Id. p. 257. Constantius Chlorus to try his Officers commanded them to offer Sacrifice to the Idol Gods pretending to discourt all such as refused but contrariwise those that obeyed he put from him with this reproof That he that is disloyal to his God will never be true not trusty to his Prince p. 258. Constantine in his Expedition towards Rome being doubtful what God to invocate casting up his Eyes to Heaven had the sign of the Cross presented to him wherein were Stars as Letters so placed that visibly might be read this Sentence in Greek In this Sign thou shalt overcome Speeds Hist p. 259. Maxentius framed a deceitful Bridg over Tybur to intrap Constantine but joyning Battel and overlaid and retiring fled himself over the same Bridg which falling under him he and many more were drowned 260. Constantine intending to build a City at Chalcedon in Asia whilst they were measuring out the Circuit an Eagle scouping at the Line flew with it over the Sea toward Bizantium in Thrace to which place the thing seeming Ominous he transferred his new Foundation and there built Constantinople p. 261. In the famous Library at Constantinople in which there were one hundred and twenty thousand Manuscripts there were the Gutts of a Dragon 120 foot long on which Homers Iliads were written admirably in Letters of Gold p. 261. Julian the Emperor first a Deacon after a Wretched Apostate yet was otherwise highly commended for his many good qualities so temperate that he never had any War with his Belly so chast that after the Death of his VVife he never regarded VVomen and would not see the Persian Captive Ladies nor suffer Cookes or Barbers in his Army as being Ministers of Intemperance As for Stage-Plays he never but once a year permitted them in his Court and then he saith of himself he was similior detestanti quam spectanti Id. p. 265. When Delphidius the Orator inveighed against an innocent denyal saying Nocens esse poterit quisquam si negare sufficeret Who can be guilty if it be enough to deny Julian replied And who can be innocent if it be enough to accuse Id. 265. Julian in despight of the Christians would have rebuilt the Temple at Jerusalem and set men on work to that purpose but was frustrated by terrible Earth-quakes and Fire-balls that hindred his proceedings and forms of Crosses shining as the Sun fell on the Garments of the Jews Ibid. From above the Porch of Entrance into one of the Cities which Julian regained the Wreath of Lawrel reserved as an Ornament of the place fell in a wonderfull manner on his head which fill'd him with hopes of conquering the Persians against whom having vowed a Sacrifice of Christians if he returned going with confidence was slain by a Launce from whose hand none knew and dying cast his blood into the air with these words Vicisti Galilaee His usual saying was Turpe est sapienti cum habeat animam captare laudes ex corpore Speeds Hist p. 266. Valentinian the Son of a Rope-maker in the dayes of Julia laid down his belt that is his Command in the Army rather than he would renounce his faith and was shortly after chosen Emperor in whose dayes St. Jerom reports that it rained Wooll from heaven so perfect and good that no better grew upon the sheep the natural producers of it p. 371. Severa Valentinians wife commending the beauty of Justina to her husband occasioned his marrying of her who taking two wives himself made a Law that others might do so likewise p. 272. Maximus the Usurper seeking the life of Gratianus the Emperor caused letters and reports to be brought to Gratian that his Empress was on her journey to visit him and withall sent forth a Caroch stuff'd with Soldiers and with them a desperate Captain named Andragathius Gratian rejoycing at his wifes approach prepared himself to meet her and opening the letter thinking to embrace his Empress was by the Command of Andragathius treacherously murdered But Andragathius after Maximus was overthrown by Theodosius his state being then desperate cast himself headlong into the Sea and made an end of his wretched life p. 233. Theodosius in a great danger overlaid by Eugenius and Arbogastus upon his earnest prayer God raised a violent tempest which so sorely beat upon his Enemies that he got a glorious Victory One Constantine a common Soldier was elected Emperor only for his names sake p. 280. Theodosius having cruelly destroyed the Thessalonians coming to Millain would have entered the Church to have communicated with other Christians but was resisted and forbid by St. Ambrose in which estate the Emperor stood for eight months and then with great humility and submission acknowledging his offence was absolved and again received into the congregation Speeds Hist p. 275. Theodosius being very passionate and thereby sometimes doing amiss to prevent it enacted a Law that thirty days should pass betwixt the sentence of death and the execution of the Malefactor and to suppress his hasty Choler his usual manner was to recite the Greek Alphabet before he uttered any speech savouring of that humour p. 275. Pelagius was a Brittain whose heretical opinions were these 1. That man without the grace of God was able to fulfil all the Commandments 2. That man in himself had free will 3. That the grace of God was given unto us according to our merits 4. That the Just have no sin 5. That children are free from Original sin 6. That Adam should have died if he had not sinned p. 279. Among the Antient Saxons he that abandoned or lost his shield in battel was debar'd from their publick sacrifices and Assemblies the greatest disgrace that could be for shame of which many destroyed themselves Id. p. 289. The Germanes were a warlike Nation their Maids presented to their Husbands as a dowry at their Nuptials a Tent and a Spear and their Men usually met at their Feasts and Counsels in their armour and for any to return alive from the Battel in which the Prince was slain was a perpetual Infamy p. 289. Women taken in Adultery among the Saxons haing first their Hair cut off vvere turned stark naked out of their Husbands Houses and that in presence of their ovvn kindred then vvere they scourged vvith VVhips through the Tovvn vvithout regard of birth beauty age or wealth and never after could get any other Husbands p. 289. Vodine Bishop of London feared not to tell King Vortigerus that for Marrying Rowena a heathenish Lady Daughter to Hengist he had indangered both his Soul and his Crown Which words were so ill digested that they shortly cost the Bishop his Life Speeds Hist p. 290. Ethelburga the Wife of King Brithrich the West Saxon having poysoned her Husband fled into France where being for her beauty prostered by King Charles the Marriage of himself or his Son she making choice of the Son had neither but was thrust into a Monastery whence committing VVhoredom she was
Robe too little for the King and therefore sent in kindness to the Duke to wear grew weary of his life as disdaining to be mocked with his Brothers cast cloths and cursing the time of his unfortunate Nativity refused thenceforth to take any sustenance and so pined himself to death Sp. p. 445. 447. 452. It is reported of Henry Beauclerk that detaining the Kingdom from his brother Robert against his conscience that he stood more in fear of men whose favours he cunningly laboured to keep than of God whom he meant to please as he thought in building an Abbey for his satisfaction p. 447. Robert de Beliasme delighted in cruelty an example whereof he shewed on his own Son who being but a child and playing with him the Father for a pastime put his Thumbs in his childs Eyes and put out the balls thereof Id. p. 448. Guimundus the Kings Chaplain grieving that the Beauclerk bestowed his preferment on unworthy persons being on Rogation day to read that lesson of St. James It rained not on the earth III years and VI months it he purposely read it rained not one one one year and five one months All men laughing and wondring the King chid him and asked the reason Marry quoth he I see you bestow your preferment only on such as can read so which the King considering preferred him and was after more careful in his other Choices Speeds Hist 448. Prince William Son to the Beauclerk Richard his base Brother his Sister the Countess of Perch with many others to the number of one hundred and sixty persons perisht by ship-wrack coming from Normandy Of whom a writer speaks that God suffered not those unnatural wantons being Sodomiticâ labe fere omnes infecti to have Christian burial but were swallowed up by the Seas when her waves were most calm the Mariners in their drink striving to out-sail the Kings Ship dasht against a rock Id. p. 449. Beauclerk and the Pope at Gisory had an enterview where two youths of the Kings company Sons of the Earl of Mellent gravelled the Cardinals in disputing who had nothing to say but that there was more learning in the VVestern parts than they had thought Id. p. 449. Henry Beauclerk died at St. Dennis and was thence conveighed to Roan where he was emboweled salted and wrapped up in a Bulls hide to avoide the stench which was so intolerable that the Physitian who took out his brains was poisoned therewith and presently died whereupon it was observed that other Kings killed men in their lives but this when he was dead p. 452. Henry Fits Empress razed and cast down one thousand one hundred and fifteen Castles raised in the time of King Stephen 452. Maud the Empress to escape her enemies hands was laid in a Coffin as dead bound fast with Cords and so carried in a Horse-litter from the Devizes to Glocester and after being close girt in Oxford by King Stephen she clothed her self and her followers all in White and so in the Snow deceived the Sentinels and got safe to Wallingford Speeds Hist p. 461. King Lewes of France cast the Popes Bull whereby he required the Fruits of Vacancies of all Cathedral Churches in France into the fire saying That he had rather the Popes Bull should rost in the fire than his own soul fry in Hell p. 463. Eustace the Son of King Stephen having plundered the Monkes of Bury of their Corn and provision being set at Dinner the first bit he put into his mouth drove him into a Frenzy whereof he shortly after died p. 465. Henry the second besieging Bridgenorth had been slain with an arrow had not Hubert St. Clare cast himself between death and the King taking the arrow in his own bosome to preserve his Soveraign As Sejanus bare the ruins of a banqueting house with the peril of his life from the Emperor Tiberius p. 466. Henry de Essex Standard-bearer to Henry the second abandoning the Royal standard was challenged for it by Robert de Montford and in single battel at Reding vanquished was thereon shorn a Monk and shortly after died Id. p. 465. King Henry the second and Queen Elianor being Crowned at Worcester laid their Diadems on the high Altar as Godfry of Bulloigne would not wear a Crown of Gold at Hierusalem where Christ wore a Crown of Thorns 466. Henry the Second crowning in his life-time his Eldest Son and at the feast carrying the first dish The Arch-bishop of York saying in pleasaunce to the young King Rejoyce my fair Son for there is no Prince in the world hath such a Servitor attending on his Table as you The unnatural young man answered why wonder you at this My Father knows that he doth nothing that misbecomes him that his Father was royal born but of one side but our self are Royal born both by one side and other p. 470. Henry the second for the death of Becket submitted voluntarily to this Pennance he went three miles bare-foot so that much blood issued from his feet and received by way of discipline 80 lashes at the hands of Bishops and Monks on his bare flesh Speeds Hist p. 476. Henry the Son of Henry the second who had often rebelled against his Father when on his death-bed the Father fearing danger to himself would not come to see him but sent his ring in token of reconciliation he keeping the ring with many tears and confessing his fault at the approach of his death would needs be drawn out of his bed and laid upon another strewed with Ashes where he departed in a most penitent manner p. 478. When Hierusalem was first recovered by the Christians and when it was after fourscore years lost from the Christians a Frederick was Emperor and Vrban was Pope and Heraclius was Patriarch p. 479. When Henry the Second by the opposition of his Son Richard was fain to abandon Ments in Main he uttered these words against his Son That since he had taken from him that day the thing that he most loved in the world he would requite him for after that day he would deprive him of that thing in him which should best please a child viz. his heart and finding his Son John in the Catalogue of the Conspirators against him he bitterly cursed the hour of his birth laying Gods curse and his own upon his Sons which he would never recal for any perswasions of the Bishops and others p. 479. Henry the second being dead all his attendants fell to spoiling and left him naked of whom one saith Surely these Flies sought Honey these Wolves a Carcass They followed not the man but the spoil And when King Richard met his Fathers Corps the Corps fell fresh a bleeding p. 480. Hugh Bishop of Lincoln Visiting the Nunnery of Godstow finding a fair Herse-cloth over Rosamunds Tomb thought the Herse of a Harlot no fit spectacle for a Quire of Virgins to contemplate and therefore he caused her bones to be cast out of the Church
as unworthy for her unchast life to have Christian burial But the chast Virgins gathered them up put them into a perfumed bag and buried them laying a fair grave-stone upon them inscribed with these verses Hic jacet in Tumba Rosa mundi non Rosa munda Non redolet sed olet quae redolere solet Qui meat hâc oret signumque salutis adoret Vtque tibi detur requies Rosamunda precetur Speeds Hist p. 480. Morgan natural Son to Henry the second born of the body of the Lady Blewet being elected Bishop of Durham and going for Consecration and a dispensation because of his Bastardy the Pope advised him to own himself Blewets Son but he answered That he would not renounce his Roâ—al blood for any promotion p. 480. Maud the Empress was the daughter wife and mother of Kings all named Henry which is expressed in this distich made of her Ortu magna Viro major sed maxima prole Hic jacet Henrici filia sponsa nurus Speeds Hist 481. Richard the first though himself had rebelled against his Father yet coming to the Crown cashiered all those that had forsaken and retained those who had stood faithful to his Father though against himself and made use of them in all his affairs p. 485. Rhese ap Griffith Prince of Wales coming as far as Oxford to Visit King Richard because the King came not forth to meet him returned back into his own Country without once saluting of him Ibid. When the Emperor gave three thousand Marks a part of King Richards ransome to make Silver Censers through all the Cestertian Order they refused the gift as part of an accursed spoil p. 489. Pope Celestin Crowning Henry the Emperor held the Crown between his feet which the Emperor stooping low he put upon his head and presently with his foot struck it off and dasht it to the ground but the Cardinals catching of it up put it again on the Emperors head Sp. H. p. 485. Henry de Pumeroy having fortified St. Michael's Mount in Cornwall against King Richard in behalf of Earl John hearing of the Kings return out of Captivity died of fear Id. p. 489. Richard the first sitting at Dinner at Westminster receiving advertisement of the siege laid to Vernveil by Philip of France sware that he would not turn his face till he had gotten thither with his Army whereupon he caused the wall to be bored through and never rested till he had removed the siege Id. p. 489. The Pope writing to King Richard to release the Bishop of Beauvoys whom he kept Prisoner calling him his Son The King sent the Habergica and Curace of the Bishop to the Pope with this question See if this be thy Sons Coat The Pope replied that he was no Son of his nor of the Church but the Son of Mars and should be ransomed at the Kings pleasure p. 499. King Richard the first out of Covetousness of Treasure of which he was profered a great part but would have all went to assault a Castle where he received his deaths wound Speeds Hist p. 491. Whilst King Richard warred in France one Fulco a French Priest came to him and told him he had three very bad daughters which he wished him to bestow in Marriage or else Gods wrath would attend him When the King denied he had any daughters Yes quoth the Priest thou cherishest three daughters Pride Covetousness and Lechery The King replied My Pride I bequeath to the haughty Templars and Hospitallers my Covetousness to the white Monks of the Cesteaux Order and my Lechery to the Priests and Prelates for therein they take their greatest Felicity Id. p. 492. A Monk at Swinstead Abbey presenting King John with an Invenomed Cup whereof the King commanded him to be his taster became the diabolical instrument of his own and his Soveraigns destruction Id. p. 516. William Marshal Earl of Pembrook famous for his atchievements in Ireland had this Epitaph made on him Sum qui Saturnum sibi sensit Hibernia Solem Anglia Mercurium Normannia Gallia Martem William Longspee Earl of Salisbury upon point of death would not receive the Sacrament in his bed but on his bare knees on the ground which he bedewed with his tears The like devotion is reported of King Henry the eighth On VVilliam Longspee was made this Epitaph Flos comitum Wilielmus obit Stirps regia longus Ensis Vaginam coepit habere brevem Speeds Hist p. 524. Henry the third the same day he set sail from England did himself in person visit the poor and feeble and dealt large Almes not refusing to kiss the sick and leprous p. 527. Four Parelions together with the Sun in the year one thousand two hundred thirty and three in the moneth of April appeared from Morning till night about the parts of Hereford and VVorcestershire 529. Hubert de Burgo Earl of Kent vvas articled against to King Henry the third that he had stoln out of the Kings Jewel-house a pretious stone of wonderful value whose vertue was to make him that wore it invincible in battel and that he gave that stone to Liolin Prince of Wales the Kings Enemy Speed p. 528. Liolin Prince of Wales being threatned that if he lived not quiet King Henry the third would soon abate him answered I more fear the Almsdeeds the King gives than all the men of War he hath and the whole Clergy put together p. 530. In a great famine in the raign of Henry the third certain poor of Albaldestea in Cambridgshire while as yet the corn was green pluckt the ears in the common field to sustain their lives whereat the owners call on the Priest to curse all such but one in the Company adjured the Priest in the name of God to exempt his Corn in the sentence saying That it pleased him well that the poor driven with famine had taken his Corn and so commended that which they had left to God The Priest compelled by the importunity of the rest was entred into the sentence when by a terrible interrupting tempest of thunder lightning wind hail and rain all the Corn-fields about were desolated as if they had been trodden down with Horse and Cart and no kind of beast or fowl would feed upon the Corn thus layed but that honest and compassionate hearted man found all his Corn and ground though intermixed vvith theirs altogether untoucht and unharmed p. 532. In the year one thousand tvvo hundred thirty five there vvere brought before King Henry the third seven Jews vvho circumcised a child and purposed in contempt of Christ and Christianity to have crucified him at Easter at Norwich Speeds History p. 532. At the Marriage of Richard Earl of Cornwall brother to Henry the third there were thirty thousand Messes provided in the Cookery only and of all other things incredible plenty and yet the next day there was no sign of it p. 537. Ingetram or Coucy a great Lord in France whose daughter Alexander King
