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A42508 The poetical histories being a compleat collection of all the stories necessary for a perfect understanding of the Greek and Latine poets and other ancient authors / written originally in French, by the learned Jesuite, P. Galtruchius ; now Englisht and enricht with observations concerning the gods worshipped by our ancestors in this island, by the Phœnicians, and Syrians in Asia ... ; unto which are added two treatises, one of the curiosities of old Rome, and of the difficult names relating to the affairs of that city, the other containing the most remarkable hieroglyphicks of Ægypt, by Marius d'Assigny ...; Histoire poétique pour l'intelligence des poéts. English Gautruche, Pierre, 1602-1681.; D'Assigny, Marius, 1643-1717. 1671 (1671) Wing G384; ESTC R15913 274,012 534

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people_n that_o away_o all_o their_o neighbour_n do_v think_v it_o a_o high_a disgrace_n to_o give_v unto_o they_o their_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n when_o they_o can_v not_o obtain_v their_o ●_z by_o the_o usual_a persuasion_n they_o employ_v their_o strength_n and_o cunning_a to_o get_v wife_n for_o when_o the_o virgin_n of_o the_o sabins●ere_v ●ere_z come_v to_o see_v the_o play_n &_o public_a sport_n they_o steal_v they_o away_o by_o force_n this_o act_n of_o hostility_n be_v follow_v by_o a_o cruel_a war_n in_o which_o romulus_n the_o king_n have_v the_o advantage_n he_o force_v the_o sabine_n to_o unite_v with_o the_o roman_n in_o one_o body_n and_o to_o take_v up_o their_o dwelling_n in_o rome_n so_o by_o degree_n his_o victory_n make_v he_o both_o dreadful_a and_o famous_a among_o the_o italian_a people_n when_o his_o subject_n become_v numerous_a he_o divide_v they_o into_o three_o tribe_n and_o each_o tribe_n into_o ten_o curiae_fw-la or_o parish_n the_o tribe_n do_v increase_v afterward_o to_o 35_o in_o the_o flourish_a state_n of_o the_o empire_n the_o city_n he_o build_v along_o the_o river_n of_o tiber_n as_o t._n livius_n inform_v we_o with_o these_o usual_a ceremony_n observe_v in_o livius_n such_o occasion_n the_o augur_n or_o soothsayer_n be_v order_v to_o make_v their_o observation_n to_o find_v out_o the_o most_o happy_a place_n to_o seat_v the_o city_n afterward_o the_o founder_n do_v take_v a_o p_o owe_v and_o mark_v out_o the_o compass_n of_o it_o where_o the_o wall_n be_v to_o stand_v when_o he_o do_v come_v to_o the_o place_n appoint_v for_o a_o gate_n he_o do_v lift_v up_o the_o blow_n and_o from_o hence_o come_v porta_n à_fw-la fast_o portande_v aratrum_fw-la they_o do_v also_o sacrifice_v beast_n to_o the_o god_n of_o the_o place_n and_o perform_v many_o other_o needless_a ceremony_n romulus_n romulus_n call_v his_o city_n rome_n after_o his_o own_o name_n and_o because_o his_o brother_n do_v despise_v his_o first_o undertake_n by_o skip_v over_o the_o new_a wall_n he_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v kill_v the_o city_n be_v at_o first_o build_v upon_o mount_n palatine_n where_o all_o the_o stately_a edifice_n be_v erect_v and_o where_o the_o senate_n do_v often_o jupiter_n meet_v but_o by_o degree_n the_o succeed_v king_n take_v in_o 6_o neighbour_a hill_n into_o the_o wall_n so_o that_o it_o be_v often_o call_v septicollis_fw-la vrbs_fw-la these_o be_v the_o other_o six_o the_o capitol_n where_o a_o temple_n be_v erect_v to_o jupiter_n and_o where_o stand_v rupes_fw-la tarpeia_n from_o whence_o many_o malefactor_n be_v cast_v down_o &_o execute_v quirinalis_n mons_fw-la where_o quirinus_n or_o romulus_n have_v a_o famous_a temple_n mons_fw-la caelius_n where_o be_v the_o curia_fw-la hostilia_fw-la the_o statehouse_n into_o which_o none_o but_o senator_n