the Empire among A Schism in the Empire themselves one part for King Lewis Duke of Bavaria the other for Frederick Duke of Austria Son to the Emperor Albert. The Pope declared himself against Lewis who opposing the Pope favoured the Cordeliers whom the Pope persecuted He writ against them and they against him particularly William Okam an Englishman and very learned and of that Order protected by the Emperor Lewis From Christ 1322. In France a Posthumus Son of Lewis named Kings of France John having not lived above six Weeks Philip the Fifth called Le Long Brother to Lewis succeeded him against the Designs of some who would have maintained the pretended Right of Jean Daughter to the deceased King by the same Right of the Salick Law Charles the Fourth called Le Bel succeeded his Brother Philip and to Charles Philip the Sixth called of Valois Cousin German to the three last Kings maugre the Pretensions of Edward the Third King of England who said he had more Right because he was Son to Izabella Daughter to Philip le Bel. The Emperor had set up an Anti-pope Anti-pope a Cordelier under the Name of Nicholas the Fifth in opposition to Pope John But the Popes unfortunate Nicholas being fallen into the Hands of John was shut up in a Prison where he died miserably Not very long after Pope John being dead they put in his place Bennet the Twelfth a Gascoign From Christ 1334. At Constantinople Michael Paleologus had Emperors of Constantinople for his Successor his Son Andronicus and to this a Grandson of the same Name Who dying left his Sons very young under the Tuition of John Cantacusenes This John behaved himself so well in his Trust and with so great Authority that he acquired the Title of Emperor From Christ 1338. To Bennet the Twelfth succeeded Clement Popes the Sixth of Lymousin From Christ 1342. The War which lasted for some time between the English and the French proved fatal to the latter in this Year King Philip having lost the Battle near Cressy in Picardy The Battle of Cressy against King Edward who took Calais after a Year's Siege From Christ 1346. Lewis of Bavaria was called Emperor for some time part of the Princes of Germany did not acknowledge him He being dead they all at last unanimously Charles the Fourth Emperor agreed in the Election of Charles the Fourth of the House of Luxemburg King of Bohomia From Christ 1347. A dreadful Plague broke out in Cathaia A great Plague and spread it self in Persia Mesopotamia Syria and in Asia Minor Europe was infested with it even to the most Western parts and caused very strange Desolations through all places Clement the Sixth died He reduc'd the Popes Jubilee of a Hundred to Fifty Years Innocent the Sixth his Countryman succeeded him Christ From 1352. The People of Constantinople compelled Emperors of the East John Cantacusenes to resign the Empire to John Paleologus Son to Andronicus the Second From Christ 1354. John King of France who succeeded his The Battle of Poitiers Father Philip lost the Battle at Poitiers and there became Prisoner to Edward Prince of Wales Son to Edward King of England From Christ 1556. Charles Son to King John governed the Kingdom with great Prudence during his Father's Imprisonment Then followed Affairâ— betweâ—n France England the Treaty of Brittany in consequence of which King John returned to France upon his Parole but having not that Interest to oblige the Nobility of his Kingdom to consent to the Demands of the English he went over into England according to his Parole and most suitable to that just â—e â—rue Maxim foâ— Franceâ— Maxim he often repeated That if Truth and Faith were banish'd from the Dwellings of the rest of Mankind yet they ought to be found in the Hearts and Tongues of Princes He died in England He had instituted or re-establish'd the Order of the Star much about the Time The Order of the Stâ—â— and â—â—e Garter that King Edward instituted that of the Garter John left four Sons Charles the Fifth called the Wise was his Successor He was the first who had the Title of Dauphine The first Dauphine of France according to the Treaty made with Humbert Dauphine of Vienna by which he resigned up his Dominions to King John The other Sons of this King were Lewis The Second House of Anjou Duke of Anjou chief of the Second Royal House of that Name Philip called the Hardy Duke of Burgundy The Second House of Burgundy a Stock also of the Second Royal House of that Name and John Duke of Berry who left no Branch The Dutchy of Brittany had been disputed A Quarrel for the Dutchy of Brittany a long time between Charles of Blois who pretended to it by Jane his Wife Daughter of Guy Brother to Duke John the Third who died without Children and John Earl of Montford who boasted to have the most Right as he was the nearest Male. The Battle of Auray that Charles lost The Battle of Auray where he was killed upon the place decided the Difference in favour of John who entred into the full and quiet possession of the Dutchy and had the Surname of Conquerour and Victorious The French and the English had taken Parties in this long War the first for Charles near Kinsman to King Philip the Sixth and the second for John These two Nations were also concerned The Civil War in Castile in a Difference between Don Pedro called the Cruel and Don Henry his Bastard Brother about the Kingdom of Castile At last after various Successes on both sides the War was decided by a Battle where Don Pedro was defeated and killed by Don Henry So that this Henry being assisted by the French under the Command of the brave and famous Betrand of Guesclin Bertrand of Gueslin a Gentleman of Brittany remained King of Castile From Christ 1369. This great and fortunate Captain Bertrand had brought for this Expedition Troops of disbanded Soldiers who passing through the County forc'd Pope Urban Popes the Fifth to pay a Ransome Which made him resolve to return to Rome that he might not any more be exposed to the like Affronts but after he had made a Journey there he returned into France where he died From Christ 371. David Bruce King of the Scots dying Robert Stuart King of Scots without Children Robert Stuart is acknowledged King of the Scots in right of his Wife Sister to King David By the Council of St. Bridget of Swede and of St. Catherine of Sienna according to the Revelations they pretended from Heaven Gregory the Eleventh Successor to Urban the Fifth returned to Rome where The Pope returned to Rome after fourteen Months he died repenting to have believed those Revelations against the Light of his own Understanding From Christ 1377. The Cardinals compell'd by the Romans
Christ 1417. Of the three deposed Popes John and Gregory submitted to the Sentence of the Council Bennet persisted even 'till Death tho' he had but two Cardinals with him whom he commanded when he was dying to elect a Successor which they did naming a Chanoine of Barcellona who took the Name of Clement the Eighth But at length he deposed himself and was in exchange made Arch-Bishop of Majorca From Christ 1422. In France King Charles had before lost a The Battle â— Agincourt Battle near Agincourt in Piccardy Henry the Fifth who won it became very powerful in France the more because there hapned very great Troubles by a madness King Charles fell into upon the Death of his Brother Lewis Duke of Orleans whom his Cousin John Duke of Burgundy had caused to be Assassinated at Paris By the Death of the same John kill'd at Montereau in Brye by the Servants of Charles Dauphin in the presence of that Prince Lastly by the hatred of Queen Izabella of Bavaria against her Son the Dauphin which grew so violent that she joined in a Faction with Philip Duke of Burgundy whose Interests prevailed with the States General to deprive the Dauphin of his Right to the Succession of the Crown and to acknowledge for the Heir of King Charles Henry King of England his Son-in-Law who married Katharine his Daughter The famous Captain John Zisca a Bohemian John Zisca a famous Captain died after he had vindicated the Liberty and the Evangelick Religion of his Country-men against Wensâ—laus and Sigismond Kings of that Country o'er whom he gained many Battels even after he had lost both his Eyes in that War From Christ 1425. It was resolved in the Council of Constance that another should be held seven years after Pope Martin was averse to Popes it but about the end of his Papacy being importuned to call one he summoned it at Piâ—a But the Pope so ordered Affairs in that manner that this Council had no effect A little before his Death he appointed another at Basle and his The Council of Basle Successor Eugenius the Fourth sent his Legats to cause it to be opened From Christ 1431. After several years of great Confusion in France King Charles the Seventh re-establish'd himself by forcing out the English so that there remained in their Possession nothing but the City of Calais This great Revolution was begun and advanc'd by a certain young Wench called the Maid of Orleans who pretended The Maid of Orleans she was inspired from Heaven to employ her self to reinthrone King Charles The Emperor Sigismond being dead his Albert the second Emperor Son-in-Law Albert the Second succeeded him in the Empire and in the Kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia From Christ 1438. The Pope Eugenius fell out with the Council of Basle and signified to them That it should be removed to Ferrara In effect a Council was called there where The Council of Ferrara he was in Person with John Paleologus Emperor of Constantinople who had brought with him many Grecian Bishops then they went from thence to Florence where the Greeks made an Agreement with the Latins on many Articles of Belief in which till that time they had differed In the mean time the Council of Basle not at all fearing the Fulminations of Eugenius Aâ—â—hism proceeded legally against him deposed him and elected in his place Amideus Duke of Savoy under the Name of Foelix thâ— Fifth Antipope Foelix the Fifth This Prince had resigned his Dukedom to his Son Duke Lewis and was retired to the delitious Hermitage of Repaille on the Lake of Geneva At last Peace being made between the French and the English Lewis the Dauphin to discharge the Kingdom of the Soldiers who ruined it brought a great Army out of the Empire Four thousand A remarkable Action of the Switzers Switzers were so bold to oppose his Paslage they sold their Lives at a dear rate but they were all kill'd but one who being return'd to his Canton lost his Head as a base Deserter From Christ 1444. The young Ladislaus King of Hungary broke very rashly the Peace he had swore to the Turks It was believed that the Misfortune of the Battel of Varne was a The Battel of Varnâ— just punishment for the breaking his Oath He was there overcome and killed by Amurat the Second Sultan of the Turks Nicolaus the Fifth Successor to Eugenius the Fourth saw an end of the Schism by the free Resignation of Faelix who remained Cardinal and Legat of his own Country and the adjacent Places The Council of Basle having no more power broke up so that Nicolaus was acknowledged Pope without any Dispute From Christ 1449. Mahomet the Second of that Name Emperor Mahomet the Second takes Constantinople of the Turks took Constantinople from Constantin the Eleventh Paleologus the last Christian Emperor of that City It was taken by Assault and the Confusion was so very great that Constantin endeavouring to save himself was stifled at a Gate of the City by the multitude of flying People From Christ 1453. Alphonso Borgia a Spaniard under the Popes Name of Calixtus the Third succeeded Pope Nicholas the Fifth From Christ 1455. He acted nothing remarkable Pius the Second his Successor made himself more Eminent for his great Learning and extraordinary Zeal against the Turks His Name was Aeneas Silvius Picolomini a Citizen of Sienna From Christ 1458. Since Henry the Third King of England Affairs of England three Edwards had Reigned successively from Father to Son Edward the Third had Edward Prince of Wales who died before his Father leaving his Son Richard the Second who Reigned after the Death of his Grandfather Richard was Dethroned by Henry the Fourth Son of Henry Duke of Lancaster youngest Son to Edward the Third Lyonel Duke of Clarence being the next to Edward Prince of Wales Lyonel had a Daughter who was marryed to the Duke of York From Henry the Fourth came Henry the Fifth who had been received in France to succeed Charles the Sixth in right of his Wife Catharine The Quarrel between the House of York and Lancaster Daughter to Charles From that Marriage came Henry the Sixth who was Crowned being a Child King of France in the Church of St. Denis Not long after Edward the Fourth Duke of York descended from Lyonel Duke of Clarence second Son to Edward the Third dethroned and put to death Henry the Sixth and set up himself in his place From Christ 1460. Charles the Seventh King of France suffered himself to die of Hunger for fear of being poysoned having Conquered his Affairs of France Kingdom from the English He might have been called Fortunate if he had had another Father another Mother and another Son This Son was Lewis the Eleventh who succeeded his Father whom he had very ill treated From Christ 1461. After the Death of Tamberlain who had conquered the
Hungary and Bohemia was chosen From Christ 1612. The Danes in the beginning of this year 1613. invaded Swedeland On the other side the Swedes fell into Norway and did the Danes much damage However the The intermarriages of Lewls XIII with Anna of Austria and of Philip prince of Spain with Elizabeth Sister to Lewis XIII Danes took Elsburg and Gotzberg by surrender but going to make a further Progress the King of Denmark's Army was so oppress'd with the Plague and Famine that the Swedes recovered most of their Losses Great Rejoycings and publick Carouzels were at Paris for the intermarriages of Lewis the Thirteenth with Anna of Austria Daughter of Philip the Third King of Spain And of Philip Prince of Spain with Elizabeth Sister to Lewis the Thirteenth Holland makes a League with Achmet The Death of prince Henry A peace between Sweden and Denmark The States of Holland make a League with Achmet Emperor of the Turks by his Ambassador he sent to the Hague Henry Prince of Wales the eldest Son of James the First King of Great Britain died in the Eighteenth year of his Age. From Christ 1612. A Peace between Sweden and Denmark and Colmar restored to the Swedes Gabriel Bathor Prince of Transilvania The prince of Transilvania beaten by Bethlem Gabor beaten by Bethlem Gabor assisted by the Turks was killed by his own Subjects From Christ 1613. The Prince of Conde with some other Princes joining with him took Arms against The prince of Conde opposes the Queen Regent but is made friends by 〈…〉 m of M 〈…〉 the Queen Regent of France in order to put her from the Administration of the Government pretending that the Mareschal d' Ancre was too great in Authority with her but the Queen pacifyed them with Money William Wolfang Prince of Neuburg Son-in-Law The Princ◠of Newburg turn◠Papist to the Duke of Bavaria abdicated the Reformed Religion and embraced the Romish The States of Holland made an Edict to The Edict of Holland refused by the Contra-Remonstrants reconcile the Remonstrants and Contra-Remonstrants to which the Remonstrants obey'd but most of the Contra-Remonstrants refused to submit to it Frederic the Fifth having compleated Frederic the Fifth returns to his Electorate Frederic Henry born his Marriage with the Princess Elizabeth Daughter of the King of England returned to his Electorate From Christ 1613. Frederic Henry Son of Frederic the Fifth and of Elizabeth was born From Christ 1614. Muscovie long wasted by the Poles and Fedrowitz chose Great Duke of Muscovy Lewis th◠Thirteenth married o◠Burdeau◠Swedes the Nobility made choice of Fedrowitz for their great Duke Lewis the Thirteenth going to marry Adna Maria Mauritia at Burdeaux invites the Prince of Conde to go along with him because it would be pernicious to the King and Kingdom The States of France according to the Promise which the Queen Regent had made to the Prince of Conde are summoned and met at Paris where it was unanimously resolved that the King under no pretence could be put to death by his Subjects Whether the Power of the King was immediately subject to God Whether he might be excommunicated by the Pope or dispossessed of his Crown by reason of the Dissent of the Clergy And the third Order was left undetermined The Jews by reason of their usurious The Jews expelled Wormes Exactions were expelled the City of Wormes by the Populacy to the Will of the Senate and their Synagogue pull'd down The Prince of Conde defeated at St. Maxents The Prince of Conde beaten by the King's Forces From Christ 1615. A Peace concluded between the Spaniard A Peace between the Spaniard and the Duke of Savoy and the Duke of Savoy Flushing the Brill with the Fort of Rammekens which were made Pledges to Queen Elizabeth restored by King James the First for Thirty three hundred thousand Florins The Prince of Conde having made his Peace with the King and living secure at Paris upon the King's Word is unexpectedly committed to Prison and there detained above three years upon which the Mareschal D'Ancre his Palace was plundered by the Populacy The Turks beaten at Sea by the Spaniards The Turks beaten at Sea and at Land in the Mediterranean by the Cossacks in the Lake Maeotis and at Land in Asia by the Persians where partly by the Sword and by the Pestilence they lost above Forty thousand Men. From Christ 1616. Lewis the Thirteenth by the Advice of the Count de Luynes caused the Mareschal D' Ancre who there bore the greatest The Mareschal D' Ancre pu◠to Death at Courts sway to be put to Death which was done by Vitry Captain of the Guards at the entrance into the Court after which being presently buryed in the next Church his Body was the day after taken up again and drawn by the Rabble thro' the Streets of Paris His Widow under pretence of being a Witch and addicted to the Jewish Ceremonies was condemned to death by the Parliament of Paris Achmet the Emperor of the Turks being dead Mustapha was set up in his place but being found unfit to Govern Achmet died and Osman made Emperor of the Turks was the next year dethroned And Osman the Son of Achmet about eleven years of Age was made Emperor This being the hundredth Year from the Reformation first begun by Luther was kept as a year of Jubilee by the Protestants The Lutheran Jubilee all over Germany and some days were spent in publick Thanksgivings This was first done in Saxony and after that in the Palatine and Brandenburgh Electorates and in other places The Tartars provok'd by the frequent Incursions of the Cossacks invade Podolia burnt four Cities with four hundred Villages and carryed away a vast number of People and Cattel Prince Charles created Prince of Wales prince Charles prince of Wales With the Differences about Religion that turmoil'd Holland a political Controversy intermix'd it self who should have the Supream Administration of the Government Whether the several Orders of each Province in their several Jurisdictions or the States General over all the Provinces The States General thereto asserted this Authority to themselves and proposed the calling of a National Synod at Dort Holland Overysell and Utrecht only assenting and Prince Maurice to obtain prince Maurice takes upon him the Administration of Holland the consent of those three Provinces removed the Magistrates of Nimegen and Utrecht from their Places as also in most other Cities of Holland and placed in their rooms such as he thought most addicted to his Party Moreover he imprisoned John ab Olden Barnevelt Advocate of Holland Rumold Hogerbet Syndic of Leyden Hugo Grotius Syndic of Rotterdam and Giles Ledemberg Secretary of Utrecht And now all Obstacles being removed a National Synod was held at Dort whither resorted English Palatine Switzers with other Divines and there the Opinion of the Remonstrants was condemned but they
