funerall of an Asse Of this Emperour runnes the distichon Principe in hoc patuit Romanae injuria Papae Et quantum sceleris Curia tota tegat 7. His last wife was Matilda our King Iohns daughter he had married before Iolam the Kings daughter of Ierusalem by whom he was entitled to that Kingdome some say he dyed a naturall death others that he was strangled by his Bastard Manfred His sonne Conrade and our Richard Duke of Cornewall with others were named to succeed him but none enjoyed the place for the space of 22 years untill Radulphus the beginner of the next and last Period 2. WIth this Period concurre 1. The Emperours of the East 1. Nicephorus who expelled Irene and agreed with Charles the Great that he should have the Empire of the West to him and his successors 2. Michael Curopolites his Sonne in Law who ratified the same composition 3. Leo Armenius an intruder who banished his predecessor and was slaine himselfe by 4. Michael Thraulus an unworthy Amorite 5. Theophilus his sonne was better but the Saracens brake his heart 6. Michael his sonne comes in with his mother Theodora protectrix but he mued her quickly in a Monastery and was slaine himselfe by 7. Basilius Macedo a man of a better temper he left his sonne to succeed 8. Lee more addicted to Astrology then carefull in his calling 9. His brother Alexander followes that kill'd himselfe with gurmundizing 10. Then Constantine Leo's sonne who is said to have converted some Turkes to Christianity 11. Romanus his sonne on the contrary caused his Mother and Sisters to turne strumpets and himselfe was poysoned 12. Nicephorus Phocas that usurped the place pretended to doe somewhat against the Saracens but oppressâ—d only the Subjects with taxes 13. John Zimisces out off all his race did somewhat against the Bulgarians and was poysoned 14. Basilius and 15. Constantine being brethren passe on without performing any thing worth the notice 16. Romanus Argyropilus did somewhat in the beginning but was quickly choakt in a bath by the means of Zoe his adulterous Wife and 17. Michael Paphlago a driveling slave after him by the same Zoe is thrust in 18. Michael Galaphates a base dissembler who soon outed his patronesse but proved so intollerable himselfe that she was recalled from banishment and made Empresse shee marries 19. Constantine Monomachus a slugge they drop away togither And 20. Theodora Porphyrogenita Zoes sister takes the reines in her hand This holds not but 21. Michael Strato an old man is thrust in by the Courteours and soon outed by 22. Isaacus Comnenus who proved somewhat better yet could not give content but 23. Constantine Ducas must have his place This he soon left to his wife Eudochia and her Children who married that she might the better hold it 24. Romanus Diogenes victorious against the Turkes but ungratefully deprived of his sight and banished by those whom he had preserved 25. Nicephorus Botoniatos succeeds by thrusting the right heire into a Monastery 26. Alexius Comnenus does as much for him and treacherously used the Lattaines in their passage by him to recover the Holy Land 27. Much better was his sonne Calo Johannes who prevailed against the Turkes and dyed by the prick of a Dart himselfe had envenomed 28. Emanuel his sonne was he that mixed chalke with the flower he sent the French for provision for the Army and put out the eyes of Dandalus the Venice Embassadour contrary to the Law of Nations 29 Alexius his young sonne was villanously made away by his Tutor 30. Andronicus who had soon his deserved punishment by 31. Jaacius Angelus who royally entertained Frederick Barbarossa passing to Palestina but was most barbarously deprived of his sight and imprisoned by his own brother whom he had redeemed from Turkish slavery 32. Alexius Comnenus the fratricide he was soon outed by his Nephew 33. Alexius the third who restored his blind father Isaacius he soon dying left the place to him which Myrtillus or Murziphlus a base fellow treacherously extorted from him He was cut off by the French and Venetians that setled the first Lattaine in the Greeking Empire 34. Baldwin Earle of Flanders He left for his successour 35. Henry his Brother 36. Peter Altisidorensis followes him betrayed and slaine by Lascaris 37. Robert his sonne succeeds and leaves the place to his sonne Balwin the second In him ended in Constantinople the Government of the Lattines who had held it about 60. years under five Emperours although Theodorus Lascarus Iohn Ducas John Theodore stiled themselves Emperours of Greece the same time in Adrinople untill 38. Michael Paleologus recovered Constantinople againe about the yeare 1270. which falls in with the time of Rodulphus Haspurgensis 2ly In the compasse of this Period sprang up the seaven bloudy controversies that set all Christendome in combustians Concerning 1. The Popes Supremacy over Bishops Councells Princes 2. Their Elections without and against the Emperours consent 3. The Investiture of Bishops by Staffe and Ring 4. Priests Marriages 5. Images 6. Transubstantiation 7. And Indulgences 3ly In the same compasse Postillators Schoolemen and Canonists In Warenfride Lombard and Gratian had their first beginnings and countenancing 4ly The diverse expeditions for recovering the Holy Land 5ly The persecutions of the poore Waldenses 6ly The multiplying of Monasteries and Orders of Fryars And 7ly decay of Polite Learning may be within this circle evidently taken notice of as matters of no small concernment INQVIRIES 3. Whether 1. The agreement of Charles M. with the Greeke Emperours imply not that he held Pope Leo's pronouncing him Emperour of the West and Crowning him to be no sure title 2. That Crowning de facto were a sufficient ground for the succeeding Popes to claim the same priviledge de Jure as essentiall to the being of an Emperour 3. In vite Careli Those stories and wonders of Oliver and Roland and the foure sonnes of Ammon related by Arch-Bishop Turpin and others are for the most part fabulous 4. The Westerne Emperours had more trouble to keep correspondence with the incroaching Popes then to quit themselves from the invasions of other Enemies 5. Christianity were more abused and corrupted by the Schoolemens affected nicities then by the grosse figments of the Legendaries 6. The recovering of the Holy Land were of more importance then the maintenance of unity amongst Christian Princes to stop the Infidells from coming any farther 7. Pious and prudent Preachers might not have prevailed more for the Enemies conversion then the Sword-men performed for their subversion SEAVENTH PERIOD of Austrians PERIOD VII THE Seaventh and Iast Period yet current hath continued for the space of 360. years and more From Radolph of Ausperg to Ferdinand the second and numbers in it 18. Emperours 1. A.C. 1273 RADULPHUS AUSPURGENSIS chosen with much adoe by the seaven Electors after 22 years vacancy of the Empire 2. He overthrew Ottacar King of Bohemia and pacified the tumults in Germany was free to
