AN EPITOMY OF History Wherein is shewn how severall Princes and Nations came to their particular Countries and Dominions also many great affaires in Judea Tartaria Russia Poland Swethland Germany Italy Piedmont Scotland England and many other places throughout the world from the birth of our Saviour to this present time LONDON Printed by M. Simmons in Aldersgate-streete 1661. TO THE READER YOu have here an Epitomie of the lives of the Emperors the patient sufferings of Christians the State of the Jewes much of the Turks war also Tamerlanes with the Duke of Musco and Sulton of Egypt the troubles of France revolt of Portugal States of Holland the Spanish invasion an account of the Two King Charle's of England with many other material affaires by Sea and Land up and down the World from the beginning of the Roman Monarchy wherein I have endeavoured to give the truth of things impartially and in the same order as they were perform'd in the world I have also closely compacted matter without needless glosses that you may the better remember the actions for your benefit and certainly it must needs be granted that such Histories as this which is real is of all other most useful the Reading of which yeeldeth solid delight where you may observe Providence learn Experience and gain that knowledge which may truly improve you Vale. H. C. AN EPITOMY OF HISTORY POmpey a Roman Generall having subdued Jerusalem and other Cities divided by the ambition of the Princes of the Jewish Common-wealth Aristobulus endeavoring to get Cities from Jaxus's Kingdom who was high Priest having quieted all in France and overcame Tygranes who was chose King by the Sirian Princes which had their Countries alotted them by Alexander son of Philip of Macedon who overcame Darius and brought the Empire into Greece Pompey then returned to Rome in Italy part of Europe supposed to be built by Romulus who kild his brother Rhemus his copartner which City is said at first to have been fifty miles round but was laid in heapes by the Goths now it standeth lower upon the bank of Tiber and is narrower in its bounds it was built upon seaven hills and hath had seaven changes of Government Kings Consulls Dictators Senators c. It was a place where the heathen Wits and Phylosophers resorted Pompey fell after to Warrs with Julius Caesar his kinsman another Roman general both striving for sole power and Pompey not laying down arms at the Senates decree Caesar overthrew him who fled into Egypt where the King fearing to harbour him slew him Julius Caesar getting the power after he had overcome Pompey's sons chose Senators conferred honors and offices upon his party but this bred him hatred of the Senate many conspired against him a Souldier being taken by him was askt how he durst goe against his Oath who told Caesar I was as faithfull to you as any before you became so bad that I saw there was no way to mend you but to rid you out of the world at last hew as thrust threw in the Senate by those he had shewed most kindness to the Senate burning his body Octavius Austus Caesars sisters son was adopted he is joyned with two Consulls with a Proconsulls power he overcame Antonius that obtained the government of France in which fight Caesars two Consulls was slain after which he gets higher and overcoming Brutus and Antonius again Caesars Navie being above three hundred Ships he became Emperor of Reme Tiberius obtained to be Tribune for five years In the two and forty year of Julius Caesar Christ came into the world at which time the Temple of Janus was shut up Judea now paid Tribute and Herod was made Kings the Scepter departing from Judah at Messias coming is foretold which Herod was an Idumean a Jew by profession but not by stock first set up Leftenant in Gallilee by Caesar whose Sollicitor was Herods father Herods brother Aristobulus was made high Priest Herod dying obtained the Tetrarchy of Judea for his son Archelaus when Joseph returned from Egypt and dwelt at Nazereth Tilerius Néro the formers son in Law was chose by the Senate who at first seemd hard to be perswaded to it he acted with his Senate but after ruled with robbery lust and arrogancy kild a Senator that made him his Heir to have his goods sent ordered Piso as is supposed to poyson Germanicus who did brave exployts for the Romans and sent a letter to the Senate against one he had made Knight who was thrown down from a high place headlong In the fifteenth year of Tiberius Christ was baptised lead into the wilderness fasted forty dayes and began to preach About four years after Christ suffered voluntary pains on the Crosse which Pilate deputy of Judea signified and his miracles to the Senate but they would not acknowledge him God because the people had worshipt him so before When Christ was carried back to Heaven and the Holy Ghost fell upon his Disciples who openly preacht what they had seen the Jewes waxt hot and stoned Stephen but Saul strucken down became an eminent servant of Christ Caius Caligula hated the Jewes because they would not build Temples Altars and offer sacrifice to him his dependers was great haters of the Christians Pilate that past sentence on Christ fell into a tormenting disease and to end his miserable life killed himself Herod that beheaded John the Baptist was banisht and died in penurie at Lions in France Caius was killed by his own guard Claudius reduced many Countries by war to the Roman Monarch among others England marrying his daughter to the King thereof he punisht with death two of the former Emperors guard or servants for killing their master There was a Council in his time where was Peter and Paul and the Elders of Jerusalem He was poysoned by his wife to prepare for her son Nero. Domitous Nero at first past his time well but after became abominably wicked tormented to death his own mother begun the persecution of Christians now Peter and Paul suffered Martyrdom at which time the Gospel spread abroad when it is said Joseph of Arimathea came into England Nero's cruelty caused troubles in the Senate divers Countries to rise up against him especially the Jewes he put many Noble men to cruell death at last the Senate condemned him to be whipt to death upon which he fled and killed himself Flavius Vaspasian While others contending to be Emperor who were cut off he was chose by the Roman Army Now there was a Comet and several signes appeared of the Jewes coming calamities his forces spoild the Jewes at Alexandria then at Damascus after besieg'd and brought Jerusalem to the desolation foretold but the Christians warn'd of God fled beyond Jordan and dwelt at Decapolis only Timothy and other Christians at Ephesus was put to death but the Jewes was some fold some tore in peeces by wild beasts others by infection and famine was dreadfully devoured Titus Vaspasian
