Religion The proposal of her Marriage with Philip of Spain caused great Insurrections and great Troubles and Sir Thomas Wiat one of the chief was beheaded These caused great suspicions of the Lady Elizabeth's having a hand in it whereupon she was committed to the Tower and then removed to Woodstock where Stephen Garner thinking to ensnare her Life askt her the meaning of those words of Christ Hoc est Corpus meum to which the Princess answered Christ was the Word that spake it He took the Bread and brake it And what the Word did make it That I believe and take it A. D. 1555. Several Bishops were burnt Bishops burnt at Oxford for the testimony of the Truth A. D. 1554. July 25th was the Marriage Her Marriage solemnized with Philip of Spain King Philip proved a great Friend to the Lady Elizabeth 'T was thought that the Queen was with Child and her delivery expected but it proved otherwise The English now lost their strong Holds in France The Queen died of a burning Fever HerDeath and Burial Novemb. 17. 1558. and was buried at Westminster Queen ELIZABETH the Restorer and A. D. 1558. Defender of the publick profession of the Apostolical Religion in England begun her Reign Novemb. 17. 1558. Jan. 15. she was crowned she soon put all things in the order as King Edward had left them There were several Rebellions in the Land but were all suppressed several likewise attempted to murther the Queen but were all taken and suffered death A. D. 1577. Novemb. 15. Captain Drake Captain Drake set Sayl from Plimouth and in three years wanting twelve days he encompassed the Earth A. D. 1588. the invincible Armado of the Spanish Armado Spaniards came against England but the English played their parts so well that they wearied out the Spaniards at Sea so that they were forced to return home with great loss and the English received a blessed deliverance Octogesimus octavus mirabilis annus Clade Papistarum faustus ubique piis The Queen now sent Forces against Spain which had very great success and annoyed them exceedingly And now again there were several attempts to Murther the Queen by Poison and otherwise but all being discovered they received their deserts There were likewise great Troubles in Ireland which continued a long time On the 24th of March 1602. died this Her Death and Burial most renowned Queen and was buried in Henry the Seventh's Chappel at Westminster 'T is said she was Spain's Rod Rome's ruin Netherland's relief Earth's joy England's Gem World's wonder Nature's chief King JAMES his Title to the Crown A. D. 1602. of England sprung from Henry the Seventh whose Male Issue failing in Queen Elizabeth the Off-spring of Margaret his eldest Daughter married to James the Fourth King of Scotland by him had Issue James the Fifth whose only Daughter and Child Queen Mary was Mother to James the Sixth King of Scotland who hearing of Queen Elizabeth's death came into England and was received with great joy and His Coâ—â—onation July 21. 1603. King James and Queen Ann were Crowned at Westminster by John Whitguift Arch-Bishop of Canterbury There were some now that plotted against the Kings Person but were taken and Executed He then caused himself to be stiled by Proclamation King of Great Britain A. D. 1604. Nov. 5. was that horrid Gun-powder Plot. Popish Plot of blowing up the Parliament House A. D. 1612. Nov. 6. Prince Henry died of a Fever who was very much lamented being a very hopeful Prince A. D. 1625. March 27. this Politick and His Death and Burial Peaceable Monarch died of an Ague at Theobalds and was buried at Westminster His Issue were Henry Charles Elizabeth His Issue and Mary and Sophia who both dyed young CHARLES the First was born at Dunferling A. D. 1625. in Scotland Nov. 19. 1600. No sooner had he celebrated his Father's Funerals but he hastened the coming over of his dearest Consort the Princess Henrietta Maria Daughter to Henry the Fourth King of France He was Crowned at Westminster His Coronation Feb. 2. 1626. A. D. 1630. May 29. was Prince Charles Prince Charles born born The sad accidents in this Kings Reign have been the Thesis of so many Pens that I think the inserting of it in this place to be needless only some short notes The first Blood that was spilt in this unhappy The beginning of the Civil Wars War was near Hull between the Kings Forces and Sir J. Hotham Aug. 24. 1642. The first remarkable Battel at Edge-hill in Warwick-shire where His Majesties Forces had something the better of the day A. D. 1648. Jan. 30. was this most Christian His Death and Burial and right worthy King beheaded and Feb. 9. was buried at Windsor by some of his Servants His Issue were Charles-James His Issue who died almost as soon as born Charles the Second James the Second whom God preserve Henry Mary Elizabeth Ann Katharine Henrietta Maria. 1635. Tho. Parr died aged 152 years Tho. Parr CHARLES the Second was then in Holland 1648. when his Father was murthered and the then Parliament instead of Proclaiming him King resolved to assume the Government unto themselves nevertheless he was Proclaimed in Scotland and Ireland This Parliament that made such a stir were not above fifty Persons Jan. 1. King Charles the Second was Crowned in Scotland Crowned at Scoon in Scotland The English Parliament had very great success in all their attempts They beat the Marquess of Ormond in Ireland and overcame the Scots beat the Dutch by Sea In all which time Oliver Cromwel was General of the Land-Forces And A. D. 1653. April the 20. Oliver put a period to those long-winded Members at Westminster and constituted a Oliver's height Council of State of those he liked best and takes the Supream Power to himself A. D. 1658. June 25th the Town of Dunkirk was rendred by the Spaniards to the French and from them to the English Septemb. 3d. died that aspiring Usurper Oliver's death and great Politician Oliver of an Ague at Whitehall He was courted or feared by most of the Princes of Europe In Oliver's stead Richard his eldest Son was proclaimed Protector But he wanting the Politick Head of his Father the Army did what they pleased and called a Parliament of their own choosing to which Richard soon submitted And now the Parliament rules all again There were several Insurrections for the King but supprest General Lambert disliking the Parliament goes with his Army and displaces it and for a while he rules all and makes a Committee of Safety as he stiled them Committee of Safety And now there were more discontented men than ever being murmuring in all places and George Monk a General in Scotland comes into England with his Army where he was received very graciously being caressed by the Gentry all along his Journey and Lambert's Fortune