Lambert Simnell and Ferkin Warbeck two counterfeits set up by Margaret Dutchesse of Burgoyne King Edward the fourths fister but wisely and valiantly he quitted himselfe of them 3. The Cornish Rebells under Michaell Joseph and Thomas Flammoch made a great head against him distressed Exceter and Tanton but in the end were overthrowne at Black-heath in Kent 4. His cruelty in executing the harmlesse Earle of Warwick cannot be excused 5. The King and Queene of Castile driven into Waymouth by a storme were entertained Nobly by Sir Thomas Trenchard and afterwards by the King with great Pompe 6. His eldest sonne Arthur married Katharine Ferdinando's daughter of Arragon and dyes not long after 7. The King executes Penall Lawes to the great grievance of the Subjects by Empson and Dudley which at his death he repents of 8. He was buried in the stately Chappell he built at Westminster where most of his successors lye His Sonne 2. A.C. 1509 HENRY the eight succeeds 1. Marries his brother Arthurs wife Katharine by a dispensation from the Pope 2. He had Warres with the French and Scotts who received a shamefull overthrow by the Earle of Surrie in Flodden â—eild with the death of their King while our King was in France where the Emperour Maximilian was in his pay with this Motto ICH DEIN I serve 3. His favourites Cardinall Wolsey and Thomas Cromwell after much honour were at length cut off by him 4. Exceptions were taken against his Marriage with his brothers Wife and the Popes dallying with him in the businesse lost him his Supremacy and Bishop Fisher and Sir Thomas Moore for standing for it lost their Heads 5. The Rebellions against him of Captain Cobler and the Pilgrims under pretence of Religion were quickly appeased 5. He is blamed for his change of Wives Was the first that wrot himselfe King of Ireland set out a book against Martin Luther and gained the title of Defender of the Faith He grew in his latter time to be very harsh and bloudy Dying he left to succeed him his sonne 3. EDWARD the Sixth A.C. 1548 by his wife the Lady Iane Seymour who lost her own life in his Birth to preserve her Sonnes 1. He being Crowned in the 11th yeare of his Age had for Protector his Vnkle Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset 2. The Scots breaking their promise for the Marriage of the young Queene with King Edward received a great overthrow at Muskleborough 3. Three Rebellions against him The first from Cornwall and Devonshire by Humphrey Arundell and some Popish Priests and seduced Gentlemen whom he distressed at Exceter The second in the North by Ombler a yeoman and Dale a Parish Clearke for Religion The third by Kett the Tanner of Norwich with his Complices for Inclosures were successively extinguished by his worthy Chiefetaines 4. He excellently purged the Church from Popish Superstition and setled the true Service of God and Preaching of his word 5. The unlucky dissentions of his two Vnkles the Lord Protector and his brother Thomas Lord Admirall arising from the siding of their Wives who should take Place was the Breakneck of both of of them Thomas suffered for Treason the Protector for Felony Vpon which the Kings Death soon followes leaving by his will the Lady Jane the Duke of Suffolkes daughter to succeed him but it prevailed not against the Title of his Sister 4. A.C. 1553 MARIE who especially won her right by the Norfolke men 1. Beheaded the Lady Iane with her Husband Gilford Dudly and Abettors 2. Vpon her resolution to Marry with Philip of Spaine Sir Thomas Wiat dangerously Rebells under pretence to oppose it and enters London as farre as Ludgate but was at last taken and executed 3. The Lady Elizabeth is accused as accessary to Wiats Insurrection thereupon is committed to the Tower afterwards removed to Woodstock but at length enlarged by the unexpected favour of King Philip. 4. Who prosecutes the Quarrells between England and France takes St Quintins The French recover themselves and get Callice which stuck in the heart of Q. Mary and with some other disasters cast her into a mortall Melancholy 5. She was ridiculously reported to have been with Child and some triumphing there was at home and abroad for her deliverance But it was but a Popish invention 6. Cardinall Poole was recalled and made Archbishop of Canterbury Her brothers Reformation which abrogated the Popes Supremacy she restored with the rest of that annexed Idolatry 7. Gardiner of Winchester and Bonner of London play the Butchers upon the Professors of the Gospell Arch-bishop Cranmer with the Bishops of Worcester and London Latimer and Ridley were burnt at Oxford with others of all sorts conditions otherwhere 8. The Dutches of Suffolke miserably flying to save her life To all which Troubles and Persecutions the Queenes death after five years Raigne set a Period and the most happy succession of her Sister 5. A.C. 1558 ELIZABETH who often solicited to Marry never consented 1. Shee banished all Popish Idolatry and restored the Purity of Religion 2. Pope Pius the fifth deprived her by his Bull fixed to the Bishop of Londons Gate by desperate Felton but it proved but a Calfe 3. The Insurrâ—ctions thereupon of the Earles of Northumberland and Westmoreland ended with the Ruins of the Rebells as also infinite plots against her Person and State had the same Issue See B. Carletons descâ—ption of them in a Table 4. Her protecting of the Low Countries overthrow of the Invincible Armado of the Spaniards in the Sea fight of 1588. Aiding Henry the fourth of France to settle him in his Kingdome Quelling the Irish Rebells and such eminent Atchievements renowned her throughout all the World insomuch as the Proud Turke by an honourable Embassage acknowledged her Excellency and desited her friendship 5. For her mercifull returning home certain Italians that were taken Prisoners in the 88 Jnvasion she was tearmed St Elizabeth by some at Venice whereof one told the Lord Carleton afterward Vicount Dorchester being there Embassadour that although he were a Papist yet he would never pray to any other Saint but that Saint Elizabeth 2. WIthin the Compasse of this Government may be observed 1. The Protestations of Christian Divines and Princes against Romes Tyranny Errours Idolatry Cheatings and Delusions of which a necessary Reformation was began and prosecuted 2. The Politique Plotts and combustions in the Councell of Trent to interrupt frastrate it 3. The censures Treasons and Massacres inflicted upon them that any way stood for it 4. In the mean while brave Huniades and Scanderbeg purchase immortall Glory in their Heroicall exploits against the Turke Columbus Americus Vesputius for discovering Cortez and Pizarro for Conquest of the West Indies Our Sir Francis Drake and Mr Thomas Candish for compassing the Globe of the world 5. But the chiefest thing of all was the cutting of the Combe of the Popes Supremacy so that it may be said As King Henry the seaventh Courted him