to St. Peter The Kings of England and France goe now to the last help of the Christians about Jerusalem they took one place but falling out about honour returne home and the King of the Turks takes Jerusalem and other places possessed by the Christians Henry the sixth was the son of Frederick the Pope gave him in marriage one out of a Monastery and both Ciciles for a dowery the Emperor Pope and other Princes went to help the poor Christians in Palastina but the Emperor dying they returned doing nothing Philip the second by the help of the Saxons and Bavarians took upon himself to be Emperor but the Pope and Electors went to warrs with him but the people of Germany got them to agree the Emperor marries the Popes Nephew the Emperor was murthered in his Chamber by Count Palatine Now begun the Tartarian Kingdom they came from the Mountains of the Indies with wives and Children a fierce people against Christians and others they overrun the Meads Parthians Arminians Samaritan Asirians Persians and seated at Meotidis Paladis Otho the fourth refused to give gifts to the people at Coronation which bred commotions he invaded the Popes territories was excommunicated from the East the Venetians and French overcoming the Emperor they set up Baldwin of France Count of Flanders and when it descended to Robert his son he was crowned by the Pope as the German Emperors Frederick the second King of Cicile and Naples gave the Dukedome of Fundanus to the Church he yeilded to the Popes Canon of prescription to what the Pope would several made commotion against the Emperor the Pope joynes with them excommunicates the Emperor but the poor Christians in Asia desiring help the Emperor and Pope agree but the Emperor sending to the Pope news of his armies success against the Sarasens the Pope trampled upon his letter stirred up the Emperors son against his father to get some Dominions to the Church the Emperor returns subdues his enemies but gave a great sum of moneys before the Pope would absolve him the Emperor goes against Traytors in Italy the Pope writes to all Towns to stand out stirrs up the Venetians legats cursed him by a Bull deprived him of his dignities charg'd him with heresie the Emperor sends his Secretary to clear himself of those things the Bishops of Germany was true to him the Pope sent for a Counsel to depose the Emperor the Emperor took by Sea three Legats Monks soldiers and Treasure the Tartars come and destroy places adjacent and the Christians sent to the Emperor for help who wisht the Pope to consider Christendome but while the Emperor was ingaged for the Christians the Pope proceeded to depose him which put the Emperor to imploy his strength against him and he so brought him under that in anger and desparing the Pope died after the Emperor drove the Tartars out of Hungary but the next Pope forc'd the Emperor to more war in his own Dominions and two great parties there was the Emperors called the Gibilins and Popes the Guelts Conradus the fourth endeavouring to regain Apula his brother the Duke thereof got him poysoned the Pope sent two Armies to gain Cicily but he was beaten and died but the next Pope got Count Angow the King of France's brother to fight with the Duke of Apula that beat the former Pope and the Duke was overcome by Angow Young Conradus their sought to get his fathers Dominions was beaten by Angow and beheaded by the Popes advice So the Kingdome of Naples came into the hands of the French Radulph was chose at Frankford by the Electors he was affraid to goe to Rome for Coronation because of the Popes Tyranny it was seaven years after the former Emperor before he was chose he overthrew the King of Bohemia who in time of vacansie invaded Austridg and called himself Emperor these gave their daughters to each others son Adolph borrowed money of King Edward of England to fight against France but wanted it for his own house he sought to win Austridg but the Duke thereof slew him and raigned in his stead in the East a Christian Army of Germans Hungarians was overcome by the Sultane of Egypt who let in Sluces near Nilus upon them a second Army under Frederick regain'd Jerusalem made a Peace with the Sarasens which the King of Navor by the Popes consent broke but was beat back and the Savages regain'd Jerusalem put all Christians to death and spoyled the Sepulcher of Christ Another Army came under the King of France but a forward commander venturing upon the Sarasens and Sulton with a part of the Army was overcome and after the whole Army the King being taken who wanted assistance from the Emperor the Pope keeping him in war at home The King of Tartarian was baptised and he overcame Syria Persia and took Damascus from the Sarasens but this Kings son at his fathers death left a commander that apostatized and set fire on Sesaria the next Army was of the Kings of France and England the French took Carthage and in Cicily brought the Prince of Cicily to give way to the profession of Christian religion Prince Edward of England was wounded by a venom'd knife by a deceitful Sarasen pretending letters yet recovered