A MEMORIAL FOR THE LEARNED OR MISCELLANY of choice Collections from most Eminent Authors IN History Philosophy Physick and Heraldry By J. D. Gent. Ex paucis plurima concipit Ingenium Licensed LONDON Printed for George Powell and William Powle over against Lincolns-Inn Gate in Chancery-Lane and in Holborn-Court in Gray's Inn 16 〈…〉 〈◊〉 To the Right Honourable HENRY Lord GREY BARON of RUTHYN c. My Lord THE ensuing Treatise being sent me from a conceal'd Author with permission to make it publick I soon had my Opinion of it confirm'd by better Judgments that as it discover'd vast labour in the Compiling so it would prove of equal Use and Advantage to the Reader Hereupon I found a double Care incumbent upon me both to secure it from Errors of the Press and procure its Recommendation to the World by the Patronage of some Honourable Person which the Author's Modesty has render'd more needful Whither therefore should I betake my self for protection of this Performance but where 〈◊〉 and Generosity are united and where is this Union more illustrious than in your Lordship who are blest with such Endowments of Art and Nature as even adorn your Quality and bring access of Honour to your Family already famous for a long Race of Ancestors This were a sufficient Glory when your Lordship had arriv'd to years of perfection but your early Genius disdains the slower methods of Time and makes you mature in Knowledg in the blossom of your Age. Beside the sweetness of Disposition and acquaintance with the Muses your Lordship has already brought home the Improvement of Travel to that eminent degree as must soon render you an Ornament to our Court and Blessing to our Countrey Illud demùm absolutum esse Ingenium quod ad Rempublicam simulque scientias factum sit This in the opinion of Barclay is the Perfection of a Gentleman and a Character whereof your Lordship has already given signal Instances It must never be forgotten how early your Lordship like another Scipio was concern'd for the Publick and in our late Trouble with generous Loyalty raised a Troop of Horse for his Majesties and your Countries Service This single Specimen were enough to create that vast Expectation which your Lordship will questionless make good Wherefore that the present Age may long enjoy your Vertues and Aceomplishments and Posterity your Example is the zealous Prayer of My Lord Your Lordships most devoted humble Servant N. Tate The Author's PREFACE THE true design of a Preface according to my Apprehension being to explain the meaning of the Title and to give the Reader a more copious Notion of the ensuing Treatise with its Design I must first tell you why we call this A Memorial for the Learn'd A Memorial implies something that reminds us of what we have known before but the Memory has almost lost it or some part of it which makes our Notion imperfect till it be recolâ—cted by this means And by A Memorial for the Learn'd we mean a succinct Account of those things wherewith the studious have been unacquainted by large and learned Tracts which being apt to be forgotten are presently remitted to memory by this small Treatise The Propriety therefore of this part of our Title I suppose no body will deny As to the Books we have chosen to epitomize they are certainly the best that could be thought on the fame of whose Authors will certainly remain to the Worlds Nè plus ultra It remains therefore that we acquaint you with our Proceedings and justifie our Method First then You have a short Memorial of English History beginning before the Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar and from thence continued to September 1682. wherein you have The Length and Breadth of England an Account of its first Inhabitants the Romans Invasion of it its Division into Parishes the Dane and Saxon Invasions the Foundation of Universities and Colledges with all remarkable Passages before the Conquest And from thence an Account of the Life and Death of each King his most notable Acts Coronation Heirs and Issues to the Death of King Charles the Second of ever blessed memory abstracted from the best Chronicles and from thence continued with the notable Passages of our present blessed Monarch's Reign till the beginning of September 1685. Secondly You have a Collection of the most remarkable Occurrences Adventures notable Exploits and wonderful Casualties in Sir Richard Baker's Chronicle discoursed with all possible Brevity So that having had the material Remarks of a Chronicle before Both together make One perfect whereby you have in this small Treatise what is most worthy notice in the largest Volumes Thirdly You have an Epitome of the most eminent Lord Bacon's Works being Abstracts from his History of Life and Dâ—â—ath the length and shortness of Life in living Creatures length of Life in Man Medicines for long Life and the Porches of Death In all which we have scarce omitted any thing though expressed here with much Brevity We 〈◊〉 deseend to his Centuries wherein there is much curious Learning but most part fit only for Chymists and Physicians that dive into the most hidden Secrets of Nature Those Experiments that are either pleasant or practicable or of use we have taken wherein are many admirable Curiosities of Nature especially fit for Countrey-Gentlemen to practise and others to discourse of Fourthly You have the Epitome of Vulgar Errors wherein we found a vast number such as are most worthy Notice or not publickly known All which things our Author has handled with so curious a Pen that every Sentence carries with it something that is extraordinary Wherefore we have all along followed his Sayl as close as we could omitting to the best of our judgment nothing that is remarkable or pleasant Fifthly An Abridgment of Honour wherein you have first The Priviledges due to Gentility and afterwards all the several Titles of Honour and Priviledges due to the female Sex and lastly the Precedence amongst the Nobility and Peers of the Land with their Issues extracted chiefly from Carter's Analysis of Honour and other Treatises on that Subject Wherefore this Compendium if truly look'd into we question not but the ingenious Reader will find it to answer its proposed Ends in being a Memorial for the Learn'd or Miscellany of Learnings most useful Parts And that it may accordingly prove of Advantage to all that peruse it is the only Hope and Aim of him who will ever endeavour to prove himself as every Man ought A true Servant of his Countrey J. D. AN ALPHABTICAL Table TO THE Historical Part. A. AUrelius Ambrosius's Arrival Page 4 Arthur King ibid Armada Spanish 34 Argile 44 Athelstone his Miracle 48 Archbishops their Superiority 52 Auricular Confession and Transubstantiation 58 Aldermen first in London 60 Atheists first burnt 73 Annals forbidden to be paid to Rome 90 No more Appeals ibid A strange Apparition 101 A sad Accident 107 Armies in the Air. 108 B. BRitains Length
of Buckingham meant to pass with his Army over Severn there was so great an Inundation of Water that Men were drowned in their Beds Houses were over-turned Children were carried about the Fields swimming in Cradles Beasts were drowned on Hills Which rage of Water continued ten days and has been ever since called The Duke of Buckingham's Water The most NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King HENRY the VII KIng Henry the VII whether doubting A. D. 1485. The King's Guard first ordained any sudden Attempt upon his Person or whether he dâ—â—d it to follow the Example of France â—â— the â—â—ery beginning of his Reign he ordered a Band of tall personable Men to be attending upon him which was called the King's Guard which no King before and all Kings since have used In this King's Time was the sweating-Sickness The Sweating Sickness its Cure in London of which two Lord Mayors and six Aldermen died in eight days time The Cure for it was If it took them in the day to lye down in their Cloaths for 24 hours and not stir if in the night not to stir out of Bed for the like time and to keep themselves from motion as much as could be In the 2d year of King Henry the VII A Carver made Sheriff of London John Persival the Mayor of London's Carver waiting at his Table was chosen one of the Sherifss of London only by Sir John Collet's then Mayor drinking to him in a Cup of Wine as the custom is