drove away a Basiliske from S. Lucies Chappell dispensed with Ethelwolfe to leave his Monastery and raigne in England for which courtesy the Monkish King gratified his Holinesse with yearly Peter pence And these were the chiefe imployments of these jolly Prelaetes when once they grew to be puffed up with Supremacies and Donations 2. IN this Distance are met with 1. The Popes excommunicating and Deposing of their fellow Bishops and Patriarchs Dethroning and Monkifying Kings Constituting and deluding Emperours and maintaining Idolls against them 2. Here about the yeare 666 the number of the Apocalypticall Beast Phocas the Parricide that slew his Master Mauritius Boniface the purchaser of Supremacy of that villanie by Symony And Mahomet the Grand Impostor brake forth together whom the Saracens soon followed to the devastation and hazarding of all Christendome 3. Which the Learned of those times Isodorus Hispacensis Venerable Bede Haimo Strabus Rabanus to which may be added Damascene whom some write turned afterward Mahumetan and Paulus Warenfredus the first Postillator might Lament rather then withstand INQVIRIES 3. Whether 1. Maurus Arch-Bishop of Ravenna served the Pope in his kinde to Excommunicate him for Excommunicating him first 2. It smel't not of Antichristian Pride in Pope Constantine to permit the Emperour Justinian to kisse his feete 3. The Eastern Emperours were in the right in withstanding the having of Images in the Church 4. It be lawfull for Kings to forsake their Callings to become Monkes 5. Popes may dispence with the Oath of Alleageance to Princes 6. They may Depose Kings and translate Empires 7. It be lawfull to eate Horse-flesh notwithstanding the Popes Inhibition SECT VII The Fourth ranke of Luxurious Sodomites AMbition having attained the top of desire melteth quickly into Luxury No marvell then if after Vsurping Nimrods Luxurious Sodomites come to take their turnes for the space well neere of two hundred years in this order 1. IOHN the eight otherwise tearmed Pope IOHANE An. D. 855 a Lasse of Mentz in Germany that ranne away with an English Monke of Fulda in Mans apparell and studied with him at Athens till there he dyed 2. Thence this Virago came to Rome and so learnedly trussed her poynts that after Leo's death she was advanced to Saint Peters Chayre 3. Where for two years and a halfe she celebrated Masse gave Orders freed the Emperour Lewis from his Oath to Aldegisus Crownes Charles the Bald Thomas Harding takes up the Controversy between the two Hinomares established the learned Photius in the Patriarchship of Constantinople wrote a learned Letter to the Prince of Moravia wanted nothing requisite to an excellent Pope but the right Gender 4. The defect of which discovered it selfe in her going to the Laterane between Colosses and S. Clements where without a Midwife she was delivered of somewhat and her life together for which her successors have since baulk't that unlucky way and provided a hollow seate of Porphyry to prevent such after-claps 5. This story of Dame Johane Onuphrius Bellarmine Baronius Vid. Io. Wolfium in Memorabilib and their followers would decry by all meanes possible but we have fifty at least of their own suffrages against them 2. BENEDICT the third a Romane An. D. 857 was chosen in her roome but not without putting in security into the Deacons hand that he was of the masculine Gender he was withstood saith Ciaconius by one Anastasius but to no purpose 2. He made shew of great humility and therefore would be buried not in but without the Threshold of Saint Peters Church 3. A.D. 858 NICHOLAS the first named the Great a Romane kept a greater stirre deprives Iohn of Ravenna for not stooping unto him 2. Swaggers with Michaell the Emperour of Constantinople about Photius the Patriarch and writes him an Epistle which is much stood upon 3. Vntill this mans time Anastasius the Librariaen wrote the lives of the Popes but after untill Clement the second one William another Librarian who passeth under the name of Damasus 4. Onuphrius Platina and Ciaconius complaine much of the negligent registring and confusion of their Popes Lives notwithstanding their succession is made such a convincing argument 5. He was stiffe against Priests Marriage but taken downe by a resolute Epistle of Huldrick a Germane Bishop 4. An. D. 868 HADRIAN the second a Romane also comes next The Emperours Embassador excepted against his Election without their Masters consent but were deluded by an answere that a worthy man was chosen and so must put up their pipes 2. He kept a great stirre to bring the Bulgarians under his virge which was first yeelded unto but it held not to purpose 3. By his violence he outed the Learned Photius of Constantinople and gott Ignatius againe into his roome by the eight Synode of Constantinople 4. The Emperour Lotharius came to Rome to receive Absolution of him which is much stood upon as also the platforme he gave of Lawes for the Kingdome of Aragon After this mâ—n is named by Onuphrius Ciacon Bellarmine and others John the 8th counting Pope Johane for no body but Platina their senior reckoneth 5. A.D. 873 IOHN the ninth a Romane also He Crowned three Emperous Charles the bald Charles the grosse and Lewis the Sutterer for holding too much with whom he was Imprisoned by the Romanes but escaping gott into France where he did somewhat in a Councell at Trecas 2. After returning to Rome he beat the Saracens out of Italy and Sicily and wrote as some thinke foure Books of the Life of Gregory the Great 6. MARTINE the second a French man takes his place A.D. 883 whom Ciacon and others against Platina call Marinus the first so well they agree in their names and reckonings 2. Platina saith he gott the Popedome by ill meanes Bale adds that his Father Palumbus was a Conjurer Fasciculus temporum cryes our Heu heu Domine Deus c. and bitterly laments the iniquities of those times 7. An D. 884 HADRIAN the third a Romane that followed made them worse He decrees the Emperour should have nothing to doe in the Popes Election 2. The Romanes conceived great hopes of him for his resolution but Death abridged it And 8. STEPHEN the fifth a Romane takes his place A.D. 885 Onuphrius Ciacon and Bellarmine call him Stephen the sixth misliking Platina's reckoning 2. No Act of his is left worth the noting but that he abrogated the purging of Adultery and Witchcraft by going over burning Coulters and casting the suspected into the Water 9. A.D. 891 FORMOSUS Bishop of Portua then recovers the Chayre but not without great opposition of Sergius the Deacon 2. This man was held guilty of his predecessor Iohn's imprisonment thereupon fled and forsooke Rome and turned Layicke but Pope Martino absolves him for money sets him right againe so that by the same Bursae gratia he gat to be Pope 3. Wherein he did nothing of note besides the varnishing of Saint Peters Church 10. BONIFACE the sixth a
by them Charles getting from him for his share France and Lewes Germany leaving only to him Italy with Gallia Narbonensis and Austrasia which he termed by his owne name Lotharingia to uphold the title of the Emperour which they sought not after 2 In his time the Saracens Plundered Italy which he could not help and Pope Iohan had gotten St Peters Chayre whose sexe could not be so well discerned saith Chalcondilas because the Popes usually shave their Beards 3. He is passed with this Symbole VBI MEL JBI FEL Gall commonly accompanies hony which broke him so much that he quâ—â—ted his Empire and betooke himselfe to a Monastery where he ended his dayes leaving his charge to 4. LUDOVICUS the second his sonne 1. An. C. 856 He repressed the Saracens in Italy subdued the Slavonians and brought them to Christianity Wanted not will but power to doe more good 2. At the Election of Adrian the second without notice given to his Embassadours then being in Rome he was sleighted with this excuse that no contempt was meant therein but a prevention of an ill conceipt that a Pope could not be chosen if such a presence were wanting 3. His saying was PAR SIT FORTVNA LABORI I aske but successe according to my paines taking He dyes without Issue and left the King of France his Vncle 5. CHARLES the Bald to succeed him in the Empire An. C. 876 He was first withstood by his elder Brother Lewes of Germany but his death ended the quarrell 2. He expells the Saracens out of Rome and raigned not so long to doe any great matters Bertram was set on worke by him concerning the Corporall Presence which then began to be grosly maintain'd in the Sacrament 3. His saying was QVOD PASTORI HOC OVIBVS The flock never thrives in the Pastors miseries He is thought to be poysoned by a Iew his Physition in Italy leaves his sonne 6. LEWES the Stammerer Crown'd by Pope John in France An. C. 878 but not acknowledged in Rome 2. He meant well but wanting health time performed little 3. His Motto was that of Galba's MILES LEGENDVS NON EMENDVS he dyed quickly left his Cosen of the elder house his successour 7. A.C. 880 CHARLES the Fat He had France Germany and Italy togither with the title of the Empire 2. And notwithstanding his unwildinesse of body did much against the Saracens and drove them from Italy The Normans and Belgians put him to more trouble to whom he was constrained to grant those Territories they ever since have kept 3. Those sad times set on some to write Threnos Germaniae the Lamentations of Germany according to his Motto OS GARRVLVM INTRICATOMNIA A prating tongue puzzells all businesse of consequence He proving unfit for Action some say was deposed others that he dyed with griefe and want All agree that 8. A.C. 888 ARNULPHUS his Nephew followed him he quelles the tumultuous Normans and in managing other affaires of the Empire shewed himselfe an able man 2. But falling upon Rifling of Churches Gods vengeance overtook his Sacriledge most say he died of the lowsy disease others that he was poysoned by Guido's wife whose Husband he had caused to be ignominiously hanged 3. His word was FACILE VOCABIS CACODEMONEM SED NON FACILE REPVLERIS It is easy to raise a Divell but not so easy to be rid of him His sonne 9. A.C. 900 LEWIS the fourth is advanced to his place 1. Never were the times more dissolute and dangerous then in this mans daies Beringarius and Lewis the sonne of Boson in Italy the Hungarians Germans and Saracens on all sides come upon him In Rome all things were carried by Maroziah the strumpet and her breed with whoÌ„ the Lombards were associated 2. His word was MVLTOKVM MANVS PAVCORVM CONCILIVM Few directors will guide many hands 3. In him some say ended the line of Charles the Great The Imperiall dignity being conferred upon 10. A.C. 912 CONRADUS Duke of Franconia It was offered by the Nobles to Otho Duke of Saxony but he excused himselfe through his age and commended Courade unto them which some make to be of the kindred of Great Charlesâ— 2. He grew Jealous of Henry old Otho's sonne and carried a hard hand over him but at length commended him to his successor 3. His word was FORTVNA CVM BLANDITVR FALLIT Fortune failes when she fawnes This 11. HENRY the first that succeeds A.C. 920 in the unquestion'd Germane line was termed Auceps the Faulkoner because he used much that kind of recreation 2. Chron. Chronicer He was so farre from sueing to the Pope to be Crowned that he refused that complement offered unto him 3 Purchased as one saith the holy Lance wherewith our Saviours side was pierced Hedio with some of the nailes to the bargaine of Radulphuâ— King of Burgundy giving him great guifts and part of Suevia for it which shewes that he was religious in his way 3. He overcame Arnold of Bavaria his competitor by perswasion the Hungarians Bohemians and Dalmatians by force Sleidan pacified all Germany and divided it into Marquisates 4. He founded Bishopricks brought in the martiall exercise of Tilting 5. His word was TARDVS AD VINDICTAM AD BENEFICENTIAM VELOX It is a Princely mind to be readier to gratify then to take revenge Vpon his peaceable death 12. OTHO the first his sonne takes his place An. C. 937 whose Symbole shewed his generous disposition AVT MORS AVT VITA DECORA Better it is to dye bravely then to live ignominioâ—sly 2. In France he freed King Lewis imprisoned by his Rebellious Subjects In Bohemia he expelled Bolislaus for murthering his own Brother From Italy he drove Beringarius King of the Lombards in Rome deposed that monster John the 12. setled Leo the 8. in his Chaire 3. For marrying a second Wife his sonne Laitholdus which he had by Editha his first wife our King Edmunds daughter rebelled against him but being overcome and submitting out of a fatherly affection was received againe into favour 4 Howsoever he was contented being in Rome to be Crowned by the Pope yet he left a decree that no Pope should be elected without the Emperours consent 5. After manifold Heroicall exploits atchieved by him in all parts of his Dominion he attained the Epethite of Magnus with Constantine and Charles dyed in the bed of Honour and left 13. An. C. 973 OTHO the second his sonne to inherit his royalties and virtues 1. His opposite the quarrelling Henry Duke of Bavaria was quickly quelled by him 2. He was termed the pale death of the Saracens for the often overthrowes especially in Apulia given them 3. The Greeks notwithstanding under the conduct of Basilius their Emperour and Constantine his sonne had the hand over him in a set Battell in such sort that he was faine to swimme for his life and escape in a Fishers boate whence falling amongst Pyrats he hardly freed himselfe 4. His word was PACEM CVM