but failing of fores from the Emperor the Pope stirring up the Duke of Angow to destroy Fredericks posterity he returu'd The last Army again the Sarasens was by the Emperor who the enemy circumvented as they was lading a great prey took the Christian general and after utterly destroyed in Asia their Towns and Holds but the Prince of Tartars restored Syria again but he returning home his commander revolted to the Sulton of Egypt because the Pope warring with France no succour came to him Albertus after ten years raign was kild by his brothers son now sprang up the first Othoman King of the Turks a couragious warrior that inriched himself with spoyles he subdued great part of Bithynia and other places Henry the seaventh was a Prince of excellent properties wise just and belov'd neither proud in prosperity or dejected in adversity a Monk mingling poyson with the bread of the Eucharist poyson'd him Lewis the fifth was next but some of the Electors chose Frederick who was subdued but yet being Duke of Austria vext the Burgesses of Vren Swits for helping the other Emperor which places others made a league among themselves and are called Switzers or Cantons or Pages of Helvetia the Pope being displeased with Lewis sent to the Electors to choose another which they did Charles the fourth In his time the Turks passed the Helespontus and took several Townes which was their Conquest over those regions in Europe they now possess Charls procured of the Electors that his son should be King of the Romans Vinseslaus was sluggish and given to voluptuousness and was deprived of his dignitie About this time Tamerlane Captain of the Tartars the Pr. of Og's son slaying 30000 in a
Latine of his fears the second Emperor of the Turks caused all the Noblemen of Moden which he took to be slain cruelly in his presence Charles the fifth King of Spain was chose he took the King of France but made peace with him which the Pope caused the King of France to revoke the Emperor sent the Duke of Burbon who sackt Rome and besieged the Pope and Cardinalls in a Mount the Duke was slain but the Emperor fearing excommunication sent to have the Pope goe out Luther now writ for the reformed Religion the Emperor summons him to a Counsell he had conven'd he refus'd to recant yet was let go but soon after was apprehended and his books against Popery burnt the Pope pressed for execution of former Edicts but the German Princes presented to the Emperor that the Church of Rome prohibited that which the word of God did not and that by reason of the Popes pardoning sinnes for a little money much villany and murther was committed and desired a free Christian Counsel Divers Princes met at Spires declaring that Ministers should teach according to the interpretation of the Church the Duke of Saxon and divers other Princes withstood this who and those that joyned with them was called Protestants unto whom cleaved divers Cities appealing to the Emperor but he used their Ambassadors rufflie fearing to displease the Pope threatning to punish those that would not yeeld to the convension of Spire the Protestants Covenant to defend themselves if invaded for Religion but the Emperor who had sworn to defend the Romish Church call'd a convention of Estates learned men on both sides was brought but he commands the Protestant Princes to come to Masse which they desired may be determin'd first The Protestants brought a Confession of Faith which was answer'd but the Emperor would not admit of a reply and made a decree the Protestants should have time to returne to the Church of Rome which their Princes and Cities declared they could not keep with good conscience upon which a Decree was made to confirme the doctrine of the Church of Rome and to proceed in judgement against Protestants who stood close by one another but after some time the Emperor offer'd them Peace to assist him against the Turk Swinglius now preacht down pardons and disputes there was but the Romanists put off all to a Councell many Cities threw off the Masse Alters and Images the Emperor was this while in warre with France some other Cities joyn'd against the Protestants and ready to give battle a moderating City parted them but afterward the Switsers and Pages of Helvetia gave the Protestants of Berne an overthrow The Emperor agrees with France but against the reformed Religion upon which a French generall fell on the Waldenses killing many driving others into the woods which General died of a rotten stinking disease the Emperor and Pope come against the Protestant Princes in Germany pretending against Rebells but with Spaniards and Venetians subdues the Duke of Saxony telling him he must die or turne the first he willingly chose but the Marquesse of Brandenburg begging for him he only lost his hands upon this several others yeelded The Emperor sent to the Council of Bishops to remove to Trent who refusing he consulted with the Princes about some alteration of Religion that Priests should many the Sacrament be used in both kinds and some other things some Protestants accepted of this with an exception but Buser fled upon it and the Romanists abominated it The Duke of Saxony taxing the King with breach of promise joynes with the Marquesse of Brandenburgh and King of France against the Emperor at last Peace was made with some liberty for the Protestants In England the Masse in Latine was abolisht common Prayer establisht and Bishop Bonner imprison'd But Mary restored the Popes supremasie and the Masse and caus'd the Parliament to be absolv'd by Cardinal Poole she put to death many Bishops and others resolute for the Faith the Turks took Rhodes but this Emperor recover'd Tunis and releived twenty thousand Captives Ferdinand King of Bohemia was next elected Emperor the Masse was omitted for some of the Electors sake some of the Parliament in France were now Protestants the King of France told a great Counseller that he would see him burnt but the King in