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M. 3148 between MEDIA Arbaces Mandanes Sosarmus Articas Cardicias Deioces Phraortes Cyaxares Asty ages by Succession BABYLON Belesus Tiglah-Pelesar Salmanasar Senacherib Assarhaddon Merodach-Baladan Nebuchadnezzar Evil Merodack Belshazar by Conquest Kings of the second or PERSIAN MONARCHY which began Ano. M. 3434 and lasted 228 yeares were CYRUS Cambyses Darius Hystaspes Xerxes Artaxerxes Longimanus Darius Nothus Artaxerxes Mnemon Artaxerxes Ochus Arsames Darius Codomannus Overcome by The first King of the third GRECIAN or MACEDONIAN MONARCHY which began Ano. M. 3642 lasted 300 yeares were ALEXANDER THE GREAT Who dying without sons after him the Empire was divided into these foure parts MACEDON â—ridaeus Brother of Alex M. Cassander Phillippus Antipater Demetrius Poliorcetes Pyrrhus King of Epirus Lysimachus Ptolomaeus Ceraunus Meleager Anti-pater the 2 d Sosthenes Antigonus Gonatus Demetrius the 2 d Antigonus Doson Phillipus the 2 d Perseus who being Overcome By Paulys Emylius the Roman Consul Macedon was herby reduced into a Province Under the ROMANS Who An o M 3924 began ASIA MINOR 1 Antigonus Phil of Macadons. Bastard 2 Demetrius Poliorcetes Who being expell'd by his Son in Law Seleucus Nicanor Asia was thereupon A next to Syria and by consequence fell Ioyntly with Syria under the Dominion of The ROMANS Who An o M 3924 began SYRIA 1 Seleucus Nicanor 2 Antiochus Soter 3 Antiochus Theos 4 Seleuchus Callinachus 5 Seleuchus Ceraunus 6 Antiochus Magnus 7 Seleucus Philopater 8 Antiochus Epiphanes 9 Antiochus Eupater 10 Demetrius Soter 11 Alexander Bala 12 Demetrius Nicanor 13 Antiochus Entheus 14 Tryphon 15 Antiochus Sidetes 16 Demetrius Nicanor redux 17 Alexander Zebenna 18 Antiochus Grypus 19 Tygranes who being subdued by Pompey Syria after that became a Province Under the ROMANS Who An o M 3924 began EGYPT 1 Ptolomeus lagus Phil Bastard of Maceâ— 2 Ptolom Philadelphus 3 Ptolom Evargetes 4 Ptol Philopater 5 Ptol Epiphanes 6 Ptolo
Consuls limited with Senators and Tribunes and in time of War or distress by Dictators who becoming perpetual were at last called Emperours Qu. How many were the first Kings of Rome name them in order Ans Seven to wit Romulus Numa Pompilius Tullius Hostilius Ancus Martius Tarquinius Priscius Servius Tullius and Tarquinius Superbus who by reason of his Tyranny was the last King of the Romans after whom they govern'd by Consuls till the Emperours times Qu. Who was the first Roman Emperour Ans Julius Caesar who making himself perpetual Dictator and having defeated Pompey took upon him the sole government of the Empire and so began the fourth Monarchy called the Roman which was afterwards established by Augustus Qu. How many years was it from the building of the City of Rome to the death of Julius Caesar Ans 710 years which was about 42 years before the Birth of Christ who was 14 years old when Augustus dy'd Qu. The first period of this Roman Empire reaching from Julius Caesar to Constantine the Great tell me in order the Names of the several Emperours Ans Julius Caesar Augustus Tiberius Caligula Claudius Nero Galba Otho Vitellius Flavius Vespasian Titus Vespasian Domitian Nerva Trajanus Adrianus Antonius Pius Anton. Phylosoph Commodus Pertinax Didius Julianus Septimius Severus Caracalla Macrinus Heliogabalus Alexander Severus Maximinus Thrax Balbinus Puppienus Gordianus Philippus Arabs Decius Tribonianus Gallus Valerian Galienus Claudius secund ' Aurelianus Tacitus Probus Carus Dioclesian and Constantius Chloras Father of Constantine the Great Qu. How many years was it from Julius Caesar to Constantine the Great Ans About 355 years Qu. Why is the first period of the Roman Empire reckon'd but to Constantine the Great when he had so many considerable Emperours that succeeded him as Constantius Julian the Apostate and others Ans First because Constantine the Great was the first Christian Emperour and secondly because he removed the Imperial Seat from Rome in Italy to Byzantium in Greece where building a great City he call'd it after his own Name Constantinople which soon after produced a division of the Empire into East and West betwixt Arcadius and Honorius and so it continued for