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A35232
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Female excellency, or, The ladies glory illustrated in the worthy lives and memorable actions of nine famous women, who have been renowned either for virtue or valour in several ages of the world ... : the whole adorned with poems and the picture of each lady / by R.B.
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R. B., 1632?-1725?
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1688
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Wing C7326; ESTC R21134
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Father was so far prevaild on by these discourses that he sent an Executioner to his Son in prison with this Message That a Sword or a Crown were now presented to his choice that if he would renounce his Religion he should be received into favour and enjoy the Scepter after him But if not he should be instantly beheaded in that place Ermangild told him That he would rather dye by a thousands torments than forsake the true faith which he had imbraced and added I thank thee O Almighty God that as thou hast given me a mortal perishing uncertain life from my Father so by his means I shall now receive a glorious and happy life to all Eternity And then kneeling down and praying earnestly for his Father Step-mother and all his enemies and persecutors he cheerfully stretcht out his neck to the Executioner pronouncing the name of his dear Andegona to the last moment and at one blow had his head severed from his body The sad tydings of this lamentable accident arrived to Andegona who had made her escape into Africa where she likewise received the last Letter from her husband out of Prison Her attendants at the news began to make doleful Lamentations as if themselves had been condemned to dye But Andegora kissing the Letter of her dear Lord and then reading it cryed out Ah noble and faithful Soul thou hast acted as a good man ought to do thou hast fought the good fight of Faith and hast now attained the Crown of glory and I desire nothing but to imitate thy constancy Weep not then my Servants for me since it is this day I am a Queen indeed and esteem my self the most happy Princess on earth who have a husband a Martyr in Heaven And then taking her little Son Ermangild almost tired with hard Travel she said Go sweet babe partake of the blessings of your dear Father God hath bestowed great favours in you to be banished already for your Religion go then little Innocent and rejoice with others before the Altar of the Lamb your Mother will not stay long behind you The Child dyed soon after and the magnanimous Andegona having long combated with these Armies of afflictions at length resigned up her Soul with these words O my God the father and son are at rest there now remains nothing but to take the mother I have ended all my hopes in this World why stayest thou O my blessed Saviour to receive my Soul which is now upon my lips Her prayer was heard for a few days after wasted with love travel and desires she died an exemplary death and found a Tomb in Africa FINIS There are Newly Published one and Twenty other very useful pleasant and necessary Books all sold by Nath. Crouch at the Bell in the Poultrey near Cheapside I. A View of the English Acquisitions in Guinea and the East-Indies With an Account of the Religion Government Wars strange Customs Beasts Serpents Monsters and other Observables in those Countreys And among others the Life and Death of Mahomet the Grand Impostor with the Principal Doctrines of the Turkish Religion as they are display'd in the Alcoran Two Letters one written by the Great Mogol and the other by the King of Sumatra in the East-Indies to our King James the First of an unusual and extravagant stile The cruel Executions in those Parts With the manner of the Womens burning themselves with their dead husbands Together with a Description of the Isle of St. Helena And the Bay of Souldania where the English usually refresh in their Voyages to the Indies Intermixt with pleasant Relations and Enlivened with Picture Price one Shilling II. THE English Empire in America or a Prospect of his Majesties Dominions in the West-Indies namely New-found-land New-England New-York New-Jersey Pensylvania Mary-land Virginia Carolina Bermuda's Barbuda Anguilla Montserrat Dominica St. Vincent Antego Mevis or Nevis St. Christophers Barbadoes and Jamaica With an Account of their Discovery Scituation and Product The Religion and Manners of the Indians and other excellencies of these Countreys To which is prefixed a Relation of the first Discovery of this New-World and of the Remarkable Voyages and Adventures of Sebastian Cabot Sir Martin Frobisher Captain Davies Captain Weymouth Captain Hall Captain Hudson