the_o sovereignty_n and_o honour_n whereunto_o they_o be_v raise_v impose_v that_o title_n on_o they_o and_o the_o name_n that_o be_v give_v they_o by_o their_o father_n be_v no_o more_o retain_v for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v as_o i_o think_v that_o although_o herodotus_n of_o halicarnasseus_n say_v that_o since_o minos_n the_o founder_n of_o memphis_n there_o have_v be_v three_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o king_n of_o egypt_n yet_o declare_v he_o not_o their_o name_n because_o they_o be_v call_v pharaoh_n for_o when_o after_o these_o a_o woman_n have_v obtain_v the_o kingdom_n he_o call_v she_o by_o her_o own_o proper_a name_n nicaule_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o man_n who_o have_v be_v king_n be_v usual_o call_v by_o this_o name_n and_o that_o it_o have_v not_o be_v communicate_v unto_o this_o woman_n for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o declare_v she_o own_o first_o name_n for_o i_o own_o part_n i_o have_v find_v in_o the_o book_n of_o our_o nation_n that_o since_o pharaoh_n who_o be_v father_n in_o law_n to_o solomon_n no_o one_o of_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n have_v be_v call_v by_o that_o name_n and_o that_o some_o little_a while_n after_o the_o aforenamed_a woman_n come_v unto_o solomon_n who_o reign_v in_o egypt_n and_o aethiopia_n of_o who_o a_o little_a after_o we_o will_v make_v some_o discourse_n and_o at_o this_o present_a i_o have_v make_v mention_n of_o it_o to_o make_v it_o know_v that_o our_o record_n and_o the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o egyptian_n accord_n in_o many_o thing_n but_o king_n solomon_n conquer_v the_o chanaanite_n which_o till_o that_o time_n be_v not_o under_o his_o sub_fw-la iection_n and_o those_o that_o inhabit_v the_o mountain_n libanus_n as_o far_o as_o the_o city_n of_o amath_n and_o make_v they_o tributary_n and_o choose_v out_o among_o they_o every_o year_n such_o as_o he_o may_v employ_v in_o tribute_n servile_a action_n and_o in_o domestical_a business_n and_o tillage_n of_o the_o sand_n for_o no_o one_o hebrew_a be_v a_o slave_n neither_o be_v it_o convenient_a that_o since_o god_n have_v subject_v diverse_a nation_n under_o they_o who_o they_o may_v make_v slave_n of_o that_o they_o shall_v tie_v those_o of_o their_o own_o nation_n to_o that_o bondage_n who_o be_v all_o of_o they_o employ_v in_o arm_n and_o rather_o take_v delight_n to_o mount_v chariot_n and_o to_o ride_v horse_n then_o to_o drudge_n like_o slave_n over_o the_o chanaanite_n who_o he_o employ_v in_o his_o service_n he_o appoint_v five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o commissary_n who_o have_v their_o charge_n and_o authority_n from_o the_o king_n and_o task_v they_o to_o those_o work_n and_o handy-labour_n wherein_o they_o employ_v they_o he_o build_v 10._o a_o navy_n also_o in_o the_o gulf_n of_o egypt_n in_o a_o certain_a place_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n call_v asiongaber_n which_o be_v name_v berenice_n not_o far_o from_o the_o city_n of_o elana_n which_o country_n in_o time_n past_a appertain_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o towards_o the_o build_n of_o this_o navy_n he_o obtain_v of_o hiram_n king_n of_o tyre_n a_o very_a convenient_a furtherance_n for_o he_o send_v he_o modles_a of_o ship_n and_o man_n that_o be_v skilful_a in_o navigation_n who_o he_o charge_v to_o sail_v with_o his_o procurer_n and_o factor_n to_o the_o country_n at_o that_o time_n call_v ophir_n and_o at_o this_o present_a the_o land_n of_o gold_n in_o the_o country_n of_o india_n to_o bring_v gold_n from_o thence_o who_o return_v back_o again_o unto_o the_o king_n after_o they_o have_v gather_v about_o four_o hundred_o talent_n about_o this_o time_n the_o queen_n of_o egypt_n and_o aethiopia_n a_o woman_n adorn_v with_o wisdom_n and_o solomon_n admirable_a in_o all_o other_o thing_n have_v hear_v of_o the_o renown_a virtue_n and_o prudence_n of_o solomon_n be_v touch_v with_o a_o desire_n both_o to_o see_v he_o as_o they_o also_o that_o be_v report_v daily_o to_o attend_v he_o and_o for_o that_o cause_n come_v in_o person_n unto_o the_o king_n under_o purpose_n to_o confirm_v her_o belief_n by_o experience_n and_o not_o by_o hearsay_n for_o oftentimes_o report_n be_v no_o other_o thing_n but_o a_o false_a opinion_n which_o be_v believe_v by_o one_o or_o other_o and_o be_v but_o only_o ground_v on_o relation_n she_o therefore_o resolve_v to_o come_v and_o see_v he_o &_o especial_o to_o make_v trial_n of_o his_o wisdom_n which_o she_o narrow_o sist_v by_o propose_v certain_a difficult_a question_n unto_o he_o which_o she_o have_v conceive_v in_o her_o mind_n she_o therefore_o repair_v unto_o jerusalem_n with_o great_a pomp_n glory_n and_o riches_n for_o she_o bring_v with_o her_o certain_a camel_n charge_v with_o gold_n odour_n and_o precious_a stone_n of_o great_a value_n after_o that_o the_o king_n have_v gracious_o entertain_v she_o and_o honour_v she_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o easy_o comprehend_v in_o his_o mind_n those_o doubt_n which_o she_o have_v propose_v unto_o he_o and_o give_v she_o a_o more_o speedy_a solution_n of_o the_o same_o then_o may_v be_v expect_v so_o that_o she_o be_v ravish_v with_o the_o incredible_a wisdom_n of_o solomon_n know_v by_o effect_n that_o it_o exceed_v the_o report_n which_o she_o have_v hear_v of_o he_o but_o in_o especial_a she_o wonder_v wisdom_n at_o his_o palace_n consider_v the_o greatness_n and_o beauty_n thereof_o and_o above_o all_o the_o rich_a furniture_n and_o curious_a architecture_n of_o the_o same_o wherein_o she_o perceive_v the_o great_a wisdom_n of_o the_o king_n but_o above_o all_o the_o house_n call_v liban_n and_o the_o magnificence_n of_o his_o ordinary_a table_n and_o the_o apparel_n and_o service_n of_o the_o same_o make_v she_o astonish_v the_o attire_n of_o his_o servant_n likewise_o and_o the_o goodly_a order_n which_o they_o observe_v in_o their_o service_n moreover_o the_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v every_o 1011._o day_n offer_v up_o unto_o god_n and_o the_o care_n and_o diligence_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o discharge_v their_o office_n ravish_v she_o more_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n when_o she_o observe_v they_o daily_o and_o not_o able_a to_o contain_v herself_o within_o the_o term_n of_o astonishment_n at_o that_o she_o see_v she_o manifest_o express_v how_o wonderful_o she_o be_v affect_v express_v to_o the_o king_n in_o her_o plain_a and_o public_a discourse_n that_o she_o know_v not_o what_o wisdom_n to_o think_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o she_o have_v behold_v o_o king_n she_o say_v all_o that_o which_o a_o man_n know_v by_o hearsay_n may_v be_v misbeleeved_a but_o the_o renoun_n which_o be_v come_v unto_o our_o ear_n as_o touch_v your_o riches_n both_o those_o which_o you_o have_v in_o yourself_o i_o mean_v your_o wisdom_n and_o prudence_n as_o those_o also_o which_o your_o kingdom_n have_v bring_v you_o be_v neither_o false_a nor_o feign_v which_o notwithstanding_o yet_o do_v it_o make_v your_o felicity_n far_o less_o than_o that_o which_o i_o see_v before_o my_o eye_n for_o report_n depend_v only_o on_o hearsay_n neither_o give_v it_o so_o certain_a a_o notice_n of_o thing_n as_o the_o sight_n discover_v and_o represent_v when_o one_o be_v near_o unto_o the_o same_o for_o i_o own_o part_n in_o that_o i_o give_v no_o credit_n to_o the_o greatness_n &_o multitude_n of_o that_o i_o have_v hear_v i_o have_v see_v far_o more_o than_o i_o can_v expect_v and_o repute_v the_o people_n of_o the_o hebrew_n to_o be_v most_o happy_a and_o your_o servant_n and_o friend_n most_o bless_v who_o be_v continual_a witness_n and_o hearer_n of_o your_o wisdom_n and_o each_o one_o of_o you_o ought_v to_o give_v god_n thanks_o that_o he_o have_v so_o much_o love_v this_o region_n &_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o that_o he_o have_v establish_v you_o in_o the_o royal_a seat_n i_o will_v discover_v likewise_o how_o beside_o her_o word_n she_o express_v her_o affection_n she_o bear_v unto_o the_o king_n in_o testify_v the_o same_o by_o diverse_a present_n which_o she_o present_n offer_v unto_o he_o for_o she_o give_v he_o twenty_o talent_n of_o gold_n &_o a_o innumerable_a quantity_n of_o sweet_a odour_n and_o precious_a stone_n it_o be_v say_v likewise_o that_o we_o have_v that_o plant_n which_o distil_v balm_n and_o which_o our_o country_n bring_v forth_o at_o this_o day_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o this_o princess_n solomon_n for_o his_o part_n requite_v her_o bountiful_a present_n with_o the_o like_a which_o she_o make_v choice_n of_o according_a to_o her_o own_o like_n 7._o for_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o she_o can_v require_v which_o he_o grant_v not_o unto_o she_o show_v himself_o most_o ready_a to_o give_v her_o satisfaction_n with_o a_o liberal_a and_o royal_a hart_n when_o the_o queen_n of_o egypt_n and_o aethiopia_n have_v receive_v these_o favour_n at_o the_o king_n hand_n according_a as_o it_o have_v be_v
entrance_n of_o my_o history_n i_o have_v answer_v those_o objection_n so_o that_o i_o have_v open_o protest_v that_o i_o will_v only_o faithful_o translate_v the_o hebrew_n history_n into_o the_o greek_a tongue_n &_o according_a to_o my_o promise_n relate_v that_o which_o be_v contain_v therein_o without_o add_v any_o thing_n of_o my_o own_o or_o conceal_v aught_o of_o a_o other_o man_n after_o that_o nabuchodonosor_n have_v reign_v forty_o three_o year_n he_o die_v he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o execution_n and_o more_o happy_a death_n than_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n berosus_n make_v mention_n of_o his_o act_n in_o the_o three_o book_n of_o his_o chaldaique_n history_n where_o he_o speak_v thus_o his_o father_n nabuchodonosor_n have_v notice_n that_o the_o governor_n who_o he_o have_v appoint_v over_o egypt_n &_o the_o neighbour_a part_n of_o coelosyria_n &_o phoenicia_n 13._o be_v revolt_v from_o he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o himself_o unable_a to_o endure_v the_o trouble_n of_o war_n commit_v a_o part_n of_o his_o force_n unto_o his_o son_n nabuchodonosor_n who_o be_v in_o the_o flower_n of_o his_o age_n and_o send_v he_o forth_o against_o he_o who_o encounter_v the_o rebel_n and_o fight_v with_o he_o overcome_v he_o and_o bring_v the_o country_n under_o his_o subjection_n mean_a while_n nabuchodonosor_n the_o father_n die_v of_o a_o sickness_n in_o babylon_n after_o he_o have_v reign_v one_o and_o twenty_o yâ—…ares_n nabuchodonosor_n the_o son_n have_v notice_n of_o his_o father_n death_n give_v order_n to_o the_o affair_n of_o egypt_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o country_n and_o commit_v the_o care_n and_o transportation_n of_o the_o jew_n syrian_n egyptian_n and_o phaenician_o to_o his_o friend_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o babylon_n with_o his_o army_n and_o carriage_n he_o with_o a_o few_o man_n make_v hasty_a journey_n through_o the_o desaâ—…t_n and_o when_o he_o have_v take_v the_o administration_n of_o the_o kingdom_n upon_o he_o which_o in_o his_o absence_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o chaldee_n and_o by_o their_o chieftain_n be_v reserve_v until_o his_o return_n unto_o his_o use_n he_o become_v lord_n of_o all_o his_o father_n empire_n when_o his_o prisoner_n be_v arrive_v he_o assign_v they_o convenient_a dwell_v place_n in_o the_o country_n of_o babylon_n and_o with_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o war_n he_o magnificent_o repair_v and_o deck_v the_o temple_n of_o bel_n &_o other_o place_n he_o enlarge_v the_o old_a city_n and_o repair_v &_o beautify_v it_o with_o other_o building_n by_o mean_n whereof_o they_o that_o will_v besiege_v the_o same_o be_v hinder_v from_o cut_v off_o of_o the_o currant_n of_o the_o river_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n he_o environ_v it_o inward_o with_o a_o treble_a wall_n and_o outward_o with_o as_o migâ—…tie_n and_o as_o many_o enclosure_n and_o make_v all_o of_o burn_a brick_n the_o wall_n be_v magnificent_o build_v &_o the_o gate_n brave_o adorn_v in_o manner_n of_o temple_n he_o cause_v a_o palace_n to_o be_v build_v near_o unto_o his_o father_n ancient_a palace_n the_o magnificenâ—…_n and_o ornament_n whereof_o i_o be_o too_o weak_a witted_a to_o express_v only_o this_o thing_n most_o memorable_a 〈◊〉_d â—…ue_v think_v good_a to_o note_v down_o that_o these_o huge_a great_a and_o pompous_a building_n be_v finish_v in_o fifteen_o day_n in_o this_o palace_n he_o have_v vault_n raise_v so_o high_a that_o in_o outward_a appearance_n they_o seem_v to_o be_v mountain_n on_o which_o all_o sort_n of_o tree_n be_v plant_v he_o devise_v and_o prepare_v also_o a_o goodly_a garden_n and_o call_v it_o the_o hang_a garden_n because_o his_o wife_n have_v be_v bring_v up_o in_o the_o country_n philostratus_n of_o media_n desire_v to_o have_v a_o place_n conformable_a to_o that_o of_o her_o birth_n megasthenes_n in_o the_o four_o book_n of_o his_o indian_a history_n make_v mention_n of_o this_o garden_n in_o that_o place_n where_o he_o inforce_v himself_o to_o prove_v that_o this_o king_n surpass_v hercules_n in_o valour_n and_o execution_n of_o worthy_a action_n for_o he_o say_v that_o nabuchodonosor_n overcome_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o libya_n and_o a_o great_a part_n of_o spain_n diocles_n in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o his_o persian_a history_n and_o philostratus_n in_o his_o phaeâ—…ician_n and_o indian_a history_n make_v mention_n of_o this_o king_n say_v that_o he_o overcome_v the_o city_n of_o tyre_n at_o the_o end_n of_o thirteen_o year_n at_o such_o time_n as_o ithobal_n reign_v over_o the_o tyrian_n this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o all_o that_o which_o the_o historiographer_n write_v as_o touch_v this_o king_n chap._n xi_o 582._o nabuchodonosors_n successor_n the_o destruction_n of_o babylon_n by_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia._n after_o nabuchodonosors_n death_n his_o son_n euilmerodach_n obtain_v the_o kingdom_n who_o incontinent_o deliver_v jechonias_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n out_o of_o prison_n and_o hold_v he_o in_o the_o babylâ—…_n number_n of_o his_o most_o esteem_a friend_n and_o give_v he_o present_n and_o commit_v the_o government_n of_o the_o palace_n of_o babylon_n into_o his_o hand_n for_o his_o father_n have_v not_o keep_v his_o promise_n with_o jechonias_n when_o he_o surrender_v himself_o his_o wife_n child_n and_o friend_n into_o his_o hand_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o his_o country_n and_o to_o the_o intent_n that_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n