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A45116	Annotations on Milton's Paradise lost wherein the texts of sacred writ, relating to the poem, are quoted, the parallel places and imitations of the most excellent Homer and Virgil, cited and compared, all the obscure parts by P.H. ...	Hume, Patrick, fl. 1695.	1695 (1695)	Wing H3663; ESTC R12702	483,195	324

Force with all our Powers re-assembled Rallier Fr. to bring into order broken Troops V. 273. None could have foyl'd None could have worsted beaten overcome from fouler or affoler Fr. to trample upon to bruise V. 274. Their liveliest Pledge The best Security and Raiser of their hope Plege Fr. an Undertaker a Law-Term for one who is Security or Gage for another V. 276. On the Perilous Edge On the Bloody Brink of Battel when enraged Well is the eminent Danger of Outragious Slaughter described by the Edge of Battel acted by the Edge of the Sword our Poet useth the same Expression On the rough Edge of Battel ere it joyn'd Bo. 6. V. 108. Perilous Periculosus Lat. dangerous Edge of the Lat. Acies as that of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mucro V. 277. In all Assaults In all Attempts in all Onsets Fr. Assault from Lat. Assultus a leaping upon V. 278. Signal Sign from Signum Lat. Notice Ibid. Resume Take new Courage recover Resumo Lat. to take again V. 280. Groveling To lie flat on ones Face unable to rise or help ones self as if Groundling Ibid. Prostrate Lat. Prostratus knock'd down overthrown V. 281. Astounded an old word for astonish'd confounded Fr. Estonné from the Lat. Attonitus V. 282. Such a pernicious heighth Fallen so far from such a dangerous heighth Perniciosus Lat. destructive V. 283. Scarce had ceas'd Made an end of speaking Cesso Lat. to leave off to give over Superiour Chief the Arch-Fiend Superior Lat. higher uppermost V. 284. His Ponderous Shield His Weighty Shield Lat. Ponderosus heavy from Pondus Lat. weight V. 285. Ethereal Temper Massy Of extraordinary temper of Trempe Fr. Temperature Massy Solid strong heavy from Massa Lat. for a Lump V. 286. The broad Circumference The mighty Round cover'd his Shoulders like the full-Orb'd Moon A Comparison better suiting the Shield of this mighty Seraph than that of a Grecian Shield or the Circumference of the Sun the Monstrous Eye of Polypheme Argolici Clypei aut Phoebaae Lampadis Instar AEn 3. Circumference Circumferentia Lat. the Round the Compass of a Circle or a Circular Body They who will please themselves in reading Homer's Description of Achilles's Shield 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and that of AEneas in Virg. AEn 8. will find that Vulcan who made 'em both gave neither of 'em such a turn as our Poet has to this of Satan yet the first was large enough to be engraven with the Sun Moon and all the Stars two Cities Fields and Vineyards Combats Musick and Weddings and so many things as employ 138 Verses whom though Virgil imitates by the Embossment of his Hero's Shield in 107 Lines yet he exceeds him by adorning it with all the Prowess and Praises of his Posterity down to the famous Victory over Anthony and Cleopatra and puts it on his Back with an admirable Grace Attollens humero famamque fata Nepotum Tasso has follow'd both these in Rinaldos Shield celebrated Cant. 17. from Stanza 66. to the 81. consisting of 128 Verses And in another place he tells us of a Divine Shield large enough to cover the whole Country between Caucasus and Atlas Scudo di lucidissimo diamante Grande che può coprir genti e paesi Quanti ve n'hà frà il Caucaso é l'Atlante Cant. 7. Stan. 82. V. 287. Whose Orb Whose Round Spherical Body through his Perspective Glass th' Italian Artist views Orbis Lat. any round thing of a circular Shape and therefore the World Terrarum Orbis as also the Coelestial Circles in which the Heavenly Bodies move Quos ignis Coeli Cyllenius erret in Orbes Georg. 1. Here it properly denotes the Moons Orbicular Phasis or appearance V. 288. Through Optick Glass Through his Telescope an Instrument invented to draw things vastly distant nearer to the Eye by which they are more clearly presented to the view therefore named 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Visorius from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to see strengthning the Visual Ray and affording great assistance to Sight in Objects so remote as are the Stars and Heavenly Bodies Ibid. The Tuscan Artist The Italian Astronomer Native of Tuscany whence Virgil styles Tiberim Tuscum Georg. 1. Artist Artista Lat. one skill'd in the Arts and Sciences especially those call'd Liberal of Ars Lat. V. 289. From Fesole Lat. Fesulae a considerable City of Tuscany in Italy one of the twelve famous Towns of Etruria where the Augurs used to reside V. 290. Or in Valdarno A Fruitful Valley in Tuscany through which the River Arno runs between Florence and Pisa into the Tuscan Sea Of Vallis Lat. a Vale and Arno Arnus an Italian River Ibid. To descry new Lands c. Which the inequality of the Moons Surface seems to suggest to the Beholders for by repeated Inspections through the Glazed Opticks her Superficies is discovered neither to be equal nor exactly Sperical but rough and uneven full of vast Hollows and great Extuberancies not much unlike Earths Hills and Valleys whose highest Mountains fall short of the Eminences discovered in the Moon as Galilaeus demonstrates in his Siderius Nuncius Pag. 25. To descry to discover V. 291. Rivers or Mountains c. According to the Opinion of the Pythagoreans that the Moon was another World whose brighter part resembled the Earth and the more dark and obscure the Watery Element Mihi autem dubium fuit nunquam Terrestris Globi à longe conspecti atque à radiis Solaribus perfusi terream superficiem clariorem Obscuriorem aqueam sese in conspectum daturam Gal. 11. P. 17. Ibid. Spotty Globe In her circle full of Spots which arise not so much from the Inequality as from the Dissimilitude of her Contexture Globus Lat. any thing that is or appears round and Globular V. 292. His Spear to equal c. Compared with which the loftiest Pine Pinus Lat. for that tall streight Tree V. 293. Norwegian Hills The Hills of Norway a Kingdom of large extent on the North-West Shore of Europe Barren and Rocky but abounding in vast Woods from whence are brought Masts of the largest size Norvegia Lat. from the Germ. Nort the North and Weg signifying Way from its Northern Situation Mast Lat. Malus made generally of Firr-Trees which for their streightness and tallness are fittest to hoist the Yards on which bear the Sails of a Ship V. 294. Ammiral According to its German Extraction Amiral or Amirael the Chief Commander at Sea That this Similitude may not seem too exorbitant let us compare it with the Cyclop his Club 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ulysses and his Companions took it to be as big as the Mast of a broad Ship of Burden with Twenty Oars thus translated by Ovid Cui postquam Pinus Baculi quae praebuit usum Ante pedes posita est Antennis apta ferendis Metam l. 13. Tasso arms Tancredi and his Adversary with two Spears as big Posero in resta é drizzare in alto 1

derived of the Belg. Missen to wander V. 563. And final Misery They argued and disputed much of Bliss and Misery the great Conclusions and Ends of all Things and all Persons Finalis Lat. bounding concluding V. 564. Passion and Apathie Of the Unruliness of our Passions and Affections and the Care which is to be taken in Governing them or of Discarding of 'em quite and Disrobing our selves even of all Natural Affections if there be such a Possibility well by our Poets styled Vain Wisdom all and false Philosophy Passion of the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sufferance Apathie its contrary of the Privative 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 freedom from Passion or Concern either of Pain or Pleasure a setled sedate state of Mind Philosophie of the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Love of Wisdom V. 566. Yet with a pleasing Sorcerie c. Yet with a soft Delusion could allay Sorcerie Witchcraft of the Fr. Sorcier a Conjurer one who pretends to Cun●ing Per illicatas sortes V. 567. Pain for a while or Anguish c. Pain for some time or Grief and could raise up deceitful Hope and arm the stedfast Heart with persevering Patience as with Steel covered threefold Anguish properly Grief Sadness relating to the Soul as Pain does to the Body of the Fr. Angoisse from the Lat. Augustia Excite of the Lat. Excitare to raise rouze to quicken Fallacious Fr. Fallacieux Cousening Cheating Obdured hardened of Obduratus Lat. V. 569. With triple Steel An imitation of Horace Illi robur aes triplex circa pectus erat c. Od. 3. His Breast was armed with the strength of threefold Brass only our Poet useth the hardest Metal of the two Triplex Lat. threefold V. 570. Another part of these Infernal Fiends in Squadrons and great Bodies bold and adventurous take their quick march four several ways to discover far and wide that dismal World if perhaps any part of it might yield 'em a more easie Dwelling-place V. 575. That disgorge That empty themselves Fr. Desgorger to Vomit of Gorge Fr. the Throat V. 577. Abhorred Styx The Greek Poets give Names to the Infernal Rivers of Heil from those noxious Springs found in divers Parts of their Country Styx is a Fountain of Arcadia issuing from an extream high Rock near the City Nonacris falling at last into the River Crathis a cold Poison so strong that it pierces even Vessels of Gold and could be contained in nothing but a Horse's Hoof as Pausanias in his Arcadicis It had its Name of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to Hate rightly styled The Flood of deadly Hate and by Virg. Palus inamabilis AEn 6. the Heathen Gods were said to Swear by this hateful Stream 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Thus imitated by Virgil. Stygiamque paludem Dii cujus jurare timent fallere numen AEn 6. Diis juranda palus Oculis incognita nostris Met. 2. Stygii quoque conscia sunto Numina torrentis timor Deus ille deorum Met. 3. V. 578. Sad Acheron There were divers Poisonous Springs of this Name one in Elis the Western Part of Peloponesus flowing into the River Alpheus where Pluto and Proserpina had a Temple Strab. l. 8. Another in Thesprotia of Epirus according to Pausan. in Atticis It s Name is deduced of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Grief and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to flow Tenebrosa palus Acheronte re●uso AEn 6. Well agreeing with our Poets Of Sorrow black and deep Read Est locus Italiae in medio c. AEn 7. V. 579. Cocytus Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Lamentation one of the Rivers of Hell swoln continually by the Tears of the Damned of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to Mourn as our Poet expounds it by the ruful Stream 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cocytusque sinu labens circumfluit atro AEn 6. And in the same Book Hinc via Tartarei quae fert Acherontis ad undas Turbidus hic caeno vastaque voragine gurges AEstuat atque omnem Cocyto eractat arenam Ruful Mournful of the word to Rue of the Teut. Rewen to repent and indeed even the Heathen Poets did by these Rivers of Mournings and dismal Lamentations which were to be pass'd by all that left Life describe the sad and disconsolate Condition of Mankind when at their Deaths they reflected on their past and ill-spent Lives Ibid. Fiery Phlegeton Another of the Rivers of Hell whose Streams are raging Fire borrowed not improbably of the Sacred Writ describing the Torments of the Wicked by Fire that shall never be quenched Isa. 66. v. 24. Rapidus flammis ambit torrentibus amnis Tartareus Phlegethon torquetque sonantia saxa AEn 6. From 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to burn Torrens Lat. vehement furious Waves of torrent Fire Torrents and Floods of Fire Et quos fumantia Torquens aequora vorticibus Pelegethon perlustrat anhelis Claud. V. 583. Lethe the River of Oblivion Divers Rivers were Renowned by this Name one in Portugal commonly called Lima as Mela another in Africa near the Great Syrtis and the City Berenice as Solinus a third in Beotia near the City Lebas Pausan. in Baeoticis and many others reckoned by Strab. l. 14. It took its Name of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Forgetfulness because according to the Opinion of Pythagoras and divers other Philosophers who maintained the Transmigration of Souls into other Bodies they were to drink of this dull heavy River before their re-entry that they might forget as well the happy Freedom they enjoyed when released from this low Life as the Cares and Miseries they were to undergo again by undertaking it a second time which no one would submit to that had the least remembrance of ' em Animae quibus altera fato Corpora debentur Lethaei ad fluminis undam Securos latices longa oblivia potant AEn 6. Quam juxta Lethes tacitus praelabitur Amnis Infernis ut fama trahens oblivia venis Luc. l. 9. The true Description of The Slow and Silent Stream Oblivio Lat. Forgetfulness V. 584. Her watry Labyrinth Her watry Windings and Turnings to and fro 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Greek Word to express a Building made on purpose with so many intricate Turnings and deceitful Doors that it was difficult to find the way out of which Pliny reckons four One in Egypt the Undertaking of many of the Kings of that Country the second in Crete built by Daedalus in imitation of that but far short of it a third in Lemnos supported by 150 Pillars and a fourth in Italy the Work and Sepulcher of Porsena King of the Thuscians Plin. l. 36. c. 13. The Charging and Retreating of the Trojan Youths and their turning upon one another is by Virgil assimulated to a Labyrinth Ut quondam Cretâ fertur Labyrinthus in altâ Parietibus textum caecis iter ancipitemque Mille viis habuisse dolum quà signa sequendi Falleret indeprensus

In which whatever in this Worldly State Is sweet and pleasing unto Worldly Sense Or that may daintest Fancy aggravate Was poured forth with plentiful dispence And made there to abōund with lavish Affluence Spen. Bo. 2. C. 11. Stan. 42. V. 157. Fanning their Odoriferous Wings Now pleasant Gales waving their perfumed Wings on all sides bestow Natural Sweetness and tell from whence they came rich with those precious Spoils Odoriferous that has a pleasing Smell Odoriferus Lat. Odoriferam Panaceam AEn 12. V. 158. Native Perfumes Natural Sweets such as grow Nativus Lat. Perfume of the Fr. Parfum quasi per fumum made by laying sweet smelling Shrubs on Fire whose Fumes refresh or please the Scent V. 159. Those Balmy Spoils Those Spicy Spoils Balmy sweet delicious of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. the Balm-Tree preferable for its smell to all other Odours growing only in Judea and near to Destruction by the Malice of the Jews at the sacking of their chief City as Pliny relates Saeviere in Arbusculum hunc Judaei sicut in vitam quoque suam contra defendêre Romani dimicatum pro frutice est Lib. 12. Cap. 25. The Juice the Seed the Bark and the Wood it self are extraordinary Perfumes Quid tibi Odorato referam sudantia ligno Balsama Georg. 2. V. 160. Beyond the Cape of Hope Cape de bonna Speranza a famous Promontory in the most Southern part of Africa named The Cape of Good Hope by Emanuel King of Portugal who when it was discovered by Barth Diaz conceived great hopes of finding a passage to the East-Indies Cape of Caput Lat. Head thence called a Head-Land V. 161. Mozambic Mosambica is a little Island on the Eastern Coast of Africa near the Continent where there is a City and River of the same Name running into the Ethiopick Ocean V. 162. Sabean Odours High and rich Perfumes like the Pretious Breaths of the Sabeans Inhabitants of Saba chief City of Arabia Foelix Arabie the Blest rich in Balm Cassia Myrrh Cinnamon Frankinsense c. insomuch that they used nothing but perfumed Wood in their Kitchins Non alia Ligni Genera in us●● sunt quam Odorata Cibosque coquunt turis Ligno alii Myrrhae Plin. Lib. 12. Cap. 17. Centumque Sabaeo Ture Calent arae sertisque recentibus halant AEn 1. The Spicy Shoar The sweet smelling Coast the perfumed Country Spicy of the Fr. Espices Perfumes V. 163. Arabie the Blest Arabia a large Country in Asia is known by three Names Foelix the Happy here meant the largest and most fruitful wash'd on three sides by the Sea adjoyning on the other to that call'd the Desart and the Stony V. 165. Chear'd old Ocean Smiles Delighted pleased with made more chearful Chear of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Joy thence used for the Countenance where soonest seen whence the Sea-Salutation What chear How fare you Old Ocean the Ancients both Poets and Philosophers reputed the Ocean the eldest of the Gods meaning thereby that without Humidity there could neither be any Generation or Corruption and so consequently no World 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A smattering of Moses's Deep Gen. 1. Vers. 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Orp. in Hym. V. 166. These Odorous Sweets These extraordinary sweet Breaths and perfumed Winds a Redundancy Odorous Odorus Lat. that smells well yeilding a good smell as also quick of smelling that has a good Nose as Odora Canum vis AEn 4. V. 168. Then Asmodeus The Name of the Evil Spirit enamour'd of Sarah Daughter of Raguel whose seven Husbands he had destroyed therefore well named of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Fire and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to destroy expressive of a lustful destroying Angel and therefore called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rex Vastatorum Tob. 3. Vers. 8. Fume a Smell of Fumus Lat. Smoak Spouse Fr. Espouse of the Lat. Sponsa a Bride V. 171. From Media Now call'd Servan and Schirvan a Province in the North-West of the Kingdom of Persia towards the Borders of Georgia and bounded Northward with the Caspian Sea Southward by Persia on the East by Hircania and Parthia and West by Armenia and Assyria famous for the Empire of the Medes and Persians once greatly considerable read Tobit 6. Vers. 13 and 14. and Chap. 8. Vers. 2 and 3. Media fert tristes succos tardumque saporem Foelicis Mali. Georg. 2. V. 172. Savage Hill That high Woody Hill Savage Fr. Sauvage Woody wild like a Wilderness V. 179. Th' Arch Fellon Satan the Arch-Rebel the Ringleader of Rebellion Fellon is of the Sax. Felle cruel and Felonia in our Law-Books Ideo dicta est quia fieri debet felleo animo Cooke Inst. Lib. 4. Others derive it of Fehl Sax. a Fault of the Lat. falli to be deceived and in this sense Satan is the chief Felon the Arch-Sinner and Deceiver V. 181. At one slight bound c. With one easie Leap jumped over all its Limits A Bound a Jump is from the Fr. Bondir to leap Bound a Limit as the Bounds of a Field of the word Bind tied up and restrained within its compass Or of Bornes Fr. for the same V. 183. A Prowling Wolf A Ravenous a Preying Wolf Prowling or Proling of the Fr. Proyer and its Diminutive Proyeler to seek after Prey V. 185. Pen their Flocks Shut in their Sheep A Pen is a Sheepfold of the Sax. Pyndan to shut up Eeve or Eve a Diminutive of Evening and this a Derivative of the Sax. Eren or the Belg. Avend V. 186. In hurdl'd Cotes In places hemm'd in with Hurdles wall'd about with Fences made of small Sticks interwoven and plasht together Hurdle of the Sax. Hyrdl though some will have it of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to shut up A Cote is a place hurdled in of the Sax. Cote or the Belg. Kott whence our Cottage and from its use is called a Sheep-Cote an Inclosure made of Hurdles in which they are Nightly shut up either to keep 'em together or to Dung the Ground more equally by removing their demolish'd Mansion V. 187. Leaps o'er the Fence Leaps o'er the Hedge of Hurdles that fences 'em in of the obsolete fendere whence defendere Lat. to guard and secure Ibid. Fould of the Sax. Falad or Fald a Stable a Hedge whence a Sheepfold and place where they are enclosed of the Sax. Fealden to enclose V. 188. Bent to unhoard the Cash Resolute to discover the hid Treasure of some Rich Citizen Unhoord to discover of the Particle un and Hoord to lay up of Hord Sax. Treasure of Hordan to treasure up to hide Ibid. Cash Treasure properly Money of the Fr. Casse a Chest continens pro contento whence Cassier a Cashier one entrusted with Money and Receipts and Payments thereof all of the Lat. Capsa a Coffer by Barbarous Depravation Burgher Citizen of the Teut. Burger both of the Sax. Burgh Borough as Edinburgh the chief Ci●y of Scotland V. 191. Climbs Get up by help of