Armour being run at in jest and by his choise with a sphear a splinter of it breaking entred the Kings eye and kill'd him but his son who married the Queen of Scotland where many was against the Romish way and the Guizans allied to the Queen came over into Scotland but was beaten back the Queen of England helping Scotland the Prince of Condie a Protestant was taken by the Kings guard the King died of putrifaction in his ears and Condie cleared then the Kings of Navarre and Queen Mother with the estates had a dispute before them of almost a hundred Bishops and Doctors of a side but no agreement the Protestants of Piedmont was cruelly persecuted for not owning the Masse who defended themselves with stones In France there was an Edict for the Protestants to heare the word in Peace but the Pope puts the King in hope Navar shall be restored him by the King of Spaine if he turne Catholick which turning him the Duke of Guize takes armes first he killed 1500 men and women at a sermon after seiseth on the King and Queen at Paris many Nobles resort to the Prince of Condie to free the King and defend the Gospel the Queen sent letters also to Condie to free them many Towns was taken on both sides the Guizans took Roan again in the siege whereof the King of Navar was slain the Guizans hang'd Marloret a Minister Guize gave Condie battle as he was going to joyn with some English where Guize was slain upon which an Edict was made but not so strickt as before for liberty for the Protestants About the year 1550. the Romanists that they may with the Turk maintain that by might which they cannot by right did thrust the Iron Inquisition at first appointed against Jewes and Moors into the sides of many worthy Christians one Julian for dispersing Bibles was brought to the Stake who with his smiles incouraig'd twenty more who was roasted to death also Consalvo a studious Priest being true to truth against the adoration of the host doctrine of merit and other Phanatick innovations was with his two sisters mother and brother put to death take a taste of this soure business by which the Papists hold fast deceit when there is the least information given against any one an Officer cal'd a familiar is suborn'd to insinuate into his company who taking occasion to meet the partie accus'd saies I being by accident at the Lords Inquisitors they commanded me to summon you before them if he saies he knows nothing of that Court or the Church they dismiss him at present still appointing one to feel him out and then send for him
from the Emperor and King of Spaine could not effect peace the Romish would have no Religion but theirs exercised the reform'd not be deprived of theirs the States choose Anion their Soveraign and so agreed with him on Articles but the King of Spaine desiring the life of the Prince of Orange puts out an Edict of prescription against him Orange apologis'd the Estate approv'd of it cause their Magistrate to abjure the King of Spaine Anion was made Duke of Brabant he receiv'd at Antwerpe both Romanists and Protestants into his protection One Anestroes boy watching his time and being perswaded by a Frier that by characters he gave him he should pass invisâ—bly shot the Prince of Orange in at the Chap but not mortall which boy was immediately run through with a Halbard and after hang'd Parma had also dealt with some to kill Anion and Orange but La Bordo discovering something saved himself another killed himself in prison another was drawn in peeces with horses Anion sends a Commander to seize on Dunkirk for himself and put out the States Garrison intended against Bruges and Antwerpe but at Antwerpe the King of France crying kill kill the Towne is our own was beaten out with the loss of above 1500 the Duke excused all this yeelded up again the Towns to the States two more by the Spaniards order attempts to kill Orange but faild one of which was strangled the States of Holland having now taken the Government upon themselves Newport Dunkirk Sas Hulst Gant and several other places was lost the Prince of Orange sent to England to help them Bruges was reconciled to the Spaniard Anion died and in his sickness would not admit a Priest and was troubled much for his revolt A high Burguion that liv'd at Delf a whole year trayterously shot the Prince of Orange who praying God to pitty his poor soul and the poor people died the Murtherer was executed after a terrible manner who confest that one of the Prince of Parmaes Counsellors promis'd him great rewards divers places now yeelds to Parma even Brussels and Antwerpe Morris Nassaws Son is made Governor the distressed States got Queen Elizabeth of England to assist them on conditions to have Flushing and other places security for monies the Queen declared the reasons hereof the Earle of Leicester was accepted Governor swore to defend them against the Spaniards but he hindring all Traffick with France also complaint was made against him in Spaine all English Ships was arrested and goods confiscated many of the English Ships had commission from the Queen and took several prizes from the Spaeniards Parma now going to besiege Nuys hang'd a Minister and two Captains at Clost and spoild the Town a hallowed sword was brought him from the Pope with remission of sins to those that should be at saying Masse at its first coming Leicester marcht to Zutphen where Sir Philip Sidney was shot and died at Linter it raigned blood Zutphen where Leceister had left a Governor and another place where was a Scotts Governor were sould to the Spaniards the King of Spains Provinces was troubled with dearth and wolves the States discontented though not all at Leicester he by the Queens order resigned his Government there was a Treaty between the Queen and Parma but nothing effected Breda was surpris'd for Morris Parma died Arnestus Arch Duke of Austria succeeded who entred Brussels but Solme prosperd for the States in Flanders and Cramberg in Frezeland was