Storm all manner of Cruelties upon the Inhabitants the Library which waâ— stored with most choice and excellent B 〈…〉 s was removed part of them to Munick and part to Rome A Peace concluded in France with the Protestants at Montpellier but not lasting Christian Duke of Brunswick invaded The Duke of Brunswick took Westphalia Westphalia and carried away a vast Treasure out of the Cathedral of Paderburne with the image of St. Liberius their Patron all of massy Silver Osman the Son of Ac 〈…〉 et Emperor Osman strangled and Mustapha Emperor of the Turks was strangled and Mustapha advanced in his room whom Osman before had imprisoned From Christ 1622. Maximillian Duke of Bavaria was created Elector of the Empire in the room of the Palatine Frederic and the Dignity granted to his Heirs Frederic with his Heirs being removed from that Title for making War against the Emperor King James entered into a War for King James made Waâ— with the Emperor about the Palatinate the recovery of the Palatinate Frankendale having been a long time besieged surrendred to the Spaniards Spinola who a little before had taken Breda from the Hollanders was forced to rise from before Bergen ap Zome upon Mansfeild's march to its Relief Gregory the Fifteenth died and Urban the Eighth a Florentine elected to succeed Popes Charles the Son of James the First Charles I. takes a Voyage into Spain thro' France King of Great Britain Prince of Wales travel 〈…〉 hro ' France into Spain and arriving safe at Madrid on the 17th of March and staying there till the 9th of September returned to London on the 16th of October From Christ 1622. Peace between his Holiness and the A peace between the Pope and the King of Spain King of Spain upon condition of Restoring the Valtolin to his Holiness Christian Duke of Brunswick defeated by Tilly and several great Persons taken prisoners Mustapha Emperor of the Turks who Mustapha resigned up the Empire of the Turks Amurath made Emperor was the last year in the room of his Nephew Osman freely Abdicated the Empire and Resign'd it to Amurath the Brother of Osman a Youth of 16 years of Age. Others say that having Reign'd a Year after the Death of Osman he was shut up in Prison 1623. Armandus Plessy Richelieu first Bishop of Cardinal de Richelieu his Administration Lusson then made a Cardinal obtained the Supream Administration of France under Lewis the XIII who gave up all things to his Management In which Office some things he did Honourably for his Reputation other things tyrannically and cruelly The Jesuits with other Popish Orders The Jesuits banisht England who upon the Marriage of Charles the First with Henrietta Maria the French King's Sister crowded into England within a short time after are commanded to depart the Kingdom On the other side the Protestant Ministers The Protestant Mininisters and their Religion proscribed by the â—mperor are proscribed out of Austria Bohemia and Moravia by the Emperor's Edict and all the Exercise of the Reformed Religion forbidden within his Territories The Tartars designing an Irruption into Poland with fourty thousand Men were The Tartars over-thrown by the Poles stoutly repulsed and received a very great Overthrow Marc Antonio de Dominis Archbishop of The Archb. of Spalato chang'd his Religion Spalato came into England and pretended to change his Religion was kindly entertain'd by King James the First But he not thinking the Preferment the King gave him sufficient return'd this Year to Rome where he made his Recantation but notwithstanding that he was clapt up in the the Castle of St. Angelo where he died this Year and his Body being burnt for his Apostacy his Ashes were thrown into the River Tibers A terrible Battle was fought between The Turks beaten by the Tartars the Turks and the Tartars where the Turks were overthrown with an extraordinary slaughter Urban the Eighth with the usual Procession The Year of Jubilee opened the Sacred Gate in St. Peter's Church and began the Year of Jubilee 1624. James the First King of Great Britain The Death of King James the First departed this Life the 66. year of his Age to whom succeeded Charles the First his Son Maurice Prince of Orange Governour The Death of Maurice prince of Orange of the United Provinces died in the 58. year of his Age to whom succeeded in the Government his Brother Frederic Henry by the Election of the States A great Plague in London whereof died A gr 〈…〉 plagâ—â— in London thirty thousand four hundred and seventeen Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden came The King of Sweden took Riga with a Fleet to Riga and made himself Master of several Cities of Livonia possess'd by the Polanders Breda which Prince Maurice had won by a Stratagem from the Spaniards is by them again recovered A War between the Emperor and the Breda retaken by the Spaniards King of Denmark with various Success A Confederacy between the King of England Sweden and Denmark with the A War between the Emperour and the K. of Denmark States General of the United Provinces for fifteen years to carry on the War against the King of Spain against whom also the King of England declared War by Sea and Land A Confeder against Spain Charles the 1. Married Charles the First of England married to Henrietta Maria Daughter to Henry the Fourth King of France The Bores in Austria took up Arms in order The Bores in Austria take up Arms. to recover the free Exercise of their Religion taken from them And made themselves Master of some Places by force of Arms But the next year were subdued and severely punisht The Persians gave a total defeat to the The Persians defeated by the Turks The Danes beaten by the Imperialists Turks near Babylon so that very few escapt The King of Denmark defeated in a great Battle by the Imperialists wherein all his Foot was cut off and lost the greatest part of his Cavalry The King of Sweden made an Expedition The K. of Sweden ' s Expedition into Prussia into Prussia and landing at Pillaw made himself Master of Braunsberg Traunsburg Marienberg and reduc'd all the neighbouring Country under his Subjection From Christ 1625. The Emperor by an Edict commanded The Emperor banisht all the Protestants out of Germany all the Inhabitants of the Kingdom of Bohemia not excepting any Degree that refused to embrace the Catholick Religion to depart the Kingdom in a certain time A most terrible Earthquake shook all An Earthquake at Apulia Apulia and swallowed up whole Towns Villages Castles Woods together with about twenty thousand People The English called by the Rochellers to assist The English assist the Rochellers them landed in the Isle of Ree under the Command of the Duke of Buckingham who was expell'd from thence with a great Slaughter The
of the Sects of the Theopaschytes Eutychians From Christ 492. Faelix had also condemned Acacius Bishop of Constantinople because he had consented out of Complaisance to the Emperor Zeno that those two Hereticks might possess those two great Sees Theodoric Sur-named Veronensis from his taking that City King of the Ostrogots or Eastern Goths had rendred considerable Services to the Emperor Zeno and as a Recompence he demanded to have his Consent others say Zeno invited him to make War against Odoacre King of Italy to which he willingly complied So Theodoric having past into Italy there The War between Odoacre and Theodoric was a bloody War between him and Odoacre Both of them behaved themselves very bravely so that the Business could not be decided by Arms. At length Theodoric being more politick after he had besieged Odoacre above three Years in Ravenna made use of very indirect Ways He proposed an Agreement and during the Treaty he invited Odoacre to a Banquet where he had him treacherously killed So ended Odoacre killed by Theodoric The Kingdom of the Ostrogots in Italy The French Christians the Kingdom of the Herules in Italy and then began that of the Ostrogots which Theodoric firmly established From Christ 493. The French embrac'd Christianity with their King Clouis by the Ministry of St. Remy Bishop of Reims Some time before Clouis had put out of Gaul all who remained of the Romans so that there was none of them left From Christ 496. Gelasius Bishop of Rome Successor to Bishops of Rome Faelix died Gelasius was to be commended that he made a just Collection of the Canonical Books of Scripture and to have set down as Apocriphal many that past before for Canonical From Christ 498. Anastatius the Second his Successor having held the See but two Years there arose a Schism between Symachus and Laurentius both chose by different Factions of the Clergy and People This Division caused many Disorders and also Murders which continued to the End of this Age. From Christ 500. The Sixth Age. AT the Beginning of the Sixth Age the East afforded nothing remarkable for History From Christ 501. But in the West Theodoric expelled out of Pannonia the Bulgarians who had made an Incursion there From Christ 505. Clouis had married Clotilda Niece to The Exploits of Theodoric Gondibald King of the Burgundians This King had put to Death three of his Brothers one of whom was Father to Clotilda which occasioned a War between Clouis and Gondebald in which the latter conquered the greatest part of Burgundy only Savoy and Provence remained to Gondemar Son to Gondebald From Christ 506. Clouis added to this Conquest all that Clouis ' s Exploits the Wisigots possess'd in Gaul after he had vanquish'd and killed their King Alaric in a Battle fought near Poitiers and after that having overcome Amalaric the Son of Alariâ— near Bourdeaux the Vanquish'd fled for Refuge to Theodoric King of Italy who was his Grand-father by the Mother's side And by his help Amalaric recovered almost all he had lost in Gaul From Christ 509. This unfortunate Success with some others that attended Clouis towards the end of his Life reduc'd him to an extream Melancholly and so very much indisposed him that he died in his middle Age. His Death From Christ 511. According to his last Will his four His Four Sons Sons divided his Dominions among them and each of them had the Titles of King of the French Symachus Bishop of Rome Successor to Bishop of Rome Anastatius the Second died From Christ 514. Anastatius Emperor of the East had applauded and congratulated the Conquests Anastatius Emperor of Clouis by a solemn Embassy and sent him the Consulary Ornaments with a rich Crown which Clouis consecrated to the Church of St. Peter's at Rome While Anastatius reigned he favoured the Eutychians He was afraid of Thunder and built him a round House to secure himself from it but all in vain For in a violent Storm of Thunder and Lightning His Death he was found dead in his Bed-Chamber at the Age of 88 Years From Christ 518. Justin his Successor who from a very Justin his Successor low Birth having been a common Soldier rose to the highest Command in the Army and in the Empire He redress'd those Disorders had been a long time in the Church by a Schism between the Western and the Eastern Churches occasioned by Acatius who notwithstanding the Excommunications of Faelix Bishop of Rome had discoursed with the two Peters Mungus and Foulon Bishops of Alexandria and Antioch who favoured the Theophasticks Hormisdas Bishop of Rome and Successor Bishopâ— of Rome to Symachus died John who succeeded Hormisdas was sent by King Theodoric in an Embassy to the Emperor Justin upon whose Head he set the Imperial Crown The first that ever was Crowned by the Roman Pontiff For which at his Return Theodoric under pretence that he had not faithfully acquitted himself of his Commission put him in Prison where he died of extream Want From Christ 526. Theodoric upon false Suspicions had put Simmachus and Boetius to Death Symachus with his Son-in-Law Boetius who were qualified for Consuls and were Persons of high Merit Theodoric being one Day at Table imagined he saw the Head of Symachus instead of the Head of a great Fish served up before him which put him into so great a Fright that he fell into a violent Fever of which he died leaving his Dominions to Athalaric The Death of Theodoric Son of his Daughter Amalazuntha Widow of Euthairc Aurelius Cassidorus a very Learned and Orthodox Person was Secretary to Theodâ—ric tho' that Prince was an Arrian yet Cassiodorus The Tripartite History Cassidorus after the Death of his Master retired from the World and compiled many excellent Works among others the Tripartite History taken from that of Eusebius Socrates and Zozimenus adding to it what happened since the last even to his Time The good and pious Emperor Justin dying had his Nephew Justinian for his Successor The Death of Justin Justinian his Successor who in the beginning of his Reign caused to be collected and put in order the Roman Laws Among the Civilians who laboured Tribonien the Civil Lawyer three Years about them the famous Trebonianus was particularly taken Notice of This great Work consisted of fifty digested Books or Pandects the four first of Institutes and those which contained the New or Authentick Constitutions From Christ 530. Faelix the fourth Bishop of Rome who Bishops of Rome succeeded John died this Year and had for his Successor Boniface who kept not the See above eleven Months Bellisarius went by Order of Justinian Bellisarius in Africk his Master to make War against the Vandals in Africk having ruined their Forces in the Field he besieged and took Carthage The end of the Kings of the Vandals in Africk in which
Childebert and the Successors to Thierry were extinct in Theobald who died without Issue so that Childebert also leaving no Children all the French Monarchy devolved to Clotaire the only remaining Son of Clouis From Christ 560. He enjoyed this Soveraign power but two Years after his death his four Sons French Kings divided again the Monarchy Childebert was King of Paris Gontran of Orleans Chilperic of Soissons and Sigebert of Mets or Austratia From Christ 562. The Great Captain Bellisarius died in The Death of Bellisarius disgrace with his Prince and by that means fell into so great Poverty that History observes it as a very extraordinary Example of the instability of humane Affairs though there are some Writers who not only doubt of what has been remark'd of him but say on the contrary that he died in the greatest height of Glory and Riches cherish'd by Justinian as he deserved for the great services he had rendered to the Emperor and Empire Others say it was John the Exconsul who carried on the Wars in Africa after Belisarius who was depriv'd of all his Dignities and reduc'd to Beggary by Justinian Justinian died he had done things worthy The Death of Justinian of Eternal Memory but he eclipsed the Glory of them having showed himself too Passionate in Business of very little importance concerning Religion yet by his Obstinacy he disturbed the Peace of the Church and was at last infected with Eutychian Errors From Christ 565. Justin the second of that Name Son Justin the II. his Successor to the Sister of Justinian succeeded him in the Empire A vicious Prince and very cruel to one Justin his near Kinsman whom he put to death out of Envy sugjested against him because of the Reputation he acquired by his excellent Qualities He was ungrateful to Narses whom he treated ignominously after the great Services this brave Eunuch had rendered to The History of Marses The Lombards in Italy the Empire which occasioned considerable Disorders for Narses incenst by his ill usage called the Lombards into Italy Neither Beâ—isarius nor Narses are to be thought to have been Eunuchs according to the common Acceptation of the Word but rather Lord Chamberlains to the Emperor Eunuchs being one who looks afther the Chambers of a Prince These People originally from Scythia had planted themselves in the Northern part of Germany from whence invited by Narses they were brought into Italy by Albovin or Alboinus their King who easily became Masters of Friouli having taken Aquileia and afterwards Pavia and Millan with all that part of Italy which from the Name of this People is still called Lombardy In the mean time Narses being dead the Emperor sent Longinus into Italy with the Title of Exarke he and his Successors The Exarkâ—â—e of Ravenna Bishop of Rome in that Command made their usual residence at Revenna a Neighbouring City to the Lombards with design to oppose them John the Third Bishop of Rome and Successor to Pelagius died From Christ 572. Albouin King of the Lombards having Albouin King of the Lombards at a great Feast made his Wife Rosamunda drink out of a Cup made of the Scull of her Father this cruelty so incensed her that she caused her Husband to be kill'd From Christ 574. The Lombards put in his place Clophis or Clephes who died within a Year the People The Duke of Lombardy being wearied with the Kingly Government chose Thirty Dukes to whom the Administration of the Kingdom was committed From Christ 575. Bishop of Rome Benedict or Bonosus Successor to John the Third died From Christ 577. Justin by his Debaucherys fell into a Justin the second 's Death Tiberius the second Emperor great weakness of Body and Mind and at length died Tiberius who had Governed during the infirmity of Justin succeeded him at his Death with a general applause as his great Qualities deserv'd being reproved by his Wife for being too liberal to the Poor he reply'd God would repay him and soon after found a vast Treasure which had been hid by Narses the Eunuch In the four Years of his Reign the Exarks maintained a War in Italy against the Lombards while Mauritius the Lieutenant of Tiberius made War against the Persians with great Glory and Advantage so that this brave chief not only obtain'd the Honour of a Triumph but also to marry the Daughter of his Master and to be His Death Mauritius his Successor design'd his Successor in the Empire at length Tiberius being dead Mauritius took his place with the applause of the Senate and People From Christ 583. Lenigildus King of the Wisigoths submitted Kings of the Wisigoths in Spain himself with all that the Sweveâ— were possest of viz. Lusitania and some other parts more Northern of that Country where six or Seven Swevish Kingâ— The end of the Swevish Kings in Spain had Reigned successively for the space of a Hundred and Seventy Years The Lombards took away the Government Kings of the Lombards of their States from their Thirty Dukes and re-establish'd their Monarchy by setting Antaris rather Autharus on the Throne the Son of Cleophis or Clephes who had been their King Under this Antaris or Autarus his Subjects who till that time were Idolaters They become Christians embrac'd Christianity But by great misfortune they who Catechized them being Arrians infected them with their Errors On the contrary the Wisigoths in Spain of Arrians became Catholicks with their King Ricaredus the Son and Successor to Lewigildus Hermenigildus the Eldest had before made profession of the Catholick Faith by the perswasion of his Wife a French Princess which caused a great difference between this Prince and his Father who was extreamly bigotted to Arrianism so that at last they came to an open War wherein Hermenigildus being taken Prisoner his Father caused him to be beheaded Pelagius the second Bishop of Rome Bishop of Rome Successor to Benedict died of the Plague which desolated Italy From Christ 598. Antaris or Autharus King of the Lombards Kings of the Lombards being dead they gave to Theodolinda his Queen Dowager the power to name a Successor for her Bed and for the Throne She chose Aigulphus to whom as well as to all the Kingdom she procured the greatest Happiness perswading them to become Catholicks In the six Become Catholicks Years that followed this Conversion Aigulphus or Egilolphus enlarged his Kingdom by the conquest of Perousia Spoletta Beneventum and Cortona Of the four Sons of Clotaire Charibert Kings of the French King of Paris dying without issue Male Sigibert King of Metz and Chilperic King of Soissons quarrelled about the Succession Sigibert having overcome Chilperick in Battle took Paris but he was killed soon after by the Intriegues of Fredegonda whom Chilperic had espouzed in the place of Audery his lawful Wife so Chilpric became Master of Paris yet but for a