do_v enter_v mons_fw-la esquilinus_n where_o a_o watch-tower_n be_v build_v by_o romulus_n mons_fw-la aventinus_n or_o murcius_n or_o sacer_n because_o there_o be_v so_o many_o temple_n erect_v upon_o it_o to_o the_o go_n mons_fw-la viminalis_fw-la ozier_n from_o hence_o jupiter_n be_v name_v vimineus_fw-la because_o he_o have_v a_o beautiful_a temple_n upon_o that_o hill_n beside_o these_o note_a hill_n there_o be_v three_o more_o add_v in_o time_n to_o rome_n collis_n hortulorum_fw-la where_o the_o circus_n do_v stand_v janiculus_fw-la from_o janus_n who_o be_v there_o inter_v vaticanus_n mons_fw-la where_o now_o the_o famous_a library_n of_o the_o world_n it_o place_v and_o the_o most_o note_a palace_n call_v the_o vatican_n these_o three_o last_o be_v far_o lesser_a than_o the_o other_o therefore_o it_o do_v always_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o septicollis_fw-la in_o this_o glorious_a city_n the_o empress_n of_o the_o world_n many_o stately_a palace_n be_v erect_v who_o ruin_n do_v yet_o declare_v her_o grandeur_n ●n_v her_o flourish_a estate_n there_o be_v these_o triaum_n note_a place_n arcus_n triumphales_fw-la glorious_a monument_n of_o victory_n obtain_v upon_o the_o
make_v his_o wife_n a_o whore_n so_o that_o he_o will_v not_o return_v home_o but_o settle_a i●_n italy_n where_o he_o build_v a_o city_n now_o call_v benevento_n oft_o his_o death_n his_o people_n be_v metamorphize_a into_o strange_a bird_n name_v cetaracte_n they_o ●ly_o away_o from_o a_o wicked_a man_n but_o cherish_v the_o good_a especial_o the_o greek_n see_v plin_n lib._n 2._o c._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sweet_a mouth_v he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o neleus_n king_n of_o pylos_n hercules_n restore_v unto_o he_o his_o kingdom_n because_o of_o his_o justice_n hygin_n ch_n 10._o &_o pausan_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homer_n he_o be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o he_o be_v swift_a in_o run_v this_o ajax_n be_v the_o prince_n of_o salamis_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bulwark_n of_o the_o greek_n because_o he_o be_v big_a and_o high_a and_o render_v invulnerable_a by_o the_o prayer_n of_o hercules_n who_o put_v upon_o he_o his_o lion_n skin_n and_o desire_v jupiter_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v subject_a to_o wound_n only_o under_o his_o arm_n see_v pindar_n in_o od._n jishm_n dardanus_z iliace_n primus_fw-la pater_fw-la vrbis_fw-la &_o author_n virgil._n this_o apollo_n be_v name_v by_o homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o he_o do_v put_v his_o enemy_n to_o ●light_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d light_n because_o he_o bring_v light_a into_o the_o world_n or_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o wolf_n because_o he_o be_v adore_v in_o the_o image_n of_o a_o wolf_n in_o egypt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hom._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s●mmusque_fw-la dies_fw-la hectoris_n idem_fw-la patrioeque_fw-la fuit_fw-la homer_n call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n homer_n il._n 20._o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o river_n stygmon_n and_o of_o the_o muse_n euterpe_n or_o of_o eioneus_n as_o homer_n say_v philostrat_v in_o protesiliao_n protesiliao_n he_o be_v call_v ●●ppus_fw-la by_o the_o egyptian_n pausan_n where_o he_o be_v kill_v the_o poet_n do_v say_v that_o a_o fountain_n spring_v up_o which_o yield_v drop_n of_o blood_n every_o year_n on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n nat_n com._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hom._n 15._o 11._o pindar_n ovid_n say_v otherwise_o in_o