to drink to him whom he list to name Sheriff and forthwith the said Persival sate down at the Mayor's Table and covered his Head and was afterward Mayor himself In the 6th year of Henry the VII thâ—â— Granada won by the Spaniards Spaniards won the great and rich City and Countrey of Granada from the Moors and thereupon the King of Spain was entituled The Catholick King In the Month of May was holden a solemn A Justs at Sheen Justing at the King's Palace of Sheen now called Richmond which continued the space of a Month in which Justs Sir James Parker running against a Gentleman named Hugh Vaughan by reason of a faulty Helmet was hit in the Mouth at the first Course so that his Tongue was born to the hinder part of his Head so that he died upon the Place This King by his good Husbandry and His Riches at his Death oppression of his Subjects by those hated Persons Empson and Dudley left behind him at his Death 1800000 l. This King was the first that ordained a Yeomen of the Guard when first instituted Company of tall strong men naming them Yeomen of the Guard to be attending about the Person of the King to whom he appointed a Livery by which to be known and a Captain by whom to be chosen In this Time was made that excellent First suing in forma pauperis Law for admission of poor Suitors in forma Pauperis without paying Fee to Councellor Attorney or Clerk Another That Murtherers should be First Burning in the Hand burnt on the brawn of the left Hand with the Letter M. and Thieves with the Letter T. so that if they offended a second time they should have no mercy but be put to death and this to reach to all Clerks convict In his 18th year King Henry being himself The Name of Merchant-Taylors first given a Brother of the Taylors Company as divers Kings before had been viz. Richard the III. Edward the IV. Henry the VI. Henry the V. Henry the IV and Richard the II. also 11 Dukes 28 〈◊〉 and 48 Lords he now gave to them the Name and Title of Merchant-Taylors as a Name of Worship to endure for ever In this King's Time the Priviledge of Sanctuaries abrogated Sanctuaries was very much abated with permission of the Pope In his 1â—â—th year on Bartholomew-day Large Hail-stones at the Town of St. Needs in Bedfordshire there fell Hailstones that were measured 18 inches about The most notable and extraordinary EVENTS In the Reign of King HENRY the VIII AMongst many of King Henry the A. D. 1509. Masking first in England Eighth's jovial Devices he at Greenwich with II more was disguised after the manner of Italy called A Mask a thing not seen before in England They were apparelled all in Garments long and broad wrought all with Gold with Vizards and Caps of Gold and after the Banquet done these Maskers came in with six Gentlemen disguised in Silk bearing staff-Torches and desired the Ladies to dance and after they had danced and communed together took their leave and departed In a War that King Henry the VIII had The Emperor takes Pay of King Henry with France the Emperor Maximilian took Pay of King Henry as his Souldier an Honour never done before to any King of Europe It is a strange thing what George Buchanan relates as being present of James now King of Scotland who intending to have a A strange Vision War with England a certain old Man of venerable Aspect and clad in a long blue Garment came to him and leaning familiarly on the Chair where the King sate said I am sent to thee O King to give thee warning that thou proceed not in the War thou art about for if thou do it will be thy ruine And having so said he pressed through the Company and vanished out of sight for by no enquiry it could be found what became of him Pope Julius the II. sent to King Henry a Henry the VIII had the Title of Christianissimus Cap of Maintenance and a Sword and being angry with the King of France transferred by Authority of the Lateran Council the Title of Christianissimo from him upon King Henry Soon after which King A Justing Henry had a Justs wherein himself and the Duke of Suffolk were Defendants against all comers who having the Duke of Longueville and the Lord of Clermont to be Spectators spread the Fame of their Chivalry into foreign Nations He used a new kind of Justing in manner volant as fast as one could follow another which was very delightful to the Beholders This King and Francis King of France A magnificent Interview had an Interview which was so magnificent that the Vale of Audrea where they met is since called The Camp of Cloth of Gold The Particulars are too tedious for this place so that he that would see more may find it at large in Page 266. This King for writing against Luther The Title of Defender of the Faith given had by the Pope the Title given him of Defender of the Faith In this King's Time Sir William Fitz-Williams A noble Action landing in the Haven of Trâ—â—pert with 700 Men he beat 6000 French that sought to impeach his Landing took their Bulwarks and much Ordnance in them burned the Suburbs of the Town of Treport and all in five hours and then returned A. D. 1531.
than a Cart with six Horses could draw the Oyl being boyled out of his Head was Parmacittee In her 22d year a strange Apparition A strange Apparition hapned in Somersetshire 60 Personages all cloathed in black a Furlong distance from those that beheld them then another like Number and Company appeared these encountred one another and then vanished away and again they appeared all in bright Armour and encountred one another and so vanished away This was examined before Sir George Norton and sworn by four honest Men that saw it to be true In her six and twentieth year being Another Earthquake the year 1588 in Dorsetshire a Field of three Acres in Blackmore with the Trees and Fences moved from its Place and passed over another Field travelling in the High-way that goeth to Herne and there stayed In her five and thirtieth year many A great Drought Cattel died for want of Water and the River of Thames did so fail that a Horse-man might ride over at London-Bridge EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS In the Reign of King JAMES AS King James coming first to London A. D. 1603. King James presented with 70 Teams of Horses at Godmanchester near Huntington the Bailiffs of the Town presented him with 70 Team of Horse all traced to tail new Plows At which the King wondring they said It was the ancient Custom so to do when any King of England passed through the Town and by which as being the King's Tenants they held their Land King James having now Ambassadors The first Master of the Ceremonies sent to congratulate his coming to the Crown from all Parts first erected the Place of Master of the Ceremonies allowing 200 l. a year Fee and the first that had the Place was Sir Lewis Lewkenor a Gentleman who besides other good Parts was very skilful in the neighbouring Languages In the year 1612 King James began Knights-Baronets first created the Order of Knights called Baronets because they take place next to Barons younger Sons and he appointed certain Laws to make them capable that should be admitted First That they should maintain the number of 30 Foot-Souldiers in Ireland for three years then that they should be Gentlemen of Blood of three Descents and lastly should have Land of Inheritance in poâ—â—ession or immediate reversion to the value of a 1000 l. per annum And to keep the number from swarming he confined it to 200 and as the Issue should fail the Order to cease In this King's Time Mr. Hugh Middleton Water brought to London