Wound being return'd to his Government of the HB Death Low Countries he soon after died From Christ 1592. King Henry the Fourth having made Profession of the Roman Catholick Religion was received into Paris and in like manner Henry IV. a Roman Catholick was acknowledg'd by all the Kingdom From Christ 1593. John Chastel a Scholar of the Jesuites John Chastel wounded K. Henry The Jesuits banish'd The Pope absolves the King of France wounded the King in the Mouth whereupon the Jesuites were banish'd France From Christ 1594. The King received Absolution of the Pope and so was acknowledg'd for King by all the Princes and States of Christendom From Christ 1595. He declared a War against Spain which A War between France Spain proved very unfortunate to France The Spaniards surprized Calais Cambray and Amiens King Henry re-took the last Cambray remained in the Hands of the Spaniards Calais was restored by the Peace which The Edict of Nants was treated and concluded at Vervins by the Ministers of the two Kings and the Pope's Legates From Christ 1598. The King made an Edict called that of Nants because he signed it in that City The Edict of Nants to revive the Union between his Subjects that were divided by their diversity of Religions King Philip the Second died of the lowsie Kings of Spain Disease He had put to Death his Son Don Carlos upon Suspicion that he favoured the poor Protestants of the Low Countries who had thrown off their Allegiance to King Philip because he designed to introduce the Inquisition Nor were they any longer able to endure the barbarous Cruelties of the Duke D' Alva Philip the Third succeeded his Father From Christ 1600. THE Seventeenth Age. HENRY the Fourth King of France The Marriage of Henry with Maria de Medices being Divorc'd from Margaret Sister to the three last Kings marryed Mary de Medices Neice to the great Duke of Tuscany In the first year of this Age she was brought to bed of a Dauphin who was since called Lewis the Thirteenth From Christ 1601. King Henry and the Duke of Savoy were The Affairs of France and Savoy entered into a War for the Marquisate of Saluces A Peace was made upon conditions with an exchange of Bresse and some other Lands given up to the King for the Marquisate The Mareschal Duke of Biron convicted The Death of Byron of Treason was beheaded From Christ 1602. Charles Emanuel Duke of Savoy attempted to take Geneva by scaling of it The scaling of Geneva which Design concluded to his Disgrace Elizabeth Queen of England being dead in the Seventy one year of her Age The Death of Queen Elizabeth having Reigned forty five Years most couragiously asserted the Protestant Religion which her Brother Edward the Sixth had reformed She was as highly qualified for War as for Peace She deserved the favour of Fortune by her great Care and wise Conduct in Governing The English received for their King James K. of England James the Sixth King of Scotland the first King of that Name in England From Christ 1603. The Arch-Duke Albert and Clara Eugenia Ostend taken at length took Ostend after more than three years Siege Paul the Fifth of the Borghese Family Popes succeeded Clement the Eighth From Christ 1605. At London was discovered the Powder The Gunpowder Treason at London A Quarrel between the Pope and the Venetians Plot to blow up King James and his Parliament From Christ 1606. The Quarrel between the Pope and the Venetians was chiefly made up by the Mediation of King Henry A Truce for many years between the Arch-Dukes and the United Provinces of A peace with States of Holland the Low Countries From Christ 1609. King Henry the Fourth preparing to make a great War was killed by Ravaillac The Death of Henry IV. Lewis the Thirteenth his Son about the Age of nine or ten years succeeded him under the Regency of his Mother Lewis the Thirteenth King Maria de Medices From Christ 1610. Count Maurice assisted by the French in Count Maurice took Juliers July Besieged the City of Juliers and in September following took it by Surrender Philip the Third King of Spain made Philip King of Spain takes Alrach himself Master of Alrach a strong Castle built by the Moors upon the streight of Gibralter He commanded all the Moors to depart Spain within three days under pain of Death having confiscated all their Estates but what Money and Goods they could carry along with them And that year Nine hundred thousand was expelled and in the following years not a few Certain Ministers in Holland offered to Remonstrant Ministers and contra Remonstrants the States a Remonstrance wherein they declared their opinion concerning Predestination for which reason they were called Remonstrants and their Opposites contra Remonstrants The Muscovite endeavouring to raise The Muscovite beaten by the Poâ—es The Muscovites burn Vilna the Siege of Smolensko is beaten by the Polanders The Muscovites in revenge burn Vilna where 4700 Houses were laid in Ashes The Sophy of Persia having defeated the Turks near Babylon sends an Ambassador to The Sophy of Persia makes a League with the Emperor The Arch-Duke of Austria made King of Bohemia the Emperor Rudolphus and confirms a League between them Mathias Arch-Duke of Austria and King of Hungary was made King of Bohemia A Conference between six Remonstrants at the Hague before the States General yet they could not agree about the Points in Controversy The King of Denmark declares War against Suâ—den Besieges Câ—lmar on the 2d of May and takes it on the 29th putting The King of Denmark declares War against the Swâ—de all to the Sword but those who escap'd into the Castle Smolensko was taken by the Poles two years after the Muscovites not only recovered that place but several other Cities of Lithuania Prince Henry created Prince of Wales Prince Henry created prince of Wales From Christ 1610. Christiem Elector of Saxony died of an Apoplexy and his Brother John George succeeded him The Elector of Saxony's death The King of Sweden's death Charles King of Sweden sinks under the loss of Colmar and died his Son Gustavus succeeded him From Christ 1611. Mathias King of Hungary and Bohemia Mathias married to Anna Arch-Dutchess of Austria marryed with Anna Arch-Dutchess of Austria Margaret Queen of Spain Wife to Philip the Third died in the 27th year of her Age. The Queen of Spains death Frederic the Fifth Count Palatine of the Rhyne married with Elizabeth Daughter to James the First King of England Frederic the Fifth married with the princess Elizabeth John George the Son of John George Duke of Saxony was born Rudolphus the Emperor having Reigned almost 35 years and having lived 59 The Emperor Rodolphus death Mathias King of Hungary Emperor died after whose death Mathias King of
Florence to the Duke of Florence for a hundred thousand Crowns From Christ 1650. The Earl of Montross defeated took prisoner and brought to Edingburgh and The Earl of Montross beheaded there beheaded The Scots routed by Cromwell at Dunbar Charles the Second Crowned at Skone in Scotland The Pope ordained a Jubilee The Pope's Jubilee Ferd. the III. married the princess Elionora Popes Ferdinand the Third Emperor of Germany married the Princess Elionora of the House of Mantua at Newstadt From Christ 1651. Innocent the Third endeavouring to break the Peace concluded at Osnabrug because there was too much Liberty granted to the Protestants died in the Attempt Maximillian Elector of Bavaria departed The death of the Elector of Bavaria Conde c. set at Liberty Cardinal Mazarin leâ— France this Life in the 88 year of his Age. In France by the Decree of the Parliament of Paris the three Princes of the Blood Conde Conti with the Duke of Longueville were set at liberty and Cardinal Mazarin within fifteen days to depart the Kingdom In the mean time Lewis the XIV entring on the fourteenth year of his Age was declar'd Major An Assembly of the States of Holland at the Hague did consult about confirming their Union and preserving their Form of Government for the future the Prince of Orange being dead Charles the Second marched into England Charles the II. enter'd Engl. with an Army with an Army of Scots and came as far as Worcester and was there defeated by Cromwell But made his Escape and in a short time after got safe into France The King of Poland did overthrow the The King of Poland defeated the Tartars Cossacks and Tartars in a great Battle that continued for three days There were killed twenty thousand and amongst them a Greek Patriarch sent on purpose from Constantinople to animate the Cossacks in that Battle Troubles in France by reason of Cardinal Mazarin's Return into the Kingdom But Mazarin having the young King and Mazarin recalled to France the Queen Mother on his side prevailed From Christ 1652. A fight in the Downes between the Sea Fight between the English Dutch English and the Dutch Another great fight also between the Dutch and the English neare to the Isle of Wight and Portland where the Dutch were beaten In a most solemn Assembly at Ratisbone Terdin the Fourth Crowned King of the Romons Câ—omwell mâ—de Prot 〈…〉 Ferdinand the Fourth Son of Ferdinand the Third was Chosen and Crowned King of the Romans The Speaker and most of the Members of Parliament surrendered up the Power to Cromwell who took upon him the Title of Protector The Dâ—kâ— oâ— Lorrain â—adâ— pri 〈…〉 Th. K. of Frâ—â—ce Crâ—â—ned Charles Duke of Lorraine was kept a prisoner in the Castle of Antwerp Lâ—wis the XIV King of France entering upon the seventeenth year of his Age was most solemnly Crowned at Rheims In Sweden Queen Christina resign'd up Qu. Christina resiged up her Crown her Kingdom to Charles Gustavus her Nephew who enter'd Upsalia and was there Crowned The Queen after this changed her Religion She turned Papist left her Country and spent the remainder of her days at Rome The Great Duke of Muscovy invaded The Duke of Muscovy took Smolensko Poland and took the City of Smolensko But the King of Poland having got a considerable Army of Cossacks took that City from the Russians and drove them out of his Kingdom From Christ 1654. Peace concluded with the Hollanders A peace with Holland and Pen ' s Expedition to the West Indies and a Fleet under the Command of Sir William Penn sent by Cromwell to the West Indies Don Pantaleon Sa Brother to the Portugal Embassador beheaded on Towerhill In Sweden the Chancellor Oxensterne a The death of the Chancel of Sweden Popes Person of great Wisdom and famous for his Administration died aged 71. years At Rome in the place of Innocent the X. Fabius Chigi by the College of Cardinals was chose Pope under the Name of Alexander the VII The Duke of Savoy being incensed by The persecution in Piedmont the Jesuits against those of Piedmont by reason of their dissenting from the Romish Religion spared neither Sex nor Age but slaughtered seven thousand of them The English Fleet took the Island of Jamaica The Engl. took Jemaica from the Spaniards The Learned Dr. Usher Archbishop of The death of Doctor Usher of Gassendus Cracovia taken by Swedes Armach and Primate of Ireland died As also Peter Gassendus a famous Philosopher at Paris From Christ 1655. A great Battle was fought between the the Polanders and the Swedes where the Swedes being Victors took Cracovia and Thorne John IV. King of Portugal died and left The death of the K. of Portugal his Kingdom not well settled to his Eldest Son an Infant A terrible Pestilence raged in Holland Aplaguo in Holland and in the Neighbouring Provinces which swept away thousands of People At Dresden John George the famous Elector The death of the Elector of Saxony of Saxony Prince of the Empire died and left his Eldest Son his Successor John George Sindercomb one of Cromwell's Life-guard being sentenced to die for plotting his Death poyson'd himself in the Tower of of London From Christ 1656. Ragotsky Prince of Transilvania fell into Poland by an Agreement made with the King of Sweden but was beaten back by the Polish Generals The French King made a League with A League between the French Cromwell Mardike delivered up to the English Cromwell upon which Mardike having been taken by the French was surrendred up to the English The Danes declared War against Sweden upon which the King of Sweden left Poland to oppose the Danes The King of Sweden having marched Copenhagen besieged by the Swedes his Army over the Ice possest himself of the Island of Fuenen and besieged Copenhagen The Emperor Ferdinand the III. died in The death of the Emperor the 48th year of his Age after he had reigned about eighteen years From Christ 1657. Dunkirk taken by the English The Great Usurper Cromwell died of a The death of Cromwell Malignant Feaver at Whitehall His Son Richard was proclaimed Protector From Christ 1658. The Dutch in the East Indies beat the Portugals and turned them out of Ceylon The Pyrenean Peace was concluded And The Marriage of Lewis the XIV Civil War in England the King of Spain's Eldest Daughter was married to Lewis the XIV King of France Richard Cromwell's Party deserting him he consented to dissolve his Parliament after which he himself was lay'd aside Lambert advanced with his Forces against Sir George Booth and routed him He turn'd out the Rump Parliament but General Monk signified his Dislike of the Army's Proceedings and advanced out of Scotland into England and declared for a Free Parliament The Secluded Members were restored and Long
whom he had Married to his Neice the Young Antonia In fine by the conduct of his dear Livia who was suspected to have contrived the Death of his two Grandsons to advance her own Son Tiberius All these things happened in the space of 22 Years from the 7th Consâ—lat of Augustus to the end of that Age which was the sixth of the World and the beginning of the seventh Age of the World Of the World 3999 before Ch. 5. The Birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ The Birth of Jesus Christ the Son of God God blessed for ever made Man to save us Born of a Vingin in Bethlem of Judah Of the World 4000. Herod had been of Anthonys's Party yet Herod the Great having found means to gain the favour of Augustus the Emperor had fixt him in the His good Fortune Throne of Judea This King though he was fortunate in His Domestick Misfortunes all other respects had yet very great intestine Troubles He had put to Death his Wife Mariamne who was of the Blood Royal of the Asmoneans together with two Sons he had by her Alexander and Aristobulus He was also the Death of Hircanus Grand-father of Mariamne and Aristobulus Brother to that Princess with Alexandra their Mother Towards the end of his Life he put to Death Antipater his eldest Son he had by Cypris one of his Wives at last having attempted to put Jesus Christ to Death by destroying many Innocents He died of a Disease both Shameful and Painful Of the World 4003 His Death before Ch. 1. The beginning of the vulgar Christian The Christian Aera Aera The First Age. AUgustus banish'd Archelaus Son to Herod Archelauâ— Banish'd Coponius President of Indea to Vienna in Gaule and put Judea under the Government of a President the first who had that charge was Coponius a Roman Knight From Christ 3. Augustus made the last numbring of the The number of the Roman Citizens Roman Citizens which were computed to be Four Millions One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand as well in Rome as in the Collonies of the Provinces He died a little while after in the 77th Augustus Death Year of his Age in the 57th of his Empire counting from the Death of Julius Caesar From Christ 13. Among the rare Qualities of Julius and Augustus they were both Learned and very great favourers of Learning under Learned Men. their two Reigns flourish'd Leucretius the Poet and Phylosopher Terentius Varo the most Learned of the Romans Vitruvius Prince of Architects denies of Halicarnassus and Titus Livius Historians who writ the Roman History the first in Greek the second in Latin Strabo the Geographer Catullus Tibullus Prospertius Virgil Cornelius Gallus Horace Ovid Poets Crispus Salustus Historians and Orators Cicero Orator and Philosopher Tiberius the Son of Livia the Wife of Tiberius Emperor Augustus adopted by this Emperor succeeded him in the Empire Augustus when he adopted him obliged him to adopt Germanicus Son to Drusus Germanicus his Death Brother to Tiberius and Nephew to Augustus by Antonia Daughter of Octavius and of Mark Anthony But Tiberius being jealous of the Affection the Romans had for Germanicus Poisoned him Tiberius wearied with the Fatigue of Tiberius retires to Caprea Elius Sejanus Governing put it into the hands of Eliuâ— Sejanus his Favorite and retired into the Isle of Caprea where he gave himself wholly up to all kinds of infamous Debaucheries The Holy Evangelists have mentioned nothing since the Birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ but of his flight into Aegypt of his return to Nazareth and of finding Him at the Age of Twelve Years Old among the Doctors of the Law in the Temple of Jerusalem they began to write more perticularly his History from his Baptism and the Preaching of St. John the Baptist relating all along what our Saviour did and spoke from that time to his Death and then of the glorious circumstances of his Resurrection and at last of his Triumphant Ascention into Heaven Tiberus abandoned Elius Sejanus to the fury of the Roman People who could no longer endure the Injustice and Cruelties of this insolent Favorite The Senate The Death of Sejanus condemned him to die and his Body to be draged through the Streets From Christ 36. Not long after Tiberius worn out with Tiberius his Death old Age and Debaucheries died leaving no Issue so Caius Caligula the Son of Cailus Caligula Germanicus came to the Empire with the applause of Senate and People as well by reason this Prince appeared at first endeued with good Qualities as also for the Meof his Father Germanicus who was in great esteem by the Romans The Martirdom of St. Steven the Baptizing of the Eunuch of Candace Queen of Ethiopia the Conversion of the Samaritans and of Saul called afterwards Paul are to be read in the Acts of the Apostles From Christ 39. Caligula discovering his own cruel The Horid Life of Caligula Nature gave himself up to all kinds of Debaucheries Injustice and Cruelty and to such an insolent Pride that he caused Adoration and Sacrifice to be made to his Images He likewise commanded one to be set up in the Temple of Jerusalem which occasioned that miserable Nation to be reduc'd to a most lamentable condition At length the World not being able longer to endure this Monster he His Death was killed by the Conspiracy of the Senate with his most familiar Domesticks From Christ 40. Claudius his Uncle Brother to Germanicus Claudius his Successor succeeded him Agrippa Son to Aristobulus and Grandson Agrippa King of the Jews to Herod the Great had been Favorite to Galigua he was also in great favour with Claudius so that he possest all that his Grand-father enjoyed with the Title of the Kingdom excepting Cesarea where the Roman Governor made his usual Residence From Christ 42. This King being come to Jerusalem did The Death of St. James Agrippas ' s Death there cut off St. James his Head and imprisoned St. Peter concerning which with the unfortunate end of Agrippa is fully set down in the Acts of the Apostles Claudius subdued Great Britain and Triumph'd for it From Christ 43. The Faithful Disciples of Jesus Christ The namâ— of Christians The Voyages of St. Paul and Barnabas encreasing began to be called Christians which first happened at Antioach St. Paul and St. Barnabas having the care of that flourishing Church The Voyages of those two Apostles the Miracles that attended them their Preaching with their happy Success are at large described in the Acts of the Apostles where likewise is to be read the dispute of the pretended necessity of Circumcision which was decided by the Apostles and the Elders of the Church of Jerusalem at a Counsel held there From Christ 49. Claudius died Poisoned by his second The Death of Claudius Wife Agripina who was his Neice She had by her first Husband