a Ladder of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Ladder V. 193. Lewd Hirelings Wicked Mercenary Priests Avaritious greedy Hirelings of the Sax. Hira a Mercenary Servant Lewd is a word expressing general Wickedness of Laerede signifying a Laick one of the common People and therefore more Flagitious generally than the Clergy a dissolute Person as the word Laxus Lat. and as the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the same sense seems to signifie V. 195. The middle Tree The Tree of Life also in the midst of the Garden Gen. 2. Vers. 9. In the midst is a Hebrew Phrase expressing not only the Local Situation of this enlivening Tree but denoting its Excellency as being the most considerable the tallest goodliest and most lovely Tree in that beauteous Garden planted by God himself So Scotus Duran Valesius c. whom our Poet follows affirming it the highest there that grew To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the Tree of Life which is in the midst of the Paradise of God Revel 2. Vers. 7. V. 196. Sate like a Cormorant A very Voracious Sea-Fowl and a great Devourer of Fish its Name is the Corruption of Corvus Marinus Lat. the Sea-Crow V. 199. Of that Life-giving Plant After many frivolous Disputes concerning the truth of this Tree of Life whether it were Natural c. which is plain from Gen. 2. Vers. 9. where it is said Out of the Ground made the Lord God to grow every Tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for Food The Tree of Life also c. The best account of it is that it was a Tree of wonderful Virtue whose Fruit more Physical than for daily Food tasted sometimes would have prolonged and lengthened out the Lives of Men for many Hundreds or some Thousands of Years A Natural Preservative and Panpharmacon against all Diseases and Decay by which Mankind if sinless had lived for ever Gen. 3. Vers. 23. That is till it had pleased God to have translated em to Heaven without tasting of Death visiting the Grave or seeing Corruption Plant Planta Lat. that of which an Herb or Tree grows of Deinde Feraces Plantae immittuntur nec longum tempus ingens Exiit ad Coelum ramis felicibus arbos Geo. 2. V. 200. What well us'd had been the Pledge of Immortality Satan made use of the Tree of Life only to advance his prospect round God's Garden never thinking or reflecting on the Virtue the hidden mystick Power of that Plant the Type and Figure of the Son of God Saviour of Mankind whose Fruit is Life and Immortality the repining at whose Power was what occasion'd the Rebellion of the laps'd Angels and their ambitious Leader Our Author must in this have respect to some Allegorick sense for 't is unconceivable that Satan could have better'd his sad estate by eating of the Tree of Life for he was already immortal à parte post to his cost and everlasting misery Strange is the Conceipt of Rupertus in his Commentaries on Gen. 2. Vers. 22. Igitur nec Adam cognovit nec ipse Serpens Diabolus scivit quod etiam Lignum Vitae plantasset Dominus Deus in medio Paradisi c. That neither Adam nor the Devil himself knew any thing of the Tree of Life planted in the midst of Paradise For if he had understood there had been a Tree of that vivifying Vertue he would never have persued his Malice by halves but as he perswaded him to eat of the forbidden Tree and thereby to sin and become miserable so he would doubtless have incited him to have tasted of this Tree of Life to have made him Immortal in Immutable Misery Cap. 30. Lib. 3. Comment in Genes V. 209. Of God the Garden was Suitable to Gen. 2. Vers. 8. And the Lord God planted a Garden Eastward in Eden V. 210. Eden stretch'd her Line The Region of Eden in which Paradise was planted extended and stretch'd it self from Auran Eastward to the ancient City of Seleucia seated on Euphrates rebuilt by Grecian Monarchs 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That Eden was the Name of a Country and particularly of Mesopotamia from its Fruitfulness and Amenity well deriving its Title of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. to be delightful is most certain from the Testimonies of the LXX Translators all the Greek Fathers and the most Learned of the Jewish Rabbins And though St. Hierom has translated Eden by Pleasure Plantaverat autem Dominus Deus Paradisum voluptat is à principio Gen. 2. Vers. 8. very erroneously which is by the Septuagint and our Version exactly render'd and though he has continued the same mistake Vers. 10. Et Fluvius egrediebatur de loco voluptatis And a River went out of the place of Pleasure Eden to water the Garden yet he was ashamed to say that Cain dwelt on the East of Pleasure but has there used the proper Name of the Region Eden Ad Orientalem Plagam Eden Gen. 4. Vers. 16. V. 211. From Auran Eastward Auran A City in Mesopotamia diversly written Haran by the Turks at this day Harran and Haran Charran in Holy Writ memorable for the remove of Abraham to it from Ur in Chaldea Gen. 11. Vers. 31. and Acts 7. Vers. 4. and for the famous overthrow of the Covetous Crassus by the Parthians Miserando Funere Crassus Assyrias Latio Maculavit Sanguine Carras Luc. Lib. 1. This Country was also called Aram and Aramia of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Seat of the Syrians from Aram one of the Sons of Shem Gen. 10. Vers. 22. whence the Region took the Name of Aram and Aran and Auran and Ptolomy dividing Babylonia into three parts gives one of 'em the Name of Auranitis V. 212. Of great Seleucia c. Seleucia a famous City of Mesopotamia on the River Tigris anciently called Chalne and Chalaune as Appian affirms afterwards Coche and then Alexandria being rebuilt by the famous Conqueror of that Name It was again Re-edified by Antiochus King of Syria and by his Fathers Name called Seleucia now Bachad Bagdad and Bagdett a great rich and populous City the Seat of the Califs often mistaken for Babylon forty Miles distant from it and situated on Euphrates V. 214. The Sons of Eden dwelt in Telassar Our Author has bounded Eden by Charran Seleucia and Telassar where the Edenites were Garison'd on the Borders of Babylonia to resist the Assyrians Two Epistles sent by the Nestorian Christians inhabiting Mesopotamia to the Pope in the Year 1552. mention an Island of Eden in the River Tigris commonly called Gozoria See Sir Walter Rawleigh's History Book 1. Chap. 3. Sect. 10. Telassar was a very Strong-hold on a steep Rock in an Island of Euphrates being a Pass out of Mesopotamia into Babylonia and as the Name declares was a Garison maintain'd to curb the Assyrians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Fort a Rampart and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an Assyrian The Children of Eden that were at

Executioners of his dark Designs Rulers of the darkness of this world Eph. 6. 12. V. 384. Son and Grandchild both Death because by Satan begot on his fair inchanting Daughter Sin according to the description Bo. 2. v. 817. Dear Daughter since thou claim'st me for thy Sire And my fair Son here shew'st me c. V. 387. Satan Antag●nist c. See Bo. 1. v. 82. and Bo. 2. v. 510. V. 393. Of easie Thorough fare Easie to be pass'd through Of Fare Vaeren Belg. to go over to pass Continent Bo. 3. v. 423. Triumphal Triumphalis Lat. belonging to a Triumph Bo. 1. v. 123. V. 402. Make sure the Thrall Be sure to make him the Slave Thrall Bo. 1. v. 149. V. 404. Pl●nipotent on Earth Appoint you my Plenipotentiaries on Earth constitute you my Substitutes endued with full Power and Authority over the Earth and all its forfeited Inhabitants Slaves to Sin and Death Plenipotent of Plenus Lat. full and Potens Lat. Powerful A Title given to Persons sent with full Power to conclude a Treaty or to adjust all Differences between reconciled Kings and States Substitutes Bo. 8. v. 381. V. 405. Issuing from me Matchless indeed for might for the best of Mankind are often overcome by seducing Sin and all at last conquered by Death irresistible Issuing Issant Fr. proceeding from Of Issir Fr. to flow from V. 409. No Detriment need fear Need apprehend no Harm or Hindrance according to the Charge given to the Roman Consul Ut videret ne quid Respublica detrimenti caperet Detriment Detrimentum Lat. harm loss hurt V. 413. Planets Planet-strook c. The affrighted Stars look'd pale and the dim Planets blasted really lost much of their faded Lustre Planets Bo. 3. v. 481. Planet-strook 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Sideratus Lat. blasted Real Eclipse then suffered for the usual Eclipses of the Sun Moon c. seem only to bereave and rob them of their Light which by the interposition of some Opaque Body is hinder'd from descending on us Eclipse Bo. 1. v. 597. V. 415. The Causey Chaussée Fr. Calzata Ital. a way made over a boggy infirm Ground of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Flint with which it is made firm V. 416. Disparted Chaos c. The dark Abyss divided by the Bridge built over it on both sides roar'd Disparted Dispartitus Lat. divided in two Of Dis Lat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. twice and Partire Lat. to divide Exclaim'd of Exclamare Lat. to cry aloud Rebounding Bo. 1. v. 788. Assail'd assaulted the Barricado which mock'd its impotent Anger scorn'd its infirm Fury Of Assaillir Fr. Assalire Ital. to leap upon of the Lat. Assilire V. 425. Of Lucifer by allusion to Satan paragon'd Of Satan styled Lucifer his bright Station in the Realms of Light resembling nearest that illustrious Star that leads Heaven's illustrious Herd His Count'nance as the Morning Star that guides The Starry Flock allur'd them Bo. v. v. 708. Pandaemonium Bo. 1. v. 756. Allusion likeness of Alludere Lat. to resemble Paragon'd of Paragonner Fr. to be equal to to be like of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Juxta and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Certamen An exact Idea or Likeness of a thing able to contest with the Original V. 431. From his Russian Foe by Astracan As when the wild Tartar retreats from his Musc●vian Enemy over the Snowy Plains by Astracan Russian of Russia Muscovy called generally Black to distinguish it from that Province called Red Russia and Ruthenia belonging to the Poles a vast Country in the North-East part of Europe anciently Sarmatia Europaea now by the Inhabitants Rutz separated from the Crim Tartars Southward by the Tanais Minor now the River Donetz Tartar Bo. 3. v. 432. Astracan is a considerable part of the Muscovian Czar's Dominion formerly a Tartarian Kingdom with a Capital City of the same Name near the Mouth of the River Wolga at its fall into the Caspian Sea V. 433. Or Bactrian Sophi Or the Persian Emperor named Bactrian of Bactria now Corasan one of the greatest and richest Provinces of Persia lying near the Caspian Sea The Kings of Persia are called Sophies or Shaughs of Ishmael Sophie Son of Guine Sophie the Chief of their Seventh Race of Kings V. 434. Turkish Crescent From their Turkish Enemies who bear the Horned Moon the Cressent in their Ensigns The Croissant of Crescere to encrease is the Turkish Arms first born as Justus Lipsius thinks by Mahomet the Great at the taking of Constantinople Ut signum victae Gentis penes quam Orientis imperium esset But GOD be praised this Turkish Moon is waning into a Decrease V. 435. The Realm of Aladule The Greater Armenia called by the Turks under whom the greatest part of it is Aladule of its last King Aladules slain by Selymus the First V. 436. To Tauris or Casbeen Tauris Tabresium Tauresium and by the Inhabitants Tebris is a great City in the Kingdom of Persia in the Province of Aderbuitzan now called Ecbatana ●ounded as the Persians boast in the Year of our Lord 786. Sometimes in the hands of the Turks but an 1603. retaken by Abas King of Persia. Casbeen Caswin Casbinum one of the greatest Cities of Persia in the Province of Ayrach formerly Parthia towards the Casp●an Sea where the Persian Monarchs made their Residence after the loss of Tauris from which it is distant 65 German Miles to the South-East V. 442. Plebcian Angel Militant Seeming one of the ordinary Angelic Bands Plebeius Lat. common ordinary of Plebs Lat. the common People Militant Militans Lat. Warfaring of Militare Lat. to serve as a Soldier V. 444. Of that Plutonian Hall Of that Hellish Hall Plutonian of Pluto the Brother of Jupiter and Neptune and Governor of Hell of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Riches because Hell was supposed to be in the Bowels of the Earth from whose Mines Riches Gold and Silver were dug where the inordinate and wicked Purchase and pursuit of which has with Millions of mistaken Wretches Peopled that dark Dominion V. 446. Of richest Texture Which was placed under a Canopy of State richly wrought Texture Textura Lat. weaving V. 449. Fulgent Head His shining Head and Shape Star-bright as described V. 425. Fulgens Lat. shining False Glitter false fading Light like that of Counterfeit Jewels of Glitzern Belg. to shine V. 457. Rais'd from their dark Divan Rising from their Infernal Council-chamber well liken'd to the Turkish Divan where their most secret Councils assemble V. 458. Congratulant Rejoycing at his happy Return Congratulans Lat. of Congratulari Lat. to rejoyce with Acclaim Bo. 2. v. 521. V. 471. Voyag'd th' unreal Deep Travel'd o'er the empty uncreated Deep of dire Confusion Unreal Unessential contrary to Creation void of Being The Void Profound of Unessential Night Bo. 2. v. 439. V. 474. To expedite c. To make the glorious March more easie of Expedire Lat. to forward to speed Uncounth Bo. 2. v. 408. V. 476.

v. 749. Express Expressus Lat. manifest apparent V. 359. Supernal Grace Grace sent from God above Supernus Lat. high Enured Bo. 2. v. 216. V. 367. For I have drencht her Eyes For I have shed dewie Sleep into her Eyes which the Latin Translator mistaking has render'd For I have made her weep Ast Eva interea quoniam nunc ejus ocellos Vox mea compuler at Lachrymarum fundere rivum Dormiat hic placidam capiens per membra quietem Rather thus Ast Evae interea medicata papavere multo Lumina cujus hebent placidum sine serpere somnum Drencht wet moisten'd Of the Sax. Drencan to water A Drench is a Medicinal Potion Foresight the seeing of things yet to come the seeing them before they are V. 373. However Chastning How ere it please to punish me Chastning Fr. Chastier Lat. Castigare to correct V. 374. Arming to overcome by Suffering Putting on a Resolution to bear with Patience and with my Constancy to overcome all my Afflictions Qui●quid erit superanda est omnis fortuna ferendo AEn 5. V. 377. In the Visions of God As in Scripture the preternatural Revelations of Futurity are call'd And the Spirit brought me in the Visions of God to Jerusalem Ezek. 8. 3. In the Visions of God brought he me into the Land of Israel Ibid. 40. 2. V. 379. The Hemisphere of Earth It was the highest Hill of Paradise from whose lofty Head half the Globe of Earth plain to be seen lay spread out wide in open prospect round Hemisphere Bo. 3. v. 725. Ken Bo. 1. v. 59. Prospect Bo. 3. v. 77. V. 383. Our second Adam Jesus Christ. The second Man is the Lord from Heaven 1 Cor. 15. 47. The last Adam was a quickning Spirit Ibid. v. 45. In the Wilderness and the Devil taking him up into a high Mountain shewed unto him all the Kingdoms of the World Luk. 4. 6. V. 386. Or Modern Fame Of old or late Renown Modern Modernus Lat. new latter V. 388. From the Destin'd Walls of Cambalu From the design'd Walls of Cambalu a great City in Cathaie a Province of Tartary seated on the River Pol●sanga numerous in Inhabitants and rich in Merchandize the ancient Seat of the Tartarian Chams thence of Cham Lord and Balu a City named in the Tartarian Tongue Kambalu as Paulus Venetus affirms City of the Lord thence Seat of Cathajan Can. Cathaie was anciently known by Scythia extrà montem Imaum It s old Inhabitants the Cathei of Strabo giving it this new Name Destin'd Destinatus Lat. appointed as not being then built V. 389. Sarmacand by Oxus Temir's Throne Sarmacand is a City of Zagathaian Tartary famous for having been the Birth and Burial-place of the mighty Tamerlain where he kept his Royal Residence thence called Temir's Throne Temir Iron of his hardy Courage and Temir-Cutlu happy Iron c. Tamerlain was the Son of Ogg and by the Marriage of the Daughter of Ginocham obtain'd the Tartarian Empire which he so vastly enlarged that he alone subdued more Provinces than all the Romans had done in 800 years when most flourishing at one time he inriched this City with 8000 Camels laden with the Spoils of Damascus only Oxus a River in Zagathaie famous for the overthrow of Cyrus by the Scythians and Sabacham of Zagathaian Tartary by Ismael Sophie of Persia It riseth out of Mount Taurus and falls into the Caspian Sea V. 390. To Paquin of Sinaean Kings As far as Paquin the Royal Seat of the Chinese Kings Paquin Paquina Lat. Pequin Pechinum Lat. is a vast and populous City of China Capital of the Province of Pekin to which their Emperor removed from Naquin in the year 1404 to reside nearer the Tartars their perpetual Enemies and now their Conquerors Sinaean Kings Emperors of China called to this day Sinarum Regio Lat. where Ptolomy the old Geographer placed the Sinae of which China V. 391. To Agra and Lahor of Great Mogul Agra Lat. Capital of the Mogul's Empire is an Indian modern City rich and populous situated in Agra a Province of India beyond the River Ganges Lahor Lahorium Lat. a great City of East-India in a Province of the same Name 360 miles from Agra where the Moguls formerly had their Residence Mogul so called says Heylin as descended from the Mogul Tartars there being others called Sumoguls Jecomoguls c. V. 392. Down to the Golden Chersonese Down as far as to the Golden Peninsula now called the Promontory of Malaca from its chief City is the most Southern Headland of the East-Indies between Sumatra and Borneo two of the Oriental Islands it was known anciently by the name of Aurea Chersonesus Lat. Chersonese 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. is a Peninsula a Place almost quite surrounded by the Sea of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Earth and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an Island being almost an Island only tied to the Land by a small Isthmus or Neck of Land This of four others very considerable was named the Golden being very rich by a vast and universal Trade V. 393. The Persian in Ecbatan Ecbatana now Tauris and Tebris by the Inhabitants the ancient Capital of the Kingdom of Persia founded anno 786 once ruined by an Earthquake often sack'd by the Turks and ever since 1603 recover'd and kept by the Persians V. 394. Hispahan Or Hispaham Aspahamum Lat. the Royal City of Persia where the Sophies have resided near 100 years extreamly rich and populous seated in the Province of Hierach part of the ancient Parthia Ibid. Or Rassian Ksar in Mcsco Or the Russian Emperour in Mosco Russia is a vast Country in the North-East part of Europe formerly Sarmatia Europaea Ksar or Czar in the Slavonian Tongue is the Title of their Great Duke now Emperor of Muscovy so called of his Capital City Mosco or Mosqua a Wooden City seated on a River of the same name denominating the whole Nation and Empire V. 395. Or Sultan in Bizance Or the Grand Signior in Constantinople of Tartarian Original Byzantium Lat. now Constantinople is a City of Thrace and Capital of the Turkish Empire so named by Constantine the Great who Rebuilt it and made it the Eastern Seat of the Empire taken by Mahomet the Second The Sultan has his Title of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. Dominion which no Monarch exerciseth more absolutely Turchestan is a Province of Zagathaian Tartary so styled because inhabited by the Turks before their inrode into Armenia V. 396. The Empire of Negus to Ercoco The Empire of Negus is that of the Ab●ssines whose Emperor is by the Europeans styled Prester John by the Moors Aticlabassi and by his own Subjects Acegue and Neguz that is Emperour and King His mighty Territory stretcheth from the Red Sea to Niger ending in the Ethiopic Ocean and almost from one Tropic to the other anciently called AEthiopia sub AEgypto c. Ibid. Ercoco Erquico Erquicium and by Heylin and others Erroco a Sea-port Town of Ethiopia in Africa having a