a Goldsmith of London brought Water to the City from the two great Sâ—â—rings of Chadwel and Amwel in Hertfordshire having cut a Channel from thence to a Place neaâ—â— Islington whither he conveyed it to a large Pond and from thence in Pipes of young Elms to all Places of the City In the 17th of this King Bernard Calvert A wonderful Journey of Andover rode from St. Georges-Church in Southwark to Dâ—â—ver from thence passed by Barge to Callice in France and from thence returned back to St. Georges-Church the same day setting out about Three in the morning and returned about Eight at night frâ—â—sh and lusty This King set forth a Proclamation restraining Penalties for Deer-killers all Persons under great Penalties for killing of Deer or any kind of Fowl used for Hawking In a Parliament holden the third year The Oath of Allegiance of his Reign the Oath of Allegiance was devised and ordained and soon after ministred to all sorts of People By this King 's Appointment a strict Duels restrained Decree passed in the Star-Chamber against Duels or single Combats and a strict Law against Stabbing This King added one Judge to every Five Judges in every Court Court which made them five and increased the number of Gentlemen-Pensioners to 200. In his first year in London there died in A Plague one Week 3090 Persons In the year 1613 on the 17th of April A monstrous Child in the Parish of Standish in Lancashire a Maiden Child was born having four Legs four Arms two Bellies joyned to one Back one Head with two Faces the one before the other behind like the Picture of Janus This year also in the Parish of Christs-Church A Man and Child burnt to death by Lightning in Hampshire John Hitton lying in Bed with his Wife and a young Child by them was himself and Child burnt to death with Lightning no Fire appearing on them though they continued burning three days till they were consumed to ashes EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS In the Reign of King CHARLES the I. THE first year of King Charles's Reign A. D. 1625. A Term at Reading the Term because of the Plague in London was kept at Reading and special Instructions were given to the Judges to put the Laws in execution against Recusants About the Month of July 1629 there A Fray in Fleerstreet hapned a great Fray in Fleetstreet upon the rescue of Captain Bellingam which was attempted by some Students of the Temple wherein some were hurt and carried to Prison This drew together about 500 Gentlemen who beat the Sheriffs Officers and released their Friends then the Lord Mayor and Trained-Bands coming the Trained-Bands fired only with Powder at this the Gentlemen having Pistols engaged very fiercely in earnest and killed five of the Trained-Bands but were by number at last overcome and Ashurst and Stamford two of their Captains taken who were afterwards for the Murther executed at Tyburn Leighton a Scotch-man for writing a seditious A strange Punishment Book called Ziâ—â—ns Plea was sentenced in the Star-Chamber to be whipt and stigmatized to have his Ears cropt and Nose slit which Sentence was soon after inflicted upon him About the year 1630 Sir Giles Allington Sir Giles Allington marries his Neece married his Neece for which in a Court consisting of eight Bishops and four other Commissioners he was sentenced to be fined to the King 12000 l. to stand obliged in the Penalty of 20000 l. never to co-habit or come near his Neece more and to be committed to Prison or put in sufficient Bail till both he and his Neece shall have done Penance at Pauls-Cross and at Great St. Mariâ—â—s at Cambridge at a day appointed by the Court The Judges offering to proceed in this Business received a Check from the King In the 7th year of this King May the A Star seen at Noon at the Birth of King Charles the II. 29th a Star appeared visibly at Noon the Sun shining clear at which Time the King rode to St. Pauls Church to give thanks for the Queens safe delivery of her 2d Son Prince Charles In his 16th year the Earl of Haddington A sad Accident in Scotland having recovered some Pieces of Ordnance which the Garrison of Berwick had seized at Dunce returned back to Dowglass where sitting merry at Dinner with about 20 Knights and Gentlemen on a sudden
abrogated 87 Stews put down 93 A great Sleeper ibid Serges made in England 100 A Star at Noon at King Charles the 2ds Birth 107 T. ORders of Templers Page 49 Wonderful Accident of Thunder 51 Thames almost dry 50 Decrease of Teeth in Men. 68 1500 executed for Treason 69 Five Mâ—â—n hang'd at Tyburn yet lived after 77 A wonderful Tempest 97 Tobacco brought into England 99 U. UTer Page 4 A strange Vision 89 A miraculous Victory 94 W. WIlliam sirnamed Rufus Page 10 His Expedition into Normandy 11 Death and Burial ibid Wales subdu'd 17 Woolsey Cardinal 30 Woolston's Miracle 48 Westminster first built 49 Prince of Wales whence first 59 Wales and England united Apparel for Whores 67 King Edward and the Widow 81 A large Whale taken 101 〈◊〉 brought to London 104 Y. YEomen of the Guard first instituted Page 86 Collections of Life and Death NAture durable and not durable in Stones Metals Page 111 In Herbs and Fruit-trees 112 Length and shortness of Life in Creatures viz. The Elephant Camel Dog Sow Vultures ib Birds Fishes Crocodiles tame Animals 113 Of Nourishment 114 To make large Fruit. ibid Where Men live longest ibid To try Healthfulness of Air Signs of long Life Medicines for long Life Blood-letting Strong Liquors and Spices Spare Diet Exercise 115 Of Joys Grief and Fear Anger and Envy Pity and Shame Love and Hope Admiration 116 Chief Promoters of Longaevity Desarts and Mountains Anointings Sweatings Woollen Clysters Bathing Meats c. 117 118 The Porches of Death SUdden Death Poysons Extream Passions Strangling Page 119 To recal Life if possible 120 Collections of Natural History containing many choice Experiments viz. PErcolation Separating Bodies by weight c. To make Vines fruitful Meats and Drinks most nourishing An admirable Drink To keep long under Water To prolong Life Make Drink fresh Keep Fruit green Ripen Apples To make Gold Accelerate Growth Make Whelps little Preserving Rose-leaves Candles long last To make a hot Bed Fruit grow into shape To make Inscriptions on Trees Fruit without Core or Stone To try Seeds if good When to gather Fruits Easiest Death Of Drunkenness Prognosticks of unwholsom Years Induration of Quick-silver Apples without Core Raise Water by Flame Of Sneezing Audacity Food beneficial to the Brain To help Courage and Ingenuity Infallibly to take away Warts From Page 121. to Page 132. Vulgar Errors First Book THeir Causes Page 132 A further Illustration 133 Second Cause 135 Nearer and more immediate Causes in wise and common sort of People viz. Misapprehension Fallacy Credulity Supinity Adherence to Authority Antiquity and Tradition 137 Brief Enumeration of Authors 141 Of the same 143 The last Promoter of Common Errors Satan 144 Second Book OF Chrystal Page 145 Of the Loadstone 148 Of Bodies Electrical 149 Tenents of Vegetables 151 Insects and Properties of Plants 153 Third Book OF the Elephant Page 154 Of the Horse 155 Of the Dove 156 Of the Bever 157 Of the Badger 158 Of the Bear ibid Of the Basilisk 159 Of the Wolf 160 Of the Deer 161 Of the Kingfisher 163 Of Griffins 164 Of the Phoenix 165 Of Frogs Toads and Toadstone 166 Of the Salamander 167 Of the Amphisbaena 168 Of the Viper 169 Of Hares 170 Of Moles 171 Of Lampries 172 Of Snails 173 Of the Chameleon 174 Of the Ostrich 175 Of the Unicorns Horn. 176 That all Animals of the Land are in the Sea 177 Common course of Diet and choice or abstinence from sundry Animals 178 Of Sperma Ceti 179 Tenents of Animals false or dubâ—â— 180 Swans Melody ibid The Peacock ibid Of the Stork Toad Spider Lion Cock Snakes 181 Fourth Book Of the Erectness of Man 182 Of the Heart 184 Of Plurisies and 185 the Ring-finger 185 Of the right and left Hand 186 Of Swimming and Floating 187 Of Weight 188 Passages of Meat and Drink 189 Of Sneezing 190 Of the Jews 191 Of Pigmies 193 Fifth Book OF Pictures First Of the Pelican Page 194 Picture of the Dolphin 195 Serpent and Eve 196 Pictures of Eastern Nations c. 197 Sixth Book OF the Beginning of the World 199 Seventh Book HIstorical Tenents Of the forbidden Fruit. 