several years under two several Emperours Qu. What became of the Empire of the East after its division Ans The Empire of the East together with its chief City Constantinople was taken by the Turks who now possess it about 230 years ago from the last Greek Emperour Constantius Palaeologus whereupon 't is observ'd that as the City of Constantinople was built by a Constantine the first whose Mothers Name was St. Helena so likewise was it lost under a Constantine the eleventh whose Mothers Name also was Helena Qu. What became of the Empire of the West which was held at Rome after Honorius Ans About 100 years after Honorius the Empire of the West was destroy'd together with its Emperour Augustulus by Odoacer King of the Herulii which Empire hath been since succeeded by two Successions of Western Franks the first beginning with Charles the Great and the second with Radulphus Auspurgensis of the House of Austria who possesses the German Empire at this present time But here it is observable how that as the Roman Empire was founded by an Augustus so was it lost by an Augustulus Qu. How was the Roman Empire destroy'd Ans By the Invasion of Barbarians such as were the Hunns Goths and Vandals Qu. Which are the best Writers of this Fourth or Roman Monarchy Ans Caesar's Commentaries Dionysius Halicarnasseus Valerius Maximus Livy Plutarch Suetonius Tacitus both the Plinies Velleius Paterculus Ammianus Marcellinus Appian Lucius Florus Herodian Polybius Dion Cassius Salust Zozimus Procopius Jornandes Cassiodorus Agathias Historiae Augustae Scriptores and all the Byzantine Writers besides many learned modern Authors of the same Subject LIB IV. OF THE GREEK and ROMAN HISTORIANS Qu WHich are the most eminent of the Greek Historians Ans Herodotus Thucydides Xenophon Polybius Diodorus Siculus Dionysius Halicarnasseus Josephus Plutarch Philostratus Arrianus Laertius Appian Dion Cassius Herodian Eunapius Zozimus Eusebius and the Byzantine Historians as Procopius Agathias c. Qu. What account have you of Herodotus Ans Herodotus born at Halicarnassus a City in Greece is the most ancient of Historians we have extant next to Moses and therefore called by Cicero the Father of History He lived about 450 years before Christ when being a man of Quality and Power in his Countrey and opposing Lydamus his Cities Tyrant he was forced to fly to Thurium where he wrote those Nine Books of History which Posterity called by the names of the Nine Muses and which contained the most remarkable Transactions of the World during 240 years beginning from the time of Cyrus the first King of Persia and so on to Xerxes's time wherein Herodotus himself lived As for the Life of Homer though very ancient and ascribed to him it is thought to have been wrote by some other hand Herodotus his Stile like Homer's is sweet and easie his Dialect Ionick Some as Plutarch and Chrysostom esteem him fabulous but Camerarius Stephens especially our late Voyages and Discoveries have sufficiently vindicated him He dyed and was buried at Thurium Qu. What account have you of Thucydides Ans Thucydides was twelve years younger than Herodotus and lived 438 years before Christ Being but a Boy he wept at the hearing of Herodotus repeat his History whereby Herodotus presaged his future parts He was the Son of Orolus of a Royal Extraction and married a rich Wife the King of Thrace his Daughter by which means he expended much money both to the Athenians and Lacedemonians for good intelligence of their proceedings whereof being well informed he wrote his History and call'd it A possession for everlasting which gives an account of the Peleponesian Wars with the Athenians for one and twenty years together in 8 Books whereof the last seems uncorrect and unfinished to the former seven which makes some think it wrote by his Daughter others by Theopompus but Vossius by Thucydides himself whilst he was sick His method is preferr'd above all others His Stile pithy and full of matter His Dialect most pure Attick However Dyonisius accuses him of using obsolete words His Orations filled with good Argument but tedious Lastly he was an enemy to Fables and his Relations most faithful writing only of such things as were acted in his own time and knowledg which advantage Herodotus wanted Qu. What account have you of Xenophon Ans Xenophon by Birth an Athenian and Son of one Grillus lived 400 years before Christ He was a second Tresmegistus being a great Captain Phylosopher and Historiographer His Attick Dialect was so pure that he was called Apes Attica and was therefore envy'd and hated of Plato He was so generous that he exposed the Writings of Thucydides which he might have delivered for his own Xenophon's History treats of 46 years Transactions of the Greeks and begins where Thucydides ended shewing