penelop_v ad_fw-la vlyss_n sive_fw-la qui●_n antilochum_fw-la narrabat_fw-la ab_fw-la hectore_fw-la victum_fw-la etc._n etc._n creta_n or_o candia_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o there_o be_v in_o it_o a_o hundred_o city_n now_o there_o be_v but_o thre●_n candia_n canea_n or_o cidon_n from_o whence_o be_v the_o mala_n cidonia_n quince_n the_o three_o be_v rethymo_fw-la gnosus_n be_v the_o metropolis_n in_o the_o time_n of_o minos_n situate_a upon_o mount_n ida_n now_o call_v philoi●ri_n philoi●ri_n he_o be_v betray_v to_o menelaus_n by_o helena_n his_o nose_n &_o ear_n be_v cut_v off_o and_o afterward_o he_o be_v massacre_v by_o the_o greek_n see_v virg._n 6._o aeneid_n helena_n crater_n a_o merry_a cup._n from_o her_o tear_n spring_v up_o the_o herb_n helenium_fw-la or_o helicampane_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dictis_n be_v of_o crete_n and_o dares_n a_o phrygian_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o do_v entertain_v serpent_n who_o do_v feed_v at_o his_o table_n in_o the_o hot_a country_n as_o in_o italy_n and_o barbary_n snake_n do_v common_o run_v about_o the_o house_n eat_v the_o crumb_n of_o bread_n and_o hunt_v after_o cat_n as_o our_o cat_n the_o moor_n have_v no_o other_o cat_n to_o devour_v their_o mouse_n the_o truth_n be_v that_o agamemnon_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o the_o prisoner_n of_o ajax_n cassandra_n and_o take_v her_o aw●_n by_o force_n therefore_o he_o flee_v away_o in_o a_o little_a boat_n and_o be_v drown_v in_o a_o tempestuous_a sea_n nauplius_n the_o son_n of_o neptunus_n and_o amymone_n the_o daughter_n of_o danaus_n king_n of_o argos_n endeavour_v to_o revenge_v himself_o upon_o the_o greek_n by_o persuade_v their_o wife_n at_o home_n to_o make_v they_o cuckold_n in_o their_o absence_n and_o when_o the_o army_n return_v he_o cause_v many_o ship_n to_o run_v a_o ground_n upon_o his_o island_n kill_v all_o that_o come_v into_o his_o power_n addit_fw-la note_n hom._n il._n 18._o ovid_n metamor_n l._n 19_o some_o relate_v the_o story_n of_o hecuba_n otherwise_o ●irca_fw-la ruinas_fw-la ●●●da_fw-la latra●●_n svas_fw-la troja_n ●●rses_v hecu●●_n seneca_n see_v auson_n in_o in_o his_o epitaph_n var._n hist_o cap._n 13._o his_o head_n and_o face_n be_v like_o jupiter_n his_o shoulder_n be_v like_o those_o of_o mars_n and_o his_o breast_n like_o neptune_n hom._n il._n 2_o 2_o she_o be_v call_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o she_o be_v bind_v up_o in_o a_o bundle_n of_o willow_n branch_n unto_o this_o diana_n the_o lacedemònians_n do_v offer_v humane_a sacrifice_n which_o custom_n lycur●u●_n alter_v cause_v the_o maid_n and_o youth_n to_o be_v whip_v only_o until_o the_o blood_n do_v come_v which_o they_o sprinkle_v upon_o her_o altar_n plutarch_n pausan_n hygin_n apollo_n persuade_v he_o to_o kill_v his_o mother_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eurip._n in_o orestes_n euripid._n in_o iphigeneia_n tisamenes_n be_v the_o son_n of_o orestes_n see_v hygin_n chap._n 25._o of_o the_o woman_n of_o lemnos_n and_o orph._n in_o his_o argon_fw-la we_o have_v relate_v this_o death_n of_o hecuba_n otherwise_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n o●_n other_o author_n when_o he_o arrive_v in_o italy_n one_o of_o his_o man_n be_v kill_v for_o ravish_v a_o maid_n ulysses_n be_v depart_v without_o pay_v unto_o he_o any_o funeral_n right_n his_o spirit_n do_v mighty_o torment_v and_o vex_v theinhabitant_n so_o that_o to_o appease_v it_o they_o do_v erect_v a_o temple_n to_o he_o and_o expose_v every_o year_n a_o a_o virgin_n of_o the_o town_n for_o the_o spirit_n to_o destroy_v euthymus_n the_o champion_n overcome_v it_o and_o deliver_v a_o virgin_n which_o he_o