calling them Rebels the Armies at Edge-hill fight both sides took prisoners 5000 was slaine most of the Kings and Ruthen his general a prisoner died of his wounds The French gets Tarine from the Spaniards and many Victories the Pirates of Argier take a Spanish Ship valeu'd at about three hundred thousand pound A Countryman killing a hogg before three of his Children one of which being six years old the other two kil'd their brother in their fathers absence and boast of it their Mother threw her selfe for grief in a Well and her husband hang'd himself The Emperor Fard beheads some of his commanders for not fighting makes peace with the Turks for twenty years In England many victories and places are got some by the King some by the Parliament who rais'd excise tried and executed Chalanor for a plot against them About this time was the revolt of Portugall a place of 800 miles Circute 400 miles by the Sea this once belong'd to the King of Casteel and was under an Earle whose Son gaining much from the Moores was made General fought with five Mahomitan Kings their Army being about 400 thousand the King of Casteel made this Earle the first King of Portugal who was confirmed by the Pope at last the King of Casteel and Portugal fell to wars and moreover a Cardinall coming to be King and dying without Issue many pretending right to it the people the Pope also as Doner of Crownes in controversies but the Dutchess of Burgance was supposed the true Heir but the King of Spaine also pretended a title which being supported by armes in two battles assisted by the French he subdues Portugal but ruling of them hardlie by impositions and listing yearly four thousand Portugizes they was weary of the Spanish Government and both Priests and People sought deliverance the King of Spaine sends for the Duke of Burgance Count Oliverz excuses his coming to Court but assures the King of the Dukes affection the K. makes him chief over his Malitia the Nobilty and Arch Bishops meet and tell the Duke of Burgance of their desire to make him King who seem'd to desire time to consider of it but the business was so unanimously carried on that on a set day by the signe of a shot from Lisbone they fell on upon the guards in several places by Land and Sea killing only one Swise and threw the Kings Secretary their great enemy out of a window and sackt his house but in about two hours all the shops was open and all quiet rejoycing in their King John who promis'd to run all hazards for his Countries good the plot took effect at the same time in other places and Castles also in the Indies and elswhere abroad the Spaniards being quietly sent home without blood The Lords spiritual and temporal Commons in Parliament confirmed the King the Marquess of Furara gave the oath of allegian e to the Clergie and others the King was after Crowned by the Arch-bishop of Lisbone attended with the Nobility the King had put into his hand a Chrystall Scepter he altered but very few officers of State the Parliament would have enacted him some monies but he rather chose to accept of the peoples benevolence which amounted to four millions of gold this news astonisht the Court at Madrid that a Kingdome should be lost by lights and fireworks and ever since they have continued in war with Portugal Rome fortified fearing the Spaniard for receiving a Portugall Ambassador The Queen of France upon a vow to the Ladie Lauretta for health restored to the Dolphin sends twelve hundred weight of silver and an Image of Jesus The Emperor redeemes the Image of Marie of the Sweedes with 10000 Florenes after the Sweede fights him for 8 hours took 289 officers after took in eight places Wrangle also beats the Dane but the Dane makes peace with both Sweede Dutch In England the Parliament get assistance of the Scots the King by a cessation in Ireland gets some thence who were quickly broaken but the Scots took in many places weakned Newcastles army in the North with whom at Marston-More the Parliaments army Manchester and Fairfax being now made chief commanders fight the Parliaments left wing was first worsted but Cromwel who commanded under Fairfax broke the Kings left wing Lashly the Scot pursuing and Cromwel coming about again with his horse releev'd the left and got the victory took bag and baggage and 100 Ensignes after the Scots took Newcastle In Cornewal Essex being incompassed the foot submitted to the King the horse forcing their way and escaping as they could Essex flying to Plymouth Propositions was sent by the Parliament to Oxford about Religion Ireland Malitia but nothing done Fairfax is voted General a new Army is modeld foreigne Ambassadors sought to agree the King and Parliament The King Prince Rupert fight the new Army routed their left wing Cromwel