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A79571	An epitomy of history. Wherein is shewn how severall princes and nations, came to their particular countries and dominions; also many great affaires in Judea, Tartaria, Russsia, Poland, Swethland, Germany Italy, Piedmont, Scotland, England, and many other places throughout the world, from the birth of our Saviour to this present time.	H. C.	1661 (1661)	Wing C39; ESTC R223831	56,492	161

could be brought in favour of the Subject should be admitted Micithus servant to Tyrant Aneuxilus was left by his dying master to be Viceroy during his childrens minority who behaved himself so gently and justly that the people thought him fit to rule but notwithstanding he resigned to the Children at age his power and therewithall the Treasures he by providence had heaped up and contenting himself with a small pittance he went and liv'd privately but with great respect Aristides the Athenian would not favour any mans cause because he was his friend or doe injustice to any because he was his enemy once seeing an enemy that the Judge was so angry with as to hear no more of his cause Aristides beg'd at the Judges feet that his offender might make his defence Aristides being at another time Judge between two private men one of them said Sir this man hath done you wrong also to whom Aristides replied friend I am here to doe thee right not my self M. Cato prised every Citizens goods and rated their apparrel coaches wives chaines and Jewels to the end that those which were so superfluous in those things should pay the more subsidie to defray the charge of the Common-wealth Demosthenes being banisht by his ungrateful Citizens departing out of the City perswaded the young men not to meddle with matters of State assuring them that if they had offered him two wayes at first the one to goe into the assemblies to make Orations to the people the other to be put to death presently and that he had known as he now did the troubles that man suffers that medles in the affairs of the Commonwealth together with the fear envie accusations that attend the same he would have chosen death rather then the other Archimedes was so hard at his Mathematicall studie when Syracuse was taken that he heard not the noise yea not heeding even when the soldiers broke upon his study they thinking he slited them a soldier run him through Pithagorus liv'd a whole year in a Cave that being sequestred from the society of men he might the better studie philosophy Cato Vlisensis did so industriously adict himself to the studie of Greek Authors that as he set in the Senate house shadowing his bookes with his gowne he was upon all oportunities reading of them King James coming into the Library at Oxford seeing the chains by which the books was fastned wisht that if ever it was his destiny to be a prisoner that the library might be his prison Philip King of Macedon besieging Abidus when the people saw that they could not escape they first cast their goods into the sea and then kild their wives and children and themselves leaving an emptie City for him Antigonus observing one of his soldiers very valiant ready to adventure on desperate services and yet looking pale and lean would know what he ailed and finding he had a dangerous disease Antigonus using all the means he could got him recovered but perceiving after he was less forward then formerly the King demanding of him the reason he ingenuously confessed that he now felt the sweetness of his life and therefore was loath to loose it Zalucus the lawmaker having made a law that the Adulterer should lose both his eyes not long afar his own son was proved guilty before him of than sin whereupon to shew the love of a Father and sincerity of a Judge he put out one of his sons eyes and one of his owne Mercurius Trismigistus was in such respect among the Egyptians that in reverence of him it was not lawfull to pronounce his name commonly and rashly how then should we never use Gods name but to purpose and with seriousness If any of us Jewes saith Josephus be asked of any point of the Law we answer it as readily as if we had been asked our own name The Venetians punish with death those that misimploy but a small matter of the publick stock to their own private profit Phil Melancthon tells of a play that was to be acted of the death and passion of Christ he that acted Christs part on the Crosse was wounded to death by one that should thrust his sword into a bladder of blood and he with his fall killed one that acted a womans part lamenting under the Crosse his brother that was first slaine seeing this slew the murtherer for which himself by the order of Justice was hang'd Theodorick and Frederick slew their own brother Thrasima●d King of the Visigothes to get his kingdome and after Theod had reigned thirteen years he was served in the same kind by his owne brethren who slew him to get his kingdome Cato Major accused threw envy for his vertue was forc'd to plead for himself forty six times before the people Charles the fifth bestowed when the King of Tunis came to him such perfume upon his dishes that one Peacock and two Pheasants drest cost 100 Duckets Balisarius having obtained many great victories against the Vandalls and ingraven them on a pillar he erected of 100 pound weight of gold had after through the malice of the Empresse his eyes put out