marry_v plin._n mention_n he_o lib._n 7._o c._n 47._o this_o be_v a_o fable_n of_o the_o vainglorious_a french_a achates_n vocabatur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o he_o be_v a_o good_a shepherd_n and_o husbandman_n pindar_z his_o wife_n be_v antonio_n and_o one_o of_o his_o son_n be_v actaeon_n who_o be_v tear_v by_o his_o dog_n asopus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n and_o of_o clymene_n or_o of_o neptune_n and_o of_o ceglasa_n nat._n com._n he_o discover_v jupiter_n desire_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o sisyphus_n who_o be_v punish_v in_o hell_n for_o his_o indiscretion_n hygin_n greg._n gyrald_n in_o historia_n de_fw-la diis_fw-la gen._n ruffin_n eccles_n histor_n lib._n 11._o suidas_n vocabatnr_n canobus_n or_o canopus_n hesych_n cicer._n de_fw-fr nat._n deor._n quique_fw-la premit_fw-la vocem_fw-la digit●que_fw-la silentia_fw-la suadet_fw-la ovid._n macrob._n solin_n see_v mountaigne_n essay_n or_o lynceus_n or_o lycus_n ovid_n metamorph_n lib._n 6._o plin_n natur._n hist_n lib._n 5._o euseb_n macrob._n plutarch_n suidas_n hesych_n cicer._n herodot_n pausan_n plutarch_n see_v bochart_n geog._n sacr._n see_v the_o journal_o and_o relation_n of_o the_o voyage_n of_o our_o english_a of_o the_o french_a and_o italian_a traveller_n into_o egypt_n virg_n aeneid_n 1._o 6._o plutarch_n there_o have_v be_v many_o of_o that_o name_n aelian_a l._n 12._o cor._n tacit._n see_v martial_n lib._n 1_o epig._n 14._o lucan_n q._n curt._n martial_a l._n 7._o some_o think_v janus_n to_o be_v noah_n otherwise_o call_v vadimon_n oenotrius_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o he_o be_v represent_v with_o two_o face_n because_o he_o have_v see_v two_o world_n see_v delp_n phenicizant_n of_o the_o learned_a edm._n dickinson_n addit_fw-la not._n not._n concern_v this_o ●case_n of_o conscience_n consult_v rainold_n de_fw-fr idololat_a rom._n eccl●s_n sadel_n contra_fw-la burdeg_n martyr_n loc._n come_v m●lancthon_n etc._n etc._n jer._n 2._o 27._o crudeles_fw-la dij_fw-la vestri_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la delect_a intur_fw-la vestro_fw-la sanguine_fw-la ac_fw-la ●os_v impellunt_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la fundendam_fw-la clemens_n alex._n s●e_v what_o god_n say_v to_o the_o bow_n of_o our_o body_n to_o the_o idol_n deut._n 4._o 19_o and_o s._n hierom_n against_o ruffin_n lib._n 1._o ●●nucius_fw-la fellix_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o heathen_a it_o seem_v by_o the_o false_a miracle_n which_o the_o papist_n do_v ascribe_v to_o the_o image_n that_o they_o do_v labour_n to_o persuade_v the_o people_n that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o divine_a virtue_n inherent_a in_o they_o council_n trident._n sessio_fw-la 25._o de_fw-fr invocate_v vener_n at_o &_o reliquiis_fw-la
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high_a god_n pa●sa●ias_n and_o plutarch_n this_o chain_n be_v unfortunate_a afterward_o to_o all_o its_o owner_n alcmeon_n give_v it_o to_o his_o wife_n amphesibea_n &_o her_o brother_n themon_n give_v it_o to_o apollo_n at_o delft_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o phocense_v that_o robe_v the_o temple_n his_o ph●dram_n proc●inque_fw-la ●ocis_fw-la moestamque_fw-la eriphylen_n crudelis_fw-la gnati_fw-la monstrantem_fw-la vu●nera_fw-la cernit_fw-la virg._n lib._n 6._o aeneid_n the_o motto_n of_o amphiaraus_n be_v excellent_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d euripid_a in_o his_o tragedy_n of_o the_o phoeni._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o speak_v truth_n and_o sen_fw-la e_fw-la or_o oracle_n matth._n 2._o 22._o act._n 10._o 22._o heb._n 12._o 25._o among_o the_o roman_n the_o