famous_a and_o bear_v but_o a_o homely_a name_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereas_o he_o say_v that_o gaugamela_n be_v know_v but_o by_o a_o homely_a name_n it_o deserve_v further_a enquiry_n scaliger_n say_v that_o the_o word_n gaugamela_n be_v in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o place_n as_o much_o as_o the_o inward_o of_o a_o camel_n which_o signification_n the_o word_n indeed_o will_v bear_v in_o the_o assyrian_a tongue_n but_o for_o what_o reason_n the_o learned_a critic_n answer_v that_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_n have_v say_v that_o a_o camel_n inward_o be_v there_o inter_v causabon_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o strabo_n derive_v it_o from_o geh_a and_o gamal_n geh_a signify_v a_o eminent_a high_a place_n but_o strabo_n himself_o have_v give_v the_o best_a and_o the_o most_o ancient_a etymon_n who_o set_v down_o that_o it_o be_v call_v gaugamela_n that_o be_v say_v he_o the_o house_n of_o a_o camel_n and_o this_o will_v hold_v for_o so_o gaugamele_n may_v with_o a_o facile_a error_n be_v write_v for_o naugamela_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o gimel_n and_o nun_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o a_o small_a apex_n or_o excrescence_n which_o ofttimes_o escape_n the_o printer_n diligence_n and_o more_o often_o may_v the_o transcriber_n haste_n and_o see_v it_o be_v naugamela_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nauh_o gamal_n it_o signify_v proper_o and_o apt_o the_o house_n or_o habitatio_fw-la of_o a_o camel_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o imposition_n be_v well_o render_v by_o strabo_n because_o say_v he_o darius_n the_o son_n of_o hystaspis_n bestow_v that_o place_n of_o rest_n and_o food_n upon_o his_o weary_a faint_a camel_n which_o have_v tire_v out_o himself_o in_o his_o hard_a service_n at_o gaugamela_n therefore_o not_o at_o arbele_n be_v fight_v that_o famous_a battle_n of_o the_o two_o mighty_a monarch_n for_o the_o diadem_n of_o the_o world_n which_o fortunate_a alexander_n bring_v away_o heaven_n itself_o bear_v witness_n thereto_o by_o a_o eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n not_o far_o from_o arbela_n be_v the_o mountain_n nicatorium_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o strabo_n call_v it_o for_o in_o ptolemie_n we_o find_v it_o not_o alexander_n the_o great_a give_v it_o that_o name_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gaeog_n ptolomaeus_n lib._n gaeog_n vinco_fw-la that_o it_o may_v be_v as_o to_o this_o day_n it_o be_v a_o constant_a trophy_n of_o that_o famous_a victory_n which_o this_o king_n atcheive_v at_o gaugamela_n in_o this_o country_n of_o arbelitis_n strabo_n also_o place_v the_o city_n demetrias_n as_o also_o the_o temple_n of_o aeneas_n and_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n with_o the_o bituminous_a fountain_n all_o which_o we_o have_v set_v down_o according_a to_o his_o description_n upon_o the_o river_n caprus_n stand_v oroba_n which_o junius_n well_o conjecture_v to_o be_v no_o other_o then_o that_o which_o moses_n in_o genesis_n call_v rehoboth_n in_o the_o south_n coast_n of_o arbelitis_n between_o caprus_n and_o gorgus_n ptolemy_n place_v thelbe_n which_o perhaps_o be_v so_o call_v from_o tubal_n as_o also_o another_o city_n place_v by_o the_o same_o ptolemy_n in_o babylonia_n without_o our_o chart_n so_o call_v out_o of_o doubt_n from_o tubalcain_n for_o he_o write_v thelbecain_n with_o no_o great_a error_n regio_fw-la arrapachitidis_fw-la regio_fw-la next_o to_o arbelâ—tis_n be_v arrhapachitis_n so_o call_v from_o arrhapa_n a_o city_n lie_v in_o this_o coast_n east_n and_o south_n upon_o the_o limit_n of_o apolloniatis_n this_o arrhapachitis_n junius_n have_v once_o conceive_v to_o be_v no_o other_o but_o arpatis_n and_o the_o chief_a city_n thereof_o to_o have_v be_v that_o arpad_n which_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o king_n and_o elsewhere_o but_o this_o learned_a commentator_n correct_v himself_o in_o the_o 49_o of_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n vers_fw-la the_o 23._o this_o coast_n doubtless_o take_v its_o name_n arpachetis_n from_o arphacsad_a the_o son_n of_o sem_fw-mi and_o brother_n to_o the_o founder_n assur_n here_o lie_v darna_n obana_n and_o the_o rest_n place_n better_a know_v by_o their_o name_n then_o ought_v else_o next_o they_o the_o sambatae_n and_o below_o appolloniatis_n famous_a for_o the_o metropolis_n from_o whence_o it_o have_v its_o name_n these_o name_n be_v reckon_v up_o by_o vadian_a glarean_a volateran_n and_o niger_n man_n who_o altogether_o follow_v ptolemy_n in_o their_o chronographie_n of_o the_o land_n of_o ashur_n more_o than_o the_o name_n will_v hardly_o be_v find_v either_o in_o they_o or_o elsewhere_o only_a apollonia_n nor_o much_o of_o that_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deserve_v our_o consideration_n for_o which_o we_o gratify_v old_a isidore_n the_o characenian_a cite_v by_o athenaeus_n for_o otherwise_o we_o have_v never_o attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o that_o place_n which_o moses_n call_v calanne_n in_o the_o land_n of_o singar_fw-la for_o that_o calanne_n without_o question_n be_v the_o metropolis_n of_o this_o country_n calonitis_n which_o our_o author_n old_a isidore_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o we_o have_v place_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o lie_v so_o etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o it_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o mede_n by_o the_o mountain_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o we_o have_v say_v thus_o we_o have_v endeavour_v the_o delineation_n of_o the_o famous_a frontier_n of_o old_a ashur_n which_o the_o reader_n if_o he_o plea_n may_v behold_v in_o our_o chart_n always_o provide_v that_o he_o be_v not_o offend_v at_o this_o that_o we_o have_v draw_v the_o low_a parallel_n equal_a to_o the_o high_a of_o that_o latitude_n for_o it_o be_v easy_o know_v to_o my_o slender_a skill_n that_o see_v topographical_n plain_n be_v all_o portion_n cut_v out_o of_o the_o entire_a sphere_n therefore_o the_o parallel_n as_o they_o increase_v in_o latitude_n ought_v to_o bear_v a_o different_a proportion_n to_o their_o meridian_n yet_o this_o curious_a course_n we_o take_v not_o in_o a_o matter_n that_o need_v it_o not_o but_o project_v the_o chart_n upon_o a_o parallelogram_n because_o in_o a_o distance_n no_o great_a for_o a_o purpose_n of_o no_o great_a moment_n the_o disproportion_n can_v nothing_o prejudice_v the_o description_n the_o state-government_n of_o assyria_n be_v regal_a it_o begin_v in_o tyranny_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d contrarium_fw-la quod_fw-la imperio_fw-la reg_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o aristotle_n call_v the_o vice_n of_o a_o monarchy_n it_o continue_v under_o the_o succession_n of_o absolute_a prince_n from_o jove_n bel_n to_o belshazar_n the_o policy_n which_o this_o country_n do_v enjoie_n be_v as_o in_o all_o other_o kingdom_n ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a in_o their_o ecclesiastical_a policy_n we_o consider_v their_o religion_n god_n they_o serve_v but_o not_o the_o true_a nor_o one_o but_o many_o and_o false_a their_o deity_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v place_v in_o heaven_n the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n and_o indeed_o be_v man_n allow_v to_o choose_v themselves_o a_o god_n this_o be_v somewhat_o a_o tolerable_a impiety_n for_o such_o great_a astronomer_n to_o adore_v the_o host_n of_o heaven_n the_o manner_n how_o they_o worship_v the_o sun_n be_v set_v down_o by_o macrobius_n 23._o macrobius_n saturna_fw-la primo_fw-la cap._n 17_o et_fw-la 23._o who_o describe_v the_o image_n under_o which_o this_o planet_n be_v adore_v add_v unto_o his_o description_n a_o symbolical_a interpretation_n to_o the_o sun_n they_o sacrifice_v horse_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herodot_n