of Rome Lynus and Cletus Bishops of Rome gave the Example of a constant Faith to their Flocks sealing it by shedding of their Blood From Christ 83. The Ecclesiastical History sets down the Martyrdom of St. John the Evangelist at St. John the Evangelist that time He was brought from Asia to Rome where being thrown into a Cauldron of boiling Oyl he came out of it safe and well He was banish'd to the Isle of Patmos About the end of Domitian's Reign Anacletus Anacletus Bishop of Rome also received the Crown of Martyrdom From Christ 90. A Paper containing the List of those whom Domitian intended to put to Death fallen by chance into the Hands of his Wife she seeing her Name at the Head of it prevented his Design by causing him to be killed by those whom he had Domitian his Death destined for Death From Christ 96. Nerva his Successor a Person of high Nerva his Successor Desert was proclaimed Emperor by the Conspirators and received with great Joy by the Senate and People He Reigned like a wise and just Prince one Year and four Months at the end of which he died Aged Sixty six Years leaving His Death Trajan his Successor the Empire to Trajan whom he Adopted The Ecclesiastical History makes the Death of St. John the Evangelist to happen The Death of St. John the Evangelist at the end of that Age Yet there is no Certainty of the Time of his Death any more than of the rest of the Apostles The Learned Men of this Age besides Learned Men. those who were remark'd before were Persius Propertius Seneca the Tragedian Seneca the Philosopher Petronius Arbiter Silius Italicus Martial Juvenal Statius Pliny the Ancient Quintilian the Orator Strabo the Historian and Geographer Likewise Pomponius Mela and Solinus Among the Christians Clement Bishop of Rome was Author of an Epistle to the Corinthians which is extant There are also some Epistles under the Name of Ignatius Bishop of Antioch Yet many learned Criticks doubt of their Truth There is one of Polycarpus Bishop of Smirna to the Philippians The Hereticks of that Age were the Nicholaits whose Author was never known Menander the Disciple of Simon the Magician Cerinthus and Elion Enemies to the Divinity of Jesus Christ The Second Age BEgins with the Persecution Trajan raised The Christians persecuted Clement Bishop of Rome against the Christians Clement Bishop of Rome after fifteen Years Confinement to Chersonesus Taurick received there the Crown of Martyrdom From Christ 101. Trajan spent the five following Years in The War against the Daces the War against the Daces It proved a very glorious War to him having overcome many times that Nation insomuch that their King Decebalus killed himself out of Despair From Christ 106. Pliny the younger Pro-Consul of Bythinia writ in favour of the Christians 3 yet the Persecution continued against them Ignatius the Colleague of Evodius in the Episcopal See of Antioch being brought to Ignatius Martyr Rome was there Crowned Martyr From Christ 107. Trajan employed the nine following Years in the War against the Parthians War against the Parthians Trajan ' s Conquests over whom and their Allies he conquered Mesopotamia Armenia part of Arabia and all that is beyond Tygris even to India But finding it was impossible to keep all those Countries he restored to the Parthians all that lay beyond Tygris giving them for their King Parthamasparus of the Blood of the Arsacides on whom he plac'd with his own Hands the Diadem after he had obliged him to swear Fealty to the Romans From Christ 116. Evaristus Bishop of Rome having been Bishops of Rome Crowned Martyr in the Eighth Year of this Age In which time also his Successor Alexander had the same Happiness Trajan returning from all his Conquests died at Selinonta in Cilicia With his great Trajan ' s Death good Qualities he was endowed with no small Vices For he was given to Drunkenness and to most abominable Sins against Nature and was very cruel against the Christians From Christ 1117. The Learned Men in his time were Learned Men. Plutarch his Master Pliny the Younger Suctonius Florus the two Historians Aulus Gellius Lucius Epictetus an excellent Moral Philosopher and Galen the famous Physician Aelius Adrianus Adopted by Trajan succeeded Adrianus Successor to Trajan him in the Empire In the Persecution which he carried on against the Christians Sixtus Bishop of Rome Successor to Bishops of Rome Alexander was enrolled among the Martyrs From Christ 120. The Roman Empire flourishing in Peace Adrian took a Journey to visit all his Provinces While he was in the Eastern parts he rebuilt Jerusalem and called it Aelia Adrian rebuilds Jerusalem from his own Name And in derision and scorn to the Jews he caused the Figure of a Hog to be set on their Gates He erected a Temple to Jupiter in the very place where had been the Temple of the true God And to express the like scorn and hatred towards the Christians he also built a Temple in Venus on Mount Calvary and another to Adonis at Bethlem in the same place where Jesus Christ was born From Christ 135. Adrian died of a Bloody-flux His good Adrian ' s Death Qualities were defiled by the same Vices that dishonoured the Reputation of his Predecessor Antinous a Boy whom he loved being dead he was so shameless to make his Subjects pay him Divine Worship From Christ 138. Titus Aurelius Antoninus Adopted by Adrian Antoninus Pius his Successor succeeded him He was Sur-named Pius by reason of his sweet Disposition and Goodness Nevertheless the Persecution continuing many Christians suffered Martyrdom and among the rest Thelesphorus Bishops of Rome Bishop of Rome Successor to Sixtus and Higinus and after him Pius the Successor of Higinus From Christ 150. At length Antoninus perswaded of the Innocency of the Christians caused the Persecution to cease moved to it by two excellent Apologies address'd to him by Justin the Christian Philosopher From Christ 151. The Peace of the Church as it was outwardly disturb'd so it was inwardly perplex'd by Hereticks that is to say by the Hereticks Gnosticks Saturninus Bazilides Gnosticks followers of Carpocrates to whom were attributed most detestable Opinions Saturninus and Bazilides Disciples of Menander as he so were they Enemies to Jesus Christ Tatien Author of the Encratites or Continents Encratites a Sect very austere in their way of Living Montanus the Disciple of Tatien with Montanists his two Prophetesses Maximilla and Priscilla His Followers were Cataphriges because their Errors began to spread in Phrygia but they called themselves Cathares in regard of their pretended Purity of Life boasting with their Master they had received a more abundant Effusion of the Holy Ghost than the Apostles ever had Papius Bishop of Hieropolis with his Chiliasts had less dangerous Opinions Chiliasts Antoninus died Aged
to Death a great Number at Lyons and among them their holy Bishop Ireneus Severus spent the two last Years of this Age in making War against the Parthians from whom he took Babylon Ctesiphonte and all Mesopotamia From Christ 200. The Third Age. SEverus in his Return from that War came to Aegypt where he put to Death Severus â—n Aegypt many Christians who were constant in professing their Faith From Christ 201. Among others Leonidas a Citizen of Leonidas Martyr Alexandria Father to Origen who was about sixteen Years old Clement of Alexandria Clement the famous Master of that renowned Disciple did fly from the Cruelty of those Persecutors From Christ 203. Tertullian writ his Apologetick and Minutius Faelix his Octavius two excellent Minutius Faelix Pieces in favour of the Christians to defend them against the Calumnies thrown upon them Severus after he had triumph'd at Rome for his Parthian Conquest passed over to Great Brittain to reduce those Islanders Severus in Great Brittain who had revolted From Christ 208. Which he accomplish'd in one Year's time and after that stayed there two Years and there died of the Gout attended He there dies with an extream Grief occasioned by an inveterate Hatred between his two Caracalla and Geta his Sons and Successors Sons Bassianus Sur-named Caracalla and Getd From Christ 211. These two Brothers came to Rome by two different Ways where they were received by the Senate and People to reign together But their Hatred increased so highly between them that the eldest Brother The eldest kills his Brother killed the other in his Mother Julia's Arms. From Christ 213. Then he put to Death many great Persons because they would not approve of his Fratricide Among others the famous Civilian Papinian who being sollicited by Caracalla to defend the Murder he had committed answered him boldly That it was more easie to commit a Crime than to justifie it Papinian had for his Contemporaries Paulus and Caius of the same Profession Learned Men. Philostratus Alexander Aphroditius and Censorinus flourish'd at that time Bassianus Antoninus Caracalla being very much touch'd with Remorse for this horrid Crime and his other Cruelties which made him to be hated at Rome took occasion to depart from thence under pretence of making War against the Parthians While he was there thus employed Materianus Governor of Rome writ to advertize him that there was a Conspiracy against him of which Macrinus a Captain of the Praetorians was chief The Letter fell by chance into the Hands of Macrinus who having perused them hastened to accomplish his Design causing Caracalla to be killed by a Centinel and immediately Caracallas's Death the Centinel himself was Murchered that the Conspiracy might not be discovered by which means he got to have the principal charge of the Army and easily influenc'd them to proclaim him Emperor From Christ 217. Zepherinus Bishop of Rome and Successor to Victor died that Year Macrinus made a Peace with the Parthians Macrinus his Successor and retired to Antioch while he stayed there with his Son Diadumenes whom he had Associated to the Empire Maesa corrupted the Army in Phaenicia with Money and caused a Boy to be Proclaimed Emperor who was her Grandson by the Daughter she had of the Emperor Caracalla Macrinus at first despised that Faction which was headed only by an Old Woman and a Child but his Leiutenants having before been defeated The Death of Macrinus and Diadumenes he himself was afterwards slain in a Battle with Diadumenes his Son and Colleague So Bassianus better known by the name of Heliogabalus was first acknowledged Emperor in the East and afterwards at Rome Heliogabalus From Christ 218. The World endured this detestable Prince for the space of four Years at the end of which the Horrors of his monstrous Life being become insupportable to the very Soldiers they killed him From His Death Christ 222. His Cousin Germain Marcus Aurelius Alexander Severus his Successor Alexander Severus a Prince as Virtuous as his Predecessor had been Vitious was chose in his place Ulpian an excellent Civilian and the chiefest of the Praetorian Bands but an inveterate Enemy to the Christians put to Death a great many for confessing their Faith among whom was Calistus Successor Bishops of Rome to Zepherinus Bishop of Rome During the first Six Years of Alexander Severus the Empire was at Peace This Young but excellent Prince applied himself to redress the disorders which were introduc'd into all parts of the Empire in the time of the former Reigns From Ch. 228. He accumulated to this the Glory he acquired by his Arms in the War against War against the Persians the Persians Artaxates or Artaxerxes a Prince of that Nation resigned to him his Soveraignity after he had overcome and killed in Battle Artaban the last King of the Parthians of the race of the Arsacides The end of the Arsacides From Christ 229. In this Emperors absence Urbinus the Prefect of Rome put to Death another Urbin Bishops of Rome who was Bishop and succeeded Calistus From Christ 231. The War against the Persians lasted three Years but Alexander concluded it with very great Glory and advantage to the Romans The exploits of Alexander Severus He staid some time in the East to set in order those Provinces then he returned to Rome to reap the Honour of a Magnificent Triumph after which he past over into Gaule to stop the revolt of the Germans But the Soldiers not being able to suffer that severity of Discipline to which he had inured them killed him His Death before he past over the Rhine From Ch. 235. Rome never injoyed a Prince more accomplish'd in all kinds of Virtues but His Virtues chiefly for Justice having exactly practised that best of Maxims which forbids to do that to another we would not have done to our selves It is believed he had learn'd it from his Mother Mammea who had imbued him with that Moral of Christianity in which she had been instructed by Origen Maximus Successor to Alexander Severus Maximus his Successor and principal Author of his Death was as Vitious as his Predecessor had been Virtuous he persecuted the Christians of whom he put to Death a great number among whom was Pontianus Bishop of Rome who succeeded Urbin as also Anteros Successor to Pontianus From Christ Bishops of Rome 236. The Army in Africk proclaimed for their Emperors their two Generals the two Gordians Father and Son but they The two Gordians Father and Son Emperors were presently killed by Capellinus their Enemy Governor of Mauritania In the mean time the Senate declared Emperors two Senators Pupienus Maximus and Celius Balbinus to whom to please the Soldiers they joined the young Gordian Grandson to one and Son to the otheâ— Gordian who were killed in Africk Maximus quitting the design of making War against the
which her Husband had assumed while he Reigned Aurelian highly esteemed the Victory he had obtained over this brave War-like Queen and bringing Overcome her to Rome bound with Chains of Gold and enrich'd with pretious Stones made her the noblest Ornament of his Triumph From Christ 274. Aurelian having accomplish'd all these Affairs most cruelly persecuted the Christians The Christians persecuted Bishops of Rome of whom he put to Death a great number for their Faith and among the rest Faelix Bishop of Rome Successor to Denis Aurelian preparing to make War against Aurelian kill'd the Persians was killed by the Treachery of one of his Secretarys whom he had threatned and who fearing the effect of his menaces seduc'd several Officers of the Army persuading them that the Emperor designed their Death It was very strange that there happened no trouble in the Empire during an interregnum of seaven Months in all which time the Army and Senate had complemented each other about the right of Election at last the Senate absolutely refusing to Elect obliged the Army to name an Emperor who was unanimously received called Claudius Tacitus He highly Claudius Tacitus Emperor His Death Florian his Successor Probus Emperor deserved it for his great parts but the Empire injoyed him only Seven Months his Brother Florian who succeded him Reigned but Twenty Days From Ch. 277. Aurelius Probus their Successor was generally approved by all the Noble Degrees of the Empire with great reason being endued with exceeding rare Qualities suitable to his Name During the five Years he Reigned he supprest all the designs of those who affected Tyranny in several Provinces of the Empire and drove out of its limits all the Barbarians who infested them But the Soldiers not being able to endure that great severity of Discipline to which he restrained them kill'd him and put in His Death his place Carus Praefect of the Praetorian Bands who associated to the Empire his Carinus and Numerianus Emperors Sons Carinus and Numerianus From Christ 282. The Persecution being revived against the Christians Eutichius Bishop of Rome Bishops of Rome and Successor of Faelix suffered Martyrdom Carus pursued the design of Probus and obtained great advantages over them but as he was resolving to pursue them with more Force and Vigour he fell sick and The Death of Carus died whether of his Sickness or by a Fright occasioned by a dreadful Tempest of Thunder which killed many of his Army and wept so much for the death of his Father that he was fain to be carried in a close Litter Aper his Father-in-law who took Numerianus killed that occasion to kill him secretly hoping by that means to attain to the Empire He concealed this Murther for some days but it being discovered by the nauseous smell of the dead Body the Soldiers killed the Murtherer and proclaimed Emperor Dioclesian Emperor one of their chiefs called Diocles who adding some Letters to his Name called himself Dioclesian This new Prince march'd presently against Charinus the Son of Carus who being informed of what had happened in the East took his way on that side to fight his Competitor They met in Panonia where Charinus was overcome and killed in Battle so Dioclesian being Conqueror was received Emperor by the Senate Maximinian Hercules Associates to the Empire Maximinian Galerus and Constantius Chlorus and People and with their Consent associated to the Empire Maximinian Hercules Four years after the two Emperors took the Title of Caesars Dioclesian Maximinian Galerus Armentarius Maximinian took Constantius Chlorus the great Grandchild of the Emperor Claudius the Second In the terrible persecution that Dioclesian raised up against the Christians as infinite number of the Faithful suffered Martyrdom and amongst them Caius the Successor to Eutychius Bishop of Rome From Bishop of Rome Christ 296. The four Princes Triumph'd magnificently The Triumph of the Four Princes at Rome having victoriously driven out the Barbarians each of them from that part of the Empire where they waged War against them From Christ 298. This Age was pestered with many Hereticks Hereticks among others Sabellius an Enemy Sabellius to the Holy Trinity In like manner was Paul of Samosatus Bishop of Antioch Paul of Samosatus Manes Manes who asserted two new Principles she one Good and the other Bad. The Fathers of the Christian Church did not Fathers of the Church exactly set down in what Year of this Age Origen died Gregorius Thaumaturgius Bishop of Neocesaria Gregorius Thaumaturgius Arnobius Flourish'd at that time as also Arnobius who writ against the Gentiles and against Porphyrius an Apostate to Christianity Jamblicus was his Disciple The Pagan Authors most remarkable Historians of this Age were Herodian who writ in Greek Eight Herodian Books of the Roman Emperors Dion Dion Cassian Cassian writ also in Greek in the time of Severus a Roman History comprising the space of 981 Years Julius Capitolinus Aelius Lampridius Flavius Vopiscus Spartianus Vulcatius Gallicanus who were almost all contemporary Authors of the Imperial History The Fourth Age. THe Persecution against the Christians Mercellinus Bishop of Rome still encreasing Marcellinus Bishop of Rome persevering in his Sufferings obtained a crown of Martyrdom From Ch 301. says Theodoret against what some had Writ that he fell into Idolatry as he confest in the Councel of Sinuessa before 300 Bishops there present but there is little likelihood that in the time of so terrible a Persecution when the poor Christians hid themselves that so many Bishops could be assembled From Christ 304. By the resigning of Dioclesian and of Dioclesian and Maximian resign the Empire Constantius Chlorus Maximinian Galerus Severus and Maximin Emperor Maximinian Hercules the Empire remained in the power of Maximinian Galerus Armentarius and Constantius Chlorus who divided it in that manner that Maximinian had the Provinces of the East and Chlorus those of the West Maximinian Galerus adopted his two Nephews Caesars Severus and Maximin at the very same time that Maxentius the supposed Son of Maximinian Hercules made himself Master of Rome and there stood for Emperor so that when Severus came to Besige it he found him so very strong that he was forc'd to raise his Siege retreating to Ravenna where Maxentius Besieged him From Ch. 306. These disorders caused Maximinian Hercules to write to Diocletian to persuade him to reassume the command of the Empire but Dioclesian answered him like a Philosopher and remained in his retired way of Life yet Maximinian left his Retirement and having reassumed the Marks and Title of Emperor came to the Siege of Ravenna and under pretence of a Treaty of Peace to bring Severus out of the City and having him in his power he caused him to be Strangled but as he intreagued Severus strangled with the Soldiers to bring them over to Maxentius they detesting his base proceedings
