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
died suddenly The Emperors mother was instructed in the Faith by Origen who obtaind favour for the Christians afterward the Emperor was inclined to receive the Faith of Christ but perswaded from it by his Priests he was much taken with that saying of the Christians doe as you would be done by Maximinus was of base parentage huge and strong eating forty pound weight of flesh a day drinking six gallons of wine he was promoted to honour by the Emperor Severus This Maximinus was saluted by the Army without the Senate he was more cruell to the Citizens of Rome then their enemies he persecuted the Christian Teachers Origen wrote a book de Martyre and dedicated it to the Pastors of Caesaria This Emperor at a siedge was slain and his Son by his own Souldiers who he got before to kill Severius and his Mother Gordianus and his Son having reigned not two moneths was both slain the Emperor it is supposed poysond by his Captain General in his time a Earthquake destroy'd many Cities Philip was Baptized by the Bishop of Rome he put himself among the penitents and bewailed his having a hand in the former Emperors death Decius one of his Captains flew him and reigned Decius put to death divers Christians banisht the Bishops of Jerusalem and Carthage Origen fearing offer'd to the Idoll but bitterly repented was excommunicated the Church of Alexandria This Tyrant Emperor persecuted in Africa and Europe but being overcome by the Scythians or Goths flying cast himself into a pit and died Gallus followed Dcius in persecution about which time great desolation was made in the world by the pestilence one of his Captains behaving himself valiantly in an overthrow against the Goths being puft up and the Emperor scorn'd got himself to be Proclamed Emperor and slew Gallus and his Son who had reigned about three moneths Walerin and Galeuus Val at first was very favourable to Christians but seduc'd by a Sorcerer put to death three Bishops of Rome Lawrence a Deacon endured patiently to suffer on a broyling Iron This Emperor at last was delivered into the hands of a King that trampled upon his neck his Son ordered the return of the banisht Christians who used to meet in plain places knowing no Images but from the Gentiles or Pagans they used to visit their sick enemies whenas the Pagans was ready to thrust out their half dead friends Claudius and Quintillian the first much reformed the Commonwealth was huge prosperous against the Goths dying of a natural death was plac'd by the Senate among the Gods The second hearing of Aurelianus being chose Emperor and perceiving he could not make his party good against him died voluntarily of bleeding Aurelianus was of a soure nature something moderate at first but after fell to persecute Christians yet being frighted with a thunderbolt coming near him he assisted the Bishops of Antioch in deposing the heretick Samosatanus electing Domns in his room who as also the Bishop of Antiocha was married and had Children This Emperor subdued Germany Gothicus Siricus brought Zenobia prisoner to Rome in Chains of gold This Emperor threatning his Secretary was slain by him when the Emperor went with a small guard the Secretary after was cast to the doggs Anius Tacitus was elected by the Senate he was moderate in diet he abolisht abuses at Rome but dying his brother Florian named himself Emperor but another being chose Florian died voluntarily of bleeding Aurelius Probus subdued three others that named themselves Emperors one of which hang'd himself This Emperor bringing peace to Rome employed his souldiers in planting and other labors but they Trayterously murthered him to the grief of the Senate and people Carus Carianus and Numerianus all continued but three years Numerianus was slain by his Father-in-law Carus by thunder and Carianus in battel by Dioclesian whom the Army declared Emperor when Carianus liv'd Dioclesian chose Maximinus his assistant The Christians now injoying both peace and credit but yet abounding in sin in the 19. year of Dioclesians reign the tenth bloody persecution broke out against the Christians these Emperors setting themselves utterly to exterpate the Christian profession one in the East the other in the West which persecution lasted ten years Dioclesian would be counted a God commanded the people to kiss his feet he made Edicts for burning the Scriptures imprisoning Christian Bishops displacing Christian Magistrates deprived the people of liberty commanded the soldiers to lay down armes or offer to Idolls who said they would lay down their lives too rather then sacrifice but some he forc'd to impure offering tormented and put to death twenty thousand Christians who died singing of Psalms he beheaded the Bishop of Antioch many he burnt in a Church hung women with their heads downward burnt also a whole Town