Ancient and Modern in the beginning of their most Considerable Works at least call some one or all the Muses to their Assistance 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Musa mihi causas memora a AEn 1. Nunc age qui Reges Erato c. Tu vatem tu diva mone AEn 7. Pandite nunc Helicona deae cantusque movete AEn 10. So one of our own Begin then O my dearest sacred Dame Daughter of Phoebus and of Memory That dost Ennoble with Immortal Name The Warlike Worthies of Antiquity In thy great Volume of Eternity Begin O Clio c. Spen. B. 3. C. 3. As our Author has attempted agreater Undertaking than that of either of those two Master-Poets so he had need to Invoke this Heavenly Muse whom a little after he explains by God's Holy Spirit to inspire and assist him And well he might being to sing not only of the Beauteous Universe and all Created Beings but of the Creator Himself and all those Revelations and Dispensations He had been pleased to make to Faln Man through the Great Redeemer of the World His Son This Argument might need a Divine Instructress preferable to any of their Invoked Assistants though styled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Daughters of Jove The Christian Poet the famous Torquato Tasso the Darling of discerning Italy begins his Exordium O Musa tu che di caduchi allori Non circondi la fronte in Helicona Ma sù nel Cielo infra i beati Chori Hai di stelle immortali aurea Corona Tu spira al petto mio Celesti ardore c. These are the choicest Lines that adorn his Invocation in which though he calls to his Assistance the same Heavenly Spirit yet we shall find him fall short of our Poet both as to the Sublimity of his Thoughts and Argument as much as Helicon is inferiour to Horeb and that he had but too just occasion to ask Pardon as he does in the end of this Stanza for mixing and intangling Truth with vain Fiction Ibid. Muse Lat. Musa from Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ab inquisitione V. 7. Oreb or of Sinai The Poets use to mention their Parnassus the Famous Haunt of the Muses ours opposes to it his Oreb Nam neque Parnassi vobis juga nam neque Pindi Vlla moram fecere Virg. Ecl. 10. Horeb and Sinai are not two distinct Mountains but One variously so called as Deut. 5. 2. The Lord our God made a Covenant with us in Oreb and Exod. 19. 2 3 4. c. the same Place in which the Law God's Covenant with the Jews was given and promulged is named Sinai It is a Mountain of Arabia Petraea parted at the top into two Hills of which Sinai is much the highest The Jews tell us this later Appellation was given the Mountain in Memory of the Bush in which God appeared to Moses Exod. 3. 2. who calls Himself 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Inhabitant is rubum Deut. 33. 16. And the Rabbins confidently assure us the very Fragments of Stones gathered on this Mountain shew the Image of that Incombustible Bush whence it was named 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 before that called only Horeb. It s Top or Summity is said to be secret either as hid among the Clouds or rather from that thick Darkness which cover'd the Mount when God spake there with his Servant Moses as in private Exod. 19. 16. In Memory of which it is by the Arabians named at this Day Gibel-Mousa the Mountain of Moses V. 8. That Shepherd Moses Exod. 3. 1. though he was also in Homer's sense 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God having led his People through the Wilderness by the Hands of Moses and Aaron Ibid. Who first taught That the Mosaical Philosophy is most Ancient is not only very certain but that all the Heathen Poets and their greatest Philosophers too borrowed their Description of the Chaos and what they delivered of the first Formation of Matter from the Creation as delineated by Moses whose Writings many of them saw though they did not understand them Hence Mercur. Trismegist in his Pimand 3. gives us this Relation Erant Tenebrae infinitae in Abysso Aqua Spiritus tenuis intelligibilis quae divinâ virtute er ant in ipso Chao And Plato in Timaeo discoursing of the Fabrication of the World Quicquid erat non tranquillum quietum sed immoderatè agitatum quasi fluctuans id assumpsit ex inordinato ad ordinem adduxit c. These and many such are the obscure Comments on the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Moses Gen. 1. 2. signifying Desolation and Emptiness though we read it without form and void and the LXX translate it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 invisible Ibid. The chosen Seed the Israelites the Seed of Abraham God's chosen People Exod. 19. 5. V. 10. Rose out of Chaos Chaos is a wide dark gaping Gulph a vast unfathomable Deep by which the Poets express the Confusion of uninformed Matter out of which at the Creator's Word this Wonderful World arose Unus erat toto Naturae vultus in Orbe Quem dixere Chaos rudis indigestaque Moles Meta. Li. 1. Et Chaos innumeros avidum confundere Mundos Luc. Li. 6. Antiquum repetent iterum Chaos omnia c. Luc. Li. 1. Chaos is by Hesiod in his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 made the Ancestor of the Gods whose Progenitors he names Chaos the Earth and Love thereby intimating the Beginning of all things as Virg. uses the word áque Chao densos divum numerabat amores Geo. Li. 4. This Original Chaos is by some fancied from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to gape by Philo demundo from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as being a Mixture of fluid Matter Eugub in his Cosmopoeiâ take notices of the small difference between 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the word the Greek Philosophers express the Worlds first Matter by and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mud and Slime where all things lay wrapt and swallowed up in the Womb of Water Ibid. Sion-Hill a Mountain in Jerusalem On this Hill stood the Strong-hold of the Jebusites which King David took 2 Sam. 5. 7. and made it the place of his Residence and named it The City of David which when Jerusalem was in its greatest Glory was called the Upper City V. 11. Siloa was a small Brook as appears by Isai. 8. 6. arising on the East-side of the Temple in Jerusalem of which the Tower our Saviour mentions Luc. 13. 4. probably took its Name V. 12. Fast by the Oracle of God close by God's Temple as before where he gave his Sacred Oracles Oracula Lat. V. 13. Invoke pray call upon from invocare Lat. to call for help adventrous bold daring from Fr. adventureux couragious V. 14. To soar to get up to take a high flight from sorare It. to fly high V. 15. Th' Aonian Mount is in Boeotia a Province of Greece made famous by the Poets for a Meeting of the Muses The

due Guerrier le noderose antenne Cant. 6. St. 40. Hector took a Spear Ten Cubits long 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Now if Hector or Polyphemus himself compared to their Superiour Satan were but a Pigmy who can wonder at the Circumference of his Shield or the Size of his Spear to use our Author's Argument and Words When Millions of fierce encountring Angels fought On either side the least of whom could weild These Elements and arm him with the force Of all their Regions Bo. 6. See Spencer Bo. 3. Cant. 7. his Spear amidst her Sun-broad Shield arriv'd that nathemore the Steel asunder riv'd all were the Beam in bigness like a Mast. V. 296. Over the Burning Marle Over the Burning Ground the singed Soil Marle according to Pliny Marga is a Fat Earth of kind and colour like Lime used in many Countries to soil the Earth which its innate heat stimulates into great Fertility V. 297. On Heavens Azure On Heavens Blue Plains Azur Fr. Azurro Ital. both from the barbarous Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lapis Lazulus a Stone of which is made the best Blue Paint resembling the Blue Sky brought from Persia call'd there Lazurd Ibid. The Torrid Zone The Roasting Region the Scorching Climate Torridus Lat. burnt Torrida semper ab igni of the Torrid Zone Geor. 1. V. 298. Vaulted with Fire Voulté Fr. Arched over-head with Fire well agreeing with his former Description On all sides round As one great Furnace flamed V. 62 63. V. 299. Nathless Nevertheless of which it seems to be a contracted Diminutive or the Sax. Nadeles of Na not and less Ibid. Till on the Beach The Brink the Side the Brow of that Burning Sea V. 300. Inflamed Inflammatus Lat. all on a light Fire V. 301. His Legions Angel-forms His Armies of Angels Angelick Shapes Legio Lat. was a square Battalion of Roman Footmen consisting of about 6000 more or less according to different times Twelve millions of Angels our Saviour mentions Matth. 26. 53. Forms Forma Lat. for Shape Figure Beauty c. Ibid. Intrans't Helpless confounded Transi Fr. fallen into a Swound V. 302. Thick as Autumnal As numberless as Leaves in Autumn 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 As many as the Leaves and Flowers that adorn the Spring says Homer And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Very many like to Leaves or Sands for number Thus improved by Virg. Quem qui scire velit Libyci velit aequoris idem Discere quam multae Zephyro turbentur arenae Aut ubi Navigits violentior incidit Eurus Nosse quet Ionii veniant ad litora sluctus Geor. 2. But those which exactly quadrate with the place are Quàm multa in Sylvis Autumni frigore primo Lapsa cad●nt Folia AEn 6. Ibid. Autumnal Of or in the Autumn Autumnus Lat. the Harvest that Quarter of the Year from the beginning of August to that of November V. 303. In Vallombrosa It. In the shady Vale. Valombrosa is a famous Valley in Tuscany so named of Vallis and Umbra Shade remarkable for the continual cool Shades which the vast number of Trees that overspread it afford Ibid. Where th' Etrurian Shades c. Where the lofty Tuscan Trees Vaulted high overhead agree in one green Bower Etruria was the ancient Name of a considerable part of Italy now Toscana Thuscia and Tuscia Lat. containing all that Country which belongs to the States of Florence Siena Pisa and Luca the last a Free State the rest subject to the great Duke of Florence V. 304. Over-arch'd Arch'd over-head Arch. A Circular Figure from Arc Fr. as that of Arcus Lat. for a bent Bow its resemblance Ibid. Scatter'd Sedge Weeds broken by the Wind and covering the Red Sea Sedge from the Sax. Saecg A little Sword from its shape and A secando from the sharpness of its sides which are apt to cut the Hand they are drawn through V. 305. A Float Floating swimming about from Flotter Fr. as that from Fluctuare to swim Ibid. Orion arm'd The Poets Fable that Jupiter Mercury and Neptune being one Night out late on a Ramble were forc'd to take into a poor House where one Hircus lived who killed the only Ox he had to entertain his Heavenly Guests who to reward his Gratitude granted him any Request he should make 'em which was That he might have a Child without the trouble of a Wife Whereupon these his Guests Urining in the Oxes Hide commanded him to bury it Ten Months in the Earth which he did and at the end of the term he had this Son who proving a great Hunter was kill'd by a Scorpion and by the Commiseration of the Gods translated to Heaven into a Constellation of Sixteen Stars From this extraordinary way of Generation he was called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Urine Others say 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from the Stormy Weather that attends him Assurgens fluctu nimbosus Oryon AEn 1. Armatumque Auro Circumspicit Oryona AEn 3. Where Virgil has adorn'd him with Gold in respect of his Splendor as Milt●n does here arm him with fierce Winds in Consideration of the season he appears in which is generally tempestuous Armatus Lat. armed V. 306. The Red-Sea Coast Mare Erythraeum of Erythreus Son of Persus and Andromeda who Reigned in Egypt on the Confines of this Sea and probably found the way of sailing in small Vessels among Islands thereof the affinity of his Name with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Greek for Red occasioned the naming this Sea so Sir Walter Rawleigh from a view that Gama a Portugese took of this Sea Anno 1544 affirms That the Earth Sand and Cliffs of divers Islands in this Sea being of a Reddish Colour give by Reflection a foil to its Waters that seem to have a Tincture of Rubicundity though not real Where the Hebrew Text mentions the miraculous passage of the Israelites cross this Sea it is call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mare Algosum the Sea of Weeds from the abundance of Weeds and floating Sedge though translated the Red-Sea V. 307. Busiris was according to Sir Walter Rawleigh's Opinion one of the Egyptian Kings that opprest the Israelites in whose Reign Moses fled having slain the Egyptian and that he was called Chencres on whom the Ten Plagues were inflicted and who was afterwards in persuit of 'em drown'd with all his Host in the Red-Sea Pharaoh the word used by Moses was the general Appellative of all the Egyptian Monarchs as is evident from 2 Kings 23. 29. and Jerem. 46. 2. where by his Sirname one of their Kings is call'd Pharach-Nechoh Ibid. His Memphian Chivalry His Egyptian Horsemen from Memphis the great and glorious city of old Egypt seated on the Brow of a Mountain two Miles West of Nilus and is call'd Moph Hos. 9. 6. About Ten Miles from this place stand the famous Pyramids Barbara Pyramidum sileat miracula Memphis Mart. Quem non AEgyptia Memphis AEquaret visu numerisque moventibus astra Luc. l. 1.

Lat. Exponere to set out to Publick View to deliver into the Power of Ibid. To avoid worse Rape To prevent a worse Sin and Shame Namely that Unnatural Sin of Sodomy Rape of Raptus Lat. for a Ravishing and Deflowering a Woman by Violence V. 506. These were the Prime The First the Chief the most considerable for Rank and Power Primus Lat. First Order of Ordo Lat. for Condition and Degree Ordo amplissimus the Senate of Rome Cic. V. 508. The Ionian Gods of Javan's Issue Javan was the fourth Son of Japhet the Son of Noah Gen. X. 2. This Javan and his Offspring Peopled that part of Greece as Josephus tells us call'd from him Ionia whence the Iones a considerable People sprang Joseph lib. 1. 8. Issue Offspring Posterity of the Ital. Uscita from Uscire as this of Exire to go out of to proceed as Children do out of the Loins of their Parents V. 509. Later than Heav'n and Earth their boasted Parents So Orpheus in his Hymn to Saturn stiles him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Offspring of the Earth and the Starry Heaven And the same Poet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And Homer in his Hymn to the Earth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hail Mother of the Gods and Wife of the bright Starry Heaven See Hesiod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Virg. tells us the Bees nurs'd Jupiter in Crete Dictaeo Coeli Regem pavere sub antro Geor. IV. Ovid that a Goat suckled him Sidus Pluviale capellae Quae fuit in cunis Officiosa Jovis Fast. lib. II. And Epiphan affirms they shew'd his Tomb in a Mountain of Crete To which Callimach●● alludes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 510. Titan Heavn's first-born Titan and Saturn were Sons of Coeli Vestae of Heaven and Earth The Elder at the entreaty of his Mother yielded his Birthright in the Kingdom to Saturn who obliged himself to destroy all his Male Children that the Empire might after him revert to Titan and his Descendants but contrary to this Contract Rhea Wife to Saturn concealed Jupiter and bred him up in Crete Upon the Discovery of which War arose between Titan and Saturn in which the first was Victorious but Jupiter coming to his Father's Assistance recovered all and re-instared him in his Kingdom out of which he drove him not long after provoked by his Father's designing against his Life who had been forewarned by an Oracle that one of his Sons should deprive him of his Kingdom 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Orph. in Hym. V. 511. Enormous Brood with his vast monstrous Offspring Enormis Lat. for Irregular beyond the ordinary Shape and Size Terra feros partus immania monstra Gigantes Edidit ausuros in Jovis ire domum Ovi Fast. lib. 5. V. 512. By younger Saturn in respect of Titan Heavens First-born for Saturn was one of the most Ancient of the Gods in whose time the Poets date the Golden Age. Aurea Prima sata est aetas c. Postquam Saturno tenebrosa in tartara misso Sub Jove mundus erat subiit Argentea Proces Met. 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ibid. Jove Jovis a diminutive of Jupiter from Jovah an Abbreviation of Jehovah the most Sacred Name of God Jupiter was the Son of Saturn and Rhea V. 513. Rhea's Son Rhea was the Daughter of Heaven and Earth and Wife to Saturn 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Epig. Graec. Orpheus in his Hymns has a remarkable Verse of her 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 514. Usurping Encroaching on his Father's Authority taking his Power and Scepter out of his Hand of the Lat. Usurpare to invade anothers Right or Property Ibid. In Crete one of the largest Islands in the Mediterranean Sea now Candia lying opposite to the Mouth of the Archipelago from East to West in Length 150 Miles in Breadth 60 in Compass about 540. It took its Name from Creta the Daughter of one of its Kings It was call'd by Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as having had formerly 100 famous Cities In which Virg. imitates him Creta Jovis magni medio jacet insula Ponto Mons Idaeus ubi gentis Cunabila nostrae Centum urbes habitant magnas AEn 3. See Strab. lib. 10. and Diodor. Sicul. lib. 6. c. 12. V. 515. And Ida a famous Mountain in Crete in a Cave adjoyning to which the Fables tell us Jove was Nurs'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Callim Hym. in Jovem From this he was Named Idaeus Idaeumque Jovem Phrigiamque ex Ordine Matrem AEn 7. V. 516. Of Cold Olympus Several Mountains were Renown'd by this Name the Chief of which is that of Thessaly where it Borders on Macedonia so high it exceeds the Clouds by the Poets used for Heaven from its height termed Cold and Snowy and the Gods dwelling there are said to rule the Middle Air From this Mountain Jupiter was call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Heaven 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 its Name is derivable quasi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because never cover'd and obscured by the Clouds or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Cold being so extream or rather the dazling unshaded Light that it took away the Eye-sight Virgil stiles the same Jupiter Superi Regnator Olympi AEn 2. V. 517. The Delphian Cliff Was a Rock on which the Oraculous Temple of Apollo thence called Delphius was seated in Delphos anciently a very great City of Phoeis in Achaia at the Foot of Mount Parnassus never Walled but by the steep Rocks that surrounded it thence stiled the Delphian Cliff or rather Clift of our English word Cleave a Clift being properly a ragged Rock broken and rising in Points and sharp Eminencies V. 518. Or in Dodona a famous Wood in Chaonia the Western Part of Epirus dedicated to Jupiter full of Oaks Trees Sacred to him consulted and celebrated for Oracles hence called Quercus fatidicae habitae Graiis oracula quercus Geor. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cum jam glandes atque arbuta sacrae Deficerent Sylvae victum Dodona negaret Geor. 1. Two Doves that used to haunt this Wood and generally sate upon these Oraculous Oaks flying away the one to Delphos the other to the Temple of Jupiter Ammon in Lybia transferr'd the Spirit of Prediction to those places and silenced this Wood which for a long time was well stored with groaning Boards V. 519. Of Doric Land Of Greece a part for the whole Doris or Doria was that Country in Achaia where the Doric Dialect was Spoken Ibid. Saturn Old Of whom before well might he be Old and so call'd of whom Sibylla Erithr 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 His Greek Name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifying Time denotes his Antiquity and Saturnus his Lat. Appellation Quod saturetur annis See Cicer. de Nat. Deor. lib. 2. where he gives the Physical account of what is involved in these Fables V. 520. Fled over Adria Saturn

