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A90869	A compendious view, or Cosmographical, and geographical description of the whole world. With more plain general rules, touching the use of the globe, then bave been yet published. Wherein is shewed the situation of the several countries, and islands: their particular governments, manners, commodities, and religions. Also a chronology of the most eminent persons, and things that have been since the creation, to this present: wherein you have a brief of the gospel, or a plain, and easie table, directing readily where to find the several things, that were taught, spoke, done and suffered, by Jesus Christ, throughout the said gospel. The which is not onely pleasant, and delightful; but very useful, and profitable; for all. But cheifly for those who want, either time, to read, or money to buy, many books. / By Tho. Porter.	Porter, Thomas, fl. 1654-1668.	1659 (1659)	Wing P2998A; Thomason E1863_2; ESTC R210226	74,944	154

of red pottage therefore was his name called Edom 1755 2227 God gave unto him the land of Seir of whom came many Dukes Gen. 36. 1743 2231 Ishmael died being 137 years old the only wicked whose whole age is recorded in the law 1739 2235 Jacob stole the blessing from Esau 1735 2245 Jacob went to Laban he saw a ladder reach up into heaven and the Angels of God ascending and descending by it 1725 2250 Jacob fled into Aram and Israel served for a wife 1720 2252 Leah was given to Jacob instead of Rachel 1718 2255 Judah was born 1715 2259 Joseph was born 1711 2264 Rebecca died 1706 2265 Jacob went from Laban he wrestled with the Angel and was called Israel Benjamin was born Rachel died at Bethlem 1705 2275 Joseph was sold for a slave Judah committed incest Phares was born of Thamar his daughter in law 1695 2288 Isaack died being 180 years old he lived longest of any from Terah 1682 2289 Joseph expounded Pharoahs dream 1681 2297 Hezron was born 1673 2298 Jacob went into Egypt with 70 souls 1672 2315 Jacob died in Egypt being 147 years old 1655 2369 Joseph died in Egypt being 110 years old 1601 2406 Nasson born 1564 2434 Moses born 1536 2441 Moses first received and wrote Divinity with prophetical authority 1529 2460 Hosea was born 1510 2475 Moses visited his brethren and about this time slew the Egyptian 1495 2476 Caleb born 1494 2512 Jannes and Jambres caused 10 plagues 1458 2515 Moses brought Israel out of Egypt 1455 2520 Moses received the Law 1450 2533 The Israelites were fed with Manna from Heaven 1437 2540 Rachab was born 1430 2541 Moses lift up the Serpent in the wilderness 1429 2545 Nasson died 1425 2553 Moses died being 120 years old 1417 2554 Hosea Joshua or Jesus of Ephraim ruled 1416 2561 Yeares of Jubilee began 1409 2570 Joshua having ruled 17 years died 1400 2570 Othoniel began his reign 14●0 2603 Chusan of Aram began to reigne over Eber 1367 2608 Salmon begat Booz of Rachab 1362 2610 Othoniel died 1360 2673 Eglon King of Moab with Ammon and Amaleck oppressed Israel 1297 2687 Samgar killed 600 Philistins with a Goad 1283 2691 A great famine in Israel 1279 2696 The people chose strange gods for which the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin King of Canaan 1274 2711 Sisera chief Captain to Jabin oppressed Israel twenty years 1259 2731 Magiddons field was fought by Barak wherein Sisera was overcome 1239 2732 Media oppressed Israel and Gideon ended his government 1238 2771 Abimelech began to reigne and though he was bad he defended Israel after he had reigned 3 years his brain-pan was broke by a woman in Tebez and he commanded his page to kill him out-right 1199 2791 Israel again worshipped the gods of Aram the Moabites oppressed them 18 years 1179 2794 Thola after he had defended Israel 23 years ended 1176 2808 Samson was born 1162 2814 Jeptha having ruled 6 years ended 1156 2817 The warre of Thebes 1153 2831 Ibsan of Judah and Bethlem ruled 7 years he had 30 sons and 30 daughters all married 1139 2832 Philistins oppressed Israel 40 years 1138 2833 Ibsan ended 1139 2834 Jesse born and Elon of Zebulon reigned 10 years 1136 2842 Abdon of Ephraim reigned 8 years 1128 2850 Sampson of Dan judged his people 20 years 1120 2852 The destruction of Troy 1118 2855 Laviniam built 1115 2859 Aeneas reigned in Italy 1111 2870 Eli of Levi of Itama ruled 40 years 1100 2872 Brute entred this Island and soon after built London 1098 2881 Samuel a new Moses was born 1089 2883 Alba longa was built 1087 2909 Eli his transmigration 1061 2910 Samuel and Saul reigned 40 years 1060 2912 The Ark was taken and Hophni and Phineas were killed 1058 2919 David the seventh sonne of Jesse and fourteenth from Abraham was born in Bethlem 1051 2934 Samuel waxing old his sons Joel and Abiah ruled but corruptly therefore Israel desired a King not as Moses and the Judges were but as the Heathen had 1036 2941 David killed Goliah