Sir Thomas Cavendish the Earl of Cumberland Sir Walter Rawleigh and other English Worthies to divers places therein Illustrated with Maps and Pictures of the strange Fruits Birds Beasts Fishes Insects Serpents and Monsters found in these Parts of the World. Pr. 1. s. III. THE Second Edition of Englands Monarchs very much enlarged Or A Compendious Relation of the most Remarkable Transactions and Observable Passages Ecclesiastical Civil and Military which have happened during the Reigns of the Kings and Queens of England from the Invasion of the Romans under Julius Caesar to this present Adorned with Poems and the Pictures of every Monarch from King William the Conqueror to our most gracious Soveraign King James the Second with his present Majesties Life Heroick Actions late Gracious Declaration and other Occurrences to this time The names of his now Majesties most Honourable Privy Council The Great Officers of the Crown A List of the Dukes Marquesses Earls Viscounts Bishops Barons and Deans The Knights of the most Noble Order of the Garter at Windsor and the Principal Officers Civil and Military in England The number of the Lords and Commons who have Votes in both Houses of Parliament and many other very useful particulars Price One Shilling IV. THE History of the Kingdoms of Scotland and Ireland containing 1. An Account of the most Remarkable Transactions and Revolutions in Scotland for above Twelve hundred years past during the Reigns of Sixty eight Kings from the year of our Lord 4â—4 to the Happy Union of both Kingdoms under King James the Sixth of Scotland and first of England of Blessed Memory in 1602 and among other particulars the lamentable Murther of King Duffe with the strange Discovery and Punishment thereof The wonderful History of Mackbeth and the Witches with the many Notable Occurrences in his Reign 2. The History of Ireland from the Conquest thereof unto King Henry the Second to this time With a Relation of the Miraculous Persons and Places in that Countrey A full Account of St. Patrick's Purgatory and divers other memorable Matters Intermix with Variety of Excellent Speeches Strange Accidents Prodigious Appearances and other very considerable things both pleasant and profitable With a List of the Nobility and Great Officers of State in both Kingdoms Illustrated with near Thirty Pictures of several Kings and other extraordinary Observables Price 1 Shilling V. DElights for the Ingenious In above Fifty Select and choice Emblems Divine and Moral Ancient and Modern Curiously Ingraven upon Copper Plates with Fifty delightful Poems and Lots for the more Lively Illustration of each Emblem Whereby Instruction and Good Counsel may be promoted and furthered by an honest and pleasant Recreation To which is prefixed An
who then commanded some of Cleopatra's Forces in those parts bearing a secret grudge to Herod stood ready to observe the event of the battel resolving not to meddle if the Arabians overcame but they having the worst he sent them a fresh supply who snatched the Victory out of the hands of the Jews and made a great slaughter among them so that they were wholly discomfited Though Herod with some recruits made divers successful inroads afterward into Arabia and prevailed notably against them Whereat being much elevated his joy was soon checked by the death of Mark Anthony his Patron who was slain by Augustus Caesar in the battle of Astium and his Army wholly overthrown Wherewith Herod was much dismay'd not doubting but he should be severely treated for entertaining so strict a friendship and alliance with him as he had hitherto done His Friends and Enemies judged him a lost man yet having escaped so many dangers he resolves not to despair but to find out Caesar then at Rhodes and prostrate himself before him but was loth to undertake this Voyage while Hyrcanus the only remainder of the Royal Line was alive and his own friends gave a seeming pretence to effect his wicked purpose For Hyrcanus being of a very mild temper was unwilling all his life time to intermeddle in state affairs but Alexandra his daughter a proud aspiring woman sollicited him continually no longer to suffer Herods Tyranny who was the plague of their Family but to endeavour to resettle himself in the Kingdom Which motion he at first absolutely refused but by her continual importunity was at length prevailed upon by her advice to send to the Governor of Arabia to assist him with some Horsemen to make his escape from Jerusalem The Letters being intercepted and brought to Herod he commanded Hyrcanus to be presently put to death After which Alexandra and Mariamne were more closely confined than before yet the daughter endeavoured to sweeten the discontents of the Mother though she her self received no comfort but from Heaven and thus