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A32793 Anthologia historica containing fourteen centuries of memorable passages and remarkable occurrents, collected out of the English, Spanish, Imperial, and Jewish histories, and several other authors, and writers. Chetwynd, John, 1623-1692. 1674 (1674) Wing C3793; ESTC R6733 198,797 474

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having any carnal knowledge the one of the other Idem p 199. Amigunda wife to Henry the second Emror being accused of Adultery cleared her Innocency by undergoing the tryal of Ordalio viz. by going blindfold and barefooted over certain plates of fire-hot Iron p. 600. Zoe the Wife of Romanus Argyrophilus Emperor of Greece procured her Husbands death by the hands of Michael Paphlagonus with whom she lived in Adultery and afterwards marryed him and he became Emperor Idem p. 601. Pope Gregory the fifth in the Order concerning the Election of the Emperour decreed That besides the Golden Crown he should receive from the Pope he was to be Crowned with two others one of Straw in the City of Minzo in Lombardy the other of Lead in the City Millain Imp. Hist p. 603. Henry the fourth Emperor fought in ranged Battels with Ensigns displayed sixty two several times and for the most part had the Victory He was excommunicated by the Pope and to abtain his absolution came three days together barefooted to the Gates of the City Canusium where the Pope was and with much difficulty obtained it but was afterwards excommunicated and so dyed and was removed when he had been buried from a Monastery to a prophane place p. 608. When Rodulphus that was chosen Emperor in opposition to Henry the fourth being dead was buried by his Servants with the Ensigns and Ornaments of an Emperor Some asked the Emperor Hen. 4. why he suffered him to be buried with such Honour since he was a Tyrant and his Enemy He answered I would to God that all mine Enemies were buried like him with those Ensigns and Ornaments p. 620. Hildebrand otherwise called Pope Gregory the seventh was a Negromancer and Inchanter and had poysoned seven of his predecessors to make way for his own advancement to the Popedome p. 622. Conrade the Emperor having distressed Winspurg by siege granted them only this favour that the Women which were in the Town might freely depart and have to their own use whatsoever they could bear upon their backs Whereupon they used a commendable deceit which was that as they went forth of the Town each of them took her Husband and those that had none took their Children and Brothers and so coming into the Fields set them at Liberty Which the Emperor commended and was well pleased with Imp. Hist p. 643. Fulco King of Jerusalem was kill'd with his Horse falling while he was hunting p. 648. The Emperor Conrade passing to Jerusalem his Army was distressed by hunger and many perished falling sick and dying of the Lime or Chalk which the Greeks put into their Meal p. 650. In the year of our Lord one thousand one hundred thirty and nine died in France Johannes de Temporibus who had lived three hundred sixty and one years and had been an Halbardeer to the Emperor Charles the Great p. 652. Millain a great City in Lombardy was utterly razed and wasted and sowed with Salt by Frederick Barbarossa Idem 663. Andronicus who had treacherously slain his Master and Pupil Alexius Emperor of Constantinople being apprehended by the people of Constantinople that rose against him had one of his hands cut off and one of his Eyes put out and was shamefully carried through the Streets and so put to Death p. 672. Frederick Barbarossa going in Summer by Swimming to refresh himself in a River was carried down by the stream and drowned the tenth day of June 1198. p. 673. Henry Palsgrave who was chosen in Opposition to Frederick the second Emperor besieging Vlmes an Arrow shot at Random out of the City hit him which was supposed to be invenomed of which he died within a few dayes p. 718. Othocarus King of Bohemia being necessitated to do his homage to Rodulphus Emperor who when Earl of Habsperge had received his pay desired that it might be done in some secret place and thinking that the Emperor would have performed what he requested forasmuch as the Emperor staid for him in a close Tent he came and kneeling down before the Emperor to do him homage the Tent was so artificially made that it fell open in such manner that he was seen by the whole Army wherewith he was much grieved and being provoked by his VVife he rebelled against him and was slain Anno 1277. Imp. Hist p. 736. The Duke of Saxony in a throng at the Coronation