Bullingbrook for his freedome to have things reformed In his absence seâ—zeth upon his whole estate Bullingbrook returnes when the King was in Ireland The People flock to him The King resignes his Crowne to him is committed to Pomfred Castle there assaulted by eight Assassines valiantly kills foure of them and so is slaine himselfe 2. WIthin compasse of this Section are remarkable 1. The strange Vsurpation of Popes to make good or disanull the Titles of Kings and Demising of Kingdomes to Farme 2. The bringing in of Auricular Confession and Transubstantiation not for informing but infatuating Gods People 3. The persecutions of the poore Waldenses not for detestation of their Tenents which they laboured not to examine but out of a Iealousie lest these mens plaine dealing should discover their drifts and marre their Maâ—kets 4. The protestations of Wicliff and his followers against the grosse Superstition brought in by Monkes and Friers in Doctrine Discipline notably scourged by Ieffery Chaucer the Learned and Famous Poet of those times 5. Lastly upon remissnesse in Government and neglect of execution of Iustice the breaking out of such Out-Lawes as were Robin Hood and Little John with their Comrades or starting up of such Impostors and Villaines as were 1. William Longbeard under Richard the first a sharp reprover of Vice and Disorders in the Common Wealth Himselfe at last being found to be a Murderer that had fleaed a man and a Whoremaster that had used his Concubine in a Church and a Witch that worshiped at home a familiar in forme of a Catt 2. John Poydras a Tanners sonne of Exeter that stood upon it that Edward the second was a Changling substituted in his Cradle for him who was the right Heire to the Crowne 3. Iohn Wall a Preist 4. Wat Tyler 5. Jack Straw 6. Jach Shepherd with 7. William Lister their Captaine would make all Leveli without distinction of King or Subject Master or Servant INQVIRIES 3. Whether 1. Henry the second consented to the Murther of Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury 2. The cause he suffered for were pertinent to saint him 3. Expiatory Pennance enjoyned for that murder were fit for a Preist to propose or a King to undergoe 4. King Iohn could forfeit his Kingdome to the Pope or the Pope let it to Farme 5. He were poysoned by a Monke or dyed otherwise 6. Queene Isabell were not more to blame for prosecuting her Husband Edward the second then the King was for sticking so close to Gaveston 7. King Richard the second were starved to death or barbarously Butchered by St Piers of Exton Lancastrians DYNAST V. SECT II. THus farre the Plantagenets have continued in an unquestionable right line Now followes the division of the Houses of Lancester and Yorke three of each succeeding in their order Of Lancaster we have 1. A.C. 1399 HENRY the fourth surnamed Bullinbrooke 1. This man backt his usurpation of the Crowne by Parliament Wherein John the Religious Learned and resolute Bishop of Carlile openly contradicted but could not be heard whereupon the Duke of Anmerle his Cosen Then the Percyes joyning with the Scots and French together with Owen Glendore and his Welch make a strong head against him 3. But in the Battell of Shrewsbury Henry Hotspurre is slaine outright Douglas the valiant Scot taken but released without ransome The Earle of Worcester beheaded Owen Glendore pursued by the Prince into Wales and famished there in the Woods 4. The like successe he had in discovering and suppressing the Earle of Northumberlands Rebellion with some Nobles and the Scots his Complices 5. Intending a voyage into the Holy Land he is arrested by an Apoplexie acknowledged to his sonne who had seized upon his Crowne upon supposall he was dead the little right he had to its and so by his Death leaves it to his eldest sonne 2. A.C. 1412 HENRY the fifth of Monmoth 1. At his first entrance he cashiered all his dissolute companions that followed him when he was Prince Reformes abuses in the Commonwealth growes upon the Clergy but was Politiquely diverted by Henry Chichesly Arch-Bishop of Canterbury to imploy his forces for the recovering of his Title to France 2. Vpon which he enters having cut off Richard Earle of Cambridge brother to the Duke of Yorke who by Treason would have prevented it takes Harflew gave the French with the oddes of about sixe to one an admirable overthrow at Agencourt where more Prisoners were taken then their surprisers whose throats were cut upon an after Alarum by Robinet of Bonvill 3. In a Sea-fight before Harflew the French had another extraordinary overthrow 4. He subdues all Normandy and takes Cane and Roane 5. The Dolphin of France being in disgrace by rifling his Mothers treasure and murthering John the young Duke of Burgoyne an agreement is made that Henry should marry Katharine the Kings Daughter of France and so succeed him in the Kingdome 6. This was Proclaimed and Performed accordingly He keeps his Court at Paris as Regent with incomparable Magnificence Returnes with his Queene into England who is delivered of a Sonne at Windsor upon which he is said to have spoken Prophetically I Henry of Monmoth shall remaine but a short time and gaine much but Henry of Windsor shall Raigne long and loose all 7. In his returne into France to rescue his friend Philip Duke of Burgoyne he sickneth and dyes at Bloys leaving his Sonne to succeed him but of nine Months old 3. HENRY the sixth of Winsor 1. A.C. 1422 His Protector was Humphrey Duke of Glocester Regent in France Iohn Duke of Bedford Manager of many weighty businesses at home Thomas Duke of Exeter his three Vnkles 2. All went well in Erance of which he was Crowned King in Paris untill the Seige of Orleance where Ioane the Sheapherdesse of Lorraine put in with her devices which wrought much mischiefe but at length she was taken and executed 3. Mountecute the valiant Earle of Salisbury and the Lord Talbot failing all things in France went to wrack till all was lost 4. Humphrey Duke of Glocesters murther the Kings Marriage with Margaret poore King Rayners daughter of Scicily with the Rebellion of Blewbeard and Iack Cade weaken the affaires at home 4. Richard Duke of Yorke sets on foot his Title to the Crowne got it by Parliament so farre forth as to be Heire apparent to Henry who was taken Prisoner in the Battle at St Albone but in prosecution of that businesse he lost his life with his Sonnes young Rutland 5. Notwithstanding at length Edward Richards Sonne the right Heire overthrew the King in Towton field and so recovered his Due 2. FAlling in with these times may be observed 1. That as Popes had deposed Kings now the Councells of Constance and Basill deposed Popes and set other in their places without the suffrages of Cardinalis 2. The perfidious dealing with Iohn Husse and Hierome of Prague which the Bohemians then complained of and yet sticks to Rome as an