time this Planet is diametrically opposite to the Sun Qu. What is an Epocha Ans It is some remarkable point of time from the which Chronologers begin to reckon in reference to the changes of their own Nation Thus the Jews reckoned from their departure out of Aegypt the Grecians from their Olympiads instituted by Iphitus The Romans from the building of their City the Christians from the Birth of Christ and the Turks from their Hegira or flight of Mahomet Qu. What is a Lustre and an Olympiad Ans A Lustre among the Romans and Olympiad among the Grecians signified the space of five years because the Games so called were celebrated every fifth year Qu. How do Sacred Chronilogers begin to reckon Ans First from the Creation to Noah's Flood 1657 years 2dly From the Flood to the calling of Abraham 367 years 3dly From the calling of Abraham to the departure of the Israelites out of Aegypt 430 years 4ly From the Aegyptians Exodus to Solomon's building of the first Temple 480 years 5ly From the building of the first Temple to the erection of the second by Zorobabel 497 years 6ly From the building the second by Zorobabel to the Birth of our Saviour Christ 529 years 7ly and lastly From the Birth of our Saviour to these present times 1683 years Qu. How do Prophane Chronologers begin to reckon Ans First From Nimrod to Cyrus the Great 1646 years 2dly From Cyrus to Alexander the Great 228 years 3dly From Alexander to Julius Caesar 300 years 4ly From Caesar to Constantine the Great 355 years 5ly From Constantine to Charles the Great 455 years 6ly From Charles the Great to Radulphus of Auspurgh 472 years 7ly and lastly From Radulphus to these present times 400 years Qu. Which are the best Authors for Chronology Ans Helvicus Calvisius Bucholcer Funccius Petavius Vsher and Alstedius LIB III. OF HISTORY Of the Assyrian MONARCHY Qu. WHat is History Ans A Record of past actions either Sacred or Civil Qu. Which are the four chief and most ancient Monarchies of the World Ans The Assyrian the Persian the Grecian and the Roman Qu. Vnder what Kings did the Assyrian Monarchy begin flourish and expire Ans It began under Nimrod and flourish'd till Sardanapalus by whose Lust it was divided and almost destroy'd Qu. At what time was the Assyrian Monarchy founded and how long did it last Ans It was founded about seventeen hundred years after the Creation and lasted sixteen hundred forty six years longer Qu. Tell me the Names of the Assyrian Kings in order Ans Nimrod Belus Ninus or Ashur Semiramis Ninias Arius and others unknown till we come to Sardanapalus by whose Luxury Monarchy became divided between two Rebels Arbaces and Belesus and so continued to them and their Heirs till Cyrus's time who began the second Monarchy called the Persian Qu. How came Cyrus to begin the second Monarchy Ans One part of the Empire falling to him by succession from his Grandfather Astygas one of Arbaces's Successors he soon conquered Belshazzer who was Belesus's Successor and so joyning both parts of the Empire together began a new Monarchy in Persia his Native-Countrey Qu. Wat Authors treat of this Assyrian Monarchy Ans The holy Scriptures Josephus Diodorus Siculus Justin Eusebius Matthaeus Vsher Raleigh Hoel and Viginier besides the ancient Ctesias Berosus and Megastenes whereof only some few fragments remain Of the Second OR PERSIAN MONARCHY Qu. WHy was this second Monarchy called the Monarchy of the Medes and Persians Ans Because the Empire did chiefly consist of those two Kingdoms Qu. Vnder what Kings did this Persian Monarchy begin flourish and expire Ans It began under Cyrus whose Race ended in his Son Cambyses after whom Darius Hystaspes having defeated