of Albert the first Emperor was smothered to Death Id. 746. Henry the seventh Emperor was poysoned by a Frier in the Sacrament of the Lords Supper and died the same day p. 756. Hunipert Daulphin of Vienne sold the Country of Daulphin and the City of Vienne to the French King and became a Frier having first given to the Poor all the money he sold it for which he laid up in Heaven Id. p. 774. Gunther Earl of Zwarzenburgh being chosen Emperor in opposition to Charles the Fourth was poysoned by his Physician who being to give him a purging Potion and taking but the Assay of it died together with him the same Morrow after p. 775. The Papal Court which had sojurned in France seventy years and somewhat more and the most part in the City of Aviginon returned to Rome in the year one thousand three hundred seventy six p. 778. Artillery Powder and Gunns were first used in the VVars of the Venetians one thousand three hundred eighty two Anno Domini 1556. Charles the Fifth the Warlike and glorious Emperor of Germany gave up the Empire to his Brother Ferdinand and his other Kingdomes to his Son Philip and lived two years retiredly before his Death in the company of Religious men providing for Eternity The German Souldiers under Nadustus Governour of the Fortress in Buda agreed their lives and goods saved to give up the Castle to Solyman the great Turk and that the Captain might not hinder them bound him and delivered the Fort which the Turk entring and understanding their Carriage set Nadustus at Liberty and contrary to his word which he thought not fit to keep with such unworthy Souldiers caused them to be slain Imp. Hist p. 861. The Emperor Sigismund warring against the Hussicks and their valiant Captain Ciska received two grievous overthrows and twice his army stricken with a panick fear fled and dispersed without striking one stroke or sight of Enemy Imp. Hist p. 806. The Romans had a Law that no man should engrave his own name in any publick work and Phidias in Athens was put to death for carving his own and Pericles Image in the Shield of Pallas Mariana Hist d' Espanna Pref. The first founders of Rome kept the name thereof secret and Valerius Soranus for disclosing of it was put to death Idem p. 18. In Hercules promontory near Cades by the Sea-side there are two Wells the one of fresh the other of salt water The fresh ebbs and flows with the Sea the Salt clean contrary Idem p. 29. In Spain a Temple was built to Hercules in which the
the Monastery of Pontiniac● and there excommunicates his suff●agan Bishops thence the King by threatning otherwise to expel all the Monks of that Order out of hi Kingdom gets him banish'd and sends all his kindred and well-willers out of England Becket had got the French ●ing and the Pope to back him but Lucius the Anti-Pope dying and Barborossa the Emperor being no friend to the Pope the King and Emperor treated to deal with the Cardinals to choose another Pope which the Pope fearing first made the Kings of England and France friends and then used the mediation of the French King to make up the difference between the King and Becket which after two or three attempts in vain Becket still adding in his submissions to the King Salvo Honore Dei which the King justly disliked because whatever displeased him he would affirm was against Gods Honour yet at last were made friends and the Arh-Bishop sent home but not fully restored till he behaved himself quietly a while at Canterbury which he promised but contrarily he immediately excommunicates the Arch-Bishop of York the Bishops of London and Salisbury and all that had any hand in the young Kings Coronation they complain to the King who was exceedingly troubled and cursed the time that he made him Arch-●ishop or sent for him home and withal added that it was his chance ever to do for unthankful men otherwise some or other would have made this proud Pri●st an example to all such troublesome p●rturbers of his Kingdom and State four Knights hearing these word resolve to kill him come to Canterbury on Innocents day and after ●hey had treated with him to be pliable to the Kings pleasure but to no purpose at evening they enter the Church and on the steps going up to the Quire they kill'd him The Monks immediately bury his body which was afterwards taken up and layd in a most sumptuous shrine in the East end of the Church at Canterbury The Pope hearing of this Massacre excommunicates the authors and consenters The King was fain to purge himself by Oath yet could not be absolved before he had done this strange Penance First he should pray devoutly at the shrine of this new Martyr