199 That a Man has one Rib less than a Woman 203 The Death of Aristotle 204 Abridgment of Honour PRiviledges due to the Gentry 205 Of the Esquire 206 Of Knighthood in general and the Knight-Batchelor 207 Of the Knight of the Bath 208 Of Bannerets 209 Of Baronets 210 Of Barons 211 Of a Bishop 212 The Viscount 213 Count or Earl 213 The Marquess 213 Of the Duke 214 Of the Archbishop ibid The Prince 215 The King 216 Of Women 217 â—â—edence amongst the Peers of England 218 A short MEMORIAL OF English History Beginning before the Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar and from thence continued to the year 1686. BRITAIN THE length of Britain from Length and breadth of Britain the Luzard-point Southward in Cornwal to the Straithy-head in Scotland containeth 624 miles The breadth from the Lands-end in Cornwal in the West unto the Island Tenet in the East containeth 340 miles A Place so well stored with all necessary Commodities for this Life that our English Lucan thus sings The fairest Land that from her thrusts the rest As if she cared not for the World beside A World within her self with Wonders blest England's Dimension in length from Length and breadth of England Barwick to the Lands-end is 386 miles In breadth from Sandwich to the Lands-end 279. In compass about 1300 miles The first Inhabitants of this Island were The first Inhabitants derived from the Gauls and anciently few and those of the better sort only did wear any sort of Cloathing Their Wives were 10 or 12 which they Their Wives held common amongst Parents and Brethren yet was the Issue reputed his only who first married the Mother when she was a Maid It is observable in the time of the Romans A valiant Queen of one Boadicea Queen to Pratiosagus after her Husband's Death receiving Incivilities from the Romans opposed her self against them and in one Battel slew 80000 of them and got several other great Victories but at length she was vanquished in Battel when rather than live subject to her Foes she poysoned her self The Romans were opposed 100 years nor were the Britains then subdued but by their own Divisions An. Mun. 3913. Julius Caesar first took Romans first â—â—ed Britain Footing in Britain about Deal besore Christ 54. In the year of Redemption 67. Domitius Nero reigning the 6th Emperor Joseph of Arimathea was sent by Philip the Apostle to First Preacher of the Gospel in Britain plant the Gospel in Britain who laid the foundation of the Christian Faith at a Place then called Avalon now Glastenbury where he died and was buried A. D. 181. Aurelius Commodus being Emperor The first publick profession thereof was the Christian Faith in Britain first professed by publick Authority under King Lucius the
College by Edm. de Gonvil 1353. Repaired by J. Caius Dr. of Physick 1557. Kings College by King Henry the Sixth 1441. Queens College by Margaret his Wife in the same Year Katharine-Hall by R. Woodlark Provost of Kings College 1475. Jesus College by J. Alcock Bishop of Ely 1497. Christs College by Mar. Countess of Derby where the College of Gods House stood 1505. St. John's College by the same 1508. Magdalen College by T. Audley Lord Chancellor of England 1542. Trinity College by Henry the Eighth 1546. Emmanuel College by Sir Walter Mildmay 1584. Sidney Suâ—â— College by Frances Countess of Suâ—â— Daughter of Sir William Sidney 1598. There is a story of King Edward the He Reigned A. D. 1042. Confessor that as he lay in his Bed in an Afternoon with his Curtains drawn a Courtier came into his Chamber where finding the Kings Casket open which Hugoline his Chamberlain had forgot to shut he took out as much Coin as he could conveniently carry and went away and came again a second and a third time when the King spake to him and bad him speedily be packing whilest he was well for if Hugoline should take him he should not only lose all he had but stretch an Halter And when Hugoline came and missing it was troubled the King said be not troubled for the man that had it hath more need of it than we have This King Edward was the first that The Kings-Evil first Cured cured the Kings-Evil Earl Godwin whose Daughter this King married took Bread and eat it in witness that he was not guilty of the death of A dreadful Example Prince Alfred but as soon as he had received the Bread he was choaked at the Table before the King at Windsor WILLIAM the Conquerour was the A. D. 1066. base Son to Robert Duke of Normandy He began his Reign Octob. 14th A. D. 1066. He was very cruel to the English and took part of every mans Estate and also exacted very great Taxes He died at Roan in Normandy A. D. 1087. forsaken of all his Courtiers his Body was left unburied till one Harluims a poor Country Knight at his own charge conveyed it to Caen. His Issue were Robert Richard William Henry and six Daughters In his time it was decreed at Rome That the See of York should be stiled Primas Angliae and that of Canterbury Primas totius Angliae The setting Seals to Bonds and Writings First use of sealing Bonds was now first used in England there being before only Witnesses to them WILLIAM Sirnamed Rufus though A. D. 1087. not eldest Brother gained the voices of the Council and was Crowned A. D. 1087. This King fairly promised to abolish the over-hard Laws made by his Father He set to Sale the Rights of the Church The Church Rights sold. preferring those therein that would give the most He was wont to say that Christs Bread was sweet dainty and most delicate for Kings When Duke Robert had mortgaged Normandy to him hearing as he sat at meat the Main in Normandy was straitly Besieged and his Subjects distressed he swore his wonted Oath By St. Luke's Face that His Expedition into Normandy he would not turn his back till he was with them and thereupon commanded the Wall of the House to be broke down that he might go the next way leaving orders for his Nobles to follow him but the Winds being contrary and the Seas raging his Pilot desired him to stay till they were appeased to whom the King said Hast thou ever heard that a King hath been drowned Therefore hoise up thy Sails I charge thee and be gone Which accordingly being done the King making such haste relieved the City before it was expected and settled all things in a short time and being returned into England as he was Hunting in New Forest Sir Walter Tyrrel a French Knight shooting at a Stag the Arrow glanc'd against a Tree and struck the King into the Breast with which he immediately died August 1. A. D. 1100. His Death His Body laid in a Colliers Cart was drawn with one poor Jade till the Cart broke where for a while the Corps was laid in the dirt but afterwards was conveyed to Winchester and there buried in Burial the Cathedral Church There did several strange Wonders happen