and driven to such want as to beg in the way side pray give a half-penny to poor Balisarius Mahomet the great being murmured at by his Captains as doating upon a Lady a wondrous beauty he called them to see her in most rich attire who they admired but he to shew he preferred not his private affection before the publick drew out his cemiter and immediately cut off her head In the Magulls country where mens bodyes dead are burned many of their wives to gain the repute of loving ones will burn with them and will not be perswaded from it by great proffers from the King The Mahometans by their law are injoyned to make restitution of ill gotten goods if they cannot presently satisfie they give bills if they know not to whom to restore they bequeath it to Hospitalls Bathes or Churches Cyrillus loving an only son unmeasurerably giving him liberty to doe what he list without correction at last his son came to be so vile as to offer violence in his drunken humour to his Mother with child killed his Father and woundead two sisters to death Morgan Bishop of St. Davis who condemned Martyr Farras and usurpt his Bishoprick not long after strucken by Gods anger his meat would not goe down but pict up againe either at his mouth or nose in a horrible manner till death There was such a Tempest at Cardinall Wolsies Funeral as blew out all the Torches and his black body so stunck that they was fain to throw his body in his Tomb and there leave him Alexander besieging an Indian City the people within set fire of it and the soldiers breaking in labored not more to quench it and save the people then they did to increase the flame rather then be captives Madam Charlot de Vrsnes a French Lady publisht at Paris her homilies as they are called upon the obscure Epistle on the Hebrews with the approbation of two Doctors Marois and Tenot and with the priviledge of the King Mazentius the barbarous Tyrant would tie dead and living bodies together and say let men fell themselves die Dead bodies to the quick he joyn'd and Composing face to face and hand to hand Flowing with putred filth strange torment by Embraces foul he slowly caus'd to die A Governour under the Duke of Normandy not effecting his desire in abusing a gentlewoman imprison'd her husband and cut off his head upon which complaint being made to the Duke he sent for both parties the Governor tremblingly confessing the truth the Duke askt him if he would marry the Gentlewoman and give her his estate who yeelded to it then askt the Gentlewoman if she was willing who advised by her friends the Governor being a great man in his Princes favour she consented and the Duke saw them married and then askt the Gentlewoman whether she was satisfied yes said she but said the Duke so am not I and so sent the Governor to prison and beheaded him Dyogenes the conceited Phylosopher being one day washing of hearbs was told by Plato if you could court Dyonisius you need not wash herbes Dyogenes replyed if you could wash hearbes you need not Court Dyonisius and seeing an untoward wrestler undertake to cure diseases askt him whether he had now meanes to cast those to the ground who had before worsted him The invention of Printing Lawrence Jans a rich Citizen at Harlem in the Low Countries walking into woods for recreation cut in peeces of wood the letters of his name printing them on the back of his hand which pleasing him he cut three or four lines and putting Inke upon them he printed them upon paper and joyning hereat he determined to find out an Ink more fastening and with his Cousen Tho Petresse got a way to print whole sheets but of one side only after he changed his letters of wood into lead A prophane wretch swaring he believed not that the Soule survived the body and that he would sell his Soule which after the Devill in mans shape buying of him for wine he was in the presence of several persons carried away and never heard of FINIS

from the Emperor and King of Spaine could not effect peace the Romish would have no Religion but theirs exercised the reform'd not be deprived of theirs the States choose Anion their Soveraign and so agreed with him on Articles but the King of Spaine desiring the life of the Prince of Orange puts out an Edict of prescription against him Orange apologis'd the Estate approv'd of it cause their Magistrate to abjure the King of Spaine Anion was made Duke of Brabant he receiv'd at Antwerpe both Romanists and Protestants into his protection One Anestroes boy watching his time and being perswaded by a Frier that by characters he gave him he should pass invis●bly shot the Prince of Orange in at the Chap but not mortall which boy was immediately run through with a Halbard and after hang'd Parma had also dealt with some to kill Anion and Orange but La Bordo discovering something saved himself another killed himself in prison another was drawn in peeces with horses Anion sends a Commander to seize on Dunkirk for himself and put out the States Garrison intended against Bruges and Antwerpe but at Antwerpe the King of France crying kill kill the Towne is our own was beaten out with the loss of above 1500 the Duke excused all this yeelded up again the Towns to the States two more by the Spaniards order attempts to kill Orange but faild one of which was strangled the States of Holland having now taken the Government upon themselves Newport Dunkirk Sas Hulst