the Magi and won the Empire from his Competitors by the neighing of his Horse it still flourished till Darius Codomanus in whom it ended Qu. How long did this second or Persian Monarchy last Ans It lasted 228 years and was enjoyed only by two Families that of Cyrus and that of Darius Hystaspes Qu. Tell me the Names of the Persian Kings in order Answ Cyrus the Great Cambyses Darius Hystaspes Xerxes Artaxerxes Longimanus Darius Nothus Artaxerxes Mnemon Artaxerxes Ochus Arsames and lastly Dar. Codomanus Qu. What Authors write chiefly of this second Monarchy Ans Herodotus Thucydides Xenophon Plutarch Diodorus Justin and Orosius Of the Third OR GRECIAN MONARCHY Qu. WHy was this Third Monarchy call'd the Grecian or Macedonian Monarchy Ans It was so called from its first Founder Alexander the Son of King Philip of Macedon a Grecian born Qu. When was it that Alexander began to reign Ans 329 years before the Birth of Christ and in 12 years space conquer'd most part of the Universe and is therefore called the Great Qu. How long did the Grecian Monarchy flourish Ans It flourish'd no longer than Alexander's Life for he dying without Sons bequeath'd the Empire to the Worthiest which caused great division amongst the Nobility till at length they divided it into four parts And so it lasted till they were all conquer'd by the Romans who began the Fourth and last Monarchy under the Conduct of Julius Caesar Qu. Which were the Four parts of this Grecian Monarchy after its division Ans The Kingdoms of Macedon Asia minor Syria and Aegypt all which were in the space of 300 years reduced to the Roman Yoak Qu. What Kings succeeded in Macedon after Alexander Ans The first was Alexander's Brother Arideus after whom succeeded fifteen Kings more whereof the last was Perseus who was overcome by Paulus Aemylius the Roman Consul Qu. What Kings succeeded in Asia minor after Alexander Ans But Two whereof the first was Antigonus King Philip of Macedon's Bastard and the second was Demetrius Poliorcetes who being put to flight by his Son-in-law Seleucus Nicanor after that Asia minor was joyn'd to the Kingdom of Syria Qu. What Kings succeeded in Syria after Alexander Ans The first was Seleucus Nicanor after whom succeeded 19 King whereof the last was Tigranes who being subdued by Pompey Syria became a Province to the Romans Qu. Now lastly What Kings succeeded Alexander in Aegypt Ans The first was Ptolomaeus Lagus another of King Philip's Bastards after whom succeeded 12 Princes more till by the death of the famous Cleopatra Aegypt was reduced into a Roman Province And thus Rome having swallowed up the four divisions of the Grecian Monarchy began another which was called the Fourth or Roman Qu. Which are the best ancient Authors that treat of this Grecian Monarchy Ans First Arrianus and Quintus Curtius that write of Alexander himself and secondly Plutarch Justin Polybius and Diodorus that treat concerning his Successors Of the Fourth OR ROMAN MONARCHY Qu. WHen was Rome first founded and by whom Ans Rome was first built 753 years before Christ by the two Brothers Romulus and Rhemus Qu. How hath Rome been anciently govern'd Ans Rome was first govern'd successively by Kings then by annual
Honour of the Jews from a Work which Apion had publish'd to the disadvantage of Philo and his Countrey-men Josephus tho' Hebrew was his Mother-Tongue wrote his Books in Greek wherein he was most perfect to have them more generally understood by the Greeks and Romans The credit of his History is blamed by many as Maldonat Melchior Canus Pererius Baronius and others as Gregory who says in his Posthuma that Josephus destroys several Miracles in Holy-Writ only to make them seem credible Nevertheless Justin Martyr Eusebius St. Jerom Suidas Calvisius and Scaliger prefer him to the best of Writers next those of the Holy-Writ as doth the Letters of King Agrippa approve him for the truest of Authors As for his Testimony of Christ in the 22 d. Book of his Antiquities it is by the most judicious Criticks thought to have been inserted by another hand though very ancient Josephus publish'd his Writings also as well in Hebrew as Greek Finally Josephus has not only writ many things contrary to Moses but also omitted many