at Chartres in which was instituted a new Croysade which proved most unfortunate to the Latin Christians who most of them perish'd in the way by the treachery of Manuel Comnenes Son and Successor to Calo John Emperor of Constantinople From Christ 1147. The Emperor Conrade who commanded The Emperor Conrade's Army lost And Lewis King of France the Land-Army escaping with much difficulty From Christ 1149. Lewis King of France going by Sea avoided the Treachery of the Greeks but the Malice of the Eastern Latins whose Vices were most enormous caused his Army to perish at the Siege of Damas so the Emperor and the King having done nothing but suffered great Losses returned home the King by the way fell into the hands of the Greeks whom as they were carrying him Prisoner the brave Rogor King of Sicily rescued him from them From Christ 1150. Anastatius the Fourth Successor to Eugenius the Third did nothing remarkable Popes in the fifteen Months of his Papacy Adrian the Fourth his Successor Crowned Frederic Barbarossa who had been chose Emperor in the place of Conrad his Uncle who died two Years before From Christ 1155. The Pope and the new Emperor fell out immediately on the same occasions as their Predecessors which gave Birth to the Factions of the Guelphs and the Gibelins The Guelphs and the Gibelins by which Italy and Germany were ruined The Guâ—lphs of the Party of the Pope and the Gibelins of the Emperors which Quarrel grew more hot between Popes the Emperor and Alexander the Third Successor to Adrian The Emperor supporting Anti-popes three Antipopes viz. Victor Paschal and Calixtus against Alexander From Christ 1159. At length the Pope agreed with the An Agreement bâ—tween the Empâ—ror and the Pope Emperor at Venice where they met Historians have writ diversly of the Treatment Alexander used to Frederic but it is very certain the Agreement was most advantagious to the Pope From Christ 1164. The Institution of the Military Order of Thâ— Order of the Knights Hospita 〈…〉 the Knights Hospitalers of St. John of Jerusalem was some Years after that of the Templars then after that of the Hospitalers was instituted the Teutonick Order Tâ— Teutonick Or 〈…〉 From Christ 1177. Henry the Second King of England Son Henry â—â— Sâ—cond King of England of Jeffery Count of Anjou had marryed Eleanor Dutchess of Aquitaine and Counless of Poitou repudiated by Lewis the Seventh King of France so Henry became very powerful he was Excommunicated by Pope Alexander upon the occasion of the Death of Thomas a Becket Archbishop Thomas a Becket Archbishop of Canterbury Kings of France of Canterbury The two Kings Lewis and Henry made War several times at last a Peace was concluded which held till the Death of Lewis who had for his Successor Philip the Second It was at his Coronation that the Peers of France were twelve in Tâ—rlve Peâ—rs of France Alexis the Second Empâ—râ—r of the East Andronicus his Sâ—ccessor number Manuel Emperor of the East died left his Son Alexus the Second then a very Child He was strangled at two years-end by Andronicus his Kinsman who by that means made himself Emperor He Reigned but two years for the People killed him and put in his place Isaac the Second called Isacius Angelus From Isaac the Second his Successor Saladin takes Jerusalem Christ 1184. Saladin Sultan of Egypt took Jerusalem from Guy King of Lusignan Eighty eight Years after the Croyzaders had taken it under the Conduct of Godfrey of Bovilton From Christ 1187. After the Death of Alexander the Third which fell out in the year Eleven hundred eighty one Lucius the Third Urban Popes the Third Gregory the Eighth and Clement the Third held successively the See of Rome From Christ 1190. The Emperor Frederic had been took The Death of the Emperor Frederic Prisoner and generously released by Saladin in a Voyage that Emperor made to the Levant after Jerusalem had been taken he went there again and was drowned as he was Bathing in the River Orontes near to Antioch Henry the Sixth his Son was chose Emperor Henry the Sixth his Successor in his place It is not found that Frederick was taken by Saladin but that he fought with good success and that he had ruin'd the Saracens and Turks had he liv'd longer From Christ 1192. The Voyage of Philip King of France The King of France and England fact one and of Richard King of England was not more Fortunate They took only Acre or Ptolemais but falling out among themselves each retired to his Kingdom these two Kings had already made War one against the other and had put a stop to it upon the Design of the Croizade but after their return they again revived it more furiously than before From Christ 1197. Henry the Sixth dying left by his Wife The Emperor Henry the Sixtâ—'s Death Constantia Daughter and sole Heiress of William King of Sicily Frederic a Child too young to Rule the Empire The Princes were divided in the Election one Party chose Philip the Brother of Henry Philip and Otho dispute the Empire Popes the other Otho Duke of Saxe this latter prevailed being supported by Innocent the Third Successor to Caelistin the Third Richard called Caeur de Lyon being dead the Succession of England with his other Kings of England Dominions belonging to Arthur Duke of Bretany Son to Jefery the second Son of Henry the Second but John who was but the third Son usurp'd it to the prejudice of his Nephew Arthur From Christ 1200. THE Thirteenth Age. ABout the end of the foregoing Age the Croyzade had been publish'd at The Croyzade the beginning of this Century the Croyzaders met at Constantinople Isaac the Angel had his Eyes put out by his Brother Alexis who by that means usurp'd the Empire The young Alexis Son of Isaac Emperors of Constantinople stop'd the Croyzaders and persuaded them to employ their Arms to depose the Usurper which they did and re-establish'd the Father and Son But these two Princes not having satisfied the Croyzaders they set up the Grecians Alexis Ducas surnamed Murzuffle took occasion in this confusion to kill the young Alexis but he The Croyzaders take Constantinople himself was taken and kill'd in Constantinople by the Croyzaders who made themselves Masters of the City after sixty days Siege From Christ 1204. By the Agreement of the Army twelve of their Chiefs having the power to elect Baudwin Emperor of Constantinople an Emperor the choice fell upon Baudwin Count of Flanders They also chose for Patriarch Thomas Morosini a Venetian Alexis a Prince of the Blood of Comnenes Alexis Emperor of Trebizonda retired to Trebizonda upon the Euxine Sea in Asia and there having gathered together the Remnant of the Grecians he was by them acknowledged Emperor The Schism of the Western Empire ceas'd Otho the
Christ 1417. Of the three deposed Popes John and Gregory submitted to the Sentence of the Council Bennet persisted even 'till Death tho' he had but two Cardinals with him whom he commanded when he was dying to elect a Successor which they did naming a Chanoine of Barcellona who took the Name of Clement the Eighth But at length he deposed himself and was in exchange made Arch-Bishop of Majorca From Christ 1422. In France King Charles had before lost a The Battle â— Agincourt Battle near Agincourt in Piccardy Henry the Fifth who won it became very powerful in France the more because there hapned very great Troubles by a madness King Charles fell into upon the Death of his Brother Lewis Duke of Orleans whom his Cousin John Duke of Burgundy had caused to be Assassinated at Paris By the Death of the same John kill'd at Montereau in Brye by the Servants of Charles Dauphin in the presence of that Prince Lastly by the hatred of Queen Izabella of Bavaria against her Son the Dauphin which grew so violent that she joined in a Faction with Philip Duke of Burgundy whose Interests prevailed with the States General to deprive the Dauphin of his Right to the Succession of the Crown and to acknowledge for the Heir of King Charles Henry King of England his Son-in-Law who married Katharine his Daughter The famous Captain John Zisca a Bohemian John Zisca a famous Captain died after he had vindicated the Liberty and the Evangelick Religion of his Country-men against Wensâ—laus and Sigismond Kings of that Country o'er whom he gained many Battels even after he had lost both his Eyes in that War From Christ 1425. It was resolved in the Council of Constance that another should be held seven years after Pope Martin was averse to Popes it but about the end of his Papacy being importuned to call one he summoned it at Piâ—a But the Pope so ordered Affairs in that manner that this Council had no effect A little before his Death he appointed another at Basle and his The Council of Basle Successor Eugenius the Fourth sent his Legats to cause it to be opened From Christ 1431. After several years of great Confusion in France King Charles the Seventh re-establish'd himself by forcing out the English so that there remained in their Possession nothing but the City of Calais This great Revolution was begun and advanc'd by a certain young Wench called the Maid of Orleans who pretended The Maid of Orleans she was inspired from Heaven to employ her self to reinthrone King Charles The Emperor Sigismond being dead his Albert the second Emperor Son-in-Law Albert the Second succeeded him in the Empire and in the Kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia From Christ 1438. The Pope Eugenius fell out with the Council of Basle and signified to them That it should be removed to Ferrara In effect a Council was called there where The Council of Ferrara he was in Person with John Paleologus Emperor of Constantinople who had brought with him many Grecian Bishops then they went from thence to Florence where the Greeks made an Agreement with the Latins on many Articles of Belief in which till that time they had differed In the mean time the Council of Basle not at all fearing the Fulminations of Eugenius Aâ—â—hism proceeded legally against him deposed him and elected in his place Amideus Duke of Savoy under the Name of Foelix thâ— Fifth Antipope Foelix the Fifth This Prince had resigned his Dukedom to his Son Duke Lewis and was retired to the delitious Hermitage of Repaille on the Lake of Geneva At last Peace being made between the French and the English Lewis the Dauphin to discharge the Kingdom of the Soldiers who ruined it brought a great Army out of the Empire Four thousand A remarkable Action of the Switzers Switzers were so bold to oppose his Paslage they sold their Lives at a dear rate but they were all kill'd but one who being return'd to his Canton lost his Head as a base Deserter From Christ 1444. The young Ladislaus King of Hungary broke very rashly the Peace he had swore to the Turks It was believed that the Misfortune of the Battel of Varne was a The Battel of Varnâ— just punishment for the breaking his Oath He was there overcome and killed by Amurat the Second Sultan of the Turks Nicolaus the Fifth Successor to Eugenius the Fourth saw an end of the Schism by the free Resignation of Faelix who remained Cardinal and Legat of his own Country and the adjacent Places The Council of Basle having no more power broke up so that Nicolaus was acknowledged Pope without any Dispute From Christ 1449. Mahomet the Second of that Name Emperor Mahomet the Second takes Constantinople of the Turks took Constantinople from Constantin the Eleventh Paleologus the last Christian Emperor of that City It was taken by Assault and the Confusion was so very great that Constantin endeavouring to save himself was stifled at a Gate of the City by the multitude of flying People From Christ 1453. Alphonso Borgia a Spaniard under the Popes Name of Calixtus the Third succeeded Pope Nicholas the Fifth From Christ 1455. He acted nothing remarkable Pius the Second his Successor made himself more Eminent for his great Learning and extraordinary Zeal against the Turks His Name was Aeneas Silvius Picolomini a Citizen of Sienna From Christ 1458. Since Henry the Third King of England Affairs of England three Edwards had Reigned successively from Father to Son Edward the Third had Edward Prince of Wales who died before his Father leaving his Son Richard the Second who Reigned after the Death of his Grandfather Richard was Dethroned by Henry the Fourth Son of Henry Duke of Lancaster youngest Son to Edward the Third Lyonel Duke of Clarence being the next to Edward Prince of Wales Lyonel had a Daughter who was marryed to the Duke of York From Henry the Fourth came Henry the Fifth who had been received in France to succeed Charles the Sixth in right of his Wife Catharine The Quarrel between the House of York and Lancaster Daughter to Charles From that Marriage came Henry the Sixth who was Crowned being a Child King of France in the Church of St. Denis Not long after Edward the Fourth Duke of York descended from Lyonel Duke of Clarence second Son to Edward the Third dethroned and put to death Henry the Sixth and set up himself in his place From Christ 1460. Charles the Seventh King of France suffered himself to die of Hunger for fear of being poysoned having Conquered his Affairs of France Kingdom from the English He might have been called Fortunate if he had had another Father another Mother and another Son This Son was Lewis the Eleventh who succeeded his Father whom he had very ill treated From Christ 1461. After the Death of Tamberlain who had conquered the
Jeane the Daughter of Lewis the Eleventh and Sister Affairs of France to the last King marrying his Widow Ann Dutchess of Britany In a short time he march'd into Italy and retook the Dutchy of Millan from that Traytor and Usurper Lodowike Sforza whom he sent Prisoner into France where he died From Christ 1500. THE Sixteenth Age. THE King having made that Conquest Frederic King of Naplâ—s dyed a Prisoner in France in his own Person regained also the Kingdom of Naples by his Lieutenant Generals who took King Frederic Lewis treated him very honourably even to his Death which hapned in France where he was kept a Prisoner with great respect From Christ 1501. Alexander the Sixth died of Poyson Popes he drank by a mistake of his Servants having prepared it for the Cardinal Cornetto This Pope had great Qualities and among them very ill ones the same as his Sons especially the Eldest Caesar Borgia From Christ 1503. Pius the Third Picolomini Nephew to Benet the Second having held the See but twenty days Julius the Second was chose in his place From Christ 1504. Ferdinand King of Arragon retakes the The King of Arragon retakes the Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Naples from the French by his General Gonzalvo the Spaniards called him the great Captain From Christ 1505. The Genoueses who had submitted to The Genoueses punish'd for their Revolt by K. Lewis King Lewis did Revolt but King Lewis severely punish'd them for it From Christ 1507. King Lewis marched into Italy to preserve the Millanese He gained the Battel The Battel of Gyra D' Adda called Gyra D'Adda from the Venetians and others confederated against him From Christ 1509. Three years after the French obtained The Battel of Ravenna another Victory at Ravenna over the Popes Army in League with the Venetians This Battel fought on Easter-Day proved dismal to the Conquerors their General Gaston du Foy Duke of Nemours was killed The Duke of Nemours killed Nephew to the King as he was too hotly persuing those who fled From Christ 1512. By his Death the French Army disbanded themselves which occasioned the loss of all had been got in Italy The Re-establishment of Maximillian Sforza in the Maximillian Sforza Duke of Millan The Council of Pisa and Millan come to nothing Dutchy of Millan and the Dissolution of the Council which the King had caused to be Assembled at Pisa and was from thence transferred to Millan in opposition to the Pope These Assemblies proved at last to be of no effect Benhemet an Arabian reputed a Saint persuaded the Inhabitants of Fez and Morocco The Kingdoms of Fez and Morocco that he was of the Line of Mahomet upon which they received him for King of those two Kingdoms From Christ 1513. Julius the Second finding himself strong enough to fall violently on the French by reason of the ill Success of their Affairs in Italy was prevented in his Design by Death His Successor was Leo the Tenth Popes of the House of Medices a young Person about Thirty six years old who had more Moderation than his old Predecessors had for King Lewis for so soon as he was made Pope he reconciled his See to France King Lewis had marryed Ann Dutchess of Britany Dowager to Charles his Predecessor She had four Sons by her first Husband but they died before their Father She had but two Daughters by the second After her Death Lewis married Mary The Affairs of France and England the Daughter of Henry the Seventh King of England and Sister to Henry the Eighth who then succeeded his Father From Christ 1514. Lewis lived but one year after his late Kings of France Marriage A Prince who had no very ill Qualities but many excellent ones which acquired him the name of Father of his People He leaving no Sons Francis Duke of Angolesme succeeded him being next Prince of the Blood King Lewis made him marry Claudia his eldest Daughter He had by his first Wise Ann of Britany From Christ 1515. The new King presently march'd to The Battel of Marrignan Conquer the Dutchy of Millan which succeeded happily to him having defeated a great Army of Switzers near to Marignan Tho' this great Success did not please the Pope yet he came to Bolognia where he conferred with the King The Agreement between the Pope and the King There he made the Concordate concerning the Provision of the great Benifices of the Kingdom upon condition that the King should name them and the Pope should have a years Revenue out of each Benefice Selim Emperor of the Turks had conquered Egypt and all that depended on The Conquests of Sultan Selim that Empire of the Mamalukes or Sultans of Egypt This formidable Enemy threatned Italy which made the Pope to publish a Croisade against him They to whom the Pope had given Commission to preach it up and to collect Money for Indulgencies which were distributed to those who would contribute to the Expence of that Expedition behaved rhemselves so very insolently in that Employment especially Martin Luther in Germany that Martin Luther of the Order of the Augustins supported by Frederic Duke of Saxony took upon him to preach against this enormous Abuse From Christ 1516. Maximillian had succeeded in the Empire to Frederic the Third Philip the Son of Maximillian had marryed Jane Daughter of Ferdinand King of Arragon and of Izabella Queen of Castille Philip dying before his Father left two Sons Charles and Ferdinand This Year Charles was Charles V. Emperor elected Emperor after the Death of Maximilian his Grand-father From Christ 1519. The French lost Millain with their other The French driven out of Italy Conquests in Italy It is said that Pope Leo died with extream Joy of it His Successor was Adrian the Sixth born Popes at Utrech who had been Tutor to the Emperour Charles the Fifth From Christ 1522. Solyman the Second Emperor of the Rhodes taken by Solyman from the Knights-Hospitallers They go to Malta Popes Turks took Rhodes from the Knights-Hospitallers After they had wandred about for some time the Emperor Charles gave them the Isle of Malta where they still reside From Christ 1523. Julian de Medices under the Name of Clement the Seventh succeeded Adrian King Francis having past a second time K. Francis taken Prisoner before Pavia into Italy was taken Prisoner before Pavia by the Generals of the Emperor Charles the Fifth From Christ 1525. After a Year's Imprisonment this King He is set at Liberty was set at liberty on such Conditions as the States of his Kingdom would not allow of From Christ 1526. The Pope having left the Emperor's Rome plunder'd Party the Imperial Army commanded by the Duke of Bourbon took and plunder'd Rome This Duke had quitted France upon The Duke of Bourbon killed some kind of Discontent He was killed as he entred