shall_v not_o be_v raze_v by_o those_o that_o besiege_v it_o as_o we_o have_v heretofore_o declare_v euilmerodach_n die_v in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o niglisar_n his_o son_n obtain_v the_o kingdom_n which_o he_o possess_v forty_o veere_n and_o afterward_o die_v after_o he_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n come_v unto_o his_o son_n call_v labosardach_n which_o continue_v in_o he_o but_o for_o the_o space_n of_o nine_o month_n and_o after_o his_o death_n it_o come_v unto_o balthasar_n who_o by_o the_o babylonian_n be_v call_v naboandel_n against_o he_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n and_o darius_n king_n of_o media_n make_v war_n and_o at_o such_o time_n as_o he_o be_v besiege_v in_o babylon_n there_o happen_v a_o marvellous_a and_o prodigious_a spectacle_n balthasar_z sit_v upon_o a_o certain_a festival_n in_o a_o royal_a chamber_n where_o he_o be_v serve_v with_o great_a 543._o store_n of_o vessel_n fit_a for_o his_o majesty_n and_o royalty_n and_o with_o he_o at_o the_o banquet_n there_o sit_v his_o concubine_n and_o most_o intire_a friend_n at_o which_o time_n to_o show_v his_o magnificence_n he_o cause_v those_o vessel_n to_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n of_o his_o god_n which_o nabuchodonosor_n his_o predecessor_n fear_v to_o employ_v to_o his_o own_o use_n have_v stoar_v up_o in_o his_o idol_n temple_n but_o balthasar_n be_v so_o puff_v with_o pride_n that_o he_o drink_v out_o of_o they_o and_o employ_v they_o to_o his_o use_n now_o so_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o while_o he_o quaff_v and_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o god_n he_o see_v a_o hand_n issue_v from_o a_o wall_n which_o 539._o write_v in_o the_o same_o certain_a syllable_n by_o which_o vision_n be_v somewhat_o terrify_v he_o assemble_v his_o magician_n and_o chaldee_n and_o all_o that_o sort_n of_o people_n who_o among_o those_o barbarous_a nation_n make_v profession_n to_o interpret_v prodigy_n and_o dream_n to_o the_o intent_n they_o may_v signify_v unto_o he_o the_o meaning_n and_o understand_v of_o that_o writing_n now_o when_o these_o magician_n have_v tell_v he_o that_o they_o can_v in_o no_o sort_n sound_n or_o understand_v the_o same_o the_o king_n be_v sore_o vex_v and_o touble_v at_o this_o unexpected_a vision_n whereupon_o he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v proclaim_v through_o his_o country_n that_o whosoever_o shall_v read_v that_o writing_n and_o declare_v the_o meaning_n thereof_o he_o will_v give_v he_o a_o golden_a chain_n and_o a_o purple_a robe_n such_o as_o the_o king_n of_o chaldee_n wear_v and_o beside_o all_o this_o the_o three_o part_n of_o his_o empire_n after_o this_o proclamation_n the_o magician_n assemble_v together_o with_o great_a concourse_n and_o be_v far_o more_o diligent_a and_o inquisitive_a to_o find_v out_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o writing_n but_o they_o be_v no_o less_o ground_v therein_o then_o they_o be_v at_o the_o first_o mean_o while_o the_o king_n grandmother_n see_v he_o whole_o amate_v in_o mind_n begin_v to_o comfort_v he_o and_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a man_n among_o the_o prisoner_n of_o juda_n lead_v thither_o at_o such_o time_n as_o nabuchodonosor_n destroy_v babylon_n who_o name_n be_v daniel_n a_o man_n wise_a and_o expert_a in_o search_v out_o of_o thing_n that_o be_v impossible_a and_o only_o know_v unto_o god_n who_o evident_o expound_v that_o which_o nabuchodonosor_n require_v at_o such_o time_n as_o no_o other_o man_n
fall_v upon_o the_o israelite_n that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o tongue_n that_o may_v express_v the_o same_o or_o man_n that_o may_v believe_v it_o the_o son_n of_o eli_n shall_v die_v and_o the_o priesthood_n shall_v be_v transport_v into_o the_o family_n of_o eleazar_n for_o eli_n have_v more_o love_v his_o child_n then_o my_o service_n and_o more_o than_o be_v expedient_a for_o they_o eli_n inforce_v the_o prophet_n by_o imprecation_n to_o declare_v unto_o he_o that_o which_o he_o have_v hear_v but_o samuel_n for_o fear_n he_o shall_v discomfort_v he_o will_v not_o disclose_v the_o same_o unto_o he_o which_o make_v he_o the_o more_o assure_v of_o the_o intend_a and_o imminent_a death_n of_o his_o son_n and_o because_o that_o which_o samuel_n prophesy_v in_o effect_n prove_v true_a his_o reputation_n increase_v daily_o more_o and_o more_o in_o that_o time_n the_o philistine_n lead_v out_o their_o army_n against_o the_o israelite_n encamp_v near_o 1114._o unto_o the_o city_n of_o amphec_n and_o for_o that_o the_o hebrew_n be_v negligent_a to_o withstand_v they_o they_o pass_v further_o into_o the_o country_n thereabouts_o so_o that_o in_o fight_v with_o their_o enemy_n the_o philistine_n at_o last_o get_v the_o upper_a hand_n and_o slay_v the_o hebrew_n and_o have_v they_o in_o chase_n for_o the_o space_n of_o four_o mile_n pursue_v the_o rest_n of_o those_o that_o flee_v even_o unto_o their_o own_o tent_n whereupon_o the_o hebrew_n grow_v jealous_a and_o afraid_a of_o their_o whole_a estate_n and_o therefore_o send_v they_o to_o the_o council_n of_o the_o elder_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n pray_v they_o to_o bring_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n with_o they_o to_o the_o end_n that_o have_v it_o in_o presence_n with_o they_o they_o may_v strike_v the_o battle_n and_o overcome_v their_o enemy_n but_o they_o bethink_v they_o not_o that_o he_o that_o have_v pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o their_o calamity_n against_o battle_n they_o be_v great_a than_o the_o ark_n which_o be_v make_v for_o he_o the_o ark_n than_o be_v bring_v and_o the_o son_n of_o eli_n attend_v it_o who_o their_o father_n have_v express_o command_v that_o if_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o ark_n be_v take_v they_o shall_v never_o more_o come_v before_o his_o presence_n except_o they_o will_v die_v now_o phinees_n execute_v the_o office_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n by_o the_o permission_n of_o his_o father_n by_o reason_n he_o be_v very_o age_v the_o hebrew_n because_o of_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o ark_n conceive_v very_o great_a hope_n and_o assurance_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o upper_a hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o philistine_n likewise_o be_v sore_o amaze_v fear_v the_o presence_n of_o the_o same_o but_o the_o issue_n be_v not_o answerable_a according_a to_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o expectation_n for_o when_o they_o join_v battle_n the_o victory_n which_o the_o hebrew_n hope_v shall_v be_v they_o fall_v unto_o the_o philistine_n &_o the_o loss_n which_o the_o philistine_n fear_v fall_v upon_o enemy_n the_o hebrew_n who_o at_o last_o perceive_v that_o they_o have_v repose_v their_o confidence_n on_o the_o ark_n all_o in_o vain_a for_o as_o soon_o as_o their_o enemy_n and_o they_o fight_v pell_o mell_o with_o they_o they_o turn_v their_o back_n and_o lose_v about_o thirty_o thousand_o man_n among_o who_o the_o son_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v slay_v and_o the_o ark_n be_v take_v and_o carry_v away_o by_o the_o enemy_n chap._n xii_o eli_n understand_v of_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o son_n fall_v from_o his_o seat_n and_o die_v as_o soon_o as_o the_o news_n of_o this_o overthrow_n be_v bring_v into_o silo_n and_o that_o it_o be_v certain_o know_v that_o the_o ark_n be_v take_v for_o a_o young_a beniamite_n who_o be_v at_o the_o execution_n be_v come_v to_o bring_v tiding_n thereof_o all_o the_o city_n be_v fill_v with_o sorrow_n and_o eli_n the_o high_a ark_n priest_n who_o sit_v in_o one_o of_o the_o gate_n on_o a_o high_a throne_n understand_v the_o lamentation_n and_o judge_v that_o some_o desaster_n have_v befall_v his_o people_n send_v to_o seek_v out_o this_o young_a messenger_n by_o who_o he_o be_v advertise_v of_o that_o which_o have_v happen_v this_o accident_n of_o his_o son_n and_o the_o army_n he_o bear_v with_o great_a moderation_n because_o that_o before_o that_o time_n he_o have_v understand_v by_o god_n what_o shall_v happen_v for_o those_o adversity_n which_o be_v least_o suspect_v do_v more_o grievous_o oppress_v we_o at_o such_o time_n as_o they_o happen_v but_o when_o he_o know_v that_o the_o ark_n be_v surprise_v and_o in_o the_o enemy_n hand_n by_o reason_n that_o it_o happen_v beyond_o his_o expectation_n he_o be_v in_o such_o sort_n attaint_v with_o grief_n that_o die_v he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o fall_v from_o his_o throne_n upon_o the_o ground_n where_o he_o die_v he_o live_v ninety_o and_o eight_o year_n in_o all_o and_o have_v spend_v forty_o of_o they_o in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o people_n the_o same_o day_n die_v the_o wife_n of_o phinees_n the_o son_n of_o eli_n who_o have_v no_o more_o power_n to_o live_v when_o she_o understand_v of_o the_o misfortune_n of_o her_o husband_n for_o she_o be_v with_o child_n at_o such_o time_n as_o the_o message_n of_o this_o his_o death_n be_v bring_v unto_o she_o and_o she_o bring_v forth_o a_o son_n in_o the_o seven_o month_n which_o live_v and_o be_v call_v ichabod_n which_o signify_v ignominy_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o infamy_n die_v receive_v at_o that_o time_n by_o the_o army_n eli_n be_v the_o first_o that_o govern_v among_o the_o successor_n of_o ithamar_n one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n for_o before_o that_o time_n the_o house_n of_o eleazar_n be_v possess_v of_o the_o priesthood_n the_o son_n receive_v priest_n it_o from_o his_o father_n eli_n transfer_v it_o to_o phinees_n after_o he_o abiezar_n his_o son_n occupy_v the_o place_n and_o leave_v it_o to_o his_o son_n boci_fw-la who_o son_n call_v oze_v receive_v it_o after_o who_o eli_n of_o who_o we_o speak_v at_o this_o present_a take_v the_o same_o who_o posterity_n retain_v that_o dignity_n till_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_n for_o at_o that_o time_n the_o posterity_n of_o eleazar_n be_v reinstall_v the_o six_z book_n of_o the_o antiqvity_n of_o the_o jew_n write_v by_o flavius_n josephus_n the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o 6._o book_n 1_o how_o the_o palestine_n compel_v by_o pestilence_n and_o famine_n send_v the_o ark_n of_o god_n back_o again_o unto_o the_o hebrew_n 2_o the_o victory_n of_o the_o hebrew_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o samuel_n 3_o how_o samuel_n when_o his_o strength_n fail_v he_o through_o age_n commit_v the_o administration_n of_o the_o affair_n to_o his_o son_n 4_o how_o the_o people_n be_v offend_v with_o the_o manner_n of_o samuel_n son_n require_v a_o king_n that_o may_v rule_v over_o they_o 5_o saul_n by_o god_n commandment_n be_v anoint_v king_n 6_o saul_n victory_n against_o the_o ammonite_n 7_o the_o palestine_n assail_a the_o hebrew_n be_v overcome_v by_o they_o in_o battle_n 8_o the_o victory_n of_o saul_n against_o the_o amalechite_n 9_o samuel_n translate_v the_o royal_a dignity_n unto_o david_n 10_o the_o expedition_n of_o the_o palestine_n against_o the_o hebrew_n 11_o david_n single_a fight_n with_o goliath_n and_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o palestine_n that_o succeed_v 12_o saul_n admire_v david_n fortitude_n give_v he_o his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n 13_o how_o the_o king_n seek_v david_n death_n 14_o how_o david_n oftentimes_o hardly_o escape_v from_o the_o king_n treason_n yet_o have_v he_o twice_o in_o his_o power_n how_o he_o will_v not_o hurt_v he_o 15_o the_o hebrew_n be_v overcome_v in_o a_o great_a battle_n by_o the_o palestine_n wherein_o saul_n the_o king_n and_o his_o son_n fight_v valiant_o be_v slay_v chap._n i._n how_o the_o palestine_n compel_v by_o pestilence_n and_o famine_n send_v back_o the_o ark_n of_o covenant_n unto_o the_o hebrew_n after_o that_o the_o philistine_n have_v get_v the_o victory_n over_o the_o hebrew_n and_o take_v the_o sacred_a ark_n as_o we_o have_v before_o this_o declare_a they_o bring_v it_o with_o other_o their_o spoil_n unto_o the_o city_n of_o azot_n and_o place_v it_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o trophy_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o dagon_n their_o idol_n but_o on_o the_o next_o day_n after_o when_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n they_o come_v and_o enter_v into_o the_o temple_n to_o adore_v their_o god_n azot_n they_o find_v he_o fall_v from_o that_o base_a or_o pillar_n that_o sustain_v he_o and_o lay_v along_o upon_o the_o ground_n his_o face_n upward_o before_o the_o ark_n whereat_o be_v fore_o move_v they_o take_v and_o fasten_v he_o in_o his_o former_a place_n