with all sorts in it He slew the Bishop of Sidon Presbyter of Tirus spilt much blood in Germany France and Italy even to the colouring of Rivers at last gave over killing yet commanded Christians right eyes to be put out and left leggs maimed they at last gave over their power to two others one of which chose his son to him the other his two sons these two new Emperors devided their Domions one had France Spain Britain Maximinus was slain by Constantine Constantius and Galarius Constant accounted Christians his best Subjects he commanded the Souldiers to worship Idols but turnd all out that did saying they that will be false to God will be so to him But Galarius in the East part of the world cruelly persecuted the Christians but God sending a disease of vermin stayd his hand he desired the Christians should pray for him but after again ingraves Edicts against them in brass puts to death the Bishop of Emisa and many others the people was again visited with woful diseases at last he made a law for the preservation of Christians he being perswaded by his charmers to make war with Lisinus and discomfited put to death his charmers he died of sickness and the souldiers chose Maxentius who abused Senators wives one killed her self rather then would go to him but the people sent for Constantine who got an Army in France and Brittain came and overcame Maxentius but Galarius Max made Leâ—inus Emperor who by fair pretences sought to take away the life of Constantine that had made Edicts for the Christians but failing forced the Christians to flie into woods by his cruell Edicts some he cut in peeces some almost starved with cold he then burnt but Lisinus being at last overcome yielded to Constantine Constantine the great was careful to procure the peace of Christians as well abroad as in his own Dominions wishing Sapores the King of Persia who put several to death to be friendly to Christians in whose religion nothing was to be blam'd intimating in his letter how ill it faired with eight persecuting Emperors the King of Iberia crav'd of him to send Preachers thither he lockt up the Idols
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
Latine of his fears the second Emperor of the Turks caused all the Noblemen of Moden which he took to be slain cruelly in his presence Charles the fifth King of Spain was chose he took the King of France but made peace with him which the Pope caused the King of France to revoke the Emperor sent the Duke of Burbon who sackt Rome and besieged the Pope and Cardinalls in a Mount the Duke was slain but the Emperor fearing excommunication sent to have the Pope goe out Luther now writ for the reformed Religion the Emperor summons him to a Counsell he had conven'd he refus'd to recant yet was let go but soon after was apprehended and his books against Popery burnt the Pope pressed for execution of former Edicts but the German Princes presented to the Emperor that the Church of Rome prohibited that which the word of God did not and that by reason of the Popes pardoning sinnes for a little money much villany and murther was committed and desired a free Christian Counsel Divers Princes met at Spires declaring that Ministers should teach according to the interpretation of the Church the Duke of Saxon and divers other Princes withstood this who and those that joyned with them was called Protestants unto whom cleaved divers Cities appealing to the Emperor but he used their Ambassadors rufflie fearing to displease the Pope threatning to punish those that would not yeeld to the convension of Spire the Protestants Covenant to defend themselves if invaded for Religion but the Emperor who had sworn to defend the Romish Church call'd a convention of Estates learned men on both sides was brought but he commands the Protestant Princes to come to Masse which they desired may be determin'd first The Protestants brought a Confession of Faith which was answer'd but the Emperor would not admit of a reply and made a decree the Protestants should have time to returne to the Church of Rome which their Princes and Cities declared they could not keep with good conscience upon which a Decree was made to confirme the doctrine of the Church of Rome and to proceed in judgement against Protestants who stood close by one another but after some time the Emperor offer'd them Peace to assist him against the Turk Swinglius now preacht down pardons and disputes there was but the Romanists put off all to a Councell many Cities threw off the Masse Alters and Images the Emperor was this while in warre with France some other Cities joyn'd against the Protestants and ready to give battle a moderating City parted them but afterward the Switsers and Pages of Helvetia gave the Protestants of Berne an overthrow The Emperor agrees with France but against the reformed Religion upon which a French generall fell