in poena sensus the Punishments of more gross sensibility V. 56. His Baleful Eyes His sorrowful sad Eyes weighed down and overwhelmed with Grief from the Dutch Bale a Burden Grief being deducible à gravitate Sorrow is a a heavy Burden and hard to be born So the Baleful Stound F. Q. Cant. 7. St. 25. V. 57. Dismay Astonishment from the old Fr. Esmay an overwhelming Grief and Affliction V. 58. Mixt with Obdurate Pride c. Supported by inflexible Pride and unrelenting Hatred the short but severe and true Character of the Arch-Rebel Satan mixt from mistus Lat. mingled with Obdurate Lat. Obduratus hardened stiff-neck'd unalterable V. 59. As Angels Ken At once he views around as far as Angels Eyes can see Ken to see to discern from the Sax. Cennen to know to discover whence cunning Knowledge Experience V. 60. The Dismal Situation The sad ghastly Seat Situation Fr. the site or standing of a place Lat. Situs dismal horrid dark frightful Dimmel Sax. obscure V. 61. A Dungeon horrible A frightful Prison filled and surrounded on all sides with Everlasting Flames from the Fr. Dongeon the strongest place in the middle of a Fort the last Retreat where the Besieged made their utmost Effort and thence used for the strongest place in a Prison Horribilis Lat. dreadful V. 62. As one great Furnace Like one great red-hot Oven flamed Fornax Lat. V. 63. Darkness visible seems nearer a Contradiction than that Egyptian Darkness sent on Pharaoh which was such as to be felt Exod. 10. 21. But a Mist is often the cause of Darkness that may be palpable though that in the Text was preternatural But our Poets meaning by this Darkness visible is only that from Hell's flaming Dungeon there issued no Light but such a Darkness as through it might be discovered those dismal Scenes and Seats of Everlasting Wo. V. 65. Regions of Sorrow Doleful Shades The Realms of Grief and Seats of Everlasting Sorrow Regio Lat. Country doleful woful sorrowful from dole an old word from dolor Lat. grief The Description of this vast flaming Fu●nace may if we consider the gloomy Darkness which our Poet arrays it in admit of these sad Shades without the least allay to its Eternal Burnings though I conceive this Verse and the two subsequent not to relate so much to the Topography of Hell as to the Persons of its hopeless Inhabitants The dark Regions of the Dead are by all the Poets delineated by Shades Ire sub umbras is in Virgil's phrase to die Vitaque cum genitu fugit indignata sub umbras And Hell is so by him described Tum Tartarus ipse Bis patet in praeceps tantum Tenditque sub umbras AEn 6. V. 67. Hope never comes that comes to all Except the Damned who are past all hope which on this side the Grave courts all Conditions and under the worst caresses life Dum curae ambiguae dum spes incerta futuri AEn 8. Ibid. But Torture without end The never-ceasing Stings and Lashes of Conscience that put the wicked to Eternal Tortures assiduum quatiente animo tortore Flagellum Juv. Tortura Lat. Torment V. 68. Still urges Continually presses and pursues 'em Urgeo Lat. to vex Ibid. And a Fiery Deluge fed c. A Flood of Flaming Brimstone which though always burning will never be consumed Deluge from Diluvium Lat. for an Inundation Sulphur Lat. Brimstone latè circum loca Sulfure fumant AEn 2. V. 73. Their Portion set Their Lot their appointed Place from Lat. Portio a Proportion a Share V. 74. As from the Center thrice Outcasts of Heaven banish'd from its pure and everlasting Light and the glorious Presence of God Almighty three times as far as either Pole is distant from the Center An Imitation of Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tum Tartarus ipse Bis patet in praeceps tantum tenditque sub umbras Quantus ad AEthereum Coeli suspectus Olympum AEn 6. In Homer Jupiter threatens to throw any of the Gods that shall dare to aid either the Trojan or Grecian Army contrary to his Command down very far into gloomy Hell where is the deepest Pit beneath the Earth whose Gates are Iron and its pavement Brass as far beneath Hell as Heaven is above the Earth Virg. tells us Hell goes headlong down twice as deep as the prospect thence up into Heaven Our Author says God in his Justice had appointed the dark Infernal Dungeon for these Disobedient Spirits thrice as far from Heavens chearful Light and his own blest Abode as is Earths Center from the utmost Pole Which of 'em has measured the Distance most Mathematically is hard to determine but Milton's Description of this Infernal Region far exceeds both the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the one and the Pallentes umbras Erebi Noctemque profundam of the other neither of 'em having ventured on so large a Survey of that sad Seat Tasso's Description is curt and inconsiderable Itene maladetti al vostro Regno Regno di pene é di perpetua morte Cant. 9. St. 64. Ibid. Center Lat. Centrum from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. the middle point in a Circle from which the Circumference is equi-distant Ibid. Pole The Poles or Vertical Points of the World are two the North and South so call'd from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to turn round because on them the Daily Motion from East to West is made for the same Reason by the Lat. termed Vertices à Vertendo Hic vertex nobis semper sublimis at illum Sub pedibus Styx atra videt manesque profundi Georg. 1. V. 77. Whirlwinds of Tempestuous Fire A Noble Expression of the Flaming Hurricane of Hell taken doubtless from Psal. 11. 6. Fire and Brimstone and an horrible Tempest V. 78. Weltring Wallowing tossing and tumbling up and down by his side from Fr. Veaultrer of the Lat. Volutare V. 79. Next in Power and next in Crime One of his associate Angels the greatest next to himself both as to Authority and Transgression Crime fault Lat. Crimen Sin Offence V. 80. Palestine Palestina Lat. so named from the Philistines its old and famous Inhabitants since Judaea of the Jews who dispossest them It is a Province in Syria bounded with Euphrates Arabia Phoenicia and the Mediterranean Sea called by Christians the Holy Land V. 81. Beelzebub The Lord of Flies of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lord and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Fly an Idol worship'd at Ecron a City of the Philistines 2 King 1. 2. most probably a Telisina made against Flies in Imitation of the freedom from those Insects which is reported to have belonged to the Slaughtering-place of the Jewish Sacrifices the more remarkable because the constant Effusion of so much Blood must naturally have bred or at least have brought and kept together vast Swarms of those troublesome Creatures Matth. 12. 24. Beelzebub is called Prince of the Devils

ruddy Lightning and sto●my Rage perhaps exhausted of its Shafts begins to give over Roaring and Bellowing through the void Immense Sulphureu● Lat made of Brimstone Upon the Wicked he shall rain Snares Fire and Brimstone and stormy Tempest Psal. 11. 5. V. 173. The Fiery Surge The Flaming Flood Surge a Wave à Surgendo from their rising and riding over one another Ibid. That from the Precipice That in our steep downfal from Heaven received us Pracipitium Lat. a direct steep downfal V. 175. Wing'd with Red Lightning The Poets give the Thunder Wings to denote its swiftness and suddenness Fulminis Ocyor alis AEn 5. and Virg. describing the Cycl●ps forging a Thunderbolt Radios Addiderant rutili tres ignis alitis Austri Fulgores nunc terrificos sonitumque metu nque Miscelant operi flammisque sequacibus Iras. AEn 8. A Noble Description yet is our Poet very short and very significant Impetuous Impetuus Lat. violent stormy V. 179. Or satiate Fury Or his Anger now allay'd his Rage appeased Satiatus Lat. full cloy'd satisfied V. 180. Y●n Dreary That dismal woful an old Sax. word Yon that Sax. Ibid. Forlorn Waste destroy'd Verlohren Ger spoil'd lost whence the Forlorn Hope from the eminent danger they are exposed to V. 181. The Seat of Desolation That lonely solitary Seat destitute of any living Creature but our wretched selves Desolatio Lat. a laying waste Ibid. Void of Light Without Light dark Unide Fr. from Vacuus Lat. empty V. 182. Save what the Glimmering c. Except what th' obscure Glimpses of those Pale Flames Casts faint and fearful Glimmering a faint feeble shining like that of the Twilight from the Danish Glimmer to shine a little Livid Lividus Lat. for Lead-colour or that of bruised Flesh. Virg. styles the Water of Cocytus one of the Poetick Rivers in Hell Vada Livida AEn 6. This is an exact Explanation of our Poets meaning by Darkness visible in the foregoing Description of Hell V. 63. and is a wonderful addition to it V. 183. Tend Go Tendo Lat. to go to remove Tendimus in Latium AEn 1. V. 185. Can harbour there Can dwell is to be found there Hauberge Fr. an inn a place to stay at or from the Ger. Here an Army and Bergen to cover signifying properly the station of an Army V. 186. Our afflicted Powers Our broken and beaten Forces Afflictus Lat. broken harrass'd V. 187. Consult Consider of Consulo Lat. to advise about V. 189. This dire Calamity This sad Affliction and Overthrow Calamitas Lat. Damage Adversity V. 190. What Reinforcement What Reparation what new Strength and Courage we may gain from hope Renforcer Fr. to strengthen again to inspirit and add new Vigour to V. 192. Mate Companion from Maet Be●g an Associate V. 194. That Sparkling blazed That shot forth Fire and blazed out like a Flame Blaze from Blase Sax. a Torch V. 195. Prone on the Flood Lying along upon the flaming Flood Pronus Lat. lying down both from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cecidit autem Pronus I● E. Ibid. Extended Extentus Lat. stretcht out in length and breadth V. 169. Lay floating many a Rood Cover'd a mighty space Rodata terrae as the Law terms it is the fourth part of an Acre Ibid. In bulk as huge For size as large Bulk signifies Greatness Thickness Largeness according to all Dimensions from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. weight Hugh vastly great from Oga Sax. terror fright as hugy terrible big V. 197. As whom the Fables Satan was of a size as vastly big as any of the Giant-Sons of Earth Briarcos or Typhon who as the Poets relate made War on Jove The Fables Name of whom the Stories are told Fabula Lat. a Tale a Fiction Ibid. Monstrous Wonderful Monstrosus Lat. strange preternatural V. 198. Titanian or Earth-born The last explains the first as is evident Genus antiqu●un terrae Titania Pubes AEn 6. The Poets tell us Coelus and Vesta had two remarkable Sons Titan and Saturn this the youngest was permitted to Reign on condition he should destroy all his Male Children that the Empire might revert to Titan and his Posterity But the Cheat of Nursing Jove in Crete being discovered Titan and his Sons made War upon Saturn and deposed him To his Fathers rescue came Jupin overthrew the Titans and soon after deprived his Father of his Kingdom Vesta the Earth concerned at the Destruction of her Sons brought forth and raised against Jupiter many hideous Monsters of vast bigness who Rendezvousing in Thessaly piled the Mountains one upon another till they gave Jupiter a terrible Scalado at Heaven-Gates 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Affectasse ferunt Regnum Coeleste Gigantes Aitaque Congestos struxisse ad sydera montes Meta. 1. Et conjuratos Coelum rescindere Fratres Ter sunt conati imp●nere Pelio Ossam Georg. 1. V. 199. Briareos was one of these Earth-born Boobies he had 100 Hands with which he hurl'd up great Rocks at Jupiter therefore styled by Virg. Centum Geminus Briareus AEn 6. Ibid. Typhen who had his Name of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to smoak was of all these Monsters the most dreadful therefore reported the Son of Earth and Hell His Stature was so prodigious his Knees reach'd above the highest Mountains He had 100 Dragons Heads vomiting perpetual Fire and Flame at such a rate that all the Gods who came to Jupiter's Assistance finding such hot Work on 't ran shamefully away into Egypt disguising themselves there in the shapes of divers Beasts c. However with much to do at length Jupiter with many Volley of his Thunder overbore him and buried him under the Isle of Sicile as Ov●● relates Emissumque unâ de sede Typhoëa terrae Coelitibus fecisse metum Metam l. 5. Vasta Gigantaeis injecta est Insula Membris Trinacris Magnis subjectum molibus urget AEtherias ausum sperare Typhoëa sedes In Memory of this Victory of Jupiters Virgil calls his Thunder Tela Typhoëa AEn 1. Nec tam justa fuit Terrarum Gloria Typhon c. Luc. 1. 4. V. 200. By Ancient Tarsus the chief City of Cilicia in Asia the Lesser near which in the Mountain Arimus was a Cave call'd Typhon's Den. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Translated by Virg. Durumque Cubile Inarime Jovis Imperiis Imposta Typhoëo AEn 9. Where 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is made Inarime an Island Southward of Prochyta which is a Mountain in Cilicia V. 201. Leviathan The Whale 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. excellently described Job 41. 9. His Neisings make the Light to shine his Eyes are like the Eyelids of the Morn out of his Mouth go Lamps and Sparks of Fire So that Satans Blazing Eyes came up to the Comparison After this he that has a mind to read Tasso's Description of Satan may find it Cant. 4. Stan. 6 7 8. Nè tanto scoglio in mar ne rupe Alpestra Ne pur Calpe

excitatas ait ipsumque diem Lampada appellatum In Homil. de Nat. St. Joann In this sense Ahaz made his Son to go through the Fire 2 Kings 16. 3. V. 396. Grim Idol Ugly cruel Grimm Ger. Anger which distorts the Countenance and disorders it hence the Fr. Grimace for an ugly or ridiculous Face Ibid. Him the Ammonit● The Ammonites were descended from Lot by his youngest Daughter Gen. 19. 38. who called her Son 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Son of my People 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifying a Nation The worshipping this detestable Deity Moloch is called The Abomination of the Children of Ammon 1 Kings 11. 7. V. 397. Worshipt in Rabba A City beyond Jordan belonging to the Ammonites and Capital of their Kingdom besieged by Joab and taken by David before whose Walls Uriah was slain 2 Sam. Chap. 11. and 12. Her Plains are styled Watry from the many Springs and Brooks that gave Rabba the Name of The City of Waters 2 Sam. 12. 27. V. 398. Argob Was a Country part of the Dominion of Og King of Basan Deut. 3. 3 4. Jair Son of Manasseh took this Country to whose half Tribe it was allotted for a Possession Deut. 3. 13 and 14. Ibid. Basan Was all that Country under the Command of Og the last King thereof lying beyond Jordan from the River Arnon to Mount Hermon given in Allotment to the Reubenites Gadites and the half Tribe of Manasseh Deut. 3. 12 13. V. 399. Utmost Arnon A River beyond Jordan in the Country of the Ammonites being the farthest part Eastward possest by the Children of Israel therefore called utmost outermost as their Boundary on that side V. 400. Audacious Neighbourhood Nor was Moloch satisfied by being so bold a Neighbour to the True God as to invade the Land of Promise and to be worshipp'd in the borders of his Kingdom among the Idolatrous Ammonites but he seduced even Solomon himself to build him a Temple just o'er against God's Holy Temple at Jerusalem on that scandalous Hill c. Audax Lat. bold daring V. 401. Of Solomon The Son of David by Bathsheba 2 Sam. 12. 24. so named of God by Nathan the Prophet famous for his extraordinary Wisdom granted him by God 1 Kings 3. 12. and 1 Kings 4. 29. to the end V. 403. On that Opprobrious Hill Where Moloch's Temple was erected in the Valley of Minnom South East of Jerusalem by King Solomon 1 Kings 11. 7. to please and gratifie his Idolatrous Wives The Hill is deservedly called Opprobrious from the scandal which it gave not only to the People of God but to the Jealous God of his and their Fathers Opprobriosus Lat. repro chful V. 404. Valley of Hinnom This is sometime called the Valley of Benhinnom 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is the Vale of the Children of Hinnom an usual Hebraism Jer. 7. 31. in which the Grove of Moloch stood Throughout the Sacred Text where-ever Idolatry is either reproved punish'd or abolish'd mention is made of Groves 2 Chron. 24. 18. They left the House of the Lord God of their Fathers and served Groves and Idols So 2 Chron. 14. 3. the planting of Groves near God's Altar was positively forbid Deut. 16. 21. as being a part of the Gentile Superstition Ingens ara fuit juxtaque veterrima Laurus Incumbens arae atque umbrâ complexa Penates AEn 11. Ibid. Tophet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. a Drum the Name opprobriously and by way of detestation of the Grove where Moloch's Temple stood because they made use of many of those loud and noiseful Instruments to drown the dismal Outcries and Groans which proceeded from those cruel Sacrifices Jer. 7. 31 and 32. V. 405. Black Gehenna call'd Hell it self from its dismal Flames This Valley of Hinnon some fetch from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to roar to cry out through excessive torment It lay South-East of Jerusalem Josh. 15. 8. where Tophet stood 2 Kings 23. 10. From the Burnt sacrifices of Infants and the horrid Groans and Outcries of Human Holocausts Hell the Seat of Eternal Punishment and Penal Fire was named Gehenna read Isai. 30. 33. and our blessed Saviour himself so applies it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Matth. 18. 9. Type the Image the Resemblance of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. the Form or Likeness V. 406. Chemos the Idol of Moab Jer. 47. 7 and 13. from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to hide 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 says Philo Judae both importing a behaviour fit to be concealed Origen who search'd the Hebrew Authors confesseth he could find no other account of this Chemos and Peor which are the same but that it was Idolum Turpitudinis St. Hierom on the 9 Chapter of Hosea likens it to Priapus whose Lascivious Deity was worshipp'd by shameful Prostitutions And indeed in Numb 25. 1 Kings 15. 2 Chron. 15. 16. and in all other Texts of Holy Writ where mention is made of this abominable Idol his Worship is attended with and exprest by all the Lustful and Wanton Enjoyments imaginable Of the same Opinion is our Milton who therefore style● Chemos the O●scene Dread of the Moabi●es and his Rites Wanton ' But our Learned Selden disagrees and not without sufficient Reason on his side for Idolatry throughout the Old Testament is every where exprost by going a Whoring after strange Gods and by Lust and Abominations as is sufficiently evident Ezek. 23. The Whoredoms which the Israelites committed with the Daughters of Moab cannot be proved to have been any part of the Idolatrous Rites performed in Worshipping this their God but rather the Allurements and Rewards these fair Idolatresses bestow'd on their Admirers by which they ensnared them to bow down before their senseless Deities and to provoke the Living God Read Numb 25. Ibid. The Obscene Dread The filthy Fear the lustful Deity the beastly lascivious God of the Moabites Dread for Deity Primus in orbe deos fecit timor And Ovid speaking of Styx so much reverenced of all that swore by it Stygii quoque conscia sunto Numina torrentis timor deus ille deorum Met. Lib. 3. Obscaenus Lat. unclean unchaste abominable Moab the Father of the Moabites was the Son of Lot by his eldest Daughter Gen. 19. 37. V. 407. From Aroar to Nebo The first a City West of the later a Hill East of the Promised Land whence Moses took his prospect of it Deut. 34. 1. V. 408. Of Southmost Abarim Mountains of Moab bordering on the Desart Southward and therefore wild a Wilderness not far from Mount Nebo Numb 33. 47. V. 409. In Hesebon and Horonaim c. Chief Cities of Seon King of the Amorites from whence he had driven out the Moabites Numb 21. 26. Jerem. 48. 3 4 and 5. V. 410. The Flow'ry Dale of Sibma The Fruitful Vale Dale of the Dan. Dall the Germ. Thall all of Vallis Lat. which seems to spring of the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be green to abound and flourish as Valleys