who_o respite_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o magician_n for_o that_o night_n until_o he_o may_v see_v what_o will_v become_v of_o daniel_n promise_n who_o retire_v himself_o with_o his_o companion_n into_o his_o chamber_n beseech_v god_n all_o the_o night_n long_o to_o manifest_v unto_o he_o the_o dream_n and_o deliver_v the_o magician_n and_o chaldee_n from_o the_o king_n wrath_n with_o who_o both_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o companion_n be_v like_a to_o die_v except_o he_o may_v know_v what_o the_o king_n have_v dream_v the_o night_n past_a 601._o and_o what_o be_v the_o interpretation_n thereof_o whereupon_o god_n have_v compassion_n of_o the_o danger_n wherein_o they_o be_v and_o take_v pleasure_n in_o daniel_n wisdom_n signify_v unto_o he_o both_o the_o dream_n and_o the_o signification_n thereof_o to_o the_o intent_n the_o king_n may_v be_v resolve_v in_o the_o meaning_n thereof_o daniel_n have_v receive_v the_o truth_n from_o god_n arise_v very_o joyful_o and_o certify_v his_o brethren_n daniel_n who_o have_v already_o lose_v all_o hope_n of_o life_n and_o think_v on_o no_o other_o thing_n but_o death_n and_o give_v they_o courage_n and_o hope_n of_o life_n have_v therefore_o render_v thanks_o unto_o god_n for_o that_o he_o have_v have_v compassion_n of_o their_o young_a year_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v day_n he_o go_v unto_o arioch_n request_v he_o that_o he_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o king_n presence_n certify_v he_o that_o he_o will_v open_v unto_o he_o the_o dream_n which_o he_o have_v see_v the_o night_n past_a now_o when_o daniel_n be_v bring_v unto_o the_o king_n presence_n he_o beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o esteem_v he_o to_o be_v more_o wise_a than_o the_o other_o chaldean_n and_o magician_n in_o that_o whereas_o none_o of_o they_o can_v expound_v his_o dream_n he_o do_v attempt_v to_o express_v the_o same_o for_o that_o come_v not_o to_o pass_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o experience_n or_o for_o that_o he_o be_v more_o industrious_a than_o they_o be_v but_o say_v he_o god_n have_v have_v compassion_n on_o we_o that_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o death_n and_o at_o such_o time_n as_o i_o request_v he_o to_o grant_v i_o and_o my_o country_n man_n life_n he_o have_v certify_v i_o both_o of_o your_o dream_n and_o the_o signification_n thereof_o i_o be_v not_o so_o much_o aggrieve_v for_o that_o in_o our_o innocency_n we_o be_v adjudge_v to_o death_n by_o thou_o as_o afraid_a of_o thy_o estimation_n and_o glory_n which_o be_v hazard_v by_o condemn_v so_o many_o and_o so_o innocent_a and_o just_a man_n to_o death_n whereas_o that_o which_o you_o have_v require_v of_o they_o savour_v nothing_o of_o humane_a wit_n but_o be_v the_o only_a work_n of_o god_n while_o therefore_o thou_o think_v in_o thyself_o who_o it_o be_v that_o thereof_o shall_v command_v the_o whole_a world_n after_o thyself_o at_o such_o time_n as_o thou_o be_v asleep_a god_n intend_v to_o let_v thou_o know_v all_o those_o that_o shall_v govern_v after_o thou_o present_v thou_o with_o this_o dream_n it_o seem_v unto_o thou_o that_o thou_o see_v a_o great_a statue_n whereof_o the_o head_n be_v of_o gold_n the_o shoulder_n and_o arm_n of_o silver_n the_o belly_n and_o thigh_n of_o brass_n and_o the_o leg_n and_o foot_n of_o iron_n thou_o behold_v after_o that_o a_o great_a stone_n that_o be_v draw_v from_o a_o mountain_n that_o fall_v upon_o the_o statue_n and_o beat_v down_o and_o burst_v the_o same_o and_o leave_v no_o whole_a piece_n thereof_o so_o that_o the_o gold_n silver_n iron_n and_o world_n brass_n be_v powder_v as_o small_a as_o dust_n whereupon_o a_o violent_a wind_n seem_v to_o blow_v which_o by_o the_o fury_n and_o force_n thereof_o be_v bear_v away_o and_o scatter_v into_o diverse_a country_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o stone_n grow_v so_o mighty_a that_o it_o seem_v to_o fill_v the_o whole_a earth_n this_o be_v that_o vision_n that_o appear_v unto_o you_o the_o signification_n whereof_o be_v express_v after_o this_o manner_n the_o head_n of_o gold_n signify_v yourself_o and_o those_o king_n of_o babylon_n that_o have_v be_v before_o you_o the_o two_o hand_n and_o shoulder_n signify_v that_o your_o empire_n shall_v be_v destroy_v by_o two_o king_n the_o one_o part_n by_o the_o king_n of_o the_o east_n clothe_v in_o brass_n who_o force_n shall_v be_v abate_v by_o a_o other_o power_n resemble_v that_o of_o iron_n and_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o power_n over_o the_o whole_a earth_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o iron_n which_o be_v more_o strong_a than_o gold_n silver_n or_o brass_n he_o tell_v the_o king_n also_o what_o that_o stone_n signify_v but_o for_o my_o own_o 600_o part_n i_o think_v it_o not_o expedient_a to_o express_v it_o in_o this_o place_n because_o the_o only_o but_o and_o intent_n of_o my_o write_n be_v only_o to_o register_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v past_a and_o not_o such_o matter_n as_o be_v to_o come_v but_o if_o any_o man_n have_v a_o desire_n to_o know_v these_o thing_n and_o can_v bridle_v his_o curiosity_n but_o will_v understand_v such_o matter_n as_o be_v hide_v let_v he_o â—…ead_v the_o book_n of_o daniel_n which_o he_o shall_v find_v amid_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n when_o king_n nabuchodonosor_n have_v hear_v these_o thing_n and_o remember_v himself_o of_o his_o dream_n he_o be_v astonish_v at_o daniel_n wisdom_n and_o cast_v himself_o prostrate_a on_o the_o earth_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o that_o adore_v god_n he_o embrace_v daniel_n give_v direction_n that_o sacrifice_n shall_v be_v offer_v unto_o he_o as_o if_o he_o be_v god_n moreover_o he_o call_v he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o commit_v the_o 3._o administration_n of_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n to_o he_o and_o his_o companion_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o commotion_n and_o conspiracy_n of_o their_o maligner_n and_o detractor_n happen_v to_o fall_v into_o most_o eminent_a and_o dreadful_a danger_n upon_o this_o occasion_n that_o ensue_v the_o king_n build_v a_o golden_a image_n sixty_o cubit_n high_a and_o six_o in_o bigness_n and_o erect_v it_o in_o a_o great_a plain_n near_o unto_o babylon_n and_o be_v ready_a to_o dedicate_v the_o same_o he_o assemble_v all_o the_o governor_n and_o prince_n of_o his_o country_n command_v then_o first_o of_o all_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o shall_v hear_v the_o trumpet_n sound_n they_o shall_v prostrate_v themselves_o on_o the_o earth_n to_o adore_v the_o statue_n threaten_v that_o whosoever_o shall_v do_v the_o contrary_a he_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o a_o burn_a furnace_n whereas_o therefore_o all_o of_o they_o adore_v the_o statue_n upon_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n daniel_n and_o his_o companion_n utter_o refuse_v to_o perform_v that_o duty_n allege_v for_o their_o justification_n that_o they_o will_v not_o transgress_v the_o law_n of_o their_o country_n for_o furnace_n which_o cause_n be_v apprenended_a they_o be_v instant_o cast_v into_o the_o furnace_n of_o fire_n and_o protect_v therein_o by_o god_n providence_n escape_v death_n beyond_o all_o man_n expectation_n for_o the_o fire_n touch_v they_o not_o neither_o can_v it_o burn_v during_o their_o abode_n in_o the_o furnace_n for_o god_n so_o fortify_v their_o body_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v consume_v by_o fire_n which_o accident_n make_v they_o in_o great_a estimation_n 600._o with_o the_o king_n for_o that_o he_o see_v they_o be_v virtuous_a and_o belove_a by_o god_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n they_o be_v high_o honour_v by_o he_o not_o long_o after_o this_o the_o king_n see_v a_o other_o vision_n in_o his_o sleep_n which_o signify_v unto_o he_o that_o be_v cast_v from_o his_o empire_n he_o shall_v converse_v with_o savage_a beast_n and_o that_o have_v live_v in_o that_o estate_n in_o the_o desert_n for_o the_o space_n of_o seven_o year_n he_o shall_v recover_v 595._o his_o kingdom_n again_o have_v have_v this_o dream_n he_o assemble_v the_o magician_n once_o more_o demand_v their_o answer_n and_o the_o signification_n thereof_o but_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o one_o of_o they_o either_o to_o find_v out_o or_o declare_v the_o intelligence_n of_o this_o dream_n unto_o the_o king_n only_a daniel_n discover_v the_o same_o and_o the_o effect_n be_v answerable_a to_o his_o prediction_n for_o the_o king_n pass_v the_o forelimited_a time_n thereof_o in_o the_o desert_n so_o that_o no_o man_n dare_v intermeddle_v with_o the_o affair_n of_o estate_n during_o seven_o year_n but_o after_o he_o have_v call_v upon_o god_n that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o restore_v he_o to_o his_o kingdom_n he_o repossess_v the_o same_o again_o let_v no_o man_n in_o this_o place_n accuse_v i_o for_o report_v these_o particularity_n according_a as_o i_o have_v find_v they_o write_v in_o holy_a book_n for_o in_o the_o
slay_v by_o his_o father_n she_o be_v marry_v the_o second_o time_n to_o jubake_v of_o mauritania_n and_o he_o also_o be_v dead_a she_o live_v with_o her_o father_n in_o cappadocia_n be_v marry_v to_o archelaus_n who_o put_v away_o mariam_n his_o wife_n for_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v unto_o glaphyra_n she_o live_v with_o archelaus_n be_v encounter_v with_o such_o a_o dream_n she_o think_v that_o she_o see_v alexander_n fast_o by_o she_o who_o cherish_v and_o embrace_v dream_n she_o check_v her_o say_n glaphyra_n thou_o approove_v the_o truth_n of_o that_o proverb_n which_o say_v woman_n have_v no_o loyalty_n for_o have_v give_v i_o thy_o faith_n and_o marry_v with_o i_o at_o such_o time_n as_o thou_o be_v a_o virgin_n and_o bear_v child_n by_o i_o thou_o have_v forget_v and_o neglect_v my_o love_n through_o the_o desire_n thou_o have_v have_v to_o be_v marry_v the_o second_o time_n neither_o have_v thou_o content_v to_o have_v do_v i_o this_o wrong_n but_o have_v take_v unto_o thou_o likewise_o a_o three_o husband_n lewd_o and_o impudent_o intrude_a thyself_o into_o my_o family_n and_o be_v marry_v with_o archelaus_n thou_o be_v content_a to_o admit_v my_o brother_n for_o thy_o husband_n this_o notwithstanding_o i_o will_v not_o forget_v the_o love_n that_o i_o have_v bear_v there_o but_o will_v deliver_v thou_o from_o he_o who_o have_v do_v thou_o this_o reproach_n by_o retain_v thou_o 11._o for_o my_o own_o as_o heretofore_o thou_o have_v be_v after_o that_o she_o have_v tell_v this_o vision_n to_o certain_a woman_n that_o be_v her_o familiar_n she_o die_v very_o short_o after_o which_o accident_n i_o have_v think_v good_a to_o register_v in_o this_o place_n in_o that_o i_o be_v to_o entreat_v of_o those_o king_n and_o otherwise_o the_o matter_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o signal_n example_n contain_v a_o most_o certain_a argument_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o soul_n and_o god_n providence_n and_o if_o any_o one_o deem_v these_o thing_n incredible_a let_v he_o reserve_v his_o opinion_n to_o himself_o and_o no_o way_n contradict_v those_o who_o by_o such_o event_n be_v incite_v to_o the_o study_n of_o virtue_n syria_n now_o when_o the_o government_n of_o archelaus_n be_v annex_v to_o syria_n cirenius_fw-la who_o have_v be_v consul_n be_v send_v by_o caesar_n to_o tax_v syria_n and_o to_o dispose_v of_o archelaus_n house_n the_o xviii_o book_n of_o the_o antiqvity_n of_o the_o jew_n write_v by_o flavius_n josephus_n the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o 18._o book_n 1_o cyrenius_n be_v send_v by_o caesar_n into_o syria_n and_o judaea_n to_o tax_v the_o people_n coponius_n be_v make_v governor_n of_o judaea_n judas_n the_o galilean_a raise_v up_o new_a trouble_n 2_o what_o and_o how_o many_o sect_n there_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n 3_o the_o tetrarch_v herode_fw-la and_o philip_n build_v city_n in_o honour_n of_o caesar._n 4_o the_o sedition_n of_o the_o jew_n against_o pontius_n pilate_n 5_o that_o which_o happen_v to_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v dwell_v at_o rome_n in_o pilate_n time_n 6_o of_o vitellius_n his_o arrival_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o how_o he_o receive_v commission_n from_o tiberius_n caesar_n to_o make_v war_n against_o aretas_n after_o he_o have_v receive_v hostage_n of_o artabanus_n 7_o herode_fw-la the_o tetrarche_n war_n against_o king_n aretas_n and_o his_o overthrow_n 8_o agrippaes_n voyage_n to_o tiberius_n where_o he_o be_v accuse_v and_o shut_v in_o prison_n he_o be_v deliver_v after_o the_o death_n of_o tiberius_n by_o caius_n his_o successor_n 9_o how_o herode_fw-la the_o tetrarch_n be_v banish_v 10_o the_o sedition_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o greek_n at_o alexandria_n 11_o caius_n send_v petronius_n into_o judaea_n to_o make_v war_n against_o the_o jew_n if_o so_o be_v they_o refuse_v to_o receive_v his_o statue_n 12_o that_o which_o happen_v to_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v at_o babylon_n and_o of_o the_o two_o brethren_n asinaeus_n and_o anilaeus_n chap._n i._n cyrenius_n be_v send_v by_o caesar_n into_o syria_n cyrenius_n the_o roman_a senator_n have_v execute_v all_o degree_n office_n and_o dignity_n until_o such_o time_n as_o he_o obtain_v the_o consulship_n a_o man_n of_o great_a reckon_n jew_n and_o estimation_n be_v send_v into_o syria_n by_o caesar_n direction_n to_o do_v justice_n among_o the_o people_n and_o to_o sesse_v and_o tax_v each_o man_n good_n with_o he_o be_v send_v coponius_n a_o captain_n of_o a_o company_n of_o horseman_n who_o be_v appoint_v to_o have_v the_o commandment_n of_o all_o jewrie_n cyrenius_n therefore_o come_v into_o judaea_n which_o be_v already_o annex_v unto_o syria_n to_o tax_v the_o good_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o and_o to_o confiscate_v archelaus_n substance_n and_o although_o at_o the_o first_o the_o jew_n think_v but_o hardly_o of_o this_o description_n yet_o notwithstanding_o without_o contradiction_n they_o submit_v themselves_o be_v persuade_v thereunto_o by_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n joazar_n the_o son_n of_o boëthus_n by_o who_o advice_n they_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v tax_v without_o contradiction_n but_o after_o this_o there_o arise_v a_o certain_a jew_n call_v judas_n the_o gaulanite_n bear_v in_o the_o town_n of_o gamala_n who_o have_v a_o certain_a man_n call_v sadoc_n the_o pharisee_n confederate_a with_o he_o labour_v to_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n to_o rebellion_n allege_v that_o the_o description_n be_v no_o other_o thing_n but_o a_o manifest_a confession_n of_o their_o 3._o servitude_n exhort_v all_o the_o nation_n to_o maintain_v their_o liberty_n and_o put_v they_o in_o hope_n that_o they_o thereby_o shall_v happy_o establish_v their_o estate_n and_o enjoy_v their_o good_n with_o security_n and_o beside_o this_o obtain_v both_o honour_n and_o glory_n in_o prosecution_n of_o such_o a_o enterprise_n moreover_o that_o god_n 11._o will_v not_o afford_v they_o a_o more_o assure_a way_n to_o settle_v their_o fortune_n then_o by_o this_o mean_n namely_o if_o they_o will_v employ_v themselves_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o design_n and_o if_o have_v conceive_v in_o their_o mind_n haughty_a and_o noble_a attempt_n they_o forbear_v not_o to_o finish_v the_o same_o notwithstanding_o the_o execution_n cost_v they_o their_o life_n these_o speech_n of_o they_o be_v entertain_v by_o the_o people_n with_o great_a pleasure_n and_o by_o the_o same_o they_o be_v the_o more_o confirm_v &_o hearten_v to_o rebellion_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o kind_n of_o evil_a which_o these_o man_n set_v not_o abroach_o yea_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v replenish_v with_o such_o misery_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o recount_v they_o for_o the_o war_n therein_o continue_v with_o such_o fury_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o restrain_v the_o violence_n thereof_o so_o that_o they_o neither_o spare_v friend_n nor_o respect_a enemy_n but_o be_v whole_o give_v over_o to_o the_o spoil_n there_o reign_v nothing_o but_o robbery_n and_o murder_n of_o noble_a personage_n who_o entertain_v one_o a_o other_o under_o judaea_n pretence_n to_o establish_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o common_a weal_n but_o in_o effect_n for_o their_o private_a profit_n sake_n whereby_o the_o city_n be_v replenish_v with_o sedition_n &_o murder_n in_o which_o the_o inhabitant_n slaughter_v one_o another_o after_o a_o strange_a manner_n of_o fury_n and_o desire_v they_o have_v not_o to_o spare_v any_o that_o be_v of_o their_o contrary_a faction_n they_o be_v afflict_v with_o foreign_a enemy_n and_o famine_n yet_o none_o of_o these_o can_v pacify_v their_o fury_n but_o that_o they_o furious_o race_v city_n shed_v innocent_a blood_n till_o at_o length_n the_o horrible_a mischief_n take_v such_o a_o head_n that_o they_o consume_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o burn_v burnâ—…_n all_o the_o beautiful_a building_n so_o dangerous_a a_o thing_n be_v it_o to_o change_v the_o custom_n and_o manner_n of_o a_o country_n for_o judas_n and_o sadoc_n have_v introduce_v and_o raise_v a_o four_o sect_n and_o tie_v the_o sectary_n to_o their_o command_n fill_v the_o whole_a common_a weal_n for_o the_o present_a with_o many_o trouble_n and_o produce_v the_o root_n of_o these_o mischief_n which_o afterward_o branch_v abroad_o from_o this_o unaccustomed_a sect_n sect_n for_o which_o cause_n i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o discourse_v brief_o of_o these_o sectary_n opinion_n whereby_o so_o many_o evil_n have_v fall_v upon_o our_o nation_n chap._n ii_o how_o many_o and_o what_o sect_n there_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n there_o be_v three_o sect_n among_o the_o jew_n of_o long_a continuance_n and_o antiquity_n that_o of_o the_o essean_n that_o of_o the_o sadducee_n and_o that_o of_o those_o who_o be_v call_v pharisees_n of_o these_o doctrine_n have_v we_o speak_v in_o our_o second_o book_n of_o the_o war_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o yet_o now_o i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o speak_v somewhat_o