he had supported Athanasius Bishops of Rome In the place of Liberius they put the Deacon Faelix upon Condition he should favour the Arrians He was ordained by three of their Bishops The Persecution against the Orthodox Divines was so severe that Hosius and Liberius Hosius Liberius were forc'd to yield by the Cruelties they suffered in their Exile and signed to the Arrian Confessions framed in the Councils held at Sirmium in Pannonia by the Arrian Bishops By this means Liberius got leave to return Liberius re-establishâ— to his Church yet he could not be establish'd there but with great Violence and Faelix opposed him in the same manner There were many Persons killed on both sides and even Faelix himself according Faelix deposed to some Writers yet others say that he surviv'd his being deposed The Confusion was very great in the Church by the infinite Number of Confessions of Faith which were made in divers places of which the most part of them were Arrians To redress these Disorders two Councils were assembled one in the East at Seleucia the other in the West at Rimini The Council of Seleucia and of Rimini But in both Councils the Arrian Bishops being far more numerous than the Orthodox the latter being overpower'd the Arrians prevail'd So that the Mischief was thereby so much increased that as St. Jerome testifies the whole World was astonish'd to find themselves Arrians and sigh'd for it From Christ 359. However the Council of Selucia did one good Act in re-establishing St. Hillarius St. Hillarius Bishop of Poitiers A Council at Constantinople Ulufilus Bishop of the Goths Bishop of Poitiers in his Diocess from whence he had been banish'd for being Orthodox A third Council that Constance assembled at Constantinople added to all those general Ills this one in particular that Ulufilus Bishop of the Goths was there infected with the Contagion of Arrianism and afterwards all that Nation by his Example While that Council was held Constance ordered to be brought to Constantinople in very great Pomp the Bodies of St. Andrew the Apostle St. Luke the Evangelist and Timothy St. Paul's Disciple upon a Revelation he reported to have had of the place of their Burial Julius Constantius Brother to the Father of Great Constantine had left two Sons viz. Gallus Caesar whom Constance as has been mentioned had put to Death and Julian who having also been created Caesar Julian Caesar by his Cousin Constance and made Governor of Gaul behaved himself so well in that Charge and with so much Glory that having driven out many times the Barbarians who made Incursions into that Province the Army which he commanded ravish'd with his great Proâ—laimed Emperor Courage and Conduct proclaim'd him Emperor Augustus which he accepted tho' he had been expresly forbid by Constance to assume that Title Constance had employ'd himself three Years in a War against the Persians over whom he had got so great Advantages that they freely offered Proposals of Peace To which he agreed desiring to be freed of that Business in order to compose those of more Consequence in Gaul But in his way thither he was stopt at Antioch by a most desperate Fit of Sickness which made him to be baptized which he neglected to do according to the Custom practis'd at that time by great Persons especially by Princes This Sacrament was administred to him by Euzoius Bishop of Antioch an inveterate Euzoius an Arrian Arrian whom those of that Sect had plac'd in that See in opposition to Melecius whom Melecius Orthodox they had first of all seated there believing he would have favoured them in which they were mistaken for Melecius was Orthodox From Christ 361. Constance being somewhat recovered in his Health pursued his Journey but went not very far for he was again stopt by his Sickness at a little Town in Cilicia where Constance his Death he died aged Forty five Years having reigned Twenty four A little while after Julian coming to Julian the Apostate Emperor Constantinople was there received Emperor without any difficulty This was that Julian Sur-named The Apostate because he turn'd Pagan after he had been brought up in the Christian Religion During the first two Years of his Reign he endeavoured to ruine Christianity by all the Ways he could invent He was kill'd in a Battle against the Persians by a His Death Blow from Heaven as some write or as others will have it by an ordinary Accident of War However it may be said of him and of his Predecessor that both being endowed with excellent Parts 't was great pity that one should be seduced by the Arrians and the other by the Idolaters After the Death of Julian the Army Joâ—ian Emperor gave the Title of Emperor to Jovian or Jovinian one of their principal Officers who had all the good Qualities yet none of those ill ones of his two Predecessors So there was great hopes of a prosperous Reign had he ruled longer than eight Months at the end of which he died From His Death Christ 364. After his Death the Army set up in his place Valentinian who immediately chose Valentinian and Valens Emperors his Brother Valens to be his Colleague These two Emperors sharing the Management of their Affairs Valentinian passed into the West against the Germans who had revolted Valens stayed in the East to oppose Procopus a Prince of the House of Constantine who had took the Title of Emperor A Battle was fought between them near Nice where Procopus was overcome Procopus overcome and killed took Prisoner and was afterwards beheaded From Christ 365. Liberius Bishop of Rome being dead Bishopâ— of Rome there arose a Schism which was reckon'd to be the second of that Church between Damasus a Spaniard and Urcin or Urcisin a Roman each being elected by two different Factions of the Clergy and People Which was carried on with so much Violence and Animosity that 130 Men were killed in a bloody Dispute between the two Parties in the very Church where they were assembled for that Election From Christ 367. Of the two Emperors Valens was an Valens an Arrian Arrian and persecuted the Orthodox His Brother Valentinian being Orthodox made Valentinian Orthodox it his Business to procure the Peace and Prosperity of the Western Church He was fortunate in the War against many of the barbarous Nations who invaded Germany particularly against the Quades he reduc'd them to beg Peace by their Embassadors Valentinian being extreamly offended at the wretched Mien and miserable Equipage of those Embassadors put himself into so violent a Passion and exclaimed against his own and the Empire 's Misfortune to be concerned with such beggarly Enemies that he broke a Vein in his Breast of which he died losing His Death much Blood He was fifty Years old and had reigned twelve Years From Christ 375. This News being brought to
Treves where Gratian his eldest Son then was this young Prince was saluted Emperor Augustus Titles his Father had bestowed on him in his Life-time The Army in Pannonia where the Father Gratian and Valentinian II. Emperors died gave the like Title to the second Son the young Valentinian His eldest Brother Gratian at first was displeased at it but at length he approved of it as well as Valens Uncle to these two Princes The Goths had possess'd themselves of those Countries bordering on Tanais The Huns who came out of Scythia as the others drove them out and forc'd them to make their Abode elsewhere So soon as they were entred into Thrace for that purpose Valens went against them to drive them out but he was overcome by them The Death of Valens in a Battle and being pursued was burnt in a Peasant's Cottage where he was retired From Christ 378. By his Death Gratian finding himself oppress'd with the Weight of Affairs discharg'd himself of half of it by associating Theodosius to the Empire He was Son Theodo 〈…〉 â—ssocâ—ated to the Empire to another Theodosius a Person of high Merit who had rendred considerable Services to the Empire under Valentinian and Valens The Son inheriting the good Qualities of his Father in a short time made himself famous by expelling the Goths from Thrace which they had miserably ravaged after their Victory over Valens From Christ 379. Macedonius Bishop of Constantinople denied Macedonius an Enemy to the Holy Ghost The first Council at Constantinople the Divinity of the Holy Ghost Theodosius a very Orthodox Prince caused a Council to be assembled at Constantinople where the Fathers condemned this Heresie and deposed Macedonius in the place of whom was put Nectarius a Person most worthy of that Dignity In that Council they declared That the Bishop of the second Rome should from that time be the next in Rank to the Bishop of the first and so by Consequence to take place of those of Alexandria and Antioch Maximus Governour of Great Britain The Revolt of Maximus had caused himself there to be proclaimed by the Army then past over into Gaul made himself Master of that Province surprized defeated and killed Gratian The Death of Gratian who had many excellent Qualities and no ill ones Conen Meriadec a British Prince had past Conen Meriadec a British King over the Sea with Maximus and setling himself with the Troops of his own Nation in the Maritime part of Gaul which was afterwards called Little Brittany where he erected a Monarchy almost for twelve Ages From Christ 383. The Death of Damasus Bishop of Rome Bishops of Rome which hapned in that Year did not put an end to the Schism of that Church For tho' Syricius was there chose in the place of Damasius Ursicinus still pretended that his Election was good From Christ 384. Maximus being Master of the Isle of Britain of Gaul and of Spain entred Italy with so great an Army that Valentinian not being in a Condition to make Head against him fled with his Mother Justina to Thessalonica where Theodosius then lay Maximus having likewise reduc'd Italy advanc'd towards Aquilia where he stay'd resolving to wait for Theodosius who was marching towards him to fight him Theodosius being arrived with his Army they fought in two Days two bloody Battles In the last of which Maximus was wholly routed and taken Prisoner Theodosius was willing to save his Life but the Soldiers judging him unworthy of that Favour killed him against the Emperor's Pleasure So that Valentinian was re-establish'd in Maximus overcome and killed the Western Empire which he peaceably enjoyed four Years at the end of which Arbogastus a Gaul one of his principal Commanders discontented because he had taken away some of his Commands caused him to be stifled in his Bed by the The Death of Valentinian II. Grooms of his Bed-Chamber whom he had corrupted to do it This Prince was but Twenty six Years old His Mother Justina being an Arrian had infected him with that Heresie but he renounced it after her Death Arbogastus had that great Power in the Army that he prevailed with the Soldiers Eugenus Tyrant with Arbogastus to proclaim Eugenius Emperor a Man of mean Extraction whom Fortune had raised to great Commands This was the Cause of another Civil War Theodosius spent two Years in making Preparations for it And all that time the Tyrants reigned in the West At length Theodosius march'd against them the Armies met and fought near to Aquilia The Tyrants being defeated Arbogastus killed himself Eugenius being Arbogastus and Eugeneus killed taken Prisoner suffered Death by the Executioner Theodosius did not long enjoy the Fruits of that great Victory which made him sole Master of the Empire He had been for some time troubled with a Dropsie his Disease increasing at Millan where he came after the Defeat of the Tyrants he fell extreamly ill and died in that City at Theodosius ' s Death the Age of Fifty having reigned sixteen Years There was but two things to be blamed in him That he made Laws to deprive Hereticks of their Estates and Liberties unless they would renounce their Errors The other was The Murthering of a great Number of Thessalonians to punish their Insolence who resisted his Power by a Sedition Being reprehended by St. Ambrose for that Cruelty he express'd so great a Repentance for it that his Contrition joyned with his other excellent Vertues may serve for a Pattern to all Christian Princes By his last Will and Testament he divided the Empire between his two Sons Arcadius and Honorius and accordingly Arcadius and Honorius Emperors the eldest took possession of the East the other of the West They were both disturb'd at first with the Revolt of Rufinus a Prefect of the Praetorian Bands who brought an Army of Barbarians into Thrace and of Gildon who plaid the Usurper in Africk but these Disorders were presently quelled by the death of the Traytors Theodosius held the first Oecumenical Council at Constantinople In his time lived St. Austin St Jerome and Claudian the Poet. Syricius Bishop of Rome died after he Bâ—shops of Rome had the Happiness to see the end of thaâ— Schism which the Election of Ursicinuâ— had caused in that Church Syricius was the first who declared against the Marriage of the Clergy From Christ 398. The last Year of this Age saw the rise The Revolt of Gainas and fall of the Revolter Gaianus who was by extraction a Barbarian His great Conduct and Experience in the trade of War had raised him to be General of Honorius his Army the services he had done for him made him pretend to have a Church in Constantinople for those of the Arriaâ— Sect of which he was a favourer which the Emperor refusing by the persuasion of St. John Chrisostom Bishop of Constantinople The disdain to be refused provok'd Caianus to Ravage
Auvergne his Native Country to live there as a private Person expressing a great Mark of his Moderation and Temper Martian a good and pious Prince died The Death of Martian as he was designing to redress the Troubles of the Western Empire The Senate and People of Constantinople Leon Emperor put in his place Leon who highly deserv'd that Sovereignty He took presently a Colleague who was endued with the same Qualities He was Najoranus Emperor called Majoranus whom he sent into the West to settle Affairs there in the best Order after the miserable Ruines the Barbarians had made All which he effected for he repaired the City of Rome setled all His Exploits things in very good Order and Peace in the Provinces then past over into Africk against Genseric whom he defeated in many Rencounters besieged in Carthage and had by taking that City given Satisfaction for the Disgrace of Rome if Sickness had not surpriz'd him being forc'd to raise the Siege and to go back into Italy His Death He was there kill'd by Rycimer who being originally a Barbarian had been raised to the Dignity of Patrician by the Emperor Leon and in regard he commanded the Army that was come with Majoranus it was not difficult for him to kill this good and brave Prince and to put in his place the Senator Severus who came along with Severus Emperor him into Italy From Christ 461. In the same Year died Leo Bishop of Rome Bishop of Rome Sur-named the Great as well for his extraordinary good Qualities as also because he had done more than any of his Predecessors to establish more and more the Grandeur of his See The same Rycimer who had killed Majoranus The Death of Severus killed also his Successor Severus who was very much regretted by the Romans because he had spent the four Years of his Reign in making War against the Barbarians After his Death the Western Empire was two Years without an Emperor at length Anthemius was sent there in that Anthemius Emperor Bishops of Rome Quality The same Year he arrived at Rome Hillarius Successor to Leon died there In the five following Years they made most unfortunately a War against Genseric A War against Genseric which was occasioned by the Cowardize of Basiliscus Brother-in-Law to Leon to whom that Emperor had given the Command of his Army The same Rycimer who had killed Majoranus and Severus murthered also Anthemius Anthemius killed Olibrius Emperor and Rycimer dying soon after Olibrius succeeded Anthemius having married Placidia after she had been set at Liberty and was sent back into Italy by Genseric A little while after Olibrius being dead The Death of Olibrius Gondibar Grand-son to Rycimer and Successor in his Royal Power raised to the Empire Glycericus who had a great Employ Glicerius Emperor in the Court of the last Emperors The Emperor Leo died leaving his Grandson The Death of Leo. to Reign in his place under the Tutelage of Zeno an Isaurian Father of the young Prince whose Mother was Ariadne Daughter to Leon. Some time before there was sent into Italy in the Quality of Emperor Nepos a Nepos Emperor Person of high Birth Upon his Arrival at Rome Glicerius willingly resigned the Empire to him and retired to Salona in Dalmatia where he was Bishop From Christ 475. Orestes a Goth by Nation