Wound being return'd to his Government of the HB Death Low Countries he soon after died From Christ 1592. King Henry the Fourth having made Profession of the Roman Catholick Religion was received into Paris and in like manner Henry IV. a Roman Catholick was acknowledg'd by all the Kingdom From Christ 1593. John Chastel a Scholar of the Jesuites John Chastel wounded K. Henry The Jesuits banish'd The Pope absolves the King of France wounded the King in the Mouth whereupon the Jesuites were banish'd France From Christ 1594. The King received Absolution of the Pope and so was acknowledg'd for King by all the Princes and States of Christendom From Christ 1595. He declared a War against Spain which A War between France Spain proved very unfortunate to France The Spaniards surprized Calais Cambray and Amiens King Henry re-took the last Cambray remained in the Hands of the Spaniards Calais was restored by the Peace which The Edict of Nants was treated and concluded at Vervins by the Ministers of the two Kings and the Pope's Legates From Christ 1598. The King made an Edict called that of Nants because he signed it in that City The Edict of Nants to revive the Union between his Subjects that were divided by their diversity of Religions King Philip the Second died of the lowsie Kings of Spain Disease He had put to Death his Son Don Carlos upon Suspicion that he favoured the poor Protestants of the Low Countries who had thrown off their Allegiance to King Philip because he designed to introduce the Inquisition Nor were they any longer able to endure the barbarous Cruelties of the Duke D' Alva Philip the Third succeeded his Father From Christ 1600. THE Seventeenth Age. HENRY the Fourth King of France The Marriage of Henry with Maria de Medices being Divorc'd from Margaret Sister to the three last Kings marryed Mary de Medices Neice to the great Duke of Tuscany In the first year of this Age she was brought to bed of a Dauphin who was since called Lewis the Thirteenth From Christ 1601. King Henry and the Duke of Savoy were The Affairs of France and Savoy entered into a War for the Marquisate of Saluces A Peace was made upon conditions with an exchange of Bresse and some other Lands given up to the King for the Marquisate The Mareschal Duke of Biron convicted The Death of Byron of Treason was beheaded From Christ 1602. Charles Emanuel Duke of Savoy attempted to take Geneva by scaling of it The scaling of Geneva which Design concluded to his Disgrace Elizabeth Queen of England being dead in the Seventy one year of her Age The Death of Queen Elizabeth having Reigned forty five Years most couragiously asserted the Protestant Religion which her Brother Edward the Sixth had reformed She was as highly qualified for War as for Peace She deserved the favour of Fortune by her great Care and wise Conduct in Governing The English received for their King James K. of England James the Sixth King of Scotland the first King of that Name in England From Christ 1603. The Arch-Duke Albert and Clara Eugenia Ostend taken at length took Ostend after more than three years Siege Paul the Fifth of the Borghese Family Popes succeeded Clement the Eighth From Christ 1605. At London was discovered the Powder The Gunpowder Treason at London A Quarrel between the Pope and the Venetians Plot to blow up King James and his Parliament From Christ 1606. The Quarrel between the Pope and the Venetians was chiefly made up by the Mediation of King Henry A Truce for many years between the Arch-Dukes and the United Provinces of A peace with States of Holland the Low Countries From Christ 1609. King Henry the Fourth preparing to make a great War was killed by Ravaillac The Death of Henry IV. Lewis the Thirteenth his Son about the Age of nine or ten years succeeded him under the Regency of his Mother Lewis the Thirteenth King Maria de Medices From Christ 1610. Count Maurice assisted by the French in Count Maurice took Juliers July Besieged the City of Juliers and in September following took it by Surrender Philip the Third King of Spain made Philip King of Spain takes Alrach himself Master of Alrach a strong Castle built by the Moors upon the streight of Gibralter He commanded all the Moors to depart Spain within three days under pain of Death having confiscated all their Estates but what Money and Goods they could carry along with them And that year Nine hundred thousand was expelled and in the following years not a few Certain Ministers in Holland offered to Remonstrant Ministers and contra Remonstrants the States a Remonstrance wherein they declared their opinion concerning Predestination for which reason they were called Remonstrants and their Opposites contra Remonstrants The Muscovite endeavouring to raise The Muscovite beaten by the Poâ—es The Muscovites burn Vilna the Siege of Smolensko is beaten by the Polanders The Muscovites in revenge burn Vilna where 4700 Houses were laid in Ashes The Sophy of Persia having defeated the Turks near Babylon sends an Ambassador to The Sophy of Persia makes a League with the Emperor The Arch-Duke of Austria made King of Bohemia the Emperor Rudolphus and confirms a League between them Mathias Arch-Duke of Austria and King of Hungary was made King of Bohemia A Conference between six Remonstrants at the Hague before the States General yet they could not agree about the Points in Controversy The King of Denmark declares War against Suâ—den Besieges Câ—lmar on the 2d of May and takes it on the 29th putting The King of Denmark declares War against the Swâ—de all to the Sword but those who escap'd into the Castle Smolensko was taken by the Poles two years after the Muscovites not only recovered that place but several other Cities of Lithuania Prince Henry created Prince of Wales Prince Henry created prince of Wales From Christ 1610. Christiem Elector of Saxony died of an Apoplexy and his Brother John George succeeded him The Elector of Saxony's death The King of Sweden's death Charles King of Sweden sinks under the loss of Colmar and died his Son Gustavus succeeded him From Christ 1611. Mathias King of Hungary and Bohemia Mathias married to Anna Arch-Dutchess of Austria marryed with Anna Arch-Dutchess of Austria Margaret Queen of Spain Wife to Philip the Third died in the 27th year of her Age. The Queen of Spains death Frederic the Fifth Count Palatine of the Rhyne married with Elizabeth Daughter to James the First King of England Frederic the Fifth married with the princess Elizabeth John George the Son of John George Duke of Saxony was born Rudolphus the Emperor having Reigned almost 35 years and having lived 59 The Emperor Rodolphus death Mathias King of Hungary Emperor died after whose death Mathias King of
Leage and Covenant taken by the The solemn Lâ—ague and Covenant by the Parliament Parliament The City of Glocester besieged by the King and the Siege raised by the Earl of Essex After which hapned the first Newberry Fight where were slain on the The Civil War of England King's side the Earls of Carnarvan and Sunderland with the Lord Faulkland The Queen of England delivered at Oxford of the Lady Catharine who died soon after The Scots came into England to assist the Parliament From Christ 1643. The Emperor's Ambassadors as also the Ambassadors from Spain France Swedeland Holland and others met at Munster in Westphalia to treat of Peace Urban the Eighth departed this life in the 77th year of his Age after he had held Popes the Pontificate 21 years In whose place was elected Baptista Pamphilio in his 70th year who gave himself the Name of Innocent the Tenth The French after a long fatigous Siege The French took Graveling took Graveling Christina Queen of Sweden took the Government of the Kingdom into her The Queen of Sweden Reigned own hands The Queen began her Journey from Oxford to the West took her leave of the King of Abbington The Queen brought to bed of the Princess The Princess Henrietta born Henrietta at Exeter Marston-Moor Fight between the King and Parliament where Cromwell first made himself known After which happened Civil War of England the second Fight at Newberry both unsuccessful to the King Arch-Bishop Laud Beheaded Archbishop Laud beheaded The Queen arrived at Brest in Britany Sir Thomas Fairfax made General by the Parliament and received his Commission Civil War from the House of Commons The Treaty at Uxbridge for a Reconciliation between the King and Parliament broke up without effect From Christ 1644. The Emperor sinding his Forces very much diminishing raise a newd Army and The Imperialistt beaten by the Swedes Ordered publick Supplications to the Virgin Mary whose Image he had redeemed out of the hands of the Swedes But notwithstanding all this meeting Fortstenson the Swedish General near Janowitz in Bohemia he suffered so great an overthrow that Vienna seemed to be in great Danger In the mean time General Wrangel as The Swedish General defeated the Danish General terribly oppressed the Danes and deprived them of several Towns after he had utterly defeated Buckwald the Danish General Besides these Successes the Swedes assisted by the French at Allersheim obtained another great Victory over the Imperialists and drove the Bavarians beyond the Rhyne In this year was fought the fatal Battel Civil War of England of Naseby near Leicester After which Fairfax carried all before him for the Parliament From Christ 1645. In the Low Countries the French took Mardyke Winnoxberg Courtray Dunkirk with other places but not long after lost all again King Charles the First left Oxford in Disguise and went to the Scotish Army who carried him to Newcastle and there upon the payment of two hundred thousand pounds delivered his Majesty up to the Parliament who ordered the King to be brought under Custody to Holmby-House The Great Seal of England broken and defaced Prince of Orange aged 63 years died The Death of the P. of Orange of a Feaver to whom his Son William succeeded as well in his Principality as in his Dignity according to the Conceffion of the States made in the year 1631. From Christ 1646. Leopold Arch Duke of Austria made Governour of Flanders Leopold William Arch-Duke of Austria made Governour of the Low Countries by the King of Spain The Neopolitan Populacy headed by Thomaso Masinello a poor Fisherman made a great Insurrection in that City but were The Death of Mazinello quelled at length and their Leader killed in a Monastery Fairfax marched with his Army thro' the City of London and soon after the Forts and Outworks were slighted The Parliament voted no further Addresses to be made to the King King Charles escap'd from Hampton-Court into the Isle of Wight but was kept Prisoner by Collonel Hammond in Carisbrook-Castle From Christ 1647. A Peace concluded between the Emperor on one side and the Kings of France and Sweden on the other also between the King of Spain and the States of Holland Lewis the Son of Frederic the Palatin was restored to the lower Palatin and made the eighth Elector of the Empire The upper Palatinate continued in the possession of the Duke of Bavaria Christian the Fifth King of Denmark departed K. Charles a prisoner in the Isle of Wight this Life to whom his Son Frederic the Fifth before that Bishop of Breme succeeded Uladislaus King of Poland died to The Death of the K. of Denmark whom his Brother Cazimir succeeded whose Reign was extreamly shaken by the The Death of the K. of Poland Philip IV. married Maria Anna of Spain Seditions of the Cossacks On the other side Philip the Fourth of Spain married with Maria Anna of Austria The Treaty between King Charles the First and the long Parliament broke off and the King brought Prisoner to St. James's sentenced to death by that bold The Death of King Charles the First D. Hamilton the E. of Holland and Lord Capel beheaded Traytor Bradshâ—w and most barbarously Murthered before his own Pallace King Charles the Second began his Reign from that day Duke Hamilton the Earl of Holland and the Lord Capel beheaded in the Palace-Yard before Westminster-Hall The Kingly Office voted unnecessary and troublesom King Charles the Second proclaimed in K. Charles proclaim'd in Scotland Civil War in France Scotland From Christ 1648. A great Discord arising between the King of France and the Parliament of Paris by reason of Cardinal Mazarine's Government Paris besieged by the King but in a little time after these Troubles were compos'd tho but for a short time and Paris sustain'd the loss of a second siege The Venetians burnt the Turks Fleet. The Venetians beat the Turks in a Sea fight In the Port of Foggia seventy two Gallies eighteen Men of War sixty Ships of Burthen and six thousand Men with a Basha slain The Christians losing but ninety Men killed and forty wounded Cromwell made General of the Parliament's Army marched into Scotland From Christ 1649. Towards the end of July William Prince of Orange attempted to make himself Master of Amsterdam by Surprise but fail'd of Success Not long after he died of the The death of the Pr. of Orange Small-pox and his Son William Henry was born eight days after his Decease Descartes the Founder of a new kind of Descartes death Philosophy died at Stockholm in Swedland The Princes of Conde and Conti with The princes of Conti c. made prisoners the Duke of Longueville committed to the Castle of Bois de Vincennes by the Queen Mother and Cardinal Mazarin The Spaniards sold the Dutchy of Pontremoly Pontremoli sold to the Duke of
Thrace with that Army he commanded this Tumult was as violent as it was short liv'd being extinguish'd in a little time by the death of the Author the Officers of the Army being Loyal to the Emperor From Christ 400. So at the end of that Age both the Empires were at Peace excepting among the Hereticks Monks who contended about different and erronious Opinions There were some who were called Originists Originists who held false Opinions attributed to Origen Anthropomorphites were those who attributed Anthropomorphytes Priscillianists to God a Humane Figure Priscillianists were the followers of Priscilian a Spaniard and a Person of Quality who had received old Errors of the Gnosticks of the Sabellians and the Manicheans This Priscillian was the first who was put to death by the Christians for his Religion after his Errors had been condemned by a Council held at Burdeaux some Bishops inflamed with an outragious Zeal persuaded the Tyrant Maximus to cut off his Head The Photinians followers of Photinus Photinians Bishop of Syrmium were the worst of all the Arrians The Appollinarists had for Apollinarists their Authors the two Appollinarys Father and Son one a Priest and the other a Reader in the Church of Laodicea who denied the Distinction of Persons in the Holy Trinity The Antidichomarianites who denied the Antidichomarianites Collydâ—ans Virginity of the Mother of our Saviour The Collydians on the contrary so called because they offered great Cakes to the Holy Virgin in the way of Sacrifice The Luciferians who were only a sort of Luciferians Schismaticks who refused to Communicate with those of the Communion of Milecius Bishop of Antioch The Fathers of the Church who flourish'd Fathers of the Church in this Age were Macairus the Antient Monk of Aegypt Optatus Bishop oâ— Mileva in Africk Bazilius Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia Gregory his Brother Bishop of Nissena Gregory of Nazianzer Eusebius of Verceil Ambrosius of Millan anâ— Martinus of Tours The Fifth Age. IN the first Year was Born a Son to The Birth of Theodosius Arcadius called Theodosius The next year Died Anastatius Bishop of Bishops of Rome Rome and Successor to Syricius The five following Years were fatal to the two Empires to the Western part by the Ravaging of the Vandalls who entered there under the Command of Godegisil Godegisil King of the Vandalls their King To the Eastern by the persecution of Eudoxa Wife to the Emperor Arcadius against St. Chrysostome Bishop of Constantinople even St. Epiphanius Bishop of St. Epiphanes Salamina in Ciprus with most of the Eastern Bishops who oppos'd him in complaisance to the Empress and depos'd him in an Assembly held at Constantinople upon the result of which he was sent into Exile The Death of Sâ— Chrisostome The death of Arcadius Theodotius the Second where he died of the Miserys they made him endure From Christ 407. Arcadius died at the Age of Thirty Two Years leaving his Son Theodosius about Seven Years Old under the Protection of Isdigerdes King of Persia who acquitted himself of that Charge with great care and fidelity From Christ 408. At that time flourish'd Ausonius a Gaule Learned Men. Prudetius a Spaniard Venantius Portunatus an Italian but Bishop of Poiters who were as well Poets as Christians In the West Honorius having put to The death of Stillicon Alaric King of the Goths Rome twice taken Death