and was anointed in Bethlem 1029 2950 David was anointed King of Hebron at 30 years as Christ was at his Baptisme 1020 2957 He was anointed King of Jerusalem 1013 2972 Solomon was born 998 2977 Absoloms rebellion 993 2989 David died being 70 years old and Solomon sate upon his Throne 981 2990 Roboam born 980 2993 The foundation of the Temple was laid on mount Sion 977 3000 The Temple finished 970 3030 Solomon having reigned 40 years ended 940 3031 Roboam reigned over the two Tribes 939 3033 Judah and Israel were divided for Solomons idolatry and Roboams tyranny and Jeroboam confirmed King 937 3047 Abiam reigned 3 yeares he slew 500000 of Israel 923 3049 Asa reigned in Judah and clensed his Kingdome from idolatry 921 3050 Nadab began to reign over Israel 920 3052 Baassa killed Nadab when he had reigned two years he perform'd Athaliahs words upon Jeroboams house Jehu told him of the like for himself he reigned 24 years over Israel 918 3056 Jehosaphat born 914 3057 Asa made made a law that every one that sought not Jehovah should die under him Judah had peace 10 years he had 50000 warriers and discomfited Zerah with 100000 of Cush and Lubin 913 3063 Elias born 907 3073 Homer flourished 897 3075 Elah of Baassa raigned two years 895 3076 Omri began to reign in the 31 yeares of Asa 894 3079 Joram born Asa died Elias prophesied 891 3089 Jehosaphat reigned 25 years 881 3100 Bladud began to rule in this Island and built Bathe 870 3106 Joram son of Achab reigned 12 years 864 3109 A great famine in Samaria which continued 7 years 861 3111 Edom rebelled 859 3113 Jehosaphat ended 857 3118 Athalia the daughter of Achab and Grandmother to Joas killed the Kings seed and raigned 6 years she had Sons by another which she tendred and she was slain by the commandement of Jehoida 862 3119 Jehu was anointed King and raigned 28 years he slew Jezabel Joram 70 sons of Achab and 42 of Achaziahs brethren his Uncles sons 851 3124 Joas the natural son of Achaziah being hid in the Temple 6 years by his fathers sister was in the 7th year anointed King and raigned 40 years he repaired the Temple but fell to idolatry and unthankfulness after the death of Jehoida and was slain by his servants 846 3136 Dico builded Carthage 834 3156 Zachariah the Son of Jehoida was stoned to death between the Temple and the Altar 814 3160 Hazael King of Syria spoiled Jerusalem 810 3163 Joachaz raigned 17 years in which time the Lord delivered him into the hands of Hazael King of Syria but he prayed to the Lord and he delivered him and yet he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam 807 3164 Joas ove●come Benhadad the son of Hazael three times he took Amaziah King of Judah he brake down the wals of Jerusalem and spoiled the Temple he died after he had raigned 16 years 806 3166 Amaziah

began to raign and at first did that which was right but after fell to idolatry and was slain by his servants having raigned 29 years In his days Azariah was high Priest 804 3168 Jehoram began he did evil in the sight of the Lord and having raigned 41 years died In his dayes Hosea Amos and Jonah were Prophets 802 3187 The Olympiades began being Games of running riding wrestling and other feats of activity 783 3198 The building of Rome Jonas sent to convert Ninive fled to Joppa being hopeless to convert the City till he had been 3 dayes and 3 nights in the Whales belly 772 3200 The Kingdom of Judah was ruled by States 770 3201 Ozias began to raigne over Judah his first great works are said to be after his fathers death to warne us that he ruled not with his father Isai Joel Hosea were prophets in his time 769 3212 Zachariah began to raign oyer Israel but he did evil in the sight of the Lord and Shallum slew him after he had raigned 6 moneths and raigned in his stead 758 3232 Jotham born 738 3240 Menahem began to raign over Israel he gave Pul the King of Assyria 1000 talents of silver that his hand might be with him to confirm the Kingdom in his hands and he exacted money of all the mighty men of Israel 730 3250 Manahem ended and Pekahiah began to raigne over Israel but Pekah one of his Captains slew him in the second year of his raign and raigned in his stead 720 3252 Jotham began to raign in Judah he built the the gate of the Temple called Beautiful and overcame the Ammonites Isaiah Nahum and Micah were Prophets in his dayes 718 3268 Jotham ended having raigned 16 years and Achab raigned in his stead he drew his sons through the fire and burnt incense in the high places and took the gold and silver that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasure of the Kings house and sent it for a present to the King of Assyria 702 3279 Osee made a conspiracy against Perah and slew him and raigned in his stead he sent Oile for a present to the King of Egypt to win his favour Obadiah Amos Jonas and Joel were Prophets in his dayes 691 