lib._n secundo_fw-la de_fw-fr mapogetis_fw-la loquens_fw-la idem_fw-la etiam_fw-la xenophon_n de_fw-la armeniis_fw-la scribit_fw-la eandem_fw-la etiam_fw-la caussam_fw-la reddens_fw-la lib._n quarto_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reason_n be_v because_o they_o judge_v it_o convenient_a that_o the_o most_o nimble_a god_n shall_v be_v serve_v with_o the_o swift_a oblation_n the_o altar_n whereupon_o these_o sacrifice_n be_v offer_v they_o erect_v either_o in_o open_a court_n as_o 2_o reg._n chap._n 21._o vers_fw-la 5._o or_o else_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o their_o house_n as_o zeph._n 1.5_o isaiah_n isaiah_n tremelius_fw-la suppose_v that_o the_o prophet_n intend_v this_o god_n of_o the_o sun_n by_o that_o which_o he_o call_v nebo_n but_o that_o deserve_v further_a enquiry_n doubtless_o nebo_n be_v some_o notable_a statue_n among_o the_o teraphin_n and_o what_o they_o be_v we_o will_v now_o strive_v to_o discover_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d taraph_n the_o root_n and_o singular_a of_o teraphim_n seem_v proper_o to_o have_v signify_v any_o dishonest_a disgraceful_a matter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o elias_n tisbite_v intimate_v in_o the_o word_n taraph_n where_o also_o he_o insinuate_n both_o
for_o to_o they_o it_o be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o sabbath_n even_o to_o save_v their_o life_n and_o this_o be_v object_v unto_o they_o by_o agatharchides_n of_o cnidus_n who_o write_v the_o history_n of_o alexander_n successor_n where_o he_o set_v down_o this_o story_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v there_o be_v a_o certain_a nation_n call_v the_o jew_n and_o they_o inhabit_v the_o great_a and_o well_o fence_v city_n jerusalem_n this_o city_n they_o negligent_o yield_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o ptolemy_n and_o will_v not_o take_v up_o arm_n for_o their_o own_o protection_n choose_v rather_o to_o become_v vassal_n to_o a_o stranger_n then_o to_o defend_v themselves_o upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n these_o reason_n if_o they_o stand_v alone_o have_v enough_o in_o they_o to_o make_v the_o king_n mistrust_v his_o interpreter_n and_o yet_o if_o antiquity_n have_v not_o misinform_v we_o there_o will_v be_v one_o reason_n more_o which_o itself_o alone_a ought_v to_o have_v prevail_v though_o all_o the_o rest_n have_v be_v want_v for_o we_o find_v that_o the_o translation_n be_v twice_o perform_v and_o that_o the_o senior_n disagree_v the_o first_o time_n in_o this_o passage_n of_o story_n i_o suppose_v we_o shall_v tell_v the_o reader_n some_o news_n our_o author_n be_v one_o armius_n of_o who_o we_o know_v nothing_o more_o than_o his_o name_n his_o word_n shall_v be_v here_o set_v down_o as_o we_o find_v they_o cite_v by_o a_o arabic_a commentator_n upon_o the_o pentateuch_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o that_o work_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bodleian_n arabâ—_n msâ—s_n in_o 5._o lib._n moysis_n literis_fw-la syriacis_n conscriptis_fw-la in_o bibliotheca_fw-la bodleian_n thus_o say_v armius_n the_o chronologer_n in_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o ptolemy_n the_o son_n of_o ptolemy_n the_o king_n command_v that_o they_o shall_v gather_v together_o the_o senior_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israël_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v bring_v with_o they_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d book_n of_o the_o law_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o that_o each_o of_o they_o in_o several_a shall_v translate_v it_o according_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v reveal_v to_o his_o understanding_n and_o the_o senior_n come_v and_o present_v themselves_o together_o with_o their_o most_o divine_a book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o king_n command_n be_v that_o every_o man_n shall_v translate_v the_o whole_a book_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o senior_n disagree_v in_o their_o interpretation_n and_o the_o king_n command_v to_o put_v they_o in_o prison_n and_o in_o chain_n etc._n etc._n thus_o we_o see_v that_o the_o king_n be_v lead_v by_o good_a reason_n to_o a_o suspicion_n of_o his_o interpreter_n and_o that_o therefore_o in_o all_o probability_n he_o will_v take_v such_o a_o course_n for_o his_o translation_n as_o we_o have_v already_o make_v report_n of_o according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n but_o nothing_o ever_o light_v so_o heavy_a upon_o this_o matter_n of_o the_o cell_n as_o the_o authority_n of_o s._n heirom_n which_o be_v the_o more_o likely_a to_o oppress_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o great_a learning_n and_o general_a repute_n because_o a_o testimony_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v not_o measure_v by_o its_o own_o validity_n but_o the_o autor_n worth_n and_o we_o do_v not_o usual_o observe_v what_o force_n it_o may_v have_v in_o itself_o but_o from_o whence_o it_o come_v s._n hierom_n when_o he_o come_v to_o consider_v of_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o seventie_o seem_v to_o deride_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o cell_n and_o forsake_v the_o constant_a tradition_n of_o his_o forefather_n in_o a_o very_a neglectful_a manner_n peremptory_o set_v down_o upon_o his_o own_o trust_n that_o the_o history_n of_o the_o cell_n be_v vulgò_fw-la sine_fw-la autore_fw-la jactata_fw-la but_o a_o common_a report_n bruit_v abroad_o under_o no_o man_n authority_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v that_o he_o can_v devise_v who_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o first_o contrive_v these_o seventie_o conclave_n in_o the_o fiction_n of_o his_o brain_n nescio_fw-la quis_fw-la primus_fw-la auctor_fw-la 70._o cellulas_fw-la alexandria_n mendacio_fw-la svo_fw-la exstruxerit_fw-la quibus_fw-la divisi_fw-la eadem_fw-la scriptitârint_fw-la etc._n etc._n his_o reason_n follow_v 3._o follow_v cùm_fw-la aristaeas_n ejusdem_fw-la ptolemaei_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o multo_fw-la pòst_fw-la tempore_fw-la josephus_n nihil_fw-la tale_n retulerint_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o unica_fw-la basilica_n congregatos_fw-la contulisse_fw-la scribant_fw-la non_fw-la prophet_n à sse_n etc._n etc._n hiero._n praefat._v in_o pentat_fw-la ep._n 104._o p._n 341._o tom._n 3._o because_o aristaeas_n and_o long_o after_o he_o josephus_n can_v tell_v of_o no_o such_o thing_n but_o the_o contrary_a and_o because_o also_o that_o if_o it_o have_v be_v so_o it_o can_v not_o be_v account_v for_o a_o translation_n but_o a_o prophecy_n so_o s._n hierom._n but_o before_o we_o receiv_v his_o testimony_n it_o shall_v be_v examine_v and_o compare_v and_o leave_v his_o reason_n to_o the_o last_o place_n we_o will_v first_o of_o all_o beseem_o moderate_v the_o strong_a opinion_n of_o his_o name_n true_a it_o be_v than_o s._n hierom_n in_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n can_v not_o be_v inferior_a to_o any_o of_o his_o time_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o great_a scholar_n he_o may_v the_o easy_o fall_v into_o that_o common_a infirmity_n of_o those_o that_o know_v much_o go_v about_o to_o raise_v his_o own_o reputation_n by_o the_o ruin_n of_o another_o man_n if_o the_o father_n be_v thus_o incline_v he_o can_v not_o be_v without_o so_o much_o of_o a_o critic_n as_o will_v teach_v he_o to_o censure_n which_o thing_n while_o we_o do_v our_o ambition_n seek_v for_o its_o own_o safety_n always_o aim_v at_o those_o that_o be_v far_o off_o and_o least_o able_a to_o help_v themselves_o therefore_o the_o ancient_n and_o those_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v more_o easy_o reprehend_v than_o the_o late_a and_o the_o live_n it_o be_v not_o for_o i_o to_o say_v that_o the_o reverend_a father_n be_v guilty_a in_o this_o and_o yet_o if_o he_o be_v not_o why_o be_v it_o object_v