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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60009	The illustrious history of women, or, A compendium of the many virtues that adorn the fair sex represented not only in lively and pathetical discourses grounded upon reason, but in sundry rare examples of virtuous love, piety, prudence, modesty, chastity, patience, hnmility [sic], temperance, conduct, constancy, and firmness of mind ... : with the prophesies and predictions of the Sybils ... : the whole work enrich'd and intermix'd with curious poetry and delicate fancie sutable to so charming a subject.	J. S. (John Shirley), fl. 1680-1702.	1686 (1686)	Wing S3508; ESTC R26238	56,658	194

the Almighty to save the World from desolation her virtues are for the most part admirable and no less her judgment and the other Intelectual faculties of her Soul That as I have prov'd being nothing Inferiour to that in which Man centers his largest Pride and Boast imagining it as it truly is a Ray of Essence a Effluence of his Maker Woman from her Infancy with pretty Smiles delights the World and Chears the hearts of her admiring Parents and as she grows Virtue takes its place well pleas'd to dwell in such a Fabrick and brings as her Attendants Modesty Sobriety and a wining Behaviour No sooner is Woman possess'd by Man in the happy State of Conubial Love but she furuishes him with a shower of Blessings wrap'd in soft Delights and deck'd in Chastest Charms mild and plyant is her Temper and her Cariage towards him decent and comely her Behaviour her Love is beyond Expression and her Tenderness such that she values him on whom her heart is plac'd equal with all but her imortal happiness as for her Life she counts it a Trifle and had rather loose it than her Honour she esteems nothing on Earth too good for her Beloved and inforces all her Charms to please and render him the happy Father of hopeful Children she is indeed his Internus Sensus his second self equally shareing his Joys and Afflictions and is not like a Swallow that sings to the morning wake of his prosperity and when the Winter of his Adversity comes takes her way upon the Winds to seek a warmer Sun her Smiles are not to be bought with Silver nor her Love to be purchac'd with Gold but are freely and intirely plac'd upon her Beloved great is her diligence to please him and as great her care not to offend him when he rejoyces she rejoyces when he is griev'd she is sad simpathising with him in all things and is the secret Cabinet in which he dare repose his Secrets and find them there as safe as in his Soul a Repository she is of his abstrusest thoughts and is ever tender of his honour nothing she thinks too good for him nor nothing she can do too much in Health she takes care for his necessaries and is wonderfully tractable in forwarding his Affairs in Sickness she is more studious for his Health then her Intrest and puts up her Prayers and Vows to Heaven for his recovery Expressing in all her actions a careful Love and Tenderness and in her Words a venerable Esteem so that without so great a virtue as Woman Man must be miserable and forlorn as to his temporal Condition nor ought he to esteem so great a Blessing unworthy his largest Thoughts nor render the Almighty less Tribute of Praise and Thanks-giving for bestowing that last best favour on him which could only compleat his earthly Felicity In making Woman Nature has been Lavish and shew'd her curious Art in Forming a Creature soft and tempting to allay the rough temper of Man by moderation and mildness as the Fluid Aire prevents the Firey Region from Calcinating the Earth and renders that outragious Element serviceable to Man-kind Great was the cunning Nature used or rather the God of Nature not to refer so great a Work to second causes in framing the lovely structure of the Softer Sex in every part proporting what by sight or touch might yield delight forgetting nothing that was admirable in it self or might be pleasing to those whose curions thoughts could scan the best Perfections wonder not then why the Sex is so admir'd by all the sages of the World yet not so much as real Worth commands in true desert as has been often intimated in the foregoing Pages why then should Man decline so great a Blessing why should not he who is so proud of being Rational use his Rationalty to a right end and by temporal Love founded on Virtue strive to raise his Soul to that which is Eternal endless and not dated by degrees of time a Love unalterable as Fate sounded on a commixture of Blessings in conversation with Angels Arch-Angels Cherubims and Seraphims Thrones Dominations Prince-doms Virtues and Powers all the Starry Quire of Brightness