yeelded to Count William the Duke sent two to the States to treat but Groning now yeelded to Orange a Soldier once under Morris his guard was executed for Treason against him the Duke died with grief Albertus Cardinall of Austria came in his roome he takes Callis from the French but Peace was quickly made he took Hulst from the States with about the loss of 5000 but Morris in the dead of Winter overcame the Cardinalls Army slew his Generall and 2000 men with the loss of nine of Orange his side after Groll and divers places more yeelded to Prince Morris One Panne that came from Dowway had undertaken to kill the Prince the King of Spaine died Albertus his Army turn'd out Ministers and put in Priests at Weezel but the States thrive at Sea by their Fleet Creucaeur yeelds to Morris the States goe against Flanders the Prince besieging Newport but Albertus after marrying the King of Spains Daughter came against the Prince the Prince having sent a party to keep a passe which the Dukes Army had passed before was forc'd to fight Morris lost 800 men after the Armies engage where Sir Francis Vere under Morris utterly rooted the Spaniards slaying 6000 Morris lost 800 but most English Slucegrave Berke and divers places was after taken by the Prince who with some English ships had the best of it in two Sea fights in one was slain 300 of the Spaniards 36 of the States and in another 2000 Spaniards and 50 of the States but Ostend yeelded to the Duke but a truce was made for 12 years In England Queen Elizabeth sets out a Proclamation against Childrens being brought up in Popish Seminaries beyond Sea the King of Spaine Pope prepare a great Army against her but was imployd through the death of the King of Perrugall another way a Rebellion now broke out in Ireland by the Spaniards instigation the chief was slain 700 Italians yeelded themselves the King of France comes to England about matching his brother to the Queen A Jesuit and another was executed for Treason and Sedition and coming from Rome after by Parliament there was an Act against seducing the Queens Subjects and saying Masse the Scaffold one Sabboth day at the Beargarden fell down killing some of the people King James works himself out of Dowers hand and pardoned him one Browne writing that the Church of England was no true Church and two of his followers was put to death one Lewis denying the God-head of Christ was burnt Gowery about to take the King again was beheaded one Paris on confession of his intentions against the Queen was executed Letters was taken at Sea intimating a great designe of the Spaniard against England the Parliament made an Act for preservation of the Queen against Popish Priests the Earle of Northumberland conscious of ill designes laid violent hands upon himself The Queen concludes a stricter amity with the King of Scots she sends a Fleet to the West-Indies which return'd with great booty Dr Geford and others conspire the Queens death one his conscience terrifying told it to Secretary Walsingam and several was executed the French Embassador sets one to kill the Queen who revealing it the Embassador was soundly rebuked now in 1688 the Spaniards invade England with an Navie call'd invincible of 130 Shipps 20000 Men 172 Ensignes 6320 bushells of Pease and Beanes with great store of Biscate Oyle Bacon Wine and other provisions many thousand Armes in store with Pickaxes for Pioneers under the Duke of Modena
into Flanders 6000 foot which did the French great service in taking Mountmedi St. Venant and the fort of Mardike Now the King of England had 2000 English Scots and Irish unimployed which the King of Spaine with consent sends with some others commanded by the Duke of York to assault Mardike but they after six houres conflict was forc'd to retire upon which the English and French straitly besieged Dunkirk to oppose them the Dukes of Austria and York and Condie assembled 16000 horse and foot 300 English foot gave the first onset who routing the Spanish foot the horse fled and the French pursued them till the Duke of York resisted but he was overpower'd and 2000 of the Spaniards fide was prisoners after which the Governor of Dunkirk the Marquess of Leda being slaine in a sallie Dunkirk was surrendred upon conditions and by the King of France and Cardinal in person put into the hands of the English About this time the Protestants of Piedmont was by their Duke of Savoy through the instigation of the Priests cruely forc'd into the woods the Protestants in many parts especially England contributed largely to them and at last Cromwell Protector of England got the King of France to mediate with the Duke for peace with them The Swede gathers a great Army having made a league with Brandenburgh comes into the Poles Country taking divers places as far as Wsee without a blow the Pole rendezvous 36 miles from Warsow had a hallowed sword sent him but the Swede giving him a great overthrow the King of Poland fled to Cracovia which yeelded to the Swede and the Pole fled towards Hungarie An Envoy came from the King of Polands Standardbarer in his name and other of the Nobility that seeing their King was fled out of his Country they submitted to the King of Swedeland as their Soveraign Elbin yeelded and the King of Swed made his Chancellor Governor of Prussia the Swede followed the King of Poland in Silesia beates him taking seaven Standards and sends to block up Danzick gives the Pole a great overthrow at Warsovia and now when the Pole in a manner lost all the Moscovite comes into Liesland against the Swede besieges Riga and the Emperor of Germany became the Swedes open enemy the Dane also came against him by Sea and Land and besieged Bremerverden from whence the Swede coming quickly drove him to Iutland the Swede goes then to Hulsten also takes Fredericks Ode after by the frost gets Funen Island the Poles now took Lisna destroyed many Protestants went into Prussia to Thorn the Swede and Dane make peace an