3282 Hezekiah began to raign over Judah and did that which was right in the sight of the Lord he removed the high places cut down the groves brake in pieces the brazen serpent which Moses had set up 688 3295 Senacherib came against Jerusalem were 185000 his soldiers were slain by an Angel 675 3299 Upon Hezekiahs sicknesse the Sun went back 10 hours 671 3310 Manasses began to raign and under him Esay was saw'd to death 600 3365 Manasses having raigned 55 years ended and Ammon began to raign over Judah he served the idols which his father served and was slain of his servants when he had raigned 2 years 601 3368 Josias succeeded Ammon he walked in all the wayes of David his father and renued the covenant with God Jeremiah and Zephaniah were prophets in his time 602 3370 Eliakim or Jehoiakim born 600 3375 Joachaz John or Shallum born 595 3380 Jeremiah prophesied he laboured to keep Judah from being carried to Babel 40 years before the third captivity 590 3385 Moses original that was hid in the Temple being about this time found was caused to be read in the hearing of the people by King Josias 585 3389 Mathanias or Thedek born 581 3390 Thale born 580 3393 Solon born 577 3398 Periander reigned at Corinth 572 3399 Josiah was slain with an arrow at Megiddon having raigned 31 years 571 3399 Joachaz began to raign over Judah he did evil in the sight of the Lord and Pharaoh Necho put him in bonds at Riblath in the land of Hamath and carried him into Egypt and made Eliakim or Jehoiakim his brother King over Judah and Jerusalem he was 25 years old when he began to raign and he raigned 11 years 571 3406 The desolation of Jerusalem the first captivity and rest for the land 70 years 564 3407 Draco set forth his bloody Laws 563 3411 Arrion the Musition flourished 559 3413 Jehoiakim buried like an asse 557 3414 Zedekiah began to raign over Judah he did evil in the sight of the Lord and had h●s eyes put out by Nebuchadnezar in the 11th year of his raign Baruch Ezekiel and Jeremiah were prophets and Seraiah a high Priest in his time 556 3422 Jerusalem was taken and the Temple burnt wherein began the third captivity which was to last seventy years 548 3423 Ezra born before Seraiah died 547 3425 Egypt contended with Babylon against whom Ezekiel prophesied 545 3428 Pittacus flourished 542 3429 Chilo flourished 541 3431 Solon abolished the laws of Draco 539 3434 Nebuchadnezar conquered Egypt 536 3438 Pythagoras was famous in Italy 532 3445 Nebuchadnezar dreamed of a great tree cropt bearing the heart of a Beast Daniel expounded it of him 525 3454 Tarquin banished from Rome for the ravishment of Lucretia 516 3456 Cyrus first began to raign 514 3457 Phalaris the Sicilian tyrant flourished 513 3461 Pisistratus the tyrant of Athens began 509 3465 Esop was famous in these times 505 3468 Astyagus was subdued by Cyrus 502 3470 Babels fall Daniel was made high 500 3471 The word was named Messias by an angel 499 3480 Croesus vanquished by Cyrus 490 3490 Balthazar was slain and Babylon taken 480 3491 The Jews returned out of captivity 479 3498 Ahasuerus the 3 King made a decree that all the Jews in his 127 Countries should die in one day because their laws differed from the Heathen But Mordecai and Adossa turned it on Hamon the Amalekite 472 3499 Darius Artaxerxes was elected King of Persia of Assur of Babylon He knew that Gods wrath was upon his predecessors for hindring the Temple and therefore he began it in the second finished it in the sixth year o● his raign In h●● seventh year Ezra returned with authority to imprison amerce banish and kill the disobedient Law 471 3500 Esther was married to Ahasuerus 470 3503 The fight at Marathon 467 3517 The expedition of Xerxes into Greece 453 3518 Zachary told of Babel to be as a pit without water 452 3519 Jerusalem was built by the seven sevens and the Cloisters about the Temple wherefore the Temple is said to be 49 years in building 451 3526 Ezra came to Jerusalem 444 3531 Darius Persa the last King named in Scripture Nehemiah 12. 22. 439 3554 The Peloponensian war began 416 3581 The 30 Tyrants ruled at Athens who slew more Citizens in 8 moneths then the war had consumed in 10 years 389 3586 Plato borne in Athens 384 3587 Conon overthrew the Lacedemonian fleet 383 3589 The peace of Antalcidas obteined 381 3590 The Lacedemonians brake that peace and were vanquished by Epaminondas 380 3595 Epaminondas slain at Mantinea 377   Darius the Persian gave reward for the invention of new pleasures and thereby was not aware how he had

