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A81080	Unparalleld varieties: or, The matchless actions and passions of mankind. Displayed in near four hundred notable instances and examples. Discovering the transcendent effects; I. Of love, friendship, and gratitude. II. Of magnanimity, courage, and fidelity. III. Of chastity, temperance, and humility. And on the contrary the tremendous consequences, IV. Of hatred, revenge, and ingratitude. V. Of cowardice, barbarity, treachery. VI. Of unchastity, intemperance, and ambition. : Imbellished with proper figures. / By R.B. ...	R. B., 1632?-1725?	1683 (1683)	Wing C7352; ESTC R171627	176,132	257

it O thou most generous among men said Darius art thou he then who when I had no power gavest me that which though small in it self was yet as acceptable to me then as greater things would be to me now Know I will reward thee with such a huge quantity of Gold and Silver that it shall never repent thee thou wast liberal to Darius the Son of Hystaspes O King said Syloson give me neither Gold nor Silver but when thou hast freed my Country of Samos which is now held by a Servant of my dead Brother Polycrates give me that without slaughter or plunder Darius hearing this sent an Army under the Conduct of Otanes one of the seven Princes of Persia commanding him that he should do for Syloson what he desired Valer. Maxim lib. 5. CXXIV The only Daughter of Peter Martyr through the Riot and Prodigality of her debauched Husband being brought to extream poverty the Senate of Zurich out of a grateful remembrance of her Fathers worth supported her with a bountiful maintenance so long as she lived Fullers Holy State p. 86. CHAP. II. The Transcendent Effects of Magnanimity Courage and Fidelity discovered in several Remarkable Instances HAving thus displayed the Effects of Love Friendship and Gratitude let us now consider of three other excellent accomplishments namely Magnanimity Gourage and Fidelity of which we may find many rare Examples in Histories for some Persons have within them a Spirit so daring and couragious that the sear no nor the presence of the greatest danger or disaster whatsoever is not able to shake their Constancy wherein sometimes they have proved as successful as others who have managed their Counsels with the greatest care and conduct they are able I. Henry Earl of Holsatia Sirnamed Iron because of his strength being got into great favour with Edward the Third King of England by reason of his valour was envied by the Courtiers whereupon they one day in the absence of the King counselled the Queen that forasmuch as the Earl was preserred before all the English Nobility she would make Tryal whether he was so Nobly born as he gave out by causing a Lyon to be let loose upon him saying That the Lyon would not so much as tou●h Henry if he was Noble indeed They got leave of the Queen to make this Tryal upon the Earl He was used to rise before day and to walk in the outward Court of the Castle to take the fresh Air of the morning The Lyon was let loose in the night and the Earl having a Nightgown A Polonian Souldier encounters overcomes a Lyon Page ●8● Amurath Emp Turks Killed by Cobelitz a Christian Souldier Page 88 on cast over his shirt with his Girdle and Sword coming down Stairs into the Court met there with the Lyon bristling his hair and roaring he nothing astonished said with a slout voice stand stand you Dog at these words the Lyon couched at his feet to the great amazement of the Courtiers who looked out of their holes to behold the issue of this business the Earl laid hold of the Lyon and shut him within his Cage he likewise left his Nightcap upon the Lyons back and so came forth without so much as looking behind him Now said the Earl calling to them that looked out of the Windows let him amongst you all that standeth most upon his Pedigree go and fetch my Nightcap but they being ashamed withdrew themselves Camerar Med. p. 118. II. In the Court of Matthias King of Hungary there was a Polonian Soldier in the Kings pay who boasted much of his Valour and who in a Bravado would often challenge the Hungarians to wrestle or skirmish with Sword or Pike wherein he had alwaies the better One day as he stood by a great Iron Cage in which a Lyon was kept the greatest and fiercest that had been seen of a long time he began to say to those that were in his Company Which of you dares to take a piece of flesh out of this Lyons mouth when he is angry none daring to undertake it You shall see added the Polonian the proof of my speech All that day following the Lyon had not any meat given him the