Consecrated three Monks Priests viz. Dunstan Ethelwold and Ethelstan prophesied that the two first should be Bishops and the third an Impious Apostate which accordingly came to pass Id. p. 138. The Monks and Clergy of Durham being met in the days of King Ethelred to choose their Bishops they being divided it happened to be present one Edmund a man of comely presence but mean literature who in a jesting manner said Choose me and make me Bishop they accepting this though spoken in jest as a Heavenly designation agreed all in the choice of him who proved above what was expected a profitable Pastor Id. p. 157. VVaâ—stan Bishop of VVorcester in the time of VVilliam the Conqueror a man of great simplicity and integrity when he was perswaded instead of Lambskins to wear Catskins answered That he had never heard sung Cattus Dei but Agnus Dei and therefore would not change and when in his time the Church which Saint Oswald had meanly built was more stately re-edified all the rest rejoyced he was sorrowful and being asked the reason answered That former Holy men were careless of stately walls but careful of Christian souls but we neglect them and for our own glory raise magnificent structures Id. 159. VValter Bishop of Hereford in the Raign of VVilliam the Conqueror attempting to force the Chastity of a woman who being a Semster was out of pretence of cutting out work brought into his chamber was by her with her Scissers thrust into the belly with which he died Id. p. 163. Remigius translating his Sea from Dorchester in Oxfordshire to Lincolne having built his C urch and intending to consecrate it procured from the Conqueror his Royal Edict to convene all the Bishops of England to that solemnity only Robert of Hereford refused to come and declared the cause thâ—t he knew by the starres that that Church should not be consecrated in the life-time of Remigius which accordingly came to pass he dying the morrow before the solemnity vvas to be performed VV. Malms p. 165. A Barbarous Dane taking away a costly Herse-cloth that covered the Tomb of St. Ethelred and striking the marble of her Tomb with a Pickax intending a farther violence a small piece of the broken Marble flew up into his Eye and kill'd him He falling dead his Companions left him and the rest of the Sepulchres untoucht Id. p. 167. When Titus was reproved by his Friends for his over-much liberality he made this noble answer That it was not fitting that any Suitor should go sad away from the presence of an Emperor And when Trajan was blamed for beâ—ng too courteous and affable he answered that â—e would so carry himself being Emperor towards his subjects as he would have them towards him if they were Emperors and he a Subject W. Huntingd. 174. Huntingdom gives Constantine the Great this Commendation that in the beginning of his Empire he was to be compared to the best of Princes in the end puft up with prosperity to the middle sort Id. 177. When Genserick besieged Hippo St. Austin the Bishop thereof that he might not see the destruction of his City died the third month of the siege Id. Ibid. The Saxons and Picts joyning against the Britains the Britains implored the aid of Saint German who coming to them undertook the Conduct of the Army and when the battels were on joyning he commanded all his Army to cry out three times Allelujah which was no sooner the third time pronounced but the enemies fled and left a most glorious but bloodless Victory to the Britains Id. 178. In the last year of Cedwald King of Mercia there was a great fight between Birds and in the daies of King Henry the second in Normandy near Roan above a thousand Birds were found dead before the battel wherein Henry the King of England fled and left a most glorious but bloodless victory to the Britains H. Huntingd. f. 178. When Cedda Bishop of the West Saxons had excommunicated a noble man for his unlawful Marriage King Sigebert notwithstanding went to this noble mans House and dined with him whereat the Bishop being offended told the King that he should die in that House which accordingly came to pass the same noble man conspiring against him and killing of him Id. f. 191. William Rufus in the sixth year of his raign falling dangerously sick gave freely the Archbishoprick of Canterbury to Anselm and other preferments to others but being recovered repented his goodness and became worse than before and extorted from Robert Bluet to whom he had given the Bishoprick of Lincoln five thousand pound Id. f. 213. Godfry Duke of Bovillon fighting against the Infidels in the time of the Holy Wars cut off an Infidel in the middle so that one part fell into the ground the lower part was carried by the Horse he sate on into his armes At the sight of which he astonished hastily fled H. Hunt 7. f. 215. In the raign of Henry the first in a Council held by Anselm where the Clergy of England were forbid to marry a course though some thought holy yet by others judged dangerous lest whilst they aspired after a Purity above their strength they should as after they did fall into abominable and unnatural filthiness Id. 217. Queen Mawd the wife of King Henry the first hath this Commendation left her Prospera non laetam fecêre nec aspera tristem Aspera Risus ei Prospera error erant Non decor effecit fragilem nec sceptra superbam Sola potens humilis sola pudica decens Thus in English When prosperous not o'rejoy'd when crost not sad Things flourishing made her fear adverse made glad Sober though fair lowly though in throne plac't Great and yet humble beautiful yet chast King Stephen immediately before his fight at Lincoln with Robert Earl of Glocester bastard brother to Mawd the Empress as he was offering the VVax-Candle broke in his hand and the Pix fell down and broke and the Sacrament fell out which was apprehended as a foretoken of the Kings discomfiture in battel H. Huntingt f. 224. Ethelward King of the VVest Saxons and Monarch of England in the year of our Lord eight hundred fifty and five gave unto God for the Maintenance of his VVorship the tenth of all his land Roger Hoveden f. 232. Pleasures undo men at any time but to meet them at first iâ— most danger Craesus counselled Cyrus if he meant to hold the Lydians in Slavery he should then teach them to sing and play and drink and dance and dally and that would do it without his endeavour Ovids Fable of Argus points to this Wherein compare the Divel to Mercury his Pipe to pleasure Argus to man his hundred eyes to our care his falling asleep to our security Io to the Soul his transformation to the curse of God The moral is this The Divel with pleasure pipes man into Security and steals away his Soul and leaves him to the wrath of Heaven This
Tongue Pambo shut the Book and took his leave saying He would go learn that point When he had absented himself certain Months he was demanded by his Teacher when he would go forward he answered he had not yet learned his old Lesson Bishop Lakes Serm. 51. p. 93. Huartus in his Trial of Wits reporteth of a Noblemans Page in Spain that being distracted of his Wits imagined himself to be a King In which conceit he so pleased himself that when he was cured he was displeased with the Physician that restored him to his right mind Idem ibidem p. 97. Carneades a great Orator having one day prevailed in Court by his great Eloquence would come the next day and as strongly maintain the contrary cause Butterfield against Burton p. 120. Dionysius having composed a Tragedy sent it to Philoxenus the Poet for his approbation who sent it back scored and cancelled quite through as being all naught And when a bragging Painter shewed a Picture to Apelles which he said was made in a days time Apelles answered him I thought no less Procopius tells us that near the Pole where the Inhabitants have Night for divers Months they at the end of such a Night when the Sun useth to render it self to their view get up to the top of the highest Mountains desiring to have the view of that desired Creature which they no sooner see but they adorn themselves in their best attire and with mutual joy and embraces congratulate its appearing saying Behold the Sun the Sun appeareth and so they meet and feast one another Antigonus when Thrasillus the Cynick Philosopher asked him a penny told him it was no Kingly gift when he askt him a Talent he answered that was no request for a Cynick Thus neatly shifted himâ—elf and withheld his Charity But Alexander dealt otherwise who when he had assigned to his friend Perillus Fifty Talents to place his Daughters and Perillus had told him Ten would suffice He replied True for thee to take but not for me to give Galatius good Wife p. 14. Dr. Boys in his Postills relates a story of a Merchant that would never go to Mass but when he heard the Saints Bell would say to his Wife Pray thou for thee and me And that this Merchant dreamed that he and his wife were dead and that when he knockt at Heaven gate for entrance St. Peter suffered his wife to enter but thrust him out saying Thy wife shall enter for her self and for thee Idem p 52. St. Austin reports of himself that in the heat of his youth he prayed for Continency but was not willing to be heard too soon For said he I did rather desire to have my Lust satisfied than extinguisht Coninvus relates concerning the Battel of Mont Le Chery that many lost their Offices for flying away that were bestowen on others that fled Ten Leagues farther Idem Pilate by wearing Christs Coat without a Seâ—m is reported to appease the wrath of angry Caesar Boys Fest p. 71. Pliny relates of two Goats meeting on a narrow Bridge who did not Vim sed viam facere not make away but make way one for the other as Mutianus an eye-witness tells the story the one lying down on his Belly suffered the other to pass over his Back and so both escaped the danger of drowning And in the time of the Gothish Warrs a Roman Souldier and a Barbarian fell into the same Pit whose necessity made them Friends and to consult the relieving one the other It 's reported of Stilpho Megareus a great Philosopher in his Age that he was exceedingly given by nature to Wine and Women but he so tamed his unbridled affections by good Discipline that no man could ever justly charge him with either Idem p. 10. Themistocles intending to sell a Farme caused the Crier to proclaim that it had a good Neighbour Boys 3d. part Fest p. 14. A Reverend and Religious Arch-Bishop of Mentz having been a long time depraved and at last deprived of his Dignities and Offices by two corrupt Cardinals his Judges and a false-hearted Advocate his familiar friend out of the bitterness of his spirit made this appeal from them unto the Lord of Heaven God knoweth unto whom all things are naked that I am unjustly condemned Yet I will not appeal here from your Sentence for that I know ye shall sooner be beliâ—ved though speaking false than I shall in speaking truth and therefore I receive this heavy censure for the Rebellions of my youth and my otner offences Nevertheless I appeal from your judgment to the Judge eternal and only wise which is Christ Jesus before whom I summon you The Cardinals fell into a laughing and said that if he would go before they would follow It happened that the poor Bishop having withdrawn himself into a Monastery dyed within a year and a half after And the Cardinals hearing thereof in a scoffing manner said one to another that they must go seek the Arch-Bishop Now within a few dayes after one of them was most bloodily slain and the other grinding his Teeth eat up his hands and died And lastly the Judas that betrayed him the false Advâ—cate placed in his room was so mortally hated of all men for his Sedition and Cruelty that being assaulted in a Monastery he was there butchered and his Carcass cast into the Town Ditch where lying three dayes all sorts of people both men and women used all manner of despight upon it Boys Festival part 3. p. 112. Albertus Duke of Saxony was wont to say that he had three wonders in one City namely Three Monasteries for the Friars of the first had Children and yet no Wives The Friars of the second had a great deal of coin and yet no Land The Friers of the third abounded with Money and yet had no Rents Idem p. 141. When Alexander saw the dead Corps of Darius and Julius Caesar the Head of Pompey and Marcus Marcellus Syracuse burn and Scipio Numantia spoiled and Titus Hierusalem made even with the Ground they could not abstain from weeping though they had been mortal Enemies Boys on the last Psalm p. 19. Dr. Boys Preaching on the Fifth of November at Pauls Cross desired his Auditory to joyn with him in this prayer Our Pope which art at Rome cursed be thy Name perish may thy Kingdom hindred may thy Will be as it is in Heaven so in Earth Give us this day our Cup in the Lords Supper and remit our moneys which we have given for thy Indulgence as we send them back unto thee and lead us not into Heresie but free us from Misery For there is the infernal pitch and sulphur for ever and ever Amen Idem ibid. p. 21. Pericles a Heathen rejoyced on his Death-Bed that no Citizen of Athens had ever worn a mourning Gown through his Occasion It is reported of Arch-Bishop Cranmer that his Heart after his Flesh and Bones were consumed in the merciless Flames was found unscorched and
sacrifices were performed not with prayers or pleasant words but with Curses and Execrations and railing speeches at him The occasion of which was this Hercules coming to Lyndus and finding a man plowing with a Yoke of Oxen one of which he desiring to buy the Countrey-man refused to sell and Hercules took by violence The Countrey-man not knovving how othervvise to revenge himself fell a cursing and rayling at him vvhich Hercules heard vvith a great deal of laughter and mirth Which the Lyndians perceiving after Hercules death they made him a God this Countrey-man his Priest and appointed such Ceremonies at the sacrificing of Oxen supposing to please Hercules by it Mariana p. 27. The Carthaginians banished Hanno a most vvorthy person vvho had done them great services not for any fault but that he vvas of greater Wisdom and Industry than the state of â— Free City might vvell bear and because he vvas the first Man that tamed a Lion and therefore they judged it not meet to commit the Liberty of the City to him vvho had tamed the fierceness of savage Beasts Id. p. 46. Some Carthaginians in their Navigation having discovered a fruitful Country some stayed the rest returned and acquainted the Senate vvho to prevent the removal of the Citizens thither put to death all the discoverers Id. p. 49. Hannibal coming to the banks of the River Ebrus in his march tovvards Italy there appeared to him in his sleep a Man of goodly presence vvho told him that he vvas sent from God to guide him into Italy and therefore bid him follovv him vvithout looking back He saw likewise a Serpent throwing down with a Torrent of Water all that was before him Hannibal asking the young man what all these things signified was answered That he ought not to search the secrets of the Fates but to follovv that way that God had opened to him p. 66. At the Battel of Cannas there were so many of the Roman Gentry kil'd that the Rings taken of their Fingers fil'd three bushels and a half Mariana Hist de Espan p. 71. Servilius Galba and Aurelius Cotta being Consuls contended who should go for Spain and when the Senate could not resolve Scipio being asked made answer That neither pleased him For one had nothing and the other nothing would satisfy him esteeming both Poverty and Avarice inconvenient in a Governour Id p. 103. Metellus being asked by a Centurion what he intended answered That if his shirt knew his secrets he would presently burn it Id. p. 103. Sertorius trained up a Doe to come to his hand as Mahomet did a Pigeon to his Ear and and perswaded his followers that he received divine directions by her Id. p. 119. In a Battel between Sertorius and Pompey there was a Brother of one side that kil'd his Brother thaâ— came of the other side Which when he perceived he took care for his Brothers funeral exequies and as a revenge upon himself fell upon the same Sword he kil'd his Brother with and so died Id. p. 120. Sertorius to shew the excellency and strength of Vnity commanded a Souldier to pull off the Haires of a Horses tail by one and one which he easily did but all together could not His saying was That an Army of Harts with a Lion to their Captain was better than of Lions with a Hart to their Captain Idem p. 121. Perpenna vanquisht and brought to Pompey he commanded him presently to death to prevent discovering his Confederates and burnt all the Letters from Rome to Sertorius that no enquiry might be made concerning them p. 122. Caesar at the Battel of Munda said he then fought for his Life at other times for honour and glory p. 130. Cicero cleared Popilio a Tribune of Souldiers being accused of Parricide which â—opilio afterwards in the Triumvirate kil'd Cicero that had before delivered him p. 132. The account of the Aera of Caesar began at the first year of Augustus government of Spain thirty eight years before Christ's birth Id. p. 133. A Countryman having kil'd Lucius Piso governour of Spain being tortured to confess his Confederates endured the first days Torments but fearing himself for the second as he was going to the Rack slipt out of the hand of his Leader and dasht his head with that violence against a Wall that he died immediately Mariana Hist de Esp p. 147. The Emperor Trajan having conquered the Parthians though dying in his return was ordered a Triumph for his Ashes after his Death an honour never vouchsafed to any either before or after him p. 153. Severus dying at York used these words I leave the Empire peaceable to my Sons which I found troublesome and it will be firm to them if they be good but if evil not durable This was likewise his saying I have been all things but it profiteth nothing p. 157. Caracalla to be like Alexander whose vertues he regarded not would and did carry his Head aside inclining towards his left shoulder p. 158. Alexander the Roman Emperor successor to to Heliogabalus would not commit the Government of any place to any one before he had publisht his Name to see if any could justly find fault neither would he sell any Offices for he said He that bought must needs sell And having necessity to raise money he laid his impositions on curious and vain Arts and Trades whereby he relieved his own Wants and supprest their Vices he caused â—urinus to be choaked with smoak who had sold the promises of his favour Mariana p. 159. In a place called Osset near Sevil in the Raign of Theodoselus about the year five hundred and fifty the Font though shut and sealed and guarded yet the Thursday before Easter did fill of it self with Water no one knowing whence it came and about the year five hundred seventy two in Spain Easter was observed the twenty first of March and in France the eighteenth of April on which latter day the Font was so filled and thereby prognosticated the right of the Observation and a future Victory to the French against the Spaniard Mariana Hist p. 218. 225. Luvigildus having heard of some Miracles done by the Catholicks in the defence of their Religion being an Arrian himself asked an Arrian Bishop why the Arrians did none the Bishop answered that he himself had healed both deaf and blind but what to avoid Ostentation he had done in secret he would hereafter do publickly and thereupon agreed with a Counterfeit Knave to pretend himself blind and to lay himself in the way as the King and he should come by and then to seek his help which he did The Bishop put his hands upon him but instead of a pretended recovery he left him really blind The pain and trouble of which made him discover the Knavery to the great prejudice of the Arrian Interest Idem p. 235. St. Ildephonsus Archbishop of Toledo having written against Helvidius and another that denyed the Virgin Mary's perpetual Virginity was
rewarded the Night before the Feast of the Annunciation with the appearance of our Lady who brought with her from Heaven and put upon him with her own hands a Garment in which she commanded him to celebrate her Feast and her Sons Idem p. 266. Sancho Major King of Navarre going to War against the Moores in Spain left in charge a principal Horse which he much loved with his Queen Her eldest Son Don Garcia begs this Horse but she being told by a Nobleman that if she gave him the King would be much displeased refused to give him Her Son takes distaste and resolves revenge and most wickedly contriveth and accuseth his Mother of Adultery and draws in his younger Brother to consent with him The King enraged claps his Queen in Prison and issueth out a Proclamation that if none would undertake to vindicate her she should be burnt alive The King had a bastard Son called Don Ramiro he undertakes his Mother in Laws defence and enters the list but by the endeavours of a Holy man the Sons confest their wickedness The King and Queen pardon them but on this Condition that Don Ramiro the Kings Natural Son should inherit the Kingdom of Arragon which was the Queens inheritance whose Loyalty to her though not born of her did well â—â—serve it Mariana p. 398. A great contest there was in Spain in the time of King Alonso the sixth concerning the Gottish and the Roman Missal which should take place The Vulgar were for the former as the Antienter confirmed by the approbation and usage of Isavon Ildelonsus and Julian three famous Saints the Kings Nobles and Bishops for the latter to ingratiate themselves with the Popes who then grew great But when the debating of it by Arguments could not decide it they on both sides resolved to put it first to the trial of two Champions in a single Combat and afterwards to the trial of fire throwing in both Missals out of which the Roman leapt but singed and scorched the Gottish though continuing in yet remaining entire and unhurt In both which trials the Gottish prevailed However the King concluded that both were acceptable to God that the Gottish should be used in Antient Moharabique Churches the Roman in the most and rest of the Churches of Toledo and Spain Hence that proverb Alla van Leyes do quiere Reyes Id. p. 444. Jayme King of Arragon cut out the tongue of the Bishop of Gyone for revealing to the Pope what he had discovered to him in his secret confession Id. p. 627. Lewes King of France sent to the Church of Toledo these reliques viz. part of the wood of the Cross of Christ one of the Thorns of his Crown of thorns part of the milk of the blessed Virgin of the purple garment was put on Christ of the Towel which our Saviour girded himself with when he washt his disciples feet of his winding Sheet in which he was buried and of his swadling cloaths used in his Infancy Mariana p. 6â—2 Alonso King of Castile being troubled at the barrenness of his Queen and desirous of Succession resolved to be divorced from her and sent Embassadors to obtain Christian daughter to the King of Denmark who being sent to Toledo the Queen appeared to be with Child with which the Kings mind being altered the Lady Christian instead of marrying the King was married to Philip the Kings Brother the thoughts of which disappointment shortned her dayes Id. p. 637. Mariana observes concerning Coelestines resigning the Popedom That his successors marvelled all Praise but none Imitate him p. 711. Alonso Perez de Gusman being governour of Tirifa and besieged by the Moors who had taken a Son of his and threatned to kill the child except he yielded the City was content to see his child murdered rather than to blemish his faith to his Prince that had entrusted him Id. p. 710. In the year one thousand three hundred and fifteen the three daughters in Law of Philip the fair King of France were accused and convinced of Adultery Idem p. 750. In the year one thousand three hundred sixty three when Alonso King of castile besieged Algizira the Moors made use of Guns and powder to defend themselves which is the first that we read of the use of them in History In which year a Child was born in Cerdera with two Heads and four legs whom they buried alive through a Superstitious fear that thereb they might avoid the ill Omen they apprehended Donna Maria Coronel not being able to endure the absence of her Husband chose rather to lose her life than to suffer her self to be overcome with evil and dishonest desire so that one day affected with lascivious motions she quencht the heat of her Lust by thrusting up into her body a burning stick A woman worthy of a better lot and of great praise not for her fact but invincible desire of preserving Chastity Mariana 2. part p. 28. In the time of Pedro the Cruel there was a Citizen of eighty years old condemned a Son of his of eighteen years offered willingly to be put to death to excuse his Father which the Cruel Tyrant in stead of pardoning him for his rare Piety accepted of and put him to death a horrid spectacle of abominable Cruelty The same Tyrant caused a Priest to be burnt that came to give him warning of Gods displeasure and another of his principal Officers for dealing faithfully and plainly with him Id. p. 57. 70. The Bishoprick of Burges being void the Chapter being divided they made choice of one of the Canons whom they esteemed a Holy and good man to whom they referred the nomination of the Bishop who accepting that charge without respect to any of the Competitors pronounced himself Bishop which the whole Chapter was well pleased with and confirmed him accordingly Ibid. p. 87. Peter King of Portugal commanded all his Stewards to buy nothing upon trust but to pay ready money and the just price He took away and kept the VVife of another man who fled into Castile and wore in his Hat a pair of Hornes of silver for a shew of the Kings fact and his own affront Id. p. 89. The Pope having excommunicated Pedro King of Castile for his cruelty commanded an Arch-Deacon to give the King notice who fearing the Kings savageness durst not adventure but used this device He put himself into a light Boat and came up the River to Sevil and staid at the side of the place when the King usually rid forth and waited his coming which succeeded to his desire The King coming near he asked the King if he would hear any news out of the Levant for he would tell him marvailous things which he never heard before The King came near to hear him and he gave him notice of the Popes Bull and immediately betook himself to flight The King drew his Sword leapt into the River came so near as to strike the Boat swam his Horse till it was