his Father-in-law Stilicon accused to have held Intelligence with Alaric King of the Goths That King revenged his Death with great Cruelty for in the two following Years he twice took Rome and laid it waste in a most desolate manner then adding Mockery to his Cruelty he gave the Title and Ornaments of Emperor to one Attalus a man of obscure Birth and Attalus the false Emperor then divested him of them when he was disgusted with him From Christ 410. Honorius was at Ravenna and saw all these lamentable and shameful Miseries not being able to redress them but the The death of Alaric Astolfus his Successor death of Alaric gave him some respite Astolfus or Adolphus Successor to Alaric made a Peace with the Romans upon conditions that Honorius should consent to Marry his Sister Placidia with Astolfus and that the King should Reign quiet Possessor of that part of Gaule called Narbonensis which Alaric had conquered From Christ 411. So Honorius being no longer disturbed by this so formidable power found the means to chastize by his Lieutenants three The Tyâ—ants p 〈…〉 sh'd Tyrants who in the time of the last Miserys in Italy had took on them the Title of Emperors viz. Constantine with Jovian his Son in Gaule Maximin in Spain and Heraclian in Italy But he could not hinder several Foreign Nations to establish themselves powerfully in many of the principal Western Provinces which they had invaded and was forc'd to suffer the Sweves in Andalouzia Sweves Vandalls and Allains in Spain Burgundians in Gaule the Vandals and the Allains in part of Baetica which from their name was also called Andalouzia he was constrain'd to give the like suffrance to the Burgundians who had posted themselves in that part of Gaule which from their Name is still call'd Burgundy The Huns who could not possibly Huns in Panonia be driven out of Pannonia gave the Name of Hungary to that Province Astolfus having broke his Peace with the Romans was forc'd again to begit of them by the great advantages that Cantance a Lieutenant General of Honorius had gain'd over them but the Goths thinking this Peace disgraceful to them kill'd Astolfus who had made it and put in his place Kings of the Goths Sigerie who dying about a Year after had Vallius to succeed him who agreed with Honorius on reasonable conditions which pleas'd the Goths to wit That besides that part of Gaule called Narbonensis they should have a part of the Country of Spain which bordered on the Mediteranean From Christ 415. Innocentius Bishop of Rome Successor to Bishop of Rome Anastatius died Zozimus who succeeded Innocentius held the See but Sixteen Months After his Death there arose a Schism in that Church between Boniface A Schism in the Church of Rome and Eulalius both chosen by a party of the Clergy and the People From Christ 418. The French descended from Chersonesus Cimbrike advanc'd towards the Maine and gave to the Country where that River passes the name of Franconia which it still retains Pharamond King of the French The death of St. Jerome They chose for their King Pharamond who is recorded to have been the first King of that Nation From Christ 420. St. Jerome a very Learned Person in the Holy Scripture and the Hebrew Language died at Bethlem where he retired himself from Rome He had been Secretarâ— to Pope Damasus but being Secandalized at the Luxury of the Roman Clergy he went over to Palestine where he lived a
long time like a Monk he had brought over with him Paula and his Daughter Eustochia the best qualified Ladies in Rome After he had made a great Friendship with Ruffinus a Priest of Aquilia he broke it off Ruffinus with him when he found him to be an Origenist He writ most severely against Vigilantius Vigilantius a Spanish Priest who was an Enemy to the unmarried Clergy he also vigorously oppos'd the Errors of Helvidius who Helvidius denied the Honour due to the Holy Virgin Mother of our Saviour At this time flourrish'd Paulus Orosius Paulus Orosius Author of the Seven Books of the Universal History from the Creation of the World to his time The Emperor Honorius The Death of Honorius died of a Dropsie Aged Thirty Nine Years having Reign'd Twenty Eight Some time before his death he conferred the Title of Emperor Augustus on Constance his Brother-in-law who marry'd Placidia Widow to Astolfus King of the Goths Constance died not long after he was Marry'd leaving Valentinian his Son under the Tuition of his Mother Placidia she and her Son lived at Constantinople when Honorius died so Italy being destitute of the Royal Presence of the Princes John the Tyrant John a Prefect of the Praetorian Bands took upon him the Title of Emperor Placidia having heard of it marches with her Son to Fight the Tyrant who was taken by surprize at Ravenna by the means of some Officers faithful to the Princes He was brought Prisoner to them at Aquilia when they there were and where the Rebel had his Head cut off His Death so the Empire was divided between the Theodosius the 2d and Valentinian the 3d. Emperors Bishops of Rome two Cousins Theodosius the Second and Valentinian the Third The first keeping his Court at Constantinople and the other at Rome From Christ 423. Boniface Bishop of Rome and Successor to Innocent died in the same Year as Honorius the Emperor Count Boniface Governour of Africk incensed on a false Accusation that Placidia Regent of the Western Empire design'd to put him out of his Government called Tâ—â— Vandalls in Africk Genseric their King The Death of St. Augustin the Vandals out of Spain into Africk of which they easily took Possession under the Conduct of Genseric their King St. Augustin Bishop of Hippo in the same Province of Africk died a little before the taking of that City by the Vandalls This Great Father of the Church opposed the Errors of the Manichees though he had been infected with them in his Youth he boldly Combated against the Errors of Pelagius thâ— Heritick The Council of Carthage and of Mileva Pelagius who at that time declared himself an Enemy to our Saviour Christ They were Condemned in two Councils held at Carthage and at Mileva at the same time Pelagius had two Disciples Celestius and Julien Celestius was wholly of the Opinion of his Master Julien was not altogether of that Opinion but acknowledged a necessity of the Grace of Jesus Christ for the Conversion and intire accomplishment of Salvation he affirmed that the Beginnings and Inclinations depended on the will of Man John Cassian a Monk who had been a John Cassian Disciple of St. John Chrisostome being retired to Marseilles infected the Priests and Monks of that City and all thereabouts with this Error of Semipelagianism Prosperus of Aquitaine opposed it most Prosperus of Aquitaine Vigorously in Gaule as his Master St. Augustin had done in Africk At this time flourish'd in Gaule Severus Sulpitius Author of the two Books of the Learned Men. Sacred History And in the East Theodoret Bishop of Cir who Writ the Ecclesiastical History from Constantine to Theodosius the Younger Genseric King of the Vandals took Carthage Carthage taken and made it the Metropolis of the Kingdom he Establish'd in Africk In the same Year Theodosius assembled a The Council of Ephesus against Nestorius Council at Ephesus to enquire into the Opinion of Nestorius Bishop of Constantinople who asserted two Persons in Jesus Christ This Error was condemned there Cyrillus Bishop of Alexandria by the Council in which presided Cyrillus Bishop of Alexandria John Bishop of Alexandria in Thrace pretending that that precedency belonged to him because that Ephesus depended on his Metropolis and had drawn away several Bishops to its Faction among others Theodoret Bishop of Cir with whom he had Assembled another Council in the same City of Ephesus not to countenance the Errors of Nestorius but to demonstrate that they had mistaken the Forms of Proceeding In the mean time Affairs were embroiled to that Degree that the Emperor not being able at first to discover the Truth imprisoned Cyrillus and Nestorius but at last being better informed of the justice of the Cause he set Cyrillus at Liberty and sent Nestorius The Death of Nestorius to utter Banishment where he died Miserably From Christ 432. Caelestin Bishop of Rome died the Year Bishops of Rome after that Council was held He had there his Legats who Subscribed to the Condemnation of Nestorius who had been already Condemned at Rome in a Council which had been there Assembled by the same Caelestin Sixtus the Third his Successor held the See Eight Years during which time all was very quiet in the Church From Christ 440. But the Church was again disturbed in Eutychus the Heritick the East by Eutychus a Priest and Abbot of the Monks of Constantinople who by an Error contrary to that of Nestorius asserted but one Nature in Jesus Christ he found so many Adherents among the A false Câ—uncil at Ephesus Eastern Bishops that a great number of them being Assembled at Ephesus his Error was approved of in that false Council where things were carried with that Violence that Flavian who had been made Flavian Bishop of Constantinople Bishop of Constantinople in the place of Nestorius for having oppos'd the Judgment of the Council that favoured Eutychus suffer'd Martyrdom not by the hands of the Pagans but by those of Barsumas an Abbot and of Dioscorus Bishop of Alandria and President of the Assembly From Christ 449. These great Troubles were redrest at Pulcheria Sister to Theodosius the return of Pulcheria to the Court of her Brother Theodosius There had been formerly some Disgust between her and her Sister-in-law Eudosia Eudosia his Wife which had obliged that Empress to retire to Jerusalem where she had wholly Devoted her self to Piety and Charity towards the Poor From that time the Eunuch Chrisapius Chrisapius was become so great a Favorite to Theodosius that Pulcheria making that Minister jealous of her was removed but the pressing necessity of Affairs obliged Theodosius to recall her she made her Brother highly sensible of the ill Conduct his Favorite used in Governing the Empire and of his most inveterate Malice to foment the Troubles of the Church so the Eunuch having been punish'd
Fourth sole Emperor of the West by the death of Philip Otho the Fourth remaining sole Emperor From Christ 1208. From the precedent Age Peter Valdo of Lyons abandoning his Wealth had preached against the Corruption of the Clergy chiefly against that of Rome they called his Disciples Vaudois the poor Beggars of The Vaudois Lyms they held the Doctrine of Berengarius in what relates to the Eucharist as also Peter de Brus and Henry his Companion who were followed by an infinite number of Disciples at the beginning of this Age and were called Albegois because The Albegois their Doctrine had been first of all received in the Diocess of Albi from whence it was spread all over Languedoc From Christ 1209. The Pope excommunicated them and publish'd a Croyzade against them Five hundred thousand Croyzaders under the The Croyzaders oppose them Simon Grant of Montfort command of Simon Count of Monfort made a horrible Slaughter of those poor People Peter King of Arragon there lost his Life with the Army he had brought to their Assistance in favour of his Cousin Raymond Berenger Count of Tholouze who had embrac'd their Doctrine From Christ 1213. Pope Innocent had Crowned the Emperor Otho at Rome but the old Quarrel about the Investitures being revived between them the Pope raised up Enemies in all Parts against Otho and abetted the Party Frederic the Second against Otho of young Frederic Son of the Emperor Henry the Sixth against Otho Philip the Second called Augustus King A War between Otho and Philip King of France of France entered into that Party against Otho because that Emperor was Allyed to John King of England an Enemy to Philip which occasioned the War between Otho and Philip in which was fought the Battel of Bovines in Flanders where Otho The Battel of Bovines being overcome sav'd himself by Flight leaving to Philip among other Prisoners Ferrand Brother to Sanchez King of Pâ—rtugal Son-in-law to Baldwin Emperor of Constantinople The Pope quarrelled with King John of A Quarrel between the Pope and the King of England England upon the occasion of the Election of an Archbishop of Canterbury the King having named one contrary to the pretension of the Pope who said the Nomination belonged to him whereupon the Pope excommunicated King John and interdicted all his Kingdom and gave it to the King of France the King laid the Storm by humbling himself to the Pope and declared himself his Vassal with an obligation to pay him a Thousand Marks every year besides the Peter-pence The Barons of England incensed at this Treaty so dishonourable to the Nation abandoned King John and having call'd over Lewis the Son of Philip King of France Lewis the Son of Philip. King of France crowned King of England Henry III King of England they acknowledged him for their King and Crowned him at Westminster but their Anger was appeased by the Death of King John So they sent back Lewis and restored the Crown to Henry the Third Son to King John who had the Surname of Sans Terre because he died divested of his Kingdom Innocent held a Council at Latran where was concerted the greatest Number of Bishops The Council of Latran had been seen What related to the Eucharist they there determined Transubstantiation as a Point of Faith and Transubstantiation that they should keep the Host in their Box and to carry it with Solemnity to the Sick with ringing a little Bell. Then followed the Necessity of Auricular Confession There they establish'd the Sovereignty Auricular Confession The Sovereignty of the Pope of the Pope above all Degrees of Persons over Emperors Kings and other Powers to deprive them of their Dominions and to dispose of them as the Pope shall think best From Christ 1215. After this manner had he used King John of England and yet with better Effect against Raymond Count of â—â—olouze whose Dominions he had really transferred to Simon Count of Montfort because Raymond had favoured the Albigenses Honorius the Third Successor to Innocent approved of the four Orders of Mendicants The four Orders of Mendicants that is to fay the Preachers or Dominicans the Franciscans the Augustines and the Carmelites .. From Christ 1216. Otho being dead Frederic the Second remained Frederick the Second Emperor of the East sole Emperor in the West Raymond Count of Tholouze re-establish'd himself in his Dominions after the Raymond Count of Tholouze recovers his Dominions Emperors of Constantinople Death of Simon de Montford who was killed at the Siege of Tholouze From Christ 1218. To Baldwin Emperor of Constantinople succeeded Henry his Brother and to him succeeded his Son-in-Law Peter de Courtnay Count of Auxerre who going to take possession of that Empire was stopt in Thessaly by Alexis-Comnenes notwithstanding the safe Conduct he had given him Peter was killed at the end of three or four Years Imprisonment by the Command of this perfidious Grecian Prince From Christ 1222. During the time of Peter's Imprisonment Jolante his Wife governed at Constantinople like a brave and wise Heroin Philip Count of Nemours their eldest Son refused the Empire and resigned it to his younger Brother Robert Philip the Second King of France call'd Kings of France Augustus for his very great Qualities died He was also called the Conqueror having taken away from the English the greatest part of what they possess'd in France Lewis the Eighth his Son and Successor had took away from the English Rochel and Avignon from the Albigenses From Christ 1226. He Reigned but three Years Lewis the Ninth his eldest Son succeeded him Of the three younger Sons Robert had the County of Artois Alphonso Poictou and Charles that of Arjou The two last taken from the English From Christ 1227. To Honorias the Third succeeded Gregory Popes A Quarrel between Gregory and Frederick the Ninth who fell out with the Emperor Frederick the Second because he had taken away from one of the Pope's Nephews all that the Emperor Philip had bestowed on him in Italy In the mean time Frederick having married Jole the Daughter of John de Bregna King of Jerusalem past into the Levant and regained Jerusalem after he had made an honourable Truce with the Sultan for ten Years while the Pope took Naples in his Absence But the Emperor at his Return retook it without any great trouble From Christ 1230. In the eleven following Years Italy and Germany were in continual Troubles occasioned by the Quarrel between the Emperor and the Pope The Emperor being Excommunicated The Issue of the Quarrel his Son Henry revolted against him upon which his Father overcame him in a great Battle and past into Italy where he reduc'd to his Obedience those Cities the Pope had made to revolt He besieged Rome and had like to have taken it yet he took several Cardinals flying from thence Pope Gregory died of extream Grief for his ill
