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A43596 The generall history of vvomen containing the lives of the most holy and prophane, the most famous and infamous in all ages, exactly described not only from poeticall fictions, but from the most ancient, modern, and admired historians, to our times / by T.H., Gent. Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641. 1657 (1657) Wing H1784; ESTC R10166 531,736 702

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and_o will_v entertein_a no_o discourse_n that_o tend_v to_o his_o redemption_n whereupon_o he_o be_v put_v into_o a_o more_o close_a prison_n no_o better_a than_o a_o dungeon_n where_o he_o be_v debar_v the_o benefit_n of_o light_n and_o shorten_v of_o his_o diet_n where_o he_o spend_v his_o time_n in_o discontent_n and_o misery_n this_o extremity_n of_o his_o with_o the_o duke_n slackness_n in_o his_o release_n come_v to_o the_o ear_n of_o a_o beautiful_a young_a widow_n of_o messana_n who_o have_v a_o large_a dower_n from_o her_o parent_n and_o be_v leave_v infinite_o rich_a by_o her_o husband_n she_o pity_v his_o distress_a estate_n and_o withal_o be_v somewhat_o enamour_v of_o his_o person_n send_v to_o he_o private_o by_o such_o as_o he_o best_o trust_v to_o know_v of_o he_o if_o he_o will_v accept_v of_o she_o as_o his_o wife_n if_o she_o do_v instant_o pay_v down_o his_o ransom_n the_o motion_n be_v make_v he_o seem_v overjoy_v thank_v the_o heaven_n for_o their_o assistance_n and_o with_o great_a willingness_n accept_v of_o the_o motion_n they_o be_v contract_v by_o proxy_n and_o she_o pay_v down_o two_o thousand_o ounce_n of_o gold_n for_o his_o freedom_n this_o do_v and_o roland_n come_v back_o to_o messana_n he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o acknowledge_v the_o contract_n that_o he_o will_v not_o so_o much_o as_o see_v she_o or_o confess_v himself_o oblige_v unto_o she_o in_o the_o small_a courtesy_n who_o have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o her_o charitable_a love_n and_o piety_n may_v have_v languish_v in_o a_o uncomfortable_a durance_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n comiola_n turninga_n at_o this_o ingratitude_n much_o grieve_v for_o she_o have_v not_o only_o pay_v down_o so_o great_a a_o sum_n but_o that_o which_o most_o afflict_a she_o be_v that_o the_o fame_n of_o her_o marriage_n be_v ●ll_v overspread_v the_o contract_n be_v deny_v and_o by_o
113_o sibylla_n cumaea_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 114_o sibylla_n samia_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 116_o sibylla_n cumana_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 118_o sibylla_n hellespontiaca_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 121_o sibylla_n phrygia_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 122_o sibylla_n europaea_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 124_o sibylla_n tiburtina_n and_o her_o prophecy_n ib._n sibylla_n aegyptia_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 126_o sibylla_n erithraea_n and_o her_o prophecy_n 127_o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o virgin_n vestal_n 128_o of_o oppia_n claudia_n fonteia_n martia_n etc._n etc._n 131_o of_o the_o prophetess_n 134_o the_o history_n of_o a_o great_a magician_n 136_o of_o the_o hesperides_n 141_o the_o pleyade_n or_o hyades_n and_o why_o of_o the_o seven_o star_n but_o six_o appear_v at_o once_o 143_o of_o the_o