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The unfortunate court-favourites of England exemplified in some remarks upon the lives, actions, and fatal fall of divers great men, who have been favourites to several English kings and queens ... / by R.B.
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R. B., 1632?-1725?
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1695
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Lightnings Fires Murders and other Occurences and Accidents for many hundred years past Together with the Natural and Artificial Rarities in every County in England With several curious Sculptures Price one shilling 8. THE History of the Principality of Wales in three parts Containing 1. A brief account of the antient Kings and Princes of Britain and Wales till the final extinguishing of the Royal British Line 2. Remarks upon the Lives of all the Princes of Wales of the Royal Families of England from K. Edward I. to this time particularly of Edward the black Prince of Wales who with 30000 English defeated an Army of 100000 French at Cressy and at Poictiers with 10000 beat 80000 and took John the French King Prisoner Also of Henry of Monmouth afterward K. Henry V. who with 13000 routed 90000 French whose Son Henry VI. was Crowned K. of France at Paris 3. Remarkable Observations on the most memorable Persons and Places in Wales and of divers considerable Passages for many hundred years past With the birth and strange actions of Merlin the famous Welsh Prophet Together with the Natural and Artificial Rarities in every County of that Principality By R. B. Price One Shilling 9. THE History of the Kingdom of Ireland being an Account of the Ancient Inhabitants and of all the Battles Sieges and other considerable Tramactions in that Countrey from King Henry II. till its entire Reduction by His Majesty's Arms. Together with the most remarkable Passages since By R B. Pr. 1s 10. THE English Empire in America or a prospect of His Majesty's Dominions in the West New-York New Jersey Pensylvania Mary-land Virginia Carolina Bermudas Barbadus Anguila Monserrat Dominica St. Vincent Antego Mevis or Nevis St. Christophers Barbadoes and Jamaica And a relation of the discovery of this New World and of the Voyages of S. Cabot Sir M. Frobisher C. Davis C. Weymouth C. Hall C. Hudson Sir Tho. Cavendish the E. of Cumberland Sir W. Rawleigh and others Illustrated with Maps and Pictures Price one shilling 11. A View of the English Acquisitions in Guine a and the East-Indies With the Religion Government Wars strange Customs Beasts Serpents Monsters and other Observables in those Countries Intermixt with pleasant Relations Pr. 1s 12. THE English Heroe Or Sir Francis Drake Revived Being a full Account of His Voyages and Adventures By R. B. pr. 1s 13. TWo Journeys to Jerusalem Containing first An account of the Travels of two English Piligrims some years since to Jerusalem Grand Cairo Alexandria c. 2. The Travels of 14 English Merchants in 1669. from Scanderoon to Jerusalem and back again to Aleppo Beautified with Pictures Pr. 1s 14. EXtraordinary Adventures of several Famous Men With the strange Events and signal mutations and changes in the Fortunes of divers Illustrious places and persons in all Ages being an acount of a multitude of stupendous Revolutions accidents and observable matters in divers States and Provinces throughout the World With Pictures Pr. 1s 15. THE History of the Nine Worthies of the World Three whereof were Gentiles 1. Hector Son of Priamus 2. Alexander the great 3. Julius Caesar Three Jews 4. Joshua Captain General of Israel 5. David King of Israel 6. Judas Maecabeus Three Christians 7. Arthur King of Britain 8. Charles the Great K. of France and Emperor of Germany 9 Godfrey of Bullen King of Jerusalem Illustrated with Poems and the Pictures of each Worthy By R.B. Price One shilling 16. FEmale Excellency or the Ladies Glory Illustrated in the Worthy Lives and Memorable Actions of nine Famous Women As 1. Deborah the Prophetess 2. The valiant Judith 3. Q. Esther 4. The virtuous Susannah 5. The Chast Lucretia 6. Boadicia Q. of Britain 7. Mariamne Wife of K. Herod 8. Clotilda Queen of France 9. Andegona Princess of Spain The whole adorned with poems and pictures to each History By