Success Under his Papacy were publish'd the Pontifical Ordinances called the Decretals as in the former Age Gratian had compiled the Decrees under the Authority of Alexander the Third In the Emperor Frederick's time began the two implacable Factions of the Guelfs and Gibellines From Christ 1241. Celestine the Fourth having enjoyed the Popes See of Rome but eighteen Days the Chair was vacant for the space of twenty Months at the end of which was chose Innocent the Fourth who went into France to act more powerfully against the Emperor Frederic The Pope assembled a Council at Lyons The Council of Lyons Cardinals in purple where the Cardinals were cloathed in Purple by Virtue of a Decree of that Council Frederick having been a little while excommunicated had forfeited his Right to the Empire which the Pope offered to Robert Brother to the King of France but the good King refused it offering on his part a Mediation to reconcile the Quarrel The Pope not regarding the King's Offer combined with a Party of the German Princes who chose for their Emperor Henry Lantgrave of Turinge Henry Lantgrave of Turing who soon after dying they elected William Count of Holland Emperor William Count of Holland From Christ 1246. King Lewis beng engaged in the Croysade went into Aegypt against the Sultan there he took Damietta and defeated the Mamulecks in two great Battles but in the third this good King's Army was wholly routed and himself taken Prisoner with the chief of his Nobility He was set at Liberty paying a Ransome of Four hundred thousand Livres He went into Palestine and at last returned back to France six Years after he had left it From Christ 1254. Frederick the Second being dead Conrad Conrad the Fourth Emperor the Fourth was chosen Emperor by a Party of the German Princes But finding himself strong enough to maintain his Right in Germany he retired into his Kingdom of Naples where he was poyson'd by his Brother Manfred a Bastard of Frederick the Second Alexander the Fourth succeeded Innocent Popes the Fourth From Christ 1255. William Count of Holland having been killed in a War against the Frizons one Party of the Princes chose for their Emperor Alphonso King of Castile Another Party Alphonso King of Castile and Richard Duke of Cornwal Emperorâ— Richard Duke of Cornwal Brother to Henry King of England Richard was crowned at Aix la Chapelle Alphonso never came into Germany From Christ 1257. The History of this Age makes mention of a Prince in the Levant whose Dominion was among the Mountains of Armenia The Antient of the Mountains from whence he was called the Antient of the Mountains and had likewise the name of Prince of the Arsacides or Assassins who by promising an imaginary Paradice persuaded all his Subjects to kill whom he pleased Robert of Sorbonne from the name of a The Collâ—dge of Sorbonne Village near Paris where he was Born founded the famous Colledge which still bears his Name in that great City Alexander the Fourth died and had for his Successor Urban the Fourth Son of a Popes Shoemaker in Troyes in Campagne this Pope instituted that superstitious Ceremony of carrying the Host in publick Procession and causing it to be ador'd Baldwin Emperor of Constantinople being The Latins drove out of Constantinople absent from that City Michael Paleologus drove out the Latins who had ruled the Empire for the space of Fifty seven Years Urban the Fourth died he had transferr'd to Charles of Anjou Brother to King Popes Lewis of France the Right of the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily which the Bastard Manfred had usurp'd o're Conradin Son to the Emperor Conrade From Christ 1264. Clement the Fourth a Frenchman like his Predecessor continuing to support Charles of Anjou King of Naples and Sicily Charles put himself in possession of the Kingdom of Naples and Sicily after he had defeated in Battel the young Conradin who being afterwards with his Cousin Frederick Duke of Austriche fallen into Contradin and Frederic beheaded Manfred killed the hands of Charles he caused them publickly to be Beheaded the Bastard Manfred having been before killed in a Battel Charles had won against him From Christ 1268. King Lewis of France made a second A Croyzade Croyzade with Edward Son to Henry King of England Prince Edward taking the way to Palestine and the King the way to Africk where he took Carthage which was then considerable only for its Name after that he besieged Tunis and dyed at The Death of Saint Lewis that Siege of the Plague which infected his Army From Christ 1270. Philip the Third called le Hardi his Philip the Third King of France eldest Son succeeded him Robert the youngest of his Sons Count of Clermont was chief of the Branch of Bourbon St. Sons and Brothers of St. Lewis Lewis had three Brothers Robert Count of Artois who was chief of one Branch and Charles Count of Anjou King of Naples made another Branch Alphonso Count of Poitou left no Issue by his Wife Daughter and Heiress to Raymond Count of Tholouze From Christ 1271. After the Death of Clement the Fourth Popes the See of Rome was vacant for two or three years about the end of which the Arch-Deacon of Liege was elected under the Name of Gregory the Tenth From Christ 1273. The Emperor Richard being dead the Princes of Germany having no regard for Alphonso King of Castille chose for Emperor Rodolphus Count of Hapsburg a little Rodolphus Emperor Signory in the County of Berne Gregory confirmed this Election in a Council held at Lyons where Alphonso resigned by Proxy A Council at Lyons his pretensions to the Empire From Christ 1274. Michael Paleologus being in Person at that Michael Paleologus Emperor of the East Council where having acknowledged the Authority of the Pope he was there declared and confirmed Emperor of the East In the same year died Gregory the Tenth he had three Successors in a very short time Innocent the Fifth Adrian the Fifth Popes and John the One and twentieth who all held the See but a few days After the Death of the last was chosen Nicholas the Third of the House of Ursini From Christ 1276. Otochaire King of Bohemia to whom Otochaire King of Bohemia overcome by Rodolphus Rodolphus had been an Officer refusing to obey the Emperor was forc'd to submit From Christ 1277. Having been overcome in a Battel by Rodolphus who took from him the Marquisate of Austria which Rodolphus gave The Surname of Austria to his Son Albert he and his Successors taking the surname of Austria From Christ 1278. To Nicholaus the Third succeeded Martin the Fifth who being a Frenchman Popes heard with great regret the news of the horrible Massacre which the Sicilians committed on the French at the hour of Vespers Sicilian Vespers Peter King of Arragon seized
Persians Hussan Cassan possess'd himself of that Kingdom he succeeded Sophys Kings of Persia the Hermit Sophy from whence came the Sophyes who have Reigned in Persia to this time From Christ 1463. Pius the Second died No private Person ever laboured more than Aeneas Silvius to restrain the Authority of the Popes within the limits of their antient Popes Cannons yet no Pope ever took more pains to extend the Papal Power beyond all bounds He obtained of Lewis the Eleventh to abolish the pragmatick Sanction which were Rules extracted from The pragmatick Sanction what had been resolved in the Council of Constance and Basle to curb the exorbitant Authority of the Popes These Rules had been received in France where they were in form and force as Laws The Emperor Albert the Second died leaving his Empress big with Child She Kings of Hungary and Bohemia was delivered of a Son called Ladislaus who succeeded his Father in the Kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia Frederic the Third Cousin to Albert and Frederic the Third Emperor of the same House of Austria was Successor to the Empire The young King Ladislaus dying before he was marryed the Hungarians chose for their King Mathias Corvin Son Mathias Corvin King of Hungary of John Huniades a great Captain who had made himself famous in the War against the Turks The Bohemians for their part chose for George Polebrac King of Bohemia their King George Polebrac one of the Grandees of their Country This King being of the Evangelick Faith protected those of that Religion in his Kingdom Paul the Second called Barbaro Avenetian succeeded Pius the Second Then to Popes Paul succeeded a Cordelier named Riara who was stiled Sixtus the Fourth Charles the last Duke of Burgundy had Charles the last Duke of Burgundy defeated by the Switzers continually waged War with Lewis King of France He had conquered Lorraine of Rayner who had Right to the Kingdom of Naples and was Duke of Anjou He endeavoured to subject the Switzars which Design proved fatal to him for they overcame him twice in their Country where he went to attack them at Granzona and at Morat and the third time near to Nancy which he Besieged making War against Rayner King of Naples and Duke of Lorraine Charles having been His Death killed in this last Battel From Christ 1477. Mary Daughter and Heiress married to Maximillian of Austria His Daughter and Heiress Maria marryed Maximilian Son to Frederic the Third Emperor By this Marriage she brought to the House of Austria the Sovereignty of the seventeen Provinces in the Low-Countries with the County of Burgundy the Dutchy having been reunited to the Crown of France by King Lewis the Eleventh There was another Heiress who had The Right of the Kingdom of Cyprus brought the Right of the Kingdom of Cyprus to the House of Savoy She was Charlotta the only Daughter to John the Second of Lusignan King of Cyprus By marrying Lewis Duke of Savoy who having In the House of Savoy no Children she bequeath'd her Kingdom by Testament But James her Bastard-Brother having took possession of Cyprus Catharina Cornaro his Widdow To the Venetians transferr'd to the Venetians the Right she pretended to that Kingdom of which the Venetians put themselves into a present Possession The House of the Medices having for sometime swayed the Government of Florence several Conspirators of other A Conspiracy against the Medices great Families of that City supported by the Pope set upon the two Brothers Julian and Laurence in a Church at the time of Mass where Julian was killed Laurence having saved Himself did stir up the People against the Conspirators some of them were hanged up in the heat Among others Salviati Archbishop of Pisa From Christ 1478. The Pope employ'd his Arms Spiritual and Temporal against the Florentines but they maintained the War with Forces the King of France sent them under the Command of Philip de Comines whose Name is Philip Comines famous for his curious and judicious Memoirs After the Death of Edward the Fourth King of England his Son Edward the Fifth tho' a Child was presently after Affairs of England kill'd with Richard his Brother by Richard their Uncle who usurpd ' the Crown From Christ 1483. Lewis the Eleventh King of France died a Prince who had Reigned with Of France more absolute Power than any of his Predecessors for which reason some write that he invested the Kings with more Regal Authority others that he had exalted them beyond all sense and reason His great Qualities were attended with as many ill ones as Cruelty Injustice and Hypocrisy and about the end of his Reign he fell into very great imbecility by his fear of Death His only Son Charles the Eighth very young succeeded him John Cibo a Genouese under the Name Popes of Innocent the Eighth succeeded Sixtus the Fourth Henry the Seventh made himself King of England having overcome and killed in Battel Richard the Third Henry was of Affairs of England the House of Lancaster by his Mothers side He united the two Houses York and Lancaster who were Enemies by marrying Mary of York Daughter to Edward the Fourth and Sister to Edward the Fifth From Christ 1485. Ferdinand King of Arragon and his Granada taken from the Saracens Wife Izabella Queen of Castille took Granada from Boadilla the last King of the Saracens in Spain From Christ 1492. A little while after Christopher Colombus Christopher Columbus a Genouese found out the new World with great Success and infinite Advantage to Ferdinand and Izabella From Christ 1494. King Charles went into Italy where all Charles the Eighth in Italy the Cities received him as Conqueror so he entered Rome where Alexander the Sixth Successor to Innocent the Eighth either could not or durst not oppose him from thence he march'd to the Kingdom of Naples and made himself Master of it with incredible facility His Design was to carry on the War even to Constantinople to which end he had delivered from the hands of the Pope Zizim Brother to Bajazet the Second to make use of him against Bajazet but the Design miscarried by the Death of Zizim but chiefly by the League the Pope the Venetians and Lodowike Sforza Duke of Millan made against the King to fight him as he came back The Battel was fought The Battel of Fornova near Fornova a Village near to Piacenza where the King wholly routed them tho' they were six times more in number than those of his Army but the French lost the Kingdom of Naples in as short a time as they had Conquered it that there remained to them nothing more than a filthy The Neopolitan Disease Disease which cannot modestly be named Two Years after Charles being dead Lewis Duke of Orleans first Prince of the Blood succeeded him The new King broke off his Marriage with
Rome some few paces from the Breach The Pope being made a Prisoner in the The Pope made a Prisoner escap'd Castle of St. Angelo was kept there for six Months from whence he escap'd and was reconciled to the Emperor Who gave his Natural Daughter in Marriage to The Medices are Sovereigns of Florence Andrea Doria a Genouese the chief of the House of the Medices of which was the Pope So the Medices became Sovereigns of Tuscany Andrea Doria behaved himself better towards Genoa his Country For having abandoned the King of France's Service in which he had been a long time engaged offered himself to the Emperor upon Condition that the Liberty of his Country should be preserved From Christ 1530. The Peace made between the Emperor A Peace between the Emperor and the King The Siege of Vienna raised and the King of France forced Solyman to raise the Siege of Vienna The Separation of England from the Church of Rome occasioned by the Divorce of Henry the Eighth and his Queen Catherine of Arragon John Calvin was called to Geneva to John Calvin at Geneva make a Reformation of Religion From Christ 153â— The Emperor Charles the Fifth passed Charles V. in Barbary over into Barbary took Tunis and there re-establish'd Mulâ—y Hassan who had been deposed by the famous Corsair Barbarossa In his Return from that Expedition the Emperor lost a great part of his Ships and Galleys in a Storm He was also as unfortunate in an Enterprize He came tâ— Provence and retired with great loss of his Soldiers against France He came into Provence without acting any thing there he was constrained to retire with the loss of the greatest part of his vast Army A Peace being made he past through A Peace with France France in order to quell the Rebellion of Gaunt From Christ 1541. But having not perform'd what he promis'd A War broke out again to the King of France when he past through his Country the War broke out again between them From Christ 1543. Then followed the Battle of Cerisolles The Battle of Cerisolles won by the French under the Conduct of the Duke D'Anguien Francis of Bourbon over the Imperialists Then a Peace was concluded between A Peace the two Potentates each of them being at the Head of a powerful Army upon the Frontiers of the Low Countries From Christ 1545. Edward the Sixth succeeded his Father Kings of England Henry the Eighth King of England Francis King of France died also and his Kings of France Son Henry succeeded him To Clement the Seventh succeeded Paul Popes the Third who appointed a Council to assemble at Mantua then at Vicenza and at last at Trent without having effected The Council of Trent any considerable Bus'ness This Pope gave the Dutchy of Parma and Plaizance to Lodowick Farnese one of his Sons From Christ 1549. The Cardinal d' Monte under the Name of Julius the Third succeeded Paul the Third The Emperor had weakned the Protestant The Battle at the pass of the Elb. Princes of Germany by defeating their Army at the passage of the Elb. Then they had recourse to King Henry A War between the Emperor and the King Metz Toul and Verdun taken by the King who in his March to Germany seized on Metz Toul and Verdun The Emperor having afterwards besieged Metz was forc'd to raise the Siege by the wise and couragious Defence of the Duke of Guize From Christ 1553. The young King Edward of England being dead his Sister Mary was acknowledg'd The Siege of Metz raised Affairs of England Queen After that she beheaded her Cousin the Lady Jane Grey with her Husband the Lord Dudley From Christ 1554. The Emperor Charles resigned his Hereditary Of the Empire and of Spain Dominions to his Son Philip and Ferdinand King of the Romans younger Brother to Charles was acknowledg'd Emperor Julius the Third died and Twenty one Popes Days after his Successor Marcellus Paul the Fourth of the House of Caraffa in the Kingdom of Naples was chose Pope From Christ 1557. The War being inflamed between the The Battle of St. Quintin Kings of France and Spain Philip in Person won the Battle of St. Quintin of the French where the Constable and many other Lords of Quality were made Prisoners The Duke of Guize in some manner The taking of Calais repaired this Loss in taking of Calais upon which Mary Queen of England died with Grief She had succeeded her Brother Affairs of England Edward the Sixth and having married her near Kinsman Philip King of Spain she was engaged in this War From Christ 1558. Elizabeth Daughter to Henry the Eighth by Anne of Bullen succeeded her Sister Queen Mary A Peace was made between Henry and A Peace between France Spain Philip by the Marriage of Elizabeth with Philip and that of Margaret Sister to Henry with the Duke of Savoy In a Turnament held at Paris in Honour of these Nuptials the King Tilting against the Count of Montgomery was wounded in the Eye by a Splinter of the Count's Lance of which he died in a few Days He had put to Death a great Number of Hugonets among others he condemned Ann du Bourg a Counsellor of the Parliament The Death of Bourg of Paris and swore that he would see him executed but his unexpected Death prevented him Yet some Days after Du Bourg suffered Death with great Resolution in the Presence of the young King the Queen-Mother and all the Court. Paul the Fourth had for his Successor Popes Pius the Fourth of the House of the Medices or of the Medâ—quiâ—s of Milâ—aiâ— The Conspiracy of Amboise was then The Conspiracy of Amboise made against the Duke of Guize and the Cardinal of Lorrain to take away the King from their Custody by the Grandees of the Kingdom who professed the Reformed Religion pretending that those two Princes kept the King as Prisoner From Christ 1560. In an Assembly held at Fountainbleau it was there resolved to call a National Council to prevent which the Pope again declared for that of Trent begun by Paul the The Council of Trent Third continued by Julius the Third and broke off under both Popes In the mean time the States of France assembled Affairs of France at Orleans where the Prince of Conde was made Prisoner and had been put to Death but for the sudden Death of the young King Francis the Second Charles the Ninth his Brother being yet a Child succeeded him under the Tuition and Regency of his Mother Catherine de Medices From Christ 1561. The Conference held at Poissy between The Conference at Poissy the Doctors of both Religions had no good effect The Affairs of France being much embroil'd on the Account of Religion the Guizes being Masters of the King's Person the Queen-Mother writ to the Prince of Conde to come
