opposing Pope Innocent the third in Stephen Langtons preferment to the See of Caterbury sleighting the Monks and vexing them 3. Their Combinations forced him after the Interdicting of the Realme for six years three moneths and sixteene dayes to render his Crowne to Pandulphus the Popes Legate and take it againe in Fee-Farme at the Rent of a Thousand Markes yearely which exasperated his Nobles against him howsoever it warped the Pope and Clergy to be for him 4. His Bickering abroad with the French and at home with his Barons made his Raigne very Tragicall which ended at Swansted Abby by Simon the Monkes Poyson as some say and gave way to his sonne 4. A.C. 1216 HENRY the third who Crowned between nine or tenne yeares Old 1. Cleared this Realme of the French who had Invaded it by the Popes interdiction by William Martiall Earle of Pembroke his Protector 2. Hubert De Burgo Earle of Kent did him much good service for which he had small recompence 3. His immoderate and exasperating favours cast on Strangers drew on the Barons Warres in which an Insanum Parliamentum held at Oxford appointed twelve Peeres in prejudice of his Regality The Earles of Leicester and Glocester are the greatest sticklers in it who took Prisoners the King with his brother Richard King of the Romanes and his sonne Prince Edward in the Battle of Lewes in Sussex 4. He confirmes Magna Charta The Earles fall at deadly fend between themselves Prince Edward tels the King of it and joyning with Glocester Rights himselfe by the Ruine of Leicester in the Battle of Eversham in Worcestershire 5. London is threatned to be Burnt by the King for taking the Barons part 6. Glocesters service failing of expected Favours repines to no purpose and undertakes to goe to the Holy Land but shrinking that enterprise is performed by Prince Edward and his Heroick Princesse Elianor who suck'd out there the poyson of an invenomed wound given him with the hazard of her owne life whereby he recovered He did there great service untill he was called back to succeed his Father that dyed after fifty six yeares Raigne by the Title of 5. EDWARD the first commonly called Longshanks A.C. 1273 1. He brought the Welch with their Valiant Prince Lewillin under the English Subjection 2. Conquered Scotland being at Variance who should be King brought thence the Marble Chayre in which the Scottish Kings were wont to be Crowned spoken of before 3. Hesleighted the Popes Inhibition to forbeare Scotland and in the Parliament of Lincolne under the subscription of the Peeres utterly renounced Pope Boniface his Supreame Authority 4. He banished the Jewes for their Exactions and Censured the Judges and Officers for their Corruptions 5. Vpon his Death-bed charged his sonne to continue the Banishment of Pearce of Goveston and to convey his Heart to be buried in the Holy Land 6. Of his sixteene Children which he had by two Wives Elianour of Spaine and Margaret of France 6. A.C. 1307 EDWARD the second surnamed Carnarvan the first English hereditary Prince of Wales succeeds him 2. He against his Oath calls Gaveston twice out of Banishment permits him to convey beyond the Seas his Iewels with a Table and Tressels all of Beaten Gold 3. In place of Gaveston beheaded by the Nobles he takes the Spencers Father and sonne to be his Favourites worse if it might be then Gaveston 4. At Estreveline and twice afterwards he received three notable overthrowes by the Scotts to the losse of all his Interest there and the Devastation of the Northerne parts of his Kingdome 5. Vpon these preposterous events Iohn Poydrus an Exeter man would needs prove the King a Changling and said himselfe was Long-shanks sonne But his claime was quickly strangled with an Halter 6. To right these wrongs the Barons by a Parliament get the Spencers banished The King recalls them the Barons take Armes receive a great overthrow and two and twenty of them are Behoaded The Spencers the more insult 7. The Queene flyes with the Prince into France is deserted by her bribed Brother the French King and commanded to returne by the Pope finds favour with Robert of Artois Earle of Henalt and Sr Iohn his brother returnes by their help into England is assisted by the Barons takes the King and the Spencers at Bristow