for_o that_o he_o fear_v lest_o if_o the_o matter_n shall_v be_v public_o know_v he_o shall_v suffer_v some_o punishment_n as_o be_v the_o only_a author_n and_o instructor_n of_o the_o king_n in_o undecent_a matter_n that_o otherwise_o he_o may_v serve_v god_n although_o he_o be_v not_o circumcise_v since_o he_o have_v resolve_v to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o institution_n and_o law_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o god_n will_v pardon_v he_o for_o in_o this_o true_a religion_n consist_v more_o than_o in_o the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o body_n though_o he_o be_v not_o actual_o circumcise_v since_o the_o necessity_n and_o fear_n of_o his_o subject_n overrule_v he_o by_o which_o word_n the_o king_n for_o that_o time_n be_v win_v to_o affect_v the_o same_o no_o further_o but_o some_o little_a while_n after_o for_o he_o be_v not_o whole_o alter_v in_o that_o affection_n which_o he_o have_v another_o jew_n call_v eleazar_n come_v from_o galilee_n and_o account_v a_o man_n of_o great_a experience_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o religion_n persuade_v he_o to_o be_v circumcise_v circumcise_v for_o come_v one_o day_n unto_o he_o to_o salute_v he_o he_o find_v he_o read_v of_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o o_o king_n contrary_a to_o your_o knowledge_n you_o offend_v the_o law_n and_o god_n likewise_o for_o it_o suffice_v you_o not_o that_o you_o understand_v the_o same_o but_o the_o chief_a matter_n you_o be_v tie_v unto_o be_v to_o do_v that_o which_o the_o law_n command_v how_o long_o therefore_o will_v you_o remain_v uncircumcised_a and_o if_o as_o yet_o you_o have_v not_o peruse_v the_o law_n as_o touch_v this_o point_n read_v it_o now_o to_o the_o intent_n you_o may_v know_v what_o impiety_n it_o be_v to_o omit_v it_o after_o the_o king_n have_v hear_v this_o he_o will_v no_o long_o defer_v his_o circumcision_n for_o which_o cause_n withdraw_v himself_o into_o another_o chamber_n he_o call_v a_o surgeon_n unto_o he_o who_o act_v that_o which_o he_o require_v and_o afterward_o call_v his_o mother_n and_o master_n ananias_n unto_o he_o he_o certify_v they_o what_o have_v past_a whereupon_o they_o grow_v strange_o amaze_v fear_v lest_o the_o king_n shall_v grow_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o kingdom_n if_o this_o action_n of_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o light_n for_o that_o his_o subject_n will_v not_o endure_v that_o such_o a_o man_n that_o follow_v a_o contrary_a religion_n shall_v be_v their_o king_n they_o fear_v also_o lest_o they_o themselves_o shall_v be_v in_o danger_n for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o this_o matter_n will_v be_v impute_v to_o they_o but_o god_n by_o his_o providence_n prevent_v lest_o any_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o fear_v shall_v come_v to_o effect_v for_o he_o deliver_v izates_n himself_o and_o his_o child_n piety_n likewise_o out_o of_o many_o danger_n yield_v they_o his_o assistance_n in_o their_o doubtful_a &_o desperate_a estate_n declare_v in_o effect_n that_o those_o that_o only_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o and_o depend_v upon_o his_o proiudence_n be_v never_o deprive_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o piety_n but_o of_o these_o thing_n will_v we_o speak_v hereafter_o when_o helena_n the_o king_n mother_n perceive_v that_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v in_o peace_n and_o that_o by_o all_o man_n opinion_n both_o homebred_a and_o stranger_a her_o son_n be_v repute_v happy_a by_o the_o 6._o good_a will_n of_o god_n she_o be_v seize_v with_o a_o desire_n to_o go_v and_o visit_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o adore_v god_n in_o that_o temple_n which_o be_v so_o much_o renown_v through_o the_o whole_a world_n &_o offer_v sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n therein_o for_o which_o cause_n she_o beseech_v her_o son_n that_o he_o will_v suffer_v she_o to_o perform_v her_o vow_n who_o willing_o condescend_v to_o her_o desire_n and_o furnish_v she_o royal_o with_o allthing_n that_o be_v necessary_a for_o such_o a_o voyage_n give_v she_o a_o great_a mass_n of_o money_n with_o she_o and_o bring_v she_o onward_o on_o her_o way_n many_o day_n journey_n so_o that_o at_o length_n she_o arrive_v in_o jerusalem_fw-la to_o the_o great_a advantage_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o city_n for_o at_o that_o time_n the_o city_n be_v oppress_v with_o a_o gricuous_a famine_n so_o as_o many_o die_v for_o want_v of_o food_n for_o which_o cause_n queen_n helena_n send_v her_o servant_n some_o into_o alexandria_n to_o buy_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o come_v the_o rest_n into_o cypris_n to_o buy_v dry_v fig_n who_o return_v with_o all_o expedition_n they_o may_v whereupon_o helena_n distribute_v the_o victual_n among_o the_o poor_a leave_v a_o singular_a memory_n of_o her_o beneficence_n among_o the_o whole_a nation_n her_o son_n izates_n also_o understand_v of_o this_o famine_n send_v a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o the_o governor_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o hereafter_o will_v i_o declare_v what_o other_o benefit_n the_o king_n and_o queen_n have_v bestow_v upon_o our_o nation_n 47._o now_o artabanus_n king_n of_o parthia_n perceive_v that_o the_o prince_n of_o his_o kingdom_n have_v conspire_v against_o he_o resolve_v with_o himself_o to_o go_v unto_o izates_n for_o the_o security_n of_o his_o life_n and_o person_n hope_v by_o his_o mean_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o recover_v his_o kingdom_n he_o therefore_o retire_v thither_o and_o bring_v with_o he_o about_o one_o thousand_o man_n of_o his_o kinsfolk_n and_o household_n servant_n and_o by_o the_o assistance_n way_n he_o meet_v with_o izates_n who_o he_o know_v very_o well_o by_o his_o royal_a train_n notwithstanding_o he_o be_v unknown_a unto_o he_o by_o countenance_n draw_v therefore_o near_o unto_o he_o he_o first_o of_o all_o humble_a himself_o on_o his_o knee_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n and_o afterward_o speak_v unto_o he_o after_o this_o manner_n dread_a king_n forsake_v i_o not_o who_o be_o thy_o servant_n neither_o reject_v thou_o my_o prayer_n for_o be_v deject_a by_o the_o mean_n of_o my_o misfortune_n and_o of_o a_o king_n become_v a_o private_a man_n i_o have_v need_n of_o thy_o succour_n consider_v therefore_o the_o inconstancy_n of_o fortune_n and_o think_v with_o thyself_o that_o by_o provide_v for_o i_o thou_o shall_v provide_v for_o thyself_o for_o if_o thou_o make_v no_o reckon_n of_o the_o wrong_n that_o be_v do_v unto_o i_o diverse_a man_n will_v grow_v audacious_a to_o enterprise_n upon_o other_o king_n these_o word_n pronounce_v he_o with_o weep_a tear_n and_o with_o look_n low_o fix_v upon_o the_o ground_n when_o izates_n have_v hear_v artabanus_n name_n and_o see_v his_o humble_a and_o submissive_a estate_n he_o leap_v incontinent_o from_o his_o horse_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o king_n be_v of_o good_a courage_n and_o let_v not_o thy_o present_a and_o perplex_a condition_n dismay_v thou_o as_o if_o thy_o misfortune_n be_v irrecoverable_a for_o assistance_n this_o sorrow_n of_o thou_o shall_v sudden_o be_v change_v and_o thou_o shall_v find_v a_o better_a friend_n and_o ally_n than_o thou_o hope_v for_o at_o this_o time_n for_o either_o will_v i_o repossess_v thou_o of_o thy_o kingdom_n of_o parthia_n or_o i_o will_v lose_v my_o own_o government_n this_o say_v he_o cause_v artabanus_n to_o get_v up_o on_o horseback_n and_o walk_v by_o he_o on_o foot_n yield_v he_o this_o honour_n as_o to_o a_o great_a king_n than_o himself_o which_o when_o artabanus_n see_v he_o be_v discontent_v and_o swear_v by_o his_o fortune_n and_o honour_n to_o come_v that_o he_o will_v set_v foot_n on_o ground_n if_o he_o will_v not_o get_v up_o on_o horseback_n and_o ride_v before_o he_o whereunto_o he_o obey_v and_o mount_v upon_o his_o horse_n again_o he_o conduct_v he_o to_o his_o palace_n yield_v he_o all_o the_o honour_n that_o be_v possible_a both_o in_o his_o sit_n and_o banquet_n as_o in_o his_o assembly_n not_o respect_v his_o present_a estate_n or_o condition_n but_o his_o former_a dignity_n consider_v with_o himself_o that_o such_o casual_a misfortune_n and_o change_n be_v incident_a to_o all_o man_n furthermore_o he_o write_v unto_o king_n the_o parthian_n persuade_v they_o to_o receive_v their_o king_n artabanus_n assure_v they_o on_o his_o faith_n and_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v obtain_v a_o free_a pardon_n for_o all_o that_o which_o be_v past_a and_o to_o that_o intent_n he_o offer_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o arbitrator_n between_o they_o the_o parthian_n give_v he_o this_o answer_n that_o they_o will_v not_o refuse_v to_o entertain_v he_o but_o that_o they_o can_v not_o for_o that_o one_o who_o be_v call_v cinnamus_n be_v advance_v in_o his_o place_n and_o dignity_n and_o that_o they_o fear_v least_o a_o sedition_n shall_v happen_v among_o they_o cinnamus_n who_o be_v a_o noble_a and_o
perjury_n for_o they_o esteem_v he_o condemn_v for_o a_o liar_n who_o be_v not_o believe_v without_o he_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v they_o study_n diligent_o ancient_a writer_n chief_o gather_v out_o of_o their_o write_n what_o be_v most_o convenient_a for_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n out_o of_o they_o they_o learn_v remedy_n for_o disease_n and_o medicinable_a herb_n and_o what_o be_v the_o proper_a effect_n of_o every_o stone_n those_o who_o be_v desirous_a to_o be_v of_o their_o order_n do_v not_o straightway_o converse_v with_o they_o but_o for_o a_o year_n before_o they_o live_v out_o of_o their_o college_n and_o have_v the_o same_o diet_n give_v they_o also_o a_o little_a hatchet_n and_o such_o a_o girdle_n as_o be_v before_o speak_v of_o and_o a_o white_a garment_n but_o at_o the_o year_n end_n if_o they_o perceive_v he_o to_o be_v continent_n than_o they_o take_v he_o into_o their_o refectorie_n and_o he_o be_v make_v partaker_n of_o pure_a water_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v continue_v chaste_a yet_o be_v he_o not_o admit_v in_o common_a among_o they_o for_o two_o year_n after_o this_o his_o trial_n they_o observe_v his_o life_n and_o manner_n and_o at_o last_o when_o he_o be_v think_v worthy_a then_o be_v he_o admit_v to_o their_o common_a company_n and_o before_o he_o be_v receive_v to_o the_o common_a table_n first_o he_o protest_v with_o great_a and_o solemn_a oath_n that_o he_o will_v worship_v god_n and_o observe_v justice_n &_o fidelity_n towards_o all_o man_n and_o neither_o willing_o hurt_v any_o covenant_n man_n nor_o injure_v any_o one_o for_o another_o man_n command_n but_o that_o he_o will_v always_o hate_v the_o wicked_a and_o assist_v the_o good_a and_o ever_o keep_v his_o faith_n to_o all_o but_o especial_o to_o his_o superior_n for_o no_o man_n can_v obtain_v the_o power_n of_o principality_n without_o the_o will_n and_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n and_o that_o if_o he_o be_v put_v in_o authority_n over_o other_o he_o never_o will_v abuse_v it_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o those_o that_o be_v under_o he_o and_o justice._n neither_o exceed_v the_o rest_n in_o apparel_n nor_o in_o any_o other_o ambitious_a pomp_n that_o he_o will_v always_o love_v the_o truth_n and_o ever_o endeavour_n to_o confute_v liar_n and_o that_o he_o will_v keep_v his_o hand_n from_o steal_v and_o his_o soul_n pure_a from_o all_o unjust_a gain_n and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o conceal_v any_o mystery_n or_o secret_n from_o his_o companion_n nor_o reveal_v they_o to_o any_o stranger_n although_o he_o shall_v be_v thereto_o compel_v by_o death_n add_v moreover_o that_o they_o will_v never_o deliver_v any_o doctrine_n save_o that_o which_o they_o have_v receive_v and_o that_o they_o will_v avoid_v theft_n and_o diligent_o keep_v the_o book_n of_o their_o doctrine_n and_o the_o name_n of_o angel_n and_o with_o these_o oath_n they_o try_v and_o as_o it_o be_v arm_v those_o who_o enter_v into_o their_o order_n those_o of_o their_o congregation_n who_o shall_v be_v condemn_v they_o thrust_v out_o of_o their_o company_n and_o whosoever_o be_v so_o punish_v for_o the_o most_o part_n die_v a_o miserable_a death_n for_o have_v once_o take_v this_o oath_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o take_v meat_n of_o any_o stranger_n so_o that_o feed_v on_o grass_n like_o beast_n at_o last_o he_o perish_v through_o famine_n for_o which_o cause_n oftentimes_o they_o move_v with_o compassion_n receive_v many_o into_o their_o order_n again_o even_o ready_a by_o famine_n to_o yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n judge_v they_o to_o have_v endure_v penance_n enough_o for_o their_o offence_n who_o with_o famine_n be_v almost_o bring_v unto_o death_n door_n they_o be_v very_o severe_a and_o just_a in_o their_o judgement_n and_o to_o decide_v any_o matter_n there_o be_v never_o few_o of_o they_o then_o a_o hundred_o and_o that_o which_o by_o they_o be_v agree_v upon_o be_v a_o irrevocable_a sentence_n next_o