and Lieutenant to Nepos in Gaul revolted against The Revolt of Orestes him came into Italy and forc'd him from thence He retired to Salona to Glicerius so he left the Empire of the West to be dispos'd of by Orestes Who there plac'd his Son Momillus to whom he gave the Name of Romulus The Romans in derision called him Augustulus They had so Augustulus Emperor great a Disdain and Hatred for the Father and Son they sent for Odoacres King of the Herules He came conquered took Orestes killed Prisoner and put to Death Orestes Then the Romans having acknowledged him for their Chief Odoacres put Augustulus into Augustulus in Prison Prison where he spent the Remainder of his Days From Christ 476. So Odoacres being Master of Italy the Odoacres King of Italy Title of Emperor was there changed to that of King contrary to the last Will and Testament of the Emperor Leo. The great Zeno his Son-in-Law had Basiliscus Emperor taken the Title of Emperor Basiliscus Brother-in-Law to Leo assumed it also and drove Zeno out of Constantinople But for a short time for Zeno soon after re-establish'd himself there and expelled Basiliscus again From Christ 477. Hunric succeeded his Father Genseric King Genseric dies Hunric his Successor of the Vandals in Africk who died that Year having Reigned Thirty eight Years in which time he had much embroiled the Empire He gave as great Disturbance to the Church for being a fierce Arrian he most cruelly persecuted the Orthodox As may be read in the History which Victor Victor of Utica of Utica has writ of that Persecution There has been already mentioned the Establishment of the French Monarchy Kings of the French under Pharamond their first King Clodion had succeeded him Sur-named Le Cheveleux from the Custom he introduc'd among the Princes of that Nation to wear long Hair He had past the Rhine and gained remarkable Victories on the other side of that River He was afterwards driven out by the Romans and died as he was preparing to repass the Rhine Meroveus his Successor was firmly establish'd in Gaul by the Defeat of Attyla and by the Death of Aetius so that a part of that Country began to be called France since the time of that King's Reign from whose Name also those of the first Line were stiled Merovingians He died and left a vast Dominion to his Son Childeric The Adventures of this King are Recorded in the History of France where may be seen that after he had been Dethroned and Re-establish'd he considerably enlarged his Kingdom and left it in a very flourishing Condition to his Son Clouis From Christ 482. Simplitius Bishop of Rome Successor to Bishops of Rome Hillarius died From Christ 483. The Emperor Zeno falling into a Fit of Zeno ' s Death the Epilepsie his Wife Ariadne caused him to be buried for dead and the Vault to be closed up being come out of his Fit he died there most miserably crying out for help but all in vain For the Empress had plac'd Guards near the Tomb to hinder any from taking him out Soon after Anastatius doubly filled his Anastatius Emperor place in his Bed by marrying Ariadne and in his Throne to which he was raised by the means of that Empress From Christ 491. Faelix Bishop of Rome Successor to Simplicius Bishops of Rome died He had condemned two Peters one of which was Bishop of Alexandria Sur-named Mungus the other of Antioch called Fullon Favourers of the Theopaschytes Spawns
who was chose in his place abusing the Peoples Favours declared himself King of Italy He enjoyed that Royalty but a very short time for he was soon after killed by those who had chosen him Deodatus Bishop of Rome and Successor Bishop of Rome to Boniface the Fourth died and had for his Successor Boniface the Fifth The eight following Years were spent A War against the Persians by Heraclius in making War against Cosroes King of Persia who had seized on a part of Asia the Lesser and of all Syria Heraclius drove him from thence and pursued him even beyond Euphrates having gained many Advantages over him in all Rencounters From Christ 625. Boniface the Fifth Bishop of Rome being Bishop â—f Rome dead Honarius succeeded him From Christ 626. Cosroes having chose his younger Son Kings of Persia for his Successor was for that Reason killed by his eldest Son Siroâ—s who by that means ascended the Throne and presently concluded a Peace with Heraclius restoring to him among other Condititions a piece of the Wood of the Cross A piece of the Cross on which it was said our Saviour was crucified Heraclius believing it carried it back to Jerusalem from whence Cosroes had brought it From Christ 628. Anastatius Bishop of Antioch framed the Heresie of the Monothelites which was Monothelites a Sequel of Eutychianism Mahomet died He had begun to publish Mahomet his Errors in the twelfth Year of this Age in Ziden a City of Arabia Faelix his Native Country where his Doctrine being not at all relish'd he was constrained to fly to Meccha where he was well receiv'd From the Time of his Flight which hapned in the Two and twentieth Year of this Century they took their Aera or Epoche which they call Elgeir that is The Egira of the Mahumâ—tans to say the Flight which is termed Egira by Corruption From Christ 631. In the space of nine Years after his Retreat he seduc'd all Arabia and a part of Persia After his Death his Father-in-Law Abubeker Abubeker Câ—â—im conquered the rest of the Country with Isdigerdes Son of Siroes who murthered his Father With the Death of Isdigerdes ended the Dinasty of the Kings of Persia originally of that Country The remainder of Persia having been conquered by Abubeker who was then made Caliph of the Mahometans which Dignity empower'd him with an absolute Authority over them as well Spiritual as Temporal From Christ 632. Omar Successor to Abubeker and Son-in-Law Omar Successor to Abubeker His Conquests to Mahomet conquered in six Years from Heraclius Mesopotamia Syria with Palestine Aegypt and all the Coasts of Africk which at present is called Barbary From Christ 638. Pope Honorius died It appeared by his Honorius a Monothelite Writings that he approved the Errors of the Monothelites From Christ 639. The See of Rome had in a short time Popes of Rome these three Popes Severinus John the 4th and Theodorus From Christ 641. Heraclius died He was infected with The Death of Heraclius Monothelitism by the three Patriarchs of the three great Sees in the East Sergius of Constantinople Cyrus of Alexandria and Anastatius of Antioch Constantine the Third succeeded his Father Constantine the III. Emperor Heraclius This new Prince was poyson'd at the end of four Months by his Step-Mother Martina the Widow of Heraclius who by that means plac'd on the Throne her Son Heracleon whom she had by Heraclius But the Senate and People soon after expelled this Woman and having cut off the Nose and Ears of her Son Heracleon set on the Imperial Throne Constant the Second Son to Constantine the Constantine the II. Emperor Third and Grand-son to Heraclius From Christ 642. Dagobert succeeded his Father Clotaire the Second and Aripert to whom his Father Kings of France had given Aquitain being dead without Issue his Brother Dagobert was King of The Abby of St. Denis all France He founded the famous Abbey of St. Denis near Paris From Christ 644. In his Life-time he gave Austrasia to his eldest Son Sigibert when he died he left the rest of his Kingdom to Clâ—uis the Second his younger Son Both of the Kings being very young their Persons and their Kingdoms were governed by the Majors of their Courts and from Majors of their Palaces thence those who possess'd this high Charge and Command began to assume a Sovereign Authority in France which was continued by their Successors From Christ 649. Pope Theodorus died He had condemned a Type or Form of Confession of the Popes Faith of the Monothelites framed by Pyrrhus Patriarch of Constantinople and other Patriarchs of Constantinople had maintain'd it under the Emperor Constant Theodorus had condemned this Type in a Council at Rome where the Condemnation had been signed with Ink mix'd with Wine of the Eucharist Martinus Successor to Theodorus did also condemn this Type and for that very The Type of the Monothelites Cause the Exarch Calliopas sent him Prisoner to Constantinople to Constant who banish'd him into the Taurick Chersonese where at five Years end he died of extream Want From Christ 654. In the mean time the Mahometan Arabs who began to be called Saracens made The Saracens Their Conquests The Coloss of Rhodes broke in pieces themselves Masters of Syria of the Isle of Rhodes and of part of Sicily At Rhodes they broke in pieces the famous Colossus fallen down about a thousand Years before They sold it in several Pieces to a Jew who was forc'd to employ Nine hundred Camels to carry them away After the taking of Rhodes the Saracens Constantinople besieged by the Saracens besieged Constantinople but were repuls'd tho' they gained a Naval Victory where there was so much Blood spilt that the Sea was coloured with it The Exarch Calliopas ordered Eugenius Popes to be sent to Rome in the place of the banish'd Martinus after whose Death Eugenius possess'd the Chair again six Months Vitallianus was his Successor From Christ 655. Haly one of the Sons-in-Law of Mahomet Haly Caliph after he had for some time disputed the Dignity of Caliph of the Saracens with one Mahuvias at last he willingly gave place to him From Christ 660. Constant forc'd his Brother Theodosius to be a Deacon in the Church and after that he cruelly put him to Death The great Remorse he had after it made him to leave Constantinople He past into Sicily and from thence to Rome where the Pope Constant comes to Rome with all his Clergy went out to meet him The Romans express'd exceeding great Joy to see an Emperor there when they had been deprived a long time of that Honour But their Joy was soon turn'd to Sorrow for Constant plundered them with as much Barbarity as ever the Goths and Vandals had done Clouis the Second had left for his Successor Kings of France Clotaire the Third King of Neustria or
Sicily on Easter-day Whereupon Peter King of Arragon seized on Sicily to which he pretended a Right by his Wife Constantia Daughter to the Bastard Manfred From Christ 1282. Martin the Fifth and Charles of Anjou The Death of Pops and the Kings of France and Naples King of Naples died with Grief for what hapned in Sicily And King Philip of France also died highly troubled at the loss of a great Army he had sent to seize Arragon upon the Interdiction the Pope had laid on that Kingdom because King Peter as has been mentioned had by treachery made himself Master of Sicily From Christ 1285. Charles the Second called le Boiteux or Their Successors the lame Prince succeeded his Father in the Kingdom of Naples Philip the Fourth called le Bel succeeeded his Father in France To Martin the Fifth succeeded Honorius the Fourth who dying about the end Popes of two years had for his Successor a Cordelier called Nicolaus the Fourth From Christ 1287. The Croyzade this Pope had caused to be preach'd up had very little effect The Sultan took Acre the only City that remained to the Latins in Palestine After the Death of Nicolaus the Fourth the Chair was vacant fifteen Months At length the Cardinals chose a devout Hermit called Peter Moron who took the Name of Celestin the Fifth From Christ 1294. This good Man being highly disgusted Celestin resigns the papacy at the Grandure attended the Papacy was easily persuaded to Resign to the Cardinal of Cajeta who took the Name of Boniface Boniface the Eighth the Eighth This Pope kept his Predecessor Celestin under Confinement where The Celestin Monks he spent the remainder of his days with those Monks he had formerly instituted who from his Papal Name were called Celestins From Christ 1295. The Emperor Rodolphus died in the year 1291. He was so overpersuaded that the Voyages his Predecessors made into Italy had been unfortunate to them which diverted him from going there and likewise made him neglect to keep up his Authority in those Parts so that he made Sale of the Franchises of the Towns of Severaâ— Repâ—blick in Italy Pisa Pistoya Genoa Luca Sienna and Florence which became so many Republicks The Popes also did not let slip that opportunity to establish themselves more firmly in their Temporal Soveraignties Adolphus of Nassau elected in the place Adolphus of Nassau Emperor of Rodolphus Reigned with very little good Fortune being Deposed at the end of four years or as others say six years and some months by a Party of the German Albert of Austria Eâ—peror Princes who set up Albertus Mâ—rquess of Austria Son to R 〈…〉 s The War between these two Competitors ended in a Battel where Adolphus was overcome and killed by Albert with his own Hand From Christ 1298. Pope Boniface concludes this Century The Institution of the Jubilee with the Celebration of a Jubilee which he instituted to be Celebrated every hundred years From Christ 1300. He suborn'd a certain Person by thrusting a hollow Cane into a hole in the Wall of Celestin his Predecessors Chamber to mutter these words to the Pope as he lay in Bed Celestin if thou wilt be happy resign the Pontificate THE Fourteenth Age. THe Pope and King Philip le Bell fell A Quarreâ— between Boniface and Philip le Bel. out upon occasion of the Popes pretended Right of Sovereignty over all Kingdoms This Quarrel lasted till the Death of Boniface which befell him by the means of William de Nogaret a French Captain and Seiarra Colonna an Italian Exile sent by King Philip into Italy to seize on the Pope which they performed and kill'd him in Prison From Christ 1303. Benet the Eleventh of the Order of the Dominicans being his Successor disannul'd Popes all that Boniface had acted against King Philip. Benet having held the See no more than eight Months it was vacant eleven Months at the end of which the King made Bertram of Goot Archbishop of Bourdeaux to be chosen under the Name of Clement the Fifth At his Coronation performed at Lyons in the presencc of King Philip John Duke of Bretany was killed by the tall of a Wall as the Duke was leading the Popes Mule by the Bridle Charles Count of Valois Brother to the King was maim'd and the Pope having his Miter struck off lost a Jasper of a great price He translated the Papal See to the City of Avignon in France where it continued 70 years From Christ 1304. The Emperor Albert having been kill'd by the Sons of the Emperor Adolphus King Philip had a design to have his Brother Charles Count of Valois to be elected but the Pope fearing by that means that France would become too powerful prevented the Design persuading the Electors Henry the â—â—venth Emperor to give the Empire to Henry the Seventh Count of Luxemberg From Christ 1308. Charles le Boisteux King of Naples had Kings of Hungary â—nd Naples marryed his Son Charles called Martel with the Daughter and Heiress of Stephen King of Hungary Martel dying leaving a Son named Corobert who representing his Father had all the right to succeed him in the Kingdom of Naples however his Uncle Robert carryed it before him From Christ 1309. The Knights Hospitalers of St. John of Tâ—â— Hosp◠〈…〉 Rhodes Jerusalem took the Isle of Rhodes and there establish'd the principal Seat of their Order From Christ 1310. At the Council held at Vienna by Clement the order of the Templers was Abolish'd The Hospitallers had some part The Templers abolish'd with the Beguars and the Beguins of their Lands yet King Philip had the greatest share They raced out also in the same Council the Beguars and the Beguins a sort of Fryars and Nuns accused for very great Disorders in their Life and of Errors in their Faith From Christ 1310. The Emperor Henry the Seventh going The Emperor Henry the Seventh poysoâ—'d in the Sacrument into Italy to re-establish the Rights of the Empire died there as 't is believed poysoned by one Bernadine a Predicant Fryar as he gave him the Sacrament From Christ 1313. Pope Clement and King Philip died both at the same time The Pope and the King summon'd at the first Day by the Great Master of the Templers Lewis Hutin King of France The Great Master of the Templers at the Hour of his Execution summoned both the Pope and the King to appear before the Tribunal of God The Pope died in forty Days and the King within a Year From Christ 1314. Lewis the Tenth called Hutin or the Contentious reigned but two Years during which time the See of Rome was vacant At length the Cardinals having impower'd James of Ossa Son to a Shooe-maker Pope John the 22th of Cahors who was of their College to name a Pope he chose himself under the Name of John the Two and twentieth From Christ 1316. The Electors divided