Evangelical Truths as the coming of the Wise-men to Judaea also Herod's Massacre of the Infants and therefore ought to be read with caution Some as Munster confound with this Author that Counterfeit Josippus Gorionides his Wars of the Jews Qu. What account have you of Plutarch Ans Plutarch who lived under Domitian and Nerva but flourished chiefly under Trajan about 100 years after Christ was born at Cheronaea in Baeotia He was a Priest of Apollo and both a great Historian and Phylosopher First as for History he wrote the Lives of 24 Famous Grecians educated at Sparta and Athens and of 25 Romans bred up under the several Governments at Rome His Greek Lives begin with Theseus King of Athens in the year of the World 2750. and end with Philopaemenes General of the Achaians in the year of the World 3821. which was 121 years before Christ His Roman Lives begin with Romulus the Founder of Rome and end with Galba and Otho about 70 years after Christ and 820 from the building the City of Rome Now secondly for his Phylosophy contain'd in the Book of his Morals he learnt it partly from his Father Lampras his Oratory partly from his Grandfather Nicarchus his Phylosophy and partly by the Converse of his Brother Timon but mostly from his Aegyptian Tutor Ammonius and Travels into Aegypt He is esteem'd by all as a most wise grave Author both in Phylosophy and History Qu. What account have you of Philostratus Ans Philostratus flourish'd from Severus to Phillippus and at the request of Julia Augusta Severuses Wife whose Secretary he was wrote the Life of Apollonius Tyanaeus a Pythagorian Magician in eight Books wherein he followed the Relations of Damis the Assyrian and Apollonius his Associate in his Travels as also the Records of Maximus the Aegaean and two others besides Apollonius his own Testament of himself and written with his own hand From hence Hierocles who is for that cause Answered by Eusebius attempts to prefer Apollonius before Christ which has rais'd an unjust out-cry of the PRIESTS against our Author Philostratus ☜ whose Style is Elegant Greek as well as his Geographical Descriptions especially of India useful and such as are not to be found in others But to say the worst of him Philostratus is as Merric Causabon observes though fabulous where he would make a God of a Magician yet for some strange Relations once suppos'd false and now approv'd true well deserving to be Read Qu. What account have you of Arrianus Ans Arrianus of Nicomedia a City in Bithynia was a Priest of Ceres and Proserpine and flourish'd under the Emperours Adrians Antonius Pius and Marcus Aurelius Antonius He was as well a Phylosopher as Historian being Educated under Epictetus the Stoick whose Phylosophy he collected from his Discourses and afterwards published in Writing as an Enchiridion Besides which he published of his own Composure seven Books of the Expeditions of Alexander the Great and an eighth Book of so much of the East-Indies as was known in his time He wrote also ten Books of Alexander's Successors whereof at this day there remains only Photius's Abridgement He wrote likewise four other Tracts none of which are at this time extant one of Timoleon of Corinths Acts in Sicily Another of the Art which Dion of Syracuse used to free those Countries from the Tyranny of Dionysius the Second A third of the Parthians descent from Sythia and Wars with the Romans under Trajan And the fourth called the Alanick History which makes some believe him to be the same Arrian that Dion says was Governour of Cappadocia under Adrian that made War upon the Alanians His Greek is so Attick and Sweet that it gave him the name of the new or young Xenophon whom attempted to imitate Not only Lucian and Photius of old but also Scaliger Vossius and Bodin of the modern Criticks prefer him to the best of the Greek Historians provided you will pardon his Arrogance in the middle of his first Book where he boasts himself to exceed all other Authors as much as Alexander excell'd all other Conquerors Finally of his eight Books the only that are extant of him he professes in the first seven concerning Alexander to follow the Relations given him by Aristobulus and Ptolomaeus Lagus their Writings who were Captains under