Envoy came to the Swede from Cromwell Protector of England to assure him the Swedes enemies should be his enemies The pretended Lord Protector of England with fourteen daies sickness died the Ducth demanded of the Portugall the Isle of St. Thomas commerce with Brazeel The Turk demands double custome of the Christians at Ierusalem The French and some English enter Ostend on a surprise but are beaten out The Swede returne upon the Dane get into Zealand and besiege Copenhagen where was the King and Nobles of Denmark Corenburgh Caslte was yeelded to the Swede the Dane in a sally had 1500 disperst the Dutch fought for the Dane near Shoven where they lost eight Ships 100 men with Wittie Wittiens that died of his wounds the Swede only loosing two Ships but attempting to storm Copenhagen lost many valorous Officers and Soldiers in the tedious time of the Legure the King of Swedeland fell sick and died advising his Counsell to peace The K. of France marries the K. of Spains daughter concludes a peace who had been long enemies Embassadors come to the King of England from France Venice Holland to desire Amity Peace is supposed to be between England and Spaine war being made only by Cromwel The Turks with an Army of 80 thousand Tatrars now marches towards Germany subdues Transilvania places Soloni GÃ ber Prince carries away many thousand Christians Captives King Charles the Second of England his Restauration Richard Cromwell immediately after his Fathers death was by the Council Proclaimed the Lord Protector who not long after summond a Parliament which was very ready to settle the Government by a single person but in their proccedings being much for Tythes settling the Church and the Presbyterial Ministrie without the liberty others expected the Officers of the Army in consultation with some others resolve to bring again the Government to a Commonwealth which Richard Collonel Goff and others sought to oppose by drawing forces together who presently instead of fighting with run to Desboroughs and Lamberts party then the Officers of the Army put out the Parliament dethron'd Richard also the Soldiers in Ireland falling in with those in England Henry Cromwell is deprived of his Deputyship then the Army bring in the remaining part of the long Parliament of the year 41 excluding the secluded Members still who preently place all Officers for a Commonwealth put out others but people being now weary of the tossings of Government inclin'd to armes Sir George Booth appeard with an Army of above 6000 but the Parliament sent Lambert who subdued him he endeavouring to escape in womens apparrel was taken prisoner the Parliament upon Lamberts returne gave him 1000 pound not long after Lamberts and Desboroughs friends in the Army Petition to the Parliament for a general for which the Parl. percieving a single person againe aim'd at put out Lambert Desborough and seaven Officers of the Army more Colonell Morlie guarding the Parliament Lambert with a party stops their going to the house Morlie requires their admition they stood one against another with their guns cockt ready to fight but the Counsell of State perceiving that the Soldiers would all be of Lamberts side ordered the guards to goe home the Parliament sitting no more the Officers of the Army at Walingford house make Fleetwood General Lambert Lieftenant General Desborough Major-Generall of the horse and Monk of the foot and erected a Committee of Safety but upon dissatisfaction by letters Monck complain'd of their turning out the Parliament Lambert goes with an Army of 10000 against him Monk sent Commissioners to treat at London but on their returne being not satisfied with what his Commissioners had done he marching towards England desired another Treaty at Newcastle and call'd a convention in Scotland who assisted him in his motion Hazlerig and Morley sease on Portsmouth with whom many of the Soldiers joyn'd for the Parliament and the Navie also declare against Lambert the Soldiers about London fell in also for the Parliament the Parl. now sitting Lamberts Army deserted him Monk marches towards London the Counties and London by Commissioners hinted their desire privately to him the Parliament sent Commissioners to him who satisfied the Parliament in him he gave uncertain hopes by his carriage and letters to all but promis'd he would be for the Parliament and against Lambert the Parliament entertain
for the King of Ipyrus more Townes by his eloquence then the King himself by the sword The son of Craesus seeing one running at his father with a drawn sword through strong affection though dumb all his life before cried O kill not the King The rich Cardinal of Winchester that procured the death of the good Duke of Glocester King Henry the sixth being struck with an incurable disease cryed fie will not death be hired will money doe nothing An Earle that used commonly to say let me be drown'd in a privy if such a thing be not so was so drown'd at St. Peters Monastery at Erford Sila put to death all he could remember and caus'd it to be regestred that he had precribed and put to death 4700 Citizens of Rome Contentions was so great in Constantius time between the Bishops that they brought whole bundles of Petitions against one another to the Emperor who desirous of Peace burnt them without reading Cardinall Langi acknowledged that formation of the Masse was needful and liberty of meats convenient but that Lather should reform all that was not to be endured Catos Daughter being married to Brutus who conspiring against Julius Caesar being troubled in mind and not imparting it to his wife observing it she being grieved took a rasor and wounded her thigh and losing much blood fell into a Feaver and after at hearing of her husbands death killd her self The first Christian King in the world was Lusius of the Brittains The first Christian Emperor Constantine was borne in England England is called the Granery of the Western world the