Methusalah dyed before the Flood CAP. II. The Intervall of the Noachians 1. An. Mund. 1657. THE second Distance takes its rise from the end of the Flood to the calling of Abraham for the space of 367 yeares gathered out of Gen 11.26 2. In which succeed 1. SEM the middle Sonne of Noah Junius as some contend but preferd before the elder Japhet and the youngest Cham. 2. He is thought by the Jewes Gen. 14. Broughton to be Melchizedek that brought provision to Abraham and his company at their return from their victory against the four Eastern Kings which is strongly opposed by some latter writers Cuneus Mouliâ— 3. In the distribution of the world after the Flood Asia fell to his share and his Posterities from whence t is likely that they spread themselves East-ward and so rounded the earth that way to people America as on the West they left Palestina and those Coasts to Chams issue the Cananites whose proper portion was Africke as Iaphets was Europe and the Isles Sems Successour was 2. ARPHAXAD younger Brother as it should seem to Elam and Ashur from whom descended the Persians and Assyrians Abulensis out of Comestor and Methodius mentions one Ionithus or Ionichus begotten of Noah 100 yeares after the Flood who informed the Easterlings in Astronomy Prophesied of the four Monarchies and put Nimrod his forward Scholer first to take state upon him His picture you have in Chronica Chronicorum as also of Persla Cathastua and Funda Sem Ham and Iaphets Wives But these Monkish Figments have lesse show of truth then the foysting in here of Cainan by the Greeks to be Arphaxads Son whom all the Hebrews omitt and ranck in the next place 3. SALAH He is said to have built Salem by Comestor and by others upon the passage of his Father Arphaxad over the River Tygris to seat himselfe with his Family in Chaldea to have named his Sonne 4. HEBER From this man his posterity were entituled Hebrewes In his time fell out a double division first of Tongues then of Nations according to their severall tongues He sticks to the Originall Hebrew and upon foresight of these divisions amongst others nameth his Sonne 5. Gen. 10.15 PELEG in whose time these Divisions fell out He begets 6. REU of whom we read nothing else but that he begate 7. Luk. 3. SARUG whom St Luke termeth Saruch following therein the Septuagint His Successour was 8. C. 24.2 Judith 5.7 NAHOR tainted with Idolatrous Leaven as appeares by Josuah's confession and Achiors Declaration Leaves behind him at Vr of the Chaldeans 9. TERAH He had three Sonns Haran Nahor and Abram but upon Harams death in Vr of the Chaldeans whether burnt by the Fire which faithfull Abram escaped as the Jewsh tradition delivers it or caused by some other meanes he removes from Vr to Charran in Mesopotamia with all his Family it should seeme upon his Sonne Abrams motion Gen. 12.1 A.M. 2020. who had his call from God and dyes there His Family at his death stood thus disposed Haran that dyed before him left behind him one Sonne named Lot and two Daughters Milcah and Iscah Milcah was taken to Wife by her Vncle Nahor who setled in that place But Iscah who should seeme to be termed Sarai for her Beauty and Houswivery was marryed to the great Father 10. ABRAM of whose travels from Charran to Canaan and from thence to Aegypt and Gerar. 2. of his Victories against the foure Easterne Kings 3. his domestique troubles by meanes of the dissention between his Wife Sarah and her Maid Hagar 4. his Circumcision by Gods appointment 5. his entertaining of Angels 6. receiving a Sonne from his Sarah past teeming his readines to Sacrifice him when God commanded 7. his second marryage and issue by Keturah and other passages of note From Gen. 12. to the eight v. cap. 25. the Scripture sufficiently sets downe from whence other Authors have it He is thought to be the first instructer of the Aegyptians in good Learning who before were ignorant He ever relyed on this sure ground that there was one God the Creator of all things and that all happinesse came from his good pleasure not from any strength or worth of our owne A Booke called Ietzira is Fathered upon him but the imposture is manifest and the peece thought to be R. Akibah's The rest of his Children otherwise provided for his Sonne Isaac is left to continue the holy Line the foreman of the next Intervall 2. COntemporary with this Period are reckoned 1. the building of the Tower of Babel 2. the introducing of diverse Languages 3. the Peopling of the World by Noah's Posterity 4. the Foundation of the Assyrian Monarchy in Nimrod Ninus and Semiramis 5. the Overthrow of the foure Easterne Kings by Abram and his 318 Household Servants 6. the Destruction from Heaven of Sodome and Gomorrah Gen. 18. 19. withother Cities of the Plain by Fire and Brimstone 7. the Incestuous Originall of the Moabites and Ammonites and Bastard-brood of the Ismaelites Also the Poets Ship Argos and Gigantomachia the Gyants Warre with their Gods may have reference to Noahs Arke and the Builders of Babel Discourse herevpon may be 3. WHETHER 1. The Flood drowned Paradice 2. The Arke could containe all sorts of Beasts and Fowle with sufficient provision for them for a yeare besides Noah and his Family 3. Sem were Noahs Eldest Sonne and the same with Melchizedec 4. His Posterity by an Easterne passage Peopled America 5. Hebrew were the only Tongue spoken before the Confusion at Babel 6. Abram were the first that had his name changed the first Victorious Leader in the Warres the first Professour of Liberall Sciences the first Circumcised and the first Purchaser of Land we read of 7. His Revelations mentioned by Epiphanius and his Assumption cited by Origen and the Booke Jetzirah put upon him be frivolous and fabulous CAP. III. Of the Israelites 1. THE third Distance is from Abram to the departing of Israel from Egypt and containeth the space of 430. years Gal. 3.17 2. In which succeed 1. ISAAC A. M. 2120. the promised seed given to Abraham and Sarah in their old Age. 2. He was forced by Famine to forsake Canaan and releive himselfe with King Abimelech in Gerar as his Father had formerly done where God gave increase of Seed 100 for one 3. Gen. 26 1â— By distrusting God's protection he denyed Rebecca to be his Wife as Abraham had formerly done Sarah But the plot was discovered by Abimelech and he reprooved for it and sent away safely 4. Notorious is his strange deliverance from being Sacrificed by his Father Gen. 22. and the birth of his twins Esau and Jacob of which 2. IACOB the yonger got the Birth right from Esau by purchase for a trifle and the Blessing by a stratagem Gen. 17. â—â— 2. Thereupon to avoyd his Brothers revenge he fled into Mesopotamia to