The Londoners behead Walter Stapleton Bishop of Exeter for withstanding the Queenes proceedings The Spencers are executed the King is Deposed in Parliament sent to Killingworth as Prisoner and thence to Barkly Castle where he was barbarously Spitted to Death leaving his sonne 7. A.C. 1327 EDWARD the third otherwise calied Edward of Windsor to governe better 1. He surprised Mortimer the Minion of his mother and Executed him at Tyburne who had by his pernicious plotting caused King Edward the second to be made away by an Amphibologie Edvardum occidere nolite timere bonum est To shed King Edwards blood Refuse to feare I hold it good And the Scottish Ragman to be redelivered in the Non-age of this King whereby the English laid claime to Scotland together with their Black Crosse so that the People cried out Vae pueris terrae saepissime sunt ubi guerrae Woe to the Land where Rulers age Is not mature to stop mens rage 2. Notwithstanding the King repaired this afterward by the overthrow of the Scotts at Hallidowne Hill which wiped off their contumelious Rime made upon their Victorie over the English in his Fathers dayes being this Long Beards heartlesse Painted Hoods witlesse Gray Coates gracelesse Make England thriftlesse And also in taking their King David the valiant Bruces sonne Prisoner at Nevils Crosse in his absence in France by the Queene and placing in Edward Balioll to be King 3. Against the French by himselfe and this Valiant sonne Edward the Black Prince He obtained eminent Victories at Cressay and Poycters In the last of which their King John was taken and brought into England 4. He Founded the Order of the Garter first quartered his Armes with France In his old age was much abused by a Strumpet Alice Pears 5. After he had seene the death of his Victorious sonne Edward the Black Prince he died peaceably at Sheene in Surry leaving to succeed him his Grandchild the Black Princes sonne 8. RICHARD the second 1. A.C. 1378 He misled by his Favorite Michael De La Poole and other Syeophants incurres the hatred of his People Iohn Wall Priest Watt Tylor lack Sraw and Jack Shepherd raise a Rebellion against him which happily was quieted by the Maior of London's William Walworths mortall blow given Watt Tylor 2. Thirteene Commissioners were appointed to see matters reformed but it came to nothing 3. An Invasion of French with twelve hundred Ships under Sayle against England by Gods providence were utterly scattered Iohn of Gaunt his Vncle Warreth successively in Spaine and himselfe in Scotland 4. He continues his hatred against his Nobles executes diverse of them Banisheth his Cosen Henry of
to his Country-man 13. An. 1055 VICTOR the second who was received by the Romanes rather for feare of the Emperour then any liking to the man 2. Cardinall Hildebrand is dispatched into Germany to designe young Henry heire apparent to the Empire upon whose returne Victor was soon vanquished by one of Brazutus pills and so was the Lorayner 14. An. 1057 STEPHEN the ninth who was thrust in without Caesars consent he brought Millayne to vaile bonnet and crouch to Rome held a Councell at Florence against married Priests and chose that took Benefices of Lay-men 2. To reforme some such matters Hildebrand was Legat a Latere into Burgundy and other places But Brazutus neere home sent him the way of his Fathers One Mincius a Campanian then steps in by the name of 15. BENFDICT the 10th An. 1057 But because this was done without Hildebrands privity and in his absence a Councell was held at Sutrinum in which Benedict was deposed and Gerardus Bishop of Florence Hildebrands Companion placed by the title of 16. NICHOLAS the second Benedict thus deprived An. 1059 dyes in banishment and by diverse is not reckoned among the Popes 2. Nicholas bestirres himselfe to bring the election of the Popes to the Cardinalls and to bring Beringarius to a recantation of his opinion against Transubstantiation 3. In the mean while Hildebrand extorts from the Pope to be Arch-deacon of Rome and then Brazutus comes with his Cup and sets Nicholas also packing A man would have thought that then Hildebrand should have sped but 17. ALEXANDER the second An. 1061 a Millanois happens to be chosen Cadolus Bishop of Parma is set up