in this Kings Reign as Earthquakes Blazing-stars and the like HENRY for his Learning stiled Beauclerk A. D. 1100. promising many good things was with the general liking of the People Crowned at Westminster in A. D. 1100. He constituted many good Laws and rejected those that were formerly too severe by which he wholly gained the hearts of the People Robert being returned from the Holy Land claimed the Kingdom but at length the difference between these two Brethren was reconciled on these terms That Henrâ—â— should enjoy the Crown during his life paying to Robert 3000 Marks by the year After this King had taken pleasure in Hunting in Normandy he made a great repast of Lampreys upon which he fell exceeding sick and after seven days sickness died A. D. 1135. at the Town of St. Denis His Death His Body was brought to Reading and there buried in the Abbey which himself had founded Besides his Lawful Issue William and His Issue Maud he is said to have had fourteen illegitimate In the Year 1111. at Dunmow in Essex the Lady Juga Founded a Priory for black Nuns which afterwards became a House of Monks who 't is said did allow a Gammon of Bacon to such married couples as repented not of their bargain a year and a day after their Marriage nor made any Nuptial transgression in word or deed This they were to make a solemn Oath of STEPHEN Earl of Blois Son to A. D. 1135. Adelicia Daughter to the Conquerour was admitted King by the working of his Brother Henry Bishop of Winchester but chiefly through the means of Hugh Bigot who took this Oath That King Henry upon his Death-bed had dis-inherited his Daughter and appointed Stephen to succeed him He was Crowned at Westminster on St. Stephen's day in A. D. 1135. His entrance was peaceable but by little and little civil discords increased with which and the incursions of the Welsh Scots and Maud the Empress he was continually disturbed He was a very valiant King as was shewn His Valour by his encounter with Robert Earl of Gloucester and Ranulph Earl of Chester where after a long Fight his Horse and Foot flying and leaving him almost alone he with his Battle-Ax drove back whole Troops assailing him with an undaunted courage till his Battle-Ax broke and after that till his Sword flew in pieces but was knock'd down and taken and carried to the Empress So the Empress for a while ruled all but Stephen by the diligence of the Bishop of Winchester after a while gained it again He died at Dover being troubled with His Death the Iliack Passion and
the Hemorrhoids A. D. 1154. and was buried at Feversham in Kent He had Issue Baldwin Eustace William Issue Maud Mary HENRY the Second Plantaginet the A. D. 1154. Son of Maud and Earl Geoffrey of Anjou was Crowned at Westminster This King went in Person against Lord Hugh de Mortimer and other Rebels where in the Siege of Bridgenorth he had been shot with an Arrow had not Hubert de St. An Example of true Loyalty Clare interposed and took the Arrow in his own bosom Tho. Becket Arch-Bishop of Canterbury made great disturbances in this Kings Reign he was at last murdered in the Cathedral at Canterbury and this was his Epitaph Quis moritur Praesul Cur Pro grege Qualiter Ense Quando Natali Quis locus Ara Dei. This King effected the Conquest of Ireland Ireland conquered and reformed the Irish Church This Kings Queen Eleanor and his Sons rose in Rebellions against him and were assisted by the French and Scotch Kings but he overcame them all He died in the Church at Chinon A. D. His Death 1189. and was buried at Font Everard His Issue were William Henry Richard Issue Jeoffrey Philip John Maud and Eleanor He had to his Concubine fair Rosamond Rosamond who was poisoned by the Queen in her Labyrinth at Woodstock which the King had built for her She had this Epitaph upon her Tomb Hic jacet in Tumba Rosamundi non rosa munda Non redolet sed olet quae redolere solet King Henry divided England into Circuits England divided into Circuits appointing that two of his Judges should twice in a year in each Circuit administer Justice In the beginning of his Reign one Nicholas An English man elected Pope Breakspear an English-man was elected Pope by the name of Adrian the IV. RICHARD from his exceeding Valour A. D. 1189. sirnamed Coeur de Lion was Crowned at Westminster He spent great time in the Wars at the Holy Land where he did many noble exploits and as he was going conquered Cyprus where he solemnly took to Wife his beloved Lady Berengaria He died of the wound of an Arrow received His Death at the Siege of the Castle of Chaluz belonging to the Viscount of Limoges April 6th 1199. and was buried at Charron In the first year of his Reign he appointed First Lord Mayor Henry Fitz-Alwin to be the first Lord Mayor of London being formerly governed by Portgraves Now lived Robin Hood and Little John JOHN by the assistance of his Mother A. D. 1199. Eleanor was by the great Council of the Realm admitted King and was Crowned at Westminster His Reign throughout was attended with great Troubles either with the King of France Scotland or by Rebellion of his own Subjects He was at last poisoned at Swinshed Abbey His Death by an envenomed Cup presented to him by a Monk tasting first thereof himself so becoming the wicked Instrument of his own and Sovereign's death Octob. 19. 1216. He was buried at Worcester His Issue were Henry Richard Joan Issue Eleanor and Isabel. Now lived one Simon Thurvey who for Example his Pride in Learning especially for his Blasphemies against Moses and Christ became so utterly ignorant that he could hardly read a letter in a Book HENRY the Third at about ten years A. D. 1216. of Age was Crowned King the ninth day after his Father King John's decease The Noble Earl of Pembroke being by common consent of Peers and Prelates constituted Guardian of him during his Non-age This King was almost always at dissension His Troubles with his Barons He lost all his Rights beyond the Seas to His Losses the French King There were now at Oxford 15000 Students The number of S tudents now at Oxford whose names were in the Metriculation Book After he had gone through very many troubles he fell grievously sick at the Abbey of St. Edmund in Suffolk and there died His De ath and Issue A. D. 1272. whose Issue was Edward Edmund Richard John William Henry Margaret Beatrice and Catharine Richard Beor then Bishop of Sarum The bu ilding of Salisbury Châ—â—rch built that stately Church at Salisbury which hath in it as many Windows as are days in the year as many Marble Pillars as hours as many Doors as Months Magna Charta containing the sum of Magna charâ—â— first instituted all the written Laws of England was ordained in the ninth year of his Reign EDWARD the First sirnamed Longshanks A. D. 1272. at his Fathers Death was employed in the Holy Wars where he behaved himself very valiantly He grieved much at his Fathers death At his arrival into England he was most joyfully welcomed and with his dearest Eleanor was Crowned at Westminster The first of this Kings exploits was the Wales subdued subduing of Wales and made his Son Edward born at Caernarvan Prince thereof He was mighty indeâ—â—tigable and successful in all his exploits He brought Scotland Scotland subjected wholly in subjection and was ever very well beloved of his Subjects This Heroick King died of a Dysentery His. Death at Burgh upon Sands A. D. 1307. and was buried at Westminster His Issue were John Henry Alphonso Issue who died before him Edward Thomas Edmund and ten Daughters EDWARD called