after_o god_n they_o reverence_v the_o lawmaker_n insomuch_o as_o if_o any_o one_o revile_v he_o they_o forthwith_o condemn_v he_o to_o death_n they_o great_o reverence_v old_a man_n and_o a_o multitude_n so_o that_o if_o ten_o of_o they_o sit_v together_o no_o man_n of_o they_o must_v speak_v without_o he_o be_v licence_v thereto_o by_o nine_o of_o the_o company_n they_o also_o must_v not_o spit_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o assembly_n nor_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o they_o be_v more_o severe_a than_o any_o other_o jew_n in_o observe_v sabboth_n the_o sabboth_n and_o they_o do_v not_o only_o abstain_v from_o dress_v meat_n upon_o that_o day_n but_o also_o they_o may_v not_o remove_v any_o vessel_n out_o of_o his_o place_n nor_o go_v to_o the_o privy_a upon_o other_o day_n they_o dig_v a_o pit_n a_o foot_n deep_a into_o the_o ground_n with_o the_o hatchet_n which_o as_o we_o before_o say_v every_o one_o at_o his_o entrance_n into_o their_o order_n have_v give_v he_o and_o then_o cover_v themselves_o diligent_o with_o their_o garment_n lest_o they_o shall_v do_v injury_n to_o the_o light_n of_o heaven_n in_o that_o pit_n they_o ease_v themselves_o and_o they_o cover_v their_o ordure_n with_o the_o earth_n they_o take_v out_o of_o the_o pit_n &_o this_o they_o do_v in_o most_o secret_a place_n and_o although_o this_o purge_n of_o their_o body_n be_v natural_a yet_o do_v they_o by_o wash_v purify_v themselves_o after_o it_o as_o after_o great_a uncleanness_n furthermore_o they_o among_o themselves_o be_v divide_v into_o four_o order_n according_a to_o the_o time_n which_o they_o have_v take_v to_o follow_v this_o exercise_n of_o life_n and_o they_o who_o be_v junior_n be_v so_o far_o different_a from_o the_o senior_n that_o if_o they_o do_v but_o touch_v one_o of_o they_o they_o present_o purify_v themselves_o as_o though_o they_o have_v be_v profane_v by_o a_o stranger_n they_o be_v long_o live_v so_o that_o most_o of_o they_o live_v a_o hundred_o year_n which_o i_o judge_n be_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o well_o order_a diet_n and_o their_o temperancy_n they_o contemn_v adversity_n and_o by_o counsel_n and_o discretion_n overcome_v time_n torment_n they_o prefer_v a_o honourable_a death_n before_o life_n and_o the_o war_n which_o the_o jew_n make_v against_o the_o roman_n show_v what_o courage_n and_o hardiness_n they_o have_v in_o all_o thing_n for_o be_v then_o compel_v by_o break_v of_o the_o member_n of_o their_o body_n and_o fiery_a torment_n &_o all_o kind_n of_o torture_n 17._o which_o be_v lay_v upon_o they_o to_o revile_v the_o lawmaker_n and_o to_o eat_v any_o meat_n forbid_v yet_o can_v they_o not_o be_v force_v to_o any_o of_o these_o neither_o will_v they_o entreat_v the_o torturer_n nor_o show_v any_o sorrow_n amid_o their_o torment_n nay_o in_o the_o very_a midst_n of_o their_o grief_n and_o pain_n they_o scoff_v at_o their_o torment_n and_o laugh_v joyful_o yield_v up_o their_o soul_n as_o though_o they_o hope_v to_o receive_v they_o again_o for_o it_o be_v a_o opinion_n among_o they_o that_o the_o body_n be_v corruptible_a and_o that_o the_o matter_n thereof_o be_v not_o perpetual_a but_o yet_o the_o soul_n remain_v for_o ever_o immortal_a who_o pass_v out_o of_o a_o most_o pure_a and_o subtle_a air_n wrap_v themselves_o in_o body_n as_o in_o prison_n be_v as_o it_o be_v draw_v thereunto_o by_o a_o natural_a inclination_n and_o when_o they_o be_v deliver_v cut_v of_o these_o carnal_a bond_n then_o present_o as_o dead_a free_v from_o a_o long_a bondage_n they_o joyful_o mount_v aloft_o and_o of_o the_o good_a soul_n they_o say_v as_o do_v the_o grecian_n that_o they_o live_v beyond_o the_o ocean_n sea_n in_o a_o place_n of_o pleasure_n where_o they_o be_v never_o molest_v with_o rain_n nor_o snow_n nor_o heat_n but_o have_v always_o a_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a air_n come_v out_o of_o the_o ocean_n but_o the_o wicked_a soul_n as_o they_o say_v go_v into_o a_o place_n very_o tempestuous_a where_o there_o be_v always_o as_o it_o be_v winter_n weather_n always_o full_o of_o lamentation_n of_o those_o who_o for_o ever_o be_v to_o be_v punish_v but_o i_o judge_v that_o the_o greek_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n when_o they_o say_v there_o be_v a_o isle_n for_o the_o virtuous_a man_n who_o they_o call_v hero_n and_o halfgod_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wicked_a go_v to_o a_o place_n in_o hell_n where_o as_o it_o be_v feign_v some_o to_o be_v torment_v as_o sisyphus_n tantalus_n ixion_n &_o tytius_n which_o they_o do_v first_o invent_v for_o this_o purpose_n because_o those_o who_o be_v of_o good_a disposition_n be_v make_v better_a in_o this_o life_n by_o hope_n of_o some_o reward_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o the_o wicked_a be_v as_o they_o think_v hereby_o restrain_v for_o fear_n of_o eternal_a
he_o safety_n and_o bring_v he_o before_o he_o the_o tribunes_z name_n be_v paulinus_n and_o gallicanus_n but_o joseph_n will_v not_o accept_v their_o offer_n fear_v that_o because_o he_o have_v be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o the_o evilles_n that_o the_o roman_n have_v endure_v that_o therefore_o they_o seek_v he_o out_o to_o punish_v he_o till_o vespasian_n send_v unto_o joseph_n nicanor_n assurance_n the_o three_o tribune_n one_o of_o josephs_n acquaintance_n nicanor_n recount_v unto_o he_o how_o mild_a the_o roman_n be_v towards_o they_o who_o they_o have_v conquer_v and_o that_o the_o roman_a captain_n rather_o admire_v he_o for_o his_o virtue_n than_o hate_v he_o moreover_o that_o his_o general_n intend_v not_o to_o punish_v joseph_n he_o which_o if_o he_o please_v he_o may_v do_v whether_o he_o yield_v himself_o or_o no_o but_o to_o save_v he_o who_o be_v so_o valiant_a a_o man_n add_v also_o that_o if_o vespasian_n mean_v ill_a he_o will_v never_o have_v employ_v his_o friend_n in_o such_o a_o message_n to_o use_v friendship_n so_o noble_a a_o virtue_n to_o so_o evil_a a_o purpose_n as_o to_o work_v treason_n and_o that_o he_o though_o vespasian_n have_v be_v so_o mind_v wouldnever_o have_v consent_v to_o have_v betray_v his_o friend_n joseph_n after_o nicanor_n word_n begin_v to_o study_v as_o doubtful_a what_o be_v best_a to_o do_v whereat_o the_o soldier_n be_v angry_a begin_v to_o cast_v fire_n into_o the_o cave_n but_o vespasian_n hinder_v they_o be_v desirous_a to_o take_v joseph_n alive_a nicanor_n cease_v not_o to_o entreat_v he_o and_o he_o perceive_v how_o his_o enemy_n begin_v to_o wax_v angry_a and_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o dream_n he_o have_v in_o the_o night_n wherein_o god_n foretold_v he_o of_o all_o the_o jew_n calamity_n and_o what_o shall_v betide_v the_o roman_a prince_n for_o jew_n he_o can_v interpret_v dream_n &_o whatsoever_o god_n obscure_o show_v be_v instruct_v in_o the_o holy_a book_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o himself_o a_o priest_n as_o his_o parent_n be_v so_o at_o that_o time_n be_v as_o it_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o record_v the_o dream_n and_o horrible_a vision_n which_o he_o pray_v see_v in_o his_o sleep_n he_o pray_v secret_o to_o god_n after_o this_o manner_n o_o creator_n quoth_v he_o see_v that_o it_o please_v thou_o to_o ruinate_v the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n &_o that_o all_o good_a fortune_n be_v go_v unto_o the_o roman_n &_o that_o thou_o have_v choose_v my_o soul_n to_o foretell_v future_a event_n i_o yield_v unto_o the_o roman_n tosave_o my_o life_n protest_v that_o i_o mean_v not_o to_o go_v to_o they_o to_o play_v the_o traitor_n unto_o my_o country_n nicanor_n but_o as_o thy_o minister_n and_o have_v thus_o speak_v he_o yield_v himself_o unto_o nicanor_n but_o they_o who_o flee_v joseph_n into_o the_o cave_n where_o joseph_n be_v perceive_v that_o joseph_n yield_v unto_o the_o roman_n flock_v all_o about_o he_o and_o cry_v out_o how_o be_v our_o country_n law_n violate_v where_o be_v those_o promise_n of_o god_n make_v unto_o the_o jew_n where_o be_v those_o gallant_a mind_n that_o contemn_v and_o despise_v death_n be_v thou_o o_o joseph_n desirous_a to_o live_v and_o see_v thyself_o to_o become_v a_o vile_a bondslave_n how_o soon_o have_v thou_o forget_v thyself_o how_o many_o have_v thou_o persuade_v to_o embrace_v death_n for_o their_o liberty_n sake_n true_o thou_o have_v but_o a_o shadow_n of_o valour_n and_o prudence_n in_o thou_o if_o thou_o do_v hope_n that_o they_o will_v save_v thy_o life_n against_o who_o thou_o have_v so_o behave_v thyself_o or_o if_o they_o will_v save_v thou_o to_o desire_v life_n at_o their_o hand_n but_o see_v the_o roman_n offer_n have_v make_v thou_o forget_v thyself_o yet_o we_o to_o preserve_v the_o honour_n and_o credit_n of_o our_o country_n will_v lend_v thou_o our_o arm_n and_o sword_n and_o so_o if_o thou_o be_v willing_a to_o die_v die_v like_o the_o general_a of_o the_o jew_n which_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o do_v thou_o shall_v whether_o thou_o will_v or_o no_o die_v like_o a_o traitor_n unto_o thy_o country_n when_o they_o have_v thus_o say_v they_o all_o threaten_v to_o kill_v he_o with_o their_o sword_n if_o he_o do_v yield_v unto_o the_o roman_n joseph_n fear_v their_o violence_n and_o persuade_v himself_o if_o he_o die_v before_o he_o have_v put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o god_n commandment_n that_o then_o he_o shall_v die_v a_o traitor_n unto_o god_n wherefore_o he_o begin_v to_o make_v a_o philosophical_a discourse_n unto_o they_o concern_v this_o present_a estate_n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v wherefore_o o_o my_o friend_n quoth_v he_o be_v we_o become_v murderer_n of_o ourselves_o wherefore_o do_v we_o make_v war_n between_o thing_n so_o unite_v as_o be_v the_o soul_n &_o the_o body_n will_v any_o man_n say_v that_o man_n my_o mind_n be_v change_v why_o the_o roman_n know_v that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n most_o honourable_a to_o die_v in_o war_n not_o any_o way_n but_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o arm_n to_o wit_n by_o the_o conqueror_n hand_n if_o i_o entreat_v the_o roman_n to_o spare_v my_o life_n then_o be_o i_o worthy_a to_o perish_v with_o my_o own_o sword_n &_o hand_n but_o if_o they_o think_v good_a to_o spare_v their_o enemy_n shall_v not_o we_o think_v it_o good_a likewise_o to_o spare_v our_o own_o self_n true_o it_o be_v mere_a folly_n to_o do_v that_o unto_o our_o own_o self_n for_o the_o which_o we_o fight_v against_o they_o i_o confess_v it_o be_v a_o commendable_a thing_n to_o die_v for_o one_o liberty_n but_o yet_o to_o die_v in_o fight_n and_o by_o their_o hand_n who_o take_v away_o that_o liberty_n but_o now_o neither_o do_v they_o war_n against_o we_o nor_o kill_v us._n he_o be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v judge_v fight_v a_o coward_n who_o refuse_v to_o die_v when_o need_n require_v but_o also_o he_o who_o will_v die_v when_o no_o need_n urge_v moreover_o what_o withhold_v we_o from_o offer_v ourselves_o unto_o the_o roman_n true_o fear_v of_o death_n shall_v we_o therefore_o make_v that_o certain_a ourselves_o which_o we_o fear_v at_o the_o roman_n hand_n but_o some_o will_v say_v how_o if_o not_o than_o we_o be_v make_v captive_n consider_v what_o liberty_n we_o now_o have_v you_o will_v say_v it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o he_o that_o be_v valiant_a to_o kill_v himself_o nay_o true_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o vary_v coward_n for_o i_o think_v he_o to_o be_v a_o timorous_a seaman_n who_o perceive_v a_o tempest_n come_v before_o it_o faâ—…l_v sink_v the_o ship_n wherein_o he_o be_v moreover_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o creature_n to_o kill_v themselves_o and_o thereby_o we_o shall_v commit_v a_o heinous_a crime_n against_o god_n there_o god_n be_v no_o live_a creature_n that_o of_o his_o own_o seek_n will_v willing_o die_v for_o every_o one_o feel_v in_o himself_o the_o strong_a and_o forcible_a law_n of_o nature_n whereby_o they_o desire_v to_o live_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n we_o judge_v they_o for_o our_o enemy_n that_o seek_v to_o take_v it_o from_o we_o and_o punish_v they_o that_o do_v take_v it_o indeed_o and_o do_v you_o think_v it_o be_v not_o a_o great_a contempt_n of_o god_n for_o a_o man_n to_o despise_v his_o gift_n for_o we_o of_o he_o receive_v our_o first_o be_v and_o from_o he_o let_v we_o expect_v our_o end_n the_o body_n be_v mortal_a frame_v of_o corruptible_a matter_n but_o our_o soul_n be_v immortal_a and_o there_o be_v a_o little_a part_n of_o god_n place_v in_o our_o body_n if_o any_o one_o abuse_n that_o which_o another_o man_n put_v he_o in_o trust_n with_o present_o we_o think_v he_o a_o perfidious_a &_o wicked_a man_n and_o shall_v we_o think_v that_o if_o we_o cast_v away_o out_o of_o our_o body_n that_o which_o god_n have_v put_v we_o in_o trust_n withal_o and_o place_v in_o the_o same_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o know_v of_o it_o who_o we_o have_v so_o abuse_v we_o hold_v those_o slave_n worthy_a to_o be_v punish_v that_o runaway_n from_o bad_a master_n body_n and_o shall_v not_o we_o then_o be_v hold_v for_o impious_a who_o fly_v from_o so_o good_a a_o master_n as_o god_n be_v do_v you_o not_o know_v that_o they_o who_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n depart_v out_o of_o this_o life_n and_o render_v that_o to_o god_n which_o they_o receive_v of_o he_o when_o he_o who_o give_v it_o require_v it_o shall_v leave_v behind_o they_o a_o perpetual_a name_n to_o their_o posterity_n and_o family_n and_o that_o unto_o those_o soul_n who_o be_v obedient_a unto_o their_o creator_n when_o he_o call_v they_o he_o give_v a_o holy_a and_o sacred_a mansion_n