Titus 70 The Temple of Peace at Rome finished 71 The second persecution began under Domitian 89 St. John banished into the Island of Pathmos 90 He wrote his Revelations 95 The third persecution under Trajan 100 Ignat us Bishop of Antioch suffered Martyrdom 111 The J●ws rebelling against the Romans were slain in Egypt and Cyprus 114 The fourth persecution under Adrian 126 A new town built where the old Jerusalem was and called Elia 135 The fifth persecution under Amelius 167 Pol●ca●pus Bishop of Sm●rna burnt 169 Lucius began his reign and in his time England received the Christian faith 177 The Christian faith received in Scotland 201 The sixth persecution under Severus 202 Tertullian a priest of Carthage in Africk flourished 210 Leonides the father of Origen was beheaded 215 Origen flourished in Alexandria 216 Potamiena a Virgin together with her mother burned 220 The seventh persecution under Maximinus 236 Cyprian B●shop of Carthage died 249 The eighth persecution under Decius 251 A whole Synod held at Carthage in the time of Cyprian did erre Euseb book 7 254 The ninth persecution under Valerianus 257 Galienus his son reigned and restored peace unto the Christians 262 Diocletian began the tenth persecution 302 He deposed himself voluntarily and lived a private life 307 Maximinianus who reigned with him hangeth himself 310 Peter Bishop of Alexandria was beheaded 311 Manes the Heretick called himself Christ and the comforter and chose unto himself 12 Apostles he taught that there were many Gods and that the Sun was to be worshipped he took the king of Persia his son to cure him and killed him whereupon the king imprisoned him but he brake prison and fled into Mesopotamia and was there taken and flaid alive his skin filled with chaffe and hanged at the gate of the City 320 Constantine procured a peace for the Christians he was the first Christian Emperor 324 The first general Council 325 Christian Churches built by Constantine for in the tenth persecution they were greatly demolished 332 Frumentius made Bishop by Athanasius and sent to convert the Indians 333 Athanasius died 334 Cyrillus an Arrian was chosen Bishop of Jerusalem 344 Julian succeeded Constantius in the Empire he became an Apostate banished the Christians out of his court and entertained Philosophers and Conjurers in their stead 365 Macelonius and Tatianus were boyled to death 366 Artemius a noble man was beheaded for the faith 367 Julian was slain with an arrow in a battle against the Persians and Jovianus was Emperor in his stead 369 Valentinianus one whom Julian banished his court succeeded Jovianus in the Empire and joyned with him his brother Valens 368 80 Priests were put in a ship and burned by the Commandement of Valens the Arrian Emperor 381 Jerom the learned writer whose works are famous throughout the World flourished about this time 383 Augustine Bishop of Hippo wrote sundry excellent Books 386 Theodosius the Emperor died 396 Nectarius a man of profound learning was chosen B. of Constantinople by 150 Bishops 397 He banished Confession and the shriving Priests out of the Church because a Deacon abused a grave Matron under colour of confession 399 John Chrysostome was B. of Constantinople after Nectarius 401 He was deposed by the procurement of the Empresse and died in banishment 412 Orostus a learned Historiographer flourished about this time 413 Cynesius B. of Cyrene an eloquent man and a profound Philosopher flourished 430 A council called at Ephesus of 200 Bishops where Nestorius the Heretick was condemned 434 Polichronus B. of Jerusalem was deposed for simony and extortion 435 Socrates Scholasticus who wrote seven books of Ecclesiastical history was of great fame throughout all Greece 438 Theodoretus B. of Cyrus wrote the Ecclesiastical history comprizing 105 years   Sozomenus wrote the Ecclesiastical history from Constantine the Great to the raign of Theodosius the younger 443 A Provincial Council held at Constantinople were Eutiches the heretick was condemned 446 An heretical Council held at Ephesus where by means of Dioscurus B. of Alexandria Eutiches was restored 446 A Council of 630 Bishops held at Chalcedon where Dioscurus was deposed and Nestorius Eutiches and Macedonius condemned 450 Theodosius was by the Monks made B. of Jerusalem in the absence of Juvenalis but he was deposed by Martianus the Emperor and the other restored 451 John Damascenus a learned writer wrote against the Arrians 453 Timotheus Aelurus a Monk was by the seditious persons made Bishop of Alexandria but was immediately deposed by Leo 454 Paulinus Bishop of Nola in Italy was of great fame about this time he gave all his substance to redeem captives and poor prisoners 458 Basilius Bishop of Antioch 459 Timotheus Aelurus was called from exile where he had been 18 years by Basiliscus the Tyrant and restored to the Sea of Alexandria 463 Letus a learned man was burned by Honorius the Arrian 475 Fulgentius flourished about this time 484 All the Bishops of Africk came together by the command of Honorius the Arrian where his heresie was confirm'd and 444 Bishops exiled 485 A Synod called of 70 B. was called at Rome by Gelasius where the Canonical Sciptures were severed from