and set him at liberty This was the true Cause of the first taking up of Arms by those of the Reformed Religion in France From Christ 1562. The Siege of Roan followed which held out for them Anthony of Bourbon who was The Death of Anthony King of Navar. The Battle of Dreux King of Navar by the Right of his Wife Jane d'Albert was there killed Soon after a Battle was fought near Dreux between the two Armies of both Parties The King's Army commanded by the Constable of Momorâ—ncy and that of the Hugonets by Lewis Prince of Conde who was there taken Prisoner as was likewise the Constable tho' at the last the King 's proved victorious Not long before some Conditions had been agreed on advantageous enough to the Hugonets which were granted by a Decree called the Edict of January and were again confirmed this Year by a Peace made after the Death of the Duke of The Duke of Guize killed by Poltrot Guize killed by Poltrot a Hugonet Gentleman while the Duke besieged Orleans From Christ 1563. Pius the Fourth put an end to the Council Popes of Trent This Pope being dead this Year Pius the Fifth a Dominican succeeded him From Christ 1564. Maximilian the Second succeeded in the Empire to his Father Ferdinand the First From Christ 1565. Solyman the Second had taken Rhodes from the Knights-Hospitallers yet he could not drive them out of Malta his Commanders having been forc'd to raise the Siege of that Island This Sultan died at the The Death of Solyman Siege of Sigeth in Hungary From Christ 1566. The Peace being broke in France the The Battle at St. Denis Battle followed at St. Denis near Paris where the Constable of Momorency was wounded and died From Christ 1567. The Prince of Conde who commanded the contrary Party acquired much Honour on that occasion From Christ 1568. A little while after the Peace being again The Battle of Jarna â—here the Prince of Conde was kill'd broke there was a Battle fought near Jarna in Xaintonge The Prince of Conde who was there taken Prisoner was killed in cold Blood by a Captain of the Duke of Anjou's Guards From Christ 1569. The Admiral De Coligni by the Prince's Death became chief of the Hugonet Party besieged Poitiers raised the Siege and lost the Battle near to Monconture against the The Battle of Monconture Duke of Anjou From Christ 1570. Selim took the Isle of Cyprus which obliged the Pope to make a League between the King of Spain and the Venetians against the Turks Then followed the Battle of Lepanto in which the Turkish Fleet was routed by the The Battle of Lepanto Christians commanded by Don John of Austria Natural Son to the Emperor Charles the Fifth From Christ 1571. The principal Persons of the Religion were invited to Paris under pretence of Celebrating the Nuptials of Henry King of The Mâ—ssacre of Paris Navar with Margaret Sister to the King Jane Queen of Navar Mother to the Bridegroom was there poisoned and the Admiral wounded and afterwards killed with a great Number of the Nobility and above Ten thousand Persons in the very City of Paris on St. Bartholomew's Day From Christ 1572. The Duke of Anjou having after that The Siege of Rochel raised The Duke of Anjou King of Poland besieged Rochel was forc'd to retire without taking it to go and receive the Polonian Embassadors who came to bring him the News of his being elected King of that Country From Christ 1573. While he was there his Brother Charles The Death of Charle IX the Ninth died stifled with the Blood that issued from all parts of his Body Amurath the Third succeeded his Father Emperors of the Turks and Germany and Rodolphus the Second succeeded his Father Maximilian the Second From Christ 1576. King Henry the Third being returned Henry III King of France from Poland was compelled by the States assembled at Blois to become chief of the League that the Catholicks had made against the Hugonets From Christ 1577. Philip the Second King of Spain seized Philip II. seizes Portugal The Death of Sebastian King of Portugal on Portugal after the Death of their King Don Sebastian supposed to be killed in Africk where he went to make War in favour of a Moorish King who disputed the Kingdoms of Fez and Morocco with another Henry the Third of France instituted The Order of the Holy Ghost the Order of the Holy Ghost From Christ 1582. Pope Gregory the Thirteenth reformed The Kalendar reform'd The Death of the Duke of Alenson the Kalendar The Duke of Alenson Brother to the King of France died deprived of the Government of the Low Countries to which he had been invited by those People but he lost his Interest by his ill Conduct From Christ 1584. Sixtus the Fifth a Cordelier of low Birth but of great Courage Excommunicated A Bâ—ll against the King of Navar Prence of Conde Henry King of Navar with his Cousin Henry Prince of Conde having declared them to be fallen from the Right of Succession to the Crown of France From Christ 1585. Mary Stuart Queen of Scots after a The Death of the Queen of Scots long Imprisonment was Beheaded by the Sentence of Judges appointed by Q. Elizabeth From Christ 1587. The Spanish Fleet called The Invincible The Spanish Armada Armada was three Years preparing with great Labour and Cost It consisted of One hundred and thirty Sail with Twenty thousand Soldiers on Board set out by Philip the Second to invade England was part of it destroyed by Sir Francis Drake's Fireships and the other part lost and dispers'd in a great Storm So that amazing Terrour of Europe vanished From Christ 1588. France being in a very great Consusion the King at length made an Agreement with the King of Navar to oppose the League But having both together The Death of Henry III. besieged Paris the King was stabb'd in his Bed-Chamber at St. Clou by James Clement a Jacobine Fryar From Christ 1589. Henry the Fourth King of Navar the Henry IV. King of France The Combat of Arques and the Battle of Yuri next Prince of the Blood succeeded him with very much difficulty at his first coming to the Crown But he soon gave great Reputation and Vigour to his Affairs by the Combat of Arques and the Battle of Yuri which he won From Christ 1590. To Sixtus the Fifth succeeded Urban the Popes Seventh Gregory the Fourteenth and Innocent the Ninth who all held the See of Rome no longer than a Year After them came Clement the Eighth a Florentine From Christ 1591. The Duke of Paâ—â—a had made the King The Duke of Parma not long before to raise the Siege of Paris he forc'd him again to raise that of Orleans But the Duke was wounded passing the River of Sein at Caudebec and was never well cured of his
King of France closely besieged Rochelleâ— The King of France besieged Rechel and stopt up the Arbour and made a great Mount of vast Stones in the Sea to hinder Relief from coming to the City Frederic Henry Prince of Orange General for the Hollanders compelled Groll to surrender The prince of Orange takes Groll The Imperialists pursuing the Danish Army possest themselves of the greatest part of Holsatia and Jutland From Christ 1626. Rochelle prest by Famine was compell'd Rochelle surrendred to the French to surrender to the King of France after above 12 thousand Men had been starv'd to death all the Walls and places of Defence being demolisht The King of Sweden granted free Liberty The K. of Sweden admits the protestants Liberty to the German Exiles who fled for Religion or were compell'd from their Calamities of War to live with all Security and the free Exercise of their Religion in his Kingdom The Death of Sir Francis Bacon Sir Francis Bacon Viscount of St. Albans died The King of Denmark possest himself of the Island of Usdom the Fortress of Phinmund and Wolgast but was beaten out again by the Imperialists under the Duke of Fredland The Cham of Tartary being expelled his The Cham of Tartary recovered his Kingdom Kindom by his Brother assisted by the Turks to revenge his loss by the help of the Cossaks defeated his Brother in Battle and recover'd his Kingdom The Admiral of the Dutch Fleet met with The Dutch Admiral took the Spanish West India Fleet. Prince of Orange takes Boisleduc the Spanish West India Fleet and took it to the value of three hundred Tuns of Gold From Christ 1628. The Prince of Orange having taken before Boisleduc at the beginning of May took it by surrender in September following A Peace concluded at Lubeck between A Peace between the Emperor and the Danes the Emperor and the King of Denmark upon equal Conditions The Duke of Buckingham basely murdered by Felton a discontented Officer The Duke of Buckingham kill'd Rochelle surrendered and called Borgo Maria. The King of Sweden relieved Stralsond Rochelle surrendred disengaged himself from his Polish troubles made sure of the Daae and prepared for a War with the Emperor From Christ 1629. Gustuvus Adolphus enter'd Pomerania Gustavus took Stetin made himself Master of Stetin and several other Places and fill'd all Germany with the terrour of his Arms. The Duke of Savoy deny'd the French to The Duke of Savoy denied the French passage thro his territory Magdeburg taken by Tilly. pass thro his Country upon which Cardinal Richelieu made himself Master of Pignerol and of the Marquisate of Salucâ—s A Peace concluded with France Magdeburg stormed by Tilly the Imperial General plunder'd and burnt so that of so great a City very few Houses were left standing entire Gustavus Adolphus having made a League Gustavus his great Success in Germany with the Elector of Saxony in September vanquisht the Imperialists in a great Battle From that time all things succeeded with him to his desire so that he made himself Master of several Cities and Provinces of the German Empire King Charles the First his second Son Charles the Second born born at whose Birth a Remarkable Star appear'd at Noon-day From Christ 1630. The King of England made a Peace with England made a peace with Spain Troubles in France Spain which was proclaim'd The Court of France in great confusion while the Queen Mother went about to shut up the King her Eldest Son in a Monastery and to set up her Youngest Son in his Room for which the King having his Liberty the Queen made her escape to Antwerp and the Duke of Orleans flies into Burgundy and Lorain throwing all the Blame upon Richelieu The Princess Mary born eldest Daughter The Princess Mary born to King Charles the First The famous School at Amsterdam erected in which the first Professors were John Vossius and Jasper Barlaeus Maestrick after a Siege of two months Maestrick taken by the prince of Orange and two weeks surrendred to the Prince of Orange A great Battel at Lutzen was fought between the Swedes and the Imperialists Battel of Lutzen where Gustavus was killed where the Swedes got the Victory but the King Gustavus was there killed To whom Christina his Daughter an Infant succeeded In the mean time during her Minority Christina his Daughter succeeded the Nobles of the Kingdom took upon them the Administration of Affairs Sigismund the Third King of Poland Death of the K. of Poland died to whom succeeded his eldest Son Uladislaus the Fourth The King of France made himself Master of Nancy the Metropolis of Lorrain From Christ 1632. Death of the Governess of the Low Countries Izabella Clara Eugenia Daughter to Philip the Third King of Spain and Governess of the Low Countries departed this Life Frederic the Elector Palatin who reigned Death of the Elector Palatin K. Charles I. crowned in Scotland James D. of York born but a short time King of Bohemia died at Mayence King Charles the First crowned in Scotland The Third Son of King Charles the First born Octebâ—r the Thirteenth and baptized James afterwards created Duke The Dispute began of England's Right to the Soveraignty of the British Seas and defended by the learned Selden against Hugo Grotius The Prince of Orange besieged and took 〈◊〉 of Orange took Rhynebergh Rhynebergh From Christ 1633. Wallestin Duke of Fridland and General of the Imperial Army stabb'd at Egra by the Emperor's command being discovered to have a Design to join with the Wallestein killed at Egra Swedes and to have made himself Master of the Kingdom of Bohemia Ferdinand the Cardinal Brother to the Ferdinand Governour of the Netherlands King of Spain took upon him the Government of the Low Countries The Cardinal Infanta joins with the King of Hungary and fights the Battel of Swedes beaten by Cardinal Infanta of Norlinghen where the Swedes were utterly defeated From Christ 1634. The King of France declared War against the King of Spain because he detained The Frâ—nch declared War agst Spain in Prison the Elector of Treves whom he had taken into his Protection The Fortress of Skinken Skonce which Skinken Skonce taken by the Spaniards retaken by the P. of Orange is as it were the Key of Holland taken by the Spaniards but in a little time after besieged by the Prince of Orange was took about the beginning of the following Spring This year and the next a dreadful Pestilence raged in Holland and in the Neighbouring The plague in Holland places which swept away a world of people The Imperialists with Eighty thousand The Imperialists invade France Men under the Duke of Lorrain and other Imperial Commanders threaten to invade France and to encamp about Masieres and Rambervillers but being opposed by the French in conjunction
Leage and Covenant taken by the The solemn Lâ—ague and Covenant by the Parliament Parliament The City of Glocester besieged by the King and the Siege raised by the Earl of Essex After which hapned the first Newberry Fight where were slain on the The Civil War of England King's side the Earls of Carnarvan and Sunderland with the Lord Faulkland The Queen of England delivered at Oxford of the Lady Catharine who died soon after The Scots came into England to assist the Parliament From Christ 1643. The Emperor's Ambassadors as also the Ambassadors from Spain France Swedeland Holland and others met at Munster in Westphalia to treat of Peace Urban the Eighth departed this life in the 77th year of his Age after he had held Popes the Pontificate 21 years In whose place was elected Baptista Pamphilio in his 70th year who gave himself the Name of Innocent the Tenth The French after a long fatigous Siege The French took Graveling took Graveling Christina Queen of Sweden took the Government of the Kingdom into her The Queen of Sweden Reigned own hands The Queen began her Journey from Oxford to the West took her leave of the King of Abbington The Queen brought to bed of the Princess The Princess Henrietta born Henrietta at Exeter Marston-Moor Fight between the King and Parliament where Cromwell first made himself known After which happened Civil War of England the second Fight at Newberry both unsuccessful to the King Arch-Bishop Laud Beheaded Archbishop Laud beheaded The Queen arrived at Brest in Britany Sir Thomas Fairfax made General by the Parliament and received his Commission Civil War from the House of Commons The Treaty at Uxbridge for a Reconciliation between the King and Parliament broke up without effect From Christ 1644. The Emperor sinding his Forces very much diminishing raise a newd Army and The Imperialistt beaten by the Swedes Ordered publick Supplications to the Virgin Mary whose Image he had redeemed out of the hands of the Swedes But notwithstanding all this meeting Fortstenson the Swedish General near Janowitz in Bohemia he suffered so great an overthrow that Vienna seemed to be in great Danger In the mean time General Wrangel as The Swedish General defeated the Danish General terribly oppressed the Danes and deprived them of several Towns after he had utterly defeated Buckwald the Danish General Besides these Successes the Swedes assisted by the French at Allersheim obtained another great Victory over the Imperialists and drove the Bavarians beyond the Rhyne In this year was fought the fatal Battel Civil War of England of Naseby near Leicester After which Fairfax carried all before him for the Parliament From Christ 1645. In the Low Countries the French took Mardyke Winnoxberg Courtray Dunkirk with other places but not long after lost all again King Charles the First left Oxford in Disguise and went to the Scotish Army who carried him to Newcastle and there upon the payment of two hundred thousand pounds delivered his Majesty up to the Parliament who ordered the King to be brought under Custody to Holmby-House The Great Seal of England broken and defaced Prince of Orange aged 63 years died The Death of the P. of Orange of a Feaver to whom his Son William succeeded as well in his Principality as in his Dignity according to the Conceffion of the States made in the year 1631. From Christ 1646. Leopold Arch Duke of Austria made Governour of Flanders Leopold William Arch-Duke of Austria made Governour of the Low Countries by the King of Spain The Neopolitan Populacy headed by Thomaso Masinello a poor Fisherman made a great Insurrection in that City but were The Death of Mazinello quelled at length and their Leader killed in a Monastery Fairfax marched with his Army thro' the City of London and soon after the Forts and Outworks were slighted The Parliament voted no further Addresses to be made to the King King Charles escap'd from Hampton-Court into the Isle of Wight but was kept Prisoner by Collonel Hammond in Carisbrook-Castle From Christ 1647. A Peace concluded between the Emperor on one side and the Kings of France and Sweden on the other also between the King of Spain and the States of Holland Lewis the Son of Frederic the Palatin was restored to the lower Palatin and made the eighth Elector of the Empire The upper Palatinate continued in the possession of the Duke of Bavaria Christian the Fifth King of Denmark departed K. Charles a prisoner in the Isle of Wight this Life to whom his Son Frederic the Fifth before that Bishop of Breme succeeded Uladislaus King of Poland died to The Death of the K. of Denmark whom his Brother Cazimir succeeded whose Reign was extreamly shaken by the The Death of the K. of Poland Philip IV. married Maria Anna of Spain Seditions of the Cossacks On the other side Philip the Fourth of Spain married with Maria Anna of Austria The Treaty between King Charles the First and the long Parliament broke off and the King brought Prisoner to St. James's sentenced to death by that bold The Death of King Charles the First D. Hamilton the E. of Holland and Lord Capel beheaded Traytor Bradshâ—w and most barbarously Murthered before his own Pallace King Charles the Second began his Reign from that day Duke Hamilton the Earl of Holland and the Lord Capel beheaded in the Palace-Yard before Westminster-Hall The Kingly Office voted unnecessary and troublesom King Charles the Second proclaimed in K. Charles proclaim'd in Scotland Civil War in France Scotland From Christ 1648. A great Discord arising between the King of France and the Parliament of Paris by reason of Cardinal Mazarine's Government Paris besieged by the King but in a little time after these Troubles were compos'd tho but for a short time and Paris sustain'd the loss of a second siege The Venetians burnt the Turks Fleet. The Venetians beat the Turks in a Sea fight In the Port of Foggia seventy two Gallies eighteen Men of War sixty Ships of Burthen and six thousand Men with a Basha slain The Christians losing but ninety Men killed and forty wounded Cromwell made General of the Parliament's Army marched into Scotland From Christ 1649. Towards the end of July William Prince of Orange attempted to make himself Master of Amsterdam by Surprise but fail'd of Success Not long after he died of the The death of the Pr. of Orange Small-pox and his Son William Henry was born eight days after his Decease Descartes the Founder of a new kind of Descartes death Philosophy died at Stockholm in Swedland The Princes of Conde and Conti with The princes of Conti c. made prisoners the Duke of Longueville committed to the Castle of Bois de Vincennes by the Queen Mother and Cardinal Mazarin The Spaniards sold the Dutchy of Pontremoly Pontremoli sold to the Duke of