R. B. Price One Shilling 17. WOnderful Prodigies of Judgment and Mercy discovered in above 300. memorable Histories containing 1. Dreadful Judgments upon Atheists Blasphemers and Perjured Villains 2. The miserable ends of many Magicians c. 3. Remarkable predictions and presages of approaching Death and how the event has been answerable 4. Fearful Judgments upon bloody Tyrants Murderers c. 5. Admirable Deliverances from imminent dangers deplorable distresses at Sea and Land Lastly Divine goodness to penitents with the dying thoughts of several famous Men concerning a future state Pr. 1s 18. UNparallell'd Rarities or the Matchless Actions and Passions of Mankind displayed in near 400 notable Instances and Examples discovering the transcendent Effects 1. Of Love Friendship and Gratitude 2. Of Magnanimity Courage and Fidelity 3. Of Chastity Temperance and Humility And on the contrary the Tremendous consequences 4 Of Hatred Revenge and Ingratitude 5. Of Cowardice Barbarity and Treachery 6. Of Unchastity Intemperance and Ambition Imbellished with Proper Figures Price 1s 19. THE Kingdom of darkness Or The History of Demons Specters Witches Apparitions Containing near 80 memorable Relations Collected from Authentick Records With a Preface obviating the Common Objections of the Sadducees of the Age who deny the Being of Spirits Witches c. With Pictures of several memorable Accidents Pr. 1s 20. SUrprizing Miracles of Nature and Art in two parts containing 1. The Miracles of Nature or the wonderful Signs and prodigious Aspects the Heavens Earth and Sea with the most famous Comets and other Prodiges from the Birth of Christ to this time 2. The Miracles of Art describing the most Magnificent Buildings and curious Inventions in all Ages as the seven Wonders of the World Beautifyed with Pictures Price 1s 21. THE General History of Earthquakes or An Account of the most Remarkable and Tremendous Earthquakes from the Creation to this time and particularly those lately in Naples Smyrna Jamaica England and Sicily With a Description of the famous Burning Mount Aetna and the several dreadful Conflagrations thereof for many Ages To which is added an Appendix containing several other late strange Accidents As I. A Surprizing Account of Augels Singing Psalms in the Air over the Ruins of the Protestant Church at Orthez a City in the Province of Bearne and other places in France in the year 1686. II. The Life of a Great Person of near an Hundred years old who is now an Hermit in a Forest in France c. III. The wonderful Army of Locusts or Grashoppers that were seen near Breslaw in Silesia Septemb. 7. 1693. which took up 16. Miles IV. Three Miraculous Cures wrought by Faith in Christ in 1693. As 1. Of Mary Maillard the French Girl suddenly healed of an extream Lameness 2. The Wife of Mr. Savage Cured of a Lame Hand 3. A Shepperd near Hitchin in Hartfordshire instantly healed of the King 's Evil under which he had languished Twenty Years Price one shilling 22. MEmorable Accidents and Unheard of Transactions containing an account of several strange Events As the Deposing of Tyrants Lamentable Shipwracks Dismal Misfortunes Strategems of War Perilous Adventures Happy Deliverances with other remarkable occurrences and select Historical passages in this last Age. Printed at Brussels in 1691. and Dedicated to K. William c. Published in English by R. B. Pr. 1s 23. MArtyrs in Flames or Popery in its true Colours being a Brief Relation of the horrid Cruelties and Persecutions of the Pope and Church of Rome for many hundred of years past in Piecâ— mont Bohemia Germany Poland Lithuania France Italy Spain Portugal Scotland Ireland and England with an abstract of the cruel Persecutions of the Protestants in France and Savoy in 1686 and 1687. And of God's Judgments upon Popish Persecutors pr. 1s Miscellanies 24. DElights for the Ingenious in above Fifty Solect and Choice Emblems Divine and Moral Antient and Modern cutiously Ingraven upon Copper Plates with 50 delightful Poems and Lots for the Illustration of each Emblem to which is prefixed A Poem intituled Majesty in Misery or an Imploration of the King of Kings written by K. Charles I. in Carisbrook Castle in the Isle of Wight 1648. with a curious Emblem Collected by R. B. Price 2s 6d 25. EXcellent