Pope formerly received yearly from hence more then Ten tuns of Gold Cleobis and Bilon brethren in Greece lov'd their mother so dearely as they harnessed themselves to draw her Coach when she was to goe to Junoes Temple Some Elephants the Magull keeps to execute Malefactors some they pash to death presently others they break their joynts by degrees as they are bid William the Conqueror gave a mannor and certain yard-lands in Buckingamshire to one upon this condition that the possessor thereof should find litter for the Kings Bed when he came that way Rubenius Celer would needs have it ingraven on his Tomb that he had lived with his wife Ennea fortie three years and yet they never fell out In a battel when the Persians was overthrown by the Turks many women was slain that being arm'd followd their husbands in the battel Cleopatra Queen of Egppt at a banquet drunk up a pearl dissolved worth fifty thousand pounds and one dish at second course was valued at two hundred and fifty peeces of gold When the bloody Danes raged in England they coming to a Nunnery at Coldington in Scotland Ebba the proresse with the rest of the Nuns cut off their own noses and lips chosing rather to preserve their virginity then their beauty yet the Danes burnt the Monastery and them in it Godfrie of Bulligne with his followers in four years conquered all the goodliest Provinces of Asia in one fight his men stood in blood to the anckles in another he slew a hundred thousand Turks or Infidells Two brothers followers of Phythagoras lov'd so intirely that Dionysius condemning one the other offered to dye in his stead which the Tyrant seeing desired to be a third in their affection Pericles was so patient as he dispatcht much business and after came softly to his house at night and ordered his man to light home a fellow that had been railing at him all the day Theomesticles by the strength of his memory could call all his soldiers by name King Romulus was first a Shepheard Priscus a banisht stranger and Servius a Bond slave as his name imports Calvin an eye witness testifies that when Geneva embrased the Gospell the Magistrates found by visiting the relicks that what was adored as the braine or St. Peter was a Pummis stone and Anthonies arm was the sinew of a Stag the parcell of wood in Europe which the Papists say are parts of Christs Crosse will load a ship though the Crosse was no more then a man could bare Boca di porco or Swinsmouth being chose Pope changed his name Sergius which president his successors follow if one be a Tyrant he is called Clemens if unjust Inosent Micypsa on his death-bed caused all his sons to write this sentence in golden letters by concord small things are increased by discord great things are overthrown Ten Noble virgins delivered by the Romans as hostages to Parsonna upon Peace with him being abroad without guard escapt home but Publica Consul to the Romans returned them again though his own Daughter was one of them De Thermes a French General knighted a soldier for first mounting a bulwark and an hour after hang'd him for doing it without command Henry the fourth K. of England when his eldest son Prince of Wales was committed by the Lord chief Justice for afronting him on the Bench thanked God he had a Judge so impartiall and a son so obedient to submit to Justice The Egyptians being releeved with Corne by King Apis and the Corn being done by the labor of the Ox they worshipt Apis under the form of a pide Ox. In Poland there was bred a stinking disease by reason of a vicious humor glewing together the haire of the head in the form of little Serpents full of nastiness yielding if pricked blood and the cutting of this haire at first would cause the humor to torter some other part of the body Erostratus a young man to make himself famous and to perpetuate his name set on fire Diana's Temple at Ephesus one of the Stateliest fabricks of the world Eunomius the heretick boasting he knew God Basil to convince him of his ignorance graveld him in twenty one questions about the pismire A Spanish Cobler lying on his death-bed laid a speciall charge upon his eldest son to retain the Majesty worthy his family The Mahomitans pray with a still voyce useing many words which set forth the omnipotency eternity and other atributes of God and acknowledge themselves burthens to the earth poyson to the Air dareing not to look to heaven but comfort themselves in Mahomet and pray five times a day at 6.9.12.3 and 6. at night King Sapores straitly besieging Nisibis upon the prayer of a devout man God sent an Army of Gnatts and Flies that tormented away the Persians A Varlot betraying the Isle of Rhodes to the Turk to have his daughter was after told by the Turk that if he should be his son in law he must not be a Christian but a Musleman within and without and so fleyed off his baptised skin and put him in a bed strewed with salt to get a new skin killing him with shame and torment Judge Morgan Lord chief Justice of the Common pleas refusing any witness to speak or any other matter to be heard in favour of the adversary her Majesty being partie the Queen declared that her pleasure was that whatever