on the Waldenses killing many driving others into the woods which General died of a rotten stinking disease the Emperor and Pope come against the Protestant Princes in Germany pretending against Rebells but with Spaniards and Venetians subdues the Duke of Saxony telling him he must die or turne the first he willingly chose but the Marquesse of Brandenburg begging for him he only lost his hands upon this several others yeelded The Emperor sent to the Council of Bishops to remove to Trent who refusing he consulted with the Princes about some alteration of Religion that Priests should many the Sacrament be used in both kinds and some other things some Protestants accepted of this with an exception but Buser fled upon it and the Romanists abominated it The Duke of Saxony taxing the King with breach of promise joynes with the Marquesse of Brandenburgh and King of France against the Emperor at last Peace was made with some liberty for the Protestants In England the Masse in Latine was abolisht common Prayer establisht and Bishop Bonner imprison'd But Mary restored the Popes supremasie and the Masse and caus'd the Parliament to be absolv'd by Cardinal Poole she put to death many Bishops and others resolute for the Faith the Turks took Rhodes but this Emperor recover'd Tunis and releived twenty thousand Captives Ferdinand King of Bohemia was next elected Emperor the Masse was omitted for some of the Electors sake some of the Parliament in France were now Protestants the King of France told a great Counseller that he would see him burnt but the King in Armour being run at in jest and by his choise with a sphear a splinter of it breaking entred the Kings eye and kill'd him but his son who married the Queen of Scotland where many was against the Romish way and the Guizans allied to the Queen came over into Scotland but was beaten back the Queen of England helping Scotland the Prince of Condie a Protestant was taken by the Kings guard the King died of putrifaction in his ears and Condie cleared then the Kings of Navarre and Queen Mother with the estates had a dispute before them of almost a hundred Bishops and Doctors of a side but no agreement the Protestants of Piedmont was cruelly persecuted for not owning the Masse who defended themselves with stones In France there was an Edict for the Protestants to heare the word in Peace but the Pope puts the King in hope Navar shall be restored him by the King of Spaine if he turne Catholick which turning him the Duke of Guize takes armes first he killed 1500 men and women at a sermon after seiseth on the King and Queen at Paris many Nobles resort to the Prince of Condie to free the King and defend the Gospel the Queen sent letters also to Condie to free them many Towns was taken on both sides the Guizans took Roan again in the siege whereof the King of Navar was slain the Guizans hang'd Marloret a Minister Guize gave Condie battle as he was going to joyn with some English where Guize was slain upon which an Edict was made but not so strickt as before for liberty for the Protestants About the year 1550. the Romanists that they may with the Turk maintain that by might which they cannot by right did thrust the Iron Inquisition at first appointed against Jewes and Moors into the sides of many worthy Christians one Julian for dispersing Bibles was brought to the Stake who with his smiles incouraig'd twenty more who was roasted to death also Consalvo a studious Priest being true to truth against the adoration of the host doctrine of merit and other Phanatick innovations was with his two sisters mother and brother put to death take a taste of this soure business by which the Papists hold fast deceit when there is the least information given against any one an Officer cal'd a familiar is suborn'd to insinuate into his company who taking occasion to meet the partie accus'd saies I being by accident at the Lords Inquisitors they commanded me to summon you before them if he saies he knows nothing of that Court or the Church they dismiss him at present still appointing one to feel him out and then send for him
again wishing him to confess if the party be a stranger like to escape they clap him up where many die they have many devices also to find one escapt if one be arrested they take an inventory of all he hath as soon as he enters prison the Joaler asks him whether he hath knife money or ring which are his fees when the party hath been imprison'd in a little place two months he comes to a hearing if he confesses the thing accus'd for then woe to him if he denies he is sent back sometime after they send again for him and tell him if he confess not he shall find them severe Justices they send for him a third time if he confess any thing they say they are not yet satisfied then they hold a Crucifix requiring an Oath if he refuse they lay a large indictment