tired and was fetcht off with a Boat Mariana Hist de Esp 2 part p. 94. In one of the Islands of the Canaries called del Hiero there is no other Water but what doth distil and drop from the Leaves of one Tree p. 136. An Infant of eight Months old at the begining of the troubles of Portugal about the year 1385. in Ebora heaved it self up in the Cradle and in a loud voice said three times Don Juan King of Portugal Idem p. 138. Tamerlane besieging Beritus they held â—ut the first day but yielding the second they sent out the young Boyes and Girles clothed in white with green Boughs in their hands who falling down on the ground beg'd mercy but this barbarous Tyrant commanded his Horse-men to ride over them and so kill'd them all A certain Genoâ—ay advised that he should shew mercy and that he was a Mortal man To whom Tamerlane answered Dost thou think I am a man no I am the scourge of God and the plague of Mankinde Idem p. 191. Vincent Ferrer a Dominick Frier of Valencia famous for Miracles converted 8000 Moores and 35000 Jews Who preaching in his vulgar Tongue strangers understood him as if he had spoke to each in his own Language a singular gift and since the Apostles only granted to him Idem p. 195. There were Laws made in Castile that the Moores should wear a piece of blew cloth in form of a Crescent the Jewes a round piece of yellow cloth and Priests Concubines a piece of red cloth whereby they might be known to be such Id. p. 197. About the year 1407. the Pay of a Horse-man by the day was twenty Maravedes and of a Foot-man ten A Maravede is a brass coyne of which six make an English penny Id. 198. Henry King of Castile entring upon the government of his Kingdom found his revenue so extremely exhausted that having been one day in the Field catching of Quailes he returning found nothing prepared for his breake-fast asking his Steward the reason was answered that he had neither money nor credit to buy what was necessary The King marvelled at and commanded him that he should upon a pledge buy him some flesh and dress it with his quailes for his break-fast Which done his steward waiting on him there arose several discourses amongst which one was that his Grandees and courtiers fared otherwise and that the Arch-bishop of Toledo and other chief Courtiers did by turnes feast one the other and that night they were all to Sup at the Arch-bishops The King in a disguise went to see what past where he saw most plentiful provisions and heard their discourses of each ones revenues what of their own and what of the Kings rent The King resolved to remedy these disorders and gave out the next morning that he was sick and intended to make his Will The Courtiers came to the Castle in which the King lay who had given order then when the Courtiers were entred their retinue should be kept forth which was accordingly done The Nobles waited in the Hall a greet space about noon the King comes in Armed with his Sword drawn and sitting down with an angry Countenance turnes to the Arch-bishop and askt him and the rest how many Kings they had known in Castile One answered three others four and who knew most five The King replied and how can this be since I that am so young know Twenty And you are they to the great impoverishment of my Kingdom and dishonour to our Person but I shall take care that your raign shall not be long and that you make no longer a scoff of me and with this calls for the Executioners of Justice with their Instruments and six Hundred Soldiers that were in readiness They being all amazed the Arch-bishop fell on his Knees and begged pardon and so did all the rest and promised amendment The King gave them their lives but not their liberties till they had given up all the Castles they were intrusted with and an account of the Kings rents which they had received A Notable deed that humbled and kept in awe his great Subjects This Princes saying was I more fear the curses of my people than the Armes of my Enemies His Queen was the Daughter of John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster by Constance the Daughter of King Pedro the cruel and himself the Grandson of Henry the Bastard Brother of the same King Peter Mariana 2 part p. 200. John King of Castile being dead the whole nobility profered and were very importunate with his Brother Ferdinand to accept the Crown but he refused it and caused his Brothers Son John the second a Child of twenty two Months old to be proclaimed King Idem p. 202. Four Leagues distant from Girona a City in Spain in the year one thousand four hundred and twenty there opened two Mouthes of Fire which burnt those that came within two stones throw of them and near to these issued forth a stream of black Water of a stinking savour which fell into the River kill'd the Fishes and the savour of it was so strong that it reacht to Girona Mariana 2 part p. 239. In the year one thousand four hundred thirty and seven seven men that went forth to the VVoods in Spain near Guadalajar were frozen to death and not long before it snowed forty dayes together Id. p. 291. Alvaro de Luna who had bin thirty years favourite to John King of Castile fell at last into disgrace was condemned and beheaded A Witch had told him that he should dye in Cadahalso Now the King had given him a Country so called which for that reason he would never enter into not minding that Cadahâ—lso signifies a Scaffold on which indeed he ended his days Id. p. 340. About the year one thousand four hundred fifty six a Country called Bojano sunk with an Earth-quake and remaines a standing Lake of VVater in which disaster there perished thirty thousand Persons of all sorts p. 350. And in the year one thousand five hundred forty four there was an Eclipse of the Sun that lasted a whole day Id. p. 741. A great Commander of the Moors in Malaca being killed with many wounds yet bled not till a bracelet of Gold which he wore on his Arm was taken off and then the blood abundantly issued out It 's supposed that the Bracelet had a stone taken out of a Beast called which hath a marvailous Virtue to restrain blood p. 677. At 〈…〉 of Bolongue a part of the Wall 〈…〉 with a mine so that both those 〈…〉 and those without could see under yet fell down again and settled in its own place Id. p 682. The Island of Brittain was the first National Church in the whole World of Christians For though the Gospel was Preached in many other Nations privately long before yet of all Nations it was the first that with publick approbation of Prince and State received the Profession of the Christian Religion under King Lucius about
Mother who only seemed to overtop him He began therefore to beat into the Kings head who was a mild and soft natured Prince how hard a hand his Mother had held upon him when he lived in Normandy how likely it was that his Brother came to his Death by the practice of her and Earl Godwyn and lastly that she used the Company of Alwyn Bishop of VVinchester more familiarly than was for her Honour The King unadvisedly crediting these Tales without debating the matter seised upon all her goods and committed her to Prison in the Nunnery of Warewell banished Earl Godwyn and his Sons and commanded Alwyn upon pain of Death not to come forth of the Gates of Winchester The Queen made the best Friends she could to be called to her answer but the Archbishop so possest the King that other tryal of her Innocency might not be allowed than this She must walk over nine Plow-shares red hot in the midst of the Cathedral Church of VVinchester If either she performed not this kind of purgation or were found any thing at all hurt she and the Bishop should be esteemed guilty if otherwise the Archbishop was content to undergo such punishment as they should have endured This purgation the Queen performed and acquitted her self and the Bishop of the Crimes objected The King greatly bewailed the wrong done to his Mother asked her forgiveness on his knees restored her and the Bishop to their goods and former places and to make some satisfaction for the fault committed would needs be whipped by the Bishops there present and receive three stripes from his Mother who clearly forgave and forgot the wrong done her Emma and Alwin to shew themselves thankful gave each of them to the Monastery of Saint Swithins nine Manours in remembrance of the nine Plow-shares This gift the King Confirmed and gave two of his own The Archbishop doubting the success of this matter under pretence of sickness kept himself at Dover and as soon as he heard how the World went as well knowing England would be too hot for him he got to the Abbey of Gemetica where he was bred up and there shortly died Bp. Godw. p. 70. Upon the flight of Robert Gemeticensis Stigand thrust himself into the Archbishoprick without the usual Ceremonies and with it held VVinchester raised the Kentishmen at Saxons comb who carrying green boughs in their hands VVilliam the Conqueror was in the midst of them before he was aware and easily granted the Kentishmen to be governed by their Ancient Laws but bore a grudg against the Archbishop by whom he would not be Crowned and against whom he underhand procured Legates from Rome who deprived him and he was likewise clapt in the Castle of VVinchester and hardly used even well near famished which usage was to make him confess where his Treasure lay But he protested with Oaths that he had no money yet after his Death a little Key was found about his Neck the lock whereof being carefully sought out shewed a Note or direction of infinite Treasuries hid under ground in divers places He died in the year 1069. Lanfranck descended from Carus the Emperor was born at Papia in Lombardy being brought up in all good Learning till he came to Mans Estate when he determined to travail through France he came into Normandy rob'd by the way he got to Becco where for a maintenance he first read Logick afterward admitted to be Monk and soon Priour when he was called by Duke William to be Abbot of St. Stephens in Care and thence by the said Duke now King of England to be Archbishop of Canterbury unto whom the Pope afforded his Pall with extraordinary Favour For at his first coming he rose up unto him and met him and told him he yielded him that honour not of duty but because he had heard of his excellent Learning He governed for eighteen years laudably save one Action which was this perswading the Conqueror passing by his Eldest Son Robert to settle the Crown of England on William Rufus who afterward though advanced by him banisht him but was recalled and died 1089. Bp. Godwyn Anselm profest himself a Monk in the Abby of Becco in Normandy in which he was Prior and Abbot for seventeen years He came into England upon the invitation and earnest design of Hugh Earl of Chester then very sick and for the fame of his Learning and Piety was entertained with great respect by all King Rufus himself besides many verbal favours offered him the Arch-bishoprick of Canterbury that he had kept voyd four years verily hoping that a man given to contemplation would have refused it But Anselme accepted and the King would have retracted shewing him the burthen of so weighty a calling but Anselme kept his hold and was consecrated the fourth of Decemb. 1093. The King immediately fell out with him and for naming Vrban Pope before the King had acknowledged him charged him with high treason and convened all the Bishops and Abbots of England to Rochingham Castle where the business being proposed by the King they all forsook their Arch-bishop save Gundulphus Bishop of Rochester he was banished and at Dover plundered of all he had went to the Pope at Lions who at first stuck to him till bought by Rufus's Gold he deserted him The Pope dieth and so did Rufus whose death was miraculously signified to Anselm being in France A paper was put into the hand of his Chaplain no man knew how in which was written Gulielmus Rufus occisus est Henry the first recalled him but again banisht him and again recalled him and he died at Canterbury April 21. 1109. Bp. Godw. p. 80. Henry the first having disposed Bishopricks and given investiture and possession by delivery of the staffe and ring Anselm refuseth to consecrate such Bishops or to repute such Bishops who had been consecrated Pope Paschal the second is appealed to who would not yield one jot unto the King For when the Kings Ambassador told him that his Master would as soon lose his Crown as this Priviledge The Pope answered yea let him lose his head if he will while I live he shall never appoint Bishop but I will resist him what I may This contention cost him twice three years banishment but at last by the Importunity of Adela Countess of Bloys the Kings Sister he was not only permited to return but had all his revenues gathered in his absence and his Estate restored to him After which he lived two years and was a bitter Enemy of the married Clergy not only expelling them out of Monasteries but deprived them of their promotions confiscated their goods pronounced them and their Wives Adulterers and forced all that entred into Orders to vow chastity He writ many learned Tracts and was for the Integrity of his life and conversation admirable In Honour of whom the Pope ordained that the Archbishop of Canterburies place in all general Councils should be at his own right Foot using
these VVords Includamus hunc in Orbe nostro tanquam alterius Orbis Papam Id. p. 81. Radulphus the 35th Archbishop of Canterbury being very old and sickly yet went to Rome to complain of the injury done him by sending Legates into England alledging it to be the priviledg of the Archbishop of Canterbury to be Legatus Natus and none other to be admitted without special Licence This allegation the Pope allowed and the Archbishop returned contented who for being more delighted with jesting and merry Toys than became the gravity of his age or place was sirnamed or rather nicknamed Nugax He died Octob. 20th 1122. Bp. Godw. p. 82. In the year 1122. William Corbel being Archbishop a Convocation was called by him at VVestminster wherein John de Crema the Popes Legate inveighed most bitterly against the Marriage of Priests and was the next Night taken in Bed with a common Strumpet In this Synod more Canons vvere made against the Marriage of Clergy-men but the King set them all to a yearly Pension or took present large Sums of Money â—o dispense with them King Henry dying that preferred this Archbishop he was content to betray his Daughter Maud the Empress and contrary to his Oath to joyn with Stephen Earl of Bloys whom he Crowned with his own hand but vvith such fear and terrour of Conscience that the consecrated Host fell out of his hand in the middle of Mass by reason of his trembling and fearful amazedness Idem p. 83. Theobald Abbot of Becco a Norman born a wise and vertuous Person was chosen Archbishop in a Convocation held in London 1138. by his suffragan Bishops consecrated by Albert the Popes Legate received his Pall at Rome from Innocentius the second vvho confirmed to him and his Successors for ever the Title of Legatus Natus resisted the Popes intrusion of vvorthless Persons into dignities and vvas therefore much troubled St. Bernard vvrit to the Pope for him Ep. 111th In the third year of his Consecration a Council vvas summoned at Rhemes vvhereto he vvas called Henry Bishop of VVinchester King Stephens Brother and Legate endeavoured to circumvent him he dealt with the Pope not to dispense vvith his absence and vvith King Stephen to forbid his passage Yet go he did and vvas at the Council in good time The King follovving the advice of his Brother seized upon his Estate and banished him the Realm He Interdicts the King and Kingdom came home and lived privately till by Intercession of Friends he vvas restored and grevv in great Favour vvith the King and vvas the chief means of concluding the final peace betvveen him and Maud the Empress at Wallingford in the year 1152. He summoned a Council vvhere King Stephen would have constrained the clergy to have made his Son Eustace King The intent vvas espied before Letters vvere procured from the Pope forbidding the Clergy to meddle in it yet the King prosecutes his design shuts the Doors upon the Clergy and thought by force to compel them The greater part yield but the Archbishop stole avvay secretly took his Barge rowed dovvn the Thames got beyond Sea and by his absence dissolved the Synod King Stephen being dead H. the second restored him to all vvhich he enjoyed till his death vvhich vvas 1160. Bp. Godw. p. 86. Hugo the Popes Legate coming into England a Convocation was summoned at Westminster where Richard Archbishop of Canterbury being sate at the right hand of the Legate Roger Archbishop of York coming in would needs have displaced him which when the other would not suffer he sate dovvn in his Lap. All vvonder The Servants of Canterbury dravv him by violence out of his ill chosen place threvv him dovvn tare his Robes trod upon him and used him very despitefully He in this dusty pickle goes and complaines to the King vvho vvas at first angry but vvhen he heard the truth laughed at it and said he was vvell enough served Richard Archbishop of Canterbury sleeping at his mannor of Wrotham there seemed to come to him a terrible Personage asking him vvho he vvas and vvhen the Archbishop vvas silent he told him Thou art he vvho hast destroyed the goods of the Church and I will destroy thee from off the Earth this said he vanished The Archbishop gets up took his Journey to Rochester by the vvay told this Vision and immediately was taken with a cold and stiffness and being hardly got that Night to Halling a House of the Bishop of Rochester extreamly tormented with the Collick the next night dyed Febr. 16. 1183. Id. p. 96. IMMANUEL Historical Collections Century VI. THe Saxons called in by the distressed Brittains as their Friends in a short time proved their suppressing and supplanting Enemies driving them out of their Antient habitations except Cornwal and VVales Speeds Maps Eple Harald made a Law that if any VVelsh-man was found on this side Offditch with any weapon he should forthwith have his right hand cut off Id. p. 3. Elfrid King of the VVest Saxons reduced his Country to that peaceable frame from notorious Robberies that in the very High wayes he commanded bracelets of gold to be hung up to mock the greedy passengers while none were found so hardy as to take them away Which he effected by dividing his land into shires and then into hundreds and Tithings making each hundred and Tithing responsible for their Inhabitants Id. p. 3. England was divided into Parishes in the year six hundred thirty six by Honorius the fifth Arch-bishop of Canterbury and there are twenty and seven Bishopricks and nine thousand two hundred eighty five Parishes Speed p. 5. At Mottingham in Kent in the year 1586. the fourth day of August the ground began to sink and three great Elmes growing thereon sunk and a Hole was left fourscore yards in compass and a line of fifty fathoms plumm'd into it doth find no bottom Id. p. 7. Beckets Tomb for glory wealth and superstitious worship equallized the Pyramides of Egypt or the Oracles of Delphos yet now with Dagon is fallen before the Ark of God 161. The Conqueror for his pleasure inforested thirty miles in Hampshire and pulled down thirty six Parish Churches In which Forrest his two Sons Richard by a Pestilent air Rufus by a shot and his Grand-son Henry son of Duke Robert by hanging in a bough as Absolom came to their untimely ends Id. p. 13. Canutus to convince his flatterers set himself by the Sea side and commanded it to retire but that disobeying he acknowledged God the only governour and gave up his Crown to the Rood at Winchester Maud the Empress was carried in a Coffin from Winchester to Glocester and so to Oxford as dead to escape her Enemies The men of the Isle of VVight brag that they are happier than their neighbours in that they never had Monk that wore Cowl Lawyer that cavilled nor Foxes that were crafty In which Isle in the year 1176 it rained a shoure of blood for two houres Id.