did the like by the King and Skippon weakning their foot Cromwel forcing the Ks. horse to flight the foot was taken 4000 brought prisoners through London about 600 on both sides slain most of the Conquerors Fairfax's Army by Crumwels meanes lose not an hour takes in many places and Hopton was spoyled by Waller in the West The Parliament would not accept of the Kings offers made to their Commissioners at Vxbridge the Scots was to hard for Montross though sometimes vexed by him but at last they utterly overthrew him tried and executed him The French take Graveline by a laborious siege the great Vizor presents himself arm'd before the Turke complaining of disaffected persons but he is stab'd the Dutch pass through the Danish Seas whether they will or no but a Tower giving light to Marriners being remov'd fourteen of their ships was dashed against rocks there was burnt at Constantinople 1000 houses 15000 ware houses In July 1647. The Duke of Arots Viseroy of Naples for the King of Spaine imposed taxes among other commodities upon fruits upon which the people gave out mutenous words the Viseroy consulted with the precincts of 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
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-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
and was much terrified at it Justinian was strong for the Christian faith of the four Counsells he by Bellisarius overcame the Persians recoverd what his predecessors had lost in Asia Africk Europe also Carthage from the Vandalls drove the King of the Gothes out of Italy recoverd Sicile but the Goths chose another King and recoverd Italy but was beaten out again one of the Emperors Captains angry with the Emperors Sons wife sends for the Longabards out of Panamia who possessed themselves of that part of Italy call'd Lumbardie This Emperor abridged the Roman Laws call'd a counsell about disputations moved Origens and Theodorus writings Justinus Jun having his Dominions wasted put on the Emperial robes on Tiberius wishing him wisely to governe the Roman Empire the King of Persia was now so high that he would not admit of the Emperors Embassadors but was subdued by the Emperor who subdued also the Goths and Vandals the King of Goths put to death his own Son for turning from Arianisme Maritius to whom Tiberius gave his Daughter and Kingdome suffered twelve thousand soldiers to be slain through not parting with a little money to ransome them for which the souldiers brought him before Phocus who they had chose who killd the Emperor and his Wife and Children Phocus reigned in Cruelty and Drunkenness the Roman Empire was weakned by divers enemies the Patriarch of Rome perceiving that the Patriarch of Constantinople was like to be the chief he wrote against Supremasie but afterward being in great favour with the Emperor he got him to ordain the Bishop of Rome to be universal Bishop and the Church of Rome head over all Churches which dignity was importunately begged and with much contention obtain'd This Emperor was overome by his Son-in-law and others and brought to Heraclianus who commanded his head and feet to be cut of and stump burnt Heraclianus the King of Persia had now taken Jerusalem who gave the Jews leave to kill many thousand Christians and would not have peace with the Emperor without the Emperor would turn Pagan but the Emperor subdued him and regaind Jerusalem after this he fell into the heresie of the Monotholites and was given to insest and curious arts At this time begun the Monarchy of the Sarasens a people of Arabia who fought under the Emperor against the Persian but craving wages for their services was called Arabian doggs by the Emperors Treasurer upon which they chose Mahomet their Captain took Damascus conquered Syria Palestina Egypt Persia and consulted with an Apostate Bishop and some Jewes and set up a mixt Religion or Alcoran of Judaisme Christianisme and Paganisme commanding all people that could be conquered by fire and sword to receive this doctrine he overthrew a great army of the Emperors the Emperor about renewing his Army died with grief Constantius was soon poysoned by his fathers second wives advise that her Son might reign but the Senate cut out her tongue and her beautiful Sons nose and banisht them about this time the Sarasens took Caesaria and slew therein 7000 Christians Constans revenged himself on them that conspired his fathers death and subdued one whom the Army chose Emperor cut off the noses of his two brothers because their beuty should not commend them the Sarasens was now brought to pay tribute unto the Emperor who though he was something Heretical yet calld a Counsell that utterly condemnd the Monotholites Justinian was cruell to the Citizens of Constantinople