next day they threw him the four Quarters of a Sheep the Lyon begins to grunt to couch down at his Prey and to eat greedily herewith the Polonian enters his Gage and locking the Lyon betwixt his Legs gives him a blow with his Fist upon the Jaw crying Hah you Dog give me the flesh The Lyon amazed at such a bold voice let go his hold shewing no other countenance but casting his Eye after the Polonian who carried the flesh away Oamer p. 118. III. In the Reign of Tham King of China there was a Colao an Officer not unlike our Duke who having been Tutor to the King was very powerful with him and to preserve himself in his Grace and Favour studied more to speak what would please the King than to tell him the truth for the good of his Estate The Chineses forbore not to speak of it amongst themselves and to tax the flattery of this Coloa One time some Captains of the Guard were discoursing this point at the Palace when one of them being a little warmed with the discourse secretly withdrew himself went into the Hall where the King was and kneeling down upon his knees before him the King asked what he would have Leave said he to cut off the Head of a flattering Subject And who is that said the King Such a one that stands there replied the other The King in a rage What said he against my Master darest thou to propound this and in my presence too Take him away and strike off his Head When they began to lay hands on him he caught hold of a wooden Ballester and as there were many pulling of him and he holding with a great deal of strength it brake By this time the Kings heat was over he commands they should let him go and gave order that the Ballester should be mended and that they should not make a new one that it might remain as a witness of the Fact and a memorial of a Subject that was not afraid to advise his King what he ought to do Hist. China p. 109. IV. Alexander the Great being in Cilicia was seized with a violent disease so that when all other Physicians despaired of his Health Philip the Acarnanian brought him a Potion and told him if he hoped to live he must take that Alexander had newly received Letters from Parmenio one of his Generals wherein he advised him to repose no trust in Philip for he was bribed by Darius to destroy him with a mighty summ of Gold Alexander held the Letters in one hand and took the Potion in the other and having drank it off he shewed Philip the contents of them who though incensed at the slander cast upon him yet advised Alexander to confide in his Art and indeed he recovered him

glass against the ground which being bruised and crushed together but not broke he drew out his Hammer and beat it again into form as if it had been Brass this done he imagined that he had conquered the world but it fell out otherwise for Tiberius's envy increased thereby and inquiring of him whether any other besides himself understood the secret he replied No whereupon he commanded to strike off his head adding That if this Art of Malleable Glass should be practised it would make Gold and Silver hut cheap and inconsider able things Wan Hist Man LVIII Ferrex and Porrex jointly succeeded their Father Gorboduc in the Government of this Land of Brittain in the year of the world 4711. and continued in love and amity for some time but at last Envy the Mother of all disorder and mischief so far prevailed with them that they both studied to supplant each other thereby to gain the whole Supremacy and first Porrex raising an Army unknown to his Brother designed suddenly to surprize and kill him of which he having notice and yet not being able for the present to provide for opposition he was forced to fly into France where being supplied with some Forces he landed in England gave his Brother Porrex Battle defeated his Army and slew him in the Field Ferrex proud of his Victory retired himself to his Tent whither his Mother Midan came by night with some of her Women and being freely admitted to the place where he lay sleeping she with the rest most cruelly murdered him Morindus K. of Brittain devoured by a Sea Monster Page .179 Q Tomyris puts the head of K. Cyrus into a Bowl of Bloud Page .181 and after cut his body into small pieces cansing them to be scattered in the Field and in these two Brothers ended the issue of Brute Thus we see the dreadful effects of Envy as well in the vanquisht as the victor but the greatest in the last to be so cruelly murdered rather by a Monster than a Mother Beards Theat p. 27. LIX Morindus was the Bastard-Son of Flavius King of Brittain by his Concubine Fanguestella and reigned in the year of the World 1880. The