Contemplations Divine and Moral written by the Magnanimous A.L. Capel Baron of Hadham together with some accountor 〈◊〉 Life and his Letters to his Lady with his 〈…〉 at his Suffering Also the Speeches of D. Hâ—m 〈…〉 E. of Holl who suffered with him With his Pious Advice to his Son Price 1 s 26. VVInter Evenings Entertaintment in two parts Containing 1. Ten Pleasant Relations 2. Fifty Ingenious Riddles with their Explanations and useful Observations and Morals up on each Enlivened with above 60 Pictures pr 1s 27 ESop's Fables in Prose and Verse The second part Collected from Esop and other Antient and Modern Authors with Pictures and proper Morals to every Fable By R. B pr. 1s Divinity 28. THE Divine Banquet or Sacramental Devotions consisting of Morning and Evening Pravers Contemplations and Hymns for every day in the Week in order to a more Solemn Preparation for the worthy Receiving of the Holy Communion With brief Resolutions to all those scruples alledged for the omission of this important duty And Graces Imprimatur Z. Isham R. P. D. Hen. Epise Lond. a Sacris Price 1s 29. A Guide to Eternal Glory Or brief Directions to all Christians how to attaint Everlasting Salvation To which are added several other small Tracts Poems upon divers Subjects and Scriptures Price one Shilling 30. YOuths Divine Pastime Containing Forty Remarkable Scripture Histories turned into common English Verse With Forty Pictures proper to each Story Together with Scripture Hymns upon divers occasions Pr. 8d 31. THE Young Man's Calling or the whole Duty of Youth in a serious and compassionate Address to all young persons to remember â—…eir Creator in the days of their Youth Together 〈◊〉 Remarks upon the Lives of several excellent 〈…〉 â—ersons of both Sexes With twelve curious 〈…〉 the several histories Price 1s 6d FINIS
commonly subject to when they fall into adversity as having neither good Consciences nor manly Courage to support their drooping Spirits From hence he was carried to the Earl of Shrewsbury's to Sheffeild where he continued till the King sent Sir William Kingston Captain of the Guard and Constable of the Tower to bring him to London the sight of whom so daunted him that he redoubled his lamentations and would receive no comfort and much doubting he should lose his Head he took so strong a Purge or poysonous Potion for fear of being brought to open punishment for his many enormities as in a few days put an end to his Life at Leicester Abbey in his Journey toward London Being near his end he called Sir William Kingston to him and said 'Pray present my Duty to his Majesty who is a Noble and Gallant Prince and of a resolved Mind for he will venture the loss of his Kingdom rather than be contradicted in his desires I do assure you I have sometimes kneeled three hours together to dissande him from his resolutions but could never prevail therefore you had need take care what you put into his Head for you can never get it out again And now Mr. Kingston had I but served God as diligently as I have served the King he would never have forsaken me in my Gray Hairs but this is the just reward that I receive for all my pains and labour who neglected the Service of God and studied only to please and humour my Prince He then proceeded to vilifie the Protestants whom he named Hellish Lutherans and that the King should take care to suppress and extirpate them as being the occasion of Rebellions and Insurrections in Bohemia and England in King Richard II's time and other places and that these Seditions and Heresies would ruin Holy Church and bring destruction upon the Realm About eight a Clock at Night he gave up the Ghost as himself had predicted the day before A Person in whose Arm he died affirmed that his Body when dead was as black as pitch and so heavy that six men could hardly carry it and stank so horribly that they were forced to bury him that very night before it was day At which time so great a Tempest of Wind and such a lothsome stench arose that all the Torches were blown out and the Corps being hastily thrown into the Grave was there left without Tomb Monument or Remembrance Of which the Poet thus writes And though from his own Store Woolsey might have A Palace or a College for his Grave Yet here he lies interr'd as if that