against him of what they can imagin supposing he will confess some of it though they never heard any such thing of him and by thus amazing him they try if they can trip him in his answers and then require him to write down his answer if he confess they ask who he learnt it of and so bring in others then they give him an advocate who tells him that confessing the truth is best in that Court and it may be two years before he appears again when depositions very intricate are produc'd after that they tell him they must extort the truth from him and bringing him to a rack standing in a dark Dungeon where the skreeks of the tormented may not be heard the Executioner appears all in black only peeping holes for his eyes then the Inquisitors order the business the party is stripped naked having his or her hands bound and a great waite fastned to his or her heeles the party is hoysed up and let down with a jerke ready to disjoynt all his parts they calling him heretick dogg then they hang double waite and hoyse him up again and confess or not they hale up yet another time and ask whether his other torments are ready bidding the executioner to bring them to morrow and then three daies after when the parties bodies is grevious full of pain they rack some again requiring them to peach whom they had conference with then they bind their thighs so close as the cord is so in the flesh as cannot be seen they have another torment whereby they almost stop their breath with a cloath and yet threaten worse after they set a pan of Char-chole against the soules of the parties feet if all this will not doe then one of the inquisitors will seem to pitty and weep over the party as they did by a Matron in Ciuil by which they extorted from her the betraying of her mother and sister who was put to death These Inquisitors have also flies that for gain will endure hunger and Chains in prison only to get something out of other Prisoners their Prison is like a grave little and darke the Prisoners are allowed 3 pence a day out of which they pay for Landress and other necessaries if any releeve them they are whipt as favourers of Hereticks in some time they come as 't were to a Goale delivery some are brought forth with a garment pictured with devills and a cleft peece of wood on their tongue and with every one that is to die there comes two Friers to importune him to deny the doctrine he hath professed the Inquisitors passe in great pomp to the Scaffold where there is a Sermon preached in commendation of the holy house and in reproaching the truth with its professors then are the sentences past against some to die without mercy against others to be whipt but so as they seldome scape with their lives others are condemn'd to the galley others to forfeit their estates they read more in the crimes then ever was brought against the party to make him odious if any be to be degraded they scrape their lipps hands and head till blood came to get off the holy oyle wherewith he was anointed at his ordination They who the inquisitors order to die have their neck broak suddenly at the stake and it s given out they repented so felt no pain in the fire and those who are let goe they charge them not to utter their secrets under the severe penalty for relapsers Maxamilian the second was chose Emperor Ferdinands Son who was King of Hungarie he gave his two daughters to the Kings of Spain and France aboundance professed the reformed Religion in the Low Countries the Popish Prelates put the inquisition in execution the Duke de Alva goes against the Protestants who defend themselves under Nasaw Prince of Orange who though often worsted yet most of Holland and Zealand was freed from the Spaniards tyranny In France the Edict for liberty was observ'd only to some few Nobles and the Kings of Spain and France with Cardinall Lorain enter a league against the Protestants Condie and others complain and goe to the King and for their safety goe in armes the King withdraws Condie besieges Paris overcame their forces joyns with some Germans but upon fair promises of the Queen lays down arms but after cruelty was used every where upon the Protestants Condie flies to Rochell who passed over a ford not known before to be drie all other passages being stopt the Duke of Anion the Kings brother was made General for the King Condie complains of the Cardinall Lorain as the cause of the stir Condie receives help from Brittain they fight with loss on both sides Condie slain the young King of Navar and young Condie take the charge of the Protestant Army the King marrieth seemeth very peaceable but the Protestants Admiral was shot upon which Condie and Navar withdraws but the King seem'd desirous to punish those that shot the Admiral A little after was the great Massacre at Paris the Dukes of Anion and young Guise having soldiers ready who upon a signe from