Alexander and in his other eighth and last Book of the East-Indies to follow the Geography of Marinus Tyrius who in this point far exceeds Ptolomy Qu. What account have you of Diogenes Laertius Ans Diogenes Laertius so called from Laerte a Town in Cilicia where he was born liv'd under Antonius Pius or soon after He wrote the Lives and Apothegms of the Phylosophers in ten Books beginning with Thales and ending with Epicurus whom being himself an Epicurean he favours even to a fault making him place his chief Happiness in the pleasures of the mind and not of the body which is contrary to the Character given both by Cicero and other Ancient Authors of Epicurus Nevertheless from hence Gassendus too much enclin'd to this Epicurian Sect takes occasion to write so favourably of its Founder However as Lactantius treats only of the Moral Phylosophers so we owe our best account of Natural Phylosophers to Laertius notwithstanding Keckerman who is more studious of Modern than Ancient Writers condemns him Finally Ludovicus Vives tells us that this Piece was written by Laertius to a woman Qu. What account have you of Appian Ans Appian of Alexandria remov'd thence to Rome where he liv'd under Trajan Adrian and Antoninus Pius at first the quality of Advocate but afterwards for his parts preferr'd to be one of the Emperors Proctors He wrote in 24 Books an History Royal beginning with the taking of Troy and success of Aeneas and extending to the reign of Augustus nay with some reflections even to the times of Trajan But of all these we have none at this time extant save his Punick
Livy and Salust Yet nevertheless Justin is accused of some Digressions as in the beginning of his second Book where the Scythians and Egyptians have a long tedious debate in preference of each others Antiquity And likewise in the twentieth Book concerning the Birth Travels Virtue and Death of Pythagoras Again Pererius in his Comment upon Daniel hath convinc'd Justin of many errours concerning the Jews And Vopiscus accuses him of Falsity But that wherein he seems most of all inexcusable is his false Chronology which is wholly attributed to the Abbreviator Qu. What account have you of Ammianus Marcellinus Ans Ammianus Marcellinus a Graecian and Citizen of Antioch flourished chiefly under the Emperours Gratian and Valentinian holding in his youth divers considerable Offices of the Militia particularly one of the Guard du Corps besides many other eminent Employs in all which he acquitted himself with much Honour He wrote an History which extends from the beginning of Nerva to the death of Valens in one and thirty Books whereof the first thirteen being lost the other eighteen only remain and those too full of Imperfection As well his Military Profession as Greek Birth do both contribute to the Roughness of his Stile and for the same Reasons ought to be pardon'd No other Historian so well informs us of the Antiquities and Originals of the Gauls Germans and Burgundians as he doth neither hath any Heathen Author written less reflectingly on the Christians notwithstanding the excessive Praises he attributes to Julian which were but his due in respect of Moral Virtues For which reason as well as for his sincerity and presenting us with things no where else to be met with he is duly esteem'd of by all Learned men Yet nevertheless some just exceptions may be taken against him when instead of an Historian he plays the Philosopher and runs away from his Subject As in the seventh Book where he quits Julian at Paris to Speculate the nature of Earth-quakes Also in the beginning of his twentieth Book where leaving Constantius to prepare against the Persians he falls enquiring into the nature of Eclipse and presents his Reader with a Lecture of Astronomy instead of History And again in his thirtieth Book where he leaves Valentinian at Tryers whilst he presents you with an Invective against Lawyers Also Marcellinus is by Causine accused of his too many Poetical Descriptions throughout the whole Body of his Writings But notwithstanding all these Censures he is allow'd of by Vossius To be a Grave and Serious Writer worthy to be beloved by all men LIB VI. OF GOVERNMENT AND SUCCESSION Qu. WHich are the three principal