the Apocrypha 492 Flavianus B. of Antioch was deposed for sedition by Anastasius the Emperor 493 Boetius a Christian Philosopher endured great persecution under Theodoricus the Arrian 494 Olympius an Arrian B. as he was blaspheming the Trinity was suddenly smitten from heaven with three fiery darts and burned quick 510 Theodosius B. of Alexandria was deposed by Justinianus for mainteining the heresie of Eutiches 524 Priscianus the great Grammarian flourished 528 Muccarius Bishop of Jerusalem was deposed for heresie 532 Clocks and Dials set up in Churches 606 The Persians took Jerusalem from the Romans 615 England was devided into Parishes 630 Cambridge was made an Unive●sity 635 The Saracens took Jerusalem from the Persians 637 Painting Glazing and building with stone brought into England by one Benet a Monk 655 Organs first used in Churches 661 Egbridius first made England a Monarchy 762 The Turks took Jerusalem from the Saracens 1010 England conquered by Duke William 1066 St. Pauls Church burnt 1068 Westminster Hall built 1102 London bridg new built with timber 1162 The first Major of London 1190 The Bible divided into chapters 1195 London bridge with 33 years labour finished with stone 1209 London bridge burnt 1212 Tyling first used in London 1247 The order of the Garter 1344 A frost from the midst of September until April 1364 The invention of Guns 1380 Printing first used in England 1440 St. Pauls again fiered 1443 First yeomen of the guard 1485 Norwich defaced by fire 1508 Evil May day Egypt was added to the Turkish Empire 1517 Luther wrote against the Popes Indulgences 1517 Duke of Buckingham beheaded 1521 Tindals Testament first printed 1530 Queen Elizabeth born Popes authority abrogated in English 1534 L. Thomas Cromwel made Lord keeper 1536 The Bible appointed to be read and Register books

sold his Kingdom till another was proclaimed to beare his scepter He carried with him in the Camp 350 Concubines 377 3608 Alexander caused Judah to date from his raign and that each sacrificers child born that year should be named Alexander 362 3614 He licensed Sanballat to built a Temple for the Samaritans and false Jews 356 3618 Darius vanquished by Alexander and Persian Monarchy ended 352 3644 The Sadducees rose first about this time who said there is no resurrection nor angel nor spirit but this Sect fearing to be stoned by the people pretended to leane on Moses but not admitting any exposition 326 3658 Antiochus Soter King married his fathers wife which thing was infamous among the heathen 312 3660 The 70 Interpreters translated the Old Testament into Greek 310 3700 Ptolomy Philip set forth a huge Army against Antiochus Megas   3714 Seleucus Callinicus was overcome by Ptolomy Evergetes who spoiled the Country and carried his Nobles to Egypt as the angel had fore-told 256 3727 The Pharisees opposed themselves against the Sadduces and unskilfully they said that Moses received another law besides the written given by tradition 243 3748 Epimanes King of Egypt abrogated Moses laws and confirmed heathenisme in Judah 222 3793 Alexander Demetrius Nicators brother killed Triplo and himself was killed in wars against Parthia 177 3796 Philomether was killed in wars against his son in law 167 3796 John Simeons son became a Sadducee and made inquisition for all Pharisees and put them to death 174 3800 Physcon who had been King of Cizen married Cleopatra his natural sister wife once to their brother on the marriage killed her son by Philometer in time he loathed her and married her daughter Cleopatra extream cruelty he shewed to his people that made him King and filled all with blood and banishment after banishing others he fled with the Queen his wife and sent for his eldest son from Ciren and least Alexandria should make him King he killed him 170 3803 Aristobolus wore a Crown first of any Levite he killed his brother Antigonus and soon after died with torment of conscience and vomiting blood 167 1812 His brother Alexander raigned after him and killed 50000 Pharisees he being a Sadducee and rejected by them 158 3817 Alexandria his wise succeeded him and bare him two sons both strove for the Kingdome and drew sundry nations to their factions 109 3839 Alexander who killed his mother was made King and banished 131 3849 The city of Jerusalem was surprised by Pompey on the Sabath day and he placed Hircanus in the regiment and carried Aristobolus with his two sons Antigonus and Alexander captive to Rome 121 3851 Alexander moved covetous Crassus to surprise Jerusalem who spoiled the Temple of 60 tuns of gold Crassus and his Camp were wholy overthrown at Charran by the Parthians 119 3860 Alexander was killed by Scipio 110 3863 Aristobulus the father favoured by Julius Caesar was poisoned by Pompeys side Antigonus requested of Julius Caesar the kingdom of Judah in which Pompey setled Hircanus