expelled and died in great misery Id. p. 328. Ino King of the West Saxons gave over his Kingdom vvent to Rome professed Religion and there died Sibba King of the East Saxons turned Monk Ossa likewise put on a Cowl and went to Rome Osith Wife of King Sighere and Keneswif Wife of King Ossa enter'd Religion No less than eight Kings of the Saxons gave over the World and became Votaries p. 309. 11. Pauls in London was a Temple of Diana and St. Peters in Westminster was a Temple of Apollo Id. 311. Etheldred commonly called St. Audry wife to Egfrid King of Northumberland and before to Tombert a Noble man lived with them both and with her last husband twelve years yet continued a Virgin and having got leave to depart from her husband profest her self a Nun. p. 317. Vortimer ordered his tomb to be built in the Isle of Thanet to the terror of the Saxons whom he had often Conquered As Scipio ordered that his tomb might be so set as to overlook Africa as a terror to the Carthaginians 331. Uter Pendragon being deeply enamoured on Igren the beautiful wife of Gorlois Duke of Cornwal and having often in vain attempted her chastity at last by the help of Merlin obtained his desire for Merlin so new moulded the shape of King Vter and printed in his face the features of Gorlois that without suspect Igren entertained him in which bed of deceit the famous Arthur was begot Id. p. 333. Careticus King of Brittain flying from Gurmund into Chichester certain Sparrows being caught and fire fastened to their feet were let fly in the Town which lighting upon straw and other matter fit for flaming burnt in a short space the whole City Speeds Hist. p. 388. Colman and Wilfrid disputing about the time of Easter before King Oswy Colman urged the Example of St. John VVilfrid of St. Peter to whom Christ had committed the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven which the King hearing concluded this controversie thus I will not gainsay such a Porter as this lest when I come to the Doores of Heaven I find none to open to me having his displeasure p. 348. Redwald King of the East Angles after the manner of the Old Samaritans in the same Temple erected an Altar for the service of Christ and another for Sacrifices to his Idols p. 350. A Ruffian being sent to Murder Edwyn King of Northumberland and drawing his Sword Lilla the Kings Servant wanting wherewith to defend his Master put himself between the King and his Sword and so lost his own to save his Masters life Edwyn's care was such for waifaring passengers that he enclosed by the way sides clear Springs where he set Basins of Brass both to drink and wash in p. 351. Oswald King of Northumberland having sent for Aidan a Scottish Bishop to instruct his Northumbrians whereas Aidan could not speak the Language the King himself was Interpreter at his Sermons and gave his words in English as he spake them in the Scottish â—anguage p. 353. Oswald upon a solemn Feast day seeing many Poor at his Gates sent them the Delicates for himself prepared and commanded the Charger of Silver to be broken and divided amongst them Bishop Aidan much rejoycing thereat took the King by the right hand and prayed that it might never consume as after his death it did not but was shrined in Silver and reserved in St. Peters Church in Bambrough p. 354. VVulphere a Saxon King kill'd his two Sons for being Christians but after repenting of his inhumane Murther became a Christian himself and converted his Heathenish â—emples into Christian Churches Id. p. 157. Oswâ—ne King of Deira gave Bishop Aidan a goodly Gelding with rich and costly Trappings which as the Bishop rode to Preach a Poor man demanding his Almâ—s he having nothing else to give alighting gave to him The King blaming him for it Aidan replied Is the brood of a Beast dearer in your sight than this Poor man a Child of God The King laying aside his Sword fell at the Bishops Feet and craved forgiveness At which Aidan weeping said I never till this time saw an humble King And surely his Life cannot be long for his People are not worthy to have such a Prince to govern them Speed p. 355. Boniface an Englishman in the year six hundred and sixteen complained in a Letter sent to Cuthbert Archbishop of Canterbury that the English Nuns wandring in Pilgrimage under shew of devotion lived in pleasure and wanton Fornications through all the Cities of France and Lombardy p. 360. Ethelbald King of the West Saxons which had risen in Armes against his Father Ethelwolf for setting Judith the Daughter of the King of France and then his Wife in a Chair of Estate by him contrary to the Law of the West Saxons afterward against the Law of God and nature took the same Judith his Mother for his own Wife p. 369. The Huns of Coldingâ—am to avoyd the barbarous pollutions of the Danes deformed themselves to their lascivious Eyes by cutting off their upper Lips and Noses p. 373. Aelfrid King of the West Saxons worsted by the Danes disguised himself in the habit of a common Minstrel and in person repair'd to the Danes Camp where he saw their negligent securities learnt their design and shewing himself to his people who thought him dead gave the Danes a great overthrow The Danes having brought their Pinnaces to Wear in Hartfordshire King Aelfrid divided the stream and so made the River unnavigable p. 375 Aelfrid a learned man and a great favourite of learning divided the natural day into three Taper which he distinguished by burning of a Taper in his Oratory Eight houres he spent in study eight houres in provision for himself repose and rest and eight houres in the affairs of his Kingdom He made a Law that all men of ability should breed up their children to learning till they were fifteen years old preferred none to Offices but such as were learned and was the Founder of the University of Oxford and died in the year 901. Speeds Hist 376. What time Edward the elder King of England lay at Austlin and Liolin Prince of Wales at Beethslay intending a Parley Liolin refused to come down or to cross the Severn whereupon Edward took Boat and entered the River towards him which when Liolin saw and knew who he was he cast off his rich Robe and entered the River towards him breast-high when clasping the boat he submissively said Most wise and sage King thy humility hath overcome my Insolency and thy wisedom triumph'd over my folly Come get up on my neck which I have fool as I was lifted up against thee so shalt thou enter into that land benign mildness hath made thine own this day And after he had taken him on his shoulders and carried him to land he would needs have him sit down on his rich Robes and so putting his hands joyntly into the Kings did him homage p.
378. Elfleda King Edwards Sister having born her husband Ethelred one daughter her travail in childbed was so grievous that ever after she forbare the nuptial embracements of her husband alledging that it was an over foolish pleasure which brougâ—t after so great paines Speeds History p. 378. Ethelstan being jealous of Edwin his Brother caused him to be put into a little Pinnace without Tackling or Oares one only page accompanying of him that his death might be imputed to the waves whence the young Prince overcome with Grief cast himself headlong into the Sea p. 379. Edburg the eighth daughter of King Edward in her child-hood had her disposition tried and her course of life disposed by her Father in this manner He laid before her gorgeous apparel and rich Jewels in one end of a Chamber and the new Testament and books of Princely instructions in another wishing her to make her choice of which she liked best She presently took up the books and he her in his Armes and kissing her said Go in Gods name whither he hath called thee and thereupon placed her in a Monastery at Winchester where she Vertuously spent her whole life Id. p. 380. Elfrid a Noble man intending to have put out King Aethetstons Eyes his Treason being known was apprehended and sent to Rome where at the Altar of St. Peter and before Pope John the tenth he abjured the fact and thereupon fell down to the earth so that his servants bore him to the English School where within three days after he died the Pope denying him Christian burial till he knew Aethelstans pleasure Speeds Hist p. 380. Athelstan by the instigation of his parasites especially his Cup-bearer having exposed his Brother without Oars and Tackling in a Pinnace whence he threw himself into the Sea this Cup-bearer chancing on a Festival to stumble with one Foot and recovering himself with the other pleasantly said Ye see how one Brother helpeth another Upon which Speech the King calling to mind and laying to Heart the death of his Brother forthwith commanded execution to be done on his Cup-bearer the procurer of it p. 381. Aethelstan having conquered Constantine King of Scots and Howel King of Wales presently restored them to their former estate adding withall this princely saying That it was more Honour to make a King than to be a King Id. p. 381. Antaff King of some part of Ireland warring against King Aetheâ—stan disguised himself like a Harper and came into Aethelstans Tent whence being gon a Souldier that knew him discovered it to King Aethelstan who being offended with the Souldier for not declaring it sooner the Souldier made this answer I once served Antaff under his pay as a Souldier and gave him the same faith I now give you if then I should betray him what trust could your grace repose in my truth Let him therefore die but not by my treachery and let your care remove your Royal self from danger Remove your Tent from the place where it stands lest at unawares he assayl you Which the King did and a Bishop pitching in the same place was that Night with all his retinue slain by Antaff seeking the Kings life p. 381. Aethelstan going into Scotland turned aside to visit St. John of Beverley where praying for his prosperous success for the want of a richer Jewel offered his Knife vowing to redeem it at his return with a richer present which accordingly he did Ibid. Hugh King of France â—â—â—t to Aethelstan the Sword of Constantine tâ—â—â—reat in the Hilt whereof all covered with â—old was one of the Nailes that fastned Christ to the Cross Speeds Hist p. 381. King Edmund interposing himself between his Sewer and another to part a Fray was with a thrust through the body slain at â—uckle Church in Glocestershire p 387. Edred the twenty eighth Monarch of the Englishmen submitted his Body to be chastised at the pleasure of Dunstan of Glastonbury p. 385. Edwy the twenty ninth Monarch of English the day of his Coronation in the sight of his Nobles sitting in Counsel with shameless and unprincely lust abused a great Lady his near Kinswoman whose Husband he slew to enjoy her more securely p. 385. King Edgar enacted a Law against excessive drinking ordaining a size by certain Pins set in the Pots with penalties to those should drink beyond the mark he likewise imposed a Tribute on the Welsh-men of 300 VVolves yearly which being paid three years in the fourth year there were none to be found and so the Tribute ceased p. 387. Edgar having heard a daughter of a VVestern Duke commended for her beauty came to Andover and commanded the Damsel to his bed The Mother brought her Maid servant instead of her daughter who hastning to rise in the morning to her work was detained by the King who perceiving the deceit chekt her deceivers and kept her for his Concubine Edgar being told of the beauty of Elfrida daughter of Ordgarus Duke of Devonshire sent Ethelwold a Courtier to see her who minding to get her for himself discommended her to the King and by his leave married her Edgar aftervvards perceiving that he vvas abused invited himself to hunt at Ethelwolds Parâ— vvho suspecting the Kings meaning persvvaded his vvife so to dress her self as might conceal her beauty but she contrarily set it forth to the utmost so that the King entangled vvith it kill'd Ethelwold and tooâ— Elfrida to vvife p. 388. Edgith the daughter of Edgar a veiled Nun in the Monastery of Wilton being sharply reproved by Bishop Ethelwold for her too Curious attire roundly ansvvered him That God regarded the Heart more than the garment and that sins might be covered as vvell under Rags as Robes Speeds Hist. p. 38â— In a Council at VVincâ—ester vvhen there could be no agreement concerning the Marriage of Priests the business vvas referred by the Council to the Rood placed on the Refectory VVall vvhere the Council sate They praying to him he returned this ansvver God forbid it should be so God forbid it should be so You judged well once and to change is not good p. 391. The Devil coming to tempt St. Dunstan in the shape of a beautiful Woman he pulling her Nose with hot burning Pincers spoiled a good face Ibid. Ethelred gave secret Commissions to destroy all the Danes on Saint Brices day which accordingly was done in the year of our Lord one thousand and two Id. p. 394. Swain the Danish King demanded a great composition for the preservation of St. Edmunds Monastery the Inhabitants refusing to pay he threatned spoil to the place and the Martyrs bones in the midst of which Jollity he suddainly cried out that he was struck by St. Edmund with a Sword being in the midst of his Nobles and no man seeing from whose hand it came and so with great horror and torment on the third of February ended his dayes Id. 396. Ethelred when his Mother had procured the death of King Edward his brother
it was to Crown the Scottish King in her Brothers absence had stolen from her Husband with all his light Horses to set the Crown on Bruces head being taken by Edward the second was set in a wooden Cage made Crown-wise on the Walls of Barwick Castle for all to wonder at 561. The Scots at Bancksborn obtained a famous Victory over the English under Edward the second by this stratagem Before their Battalions they digged certain Trenches three foot deep and three foot broad which having fixed sharp stakes in them with their points upwards they covered so with hurdles that foot men treading warily might pass but not Horse in which King Edward's Cavalry were intrapped and so miserably slain and the battel lost King Edward the second having put to death Thomas Earl of Lancaster a Courtier of mean birth being condemned many potent Favorites pressed the King on his behalf The King brake forth into these most vehement words A Plague upon you for cursed whisperers malicious backbiters wicked Counsellors Intreat you for the life of a most notorious Knave who the longer he lives the more Villanies will he commit and would not speak a word for the life of my near kinsman the noble Earl Thomas He shall therefore dye the death he hath deserved Id. p. 569. When Queen Isabel rose in rebellion against King Edward the second her husband Adam de Olton Bishop of Hereford her bosome Counsellor at Oxford chose this Text My head my head aketh 2 King 4.19 On which he delivered to them the reason of the Queens coming with an Army concluding more like a Butcher than a Divine That an aking and sick head of a Kingdom was of necessity to be taken off and not to be tampered with by any other Physick Speeds Hist p. 574. The Commission sent to put Edward the second to death was a witty but wicked Amphibology being written and left uncomma'd in these words Edvardum occidere nolite timere bonum est which being comma'd after Timere was a command after Nolite was a prohibition and so occasioned the death of the King and the Ruine of those that did it p. 579. Edmund Earl of Kent by the practice of his Enemies was condemned to death for endeavouring to set at liberty his brother King Edward the second who was dead before and had his head stricken off at Winchester Castle Gate having stood from noon till five at night and none found to behead him till a base wretch of the Marshalsea was sent and did it p. 579. Edward the third in his Minority being over-ruled by Mortimer things went much to wrack on which was made this Rime Long beards heartless painted Hoods witless Gay Coates graceless make England thriftless When the Sea forces of Edward the third had spoiled the Abbey of St. Colmes in Scotland the whole Fleet as a punishment for that sacrilege was battered with a tempest and some of them perisht At another time the like sacrilege being perpetrated the ship in which the sacrilegious goods were sunk into the bottom without any Tempest Id. p. 581. When Edward the third and Philip of Valois had brought two mighty Armies of an hundred thousand men apiece into the Field to face one another by the mediation of Jane of Valois Sister to Philip and Mother in Law to Edward they withdrew and struck not a stroak Speeds H. p. 585. Small matters many times occasion great effects Edward the third King of England dancing with the beautiful Lady Joan Countess of Salisbury her Garter falling off the King took it up at which the Nobles smiling the King seriously said it should not be long before there should be Soveraign honour done to that Silken Tie whereupon he instituted the honor of the Garter whose Motto is Honi soit qui mal y pense p. 588. The black Prince at the battel of Cressy being overpressed and in danger the Lords that were with him sent to his Father to come and succour him Who made this answer Let them send no more to me for any adventure that may befall while my Son is alive But let him either vanquish or dye because the honor of this brave day shall be his if God suffer him to live p. 590. King Edward the third besieging Callis the Enemy turned forth fifteen hundred of the poorer sort whom the good King turned not back but relieved them with victuals and money and suffered them safely to pass through his Camp Speeds Hist 591. Henry Earl of Lancaster at the taking of the Town of Brigerack by assault had permitted every Souldier to seize any House and to convert the same and what was in it to his own proper use A certain Souldier named Reeth having broken into a House where the Moneyors had stowed all the Moneys of the Country not thinking that the Generals pleasure was that so great a Treasure should be converted to a private use He acquainted the General with it who answered That the House and all therein was his according as he had first proclaimed let them be worth what they would And when the Souldier again told him of the great Treasure there found He replied What tellest thou me of the greatness of the Treasure Go take enjoy For to give then to take it back again is childs play I have once said and my word being once passed cannot with honor be revoked Speeds Hist p. 592. It is observed of King Edward the third that he had alwayes fair weather in his passage into Erance and foul weather in his return p. 593. Henry Pecard Lord Mayor of London at one time feasted four Kings viz. of England Scotland France and Cyprus p. 594. A terrible tempest that destroyed many horse and men in Edward the third's Army occasioned him to encline to agreements of peace which before he was utterly averse to p. 595. Edward Son to the Earl of Cambridge married the daughter of the King of Portugal but afterwards neither would the Earl leave his Son behind as suspecting the Portugals Faith nor the other entrust his daughter to the Earl so that they remained disjoyned in body however united in Ceremony Wat Tylers Companions in an holy outrage burning the Savoy threw one of their felâ—ows into the flames because he had thrusts piece of stollen plaâ—â— into his bosome p. 607. When Richarâ— the second entered Scotland the Scâ—ts had so retired thâ—mselves and all their goods that when the English came they could see no quick then left but Owles 611. A Monk bestows this Epitaph on Wicklif The Divels Instrument Churches Enemy Peoples Confusion Hereticks Idol Hypocrites mirrour Schismes broacher Hatreds sower Lies Forger Flatteries sink who at his death despaired like Cain and stricken by the horrible judgment of God breathed forth his wicked Soul to the dark mansions of the black Divel Whereby Gods children may learn not to regard while they live the malice nor to expect after their death ought else but the