and set him at liberty This was the true Cause of the first taking up of Arms by those of the Reformed Religion in France From Christ 1562. The Siege of Roan followed which held out for them Anthony of Bourbon who was The Death of Anthony King of Navar. The Battle of Dreux King of Navar by the Right of his Wife Jane d'Albert was there killed Soon after a Battle was fought near Dreux between the two Armies of both Parties The King's Army commanded by the Constable of Momorâ—ncy and that of the Hugonets by Lewis Prince of Conde who was there taken Prisoner as was likewise the Constable tho' at the last the King 's proved victorious Not long before some Conditions had been agreed on advantageous enough to the Hugonets which were granted by a Decree called the Edict of January and were again confirmed this Year by a Peace made after the Death of the Duke of The Duke of Guize killed by Poltrot Guize killed by Poltrot a Hugonet Gentleman while the Duke besieged Orleans From Christ 1563. Pius the Fourth put an end to the Council Popes of Trent This Pope being dead this Year Pius the Fifth a Dominican succeeded him From Christ 1564. Maximilian the Second succeeded in the Empire to his Father Ferdinand the First From Christ 1565. Solyman the Second had taken Rhodes from the Knights-Hospitallers yet he could not drive them out of Malta his Commanders having been forc'd to raise the Siege of that Island This Sultan died at the The Death of Solyman Siege of Sigeth in Hungary From Christ 1566. The Peace being broke in France the The Battle at St. Denis Battle followed at St. Denis near Paris where the Constable of Momorency was wounded and died From Christ 1567. The Prince of Conde who commanded the contrary Party acquired much Honour on that occasion From Christ 1568. A little while after the Peace being again The Battle of Jarna â—here the Prince of Conde was kill'd broke there was a Battle fought near Jarna in Xaintonge The Prince of Conde who was there taken Prisoner was killed in cold Blood by a Captain of the Duke of Anjou's Guards From Christ 1569. The Admiral De Coligni by the Prince's Death became chief of the Hugonet Party besieged Poitiers raised the Siege and lost the Battle near to Monconture against the The Battle of Monconture Duke of Anjou From Christ 1570. Selim took the Isle of Cyprus which obliged the Pope to make a League between the King of Spain and the Venetians against the Turks Then followed the Battle of Lepanto in which the Turkish Fleet was routed by the The Battle of Lepanto Christians commanded by Don John of Austria Natural Son to the Emperor Charles the Fifth From Christ 1571. The principal Persons of the Religion were invited to Paris under pretence of Celebrating the Nuptials of Henry King of The Mâ—ssacre of Paris Navar with Margaret Sister to the King Jane Queen of Navar Mother to the Bridegroom was there poisoned and the Admiral wounded and afterwards killed with a great Number of the Nobility and above Ten thousand Persons in the very City of Paris on St. Bartholomew's Day From Christ 1572. The Duke of Anjou having after that The Siege of Rochel raised The Duke of Anjou King of Poland besieged Rochel was forc'd to retire without taking it to go and receive the Polonian Embassadors who came to bring him the News of his being elected King of that Country From Christ 1573. While he was there his Brother Charles The Death of Charle IX the Ninth died stifled with the Blood that issued from all parts of his Body Amurath the Third succeeded his Father Emperors of the Turks and Germany and Rodolphus the Second succeeded his Father Maximilian the Second From Christ 1576. King Henry the Third being returned Henry III King of France from Poland was compelled by the States assembled at Blois to become chief of the League that the Catholicks had made against the Hugonets From Christ 1577. Philip the Second King of Spain seized Philip II. seizes Portugal The Death of Sebastian King of Portugal on Portugal after the Death of their King Don Sebastian supposed to be killed in Africk where he went to make War in favour of a Moorish King who disputed the Kingdoms of Fez and Morocco with another Henry the Third of France instituted The Order of the Holy Ghost the Order of the Holy Ghost From Christ 1582. Pope Gregory the Thirteenth reformed The Kalendar reform'd The Death of the Duke of Alenson the Kalendar The Duke of Alenson Brother to the King of France died deprived of the Government of the Low Countries to which he had been invited by those People but he lost his Interest by his ill Conduct From Christ 1584. Sixtus the Fifth a Cordelier of low Birth but of great Courage Excommunicated A Bâ—ll against the King of Navar Prence of Conde Henry King of Navar with his Cousin Henry Prince of Conde having declared them to be fallen from the Right of Succession to the Crown of France From Christ 1585. Mary Stuart Queen of Scots after a The Death of the Queen of Scots long Imprisonment was Beheaded by the Sentence of Judges appointed by Q. Elizabeth From Christ 1587. The Spanish Fleet called The Invincible The Spanish Armada Armada was three Years preparing with great Labour and Cost It consisted of One hundred and thirty Sail with Twenty thousand Soldiers on Board set out by Philip the Second to invade England was part of it destroyed by Sir Francis Drake's Fireships and the other part lost and dispers'd in a great Storm So that amazing Terrour of Europe vanished From Christ 1588. France being in a very great Consusion the King at length made an Agreement with the King of Navar to oppose the League But having both together The Death of Henry III. besieged Paris the King was stabb'd in his Bed-Chamber at St. Clou by James Clement a Jacobine Fryar From Christ 1589. Henry the Fourth King of Navar the Henry IV. King of France The Combat of Arques and the Battle of Yuri next Prince of the Blood succeeded him with very much difficulty at his first coming to the Crown But he soon gave great Reputation and Vigour to his Affairs by the Combat of Arques and the Battle of Yuri which he won From Christ 1590. To Sixtus the Fifth succeeded Urban the Popes Seventh Gregory the Fourteenth and Innocent the Ninth who all held the See of Rome no longer than a Year After them came Clement the Eighth a Florentine From Christ 1591. The Duke of Paâ—â—a had made the King The Duke of Parma not long before to raise the Siege of Paris he forc'd him again to raise that of Orleans But the Duke was wounded passing the River of Sein at Caudebec and was never well cured of his
King of France closely besieged Rochelleâ— The King of France besieged Rechel and stopt up the Arbour and made a great Mount of vast Stones in the Sea to hinder Relief from coming to the City Frederic Henry Prince of Orange General for the Hollanders compelled Groll to surrender The prince of Orange takes Groll The Imperialists pursuing the Danish Army possest themselves of the greatest part of Holsatia and Jutland From Christ 1626. Rochelle prest by Famine was compell'd Rochelle surrendred to the French to surrender to the King of France after above 12 thousand Men had been starv'd to death all the Walls and places of Defence being demolisht The King of Sweden granted free Liberty The K. of Sweden admits the protestants Liberty to the German Exiles who fled for Religion or were compell'd from their Calamities of War to live with all Security and the free Exercise of their Religion in his Kingdom The Death of Sir Francis Bacon Sir Francis Bacon Viscount of St. Albans died The King of Denmark possest himself of the Island of Usdom the Fortress of Phinmund and Wolgast but was beaten out again by the Imperialists under the Duke of Fredland The Cham of Tartary being expelled his The Cham of Tartary recovered his Kingdom Kindom by his Brother assisted by the Turks to revenge his loss by the help of the Cossaks defeated his Brother in Battle and recover'd his Kingdom The Admiral of the Dutch Fleet met with The Dutch Admiral took the Spanish West India Fleet. Prince of Orange takes Boisleduc the Spanish West India Fleet and took it to the value of three hundred Tuns of Gold From Christ 1628. The Prince of Orange having taken before Boisleduc at the beginning of May took it by surrender in September following A Peace concluded at Lubeck between A Peace between the Emperor and the Danes the Emperor and the King of Denmark upon equal Conditions The Duke of Buckingham basely murdered by Felton a discontented Officer The Duke of Buckingham kill'd Rochelle surrendered and called Borgo Maria. The King of Sweden relieved Stralsond Rochelle surrendred disengaged himself from his Polish troubles made sure of the Daae and prepared for a War with the Emperor From Christ 1629. Gustuvus Adolphus enter'd Pomerania Gustavus took Stetin made himself Master of Stetin and several other Places and fill'd all Germany with the terrour of his Arms. The Duke of Savoy deny'd the French to The Duke of Savoy denied the French passage thro his territory Magdeburg taken by Tilly. pass thro his Country upon which Cardinal Richelieu made himself Master of Pignerol and of the Marquisate of Salucâ—s A Peace concluded with France Magdeburg stormed by Tilly the Imperial General plunder'd and burnt so that of so great a City very few Houses were left standing entire Gustavus Adolphus having made a League Gustavus his great Success in Germany with the Elector of Saxony in September vanquisht the Imperialists in a great Battle From that time all things succeeded with him to his desire so that he made himself Master of several Cities and Provinces of the German Empire King Charles the First his second Son Charles the Second born born at whose Birth a Remarkable Star appear'd at Noon-day From Christ 1630. The King of England made a Peace with England made a peace with Spain Troubles in France Spain which was proclaim'd The Court of France in great confusion while the Queen Mother went about to shut up the King her Eldest Son in a Monastery and to set up her Youngest Son in his Room for which the King having his Liberty the Queen made her escape to Antwerp and the Duke of Orleans flies into Burgundy and Lorain throwing all the Blame upon Richelieu The Princess Mary born eldest Daughter The Princess Mary born to King Charles the First The famous School at Amsterdam erected in which the first Professors were John Vossius and Jasper Barlaeus Maestrick after a Siege of two months Maestrick taken by the prince of Orange and two weeks surrendred to the Prince of Orange A great Battel at Lutzen was fought between the Swedes and the Imperialists Battel of Lutzen where Gustavus was killed where the Swedes got the Victory but the King Gustavus was there killed To whom Christina his Daughter an Infant succeeded In the mean time during her Minority Christina his Daughter succeeded the Nobles of the Kingdom took upon them the Administration of Affairs Sigismund the Third King of Poland Death of the K. of Poland died to whom succeeded his eldest Son Uladislaus the Fourth The King of France made himself Master of Nancy the Metropolis of Lorrain From Christ 1632. Death of the Governess of the Low Countries Izabella Clara Eugenia Daughter to Philip the Third King of Spain and Governess of the Low Countries departed this Life Frederic the Elector Palatin who reigned Death of the Elector Palatin K. Charles I. crowned in Scotland James D. of York born but a short time King of Bohemia died at Mayence King Charles the First crowned in Scotland The Third Son of King Charles the First born Octebâ—r the Thirteenth and baptized James afterwards created Duke The Dispute began of England's Right to the Soveraignty of the British Seas and defended by the learned Selden against Hugo Grotius The Prince of Orange besieged and took 〈◊〉 of Orange took Rhynebergh Rhynebergh From Christ 1633. Wallestin Duke of Fridland and General of the Imperial Army stabb'd at Egra by the Emperor's command being discovered to have a Design to join with the Wallestein killed at Egra Swedes and to have made himself Master of the Kingdom of Bohemia Ferdinand the Cardinal Brother to the Ferdinand Governour of the Netherlands King of Spain took upon him the Government of the Low Countries The Cardinal Infanta joins with the King of Hungary and fights the Battel of Swedes beaten by Cardinal Infanta of Norlinghen where the Swedes were utterly defeated From Christ 1634. The King of France declared War against the King of Spain because he detained The Frâ—nch declared War agst Spain in Prison the Elector of Treves whom he had taken into his Protection The Fortress of Skinken Skonce which Skinken Skonce taken by the Spaniards retaken by the P. of Orange is as it were the Key of Holland taken by the Spaniards but in a little time after besieged by the Prince of Orange was took about the beginning of the following Spring This year and the next a dreadful Pestilence raged in Holland and in the Neighbouring The plague in Holland places which swept away a world of people The Imperialists with Eighty thousand The Imperialists invade France Men under the Duke of Lorrain and other Imperial Commanders threaten to invade France and to encamp about Masieres and Rambervillers but being opposed by the French in conjunction
with Saxon Weymar are forced to return without acting any thing considerable A Battel between the Turks and the Persians The Persians beaten by the Turks wherein Ninety thousand of the Turks and Twenty thousand of the Persians fell yet the Turks being more numerous became Victors The Princess Elizabeth born second The princess Elizabeth born Daughter to King Charles the First From Christ 1635. A Peace renewed between the Emperor The Elector of Saxony dâ—sâ—rted the Swedes and the Elector of Saxony at Prague so the Elector deserted the Swedes and the rest of the Confederate Princes About this time the Tartars who harassed The Tartats Conqâ—â—reâ— Chyna the Chyneses with continual Wars entering into Chyna with numerous Forces within the space of twenty years quite subdued those people and became their Masters The Imperialists received a great overthrow The Imperialists routed by thâ— Swedes near Wistock in Germany being routed from their Camp with the loss of all their Baggage and Canon by General Bannier General of the Swedes In Transilvania Stephen the Brother and Peter the Son of Bethlem Gabor endeavoured to make themselves Masters of that Principality with the Assistance of the Turks but were defeated by Ragotsky assisted by the Emperor Ferdinand King of Hungary elected Ferdinand K. of the Romans Breda took by the prince of Orange from the Spaniards King of the Romans From Christ 1636. The Prince of Orange after a Siege of about three months recovers Breda from the Spaniards The Liturgy first read at Edinburgh occasioned a great Tumult Bernard Duke of Saxon Weymar having a long time besieged Brisac a strong City upon the Rhyne compelled it at length to surrender for want of Provision yet the Duke of Lorrain and Lamboy both attempted to relieve it From Christ 1637. The Count Pallatin assisted by the English raised Forces and possess'd himself of Meppen in Westphalia but was defeated by Count Hatfieild and his Brother Prince Rupert taken Prisoner Maria de Medicis Queen Mother arrived Queen Mother of France arrived in England in England The French besieged St. Omers but all in vain But the Duke of Longeville defeated the Duke of Lorrain in Burgundy and at the same time the Prince of Conde was repulsed from the Siege of Fontatabie A Sea-Fight in the Downes between the Dutch and the Spaniards where Trump the A Sea Fight between the Dutch the Spaniard Dutch Admiral tho' inferior in number to the Enemy did beat the Spanish Fleet of which he burnt one part and took others so that very few returned back into Spain Ferdinand the Second Emperor died of a The Death of Ferdinand II. Dropsy in whose room not long after was elected his Son Ferdinand the Third General Bannier defeated the Imperialists The Swedish General dâ—feated the Imperialists Another Sea Fight between the Dutch and the Spaniard near Kemnitz in Saxony and persued Furstemberg into Bohemia Another Sea-Fight between the Dutch and the Spaniards side wherein of 50 Sail on the Spaniards side not twenty escap'd The King of England Armed against the Scots by Sea and Land and sent over for the Lord Deputy of Ireland The Turks take Babylon after they had cut off 40 thousand of the Persian Horse From Christ 1639. AmuÌ„rath the Emperor of the Turks The death of Amurath Ibrahim succeeded Civil Dissentions in Scotland The Impâ—rialists defeated died in the 23d year of his Age to whom Ibrahim the First his Brother succeeded Civil Dissentions first began in Scotland occasioned by the Scots refusing to admit the Liturgy of England General Bannier obtained a great Victory over the Imperialists near Homburg in Hassia A terrible Earthquake felt over all the An Earthquake in Flanders Low Countries and parts adjoining A Parliament began in England and dissolved and several of the Members imprisoned Charles the First his fourth Son born Henry Duke of Glocester born baptized Henry and created Duke of Glocester King Charles sets up his Standard at York 〈…〉 in England The long Parliament began in November The Earl of Stafford impeach'd of High-Treason The Earl of Stafford's and Arch-Bishop Laud ' s â—mpâ—achâ—n of High-Treason Ferdinand Cardinal Infanta died and the Arch-Bishop Laud impeach'd of High-Treason after which the Bishops Votes in Parliament taken away From Christ 1640. Ferdinand the Cardinal Infanta of Spain and Governour of the Low Countries died at Brussels The Duke of Soissons assisted by the Imperialists and relying on the Friendship of the Duke of Bouillon who was then possess'd of Sâ—dan threatned to break into France The King bends all his Forces The Duke of Soissons killâ—d against them so that after a dubious Fight wherein Soissons was slain the Attempâ— was given over Princess Mary 〈…〉 the P. of Orange The Princess Mary Daughter to Charles the First was married to William of Nassaw Prince of Orange at Whitehall The Earl of Strafford beheaded and the The Earl of Stafford beheaded Irish Rebellion broke out where were twenty thousand Persons barbarously murdered The Irish Rebellion broke out K. Charles lâ—ft London and went to York King Charles the First left the City of London and went to York From Christ 1641. Maria de Medicis Queen Dowager of Henry the Fourth King of France and Mother of Lewis the Thirteenth died at The death of Maria de Medicis Queen Dowager of France Collogn in great poverty Not long after Cardinal Richlieu died at Paris in the sixty sixth year of his Age. Saxon Waymer and Eberstein gave Lamboy Lamboy defeated by Saxon Weymar and Eberstein Tortenson did beat the Imperialists and took Lipseich the Imperial General a total Defeat Tortenson the Swedish General gave the Imperialists another Defeat near Leipsich and after that took Leipsich by surrender The French prosper in Catalonia defeated the Spaniards and took Cosibre but are beaten by the Spaniards near Cotelet in Picardy and lost La Basse on the confines of Artois Sir John Hotham denied King Charles the First his Entrance into Hull The Earl Civil Wars in England of Essex made General of the Parliaments Forces while the King did set up his Standard at Nottingham Edge-Hill Fight where the Earl of Lindsey the King's General was slain The Queen of England left Holland and Landed at Burlington in Yorkshire From Christ 1642. Lewis the Thirteenth King of France The Death of Lewis XIII K. of France departed this Life leaving Lewis the Fourteenth to succeed him an Infant of five years of Age. During whose Minority Ann of Austria is appointed Queen Regent while Cardinal Julio Mazarini an Italian obtained the same power at Court which Richlieu had before The Prince of Conde won the famous The Battel of Rocroy A War between the Duke of Parma and the Pope Battel of Rocroy A War between the Duke of Parma and the Pope who was beaten by the Florentines Cheapside-Cross demolish'd and the solemn