discourst with her self How unhappy am I above all women from the time the Diadem was placed on my head I have felt nothing but Thorns and Royal Dignity hath been to me Royal slavery but since I can find no consolation here I must expect it in another place to which I care not how soon I remove Hyrcanus being thus dispatcht the bloudy Herod addresseth himself with more satisfaction to his Journey to Caesar and committed Alexandra and his wife close Prisoners in the Castle of Alexandriam to the custody of Sohemus the Itrurian giving him strict order that if any finister hap befel him he should kill them both and endeavour to the utmost to retain the Kingdom in his Family Here these poor Ladys were detained in a continual expectation of death and every visit the Jaylor made them expected he came to fetch them to execution but at length Sohemus growing more familiar with his Royal Prisoners Mariamne presumed to ask him what news there was abroad adding That though they were now in this deplorable condition yet she did not doubt but that the storm would blow over and we says she may be able to reward your kindness therefore pray tell us why Herod has lockt us up here and how his Affairs stand Sohemus wonderfully surprized at these words knew not what return to make but at length overcome by their repeated intreaties he gave a full account of his Commission Well then said the poor Princess we must dye whatever happens where-ever I turn me I behold the Image of death with which I now begin to be well acquainted Herod all stained with bloud was now imbarqued in his Voyage to Caesar and being admitted into his presence freely declared what service he had done to Mark Anthony promising no less duty and service to him if he might be received into his favour Caesar observing the resolution wherewith he made his defence was inclined to imbrace his Friendship and setting the Diadem on his head exhorted him to be as faithful to him as he had been to Anthony Herod over-joyed at this Royal bounty attended Caesar toward Egypt and entertained his Army by the way with all kind of Provisions and having presented him with eight hundred Talents for his many favours returned to his own Kingdom where he found Alexandra and Mariamne much discontented especially his wife who could see no end of her miseries and going to visit and give her an account of his exalted fortune she instead of receiving satisfaction therein burst forth into a floud of tears which so discontented Herod that he entred into new jealousies and was confirm'd in his mind that she had an utter hatred and aversion to him so that he was even distracted between love and revenge when at the same time his Sister Salome and her mother having notice of his disturbance resolved to take this opportunity to ruin her and endeavoured to whet his anger by many vile slanders raised against her which he seemed willing to hear yet had not the heart to attempt any thing against his wife who was both chast and faithful to him but not able to bear the many injuries she imagined were offered her presumed so much upon the entire affection he bare toward her as sometimes publickly to reproach him with his crimes It happened one day that the King having withdrawn into his Banquetting room sent for Mariamne whom he entertained with all kind of pleasantness and dalliance but found her very averse to his humor neither would she accept of his addresses but told him severely of his cruelty to her Father and Brother wherewith Herod extreamly moved was ready to strike her when Salome his Sister hearing a noise within sent the Butler whom she had hired falsly to accuse Mariamne into the room commanding him to tell the King That his Wife had prepared a drink to incite and quicken him to love and if he found him disturbed at it and should inquire the meaning to tell him boldly That Mariamne having prepared a Cup of Poyson for his Majesty had been tempting him to present it Having delivered this message Herod was much troubled and caused one of Mariamnes most faithful Servants to be tortured and examined concerning the Poyson judging it could not be undertaken without his knowledge He in the midst of his Torments confessed nothing about the poysoning but told the King That the aversion Mariamne discovered toward him proceeded from what Sobemus had revealed to her He had scarce uttered these words when Herod cryed out aloud That if Sohemus who had hitherto been so faithful to him and his Kingdom had declared his secret Orders to Mariamne it was a clear evidence of a criminal familiarity between them and therefore commanded him to be instantly seized and put to death He then resolved to bring his wife to a publick tryal always endeavouring to procure some colour of Justice for hiding his most exorbitant actions