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A43906 The history of Prince Erastus, son to the Emperour Dioclesian and these famous philosophers called the seven wife masters of Rome being a full account of all that was ever written of that antient, famous, pleasant, and excellent history / written originally in Italian, then translated into French, and now rendred English by F.K.; Seven sages of Rome. English. Kirkman, Francis, 1632-ca. 1680. 1674 (1674) Wing H2136; ESTC R20131 193,262 356

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be_v contrive_v and_o execute_v and_o then_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o stake_n he_o there_o finish_v his_o wicked_a life_n this_o history_n my_o lord_n say_v the_o empress_n i_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o relate_v to_o you_o to_o see_v if_o it_o may_v be_v possible_a to_o open_v your_o eye_n that_o you_o may_v see_v that_o this_o your_o son_n endeavour_v nothing_o else_o with_o his_o seven_o traitorous_a complice_n and_o not_o philosopher_n to_o dispatch_v i_o out_o of_o this_o world_n be_v assure_v that_o if_o i_o be_v remove_v i_o who_o be_o your_o loyal_a wife_n and_o companion_n they_o will_v more_o easy_o attain_v their_o end_n which_o be_v to_o make_v themselves_o peaceable_a lord_n of_o the_o empire_n without_o wait_v for_o the_o natural_a course_n of_o your_o life_n against_o which_o they_o have_v have_v many_o design_n and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v long_o ere_o they_o be_v effect_v if_o i_o be_v once_o take_v away_o from_o you_o and_o this_o all_o person_n of_o judgement_n may_v easy_o perceive_v and_o although_o heaven_n in_o the_o end_n will_v not_o leave_v this_o unpunished_a but_o ●et_o we_o must_v first_o suffer_v a_o miserable_a death_n if_o according_a to_o your_o duty_n you_o do_v not_o make_v timely_a provision_n against_o it_o and_o my_o parent_n and_o relation_n here_o present_a aught_o to_o give_v their_o ready_a assistance_n these_o speech_n of_o the_o empress_n be_v utter_v with_o so_o much_o livelyness_n and_o earnestness_n that_o not_o only_o the_o emperor_n but_o her_o relation_n resolve_v that_o erastus_n shall_v die_v without_o delay_n so_o that_o if_o it_o have_v be_v day_n time_n as_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o part_n of_o the_o night_n be_v pass_v away_o and_o spend_v the_o emperor_n will_v have_v cause_v the_o innocent_a erastus_n and_o the_o seven_o philosopher_n to_o be_v dispatch_v and_o therefore_o he_o give_v absolute_a command_n that_o without_o attend_v any_o other_o order_n of_o the_o senate_n the_o next_o morning_n without_o any_o delay_n prince_n erastus_n shall_v be_v public_o execute_v by_o the_o common_a executioner_n and_o after_o he_o the_o seven_o philosopher_n after_o he_o have_v give_v this_o order_n he_o endeavour_v to_o appease_v the_o empress_n and_o for_o her_o better_a satisfaction_n he_o commit_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o sentence_n to_o four_o person_n who_o be_v her_o particular_a favourite_n cause_v his_o father_n in_o law_n and_o other_o lord_n who_o be_v the_o relation_n of_o the_o empress_n to_o stay_v and_o sup_v with_o he_o and_o he_o that_o night_n lie_v with_o the_o wicked_a and_o perverse_a aphrodicia_n chap._n xxii_o the_o emperor_n dioclesian_n see_v a_o vision_n in_o his_o sleep_n of_o several_a sort_n of_o animal_n whereby_o be_v demonstrate_v all_o passage_n about_o prince_n ●●●stus_fw-la and_o what_o part_n he_o shall_v take_v by_o reason_n of_o which_o vision_n he_o become_v very_o melancholy_a the_o emperor_n be_v in_o bed_n with_o the_o empress_n be_v be_v so_o trouble●_n in_o mind_n that_o he_o can_v not_o possible_o sleep_v until_o ●_o little_a before_o break_v of_o day_n and_o then_o his_o e●●●_n 〈◊〉_d ●o_o soon_o close_v but_o he_o see_v in_o a_o dream_n ●ss●●_n from_o his_o reins_o a_o pigeon_n white_a as_o snow_n ●he_v ●●_o h●●t●st_o and_o ●●●●est_a that_o ever_o he_o have_v see_v whereupon_o ●●e_v be_v joyful_a purpose_v to_o have_v it_o well_o and_o careful_o nourish_v it_o be_v already_o so_o fair_a that_o all_o the_o world_n admire_v it_o and_o he_o himself_o be_v so_o much_o in_o love_n with_o it_o that_o all_o his_o pleasure_n and_o qui●t_v consist_v in_o consider_v ●f_o the_o whiteness_n and_o fairness_n of_o the_o bir●_n which_o g●ow●ng_n large_a and_o daily_o increase_a ●n_n be●●●y_o he_o perceive_v that_o a_o