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death_n	abbey_n	abbot_n	duke_n	20	3	5.8687	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08907	The heroicall deuises of M. Claudius Paradin Canon of Beauieu. Whereunto are added the Lord Gabriel Symeons and others. Translated out of Latin into English by P.S.; Devises héroiques. English	Paradin, Claude, 16th cent.; P. S., fl. 1591.	1591 (1591)	STC 19183; ESTC S119509	55,195	420

equitie of his lawes and statutes restraine the wicked rebellious and seditious with those that oppose themselues against his authoritie and office Vlteriùs tentare veto I forbid to attempt anie further Before the comming of Christ the Pagans and heathen Gentiles had the truth of the mysterie of the trinitie reuealed vnto them as it was prophesied of the God of the Sabines whom they called Sanctum Fidium holy lond Fla. and trustie and Semipater halfe a father They carried him into the citie affirming that hee consisted of three names when in deede he was but one And although there was a temple consecrate to that trinitie on Quirinal hill yet carried it the name but of one onelie And of such great estimation was that three fold image that in al ages it had the soueraigntie where vnder was figured the trinitie of the Godhead is one vnitie to wit Deus fidius Plinie which was the middest God Thus the nation of the Sabins was most religious and therefore haue they purchased them a name accordingly Neither is it to be doubted but that the olde Gentiles to whom religion was more acceptable had greater light and knowledge of the true faith Seruitus libera Free seruice The rigor of Moises law towards seruants was such Exod. 21. Deut. 15. that he who had fulfilled the exact time of his bondage a choise should be giuen him either to be set at libertie or else to be bondman to his maister as long as he liued If the seruant choose to be bonde his maister should bore his eare with an alle that was called free wil seruice The same ought euery christian man to do who as it were a free seruant vnder the law of grace ought to offer his eare to God that he may make it capable obedient to his commandements This great benefit is to be imbraced of all men which thing the Psalmist semeth to insinuate in this place where he saith Psal 39 thou hast bored or made readie my eares There are others that interprete the place of Moises otherwise that such voluntarie bondage did signifie those that gaue themselues wholy to earthly pleasures reseruing no time to amendement nor yet euer seeking to redeeme themselues into the libertie of the spirit of God which is our seruice by faith in Iesus Christ wherefore their eares doe signifie perpetuall calamitie and miserie Sic terras turbine perflat So he troubleth the earth with whirlewindes God our creator as Saint Peter 1. Pet. 5. ●ames 4. Luk. 1. Iames and Luke doe witnes doth resist the proude the high minded louers of themselues and the arrogant but giueth grace to the humble and lowlie Wherein he seemeth to imitate the lightning which leaueth vntouched thinges that are low and striking those that are loftie and high as Horace in these wordes beareth record The pine apple tree is tost with windes and haughtie turrets soone do fall The lightning eke doth fiercelie beate The mountaines high and tall Also Ouid. Enuie doth often soare aloft and windes beate places hie And lightnings eke assault the place that mounts vp to the skie Vel in ara And that on the holie altar Galeatius Marie duke of Milan the sonne of Francis Sforce was of such effeminate libidinous disposition of minde that he offered violence defiled honorable matrones and chast virgins Which extreame wickednes made him so odious both to his owne nation to strangers which were subiect vnto him also that in the ende it grewe to be his destruction For one Andrew Lampugnan of Milan a courtier with the assistance of two of his companions grieuously offended at him especially for the intollerable oppression which the said duke had vsed against a certaine abbot his brother and that in the abbey or monasterie conspired his death Which conspiracie after that Lampugnan had once conceiued in his minde fearing to set vpon the prince or to smite him whose beautie comelines and maiestie danted and appaled him inuented a way whereby he might both perseuere also bestrengthened and confirmed in his purpose to wit he caused an image of the duke to be ingrauen verie cunning lie in a table whereunto as often as hee came hee thrust his sword thorow it hauing vsed this policie a while he was greatly confirmed to performe the deede and entetering the church with the rest of the same conspiracie he meeteth the duke garded with a great traine as it were to salute him and giuing him three great woundes in the bellie he slue him Thus died this miserable and wicked prince who considered not the saying of Claudian that neither watching by night nor garding by day of troupes bands of men keepeth not the person of the prince so sure as loue doth And truly our God a iust God of reuenge hath commended to vs amitie friendship and peace one with another which whosoeuer doth breake and violate euerie where and to the last breath the Lord will punish him Caelitùs impendet The sword of Gods wrath hanging ouer our heads Dionysius the tyran being king of Sici●● vpon a time perecauing himselfe to be exceedingly praised of a certaine thrasonicall parasite Cicero Damocles by name for his great riche● costly ornaments the like accounting him happier then any man that liued besides 〈◊〉 answered the flatterer after this manner Damocles quoth he seeing that our fate doth like thee so well go to wilt thou make trial of our happines and tast of our fortune Ye● sir said the others if it please your grace with all my heart Wherupon the tyran commanded a chamber to be prepared for him the postes and bedsteads glistering with gold 〈◊〉 cupbordes and benches furnished with vessels of siluer curiously wrought and you●● men of an excellent beautie standing abo●● the table brauely attired as it were readie t● obey Damocles commaundement The●● were also oyntmentes corolles garlandes 〈◊〉 floures and other fragrant odours The table was furnished with all kind of dainties 〈◊〉 as Damocles thought himselfe to be in the top of all felicitie vntill at the last the tyra●● commanded a naked sworde to be hanged 〈◊〉 a small haire or thread ouer the flatterer head the point thereof touching his nec●● where he being admonished and fearing th● eminent danger lothed that which before he thought to be the chiefest happines despised the beautie of the young men and disdained the dainties the golden vessels corols sweete ●dours and else whatsoeuer And being full ●f feare besought the king to ceasse from such dangerous iesting praying that such ●erilous felicitie might neuer happen vnto ●im In which thing the tyran shewed sufficiently that there was no felicitie where there was continuall feare and anguish of ex●● came destruction Especially if we referre ●his to the sword of Gods iustice hanging o●er the neckes of the wicked and vngodly as ●t were in a most small and slender thred Satis Enough Heraclitus willing to insinuate the