But he bestowed it upon Antipater once Hircanus servant 107 3875 Antipater was poisoned by Malchus 95 3877 Malchus was slain by Caessius 93 3878 Antigonus holpen by Pachor king of Parthia reigned in Jerusalem 90 3881 Hircanus intifed to go to Pachor was of him kept prisoner 89 3883 Antonius and Cleopatra fought against Italy and were overcome 87 3885 Herod escaped to Rome and was there proclaimed king of Judah and brought into the Capitol between Antonius and Octavius 85 3889 Tigranes was chosen king of Syria 81 3896 Seleucus house perished and an Earthquake destroyed 170000 men and many cities 74 3899 Herod with the help of Sosius took Jerusalem 71   Antigonus was brought to Antonius and of him beheaded as an enemy to the people of Rome   3912 Herod was afterwards confirmed by Antonius and Cleopatra Rulers of Egypt 58 3970 Jesus Christ was conceived in Nazareth and born in Bethlem in Judah Mat. 1. 3970 years from the creation and in the 42 year of Augustus Caesar 000 After 12 years of age he went up to Jerusalem with his parents and sate in the Temple in the midst of the Doctors hearing and asking them questions Luke 2. 41. After he was baptized he preached and did many miracles the knowledge of which one would think should convince the m●st obstinate if they would but seriously consider those things recorded by the Evangelists The which for your eas●e ready finding I have collected into this method and may call it A briefe of the Gospel or a plain Table readily directing where to find the several things taught done and suffered by Jesus Christ through the Book of Mathew beginning at the first Chapter which things are confirmed by the three other Evangelists and by the Apostles Mat. 2. Christ was circumcised the 8th day Joseph and Mary fled with him into Egypt and so maliciously was He●od against him that he sent forth and slew all the male children that were in Bethlem and all the coast thereof from two years old and under He dwelt in the city of Nazareth Mat. 3. He was baptized of John in Jordan and the heavens were opened and he saw the spirit of God descending like a Dove and lightning upon him and lo a voice from heaven saying This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased Mat. 4. Christ appeared to his Disciples and sent them to teach and baptise all nations Mat. 5. He began his sermon in the mount declared who are blessed who are the salt of the earth the light of the world the city on a hill that he came to fulfil the law what it is to kill to commit adultery to swear exhort to suffer wrong to love our enemies to labour for perfectnesse Mat. 6. He speaks of alms prayer forgiving our brethren fasting where our treasure is to be laid up of serving God and Mammon exhorts not to be careful for wordly things but to seek Gods kingdome Mat. 7. He ended his sermon in the mount reproved rash judgment forbids to cast holy things to dogs exhorts to praiers to enter in at the straight gate to beware of false prophets not to be hearers but doers of the word likewise men who build on the rock and not on the sand Mat. 8. He cleanseth the leper healeth the palsey the feaver and cast out devils of many that were possessed healed all that were sick rebuked the winds and the Sea and they were calm he casts out the devils out of the two possessed and suffers them to go into the Swine Mat. 9. He called Matthew eats with Publicans and sinners cures the bloody issue raised from death Jayrus daughter gave sight to two blind men healed a dumb man possessed with a devil and had compassion on the multitude Mat. 10. He sent out his 12 Apostles enabling them with power to do miracles Mat. 11. John sent his Disciples to Christ Christ gave testimony concerning John the opinion

up who denyed the Unity of Nature in Christ and many of his Followers are now here and differ from other Christians affirming the Angels to consist of two substances Light and Fire They retain circumcision and use it on both Sexes and are of Opinion That the souls of the dead remain some where in the Earth expecting Christs coming with other gross errors which here I shall forbear to name 9. Turcomania is bounded on the East with the Caspian Sea on the West with the Euxine sea and Cappadocia on the South with Assyria and Mesopotamia and on the North with Tartaria It is so called from the Turks who from hence made their first Expedition for the Conquest of Persia and spread themselves into a great part of Africa and some of Europe The whole Countrey in general is said to be of a fruitful soil affording all necessaries for the use of man Their Religion is mixt some Papists some Jacobites but most Mahometans 10. Media is bounded on the East with some part of Persia on the West with Armenia the greater and some part of Assyria on the south with Persia also and on the North with the Caspian Sea The south part is