grace_n 145_o of_o the_o hour_n 148_o of_o aurora_n or_o the_o morning_n 149_o of_o the_o night_n 153_o of_o sleep_n 155_o of_o death_n 159_o the_o content_n of_o the_o three_o book_n inscribe_v thalia_n treat_v of_o illustrious_a queen_n famous_a wife_n mother_n daughter_n etc._n etc._n a_o discourse_n concern_v illustrious_a woman_n 161_o how_o kiss_v first_o come_v up_o ibid._n of_o three_o gentleman_n and_o their_o wife_n 166_o of_o illustrious_a queen_n 167_o a_o funeral_n ode_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o anna_n panareta_n 169_o of_o divers_a lady_n famous_a for_o their_o modesty_n 171_o the_o wife_n of_o fulvius_n 174_o of_o aretaphila_n 176_o of_o pieria_n aspasia_n etc._n etc._n 178_o the_o memorable_a history_n of_o odatis_n 184_o of_o aristomache_n hyppo_n and_o chiomara_n etc._n etc._n 185_o of_o tertia_fw-la aemilia_n turia_n sulpitia_n julia_n and_o portia_z 187_o of_o horestilla_n artimesia_n and_o hormisda_n 188_o of_o queen_n ada_n and_o zenocrita_n 190_o of_o the_o wise_a of_o pythes_n 192_o of_o the_o wise_a of_o nausimenes_n 192_o of_o ciano_n medullina_n and_o erixo_n ib._n a_o woman_n of_o the_o city_n pergamus_n 195_o of_o stratonica_n valeria_n and_o cloelia_n 196_o of_o olympias_n and_o the_o troade_n ib._n of_o the_o phocides_n and_o woman_n of_o chios_n 200_o of_o the_o perside_n celtae_n melitae_n and_o tyrrhaenae_fw-la 202_o example_n of_o modesty_n and_o magnanimity_n 204_o of_o dido_n caesara_n gumilda_n and_o ethelburga_n 209_o of_o policrita_n 213_o of_o queen_n and_o other_o lady_n for_o divers_a virtue_n memorable_a 214_o of_o woman_n remarkable_a for_o their_o love_n to_o their_o husband_n 220_o the_o content_n of_o the_o four_o book_n inscribe_v melpoment_n of_o woman_n incestuous_a adulteress_n and_o such_o as_o have_v come_v by_o strange_a death_n a_o discourse_n persuade_v to_o good_a life_n 225_o of_o woman_n incestuous_a and_o first_o of_o queen_n s●miramis_n 228_o of_o tagenna_n a_o woman_n of_o seventy_o cubit_n high_a 231_o of_o pasiphae_n 232_o of_o canace_n canusia_n and_o valeria_n tusculana_n 233_o of_o julia_n the_o empress_n 234_o the_o sister_n of_o cambyses_n 235_o of_o livia_n horestilla_n lollia_n paulina_n cesonia_n etc._n etc._n 237_o of_o jocasta_n 238_o of_o crythaeis_n the_o mother_n of_o homer_n 240_o a_o epitaph_n upon_o homer_n prince_n of_o poet_n 242_o a_o strange_a incest_n 244_o of_o cyborea_n mother_n to_o judas_n iscariot_n 245_o of_o veronica_n 247_o a_o discourse_n concern_v adulteress_n 248_o of_o many_o great_a lady_n brand_v with_o adultery_n among_o the_o roman_n 251_o a_o country_n fellow_n and_o his_o mistress_n 252_o the_o water_n of_o a_o chaste_a woman_n excellent_a for_o the_o eyesight_n 254_o of_o la●dice_n a_o unnatural_a wife_n 255_o the_o birth_n of_o antoninus_n commodus_n 256_o of_o phedima_n and_o a_o notable_a imposter_n ibid._n of_o begu●_n queen_n of_o persia_n 259_o of_o queen_n olympias_n and_o the_o birth_n of_o alexander_n 261_o the_o death_n of_o olympias_n 264_o of_o romilda_n with_o ●are_a example_n of_o chastity_n ib._n of_o ethethurga_n with_o her_o epitaph_n 266_o a_o merry_a accident_n concern_v a_o adulteress_n 267_o a_o true_a modern_a history_n of_o a_o adulteress_n 268_o the_o wife_n of_o gengulphus_fw-la and_o divers_a other_o 274_o the_o history_n of_o elphritha_n 276_o of_o gu●●●ra_n with_o other_o intermixture_n of_o history_n 280_o of_o woman_n that_o have_v come_v by_o strange_a