Caernarvan so soon A. D. 1307. as his Father was dead repealed Pierce Gaveston who in his Fathers time for abusing the Prince's years with wicked vanities by common Decree was banished He sailed into France where at Bolein he was married to young Isabella Daughter to Philip the Fair. This Gaveston forementioned caused many His Dissensions with the Death of Gaveston dissensions being a very debauched man and the King wholly ruled by him He was thrice banished by Parliament the King still re-calling him but at last was Beheaded at Warwick Castle by Guy Earl of Warwick as an open Traytor to the Kingdom which caused a lasting hatred between the King and Nobles This opportunity Bruce King of Scotland took to set his Kingdom at liberty and at Bannoxburn gave King Edward the greatest overthrow that ever they gave the English and gained great spoils the English The English beaten by the Scots coming as for a Triumph having adorned themselves with all sorts of riches whereon the Scots made these Rhymes Long Beards heartless painted Hoods witless Gay Coats graceless make England thriftless Then in Pierce Gaveston's place the King advanced the Spencers Father and Son The Spencers advanced whose intolerable insolences seemed to exceed the others and caused more Civil Dissensions and Civil Wars in which One Earl and fourteen Lords suffered death After which the Spencers behaved themselves so exceeding Lordly that the Queen and discontented Nobles resolve to clear the World of them and the King found but few Friends because of the Mortal hatred that the People generally did bear to the Spencers so that his
Almighty shewed his Justice declaring as it plainly appeared against such horrid Rebellions for though they were so vastly numerous in comparison of the Kings Forces besides took them upon the surprize and so had the advantage of the on-set yet they were so bravely received that first their Horse were routed by ours who coming in afterwards upon the Foot had so absolute a Victory that they The Defeat of the Rebels killed 2000 upon the place and took a vast number of Prisoners so that they were not able to make the least head again The next day the Lord Grey was taken who was Commander of the Rebels Horse and on the 8th of July the late Duke of Monmouth was also taken The Duke of Monmouth Beheaded and on the 15th Beheaded on Tower-Hill So that by the Divine Blessing of Almighty God not only this rebellious attempt brought the deserved vengeance upon its common promoters but even the very Root and Foundation is extirpated so that 't is to be hoped that we shall never again be acquainted with such Domestick strifes but may even forget what a Rebel means The Loyal Party and the Kings Forces Argyle in Scotland taken his Party routed and he Executed in Scotland were before-hand with us for they took Argyle on the 18th of June and ruined his Forces and on the 30th of the same Month he was Beheaded at Edenburgh by which means there is so absolute and serene a Peace and Concord amongst His Majesties Subjects and Affairs are in so happy a posture in all his Dominions that perhaps England hardly ever knew the like June the 29th Mr. Richard Baxter was Mr. Baxter Fined Fined 500 Marks and bound to his Good Behaviour for seven years for publishing his seditious Annotations on the New Testament And at the same time Mr. Tho. Dangerfield who the Term before was convicted Dangerfield's Sentence upon an Information for writing and publishing a Scandalous Libel received Sentence at the Kings-Bench-Bar That he should stand in the Pillory at Westminster-Hall Gate and the Royal-Exchange be whipt from Aldgate to Newgate and from Newgate to Tyburn and that he should pay a Fine of 500 l. and find Sureties for his Good Behaviour during life This man after having received the last of these Punishments viz. his whipping from Newgate to Tyburn was returning in a Coach when being met by a Gentleman to whom he gave a saucy Answer to an impertinent Question the Gentleman being nettled made at him with a small Bamboo Cane which so unfortunately hit the Sufferer in Kill'd by a strange Accident the Eye that it pierced to his Brain and soon deprived him of Life which being upon Tryal judged Murther the Gentleman was executed for it at Tyburn On July the 2d the Parliament was adjourned Parliament Adjourned till the 4th of August after the enacting of many good Statutes and being met on the 4th of August they were farther adjourned till the 9th of November On July 22th there was an Installation An Installation at Windsor at Windsor of three Knights of the Garter Henry Duke of Norfolk Earl-Marshal of England Henry Earl of Peterborough Groom of the Stool to His Majesty and Lawrence Earl of Rochester Lord High Treasurer of England It was performed in the Royal Chappel of St. George within the Castle by the Dukes of Ormond and Beaufort two Knights of the said Order Commissioned thereunto by the Sovereign with all the accustomed Ceremonies after which the new Installed Knights Entertained the Commissioners and the other Noblemen and Persons of Quality there present at a splendid Feast in the Kings great Guard-Chamber within the said Castle His Majesty for all the foresaid wonderful Blessings of Almighty God to himself and all his happy Subjects was pleased by Proclamation to order an Universal A General Thanksgiving Thanksgiving on July the 26th throughout the Kingdom to that All-wise and powerful King of Heaven and Earth by whom all Earthly Monarchs Rule and are preserved from the horrid Machinations and rebellious Designs of all Barbarous Caballers and Seditious Plotters whatsoever Wherefore what remains now but that all True and Loyal Subjects unite their Prayers to Almighty God for the long Life and happy Reign of our most Wise most Powerful and most Excellent Monarch And say God Save King JAMES the Second A COLLECTION Of the most remarkable Occurrences Adventures notable Exploits and wonderful Casualties mentioned in Sir Richard Baker's Chronicle I Shall first take notice of the admirable A. D. 516. Arthur of Britain his great Deeds Arthur Son to Uter and King of Britain who in twelve set Battels discomfited the Saxons and in one his Sword Callibourn managed by his own invincible Arm gave Death to 800 of his Enemies which is but one and perhaps not the greatest of his wonderful Deeds 'T was he instituted the Order of Knights of the Round Table Cadwalladar about the year 687 going Cadwalladar against the Saxons and praying to God for good success was informed by an Angel That it was God's pleasure that the Britains should not rule this Land any longer whereupon he desisted from his Enterprize and so England became a Colony of the Saxons anon England was made into an Heptarchy Etheldred Daughter to Anna King of Etheldred the East-Saxons was twice married and yet continued a Virgin and afterwards turned Nun. When the Danes first invaded England A. D. 866. Nuns of Coldington the Nuns of Coldington to keep themselves from being polluted by the Danes deformed themselves by cutting off their upper Lips and Noses King Athelstone going to encounter the A. D. 924. A Miracle Danes prayed to God to shew some sign of his rightful Cause whereupon striking with his Sword he struck it an ell deep into a hard Stone Canutus the first Danish King of England A. D. 1017. A precious Jewel gave to the Church of Winchester a precious Jewel in form of a Cross valued at as much as the yearly Revenues of all England 'T was he that convinced his Flatterers of his small Power by his endeavouring to command the Tides of the Sea at Southampton Bishop Wolston in King William the Conqueror's A. D. 1066. A strange Wonder Time being commanded by the King to leave his Bishoprick Wolston answered A better than thou O King gave me these Robes and to him I will restore them and thereupon went and struck his Staff upon St. Edward's Monument who had made him a Bishop where it stuck so fast that by no strength it could be removed till himself removed it with ease which so terrified the King that he entreated him again to accept of his Bishoprick In this King's Time there hapned the A Fire greatest Fire that ever was in London by which the Cathedral of Pauls was utterly destroyed A great Lord sitting at a Feast was set A Lord devoured by Mice upon by Mice and though