but a Nobleman took him cut off his nose and banisht him and burnt two of his Counsellers in the belly of a brasen Bull but the Souldiers being inconstant they cut off the Noblemans nose and put him into a Monastery and chose another but the first Emperor by another Princes help recovers his power slew both the other Emperors and continuing cruel still Philipicus got him slain by a servant Philipicus was declared Heretick by the Bishop of Rome for rasing pictures out of a Temple had his eyes put out by Artemius his Secretary Artemius deposeth the Patriarch of Constantinople for not keeping the Faith Theodosius taking the Emperor forc'd him to take the habit of a Monk and Theodosius reigned in his stead but hearing of Leo's being chosen went to a Monastery and gave over his governing Leo Isaurus destroyed Images the Bishop of Rome forbad tribute to be paid him excommunicated and disauthorised him sent out curses against him and hot warrs there was between Emperor and Pope This Pope Gregory the second was reckoned a Conjurer though the Lumbards had joyned with him in routing the Emperor yet in sharing he casts to clear Italy to the Roman Sea and to ingage Charles of France he sent him the keys of the holy Sepulcher and St. Peters Chaine This Pope decreed in a Senod that all that would not do religious honour to Images should be cut off from the body and blood of Christ The Sarasens utterly destroyed the Gothes in Spain but was beaten out of France with the loss of three hundred thousand Constantius Copronymus fighting against the Arabians the Senate great favourers of Images gave out the Emperor was dead and chose another but he returned and won Constantinople he gathered a general Counsel which condemn'd worshiping of Images The Turks and Scythians now invaded the Arminians and Sarasens but the agreement was that the Turks in Persia should be called Sarasens who also embrased the Mahomitan Religion the Pope and King of France overcame the Lombards Leo the former's son was zealous against Images punisht those near him for worshiping of them Irene the wife of Leo was deposed by her son Constantius but she pluckt out both his eyes and imprisoned him where he died for grief she persecuted those that was not for Images of Saints and Fathers she was at last banisht and deposed by Nicephorus who raigned eight years after her but now the famous Empire of the East was in a manner extinguisht Nicephorous treats with Charles the great and contents himself with small Dominions besides the Turks and Goths in the West and Hunnes and Lumbards had continued long in their several Dominions got from the old Empire Charles the great he was first King of France but declared and crown'd by Leo the third Bishop of Rome a prudent Emperor a detester of worshiping of Images he fought against the King of Denmark and Bohemia enemies to Christians he appointed his kinsman over Italy and left his son Lodovicus Emperor Lodovicus called for his meekness pious was crowned by the fourth Bishop of Romet Barnard governor of Italy rebelled but was beheaded his sons also rebelled whom the Emperor pardoned the Sarasens from Egypt invade Sicily burning towns and killing Priests the Emperor with the Bishop of Romes help drove the Sarasens away the Bishop of Vtrech threatned to excommunicate the Emperor if he would not leave his wife because she was his kinswoman this Emperor gave over his right in choosing Pope to the Clergy and people
of Rome Lotharius was anointed in St. Peter's Church by the Pope his Brothers fell out about their fathers lands which civill war so weakned the Nobility of France that the Danes and Normans entred and troubled them for many years Lodovicus the Second dying without Issue his brother Charles King of France by liberal gifts obtain'd to be Emperor but was poyson'd by his Physitian a Jew from the formerly great now small Empire of the East Michael Emperor of Constantinople slew his brother and thrust his Mother and sisters into a Monastery Carolus Crassus the Son of Lewis King of Germany was forc'd to yeild to the Normans who was very potent in France that place toward the Brittish Sea called Normandy the Emperor for negligence and ill government was deposed and Arnalphus his Nephew declared Emperor Arnalphus fought with the Duke of Spoleto who flying the Emperor besiegeth his Wife who hired some of the Emperors servants to poyson him Lodovicus the third in his time the Sarasens invaded Italy and the Hungers France the King of the Sarasens in besieging Consentia was killd by thunder and the rest returned to Affrick Conradus desired his brother to deliver after his death the Emperial Ornaments to the Duke of Saxony as most fit for it for wisdome it being a troubled State which desire of this