Parliament dissolved and another called at Westminster From Christ 1659. A peace between Sweden and Poland and with the Danes A Peace was solemnly concluded between the Swedes and the Polcnians And at the same time a Peace was made between the Danes and the Swedes In France after the Pyrenean Peace was made the Royal Bride Maria Teresa Daughter to the King of Spain was received in in very great State The New Parliament met and voted the K. Charles the II. arrivâ—â— in England Return of King Charles the Second He was accordingly Proclaimed and landed in England and made his publick Entry thro London General Monk created Duke of Albemarle and made Knight of the Garter The Princess of Orange came into England 〈◊〉 deâ—â—h of thâ— Prâ—â— Orange And Duke of Gloucester but died soon after Henry Duke of Gloucester died Cardinal Mazarin removed by Death This year was concluded the famous Peace of Oliva between the Emperor the Swedes the Polanders and the Elector of Brandenburg From Christ 1660. The Dolphin of France was born upon Thâ— Dolphin of France bâ—rn K. Charles II. crown'd Q 〈…〉 of Bohemia came to England All Saints Day and Christned Lewis The Magnificent Cavalcade of King Charles the Second from the Tower of London to his Palace at Whitehall the next day after he was Crowned at Westminster Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia came into England The Marquess of Argile beheaded at Edinburg Argile beheaded James Duke of Ormond made Lord Leiftenant of Ireland The Queen of Bohemia died From Christ Qu. of Bohâ—mia 〈…〉 1661. Dun 〈…〉 sold to the Frenâ—â— King for five â—unkiâ—k â— â— miâ—â—ions of Ficrius The Duke of Crequi the French Embaisador affronted at Rome by the Corsi for which the King of France demanded Satisfaction and had it King Charles the Second and Donna Catharina Charles II. married to the Infanta of Portugal Infanta of Portugal married at Portsmouth The Emperor celebrated his Nuptials with Margaretta of Spain The Emperor married to Margaretta of Spain The Vaudois most cruelly persecuted for their Religion in Savoy relieved by the Hollanders The French made themselves Masters of The French took Gigery Gigery upon the coast of Africk but were beaten again by the Barbarians The Turks destroy'd Hungary and Moravia Newhausel surrendred to the Turks and after a long Siege took Newhausel by surrender From Christ 1663. Count Serini destroy'd the Bridge of Essek but in the midst of his Victory a Peace on a sudden was concluded with the Turks which very much incens'd the Hungarians From Christ 1664. The Edict against the Jansenists by the Parliament of Paris confirmed by the King But the Infallibility of the Pope and his Authority over Councels the Sorbonists would not allow Philip the Fourth King of Spain died The death of the King of Spain and his Son an Infant of four years old succeeded him by the Name of Charles the Second upon which the King of France lay'd claim to the Spanish Netherlands which occasioned a bloody War The King of England upon refusal of Satisfaction demanded for several Injuries declared War against the Dutch A Sea fight between the English and the The K. of England declared a War against the Dutch Dutch where the Dutch lost several Men of War and Admiral Opdam with his Ship was blown up where six thousand of the Dutch were kill'd and two thousand brought prisoners to Colchester A great Plague in London of which A plague in London there died seventy thousand five hundred upon which the Court and the Parliament removed to Oxford and the Terms were kept there The Arabs with a great Insurrection took Mecca at which time a false Prophet coming from Smirna deluded the Jews with a vain Expectation of their Messias but being put in prison he turned Mahumetan From Christ 1665. Alphonso King of Portugal married Mary The King of Portugals Marriage with the Dutchess of Aumale Francis Dutchess of Aumale of the House Savoy This year on the second of September began the great Fire of London which burnt in the space of four days the greatest part of that City A terrible Engagement between the The Fire of London Dutch and the English under the Command of Prince Rupert and the Duke of Albemarle which prov'd doubtful for 3 days but at last the Dutch were chased by the English However not long after the same Admirals obtain'd undoubted Victory against all the Dutch Fleet which they pursued into their Harbours The Parliament made an Act for the Rebuilding of London which was past by the King From Christ 1666. The King of France invaded Flanders Flanders invaded by the French because the Spaniard deny'd him his Claim of Succession by right of Devolution as they called it and the Spaniard not being prepared for War lost many Cities A War declared against the King of Denmark A Peace concluded at Breda between the English and Dutch whereby the differences betwixt the French and English were likewise terminated Pope Alexander the Seventh died and Popes Julio Rospigliosi having taken the Name of Clement the Ninth succeeded A Peace concluded between Spain and Portugal by the Mediation of the Earl of Sandwich the King of England's Extraordinary Embassador From Christ 1667. The French made themselves Masters of The French took Burgundy The Dauphin of France Baptized all Burgundy The Dauphin of France was solemnly Baptized by the Name of Lewis of All Saints The Pope begged of the French King that the Obeliske set up in Disgrace against the Corsi who affronted the French Embassador in the year 1664. might be taken down A Peace was concluded by which Burgundy was to be restored to the Spaniards but the French were left in possession of what they had in the Spanish Netherlands Mareshal Turene who had formerly been Mareschall Turene turned Papist a Patron to the Hugonots in France turned Papist in his old Age. Peter Brother to King Alphonso with the Pope's Dispensation married his Brother's Wife his Brother still living And Governing the Kingdom took upon him the Title of Regent A triple Leaguâ— between the English Swedes and Dutch Cazimir King of Poland resigned up his Crown Canea taken by the Turks A triple League between the English Swedes and Dutch to inforce the observance of the Pyrenean and Aix la Chapelle Treaties John Casimir King of Poland resign'd his Crown and went into France where he lived a Retired Life From Christ 1671. Canea in the Island of Cadia which the the Venetians with a great loss of Men and Money for three years bravely defended surrendered at last upon Articles to the Turks The Venetians still retaining in the same Island Sucla Spyndlonga Carabuza with the lesser Islands of Tyna and Cerygo not far from thence At Rome died Pope Clement the Ninth Popeâ— death In Sicily Mount Etna shook with an Earthquake and cast forth flames
and streams of Sulphur Henrietta Maria Queen Mother of England The death of the Queen Mother of England and Daughter to Henry the IV. died at Columbe near Paris Alphonso the Deposed King of Portugal was convey'd to the Island Tercera In Poland Michael Wisnowisky an Illustrious Winowisky 〈…〉 King of Poland Prince of the Kingdom was chosen King The Prince of Tuscany came to London The Prince of Tuscany arrived at London The prince of Denmark came to England The Duke of Albemarle ' s death visited Oxford and Cambridge and departed for Holland Prince George arrived in England The Duke of Albemarle died The Counts of Serini Nadast Frangipany and others were accused for conspiring against the Emperor for which they were imprisoned and beheaded The Duke of Crequi by the King of Three German Counts beheaded The French took Lorrain France his Command no War having been proclaim'd took the Dutchy of Lorain and reduced it to a French Province The pretence was that the Duke of Lorain contrary to the Pyrenean Articles had bred up Souldiers The Triple League between the King of The death of the Dutchess of Orleans England Sweden and Holland concluded in the year 1668. this year broken by the King of England About which time the Dutchess of Orleans struck up the Dover Treaty with France and a little while after she died at St. Clou in France Frederick the Third King of Denmark The death of the K. of Denmark departed this Life to whom succeeded Christian the Fifth In Russia the notorious Rebel Stephen Razin occasioned great Troubles and took the City of Astracan Popes In Italy Cardinal Aâ—nilio Altieri was made Pope and assumed the Name of Clement the Tenth The Duke of Florence died leaving his The death of the Duke of Florence Son Cozmo to succeed him who had travelled thro' many Countries in Europe The Prince of Orange arrived at White-Hall Tâ—â—â— of Orange arrived at London From Christ 1670. Charles the Second King of England sent the Order of the Garter to John George the Second Elector of Saxony Ann Dutchess of York died and was The death of the Dutchess of York interred in Henry the Seventh's Chappel Collonel Blood in the habit of a Parson made an attempt to carry away the Crown out of the Tower of London Sir Robert Holmes the English Admiral fell upon the Dutch Smirna Fleet. The Pope acknowledged the King of Portugal a free Prince and honoured him with a Nuntio From Christ 1671. The King of England declared War against Holland A terrible Engagement between the English and Dutch Fleets at Southwold-Bay where the English being surprized by De Ruyter after a sharp Dispute the Dutch Fleet gave way and retreated where was unfortunately lost the Earl of Sandwich Vice-Admiral of England The King of France invaded Holland and in the space of one Month took three Provinces Amsterdam being in very great danger Two Brothers Ruart van Putten and The death of De Wit and his Brother Pensionary De Witt killed by the multitude The Prince of Orange restored to the Dignities of his Ancestors was declared The prince of Orange made Capt. General of the States Armies Captain General of the States Armies The King of England stop'd all Payments of Money out of his Exchequer John Cazimir King of Poland having The Exchequer shut up The death of Cazimir K. of P lanâ— left his Kingdom lived a retired life in France where he died Charles Duke of Richmond died at Elsynore in Denmark where he was his Majesty's extraordinary Ambassador From Christ 1672. The death 〈◊〉 â— of 〈…〉 mond The Emperor made a League with the Spaniard Hollander and other Princes against the King of France and sent away The Emperor â— clared War against France Mastrick taken by the French The death of the K. of Poland the French Ambassador from Vienna The King of France took Mastriek and after that subdued ten Cities in Alsatia King Michael died in Poland but the next day the Poles under the Conduct of John Sobiesky gave the Turks a great overthrow who by that Victory gained so much the favour of the Polish Nobility that they chose him King the year ensuing The Spaniards declared War against the French and the French against the Spaniards The King of France finding so many Enemies confederated against him did quit his Conquests in Holland A first second and third Engagement between the Dutch and the English Fleets under the command of Prince Rupert In the last of which Sir Edward Spragg was lost in the second the English forced the Dutch to shelter themselves among their Flatts and Shoals The Dutchess of Modena arrived in England and was married to the Duke of York A Peace concluded between the King A peace between England and Holland of England and the States General From Christ 1670. The French Ambassador commanded to depart Ratisbone because the French were declared publick Enemies of the Empire The Battel of Sensheim in the lower Palatinate Tâ—â— Battle of Sensheim between the Saxons joined with the Imperialists against the French where Mareschal Turenne got the better of them The Battel of Seneff where the Prince The Battel of Seneffe of Orange remained Master of the Field Messina in Sicily revolted from the Spaniards Messina submitted to France and submitted to the K. of France who sent the Count de Vivonne for their The Danes made a League with the Spaniard and Hollander Governour The King of Denmark made a League with the Emperor the Spaniard and the Hollander while the Swedes inclined to the French and by the instigation of the French Ambassador fell into Brandenburgh which enforced the Elector to observe the Sobietsky King of Poland Peace made with France John Sobyetzsky elected K. of Poland with great applause of the Nobility and People King Charles having been pleased to accept The Freedom of London presented to K. Charles of the Freedom of the City of London the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen humbly presented his Majesty with the Copy of the Freedom in a Box of Massy Gold set with Diamonds From Christ 1674. The death of Mareschal Turenne Mareschal Tarenne killed by a Canon-shot and the French forced to retire out of Alsatia The Duke of Crequy defeated by the Confederates under the command of the Duke of Zell did fly to Treves and defended Treves taken the Town for a short time but at length the City was taken by the Victors and the D. of Crequy made a Prisoner Nimmegen appointed the place of Treaty Nimmegen the place of Treaty for a Peace between the Potentates at variance where Charles II. King of England interposed as Mediator From Christ 1675. A Marriage solemnized at St. James's The prince of Orange married to Lady Mary between the P. of Orange and the Lady Mary Stetin in Pomerania after a
long Siege surrendred upon honourabe terms to the Elector of Brandenburgh Stetin taken by the Elector of Brandenburgh Gâ—â—nt sarrâ—ndred to the French The City of Ghent surrendred to the King of France Phillipsburgh besieged by the Imperialists was taken by composition Admiral De Ruyter engaging with thâ— French in the Mediterranean received his deaths Wound and died in the Bed of Honour The denth of Admiral de Ruyter in the seventy year of his Age. The Danes in conjunction with the Hollanders did beat the Swedish Fleet consisting of 40 Men of War and then landing in Schonen took several Towns from the Swedes But in the midst of their Victories near Helmstade were defeated by the Swedes with a great loss And after that they lost a second Battel to the Swedes near the City of Lunden where after a bloody Fight above 9000 Men were killed on both sides A Battel between the Prince of Orange Cambray and St. Omers taken by the French and the Duke of Orleans at Mount Cassel After which Cambray and St. Omers were taken by the French Cardinal Benedict Odescalchi was chose Pope in the room of Clement X. who died Popes in the 87th year of his Age. He assumed the name of Innocent XI And it was said that Donna Olimpia a cunning Woman and powerful in the Court of Rome prepared the way for him to that Dignity From Christ 1676. The Swedes did again defeat the Danes in a terrible Conflict near Landscroone On the other side the Danes overcame the Swedes in a Sea-Fight and took several of their Men of War A Peace concluded at Nâ—meghen between Luxemburgh quitted the Siege of Mons. the French and the Dutch The Prince of Orange forced the Duke of Luxemburgh to quit the Siege of Mons. Dr. Oats made the first discovery of the Popish Plot upon which Sir Edmundsbury The death of St. Edmundsbury Godfrey Coleman hang'd Messina submitted to the Spaniard The peace between France Spain Godfrey was murthered and one Coleman who called himself the Duke of York's Secretary was executed at Tyburne as were afterwards several others Messina in Sicily wearyed with the French Government submitted it self to the Spanish Monarchy From Christ 1678. The Peace between France and Spain concluded at Nimeghen proclaimed in both Kingdoms A most grievous Persecution of the Hugonet's in France The King of Spain married the Daughter The K. of Spain married the D. of Orleans Daughter of the Duke of Orleans which displeased the Emperor A great disorder in England by reason of several Persons who did second Dr. Oats in the further discovery of the Popish The D. of York sent into Flanders and after into Scotland Plot while the lower House of Parliament used all their endeavours to disinherit the Duke of York for being a Papist Upon which the Duke was sent out of the way first into Flanders then into Scotland From Christ 1679. The Elector Palatin built a new Church at Fredericksberg which was dedicated to Concord and consecrated by a Lutheran Doctor with whom were joined a Roman Catholick Priest and a Calvinist Minister The King of France by sundry Acts of Hostility committed in Alsatia the Palatinate and in the Bishoprick of Treves disturbed the Peace concluded but the year before The Duke of Mantua sold the strong Casal â—old to the French Lord Stafford beheaded Town of Casal to the French The Lord Stafford being found guilty of High Treason by his Peers was Beheaded upon Tower-Hill Charles Count Palatine of the Rhyne and Prince Elector was created Knight of the Garter and installed at Windsor The Parliament sate at Oxford but was on a sudden dissolved The death of Don John of Austria Don John of Austria departed this life From Christ 1680. A Diet held at Francfort on the Mayne where the Articles of the Treaty at Nimegen in Controversy were argued with the King of France who made slight of that Treaty and had offered several Injuries to the Princes bordering upon the Rhyne for contrary to his Faith given he seized Strasburgh took by the French on Strasburgh and caused the Cathedral to be consecrated a-new by the Bishop of Furstemberg for the use of the Roman Catholicks The Hugonots by reason of their being The Hugonots came 〈◊〉 England so cruelly persecuted did fly out of France into England and Holland The Hungarians were promis'd their freedom with the restitution of their Liberties by the Emperor But the free Exercise of their Religion being denied them by the persuasions of the Jesuites those promises came to nothing The Pope was angry with the King of France for assuming the Collation of Ecclesiastical Benefices upon which the Gallican Clergy being assembled gave their Opinions for the King A Peace between the Emperor of Morocco A peace between the Emperor of Morocco and the King of England and the King of England for four years An Ambassador from Muscovy arrived in England And in the same year also came another Embassy from the King of Fâ—z and Morocco and a Peace was concluded with the Mâ—â—rs The death of Thomas Thynne 〈◊〉 Count Conningsmark caused Thomas Thynn Esq to be basely murthered Conningsmark was acquitted but his Accomplices were Hang'd From Christ 1681. In the Diet of Francfort the Affair of the Reunions unjustly challeng'd by the King of France began to be disputed with the French Ambassadors but because the French Ambassadors refused to treat with the Germans in the Latin Tongue according to custom but persisted to give in their Memorials in the French Language the Diet broke up reinfecta The King of Denmark Elector of Brandenburg and the Bishops of Cologne and Munster enâ—er into a mutual League which many interpreted to be done in favour of the King of France The King of France ordered the Walls of the City King of France took the City of Orange The Gallican Decree against the Pope of Orange to be pull'd down and took the Principality from the lawful possessor the Prince of Orange The Galâ—â—an Clergy assembl'd at Paris decree in opposition to the Court of Rome that the Pope had no power to absolve Subjects from their Oath of Fidelity to their Sovereign that a universal Council was above the Pope that the Popes Authority was limited by the Canons of the Church and that the Pope was not infallible The Great Duke of Muscovy being removed by The Death of the great Duke of Muscovy Count Teckley submitted to the Turks Four Bantam Ambassadors poyson after many Tumults and Slaughters his two Sons agreed to divide the Empire between â—em Count Teckly did put himself under the protection of the Turks and possessed himself of Cassâ—via 〈◊〉 and the Fort of Villeck Four Bantam Ambassadors arrived at London and two of them Knighted by King Charles The Morocco Ambassador entertain'd at Oxford Prince Rupert Prince Palatine of the Rhine died of a Fever and Plurify in the sixty third year of his Age. From Christ 1682. 〈◊〉 besieged by the Tâ—rks and the Siege raised The death of prince Rupert Vienna besieâ—ed by the Turks by the King of Poland in conjunction with the Duke of Lorrain At the same time the King of Poland and the Duke of Lorrain pursued the flying â—nemy and defeated them on a bloody Battel near Baâ—can after which follow'd the surrender of Graâ— Because the Spaniaâ—d rejected the Demandâ— of the French the King of France fell upon Oudenard and Oudenard and Dixmude took by the French P. George of Denmark married to the Lady Ann. Dixmude and took them Prince George of Denmark arrived at Whitehall and was marryed to the Lady Ann the younger Daughter of the Duke of York Judgment given against the ancient Charter of the City of London in the King's Bench Court From Christ 1683. The Emperor King of Poland and the Republic of Venice enter into a League against the Turks A Truce for twenty years between the Emperor the States of the Empire and the King of France consented to by the Emperor provided it should be no way prejudicial to the Treaties of Westphalia and Nimeghen A Truce also concluded for the same Term between the States General and the French King contrary to the Advice of the Spaniard Swede and others The French Bomb the flourishing City of Genoa The French Bomb Genoa The Tyde ran strong against all that had stood up for the ancient Liberties of England and all the Corporations Cities and Towns in the Kingdom were forced to surrender their Charters and accept of new ones from the Court. The death of King Charles II. Charles II. died at Whitehall as it was said of an Apoplexy and the same day James Duke of York was proclaimed King in his room FINIS