unto_o he_o by_o his_o adversary_n ruffinus_n in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o his_o invective_n 9_o pag._n 181._o tom._n 9_o quid_fw-la ergò_fw-la mirum_fw-la est_fw-la say_v he_o si_fw-la i_o minimum_fw-la &_o nullius_fw-la numeri_fw-la hominem_fw-la laceret_fw-la si_fw-la ambrosium_fw-la secet_fw-la si_fw-la hilarium_fw-la si_fw-la lactantium_fw-la si_fw-la didymum_n reprehendat_fw-la ibid._n pag._n 183._o ibid._n etc._n etc._n and_o afterward_o he_o say_v that_o he_o spare_v neque_fw-la antiquos_fw-la neque_fw-la novello_n scriptores_fw-la sed_fw-la omnes_fw-la omnino_fw-la nunc_fw-la imperitiae_fw-la nunc_fw-la inoptiae_fw-la notat_fw-la neither_o the_o autient_a nor_o the_o modern_a writer_n but_o charge_v they_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o with_o unskilfulness_n and_o folly_n ut_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o quod_fw-la intenderat_fw-la vehemens_fw-la so_o eager_a he_o will_v be_v for_o his_o own_o opinion_n as_o learned_a vives_z have_v note_v concern_v he_o in_o his_o observation_n upon_o the_o 42._o chap._n of_o austin_n 18._o book_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la but_o if_o this_o be_v to_o be_v suspect_v as_o come_v from_o his_o enemy_n yet_o how_o shall_v he_o be_v there_o excuse_v where_o he_o will_v not_o spare_v saint_n paul_n himself_o at_o a_o criticism_n for_o read_v that_o place_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o collossian_o quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la rationem_fw-la quidem_fw-la habentia_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o write_v to_o 3._o to_o quaest_n 10._o p._n 433._o tom._n 3._o algasia_n 23._o chap._n 2._o v._n 23._o that_o the_o conjunction_n quidem_fw-la be_v there_o redundant_fw-la and_o that_o s._n paul_n have_v often_o do_v as_o much_o as_o that_o come_v to_o propter_fw-la imperitiam_fw-la artis_fw-la grammaticae_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o say_v that_o the_o great_a doctor_n of_o the_o gentile_n do_v not_o understand_v his_o grammar_n as_o if_o the_o spirit_n in_o scripture_n will_v not_o look_v to_o the_o syntax_n or_o if_o not_o as_o if_o he_o that_o have_v dispute_v among_o the_o philosopher_n at_o athens_n have_v be_v so_o ignorant_a in_o his_o accidence_n as_o not_o to_o know_v how_o to_o place_v a_o conjunction_n he_o that_o can_v say_v of_o s._n paul_n that_o he_o be_v a_o ill_a ground_a scholar_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o he_o censure_v lactantius_n s._n ambrose_n s._n hilary_n and_o didymus_n and_o yet_o if_o these_o also_o can_v not_o escape_v his_o reprehension_n i_o shall_v not_o willing_o trust_v he_o with_o aristaeas_n nor_o our_o history_n of_o the_o septuagint_n but_o let_v the_o father_n be_v pardon_v for_o be_v a_o critic_n and_o take_v s._n hierom_n in_o the_o best_a since_o let_v he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o most_o mature_a and_o most_o moderate_a judgement_n and_o one_o that_o can_v think_v
and_o onkelos_n the_o one_o translate_n that_o text_n of_o moses_n to_o wit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mountain_n of_o ararat_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cardu_fw-fr the_o other_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cardon_n methurgeman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d elias_n in_o methurgeman_n both_o intend_v the_o gordiaean_a mountain_n whereof_o strabo_n and_o curtius_n discourse_n elias_n also_o in_o his_o methurgeman_n allow_v their_o interpretation_n of_o these_o mountain_n stephanus_n make_v mention_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr urbibus_fw-la so_o also_o elmarinus_n the_o arabian_a translate_v by_o erpenius_n and_o another_o of_o that_o nation_n who_o name_n be_v unknown_a cite_v by_o schickard_n in_o his_o taric_a of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n the_o late_a thus_o write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v this_o be_v mount_n godius_fw-la upon_o which_o that_o ship_n rest_v that_o ship_n of_o noach_n on_o who_o be_v peace_n but_o whereas_o this_o author_n call_v the_o mountain_n godius_fw-la schickard_n admonish_v that_o it_o be_v a_o error_n of_o the_o transcriber_n who_o in_o stead_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gordi_fw-la write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gadi_n it_o be_v apparent_a then_o that_o the_o ark_n abode_n upon_o the_o gordian_a mountain_n but_o where_o or_o upon_o which_o that_o be_v yet_o doubtful_a rabbi_n benjamin_n tudelensis_n who_o travel_v through_o all_o part_n to_o visit_v his_o countryman_n the_o ten_o tribe_n disperse_v schichaâ—do_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rab._n benjamin_n in_o itinerario_fw-la citante_fw-la schichaâ—do_n give_v notice_n in_o his_o itinerarie_n that_o the_o place_n where_o the_o ark_n rest_v be_v four_z mile_n distant_a from_o gezir_fw-it ben_fw-mi omar_n and_o that_o be_v a_o isle_n situate_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o tigris_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mountain_n of_o ararat_n the_o armenian_n also_o design_v the_o place_n urge_v tradition_n for_o a_o certain_a mountain_n heretofore_o call_v gordie_n but_o now_o gibel_v no_o as_o andrew_n thevet_n intimate_v in_o these_o word_n au_o rest_n quelques_fw-fr christian_o levantins_n entre_fw-fr autres_fw-fr 15._o la_fw-fr cosmographie_n universelle_fw-fr livre_fw-fr 8._o chap._n 15._o les_fw-fr armeniens_fw-la &_o caspiens_fw-la mainetiennent_fw-fr que_fw-fr ceste_fw-fr arch_n s'arresta_fw-mi en_fw-fr la_fw-fr montaÃgne_fw-fr que_fw-fr l'on_n nommoit_fw-fr jadis_fw-la gordie_n a_o present_a dit_fw-fr par_fw-fr aucuns_fw-mi du_fw-fr païs_fw-fr gibel_n noe._n we_o have_v also_o those_o among_o the_o modern_n who_o have_v place_v this_o mount_n under_o a_o peremptory_a longitude_n and_o latitude_n as_o a_o thing_n ordinary_o know_v yet_o for_o aught_o i_o perceiv_v posterity_n in_o this_o have_v obtain_v of_o antiquity_n nothing_o more_o than_o the_o very_a name_n and_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o testimony_n of_o nicolas_n of_o damascus_n not_o lobar_n as_o epiphanius_n 4._o josephus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d à _fw-fr c._n 4._o though_o junius_n will_v correct_v the_o other_o by_o this_o it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d birath_n which_o in_o the_o armenian_a tongue_n signify_v proper_o any_o stately_a edifice_n such_o as_o this_o vast_a vessel_n may_v seem_v to_o be_v in_o after_o time_n it_o be_v like_a they_o call_v their_o ship_n by_o the_o same_o name_n and_o thence_o the_o greek_n traduce_v the_o same_o signification_n for_o so_o suidas_n hesychius_n and_o the_o etymologist_n conceiv_v of_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o often_o be_v take_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o lycophron_n in_o his_o cassandra_n call_v the_o argonavis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o conjecture_n that_o it_o may_v pass_v the_o better_a know_v that_o great_a scaliger_n have_v bear_v his_o part_n as_o the_o reader_n may_v find_v in_o his_o note_n upon_o the_o greek_a fragment_n 40._o scaliger_n in_o notis_n ad_fw-la fragmenta_fw-la pag._n 40._o add_v as_o a_o appendix_n to_o his_o admire_a industry_n in_o the_o emendation_n of_o the_o time_n thus_o much_o shall_v suffice_v for_o our_o abode_n in_o the_o north_n of_o this_o country_n where_o the_o reader_n may_v pardon_v our_o long_a tarry_n for_o noah_n sake_n upon_o the_o east_n as_o be_v say_v this_o region_n be_v bound_v by_o the_o mede_n in_o special_a by_o the_o mountain_n zagros_n whereof_o a_o most_o ancient_a geographer_n make_v this_o mention_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o south_n we_o shall_v find_v first_o susian_a the_o province_n so_o call_v from_o the_o metropolitan_a city_n susis_n which_o the_o etymologist_n say_v may_v be_v derive_v from_o susia_n signify_v in_o the_o syrian_a tongue_n a_o horse_n for_o that_o this_o