death_n 283_o woman_n that_o die_v golden_a death_n ibid._n woman_n that_o die_v in_o child_n birth_n 285_o woman_n that_o suffer_v martyrdom_n 286_o the_o strange_a death_n of_o aristoclaea_n democrita_n etc._n etc._n 289_o the_o ostler_n tale._n 292_o the_o content_n of_o the_o five_o book_n inscribe_v terpsichore_n entreat_v of_o amazon_n and_o other_o woman_n famous_a either_o for_o valour_n or_o beauty_n a_o discourse_n whether_o valour_n or_o beauty_n may_v claim_v priority_n 302_o of_o the_o amazon_n their_o original_n etc._n etc._n 310_o of_o other_o warlike_a woman_n and_o those_o of_o masculine_a virtue_n 316_o example_n of_o fear_n ibid._n of_o helerna_n camilla_n maria_n puteolana_n and_o other_o ibid._n the_o race_n of_o hyppomanes_n and_o atlanta_n 322_o of_o other_o warlike_a lady_n 323_o a_o description_n of_o the_o messenger_n 325_o of_o xanthippe_n and_o mirho_n 327_o of_o a_o sheep_n and_o a_o shrew_n 329_o a_o trick_n of_o a_o english_a scold_n etc._n etc._n 330_o of_o english_a virago_n and_o of_o joan_n de_fw-fr pucil_n 330_o a_o discourse_n of_o fair_a woman_n 337_o of_o fair_a woman_n ib._n the_o fair_a mistress_n of_o pisistratus_n 349_o of_o ni●●tis_n 350_o of_o bersane_n 352_o of_o the_o wife_n of_o candaules_n ibid._n rowan_n and_o estrilda_n 355_o the_o fair_a lady_n of_o norwich_n 356_o of_o calirrhoe_n daughter_n to_o boetius_fw-la 361_o of_o the_o wife_n of_o cabbas_n and_o phaillus_n etc._n etc._n 362_o the_o daughter_n of_o danaus_n and_o the_o son_n of_o aegyptus_n 365_o of_o manto_n 366_o the_o wife_n of_o agetus_n etc._n etc._n 36●_n a_o vicar_n daughter_n 369_o a_o fair_a witty_a wench_n 376_o of_o woman_n deform_v 371_o the_o content_n of_o the_o six_o book_n inscribe_v erato_n treat_v of_o chaste_a woman_n and_o wanton_n a_o discourse_n concern_v chastity_n and_o wantonness_n 375_o of_o mary_n the_o bless_a virgin_n 380_o of_o petronilla_n the_o daughter_n of_o st._n peter_n and_o other_o chaste_a virgin_n 383_o of_o chaste_a wife_n and_o first_o of_o penelope_n 388_o the_o history_n of_o a_o woman_n of_o casa_n nova_n 393_o of_o edeltrudis_n editha_n and_o other_o 355_o of_o wanton_n 398_o of_o common_a strumpet_n concubine_n and_o private_a mistress_n 402_o of_o such_o as_o merit_v the_o name_n of_o honest_a whore_n 403_o of_o lais._n 405_o of_o glicerium_n alias_o glicera_n and_o other_o 411_o of_o agathoclea_n 413_o of_o cleophis_n 415_o callipigae_fw-la alogune_n cosmartidenes_n audia_n etc._n etc._n 416_o julia_n the_o daughter_n of_o augustus_n caesar_n 418_o harlotta_n the_o mother_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n 421_o of_o divers_a wanton_n belong_v to_o sundry_a famous_a man_n poet_n and_o other_o 422_o of_o famous_a wanton_n 426_o of_o mista_n and_o other_o 427_o of_o wanton_n convert_v 432_o the_o content_n of_o the_o seven_o book_n inscribe_v polihymnia_n or_o memory_n entreat_v of_o the_o piety_n of_o daughter_n mother_n sister_n and_o wife_n a_o discourse_n concern_v lie_n jest_n &_o witty_a say_n 439_o of_o pious_a daughter_n 447_o the_o love_n of_o mother_n to_o their_o child_n 451_o friendship_n betwixt_o woman_n 453_o the_o love_n of_o sister_n towards_o their_o brother_n 456_o of_o matrimony_n and_o conjugal_a love_n 458_o ceremony_n before_o marriage_n 461_o time_n forbid_v in_o marraige_a 461_o of_o contract_n 462_o of_o nuptial_a dower_n 463_o of_o nuptial_a gift_n or_o present_n ibid._n of_o nuptial_a ornament_n pomp_n feast_n