Emperor his brother preferred before the Throne and performed his will Henry Duke of Saxony was busie a hunting when the news came of his being made Emperor he made Peace with the Hungers for nine years after obtain'd a victory over them and in thanks to God purged his Dominions of the sin of Simonie he fought also with the people of Dasmatia and Bohemians and made them tributaries he was called Pater Patriae Otho the first the former Son called a Councell deposed the Pope the Romans making a sedition he return'd and punisht them after ordered that none should be chose Pope without the consent of the Emperor he was buried in a Church himself built In the East Constantine had recover'd his Empire from the Romans again Otho the second prevails against the King of France recover'd Lorraigne but the Sarasens and Grecians with Constantine came to recover Apulia and overcame the Emperor who hardly escaped who after vented his wrath upon the Italians for deserting him Otho the third pardoned Crescensius twice who the Italians prefer'd to be Emperor but the third Rebellion of his he hang'd him the seditious Romans also advanc'd John 18 to be Pope rejecting Gregory the fifth made by the Emperor whith John had his eyes pluckt out and himself thrown headlong from the Capital this Emperor with the Pope now instituted seaven Electors of the Emperor the Bishop of Mentz Cullen and Tryes Count Palatine Duke of Saxony Marquess of Brandenburgh and in case of contrary opinions the King of Bohem'n this Emperors wire was the widdow of the rebell he hang'd who poysoned him with a pair of gloves From the East those Emperors lives was but short by reason of the continuing of the old barbarous course of making them away Henry the second Duke of Bavaria was chose Emperor by the Electors receiving the Crown from the Pope he subdued all his rebells expeled the Sarasens out of Italy the King of Denmark a savage Prince came into England to roote out the Christian profession one of the Saraseu Princes at this time destroyed some Temples in Jerusalem and massacred all the spiritual officers Conradus the second made a Law to punish with death the troublers of the peace in Germany about this time a war grew between the Christians and Sarasens but a peace was made in a short time after and liberty granted to rebuild the Christian Temples in Jerusalem Henry the Third In his time three Bishops contended for the Popedome but the Emperor plac'd Clemens the second at this time the estate of Christians was most lamentably afflicted by the Turks and Sarasens Henry the Fourth was a good wise Emperor but excommunicated twice by the Pope who stird up the Germans against him under the Duke of Sweve who being taken had his right arm cut off which he held up at his Oath of Allegiance and he acknowledged Gods hand Henry the Fifth the Pope would not Crown till he would give over his right of Election of the Pope and of investing of Bishops by Staffe Ring but the Emperor compel'd the Pope and Cardinalls to perfect his Coronation and confirme his priviledges which the Pope covenanted to by breaking a peece of the Hostie notwithstanding the Pope revoked and cursed the Emperor but before the Emperor as I told you forc'd the Pope the Pope being admired in the world call'd a Counsell of the Bishop of Mentz Trier and Worms to insite the Emperor to war with his own father Lotharius the second Duke of Swene was elected two contending for the Popedom he gave it to Innocent and coming to Rome with an Army made the other Pope Peter a Citizen and the Count of Sicilly his friend say nothing more Conradus Tertius subdued the Duke of Saxony and Bavaria Winsperg besieged the women begg'd leave to come out with what they could carry on their backs which granted they brought forth their husbands which the Emperor thought would have been Treasure but perform'd his promise This Emperor going against the Turks and wanting provisions accepted of some meale from the Emperor of Constantinople but it being mingled with Lime poysoned his Army upon which the King of France joyning with the King of Jerusalem besiedged Damascus but the Christians in Asia and Siria was so decayed that Turks and Infidells had almost got all Frederick the first coming to Coronation he alighted to salure the Pope and when the Pope mounted he held the Stirrup and mistaking the Stirrup angred the Pope the Pope incited him and the Duke of Bavaria to fight with the Duke of Apula for recovering his Terrtiories to the Chair of Rome the Pope also stir'd up the Emperor of Constantinople to drive Apula out of Italy the Duke begg'd on fair termes peace but the Pope rejected him the Duke overcoming the Emperor of Constantinople marches towards the Pope who then sued to him for Peace