Secondly that he should be whipt in the Chapter House receiving of every Monk one lash Thirdly that he should maintain two hundred Soldiers for the space of one year at Jerusalem and lastly revoke the declaration publisht at Clarendon that originally gave the occasion of this murther All this such were those times the King was fain to perform Bp. Godw. lives of the Bps. p. 95. Giraldas Cambrensis speaking concerning Baldwin the fourt● Archbishop of Canterbury gives him this Character that he was a better Monk than Abbot Bishop or Arch-bishop for which cause the ●ope in a certain letter greeted him thus Urban the Servant of the Servants of God to the most fervent Monk the zealous Abbot the Lukewarm Bishop and careless Arch-bishop greeting This Bishop would needs attend King Richard the first into the Holy Land and died at the Siege of Acon and gave all his goods to be divided amongst the Soldiers Id. p. 1●0 King Richard the first being taken Prisoner by Leopald Arch-duke of Austria at what time the Sea of Canterbury was void effectually by his letters endeavoured and prevailed that Hubert Walter who had waited on him in his Warrs in the Holy land and was then Bishop of Salisbury might be advanced to the Arch-bishoprick While his Pall was fetching from Rome he went to Merton and professed himself a Monk He prevailed for a quarter part of the Revenues both of Clergy and Laity for one year which with the Plate and Ornaments of the Church then sold were to pay the Kings ransome being 150000 Marks The King at his return made him Lord Chancellor and Chief Justice of England and Governour of all his dominions who being before Arch-bishop and the Popes Legate wanted no Authority that was possible to be laid upon him In two years after his preferment he gat●ered to the Kings use 1100000 Marks devized the ●ssize of Bread Weights and Measures for Wine Oyl and Corn was a great House-keeper bu●lt a Monastery at Derham in Northfolk where he was born Walled and Moated so as the Water encompassed the Tower of London encreased the Revenues of his Sea and procured divers privileges to it built a Chappel at Lambeth by the Monks of Canterburies consent hardly obtained and that not without this express condition that no Bishops should there be Consecrated nor Abbot admitted nor Order administred He lived twelve years Arch-bishop both beloved of Prince and people blamed for nothing but ambition in holding so many places of power Which temporal Offices on the Popes command he laid down divers years before his death which happened July 15th 1205. Id. p. 105. King John and the Monks of Canterbury rejoyced at Huberts death of whom it seems they stood in some Awe the King when he first heard of it used this expression Methinks quoth he I am now indeed King of England But the Event declared they had no great cause of Joy for upon a difference amongst the Monks who had made two Elections the Pope voiding both imposed upon the See of Canterbury one Stephen Langton a man of great worth had he orderly entred The King forbad him entrance into England the Pope hereon interdicts the whole realm during the time of which all divine service cea●ed except baptism auricular Confession and administration of the Lords supper to such as lay at point of death and at last particularly excommunicates the King himself which he little regarded till he perceived the French King ready to Invade him and his own Subjects to desert him Whereupon he was necessitated to comply with the Pope to resign his ●rown and take it from him paying a yearly pension of a thousand Marks and at last was poysoned by a Monk Having first admitted the Arch-bishop into his Land and restored him his revenues the Arch bishop calls a Convocation at Osnias whither came a young man shewing the marks of wounds in his hands feet and side professing himself to be Jesus Christ and was accompanied by two Women whereof one professed herself the Virgin Mary the other Mary Magdalen But this Counterfeit Christ was for his pains really crucified Presently after he translates the bones of Becket with so great expense at the solemnity that neither he nor four of his successors were able to recover the debt it cast his See and Church into He first divided the Bible into Chapters in such sort as we now account them and died July the ninth 1228. Bp. Godw. p. 108. In the Raign of Henry the third many Italians had possessed themselves of the best benefices in England which being much spitted at certain mad fellows took upon them by force to thresh out their Corn every where and gave it away to the poor as also to rob and spoil them of