Father or Mother side or for their Gallant Actions advanced amongst them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lucian Divisque videbit Permistos Heroas atque ipse videbitur illis Virg. Ecl. 4. V. 554. Deliberate Valour breathed Inspired 'em with sedate and settled Courage not like the Huffing Heats of Vaunting Bravoes but Valiant Resolutions not to be shaken by fear of Death to them less dreadful than Flight or a dishonourable Retreat Deliberate Deliberatus Lat. advised resolved Retreat Fr. Retraicte of Retrahere Lat. to draw back V. 556. To mitigate and swage To make easie and supportable of mitigare to appease to render mild and gentle to swage or as more usual to asswage is to give ease to by perswading as if from suadere Lat. to reason with Others will have it from suavis sweet to asswage troubled Thoughts to sweeten 'em and take off their sharpness with which they gaul us V. 557. With solemn Touches With their grave Tones Touch is put here for the Tune made by those Touches and Stops upon the Flute or other Instrument V. 558. Anguish Extraordinary Affliction of Body or Mind of the Lat. Augustia or Angor V. 559. From Mortal or Immortal Musick has been in all Ages so justly admired that after its first Invention it was introduced early into the Service and Worship of the Gods either as pleasing them and asswaging their Anger or as useful to calm and compose the Minds of their Adorers and fix their Wandring Thoughts The Immortal Minds here meant are Spirits and Angels principally those in pain V. 560. Breathing united Force Being all of one piece Unitus Lat. where many are joyned together as if but one resolute to stand by one another to the uttermost V. 561. That charm'd their painful Steps c. The Musick so inchanted them that they forgot or at least better endured their fiery March Charm comes of Carmen Lat. for Verse in which all those foolish Pretences to supernatural Power were writ Cantando rumpitur anguis Virg. V. 563. A horrid Front A dreadful Line of Battel a terrible Number Exercitûs frons Tac. the Vauntguard or fore-part of the Army Frons Lat. Forehead Ibid. In guise According to the manner of Guise an old Fr. word for Mode or Fashion Hence to disguise to do something that disorders and hides our former shape or manner V. 568. Traverse the whole Battalion Quite cross the whole Body of Men à travers Pays Fr. cross the Country Battalion Fr. a Gross of Men drawn up in greater Numbers and sit to charge in Day of Battel V. 570. Their Visages Their Looks of Visage Fr. Countenance of the Lat. Visus V. 572. Distends with Pride Swells with Pride of Distendo Lat. to stretch V. 574. Such imbodied Force So great so vast a Force and Multitude in one Body joyned together never met as compared with those could bear more just Proportion than Pigmies do to all the rest of Mankind though all the Giants and the Heroes of old that fought at Thebes or Troy and all their fabulous Gods that took their parts were numbred and enrolled with them and all who since c. V. 575. Could merit more Could deserve any higher Comparison of mereo or mereor Lat. to deserve V. 576. Then that small Infantry warr'd on by Cranes A Periphrasis or Description of the Pigmies seated about the Bounds of India among the Mountains about three spans high continual Adversaries to the Cranes whom though our Poet terms Infantry a word importing Soldiers serving on Foot yet they were wont every Spring mounted on Rams and Goats to march with all their Multitude down to the Sea armed with Bows and Arrows there to encounter the Cranes and to destroy their Eggs and Young Ones lest their Winged Enemies should grow too fast upon ' em During this Expedition which took up almost three Months they encamped in Huts made of Mud and Feathers sized o'er with the Whites of the Eggs where their Enemies lay in Embryo's Plin. Lib. 7. Cap. 2. That there was also in Thrace a parcel of this Diminutive People the same Author reports Lib. 4. Cap. 11. with whom Juven agrees Sat. 13. Ad subit as Thracum volucres nubemque sonoram Pygmaeus parvis currit bellator in Armis Mox impar hosti raptusque per aera curvis Unguibus à saevâ fertur grue c. Ubi tota cohors pede non est altior uno Ibid. Of these and their Conflicts with their Long-neck'd Adversaries who used to over-reach 'em 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Infantry L'Infanterie Fr. Fanteria Ital. of the old word Fante a Foot-Soldier or a Servant for the Foot were counted Servants and Followers of the Cavalry of Infans Lat. not only for a Child but a Boy and thence a Servant Crane not unlikely of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Greek for that Bird by leaving out the Termination a Bird with a long Neck whence that useful Engine the Crane took its Name both in Greek and Latin from from its shape Ibid. The Giant Brood The Race of the Giants 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. for one of an extraordinary Size exceeding the usual Dimensions of Mankind such as Briareos Typhon and others of whom before 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 577. Of Phlegra A City of Macedonia near Mount Pindus of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to burn because seated in a Soyl abounding in Brimstone where the Giants are fabled to have fought the Gods and by frequent Thunderbolts to have been overcome the Sulphureous Nature of the Country affording an occasion of the Fiction V. 578. That fought at Thebes Theba Lat. a Renowned City of Beotia in Greece famous for the War between Eteocles and Polynices Sons of Oedipus recorded by Statius in his Poem The chief Heroes were Meneceus Hyppomedon Tydeus Capaneus Amphiaraus c. There have been several Cities of this Name one in Cilicia another in Egypt with 100 Gates Atque vetus Thebae centum jacet obruta Portis Juv. Sat. 15. Of this the Fruitful Province Thebais took its Name this here meant had but seven as the same Satyrist has it Quot sunt The barum Portae vel divitis ostia Nili Now a poor Village called Stives by the Turks Ibid. Ilium Troy call'd Ilium of Ilus the Son of Tros who much inlarged it a City of Phrygia in the Lesser Asia Iliacae primus pater urbis auctor AEn 8. Renowned for its Extent Riches and the Ten Years War and Siege it sustained against united Greece The Principal Heroes were Hector AEneas Agamemnon Achilles Nestor Ulysses the two Ajaxes Patroclus Idomeneus Diomedes c. Immortalized by Homer in his Iliads who introduces all the Gods siding in the Quarrel and therefore here by Milton styled Auxiliaries Auxiliaris from Auxilium Lat. Aid Assistance Mulciber in Trojam pro Trojâ stabat Apollo AEqua venus Teucris Pallas iniqua fuit Ovid. Read the

of which every Beholder cannot conceive the Contrivance V. 728. Of Starry Lamps Of Lights that shone like Stars 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from their shining Ibid. And Blazing Cressets And flaming Beacons Cresset an old Word for any great flaming Light Blazing of the High Dutch Blazen to blow because Flame and Fire are encreased by Wind. V. 729. Fed with Naptha 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to disperse it self is so powerful a Composition or rather so unctuous a sort of Bitumen that if it approach either Fire or the Sun-Beams it immediately breaks out into a Blaze 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Diosco l. 1. c. 102. The Greeks call it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the famous Sorceress Medea's Oyl Ibid. Asphaltus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a kind of soft fat oily Clay clammy like Pitch abounding with much fiery and flaming Matter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as incapable of being shaken or overturned 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This Asphaltus mixt with well-burnt Bricks and little Stones gave such a strength and security to Buildings that they became stronger and more durable than if made of Iron Suidas The Lake of Sodom abounded with this Bitumen thence called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 732. The Architect 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Master-Builder the Chief Contriver Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Principal and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Builder V. 733. By many a towred Structure high By many lofty Buildings adorn'd with Towers Structura Lat. a Building an Edifice V. 734. Where Scepter'd Angels c. Where Angels Regent kept their Courts Scepter'd allowed Scepters as Ensigns of their State and Command 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sceptrigeri Reges as Homer calls them I A. B. Sceptrum Lat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Angel of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Messenger these Spirits being God's Messengers Residence a Place of Abode Of Resideo Lat. to remain to abide Residentia both in the Canon and Common Law is the Continuance or Abode of a Parson or Vicar upon his Benefice V. 735. The Supreme King The most high Governor GOD Almighty the lofty One Lord over all Supremus Lat. highest V. 736. Exalted to such Power Raised to such Command Exaltare Lat. to lift up to advance Ibid. And gave to Rule And appointed them Rulers over the bright Orders of the Angels committed to their Holy Care G●oe to Rule gave the Government of a Verb used for a Noun as Tibi duice dedit Deus ridere V. 737. In his Hierarchy In his Holy Government Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Holy and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rule Principality Ibid. The Orders bright The several Ranks and Degrees of Glorious Angels there being without all doubt Order and Distinction in that Heavenly Hierarchy Ordo Lat. Degree V. 738. Unadored Not Worshipp'd Of In and Adorare Lat. to Worship V. 739. In ancient Greece Graecia so called of Grae●us Son of C●crops one of the first Kings of that large Country lying in Europe vast fruitful and populous the early Seat of Arts and Arms brought to a mighty height and noble pitch in about 2000 Years time now entirely over-run by Barbarity the Reproachful Name given by its Inhabitants to all other Nations in 200 Years by the Turks ill Government and Tyranny Ibid. Ausonian Land Italy part of which was so named of Auson Son of Ulysses by Calipso who is said to have Reigned there Others say the ancient Inhabitants of this Country were by the Greeks called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whom the Latins styled Aruncos as Auruncos ita ferre senes AEn 7. by changing r into 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 740. Mulciber So called à Mulciendo i. e. à Temperando ferro his more reputable Name being Vulcan the Son of Jupiter and Juno thrown out of Heaven for rescuing his Mother out of his angry Father's clutches as he relates his own Story 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 According to the Relation of him here given Others affirm his Father and Mother both gave him this unlucky lift by which he got his Lameness for his Ugliness and Deformity of which Homer makes him accuse them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Mystery of all this is that Thunder and Lightning begot in the Regions above by the influence of the Sun on the Air is thrown from thence in dismal Noise and terrible Claps down upon the Earth V. 741. They Fabled Told a pretty Story feigned a well-contrived Tale Of Fabula Lat. a Story a Fiction Ibid. Jove The Son of Saturn and Ops born in Crete at the same Birth with his Sister Juno whom he took to Wife He was privately brought up in Ida and Nurs'd by the Nymphs for fear of his devouring Father whom he expelled out of his Kingdom Jove is not so probable a Diminutive of Jupiter as a Derivative of the Venerable and Ineffable 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Jupiter rather Jah Pater than Juvans Pater Jovem primò Deum Judaeorum fuisse existimat Varro As St. Aug. in l. 1. De consen Evang. V. 742. Sheer o're Quite over the bright Battlements of Heaven Sheer an old Word signifying Pure Bright Clear Ibid. Chrystal Battlements Chrystal of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which they tell us is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Water frozen to a shining Consistence like Ice 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chrystal made of Water 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Battlements are properly Pinnacles and Ornaments of great Buildings to set 'em off and please the Eye they are also Defences on the top of a Garrison Wall to defend the Soldiers against the Besiegers V. 745. Dropt from the Zenith Fell directly down 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and corruptly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is an Arabian Word for the Crown of the Head and from thence made to signifie the Pole of the Horizon the Point of the Firmament directly over our Heads wherever we are Ibid. Like a falling Star A Comparison well suted to a tumbling Deity So Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 746. Lemnos A considerable Island in the Archipelago about 600 Miles in circuit where Vulcan had a Temple and kept one of his Shops in which he made Thunderbolts hence called Pater Lemnius Haec Pater AEoliis properat dum Lemnius oris AEn 8. Ibid. Th' AEgean Isle An Island in the AEgean Sea part of the Mediterranean near Greece call'd now Archipelago It took its Name either of AEgeus Father of Theseus who drowned himself therein or of AEgis a City in the Island Eubaea as Strabo affirms Boreae cum Spiritus alto Intonat AEgaeo AEn 12. Ibid. Thus they relate Thus the Poets tell the Story Relate of Referro Lat. to report to tell whence Relation V. 747. Erring Mistaking Of the

Lat. Errare to Wander to be Deceived V. 749. Scape Get off save himself Of the Fr. Eschapper to come off to free himself V. 750. By all his Engins With all his Tricks and Contrivances The Word seems a Derivative of Ingenium Wit and Cunning of which a great deal is requisite to find out those strange Engines and Mathematical Machines useful in raising great Piles and vast Weights V. 751. With his Industrious Crew With his Gang of Cunning Artificers Industrius Lat. Diligent Laborious V. 752. The Winged Heralds Heraut Fr. and Heraldo Span. come all from the Ger. Herold an Officer in a formal and remarkable Habit sent either to denounce War or to propose Terms of Cessation and Truce always held sacred and secure as to their Persons in Honour of their Office which is very ancient derived of Heer Dut. Army and Held Commander as sent from the General or Commander in Chief Milton has given them Wings not only as Angels but to express their speed V. 755. A Solemn Council A general publick Meeting to consider and consult of their Affairs Solennis Lat. publick great Concilium Lat. for Council and the place it is held in V. 756. At Pandaemonium A Name feigned by our Poet for Lucifer's Palace the famous Fabrick described before of the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. for wise skilful knowing a word not always taken in an ill sense though the Devils are call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from their extraordinary knowledge and cunning All-Devil-Hall or Satan's Court. Ibid. The High Capital Satan's chief place of Residence of Capitalis as this of Caput the Head and thence used for Chief Thus Rome was styled Caput Orbis Rerum Maxima Roma V. 757. Their Summons Of Semonce Fr. a calling before one a Citation and this of Summoneo Lat. to give Notice of V. 758. Squared Regiment Full and compleat Carré Fr. of Quadrare Lat. a Square being a Figure whose four sides are equal Regimentum Lat. a Band of Soldiers from R●gimen the Government they are or ought to be kept under V. 761. All access was throng'd Every place that led to the Infernal Palace was crowded all the Avenues thronged Accessus Lat. for Passage or Way to V. 762. The Porches wide Open spacious Places whose Roofs were commonly supported by Pillars made to avoid the Violence of Sun or Showers in which the ancient Philosophers taught and disputed of Porche Fr. and this of Porticus Lat. V. 763. Where Champions c. A Champion is properly a Challenger who to maintain and defend anothers Claim or Right was wont anciently to defie all Opposers that durst dispute it and give 'em Combat by way of Decision of the Lat. Campus a Field in which enclosed on all sides the Encounter usually was made V. 764. At the Soldan's Chair Before the Turkish Emperour seated in his Chair of State Soldan or Sultan are esteemed to be of Arabian by others of Persian Original and to signifie Power Dominion yet the word seems more naturally derivable of the Hebrew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to Govern V. 765. Defi'd the best of Panim c. Challeng'd the stoutest of the Heathen Knights Defie of Defier Fr. to provoke to fight Panim of the Fr. Payen as this of Paganus Lat. a Countryman qui in Pagis degere solebat The Heathens were call'd Pagans because their Temples being Consecrated to Christ when his Holy Religion prevailed in the World and their Churches in all Cities sequester'd to his Service they were allowed their Idolatrous Worship only in Country Towns and Villages which being more ignorant and less apt to be enlighten'd continued longest there Ibid. Chivalry Horsemanship Gentlemen serving on Horseba●k Chevalerie Fr. Knighthood and its cause Prowess of Cheval Fr. a Horse V. 766. To Mortal Combat To deadly fight Combat Fr. for Fight of Combatre to Fight of Con and Batuere Lat. to beat Ibid. Or Carreer with Lance Or running a Tilt a famous Exercise formerly in which Persons armed from Head to Foot and bravely mounted run full speed at one another and by breaking their Lances and continuing firmly seated in their Saddles shewed their Horsemanship Strength and Dexterity This sort of Encounter is by our Author distinguish'd from the Mortal Fray as being but Ludicrous and often used with great Pomp and Splendour at Feasts and Marriages Carriere Fr. running full speed on Horseback Lance of Lancea a Javeline a Spear ab aequâ Lance because poised before thrown or of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. for the same V. 767. Thick swarm'd Flew about in swarms like Bees to which he compares them in the following Verses To swarm comes of the Teutonick Shwarmen to fly in great Numbers V. 768. Brush'd with the hiss Sounding with the Noise made by their whistling Wings Hiss is a word made of the Similitue of the Sound of which it is expressive of the Tut. Zischen of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to make such a Noise as red hot Iron does when quench'd in Water So the Wind is said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to whistle Ibid. Russling Wings Making a Noise sounding of the Belg. Ruysselen to make a hollow Sound a coined word V. 769. When the Sun with Taurus Rides When the Sun is in the Coelestial Sign named the Bull for which Taurus is Lat. placed by Jupiter among the Signs of the Zodiack in Memory of that Bull that transported his Mistriss Europa from Phoenicia to Crete Candidus auratis aperit cum Cornibus annum Taurus Georg. Lib. 1. in April V. 770. Pour forth their Populous Youth Send forth their Young Ones in vast Multitudes Populosus Lat. abounding full of People So Virg. Ut cum prima novi ducent examina Reges Vere suo Ludetque favis emissa juventus Georg. Lib. 4. V. 771. About the Hive in Clusters An exact Imitation of Homer describing the Crowds that followed Agamemnon after his Haranguing the Grecians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is exactly expressive of in Clusters of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Racemus a Bunch of Grapes V. 773. The Suburb of c. The Out-part of this little City thatcht with Straw Suburbia Lat. for Streets and Houses lying without the Walls of a City Citadelle Fr. is properly a small City also a strong Fort built within a City either to defend or curb it V. 774. New rubb'd with Baum Balm or as the Fr. Baulme is an Herb of a pleasing and grateful smell Its Name is Greek of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and by contraction Balm of Bees being delighted by all Odoriferous Herbs and perfumed Flowers Virgil as well as Experience tells us Haec circum casiae viridos olentia latè Serpylla graviter Spirantis copia Thymbrae Floreat Ibid. Expatiate Flee to and fro wander about of expatiari Lat. to go

search out his lonely way Explores of Explorare Lat. to search after to seek diligent Solitary Solitarius Lat. of Solus alone without a Companion V. 634. Now shaves with Level Wing Now cuts with downright Wing the Deep then rises alo●t up to the Flaming Vaulted Roof on high fetching a Fiery Compass Touring high taking a turn on high of Tour Fr. a Circle turn about of the Lat. Turris from its round Form V. 636. Concave Of Concavus Lat. hollow as Circular Vaults are Descried seen discover'd of discernere or of the Fr. Preposition des Lat. dis and the Vetb Cry to give Notice by Exclamation properly V. 637. Hangs in the Clouds by AEquinoxial Winds As when a Fleet discern'd far off at Sea seems hanging in the Clouds while heedfully they sail by Winds that blow about the Equinox through the Gulf of Bengala or from the Molucca Islands Ternate and Tydore whence our Merchants bring the East-India Spices The Sailers on the Wealthy Waves use all their diligence to make the Cape of Good-Hope yet warily by Night stand off through the vast Ethiopian Ocean towards the Southern Pole Ibid. AEquinoxial Winds By Winds that blow about the Equinoxes that is in Spring and Autumn March and September when Days and Nights are of like length Libra die somnique pares ubi fecerit horas Et Medium Luci atque umbris jam divider Orbem Virg. Geor. 1. Our Seamen call them Trade-Winds as our Poet does the Trading-Flood V. 638. Close sailing from Bengala The City of Bengala lies in a Bay to which it gives its Name and into which the famous Ganges empties his many Mouths about whose Borders the Kingdom of Bengala in the East-Indies is situate under the Dominion of the Great Mogul The Country is very fruitful and from thence and the Gulf of Bengala a vast Trade is driven with the European Nations Close sailing because of the vast disproportion between this Bay and the wide Ethiopean Ocean V. 639. Ternate and Tidore Two of the five small Islands called the Molucques on the Coast of East-India lying near the Line Machian Moties and Bachian are the Names of the other three from whence vast Quantities of Spice are sent all over the World V. 640. Their Spicy Drugs Their Spices or other Medicinal Plants used in Physick of which the Indies afford many Drug of the Fr. Drogue Herbs and Simples made use of in the curing Diseases V. 641. Ethiopian to the Cape Through the wide Southern Ocean to the Cape of Good-Hope call'd Ethiopian of AEthiopia the Lower the more Southern Part of Africa which it bounds Cape is a Promontory high Mountain or Headland running out into the Sea so call'd of Caput Lat. Head and that meant here is the Cape of Good-Hope it is a most famous Promontory in the most Southern part of Affrica first discovered by Bartho Diaz a Portuguese in the Year 1487. and call'd Cabo de Bona Speranza by Emanuel then King of that Country because he conceived hope by doubling this Cape a passage might be opened to the East-Indies as afterwards was effected V. 641. Ply stemming Nightly to the Pole Use their utmost diligence to make the Cape but for their security stand off every Night to Seaward towards the South Pole Ply of the Teur Pleyen to be diligent to take care of Stemming turning their Prows the Ships Heads towards the Pole for fear of Dangers in the Night of the Verb Stemm and that of Stem the Forecastle of a Ship from Stem to Stern as Sailors speak from one end of a Ship to the other Thus to Stem the Tyde a Ship is said when there is Wind enough to carry it against the Tyde V. 645. And thrice threefold the Gates Nine Gates three of Brass three of Iron and three of Rocky Adamant not for Ornament but Strength according to the usual Custom both of the Greeks and Latins who express those things that were most firm and strong by Adamant So Horace Si figit Adamantinos dira necessitas Clavos Virgil encompasseth his Hell with a threefold Wall Sub rupe sinistrâ Maenia lata videt triplici circumdata Muro AEn 6. And a little after Porta adversa ingens solidoque Adamante Columnae And Stat ferrea turris ad Auras Ibid. But his Barriers were but to keep in the wicked and condemned Sufferers thereof our Poet to confine and imprison the Fiends themselves yet for what he wants in Gates he has made good with the detestable River Styx Novies Styx interfusa coercet AEn 6. V. 647. Impenetrable impal'd c. Unpassable enclosed with surrounding Fire yet undecayed Impenetrable impenetrabilis Lat. not to be pierc'd through not to be broken through Impal'd encompass'd paled about enclosed of the Lat. Palus a Hedge-Stake Circling round on all sides of Circulus Lat. for a Figure compleatly round V. 648. A Formidable Shape A dreadful Figure Formidabilis Lat. affrighting terrible V. 650. In many a Scaly Fold Sin and Death are placed as Guardians of Hell-Gates which all the Power of Satan and his Infernal Legions never could have unbarr'd or broken through if Mankind by offending their Maker had not lent their helping Hands by the Commission of innumerable Sins subjecting themselves to Death and Hell This Description of Sin is genuine and exact resembled to a fair beautiful Woman down to the Waste but all below ending in many Snaky Folds deformed and ugly as the Night-Hag Intimating that how lovely and alluring soever Sin may seem in its first Approaches yet after Commission it ends in Nauseous Loathings and severe Remorse well express'd by a Serpents deadly Sting S●aly Fr. of Escailles the Scales of Fishes V. 652. Voluminous and vast c. A twisting mighty Snake denoting the intricacy of Sin enticing us from less to greater till it involve us in Ruine inextricable Voluminous twisting and twining besetting us on all sides of Volumen Lat. the most proper word for the Turnings and Windings of a Serpent So Virg. Saucius at Serpens sinuosa volumina versat AEn 11. Vast of Vastus Lat. huge This seems an Imitation of Horace Ut turpiter atrum Definat in Piscem Mulier formosa superne De Arte Poet. or of the Story of Scylla following V. 500. V. 655. With wide Cerberian Mouths c. The yelling of these Hell-Hounds that never gave over Barking with Mouths as deep as the three-headed Cerberus their howling even when return'd and hid within the Womb that bare 'em denotes to us the never-ceasing Pa●gs and dire Remorse of Conscience which though diverted and disturbed sometimes by Company Wine and other Artifices yet give us inward Pangs and secret Stings and break the Sinners meditated Mirth and amidst all their feigned Smiles and forc'd Jollities lash 'em within unseen and howl about their Heart-strings Cerberian Mouths as wide as those of Cerberus a Dog by the Poets feigned to lie at Hell-gate so called as if 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 greedy and devouring he