St. Germans Church rusht into the Admiralls house and threw him out of Window upon which Guise said its a good beginning it is the Kings command the Soldiers also fell a killing men women and children Guise not moved by the dreadfull cries of the poore people animated the soldiers to rout up the seed of Protestantisme they went to the Lower where the King was and threatned Navar and Condie who was willing to choose death rather then part with their Religion which they had from God but yet begg'd the King to consider his bond of friendship Divers in Count Mongomeries house fled before the Masacre came there was reckon'd slain thirty thousand for all which the Romanists pretended a plot to confess which they tortured two Nobles who died with abhorrance of any such thing yet the Romanists publisht a confession in their names of treason against the King many now terrified fled to Rochel which the King besieged by Sea and Land in which place came a bundance of fish
that after went away but Embassadors came from Poland for Anion who they had chose King who agreed that Rochel and two other Townes should have liberty of Religion within their own bounds but the King dying the Queen-mother sent for her other Sone out of Poland then condemned Mountgomerie but now several Catholicks joyn with Condie for the Countries good the Cardinal Lorain walking barefoot with penitentiaries contracted a disease that killd him after several bickerings Embassadors come to the King from England the Cantons and elsewhere and a peace was made for more liberty for the Protestants Radulph was next chose Emperor of Germany he was King of Bohemia and Hungaria he called a Diet at Ratisbone about reforming Religion the Turke in a fight lost eighteen thousand for fifty two of the Christians Transilvania joyning with the Emperor the Turk was often sent back with loss and upon the Embassadors coming from Hungarie to Vienna it was agreed that Catholick Lutheran and Calvenist and no other should exercise their Religion the Protestants of Austria being abused they take armes but by the help of the Moravians they obtain peace the Emperor died all was quieted and both accuse the Jesuits as authors of their broyles In France the Catholicks fearing if the King should die Navar might be King confederated in Armes pretending against the Hugonites who was in Rochell but they goe to Paris the King made an offer of Land to give the Catholick General but these Leagers prospering moved the King to be oâ— them and roote out the Protestants Navar and Condie declare against these things joyn with the German forces fight the King who seem'd to comply with Guize and ordered all to profess the Catholick way Condie overthrew the King but Guize came into Paris suddainly against the Kings command upon which the King set forth a fierce Edict against the Protestants bestowed a great place on Guize declared Cardinal Burbone of the Royall blood excluded Navar all which Guize would have confirm'd by Parliament but jealousie being among the Grandes Guize was slain the people cried out of the King saying they ought to support the Church and was free from their Oath the King then joyns with Navar wars with the Leagers repulsed de Main that intended to surprise him besieged Salaize beat Count Brissac that came to releive it He also goes against Paris which so put the Leagers to it that they got a Jockabine Monke who coming demurely to the King pretending letters gaining through his subtilty the Kings retirement in the Chamber where the Masaker was concluded reading letters he stob'd the King upon which the attendance coming in killd the Murtherer this Monke was canoniz'd St. Jeques the King named Navar his successor the Leageurs proclam'd another but King Henry the fourth and young Navar goes towards Paris Demain the Leagers generall daily lost men but the King got a great victory Demain fleeing plucking up a bridge drown'd many of his men the King stopping provisions to Paris 100 thousand dyed with famine the Duke of Parma came to relieve it but durst not attempt the Kings Army and the Leagers went to ruine apace everywhere the Duke of Savoys Army was also overthrown also the King slew 700 Romans of 2000 and sent the rest to Italy also the Duke of Parma being invited to come once more into France was discomfited and another Duke being beaten out of the field said farewell my Cannons and further most blasphemously said I renounce God and run this day a hie fortune plunging himself and horse into a River at last the Bishops turn'd the King who came to Masse Paris now yeelds but yet many of the Leagers was inveterate still against the King a youth that was told the King could be no King if the Pope consented not to it stab'd the King but not mortall but the young Schollar was torne in peeces by horses the Jesuits was ordered to depart who after Petition to be