place_n afford_v good_a horse_n athenaeus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etymolo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d athenaeus_n indeed_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o syriack_n signify_v so_o but_o his_o other_o conceit_n be_v more_o probable_a that_o it_o be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o lily_n which_o grow_v thereabouts_o as_o aristobulus_n and_o chares_n most_o apt_o determine_v in_o athenaeus_n this_o only_a be_v their_o error_n that_o they_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v a_o lily_n in_o the_o greek_a tongue_n whereas_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v say_v in_o the_o hebrew_n for_o the_o jew_n indeed_o call_v a_o lily_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shusan_n and_o therefore_o be_v this_o place_n so_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o place_n because_o of_o so_o many_o lily_n wherewith_o it_o be_v most_o natural_o and_o pleasant_o beset_v here_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n keep_v their_o court_n in_o winter_n because_o the_o region_n hereabout_o be_v then_o most_o temperate_a though_o in_o summer_n it_o be_v so_o extreme_o hot_a that_o when_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o the_o meridian_n the_o lizard_n and_o serpent_n can_v not_o pass_v by_o the_o way_n but_o be_v strike_v dead_a with_o the_o extraordinary_a fervour_n which_o the_o sun_n beam_v project_v geog._n strabo_n lib._n 15._o geog._n be_v multiply_v more_o strong_o by_o the_o reflection_n of_o certain_a mountain_n not_o far_o from_o thence_o geog._n strabo_n lib._n 15._o geog._n as_o strabo_n the_o author_n most_o probable_o persuade_v who_o also_o add_v that_o for_o this_o can_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v force_v to_o make_v earthen_a floor_n upon_o the_o top_n of_o their_o house_n the_o depth_n of_o two_o cubit_n for_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o to_o free_v themselves_o from_o the_o intolerable_a heat_n strabo_n ibid._n by_o this_o city_n run_v the_o river_n vlai_n as_o daniel_n call_v it_o tyrius_n pliny_n herodotus_n maximus_fw-la tyrius_n ptolemy_n and_o pliny_n write_v eulaeus_n no_o great_a error_n it_o be_v also_o call_v choaspes_n because_o that_o run_v into_o it_o this_o river_n be_v venerable_a in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n who_o always_o drink_v of_o this_o water_n wherever_o they_o be_v 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d benjamin_n in_o itinerario_fw-la fol._n 20._o rabbi_n benjamin_n have_v observe_v that_o in_o his_o time_n among_o the_o ruin_n of_o elam_n stand_v susan_n the_o castle_n in_o time_n past_o the_o palace_n of_o ahasueros_n have_v yet_o many_o fair_a and_o goodly_a building_n from_o the_o day_n of_o old_a he_o note_v also_o that_o he_o find_v there_o 7000_o jew_n in_o 14_o synagogue_n there_o be_v before_o one_o of_o they_o erect_v the_o sepulchre_n of_o daniel_n the_o prophet_n thus_o rabbi_n benjamin_n in_o who_o day_n it_o seem_v by_o what_o he_o say_v afterward_o that_o the_o river_n be_v build_v upon_o both_o side_n and_o the_o city_n divide_v into_o two_o part_n that_o dissever_a they_o both_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o aftertime_n that_o the_o one_o part_n by_o reason_n of_o commerce_n thrive_v more_o than_o the_o other_o it_o be_v superstitious_o impute_v to_o daniel_n tomb_n which_o the_o rich_a part_n then_o keep_v this_o fond_a conceit_n once_o set_v abroach_o causs_v great_a emulation_n and_o in_o fine_a to_o compose_v the_o debate_n singar_fw-la persar_n singar_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shach_n with_o the_o persian_n and_o arabian_n and_o the_o neighbour_a inhabitant_n signify_v a_o king_n from_o whence_o be_v derive_v that_o form_n of_o speech_n which_o we_o use_v at_o the_o chess-game_n when_o the_o king_n be_v take_v to_o wit_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shach_n mat_n common_o checkmate_n which_o in_o this_o language_n signify_v the_o king_n be_v dead_a shichard_n in_o taris_fw-la regum_fw-la persar_n shach_n command_v that_o the_o tomb_n shall_v be_v displace_v and_o set_v upon_o the_o bridge_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o river_n vlai_n that_o so_o both_o
tail_n or_o head_n no_o empty_a surface-learning_n can_v suffice_v no_o light_n no_o float_v notion_n bind_v thy_o eye_n but_o down_o thy_o plummet_n dive'_v to_o the_o deep_a sound_n still_o mine_v through_o till_o it_o have_v press_v the_o ground_n art_n have_v her_o quicksand_n which_o no_o hold_n endure_v he_o strike_v the_o bottom_n that_o will_v anchor_v sure_a while_o dull_a we_o find_v the_o find_v the_o same_o mark_v hit_v the_o shackle_a circumscription_n of_o our_o wit_n thy_o unconfined_a enquirie_n bid_v at_o more_o launche_n in_o deep_n never_o fathom_v before_o plough_n the_o rough_a desert_n up_o scorn_n be_v old_a abide_v or_o prostitute_n direction_n of_o a_o rode_n yet_o thy_o nice_a pilgrimage_n do_v never_o stray_v but_o turn_v the_o crooked_a maze_n to_o beaten-waie_n so_o through_o wild_a sea_n the_o adventurous_a keel_n be_v hurl_v not_o to_o loose_v this_o but_o find_v the_o other_o world_n thy_o vigorous_a brain_n releiv'_v from_o lazy_a rust_n disguise_v in_o character_n but_o more_o in_o dust_n grey_a custom_n which_o our_o dead_a dismettled_a sloth_n give_v up_o to_o surfeit_v the_o undaring_a moth._n craze_v giant_n thus_o distress_a damsel_n hold_v not_o by_o their_o strength_n but_o '_o cause_n their_o champion_n cold_a euclid_n and_o ptolemy_n be_v so_o thy_o own_o as_o the_o fair_a building_n be_v be_v the_o cornerstone_n who_o beauteous_a pile_n do_v by_o the_o basis_n clime_n yet_o this_o preceed'_v in_o worth_n though_o that_o in_o time_n astrology_n so_o obey_v thy_o learned_a eye_n as_o all_o the_o wheel_n and_o clockwork_n of_o the_o sky_n by_o curious_a nature_n be_v asunder_o take_v to_o guide_v thy_o art_n and_o then_o set_v up_o again_o and_o when_o her_o motion_n jar_n her_o stagger_a team_n may_v fix_v afresh_o by_o thy_o king_n henrie_n scheme_n the_o sacred_a hebrew_n thy_o judicious_a rage_n pursue_v to_o find_v its_o mystic_a parentage_n with_o keen_n and_o eager_a yet_o with_o sate_a flight_n not_o to_o ride-ove_a 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party_n may_v enjoie_v their_o vanity_n with_o a_o equal_a participation_n not_o far_o from_o susis_n we_o have_v place_v the_o plain_a of_o dura_n where_o nebuchadnezar_n erect_v the_o golden_a statue_n that_o stately_a trophy_n of_o his_o idolatrous_a worship_n thus_o junius_n have_v note_v upon_o that_o place_n in_o daniel_n 3.1_o dan._n 3.1_o next_o unto_o susian_a also_o upon_o the_o south_n be_v place_v the_o land_n of_o nimrod_n babylon_n babylon_n or_o babylonia_n and_o therein_o not_o far_o from_o tigris_n the_o city_n erce_a which_o ptolemy_n in_o a_o pardonable_a error_n call_v aracca_n from_o hence_o pass_v over_o the_o river_n we_o draw_v near_o to_o that_o pregnant_a relic_n of_o the_o new_a world_n ambition_n babel_n by_o name_n so_o call_v from_o the_o event_n of_o that_o because_o there_o their_o language_n be_v confound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o so_o the_o hebrew_n intimate_v by_o the_o word_n babel_n a_o word_n which_o in_o our_o mother_n tongue_n we_o yet_o retain_v from_o our_o saxon_a ancestor_n as_o they_o from_o askenaz_n for_o when_o we_o hear_v a_o man_n speak_v confuse_o we_o say_v he_o bable_n the_o foundation_n of_o this_o city_n be_v lay_v in_o nimrod_n pride_n and_o therefore_o must_v needs_o have_v a_o fall_n and_o the_o fall_n thereof_o be_v great_a upon_o these_o ruin_n king_n ninus_n build_v again_o but_o with_o more_o humble_a intention_n and_o more_o happy_a proceed_n semiramis_n continue_v the_o work_n and_o enclose_v all_o within_o a_o wall_n of_o that_o height_n and_o thickness_n that_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o in_o her_o life_n make_v bold_a to_o ask_v the_o question_n whither_o it_o be_v she_o or_o