forms of Government Ans First Monarchy which is the Government of one single man alone as is used in England France and Spain Or secondly an Aristocracy where the people are governed by a select number of Noblemen or Grandees as heretofore the States of Venice and Genoa Or thirdly Democracy which is a Republick or Commonwealth wherein the People are govern'd only by such Magistrates as they choose among themselves as 't is at this time in Holland Qu. What are the Extreams or Abuses of these three sorts of Government Ans When a Monarchy runs into Tyranny Aristocracy into Oligarchy or Democracy into Anarchy and Confusion Qu. How many sorts of Monarchy are there Ans Two the one Hereditary as in England or France and the other Elective as in Poland Qu. How hath England been Anciently govern'd Ans England was first under the Britains secondly Tributary to the Romans thirdly under the Saxons fourthly under the Danes and fifthly under the Normans whose Conquest of this Island by William Duke Normandy is the chief Period of time from whence our Chronologers reckon Qu. Name me the Succession of our English Monarchs from the Conquest together with their several Races Ans First of the Norman Race were William the Conquerour William Rufus Henry the first and King Stephen Secondly of the Race of Plantagenets were Henry the second Richard the first King John Henry the third Edward the first Edward the second Edward the third and Richard the second Thirdly Plantagenets of the House of Lancaster were Henry the fourth Henry the fifth and Henry the sixth Fourthly Plantagenets of the House of York were Edward the fourth Edward the fifth and Richard the third Fifthly of the Race of Tudors were Henry the seventh Henry the eighth Edward the sixth Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth Sixthly and lastly of the Race of Stuarts were King James King Charles the Martyr and Charles the Second our present King whom God preserve Qu. How many years is it since William Duke of Normandy Conquer'd England or when began he to Reign Ans William the Conquerour having defeated Harold in that famous Battle at Hastings in Sussex began his Reign Anno Domini one thousand sixty six which is about six hundred and seventeen years ago Qu. When did the Division betwixt the two Houses of York and Lancaster first begin Ans It began upon the death of Richard the second In which Kings reign was that Insurrection of Watt Taylor and Jack Straw whom the Mayor of London so Loyally defeated Qu. How ended the Quarrel betwixt these two Houses Ans By the Marriage of Henry the seventh to Elizabeth the Eldest Daughter of Edward the Fourth which Match united the Kings Red-Rose of Lancaster with the Queens White-Rose of York and so established the Peace of both Houses Qu. From whence sprang the Title of King James and the Stuarts to the Crown of England Ans By the Marriage of the Lady Margaret King Henry the seventh's Eldest Daughter to James the Fourth King of Scotland whose Son James the fifth had Issue one only Daughter which was Mary Queen of Scots the Mother of our English Monarch King James the sixth of that Name in Scotland and the first in England For Henry the sevenths Issue Male being expired by the Death of Queen Elizabeth the only Relict of Henry the eighth the next Succession fell upon his Issue Female the aforesaid Lady Margaret Qu. Which are the chief Writers of our English Chronicles Ans Matthew Paris Matthew Westminster Jeffry of Monmouth Martin Polydor Virgil Holinshead Speed Stow and Baker besides the Writers of particular Lives such as Daniel Heywood Bacon's Henry the seventh Herbert's Henry the eighth and Cambden's Queen Elizabeth the best in their kind Qu. What Races have succeeded to the Crown of France Ans There have been three Races of Kings in France The first of Pharamond A. Ch. 419. the second of Pepin A. C. 751. And the third of Hugh Capet A. C. 988. Qu. What Races of Kings have succeeded to the Crown of Spain Ans Since the Expulsion of the Romans the Spaniards have had four Races of Kings the first from the Goths the second after the Invasion of the Moors from Don Pelago the third from Don Sancho Mayor King of Navarre and the fourth from the House of Austria by the Marriage