interpretation_n of_o dream_n be_v the_o office_n ●f_n the_o augur_n rosin_n lib._n 3._o plinius_n lib._n 7._o chap._n 56._o call_v by_o homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o call_v a_o evil_a dream_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d odyss_n lib_n 6._o &_o iliad_n 2_o valerius_n maxim_n lib._n 1_o cap._n 7._o pont._n diacon_n in_o vita_fw-la cyprian_n gregor_n moral_a lib._n 18._o in_o somnio_fw-la exteriores_fw-la sensus_fw-la dormiunt_fw-la &_o interiores_fw-la cernuntar_n gregor_n lib._n 23._o mor._n aristotle_n of_o animal_n 4_o book_n virgil_n lib._n 7._o aeneid_n they_o do_v deliver_v oracle_n in_o cave_n of_o the_o earth_n where_o the_o poet_n do_v place_v the_o ivory_n gate_n of_o hell_n for_o in_o hell_n be_v 2_o gate_n this_o be_v the_o happy_a age_n when_o learning_n be_v admire_v and_o reward_v from_o hence_o the_o prov._n sophocles_n est_fw-la he_o be_v a_o happy_a orator_n addit_fw-la not._n these_o thing_n happen_v about_o the_o day_n of_o gedeon_n judge_n of_o israel_n 2750_o year_n after_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n as_o euseb_n chron._n diod._n l._n 5._o and_o hygin_v do_v think_v see_v c._n tacitus_n lib._n 1._o annal._n humano_fw-la generi_fw-la posuit_fw-la natura_fw-la creatrix_fw-la hanc_fw-la legem_fw-la ut_fw-la tumuli_fw-la membra_fw-la sepulta_fw-la tegant_fw-la rosin_n ex_fw-la vet_n poet._n pelopis_fw-la talenta_fw-la a_o great_a talon_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n a_o little_a one_o worth_n 60_o l._n and_o a_o great_a one_o worth_n 80_o l._n sterling_a addit_fw-la not._n euseb_n deprepar_fw-la evang._n l._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prov._n a_o imminent_a danger_n pelops_n be_v worship_v as_o a_o god_n and_o his_o sanctuary_n place_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n olymp._n his_o shoulder_n of_o ivory_n be_v carry_v to_o troy_n and_o lose_v in_o the_o sea_n at_o the_o return_n but_o find_v by_o demarmenus_fw-la a_o fisherman_n who_o carry_v it_o to_o the_o elean_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o oracle_n to_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o plague_n pausanias_n for_o that_o reason_n he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v bis_fw-la pubescens_fw-la ovid._n metam_fw-la myrtilus_n the_o son_n of_o mercurius_n &_o of_o cleobula_n pelops_n promise_v that_o he_o shall_v lie_v one_o night_n with_o hippodamia_n of_o who_o he_o be_v also_o in_o love_n but_o pelops_n will_v never_o suffer_v he_o hygin_n tit._n livius_n pausany_n lucian_n in_o charidemo_n lucan_n phar_n lib._n 6._o from_o hence_o the_o prov._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o excellent_a chariot_n some_o say_v she_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o phoroneus_n giod_n boccac_n ovid._n metam_fw-la lib._n 6._o ovid_n de_fw-fr pont._n lib_n 1._o addit_fw-la not._n seneca_n in_o the_o tragedy_n of_o thyestes_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o angry_a countenance_n lucian_n prov._n giod_n boccac_n lib._n 1●_n geneal_n de_fw-fr gli_n dei_fw-la he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o corinth_n when_o his_o elder_a brother_n be_v dead_a there_o be_v a_o dispute_n between_o he_o and_o his_o other_o brother_n jasius_n about_o the_o succession_n part_n of_o the_o people_n do_v favour_n dare_v and_o the_o other_o jasius_n dard._n with_o his_o favourite_n take_v ship_v and_o settle_v in_o phrygia_n philostr_n tros_n have_v war_n with_o tantal_n king_n of_o phrygia_n who_o take_v his_o son_n ganymede_n prisoner_n and_o send_v he_o as_o a_o present_a to_o jupiter_n king_n of_o crete_n this_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o fable_n natal_n com._n the_o