no_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n doubt_v lest_o it_o will_v prove_v too_o great_a a_o work_n for_o a_o woman_n this_o city_n have_v be_v deserve_o set_v forth_o by_o the_o industry_n of_o many_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herodotus_n say_v the_o wall_n be_v 52_o of_o the_o king_n cubit_n in_o thickness_n q._n curtius_n 32_o foot_n in_o thickness_n quintus_fw-la curtius_n lib._n 5._o and_o those_o most_o famous_a writer_n as_o strabo_n diodorus_n herodotus_n solinus_n pliny_n and_o fustathius_fw-la upon_o dionysius_n afer_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o form_n of_o the_o city_n it_o be_v four_o square_a as_o herodotus_n say_v the_o wall_n so_o thick_a that_o two_o coach_n may_v meet_v upon_o the_o breadth_n for_o the_o circuit_n the_o autor_n above_o mention_v agree_v not_o the_o most_o exact_a tradition_n for_o this_o be_v that_o of_o clitarchus_n that_o the_o wall_n be_v 365_o furlong_n about_o which_o divide_v by_o 8_o set_v off_o for_o the_o quotient_a 45_o â…_n the_o number_n of_o english_a mile_n in_o the_o whole_a compass_n allow_v eight_o furlong_n for_o one_o mile_n clitarchus_n add_v that_o the_o wall_n be_v finish_v in_o one_o year_n each_o day_n one_o furlong_n till_o the_o 365_o be_v complete_o end_v which_o be_v the_o just_a compliment_n of_o the_o julian_n solar_a year_n in_o day_n not_o respect_v that_o fraction_n of_o hour_n and_o minute_n in_o which_o the_o astronomer_n agree_v no_o better_a than_o our_o clock_n and_o dial_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o proverb_n be_v the_o height_n of_o the_o wall_n be_v 200_o cubit_n the_o tower_n 10_o foot_n high_o than_o the_o wall_n to_o approve_v what_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v this_o spacious_a city_n hear_v what_o the_o great_a philosopher_n discourse_v in_o the_o three_o of_o his_o politic_n that_o babylon_n be_v so_o wide_a and_o ample_a that_o three_o day_n after_o it_o be_v take_v one_o part_n of_o the_o city_n know_v nothing_o of_o it_o the_o building_n in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o continue_v to_o the_o wall_n nor_o to_o themselves_o and_o if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o more_o society_n among_o the_o inhabitant_n than_o there_o be_v among_o their_o house_n they_o have_v scarce_o ere_o come_v together_o for_o their_o dwelling_n 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stoop_v no_o arabian_a pitch_v his_o tent_n there_o nor_o shepherd_n his_o fold_n but_o jiim_n cry_v in_o the_o palace_n 13.19_o isa_n 13.19_o and_o the_o house_n be_v full_a of_o ohim_n the_o ostrich_n dwell_v there_o and_o the_o satyr_n dance_v there_o mesopotamia_n there_o ibid._n mesopotamia_n thus_o leave_v babylon_n the_o beauty_n and_o pride_n of_o the_o chaldean_n we_o come_v unto_o mesopotamia_n which_o border_v upon_o this_o country_n south_n and_o by_o west_n this_o be_v call_v in_o scripture_n aram_n naharaim_v that_o be_v aram_n between_o the_o two_o river_n to_o wit_n tigris_n and_o euphrates_n here_o abraham_n sojourn_v at_o carras_n famous_a for_o the_o sight_n of_o crassus_n this_o also_o be_v the_o country_n of_o laban_n the_o syrian_a florus_n l._n florus_n further_a west_n tigris_n bound_v ashur_n moses_n call_v it_o hiddekel_n which_o rabbi_n chimchi_n derive'_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d either_o say_v he_o because_o the_o water_n be_v of_o a_o sharp_a taste_n or_o else_o because_o they_o be_v of_o a_o swift_a course_n the_o chardean_n call_v it_o diglath_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o arabian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aldiglath_n all_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n for_o the_o word_n diglath_v or_o diglito_n as_o pliny_n have_v preserve_v it_o be_v corrupt_v out_o of_o hiddekel_n or_o if_o diglath_v be_v a_o primitive_a the_o reason_n be_v notwithstanding_o the_o same_o for_o that_o also_o signify_v a_o thing_n narrow_a and_o swift_a alexand._n aristoteles_n ad_fw-la scholiast_n diony_n af._n alexand._n let_v josephus_n be_v the_o interpreter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o this_o cause_n also_o it_o be_v call_v tigris_n though_o aristotle_n himself_o have_v say_v otherwise_o who_o as_o he_o be_v introduce_v by_o the_o scholiast_n of_o
dionysius_n afer_n testify_v that_o in_o time_n past_o this_o river_n have_v be_v call_v sulax_n which_o say_v he_o signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prone_a or_o precipitate_a such_o indeed_o it_o be_v and_o in_o after_o time_n tigris_n from_o that_o tiger_n which_o carry_v mad_a bacchus_n i_o know_v not_o whither_o but_o the_o word_n itself_o discover_v its_o own_o etymon_n tigris_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gir_fw-it signify_v in_o the_o persian_a tongue_n a_o arrow_n to_o which_o if_o we_o add_v the_o hemantick_a letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tau_n we_o have_v the_o word_n entire_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tiger_n or_o tigris_n because_o the_o stream_n of_o this_o river_n run_v so_o swift_a that_o it_o be_v most_o like_a the_o projection_n of_o a_o arrow_n out_o of_o a_o bow_n and_o this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o quintus_n curtius_n and_o other_o and_o well_o may_v notice_n be_v take_v of_o the_o swiftness_n of_o this_o river_n the_o stream_n of_o who_o current_n usual_o run_v as_o fast_v in_o one_o day_n 206._o shickard_n taric_n regum_fw-la pers_n p._n 206._o as_o the_o most_o nimble_a footman_n can_v do_v in_o seven_o if_o shichard_n have_v not_o mistake_v in_o his_o taric_a of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n where_o he_o cit_v pliny_n and_o solinus_n but_o none_o can_v give_v he_o occasion_n so_o to_o say_v save_v only_a dionysius_n afer_n in_o these_o word_n where_o speak_v of_o tigris_n he_o thus_o set_v down_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o word_n perhaps_o shickard_n may_v understand_v in_o that_o sens_fw-fr in_o which_o we_o have_v cite_v he_o but_o the_o poet_n intent_n be_v far_o otherwise_o as_o he_o may_v understand_v that_o read_v his_o scholiast_n who_o best_o understand_v he_o for_o eustathius_n upon_o those_o word_n thus_o discourse_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la tigris_n &_o euphrates_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n eustath_n in_o dion_n afr._n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o scholiast_n the_o meaning_n of_o his_o poet_n be_v that_o the_o distance_n of_o the_o two_o river_n tigris_n and_o euphrates_n be_v as_o much_o as_o the_o best_a fit_v traveller_n can_v go_v in_o seven_o day_n that_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v mesopotamia_n in_o breadth_n will_v prove_v to_o a_o good_a footman_n seven_o day_n journey_n so_o though_o tigris_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o river_n the_o swift_a yet_o in_o this_o opinion_n he_o have_v make_v more_o haste_n then_o good_a speed_n we_o have_v sufficient_o linger_v upon_o the_o border_n of_o assyria_n we_o will_v now_o travel_v in_o the_o country_n begin_n first_o with_o adiabene_n because_o because_o as_o pliny_n and_o solinus_n testify_v adiabene_n est_fw-fr assyriorum_n initium_fw-la the_o begin_n of_o ashur_n be_v that_o part_n which_o be_v call_v adiabene_n for_o here_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o founder_n make_v the_o first_o plantation_n of_o his_o assyrian_n because_o the_o king_n nimrod_n first_o conquer_v this_o place_n and_o settle_v the_o government_n in_o a_o metropolis_n erect_v by_o himself_o it_o be_v call_v adiabene_n not_o as_o the_o greek_n have_v vain_o conjecture_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o this_o be_v a_o place_n of_o hard_a passage_n as_o strabo_n eustathius_n and_o the_o rest_n for_o this_o conceit_n be_v refute_v by_o marcellinus_n a_o traveller_n in_o these_o part_n who_o witness_v that_o he_o pass_v over_o a_o certain_a river_n call_v adiavas_n from_o which_o the_o place_n be_v call_v