for_o the_o foresay_a woman_n that_o be_v not_o devour_v by_o the_o fury_n of_o war_n for_o they_o come_v unto_o these_o woman_n not_o fear_v the_o company_n of_o stranger_n among_o who_o they_o liâ—…e_v yea_o this_o be_v a_o evident_a year_n token_n of_o the_o priest_n integrity_n that_o every_o priest_n during_o the_o revolution_n of_o two_o thousand_o year_n be_v register_v together_o with_o the_o name_n of_o their_o father_n and_o if_o any_o one_o do_v err_v or_o falsify_v any_o of_o the_o thing_n beforesaid_a he_o be_v then_o interdict_v from_o the_o altar_n and_o from_o exercise_v any_o priestly_a function_n so_o that_o in_o the_o write_n of_o such_o man_n all_o thing_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v true_a and_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v for_o that_o neither_o all_o man_n be_v permit_v to_o write_v nor_o yet_o any_o dissonance_n and_o disagreement_n be_v find_v in_o their_o write_n for_o such_o thing_n as_o past_a in_o ancient_a time_n quite_o beyond_o the_o memory_n of_o man_n be_v only_o write_v by_o our_o prophet_n who_o have_v the_o knowledge_n thereof_o by_o inspiration_n from_o god_n himself_o but_o other_o thing_n of_o latter_a time_n be_v only_o record_v by_o those_o who_o live_v in_o the_o age_n wherein_o the_o thing_n they_o write_v of_o be_v do_v the_o book_n among_o we_o contain_v the_o history_n of_o all_o age_n be_v neither_o infinite_a nor_o one_o repugnant_a to_o another_o for_o all_o our_o chronicle_n be_v contain_v in_o writ_n two_o and_o twenty_o book_n to_o which_o book_n it_o be_v impiety_n to_o deny_v credit_n five_o of_o these_o book_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n comprehend_v genealogy_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o mankind_n and_o such_o notable_a event_n as_o happen_v even_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n until_o his_o death_n which_o be_v little_o less_o than_o three_o thousand_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n until_o the_o time_n wherein_o artaxerxes_n live_v who_o be_v king_n of_o the_o persian_n and_o son_n to_o xerxes_n the_o prophet_n of_o our_o nation_n every_o one_o write_v the_o history_n of_o his_o time_n wherein_o he_o live_v so_o that_o of_o these_o man_n write_n we_o have_v thirteen_o book_n the_o four_o other_o book_n which_o make_v up_o the_o number_n already_o mention_v be_v know_v to_o contain_v holy_a hymn_n dedicate_v unto_o god_n and_o wholesome_a precept_n for_o man_n life_n and_o conversation_n all_o thing_n which_o from_o artaxerxes_n until_o our_o time_n have_v happen_v be_v also_o set_v down_o in_o writing_n yet_o the_o book_n wherein_o they_o be_v register_v do_v not_o deserve_v so_o much_o credit_n as_o the_o former_a of_o ancient_a time_n for_o that_o there_o be_v no_o certain_a successor_n of_o prophet_n in_o this_o age_n moreover_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o to_o the_o former_a work_n we_o give_v as_o great_a credit_n as_o to_o the_o thing_n we_o ourselves_o write_v and_o notwithstanding_o they_o have_v be_v so_o long_o write_v yet_o in_o all_o that_o time_n no_o man_n dare_v presume_v either_o to_o alter_v or_o to_o blot_v out_o any_o thing_n therein_o contain_v for_o all_o jew_n even_o from_o their_o cradle_n do_v believe_v these_o book_n to_o be_v sacred_a holy_a and_o divine_a and_o therefore_o do_v give_v all_o credit_n possible_a unto_o they_o and_o so_o will_v willing_o suffer_v death_n rather_o than_o to_o do_v the_o contrary_a many_o captive_n also_o of_o our_o nation_n have_v already_o be_v cruel_o torment_v and_o diverse_a way_n put_v to_o death_n in_o open_a theater_n only_o for_o that_o they_o will_v not_o commit_v any_o thing_n either_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n against_o their_o law_n nor_o violate_v the_o write_n of_o their_o forefather_n now_o who_o among_o the_o greek_n do_v ever_o sustain_v the_o like_a nay_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o do_v it_o that_o none_o can_v be_v find_v among_o they_o who_o together_o will_v any_o loss_n in_o his_o good_n or_o fortune_n thereby_o to_o preserve_v all_o the_o write_n of_o their_o nation_n from_o perdition_n and_o the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v that_o every_o one_o esteem_v the_o verity_n of_o their_o history_n to_o depend_v upon_o the_o will_n of_o the_o writer_n and_o this_o they_o do_v also_o of_o their_o most_o ancient_a historiographer_n and_o not_o without_o cause_n for_o they_o every_o day_n see_v man_n of_o their_o own_o time_n write_v history_n of_o matter_n pass_v long_o before_o in_o former_a age_n wherein_o neither_o themselves_o be_v present_a neither_o yet_o vouchsafe_v they_o to_o credit_v the_o write_n of_o such_o as_o be_v then_o eye_n witness_n thereof_o yea_o some_o among_o jew_n they_o have_v diwlge_v history_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o of_o late_o befall_v our_o nation_n when_o themselves_o never_o have_v be_v in_o the_o place_n where_o such_o matter_n past_a as_o they_o do_v write_v of_o war_n nor_o have_v live_v in_o any_o neighbour_n place_n where_o they_o may_v have_v probable_a report_n how_o matter_n past_a but_o only_o make_v a_o few_o centones_n or_o break_a news_n they_o most_o impudent_o arrogate_v unto_o therr_n patch_v stuff_n the_o name_n of_o a_o history_n i_o myself_o have_v compose_v a_o most_o true_a history_n of_o those_o war_n and_o of_o enerie_n particular_a thing_n there_o do_v as_o well_o i_o may_v have_v be_v present_a in_o all_o those_o affair_n for_o i_o be_v captain_n of_o the_o jew_n galilean_n among_o our_o nation_n so_o long_o as_o any_o resistance_n can_v be_v make_v aga_v the_o roman_n and_o then_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o that_o i_o be_v take_v by_o the_o roman_n and_o be_v prisoner_n unto_o titus_n and_o vespasian_n they_o cause_v i_o to_o be_v a_o eye_n witness_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o past_a first_o in_o bond_n and_o fetter_n &_o afterward_o free_v from_o they_o i_o be_v bring_v from_o alexandria_n with_o titus_n when_o he_o go_v to_o the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n so_o that_o nothing_o can_v then_o pass_v whereof_o i_o have_v not_o notice_n for_o behold_v the_o roman_a army_n i_o commit_v to_o write_v all_o thing_n with_o all_o possible_a diligence_n myself_o also_o do_v only_o manage_v all_o matter_n disclose_v unto_o the_o roman_n by_o such_o as_o yield_v themselves_o for_o that_o i_o only_o do_v perfect_o understand_v they_o last_o be_v at_o rome_n and_o have_v now_o leisure_n all_o business_n be_v past_a i_o use_v the_o help_n of_o some_o for_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o greek_a tongue_n and_o so_o i_o publish_v a_o history_n of_o all_o that_o have_v rome_n happen_v in_o the_o foresay_a war_n which_o history_n of_o i_o be_v so_o true_a that_o i_o fear_v not_o to_o call_v vespasian_n and_o titus_n emperor_n in_o those_o war_n to_o witness_v for_o they_o i_o first_o give_v a_o copy_n of_o that_o book_n to_o they_o afterward_o to_o many_o noble_a roman_n who_o also_o be_v present_a in_o those_o war_n i_o sell_v also_o many_o of_o they_o to_o our_o own_o nation_n to_o such_o as_o understand_v the_o greek_a language_n among_o who_o be_v julius_n archilaus_n herode_fw-la the_o honest_a and_o the_o most_o worthy_a king_n agrippa_n who_o all_o do_v testify_v that_o my_o history_n contain_v nothing_o but_o truth_n who_o will_v not_o have_v be_v silent_a if_o in_o any_o thing_n either_o for_o ignorance_n or_o flattery_n i_o have_v change_v or_o omit_v any_o particular_a yet_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o some_o ill_n dispose_v person_n endeavour_n to_o discredit_v my_o history_n as_o though_o they_o be_v dispute_v pro_fw-la and_o contra_fw-la among_o child_n in_o school_n be_v sometime_o on_o a_o sudden_a too_o for_o a_o feign_a accusation_n and_o otherwise_o to_o feign_v a_o slanderous_a and_o sudden_a detraction_n never_o consider_v that_o many_o he_o who_o promise_v other_o man_n a_o true_a relation_n of_o matter_n past_a must_v either_o be_v privy_a unto_o they_o by_o his_o own_o knowledge_n as_o have_v be_v present_a in_o the_o affair_n or_o else_o have_v that_o which_o he_o speak_v from_o other_o man_n mouth_n by_o report_n of_o they_o who_o know_v they_o both_o which_o i_o have_v do_v for_o i_o gather_v my_o other_o book_n of_o antiquity_n out_o of_o holy_a scripture_n be_v myself_o a_o priest_n and_o skilful_a in_o our_o law_n and_o the_o history_n of_o our_o war_n i_o have_v write_v myself_o be_v a_o agent_n in_o many_o matter_n history_n therein_o contain_v and_o a_o eye_n witness_n of_o the_o rest_n so_o that_o nothing_o be_v say_v or_o do_v whereof_o i_o have_v not_o notice_n how_o then_o can_v any_o man_n excuse_v they_o from_o impudency_n and_o malice_n who_o labour_n against_o i_o to_o prove_v my_o relation_n false_a they_o perhaps_o allege_v that_o they_o have_v read_v the_o commentary_n contain_v the_o emperor_n act_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o they_o be_v not_o present_a in_o any_o action_n repugnant_a to_o that_o
the_o sacred_a shepherd_n tongue_n signify_v a_o king_n and_o sos_n a_o shepherd_n or_o shepherd_n according_a to_o the_o common_a speech_n and_o hicsos_n be_v a_o compound_n word_n some_o say_v these_o people_n be_v arabian_n but_o in_o other_o copy_n i_o find_v that_o hicsos_n be_v not_o interpret_v king_n shepherd_n but_o shepherd_n that_o be_v captive_n for_o hic_fw-la and_o hac_fw-la also_o when_o it_o be_v pronounce_v do_v in_o the_o egyptian_a tongue_n signify_v a_o captive_a and_o this_o latter_a exposition_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v the_o true_a for_o it_o be_v more_o agreeable_a with_o the_o history_n wherefore_o manathon_n report_v these_o foresay_a king_n and_o shepherd_n to_o have_v rule_v egypt_n five_o hundred_o and_o eleven_o year_n and_o after_o these_o the_o king_n of_o thebes_n and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o residue_n of_o egypt_n unite_n their_o force_n together_o invade_v the_o say_a shepherd_n and_o hold_v on_o great_a and_o long_a war_n against_o they_o and_o that_o the_o say_v have_v be_v overcome_v by_o the_o king_n alisfragumthosis_n also_o that_o then_o they_o lose_v all_o egypt_n which_o he_o have_v in_o their_o power_n and_o that_o they_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o a_o place_n call_v auaris_fw-la contain_v ten_o thousand_o acre_n of_o ground_n which_o as_o manathon_n report_v these_o shepherd_n environ_v round_o about_o with_o a_o huge_a wall_n to_o the_o end_n that_o all_o their_o whole_a provision_n may_v be_v fortify_v and_o all_o their_o praise_n which_o they_o get_v defend_v moreover_o that_o themosis_n son_n of_o the_o say_a alisfragumthosis_n endeavour_v by_o force_n to_o subdue_v they_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n besiege_v they_o with_o four_o hundred_o and_o four_o score_n thousand_o arm_a man_n and_o at_o last_o despair_v to_o take_v they_o by_o siege_n he_o covenant_v with_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v safe_o depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n whether_o they_o will_v and_o that_o they_o upon_o these_o condition_n together_o with_o all_o their_o family_n and_o good_n and_o cattle_n depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n into_o the_o wilderness_n &_o so_o into_o syria_n be_v in_o number_n two_o hundred_o &_o forty_o thousand_o &_o that_o fear_v the_o puissance_n of_o the_o assyrian_n who_o at_o that_o time_n reign_v in_o asia_n they_o build_v a_o city_n in_o the_o country_n now_o call_v judea_n which_o they_o make_v so_o large_a as_o that_o it_o may_v receive_v they_o all_o and_o this_o city_n they_o call_v jerusalem_n further_o the_o say_a manathon_n in_o a_o other_o book_n of_o the_o egyptian_n affair_n say_v that_o in_o the_o holy_a write_n he_o send_v the_o foresay_a shepherd_n call_v captive_n wherein_o he_o say_v most_o true_a for_o our_o ancestor_n be_v wont_a to_o feed_v cattle_n &_o so_o lead_v a_o pastoral_a life_n be_v call_v shepherd_n neither_o be_v they_o unjust_o call_v captive_n for_o our_o forefather_n joseph_n tell_v the_o king_n of_o egypt_n that_o he_o be_v a_o captive_a and_o long_a time_n after_o he_o call_v his_o brethren_n into_o egypt_n by_o the_o king_n command_n but_o we_o will_v hereafter_o examine_v this_o point_n more_o straight_o i_o will_v now_o cite_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o egyptian_n concern_v this_o point_n and_o also_o relate_v the_o word_n of_o manethon_n touch_v the_o time_n when_o this_o befall_v who_o say_v as_o follow_v after_o that_o the_o nation_n of_o shepherd_n be_v depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n unto_o jerusalem_n king_n themosis_n who_o drive_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n reign_v twenty_o five_o year_n and_o four_o month_n and_o then_o die_v and_o his_o son_n chebron_n succeed_v he_o who_o reign_v thirteen_o year_n and_o after_o he_o amenophis_n twenty_o year_n and_o seven_o month_n next_o his_o sister_n amesses_n one_o and_o twenty_o year_n and_o nine_o month_n than_o reign_v mephios_n twelve_o year_n and_o nine_o month_n &_o mephamuthosis_n twenty_o five_o year_n and_o ten_o month_n thimosis_n nine_o year_n and_o eight_o month_n amenophis_n thirty_o year_n and_o ten_o month_n orus_n thirty_o six_o year_n and_o five_o month_n after_o he_o his_o daughter_n achenchere_n twelve_o year_n and_o one_o month_n and_o the_o brother_n of_o rathotis_n nine_o year_n achenchere_n twelve_o year_n and_o five_o month_n a_o other_o achenchere_v twelve_o year_n and_o three_o month_n armais_n four_o year_n and_o one_o month_n armesis_n one_o year_n and_o four_o month_n armesesmiamus_fw-la threescore_o and_o six_o year_n and_o two_o month_n amenophis_n nineteen_o year_n and_o six_o month_n moreover_o that_o sethosis_n have_v make_v ready_a a_o huge_a army_n both_o of_o foot_n and_o horse_n and_o also_o a_o navy_n at_o sea_n leave_v country_n the_o government_n of_o egypt_n unto_o his_o brother_n armais_n and_o permit_v unto_o he_o all_o other_o kingly_a authority_n only_o forbid_v he_o to_o wear_v a_o diadem_n and_o to_o oppress_v the_o queen_n mother_n to_o his_o child_n command_v he_o also_o to_o abstain_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o king_n concubine_n and_o sethosis_n himself_o go_v to_o cyprus_n and_o phoenicia_n against_o the_o assyrian_n and_o mede_n and_o subdue_v they_o all_o partly_o by_o the_o sword_n partly_o by_o fear_n of_o his_o power_n and_o greatness_n and_o be_v proud_a of_o all_o this_o his_o fortunate_a success_n he_o bend_v himself_o against_o the_o eastern_a country_n and_o destroy_v with_o fire_n and_o sword_n the_o city_n of_o that_o place_n with_o whole_a province_n and_o spend_v much_o time_n in_o these_o war_n his_o brother_n armais_n who_o he_o leave_v in_o egypt_n do_v without_o fear_n commit_v all_o that_o he_o forbid_v he_o to_o do_v for_o he_o oppress_v the_o queen_n violent_o and_o daily_o lay_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o king_n concubine_n and_o be_v thereto_o counsel_v by_o his_o friend_n he_o put_v a_o crown_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o rebel_v against_o his_o brother_n also_o that_o he_o who_o be_v then_o â—…hiefe_a of_o the_o egyptian_n holy_a custom_n send_v letter_n unto_o sethosis_n contain_v all_o that_o have_v happen_v and_o how_o armais_n have_v rebel_v against_o name_n he_o who_o return_v to_o pelusia_n come_v and_o enjoy_v again_o his_o own_o kingdom_n which_o by_o his_o name_n be_v call_v egypt_n for_o manethon_n write_v that_o this_o sethosis_n be_v name_v egyptus_n and_o his_o brother_n armais_n danaus_n thus_o far_o manethon_n out_o of_o who_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o computation_n of_o the_o foresay_a time_n that_o our_o nation_n be_v deliver_v out_o of_o egypt_n three_o hundred_o nintie_a and_o three_o year_n