Frederick taking into consideration the Popes ambition prefixt his own name before the Popes and ordered there should be no appeal to Rome upon which the Pope stirred up the people of Germany and elsewhere against the Emperor and excommunicated him a flie entring the Popes throat choaked him the Emperor subdued Millan quickly two now contending for Popedome Alexander not meeting the Emperor at Counsell he chose Victor Pope upon which Alexander falls a cursing and warring and joyning with the Venetians took the Emperors son upon which the Emperor came to Alexander for absolution and kneeling down the Pope trod on his neck saying thou shalt tread upon the Adder and the Aspe c. I said the Emperor that 's to St. Peter I said the Pope to me and
battle of the Muscovites who entred the Tarters Country grieved to see the slaughter of his enemies The great Cham of Tartaria gives him his daughter and stir'd him up against the King of China that stiled himself Lord of the world Tamerlane going against this King falling sick a Counseller drew away part of his soldiers who Tamerlane overcome and then on his march made a speech to his souldiers which ended his soldiers cried out one God in Heaven one Emperor on Earth he first forces a great wall the Chinaes made for defence of their Country and took great spoil The King of China summons his Priests to pray to the Sun a Lord came to Tamerlane to direct him to whom he gave a frontire Province and was very courteous to the people and he endeavors to get a great City for the comfort of his Army before he fight more he won the Suburbs by storm but considering the riches of the City might spoil his Soldiers for fighting took it on conditions the King of China marches towards Tamerlane the King rode in a Chariot whereof every part shone with Gold Pearls Rubies and Diamonds and his whole Army with Gold and precious stones Tamerlane took another place for refreshment and then sent out a party of 6000 horse telling the commander if they come upon you retire back and bring that great cloud to me which I hope to disperse he likewise ordered a great body to receive the enemy upon the formers retirement and another body ready to help the last if worsted reserving still another body with himself the Chinaes come on with his horse trappings as well as armor deckt with gold and silver he had likewise many armed Chariots they came altogether without any vantguard but Tamerlan's commander being wounded and retired another great body ingaging beat the enemy within the Kings Chariots but the King had yet about his person 150 thousand men then came on Tamerlane and broke through even within a second rank of Chariots where was 40000 men the King at last remain'd wounded with Tamerlane the battle being won which lasted eight hours there was slain two Kings alleys to the King of China who had divers strange weapons and ensignes wonderful riches was taken in golden vessels pretious stones and and rich Chariots the next day Tamerlane lookt upon his Army and took care of the King of China whose Army was at first 200 thousand foot and 150 thousand horse Tamerlane refreshed himself with water never drinking wine thanked God never in the least vaunted and went and saluted the King again who said to Tamerlane well let it suffice thee seeing thou fightest for honour that the Lord of the World and Childe of the Sun is in thy power China hath two hundred famous Cities in it and abounds with Silk Linnen Fish Fowle and Mines of Gold and Silver Tamerlane overthrew also the King of China's brother upon which Cities yeilded a passe but at length he made a peace with him injoying most of the Cities in China beating down all Idolls and so deliver'd the King to goe home After this the Emperor of Greece desired his aid against the Turk that would attempt his Country Tamerlane sends to the Turk to warn him not to meddle with Greece but the Turk bids him injoyn lawes to his own Subjects Tamerlane with what force his unkle and other Lords helpt him to sets forward sending victualls by Sea and his Campe was like a well govern'd City not the least wrong permitted Bajazet the Turks King forbad all prayers for Tamerlane and comes furiously to meet him and after as furiously joyns ' battle with great noise and cries the first that fought on Tamerlanes side was a Prince who charg'd so home as to come among the Janazaries and put them to great disorder but was slain there another great body was sent both sides fought so stoutly that it lasted long and many was slain and yet the battel doubtful at last when Tamerlanes side was ready to give back he made room by a charge upon the Janazaries and some Tartars of the Turks side revolted and with much adoe at a fresh charge the Turks great number was overcome