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A01342	The historie of the holy vvarre; by Thomas Fuller, B.D. prebendarie of Sarum, late of Sidney Colledge in Cambridge	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.	1639 (1639)	STC 11464; ESTC S121250	271,232	328

own bowels Yet such was her charitie that whilest her own house was on burning she threw some buckets of water to quench her neighbours and as other nations cast their superfluitie she her widows mite into the treasurie of this action and produceth two Theobalds Kings of Navarre and Alphonse King of Castile that undertook expeditions to Palestine Hungary sheweth one King Andrew who washed himself in Jordan and then shrinking in the wetting returned presently home again But this countrey though it self did go little yet was much gone through to the Holy warre being the rode to Syria for all land-armies and merited well in this action in giving peaceable passage and courteous entertainment to Pilgrimes as to Duke Godfrey and Frederick Barbarossa with all their souldiers as they travelled through it Had the Kings of Hungarie had the same principle of basenesse in their souls as the Emperours of Grecia they had had the same cause of jealousie against the Christians that passed this way yet they used them most kindly and disdained all dishonourable suspicions True it is at the first voyage King Coloman not out of crueltie but carefulnesse and necessarie securitie did use his sword against some unruly and disorderly Pilgrimes but none were there abused which first abused not themselves But what-ever Hungarie was in that age it is at this day Christendomes best land-bulwark against the Turks Where this prettie custome is used That the men wear so many feathers as they have killed Turks which if observed elsewhere either feathers would be lesse or valour more in fashion Poland could not stirre in this warre as lying constant perdue of Christendome against the Tartarian yet we find Boleslaus Crispus Duke or King thereof waiting on shall I say or accompanying Conrade the Emperour in his voyage to Palestine and having defraid all his and his armies costs and charges towards Constantinople he returned home as not to be spared in his own countrey But if by King Davids statute the keepers of the baggage are to be sharers in the spoil with the fighters of the battel then surely Poland and such other countreys may entitle themselves to the honour of the warre in Palestine which in the mean time kept home had an eye to the main chance and defended Europe against forrein invaders Norway in that age the sprucest of the three Kingdomes of Scandia and best tricked up with shipping though at this day the case is altered with her and she turned from taking to paying of tribute sent her fleet of tall souldiers to Syria who like good fellows asked nothing for their work but their victuals and valiantly wonne the citie of Sidon for the King of Jerusalem And it is considerable that Syria but a step or stride from Italie was a long race from Norway so that their Pilgrimes went not onely into another countrey but into another world Denmark was also partner in the foresaid service Also afterwards Ericus her King though he went not quite through to the Holy land yet behaved himself bravely in Spain and there assisted the winning of Lisbon from the Infidels His successour Canutus anno 1189 had provided his navie but was prevented by death his ships neverthelesse came to Syria Of Sweden in this grand-jurie of nations I heare no Vous avez but her default of appearance hath been excused before Chap. 23. Of the Scottish Welsh and Irish their severall adventures THere remain behind the Scottish Welsh and Irish. It may occasion suspicion that these nations either did neglect or are neglected in this Holy warre because clean through this Historie there is no mention of them or their atchievements True it is these countreys can boast of no King of their own sent to Syria nor of any great appearing service by them alone performed It seemeth then they did not so much play the game themselves as bet on the hands of others and haply the Scottish service is accounted to the French the Welsh and Irish to the English That Scotland was no ciphre in this warre plainly appeareth 1. In that David Earl of Huntington and younger brother to William the Elder King of Scotland went along with our Richard the first no doubt suitably attended with souldiers This David was by a tempest cast into Egypt taken captive by the Turks bought by a Venetian brought to Constantinople there known and redeemed by an English merchant and at last safely arrived at Alectum in Scotland which Alectum he in memorie and gratitude of his return called Dundee or Dei donum Gods gift 2. By the plentifull provision which there was made for the Templars and Hospitallers Who here enjoyed great priviledges this amongst many others Take the Scottish law in its pure naturals That the Master of the Knicts of the Temple and cheefe Priors of the Hospitall of Jerusalem wha were keepers of strangers to the Haly grave sould be receaved themselves personally in any suit without entertaining a procuratour for them Nor must we here forget a Saint William a Scot of Perth by birth by trade a baker in charitie so abundant that he gave his tenth loaf to the poore in zeal so fervent that he vowed to visit the Holy land But in his journey as he passed through Kent he was slain by his servant buried at Rochester afterwards Sainted and shewed many miracles Neither may we think whilest all other nations were at this Martiall school that Wales the while truanted at home The Welsh saith my Authour left their forrests and now with them no sport to the hunting of Turks especially after that Wizo and Walter his sonne had founded the fair Commandrie for Hospitallers at Slebach in Pembroke-shire and endowed it with rich revenues Ireland also putteth in for her portion of honour in this service Indeed for the first fourescore yeares in the Holy warre Ireland did little there or in any other countrey It was divided into many pettie Kingdomes so that her peoples valour had no progressive motion in length to make any impression in forrein parts but onely moved round in a circle at home their pettie Reguli spending themselves against themselves till our Henry the second conquered them all After which time the Irish began to look abroad into Palestine witnesse many houses for Templars and the stately Priorie of Kilmainam nigh Dublin for Hospitallers the last Lord Prior whereof at the dissolution was Sir John Rawson Yea we may well think that all the consort of Christendome in this warre could have made no musick if the Irish Harp had been wanting Chap. 24. Of the honourable Arms in scutcheons of Nobilitie occasioned by their service in the Holy warre NOw for a corollarie to this storie if we survey the scutcheons of the Christian Princes and Nobilitie at this day we shall find the Arms of many of them pointing at the atchievements of their predecessours in the Holy warre Thus the