against him and twice coming to Rome with an Army is twice repulsed 2. The Emperour complaines that Alexander was elected without his leave Hildebrand stoutly maintaines that the Emperour hath no right in the election of Popes Alexander inclining to yeeld the Emperour his due is soundly boxed by Hildebrand then imprisoned and at length poysoned Now comes Hildebrand the Hetrurian under the name of 18. GREGORY the seaventh An. 1075 without any election of Emperour or Clergy but only by his own intrusion 2. He had poysoned some sixe or seaven Popes by Brazutus before he could get the Popedome himselfe 2. In it he had a trick to shake out sparkes of fire out of his sleeves by another such he had brought it about that the voyce of the people was Peter the Apostle hath made choyce of Hildebrand to be Pope 3. He mainly set himselfe against the Emperour and had plotted that when he went to Prayers at S. Maries in Aventine hill a villaine was set with a stone to roll down from the roofe to brayne the Emperour but it fell out to the fall and quashing of the Executioner 4. He threw the Sacrament into the fire because it answered not his demands as the Heathen Gods did concerning his successe against the Emperour whom he Excommunicated and sent a Crowne unto Rodelphus Duke of suevia with this verse upon it Petra dedit Petro Petrus Diadema Rodulpho That Crowne the Rock did give to Peter Peter on Ralph bestowes in meeter To cause him to Rebell against his Master wherein he had the foyle and dyed miserably as Herman Count of Lucelburg that was next set up against the Emperour also did by the hand of a Woman tumbling downe a stone upon him as he was besiedging a certain Castle in Germany 5. At last he got the Emperour to such an advantage that he was faine to come to his Castle at Canusium Plat with his Empresse and Sonne barefooted in the cold of Winter and there to wait three daies fasting untill he might have audience which at length was obtained by the mediation of Madame Matilda the Popes minion or as they called her S. Peters daughter that left her Husband to live with this holy Father the Abbot of Cluny Earle of Savoy and others 6. When he pronounced the sentence of Excommunication against the Emperour Ben. the new seate whereon he sate unexpectedly rent in peeces He condemned Berengarius opinion against the Corporall presence together with Preists Marriages Sainted Liberius the Arian exercised what cruelty pleased especially against a Widdowes Sonne whose Foot he cutt off 7. But at last vengeance over tooke him for in a Synode at Brixia he was Deposed and dyed miserably in exile The Papists notwithstanding commend this man One Clement was set up against him in his life time But 19. VICTOR the third an Italian succeeds him A. 1086 thrust in by Matilda and therefore defended all Gregories doings 2. Tâ— is was not long for his Sub-Deacon poysoned him in the Chalice Christ's Blood in that case Platina being no preservaetive A Monke of Cluney 20. VRBANE the second an Hetrurian takes the place A. 1088 a true Diciple of Hildebrands and Crony of Matildahs 2. He opposes the Emperour and Excommunicates him and Cloment the third whom he had chosen Pope So that instead of Vrbanus he was called Turbanus because he set all Christendome in a Combustion quarrelling which Popes side to take 3. But Vrbane out stript Clement by holding diverse Synods and upon the information of Peter the Herâ—mite sending 300000 signed with the Crosse to recover the holy-Holy-land under the Conduct of Godfrey of Bulloigne 4. Notwithstanding Iohn a Romane Citizen at last made him hide his head in the house of Peter Leo where he yeelded up his trouâ— Iesome spirit though St Benedict formerly as it was voyced had cured him of the Stone by Miracle 21. A. 1099 PASCHALIS the second another of Hildebrands brood seconds him This man would not forsooth in modesty take the place before the hyred shout of the multitude Petrus Raynerum virum optimum elegit Peter hath chosen Raynerâ—us an excellent man had heartned him to it 2. Then he shewes himselfe in excommunicating the Emperour Henry the fourth and setting his only sonne Henry the fifth against him to persecute him to the death And being dead caused him to lye unburied five