excellent rich and fruitful in Corn Wine and all things necessary but the North both cold and barren so that for the most part they make their Bread of dryed Almonds and their drink of the Juyce of Herbs they have few tame Cattle so that their Food is chiefly on Venison or other wild Beasts The Gospel is said to be first preached here by St. Thomas though alwayes opposed At the first by Pagans since by Mahometans and after by Saracens yet there are some Christians amongst them both Nestorians and Armenians as in most other parts of the Persian Empire here are also many Jews who have free liberty of their Religion But the Religion if I may so call it commonly received and countenanced is that of Mahomet 11. Persia is bounded on the East with India on the West with Media on the South with the Main Ocean and on the North with Tartaria It is of great extent being situated under the 3d 4th 5th and 6th Climate and therefore not alike fruitful in all places being destitute of water having but few Rivers and not many Lakes and therefore not well inhabited and yet is said to be furnished with all necessaries both for life and pleasure The people were anciently given to Warres but most to Bows Darts and slinging And they as well as most others were at first Pagans being chiefly directed therein by their Magi or Priests men of severe lives forbidding outward Ornaments making Herbs their food and the ground their bed and spending their whole time in pretended Devotion or else in Divination foretelling things to come from whence the Name of Magicians are derived to us The Gospel is said to be first preached here by St. Thomas but there are now many Nestorians and Armenians And the Jewes who are dispersed up and down have Synagogues allowed them But the Religion authorized is that of Mahomet From hence are brought the Bezar and other precious Stones Oriental Pearls much silk-work and some goodly Horses 12. Tartaria is bounded on the East with the Straights of Anian the East Ocean and some part of China on the West with Russia and some part of Poland on the South with Persia and India and on the North with the Frozen Ocean It is a very vast Countrey containing as some say 5400 miles from East to West and 3600 from North to South and must needs differ much in the soil though all of it barren enough In the most Northern part they have day for six moneths together and night for six more The people generally are of a square stature broad and gross faces hollow-eyed thin beards thick lips flat noses and swarfie of complexion occasioned not by the heat of the Sun but by their own nastiness They are barbarous in all parts but especially in those called Asiatica and Antiqua patient in all extremities both of cold and hunger and eat Horses and all other Beasts except Hogs howsoever they be slain as saith my Author yea they eat their enemies when they take them first letting out their blood which they use as Wine in their Feasts and think their Cham the only considerable Prince by whose mame they swear as by their gods These Chams for the most part are very severe punishing almost every small Fact with sudden death but Theft especially Insomuch that a man in Cambalu taking a pail of milk from a womans head and beginning to drink thereof was by her Out-cry apprehended and cut asunder with a sword so that the milk and blood came out together as my Author relates Adultery also and Lying are punished with death The women are suitable to the men scorning or wanting Ornaments to set them out or when they do they seldom have better then Feathers Copper or such like Trifles For matter of Religion it is hard to say whether there be most Pagans or Mahometans some parts being wholly of the one some wholly of the other and some mixt of both yet have not these so greatly prevailed but that there be some who go under the name of Christians though much differing from the Doctrine which some say was first preached here by St. Andrew and St. Philip. The Inhabitants also in some parts are great Enchanters and so abominable sottish in others that though they send for the Physitian in time of sickness yet do they suffer the next Enchanter to apply some thing to help them in another part They had a Custom to present their Wives and Sisters to the pleasures of such as they entertained from which when they were restrained by Mongo Cham they petitioned for a restauration thereof protesting that they could never thrive since that Custom was left off which desire was at last granted and is still in use and therefore we will leave them to be no better then Beasts 13. China is bounded on the East with the East Ocean or Chinean Sea on the West and North with Tartaria and on the South with India It is a very rich and fruitful Countrey having in some places two and in some three Harvests in a year of all manner of Grain being also stored with the best kind of Fruits which come to a more speedy maturity then any of these Eastern parts And their Pearls are fairer and of greater vertue then those of America The people are of a swarfie Complexion but more or lesse according to their nearness to the Sun They love their bellies eating three times a day but not immoderately They drink the● drink hot and eat their meat with two smal sti●ks o● Ivory Ebony or the like Their Mariages they most commonly celebrate at the New-Moon and many times put them off till March when the year begins with them as it doth with us The Son is bound to follow his Fathers Trade