entertained the Angels continued till the i me of Constantius the younger Id. p. 21. London was built three hundred fifty and six years before Rome in the time of Eli the high Priest Graftons Hist p. 36. King Locrine Brutus Son kept Estrildes his beautiful Concubine seven years in a secret cave at London and when he went to her gave out that he would make a secret sacrifice to the Gods On her he begat Habren whom Gwendolin his Wife together with her Mother threw into Severn and drowned and from the childes name commanded the River to be called Habren as the Welch now call it and by corruption Severn p. 39. King Bladad who founded Bathe having made himself VVings and intending to fly with them fell on the Altar of Apollo and bruised himself and therewith died Id. p. 47. In the time of Rivalio King of England it rained blood for three daies continually which bred an innumerable company of Flies and after was followed with a fearful pestilence Id. p. 49. Malmutius gave priviledge of Sanctuary to Temples Cities Carts and the four High-wayes which are called The Foss from Totness to Lincoln VVatlingstreet from Dover to Cardigan Erming street from St. Davids to Southampton Kickneld street from VVorcester to Tinmouth p. 54. 57. When Brennus besieged the Capitol the Ganders awakened the VVatch and saved it On which accasion the Romans long time after held a feast of Ganders the first day of June p. 59. When the Soldiers of Brennus had robbed the Temple of Apollo at Delphos his Army was destroyed by an Earth-quake and hail-stones and Brennus in despair slew himself p. 59. Morindus King of Brittain was slain by a Sea Monster whom he rashly would needs encounter with in the year of the VVorld three thousand six hundred fifty two Archigallo King of Brittain being deposed his Brother Elidurus was substituted King in his place who when he had raigned five years finding his Brother by chance in a VVood restored him again to his Crown Grafton p. 63. Ptolomeus Philodelphus King of Egypt being desirous to have the old Testament translated into Greek released freely a hundred thousand of the Jews that were captive gave great gifts and sent to Jerusalem for seventy Interpreters who coming to him in seventy daies finished it and were richly rewarded every one having given them three suits of apparel two talents of Gold and one Cup of one Talent of Gold and sufficient furniture for all their journeys and expences p. 63. In the daies of Eldadus King of Brittain there was a child born in Rome with four feet four hands four eyes as many ears and both Natures Id. p. 65. From Adam to Christ are three thousand nine hundred sixty three years six months and ten da s and from Christs birth one thousand six hundred and seventy three so that the VVorld hath endured five thousand six hundred thirty and six Grafton p. 74. Lucius the first Christian King in the year of Christ one hundred and eighty appointed VVestminster to be a Sanctuary Id. p. 83. Severus the Emperor built a Wall between Tine and the Sea which was one hundred twenty two miles long Id. p. 84. Donald the third King of Scots a cruel Tyrant never laught but when he heard of the discord and slaughter of his Nobles p. 87. Austin and his Mother praising God for his Conversion sung the Hymn Te Deum answering mutually p. 92. Vortiger having procured a guard of an hundred Picts to attend King Constance he made them drunk and laid open to them his own poverty and by secret wayes let them know his mind to have the King removed whom they wickedly slew and Vortiger for so doing put them all to death and usurped the Crown Grafton p. 95. Hengist the Saxon begg'd of King Vortiger so much ground as an Ox hide would compass which being granted he cut the Hide into small thongs and with the same measured out a large circuit of ground in Lindsey long after named Thong Castle p. 96. Vortimer caused his Sepulchre of Brass made spirewise to be set in that Port in Kent where the Saxons were commonly wont to arrive and his dead Corps to be laid in it to terrify the Saxons of which Saxons King Arthur in one day with his own hands slew 140 and Edolse at Stonehing with a stake â—o and got safe away to his Castle p. 99. 160. 106. In the Monastery of Bangor in the year five hundred forty six there were more than two thousand Monks that lived by the travail of their hands of whom one Etherfrid King of Northumberland kill'd twelve hundred at one time when they came to pray for the good speed of the Brittans Grafton p. 109. Pope Gregory writing an answer to Austins questions gave this determination That all goods that were given to the Church should be divided into four parts One to the maintenance of the Bishop and his houshould the second to the Clergy the third to the amendment of Churches and the fourth to the reliefe of poor people and works of mercy p. 114. Kenneth Keir King of Scotland commanded all Juglers Minstrels and scoffers to be banished as Vagabonds or else to find some honest occupation to live by p. 116. Elsteda the daughter of King Oswy was gigen by her Father to God with twelve Mannors on which to build twelve Abbeys Grafton p. 122. Glazing was first brought into England by Bennet a Monk about the year six hundred p. 122. Tiberius the Emperor beheaded one that had found out the Art of making Glass malleable saying That that Art would make Gold and other Metals of no value p. 123. Wilfred being deposed from the Arch-bishoprick of York applied himself to the Saxons and taught them fifteen years and instructed them in the Art of Fishing p. 124. In the raign of King Ino King of the West Saxons one Brightwoldus after he had been a long time dead was restored again to life and told many things of great wonder to many men whereby he caused great Alms and deeds of charity to be done Id. p. 127. Eugenius King of Scotland caused the Acts of his Ancestors to be committed to writing and that Historiographers should be found at the common cost Grafton p. 128. Before the Danes came into England in the daies of Brithricus King of the VVest Saxons in the year 779 as men walked in the streets Crosses like unto blood fell upon their clothes and blood like drops of Rain fell from Heaven p. 130. A grant of Land made by Athelstan in this short form I King Athelstan give unto Paulan Odham and Rodham as good and as fair as ever they mine were And thereto witness Maud my wife p. 147. When Dunstan held Ethelred being an Infant over the Font he defiled it with his ordure Whereon Dunstan sware by God and his Mother this child will be unkind to God and his Church Id. p. 160. When Seward Earl of Northumberland being sick of a
Flux saw that he should die he caused his Armor to be put upon him and so Armed and sitting in a Chair said Thus it becometh a Knight or man of honor to die and not lying in his bed as another mean man Grafton p. 181. Edward the Confessor was the first King of England that used by his touch to cure the Kings evil William the Conqueror had three Horses killed under him at Battel Abbey Field Id. p. 191. An Hide of Land containeth five yards and every yard containeth four Acres An Acre containeth forty perches in length and four in breadth And a Knights fee con aineth eight Hides which amount to one hundred and sixty Acres and is accompted a Plough Land Grafton 2. Vol. p. 16. Leofricus Duke of Mercia in the time of Edward the Confessor adorned the Church of Coventry with great riches of Gold Silver and Jewels insomuch that Robert William the Conquerors Chaplain being made Bishop thereof took from one beam in his Church the value of five hundred Marks A Tempest in the year one thousand and ninety in the raign of William Rufus blew down six hundred houses in London p. 23. William Rufus warring in Normandy when by his command an Army of twenty thousand men were gathered together at Hastings in Sussex ready to be transported he sent then word that every man paying ten shillings might return home as meaning to corrupt therewith Philip the French King to desert his brother Robert which accordingly was done and thereon Robert was fain to sue for Terms of Peace Id. p. 25. In the time of Rufus Bishopricks were bought and sold in England as other Merchandises also Priests used bushed and braided-heads and blazing clothes shining and Golden Girdles and gilt Spurs and many other enormities uncontrouled Grafton 2. Vol. p. 28. In the year one thousand one hundred and sixty were seen in England two Moons on Maunday Thursday the one in the East the other in the West and in the year one thousand one hundred and fifty six were seen two Suns and in the Moon a Red Cross about which time in Italy appeared three Suns by the space of three hours in the West and in the year following three Moons whereof the middle had a Red Cross overthwart noted as a token of the schisme among the Cardinals about the election of Alexander the third that endured twenty years As also in December in the year one thousand and two hundred in the raign of King John were seen in the Element about ten at night within the Province of York five Moons One in the East another in the West a third in the South another in the North and a fifth in the middle Hail fell as big as Hens Eggs and Spirits were seen flying in the Air like Birds with fire in their bills setting houses on fire as they flew And the last of October one thousand three hundred twenty and one the Sun for six hours together appeared as red as blood And in the year one thousand two hundred sixty and one in the raign of Henry the third the Thames was frozen so hard that men rode over on horse-back Grafton 2. Vol. p. 36. 51. 92. 98 138. 201. All Becket's Kinred both men and women were banished for his offence by Henry the second p. 68. Becket on Christmas day did excommunicate Robert de Brocke for cutting off the tail of one of his Horses the day before p. 71. When Pope Alexander trod upon the Emperor Fredericks neck the Quire blasphemously sung this verse Thou shalt walk upon the adder and the Basilisk and shall tread down the Lion and the Dragon p. 79. IMMANUEL Historical Collections Century X. HEnry the second King of England never laid any Tax or tribute on his Subjects in all his raign and yet when he died left nine hundred thousand pounds in his Treasury Grafton Vol. 2. p 81. Robin Hood and little John who is reported to be fourteen foot high two Famous Thieves lived in the time of King Richard the first p. 85. Four hundred Jews at York in the time of Richard the first cut their Master veines and bled themselves to death p. 87. In the year one thousand two hundred twenty one the men of Cathness in Scotland burnt their Bishop because he cursed them for not paying Tithes for which cause the King of Scots hanged four hundred of the chief doers gelded their children and disinherited the Earl of that Country Id. p. 119. A Jew falling into a Privy at Tewksbury on Saturday for reverence of the day which is their Sabbath would not be taken forth The Earl of Glocester hearing of it commanded that he should not be taken out on the Lords day for reverence of the Christian Sabbath and on Munday morning he was found dead Grafton Vol. 2. p. 119. When Isabel Edward the seconds Wife was returning with an Army into England had they not been driven by a Tempest to a contrary Harbour they had all miscarried their Enemies waiting at the Port they intended to land at p. 20. Edward the third tempted the Chastity of the beautiful Countess of Salisbury and had an honorable repulse p. 214. King Edward the third having streightned Calice by a Twelve-months siege proffered mercy to all except six which should come forth with Halters about their necks and be left wholly to his dispose they coming he commanded them to be beheaded but upon the earnest intercession of his Queen and Nobles he forgave them who had all voluntarily proffered themselves to that danger to save their people p. 286. King Edward the third took Sir Eustace of Richmond Prisoner with his own hand and for his valiant behaviour in the encounter he set him at liberty and gave him a rich Chapelet of Pearls to were in remembrance of him Grafton Vol. 2. p. 291. Sir James Audely having behaved himself valiantly at the battel of Poytiers the Black Prince gave him five hundred Marks a year which he presently gave his four Esquires the Prince hearing of it confirmed his gift and gave him six hundred Marks more for himself p. 299. John King of France and Edw. the 3d King of England being together at Mass when the Pax was profered to be kissed both refused to kiss first and so instead of kissing the Pax they kissed each other p. 316. In the year one thousand four hundred and eleven the Thames flowed three times in one day of which Grafton gives the reason to be great Winds Rains and Frost p. 441. At the Council of Constance was assembled of Bishops Abbots and Doctors three hundred forty six of Noble men five hundred sixty four of Knights and Esq sixteen thousand besides Servants which not accounting the Townsmen were reckoned forty five thousand persons Id. 444. In the raign of Henry the fiftâ— there was a Bill put up in the Parliament at Leicester against the Temporalties of the Clergy That that which was devoutly given and disordinately spent might
be imployed to better purposes But the Clergy by moving the King to the Conquest of France waved the force of the bill so that it was laid asleep Id. p. 445. In the year one thousand four hundred and fifteen the twenty fifth of October being Fryday was fought the battel of Agincourt where the French had six times the number of the English and were so confident before hand that they had in their thoughts divided the spoil but received a most terrible overthrow through Gods assistance and the English Valour and the Policy of sharp stakes pitched in the ground before the Archers to break the force of the Horse-men Grafton Vol. 2. 454. When King Henry the fifth being in France heard that his Son afterwards Henry the sixth was born at Windsor not fancying the place he spake these prophetical words I Henry born at Monmouth shall small time raign and get much but Henry born at Windsor shall long raign and lose all But as God will so be it p. 490. Lewes Duke of Orleance was owner of the Castle of Coucy His Constable was the Lord of Cawny whose wife the Dukes Paramour had a child not certain which was the Father Whereon Cawny and his wife being dead a Controversy arose the next of Kin to Cawny claiming the Inheritance which was four thousand Crowns per annum This controversy depending in the Parliament of Paris the child then eight years old though instructed by his Mothers Friends both to save his Mothers credit and to enjoy so ample an Inheritance to own himself as Cawnies child yet being asked answered openly before the Judges My heart giveth me and my noble courage telleth me that I am the Son of the noble Duke of Orleance more glad I am to be his bastard with a mean living than to be the lawful Son of that Coward Cuckold Cawny with his four thousand Crowns Inheritance The next of Kin had the Estate and the young Duke of Orleance took him into his Family who after proved a most Valiant and fortunate Warrier against the English in the days of Henry the sixth and is commonly called the Bastard of Orleance p. 530. Henry Beauford Bastard Son of John of Gaunt and Bishop of Winchester was made Cardinal and by his Bulls Legantine gathered so much treasure that he was truly called the rich Cardinal but not the learned Bishop or vertuous Priest Grafton Vol. 2. p. 524. Margaret daughter to James the Fourth King of Scotland married to Lewes Dolphin of France was of so nasty a complexion and stinking breath that her husband after the first night loathed her company for grief of which she soon after died p. 575. When Francis Duke of Brittain was in treaty of Marriage with Isabel daughter of James the fourth King of Scots his counsel advised him against it because she had little Wit or Womanhood He answered being enamoured on her fair face that it was enough for a Woman to judge the difference between the Doublet and Shirt of her husband and to know him in the dark from another man p. 575. A man that counterfeitâ—d himself blind came to St. Albans and gave out that at that Martyrs shrine he had his sight restored to him Humphrey the good Duke of Glocester being there sent for him who reasoning with him asked him what colour his Gown was The blind man readily answered not only to that but to many other colours in the Room Away Fellow saith the Duke thou wast never born blind that canst presently distinguish betâ—een colours and commanded him to be set openly in the Stocks Grafton Vol. 2. p. 598. When Cardinal Beauford Bishop of Winchester lay dying he used these words Why should I die having so much riches If the whole realm would save my life I am able either by Policy to get it or riches to buy it Fie will not death be hired will Money do nothing I had hope to have worn a Triple Crown but I see the world faileth me and I am deceived I pray you all to pray for me Id. p. 599. When the stout Earl of VVarwick heard that his Bastard brother and some others were slain in the beginning of a Battel and some began to fly he came to King Edward the fourth and alighting off his Horse slew him with his Sword saying Let him fly that will for surely I will tarry with those that will tarry with me Grafton Vol. 2. p. 654. When Henry Earl of Richmond was presented being but ten years old to King Henry the sixth He observing his Towardliness said to those that were about him Lo surely this is he to whom both we and our Adversary leaving the possession of all things shall hereafter give room and place 692. Henry the sixth that good but unfortunate Prince was the same day that he rode triumphantly thorough London apparelled in a Gown of blue Velvet taken by Edward the fourth and committed to Prison p. 702. King Edward the fourth called before him an aged Widdow which was wealthy and pleasantly demanded of her what she would give him towards his great charges By my troth said she for thy lovely Countenance thou shalt even have twenty pounds The King looking scarcely for half the sum thanked her and lovingly kist her Whether the Flavor of his breath did so comfort her stomach or she esteemed the kisses of a King so pretious a Jewel she swore incontinently he should have twenty pounds more which she with the same Will paid that she offered it Id. p. 719. One Banister that had been Servant to the Duke of Buckingham betraied his Master the Duke to Richard the third whether for fear or covetousness uncertain but sure it is that shortly after his Son and heir waxed mad and died in a boar-sty His eldest daughter before of excellent beauty was stricken with a Leprosy His second Son miserably deformed and lame in his limbs His younger Son drowned in a puddle And he himself in his extream old age found gulty of a Murther and saved by his Clergy and never had one farthing of the thousand pounds King Richard promised King Richard saying That he that would be untrue to so good a Master would be false to all others p. 825. Tâ—e Lord Cordes a French Commander so sore longed to gain Calice from the English that he would commonly say that he would gladly lie seven years in Hell so that Calice were in the possession of the French p. 882. In the year one thousand four hundred twenty and seven the English Merchants that had been before restrained were received in the City of Antwerp with general procession so glad was the Town of their returning by whom they had much gain Grafton Vol. 2 p. 922. Some Frenchmen taken before Calice in the raign of King Henry the eighth of England were sold in open Market A Cooper of Calice bought one of Bulloigne and had of his Prisoner a hundred Crowns for his Ransome When the money was paid the