ever shall strictly examine both Extreams will easily perceive there is not only Obscurity in its end but its beginning that as its Period is inscrutable so is its Nativity indeterminable For first The Histories of the Gentiles afford us slender Satisfaction for some thereof and those the wisest amongst them are so far from determining its beginning that they opine and maintain it never had any at all as Epicurus and Aristotle declare Thus the Heathens afford us no satisfaction herein for the Account of their ancientest Records arise no higher than 95 years after the Flood Now what is delivered in holy Scripture is most likely to manifest the truth and what is set down in the sacred Chronology of Moses who distinctly sets down this Account But amongst the Christians this Account hath received many Interpretations and many have differed much herein But that which agreeth to most learned Men and most inquisitive herein is wherein ours was 1645 it is from the year of the World 7154 which Account they reckon by at Constantinople and by the Muscovite and many more Thus seeing the wide Dissent of mens Opinions the Hebrews not only dissenting from the Samaritans the Latins from the Greeks but every one from another Insomuch that all can be in the right it is impossible that any one is so not with assurance determinable The End of the Sixth Book The Seventh Book Concerning many Historical Tenents generally received and some deduced from the History of holy Scripture CHAP. I. Of the forbidden Fruit. THAT the forbidden Fruit of Paradise was an Apple is commonly believed and confirmed by Tradition and some from thence have derived the Latin word Malum because that Fruit was the first occasion of Evil wherein notwithstanding Determinations are presumptuous and many are of another belief for some have conceived it a Vine others a Fig. Again Some Fruits pass under the Name of Adam's Apples which in common acceptation admit not that Appellation described by Mathiolus to be a very fair Fruit and not unlike a Citron but somewhat rougher chopt and cranied vulgarly conceived the Marks of Adam's Teeth But yet we cannot from hence infer they were this Fruit in question no more than Arbor Vitae so called to obtain its Name from the Tree of Life in Paradise or Arbor Judae to be the fame which supplied the Gibbet unto Judas Again There is no Determination in the Text wherein is only particularized that it was the Fruit of a Tree good for Food and pleasant unto the Eye in which regards many excel the Apple and therefore learned Men do wisely conceive it inexplicable and Philo puts Determination unto Despair when he affirmeth the same kind of Fruit was never produced since Now the Ground or Reason that occasioned this expression by an Apple might be the Community of this Fruit and which is often taken for any other And to speak strictly in this Appellation they placed it more safely than any other for beside the great variety of Apples the word in Greek comprehendeth Oranges Lemmons Citrons Quinces and as Ruellius defineth 〈◊〉 Fruits as have no Stone within and a soft Covering without Since therefore after this Fruit Curiosity 〈◊〉 enquireth we shall surcease our Inquisition rather troubled that it was tasted than troubling our selves in its Decision Here many likewise strive to 〈◊〉 the species of the Serpent that deceived but to the same purpose CHAP. II. That a Man hath one Rib less than a Woman THAT a Man hath one Rib less than a Woman is a common Conceit derived from Genesis wherein it stands delivered that Eve was framed out of the Rib of Adam But this will not consist with Reason or Inspection for if we survey the Skeleton of both Sexes and therein the Compage of Bones we shall readily discover that Men and Women have 24 Ribs that is 12 on each side 7 greater annexed unto the Sternon and 〈◊〉 lesser which come short thereof CHAP. III. Of the Death of Aristotle THAT Aristotle drowned himself in Euripus as despairing to resolve the cause of its Reciprocation or Ebb and Flow 7 times a day with this Determination Si quidem ego non capio te tu capies me was the Assertion of learned Authors and is generally believed among us Now an Euripus is any Strait Fret or Channel of the Sea running between two Shores But to pass this over Diogenes Laertius tells us That being accused of Impiety he withdrew into Chalcis where drinking Poyson he died And Apollodorus That he died there of a natural Death in his 63d or great Climacterical year It is likewise false what is said of this Euripus of its Ebb and Flow 7 times a day for as we have it from very good Evidence it ebbeth and floweth by 6 hours as it doth at Venice Primus sapientiae gradus est falsa intelligere AN ABRIDGMENT OF HONOUR Priviledges due to Gentility FROM the word Gentil-homme or Gentleman unde Gentil-hombre which we received from the French for till the Normans we had it not we made out this word Gentleman which was before called Aedel But this word Generosus hath been in use Generosus amongst us but since the Time of Henry the Eighth since when it hath been constantly used for a Gentleman of what sort soever if he had no Title above it Some of the Priviledges to Gentlemen are these 1. In Crimes of equal Constitution His Punishment provided not capital a Gentleman shall be punished with more favour than a common Person 2. In giving Evidence he hath much Evidence the precedence as also in Elections by Vote 3. The Clowâ—â— may not challenge a Combat Gentleman to Combat quia conditione impares Many others there he but it would be too tedious to insert them I refer the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sir John Fern his Glory of Generosiâ—â— To the making of which Gentleman A compleat Gentleman perfect in his Blood was required a lineal descent of the part of his Fathers side from Atavus Abavus Proavus Avus and Pater And as much on the Mothers Line then he is not only a Gentleman of Blood perfect but of Ancestors too Of the Esquire THE division of these Dignities of Honour Titles of Honour by the addition of a Knight-Baronet is into 13 parts The first 5 only Noble as the Gentleman Esquire Knight-Batchelor Knight-Banneret and Knight-Baronet The other 8 Princely and are allowed Coronets as the Baron Viscount Earl Marquess Duke Prince King and Emperor The Esquire or Escuyer 〈◊〉 called in 〈◊〉 The Esquire Armiger but more anciently Scaliger 〈◊〉 the Office of bearing a Shield as 〈◊〉 upon a Knight and were 〈◊〉 ordinis Candidati in the Field Of these there are 4 sorts By 〈◊〉 by Birth by Dignity and by Office The Esquire by Creation are the Heralds By Creation and Serjeants at Arms and are sometimes made by Patent The King gives them a silver Spur from whence they