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Wonderful prodigies of judgment and mercy discovered in above three hundred memorable histories ... / impartially collected from antient and modern authors of undoubted authority and credit, and imbellished with divers curious pictures of several remarkable passages therein by R.B., author of the History of the wars of England, and the Remarks of London &c.
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R. B., 1632?-1725?
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Witch making obeysance to Mackbeth saluted him by the name of Thane or Earl of Glammis the second Witch saluted him Thane or Earl of Cauder the third saluted him King of Scotland This is unequal dealing said Banquo to give my Friend Mackbeth all the honours and none to me to which one of the Witches answered That he indeed should not be King but out of his Loins should come a Race of Kings that should over-rule the Scots and having thus said they all vanished upon their arrival at Court Mackbeth was immediately created Earl of Glammis and not long after some new service requiring some new recompence he was honoured with the Title of Earl of Cander seeing then how happily the prediction of the three Wizards fell out in the two former he resolved not to be wanting to himself in fulfilling the third he therefore first killed the King and after by reason of his Command among the Souldiers he succeeded in this Throne Being scarce warm in his Seat he called to mind the prediction given to his Companion Banquo whom hereupon suspecting as his Supplanter he caused to be killed together with his whole posterity only Fleance one of his Sons escaped with much difficulty into Wales Mackbeth thus freed as he thought of all fear of Banquo and his Issue he built Dunsinan Castle and made it his ordinary residence afterwards on some new fears consulting with his Wizards concerning his future State he was told by one of them That he should never be overcome till Bernane Wood which was some miles distant came to Dunsinan Castle and by another That he should never be slain by any Man that was born of a Woman secure then as he thought from all future dangers he gave himself up to all manner of debauchery lasciviousness and cruelty for the space of eighteen years for so long he Tyrannized over Scotland but having then made up the measure of his iniquities Mackduff the Governor of Fife with some other good Patriots of their Country met privately one evening at Bernane Wood and taking every one of them a bough in his hand the better to keep them from discovery they marched early in the morning toward Dunsinan Castle which they took by storm Mackbeth escaping was pursued by Mackduff who having overtaken him urged him to the Combate to whom the Tyrant half in scorn returned answer That he in vain attempted to kill him it being his destiny never to be slain by any Man that was born of a Woman now then said Mackduff is thy fatal end drawing fast upon thee for I was never born of a Woman but violently cut out of my Mothers belly which so daunted the Tyrant though otherwise a valiant Man that he was easily slain In the mean time Fleance so prospered in Wales that he gained the affection of the Princes Daughter of the Country and by her had a Son called Walter who flying out of Wales returned into Scotland where his descent being known he was restored to the Honours and Lands of his House and preferred to be Steward to the House of Edgar the Son of Malcolm the Third firnamed Conmer King of Scotland the name of Stewart growing hence hereditary unto his posterity from this Walter descended that Robert Stewart who succeeded David Bruce in the Kingdom of Scotland the Progenitor of nine Kings of the name of Stewart which have reigned successively in that Kingdom Heylins Cosmography p. 336 IX The D. of Biron a great Peer of France when he was only Baron of Biron being in some trouble by reason of the death of the Lord Gerency and others slain in a quarrel is said to have gone disguised like a Carrier of Letters to one La Brosse a great Mathematician who was held to be skilful in Nativities to whom he shewed his Nativity drawn by some other and pretended it was not his but a Gentlemans whom he served and that he desired to know what end that Man should have La Brosse having rectified this Figure said to him that he was of a good house and no elder than you are said he to the Baron asking him if it were his the Baron answered I will not tell you but pray let me know what his life and means and end shall be The old Man who was then in a little Garret which served him for a Study said unto him My Son I see that he whose Nativity this is shall come to great honour by his Industry and Military Valour and may be a King but thut there is a Caput Argol which hinders it and what is that said the Barron ask me not said La Brosse what it is I must know it replyed he in the end he answered My Son it is this that he will commit such things as will make him lose his head whereupon the Earon beat him cruelly and leaving him half dead went down and carried the Key of the Garret door with him as he brag'd afterward Biron had conference likewise with one Caesar who was a Magician at Paris who old him That only a back-blow of a Burgonian would hinâ—er him from being King he remembred this prediction being a Prisoner in the Bastile and intreated one that went to visit him to inquire if the Hangman of Paris were a Burgonian and having found it so he said I am a dead Man and soon after he was beheaded for his conspiring against the King De Serres Hist France p. 1051. X. In the year 1279. There lived in Scotland one Thomas Lermouth a Man very much admired he may justly be wondred at for foretelling so many Ages before the Union of England and Scotland in the ninth degree of the Bruces blood