years cryed continually Woe Woe c. And the last day when it was taken went upon the Wall and cried Woe to Jerusalem and Woe to me also and was smitten witâ— a Stone and died Id. 159. Vespasian dying would not sit or lye but stand saying It became an Emperor to die standing Polycron f. â—50 The Philosopher Secundus enjoyned himself silence and forbore to speak for many years together and though brought before the Emperor Adrian yet kept silence and so did to his death 162. Antoninus Pius was wont to say that he had rather save one Citizens life than kill a thousand Enemies Id Ibid. When Constantine gave great gifts to the Church a Voice was heard saying Hodie Venenum infunditur in Ecclesiam This day poyson is poured into the Church Id fol. 1â—1 Eugenia daughter to Philip a Noble Roman wâ—nt from her Father in mans cloths was baptised and called Eugenius and made Monk and after Abbot A Woman named Melencia cast a lecherous eye on him and would have had him lye with her which when he refused she desamed him saying that he would have forced her she was brought before her own Father then as Judge and discovered her self Her Father turned Christian and Melencia was killed with lightning Id. f. 163. Narcissus a Christian was accused of foul crimes by three false witnesses which wisht if what they charged him with were not true the first that he might be burnt the second that the Kings Evil might destroy him the third that he might be blind The two first had what they wisht which the third seeing and repenting wept himself blind Polycron f. 164. Origen at eighteen years old would have gone to Martyrdom with his Father but his Mother hid away his cloths He afterwards kept School and thereby maintained his Mother and all her Children He gelded himself writ four thousand Volumes when be said well no man better when ill no man worse He held that the Divel at length should be saved alledging this Scripture God shall not be wroth for evermore Id. fol. 165. The Emperor Licinius called Learning a common Pestilence Id. f. 176. Athanasius being pursued and like to be taken on the River turned his Boat and met his pursuer Who asked whether he saâ— Athanasius he answered that he went that way just now The pursuer went forward and so Athanasius escaped Id. 173. The Bishops assembled at the Council of Nice by the command of Constantine to compose the differences in Religion they put up bills of Complaint the one against the other but he commanded them to reconcile themselves amongst themselves and burnt all their bills saying That if he saw any of them commit Adultery he would cover it with his own Mantle that men should not have occasion to speak evil of Religion Id. 173. When Sapor King of Persia had besieged the City Nisiben tvvo months the Snouts of his Elephants and his Horses Ears vvere so pestered vvith gnats and great Flies that they threvv dovvn all that vvas upon them and disparcled his Host Id. ibid. Julian the Apostate his Stevvard pissing in scorn upon the Vessels of the Church said Loe in what Vessels Maries Son is served in Immediately his mouth served him instead of his lovver part for the avoiding of his execrements His Master Julian endeavoured to rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem but vvhat vvas built on the day vvas throvvn dovvn at night Ibid. In the dayes of Theodosius the second the Devil appeared to the Jâ—ws in the likeness of Moses in the Island of Crete and promised there that he vvould lead them dry foot to the land of Behest Many of them vvere drovvned and others turned to the faith Polycron fol. 180. When Attila besieged the City Tricasove vvhere Saint Lupus vvas Bishop at his Prayers all the Host vvas stricken blind And vvhen the Saxons set on the Brittains Saint German the Bishop commanded the Souldiers to cry all together Hallelujah thrice whereon the Saxons fled without striking stroke Id f. 181. 184. Medard Bishop of Noviodunum and Geldard Episcopus Rothomagensis were twin-brethren born in one day made Bishops in one day died in one day and Canonized for Saints in one day Id. f. 186. Werburga daughter of VVulphinus King of Mercia a Menchion or Nunne buried in the Nunnery of Hamberge lay whole and unputrified three hundred years Id. 209. Ricoldus Duke of Prisons being perswaded by Bishop VVulphrun to be baptized having one foot in the font asked the people whether more of his predecessors were in Paradise or Hell When it was answered in Hell he drew his foot out of the water and would not be baptized saying it 's better to follow the more than the less Id. f. 217. Charles the great who was eight foot of stature sitting at meal with his Master Alcuinus a Scot who sate afore him on the other side of the Table asked his Master how great difference and space there was between a Scot and a Sot his Master answered but the breadth of a Meat-board Id. f. 220. When Lewes the mild had advanced one Frederick to the Bishoprick of Vtrecht sitting at meal with him he gave the Bishop good Counsel at which the Bishop took boldness and asked him whether that Fish was to be tamed at head or tail The King answered at head Then said the Bishop Reform thy self and put away thy Wife Judith with whom thou incestuously livest The Emperor took it in good part but his Wife hearing of it hired two Ruffians that kill'd him In this Emperors time a Damsel at Tholouse lived three years vviâ—hout Meat or Drink Id. fol. 223 224. Pope Sergius commandeâ— the dead body of his predecessor Formosus to be taken up his â—ead to be strickâ—n off and his body to be cast into the River Which body Fishers found and brought into St. Peters Church and Images did it reverence at it's coming in Polycron f. 232. In the days of Edgar King of England there was a Woman born in Gascoigne having two bodies froâ— the Navel upward being but one downward Id. f. 238. Silvester the fourth being a Frenchman formerly called Gerbertus a great Negromancer covenanted with the Divel for the Popedom till he said Mass in Jerusalem not thinking of a Chappel in Rome so called where he fell sick and ordered his body to be put in a Coffin and buried where the beasts that drew the bier should abide of thâ—mselves The beasts carried him to St. John of Laterans Where his Tomb by sweating and ratling of his bones gives warning of the Popes death Id. f 244. The Son of the Earl Lupoldus was sent by the Emperor Conradus to his Empress with a letter importing that when the letters were read the young man that brought them should be put to death the same day The young man in his journey lodged at a Priests house who read the letter and instead of dying that day put in should marry our daughter which accordingly
of France having taken Cramyris his Eldest Son in battel who had rose in Rebellion against him as an example to all disobedient Children he enclosed him and his wife and Children in a House set it on fire and burned them in it Id. p. 91. Fredigund wife to King Chilperick resting on her bed her husband passing by with a little wand struck her upon the back the Queen not looking up and supposing the King gone a hunâ—ing said Landry why strikest thou me thus the King hearing these words made semblance as though he had not heard them but she perceiving it was the King for fear coâ—trived and procured his death the same day as he came from Hunting Id. p. 109. Brunchild the wife to Segebert the fourth Son of Lotharius the first King of France having been a great stickler in the French affairs and the death of no less than ten Princes was at last by the King and Peers of France condemned to be tied to a Wild Horse-tail by the hair of her head and so to be drawn till she was dead which accordingly was done Id. p. 131. Clodoveus Son of Dagobert King of France in a great dearth caused the Church of St. Dennis which his Father had covered with Plates of Silver to be covered with lead and the Silver given to the relief of the poor Id. p. 151. Aelfrid King of the VVest Saxons being naturally inclined to Incontinency praied that God would send him such a disease that might hinder his lust but not unfit him for the managing he affairs of his Kingdom And he accordingly had the disease called Ficus Fabian Hist 1. part p. 216. A noble man named Hebert having invited Charles the simple King of France to his Castle there treacherously murthered him Lewes the fifth his Son long time after attaining the Crown intends revenge Having convened his Nobles amongst which Hebert was one a Messenger brought him a letter which while he read and smiled his Nobles asked what that letter imported he told them that a Kinsman of his in England had acquainted him that a husbandman inviting his Lord to dinner treacherously slew him and desired to know of him what such a one deserved and since they were thus met he desired their opinion They all and Hebert amongst them adjudged him to a shameful death The King turning to Hebert told him Thou art the man who hast treacherously slain my Father and therefore I Judge thee out of thy own mouth and accordingly he was immediately executed Id. p. 237. King Edward Son of Edgar being slain by his step-mothers command and buried in VVimborn she intending to Visit him by way of Pilgrimage could not by any means make the Horse she rid on come nigh the place of his burial Fabian Hist 1. part p. 255. Robert Duke of Normandy being chosen King of Jerusalem hearing of the death of his Brother VVilliam Rufus King of England minding to succeed him refused Jerusalem but as Authors say for that refusal of providence never prospered after Id. 319. Philip the Eldest Son of Lewes Son of Philip King of France being a youth riding through the streets of Paris for his disport a Hog suddainly started up which frighted his Horse so that he threw him off with so great Violence that he died that night Id. p. 332. Emanuel Emperor of Constantinople when the VVestern Princes about the year one thousand one hundred and fifty went against the Saracens sold them Meal mingled with lime whereof many of the Christian Army perisht 341. King Henry the second returning out of Ireland when on VVhitsunday he was taking horse suddainly appeared unto him a Man of pale and wan colour barefoot in a white Kirtyl and said Sir King Christ greeteth thee well and commandeth thee strictly that no Market or servile work be holden upon the Sunday in the lands of thy Lordship out take what belongeth to the dressing of meat and if thou so dost all shall prosper with thee The King bad the Knight that held his Horse ask him whether he had dreamed this The man replied whether I have dreamed or no take thou heed of my saying that if thou mend not thy life thou shalt shortly hear such things as shall make thee sorry to thy lives end This spoken the man suddainly vanisht and the King not amending himself was unfortunate ever after Fabian Hist p. 349. Epitaphium H. 2. Regis Angli Sufficit hic tumulus cui non suffecerit Orbis Res brevis est ampla cui fuit ampla brevis Rex Henricus eram mihi plurima regna subegi Multiplicique modo Duxque Comesque fui Cui satis ad Votum non â—ssent omnia terrae Climata Terra modo sufficit octo pedum Qui legis haec pensa discrimina mortis in me Humanae speculum conditionis habe Quod potes instanter operare bonuÌ„ quia mundus Transit incautos mors inopina rapit Id. p. 356. Epitaphium Frederici Imper. Si probitas sensus Virtutis gratia census Nobilitas ortûs possent resistere morti Non foret extinctus Fredericus qui jacet intus Fabian Hist 2. Vol. p. 53. In the year of our Lord one thousand two hundred seventy two at Greenwich near London a Lamb was yeaned having two perfect bodies with all their members but one head Id p. 99. In the yeâ—r of our Lord one thousand two hundred eighty six a Woman in Switzerland was delivered of a Child that from the Navâ—l upwards had two compleat bodies and downward was but one and another woman bore a Child whose head and face was like a Man and all the rest of the body like a Lion Boniface the eighth minding to get the Popedom hired one of the Chamberlains to Coelestine the fifth who was a good and holy but simple man in the dead of the night to speak in a reed and say Coelestine if thou wilt be saved renounce this Pomp of the VVorld and serve me as thou didst before He having often heard the voyce took it for a Divine warning resigned the Popedom and would have retired into the VVilderness But Boniface fearing his restauration held him Prisoner and so used him that he shortly after died Id 158. The three wives of the three Sons of Philip the fair King of France which wives were Sisters Daughters to the Duke of Burgoigne were at one time accused of Spouse-breach the two eldest convict and the youngest was cleared the two wives put in Prison and the two paramours hanged The youngest vvas restored to her husband Charles after King of France but from him aftervvards divorced because her Mother vvas Godmother to her husband Fabian Vol. 2. p. 163. 189. In the third year of the raign of Philip the fifth of France the Provost of Paris having in his Prison a Picard a man of great riches vvhich vvas judged to be hanged The said Provost being hired thereunto vvith great Sums of Money took another Innocent Man and put
being pacified when singing of Mass they came to that Verse Hunc diem gloriosum fecisti there was a loud voice heard in the air Hunc diem bellicosum ego feci which while the generality trembled at the Emperor boldly answered Thou author of all mischief hast made this day troublesom but I through Gods Grace will make it acceptable to the poor And the Mass being ended caused it to be proclaimed that all the provision of Victuals that was provided for himself and his Courtiers should be given to the poor which was accordingly done Gulielm Malmsb. p. 44. In the time of King Edmund a woman was born in the Confines of Normandy with two bodies above the Navil and one below one did laugh and eat and talk the other did weep was hungry and silent The one died three years before the other which by the weight and stench of the dead was at last suffocated Id. p. 48. Etheldretha Wiburga Virgins King Edmund Arch-Bishop Alphege five English Saints whose bodies being deâ—d did not consume Id. p. 49. Edith the Daughter of Edgar having been sometimes dead when they intended to have removed her to a more Honourable place they found her all putrified excepts her Thumb which Dunstan seeing her oft cross her self with prayed might not corrupt and her belly quae sunt infra ventrem at which some wondring the Virgin appeared to one in his sleep and told him that those parts did not putrifie as others hiving not been abused by gluttony or wantonness Id. p. 51. Fulco Earl of Anjou in his old Age minding the welfare of his Soul according to the Religion of those days went in Pilgrimage to Jerusalem and having bound his servants by Oath to do what he should require was by them drawn naked to Christs Sepulcher the Pagans looking on while one drew him with a wooden Yoke put about his neck the other whipt him on the naked back he in the mean time saying Receive O Lord a miserable perjured and Runaway servant vouchsafe to receive my soul O Lord Christ Id. p. 55. In the daies of William the Conqueror in tâ—e City of Nantes there were two Priests of intimate but vitious acquaintance who made this agreement between them That he of them which died first should within thirty daies appear to the Survivor that so they might know whether Epicurus that affirmes the Soul to vanish into air or Plato that maintains it immortal were in the right Not long after one of these Priests dies the Survivor expects him and after tâ—irty daies the dead Priest appears who asking the Survivor whether he knew him was answered Yes and that he was not troubled at his present appearing as at his long absence The dead Priest replied That his present coming could nothing advantage himself who was condemned to eternal torments and when his friend answered that he would give all he had to the poor and Monasteries and fast night and day to relieve him he replied It would be in vain Gods sentence being irreversible But that thou maist learn by it behold some part of my misery He held out his hand sanioso ulcere stillantem and behold saith he this is one of the least of my miseries and the other replying that that seemed but a small thing he sprinkles three drops of it one on each Temple and the third on his Fore-head which with burning heat entring left three holes upon which the living Priest witnessing the greatness of his pains by his crying out the dead replies Lo this is a document of my miseries and shall be except thou neglect it a singular help to thy safety wherefore whilst thou maist change thy mind change thy habit and become a Monk At which when he answered nothing he adds Here wretch read these letters and withall held up his hand engraven with black Characters wherein Satan and his Angels return their hearty thanks to the Church-men of that time who indulging themselves in all sorts of pleasures through their idleness and neglect of Preaching had sent a greater number of Souls to Hell than in former Ages had been Upon this the dead Priest disappeared and the living repented of his wicked life and shore himself a Monk at St. Melanius Gulielm Malms p. 55. Henry the Son of Henry the fourth Emperor in the quarrel of the Pope rose against his own Father but when his Father being dead he himself was Emperor he then maintained the same quarrel abouâ— investiture of Bishops against the Pope which his Father before did Id. 64. Godfry the first Christian King of Jerusalem would never wear any Royal Crown for Honour when Christ wore a Crown by way of scorn and when dying he was demanded whom he would nominate his Successor he would not name any only answered in general He who should be worthy Id. p. 81. Herbert sirnamed Losing having bought of William Rufus the Bishoprick of Thetford and for his Father the Abbey of Winchester a Po t of those daies made on them these verses Surgit in ecclesia Monstrum genitore Losinga Simonidum secta Canonum virtute rejecta Petre nimis tardas nam Simon ad ardua tentat Si praesens esses non Simon ad alta volaret Proh dolor Ecclesiae nummis venduntur aere Filius est Praesul Pater Abbas Simon uterque Quid non speremus si nummos possideamus Omnia nummus habet quod vult facit addit aufert Res nimis injusta Nummis fit Praesul Abbaâ— Id. p. 72. Roger the Son of Tancred Prince of Antioch being taken in a battel by the Turks and required to give up his Sword he answered he would not to any but the Commander in chief as being his equal who holding out his hand to receive the Sword Roger striking at him with all his might cut off his head and then run himself through to avoid slavery p. 85. In the second year of Henry the first King of England when extream long hair was in fashion a Soldier of Quality that took great pride in his hair dream'd that one had strangled him with his locks awaking he cut off what vvas superstuous and by telling his dream and by his example prevailed vvith many for a time to moderation Gulielm Malms p. 99. Herfast Chaplain to William the Conqueror a man of no Learning but greatly conceited coming in great Pomp to the Abbey of Becco Lanfrank the Abbot to refell the mans pride caused an A B C to be layd before him whereby he being provoked laboured and procured from the Conqueror Lanfrank banishment out of Normandy He coming to take his leave hapned to ride upon a lame Horse which moving the Conqueror to laughter occasioned the reversment of his banishment p. 136 Dunewulph was made Bishop of VVinchester by King Alfred who had been formerly a Swinebeard and had then entertained the King unknown in the nature of a servant Will. Malms p. 138. Elphegus Bishop of VVinchester having in one day