before_o danaus_n and_o inhabit_v this_o country_n of_o judaea_n so_o long_o before_o danaus_n come_v unto_o argos_n notwithstanding_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o argos_n boast_v that_o their_o city_n be_v most_o ancient_a wherefore_o manethon_n recount_v two_o thing_n for_o we_o out_o of_o the_o egyptian_a letter_n first_o that_o we_o come_v from_o another_o place_n to_o they_o departure_n afterward_o go_v out_o of_o their_o country_n again_o and_o that_o so_o long_o ago_o as_o it_o be_v almost_o a_o thousand_o year_n before_o the_o trojan_a war_n touch_v those_o thing_n which_o manethon_n profess_v himself_o not_o to_o have_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o write_n of_o the_o egyptian_n who_o do_v write_v out_o of_o certain_a tale_n and_o report_n i_o will_v hereafter_o show_v how_o they_o be_v allege_v without_o any_o reason_n for_o they_o for_o i_o will_v once_o again_o leave_v these_o and_o go_v to_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o phaenician_o which_o they_o write_v concern_v our_o nation_n the_o tyrian_n therefore_o have_v chronicle_n of_o very_a great_a antiquity_n which_o they_o have_v keep_v with_o all_o diligence_n concern_v that_o which_o have_v be_v do_v among_o they_o and_o indeed_o carthage_n they_o be_v worthy_a of_o memory_n among_o these_o record_n it_o be_v write_v that_o king_n solomon_n build_v a_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n a_o hundred_o forty_o three_o year_n and_o eight_o month_n before_o the_o tyrian_n erect_v carthage_n so_o they_o have_v register_v the_o build_n of_o our_o temple_n for_o hiramus_n king_n of_o the_o tyrian_n be_v our_o king_n salomon_n friend_n oblige_v unto_o he_o for_o his_o father_n sake_n who_o for_o this_o cause_n also_o of_o his_o own_o liberality_n give_v solomon_n a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o talent_n of_o gold_n towards_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o cut_v down_o the_o most_o goodly_a wood_n call_v libanus_n which_o he_o bestow_v upon_o he_o to_o make_v the_o roof_n of_o the_o temple_n withal_o for_o which_o bounty_n solomon_n give_v he_o again_o many_o liberal_a gift_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n a_o country_n of_o galilee_n name_v zabulon_n but_o salomon_n wisdom_n be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o this_o king_n friendship_n towards_o he_o for_o they_o send_v problem_n one_o to_o solomon_n the_o other_o to_o be_v answer_v and_o solomon_n in_o his_o answer_n appear_v
by_o many_o age_n for_o our_o law_n establish_v among_o we_o have_v be_v imitate_v of_o all_o other_o nation_n for_o though_o the_o first_o greek_n do_v colourable_o observe_v law_n yet_o all_o their_o philosopher_n do_v imitate_v we_o and_o our_o opinion_n of_o god_n and_o gentile_n in_o humility_n teach_v other_o communion_n of_o life_n and_o conversation_n yea_o the_o common_a people_n do_v long_o since_o imitate_v our_o piety_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o nation_n either_o greek_n or_o barbarian_n who_o have_v not_o after_o some_o manner_n observe_v a_o sabaoth_n as_o we_o do_v and_o fast_v day_n and_o candlestick_n with_o light_n all_o which_o they_o learn_v of_o we_o yea_o many_o do_v also_o observe_v our_o custom_n concern_v their_o meat_n and_o our_o unity_n and_o concord_n wherein_o we_o excel_v all_o other_o nation_n our_o community_n also_o and_o industry_n in_o art_n and_o labour_n and_o sufferance_n for_o our_o law_n and_o which_o be_v most_o to_o be_v admire_v our_o law_n not_o have_v any_o to_o force_v we_o to_o observe_v it_o have_v so_o oblige_v our_o heart_n that_o as_o god_n be_v of_o all_o the_o world_n honour_v without_o compulsion_n so_o be_v our_o law_n among_o we_o all_o we_o not_o force_v thereunto_o and_o whosoever_o do_v diligent_o consider_v his_o own_o nation_n and_o family_n shall_v find_v that_o which_o i_o have_v report_v to_o be_v true_a i_o will_v now_o general_o reprehend_v the_o voluntary_a malice_n of_o all_o man_n for_o either_o they_o mean_v that_o we_o have_v these_o good_a law_n do_v yet_o little_o esteem_v they_o and_o follow_v worse_o book_n or_o if_o they_o do_v not_o so_o mean_a let_v they_o hold_v their_o malicious_a tongue_n from_o any_o further_a calumniatiation_n for_o i_o do_v not_o take_v upon_o i_o the_o defence_n of_o this_o cause_n for_o that_o i_o bear_v any_o hatred_n to_o any_o man_n but_o for_o that_o i_o and_o all_o jew_n do_v honour_n and_o reverence_v our_o lawmaker_n and_o believe_v that_o whatsoever_o he_o prophesy_v proceed_v from_o god_n yea_o although_o ourselves_o do_v not_o know_v the_o goodness_n of_o our_o law_n yet_o the_o multitude_n of_o they_o that_o imitate_v they_o be_v a_o sufficient_a motive_n to_o induce_v we_o thereunto_o but_o i_o have_v at_o large_a and_o with_o all_o sincerity_n discourse_v our_o law_n and_o commonwealth_n in_o my_o book_n of_o our_o antiquity_n and_o i_o now_o again_o have_v make_v mention_n of_o they_o neither_o in_o contumely_n of_o other_o nation_n nor_o in_o praise_n of_o our_o own_o but_o only_o to_o reprove_v such_o as_o have_v most_o malicious_o say_v and_o impudent_o belie_v we_o contrary_a to_o the_o know_a truth_n and_o i_o think_v i_o have_v already_o full_o perform_v thâ—…_n which_o i_o promise_v for_o i_o have_v show_v our_o nation_n contrary_a to_o their_o affirmation_n to_o be_v most_o ancient_a which_o i_o have_v prove_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o many_o ancient_a writer_n who_o in_o their_o work_n have_v mention_v us._n our_o adversary_n affirm_v we_o to_o have_v come_v of_o egyptian_n i_o have_v show_v that_o our_o forefather_n come_v into_o egypt_n out_o of_o some_o other_o place_n they_o allege_v that_o we_o be_v expel_v egypt_n for_o law_n their_o misery_n in_o that_o they_o be_v infect_v with_o disease_n i_o have_v prove_v that_o they_o come_v from_o thence_o to_o their_o own_o country_n by_o mean_n of_o their_o own_o prowess_n and_o force_n of_o their_o own_o accord_n other_o labour_v to_o defame_v our_o lawmaker_n as_o a_o wicked_a person_n who_o virtue_n many_o of_o ancient_a time_n &_o so_o long_a time_n as_o have_v be_v since_o he_o do_v witness_n it_o be_v not_o needful_a to_o speak_v more_o large_o of_o our_o law_n for_o they_o by_o themselves_o appear_v pious_a and_o good_a &_o such_o as_o do_v not_o invite_v or_o incite_v we_o to_o the_o hatred_n of_o other_o nation_n but_o rather_o to_o communion_n and_o friendshp_n be_v both_o enemy_n to_o iniquity_n and_o commander_n of_o justice_n banisher_n of_o luxuriousness_n and_o teacher_n of_o frugality_n and_o labour_n forbid_v all_o war_n enterprise_v for_o avarice_n and_o prepare_v the_o people_n to_o show_v fortitude_n in_o they_o and_o for_o they_o inflict_v inevitable_a punishment_n upon_o their_o transgressor_n not_o easy_o to_o be_v deceive_v by_o gloasing_n speech_n and_o execute_v in_o action_n all_o that_o they_o in_o word_n command_v yea_o among_o we_o the_o execution_n of_o they_o &_o observation_n be_v more_o ready_a than_o the_o word_n of_o they_o i_o therefore_o confident_o affirm_v that_o we_o do_v teach_v more_o pious_a and_o virtuous_a manner_n than_o other_o nation_n law_n do_v for_o what_o can_v be_v better_o than_o inviolate_a piety_n what_o more_o just_a then_o to_o obey_v the_o law_n what_o more_o profitable_a and_o commodious_a then_o to_o be_v at_o unity_n and_o peace_n among_o ourselves_o and_o neither_o to_o forsake_v one_o another_o in_o calamity_n nor_o injury_n one_o another_o in_o prosperity_n to_o contemn_v and_o despise_v death_n in_o time_n of_o war_n and_o in_o peace_n to_o labour_n and_o till_o our_o ground_n &_o to_o use_v other_o art_n and_o work_n and_o always_o to_o think_v and_o believe_v that_o god_n behold_v all_o our_o action_n and_o rule_v and_o dispose_v all_o thing_n if_o this_o be_v either_o write_v or_o reserve_v by_o any_o one_o before_o this_o time_n we_o be_v then_o to_o thank_v they_o as_o be_v their_o scholar_n but_o if_o they_o be_v know_v never_o before_o to_o have_v be_v extant_a than_o we_o be_v know_v to_o be_v the_o first_o author_n and_o inventor_n of_o it_o let_v therefore_o all_o apion_n and_o moion_n go_v and_o all_o other_o that_o with_o they_o be_v convict_v of_o lie_v and_o slander_v and_o this_o bookeis_n write_v to_o the_o epaphroditus_n who_o love_v the_o truth_n and_o to_o other_o who_o by_o thou_o will_v or_o be_v desirous_a to_o know_v the_o same_o desiderius_n erasmus_n roterodamus_n to_o the_o most_o virtuous_a and_o learned_a father_n helias_n marceus_n the_o machabaetan_a ruler_n of_o the_o renown_a college_n of_o the_o machabaes_n i_o have_v not_o grudge_v virtuous_a father_n to_o dedicate_v unto_o thou_o a_o day_n labour_n wherein_o i_o have_v peruse_v and_o what_o in_o i_o lie_v amend_v the_o book_n which_o joseph_n write_v of_o the_o seven_o maccabee_n brethren_n and_o will_v it_o have_v lyen_fw-we in_o my_o power_n more_o abundant_o to_o have_v answer_v your_o expectation_n i_o have_v now_o for_o that_o i_o count_v the_o greek_a copy_n by_o the_o latin_a conjecture_v the_o greek_a and_o alter_v some_o thing_n yet_o but_o very_o few_o joseph_n do_v not_o falfe_o boast_v himself_o to_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o greek_a tongue_n and_o this_o book_n will_v sufficient_o witness_v the_o same_o wherein_o he_o show_v both_o great_a vanity_n and_o emphasis_n in_o so_o much_o as_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v handle_v that_o famous_a work_n with_o eloquent_a stile_n and_o ornament_n of_o discourse_n saint_n jerome_n for_o this_o cause_n entitle_v this_o book_n great_a eloquence_n suidas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o they_o both_o we_o amend_v the_o corrupt_a title_n &_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v of_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n for_o the_o scope_n of_o this_o book_n tend_v all_o to_o prove_v that_o reason_n be_v of_o no_o force_n in_o man_n except_o it_o bear_v sovereignty_n over_o all_o our_o inordinate_a appetite_n this_o be_v most_o evident_o prove_v by_o the_o book_n of_o the_o maccabee_n in_o the_o scripture_n which_o book_n the_o jew_n do_v not_o receive_v as_o canonical_a yet_o do_v they_o account_v it_o among_o their_o sacred_a writ_n i_o can_v but_o congratulate_v this_o worthy_a college_n which_o though_o famous_a for_o many_o other_o thing_n yet_o be_v more_o happy_a for_o that_o it_o be_v so_o bless_a as_o to_o enjoy_v so_o worthy_a and_o unspeakable_a a_o treasure_n or_o rather_o all_o colonia_n agrippina_n that_o happy_a and_o fortunate_a city_n yet_o in_o nothing_o more_o happy_a then_o for_o that_o it_o alone_o do_v in_o her_o bosom_n shrine_n so_o many_o so_o sacred_a and_o excellent_a pledge_n of_o piety_n yet_o shall_v it_o be_v more_o happy_a if_o it_o can_v express_v their_o virtue_n who_o sacred_a relic_n it_o so_o religious_o keep_v and_o imitate_v their_o manner_n who_o body_n it_o possess_v to_o wit_n if_o in_o sincerity_n of_o religion_n it_o imitate_v the_o piety_n of_o three_o king_n and_o the_o sacred_a purity_n of_o the_o eleven_o virgin_n if_o it_o resemble_v the_o most_o valiant_a young_a man_n the_o macchabee_n and_o the_o invincible_a courage_n of_o that_o woman_n who_o valorous_a constancy_n no_o misery_n can_v conquer_v and_o this_o best_a portion_n and_o part_n of_o her_o felicity_n this_o worthy_a city_n may_v bestow_v upon_o
enemy_n may_v tume_n the_o river_n and_o so_o have_v access_n unto_o the_o city_n he_o environ_v the_o inner_a city_n with_o three_o several_a wall_n and_o the_o outmost_a city_n likewise_o the_o wall_n whereof_o be_v make_v of_o brick_n but_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o inner_a city_n be_v of_o brick_n and_o bitumen_n this_o do_v he_o build_v most_o sumptuous_a gate_n which_o may_v have_v become_v palace_n temple_n and_o moreover_o near_o unto_o his_o father_n palace_n he_o build_v another_o far_o great_a and_o more_o costly_a than_o it_o be_v the_o pomp_n whereof_o it_o be_v hard_a and_o perhaps_o tedious_a to_o express_v yet_o this_o we_o will_v rehearse_v worth_a the_o nothing_o that_o this_o so_o ambitious_a and_o above_o all_o credit_n gorgeous_a palace_n be_v build_v in_o fifteen_o day_n in_o it_o he_o erect_v rock_n of_o stone_n like_o mountain_n beset_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o tree_n he_o also_o make_v a_o famous_a garden_n all_o support_v with_o pillar_n for_o that_o his_o wife_n be_v bring_v up_o in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o mede_n desire_v to_o have_v a_o prospect_n into_o the_o field_n and_o mountain_n this_o he_o relate_v of_o the_o forementioned_a king_n and_o many_o thing_n more_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o chaldeis_fw-la wherein_o he_o reprove_v the_o greek_a writer_n who_o false_o affirm_v that_o semiramis_n the_o assyrian_a queen_n build_v babylon_n and_o that_o they_o false_o report_v those_o wonderful_a work_n babylon_n about_o babylon_n to_o have_v be_v by_o she_o make_v and_o finish_v we_o must_v needs_o think_v that_o the_o chaldean_a history_n be_v true_a see_v it_o agree_v with_o that_o of_o the_o phoenician_n which_o berosus_n write_v of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n who_o subvert_v both_o phoenicia_n and_o all_o syria_n with_o they_o also_o accord_v philostratus_n in_o his_o history_n in_o the_o siege_n of_o tyria_n and_o magasthenes_n also_o in_o his_o four_o book_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o india_n deed_n where_o he_o labour_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o say_a king_n excel_v hercules_n in_o strength_n and_o valour_n affirm_v that_o he_o subdue_v the_o great_a part_n of_o africa_n and_o spain_n and_o that_o the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v burn_v by_o the_o babylonian_n and_o again_o re-edify_v by_o cyrus_n we_o will_v prove_v it_o out_o of_o berosus_n who_o in_o his_o three_o book_n say_v as_o follow_v nabuchodonosor_n have_v begin_v the_o three_o wall_n fall_v sick_a and_o die_v when_o he_o have_v reign_v forty_o three_o year_n and_o his_o son_n euelmaradochus_fw-la succeed_v he_o who_o for_o his_o iniquity_n and_o lustful_a live_n be_v treacherous_o slay_v by_o his_o sister_n husband_n name_v niriglissoroor_a after_o he_o have_v reign_v two_o year_n he_o be_v dead_a the_o traitor_n niriglissoroor_n usurp_v the_o kingdom_n and_o reign_v four_o year_n who_o son_n then_o a_o child_n be_v make_v king_n call_v by_o name_n laborosardochus_fw-la and_o he_o reign_v nine_o month_n who_o for_o that_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o very_o corrupt_a manner_n be_v slay_v by_o his_o own_o friend_n after_o who_o death_n they_o who_o slay_v he_o consult_v bitumen_n together_o do_v make_v one_o nabonidus_n a_o babylonian_a king_n at_o this_o time_n the_o wall_n of_o brick_n and_o bitumen_n about_o the_o river_n of_o babylon_n be_v build_v