to his Country-man 13. An. 1055 VICTOR the second who was received by the Romanes rather for feare of the Emperour then any liking to the man 2. Cardinall Hildebrand is dispatched into Germany to designe young Henry heire apparent to the Empire upon whose returne Victor was soon vanquished by one of Brazutus pills and so was the Lorayner 14. An. 1057 STEPHEN the ninth who was thrust in without Caesars consent he brought Millayne to vaile bonnet and crouch to Rome held a Councell at Florence against married Priests and chose that took Benefices of Lay-men 2. To reforme some such matters Hildebrand was Legat a Latere into Burgundy and other places But Brazutus neere home sent him the way of his Fathers One Mincius a Campanian then steps in by the name of 15. BENFDICT the 10th An. 1057 But because this was done without Hildebrands privity and in his absence a Councell was held at Sutrinum in which Benedict was deposed and Gerardus Bishop of Florence Hildebrands Companion placed by the title of 16. NICHOLAS the second Benedict thus deprived An. 1059 dyes in banishment and by diverse is not reckoned among the Popes 2. Nicholas bestirres himselfe to bring the election of the Popes to the Cardinalls and to bring Beringarius to a recantation of his opinion against Transubstantiation 3. In the mean while Hildebrand extorts from the Pope to be Arch-deacon of Rome and then Brazutus comes with his Cup and sets Nicholas also packing A man would have thought that then Hildebrand should have sped but 17. ALEXANDER the second An. 1061 a Millanois happens to be chosen Cadolus Bishop of Parma is set up against him and twice coming to Rome with an Army is twice repulsed 2. The Emperour complaines that Alexander was elected without his leave Hildebrand stoutly maintaines that the Emperour hath no right in the election of Popes Alexander inclining to yeeld the Emperour his due is soundly boxed by Hildebrand then imprisoned and at length poysoned Now comes Hildebrand the Hetrurian under the name of 18. GREGORY the seaventh An. 1075 without any election of Emperour or Clergy but only by his own intrusion 2. He had poysoned some sixe or seaven Popes by Brazutus before he could get the Popedome himselfe 2. In it he had a trick to shake out sparkes of fire out of his sleeves by another such he had brought it about that the voyce of the people was Peter the Apostle hath made choyce of Hildebrand to be Pope 3. He mainly set himselfe against the Emperour and had plotted that when he went to Prayers at S. Maries in Aventine hill a villaine was set with a stone to roll down from the roofe to brayne the Emperour but it fell out to the fall and quashing of the Executioner 4. He threw the Sacrament into the fire because it answered not his demands as the Heathen Gods did concerning his successe against the Emperour whom he Excommunicated and sent a Crowne unto Rodelphus Duke of suevia with this verse upon it Petra dedit Petro Petrus Diadema Rodulpho That Crowne the Rock did give to Peter Peter on Ralph bestowes in meeter To cause him to Rebell against his Master wherein he had the foyle and dyed miserably as Herman Count of Lucelburg that was next set up against the Emperour also did by the hand of a Woman tumbling downe a stone upon him as he was besiedging a certain Castle in Germany 5. At last he got the Emperour to such an advantage that he was faine to come to his Castle at Canusium Plat with his Empresse and Sonne barefooted in the cold of Winter and there to wait three daies fasting untill he might have audience which at length was obtained by the mediation of Madame Matilda the Popes minion or as they called her S. Peters daughter that left her Husband to live with this holy Father the Abbot of Cluny Earle of Savoy and others 6. When he pronounced the sentence of Excommunication against the Emperour Ben. the new seate whereon he sate unexpectedly rent in peeces He condemned Berengarius opinion against the Corporall presence together with Preists Marriages Sainted Liberius the Arian exercised what cruelty pleased especially against a Widdowes Sonne whose Foot he cutt off 7. But at last vengeance over tooke him for in a Synode at Brixia he was Deposed and dyed miserably in exile The Papists notwithstanding commend this man One Clement was set up against him in his life time But 19. VICTOR the third an Italian succeeds him A. 1086 thrust in by Matilda and therefore defended all Gregories doings 2. Tâ— is was not long for his Sub-Deacon poysoned him in the Chalice Christ's Blood in that case Platina being no preservaetive A Monke of Cluney 20. VRBANE the second an Hetrurian takes the place A. 1088 a true Diciple of Hildebrands and Crony of Matildahs 2. He opposes the Emperour and Excommunicates him and Cloment the third whom he had chosen Pope So that instead of Vrbanus he was called Turbanus because he set all Christendome in a Combustion quarrelling which Popes side to take 3. But Vrbane out stript Clement by holding diverse Synods and upon the information of Peter the Herâ—mite sending 300000 signed with the Crosse to recover the Holy-land under the Conduct of Godfrey of Bulloigne 4. Notwithstanding Iohn a Romane Citizen at last made him hide his head in the house of Peter Leo where he yeelded up his trouâ— Iesome spirit though St Benedict formerly as it was voyced had cured him of the Stone by Miracle 21. A. 1099 PASCHALIS the second another of Hildebrands brood seconds him This man would not forsooth in modesty take the place before the hyred shout of the multitude Petrus Raynerum virum optimum elegit Peter hath chosen Raynerâ—us an excellent man had heartned him to it 2. Then he shewes himselfe in excommunicating the Emperour Henry the fourth and setting his only sonne Henry the fifth against him to persecute him to the death And being dead caused him to lye unburied five yeares together 3. Neither agrecd he better with Henry the fifth He denyed the right of Investiture of Bishops and other Imperiall priviledgor whereupon he was laid in hold by the Emperour frees himselfe by a solemne Oath not to withstand any more the Imperiall right but as soone as the Emperour had turned his back and left Italy his holynesse could dispence for Perjury and Excommunicate the sonne as devoutly as he had done the Father 4. He gave entertainment to Anselme our Rebellious Archbishop of Canterbury and upheld him against his Soveraigne Henry the first but that understanding King kept them well enough at his staves end 5. Preists Marriages were reinterdicted by this Scholer of Hildebrand He made a great company of Carnall Cardinals had Albert and Theodorick with others noted by Ciacon set up Anti-Popes against him But 22. A.D. 1118 GELASIUS the second a Campanian had the luck to carry the place but not without great opposition of