erit Georg. 1. Of the Moon cover'd with a red Suffusion the sign of Wind. Here our Poet has hinted at the other Cause of Blindness by Film or black Cataracts growing within the Eyes the White being often remediable by Couching V. 27. Cease I to wander Yet do not I forbear to follow the Muses wheresoe're they meet at Chrystal Springs cool Groves or lofty Hills the Castalian Spring at the foot of the Hill Parnassas was a famous haunt of the Muses so was Mount Helicon Pieris was a Grove in which Jupiter and Memnosyne begat the Muses Such Groves and Hills as these are often mentioned by the Poets and the Muses named of them Thus Virgil O qui me gelidis in vallibus Haemi Sistat ingenti ramorum protegat umbrâ Geor. 2. Haunt of the Fr. Hanter to frequent to keep company with V. 29. Smit with the Love Enamour'd of Divine Poesie Smit smitten struck with as Perculsus used in the same sense Me vero primum dulces ante omnia Musae Quarum sacra fero ingenti Perculsus amore Accipiant Geor. 2. V. 31. Thy Hallow'd Feet The Brooks Cedron and Siloah ran on the East side and the Waters of the Fountains on the South of Mount Sion John 18. v. 2. Isa. 8. v. 6. 2 Chron. 32. v. 3. Whose Feet are called Hallow'd because frequently styled in holy Writ The holy Mountain Psal. 2. v. 6. The holy City Isa. 64. v. 10. God's Dwelling-place Psal. 76. v. 2. and Psal. 74. v. 2. V. 33. Equal'd with me in Fate As unlucky as my self in the loss of my Sight attended with the same misfortune by losing their Eyes Fati quod lege tenetur AEn 12. AEqualis Lat. equal to V. 35. Blind Thamyris Was a Thracian Poet so excellent that he challenged even his Mistresses the Muses to sing with him and therefore with the Victory lost his Eyes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Plutarch commends his Poem of the Tytans Warring against the Gods in his Book of Musick and Pausanias attributes the loss of his Sight to a natural Infirmity which happened to Homer and divers others Ibid. Maeonides One of Homer's Names of his Father Maeon V. 36. And Tiresias A Theban Poet blind also and a great Southsayer even after his Death as Homer makes him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 His Name is derivable of the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Stars of his Predictions drawn from them and his Blindness passed into a Proverb Tiresiâ caecior whence Nec surdum nec Tiresiam quemquam esse Deorum Juv. Sat. 13. Ovid relates his Story differently and more merrily Met. l. 3. Gravius Saturnia justo Nec pro materiâ fertur doluisse suique Judicis aeternâ damnavit lumina nocte At Pater omnipotens Pro lumine adempto Scire futura dedit paenamque levavit honore Ibid. Phineus Prophets old Phineus was King of Arcadia and a Prophet so great that he is said to have been punished with Blindness for discovering too clearly the Mind of the Gods to Men. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Others report him punished with Blindness for putting out the Eyes of his Sons by his first Wife at the Instigation of their Mother-in-Law and that the Harpies tormented him perpetually plucking his Meat out of his Mouth whom Calais and Zetes drove away because he acquainted the Argonauts their Comrades with the Dangers that lay in their way to Colchos where the Golden Fleece was kept Phineia postquam Clausa domus mensasque metu liquere priores AEn 3. Prophets 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Prophet of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to foretell Things anciently the Heathen Poets and Prophets were the same their Celebrated God Apollo was Patron and President both of Poesie and Prophecy Interpres divum qui numina Phaebi Qui tripodas Clarii lauros qui sidera sentis AEn 3. And the same word Vates by the Latins is promiscuously used for both Poets and Prophets of the noblest Strain and Endowments Superlative to that other Poeta Et me fecere Poetam Pierides sunt mihi carmina me quoque dicunt Vatem pastores Virg. Ecl. 9. Musaeus Hesiod Orpheus and Homer were the Philosophers and Divines of their Ages and the Bards were Men of the same Profession among the ancient Gauls Of whom Lucan Vos quoque qui fortes animas belloque peremptas Laudibus in longum vates dimittitis aevum Plurima securi fudistis carmina Bardi Phar. l. 1. V. 37. Then feed on Thought Then please your selves my Thoughts that of your own accord move in Melodious Measures Feed in the same Metaphorical Manner as that of Virgil. Animum pictura pascit inani AEn 1. Voluntaire Voluntarius Lat. free easie without constraint Harmonious Numbers a Definition of Numbers which consists in Musical Measures without the gingle of Rhime Harmonicus Lat. Musical Numerus Lat. Verse Numeros memini si verba tenerem Virg. Ecl. 9. V. 38. As the wakeful Bird That in the Dark sings while other Birds sleep and in the leavy Hedges and dark Woods concealed Tunes all Night long her Charming Notes A Description of the Nightingale agreeing with Virgil's thô less lamentable Qualis populeâ merens Philomela sub umbrâ Flet noctem ramoque sedens miserabile carmen Integrat maest is ●●é loca questibus implet Geor. 4. V. 39. Sings darkling A Word by our Author coined and which I have no where else met with Those whose Eyes fail much are said to be Dark and Birds whose Eyes are put out sing better and oftener to divert themselves deprived of all the Avocations of Sight they ply their Song the more And thus the Nightingale is called Darkling chearing the Night with its Charming Serenade V. 40. Tunes her Nocturnal Note Sings her Night-Songs Tunes of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to stretch to strain and raise the Voice Noctural Nocturnus Lat. of the Night Note Song of those Marks so called by which the Tones and Measures of Sound are distinguished and Pricked down Homer comparing the disconsolate Penelope to this melancholy Bird has these Verses 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I think I need not fear to affirm the Comparison made by our Author is more suitable to himself and thô very short consisting only of two Verses is as expressive of the Melodious Moan of this Night-Singer as all those before recited V. 42. The sweet approach of Even or Morn The two most ancient Records of Time Gen. 1. 5. In describing of which few Poets have failed

possible to change them for better So Jupiter's Message delivered to Juno and Minerva in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. V. 410. O unexampled Love O Love beyond all Example Precedent or Comparison Herein is love not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our Sins 1 John 4. 10. That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding Riches of his Grace in his kindness towards us through Jesus Christ Eph. 2. 7. V. 413. Shall be the copious matter Shall be the ample subject of my Song Copious Lat. Copiosus large plenteous Disjoyn part divide of Disjungere Lat. to separate V. 416. Above the Starry Sphear In highest Heaven above these lower Orbs spangled with Stars Starry full of Stars Star seems of kin to the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sphear any round or circular Body as those carrying the Stars of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. V. 417. Hymning Singing of Psalms and holy Songs of Praise of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to Praise to Celebrate 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Eph. 5. 19. V. 418. The firm opacous Globe The solid round and dark outside of the World Opacus Lat. dark used by Virgil as an Epithete of obscure Woods and darker Night Inter opacum allabi Nemus AEn 8. And Dono noctis opacae Ibid. Of Globe B. 2. V. 513. V. 419. Whos 's first Convex Whose outermost vast Circle separates the inclosed Orbs of Light from Chaos and dark Invasions of ancient and everlasting Night of Convex B. 2. V. 435. Luminous Luminosus Lat. bright shining full of Light Enclosed encompassed Inclusus Lat. shut in V. 423. A boundless Continent At a great distance it shewed like a round Ball but now at his alighting on it appears a vast unbounded Country its roundness being not very discoverable so near Continent Continens Lat. for firm Land not separated and interrupted by the Sea as Islands are V. 424. Under the frown of Night starless exposed Under the displeasure of Darkness without one glimmering Star laid open to the continual Storms and Attempts of Chaos roaring round it a severe and angry Neighbourhood Frowning implies not only a wrinkling and contracting the Forehead and Brows but hiding and darkening the Eyes excellently express'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Night may well be shaded by her Frowns when the dawning of the Day is expressed by the chearful Eye-lids of the Morn not only by most Heathen Poets but by the Poetic Book of Job His Eyes are like the Eye-lids of the morning ch 41. v. 18. Exposed Expositus Lat. laid out or open to V. 426. Inclement Skie Unmerciful cruel severe Climate of Inclemens Lat. merciless rigorous So it is used by the judicious Virgil Durae rapit inclementia mortis Georg. 2. Verùm inclementia Divûm Has evertit opes AEn 2. V. 431. A Vultur on Imaus A Vultur is a fierce and voracious Bird of Prey so named à Vultu from his haughty look Rostroque immanis Vultur adunco AEn 6. Pliny says they are constant followers of Armies and could presage approaching Battles and three days before death smell a future Carcass l. 10. c. 6. With whom in part agrees Plutarch 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Et quicquid nare sagaci AEra non sanum motumque cadavere sentit Nunqum se tanto Vulture caelum Induit Says Lucan of the bloudy Pharsalian Field l. 7. Homer mentions this Bird 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And in the same Book he has a Comparison not unlike our Author's where the Eagle is named as here the Vultur Tyrants Both 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ibid. Imaus one of the largest Mountains in the greater Asia now named Dalanguer rising at Mount Taurus near the Caspian Sea and stretching Southward as far as the Spring-head of Ganges then spreading it self East and West becomes the Northern Boundary to the Empire of the Greal Mogul V. 432. The Roving Tartar The Tartars are a People the most barbarous bloody and fierce of all Mankind Inhabitants of Tartary the greatest Country in all Asia they are here said to be Roving from their continual wandering up and down that Country fruitful in Pasturage with their Families in little covered Carts having anciently no Cities but living in Companies in the Fields called Hords This hardy course of Life has fitted 'em for War in which they have often proved themselves the Scourges of God on the Civilized World In this last Age one of their Princes broke in upon China and entirely Conquered it Roving wandering of the Fr. Roder to move to and fro as Vagabonds Thieves and Pirates do who are called Rovers V. 434. To gorge the Flesh To glut himself with the Flesh of tender Lambs or Kids new yean'd Gorger Fr. to Cloy to Gluttonize of Gorge Fr. the Throat the Gullet Yeanling new yeaned lately born or fallen V. 436. Of Ganges or Hydaspes Ganges at this day called Ganga is the greatest River of East-India by it divided into two Parts it riseth from Mount Imaus as the Ancients say from Emodus in the Confines of Great Tartary and running Southward through the Empire of the Great Mogul dischargeth it self by five Outlets into the Bay of Bengala So that Virgil seems not to have been so much mistaken as Interpreters suppose him when he said of this River Ceu septem surgens sedatis amnibus altus Per tacitum Ganges AEn 9. Quâ colitur Ganges toto qui solus in orbe Ostia nascenti contraria solvere Phaebo Audet adversum fluctus propellit in Eurum Luc. l. 3. Ibid. Hydaspes is a River of East-India thô Virgil calls it Medus Hydaspes Geor. 4. On its Banks stood Nysa the chief City of India when conquered by Alexander therefore by Lucan styled Nisaeus Hydaspes l. 6. From the disagreement among the Poets about the Native Place of this Rivet it came to pass that Horace calls it Fabulosum Vel quae loca Fabulosus lambit Hydaspes Car. l. O. 22. Ibid. Indian Streams Rivers of India so named from Indus its Principal River and Western Boundary Quâque ferens rapidum diviso gurgite fontem Vastis Indus aquis mistum non sentit Hydaspen Luc. l. 4. V. 438. The barren Plains of Sericana Cathay anciently called Serica Et Scythia extra Imaum the Habitation of the Silk-weaving Seres This Country is bounded on the East with the Ocean Westward with Tartary Northward with the Scythian Sea and on the South with China Ibid. Where Chineses drive c. Chineses the Inhabitants of China a vast Kingdom in the East of Asia a People for their Numbers Civility Learning and the Fertility of their Country preferible to all those of the Pagan World Some Parts of Tartary as well as China it self are so very flat and plain that Waggons are usually driven over them without any other Motive than that of Sails and

Immissaeque ferae Sylvis sidera Coelo Et exciperet Coeli Indulgentia terras Virg. Geor. 2. Ver erat aeternum placidique tepentibus auris Mulcebant Zephyri natos sine semine flores Meta. 1. Pan 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Interpreted by Macrobius Universae substantiae Materialis Dominator the Universal Nature as the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies All the whole Frame of Nature the Universe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hom. in Pana Hence in the Days of Heathenism taken for the Sun the visible most powerful and glorious God of the World governed as to appearance by his Eternal Influence Suitable to this Opinion Orpheus styles him the powerful Deity and makes Heaven Earth the Sea and Immortal Fire Members of his Immense Body 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Orph. in Pana Exactly well therefore does our Poet give him the Title of Universal Pan and joyn him with the dancing Hours and Graces the Fruits of the Earth and their Seasons depending on his enlivening Lamp and the Measures of his Motion V. 267. Knit with the Graces and the Hours By the Graces and the Hours are here meant the Flowers and fruitful Seasons produced on Earth by the Suns Universal Heat and the difference made by the Accesses and Recesses of his Inspiriting Influence The Graces are reckon'd three the Off-spring of Jupiter and Eurynome the Daughter of the Ocean that is of Heat and Moisture the Composition of all things 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hesiod Theog That these Graces were taken for the beautiful Seasons in which all things seem to dance and smile in an Universal Joy is plain from Horace Diffugere nives Redeunt jam Gramina Campis c. Gratia cum Nymphis Geminisque sororibus audet Ducere nuda Choros Od. 7. Carm. Lib. 4. Aratus calls the Hours 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Fruitful Time being requisite to the Maturity of all Things 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Homer gives 'em the Power of shutting and opening of Heaven that is of fair and foul Weather equally requisite 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And he joyns both the Graces and the Hours Hand in Hand with Harmony Youth and Venus three Charming Companions 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 269. Of Enna where Proserpin c. Proserpina was the Daughter of Jupiter and Ceres carried away by Pluto the Subterranean God as she was gathering Flowers on the top of Enna a beauteous Plain on an Hill not far from a City of the same Name in the middle of the Island of Sicily Haud procul Hennaeis locus est à maenibus altae Nomine Pergus aquae Non illo plura Caystros Carmina Cygnorum labentibus audit in undis Sylva Coronat aquas cingens latus omne suisque Frondibus ut velo Phoebêos submovet ignes Frigora dant rami Tyrios humus humida Flores Perpetuum ver est Quo dum Proserpina luco Ludit aut violas aut candida lilia carpit Poene simul visa est dilectaque raptaque Diti Ovid. Meta. 5. With him agrees the Neoterick Claudian Forma loci superat Flores Curvata tumore Parvo planities Mollibus edita clivis Creverat in Collem c. de Raptu Proserp Lib. 2. He that would see more of this Place may read the Florid Description Cicero has made of it in his sixth Invective against Verres Vetus est haec Opinio Judices c. V. 270. By Gloomy Dis By the black God of Hell Dis à Divitiis as his other Name Pluto of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Riches because the most Pretious Metals are found and dug under ground out of the Subterranean Vaults and Neighbourhood of Hell Ceres the Daughter of Saturn and Ops Sister to Pluto Jove Juno and Neptune the first that taught Mankind the Art of Ploughing and Sowing Prima Ceres ferro Mortales vertere terram Instituit Virg. Georg. 1. Prima Ceres unco glebam dimovit aratro Prima dedit fruges alimentaque mitia terris Meta. Lib. 5. Quas dea per terras quoe erraverit undos Dicere longa mora est quoerenti defuit Orbis Ibid. Dis or Pluto being refused by all the Goddesses because of his ill Looks dark Kingdom and darker Complexion was forc'd to make his way through the Earth into the fair Ennean Field where in his Ebon Chariot he snatch'd up Ceres her beautiful Daughter who ignorant what was become of her wandred all the World over to seek her and as she made her Enquiries taught Mankind the Art of Tillage V. 273. Of Daphne by Orontes Daphne was the most celebrated and delicious Suburbs of Antioch the Capital of Syria or rather of the East seated on both the Banks of Orontes It was a vast Grove of Lawrels whence it took the Name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Lawrel intermixt with tall Cypress-Trees defying the Suns piercing Rays under whose thick Shade nevertheless the Earth was Luxuriant in Flowers it was full of Fountains and had one supposed to derive its Waters from the Castalian Spring and endued with the same Power of promoting the Spirit of Divination in its Drinkers as well as that at Delphos Zozom in his Description of Daphne Orteliu● has an exact Delineation of this bounteous Grove in the end of his Maps Orontes a beautiful River of Syria springing out of Mount Libanus and running to Antioch I am pridem Syrus in Tyberim defluxit Orontes Juv. Sat. 3. En quantum Tygris quantum celer ambit Orontes Luc. Lib. 6. V. 274. Inspir'd Castalian Spring Was a Fountain at the Foot of the Hill Parnassus so named of Castalia a Virgin Mistress of Apollo turned into this cold Stream for refusing his Flames those that pretended to Poetry or Prophesie wash'd their Eyes in this Chaste Fountain to which the enamour'd Deity gave the Power of Inspiration Inspiratus Lat. one endowed with preternatural Knowledge Numine afflatus Qui rore puro Castaliae lavit Crines solutos Hor. Car. Lib. 3. Od. 4. Quâ nulla priorum Castaliam molli divertitur Orbita clivo Geor. 3. V. 275. Nor that Nyseian Isle girt with the River Triton Nysa was a City in an Island of the same Name encompass'd and begirt by the River Triton in Affrica from which Pallos took her Name Tritonia of her appearing first on its Banks Et Pallas Lybicis Tritonides edita Lymphis Sil. Ita. Lib. 9. This Island for its Fertility the Goodness of the Air and Soil and for the Production of the choicest and most delicious Fruits the coolest Fountains and most delightful Shades as well as for abundance of the choicest Vines naturally growing there was extreamly celebrated 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hom. in Bacch 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉

that Sin and Death brought on his wretched Offspring Tragic 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Severe Unfortunate such as are the Subjects of Tragedies full of Death and Destruction V. 13. Death's Harbinger Low and mean Suspicion Faith forfeited on Man's behalf Rebellion and Disobedience On God's part Offended and Estranged Distance and Disgust Anger and just Reproof and Sentence given that filled this World with woe by bringing Sin into it and her Attendant Death and Misery manifold the sad forerunner of Mortality Alienated Bo. I. Vers. 451. Rebuke of Reboucher Fr. to reprove to silence by just Rebuke of Re and Bouche of Bucca Lat. the Mouth Harbinger Herberger Belg. an Officer that goes before a King's Retinue to provide Lodging well allow'd to Death the King of Terrors V. 15. Of stern Achilles Sad Undertaking yet a Subject much more sublime than the Wrath of fierce Achilles wreck'd on his Foe Hector that fled from him thrice round Troy's ancient Wall Achilles the Son of Peleus and Thetis the Valiantest of all the Grecian Hero's of whose Anger against Agamemnon Homer composed his Ilias He slew Hector the Son of Priam who avoided him by flying three times about the City before he durst abide him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Imitated by Virgil in the Combat between AEneas and Turnus Quinque orbes explent cursu totidemque retexunt Huc illuc nec enim levia aut ludicra petuntur Praemia sed Turni de vitâ sanguine certant AEn 12. Troy Troja a City of Phrygia in the Lesser Asia famous for its Ruine after ten years War It was situated on the River Xanthus near Mount Ida three miles from the Archipelago Immortalized by Homer's Ilias and Virgil's AEneis Fugitive Lat. Fugitivus a Run-away V. 17. Of Turnus for Lavinia disespous'd A Theme more lofty than the Rage of Turnus for the loss of his betrothed Lavinia Turnus Son of Daunus and Venilia courted Lavinia only Daughter of King Latinus and Amata who betrothed her to him but divers Prodigies hindring the Match and the Oracles declaring Lavinia was to expect a Foreign Husband AEneas arriving in Italy slew Turnus and obtained her therefore said to be Disespoused Et consanguineo toties data dextera Turno AEn 7. V. 18. Or Neptune's ire or Juno's c. Or Neptune's wrath that for so many years toss'd and turmoil'd the Grecian Ulysses or Juno's Spleen that persecuted the Trojan AEneas Son of Venus Neptune Son of Saturn and Lord of the Sea was enraged against Ulysses for putting out Polyphemus his Eye his Son by the Nymph Thoosa and in Revenge thereof he Shipwrack'd him divers times in his return home from the Trojan War 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 V. 19. Cytherea's Son AEneas Son of Anchises and Venus named Cytherea of Cythera an Island where she was worship'd was hated by Juno Sister and Wife to Jupiter for divers Reasons given by Virgil in the beginning of his AEn 1. Quo numine laeso Quidve dolens Regina Deum tot volvere casus Infignem pietate virum tot adire labores Impulerit c. Perplex'd vexed and disturbed of Perplexor Lat. to intangle Greek Graecus Lat. a Native of Greece V. 23. And Dictates to me c. Who nightly visits me unask'd and in my Dreams informs me or inspires me with my suddain Song Unimplor'd Non imploratus Lat. Uninvited of Un answering the Negative In Lat. and Implorare Lat. to entreat Dictates of Dictare Lat. to indite to tell one what he shall write Unpremeditated of In and Praemeditatus Lat. not much mused and thought upon but suddain and easie as inspired V. 25. Heroic Song Poema Heroïcum Heroic Poesie such as described the Actions of great Men. Hero's Bo. I. V. 552. consisting chiefly in Warlike Deeds Was hitherto the only Argument Heroic deem'd V. 28. Not sedulous by Nature Not naturally industrious Sedulus Lat. careful To indite Indicere Lat. to relate Slaughter and War as Bella horrida bella Arma virumque cano AEn 1. V. 29. Chief Maistry to dissect c. Where the chief Master-piece is to hack and hew in pieces Fabulous Hero's in feign'd Encounters the nobler and more commendable Courage of Patience and generous Suffering let slip uncelebrated Maistry of Maistrise Fr. cunning skill of Maistre Fr. a Master an Instructor To Dissect of Dissecare Lat. to cut in pieces Havoc Bo. II. V. 1009. Fortitude Fortitudo Lat. Manhood Courage V. 32. Heroic Martyrdom Noble and gallant Suffering for the sake of Truth and a good Conscience 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Witness a Testimony given to the Truth by Christians sealing their Faith by their Blood thence styled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Witnesses in the highest sense as St. Stephen's whose early Suffering Acts 7. 59. gave him the Title of The Proto-martyr Acts 22. 20. V. 35. Impreses quaint Fine Devices and Inscriptions explaining the Figures and Emblems painted or carved on Shields With boastful Argument portray'd Bo. VI. V. 84. Impreses of Impresa Ital. a Design an Undertaking of the Lat. Impressio Emblazon'd Book V. Vers. 592. Quaint Bo. VIII V. 78. Ibid. Caparisons and Steeds Horses and their Warlike Harness Of the Fr. Caparasson or Ital. Caparisone as if Campestris apparatus Lat. the Furniture for the Field V. 36. Bases Foot-cloaths or houses any thing that hangs low of Bas Fr. low Ibid. Tinsel Trappings And their gawdy Ornaments Tinsel shining glittering of Estinceller Fr. to sparkle Gorgeous Bo. II. V. 3. V. 37. At Joust and Torneament At a solemn Tilting The same thing twice express'd Joust of the Fr. Jouster to run with Spear one against another in fierce or counterfeited Fight Some will have it of Justa Lat. Funerals because these Sports were at first Instituted on those occasions and called Funeral Games The Agmen Trojanum on the Anniversary of Anchises's Funeral performed by Jülus something resembling a Tilting Convertere vias infestaque tela tulere Inde alios ineunt cursus aliosque recursus Adversis spatiis alternosque orbibus orbes Impediunt pugnaeque cient simulacra subarmis AEn 5. Torneament Turnament of Torneamento and Torneare Ital. to come round to fetch a compass as those that run a-tilt do when they miss their Adversary renewing their Course and Encounter Ibid. Marshal'd Feast Then sumptuous Feasts in good order ranged and brought up in spacious Halls by Stewards and their Trains Marshal'd of the Fr. Mareschal the chief Commander of an Army from the care in ranging the Dishes at a Feast as judiciously as the Divisions in a Field against the Day of Battel often less dangerous of the two Sewers Persons that usher in the Meat to a King's Table and place it there of the Fr. Asseoir to set down anciently writ Asscours Seneshals Stewards Fr. Seneschal of Sind Ger. a Family and

nuditas esset incognita sed turpis nondum erat quia nondum libido membra illa praeter arbitrium commovebat Nondum ad hominis inobedientiam redarguendam suâ inobedientiâ caro quodammodo Testimonium perhibebat Aug. l. 4. c. 17. de Civit. Dei. V. 1058. Naked left to guilty Shame Stript of their Innocence and Virtue the just Assurance of themselves and Original Uprightness they were left naked and open to dishonest Shame the Son of Guilt He cover'd 'em indeed but 't was with Confusion a wretched Robe that laid 'em much more open to which St. Paul seems to allude What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed Rom. 6. 21. V. 1060. The Danite strong Herculean Samson He was the Son of Manoah of Zorah of the Tribe of Dan thence named the Danite Judg. 13. 2. Herculean Herculeus Lat. as strong as Hercules the mighty Hero celebrated by all the Poets for his Prowess and famous Labours Son of Alemena and Jupiter who assumed the shape of her Husband Amphytrio V. 1061. Of Philistean Dalilah From the Lap of the Harlot Dalilah a Daughter of the Philistines Judg. 16. 4. V. 1062. Shorn of his Strength Bereaved of all his Strength by being shorn for he was a Nazarite from his Mother's Womb according to the command of the Angel Judg. 13. 5 16 19. Destitute Destitutus Lat. deprived of forsaken V. 1078. Of foul Concupiscence Of base vile Lust Concupiscentia Lat. a covetous disorderly Desire V. 1087. Their Umbrage Their Shadows Of Umbrage Fr. Umbra Lat. a Shade V. 1092. May from the present Misprinted for the present V. 1097 This new-comer Shame The disobedience of the Flesh became no small part of the shameful Punishment of their disobeying their Maker Ut paenâ reciprocâ inobedientia plecteretur extitit in motu corporis quaedam impudens novitas fecit attentos reddidit confusos Aug. de Civit. Dei l. 14. c. 17. V. 1103. In Malaber or Decan Malabria is a vast Peninsula or Promontory of the East-Indies lying between the Indian Sea West and the Gulph of Bengala or Ganges to the East of which Decan is a considerable Kingdom and Boundary V. 1104. Braunching so broad Of these Indian Fig-trees Sir Walter Rawleigh tells us he saw many thousands in the West-Indies in a Valley near Paria after they have shot up 20 or 30 Foot high having no Twig in the Stem they spread a large Top out of which there issueth a a Gummy substance which hanging down like a Cord in some Months time reaches the Ground and there Rooting grows speedily up into a Tree producing others in like manner Daughters as our Poet says that grow about the Mother-shade not renowned for Fruit which is no bigger than a great Pea Hist. of the World Bo. 1. ch 4. A Pillar'd Shade a cool Shade supported by many Trees that stand by one another like rows of Pillars Latitudo foliorum Peltae effigiem Amazoniae habet Plin. l. 12. c. 5. Ducit Amazonidum lunatis agmina peltis AEn 1. V. 1110. At Loop-holes cut At Passages cut through the thick Wood. Loop-hole of the Dut. Loopen Holes to run out at V. 1111. Broad as Amazonian Targe As large as an Amazonian Shield The Amazons had their Name of the Privative 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Breast because they burnt off their right Breasts the better to draw their Bow They inhabited the North part of the Lesser Asia near the Euxine Sea where they built a famous City Themiscyra on the Banks of the River Thermodoon Quales Threiciae cum flumina Thermodoontis Pulsant pictis bellantur Amazones armis AEn 11. Targe a Shield of Tergum Lat. a Hide a principal part of it Clypeum tot ferri terga tot aeris Cum pellis toties obeat circumdata tauri AEn 10. V. 1116. Columbus found th' American Columbus by Birth a Genoese made the first Discovery of America Anno 1492. American an Inhabitant of America the fourth part of the World greater than the other three named of Americus Vespucius a Florentine who seven years after Columbus compleated the discovery of that vast Continent V. 1117. With feather'd Cincture With a Covering of Feathers girt about their Waste Cinctura Lat. a Girdle Not only the wild and naked Americans but the Gymnosophists that had their name from Nakedness who studied Philosophy in the vast Solitudes of India veiled their Wastes as do every where the most barbarous Nations confessing tacitly themselves the Descendents of a finful and ashamed Adam Turbulent Stormy Turbulentus Lat. Contentious V. 1133. Speech intermitted His discontinued Discourse Intermissus Lat. left off broken off Bo. II. v. 463. V. 1145. Imput'st thou that to my Default Lay'st thou the Fault on me Imputare Lat. to blame to charge with Default Fr● a failing a fault V. 1160. Fix'd in thy Dissent Resolure in thy Refusal determinate in thy Denial Dissent Dissensus Lat. a denial a disagreeing V. 1185. If Evil thence ensue Nihil est audacius illis Deprensis iram atque animos à crimine sumunt Juv. Sat. 6. NOTES On MILTON's PARADISE Lost. BOOK X. V. 1. THe Hainous c. The hateful and despightful Deed for Satan out of Hatred and Revenge on God was push'd upon this direful attempt against Man his new Favorite Hainous Haineux Fr. hateful Of Haine Fr. hatred V. 16. Manyfold in Sin Interpreters give us Eight sorts of Sins contain'd in or springing from Adam's first Transgression First That of Pride in desiring to be like God in Knowledge according to Eccles. 10. 13. For Pride is the beginning of Sin The Second An inordinate Affection and immoderate Love of his Wife Thirdly A wicked curiosity to try the hidden Virtue of the forbidden Tree Fourthly A doubting whether the Sentence That in the day he should eat thereof he should surely die were absolute or only comminatory and deterring because not immediately executed on Eve Fifthly That he thought it a small Fault as his excuse seem'd to infer The Woman which thou gavest me gave me of the Fruit and I did eat Sixthly That he was moved thereunto by his low sensual Appetite seeing the goodliness of the Tree that it was good for food and pleasant to the eye The Seventh was the Sin of Disobedience in contrarying Gods positive Command As by one mans disobedience c. Rom. 5. 19. The Eighth Offence or its highest Aggravation was his wicked excuse laying the fault at Gods Door The Woman that thou gavest me c. Gen. 3. 12. V. 25. Violated not their Bliss Yet their fad concern going no farther than to Compassion did not interrupt or hazard their Happiness V. 45. With lightest moment of impulse Or touch with the least motive that might incline his Freewill to his own election left in even balance Moment Momentum Lat. weight Id est maximi momenti ponderis Cic. Impulse Bo. III. V. 120. V. 56. Vicegerent

grievous and more grating Aggravate Bo. 3. v. 524. Pennance the contraction of Penitence Penitentia Lat. Punishment or the fear of it being the Parent ef Repentance V. 557. Could not abstain Could not forbear Abstain of Abstinere Lat. properly to forbear eating to fast from Delude Bo. 9. v. 639. V. 560. That curl'd Megaera Hung thicker on those tempting Trees than curling Serpents on the dreadful Head of dire Megaera her hissing horrid Hair Megaera one of the three Snaky Sisters Daughters of Acheron and Night-Furies of Hell so invidious and detestable of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to hate Odit ipse pater Pluton odere sorores Tartareae monstrum tot sese vertit in ora Tam saevae facies tot pullulat atra colubris AEn 7. Tot Erynnis sibilat Hydris Tantaque se facies aperit Ibid. Quas Tartaream nox intempesta Megaeram Uno eodemque tulit partu paribusque revinxit Serpentum Spiris AEn 12 Curl'd Megaera Crinita Draconibus ora Met. l. 4. So Medusa's Hair was turn'd into curling Snakes Gorg●neum turpes crinem mutavit in Hydros Ibid. V. 562. Bituminous Lake where Sodom flam'd The Lake Asphaltites near which Sodom and Gomorrah burnt by Fire from Heaven Gen. 19. 24. were situated Josephus affirms the Shapes and Fashions of 'em and three other Cities called the Cities of the Plain were to be seen in his Days and Trees loaden with fair Fruit styled the Apples of Sodom rising out of the Ashes which at the first touch dissolved into Ashes and Smoak Bo. V. of the Wars of the Jews c. 5. This Lake is named Bituminous Bituminosus Lat. of Bitumen Lat. a fat clammy Slime gathered on the Lake See Asphaltic Bo. 1. v. 411. V. 563. This mo●e delusive c. This fair Fruitage was more deceitful and disappointing than Sodom's cheating Apples which only deceiv'd the Touch by dissolving into Ashes but this endured the handling the more to vex and disappoint their Taste by filling the Mouths of the Damned with grating Cinders and bitter Ashes in stead of allaying their scorching Thirst provoking and inflaming it So handsomly has our Author improved their Punishment Gust Taste of Gustus Lat. the pleasure of Tasting V. 567. With spattering Noise As the manner of those is that disgusted by any ill Taste spit out its Cause with a spattering Noise A word coin'd of the Sound thereby made Rejected cast out of Rejicere Lat. to throw out V. 568. Drug'd as oft c. Vex'd as often with hatefullest Distaste Drug'd of the Sax. Drecan to vex to toyl whence a Drudge one employed in the vilest and most loathsome Offices Disrelish Disgust Distaste Bo. 5. v. 305. Illusion Bo. 4. v. 803. V. 572. Laps'd Fall'n Lapsus Lat. Of Labi Lat. to fall V. 578. Tradition they dispers'd They spread abroad some Account among the Gentiles Tradition Traditio Lat. an ancient Account of Tradere Lat. to deliver down as those of the Jews were from Father to Son Dispers'd Bo. 3. v. 54. Heathen the Idolatrous Gentiles of the Sax. Haeden or Ger. Heyden of Heyde Ger. a Heath because when Christianity was received in the great Cities the Heathen practised their wicked Rites in little Villages and Country Obscurities for a long time V. 581. Ophion with Eurynome c. And reported how the Serpent whom they disguised under the Name of Ophion with his Wife Eu●●nome that Govern'd far and near was the most ancient of all the Gods and Reign'd on Olympus till driven thence by Saturn and Ops long before Jove their Son was born and Nurs'd in Crete Ophion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Serpent was one of the Titans possess'd of the Empire of all things before Saturn but overthrown by him as he was at last by his Son Jupiter as Isacius reports Eurynome was the Daughter of the Ocean and Consort of Ophion of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. wide and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Law thence here styled The wide encroaching Eve who by her powerful sway over the Souls and Bodies of her Sons subjected 'em to Sin and Death encroaching and usurping wide on her Posterity involved both in her Crime and Punishment down to her last Descendent Haec arma Mimantis Sustinet hos onerat ramos exutus Opion Claud. de Raptu Proserp l. 3. V. 584. Saturn The Son of Caelus and Vesta espoused his Sister Ops on whom he begot Jupiter named Dictaeus of Dicte a Mountain in Crete Di nempe su●s habuere Sorores Sic Saturnus Opim junctam sibi sanguine duxit Met. l. 9. Dictaeo caeli regem pavere sub antro Geo. 4. V. 587. Once Actual When the first fatal Transgression was committed now in Body now personally present Actualis Lat. done ab Agendo V. 588. Habitual Habitant A constant Inhabitant Habitual of Habitus Lat. a custom a constant habit of Body or Mind Habitant Habitans Lat. of Habitare Lat. to dwell to a●ide constantly in a place V. 590. Not mounted yet on his pale Horse The first Generations of Men were so vicavious there Longevity being necessary to the Peopling the World that Death seemed as then to walk on foot and follow Sin but slowly He had not those dreadful Executions to do that have since required his mounting on Horse-back as he is described Rev. 6. 8. And behold a pale Horse and his name that sate on him was Death and Hell follow'd with him c. V. 592. Second of Satan sprung Death is said to be the second Offspring of Satan Sin being his first and Death her Son and his therefore styled the Sin-bred Monster V. 596. according to the Holy Writ When lust hath conceived it bringeth forth sin and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death Jam. 1. 15. By one man sin entred into the world and death by sin Rom. 5. 12. V. 599. Where most with Ravin I may meet Where I may best find wherewithal to glut my self Ravine of Rapina Lat. Pillage Spoil all Ravenous Creatures being violent and rapacious V. 601. This vast unhide-bound Corps This vast wide Womb of mine Death is so all-devouring that his Body may well be styled Not hide-bound as those Creatures are whose Leanness makes their Skin stick to their Ribs Death on the contrary seems of so loose a Constitution that thô he eats up all things nothing stays with him Maw of the Ital. Magone the Stomach Corps the contraction of Corpus Lat. a Body V. 602. Th' incestuous Mother Sin the Mother of Death by Satan her own Sire Incestucsus Lat. one that has carnal knowledge with a Person within the Degrees forbidden Of Incestare Lat. V. 605. No homely Morsels No course Fare Morsel of Morceau Fr. of Morsus Lat. a bit V. 609. And season him c. Season him with much Sinfulness thy sweetest and most delicious Dish the highest Morsel of Mortality Season Assaissonner Fr. Sasonare Ital. to relish with Salt or Spice V. 611. Or unimmortal