and_o epithalamium_n etc._n etc._n 465_o a_o description_n of_o the_o bride_n come_v from_o her_o chamber_n 467_o the_o bridegroom_n first_o appear_v 468_o the_o nuptial_a o●●ering_n ibid._n the_o nuptial_a song_n 469_o the_o entran●ce_n into_o their_o bedchamber_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d angury_n and_o nuptial_a expiation_n 472_o 〈…〉_z of_o woman_n to_o their_o huband_n 475_o of_o bawd_n 480_o of_o age._n 483_o of_o woman_n addict_v to_o gluttony_n or_o drunkenness_n 484_o of_o woman_n belove_v of_o divers_a creature_n 488_o of_o woman_n excellent_a in_o paint_v weave_a etc._n etc._n ibid._n of_o woman_n contentious_a and_o bloody_a 494_o of_o woman_n strange_o preserve_v from_o death_n and_o such_o as_o have_v unwilling_o be_v the_o death_n of_o their_o parent_n 501_o of_o clamorous_a woman_n common_o call_v scold_v 504_o of_o tullia_n and_o her_o sister_n ibid._n example_n of_o patience_n in_o woman_n 506_o variety_n of_o discourse_n concern_v woman_n 510_o the_o daughter_n of_o apollo_n ibid._n the_o siren_n ibid._n woman_n that_o have_v dissemble_v their_o shape_n to_o good_a purpose_n or_o to_o bad_a 511_o woman_n that_o have_v change_v their_o sex_n 512_o the_o content_n of_o the_o eight_o book_n inscribe_v urania_n entreat_v of_o woman_n every_o way_n learned_a of_o poetess_n and_o witch_n a_o discourse_n of_o astrology_n
cause_v devise_v but_o by_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o people_n of_o ancient_a day_n who_o leave_v nothing_o unmeditate_v that_o may_v stir_v up_o man_n to_o the_o adoration_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n since_o in_o every_o thing_n they_o demonstrate_v a_o deity_n if_o they_o be_v speak_v as_o truth_n i_o rather_o believe_v they_o to_o be_v the_o mere_a illusion_n of_o devil_n and_o spirit_n themselves_o than_o the_o genii_fw-la of_o plant_n and_o tree_n that_o make_v such_o apparition_n of_o the_o goddess_n infernal_a it_o lie_v with_o much_o convenience_n in_o our_o way_n to_o make_v discourse_n of_o pluto_n the_o three_o brother_n of_o satu●n_n of_o the_o river_n acheron_n and_o the_o property_n thereof_o of_o styx_n a_o flood_n terrible_a to_o the_o god_n themselves_o and_o by_o which_o they_o use_v to_o swear_v of_o cocytus_n of_o charon_n of_o cerberus_n of_o the_o three_o infernal_a judge_n minos_n aeacus_n and_o rhadamant_n of_o tartarus_n with_o divers_a other_o out_o of_o all_o which_o many_o excellent_a fable_n pleasant_a to_o read_v and_o profitable_a to_o make_v both_o moral_a and_o divine_a use_n of_o may_v be_v collect_v but_o i_o skip_v they_o of_o purpose_n since_o i_o be_o enjoin_v to_o it_o by_o promise_n for_o but_o woman_n only_o i_o have_v now_o to_o deal_v with_o it_o therefore_o thus_o follow_v of_o the_o parcae_n of_o proserpina_n we_o have_v treat_v already_o among_o the_o supernal_a goddess_n above_o and_o therefore_o must_v necessary_o spare_v she_o here_o among_o these_o below_o the_o parcae_n or_o fatal_a goddess_n be_v three_o clo●ho_n lachesis_n and_o atropos_n ceselius_n vindex_n he_o give_v they_o three_o other_o name_n nona_fw-la decima_fw-la and_o morta_n and_o cite_v this_o verse_n of_o livius_n a_o most_o ancient_a poet_n quaendo_fw-la dies_fw-la venit_fw-la quam_fw-la praefata_fw-la morta_n est_fw-la when_o the_o day_n come_v that_o morta_n have_v presage_v some_o call_v they_o the_o daughter_n of_o demorgorgon_n 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