Gant and several other places was lost the Prince of Orange sent to England to help them Bruges was reconciled to the Spaniard Anion died and in his sickness would not admit a Priest and was troubled much for his revolt A high Burguion that liv'd at Delf a whole year trayterously shot the Prince of Orange who praying God to pitty his poor soul and the poor people died the Murtherer was executed after a terrible manner who confest that one of the Prince of Parmaes Counsellors promis'd him great rewards divers places now yeelds to Parma even Brussels and Antwerpe Morris Nassaws Son is made Governor the distressed States got Queen Elizabeth of England to assist them on conditions to have Flushing and other places security for monies the Queen declared the reasons hereof the Earle of Leicester was accepted Governor swore to defend them against the Spaniards but he hindring all Traffick with France also complaint was made against him in Spaine all English Ships was arrested and goods confiscated many of the English Ships had commission from the Queen and took several prizes from the Spaeniards Parma now going to besiege Nuys hang'd a Minister and two Captains at Clost and spoild the Town a hallowed sword was brought him from the Pope with remission of sins to those that should be at saying Masse at its first coming Leicester marcht to Zutphen where Sir Philip Sidney was shot and died at Linter it raigned blood Zutphen where Leceister had left a Governor and another place where was a Scotts Governor were sould to the Spaniards the King of Spains Provinces was troubled with dearth and wolves the States discontented though not all at Leicester he by the Queens order resigned his Government there was a Treaty between the Queen and Parma but nothing effected Breda was surpris'd for Morris Parma died Arnestus Arch Duke of Austria succeeded who entred Brussels but Solme prosperd for the States in Flanders and Cramberg in Frezeland was yeelded to Count William the Duke sent two to the States to treat but Groning now yeelded to Orange a Soldier once under Morris his guard was executed for Treason against him the Duke died with grief Albertus Cardinall of Austria came in his roome he takes Callis from the French but Peace was quickly made he took Hulst from the States with about the loss of 5000 but Morris in the dead of Winter overcame the Cardinalls Army slew his Generall and 2000 men with the loss of nine of Orange his side after Groll and divers places more yeelded to Prince Morris One Panne that came from Dowway had undertaken to kill the Prince the King of Spaine died Albertus his Army turn'd out Ministers and put in Priests at Weezel but the States thrive at Sea by their Fleet Creucaeur yeelds to Morris the States goe against Flanders the Prince besieging Newport but Albertus after marrying the King of Spains Daughter came against the Prince the Prince having sent a party to keep a passe which the Dukes Army had passed before was forc'd to fight Morris lost 800 men after the Armies engage where Sir Francis Vere under Morris utterly rooted the Spaniards slaying 6000 Morris lost 800 but most English Slucegrave Berke and divers places was after taken by the Prince who with some English ships had the best of it in two Sea fights in one was slain 300 of the Spaniards 36 of the States and in another 2000 Spaniards and 50 of the States but Ostend yeelded to the Duke but a truce was made for 12 years In England Queen Elizabeth sets out a Proclamation against Childrens being brought up in Popish Seminaries beyond Sea the King of Spaine Pope prepare a great Army against her but was imployd through the death of the King of Perrugall another way a Rebellion now broke out in Ireland by the Spaniards instigation the chief was slain 700 Italians yeelded themselves the King of France comes to England about matching his brother to the Queen A Jesuit and another was executed for Treason and Sedition and coming from Rome after by Parliament there was an Act against seducing the Queens Subjects and saying Masse the Scaffold one Sabboth day at the Beargarden fell down killing some of the people King James works himself out of Dowers hand and pardoned him one Browne writing that the Church of England was no true Church and two of his followers was put to death one Lewis denying the God-head of Christ was burnt Gowery about to take the King again was beheaded one Paris on confession of his intentions against the Queen was executed Letters was taken at Sea intimating a great designe of the Spaniard against England the Parliament made an Act for preservation of the Queen against Popish Priests the Earle of Northumberland conscious of ill designes laid violent hands upon himself The Queen concludes a stricter amity with the King of Scots she sends a Fleet to the West-Indies which return'd with great booty Dr Geford and others conspire the Queens death one his conscience terrifying told it to Secretary Walsingam and several was executed the French Embassador sets one to kill the Queen who revealing it the Embassador was soundly rebuked now in 1688 the Spaniards invade England with an Navie call'd invincible of 130 Shipps 20000 Men 172 Ensignes 6320 bushells of Pease and Beanes with great store of Biscate Oyle Bacon Wine and other provisions many thousand Armes in store with Pickaxes for Pioneers under the Duke of Modena