for those that form the two Heads of Gemini are so placed that in the very minute of their Rising and Setting one of 'em is above the Horizon while the other is below Thence Virgil Si fratrem Pollux alternâ morte redemit Itque reditque viam toties AEn 6. Homer has recorded 'em both for the Sons of Jupiter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Whom Horace follows Castor gaudet equis Ovo prognatus eodem Pugnis Hinc clara gemini signa Tyndaridae micant Sen. Her Furens V. 675. Up to the Tropic Crab Up as high as the Tropic of Cancer distant from the Equator 23 Degrees and 31 Minutes where when the Sun gets he is at his greatest Heighth and Power AEthiopum versemus oves sub sidere Cancri Virg. Ecl. 10. Cancer the Crab was made one of the Celestial Signs because in imitation of that Animal the Sun when got so high returns back and is Retrograde whence the Tropics took their Name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to return This Tropic of Cancer being his farthest Stage Northward from whence he turns down Southward to that of Capricorn Octipedis frustra quaerentur brachia Cancri Ovid. Fast. lib. 1. V. 676. By Leo Lat. the Lion slain by Hercules in the Nemean Forest whose Skin he afterwards wore impenetrable like a Coat of Mail Juno who brought this Monster out of the Moon advanc'd him afterwards among the Stars Tu Cr●ssia mactas Prodigia vastum Nemeae sub rupe Leonem AEn 8. His elisa jacet moles Nemeaea lacertis Met. l. 9. Nempe pro telis gerit Quae timuit quae fudit Armatus venit Leone Hydrâ Her Furens Nullus per urbes errat Arcadicas Leo. Her Oetae Ibid. The Virgin and the Scales Astraea Libra Justice well described by Chaste Virgin Purity and the exact Balance in which she weighs all things Before the Flood weary of this wicked World she flew up to Heaven where for her Equity she is placed in that part of the Zodiac where the Sun coming to the Scales proportions the Days and Nights in equal length Virgo caede madentes Ultima coelestum Terras Astraea reliquit Met. l. 1. Libra Die somnique pares ubi fecerit horas Et medium luci atque umbris jam dividet orbem Geor. l. 1. V. 677. As deep as Capricorn As low as the Southern Tropic A Constellation of many Stars where when the Sun arrives 't is Winter with those that live Northward named Capricornus Lat. the Horned Goat because from thence the Sun ascends like that Climbing Animal Capricorno Phaebe relicto Per juvenis curres signa gerentis aquam Fast. lib. 1. Chine Bo. I. Vers. 242. V. 682. Had unbenighted shon If the Sun had kept his constant rode along the Equator and never deviated from the Equinoctial Path either to the North or South those that had lived in the Neighbourhood of the Poles had known no Night because the Sun would have been always in sight rounding their Horizon but his company had been so cold though constant at so vast a distance that as Vallesius well observes it would have been little worth for their day would have been weak and as to warmth imperfect and unproductive Partes sub Polis sitae neque diem neque noctem haberent ullam sed in Horizonte solem semper cujus dimidium spectarent quod parum omnino abest ab aeternâ nocte Neque sol in Horizonte semper volutatus possit satis calefacere ac faecundare terras quas nunc cum viginti tres gradus supra Horizontem elevetur tamen calefacit tenuiter De Sacrâ Philo. c. 26. They had indeed known neither East nor West the Terms for the Suns Rising and Setting because he had been always visible to them though useless V. 686. From cold Estotiland Estotilandia Lat. is a great Tract of Land in the North of America towards the Artic Circle and Hudsons Bay part of Canada commonly called New Britain and Terra Laboratoris a Mountainous Country overgrown with Woods and over-run with Wild Beasts but very fruitful though very cold V. 687. Beneath Magellan Magellanica a Country in South America of large extent towards the South Pole which together with its Streights took their Name of Ferdinandus Magellanus a Portuguese who in the year 1520. first discover'd them V. 688. As from Thyestean Banquet Theystes and Atreus Sons of Pelops and Hyppodamia hated one another to that degree That Theystes having debauched the Wife of Atreus was by him entertain'd upon a pretended Reconciliation at a Feast where his slaughter'd Sons were served up and their Blood mixt with his Wine At this Bloody Banquet the Tragedians say the Sun ran back to the East for fear of seeing so horrid and detestable a Cruelty Caena Thyestae Aut humana palam coquet exta nefarius Atreus Hor. de Ar. Poet. Astra Thyestae Abstulit subitis damnavit noctibus Argos Luc. 7. Quo terrarum superumque parens C●jus ad ortus noctis opacae Decus omne fugit quo vertis iter Medioque diem perdis Olympo Sene. Cho. Thyest. Sol auroram videt occiduus Hocegit diem Aversum in ortus Ibid. Thest. Act. 5. His Course intended His wonted way intended usual fixt Of Intendere Lat. to settle Course Cursus Lat. Race V. 691. Avoided pinching Cold c. Had the Position of the Sphear been from the beginning the same that now it is and the Sun at his first setting forth taken the same way that now he does the habitable World must in Winter have been afflicted with extreme Cold and in Summer scorcht with violent Heat though Adam had never tasted the fatal forbidden Fruit Those contrary extremities seeming rather a Punishment consequent on the Sin than on the situation of Mankind in Sinless Innocency V. 693. Sideral Blast Blastings descending from the Stars shot from the squint Eyed Planets Sideralis Lat. Sideratio blasting a scorching withering heat Quid tempestates Autumni Sydera dicam Geor. 1. V. 695. Corrupt and Pestilent Hurtful and Pestilential Breath Corruptus Lat. unwholsome Pestilens Lat. Infectious Of Pestis Lat. the Plague V. 696. Of Norumbega Norumbega is a Province of the Northern America stiled Mexicana having its chief City of the same Name Ibid. The Samoed Shoar Samoieda is a Province in the North East of Muscovy upon the Frozen Sea on both sides of the River Ob a part of the antient Scythia or Sarmatia Samoedes the Russians tell us under whose Czars they are signifies Self-Eaters it being their Custom to Eat Mans Flesh and that of their nearest Relations mixt with Venison as Olearius relates I have seen a Man his Wife and two Children Samoedes in a little Island over against Archangel of whom the Earl of Cars●ile bought the Rain Deer presented to King● Charles the Second who hanging the Guts of

and Glory are frequently express'd by it in Holy Writ Thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee Psal. 21. 8. Sit on my right hand Psal. 110. 1. On the contrary the Left was esteemed weak and wicked A wise man's heart is at his right hand but a fools heart at his left Eccl. 10. 2. And the Discrimination of the Blessed and the Accursed at the Day of Judgment is typified by the same distinction He shall set the sheep on his right hand but the goats on his left Matth. 25. 33. So Virgil describes the two ways leading to Happiness and Misery after Death Hic locus est partes ubi se via findit in ambas Dextera quae Ditis magni sub maenia tendit Hac iter Elysium nobis at Laeva malorum Exercet paenas ad impia Tartara mittit And the fiery Phlegethon is placed Sub rupe sinistrâ AEn 6. Sinister Lat. of the left hand and thence unlucky V. 887. As supernumerary to my just number The number of Ribs in a Human Body being twenty four twelve on each side has put the Curious upon Enquiry whether Adam had thirteen on that side out of which the Rib formed into his Companion was taken Those that are of this Opinion seem to make him a Monster and cannot easily disintagle themselves from that Absurdity Others therefore say he had no more than his Descendents but that one of 'em which was substracted from his Side was by that Omnipotent Power who formed him from the Dust supply'd by another which the Text Gen. 2. 21. where there is only mention of closing up the Flesh will as well admit of at that other at V. 23. where Adam styles Eve Flesh of his Flesh in whose Formation there is nothing more named than a bare Rib of which our Author makes incensed Adam say it had been well if it had been thrown away as unnecessary or over and above the equal number of his Ribs on each side Supernumerarius Lat. exceeding the usual number V. 890. With Spirits masculine c. It is generally supposed that the whole Angelic Nature was entirely created at once without distinction of Sex that difference being only necessary to People this inferior World by Propagation our Saviour in his Answer to the Sadduces captious Question concerning the Resurrection having declared That those who shall arise to a blessed Resurrection shall neither Marry nor be given in Marriage but be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Equal to the Angels Luke 20. 34 35. Spirits masculine He-Angels Masculinus Lat. of Mas a Man a He Creature V. 891. This fair Defect of Nature This fair Failure in Nature this charming Want and Weakness Male and Female Creatures being of the same kind and only differenc'd by their Sex the Feminine seems to be a kind of Lameness and Weakness a Hurt and Damage of the more perfect and compleat Sex Nimirum vir est quod firmum proinde efficax faemina quod debile proinde receptivum pati idoneum So that a Woman is as it were a maim'd and imperfect Man Vall. de Sac. Philos c. 1. This Novelty this strange thing this wonderful new thing in Nature so called in respect of the supposed Peopling of Heaven with Masculine Spirits Nouveauté Fr. a new unusual thing of Novus Lat. Defect Defectus Lat. a deficiency something wanting V. 894. To generate Mankind To encrease and multiply Mankind that Men might rise like Mushroms out of their Mother Earth's moist lap As Lucretius Maternum nomen adepta Terra tenet merito quoniam genus ipsa creavit Humanum atque animal propè certo tempore fudit Omne Lib. 5. V. 902. Through her Perversness By her Frowardness or Obstinacy Perversitas Lat. crossness V. 905. To a fell Adversary Chain'd by ill-made Marriage to an angry Enemy his Curse or his Confusion Fell curs'd cruel of Felle an old Fr. word of Fel Lat. the Gall as if Felleus bitter Wedlock-bound Married as Wind-bound V. 909. He added not He said no more Repuls'd Repulsus Lat. refus'd dishearten'd of repellere Lat. to overthrow to drive back Tresses Bo. 4. v. 305. V. 913. Besought his Peace Begg'd his Pardon entreated to be restored to his Favour V. 918. And elasp thy Knees And humbly embrace thy Knees an Universal Custom among all Nations Hominis genibus quaedam religio inest observatione gentium Haec supplices attingunt ad haec manus tendunt haec ut aras adorant Plin. l. 11. c. 45. The Knees were Sacred to Pity and Compassion as the Forehead to the Genius and the Right Hand to Fidelity Genua amplexus genibusque volutans Haerebat AEn 3. The Heathens used to affix their Supplications or their Vows for obtaining them to those parts of their Idol-Gods Genua incerare Deorum Juven Suppliant Supplicans of Supplicare Lat. to sue to entreat Subsist Bo. 9. v. 359. V. 931. I against God and Thee I have offended both God the supreme Sovereign Lord of all Things and Beings and thee also my immediate and particular Lord. V. 933. Importune Heaven Beseech God who dwels in Heaven with most earnest Entreaties c. Importune earnestly to Entreat of Importunus Lat. Bo. 9. v. 609. V. 937. And her lowly Plight immoveable Her humble Posture from which she refused to rise till she had made her Peace Plight Bo. 1. v. 335. Immoveable Immobilis Lat. unremoved Deplor'd lamented bewail'd Deploratus Lat. Commiseration Commiseratio Lat. Pity Reconcilement Reconciliatio Lat. a return to Kindness and Friendship V. 955. All Might be visited c. That all the Punishment might light on To visit in Scripture Phrase signif to Punish In the day of my Visitation I will visit their sin upon them Ex. 32. 34. Shall I not visit for these things saith the Lord shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this Jer. 5. 9. So Jerusalem because of her Abominations is called The City of Visitation Jer. 6. 6. Visited of Visitare Lat. to go to see to enquire into a thing Expos'd Expositus Lat. laid open as here to danger V. 965. To our Seed deriv'd Streaming down to all Succession A Metaphor from Water running forth from its Spring head Derivare aquam ex fonte as Quintil. As Water issueth from its Well-spring and runs till it mingle with its Original Ocean so does Adam's Sins spread over his Posterity till Time shall be swallowed up of Eternity Derived Derivatus Lat. flowing down to V. 967. By sad Experiment By woful Experience Experimentum Lat. Tryal Proof Erroneous Bo. 6. v. 146. By just Event by what is deservedly come to pass Event Eventus Lat. of Evenire Lat. to happen V. 978. Tolerable as in our Evils c. Yet better to be undergone in this our ill condition and sitter to be chosen and preferable to it Tolerabilis Lat. sufferable V. 979. If Care of our Descent c. If the Concern of our Offspring of those that shall come of and

〈◊〉 Gr. cruel like a Tyrant V. 36. From Rebellion shall derive his Name Nimrod 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to rebel as being the Arch-rebel against the Universal Law of Nature which allowed only of Paternal Power This Nimrod is with great probability thought to have been the ancient Belus the Builder of Babylon and Father of Ninus as well from Gen. 10. 10. And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel by the 70 render'd Babylon as from Profane Authority Tyrannize Tyrannizare Lat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. to Govern Arbitrarily V. 40. From Eden towards the West And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east Gen. 11. 2. V. 41. Wherein a black bitumenous Gurge That they found a plain in the land of Shinar Gen. 11. 2. And slime had they for mortar Ibid. v. 3. This Plain of Shinar near Babylon is famous for a great Pool out of which much bitumenous clammy Slime is gather'd Babylone locus est amplissima magnitudine habens supernatans liquidum bitumen quo bitumine latere testaceo structum murum Semiramis Babylonicum circumdedit Vitruvi l. 8. c. 3. Bituminous Bo. 10. v. 562. Gurge of Gurges Lat. à Gyrando a Pool Mater quae gurgitis hujus Ima tenes Geo. 4. This black Bituminous Pool is by our Poet stiled The Mouth of Hell for the same Reasons that the Lago d' Averno between Bajae and Puteoli in Campania was for its Sulphureous Streams mix'd with Sulphur Nitre and Bitumen called Alta Ostia Ditis Geo. 4. V. 44. Whose top may reach to Heaven Let us build us a city and a tower whose top may reach to heaven and let us make us a name lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth Gen. 11. 4. Whose top may reach to Heaven that is of a vast and incredible height Dispers'd Dispersus Lat. scatter'd abroad V. 51. Comes down to see their City Gen. 11. 5. Spoken of God after the manner of Men and denotes in Scripture the greatness of the Provocation and the immediate approach of the Punishment Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great I will go down c. Gen. 18. 20. V. 52. Obstruct Heaven's Towers Before their Tower was raised high enough to hinder his Prospect from Heaven's lofty Towers said in Derision Obstruct Obstruere Lat. to stop up to dam up Strue quadam obstare Derision Bo. 5. v. 736. V. 53. A various Spirit to rase their Native Language In derision of their proud and impious Attempt God set upon their Tongues a various Spirit a Spirit and Breath of Confusion which made 'em quite forget that which had till then been the Universal Language and turned and tuned their Tongues to different Speeches not heard before with which he inspired on the Sudden the Families and Tribes proceeding from the three Sons of Noah Hoc nempe modo Linguarum illa confusio divisio facta est Primò quidem fecit Deus omnes illos homines praeter Heber familiam ejus oblivisci primae linguae quae antea fuerat hominum communis Deinde pro diversitate illarum gentium quae tribus ex filiis Noë proseminatae concurrerant ad aedificationem Civitatis Turris diversos habitus variarum linguarum mentibus eorum insevit Deus Peter in Gen. A Miracle no less wonderful this of dividing the one Universal Languagage into so many and so various and thereby dispersing Mankind over the Face of the Earth than that of assembling all sorts of Tongues and Languages in the Apostles mouths on the Day of Pentecost Act. 2. in order to reunite all the Inhabitants of the Earth into one Faith and Holy Communion as the same Author observes Rase Bo. 1. v. 362. V. 55. A jangling Noise A scolding clamour of Words not understood At the confusion of Tongues strange was the Astonishment and mighty the Mockery and Madness that befel so vast a Multitude in one moment distracted as if deriding one another with their jangling unintelligible Nose Jangling of Jangler Fr. to scold or Jancken Belg. to bark and bawl at one another Well stiled A hideous Gable a dreadful Prattle an astonishing Din. Gable of the obsolete Javioler Fr. of Jayon a Jay a noisie Bird or of Habler Fr. Hablar Span. both of Fabulari Lat. to Prate to tell incredible Stories Hideous Bo. 1. v. 46. V. 58. Not understood That they may not understand one anothers speech Gen. 11. 7. Hubbub Bo. 2. v. 951. Din. 6. v. 403. V. 61. The Work confusion named 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Confusion of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to confound And they left off to build the City therefore is the name of it called Babel because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth Gen. 11. 8 9. Ridiculous Ridiculus Lat. Reproachful Execrable Bo. 2. v. 681. V. 68. Over B●ast Fish Fowl Dominion absolute Gen. 1. 28. God's Donation his Deed of Gift to Mankind and the Delegacy of his Power over his Irrational Subjects Donation Donatio Lat. a Gift Usurp'd Bo. 1. v. 514. V. 71. Human left from human free Left Mankind in full and free possession of their Liberty Rationalem factum ad imaginem suam noluit nisi irrationalibus dominari non hominem homini sed hominem pecori Aug. c. 15. l. 19. de Civit. Dei. V. 74. To God his Tower intends Siege and Defiance The common Opinion is That the Tower of Babel was by Nimrod and his Adherents intended to secure 'em against any second Deluge grounded on that which Josephus has recorded of him c. 5. of Bo. 1. of his Antiq. That he promised them to raise a Tower beyond the reach of the Waters nay such an one as should reach to Heaven and give 'em opportunity of Revenging the Destruction of their drowned Progenitors For which there being no Foundation in the Historical Relation of Moses Gen. 11. our Author thought it fitter to come out of Adam's than the enlighten'd Angel's mouth Gigas ille Nemrod erigebat cum suis popularibus turrim contra Dominum quâ est impia significata superbia St. Aug. l. 16. c. 4. de Civit. Dei Encroachment Accrochement Fr. a hooking in and plucking to of what is another's Right Defiance Bo. 1. v. 669. V. 78. And famish of Breath c. And starve him for want of Breath if not of Bread Some Mountains so far exceeding the Clouds that the Air is there so thin and refined as not to be drawn by Human Lungs at least not without great difficulty and for a short space Famish Starve of Fames Lat. Hunger Famine V. 82. Rational Liberty To destroy the freedom of Mankind as Rational Creatures founded in Reason Original Lapse since thy first Fault and Failing Original Bo. 1. v. 592. Lapse Lapsus Lat. a Fault an Offence of Labi Lat. to offend to slip Sin is often stiled Backsliding V. 85. With right Reason dwells Twinn'd Twisted together with