to death because he had escaped his Enemies but cashiered him as unworthy to be a Roman Soldier who had suffered himself to be taken Id. p. 741. There were ninety seven thousand Jews taken prisoners and eleven hundred thousand perished in the siege and destruction of Jerusalem which had been five times since it came into Davids hand spoiled before and then was utterly ruined Id. p. 744. Between Arias and Raphanias two Cities in the Kingdom of Agrippa in Syria there runs a River that is called Sabbaticus because that when it floweth it is full of Water and runneth with a swift stream yet having flowed six daies on the seventh day it is so dry that you may see the bottom Id. p. 749. The Castle of Massada being built by Herod the great was a most impregnable Fort and furnished with provision for many years having VVine and Oyl and Dates that had continued good and sweet for one hundred years having within it nine thousand and sixty men besides vvomen and Children vvas besieged and so distressed by the Romans that they had no hope of escape and therefore by an unanimous consent there vvere chosen ten men vvho should kill all the rest vvho having dispatched them they cast Lots vvhose turn it should be to dispach his surviving fellovvs The man on vvhom the Loâ— fell having killed them fired the palace and killed himself Only tvvo vvomen and five Children that hid themselves in a vault escaped and gave the Romans an account of vvhat had happened Joseph p. 761. All Writings among the Greeks are modern there being no writer among them before Homer vvho did not write himself but left his verses to be sung by rote vvhence there comes to be so many contradictions in them But the Egyptians Chaldaeans and Phaenicians are truly venerable Yea so ignorant vvere the Greeks of strange affairs that Ephorus a chief writer among them concludes the Spaniards to be inhabitants only of one City Id. 765. 768. The lake of Gennesaret is thirty furlongs broad and an hundred long the vvater sweet and good and very cold the River Jordan passing through the midst of it and ends in Asphaltites vvhich water is salt and steril in vvhich vvhat 's vveighty swimâ— It is five hundred and eighty furlongs long and one hundred and fifty broad full of Bâ—tumen In it stood Sodom and by the banks fruits grow which to the eye seem as other fruit but if you handle them they fall into ashes â—nd smoak Id. p. 689. Appion gives this Ridiculous reason from â—hâ—nce he saith the name of Sabbath was derived for saith he When the Israelites had â—ravailed for the space of six daies there grew certain inflammations in their groins by reason whereof they rested on the seventh day being â—â—fely arrived in Judaea they call the seventh â—ay Sabbath because the Aegyptians call Sabaâ—osis an Vlcer that groweth about the groin Joseph against Appion p. 783. When Appion charged the â—ews that they placed an Asses head in their Temple and worshipped it most religiously Josephus replies That were that true which he reporteth yet an Aegyptian as Appion was should not have spoken against them for it seeing an Ass his head is of no less worth than a Goat and other brute beasts which they honour for Gods Id p. â—8â— Moses was the Antientest Law-maker long before Lycurgus Solon or Saleucus and the Greeks confess that in time past they wanted the name of Law This Homer can wiâ—ness who in all his works never nameth this word Law for the people of those times were not governed by Laws but by Indefinite sentences and the Princes pleasure using customes but not written and altering and changing them as occasion served Id. p. 791. Divine Plato a man of most vertuous life yet is almost continually scoft at by his Country-men and brought in as a Vice in a Comedy Of which I suppose this may be one Reason That Plato knowing that Players and Poets brought in the multitude of Gods affirmeth that Poets are not to be admitted in a Common-wealth and sendeth Homer away lest by his â—ables he should destroy and deprave the true opinion of God p. 796. Josephus affirmeth the Jews to have been always jealous and wary against any innovation in their Laws of Religions which as warrantably done by them he justifies by the instance of others Plato commandeth his Citizens not to admit any strangers or forraign custome into their City and the Athenians most severely punisht any that should speak the least word against their Gods and Socrates was put to death for sâ—earing by a strange Oath which he said a Daemon taught him His accusers alledging that he corrupted young men and contemned the Laws and Religion of his Country And they put to death Anaxagoras for saying the Sun which they worshipped was a Fiery stone and would have given a Talent to have Diagoras kill'd who derided their mysteries And the Scythians slew Anacharsis for attributing too much to the Grecian Gods p. 797. Apollonius Captain of Syria coming to Jerusalem with an Army and entring the Temple with a design to rob the Treasury there appeared certain Angels on Horse-back with weapons in their hands and shining with firy flames which so daunted the Heathen that he fell down astonished and on his recovery acknowledged his sin and craved the Prayers of the Hebrews for his restoring which was by Oneas the high Priest readily granted whereby his life was preserved p. 802. Thomas Becket born in London the first Englishman since the Conquest that was Arch-Bishop vvas brought up in the Vniversity of Oxford Paris and Bononia perferr'd by Theobald to be Arch-Deacon of Canterbury and by him so effectually commended to King Henry the second that he first made him Chancellor of England for four years at what time he lived like a Courtier not like a Clergyman The Arch-Bishop dying the King prefers him to be Arch Bishop by the choice of the whole Convocation of the Clergy no man gainsaying save Gilbert Foliot Bishop of London he was consecrated on Whitsunday 1 6â— being not fully forty years of age he immeâ—iately alters his course of life became grave and austere and in outward shew devout resigns the Chancellor ship and told the King he could not serve the Court and the Church He was a vigorous challenger of the Land belonging to his See and a most strenuous defender of the privileges of the Clergy in opposition to the Customs of England set down by Henry the Kings Grandfather To which notwithstanding he and the rest of the Bishops met at Clarendon sware observation but disliking what he had done the Arch-Bishop procured the Pope to absolve them of this Oath but fearing the Kings displeasure he endeavored to escape beyond Sea but was taken carried prisoner to Northampton trâ—ed for Treason appealed to the Pope yet sentenced by his own suffragan Bishops but the night after makes an escape gets to the Pope who placed him in
the Monastery of Pontiniacâ— and there excommunicates his suffâ—agan Bishops thence the King by threatning otherwise to expel all the Monks of that Order out of hi Kingdom gets him banish'd and sends all his kindred and well-willers out of England Becket had got the French â—ing and the Pope to back him but Lucius the Anti-Pope dying and Barborossa the Emperor being no friend to the Pope the King and Emperor treated to deal with the Cardinals to choose another Pope which the Pope fearing first made the Kings of England and France friends and then used the mediation of the French King to make up the difference between the King and Becket which after two or three attempts in vain Becket still adding in his submissions to the King Salvo Honore Dei which the King justly disliked because whatever displeased him he would affirm was against Gods Honour yet at last were made friends and the arh-Arh-Bishop sent home but not fully restored till he behaved himself quietly a while at Canterbury which he promised but contrarily he immediately excommunicates the Arch-Bishop of York the Bishops of London and Salisbury and all that had any hand in the young Kings Coronation they complain to the King who was exceedingly troubled and cursed the time that he made him Arch-â—ishop or sent for him home and withal added that it was his chance ever to do for unthankful men otherwise some or other would have made this proud Priâ—st an example to all such troublesome pâ—rturbers of his Kingdom and State four Knights hearing these word resolve to kill him come to Canterbury on Innocents day and after â—hey had treated with him to be pliable to the Kings pleasure but to no purpose at evening they enter the Church and on the steps going up to the Quire they kill'd him The Monks immediately bury his body which was afterwards taken up and layd in a most sumptuous shrine in the East end of the Church at Canterbury The Pope hearing of this Massacre excommunicates the authors and consenters The King was fain to purge himself by Oath yet could not be absolved before he had done this strange Penance First he should pray devoutly at the shrine of this new Martyr Secondly that he should be whipt in the Chapter House receiving of every Monk one lash Thirdly that he should maintain two hundred Soldiers for the space of one year at Jerusalem and lastly revoke the declaration publisht at Clarendon that originally gave the occasion of this murther All this such were those times the King was fain to perform Bp. Godw. lives of the Bps. p. 95. Giraldas Cambrensis speaking concerning Baldwin the fourtâ— Archbishop of Canterbury gives him this Character that he was a better Monk than Abbot Bishop or Arch-bishop for which cause the â—ope in a certain letter greeted him thus Urban the Servant of the Servants of God to the most fervent Monk the zealous Abbot the Lukewarm Bishop and careless Arch-bishop greeting This Bishop would needs attend King Richard the first into the Holy Land and died at the Siege of Acon and gave all his goods to be divided amongst the Soldiers Id. p. 1â—0 King Richard the first being taken Prisoner by Leopald Arch-duke of Austria at what time the Sea of Canterbury was void effectually by his letters endeavoured and prevailed that Hubert Walter who had waited on him in his Warrs in the Holy land and was then Bishop of Salisbury might be advanced to the Arch-bishoprick While his Pall was fetching from Rome he went to Merton and professed himself a Monk He prevailed for a quarter part of the Revenues both of Clergy and Laity for one year which with the Plate and Ornaments of the Church then sold were to pay the Kings ransome being 150000 Marks The King at his return made him Lord Chancellor and Chief Justice of England and Governour of all his dominions who being before Arch-bishop and the Popes Legate wanted no Authority that was possible to be laid upon him In two years after his preferment he gatâ—ered to the Kings use 1100000 Marks devized the â—ssize of Bread Weights and Measures for Wine Oyl and Corn was a great House-keeper buâ—lt a Monastery at Derham in Northfolk where he was born Walled and Moated so as the Water encompassed the Tower of London encreased the Revenues of his Sea and procured divers privileges to it built a Chappel at Lambeth by the Monks of Canterburies consent hardly obtained and that not without this express condition that no Bishops should there be Consecrated nor Abbot admitted nor Order administred He lived twelve years Arch-bishop both beloved of Prince and people blamed for nothing but ambition in holding so many places of power Which temporal Offices on the Popes command he laid down divers years before his death which happened July 15th 1205. Id. p. 105. King John and the Monks of Canterbury rejoyced at Huberts death of whom it seems they stood in some Awe the King when he first heard of it used this expression Methinks quoth he I am now indeed King of England But the Event declared they had no great cause of Joy for upon a difference amongst the Monks who had made two Elections the Pope voiding both imposed upon the See of Canterbury one Stephen Langton a man of great worth had he orderly entred The King forbad him entrance into England the Pope hereon interdicts the whole realm during the time of which all divine service ceaâ—ed except baptism auricular Confession and administration of the Lords supper to such as lay at point of death and at last particularly excommunicates the King himself which he little regarded till he perceived the French King ready to Invade him and his own Subjects to desert him Whereupon he was necessitated to comply with the Pope to resign his â—rown and take it from him paying a yearly pension of a thousand Marks and at last was poysoned by a Monk Having first admitted the Arch-bishop into his Land and restored him his revenues the Arch bishop calls a Convocation at Osnias whither came a young man shewing the marks of wounds in his hands feet and side professing himself to be Jesus Christ and was accompanied by two Women whereof one professed herself the Virgin Mary the other Mary Magdalen But this Counterfeit Christ was for his pains really crucified Presently after he translates the bones of Becket with so great expense at the solemnity that neither he nor four of his successors were able to recover the debt it cast his See and Church into He first divided the Bible into Chapters in such sort as we now account them and died July the ninth 1228. Bp. Godw. p. 108. In the Raign of Henry the third many Italians had possessed themselves of the best benefices in England which being much spitted at certain mad fellows took upon them by force to thresh out their Corn every where and gave it away to the poor as also to rob and spoil them of
their money and other goods It was done so openly and so boldly as it was manifest some great men were at one end of the business The Italians after that time were not so eager upon English benefices Id. p. 111. Offa the Son of VVazmund a petty King of the Saxons who was founder of VVarwick was tall of stature and of a good constitution of body but blind till seven years old and then saw and dumb till thirty and then spake Sir Rich Baker Hist p. 8. In the Raign of King Ethelred the Danes invaded the Land under Hungar and Hubba the Nunnes of Coldingham to avoid the barbarous pullution of the Pagans deformed themselves by cutting off their upper Lips and Noses Sir Rich. Baker p. 12. King Athelstan imposed as a Tribute on the Prince of North-VVales to pay three hundred VVolves yearly which continued three years and in the fourth there was not one VVolf to be found Id. p. 16. King Aelfrid hunting found a Child in an Eaglâ—s Nest which he nâ—urished and advanced and called it Nesting Id. p. 17. In the Reign of Canutus a Law was made in the â—arliament at Oxford that upon the Sabbath day all publick Fairs Markets Synods Meetings and all secular actions should be forborn unless some urgent necessity should require Also that a Woman Convict of Adultery should have her Nose and Ears cut off Also that a Widdow marrying within a year after her Husbands decease should lose her Joynture p. 23. Canutus gave a Cross to VVinchester Church worth as much as the whole revenues of the Kingdom for a year Id. p. 23. Hochetidus which signifieth scorn and contempt is a day yearly kept in remembrance of Hardi-Canutus death being the last of the Danish Kings that Reigned in England Id p. 25. Edward the Confessor was the first that cured the Kings Evil by the touch p. 26. VVilliam the Conqueror landing first in England fell down and the day of battel his Armor was put on reversedly both things which a weak spirit would have interpreted as a bad Omen he did as a good as that by his falling he took possession and his Dukedom would be turned into a Kingdom p 32. The Saxon way of making Knights was this The party first at Evening confest himself to the Priest then he continued all night in the Church watching and applying himself to his private devotions the next morning he heard Mass and offered his Sword upon the Altar after the Gospel was read the Sword was Hallowed and with a benediction put about his neck lastly he communicated the mysteries of the blessed body of Christ and from that time he remained a perfect Knight p. 36. Stigand Arch-bishop of Canterbury would often swear he had not one Penny upon the earth when under the earth as after his death was found he had hidden great treasures Sir R. Baker p. 40. In the time of VVilliam the Conqueror Gawins body was found who was fourteen foot long and was King Arthurs Sisters Son Such a Mortality that tame Fowls for want of some to tend them turned wilde And a great Lord sitting at a feast was set upon by Mice and though he were removed from Land to Sea and from Sea to Land again yet at last was devoured by them Id. p. 42. VVilliam the Conqueror dying at Roan in Normandy his death was known the very same day at Rome which are a thousand Miles asunder Froissard relates this story There was in the time of Edward the third of England a Knight in France named Corasse who could tell any thing was done all the World over either the very dâ—y or within a day after which he did by the means of a familiar Spirit called Orthene who brought him continual intelligence for divers years together till he lost him upon this occasion He had hitherto only heard the Voice but now had a great mind to see the shape of his Intelligence The Spirit promised him that the next thing he saw when out of his Bed should be himself The Knight rising saw the first thing two straw tumbling one over the other but desiring his familiar that he might see him in such a shape that he might take more notice of him the next morning looking out of his VVindow he saw a most lean and deformed Sow which he setting his Dogs at the Sow vanished and his Spirit Orthone never came more Id. p. 44. King VVilliam Rufus trusted not to the prayers of Saints and therefore would make no intercession to St. Peter p. 51. In the Raign of VVilliam Rufus a Tempest blew down in London six hundred Houses and six beams from the Roofe of Bow-church in Cheapside were driven so deep into the ground that not above four foot remained in sight and yet stood in such rank and order as the Workmen had placed them upon the Church Also Earl Godwins Lands were swallowed with the Sea and now are called Godwin sands Id. p. 58. King Henâ—y the first forbad the wearing of long Hair in England then much used Baâ—ler p. 59. Thomas Arch-bishop of York falling desperately sick in the time of Henry the first his Physicians told him that nothing would do him good but to company with a VVoman To whom he answered that the Remedy was worse than the disease and so to keep his Virginity lost his life p. 60. In the time of Henry the first there was an Earth quaâ—e in Lombardy that continued forty dayes and removed a Town from the place where it stood a great way A Pig was farrowed with a face like a Child A Chicken hatched with four Legs The Sun so eclipsed that the Stars were seen Gerard Arch-bishop of York sleeping in his Garden after Dinner never awoke Id. p. â—2 Roger a poor Curate accidentally dispatching Mass with great celerity before Henry Beauclarks the Soldiers were so pleased with it that he took him to be his Chaplain and after made him Bishop of Sarum He built five Castles viz. Sarum Devises Sheburn Malmsbury Newark and had taken from him in ready coin forty thousand Marks p. 71. Requerius a wicked Minister in the time of King Stephen of a more wicked Abbot with his wifâ— crossing the Seas the Ship in the midst of the stream would not stir the Mariners astonished cast Lots which fell upon Requerius and so did again and again whereupon they put him and his wife and what he had out of the Ship which presently as eased of her burthen sailed away Id. p. 73. In King Stephens time there appeared two Children a Boy and a Girl clad in Green in a stuff unknown of a strange language and of a strange diet whereof the Boy being baptized died shortly after but the Girl lived to be very aged and being asked from whence they were she answered of the Land of St. Martins where there were Christian Churches but the Sun did never rise But where that Land is and how she came into England she knew not Sir