all Of him to be remembred were his Fall Nothing but Earth to Earth no pompous weight Upon him but a Pebble or a Quait One Historian thus concludes his Story Thus Lived and thus Died this great Cardinal who was Proud and Ambiâ—ious VVanton and Letcherous Rich and Covetous a Liar and a Flatterer a Tyrant and Merciless forgetful of his beginning disdainful in his Prosperity dispirited and base in adversity and wretched in his end VVhose Death made the King joyful the Nobles jocund and the People glad This happened in 1530. Thus died this mighty Prelate who though guilty of so many horrid crimes yet to the last hour pretended much zeal for the Church breathing forth Death and murder against the Protestants and charging them with those Rebellions and Disturbances which the Clergy only were the cause of by their violent Counsels and their bloody cruel illegal and arbitrary decrees and practices Insomuch that Sir Richard Baker in his Chronicle of England writing the Character of King Henry VIII says thus But it will be injurious to charge all the Blood spilt in his Reign to his account They were the bloody Bishops that made those bloody Laws and the bloody Clergy that put them in execution the King oft-times scarce knowing what was done and when he heard of some of them he extreamly condemned their barbarous cruelty Remarks upon the Life Actions and Fatal Fall of Thomas Cromwell Earl of Essex Favourite to King Henry the Eighth 〈◊〉 the Life of this Great Person we may remark That those Noble Virtues which sometimes adâ—… Men to Honour and Dignity are not always priâ—…es intailed and appropriated to high Birth and â—…rable Descent But that those that proceed from mean and abject Families are oftentimes indued with such singular VVisdom Dexterity and Industry that they rise to high preferment and authority VVe may likewise observe That though his Predecessor VVoolsey could not bear the great Fortune to which he arrived with any moderation but by his Pride and Insolence became distastful to all men yet our great Cromwell on the contrary carried an even Sail in all conditions being neither elated with Prosperity nor deprest when fallen from it Lastly We may hence conclude with the Wise man that all things happen alike to all in this life Woolsey the greatest slave to Vice and Cromwell a Person of the most sublime Virtue being both Favourites to the same King both falling into disgrace with him and both expiring by a fatal Fall Thomas Cromwell was the Son of a Blacksmith at Putney in Surrey to whom may be applied what Juvenal said of Demosthenes the famous Orator who had the same Original Whom his poor Father blear-ey'd with the Soot Of Sparks which from the burning Iron did shoot From Coals Tongs Anvil and such Blacksmiths Tools And dirty Forge sent to the Grammar Schools His Father educated him according to his mean ability and though his low condition was at first a great hindrance to his promotion yet such was his pregnancy of wit his solid judgment his ready elocution his indefatigable diligence his couragious Heart and his active Hand that so many excellencies could not lye long concealed insomuch that though he were without Friends or Money yet nothing being too difficult for his Wit and Industry to compass nor for his Capacity and Memory to retain he soon got into Imployment For having passed over his Youth with the common diversions of that state when he grew toward man he had a great inclination to travel abroad and learn experience in the World and gain those Languages which might be serviceable to him in the future course of his Life Whereupon going over to Antwerp he was there retained by the English Merchants for their Secretary It happened about this time that the People of Boston in Lincolnshire thought fit to send to Rome to renew the Great and Little Pardon which formerly belonged to a Church in their Town by which they found much advantage from those who came to have the benefit of the remission of their Sins by them which were no small number of superstitious Zealots And being very sensible that all things at Rome were to be purchased only by Money they sent one Jeffery Chambers with a round sum upon this notable errand who in his Journey coming to Antwerp and much doubting his ability for managing