Chronicle reports him to have been of a comely and beautiful Personage having an active Body and a most daring Spirit and strength withal above any Peer or Subject in the Land but as a grievous stain and blemish to all these good parts and endowments he was of a cruel and envious disposition for he grew jealous of all such as were either wealthy or remarkable in his Court for any vertue or excellency confiscating the Estates of the one and discountenancing the other and hindring them from all Preferment he was so furious that when he was vexed he would kill his Subjects with his own hand His Kingdom being invaded by a Forreign Prince he fought with him and chased him to Sea taking many Prisoners whom to satisfie his Cruelty and Tyranny he caused to be put to death before his Eyes with several sorts of Torments as beheading hanging burning drowning and other kinds of Execution but at length this Morindus called by our Historians Morwith walking by the Sea side and espying a dreadful Monster upon the shoar which he out of his valiant and Royal Courage endeavouring to destroy after a long fight was devoured and swallowed by this Monster Beards Theatre p. 26. LX. When K. Richard the First of England K. Philip of France were Fellow-Souldiers together at the siege of Acon in the holy Land and Richard had approved himself to be the more valiant Man insomuch that all mens Eyes were fixed upon him it so galled the heart of King Philip that he was scarce able to bear the Glory of King Richard but cavilled at all his proceedings and sell at length to open defiance nor could he contain any longer but out of very Envy hastening home he invaded his Territories and professed open War Burtons Melancholy p. 86 LXI We read of a Rich man in Quintilian that was possessed of this Evil Disease to that strange height and degree that he is said to have poisoned the Flowers in his Garden to the end that his neighbours Bees might get no more Honey from them Quintilian LXII Alexander the Great both envied and hated Perdicc●…s because he was warlike Lysimuchus because he was skilful in the Arts of a General Seleus●…s because he was of great Courage He was offended with the Liberality of Antigonus with the Imperial Dignity and Authority of Attalus and with the prosperous Felicity and good Fortune of Ptolemaeus Elian. Var. Hist LXIII Hypatia of Alexandria the Daughter of Theon the Philosopher had made such progress in Learning that she exceeded all the Philosophers of her time and not only succeeded in the School of Plato but also explained the Precepts and Aphorisms of all sorts of Philosophers so that a mighty Confluence was made to her by all such as were desirous to improve themselves in Philosophy she came into the knowledg and Courts of princes where she behaved her self with singular modesty and doubted not to present her self in publick amongst the Assemblies of men where by reason of her Gravity and Temperance of mind she was received by all sorts till at last the long suppressed flames of Envy began to break forth and a number of malevolent and hot-brain'd men whereof Petrus of the Church of Cesarea was the Leader seized upon her in her return home pluckt her out of her Coach vearried her to that Church where having ostript her of her Cloths they tore her flesh with sharp shells till she died then they pulled her in pieces and carried her torn Limbs into a place called G●…aros where they were burned This deed was no small matter of Infamy to Cyrillus the Bishop and to the whole Church of Aerandria Socrates Ecclesiast History LXIV Revenge is near of kin to Hatred and Envy and it is observable that great and Generous Souls are ever found to be most easily appeased while the weak fearful are guilty of the greatest Barbarities as not knowing how to allot any measure or bounds to their Anger of which the following Relations are too real Evidences and Instances LXV Pope Stephen the Seventh having been hindred from the Popedom by Formosus his Predecessor after his death he caused his dead body to be taken out of the Sepulchre to be stript of his Pontificial Garments wherein he was buried to be clothed in others and to be buried without the Church He also caused his Fingers to be cut off and to be cast into the River for the Fish to devour When Sergius the Third came to be Pope he caused the Body of the same Formosus to be drawn out of its second burying place to be beheaded in the Market-place and then to be cast into the River Tyber to gratifie Lotharius the King of France who thus hated the dead Formosus because by his means the Empire was translated from