first_o adiavene_n lugdun_n ammianus_n marcellinus_n in_o vita_fw-la juliani_n pag_n 302_o edit_n lugdun_n which_o word_n when_o it_o come_v among_o the_o greek_n they_o change_v υ_n into_o β_n necessity_n often_o urgue_v they_o to_o this_o for_o want_v of_o that_o letter_n in_o their_o alphabet_n so_o where_o the_o original_a read_v david_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o septuagint_n they_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o evangelist_n retain_v the_o same_o vrbs_fw-la ninive_n vrbs_fw-la in_o adiabene_n that_o which_o first_o and_o best_a deserve_v our_o diligence_n be_v the_o thrice_o noble_a seat_n of_o ninus_n the_o scripture_n style_n be_v it_o both_o in_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n vrbs_fw-la magna_fw-la deo_fw-la and_o therefore_o see_v god_n himself_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o we_o will_v take_v the_o more_o it_o be_v call_v ninive_n from_o ninus_n quasi_fw-la nini_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d naveh_n that_o be_v the_o habitation_n of_o ninus_n because_o ninus_n set_v the_o last_o hand_n to_o the_o compliment_n of_o this_o city_n and_o there_o keep_v his_o court._n but_o he_o that_o lay_v the_o first_o foundation_n be_v the_o son_n of_o cham_n not_o sem_fw-mi though_o our_o english_a metaphrase_n have_v so_o translate_v to_o decide_v the_o matter_n hear_v moses_n himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o word_n our_o translation_n take_v assur_n for_o a_o person_n which_o beyond_o all_o doubt_n shall_v be_v take_v for_o a_o place_n and_o then_o it_o run_v thus_o from_o that_o land_n to_o wit_n babylon_n he_o that_o be_v nimrod_n go_v out_o into_o ashur_n and_o build_v ninive_n and_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o moses_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o that_o most_o learned_a jew_n ramban_n or_o r._n moses_n ben_fw-mi nachman_n as_o shall_v appear_v by_o his_o gloss_n upon_o the_o place_n as_o he_o be_v cite_v by_o abarbinel_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o bereshith_n ramban_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ramban_n in_o abarbinelis_n come_v ad_fw-la bereshith_n these_o word_n intend_v thus_o much_o out_o of_o that_o land_n go_v nimrod_n to_o rule_v over_o the_o country_n of_o ashur_n and_o there_o he_o build_v niniveh_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o province_n great_a city_n whereof_o moses_n make_v mention_v and_o this_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n thus_o ramban_n who_o also_o cit_v a_o concordance_n necessary_o require_v the_o like_a exposition_n in_o the_o like_a case_n as_o say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v be_v render_v as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ramban_n in_o this_o be_v not_o singular_a nor_o have_v want_v his_o deserve_a approbation_n among_o our_o own_o most_o learned_a writer_n for_o thus_o read_v m._n john_n drusius_n so_o tremelius_fw-la judicious_a calvin_n and_o diligent_a paraeus_n none_o without_o good_a reason_n for_o what_o shall_v assur_n the_o son_n of_o sem_fw-mi do_v among_o the_o child_n of_o cham_n and_o again_o he_o that_o build_v babel_n be_v as_o likely_a to_o build_v ninive_n the_o founder_n therefore_o of_o this_o city_n be_v nimrod_n for_o the_o situation_n thereof_o it_o be_v set_v upon_o the_o river_n tigris_n a_o late_a writer_n of_o our_o own_o in_o his_o microcosm_n have_v make_v bold_a to_o displace_v it_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v build_v upon_o euphrates_n which_o if_o it_o do_v not_o otherwise_o appear_v i_o will_v ingenious_o repent_v the_o mention_n of_o he_o who_o notwithstanding_o i_o shall_v also_o have_v spare_v in_o this_o place_n have_v he_o himself_o spare_v great_a scaliger_n in_o a_o lesser_a matter_n be_v it_o not_o that_o i_o count_v it_o frivolous_a to_o cite_v a_o modern_a author_n in_o a_o matter_n of_o antiquity_n to_o this_o one_o i_o can_v oppose_v the_o authority_n of_o many_o among_o who_o ninive_n upon_o tigris_n be_v as_o ordinary_a as_o london_n upon_o thames_n but_o to_o fetch_v that_o situation_n upon_o this_o river_n from_o the_o same_o fountain_n which_o they_o do_v i_o appeal_v to_o the_o ancient_n among_o the_o latin_n pliny_n be_v plain_a that_o ninus_n the_o city_n stand_v upon_o the_o river_n tigris_n among_o the_o greek_n thus_o herodótus_fw-la speak_v of_o a_o certain_a trench_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o out_o of_o all_o doubt_n though_o the_o text_n be_v something_o cryptical_a yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o euphrates_n or_o the_o trench_n but_o to_o tigris_n as_o the_o same_o author_n expound_v himself_o in_o euterp_v where_o he_o plain_o say_v that_o tigris_n run_v by_o ninive_n arrian_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o old_a india_n speak_v of_o tigris_n thus_o write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v tigris_n run_v out_o of_o armenia_n ancient_o a_o great_a and_o famous_a city_n indie_n arrian_n rerum_fw-la indie_n etc._n etc._n where_o a_o trusty_a and_o faithful_a
writer_n have_v plain_o set_v down_o our_o desire_n to_o these_o we_o add_v the_o last_o and_o great_a our_o master_n ptolemy_n according_a to_o who_o we_o have_v place_v this_o city_n upon_o this_o river_n towards_o the_o sun_n rise_v beside_o this_o consent_n of_o the_o greek_n sum_v up_o the_o whole_a truth_n in_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o hebrew_n geographer_n and_o he_o testis_fw-la oculatus_fw-la to_o wit_n the_o forename_a benjamin_n tudelensis_n in_o his_o itinerarie_n where_o make_v mention_n of_o that_o city_n which_o the_o arabian_n call_v fol._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d benjamin_n itinerar_fw-it fol._n and_o other_o from_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d almozal_n say_v that_o city_n be_v build_v upon_o hiddekel_n that_o be_v tigris_n on_o the_o one_o side_n over_o against_o ninive_n a_o bridge_n only_o between_o it_o and_o ninive_n if_o therefore_o mosal_n be_v build_v upon_o tigris_n there_o be_v but_o a_o bridge_n between_o it_o and_o ninive_n it_o be_v apparent_a in_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o eie-witness_n that_o we_o have_v place_v it_o where_o it_o shall_v be_v only_o diodorus_n dissent_v whether_o by_o a_o error_n in_o the_o text_n or_o by_o misinformation_n one_o or_o other_o it_o be_v likely_a for_o we_o must_v not_o forsake_v all_o these_o to_o lean_a to_o one_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o error_n may_v be_v because_o in_o sine_fw-la these_o two_o river_n meet_v and_o become_v one_o and_o the_o same_o ninus_n therefore_o be_v set_v upon_o tigris_n not_o as_o diodorus_n upon_o euphrates_n nor_o upon_o the_o river_n lycus_n as_o m_n nicolas_n fuller_n in_o his_o miscellanea_fw-la who_o for_o that_o opinion_n cit_v all_o those_o almost_o who_o we_o have_v introduce_v for_o the_o contrary_a add_v also_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n a_o author_n as_o he_o say_v beyond_o all_o exception_n which_o we_o deny_v not_o only_o this_o we_o have_v find_v that_o both_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n be_v by_o fuller_n in_o this_o matter_n misinterpret_v as_o he_o that_o diligent_o read_v shall_v be_v ready_a to_o testify_v for_o the_o situation_n thus_o much_o for_o the_o circuit_n and_o compass_n thereof_o the_o prophet_n jonah_n describe_v it_o to_o be_v a_o great_a city_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jonae_fw-la 3._o even_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n of_o three_o day_n journey_n diodorus_n say_v that_o the_o side_n thereof_o be_v inaequilater_n the_o long_a side_n contain_v 150_o furlong_n in_o length_n the_o short_a 90._o according_a to_o which_o dimension_n of_o the_o part_n the_o whole_a circuit_n must_v be_v 480_o furlong_n which_o divide_v by_o eight_o set_v off_o for_o the_o quotient_a 60_o the_o number_n of_o english_a mile_n measure_v the_o compass_n of_o this_o city_n