and the King a prisoner and wounded and coming before Tamerlane shewed not the least submission said Tamerlane what if you had took mee then said hee I would have carried you about in a Cage so said Tamerlane shall you be serv'd and he was fed with fragments like a dogge Tamerlane marches against the Sulton of Egypt that assisted the Turks fought him near Alepo with courage on both sides but the Sulton fled though his Army was about 170 thousand after Tamerlane took Damascus and other places and set down before Cair assaulted it with fifty thousand the City was only ditcht not wall'd the Sulton opposed his passage but was forc'd to retreat into a second Trench The next day the Sulton was forc'd to leave the City and was pursued towards Alexandria where a party of Tamerlanes went first to prevent the Sulton gathering forces but the City desired to submit to Tamerlane and that the Sulton would not make that place a seat of warr so the Sulton not knowing what to doe went away with tears in his eyes and then Tamerlane return'd home and after his unkles death was Emperor of Tartaria Rupert Duke of Bavaria was chose by the Electors in his time Mahomet the Turk after Tamerlane died regain'd his fathers Dominions and killed his brother Sigismund King of Bohemia and Hungarie he was a wise Prince call'd a Counsell for union Husse was now burn'd for preaching against the Pope as also Jerom of Prague which caused the people to choose a general who beat the Emperors Army but the Emperor and Pope came againe yet shamefully fled from the Hussites against all perswasion that could be used Albertus the second subdued the Bohemians by meanes of the King of Polands help a Peace was made with the Turk when the Turke was gone the Pope sent a dispensation to break faith but the Christian forced was beaten to their shame and hurt Frederick the second Duke of Austria upon Petition promised to free the Germans as the King of France had his subjects from the Popes Tyranny at this time Scandenberg doing great things for the Turk being denied the Turks Dominions in Ipeus which he askt of the young Turk at his fathers death he turn'd against the Turke got several Towns by letters maintaind his own and beat the Turks armies many years he was a Princes son first given in hostage to the Turk Mahomet the second took Constantinople cruelly handling the Christians caus'd an Image to be held up saying in derision this is the God of the Christians and so here ended the Christian Empire in the East the Emperor of the Turks now making Constantinople his seat Maximilian the first was taken prisoner in Flanders but releived by his father being yet in government with him he writ in
a Tinderbox they quickly laid fourteen Deare on the ground and then rested the next day being fogie and the Ice keeping their Ship off the Coast they hauled towards Green-harbor intending to stay aboard a Ship there till their own came in the way they killed eight Deare more but coming laden to Green-harbor they found the Ship departed upon which having but three daies limited for their departure out of the Country they cast much Venison out of the Shallop and hasted towards Bellsound to their Captain but a fog increasing and they having no compasse they wandred till the Ships there was gone which filled them with astonishment knowing none ever inhabited those clymates nor would undertake for any rewards to winter in those parts though allowed great provisions yea they had heard that Malefactors chose rather to returne to satisfie the Law then after they had viewd the desolateness of the place be pardoned to stay there one winter they remembred also that there was nine men formerly left there who was devoured by the Bears they wanted cloaths food and a house to keep themselves from the extremiry of cold they went again towards Green-harbor to kill Venison for winter the first day they killd seaven after twelve more Deare and finding another Shallop left behind there they laded it with graves of Whales and with the food in their own they hasted to their Tent at Bell-sound in their way they were forced to stay at Bottel-Cove where the winde blowing hard and Anchor coming home their Shallop sunk and wet their provision upon which they run into the high wrought Sea to their Shallops to save the rest of their provision and they brought their Shallops to shore and took the Venison swiming and got to Bell-sound the Tent there was built of Timber and boards and covered with Flemish tiles the use of it was for the Coopers to make Casks to put in Traine oyle they took down an other little Tent where the Oyle used to be made to make a Tent within the great one they found also four Hogsheads of Lime which mingled with sand made morter which they had