thereof laid it upon the Christians 4. Was Author of the first grand Persequntion wherein St Peter as it is said and St Paule were Martyred at Rome with others innumetable and Jacobus Justus at Jerusalem Whereupon Tertullian inferr'd that the Gospel must needs be a pretious thing because Nero hated it 5. The Company he most affected were Witches Bauds Sycophants Fidlerâ— Coachmen Stageplayers guelded Ganimeds of whoÌ„ he would have turned Sporus into a woman and Married Whereupon one wished that his Father had had no other Wife whence past these Pasquils upon him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nero Orestes Alâ—maeon registred for Kill-mothers 6. Although he used for a Motto QVAEVISTERRA ARTEM ALIT All Countries yeeld a being to aman of Parts and Arts in reference to his own skill which he cheifly stood upon yet that was more genuine unto him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not only whem I am dead but while I live let Heaven and Earth be turned into a Chaos 7. Continuing to be so intolerable his Souldiers fell off from and the Senate adjudged him to be whipt to death like a Rogue which exeqution he prevented by killing himselfe having no friend or foe left that would do so much for him His successour was old 7. GALBA a sowre Souldier and strict in Discipline An. Ch. 67 so that when he came to the Army the buzz went amongst the vulgar Disce Militare miles Galba est non Getulicus Stand to your tackling Galba comes amongst you not remisse Getulicus 2. As the Army advanced him for hope of promised gaine so for non-payment they quickly Rebelled against him 3. His Motto could not stop their mouthes LEGENDVS EST MILES NON EMENDVS A Souldier must be chosen not bought Whereupon they basely slew him and set up in his place 8. OTHO a Complementing Courteour An. Ch. 68 well beloved of the most of his Souldiers but unhappy in his advancement 2. He was overthrown in three Skirmishes rather then Battles despaires of his condition 3. His Motto VNVS PRO MVLTIS he would rather dye himselfe then draw on the death of a multitude This he wrought by his owne hands whereupon Ausâ—nius passes him with this Epitaph Fine tamen laudandus erat qui morte decora Hoc solum fecit â—obile quòd perijt Whatsoere his life was sure his death was faire Noble in this for being his owne slayer His Competitor that forced him to it 9. A. C. 68 VITELLIUS had lesse credit and comfort in his place a debaucht wretch and bloudy beast whose word was BONVS EST ODOR HOSTIS MELIOR CIVIS OCCISI The smell of a dead enemy is good but better of a dead Citizen 2. But such divillish dispositions are most commonly paid in their owne Coyne 3. He was quickly forsaken of his Partizans drag'd through the street pelted with myre and filth hackt and tormented with Weapons and so per scalas Gemonias by the growning stayres throwne into Tybur as he had barbarously used the Brother of 10. A.C. 69 VESPAEIAN that succeeded him who was of a meaner house then those that went before but by his Virtue Valour and moderation overtopped them 2. He was designed to quell the Iewes that rebelled wherein he prospering with the best approbation Vpon the Souldiers setting up elsewhere other Emperours after the death of Nero his followers took upon them to doe the like and Galba Otho and Vitellius in a trice cutt off their Choyce stood by the applause of all 3. At his entrance he repaired the Cities ruines shewed himselfe averse from Flatterers base lusts and revellings by which his Predecessors became infamous â—ueton 4. It is said that he miraculously cured a blind man and one that was lame but this might be but a device to gaine popular reputation 5. His easinesse to passe by injuryes appeared in the bestowing nobly of Vittelliu's his Competitors Daughter and giving a large Portion with her 6. He much relyed on Predictions Iosephus the Historian foretold him he should be Emperour and then should free him from Imprisonment 7. His Covetuousnesse is taxed by most which his Motto importeth LVCRI BONVS ODOR EX RE QVALIBET But this is capable of a good meaning which his practice verified Of gaine contenting is the smell If gotten and disposed well His end was manly in this parting resolution Oportet Imperatorem stantem mori an Emperour should dye standing as he did leaving his place to his sonne 11. TITUS before his comming to raigne A. C. 79 he gave shrewd suspition of Luxury in entertaining of Beronice and her trayne from whom afterward he was unwillingly severed Of crueliy in murdering Aulus Caecinna through a jealous humour when he friendly invâ—ted him to supper of Avarice in extorting from others that belonged not to him so that diverse misdoubted he would prove another Nero. But his sweet and prudent Government quickly wiped off all those aspersions In so much that he was termed Delitiae humani generis the delight of mankind 2. It was a principle he held that the courtisie of a Prince should dismisse no Suiter with a sad Countenance And sitting on a time in company O my friends saith he I have lost a day in regard he had spent it without doing some good 3. His Conquest of Ierusalem made him famous not only for the difficulty of the thing as for his moderate carriage in it bearing with the desperate stubbernesse of the Beseiged and shedding Teares at the burning of the Temple when he could not help it 4. The imprecation of the Jewes at our Saviours voting to Death His bloud be upon us and our children There took place in full measure and in the same mett to their Mâ—ssias For so many of them were then Crucified De Bellâ— Iud. l. 6. c. 32. that by relation of their owne Iosephus there remained no more space to set Crosses in nor any more Crosses to crucifie bodies upon Thus was accomplished the Abomination of Desolation spoken of by Daniel and repeated by our Saviour being 490 weeks of yeares as the more passable opinion is from the second yeare of Darius Nothus who gave way to the reedifying finishing of the second Temple 5. Vpon this successe a suspition grew that he affected the Deposing of his Father but his hasting to him and continued observance of him soone cleared him from any such intention 6. His brother Domitian could not be so excused for plotting against him whom notwithstanding convicted he freely pardoned 7. His Symbole was PRINCEPS BONVS ORBIS AMOR. All the world falls in love with a good Prince He seemed the better through the wickednesse of his Brother 12. DOMITIAN that followed him 1. Never towardly from his childhood 2. Being Emperour he would retyre himselfe frequently to stab flies whence one asking who was with his Majesty Belzebub Muscicapitaveus it was aptly applyed truly not a Fly 3. He set on foot the second grand persecution against the Christians wherein St