the_o word_n of_o diodorus_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n where_o the_o author_n have_v discourse_v upon_o the_o immense_a and_o ample_a circuit_n of_o ninus_n add_v that_o the_o founder_n fail_v not_o of_o his_o purpose_n for_o after_o he_o say_v he_o never_o any_o erect_v the_o like_a city_n whether_o we_o respect_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o compass_n or_o the_o stateliness_n of_o the_o wall_n for_o the_o wall_n be_v in_o height_n one_o hundred_o foot_n and_o so_o thick_a that_o three_o chariot_n may_v ride_v upon_o the_o breadth_n together_o he_o add_v also_o that_o the_o wall_n be_v beset_v with_o a_o thousand_o and_o five_o hundred_o tower_n each_o of_o they_o erect_v to_o the_o height_n of_o two_o hundred_o foot_n so_o far_o diodorus_n who_o after_o age_n may_v for_o ever_o gratify_v for_o this_o precious_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n which_o he_o alone_o seem_v to_o have_v preserve_v for_o the_o illustration_n of_o that_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o scripture_n more_o than_o once_o inculcate_n concern_v this_o vast_a and_o mighty_a ninive_n that_o city_n of_o babel_n and_o this_o of_o ninive_n by_o a_o fatal_a vicissitude_n hold_v up_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n till_o the_o time_n of_o daziavesh_a the_o mede_n and_o cyrus_n the_o persian_a it_o suffer_v many_o overthrow_n before_o it_o receive_v its_o last_o two_o famous_a the_o one_o by_o the_o irruption_n of_o the_o river_n tigris_n which_o at_o a_o inundation_n break_v out_o upon_o the_o wâ—ll_n and_o throw_v down_o twenty_o furlong_n thereof_o which_o destruction_n notwithstanding_o the_o stream_n of_o interpreter_n run_v otherwise_o yet_o let_v the_o learned_a inquire_v whether_o it_o be_v not_o plain_o foretell_v by_o the_o prophet_n nachum_fw-la in_o those_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v and_o with_o a_o inundation_n pass_v by_o he_o shall_v make_v a_o full_a end_n versu_fw-la nachum_fw-la c._n 1_o versu_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d septuag_n chronologie_n seem_v to_o deny_v this_o interpretation_n but_o each_o man_n must_v consider_v that_o the_o time_n of_o this_o prophet_n or_o his_o prophecy_n be_v not_o determinate_a by_o any_o authority_n of_o antiquity_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o modern_n can_v be_v but_o conjectural_a that_o the_o river_n make_v this_o ruin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diodorus_n be_v a_o pregnant_a witness_n the_o second_o destruction_n be_v undertake_v and_o end_v by_o nebuchadonosor_n the_o king_n of_o babel_n as_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o chronologie_n testify_v so_o rabbi_n saadias_n upon_o the_o prophet_n daniel_n and_o indeed_o this_o city_n be_v too_o great_a to_o be_v destroy_v at_o once_o be_v as_o we_o have_v say_v 60_o mile_n in_o compass_n the_o reader_n at_o the_o first_o sight_n may_v judge_v it_o incredible_a affricanus_fw-la he_o shall_v say_v twelve_o thousand_o see_v joha_n leo_fw-la affricanus_fw-la be_v not_o alcaire_n in_o egypt_n at_o this_o day_n extant_a to_o correct_v his_o unbelief_n a_o place_n as_o buntingius_fw-la have_v note_v no_o less_o in_o circuit_n and_o so_o populous_a that_o there_o once_o die_v of_o the_o plague_n in_o one_o day_n twenty_o thousand_o the_o prophet_n jonah_n write_v that_o in_o the_o city_n of_o ninive_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o god_n himself_o be_v more_o than_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o person_n which_o can_v not_o discern_v between_o their_o right_a hand_n and_o their_o left_a if_o there_o be_v so_o many_o child_n then_o at_o the_o proportion_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v almost_o innumerable_a the_o tomb_n of_o ninus_n be_v almost_o as_o admirable_a as_o the_o city_n but_o of_o that_o in_o his_o life_n it_o may_v now_o be_v say_v of_o ninive_n which_o once_o be_v of_o a_o great_a city_n in_o strabo_n magna_fw-la civitas_n magna_fw-la solitudo_fw-la the_o great_a ninive_n be_v the_o great_a be_v her_o ruin_n for_o now_o the_o rejoice_a city_n that_o dwell_v careless_o that_o say_v in_o her_o heart_n i_o be_o and_o there_o be_v none_o beside_o i_o how_o be_v she_o become_v a_o desolation_n a_o place_n for_o beast_n to_o lie_v down_o in_o every_o one_o that_o pass_v by_o she_o shall_v hiss_v and_o wag_v his_o head_n zephan_n 2.15_o against_o this_o city_n prophesy_v jonah_n nachum_fw-la zephanie_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n false_o call_v mosall_n and_o at_o that_o place_n nestorius_n his_o sectary_n have_v take_v their_o shelter_n that_o heretic_n of_o constantinople_n condemn_v by_o a_o synod_n at_o ephesus_n etc._n etc._n bel._n arbelitis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ir._n bel._n next_o unto_o adiabene_n be_v arbelitis_n so_o call_v from_o the_o most_o ancient_a city_n arbela_n which_o notwithstanding_o what_o strabo_n have_v say_v of_o the_o son_n of_o athmoneus_n i_o will_v diligent_o derive_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ir_z bel_n that_o be_v the_o city_n of_o belus_n who_o be_v no_o doubt_n the_o first_o founder_n thereof_o after_o the_o death_n of_o nimrod_n at_o arbela_n be_v that_o bloody_a battle_n between_o darjavesh_n and_o the_o great_a alexander_n for_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o common_a tale_n go_v but_o arrian_n in_o the_o description_n of_o this_o expedition_n affirm_v the_o contrary_a from_o the_o testimony_n of_o two_o eie-witness_n ptolemaeus_n and_o aristobulus_n add_v that_o the_o battle_n be_v pitch_v at_o gaugamela_n the_o same_o thing_n plutarch_n have_v observe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scaliger_n give_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o mistake_n because_o say_v he_o arbela_n be_v famous_a and_o therefore_o better_o deserve_v to_o carry_v away_o the_o credit_n of_o such_o a_o victory_n than_o gaugamela_n a_o poor_a obscure_a village_n which_o before_o he_o arrian_n have_v say_v significans_fw-la solinus_n arrianus_n in_o expeditione_n alexandri_fw-la strabo_n lib._n 16._o geog._n scaliger_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr emendatione_fw-la temporum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gaugamela_n intestina_fw-la cameli_fw-la significans_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gaugamela_n say_v he_o be_v no_o city_n but_o a_o village_n and_o but_o a_o little_a village_n the_o place_n no_o way_n
discourse_n against_o the_o jew_n write_v also_o of_o this_o abraham_n and_o say_v that_o he_o be_v so_o call_v to_o express_v thus_o much_o in_o force_n to_o wit_v his_o father_n friend_n one_o part_n of_o his_o name_n signify_v a_o father_n indeed_o and_o the_o other_o according_a as_o it_o may_v be_v write_v may_v be_v force_v to_o signify_v a_o friend_n but_o let_v that_o pass_v this_o melo_n tell_v of_o his_o two_o wife_n of_o his_o son_n by_o both_o and_o sum_v up_o his_o whole_a story_n of_o these_o testimony_n see_v more_o in_o eusebius_n pamp._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d concern_v abraham_n thus_o eusebius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 19_o see_v also_o what_o julius_n africanus_n have_v story_v of_o abraham_n and_o his_o expedition_n to_o pentapolis_n euseb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 19_o semiramis_n all_o writer_n have_v show_v their_o good_a will_n to_o make_v the_o world_n acquaint_v with_o the_o renown_n of_o this_o manly_a woman_n but_o in_o 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lascivious_a prince_n set_v forth_o not_o only_o in_o his_o nature_n but_o his_o name_n also_o as_o cicero_n have_v observe_v justine_n relate_v his_o wanton_a and_o enormous_a practice_n so_o diodorus_n and_o athenaeus_n suidas_n and_o many_o more_o scarce_o a_o author_n that_o pass_v by_o his_o infamy_n without_o a_o reprehension_n and_o reproach_n a_o ancient_a author_n duris_n in_o athenaeus_n deserve_v to_o be_v read_v