restored the Protestants Petition for an Edict to prevent what they suffer'd A woman attempts to poyson the King she was burnt for it two others that attempted him mischief he only said God will punish them The Duke of Savoys forces came suddenly to Geneva got the word kill the Centinel was above an houre in the streets but beaten out and some hang'd A Synod at Gat declared the Pope Antichrist the Jesuits was admitted at Berne to the grief of the People A Turke was now baptized a Citizen of Geneva was burnt for a plot against it There was now a great plague after great cold The King of France one day was very sad could not sleep rose and pray'd some Nobles going in Coach with him abroad being chearfull the King said we may weep yet by Sunday but there met the Kings Coach when it stood in a street a Layer who when the King stooped stab'd him on his leftside who spit blood lost his apprehension and by the time he came home died the Murtherer was rackt and condemn'd his hands was put into a Furnace flaming with fire and brimstone after there was colups of flesh taken from him by red hot pinchers and burnt and scalded Pitch and Rosine was poured into those wounds also melted lead was poured on his Navell he had his papps pincht off and was torne in peeces by horses then his parts burnt and his ashes thrown in the air The Kings Son Lewis was crowned by the Cardinal many Nobles of France was Protestants some now wrote against Belarmine about the popes Temporal power Now in the Netherlands Don John of Austria the King of Spains governor endeavoured to bring in the Inquisition the General Estates call Mathias of Austria who was of the blood to govern them and Proclamed John an enemy to the Kings Neatherlands The Pope promised eternall life to all that would help John against the Neatherlands Mathias chooses for his Leiftenant Nassaw Prince of Orange upon which some of the Nobles mutined so that John got a victory over Mathias the Duke of Anion assists the States Amsterdam besieged by the Spaniords made an agreement with the States of Holland and a little after the Friers Monks and Priests went out the States sitting at Antwerp publisht a Decree for to entertaine the pacification of Gant which the Jesuits refusing to sware was thrust out at Gaunt was some Friers sentenc'd for Sodomie Mathias and States complain to the Assembly of Princes in Germany of the Spaniards cruelty the States called the Duke of Anion their Defendor One Captain Pont of the Dukes Army abusing a maid and boasting of it she stabb'd him the States at last Decree that neither Catholick or Protestant shall attempt any thing upon one another this the Catholicks would not brook and no small stirrs was at Aras Don John died to whom succeeded the Prince of Parma Anion returns to France many fell for money from the States the Prince of Orange was made governor of Flanders Embassadors
from the Emperor and King of Spaine could not effect peace the Romish would have no Religion but theirs exercised the reform'd not be deprived of theirs the States choose Anion their Soveraign and so agreed with him on Articles but the King of Spaine desiring the life of the Prince of Orange puts out an Edict of prescription against him Orange apologis'd the Estate approv'd of it cause their Magistrate to abjure the King of Spaine Anion was made Duke of Brabant he receiv'd at Antwerpe both Romanists and Protestants into his protection One Anestroes boy watching his time and being perswaded by a Frier that by characters he gave him he should pass invisâ—bly shot the Prince of Orange in at the Chap but not mortall which boy was immediately run through with a Halbard and after hang'd Parma had also dealt with some to kill Anion and Orange but La Bordo discovering something saved himself another killed himself in prison another was drawn in peeces with horses Anion sends a Commander to seize on Dunkirk for himself and put out the States Garrison intended against Bruges and Antwerpe but at Antwerpe the King of France crying kill kill the Towne is our own was beaten out with the loss of above 1500 the Duke excused all this yeelded up again the Towns to the States two more by the Spaniards order attempts to kill Orange but faild one of which was strangled the States of Holland having now taken the Government upon themselves Newport Dunkirk Sas Hulst Gant and several other places was lost the Prince of Orange sent to England to help them Bruges was reconciled to the Spaniard Anion died and in his sickness would not admit a Priest and was troubled much for his revolt A high Burguion that liv'd at Delf a whole year trayterously shot the Prince of Orange who praying God to pitty his poor soul and the poor people died the Murtherer was executed after a terrible manner who confest that one of the Prince of Parmaes Counsellors promis'd him great rewards divers