serp●n●_n come_v to_o his_o p●lla●e_n which_o be_v so_o beautiful_a tha●_n although_o this_o a_o mal_fw-fr be_v natural_o horrible_a yet_o he_o be_v so_o in_o love_n with_o it_o that_o sometime_o he_o put_v it_o in_o high_a bosom_n and_o at_o other_o time_n lay_v with_o it_o he_o also_o perceive_v that_o so_o soon_o as_o this_o serpent_n see_v his_o young_a pigeon_n to_o be_v so_o fair_a he_o take_v great_a pleasure_n in_o it_o and_o by_o all_o mean_v ●ndeavoured_v to_o have_v its_o company_n the_o pigeon_n at_o fir●●_n be_v well_o enough_o content_v and_o not_o only_o show_v love_n to_o but_o also_o respect_v the_o serpent_n but_o see_v that_o the_o serpent_n kiss_v it_o and_o endeavour_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o couple_n with_o it_o the_o pigeon_n with_o horror_n and_o anger_n which_o it_o have_v against_o this_o villainous_a and_o venomous_a beast_n begin_v to_o fly_v the_o serpent_n on_o the_o other_o side_n see_v itself_o disdain_v seem_v to_o have_v change_v into_o mortal_a hatred_n all_o the_o love_n which_o he_o have_v to_o this_o pigeon_n endeavour_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o kill_v the_o poor_a bird_n in_o such_o manner_n pursue_v it_o that_o the_o emperor_n himself_o hate_v it_o out_o of_o respect_n to_o the_o great_a serpent_n so_o that_o he_o also_o assist_v to_o kill_v it_o and_o yet_o he_o think_v that_o the_o poor_a pigeon_n make_v no_o defence_n only_o look_v to_o heaven_n without_o speak_v as_o if_o from_o thence_o it_o exp_v ct_v assistance_n and_o favour_n he_o also_o see_v that_o as_o the_o cruel_a serpent_n be_v about_o to_o kill_v the_o fair_a pigeon_n seven_o several_a animal_n appear_v in_o order_n who_o be_v all_o of_o different_a shape_n so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o distinguish_v what_o they_o be_v yet_o they_o be_v so_o fair_a that_o all_o that_o behold_v they_o take_v pleasure_n therein_o these_o animal_n be_v arrive_v one_o by_o one_o place_v themselves_o to_o defend_v the_o young_a pigeon_n from_o the_o great_a serpent_n fight_v for_o the_o pigeon_n one_o after_o another_o so_o that_o in_o the_o beginning_n it_o seem_v that_o the_o serpent_n yield_v and_o yet_o afterward_o he_o return_v to_o assault_v the_o poor_a pigeon_n more_o fierce_o than_o before_o so_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o another_o of_o the_o seven_o animal_n shall_v come_v to_o combat_v no_o defend_v it_o and_o so_o there_o be_v seven_o assault_n during_o which_o the_o emperor_n seem_v to_o favour_v the_o pigeon_n against_o the_o serpent_n when_o the_o serpent_n have_v the_o worst_a and_o on_o the_o contrary_a when_o the_o serpent_n have_v the_o better_a he_o alter_v his_o mind_n and_o be_v please_v to_o help_v to_o kill_v the_o pigeon_n for_o love_n of_o the_o serpent_n in_o conclusion_n he_o perceive_v that_o the_o serpent_n raise_v himself_o high_a than_o before_o and_o cast_v forth_o all_o its_o poison_n with_o the_o rage_n and_o fury_n that_o possess_v he_o he_o have_v so_o disorder_v the_o seven_o animal_n and_o the_o pigeon_n which_o all_o that_o time_n have_v make_v no_o defence_n that_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v at_o the_o last_o gasp_n of_o their_o life_n and_o that_o yet_o nevertheless_o the_o pigeon_n appear_v then_o with_o so_o good_a a_o grace_n and_o so_o great_a a_o virtue_n that_o without_o fight_v he_o overthrow_v and_o abase_v the_o serpent_n so_o that_o it_o remain_v upon_o the_o place_n not_o dare_v to_o stir_v which_o the_o curse_a and_o perverse_a beast_n see_v it_o employ_v all_o its_o rage_n and_o venom_n against_o itself_o so_o that_o it_o kill_v itself_o whereupon_o the_o emperor_n seem_v to_o have_v then_o as_o much_o hatred_n as_o former_o he_o have_v love_n for_o it_o very_o much_o repent_v that_o he_o have_v so_o persecute_v so_o pleasant_a a_o bird_n as_o this_o pigeon_n be_v at_o the_o desire_n of_o so_o horrible_a a_o beast_n as_o be_v the_o serpent_n he_o also_o think_v that_o all_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n make_v bonfire_n for_o the_o deliverance_n and_o victory_n of_o the_o pigeon_n so_o that_o nothing_o be_v hear_v throughout_o the_o whole_a city_n but_o drum_n trumpets_z and_o other_o musical_a instrument_n in_o conclusion_n the_o great_a noise_n which_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n make_v at_o these_o bonfire_n 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