concern_v the_o manner_n of_o this_o womanly_a and_o effeminate_a prince_n hoc_fw-la solo_fw-la imitatus_fw-la virum_fw-la say_v justine_n in_o this_o only_a he_o be_v like_o a_o man_n in_o that_o he_o burn_v himself_o of_o the_o manner_n how_o read_v athenaeus_n and_o of_o the_o reason_n why_o see_v causabon_n discourse_n upon_o that_o place_n the_o most_o renown_a atchieument_n that_o ere_o this_o prince_n bring_v to_o pass_v be_v that_o he_o build_v two_o city_n in_o one_o day_n tarsus_n and_o anchialus_n as_o the_o epitaphsi_n make_v mention_n in_o the_o autor_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v for_o to_o morrow_n we_o shall_v die_v the_o great_a enormity_n of_o this_o king_n bring_v forth_o the_o confusion_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o instrument_n whereof_o be_v the_o rebellion_n of_o his_o captain_n arbaces_n governor_n of_o the_o mede_n with_o who_o sardanapalus_n fight_v for_o the_o monarchy_n and_o get_v the_o victory_n once_o and_o the_o second_o time_n upon_o which_o success_n the_o effeminate_a prince_n presume_v the_o three_o time_n in_o a_o secure_a disdain_n go_v not_o in_o person_n because_o also_o the_o oracle_n have_v undoubted_o foretold_v that_o the_o state_n of_o ninive_n shall_v never_o totter_v till_o the_o river_n tigris_n prove_v hostile_a which_o in_o the_o king_n judgement_n can_v never_o be_v but_o it_o fall_v out_o otherwise_o for_o in_o this_o three_o skirmish_n tigris_n swell_v over_o his_o bound_n by_o the_o vantage_n of_o a_o great_a flood_n then_o ordinary_a play_v a_o unneighbourly_o part_n and_o batter_v down_o his_o own_o border_n at_o who_o irruption_n a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o impregnable_a wall_n be_v lay_v level_a with_o the_o ground_n the_o city_n itself_o open_v to_o her_o adversary_n to_o check_v the_o vice_n of_o her_o governor_n synchronismi_fw-la tarsus_n and_o auchialus_fw-la found_v by_o sardanapalus_n in_o one_o day_n in_o the_o time_n of_o sardanapalus_n arbaces_n be_v governor_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o belochus_n of_o the_o babylonian_n much_o question_n may_v be_v make_v in_o this_o place_n what_o king_n continue_v the_o monarchy_n whether_o belochus_n be_v phul_n or_o no_o or_o if_o not_o who_o this_o phul_n may_v be_v a_o question_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v large_o discuss_v in_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n history_n yet_o notwithstanding_o that_o and_o what_o have_v be_v elsewhere_o say_v of_o that_o i_o ingenious_o profess_v that_o i_o be_o ignorant_a at_o this_o time_n where_o to_o place_v this_o phul_n yet_o for_o the_o present_a i_o observe_v the_o common_a order_n phul_n circa_n annum_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3182._o phul_n be_v a_o assyrian_a name_n as_o scaliger_n witness_v sometime_o use_v alone_o as_o here_o elsewhere_o in_o composition_n as_o in_o this_o king_n successor_n tiglath_n phul_n afer_n synchronismi_fw-la in_o the_o time_n of_o phul_n menabem_fw-la be_v king_n in_o israël_n 2_o king_n 15._o josephus_n sed._n olam_n in_o egypt_n reign_v mycerinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o life_n and_o act_n be_v record_v by_o herodotus_n in_o euterpe_n the_o oracle_n bring_v word_n to_o this_o king_n that_o he_o shall_v from_o thenceforth_o live_v but_o six_o year_n and_o die_v in_o the_o seven_o the_o king_n hear_v this_o command_v that_o certain_a lamp_n shall_v be_v make_v for_o the_o night_n time_n which_o he_o have_v purpose_v to_o spend_v in_o jovialtie_n while_o other_o sleep_v that_o so_o he_o may_v delude_v the_o oracle_n and_o live_v twice_o the_o long_a by_o take_v so_o much_o more_o notice_n of_o his_o day_n see_v herodotus_n in_o euterpe_n pag._n 140._o circa_fw-la ista_fw-la verba_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n about_o this_o time_n nabonassar_n live_v of_o who_o see_v ptolemy_n but_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o king_n vzias_n be_v now_o king_n of_o juda_n in_o who_o day_n happen_v that_o notable_a earthquake_n of_o which_o josephus_n relate_n that_o in_o the_o horror_n thereof_o a_o mountain_n towards_o the_o west_n cleave_v in_o sunder_o and_o remove_v from_o its_o proper_a place_n the_o space_n of_o four_o furlong_n or_o half_o a_o mile_n and_o further_o it_o have_v proceed_v have_v not_o a_o great_a mountain_n towards_o the_o east_n stay_v its_o cours_n of_o this_o earthquake_n the_o prophet_n amos_n make_v mention_v by_o occasion_n whereof_o see_v what_o aben_n ezra_n say_v upon_o that_o place_n page_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o also_o what_o kimchi_n say_v in_o the_o next_o side_n in_o that_o edition_n which_o robert_n stephanus_n put_v forth_o tiglath_n philassar_n this_o king_n subdue_v galilee_n he_o also_o carry_v the_o tribe_n of_o napthali_n into_o captivity_n synchronismi_fw-la in_o the_o time_n of_o tiglath_n philassar_n achaz_n reign_v in_o judah_n 2_o chron._n 28._o this_o king_n have_v a_o famous_a dial_n and_o therefore_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o sciatery_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o anaximenes_n this_o dial_n be_v a_o south_n vertical_a place_v upon_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o king_n palace_n so_o à _fw-la lapide_fw-la and_o it_o stand_v well_o with_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o phaenomenon_n of_o the_o sun_n retrocession_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o dial_n see_v peter_n novius_n and_o clavius_n two_o incomparable_a mathematician_n the_o one_o in_o his_o second_o book_n of_o navigation_n the_o other_o in_o the_o first_o of_o his_o gnomonic_n salmanassar_n ordinary_a chronologer_n common_o conceive_v this_o salmanassar_n to_o be_v nabonassar_n of_o who_o ptolemy_n speak_v but_o scaliger_n dispute_n the_o point_n against_o all_o calvisius_n also_o but_o this_o last_o especial_o against_o funccius_n both_o agree_v that_o this_o salmanassar_n be_v not_o that_o nabonassar_n scaliger_n give_v the_o reason_n both_o from_o the_o name_n time_n and_o other_o circumstance_n which_o though_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n admire_n yet_o he_o condemn_n time_n now_o give_v not_o leave_v to_o inquire_v much_o less_o to_o determine_v the_o difference_n sethus_n calvisius_n place_v the_o prince_n about_o that_o time_n we_o have_v set_v he_o his_o time_n be_v much_o to_o be_v inquire_v after_o it_o be_v a_o most_o famous_a epoch_n from_o who_o time_n chronologie_n can_v demonstrate_v by_o the_o aid_n of_o astronomy_n that_o the_o affair_n pass_v since_o that_o time_n be_v register_v in_o heaven_n who_o so_o say_v that_o salmanassar_n be_v nabonassar_n be_v deceive_v as_o afterward_o shall_v appear_v neither_o be_v he_o any_o other_o but_o himself_o and_o none_o otherwise_o call_v scaliger_n be_v bold_a to_o call_v he_o merodac_n but_o he_o repent_v of_o that_o in_o his_o canon_n isagogical_a synchronismi_fw-la here_o begin_v or_o not_o far_o of_o that_o nabonassar_n famous_a aera_fw-la from_o whence_o ptolemy_n in_o his_o almage_a account_v the_o celestial_a motion_n he_o rule_v in_o babylonia_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 3203_o the_o circle_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v 19_o and_o the_o circle_n of_o the_o moon_n 15_o the_o dominical_a letter_n e._n upon_o the_o 26_o of_o february_n at_o noon_n the_o sun_n be_v mean_a motion_n be_v 45_o minute_n in_o pisces_fw-la the_o moon_n in_o the_o eleven_o degree_n of_o taurus_n and_o 22_o scruple_n the_o original_a of_o the_o samaritan_n out_o of_o a_o colony_n transplant_v by_o the_o king_n of_o ashur_n they_o be_v call_v cuthaei_n because_o there_o come_v most_o from_o cuth_o as_o elias_n tisbite_v in_o voce_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cuth_o sennacherib_n of_o his_o behaviour_n to_o king_n hezechiah_n see_v the_o prophet_n esaie_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n annal_n or_o chronicle_n
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