places now yeelds to Parma even Brussels and Antwerpe Morris Nassaws Son is made Governor the distressed States got Queen Elizabeth of England to assist them on conditions to have Flushing and other places security for monies the Queen declared the reasons hereof the Earle of Leicester was accepted Governor swore to defend them against the Spaniards but he hindring all Traffick with France also complaint was made against him in Spaine all English Ships was arrested and goods confiscated many of the English Ships had commission from the Queen and took several prizes from the Spaeniards Parma now going to besiege Nuys hang'd a Minister and two Captains at Clost and spoild the Town a hallowed sword was brought him from the Pope with remission of sins to those that should be at saying Masse at its first coming Leicester marcht to Zutphen where Sir Philip Sidney was shot and died at Linter it raigned blood Zutphen where Leceister had left a Governor and another place where was a Scotts Governor were sould to the Spaniards the King of Spains Provinces was troubled with dearth and wolves the States discontented though not all at Leicester he by the Queens order resigned his Government there was a Treaty between the Queen and Parma but nothing effected Breda was surpris'd for Morris Parma died Arnestus Arch Duke of Austria succeeded who entred Brussels but Solme prosperd for the States in Flanders and Cramberg in Frezeland was yeelded to Count William the Duke sent two to the States to treat but Groning now yeelded to Orange a Soldier once under Morris his guard was executed for Treason against him the Duke died with grief Albertus Cardinall of Austria came in his roome he takes Callis from the French but Peace was quickly made he took Hulst from the States with about the loss of 5000 but Morris in the dead of Winter overcame the Cardinalls Army slew his Generall and 2000 men with the loss of nine of Orange his side after Groll and divers places more yeelded to Prince Morris One Panne that came from Dowway had undertaken to kill the Prince the King of Spaine died Albertus his Army turn'd out Ministers and put in Priests at Weezel but the States thrive at Sea by their Fleet Creucaeur yeelds to Morris the States goe against Flanders the Prince besieging Newport but Albertus after marrying the King of Spains Daughter came against the Prince the Prince having sent a party to keep a passe which the Dukes Army had passed before was forc'd to fight Morris lost 800 men after the Armies engage where Sir Francis Vere under Morris utterly rooted the Spaniards slaying 6000 Morris lost 800 but most English Slucegrave Berke and divers places was after taken by the Prince who with some English ships had the best of it in two Sea fights in one was slain 300 of the Spaniards 36 of the States and in another 2000 Spaniards and 50 of the States but Ostend yeelded to the Duke but a truce was made for 12 years In England Queen Elizabeth sets out a Proclamation against Childrens being brought up in Popish Seminaries beyond Sea the King of Spaine Pope prepare a great Army against her but was imployd through the death of the King of Perrugall another way a Rebellion now broke out in Ireland by the Spaniards instigation the chief was slain 700 Italians yeelded themselves the King of France comes to England about matching his brother to the Queen A Jesuit and another was executed for Treason and Sedition and coming from Rome after by Parliament there was an Act against seducing the Queens Subjects and saying Masse the Scaffold one Sabboth day at the Beargarden fell down killing some of the people King James works himself out of Dowers hand and pardoned him one Browne writing that the Church of England was no true Church and two of his followers was put to death one Lewis denying the God-head of Christ was burnt Gowery about to take the King again was beheaded one Paris on confession of his intentions against the Queen was executed Letters was taken at Sea intimating a great designe of the Spaniard against England the Parliament made an Act for preservation of the Queen against Popish Priests the Earle of Northumberland conscious of ill designes laid violent hands upon himself The Queen concludes a stricter amity with the King of Scots she sends a Fleet to the West-Indies which return'd with great booty Dr Geford and others conspire the Queens death one his conscience terrifying told it to Secretary Walsingam and several was executed the French Embassador sets one to kill the Queen who revealing it the Embassador was soundly rebuked now in 1688 the Spaniards invade England with an Navie call'd invincible of 130 Shipps 20000 Men 172 Ensignes 6320 bushells of Pease and Beanes with great store of Biscate Oyle Bacon Wine and other provisions many thousand Armes in store with Pickaxes for Pioneers under the Duke of Modena