and streams of Sulphur Henrietta Maria Queen Mother of England The death of the Queen Mother of England and Daughter to Henry the IV. died at Columbe near Paris Alphonso the Deposed King of Portugal was convey'd to the Island Tercera In Poland Michael Wisnowisky an Illustrious Winowisky 〈…〉 King of Poland Prince of the Kingdom was chosen King The Prince of Tuscany came to London The Prince of Tuscany arrived at London The prince of Denmark came to England The Duke of Albemarle ' s death visited Oxford and Cambridge and departed for Holland Prince George arrived in England The Duke of Albemarle died The Counts of Serini Nadast Frangipany and others were accused for conspiring against the Emperor for which they were imprisoned and beheaded The Duke of Crequi by the King of Three German Counts beheaded The French took Lorrain France his Command no War having been proclaim'd took the Dutchy of Lorain and reduced it to a French Province The pretence was that the Duke of Lorain contrary to the Pyrenean Articles had bred up Souldiers The Triple League between the King of The death of the Dutchess of Orleans England Sweden and Holland concluded in the year 1668. this year broken by the King of England About which time the Dutchess of Orleans struck up the Dover Treaty with France and a little while after she died at St. Clou in France Frederick the Third King of Denmark The death of the K. of Denmark departed this Life to whom succeeded Christian the Fifth In Russia the notorious Rebel Stephen Razin occasioned great Troubles and took the City of Astracan Popes In Italy Cardinal Aâ—nilio Altieri was made Pope and assumed the Name of Clement the Tenth The Duke of Florence died leaving his The death of the Duke of Florence Son Cozmo to succeed him who had travelled thro' many Countries in Europe The Prince of Orange arrived at White-Hall Tâ—â—â— of Orange arrived at London From Christ 1670. Charles the Second King of England sent the Order of the Garter to John George the Second Elector of Saxony Ann Dutchess of York died and was The death of the Dutchess of York interred in Henry the Seventh's Chappel Collonel Blood in the habit of a Parson made an attempt to carry away the Crown out of the Tower of London Sir Robert Holmes the English Admiral fell upon the Dutch Smirna Fleet. The Pope acknowledged the King of Portugal a free Prince and honoured him with a Nuntio From Christ 1671. The King of England declared War against Holland A terrible Engagement between the English and Dutch Fleets at Southwold-Bay where the English being surprized by De Ruyter after a sharp Dispute the Dutch Fleet gave way and retreated where was unfortunately lost the Earl of Sandwich Vice-Admiral of England The King of France invaded Holland and in the space of one Month took three Provinces Amsterdam being in very great danger Two Brothers Ruart van Putten and The death of De Wit and his Brother Pensionary De Witt killed by the multitude The Prince of Orange restored to the Dignities of his Ancestors was declared The prince of Orange made Capt. General of the States Armies Captain General of the States Armies The King of England stop'd all Payments of Money out of his Exchequer John Cazimir King of Poland having The Exchequer shut up The death of Cazimir K. of P lanâ— left his Kingdom lived a retired life in France where he died Charles Duke of Richmond died at Elsynore in Denmark where he was his Majesty's extraordinary Ambassador From Christ 1672. The death 〈◊〉 â— of 〈…〉 mond The Emperor made a League with the Spaniard Hollander and other Princes against the King of France and sent away The Emperor â— clared War against France Mastrick taken by the French The death of the K. of Poland the French Ambassador from Vienna The King of France took Mastriek and after that subdued ten Cities in Alsatia King Michael died in Poland but the next day the Poles under the Conduct of John Sobiesky gave the Turks a great overthrow who by that Victory gained so much the favour of the Polish Nobility that they chose him King the year ensuing The Spaniards declared War against the French and the French against the Spaniards The King of France finding so many Enemies confederated against him did quit his Conquests in Holland A first second and third Engagement between the Dutch and the English Fleets under the command of Prince Rupert In the last of which Sir Edward Spragg was lost in the second the English forced the Dutch to shelter themselves among their Flatts and Shoals The Dutchess of Modena arrived in England and was married to the Duke of York A Peace concluded between the King A peace between England and Holland of England and the States General From Christ 1670. The French Ambassador commanded to depart Ratisbone because the French were declared publick Enemies of the Empire The Battel of Sensheim in the lower Palatinate Tâ—â— Battle of Sensheim between the Saxons joined with the Imperialists against the French where Mareschal Turenne got the better of them The Battel of Seneff where the Prince The Battel of Seneffe of Orange remained Master of the Field Messina in Sicily revolted from the Spaniards Messina submitted to France and submitted to the K. of France who sent the Count de Vivonne for their The Danes made a League with the Spaniard and Hollander Governour The King of Denmark made a League with the Emperor the Spaniard and the Hollander while the Swedes inclined to the French and by the instigation of the French Ambassador fell into Brandenburgh which enforced the Elector to observe the Sobietsky King of Poland Peace made with France John Sobyetzsky elected K. of Poland with great applause of the Nobility and People King Charles having been pleased to accept The Freedom of London presented to K. Charles of the Freedom of the City of London the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen humbly presented his Majesty with the Copy of the Freedom in a Box of Massy Gold set with Diamonds From Christ 1674. The death of Mareschal Turenne Mareschal Tarenne killed by a Canon-shot and the French forced to retire out of Alsatia The Duke of Crequy defeated by the Confederates under the command of the Duke of Zell did fly to Treves and defended Treves taken the Town for a short time but at length the City was taken by the Victors and the D. of Crequy made a Prisoner Nimmegen appointed the place of Treaty Nimmegen the place of Treaty for a Peace between the Potentates at variance where Charles II. King of England interposed as Mediator From Christ 1675. A Marriage solemnized at St. James's The prince of Orange married to Lady Mary between the P. of Orange and the Lady Mary Stetin in Pomerania after a
The End of the Kingdom of Pergamus and of the Kingdom of Attalus the last King of Pergamus under pretence he had made them his Heirs Scipio Aemilianus Africanus added to his Sur-name that of Numantinus having taken The taking of Numantia and ruined Numantia the only City in Spain had given Refuge to the remaining Party of the Carthaginians Of the World 3872 before Ch. 132. Demetrius Nicator set at Liberty by the Parthians killed in Battle his Brother Sydetes Kings of Syria Afterwards he was overcome by Sabynus whom Everietes the Second had sent to be King of the Parthians at their Request Of the World 3876. before Ch. 128. Nicator having been murthered in his escape by his Wife Cleopatra she caused her Son Antiochus whom she had by Nicator to be received as King Afterwards the young King having discovered that his Mother designed to have poyson'd him forc'd her to take that Poyson she had prepared for him Of the World 3882 before Ch. 122. In Aegypt Ptolomy Everictes called also Kings of Aegypt Physcon after the Death of Cleopatra his Wife his Sister and Sister-in-Law married the young Cleopatra Daughter of the other Cleopatra and of Phylometer their Brother He left two Sons by the young Cleopatra which were Ptolomy Laturus and Alexander under the Tuition of their Mother Of the World 3888 before Ch. 116. Two Antiochus's one Sur-named Grypus Of Syria Son of Nicator the other Cyzicenus Son of Sydetes disputed the Kingdom of Syria John Hircan took this occasion to set at liberty his Nation seized on Samaria and ruined the Temple which Manasses Brother to Jaddus had built there Two hundred Years before and subdued the Idumeans whom he compelled to be circumcised Of the World 3898 before Christ 106. After his Death Judas Aristobulus's Son The first King of the Jews after their Captivity took the Title of King His Reign was short for he died about a Year after with great Regret that he had killed his Brother Absalon Antigonus Alexander Jamnes whom he had put in Prison was set at Liberty and plac'd on the Throne and at the same time made High-Priest Of the World 3899. before Ch. 105. Grypus having been murthered by the Treason of his own Subjects and Cyzicenus killed in Battle by Seleucus the Son of Gryphus and Seleucus likewise slain in Battle by Philip the Son of Cyzicenus Of â—â—â—gs of Syria the World 3907 before Ch. 97. the Kingdom was disputed between that Philip and Antiochus Son of Seleucus Of the World 3911 before Ch. 93. In the mean time the Romans had past the Alps subdued the Country of the Allobroges and of the Saliens with that part of the Country called the Roman Province and Gallia Narbonensis These happy Successes abroad were disturbed by intestine Divisions between the Senate and the People supported by their Tribunes Tiberius and Cains Gracchus who there lost both their Lives Marius who began to make himself Marius considerable took the Plebeans part by whose Favour he had Commission to go and finish the War against Jugurtha King of Numidia who had declared himself Enemy to the Romans having put to Death his two Brothers Adherbal and Hiemsal Sons to Micipsa Allies to the Romans as their Father had been Marius triumph'd over Jugurtha having overcome and taken Jugurtha Defeated and made a Prisoner by Marius The Defeat of the Cimbrians and the Teutons Bellum Sociale him in Battle This Defeat of Jugurtha was attended with that of the Cimbrians and Teutons who were defeated by Marius first on the Banks of the Rhone and after that in Italy The same Marius made an end also of the War in Italy called Bellum Sociale because many People of the adjacent Country had made a League against the Romans demanding a Right of Pretension to the Offices and Dignities of that City All what is before-mentioned in the Roman Affairs was transacted between the Year 629 and 663 from the Foundation of Rome The Syrians wearied with the Civil Wars between their last Kings the Selucides The Syrians give up their Kingdom to Tygranes King of Armenia Mithridates King of Pontus gave the Crown to Tygranes King of Armehia an Ally of the most powerful Mithridates King of Pontus who having attack'd Nicomedes King of Bythinia and Ariobarzanes King of Cappadocia Allies of the Romans occasioned a long War This King in the first War was overcome by Sylla who gave such Conditions of Peace to the Vanquish'd as he pleased Then Sylla hastned his Return to Rome in order to oppose the Faction of Marsus These two Competitors being so powerful The first Civil War among the Romans in the Commonwealth by their Ambition occasioned the first Civil War among the Romans Marius who had been six times Consul Marius overcome and killed by Sylla pâ—rpetual Dictator His Death was there overcome and killed by Sylla who became Master of Rome and made himself perpetual Dictator yet he divested himself of that Sovereign Dignity sometime before his Death which was occasioned by the lousie Disease Mithridates having renewed the War Thâ— Second War against Mithridates overcome by Lucullus Pompey ' s Exploâ—â—s was often defeated by Lucullus to whom Pompey was sent to succeed to carry on that War Pompey had already gloriously acquitted himself in the Civil War where he was oâ— Sylla's Party At Twenty four Years oâ— Age he had triumph'd for his Victories in Sertorius overcome and killed Spain where he overcame and killed Sertorius who took Marius's part He had drove out the Gladiators supported by the Power of Spartacus He did the same With Spartacus chief of the Gladiators The Pyrates defeated to the Pyrates of Cilica who infested the Seas The like good Fortune attended him in the War against Mithridates He forc'd him from that side of the River and from Tygris where he was at last reduc'd to that Extremity that the miserable King The Death of Mithridates forsaken by his own People was constrained by his Son Pharnaces to kill himself Pompey having likewise reduced Tygranes King of Armenia to accept those Conditions of Peace he imposed on him returning into Syria stopt at Damas and there Pompey in Syriâ— was informed of the Difference between the two Brothers Hircanus and Aristobulus Sons of Alexander Jamne and of Alexandra King and Queen of the Jews This Queen after the Death of her Husband had most prudently Governed the Kingdom as Guardianess of her Children for the space of Nine Years But they quarrelled and made War one against the other After her Death Pompey commanded them to lay down their Arms and imposed certain Conditions which not being observed by Aristobulus Pompey besieged him and took him at Jerusalem and brought him Prisoner to Rome leaving the High-Priesthood to Hircan forbidding him to take the Name of King He put the Government of the Kingdom into the Hands of Antipater the Father of
as he deserv'd the Government was Re-establish'd in its right Method The Emperor perswaded by his Wife and pious Sister resolved to Assemble a Council to Redress the Divisions of the Church but he could not execute his Resolution being prevented by Death which seized on him that Year in The Death of Theodosius the Fiftieth of his Age and the Forty Third of his Reign A Prince without Vice Pious and of an extraordinary Good Temper but Weak and very easie to be Governed by those who were near him From Christ 450. He dying without Issue the Senate People and Soldiers chose with a common suffrage Martian for their Emperor Martian Emperor who from a common Soldier rose by his Valour and great Conduct to the highest Commands in the Army Pulcheria having Pulcheria Marrys him procur'd by her Interest to raise him to this high Dignity marry'd him on this Condition as the Historians of that time have Written That they should live Chastly together as Brother and Sister From Christ 451. A little while after by the Authority of the two Emperors Valentinian and Martian a Council was Assembled of Six Hundred The Council of Chalcedon and Thirty Bishops in the City of Chalcedon The Errors of Eutychus were there Condemned and their Author Banish'd as also some Bishops his Adherents among others Dioscorus Bishop of Alexandria The Council confirmed what had been already Decreed by that of Constantinople under Theodosius the Great touching the Equality of Precedence between the Bishops of Rome and Constantinople notwithstanding the Displeasure resented by the Legats of Leo Bishop of Rome Attyla King of the Huns was come with Attyla King of the Huns. a formidable Army which reach'd from the Banks of Tanais even unto the heart of Gaule Ravaging and Destroying all that dared to oppose him The City of Orleans refused to Surrender and while he besieged it Aetius Prefect of the Gaules made a League with Meroveus King of the French Theodorick King of the Goths and Gondicar King of the Buâ—gundians against this common Enemy The Confederates came to meet him before Orleans with their united Forces so soon as they approach'd Attyla raised the Siege and retreated they follow'd and overtook him in the Cataulaunike Plains where they overcome him with a mighty Slaughter of Overcome near Chalons Men. After this great Overthrow he retired into Illyria where he gathered together another Army greater then his first he came back into Italy took and destroyed Enters into Italy Aquilia and after that all the other Towns he past through so that he might have gone even to Rome if he had not been diswaded from going there by Bishop Leo who came to meet him and prevailed with him to March another way He past a second time into Gaule where Is again defeated in Gaule he was once more Defeated by Torismond King of the Goths and Sangiban King of the Allanes so being forc'd to retire he stopt in Panonia with his Huns from whom Panonia called Hungary that Province was called Hungary There as he was Celebrating his Nuptial with a Young Lady a Daughter of the King of the Bactrians who voluntarily had followed him he Gorged himself so Excessively The Death of Attyla with Eating and Drinking that it choak'd him From Christ 352. The People round about Aquilia and other neighbouring Counties of the Continent to preserve themselves from