yeares together 3. Neither agrecd he better with Henry the fifth He denyed the right of Investiture of Bishops and other Imperiall priviledgor whereupon he was laid in hold by the Emperour frees himselfe by a solemne Oath not to withstand any more the Imperiall right but as soone as the Emperour had turned his back and left Italy his holynesse could dispence for Perjury and Excommunicate the sonne as devoutly as he had done the Father 4. He gave entertainment to Anselme our Rebellious Archbishop of Canterbury and upheld him against his Soveraigne Henry the first but that understanding King kept them well enough at his staves end 5. Preists Marriages were reinterdicted by this Scholer of Hildebrand He made a great company of Carnall Cardinals had Albert and Theodorick with others noted by Ciacon set up Anti-Popes against him But 22. A.D. 1118 GELASIUS the second a Campanian had the luck to carry the place but not without great opposition of
Excommunicated for it but that was hindred by some by respects much moving there was for Reformation by the Legats of France and Germany at least for the Communion in both kinds hopes thereof were given but the Councell was broken off and nothing performed 6. Venery and Luxury as 't was thought by this Popes best friends shortned his daies More pious his successor was esteemedâ— 10. An. 1566 PIUS the fifth a Lombard especially for Curbing the Whoores about Rome whom he commanded to be marryed or whipt and if they died in that Course to be buried in a Dunghill 2. He shewed himselfe resolute also against the Turke and was of confederacy with the Spanyard and other Christian States in the Victory at Lepanto 3. But otherwise amongst Christian Princes that were not wholy at his beck played the Turke himselfe Had a hand in the Death of Prince Charles of Spaine in the making away of our King James his Father in most of the Treasons against Queene Elizabeth whom he solemnely Excommunicated by a Bull which one Felton set up upon the Bishop of Londons Gate for which he was Executed This Bull our Bishop Jewell so bayted that his Piety dar'd not to reply His instruction was to Caesar by his Legat Commendinus Nec fidem aut Sacramentum infideli esse servandum Neither Faith nor Oaths is to be kept with Infidells an excellent position to convert Infidells and credit Christian Religion The Bononian 11. GREGORY the 13th followes A. 1572 by whose procurement after the Queene of Navarre had bin poysoned by a payre of Gloves was that Butcherly Massacre in Paris which was celebrated at Rome with publique Triumphs 2. He interposeth for the disposing of the Kingdom of Portugall voyd by the Death of Sebastian in Africk But Philip of Spaine laying hold of it he congratulates the Conquerours 3. He alters the Kalender but could not effect with Caesar and divers other Princes his new stile which anticipates 10 dayes in the old accompt should be followed which is done notwithstanding amongst some States for politique respects 4. The Archbishop of Cullayne Gilbert Truchchesius is outed of his Archbishoprick by his Excommunication because he Married and the doting Governour of Malia sang a Nunc dimittis to him adding postquam oculi mei viderunt salutare tuum For mine eyes have seen thy salvation which his Holinesse took in very good part as belonging to him Next comes blustering in from Marca Ancona 12. SIXTUS the fifth An. 1583 who first falls upon Henry the third of France for killing the Guises and not plaguing the Protestants as he would have him to have done then he Excommunicates him and when he was Butchered by a desperate Monke James Clement with a poysoned knife his Holinesse praiseth the fact in a set Panegerick amidst his Cardinals comparing it with the works of Creation and Incarnation 2. He blesieth the Banner of Spaine against England in the famous expedition of 88 but to no great purpose Afterwards commends Queene Elizabeth for a very excellent Governesse 3. Quarrells with Spaine for Naples and carryed such a heavy hand over the Iesuits that he wiped them of a great masse of money so that they forged that the Devill carryed him away in the habit of a Coachman two yeares before he should have done it by Compact But the Pope had bestowed those two yeares of