much adoe to keep from freezing they rais'd a wall of one brick thickness against the inward planks of the great Tent but the bricks failing they nayled the other sides with boards their Chimnie whence was their light was four foot high sealing all very close their beds were Deare skins they stowed seaven old Shallops two Coffers breaking them for fire now having scarce any day they spied two Sea horses a sleepe on Ice and with an harping Iron slew them and rosted and eate them but the nights and cold increasing they perceiv'd their provision short and so stinted to one meal a day and to fast a Wensdays only to eat graves or fritters of the Whales a loathsome meat their cloathes torne they made thread of rope yearn and needles of Whale-bone but their Whale-graves grew mouldie and they found that their Bear and Venison could not afford them five meales a week from the fourteenth of October to the second of February they never saw the Sun peepe above the Horizon not knowing day from night but the Moon as in England but they made a Lamp of some Sheet lead they found in the Coopers Tent and some Oyle and rope yearne in January when a duskish light appeared it was so cold as it raised Blisters on their flesh after this they melted the snow with hot Irons for water and with Pickaxes broake the Ice about the beginning of February the days were about seaven hours long but their victuals not like to last them six weeks but they spying a Bare and Cub coming towards their Tent went out with Lances upon whom the great Bare greadily came but was soon tumbled on the ground biting the snow for anger the young one fled this Bare served them twenty daies but eating her liver their skins peel'd of many more Bares came to the Tent seaven of which they kill'd one of them six foot high and the dayes lengthning several fowled resorted to them upon which came the Foxes also before in their burrow under the Rocks for to catch them they devised traps baiting them with fowles skins which fowle they caught by making springs of Whalebone laying them on the fleshie side of Bearskins they rosted and eate fifty Foxes when the weather was warm enough to goe further and oftner out they met with divers Willcoks eggs after came two Hull Ships which sent a Shallop near the shoare knowing men was left there crying haie to which one in the Tent answered hoe and so welcom'd the new comers with long before rosted Venson and cold water and after were entertain'd in the Hull Ships then came the London Fleete with Captain Goodlier who refreshed them with cloathes and victualls with whom they returned safely to the River of Thames Greene-land is very Mountanious which all the year is cover'd with Ice and Snow the planes in part are bare in summer there growing neither Tree or hearbe except Scurvey-grass and Sorrill the Sea is as barren affording no fish but Whales Seales Sea-horses and some few small fish The Turk gets Babylon from the Persian with the loss of 40000 runs his Navie to the Red Sea to the Cawsacks and Hungarie but the Plague about Alepo frighted them back In England the King disavowes the paper the Scotts avouched the Scotts prepare to come towards England the King calls a Parliament and seeing they had little mind to raise money he desolved them but the King gathered contributions of the Clergie went with an Army to the North where was a small skirmish but the Lords on both sides composed the business and the King calls another Parliament 1641 who get an Act not to be disolv'd without their own consent fall to bring such as they judged offenders to tryall perswaded the King to consent to the condemnation of Strafford which he grieved for afterward the Parliament call in Commissioners from Scotland send for Bastwick and Burton who was exild imprison'd the Arch Bishop of Canterbury the Londoners Petition against Bishops twelve of the Bishops leave the house and protest ten of which was imprison'd by the Parliament the King takes a journie towards Scotland The Irish Rebellion broak forth where about 200000 Protestants was murthered Dublin was to have been surprised but discoverd by some discourse of the Lord Mackhoone who was sent into England and hang'd the King returnes sumptuously in London exhibites Articles against six Parliament men and came with some in Armes to Westminster and entred the House himself and demands the six Members who was not there upon this the people came thrunging to Westminster in discontent and the Parliament judged their priviledges broken the King went to Hampton Court people Petition that the Malitia may be put into the hands of the Parliament the King refuses it and went to York sending the Parliament word he would go over Sea
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