in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o this_o king_n reign_n cyrus_n come_v with_o a_o army_n out_o of_o persia_n conquer_v all_o asia_n and_o come_v with_o his_o force_n against_o babylon_n but_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n have_v notice_n of_o his_o come_n levy_v a_o army_n meet_v he_o in_o the_o way_n and_o join_v battle_n with_o he_o but_o be_v overcome_v in_o the_o fight_n he_o accompany_v with_o a_o very_a few_o of_o his_o man_n be_v force_v to_o fly_v into_o borsippa_n cyrus_n now_o besiege_v babylon_n and_o purpose_v to_o destroy_v the_o outward_a wall_n thereof_o by_o reason_n that_o it_o be_v too_o strong_a and_o too_o hard_o to_o win_v and_o so_o he_o babylon_n return_v to_o borsippa_n to_o besiege_v nabonidus_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n who_o be_v flee_v thither_o but_o nabonidus_n not_o abide_v the_o event_n of_o war_n yield_v himself_o unto_o cyrus_n who_o deal_v merciful_o with_o he_o and_o give_v he_o a_o territory_n in_o carmania_n but_o expel_v he_o out_o of_o babylon_n so_o nabonidus_n lead_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o life_n in_o that_o province_n this_o history_n agree_v with_o we_o for_o in_o our_o write_n we_o find_v that_o nabuchodonosor_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n do_v destroy_v our_o temple_n and_o that_o it_o so_o remain_v threescore_o and_o ten_o year_n also_o that_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o king_n cyrus_n the_o soundation_n thereof_o be_v lay_v again_o and_o that_o it_o be_v finish_v and_o re-edify_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o king_n darius_n his_o reign_n this_o do_v i_o will_v also_o relate_v the_o history_n of_o the_o phoenician_n that_o we_o may_v abound_v antiquity_n with_o proof_n of_o that_o we_o say_v for_o they_o make_v a_o computation_n of_o the_o year_n after_o this_o manner_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n ithobalus_n nabuchodonosor_n besiege_v tyre_n thirteen_o year_n after_o who_o baal_n reign_v ten_o year_n next_o he_o judge_n be_v appoint_v to_o wit_n they_o that_o follow_v eâ—…nibalus_n the_o son_n of_o balachus_fw-la judge_v two_o month_n chelbis_n the_o son_n of_o abdaeus_fw-la ten_o month_n abbarus_fw-la the_o high_a priest_n three_o month_n myttonus_fw-la and_o gerastus_n son_n of_o abdilimos_n judge_v six_o year_n after_o who_o balatorus_n reign_v one_o year_n and_o after_o his_o death_n the_o tyrian_n call_v merbalus_fw-la from_o babylon_n and_o make_v he_o king_n and_o he_o reign_v four_o year_n and_o he_o then_o die_a they_o send_v also_o to_o babylon_n for_o his_o brother_n iromus_fw-la who_o reign_v twenty_o year_n in_o who_o reign_n cyrus_n obtain_v the_o persian_a empire_n so_o tyre_n that_o this_o whole_a time_n be_v fifty_o four_o year_n &_o three_o month_n for_o nabuchodonozor_n begin_v to_o besiege_v tyre_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o king_n iromus_fw-la his_o reign_n cyrus_n be_v make_v emperor_n of_o persia._n wherefore_o both_o the_o chaldeis_fw-la and_o tyrian_a historiographer_n agree_v with_o we_o concern_v our_o history_n temple_n so_o that_o the_o antiquity_n of_o our_o nation_n above_o mention_v be_v now_o make_v manifest_a and_o without_o all_o controversy_n and_o that_o which_o be_v already_o allege_v to_o this_o end_n may_v be_v sufficient_a for_o they_o who_o be_v not_o upon_o purpose_n contradiction_n it_o be_v therefore_o requisite_a to_o satisfy_v they_o who_o give_v no_o credit_n to_o the_o write_n of_o other_o nation_n and_o contend_v that_o the_o grecian_a history_n only_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v to_o bring_v many_o testimony_n from_o the_o greek_n themselves_o who_o have_v as_o opportunity_n serve_v make_v mention_n of_o our_o nation_n and_o know_v it_o pythonis_n a_o samian_n bear_v both_o of_o great_a antiquity_n and_o excel_v all_o other_o philosopher_n in_o holiness_n towards_o the_o god_n be_v not_o only_o convince_v to_o have_v know_v the_o custom_n of_o our_o nation_n but_o he_o do_v also_o as_o it_o plain_o appear_v imitate_v they_o in_o many_o thing_n his_o write_n be_v in_o no_o place_n extant_a but_o diverse_a have_v record_v many_o pythagoras_n notable_a thing_n of_o he_o and_o especial_o hermippus_n a_o man_n most_o diligent_a in_o search_v of_o history_n this_o hermippus_n recount_v in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o pythagoras_n that_o the_o say_a philosopher_n have_v one_o of_o his_o familiar_a friend_n name_v calliphon_n dead_a who_o be_v a_o crotonian_a bear_v report_v this_o man_n soul_n to_o be_v perpetual_o with_o he_o and_o that_o the_o say_a soul_n command_v he_o not_o to_o pass_v the_o place_n where_o his_o ass_n fall_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v abstain_v from_o unclean_a water_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v with_o all_o diligence_n eschew_v blasphemy_n and_o then_o it_o follow_v this_o he_o do_v and_o say_v imitate_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o grecian_n and_o apply_v they_o to_o himself_o for_o it_o be_v certain_o report_v that_o this_o man_n gather_v much_o of_o his_o philosophy_n out_o of_o the_o jew_n law_n our_o nation_n in_o time_n past_a be_v well_o know_v to_o diverse_a city_n so_o that_o many_o of_o they_o do_v now_o observe_v our_o custom_n and_o other_o esteem_v they_o worth_a the_o imitation_n as_o theophrastus_n do_v witness_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v de_fw-la legibus_fw-la for_o he_o say_v that_o the_o tyrian_a law_n forbid_v to_o swear_v by_o any_o strange_a sacrament_n and_o circumcision_n among_o these_o strange_a and_o foreign_a sacrament_n he_o reckon_v the_o oath_n call_v corban_n which_o oath_n be_v use_v only_o among_o the_o
jew_n and_o in_o our_o language_n signify_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n herodotus_n of_o halicarnassa_n know_v our_o nation_n also_o and_o in_o a_o manner_n make_v mention_n of_o it_o for_o speak_v of_o the_o colchain_n he_o say_v thus_o in_o his_o second_o book_n the_o colchian_o egyptian_n and_o aethiopian_n only_a among_o all_o other_o nation_n do_v use_v circumcision_n in_o the_o beginning_n for_o the_o phaenician_o and_o syrian_n live_v in_o palestina_n do_v confess_v themselves_o to_o have_v learn_v this_o custom_n from_o the_o egyptian_n and_o the_o syrian_n live_v near_o unto_o thermodoontes_n and_o the_o river_n parthenius_n and_o their_o neighbour_n the_o macronian_n be_v report_v late_o to_o have_v learn_v it_o of_o the_o colchian_o and_o these_o be_v they_o only_o that_o use_v circumcision_n and_o they_o do_v like_a unto_o the_o egyptian_n but_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o say_v whether_o the_o egyptian_n or_o aethiopian_n learn_v it_o of_o the_o other_o herodotus_n therefore_o affirm_v the_o syrian_n in_o palestina_n to_o use_v circumcision_n and_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o of_o all_o that_o inhabit_v jew_n palaestina_n the_o jew_n only_o use_v it_o which_o he_o know_v write_v so_o of_o they_o chaerilus_n also_o a_o ancient_a poet_n make_v mention_n of_o our_o nation_n and_o affirm_v that_o our_o countryman_n war_v under_o xerxes_n against_o the_o greek_n and_o number_v they_o of_o the_o country_n that_o follow_v he_o he_o last_o speak_v thus_o of_o our_o nation_n a_o people_n strange_a follow_v this_o royal_a throng_n there_o language_n be_v thâ—…unknowne_a phâ—…nician_a tongue_n in_o the_o hill_n of_o solymus_n they_o dwelling_n be_v near_o to_o a_o lake_n for_o greatness_n which_o do_v pass_v their_o head_n wear_v shave_v and_o for_o the_o head_n attire_n they_o wear_v a_o hors-skin_n dry_v at_o the_o fire_n it_o be_v evident_a as_o i_o think_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o mountain_n of_o solimus_n be_v in_o our_o country_n and_o that_o lake_n also_o call_v asphaltites_n which_o be_v the_o great_a and_o vast_a of_o all_o lake_n that_o be_v in_o syria_n and_o thus_o chaerilus_n make_v inention_n of_o us._n and_o that_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o know_v lake_n only_o to_o the_o greek_n but_o also_o admire_v of_o they_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o prove_v not_o out_o of_o the_o obscure_a writer_n but_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o their_o wise_a philosopher_n for_o clearchus_n disciple_n unto_o aristotle_n and_o the_o best_a among_o all_o the_o peripatetiâ—…kes_v in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr somno_fw-la say_v that_o his_o master_n aristotle_n speak_v thus_o of_o a_o certain_a â—…ew_n and_o report_v aristotle_n word_n he_o say_v thus_o it_o be_v too_o tedious_a jew_n to_o recount_v all_o thing_n else_o which_o he_o allege_v but_o i_o will_v set_v down_o that_o only_a that_o may_v cause_v the_o man_n to_o be_v admire_v hyperochides_n answer_v that_o they_o all_o be_v very_o desirous_a to_o hear_v it_o than_o quoth_v clearchus_n according_a to_o aristotle_n precept_n in_o his_o rhetoric_n i_o will_v first_o recount_v of_o what_o nation_n the_o man_n be_v lest_o i_o seem_v to_o oppose_v myself_o to_o he_o set_v down_o the_o foresay_a precept_n do_v so_o quoth_v hyperochides_n if_o so_o you_o please_v than_o he_o say_v this_o man_n before_o mention_v be_v by_o nation_n a_o jew_n bear_v in_o coelesyria_n one_o of_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o indian_a philosopher_n &_o they_o be_v call_v as_o i_o here_o report_v among_o the_o indian_n calani_fw-la and_o among_o the_o syrian_n jew_n take_v their_o name_n from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o inhabit_v call_v jury_n the_o name_n of_o their_o city_n be_v hard_o to_o pronounce_v for_o they_o call_v it_o jerusalem_n this_o man_n entertain_v many_o stranger_n and_o he_o come_v from_o out_o of_o the_o high_a country_n down_o unto_o the_o sea_n coast_n and_o he_o be_v very_o cloquent_a and_o of_o great_a courage_n we_o at_o that_o time_n live_v in_o asia_n when_o this_o divine_a man_n come_v unto_o the_o place_n where_o we_o be_v and_o begin_v to_o confer_v with_o we_o and_o with_o other_o philosopher_n make_v trial_n of_o their_o knowledge_n and_o for_o that_o many_o learned_a man_n be_v assemble_v about_o he_o he_o at_o last_o for_o this_o cause_n more_o willing_o impart_v some_o of_o his_o knowledge_n unto_o they_o thus_o far_o aristotle_n in_o clearchus_n recount_v moreover_o at_o large_a the_o admirable_a abstinence_n of_o the_o foresay_a jew_n from_o meat_n and_o his_o chastity_n all_o which_o they_o that_o be_v desirous_a to_o know_v may_v read_v in_o clearchus_n for_o i_o be_o loath_a to_o write_v any_o thing_n superfluous_a so_o now_o it_o be_v evident_a how_o clearchus_n by_o the_o way_n of_o a_o digression_n speak_v of_o a_o other_o matter_n make_v mention_n of_o us._n but_o haecateus_fw-la abderita_n a_o philosopher_n and_o one_o bring_v up_o with_o king_n alexander_n and_o dwell_v with_o ptolomaeus_n of_o lagus_n do_v not_o only_o brief_o make_v mention_n of_o we_o but_o also_o write_v a_o whole_a book_n of_o our_o nation_n the_o jew_n out_o of_o the_o which_o i_o will_v brief_o note_v some_o few_o point_n that_o occur_v but_o first_o i_o will_v show_v of_o what_o antiquity_n he_o be_v for_o he_o record_v the_o time_n when_o ptolomaeus_n alexander_n near_o unto_o gaza_n faught_v with_o demetrius_n which_o happen_v the_o eleven_o year_n after_o alexander_n death_n in_o the_o hundred_o and_o seventeen_o olympiade_n as_o castor_n write_v who_o speak_v of_o this_o olympiade_n say_v that_o in_o this_o time_n ptolemaeus_n lagus_n overcome_v demetrius_n the_o son_n of_o antigonus_n at_o gaza_n in_o fight_n which_o demetrius_n be_v call_v poliorâ—…etes_n and_o all_o man_n confess_v that_o alexander_n die_v in_o the_o hundred_o and_o fourteen_o olympiade_n so_o that_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o at_o that_o time_n wherein_o alexander_n live_v our_o nation_n flourish_v and_o hecataeus_n say_v that_o after_o that_o battle_n fight_v at_o gaza_n ptolomaeus_n be_v make_v lord_n of_o the_o place_n border_v about_o syria_n and_o that_o many_o man_n hear_v of_o the_o clemency_n of_o ptolomaeus_n follow_v he_o into_o egypt_n and_o converse_v with_o he_o among_o the_o which_o one_o be_v call_v ezechias_n the_o jew_n high_a priest_n a_o man_n about_o threescore_o and_o ten_o six_o year_n old_a and_o of_o chief_a notice_n and_o dignity_n of_o all_o his_o nation_n and_o most_o prudent_a and_o â—…loquent_a one_o also_o who_o in_o all_o affair_n have_v more_o experience_n than_o any_o man_n else_o he_o likewise_o report_v that_o the_o number_n of_o the_o jew_n priest_n who_o receive_v their_o ten_o &_o rule_v all_o in_o general_n be_v a_o thousand_o &_o five_o hundred_o or_o there_o about_o and_o again_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o same_o ezechias_n he_o say_v this_o man_n be_v in_o this_o reputation_n and_o honour_n and_o converse_v with_o we_o by_o the_o help_n of_o some_o about_o he_o declare_v all_o thing_n wherein_o we_o and_o his_o nation_n differ_v and_o show_v unto_o we_o the_o place_n of_o his_o dwell_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o conversation_n which_o he_o have_v in_o writing_n after_o this_o hecataeus_n show_v what_o manner_n of_o people_n we_o be_v &_o how_o religious_a in_o our_o law_n &_o how_o that_o we_o rather_o will_v sustain_v all_o torment_n and_o death_n itself_o then_o violate_v they_o in_o any_o thing_n and_o that_o we_o account_v it_o a_o worthy_a thing_n so_o to_o do_v add_v moreover_o that_o be_v much_o hate_v of_o our_o neighbour_n and_o have_v suffer_v all_o contumely_n both_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o persian_a king_n and_o their_o officer_n yet_o that_o we_o can_v not_o be_v force_v to_o change_v our_o opinion_n but_o that_o we_o be_v continual_o exercise_v to_o to_o give_v a_o reason_n thereof_o he_o also_o record_v a_o example_n of_o our_o constant_a mind_n for_o alexander_n quoth_v he_o be_v at_o babylon_n and_o purpose_v to_o re-edify_v the_o temple_n of_o bell_n he_o command_v jury_n all_o his_o soldier_n to_o carry_v timber_n to_o the_o build_n hereof_o and_o the_o jew_n only_o disobey_v his_o command_n for_o the_o which_o they_o endure_v many_o stripe_n and_o torment_n till_o such_o time_n as_o the_o king_n free_v they_o from_o it_o and_o they_o quoth_v he_o return_v to_o their_o own_o country_n destroy_v all_o the_o temple_n and_o altar_n that_o they_o find_v there_o and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v by_o the_o officer_n therefore_o punish_v other_o escape_v free_a add_v that_o we_o may_v just_o be_v admire_v for_o these_o thing_n and_o that_o our_o nation_n be_v exceed_o populous_a likewise_o that_o many_o of_o we_o be_v carry_v captive_n into_o babylon_n and_o there_o serve_v the_o perfian_n moreover_o that_o many_o more_o be_v disperse_v into_o egypt_n after_o alexander_n death_n mile_n for_o