truth_n be_v laomedon_n spoil_v the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n and_o nep●unus_n to_o build_v troy_n natal_n com._n de_fw-fr neptuno_n this_o sacrilege_n have_v cause_v the_o fable_n menia_fw-la phoebe_n ●_o structa_fw-la canore_v lyne_n of_o troy_n ovid_n in_o epist_n parid._n addit_fw-la not._n nec_fw-la dum_fw-la laomedonteae_n sentis_fw-la perjuria_fw-la gent●s_fw-la virg._n lib_n 4_o aeneid_n creusa_n cassandra_n iliona_n laodicea_n licaste_n medisicasti_n polisena_n paris_n hector_n helenus_n caonus_n troilus_n deiphobe_n polidorus_fw-la lycaon_n teucrus_n etc._n etc._n addit_fw-la not._n nevertheless_o ovid_n say_v bella_fw-la gerant_fw-la a●i_fw-la tu_fw-la pari_fw-la semper_fw-la ama_fw-la con_fw-la miaguida_fw-la ●aduliero_n trojano_n espugno_fw-la sparta_n &_o chebbe_n in_o svo_fw-la potere_fw-la gio._n boccac_n geneal_n de_fw-fr gli_fw-it dei_fw-la l._n 3._o ab_fw-la à_fw-la privativa_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o lead_v a_o army_n of_o myrmidones_n to_o troy_n mensuras_fw-la &_o pondera_fw-la invenit_fw-la phidion_n argivus_fw-la aut_fw-la palamedes_n ut_fw-la ma-jevit_a gellius_n plin._n lib._n 7._o chap._n 56._o he_o be_v call_v by_o homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v his_o cunning_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o sanguine_a cretu●_n si●yphio_n si●yphio_n justin_n lib._n 2._o scamander_n be_v name_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o young_a damsel_n be_v wo●t_a to_o wash_v in_o t●●s_n river_n before_o marriage_n say_v unto_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homer_n il._n 21._o lucian_n lucian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homer_n diomedes_z wounded_z venus_n she_o in_o revenge_n
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right_n honourable_a sir_n orlando_z bridgman_n lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n etc._n etc._n my_o lord_n if_o the_o value_n of_o offering_n be_v always_o to_o be_v equal_a to_o the_o grandeur_n of_o the_o person_n unto_o who_o they_o be_v present_v i_o shall_v not_o dare_v to_o make_v this_o bold_a address_n but_o the_o greatness_n of_o my_o devotion_n that_o have_v no_o other_o way_n to_o manifest_v itself_o at_o present_a will_n i_o hope_v make_v amends_o for_o the_o meanness_n of_o this_o and_o persuade_v your_o honour_n to_o condescend_v to_o the_o acceptance_n of_o this_o poor_a expression_n of_o my_o respect_n i_o be_o encourage_v to_o this_o presumption_n not_o only_o by_o your_o lordship_n eminent_a quality_n under_o who_o protection_n these_o treatise_n will_v receive_v many_o advantage_n but_o also_o by_o your_o lordship_n favour_n to_o and_o acquaintance_n with_o learning_n 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chap._n 4._o of_o juno_n and_o of_o her_o child_n 16_o chap._n 5._o of_o apollo_n and_o of_o the_o sun_n 25_o chap._n 6._o of_o diana_n 37_o chap._n 7._o of_o bacchus_n 42_o chap._n 8._o of_o mercurius_n 48_o chap._n 9_o of_o venus_n 52_o chap._n 10._o of_o aurora_n and_o of_o such_o like_a divinity_n 55_o chap._n 11._o of_o neptunus_n and_o of_o the_o sea_n divinity_n 59_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o divinity_n of_o the_o earth_n 68_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o infernal_a go_n 71_o chap._n 14._o of_o some_o other_o divinity_n 81_o chap._n 15._o of_o the_o god_n mention_v in_o holy_a writ_n and_o of_o those_o that_o be_v adore_v in_o phoenicia_n syria_n and_o in_o the_o adjoin_v country_n 93_o chap._n 16._o of_o the_o heathen_a god_n worship_v in_o england_n 114_o the_o second_o book_n the_o history_n of_o the_o heathen_a demigod_n the_o preface_n chap._n 1._o of_o perseus_n 12●_n chap._n 2._o of_o hercules_n 