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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09659	A godlie exposition vpon certeine chapters of Nehemiah, written by that worthie byshop and faithfull pastor of the Church of Durham Master James Pilkington. And now newly published. In the latter end, because the author could not finish that treatise of oppression which he had begonne, there is added that for a supplie, which of late was published by Robert Some, D. in Diuinitie	Pilkington, James, 1520?-1576.; Foxe, John, 1516-1587.; Some, Robert, 1542-1609. Godlie treatise of the church. In the ende .. a treatise against oppression.	1585 (1585)	STC 19929; ESTC S114273	162,441	172

the matter euery man what he hath to doe Such as be builders may take example of those good builders therof whome we read that with one hand they builded and with the other they held their weapon that is the spirituall sword of Gods word to keepe of the enemie Such workmen the Lord send into his vineyard to be diligent labourers not loyterers nor braulers but builders labouring and working not with one hand but with both hands occupied And likewise vpon these labourers the Lord send good ouerseers such as this good Nehemiah who not regarding his owne priuate charges and expenses bestowed all his care in tendring and setting forward the erection of the Lords house to encourage the workemen to prouide for their necessities to defena them from enemies to keepe them in good order from strife and variance For as euery good building there best goeth forward when the workmen in one consent ioyne them-selues together So contrariwise nothing more hindreth the setting vp of any worke as when the workmen are deuided among them-selues Albeit during the time of 〈◊〉 we sinde no great sturs among the people or if there were any it was seene composed by the wise handling of that good gouernour as in the fift chapter may appeare wherefore for the better example to le taken of these distressed dales I thought it not amisse in this so daungerous building vp of Christs Church in the perillous latter times this treatise of Nehemiah compiled by the right reuerend and famous prelate M. Iames Pilkinton of blessed memory to be published and commended to Christian readers wherby all good labourers and ouerseers of Christ his Church may receiue some fruitfull aduertisement to consider in these soe great affayres of the Lord his busines what is to be done and looked vnto THE BOOKE OF NEHEMIAH Benignè fac DOMINE in bonavoluntate tua Sion vt aedificentur muri Ierusalem Non nobis DOMINE non nobis sed nomini tuo da gloriam Non moriar sed viuam narrabo opera DOMINI THE ARGVMENT VNPERfect and so much thereof as was found is here put downe ANd because both the bookes of EZRA and NEHEMIAH entreate only of such things as were done vnder the Kings of Persia which fewe other parts of the Scripture doe it is not amisse something to touch the maner of liuing behauiour both of the Kings people nature of the countrie that thereby things may better be vnderstood as STRABO in his booke LEOVICIVS in his Varia Historia others haue left them in writing SVSIA was that parte of the countrie which laie towards BABILON wherein was also the cheife citie SVSA which was like in building vnto BABILON These were a quiet people neuer rebellious therefore Kings loued it the better and CYRVS was the first that made his cheifest abode there Other houses the King had which were strong and costlie where there treasure was kept At SVSIS they lay in winter at ECBATAVA in sommer at PERSEPOLIS in haruest in the spring at BABILON PAGASABIA GABIS other houses were not neglected although destroyed with the kingdome shortlie after by Alexander Magnus The riches of the kings were greate For when all was brought to ECBATAVA men reporte that there were 180. Talents This country of SVSIA was so fruitful that their barly wheate would bring forth an hundreth folde or 200. as much as was sowne Their kings be of one kindred and whosoeuer obeieth not he hath his head arme cut of and cast awaie They marrie many wiues keepe many harlots The kings yearely giue rewardes to them that haue gotton most sonnes The children come not in their fathers sight before they be 4. yeares old Their mariages are made in March From. 5. yeares old vnto 14. they learne to shoote picke dartes ride chiefly to speake trueth Their Schoolemasters be men most sober applying all things to the profit of their schollers They call their schullers together afore daie by ringing of a bell as though they should go to warte or to hunt They make one of the kings sonnes their ruler or some great men ouer 50 in a bande and commaund them to follow their Captaine 30. or 40. furlongs when he runneth afore them They aske account of those things that they haue learned exercising their voice breath and sides to hear colde raine and passing of riuers They teach them to keepe their Armour cloathes drie and to feed liue hardlie like husbandmen eating wilde fruits as acornes and crabbes Their dailie meate after their exercise is verie hard bread Cardanum salte and flesh rosted Their drinke is water They hunt on horsebake with picking their dartes shooting their shaftes or casting with their sling In the forenoone they are exercised with planting of trees or digging vp the rootes or make harnesse or applie them-selues to working ofline or making of nets The kings giue rewards to those that get the best game at running and other games which they vse euerie 5. yeare They beare office plaie the souldiers on foote and horsse from 20. years olde vnto 50. They be armed with a shield made like a diamond Besides their quiuer they haue their crooked falchion and daggers vpon their head a steeple-cappe vpon their breast a coate of plate Their Princes haue their breeches triple folde and a coate with wide sleeues lined with white and syde to the knee and the outside coloured Their apparel in some is purple or els of diuers coloures in winter of diuers coloures Their cappes like vnto the Miters of their southsaiers their shooes high dubble The common sorte weare a lined coate to the mid-leg about their head a role of sindal Euery man vseth his bowe sling The Persians fare daintilie hauing manie and diuers kindes of meate and their tables shine with their plate of gold siluer They debate their weightie matters at the wine if they meete their fellowes or acquaintance by the waie they kisse them if they be poorer they make curtesie Their southsaiers they leue vnburied to the birds The greatest riches that the kings had were in buildings and they coyned no more monie then serued the present neede The people were temperate in their liuing but their kings passed in excesse The kings attire of his head was of myrrhe and other sweete gommes They kept commonlie 300. women which slept in the daie sang daunced all the night If the king would goe to any of them the floore was couered with fine arris He rode seldome but in his chariot If he suffered any man to come to his speache he sate in a throne of gold standing on foure pillers with precious stones At the head of his bed were 5000. Talents of gold which where called the kings pillowe at his feete were 3000. Talents of siluer which was called his footestoole ouer his bed was a golden vine withgolden branches and grapes drawne with pretious stones Thus farre the