of your friends Good is not good when proceeding from them from whom farre better is expected Your youthfull vertues are so promising that you cannot come off in your riper age with credit without performing what may redound to the advancing of the honour of your family and without building your houses one storie higher in the English Historie Now know next Religion there is nothing accomplisheth a man more then Learning Learning in a Lord is as a diamond in gold And if you fear to hurt your tender hands with thornie School-questions there is no danger in meddling with History which is a velvet-study recreation-work What a pitie is it to see a proper Gentleman to have such a crick in his neck that he cannot look backward yet no better is he who cannot see behind him the actions which long since were performed History maketh a young man to be old without either wrinkles or gray hairs priviledging him with the experience of age without either the infirmities or inconveniences thereof Yea it not onely maketh things past present but inableth one to make a rationall conjecture of things to come For this world affordeth no new accidents but in the same sense wherein we call it a new Moon which is the old one in another shape and yet no other then what hath been formerly Old actions return again furbished over with some new and different circumstances Now amongst all particular histories I may say none is more generall then this of the Holy warre which now I present to your Honours Some will condemn me for an ill husband in lavishing two Noble Patrones on one book whereas one of them might have served to have patronized many volumes But first I did it in the weak expression of my thankfulnesse unto you being deeply indebted to you both and I thought it dishonestie to pay all to one creditour and none to another and therefore conceived it best to share my estate joyntly betwixt you as farre forth as it would extend Secondly considering the weaknesse of this Work now being to walk abroad in the world I thought it must be led by both arms and needed a double supporter And now I am sure this Holy warre which was unhappie heretofore when acted will be happie hereafter now written and related because dedicated to your Honours So resteth Your Honours in all service THO. FULLER Broad-windsor March 6. 1638. To the Reader IN this work I can challenge nothing to my self but the composing of it The materialls were found to my hand which if any Historian will make let him not be commended for wit but shamed for falshood If every-where I have not charged the margin with the Authours names it is either because the storie is authour for it self I mean generally received or to avoyd the often citing of the same place Where I could not go abroad my self there I have taken aire at the window and have cited Authours on others citations yet so that the stream may direct to the fountain If the reader may reap in few houres what cost me more moneths just cause have I to rejoyce and he I hope none to complain Thus may the faults of this book redound to my self the profit to others the glory to God To his worthily deare friend THOMAS FVLLER B. D. upon his excellent work the HOLY WARRE PEace is thy Calling friend thy Title Warre What doth thy Title with thy Calling jarre The Holy warre this makes the wonder cease An holy warre becomes a man of peace Tasso be silent my friend speaks his Storie Hath robb'd thy poeme of its long-liv'd glorie So rich his vein his lines of so high state Thou canst not feigne so well as he relate Godfrey first entred on this warre to free His Saviours Tombe from Turks captivitie And too-too meanly of himself he deems If thus he his Redeemer not redeems A glorious end nor did he fear to erre In losing life to gain Christs Sepulchre But I dare say were Godfrey now alive Godfrey who by thy penne must needs survive He would again act o're his noble toil Doing such deeds as should the former foil If for no other reason yet to be Deliver'd unto time and fame by thee Nor would he fear in such exploits to bleed Then to regain a Tombe now not to need ROBERT GOMERSALL Vicar of Thorncombe in Devon OF this our Authours book I 'le say but this For that is praise ample enough 'T is his Nor all the Muses nor Apollo's layes Can sing his worth be his own lines his bayes ROBERT TYRLING On Mr FULLERS Historie of the HOLY WARRE THen Christians rest secure ye need not band Henceforth in Holy leagues for th' Holy land To conquer and recover 't from the Turk 'T is done already FVLLERS learned work And penne more honour to the cause doth bring Then did Great Godfrey or our Lion-King Ierusalem with darknesse long beset Captiv'd to time more then to Mahomet Inthrall'd to silence and oblivion A bondage worse then that of Babylon Is now redeem'd Lo by this sacred Story How she revives into her ancient glory Look how her bury'd pinnacles 'gin to peep Out of their venerable dust and sleep See how the Temple and the Sepulchre Wak'd with the trumpet of this Holy warre From their own grave and ruines do resent A resurrection by this monument Stay Pilgrimes stay wander not hence so farre Set up your rest here in this Holy warre Here you may visit and adore the Shrine For which so many Saints in arms combine Behold the zealous squadrons how they stand Arm'd with devotion for the Holy land They 'l take you if not it while ye admire Their zeal your love will kindle at this fire Thus learned FVLLER a full conquest makes Triumphs o're time and mens affections takes Captive both it and them his historie Me thinks is not a Warre but Victorie Where every line does crown such strength it bears The Authour Laureate and a trophey rears JAMES DUPORT B. D. T. C. To his worthy and learned friend Mr THO. FULLER upon his excellently composed Historie of the HOLY WARRE CAptain of Arts in this thy Holy warre My Muse desires to be thy Trumpeter In thy just praise to spend a blast or two For this is all that she poore thing can do Peter the Hermite like an angry owl Would needs go fight all armed in his cowl What had the Holy man nought else to do But thus to lose his bloud and credit too Seeking to winne Christs Sepulchre God wot He found his own This was the ground he got Except he got more ground when he one day Besieging Antioch fiercely ran away Much wiser was the Pope At home he stay'd And made the world beleeve he wept and pray'd Mean while behold the fruit of feigned tears He sets the world together by the cares His head serves him whil'st others use their hands Whil'st Princes lose their lives he gets their lands To winne