with the succession of Bruce himself to the Crown being yet a Child and many other things which the event hath made good the day before the death of King Alexander he told the Earl of March that before the next day at noon such a Tempest should blow as Scotland had not felt many years before the next morning proving a clear day the Earl challenged Thomas as an Imposter he replyed That noon was not yet past about which time a Post came to inform the Earl of the Kings sudden death and then said Thom as This is the Tempest I foretold and so it shall prove to Scotland as indeed it did Spotswoods Hist Scotland XI Two Gentlemen who were intimate acquaintance travelled together to the City of Megara where when they were arrived the one went to lodge with a Friend of his and the other betakes himself to an Inn he that was at his Friends House saw in his sleep his Companion beseeching him to assist him for he was set upon by his Host and that by his speedy coming to him he might deliver him from a very imminent danger being awakened with what he had seen he leaps from his bed and intends to go to the Inn but by an unhappy fate he desists from his compassionate purpose and believing
gave command to his Reverend Chaplain to preach abroad and to let all men know how severely God had disciplined him for his sins by his afflicting hand that his sufferings were most just tho he had laid ten thousand times more upon him and how God had laid on him one stripe upon another because of his grievous provocations till he had brought him home to himself and declaring that from the bottom of his soul he did detest and abher the whole course of his former wicked life and admired the goodness of God who had given him a true sense of his pernicious opinions and vile practises warning all men in the name of God and as they regard the welfare of their souls no more to deny his Being or his providence or despise his goodness no more to make a mock of sin or contemn the pure and excellent Religion of the ever Blessed Redeemer through whose Merits alone he who was one of the greatest of Sinners did yet hope for mercy and forgiveness and in this Penitent and Religious temper and frame of Spirit he sometime after gave up the Ghost Rechesters Life and Sermon XIX I shall conclude all with some brief remarks out of the Life of that Excellent and Worthy Person the late Lord Chief Justice Hales as lately published by a Reverend Divine This Gentleâ—an was descended rather from a good than a Noble Family and about the Seventeenth year of his Age went to Oxford where he was placed under an able Tutor and was an extraordinary proficient but the Stage-Plays coming thither he was so much corrupted by seeing many Plays that he almost wholly forsook his Studies of which mischief being sensible he at his coming to London resolved â—ver to see a Play again to which he constantly adhered but one â—rruption of the mind draws on another so that he fell into many â—uthful vanities and kept too much ill Company with some vain â—eople till a sad accident drove him from it for he with some other â—oung Persons being invited out of Town to be merry one of the â—ompany called for so much Wine and went on in such excess that though Mr. Hale would have prevented it he fell down as dead â—efore them so that all that were present were not a little affrighted 〈◊〉 it who did what they could to bring him to himself again This â—â—d Particularly affect Mr. Hale who thereupon went into another â—om and shutting the door fell on his knees and prayed earnestly 〈◊〉 God both for his Friend That he might be restored to life again â—nd that himself might be forgiven forgiving such countenance to so â—uch excess and he vowed to God that he would never again keep â—â—mpany in that manner nor Drink allealth while he lived His friend recovered and he most Religiously kept his vow till his â—ying day and though he was afterwards pressed to drink healths â—rticularly the Kings which was set up by too many as a distinâ—uishing mark of Loyalty and drew many into great excess after â—is Majesties happy Restoration but he would never dispence with is Vow though he was roughly treated for this sometimes which â—â—me hot and indiscreet men call obstinacy This wrought such an â—â—tire change on him that now he forsook all vain Company and â—vidâ—d himself between the duties of Religion and the studies of â—s Profession in the former whereof he was so regular that for six â—â—d Thirty years time he never once failed going to Church on the â—â—rds day though he was acquainted with all sorts of Learning â—â—t he seemed to have made the study of Divinity the chiefest of all â—hers He was a very merciâ—ul and upright Judg and would hear no â—auses but in open Court which a great Peer once complained of 〈◊〉 the King But his Majesty bid him content himself that he was no â—rse used and said He verily believed he would have used himself no â—ttâ—r if he had gone to sollicitâ— him in any one of his own Causes He â—ade it as a Rule to himself That in the administration of Justice 〈◊〉 was intrusted for God the King and Countrey and therefore ought 〈◊〉 do it uprightly deliberately and resolutely and yet was much conâ—rned that though it was his duty to serve in the Office he was calâ—â—d to yet was it a great consumer of that little time we have here â—â—ch he thought might be better spent in a piâ—us Contemplative life â—â—d a due provision for Eternity J. Hales Life To conclude The most learned wise and sâ—â—ious Persons in all aâ—es have all concurred in their Judgments as to a future State and â—â—ve thought it to be the greatest wisdom in this world to be truly â—eligious and to work out their Salvation with fear and trembling FINIS There are lately published Three very useful anâ— necessary Books which are sold by Nathâ— Crouch at the Bell next door