and Batitude and higher yet for Love is God and God is Love by it the order of the Visible World is maintain'd and things not visible to mortal Eyes supported in their sacred order and concordence 't is that which makes all truly happy and without it is no happiness in this World nor the World to come Then let us prize a Gift that is so fair So good so just that she our love should share To a degree too great to be exprest Who of all Blessing Earth affords is best Who only Crowns all Earthly Flappiness And does Man-kind beyond his wishes bless A greater Blessing Heav'n never gave To Mortal Man but him that Man did save The Reasons why Mans Happiness is not compleat on Earth without the Charming Creature Woman AS for the necessity of the Beautious Sex it is evident not only for the sake of Generation but for that of Mutual Society Man without them being as a Solitary Traveller who Journeys through Wildernesses and Desarts where Rational Creatures seldome give his Eyes the plesure of beholding them though some may object that the Conversation of Man with Man is materialy sufficient I grant it is in general relating to indifferent affairs but where the Soul claims a closer Union than such Innocent diversions can alow that convers is of little moment Woman was taken from Man and therefore by a simpathy of Nature and a secret contraction of the better part she considers in being cruel to her temporal Original she is cruel to her self and in that cruellty offends her Maker unless a singular vow of Chastity interposes wherein her aime is to be a spotless Virgin that so she may follow the Lamb that has taken away Original Sin and given us leave and oppertunity to be Regenerate and Born again through Faith and Relyance on his meritorious Death and passion but to come nearer to the conclusion Eternal love ought to be our chief aim Life in our Saviours death we d●ly claim In his dear merits all our hopes must be Zone of our everlasting life is he A bright Meridian of Eternity But how came this great Mistery to pass Eternal Widom the Prime Author was The thing is deep and Mortal Minds are lost Heav'n nows alone what this dear Blessing cost Consider then and let us still adore Omnipotence which our weak nature bore Compassioning us he lay'd aside Known Glory dispising shame he dy'd ●●●'raign o're Death with Death he yet comply'd Having thus far discours'd I shall proceed to the Character of a Virtuous Woman in all her Capacities The GOLDEN CHARACTER Of a VIRTUOUS WOMAN In all her CAPACITIES IN this case three things are more immediately to be consider'd viz The Virgin State and those of Marriage and Widdow-hood and of these in their

Foe and make his love renew In this case we find Famous Instances in Holy Writ as Sarah Rachel Leah Ruth and many more who thereby not only had immediate Blessings confer'd upon them but render'd themselves worthy Examples to all Posterity How many Virtuous Ladies might I number in Histories of divers Nations would the intended Brevity admit a further Enrolement of their Names who have wholly addicted themselves to Humility the true ground of Generosity and Nobleness even such as in an Ocean of Worldly Prosperity have rather considered they were Dust and that Earthly Riches and the Fond Aplause of flattring Parasites notwithstanding their enforc'd Eloquence could render them no other as for Instance Elizabeth Daughter to a King of Hungary and Wife to Lewis the Lantgrave of Tharengia amidst the Royalties wherewith her Court abounded was so wonderfully affected with the Sence of Humility that often remaining at home with her Maids she put on her meanest Apparel saying she would never use any other Ornaments when it should come to pass that the good and merciful Lord should put her into a condition wherein she might more freely dispose of her self When she went to her Divotion in publick not regarding her Greatness she would rather choose to Kneel amongst the Poor Women than the Ladies of the Court as imagining it most acceptable to her Maker After the Death of her Husband whom she lov'd she retir'd from places populous with few attendants and in the end went on Pilgramage giving to the Poor what came to her hands and Built for their Relief an Hospital wherein she Ministred to the Sick and took extraordinary care they should want for nothing being sent for to Return to her Fathers Court she made such Excuses and used so many Entreaties that she kept her station prefering Humility before the Enjoyments of a Kingdom Farewell thou great in mind who dost out-vie In this thy State of true Humility Those that Ambition tosses to the Skie So safe upon the Beach the Gentle Swain Beholds the trouble of the swelling Main And by contentment do's dose dangers shun Into whose Arms the greedy Saylers run Of Patience Nor is Patience though some detracters have aledg'd the contrary less admirable in Woman-kind what wonderful Tryals has the Sex undergone even to admiration not only in the loss of Substance and a reduction to Poverty loss of dearest Relations and the like but with an admirable constancy and strmness of Mind the most unjust and undeserv'd Punishments not mov'd nor disorder'd by the almost Unconquerable effects of Fea● and Anger But stood their Ground against the storms of Fate Nothing their brave Resolves cou'd dissipate Gaining a second place to his great worth Whom Uz to admiration did bring forth Nor is it amiss to mention one singular Example by which the Reader may guess at the rest In the Reign of Charles the Ninth French King divers Licentius villains getting together to shead Innocent Blood Plunder Houses and commit many other outrages amongst the rest one whose Name was Dure a very proper Name for such an Inexorable Ruffain Entering with many Curses and Imprecation the House of one Agnes a virtuous Widdow and casting a Cord about her Neck drag'd her about till she was almost strangled she not in the least complaining and then letting her come a little to her self demanded where her Money was to which with a compos'd Countenance she reply'd she had no more than a French Penny which made him Rage exceedingly and again repeat his cruelty in draging her about but perceiving she was unconcern'd at this he put hot Eggs under her Armpits till they were Scorch'd and Blister'd extreamly yet she not so much as complain'd but was more concern'd at the Impious Blasphemies he utter'd than at her own pain After that finding her Arm'd with Patience to a Miracle he threatned to throw her from the highes● Steeple in the Town yet fearless of that Danger she Reply'd If you throw my Body never so low you cannot hinder my Soul from ascending into Heaven The Wretch by this wonderful Constancy of Mind not yet being overcome stop'd Lime and Urine into her Mouth which she indur'd as the rest when finding he could no ways prevail he left her Clarks Mart. Of Steadfastness To this may be Added the Gallantry and unshaken Steadfastness wherewith some women have receiv'd Death and for Instance two of our own Nation were most Admirable Queen Ann one of the Wives of Henry the Eight and Mother to the Renown'd Queen Elizabeth upon the suppos'd false Accusations of some Envious Persons who look'd upon her Greatness with eyes Ascance being sentenc'd to Death as she was lead to be Beheaded in the Tower espying one of the Kings Privy Chamber she call'd him to her and Commend me said she to the King and tell him He is constant in his course of Advancing me for from a private Gentlewoman he made me a Marchioness from a Marchioness a Queen and now that he hath left no higher degree of Worldly Honour for me he hath made me a Martyr Bak. Chron. P. 408. Less admirable was not the Courage and Patience of the Learn'd Wise and Pious Jane Gray a Lady of Royal Extraction who for the guilty greatness of others who against her Will advanc'd her to the Seat that was not her right was in the Reign of Queen Mary together with her Husband the Lord Guildford Condemned to die during the respite Doctor Fecknam was sent to tell her she must prepare her self to die the next day which Message so little displeased her that she seem'd rather to rejoyce at it The Doctor being earnest with her to Embrace the old Religion and leave the new She Answer'd She had no time to think of any thing but preparing her self for God by Prayer The Doctor supposing she had spoken this that she might have some longer time of life obtain'd of the Queen a further respite of three days and gave her to understand as much Whereat she with a Smilling Countenance reply'd You are much deceiv'd if you think I had any desire of longer life I asure you since the time you went from me my life has been so tedious to me that I long for nothing so much as Death and since it is the Queens pleasure I most willingly uudergo it Bak. Chron. P. 458. Nor was the Countenances of these Ladies alter'd on the Scaffold till Death had turn'd their Lovely Faces to a deadly Paleness Neither was the latter at all discompos'd when she saw her Husband whom she Entirely lov'd brought into her apartment Headless as having the same morning been Executed a little before Holingsheads Chron c. Such is the strength of Mind some Women bear That Death 's Pale Terror can't infuse a Fear To these we might joyn the Beautious African Queen though in a different Method The Relation thus Sophonisba Queen of Numidia Wife to King Syphax upon the overthrow of her Husband