his own age to make a Youth otherwise under age ripe for the Gallowes Whereupon Bellarmine being questioned what he thought of this Popes ending sagely gave his censure Quantum sapio quantum capâ—o quantum intelligo Dominus noster Papa descendit ad infernum and yet to this Pope he dedicates his Controversies Lesse adoe there was with the Gennoway that ascended the Chayre 13. A.D. 1590 VREANE the seaventh who kept it but a fortnight and then left it to 14. An. 1590 GREGORY the 14th of Millaine one of the Tridentine Grandees as his predecessors were but there he held a shrewd position that Bishops by Gods Law are tyed to refidency 2 He held also a Iubilee and exhausted the Treasury of the Church in the Warres of France which Sixtus before had sealed by an Oath to be imployed for the recovery of the Holy land 3. He Curses Henry of Navarre as a relapsed Heretique but the Parliament of France laught at his Bulls and adjudged them to the fire by the hand of the Hangman 4. The King wished the Prelates to cramme the Papacy with no more Annales from France but to create a Patriarch of their own 5. The Pope sends hiâ— Nephew Francis Generall to the French Warres but could nor resist the Fever and Stone at home which ended him before he could end one yeare in his Papacy a Bononian 15. INNOCENT the ninth could not hold in so long An. 1591 Yet for the two moneths he was in he expressed an hatred against the King of Navarre and a good liking of the Jesuits 2. It may be observed here to shew the frailty of humane Condition and poore assurance of great places that one yeare foure moneths and three dayes made an End of foure Popes The Florentine 16. CLEMENT the eight kept the place longer A. 1592 to do more mischeife He begins with Henry of Navarre and presses him so close that at the last he made him to turne Papist before he could be quiett in his Kingdome 2. Neither then was for first a woman then Botrerius his own Cup-bearer through the instigation of the Iesuits afterward John Chastell a student of theirs attempted his death Which Ravilliac their Villaine at last effected and all for sooth because he had entred upon the Kingdome being absolved only by the Bishop of Biberico and not by the Popes Clemency 3. To get a playster therefore for this Sore Perron the Apostata must be sent Embassadour to Rome where 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Pope gives absolution reciting the 11 Psalme and at every verse gently striking with his rodd the prostrated suppliants which he should have lashed more roundly 4. As he did indeed Caesar Estensis whom he Excommunicated and got from him the Dukedome of Ferrara and added it to St Peters Patrimony which was more then the poore Fisherman's owne Father could ever get him 5. He dispensed with Cardinall Albert of Austria to marry Isabella Infanta of Spaine but afforded not the title of King to the great Duke of Moseovia desiring it of him because he inclined too much to the Greeke Church 6. The Alexandrians some say submitted unto him He dispensed with Henry of France to put away Queene Margaret and marry with Maria de Medices laboured what he could that King Iames should not succeed Queene Elizabeth here in England was much troubled with the Gowte but eased as he saith when Arch-duke Maximilian kissed his gowty Golls Hiâ— Countryman 16. LEO the eleventh that took his place A.D. 1635 came in with this Motto over his Arch-triumphall Pageant Diguus est Leo in virtute Agni accipere
Immogen to wife and furnish him with a Navy to seeke his fortune 3. This Navy upon a two daies sayling brought him to an Iland that few Geographers have met with named Leogitia or Lergetia There he stumbled upon an Oracle which in great devotion he consulted with in this Poeticall rapture Diva potens nemorum terror Sylvestribus apris Cui licet aufractus ire per aethereos Infernasque Domos Terrestria jura resolve Et dic quas terras nos habitare velis Dic certam sedem quâ te venerabor in avum Quae tibi virgineis templa dicabo choris Thou Goddesse that dost rule The Woods and Forrests greene And chasest foaming bores That flee thy awfull sight Thou that maist passe aloft In any skies so sheene And walke in dismall cells Through places voyd of light Discover fates behest Direct our cause aright And shew where we shall dwell According to thy will In seats of sure abode Where Temples we may dight For Virgins that shall sound Thy praise with voyces shrill It is to be supposed he was told that it was a shee Oracle of Diana with whom he complements accordingly and from whom in his sleepe he receives this gentle answere in the same straine he had courted her Brute sub occasum solis trans Gallica Rogna Insula in Oceano est undique clausa mari Insula in Oceano est habitata Gigantibus olim Nunc deserta quidem gentibus apta tuis Hanc pete namque tibi sedes erit illa perennis Hìc fiet natis altera Troia tuis Hìc de prole tua reges nascentur ipsis Totius terrae subditus orbis erit Brute farre by West beyond the Gallish land is found An Isle which with the Ocean sea inclosed is about Where Giants whilom dwelt but now is desart ground Most meet where thou maist plant thy selfe with all thy route Make thither ward with speed for there thou shalt find out An everlasting seat and Troy shall rise anew Vnto thy race of whom shall Kings triumphant sprout That with their mighty power shall all the World subdue 4. More here is said then verified and promised then performed upon this he goes on and meets with the valiant Coroneus and other Trojans in his way whom he associate to them he had 5. They arrive in France overcome Goffarius the Pictish King of Brittaine who quarrelled with them to his cost 6. From thence hoysting sailes he arrives at Totnesse in Devon Coroneus in wrestling breaks the neck of Gogmagog the Giant some say over Dover Rocks others over the Clifs of Plymmouth Howe For which and other services he is made Duke of Cornwall so called after his name 7. Brute settles the government in the rest of Albion and changeth its name into Brutaine and builds Troynovant now London leaves to his second Sonne Camber that portion then named from him Cambria now Wales to his youngest Albanack the nor therne parts termed from him ALbania But Loegria now England designed was for the inheritance of his eldest sonne 2. LOCRINE A.M. 2879 This man upon notice of his brother Albanact's death that was invaded and slaine by Humber King of Hunnes together with his brother Camber sets upon the Invader slaies him and throwes his body into the river neere the overthrow which thence at this day retaines the name of Humber 2. In this Battaile was taken the faire Lady Elstrild whom he kept for his Paramore untill his jealous wise Guendolen Coreneus of Cornewalls daughter slew him in Battle captivated the distressed Elstrild with the young Sabrina her danghter which she had by Locrine both were thrown into the River which of the daughters name is termed Sabrina or Severne 3. Afterward for a while she took the government into her own hands and mannaged it in the non-age of her sonne 3. MADAN whom she had by Locrine A.M. 2914 before the breach between them He seemed to be inheritor only of his Fathers Lusts and Mothers fiercenesse and is noted to be monstrous in the one and tyrannicall in the other 2. Ranulph Cicestren His death is reported to be correspondent to his beastly life being devoured by Wild beasts amongst which he fell in hunting leaving behind him his sonne 4. MEMPRICIUS to succeed him A.M. 2954 With him his brother Manlius callengeth an interest in the Kingdome but under colour of a Treaty he was soon dispatched out of the way 2. Sâ—cured then from Competition and opposition he plungeth himselfe into all kinds of unnaturall Lust which made him odious to his Subjects and rendred him as a prey to be intombed as his father was in the Paunches of wild beasts to make way for a better successor his sonne 5. A.M. 2974 EBRANK commended for a great builder from whom we have the Cities of Yorke Edenburgh in Scotland 2. He is farther noted to have subdued some parts of France Germany by his 20 Sonnes which he had by 21 Wives whereof the forwardest was Assaracus that led on the rest 3. His thirty daughters sisters to those Sonnes were sent into Italy to Alba Sylvius to be married to Trojane Nobility to whom the Sabines refused to joyne their Daughters Thus having plotted the propagation of the breed of Troy he leaves the prosecution to his sonne 6. A.M. 3034 BRUTE Greene-shield but he did lesse then the Green Knight is said to have done in the tale of Valentine and Orson Some say he attempted somewhat upon France and built somewhat in Britaine all as much as nothing His Sonne 7. A.M. 3046 LEILL that followed is remembred only in the name of Caerleill continued amongst us where he built a Temple and placed a Flamen Acts of devotion neglected by his predecessors In this Temple he was intombed 8. A.M. 3071 LUD Hurdibras his sonne that succeeded is more commended he appeased the stirres raised in his Fathers time 2. Builded Canterbury and Winchester and Mount Palladoure now Shaftbury where Aquila nor a bird as Geffery of Monmouth tells us but a Wisard so called was held an Oraclist 3. Some what he was also for Temples and Flamins But his sonne 9. A.M. 3100 BLADUD went beyond him He was bred in Athens and thence returned a great Mathematitian and Magitâ—an brought foure Philosophers with him which he placed in Stamford Professors having made that place a kind of an Vniversity 2. Builded Bath and by art produced those Hot Waters which yet there continue committing the conservation of them to Minerva 3. But presuming to flye with artificiall Wings and Spells he fell from Apollo's Temple now Poules in Troynovant and so ended his daies 10. LEAR his sonne took the Government A.M. 3111 and built Leicester Famous for his three daughters Gonorilla Ragan and Cordeilla The two eldest professed great love unto him till they had gotten all that he had and his Kingdome between them then their Husbands Hunnius Duke of Cornewall and Maglanus of Albany took the advantage of the forlorne old
which made a faire way for his sonne 3. A.M. 3944 KIMBELLINE to succeed him In the 23. yeare of whose Raigne our Saviour Christ was borne 2. Some say that upon deniall of the Romane Tribute Augustus Caesar was thrice upon the way to invade Britaine but was by other businesses diverted The contrary relation is more likely that Kimbelline being bred in Rome and graced much by Augustus never gave afterward occasion of distast whose good example his sonne and successor 4. An. Ch. 17 GUIDERIUS had not the wisdome to follow He therefore being valorous and of a haughty spirit held it a disparagement for a King to be Tributary unto any No Tribute therefore may be had from him 2. Caligula the Romane Emperour stormes at it goes in Person against him brings his company as farre as the Belgique shore causes his Army thence to gather Coccle shels and so ridiculously returnes triumphantly to Rome with the spoyles as he accounted it of the Ocean 3. Claudius as 't was thought a simpler man took a better grounded course for by his Leaders Plautius and Vespasian he brought the Britaine 's to more submissive termes Grafton Hollinsh and conquered Guiderius our stories relate it in this manner One Hamo siding with the Romanes put on British formalities by that means came neare to the King and slew him to repaire which losse 5. An. Ch. 45 ARVIRAGUS the Kings brother shifteth himselfe into the Kings Ornaments to prevent discouragement of the Souldiers who knew not what was done and so continues the fight in which they were and had the better pursues Hamo to the Sea side where he slew himselfe whence the place took the name of Hamo's Haven now with a little change is called South-Hampton 2. Arviragus holds up stoutly after diverse conflicts keepeth his owne and is at length reconciled to the Emperour by marrying his daughter Genissa 3. Hence swelling and esteeming it an indignity to be perpetually jaded with taxes withstands the payment is invaded by Vespasian who lands at Totnesse the King encounters him in a doubtfull Battle nere Exceter The Queene interposes and makes them friends for quietnesse sake the Tribute is continued 4. How redoubted this King seemed to be to the Romanes may be gathered from that peece of the Satyrist Regem aliquem capies aut de Temone Britanno Invenal â—at 4. Excidet Arviragus It boads great honour to thy selfe some King thou shalt restraine Or shake the fierce Arviragus out of his British wayne Saies the Parasite to the Emperour making it no small triumph to unhorse Arviragus who by some is stiled the Hector of Britaine 5. After such brave atchievements he dies