the Fury of Attyla retired to the Islands at the end of the Adriatick Sea which gave there the first Beginning to that wonderful City which from the Name of Heneti or Veneti was called Venice which by process of Venice time is become chief of a powerful Republick The British Islanders being infested by the frequent Incursions of the Scots or Picts applied themselves to Aetius Prefect of the Gauls to help them against their cruel Enemies He could not well supply them with Succors having to deal with Attyla and other Barbarians who ravaged Gaul Whereupon the Britains implored the Aid of the Saxons Who came over under the Command of Hengist with so vast an Army that in a little time they became Masters of that Country which took the Name of England Whether it was from the Angles the The Saxons in Britain chief People of the Saxons or else from Hengist by Contraction with the Word Land which signifies the Earth from The Name of England whence was derived the Name of England Valentinian was an imprudent Prince and was also wicked and debauch'd He The Death of Aetius put to Death Aetius Prefect of the Gauls upon false grounded Suspitions of his Fidelity And to fill up the Measure of his great Injustice he made use of a cunning Stratagem to violate the Wife of the Senator Maximus Grand-son to that Maximus who had taken the Title of Emperor and had been overcome and killed by Theodosius the Great This last vâ—â—lent Act of Valentinian cost him his Life For the Wife of that Senator died with extream Grief for the irreparable Injury she sustained Her Husband to Revenge himself seduc'd the Soldiers The Death of Valentinian III. who without making it known who did set them on killed Valentinian So Maximus having made an Interest Maximus Emperor with the Paetorian Bands they proclaimed him Emperor and the Senate acquiess'd to it more willingly because he married Eudoxia Daughter to Theodosius the Younger and Widow to Valentinian From Ch. 455. Maximus reap'd small Advantage by his Treason he was so indiscreet to discover the Secret to his new Wife thinking by that means to give her a full Assurance of his Loyal Love But the only Effect it wrought upon her was to make her resolve to Revenge the Death of her first Husband by that of the Second To which end she privately sollicited Genseric King of the Vandals to come into Italy Where he arrived with that Expedition that Maximus being not in a Condition to resist him fled from Rome to save himself in the Mountains but he was stoned to Maximus killed Death by the People enraged against him for his base Flight From Christ 456. Three Days after Genseric had entred Genseric takes Rome Rome and wasted it more cruelly than the Goths had done he had not time to ruine it utterly For the Winter approaching obliged him to set Sail for Africk to secure the vast Riches he had plundered and the great Number of Illustrious Prisoners he had taken among whom were the Empress Eudoxia with her two Daughters Eudoxia and Placidia After Genseric was retreated Avitus was acknowledg'd Emperor of Rome The Avitus Emperor Army of the Gauls having before proclaimed him But the Romans soon grew weary of him finding his Court composed not only of Gauls but also of Officers and Soldiers of his Army being the most part Barbarians Finding himself to be very much hated for that Cause he willingly resign'd up the Empire and retired to
Months by Sergius assisted by the Famous Marozia Wife to Guy Marâ—zia Marquis of Tuscany From Christ 906. Rollo Duke of the Normans made himself Rollo Duke of Normandy Master of the Country which from the Name of that Nation is still called Normandy Charles the Simple not being able to hinder him of it yielded it to him with the Title of Dukedom and gave him his Daughter Gizellâ— iâ— Marriage From Christ 909. The Famous Abby of Cluny was founded The Abbey of Cluny near Maconois by William the Merciful Lord of that Country Count of Auvergne and Duke of Aquitain From Christ 910. Sergius infamous for his Debauch'd Life Popes with Marozia being dead Anastatius the Third succeeded him many Crowned Heads dyed that Year From Christ 911. The First King of Burgundy to whom succeeded Racul the Second his Son In Italy the Emperor Lambert left Berenger the Second to possess that Title Lewis in Germany the last Sovereign in that Kingdom of the Male-Line of Charlemain left only two Daughters the first Marryed to Conrade Duke of Franconia the second to Henry called L'Oiseteur Duke of Saxony At Constantinople Leo the Fifth termed Alexander Emperor of the East the Philosopher being dead Alexander his Brother succeeded him in the Empire and Reigned but one Year after whose Death Constantine the Seventh Son to Leo Constantine VII was set on the Throne From Christ 912. Under the Guardianship first of his Mother Zoe and then of Nicephorus Lacapenus Nicephorus Lacapenus who assumed the Title of Emperor and put Zoe into a Convent Anastatius the Third with Lando his Popes Successor being dead in less than a Year John the Tenth was made Pope From Christ 913. In Germany Conrade Duke of Franconia by the consent of other Princes took the Title of King and in a Year after Dying Conrad King of Germany Henry Loiseleur his Successor Henry called Loiseleur Duke of Saxe assumed the same Title by the Suffrage of the Princes From Christ 918. Robert Brother to the dead King Eudes took the Title of King of France in opposition to Charles the Simple From Christ 920. Then Robert having been kill'd in Battel Raoul Duke of Burgundy took his Kings of France place seized on the Person of Charles and kept him Prisoner From Christ 923. Berenger Duke of Friouli who wore the Title of Emperor in Italy being dead no Person was styled Emperor in the West till the year Nine hundred sixty two From Christ 925. The Italians invited Raoul King of Burgundy to be their King not long after they expell'd him and chose in his place Hughes who was Son to the Daughter of young Lothaire King of Lorrain Theodora Mother to Marozia had made John the Tenth Pope but Marozia put Popes him to Death in Prison and poison'd his two Successors Leo the Sixth and Stephen the Seventh to place in that See a Son of hers whom she had by Pope Sergius According to some Writers this young Man was call'd Octavian before he was Pope The change of the Names of Popes and having changed his Name to that of John from thence came the Custom of his Successors to alter their Names From Christ 930. Hughes King of Italy Marryed Marozia his half Sister who was both the Widow of Guy and of Alberies Marquis of Tuscany by that means Hughes firmly Kings of Italy of Burgunâ—y and of Arles establish'd himself in the Kingdom of Italy having also made a Treaty with Raoul King of Burgundy by which Raoul yielded up to him his Pretensions over Italy and Hughes Resigned to Raoul his Right to the Kingdoms of Arles From Christ 931 John the Eleventh infamous for his Debaucheries Dyed and had for his Successor Leo the Seventh From Christ 935. Popes After the Death of Raoul King of France the Nobility recall'd out of England Lewis the Fourth Son of Charles the 〈◊〉 D' Out 〈…〉 scing of France Simple whose Mother having fled thither with him at the time of his Father's Misfortunes for that cause Lewis had the Sur-name of Outremer From Christ 936. He had Marry'd a Daugâ—â—er of Otho King of Germany who had succeeded Henry Loyzeleur his Father the two Kings having adjusted the Difference they had at Otho King of Germany first about Lorrain Otho madâ— a reconciliation between Lewis his Son-in-Law and the chief Nobility of France who were disgusted with him Among those great Persons was Hughes the great Count of Paris Son to King Robert Hughes had Hughes the Great Marry'd a Sister of the Queen who was Daughter to King Otho From Christ 942. To Stephen the Eighth succeeded Martin the Third and Agapetus the Second Popes was his Successor From Christ 946. To Rollo Duke of Normandy succeeded Dukes of Normandy William who dying left his Son Richard very young upon which Lewis formed a Design to molest Normandy but was prevented by the chief of the Nobility of the Kingdom and particularly by Hughes Count of Paris From Christ 950. The Italians expell'd their King Hughes Kings of Italy and retained his Son Lothaire who soon after dying Berenger the Third Count of Juree was acknowledged King of Italy Adelais a Beautiful Princess Daughter to Lothaire refusing to Marry the Son of Berenger espoused Otho King of Germany The Affairs of Germany upon which Luidolph Son to Otho by a former Queen grew discontented which occasioned a War between the Father and the Son for three Years Agapetus the Second dyed and had for his Successor John the Twelfth a worthy Popes Grandson of the famous Marozia Lewis King of France dyed leaving Kings of France two Sons Lothaire and Charles very young From Christ 955. Romanus poysoned his Father Constantine Romanus Emperor of the East and possest the Empire of the East this most detestable Parricide dyed of his Debaucheries From Christ 960. The Army in Asia proclaimed Emperor Nicephorus and Phocas their General Nicephorus Phocas From Christ 963. Who during the Six years of his Reign regained with great Glory from the Saracens Cicilia Antioch with a part of Syria and the Isle of Cyprus He was kill'd by a Conspiracy of the Nobility who put in his place John Zimiscus chief of the John Zimiscus Conspirators From Christ 969. Otho King of Germany passed into Italy Emperor of the East against the Emperor Berenger overcame him in Battel took him Prisoner and sent him into Germany where he died Otho the second Emperor the Conqueror being Master of Italy caused himself to be Crowned at Rome by Pope John but so soon as Otho was gone Popes from Rome the Pope made that City revolt against him which obliged Otho to return there where in a Council he Assembled John was Deposed having been Convicted of all sorts of enormous Crimes and Leo the Eighth elected in his place Otho having again left Rome John the Pope
He was Son of Robert Duke of Normandy who without any regard to the Right of William Count of Arles his lawful Son had left his Dutchy at his Death to his Bastard Son William From Christ 1066. At Constantinople Eudoxia the Widdow of Constantin Ducas marrying Romanus the Ramanus IV. Emperor of the East Fourth surnamed Diogenes caused him to be chosen Emperor This new Prince was taken Prisoner by the Soldan of Egypt who after having rudely treated him at last restored him his Liberty without Ransom but being returned to Constantïnople his Eyes were put out by Michael Ducas Michael Ducas Emperor of the East the seventh of that Name who ascended the Throne of his Father Constantin After the Death of Pope Alexander the Second the famous Hildebrand was made Pope under the name of Gregory the Popes Sixth He was Native of Sienna and had been a Monk at Cluny He enjoy'd the Estate of the Countess Matilda Princess Ma 〈…〉 a. Countess and Princess of Tuscany A Quarrâ—l bâ—tweâ—n the Pope and the Emperor of Tuscany in possession of a part of Liguria which she inherited of her Father the Marquis Bonifacius From Christ 1072. This was the first occasion of the Quarrel between the Pope and the Emperor Henry the Fourth the second cause was the Right the Emperor claimed to invest Bishops by the Crosier and the Ring the Emperor on his side Assembled the Estates of the Empire who declared Gregory a false Pope on the other part Gregory excommunicated the Emperor and all The Emperor Excommunicated those of his Party From Christ 1023. This Sentence had corrupted all Germany so that in an Assembly of the Princes and other Members of the Empire held at Oppenheim it was resolved That Henry should not be acknowledged Emperor till he was reconciled to the Pope He humbled himself to the Pope so Henry was obliged to go upon this occasion into Italy where he humbled himself before the Pope in a very surprising manner But the Reception and Treatment he received from the Pope seemed so very insolent to the Germans as also to the Italians that they all returned to the Obedience of Henry who by that means easily destroyed the Faction of Rodolphus Rodolphus overcome by Henry to whom the Pope had given the Title of Emperor From Christ 1077. Henry having thus Re-establish'd himself caus'd Gregory to be Deposed in a Council held at Brixen in Bavaria and put Gilbert Archbishop of Ravenna in his place under the Name of Clement the Third From Christ 1078. At Constantinople Michael Ducas the Seventh was put into a Monastry by Nicephorus Botoniates the Third of that Name Nicephorus Botoniates the Third this Nicephorus was treated in the very same manner by Alexius Comnenes From Christ 1080. Henry pass'd into Italy Besieged Rome Henry Besieges Rome but the Pope during the two Years the Siege lasted made a League with Robert Guichard a Norman Prince de la Pouille who The Pope deliverâ—d by Robert Guiccard raised the Siege and reinvested the Pope From Christ 1083. After Guichard was gone back Henry entred Rome and there caused himself to Henry in Rome be Crowned by Clement the Second who was acknowledged Pope by a Synod held in that City From Christ 1084. A Year after Gregory the Seventh died Gregory die 〈…〉 at Salerna highly revered by those of his Party and as much blamed by those of the opposite Party Gregory's Faction gave him no Successor till a Year after his Death then was elected Victor the Third call'd before Dedier Popes an Abbot of Mâ—ntcassin Son to the Duke de Benevent He held the See but a Year his Successor was Otho a Monk of Cluny who took the Name of Urban the Second Nevertheless Clement the Third maintained his Authority all the time in Rome Bruno of Cologne a Chanoine of Reims The Order of the Carthusians instituted the Order of the Carthusians From Christ 1088. The Emperor Henry came into Italy and there supporting Clement Urban not finding himself safe went into France having great assurance of a kind Reception from the greatest of the Nobility of that Kingdom He there held that famous Council The Council of Clermont of Clermont in which were resolved these important Decrees From Christ 1095. First the Decree against the Marriage Marriages forbidden to the Clergy of the Clergy was renewed and confirmed Philip King of France was Excommunicated Philip King of France excommunicated for having taken the Wife of Foulkes Rechin Count of Anjou The Right to bestow Ecclesiastical Livings taken away from all Princes and secular Powers In consequence of which the Emperor Henry was Excommunicated as well as for other Causes which have been before recited Lastly Upon the Remonstrances of Peter the Hermit they were resolved on the first Croisade against the Saracens to recover The first Croisade the Holy-Land Alphonso King of Castille was supplyed with Forces against the Saracens by many French Lords Henry of Lorain one Henry of Lorrain King of Portugal of them marrying a Daughter of Alphonso by that Match had Portugal and with it the Title of King The Army of the Croizaders in which was Prince Conrade serving the Pope against his Father brought Urban to Rome Urban establish'd at Rome where he establish'd him and turn'd out Clement Urban dying within the same Year he was re-establish'd his Successor Paschal Paschall the Second the Second appeared on the day he was Consecrated with the marks of Royalty covered with a Purple Robe with seven Seals hanging to an Embroidered Belt The Croisaders arrived by several ways The Croisaders exploits to Constantinople committing every where horrible Outrages they pass'd the Bosphorus with Forces the Emperor Alexis gave them taking many Places in Asia the lesser and in Syria They arrived in Palestine besieged Jerusalem took it and Jerusalem taken chose for their King the famous Godfrey Godfrey of Bouillon chosen King of Bovillon preferring him before many Princes who were in the Army among others Conrade Son to the Emperor Henry Hughes Brother to Philip King of France and Robert Brother to William Rufus King of England This new King had but Twenty thousand Men left of more then Three hundred thousand who listed themselves in this Expedition of the Croisade yet with these Twenty thousand Men defeated The Soldan of Egypt defeated Five hundred thousand which the Soldan of Egypt had brought against him designing to retake Jerusalem From Christ 1100. The Twelfth Age. THere was a second Croisade more numerous The second Croysade proved unfortunate but less fortunate than the first From Christ 1101. For there was a great number killed in the lesser Asia where they fell into the Ambuscades of the Saracens by the Fraud of the Old Emperor Alexus with whom the chief of the Croisaders were at Difference From Christ 1102. The