128_o chap._n 3._o of_o theseus_n 143_o chap._n 4._o of_o castor_n and_o pollux_n 150_o chap._n 5._o of_o orpheus_n 154_o chap._n 6._o of_o jason_n and_o of_o the_o argonaut_n 180_o chap._n 7._o of_o cadmus_n and_o of_o the_o city_n of_o thebes_n 168_o chap._n 8._o of_o oedipus_n 172_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o war_n against_o the_o city_n of_o thebes_n 177_o chap._n 10._o of_o antigone_n and_o of_o some_o passage_n that_o happen_v after_o the_o war_n of_o thebes_n 187_o chap._n 11._o of_o tantalus_n and_o of_o pelops_n his_o son_n 190_o chap._n 12._o of_o atreus_n and_o of_o thyestes_n 196_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o king_n of_o troy_n 199_o chap._n 14._o of_o paris_n 202_o chap._n 15._o of_o the_o preparation_n of_o the_o greek_n against_o the_o city_n of_o troy_n 207_o chap._n 16._o the_o siege_n of_o troy_n 213_o chap._n 17._o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o city_n of_o troy_n 224_o chap._n 18._o the_o adventure_n of_o agamemnon_n and_o of_o orestes_n his_o son_n after_o the_o ●ine_o of_o troy_n 237_o chap._n 19_o the_o adventure_n of_o ulysses_n after_o the_o war_n of_o troy_n 242_o chap._n 20._o of_o the_o adventure_n of_o aeneas_n 250_o chap._n 21._o of_o several_a other_o famous_a man_n frequent_o name_v in_o the_o heathen_a 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o mention_v by_o galtr●chius_n ●59_n chap._n 22._o of_o the_o heathen_a god_n who_o 〈◊〉_d proper_a to_o several_a place_n and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o world_n and_o have_v be_v men._n 267_o chap._n 23._o of_o a_o few_o famous_a woman_n of_o antiquity_n 274_o chap._n 24._o of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o fable_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o galtruchius_n 278_o the_o three_o book_n of_o the_o honour_n pay_v by_o the_o heathen_n unto_o their_o go_n the_o preface_n chap_n 1._o of_o the_o statue_n consecrate_v to_o the_o false_a god_n 1_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o edifice_n and_o temple_n dedicate_v to_o the_o heathen_a go_n 11_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o sacrifice_n offer_v to_o the_o id●l_a go_n 19_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o false_a go_n 28_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o festival_n day_n appoint_v in_o honour_n of_o the_o false_a go_n 34_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o play_n of_o greece_n appoint_v in_o honour_n of_o the_o false_a god_n 42_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o public_a pastime_n of_o the_o roman_n 48_o of_o the_o roman_a curiosity_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o city_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n 63_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o roman_n 68_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o manner_n of_o devorce_v the_o roman_a wife_n 73_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o funeral_n of_o the_o roman_n 75_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o apparel_n of_o the_o roman_n 79_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o eat_v 87_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o roman_a assembly_n appoint_v for_o public_a affair_n 93_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o roman_a magistrate_n 99_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o roman_a law_n and_o of_o many_o particular_n relate_v to_o their_o judicatory_a proceed_n 122_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o roman_a punishment_n inflict_v upon_o offender_n 128_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o roman_a militia_n 133_o of_o 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