R. Baker p. 73. Sir VVilliâ—m Hâ—wkesford Knight one of the Chief Justices under Edward the fourth who dwelt at Annory in Devonshire a man of great Possessions fell into such a degree of Melancholy that one day he called unto him his keeper charging him with negligence in suffering his Deer to be stollen and thereupon commanded him that if he met any man in his Circuit at night that would not stand or speak he should not spare to kill him whosoever he were The Knight having thus laid his foundation and meaning to end his doleful daies in a certain dark night conveighed himself secretly out of his own house and walked alone in his Park The Keeper in his night walk hearing one stirring and coming towards him asked who was there but no ansâ—er made he willed him to stand wâ—ich when he would not doe the Keeper shot and killed him and coming to see who it was found it to be his Master Id. p. 300. IMMANUEL Historical Collections Century XIV HEnry Earl of Essex having let fall and lost the Kings Standard was shorn a Monk and put into the Abbey of Reding and his lands seised to the Kings use Sir Rich. Baker p. 76. When King Henry the second of England and Lewes of France met between Tarwin and Arras there suddainly happened a Thunderbolt to ligâ—t between them which made them break off their Conference and at another Meeting the like accident again happened Id. Ibid. Certain Fellows having cut off Arch-bishop Beckets Horses Tails after that fact all their Children were born with Tails like Horses and tâ—is continued long in their posterity Id. p. 82. In the raign of Henry the second there came into England thirty Germans Men and Women who called themselves Publicans who denied Matrimony the Sacraments and other Articles who being obstinate the King commanded to be marked with a hot Iron and whipped which they took patiently the Captain called Gerard singing Blessed are ye when men hate you when they had been whipt they were thrust out of doors in Winter where they died with cold and Hunger no man daring to relieve them Sir R. Baker When Richard the first had made Hugh Pudsey Bishop of Durham and for a great sum sold him the Earldom he said merrily amongst his Nobles Do not ye think me a cunning man that of an old Bishop can make a young Earl Id. p. 90. When King John in a pursuit of love to a daughter of Robert Fitz-water called Maud the fair had received a repuâ—se she not consenting to the Kings lust he is said to send a Messenger to give her poyson in a poched Egg whereof she died Id. p. 101. When Jeffry Fitz Peter Justitiar of England died who while he lived kept King John in some awe the King hearing of it sware that he was now at length King of England and with great rejoycing said Now when this man comes to Hell let him salute the Archbishop Hubert whom certainly he shall find there Idem p. 103. King John hanged up twenty and eight Welsh pledges for the falseness of their Friends Id. p. 103. A Jew refusing to lend King John Money the King caused every day one of his great teeth to be plucked out by the space of seven dayes and then he was content to give the King ten thousand Marks of Silver that the one tooth which he had left might not be pulled out p. 106. King John by the Monks Historians is represented as an Atheist for saying that after he was reconciled to God and the Pope never any thing prospered with him And that having kill'd a fat Buck should say See how this Deer prospered yet never heard Mass and that sending for aid to the King of Morocco he promised to turn Mahometan Sir Ri. Baker p. 109. In King Johns time there fell Hail-Stones as big as Goose Eggs. 109. One Simon Tharvey a great Scholar for his pride in learning became at last so utterly ignorant that he hardly could read a letter in the Book Id. p. 110. Matthew Paris relates that in the time of King John a Maid in â—eicestershire being exactly watched was found in seven years not to eat or drink but only that on Sundays she received the Communion and yet continued full and in good liking Id. p 131. Simon Montford gave King Henry the third the Lye to his face and that in the presence of all the Lords of whom the King stood in fear for passing on the Thames and suddainly taken with a terrible storm he put on shore on the next stairs wâ—ich happened to be at Durham house where Montford then lay who coming down to the King told him he need not fear the danger was past No said the King I fear not the thunder so much as I do thee Id. p. 133 Edward the first being Prince and playing when young with a friend at Chess in the midst of his game without any apparent occasion he removed himself from the place where he sate when suddainly there fell from the roof of the House a great Stone which if he had stayed in his place but never so little had beaten out his brains 138. Edward the first calling a Parliament at Salisbury admitted no Church-men in it and Edward the third at another called but four Bishops and five Abbots Id. 133. 185. John Earl of Warren being called on to shew by what Title he held his Land drew out an old rusty Sword and then said He held his Land by that and by that would hold it to his death Id. 146. King Edward the first prohibited Sea-coal to be burned in London and the Suburbs for avoiding the noysome Smoak Sir Rich. Baker p. 147. In a Synod in Edward the firsts daâ—s it was enacted that no Ecclesiastical person should have more than one benefice with cure of Souls Ibid. In the sixteenth year of Edward the first it chanced at Gascoin that as the King and Queen sate in their â—hamber upon a Bed talking together a Thunder-bolt coming in at a Window behinde them passed betwixt them and slew two of their Gentlemen that stood before them p. 148. In the eigth year of Edward the second a Parliament ordained by reason of a dearth that an Ox fatted with grass should be sold for fifteen shillings fatted with Corn for twenty The best Cow for twelve shilings A fat Hog of two years old for three shillings and four pence A fat sheep shorn one shillings and two pence unshorn one shilling and eight pence A fat Goose two pence half-peny A fat Capon two pence a fat Hen one penny But after this law provisions grew so scarce men not willing to sell that the law was quickly reversed Id. p. 160. When â—dward the third and Philip de Valoys their Armies stood encampt one against another a Hare starting out before the head of the French Army caused a great shoot to be made whereupon they who saw not the Hare but only heard the shoot
in English rather than he would live to see that day he would cut his own throat p. 405. Sir Thomas More Lord Chancellor of England his Father at the same time being a Judge of the Kings bench He would always at his going to VVestminster go first to the Kings Bench and ask his Fathers blessing before he went to sit in Chancery p. 406. Anne Bullen condemned and going to Execution called one of the Privy Chamber to her and said unto him Commend me to the King and tell him he is constant in his course of advancing of me for from a Private Gentlewoman he made me a Marquess from a Marquess a Queen and now he hath left no higher degree of Worldly honour he hath made me a Martyr Id. p. 408. Richard Read Alderman of London refusing to pay his Assessment was sent a Solâ—ier into Scotland by Henry the eighth and there taken Prisoner Id. p. 426. In the eighteenth year of Henry the eighth there was a proclamation made against all unlawful games so that in all places Tables Dice Cards and Bowls were taken and burnt bu this order continued not long for young men being thus restrained fell to drinking stâ—aling Conies and other worse misdemeanours Id. 424. About the fifteenth year of Henry the eighth divers things were brought into England whereof this Rithme was made Turkeys Carps Hops Pickerel and Bare Came into England all in one year The six Articles on which the Martyrs were put to death in the times of Henry the eighth and Queen Mary were these following They were condemned that held 1. That the body of Christ was not really present in the Sacrament of the Lords Supper after Consecration 2. That the Sacrament might not truly be administred under one kind 3. That Priests entred holy orders might marry 4. That vows of Chastity entred into upon mature deliberation might not kept 5. That private Masses were not to be used 6. â—hat Auricular Confession was not necessary in the Church p. 426. Judge Morgan who gave sentence against the Lady Jane Gray fell mad and in his raving cried continually to have the Lady Jane taken away from him and so ended his life p. 459. In the thirty seventh year of King Henry the eighth on Tuesday in Easter week VVilliam Foxly Pot-maker to the Mint of the Tower of London fell asleep and could not be waked with pinching and burning till the first day of the next Term which was full fourteen dayes and when he awaked he was in all points as if he had slept but one night and lived forty years after Id. p. 428. In the sixth year of Edward the sixth at Middleton stony eleven Miles from Bristol a woman brought forth a Childe which had two perfect bodies from the Navil upwards the Legs for both the bodies grew out of the midst where the bodies joyned and had but one Issue for the Excrement of them both They lived eighteen dayes and were women children Id. p. 448. When the Duke of Northumberland went out of London in defence of the Lady Jane he said to the Lord Graâ— See how the people press to see us but not one saith the Lord speâ—d you p. 451. Queen Elizabeth while her Sister lived being asked what she thought of those words of Christ This is my body whether she thought that was Christs body in the Sacrament after a little pause is reported to make this answer Christ was the word that spake it He took the Bread and brake it And what the word did make it Thatâ— believâ— and take it Which served her turn to escape that snare which by a direct answer she could not Sir R. Baker p. 459. Queen Mary being resolved to restore what Lands were alienated from the Church by Henry the eighth when it was told her that it would be a great diminution to the revenues of the Crown she answered she more valued the Salvation of her Soul than a thousand Crowns Id. p. 463. The day that Ridley and Latimar suffered at Oxford Gardiner would not go to Dinner though the old Duke of Northumberland invited him to dine with him till after four of the Clock and the reason was because he would first hear that they were burnt and as soon as word was brought he said Now let 's go to dinner where sitting down and eating merrily he fell into such extremity that he was taken from the Table and carried to his Bed where he continued fifteen daies without voiding any thing by Urine or otherwise which caused his tongue to swell in his mouth and so died Id. p. 463. The Lord Starton for a Murder was hanged at Salisbury in a silken Halter Id. p. 463. When Cranmer was burnt and his whole body consumed yet his heart remained untoucht with the fire 463. In Queen Maries dayes there died for Religion five Bishops one and twenty Divines and of all sorts of men and women two hundred seventy and seven p. 469. Tobâ—cco was first brought into England by one Ralph Lane in the year one thousand five hundred fifty six the twentieth of Queen Elizabeth p. 529. Lopez being executed for Treason against Queen Elizabeth at Tyburn professed that he loved the Queen as well as he did Jesus Christ which was cause of laughter to them that knew him to be a Jew Id. p. 553. Peter Bourchet a Gentleman of the Temple supposing it lawful to kill those who were Enemies to the Gospel assaults Hawkins the famous Mariner instead of Hatton and wounds him for which he was sent to the Tower where taking a brand out of the fire he struck out the brains of one of his keepers called Hugh Langworth for which fact he was condemned of Murder and his right hand cut off and nailed to the Gallows and himself thereon hanged Baker p. 564. It 's reported of Sir Thomas Cheyney Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports that his Pulse beat three quarters of an hour after he was dead as strongly as if he were alive Id. p. 577. In the third year of Queen Elizabeth a Mare brought forth a Foal with two Heads and a long Tayl growing beâ—ween them A Sow farrowed a Pig with two bodies eight feet and but one head A man-child was born at Chichester having Arms and Legs like to an Anatomy the breast and belly monstrous big about the neck a great Collar of flesh and skin growing like the Ruff of a shirt Id. p. 577. One Richard Heydock of New Colledge in Oxon a Dr. of Physick pretended to Preach in his sleep was by King James discovered to be a Mountebank Id. p. 591. Sunday the twenty fourth of October one thousand six hundred and three an Exemplar Penance was imposed on Sr. Pechsal Brockaâ— Knight which was to stand at Pauls Cross in a white Sheet holding a stick in his hand having been formerly convicted before the high Commissioner for many notorious Adulteries with divers women Id. p. 602. In the year of our Lord one thousand six
twelve chose another in his room by which at last they saw this Star Id. p. 303. When the body of St. Martin was removed from Turon for fear of the Danes and placed at Antisiodorum by the body of Saint German many Miraculous cures were wrought and many gifts were offered whereupon a contention arose whose the profit should be those of Turon claiming all those of Antisiodore claiming a part both from the prerogative of the Church and the dignity of Saint German To end this Controversy a Leper was placed all night to watch between St. Martin and St. German and the next morning that side of the body which was towards Saint Martin was made perfectly whole when the other part remained as it was but being turned the next night towards Saint Martin was likewise recovered And the men of Turon had the whole gain Gulielm Malmsb. p. 24. Gregory the sixth being the occasion of shedding much blood when he lay on his death bed there was a great debate among the Cardinals whether he should be buried in St. Peters Church with the rest of the Popes He understanding of it and having in a large discourse cleared himself told them that since his and their judgment might be mistaken they should refer it to Divine determination and therefore saith he Set my body Antecessorum meorum more compositum before the gates of St. Peters Church fast shut and bolted and if God will I shall enter the gat s opening of themselves then bury me there if not then do what seemeth to you best They doing accordingly the gates opened of their own accord and they buried him in the Church with his predecessors Gulielm Mâ—lmsb p. 48. Berinus Bishop of the West Saxons having taken ship and that under Sail having forgot his fardels went out of the Ship and walkt on the Sea to land and returned again with them Gulielm Malms p. 136. St. Swithun Bishop of Winchester restored a Womans eggs that were broken by his workmen on the bridge by making the sign of the Cross Id. p. 137. Birastan Bishop of Winchester using to sing the Mass for the rest of t e dead one night ending all he added these words Requiescant in pace and was answered by the voices as it were of a great Army out of the graves Amen This Birastan dying suddainly had little honor done him till after Athelwold that succeeded him watching before the Saints reliques he appeared to him with Berinus and Switiâ—un telling him that he was in glory with them and therefore should have more respect and a better opinion amongst men Id. p. 138. Whilst Robert Lotharing Bishop of Hereford was at court VViliam the Conqueror VVulstan being then fallen sick at VVorcester or something in his likeness appeared to him and audibly uttered these words If thou wilt see me living hasten to VVorcester before I die He having got leave of the King made hast towards VVorcester but the night before he reacht it VVulstan appeared to him and told him that he had done what love required but it was in vain being dead but bid him provide for himself to come shortly after and that it was no vain fancy he should know by the token of his love that should be given him He going to VVorcester interred the Bishop and after coming away the Prior brought him as a present St. Wulstans Cap with Lambs furr which he was used to wear when he travelled by which being warned he carefully prepared himself for his own death which hapned in June after VVulstan dying the midst of January Gulielm Malms p. 163. St. VVereburg the daughter of Ulfere King of Mercia professing Chastity in a Nunnery at Chester when her Country Farmer told her that with all his care he could not keep her Corn Fields from being destroyed with Birds she commanded him to go and shut them all in a House He astonished with the strangness of the command thought at first that she had but jested but perceiving she was in earnest goes into the Fields and commands the birds in his Mistrâ—ss name to follow him who presently all obeyed and he shut them in but withall made bold with one of them for his Supper His Mistress coming very early the next morning rebuking them for their rapine commanded them to be gone But they sensible of the loss of their fellow refused and by their complaining as they might signified their grief She mistrusting some reason examining her Farmer understood from him that he had eaten one of them she caused him to bring the bones to heâ— and making a sign of the Cross with her hand flesh and skin and feathers and life returned and the whole company joyfully departed with their restored fellow W. Malms p. 164. Saint Fridswide being a Saxon Kings daughter and earnestly pursued by a King who desired her in marriage fled from him into Oxford he following her was no sooner entred the Gates but on her prayers was smitten blinde and on his entreaties to her upon her prayers was restored Hence it was that following Kings were along time after afraid to enter that City Id. p. 166. The Romans in their rage in the tenth year of Brethreck King of the West Saxons cut off and put out the tongue and Eâ—es of Pope Leo and drove him from hâ—s seat who was after by divine grace restored to his speech sight and place H. Hunting p. 197. When Harold and his sister Queen Edgith unknown to the King had gaâ—hered a vast sâ—mme of Money vâ—z four pence of every Hide of Land they perswaded the King Edward the Confessor to goe into his Treasury to see this money who coming thither and seeing the devil sitting upon it aâ—kt him what he did there he answered him that he there watched his own money The King conjuring him to tell how that Money came to be his was answered because it was unjustly taken from the poor whereupon the King ordered the money to be restored which was accordingly so done Roger Hoveden f. 256. An Ignorant Priest having with much difficulty and many Mistakings sumbled over those three Names Shadraâ—b Mesech and Abednego when they again occurred in the same chapter in stead of venturing on them any more makes use of this Periphrasis viz. the three Gentlemen aforesaid FINIS