to the Widow Kemp's Coffee-House in Exchange-Alley over against the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill I. HIstorical Remarques and Observations of the Antient and Present State of London and Westminster shewing the Foundation Walls Gates Towers Bridges Churches Rivers Wards Halls Companies Government Courts Hospitals Schools Inns oâ— Court Charters Franchises and Priviledges thereof with an Account of the most Remarkable Accidents 〈◊〉 to Wars Fires Plagues and other occurrences for above 900 years past in and about these Cities and among other particulars the Poisoning of K. John by 〈◊〉 Monk The Resolution of K. Henry 3. utterly to destroâ— and consume the City of London with Fire for joyning with the Barons against him and his seizing their Charters Liberâ—â—â— and Customs into his hands The Rebellion of Waâ—â—â—yler who was slain by the Lord Mayor iâ— Smithfield and the Speech of Jack Straw at his Execution the deposing of R. Rich. 2. and his mournful Speech at his resigning the Crown with the manner 〈◊〉 his being Murdered The Dâ— of York's coming into thâ— Parliament and claiming the Crown in K. Henry 6. time The Murder of K. Henry 6. and likewise of Edw. 〈◊〉 and his Brother by Rich. 3. called Crook-back Thâ— Execution of Empson and Dudley the Insurrection iâ— London in K. Henry 8. time and how 411 Men and Women went through the City in their Shifts and Ropes about their necks to Westm Hall where they were pardoned by the King The Speeches of Q. Ann Bullen 〈◊〉 Lord Protector and Q. Jane Gray at their several Deaâ—â— upon Tower hill With several other Remarques in all the Kings anâ— Queens Reigns to this Year 1681. And a description 〈◊〉 â—e manner of the Tryal of the late L. Stafford in West Hall â—llustrated with Pictures of the most considerable matters â—uriously Ingraven on Copper Plates with the Arms of the â—5 Companies of London and the time of their Incorâ—orating by Rich. Burton Author of the History of the Wars of England c. Price One Shilling II. The Wars in England Scotland and Ireland Or AN Impartial Account of all the Battels Sieges and other remarkable Transactions Revolutions and Accidents which have happened from the beginning of â—he Reign of King Charles the First in 1625. to his Maâ—esties happy Restauration 1660. And among other parâ—iculars The Debates and Proceedings in the Four First Parliaments of King Charles the First with their Dissoâ—utions The Siege of Rochel The Petition of Right The Murther of the D. of Buckingham by Felton The Tunults at Edinborough in Scotland upon Reading the Common-Prayer The Et caetera Oath The Cursed Plots and Designs of the Jesuits and other Papists for imbroiling â—hese Three Kingdoms The Insurrection of the Apprentices and Seâ—men and their Assaulting of Archâ—ishop Laud'â— House at Lambeth Remarks on the Tryâ—l of the E. of Strafford and his last Speech The horâ—id and bloody Rebellion of the Papists in Ireland and â—heir Murthering above Two Hundred Thousand Proâ—estants in 1641. The Remonstrance of the State of the Kingdom with the King's Answer thereunto The Proâ—eedings about the Five Impeached Members An Acâ—ount of the Parliament at Oxford January 22. 1643. with their Proceedings and Dissolution An Abstract of â—he Fights between the King and Parliament The Death of A B. Laud Mr. Chaloner and Tomkins Sir John Hoâ—haâ— Sir Aleâ—ander Carew Duke Hamilton Earl of Holâ—and Lord Capel and others The Illegal Tryal of King Charles the First aâ— large with his last Speech at his Sufâ—ering Jan. 30. 1648. Together with the most consideâ—able matters which happened till the Year 1660. Illustâ—ated with Pictures of several Remrkable Accidents â—uriously engraven on Copper Plates Price One Shilling III The Protestant Scool-Mister Or THE Protestant Instructed wherein the most Considerable Errors of the Papists are discovered and the Protestant Religion is vindicated from Hereâ—â— and Novelty 2. The Image of Antichrist or the Usuâ—pation of the Pope and Church of Rome over King and Emperours in several Examples of the Tyranny 〈◊〉 the Pope over several Kings of England c. 3. Thâ— Cruelties and Persecutions of the Papists against thâ— Waldenses in Piedmont Bohemia Germany Poland Lithuaniâ—â— and France with an Account of the bloody Massacre aâ— Paris and the terrible Sieges of Sancerre and Rochâ—â— 4. The Cruelties of the Papists in Italy Spain Portugaâ— and the Low Countries with a Relation of the Originâ—â— Practices and cruel Tortures of the Spanish Inquisition 5. The Persecution of the Protestants in Scotland and Irâ—land With a Prophecy thereof by Dr. James Vsher Archbishop of Armagh forty years before it came to pasâ— which exactly fell out 6. The Persecution of the Prâ—testants in England for near six hundred years with the Plo's and Conspiracies against the Life of Queen Elizâ—beth Likewise the Spanish Invasion The Gunpowder-Treâ—son The Burning of London The Late Horrid Popish Ploâ— and the Murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey 7. Plaâ—â— and easie Directions for Spelling and Reading of Englisâ— with all necessary Rules for reading the English Tongue more useful than any other Book of this kind 8. God Judgment upon Popish Persecutors discovered in somâ— eminent Examples 9. A Prayer of King Edward thâ— Sixth a while before his Death against Popery 10. 〈◊〉 Speech of Queen Elizabeth to her Army at Tilbury-Canâ— in the Spanish Invasion 1588. Concluding with Prayer and Graces The whole being illustrated with manâ— Pictures curiously engraven in Copper describing thâ— variety of Torments and Cruelties exercised by the Papists upon Protestants in most Countries in Europe Priâ—one Shilling All three Printed for Nath. Crouch at the Bell nexâ— to the Widdow Kemps Coffee-House in Exchange-Alleâ— over against the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill