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A51537	A most choice historical compendium fitted for the use of all ingenious and inquisitive persons who are curious to know what wonderfull events have come to pass for almost 1000 years, under the figure 8, from 818 to 1688 inclusive : wherein is briefly comprised, the life and death, rise and fall of kings, queens, noblemen, clergymen, warriors and several famous poets : with many other curious remarks and observations, not here mention'd / written in a plain method, by A.M., Gent.	A. M., Gent.	1692 (1692)	Wing M3; ESTC R9727	48,168	167

A MOST CHOICE Historical Compendium Fitted for the use of all Ingenious and Inquisitive Persons WHO Are curious to know what wonderfull Events have come to pass for almost 1000 Years under the Figure 8 from 818. to 1688. Inclusive Wherein is briefly Comprised The Life and Death Rise and Fall of Kings Queens Noblemen Clergymen Warriors and several famous Poets With many other Curious Remarks and Observations not here mention'd Written in a Plain method by A. M. Gent. London Printed for John Weld at the Crown near Temple-Bar in Fleet street 1692. TO THE READER THE best and must infallible Guide we have upon Earth The Holy Writ informs us that the wife and Omnipotent Creator of the World was pleased to set out six days to finish that vast piece of work and blessed the Seventh day and hallowed it Yet afterward when the wickedness of Mankind increased to that heighth as to provoke the same Creator to destroy his works again by a Flood He commanded Noah to build an Ark for the preservation of all manner of Beasts Fowle and Fish c. Noah had also a precept to enter the House of Safety and to take along with him his Family which in all amounted but to eight persons Out of which number the whole earth was repopulated and replenished to the incredulous number of Millions of Persons already known and found out to this day and finding many memorable passages happening under that number in many places abroad especially in our own Kingdom of England and that also in very late years the last being 1688. I shall here present to thy unbyassed Judgment many Heroick actions done by our own Countrymen both at Home and Abroad The Rise and Fall the Birth and Death the conferring of Honour and Preferment and also the Degrading of many persons both Divines Lawyers Warriers and Seamen Lords Knights Gentlemen and Private men some of a low degree and some famous Poets born and bred in the English Climate and all these begun or ended under the figure of eight and no other As for example England was first so called by Egbert a Saxon King in 818. Ethelbert another Saxon King began his Reign 858. And many more English Kings and Queens so likewise Sir Hugh Calveley Sir Walter Raleigh and many other persons very remarkable in their Lives and Fortunes continuing on the same to this wonder-working year 1688. as thou mayst see in this Treatise fully explain'd Here is also presented to thy veiw the Spanish Armadoe consisting of what Ships and other preparations in 1588. the Murder of King Charles the first The Death of Vsurping Oliver The death of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey The Popish Plot. The publishing of a Birth of the Prince of Wales The landing of the Prince of Orange The departure of King James and his Q. c. out of the Kingdom of England and also an account of other matters included in the aforesaid years very profitable both for present and future Generations and in these later years being matter of fact and truly stated and demonstrated may be a good Copy to write after learning there by to carry our selves steadily and wisely in our several stations both in times of War and Peace Prosperity and Adversity Now if any one should ask thee why I took no other figure to end in tell him it would have swelled the Book to a greater Price intending this only portable for the Pocket and for such as are not willing to go to a higher rate and if that answer is not sufficient let them take the other eight remaining figures and use to their best advantage and pleasure if this Tract finds good acceptance it may be an encouragement for a second adventure after the same way and method for the future However at present I will no longer detain thee in the Porch but open a passage into a fair Field full of variety and pleasure desiring thee to reap the same by perusal of these my pains and willing endeavours Vale. A CHOICE And most useful COMPENDIUM ENgland was first so called by Egbert a Saxon King who began his Reign in 818. Ethelbert another Saxon King began his Reign in 858. Alfred another Saxon King first divided England into Shires in the year 888. Organs were brought into general use in Churches about the year 828 and much improved by Bernard a Venetian and an incomparble Musician Herbert de Bosh●● was a Manubus unto Tho. Becket at whose Martyring he was present and had the discretion to make no resistance he wrote the story of his Master's death Going over into Italy he was by Pope Alex. 3. made Archbishop of Beneventum and in Decemb. 1178. created Cardinal St. Agelnoth the Good Archbish of Cant. is said to have given at Rome 100 Talents of Silver and one of Gold for the Arm of St. Augustine B of Hippo. He expended much in repairing his Cathedral lately destroyed by the Danes assisted therein by the bounty of King Canutus He dyed 1038. Walt Episc Carliel no great Clerk being made Lord Treasurer of England he avowed his Accounts even when justly charged with a 100 l. Debt to the Exchequer upon which he resigned his Bishoprick and became a Fryer at Oxford where he dyed 1248. Where note that some persons will descend from a higher to lower degree to obtain pardon for sin Edward Son to Edgar K. of England was in his Infancy whipt by Elfrida his Mother-in-Law with wax Candles so that afterward he could never indure the sight of any such Candles when he was King Elfrida managed for the most part all the Affairs of State and afterwards caused this Edward to be stab'd at Corse Castle whither he had come to visit her An. 978. intending by that murther to make way for her Son Ethelred to the Kingdom He was buried at Shaftsbury which was formerly called St. Edwards Matthew Gournay Born at Stoke under Hambden Somer where his family hath flourished since the Conquest and there built both a Castle and a College He was the honour of his House in the Reign of Edw. 3 d. He fought at the Siege of Algiers and Benemazin against the Saracens at Ingen Poictiers Sluee Cressy against the French and at Nazaran under the Black Prince in Spain His Armour was beheld by martial men with much civil veneration with whom his faithful Buckler was a relique of esteem He dyed in peace aged 90. odd years an 1378. Steph. Langton born in England bred in Paris was one of the greatest Scholars of the Christian world in his age He was consecrated Cardinal of St. Chrysogone then by the Pope intruded Archbishop of Cant. in defiance of King John he wrote co●ments on all the old and some of the new Testament He first divided the Bible into Chapters which Robert Stephens a Frenchman subdivided into Verses Langton divided also the Kingdom of England reducing King John to sad extremities He dyed and was buried at Canterbury an 1220. Stephen de Fulborn

admit some persons by Mandamus from the King contrary to Law and the Statutes of their College were ejected themselves viz. Dr. Hough Dr. Fairfax c. Magdalen College at Cambridge had also part of the storm for not admitting by Mandamus whereby Dr. Peachel then Vice Chancell●r was suspended ex beneficio during the King's pleasure being then either President or Master Some Clergy were also preserred to ●ishopricks viz. Dr. Parker to be ●ishop of Oxford Dr. Wa●son bishop of Bangor Dr. Cartwright Bishop of Chester by the King's Dispensation not taking the Oaths and Test By these examples you may plainly perceive that the Law was perfectly buried Not omitting the Reverend Henry Compton Lord Bishop of London who was by an arbitrary and unjust sentence suspended ex officio contrary to the Canon and Civil Law and Dr. Sharp Dean of Norwich and Vicar of St. Giles's in the Fields was silenced from Preaching without any form of Law but indeed was willing to obey his Ordinarie and so ceased pro tempore in his Ministerial Function In this Year also the Pope was pleased to send over into England his Nunci● Count Dada a Venetian a man of great Abilities and a comely Person being very graciously received by the King and highly treated by the Courtiers well respected by the Ladies of the greatest qualities and by the ignorant Bigots admired and adored and the more by reason here had not been one resident among us for above a hundred years before this time for the Law is very severe both in receiving or treating any of that nomination and if an act of Grace had not obliterated most Offences that great Entertainment in the ●ity of London and several other miscarriages by several persons of good note had been deeply punished These are the most remarkable passages which happened in this part of the year being the latter end of September and part of October and now see what follows after And for that purpose pray recall to mind that I told you in some few precedent Pages That the King perceived a great Storm arising in the East and by this time it was got over the Pampus and the English Seas and upon the Downs and so was driven on all along upon our Coasts by Dover and Portsmouth and other Ports 'till it safely alighted or indeed arrived at Torbay not many Miles distant from the City of Exeter upon the 5th of November and though it was esteemed and called a storm by some few yet it was a most joyful and golden Shower to most People of England and as that day was formerly noted under God's great Mercy and Goodness to deliver us from destruction intended by that horrid Powder Plot This day now will make England truly sensible that by the same infinite goodness we are made free from the slavery of Popery Arbitrary Government and many other imminent Judgments which would undoubtedly have fallen upon us And now let me tell you what this happy and joyful arrival was and first it produced that Magnanimous Heroick Noble Vndaunted Martial and Victorious William Nassau Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland The Forces that landed with him were as follow viz. Foot 10692. Horse 3660 In all 14352. Ships being Men of War of the second and third rate 65. Flyboats 500. Pinks 60. Fire-ships 10. In all 635. This Fleet and Army through the coldness of the late season of the year their long Voyage by adverse Winds upon the Sea and perhaps the Prince's first intention to have landed in another part of the Kingdom had sustained some loss and was much wearied and weakned and many was sick yet was forced to wade through the Water to some considerable deepness at their Landing After which the Prince was pleased to march to Exeter for his head Quarters the whole Army being there or very near it and it being a large and plentiful City sufficient Provisions was made for the Prince and all his Forces the Prince stayed there some Days expecting hourly with great impatience what Nobility Gentry Gentry and other Forces would resort to him and join with his Army after some few days before his hopes was quite withered there appeared in his Royal Presence the Lord Colchester the Lord Cornbury c. Colonel Godfrey and others and by degrees several other Lords and Gentlemen who carried along with them very good and effectual men to augment the Army and as the Prince advanced his Army increased This news came presently to King James from the first landing who was daily and hourly precisely informed of their several Movements and Advances toward what places But the main design of the Prince was b●lieved by all for London which sell out accordingly The King in the junctu●e of these affairs was in gr●at amasement for some of his Army nay some of his Life-Guard had deserted and went over to the Prince yet the King trusted to his Army especially to the Irish the rest being English some Scotch and some few French being all mustred together with several Trains of Artillery drawn out of the Tower and in a Martial manner marched away on the Roads towards their Enemies the Prince likewise doing the same in hopes to encounter with them after a little marching but in his marching the Prince was pleased to put forth several Declarations whereby the end and intentions of the Prince's coming into England with his Army was fairly and clearly discovered to the people and with such satisfactory reasons therein inserted that all on a sudden the people desired his Royal presence especially in London and Westminster both being places convenient to turn the Tyde of Affairs if there had been any occasion Within six days the Kings Army was marched to Salisbury the chief Rendezvouz the Princes Army being about 20 or 30 miles distant from them and there happened betwixt several of their Parties and Forlorn-hopes some small encounters and skirmishes but very few taken or slain of either side the Kings Army or at least the main Body lay still at and about Sarum the Princes Army drawing nearer to that place insomuch that the King daily expected a Battle but on a sudden the Scene was changed for a Rumour only coming to the King that the Prince's Army was ready at hand to fall upon his the King forthwith without calling a Council of War or any other consideration left them in great hast and disorder and returned to London the Army being thus deserted by the King whether for want of a good Cause for the love they bore to the Protestant Religion or their good will and opinion for the Prince of Orange Besides an Order given to the Earl of Feversham for their Disbanding the great expected Battel was ended before it begun the Kings Army flying away or at the best easily retreating when no enemy pursued after them it seemeth they had read or at least heard of Mr. Hobbs's self-preservation This supposed terrible Army being removed leaving

returning for England landed at Plimouth Sept. 9. 1588. In his next Voyage he was severed from his Company near Port Desire by him so called formerly in the Magellan-straits and never seen or heard of afterwards Queen Mary eldest Daughter to K. Henry VIII and Q. Katherine of Spain was born at Greenwich Feb. 18. 1518. She derived a great Spirit from her Father and her Devotion from her Mother She attained to the Crown by complying with the Gentry of Norfolk and Suffolk promising them to continue Religion as Established by King Edw. VI. After the breach of which Promise she never prospered losing successively the hearts of her Subjects the hopes of a Child the company not to say affection of her Husband the City of Calais her Mirth her Health and her Life which ended November 17. 1558. Cardinal Poole died the same day Note That in this Queens short Reign being but 5 Years 4 Months many were made Martyrs for the Truth of the Gospel the Romish Superstition so much prevailing and tyrannizing that 408 or more suffered Fire and Faggot whereof 44 of note were in the County of Essex This was carried on chiefly by Bishop Bonner who was a Bastard-son of one Savage a Priest brother to Sir John Savage Knight of the Garter Privy-Counsellor to H. VII His Mother Concubine to this Priest was sent out of Cheshire to cover her shame and laid down her burden at Elmley in Worcestershire where this bouncing Babe Bonner was born he caused the death of twice as many Martyrs as all the Bishops in England besides after 10 Years Imprisonment in the Marshalsea he died and was buried in St. George's Church-Yard in Southwark But enough of this Herostratus who burned so many living Temples of the Holy Ghost Let them which would be more fully informed of Queen Mary and Bonner read Fox's Works lately reprinted in Folio with new Copper Cutts Q. Eliz. 1558. The second Daughter to K. H. 8. born at Greenwich who coming to the Crown at Q. Mary's death upon the 17th Novemb. still a vulgar error accounted for Queen Eliz. birth day who was born in Septemb. She was Heir to the Learning Bounty Courage and Success of her Father besides Goodness wherein she was daughter to her Mother Her learning appears in her two Latine Speeches to the University and a third a l●ttle better than extempore to the Poland Embassador Her bounty was founded on merit Her courage was undaunted never making her self so cheap to her Favourites but that she valued her own authority A prime Officer with a white staffe was commanded by the Queen to confer a place then void on one of her servants whom she commended unto him Pleaseth your Highness Madam saith the Lord the disposal thereof belongeth to me by vertue of this white Staff conferred on me True said the Q. yet I never gave you your Office so absolutely but I still reserved my self of the Quorum but of the Quarum Madam returned the Lord presuming on the favour of her Highness Hereat the Q. in some passion snatching the staff out of his hand you shall acknowledge me said she of the Quorum quarum quorum before you have it again The Lord waited staffless almost a day before the same was reconferred Her success was admirable keeping the K. of Spain at Arms end all her Reign by her Policy and Prosperity She was much beloved by all her people in so much that since it hath been said that Q. Eliz. might do that lawfully which K. James might not Her popularity having sugared many things her Subjects thanking her for those Taxes which they refused to pay to her Successor You shall find more of her valour and Noble Actions in 1588. She dyed at Richmond William Winter Knight and Vice-Admiral of England assaulted the Fort of French in the Island of Inchkeeih in Edenburgh Frith He with Sir Tho. Smith demanded the restitution of Calais he conducted a great Treasure of the Genoa Merchants safely into the Netherlands in despite of the French opposing him 1568. He with Rob. Beale was sent into Zealand to demand restitution of some English Ships He did signal service when the Spanish Fleet was fallen towards the coast of Zealand 1588. Lidney House in Gloucester the seat of the Family had produced many more Mariners happy in Sea Voyages John Russel born at Kingston Russel Dors bred beyond the Sea was a man of great accomplishment and was recommended by Phil. King of Castile Father to Ch. 5. Emp. to Hen. 7. as a person of great abilities he could see more with his one eye than many others could with two King Hen. 8. made him a Controller of the Houshold and Privy Counsellor and an 1538. created Lord Russel and made him Keeper of the Privy Seal A good share of the golden showr of Abby Lands fell into his lap K. Ed. 6. who made him Earl of Bedford sent him down to suppress the Western commotion and relieve Exeter Which he performed with great wisdom valour and success and some few years after dyed and was buried at Cheineys in Buckinghamshire William Cecil our English Nestor for Wisdom and Vivacity born at Burn in Lincolns was Secretary and Treasurer above 30 years together He steered the Court at his pleasure and whilst the Earl of Leicester would endure no equal and Sussex no superior therein he by siding with neither served himself with both you may easily imagin how highly the wise Queen Eliz. valued so great a Minister of State coming once to visit him when sick and being much hightned with her head attire then in fashion the Lord's servant who conducted her through the Door may your Highness said he be pleased to stoop the Queen returned for your Masters sake I will stoop but not for the King of Spains All England in that Age was beholden to him for his bounty as well as the poor in Stamford for whom he erected a fair Bead-house acknowledged under God and the Q. their Prosperity the fruit of his prudence He dyed very aged 1598. Jane Cecil Wife to Sir Rich. Esq and Co-heir to the worshipful families of Ekinton and Walcot saw being near a 100 years of age the preserment of her Son Sir William Treasurer of England she Leaded and Paved the Friday Market-cross at Stamford besides 50 l. given to the Poor She dyed 1588. and was buryed in St. Martins in Stamford Barnaby Potter was born within the Barony of Kendal Westmerl 1578. and bred at Queens Coll. in Oxford whereof he became Provost he was chaplain in Ordinary to Prince Charles being accounted at Court the Penitential Preacher and by K. Ch. the I. was preferred Bishop of Carlisle He was commonly called the Puritanical Bishop and they said of him in the time of King James that Organs would blow him out of the Church which is not probable because he loved Vocal Musick and could bear his own part therein He was a constant Preacher and a hard Student

1588. viz. 150 Ships some 1000 Tuns 65 Galleoons 25 Terras 500 Tuns 19 Pinnaces some 100 Tuns 20 Carvills 10 Fulvas 6 Oars a piece 4 Galeasses 4 Gallies In all 57868 Tuns 2630 Pieces of Cannon   Ensigns 171 Mariners 8650 Soldiers 19295 Gally-slaves 2808 Volunteers 224 Allowed Servants for the Can. 167 For the Hospital 58 Chyrurgeons 108 Church-Men 108 All these Preparations of the Spaniards did not daunt or diminish but rather excite the courage of the Queen who had also made ready a splendid Navy well furnished with gallant Commanders Sea-men and Soldiers and a Land-Army where they lay encamped at Tilbury-Fort in Essex there the Queen appeared amongst them on a white Palsrey to their great incouragement But when their Armado should have ingaged our Fleet God Almighty took his own way and raised such Storms and Winds that their whole Forces were all scattered and destroyed without fighting very few of them escaping to tell the news in Spain to their Lord and Master and their surviving Friends Now let us proceed to give an account of some memorable actions of noble Persons since that great deliverance Tho. Stapleton born at Henfield in Suss of a very good Family he was bred in New-College in Oxford and became Canon of Chichester which place he quitted An. 1 of Eliz. and having fled beyond the Seas he became Catechist at Doway which place he having discharged to his commendation he was preferred King's Professor of Divinity in Lovain and was 40 years together Undertaker-general against all Protestants Dr. Whitaker professor in Cambridge experimentally professed That Bellarmine was the fairer and Stapleton the shrewder Adversary He died and was buried in St. Peters in Lovain 1598. Edm Spencer born in London bred in Cambridge a great Poet who imitated Chaucer 'T is said that he presented Q. Elizabeth with a Poem with which she was so well pleased that she commanded the Lord Treasurer Cecil to give him 100 l. and when he alleaged that Sum was too much then give him quoth the Q. what is reason but being delayed he presented these Lines to the Queen I was promised on a time To have reason for my Rhime From that time unto this season I receiv'd nor Rhime nor Reason Hereupon the Queen gave strict order for the present payment of 100 l. He was afterwards Secretary to the Lord Gray Deputy of Ireland He was an excellent Linguist Antiquary Philosopher Mathematician yet so poor as being a Poet that he was thought fami non famae scribere Returning into England he was robb'd by the Rebels of that little he had and dying for grief in great want 1598. was honourably buried nigh Chaucer in Westminster the expence of his Funeral and Monument was defrayed at the sole charge of Robert first of that name Earl of Essex Sir Walt. Raleigh born at Budeley Devonsh of an ancient Family but decayed in Estate and he was the youngest Brother thereof was bred in Ori●ll College in Oxford and thence coming to Court found some hopes of the Queens favour this made him write in a glass Window obvious to the Queens Eye Fain would I climb yet fear I to fall Under which her Majesty perceiving it did write If thy Heart fail thee climb not at all But his Introduction into Court is said to have born an elder date from the time he spread his plush Cloak for her Majesty to step upon over a wet place Yet the wise Queen in rewarding him made him to purchase by pain and peril as well as Complement what places were bestowed on him He seemed to be born to that only which he went about so dextrous he was in all his undertakings in Court in Camp by Sea by Land by Sword by Pen witness in the last his History of the World Of his detractors he was wont to say If any Man accuse to my face I will answer him with my Mouth but my Tail is good enough to answer to such who traduce me behind my back Yet such a Traducer there was that subtle Gondamour the Span. Ambassador to K. James that never left his sollicitations and intreagues with the King till he procured his Decollation which was done Ann. 1618. Thus died this learned and honourable Person never to be forgotten so long as wise Men are living John Bray Tenant to Mr. Richard Carew carried upon his back Ann. 1608. at one time six bushels of wheaten Meal by the space well near a butt length and upon the wheaten Meal the Miller a Lubber of above 24 years of Age. And John Roman the Cornish Milo so used to Burdens in his Child-hood that when a Man he would bear the whole Carcase of an Oxe and never tugged thereat Tho. Sackvill Son and Heir to Sir Richard Chancellor Sub-Treasurer of the Exchequer and Privy-Counsellor to Q. Elizabeth by Winifred his Wife Daughter to Sir John Bruges was bred in Oxford where he became an excellent Poet leaving both Latine and English Poems of his composing to posterity Then he became Barrister and afterwards in his Travels was for some time prisoner at Rome whence returning to the possession of a good Estate he wasted the greatest part thereof and afterwards being made as is reported to dance attendance on an Alderman of London who had gained great Penny-worths by his former purchases of him he was sensible of the incivility and resolving to be no more beholding to wealthy Pri●le he turned a thrifty improver of the remainder of his Estate Others affirm that Q. Elizabeth his Cousin-German once removed diverted the torrent of his Profusion by her frequent admonition after which she made him Baron of Buckhurst in Suss sent him Ambassador into France then into the Low-Countries made him Knight of the Garter and Treasurer of England He was Chancellor of the University where he entertained Q. Elizabeth with a sumptuous Feast He was a person of so quick dispatch that his Secretarys seldom pleased him Thus having made amends to his House for his mis-spent time both in increase of Estate and Honour being created Earl of Dorset by K. James He died in April An. 1608. Tho. Bilson born in Winchester was Bishop of Worcester then of Winchester as Reverend and Learned a Prelate as England ever afforded witness his Works of The perpetual Government of Christ's Church and of Christ's descent into Hell The new Translation of the Bible was by King James's command ultimately committed to his and Dr. Smith's Bishop of Gloucester perusal He died An. 1618. Robert Smith born at Mercate-Harborough Merchant-Taylor in London Comptroller of the Chamber there and one of the four Attornies of the Mayor's Court gave 750 l. to purchase Lands for the maintainance of a Lecturer in the Town of his Nativity c. as appears by the Settlement He died An. 1618. Sir Tho. Coventry born at Croon in Worcestershire was eldest Son to Sir Thomas Knight one of the Justices of the Common-Pleas He was bred in and Treasurer of the