The Pope warrs with the Duke of Parma but being beaten layes it to a Marquess The French in fight took 6000 prisoners and 40 great guns and the Spaniards also yeelds Ipre the Tartars and Cossack over run Poland took 2000 in fight after destroyed 8000 Jews 20000 natives the Pole yeelds them the Ceremonies and demands they crave after quaraling againe was beaten The Venetian beating the Turks at Dardenel the Governor and three Bashaws was slain at Constantinple on pretence of cowardize or falsness In England the Parliament Voted a Common-wealth Government make Cromwel Deputy of Ireland the young King comes over Sea by agreement into Scotland is Crown'd by them Fairfax refus'd co goe against the Scots but Cromwel was Voted General who at Dunbar with a weake sickly Army overthrew the Scots took 15000 Armes Kings Bishops and banisht persons Lands was sold mony was Coined with the States Armes Edinburgh yeilded In Holland the Prince of Orange attempted to seize Amsterdam by horse and foot coming in the night but it was frustrated by Post letters giving knowledge and the Sluces let open A civil war overspread France by some Princes standing up for the servile people therein Cardinal Mazarine was banisht but after the stir he was admitted and Condie slited the Venetian in the haven of Fogio takes from the Turk 72 Oaregallies 18 other ships and 60 laden also a Bashaw and 7000 men all with the loss of 9 men upon which the Turk brings the Christians to whips and chains but by the French Orator apeased him but he stops English Ships comes again but the Venetian slew 1500 This year the Sulton had seaven sons in one moneth borne to him The King of Brittain gets a great Army in Scotland but some English landing at Queens Ferre beat a party of the Scots of about 4000 and took Bâ—râ—twood the King steered towards Worcester with about 15000 the Presbyterian joynd with the Northern Army and Love taken at a meeting in London was after beheaded by a high Court of Justice the King was Proclam'd King of great Brittain at Worcester Cromwell leaving Monck in Scotland hasted to Worcester where several forces met him after he had with a sharp conflict gain'd a pass over Severn and Powick bridge overthrew the Scots who fought stoutly then he run into the Towne killing in the streets and elsewhere about 3000 took â—000 Hambleton dying of his wounds the King got into an Oake in a wood 500 l. was offered to any that should detect him but cutting his hair and disguis'd in habit he with the assistance of a Lady got beyond Sea the Earle of Darby who had got about 1400 was routed by Lilburnes Regiment and after beheaded many of the Nobility in Scotland was apprehended the Parliament reward Cromwel make an Act of Navigation which enrageth the Dutch In France Condie armes could not be appeased who with the Parliament of Paris urg'd the Decree against Cardinal Mazarine the Cardinall with Armes opposeth him by the Kings order The English fight with the Dutch at Sea for refusing to strike the Topsail and to allow the tenth herring while an Ambassador from Holland and a Treaty was at London Trump came with 42 sail towards the Brittish Sea where he lost one and forty men by the English after which follow'd several more fights in one of which Trump was slaine above 20 men of War sunk 1000 prisoners About this time the French going to releive Dunkirk was by the English by reason of the brest men taking English Ships by the Kings Commission scatterd and Dunkirk yeelded to the Spaniard Cromwel dissolved the Parliament fearing their too long sitting declared a Counsell of State nominated a Parliament many of which being high for Tyhes and against toleration the other part incenst went out of the house with the Speaker delivering their receiv'd power into the hands of Cromwel who the Officers of the Army made Protector with a Council of 21 who made peace with the Dutch put the Papists in Ireland all to one Province Powel and Gerrard was executed for a plot to sease the guards he summons another Parliament agreeing with the Sheriffs that they should not alter the Government reserving liberty to Adjourn them at such a time after which he dissolved them broke with Spaine sent an Army to Hispaniola who grew faint when they landed and was easily repulsed but after seased Iamaica Island There was several risings now in Armes Penruduck and others was executed Cromwel appointed Major Generals in the Countries who took the tenth part of the Estates of those that assisted the King Cromwel makes a peace with the French that they exclude the King of England Condie for hatred of Cardinall Mazarine falls from the French Court and joynd with the Spaniard The Moscovite falls upon the Pole upon matter of honour the Pole desired the Swedes assistance upon which he would not lay any claime more to Swedeland the Queen of Swedeland resigned up her Crown to her Cousen and was by the Popes Nuntio in the Duke of Tyrolls Country upon her owning the Catholick Religion with a deal of Pomp and ceremonies absolv'd of all her sins At Cullen in Germany many was distraind for not strowing flowers on a Sacrament day Colonell Doylie wrote of the good condition of Iamaica the English hd surprised there 6000 Spaniards who had hid themselves In the Magulls Country there is a City calld Nagracus where there is a Chappell pav'd of Plate of pure gold where is plac'd an Idoll call'd Matta visited yearly by thousands of Indians who cut off part of their tongus to offer in sacrifice to it Also in the same Province they goe to Iallamack where out of cold springs and hard Rocks are daily seen uncessant eruptions of fire before which they fall downe and Worship In the year 1655. the Duke of Saxony condemn'd a man for stealing a Deer to be bound in chaines upon a Stagg his feet fast under the beasts belly with an Iron Chaine soldered and his hand also in the same manner chained to the hornes and so set loose to run away with him the Stagg having run near a hundred English miles upon a direct line in twenty six hours time coming near some waggoners who came out of Silesia fell downe wherefore the poor man sitting on his back told them the business and earnestly begged of them to shoot him to put him out of his pain but they durst not fearing the Duke in the mean time the Stagg getting up run away with all his might so the miseries that poor creatures undergone if the Stagg killed him not in running cannot be expressed In England the Protector calls another Parliament who would have made him King but he could not take it upon him The English Fleet much spoyl'd the Spanish Indian silver Fleet. Sir Henry Slingsby and Dr. Hewit was now beheaded for a conspiracy Cromwell according to agreement with the King of France sent over