Parliament dissolved and another called at Westminster From Christ 1659. A peace between Sweden and Poland and with the Danes A Peace was solemnly concluded between the Swedes and the Polcnians And at the same time a Peace was made between the Danes and the Swedes In France after the Pyrenean Peace was made the Royal Bride Maria Teresa Daughter to the King of Spain was received in in very great State The New Parliament met and voted the K. Charles the II. arrivâ—â— in England Return of King Charles the Second He was accordingly Proclaimed and landed in England and made his publick Entry thro London General Monk created Duke of Albemarle and made Knight of the Garter The Princess of Orange came into England 〈◊〉 deâ—â—h of thâ— Prâ—â— Orange And Duke of Gloucester but died soon after Henry Duke of Gloucester died Cardinal Mazarin removed by Death This year was concluded the famous Peace of Oliva between the Emperor the Swedes the Polanders and the Elector of Brandenburg From Christ 1660. The Dolphin of France was born upon Thâ— Dolphin of France bâ—rn K. Charles II. crown'd Q 〈…〉 of Bohemia came to England All Saints Day and Christned Lewis The Magnificent Cavalcade of King Charles the Second from the Tower of London to his Palace at Whitehall the next day after he was Crowned at Westminster Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia came into England The Marquess of Argile beheaded at Edinburg Argile beheaded James Duke of Ormond made Lord Leiftenant of Ireland The Queen of Bohemia died From Christ Qu. of Bohâ—mia 〈…〉 1661. Dun 〈…〉 sold to the Frenâ—â— King for five â—unkiâ—k â— â— miâ—â—ions of Ficrius The Duke of Crequi the French Embaisador affronted at Rome by the Corsi for which the King of France demanded Satisfaction and had it King Charles the Second and Donna Catharina Charles II. married to the Infanta of Portugal Infanta of Portugal married at Portsmouth The Emperor celebrated his Nuptials with Margaretta of Spain The Emperor married to Margaretta of Spain The Vaudois most cruelly persecuted for their Religion in Savoy relieved by the Hollanders The French made themselves Masters of The French took Gigery Gigery upon the coast of Africk but were beaten again by the Barbarians The Turks destroy'd Hungary and Moravia Newhausel surrendred to the Turks and after a long Siege took Newhausel by surrender From Christ 1663. Count Serini destroy'd the Bridge of Essek but in the midst of his Victory a Peace on a sudden was concluded with the Turks which very much incens'd the Hungarians From Christ 1664. The Edict against the Jansenists by the Parliament of Paris confirmed by the King But the Infallibility of the Pope and his Authority over Councels the Sorbonists would not allow Philip the Fourth King of Spain died The death of the King of Spain and his Son an Infant of four years old succeeded him by the Name of Charles the Second upon which the King of France lay'd claim to the Spanish Netherlands which occasioned a bloody War The King of England upon refusal of Satisfaction demanded for several Injuries declared War against the Dutch A Sea fight between the English and the The K. of England declared a War against the Dutch Dutch where the Dutch lost several Men of War and Admiral Opdam with his Ship was blown up where six thousand of the Dutch were kill'd and two thousand brought prisoners to Colchester A great Plague in London of which A plague in London there died seventy thousand five hundred upon which the Court and the Parliament removed to Oxford and the Terms were kept there The Arabs with a great Insurrection took Mecca at which time a false Prophet coming from Smirna deluded the Jews with a vain Expectation of their Messias but being put in prison he turned Mahumetan From Christ 1665. Alphonso King of Portugal married Mary The King of Portugals Marriage with the Dutchess of Aumale Francis Dutchess of Aumale of the House Savoy This year on the second of September began the great Fire of London which burnt in the space of four days the greatest part of that City A terrible Engagement between the The Fire of London Dutch and the English under the Command of Prince Rupert and the Duke of Albemarle which prov'd doubtful for 3 days but at last the Dutch were chased by the English However not long after the same Admirals obtain'd undoubted Victory against all the Dutch Fleet which they pursued into their Harbours The Parliament made an Act for the Rebuilding of London which was past by the King From Christ 1666. The King of France invaded Flanders Flanders invaded by the French because the Spaniard deny'd him his Claim of Succession by right of Devolution as they called it and the Spaniard not being prepared for War lost many Cities A War declared against the King of Denmark A Peace concluded at Breda between the English and Dutch whereby the differences betwixt the French and English were likewise terminated Pope Alexander the Seventh died and Popes Julio Rospigliosi having taken the Name of Clement the Ninth succeeded A Peace concluded between Spain and Portugal by the Mediation of the Earl of Sandwich the King of England's Extraordinary Embassador From Christ 1667. The French made themselves Masters of The French took Burgundy The Dauphin of France Baptized all Burgundy The Dauphin of France was solemnly Baptized by the Name of Lewis of All Saints The Pope begged of the French King that the Obeliske set up in Disgrace against the Corsi who affronted the French Embassador in the year 1664. might be taken down A Peace was concluded by which Burgundy was to be restored to the Spaniards but the French were left in possession of what they had in the Spanish Netherlands Mareshal Turene who had formerly been Mareschall Turene turned Papist a Patron to the Hugonots in France turned Papist in his old Age. Peter Brother to King Alphonso with the Pope's Dispensation married his Brother's Wife his Brother still living And Governing the Kingdom took upon him the Title of Regent A triple Leaguâ— between the English Swedes and Dutch Cazimir King of Poland resigned up his Crown Canea taken by the Turks A triple League between the English Swedes and Dutch to inforce the observance of the Pyrenean and Aix la Chapelle Treaties John Casimir King of Poland resign'd his Crown and went into France where he lived a Retired Life From Christ 1671. Canea in the Island of Cadia which the the Venetians with a great loss of Men and Money for three years bravely defended surrendered at last upon Articles to the Turks The Venetians still retaining in the same Island Sucla Spyndlonga Carabuza with the lesser Islands of Tyna and Cerygo not far from thence At Rome died Pope Clement the Ninth Popeâ— death In Sicily Mount Etna shook with an Earthquake and cast forth flames
Lepidus who commanded in that Province Of the World 3961. before Ch. 43. But their mutual Interests having obliged them to a Reconciliation in order to revenge the Death of Caesar and to oppose the power of his Murtherers favoured by the Senate these three Men made themselves Masters of the Republick by joining together and forming the famous The Triumvirat Triumvirate so fatal to many illustrious Persons of the Roman Empire Of the World 3962 before Ch. 42. Lepidus one of the Triumvirs stayed in Italy while the other two Octavius and Anothony passed the Seas to make War against Marcus Brutus and Caius Cassius who had great Forces in Greece That Affair was ended in a Battle near The Battle of Philippi Philippi in Macedonia Caius Cassius overcome by Anthony killed himself fearing the same fate had fallen on Brutus his Collegue but it fell out contrary he having The Death of Cassius and Brutus had some advantage over Octavius But the next day the two Armys again joining Battle Brutus was defeated and killed himself in Despair Of the World 3964 before Ch. 40. After this Victory the two Conquerers The Alliance between Octavius and Anthony allied themselves by Marriage Octavius Marrying Antonia Daughter to Anthony and Anthony with Octavia Sister to Octavius tho' she was a Widow a little before and with Child by Marcellus her first Husband These two Triumvers having little regard for their Colleague Lepidus divided They divide the Provinces between them between them the Provinces of the Empire Octavius took those of the West and Anthony those of the East Of the World 3968 before Ch. 36. Sextus Pompeius had considerable Forces Sextus Pompeius chiefly Naval on the Coasts of Sicily and all along the Eastern part of Italy Octavius made use of the Forces of Lapidus to Defeat Sextus Pompeius so that this last Son of Pompey the Great being forsaken of all fled into Asia where he fell into His Death the hands of Anthony's Party who killed him After that Octavius having corrupted the Army of Lepidus this Triumvir was reduct being abandoned by all to obey Octavius his Command who banish'd him to a little Island in the Mediteranean Lepidus ' s Death where he died an Exile Anthony having attackt the Parthians Anthonys War a-against the Parthians that War proved fatal to him for he there lost a great part of his Army yet with the remainder he made a safe and honourable Retreat Antigonus Son to Aristobulus by the help of the Parthians was establisht in Judea in the time of the civil War between the Romans but these great Disorders being some what appeased Herod favoured by Anthony his intimate Friend first of all made use of the Forces Ventidius commanded in Syria after that more effectually of those commanded by Sosius with which he besieged and took Jerusalem where The Death of Antigonus Antigonus was who falling into the hands of his Enemys was Beheaded Whereupon Herod having been already declared Herod King of the Jews King of the Jews by the Senate establish'd himself in that Dignity Anthony fell Passionately in Love with Cleopatra Anothony in Love with Cleopatra past his time at Alexandria in a shameful manner while Octavius was preparing to make War against him under pretence of the high Injury his Sister Octavia received by this disloyal Love of Anthony her Husband At last the business being come to an open Rupture the Affairs ended by one Naval Battle between the two Parties it was fought in view of the Promontary of Actium Anthony lost the day by deserting his The Battle of Actium Fleet to follow Cleopatra who retreated with her ships at the beginning of the Fight he followed her to Alexandria whereupon a false report raised by her means that she had killed her self gave himself a mortal Wound but being immediately The Death of Anthony after assured Cleopatra was living he caused himself to be carried where she was and died in her Arms. So Octavius who from that time was Octovius Augustus Master of the Roman Empire called Augustus became sole Master of all that belonged to the Republick it was from that Battle and from the Death of Anthony History begins to reckon the Forty Four Years that Augustus Reigned alone He came frequently after to Alexandria The Death of Cleopatra where having seized on Cleopatra she frustrated his Design notwithstanding all the care he took to preserve her Life Intending her for the chief Ornament of his Triumph to avoid which she killed her self applying a Serpent to her Arm which was brought to her in a Basket of Figs. In her ended the Line of the Ptolomys who had Reigned in Aegypt since the The end of the Kingdom of Aegypt death of Alexander to that time the Kingdom being reduc'd to a Provinee by Augustus He employed the two following years to set in order the Affairs of the East then he returned to Rome where he celebrated three Triumphs that of Actium of Dalmatia Augustus his Triumphs and of Alexandria with that vast Magnificence which had never been shown before After he had been powerfully setled in the Soveraignty he exprest a desire to His Soveranity over all the Empire divest himself of it but the Senate and People inured to servitude hindred him from executing his design whether true or feigned conferring on him excessive Honours with an absolute power over all the Empire Of the World 3977 before Ch. 27. He did not abuse his Power for his Government His Wisdom in Governing was such That the Romans never regretted the loss of their liberty under his Reign The Reputation he required by the clemency of his Government was spread about even to all Foreign Nations of His good Fortune which some of the most Barbarous and most remote courted his Friendship and and Alliance as the Indians but above all the Parthians who not only rendered him the Ensigns taken from him at the defeat of Crassus and that of Anthony with all the Prisoners taken at the last Battle but that which never happened to this Warlike Nation they presented him with two Sons of their King in Hostage as a pledge of their Treaty This great prosperity was only disturbed by some small losses on the Frontiers of the Empire The most considerable and which most afflicted him was the loss of the Legions commanded by Varus in The losâ— of Varus Germany who were surpized and cut in pieces by the Germans But Augustus so happy in all other respects The inward troubles of Augustus had great Domestick Troubles by the irregular conduct of the two Julias Mother and Daughter One his Daughter the other his Grand-daughter by the Death of his two Grand-sons Caius and Lucius whom he had adopted and as it was thought designed them for his Successors to the Empire also by the Death of Drusus Son to his Wife Livia
whom he had Married to his Neice the Young Antonia In fine by the conduct of his dear Livia who was suspected to have contrived the Death of his two Grandsons to advance her own Son Tiberius All these things happened in the space of 22 Years from the 7th Consâ—lat of Augustus to the end of that Age which was the sixth of the World and the beginning of the seventh Age of the World Of the World 3999 before Ch. 5. The Birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ The Birth of Jesus Christ the Son of God God blessed for ever made Man to save us Born of a Vingin in Bethlem of Judah Of the World 4000. Herod had been of Anthonys's Party yet Herod the Great having found means to gain the favour of Augustus the Emperor had fixt him in the His good Fortune Throne of Judea This King though he was fortunate in His Domestick Misfortunes all other respects had yet very great intestine Troubles He had put to Death his Wife Mariamne who was of the Blood Royal of the Asmoneans together with two Sons he had by her Alexander and Aristobulus He was also the Death of Hircanus Grand-father of Mariamne and Aristobulus Brother to that Princess with Alexandra their Mother Towards the end of his Life he put to Death Antipater his eldest Son he had by Cypris one of his Wives at last having attempted to put Jesus Christ to Death by destroying many Innocents He died of a Disease both Shameful and Painful Of the World 4003 His Death before Ch. 1. The beginning of the vulgar Christian The Christian Aera Aera The First Age. AUgustus banish'd Archelaus Son to Herod Archelauâ— Banish'd Coponius President of Indea to Vienna in Gaule and put Judea under the Government of a President the first who had that charge was Coponius a Roman Knight From Christ 3. Augustus made the last numbring of the The number of the Roman Citizens Roman Citizens which were computed to be Four Millions One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand as well in Rome as in the Collonies of the Provinces He died a little while after in the 77th Augustus Death Year of his Age in the 57th of his Empire counting from the Death of Julius Caesar From Christ 13. Among the rare Qualities of Julius and Augustus they were both Learned and very great favourers of Learning under Learned Men. their two Reigns flourish'd Leucretius the Poet and Phylosopher Terentius Varo the most Learned of the Romans Vitruvius Prince of Architects denies of Halicarnassus and Titus Livius Historians who writ the Roman History the first in Greek the second in Latin Strabo the Geographer Catullus Tibullus Prospertius Virgil Cornelius Gallus Horace Ovid Poets Crispus Salustus Historians and Orators Cicero Orator and Philosopher Tiberius the Son of Livia the Wife of Tiberius Emperor Augustus adopted by this Emperor succeeded him in the Empire Augustus when he adopted him obliged him to adopt Germanicus Son to Drusus Germanicus his Death Brother to Tiberius and Nephew to Augustus by Antonia Daughter of Octavius and of Mark Anthony But Tiberius being jealous of the Affection the Romans had for Germanicus Poisoned him Tiberius wearied with the Fatigue of Tiberius retires to Caprea Elius Sejanus Governing put it into the hands of Eliuâ— Sejanus his Favorite and retired into the Isle of Caprea where he gave himself wholly up to all kinds of infamous Debaucheries The Holy Evangelists have mentioned nothing since the Birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ but of his flight into Aegypt of his return to Nazareth and of finding Him at the Age of Twelve Years Old among the Doctors of the Law in the Temple of Jerusalem they began to write more perticularly his History from his Baptism and the Preaching of St. John the Baptist relating all along what our Saviour did and spoke from that time to his Death and then of the glorious circumstances of his Resurrection and at last of his Triumphant Ascention into Heaven Tiberus abandoned Elius Sejanus to the fury of the Roman People who could no longer endure the Injustice and Cruelties of this insolent Favorite The Senate The Death of Sejanus condemned him to die and his Body to be draged through the Streets From Christ 36. Not long after Tiberius worn out with Tiberius his Death old Age and Debaucheries died leaving no Issue so Caius Caligula the Son of Cailus Caligula Germanicus came to the Empire with the applause of Senate and People as well by reason this Prince appeared at first endeued with good Qualities as also for the Meof his Father Germanicus who was in great esteem by the Romans The Martirdom of St. Steven the Baptizing of the Eunuch of Candace Queen of Ethiopia the Conversion of the Samaritans and of Saul called afterwards Paul are to be read in the Acts of the Apostles From Christ 39. Caligula discovering his own cruel The Horid Life of Caligula Nature gave himself up to all kinds of Debaucheries Injustice and Cruelty and to such an insolent Pride that he caused Adoration and Sacrifice to be made to his Images He likewise commanded one to be set up in the Temple of Jerusalem which occasioned that miserable Nation to be reduc'd to a most lamentable condition At length the World not being able longer to endure this Monster he His Death was killed by the Conspiracy of the Senate with his most familiar Domesticks From Christ 40. Claudius his Uncle Brother to Germanicus Claudius his Successor succeeded him Agrippa Son to Aristobulus and Grandson Agrippa King of the Jews to Herod the Great had been Favorite to Galigua he was also in great favour with Claudius so that he possest all that his Grand-father enjoyed with the Title of the Kingdom excepting Cesarea where the Roman Governor made his usual Residence From Christ 42. This King being come to Jerusalem did The Death of St. James Agrippas ' s Death there cut off St. James his Head and imprisoned St. Peter concerning which with the unfortunate end of Agrippa is fully set down in the Acts of the Apostles Claudius subdued Great Britain and Triumph'd for it From Christ 43. The Faithful Disciples of Jesus Christ The namâ— of Christians The Voyages of St. Paul and Barnabas encreasing began to be called Christians which first happened at Antioach St. Paul and St. Barnabas having the care of that flourishing Church The Voyages of those two Apostles the Miracles that attended them their Preaching with their happy Success are at large described in the Acts of the Apostles where likewise is to be read the dispute of the pretended necessity of Circumcision which was decided by the Apostles and the Elders of the Church of Jerusalem at a Counsel held there From Christ 49. Claudius died Poisoned by his second The Death of Claudius Wife Agripina who was his Neice She had by her first Husband