peaceably and leaves his virtues and Kingdome to his sonne 6. MARIUS The Picts invading this Countrey An. Ch. 73 had a notable overthrow by him with their leader Roderick at Stanes More in the North so called from a stone crected in that place as a memoriall of that Victory 2. Some call this man Westmer to deduce from thence with more probability the name of Westmerland others make him the same with Arviragus whose heroick wife Voadicia for an unsufferable abuse offered unto her and her two daughters gave notable overthrowes to the Romanes untill at length she was defeated by Paâ—linus Suetonius which she took so indignely that she made her selfe away In these heavy and desperate times 7. An. C. 126 COILUS the sonne of Marius undertakes the government which he might mannage with lesse danger in regard he was brought up amongst the Romanes and could humour them best for his own quiet 2. He constantly payed the tribute unto them which prevented the greatest quarrell 3. Colchester is thought to beare his name and commend him to posterity but that was more really done by his sonne Lucius the chiefe in the neâ— Distance 2. WIthin compasse of this Distance especially notice may be taken of 1. The eminent Invaders and oppreâ—â—ors of this Iland which are storied to be 1. Iulius Caesar Holinsh 2. Vespasian under Claudius who gave thirty overthrowes to the Inhabitants 3. Aulus Plautius a Romane Senator called out of France and preferred before Narcissus the Emperours minion by the Souldiers crying out O Saturnalia 4. Osterius Scapula 5. Paulinus Suâ—tonius 6. Julius Frontinus 7. Julius Agricola Father in Law to Cornelius Tacitus who with advantage sets forth his History 2ly Those that worthily resisted them deservedly should be remembred who were 1. Cassibellane that confronted Caesar 2. Nennius his brother who got his sword from him 3. Guiderius who manfully stood up for the liberty of his Countrey untill he was treacherously slaine by Hamo 4. Arviragus the Hector of Britaine who stroke a terror to the Romanes 5. Voadicia that resolute Queene that made them smart for the abusing her and her two daughters 6. Caratack that incomparable Welch man that was so basely betrayed by that strumpet Catismandua of North Wales who had turn'd off her Husband to marry with her ignoble Paramour but Caratacks refolution and behaviour so took the Emperour Claudius and the Romanes that her betraying and carrying to Rome with his Wife and Children heightned him to a greater esteeme 7. Lastly the two Noble Scots Corbrid and Galgalus supporters in these extremities leave them in fames Register never to be forgotten INQVIRIES 3. Whether 1. In relating these former passages the Romanes or our own Records are rather to be credited 2. Caesar conquered Britaine by valour rather then domestique dissentions and Treason 3. It be likely that Kimbaline were Knighteâ— by Augustus 4. Arviragus marriage with Genissa the Emperour Claudius daughter were not worthy mentioning in Roman Histories if it were true Bale Ponticus Viramnus 5. There were ever such a virago as Brunduca that terrified Rome more then Hanniball and dyed in going to subdue it 6. She were not the same with Voadicia 7. South-Hampton had its name from Hamâ— slaine thereby Arviragus British Christians DISTANCE VI. 1. THe sixt Classiâ— or Distance amongst the Britaines is bounded with Vortiger and begins with 1. An. C. 180 LUCIUS the sonne of Coilus forementioned This is the first King we read of that imbraced Christianity 2. He sent to Elutherius then Bishop of Rome Elvanus and Medvinus learned men of his owne to receive farther instructions from him an answere is returned him from thence by Faganus and Danianus in these words You have received in the Kingdome of Britaine by Godâ— mercy both the Law and faith of Christ Ye have both the New and Old Testament out of the same through Gods grace by the advice of your Realme take a Law and by the same through Gods sufferance rule you your Kingdome of Britaine for in that Kingdome you are Gods Vicar What could be more solid and punctuall but how the stile was altered afterward in that Sea the World felt and lamented 3. Vpon this the King altered the three Pagan Arch-Flamins and twenty eight Flamins into so many