Bread and with the sap a Drink which they use as Wine 8 Amboyna produceth great plenty of Rice Citrons Orenges Lemmons Sugar-canes and Cloves It was first taken by the Portugals but in the year 1605. re-taken by ●he Dutch who did most wickedly torture and mur●er some of our English in 1618. for this only reason because they were loved of the Inhabitants and began to gain their Trade 9 Massar is well stored with Flesh Salt Fish Rice Cotton-Wooll Sander a Medicinal Wood and some Pearls 10 Borneo is rich in Agarick which is of good account in Physick Camphire and some Mines of Adamants 11 Java-Major or The Greater yields good plenty of Rice Corn Fruit Flesh abundance of Silk the best Brass a great quantity of Cinamon Cinger Pepper and other Spices store of Fowl both Tame and Wild as also Gold and some pretious Stones but the Countrey is much exposed to florm and tempest The people are proud treacherous lying and careless of their words cruel and hard to be pacified if they be offended being of a middle stature broad faces and full bodied 12 Java the Lesser I have little certainty of it and therefore shall passe it by 13 Sumatra the Air is very hot and unwholsom because of the gross Vapours that arise from the Fens Their onely Grain is Rice but it affords plenty of Pepper Camphire Ginger Agarick Cassi● Silks Cottons Honey Wax Mines of Iron Tin Sulphur Brimstone and Go●d in such plenty that some conceive this Island to be Solomon's Ophir The people are cunning Merchants and good Artificers 14 Zeiland or Ceylon as it hath many Hills and Valleys watered with several Rivers so hath it whole Woods of Cinamon besides Lemmons Orenges Mettalls and Jewels Also Tame and Wild Beasts and Fowl in great plenty The people are straight and tall of body naked from the middle upwards good Artificers but are given to pleasure and bravery and such is the weight of their Jewels that the holes in their Ears are stretched near their shoulders There are divers others which are small and not much of account that we must omit And as for knowledge of the principal Cities and Rivers which are herein we will send you to the Map of Africa A View of AFRICA or as we may call it the hot World for that the Aequinoctiall Line passeth through it well near in the midst AFRICA is bounded on all sides with the Sea except towards Asia where it bordereth on Arabia as appeares in the Map it is situated for the most part between the two Tropicks of Cancer and Capricorn in the Torrid or scorched Zone The Aequator or Aequinoctial passing almost through the middle of it yet they were much mistaken who thought it was not inhabited because so extream hot for it could not be long after the Earth began to be replenished but some came into this part And some are of opinion that the Sonnes of Cham possessed the Northern part presently after the confusion of Babel Neither could it hardly be otherwise considering how nigh it is unto that part in which Adam was first placed and to those so much mentioned in Scripture And in the time of Jacob there was such store of provision that it supplyed the wants of the Canaanites as you may see Gen. 42. Yet we yield that in some places it is full of sandy Desarts as you will better perceive in the Description of the several Countries The state of the Christian Religion in this part is very weak insomuch that not only the North part of Africa near the Mediterranean even from Spain to Egypt where once the Gospel so exceedingly flourished that 300 Bishops were at one time banished from thenc● by Guencericus King of the Vandals is at present void of Christians except some Towns belonging to the King of Spain but even in this Countrey near thrice as big as Europe there is not one Region entirely Christians but the Kingdom of Abassia onely Nor one where the Christians are mingled with Mahometans but only Egypt neither any where they are mingled with Idolaters but in Congo and Angola and some few Towns on those Coasts in the hands of the Portugals The people possessing and dispersed in this part we may reduce 1. To Africans properly so called 2. Abissines 3. Egyptians 4. Jews 5. Arabians and some European Christians in Forts and Garrisons From hence are brought Dates Balm Ginger Sugar Myrrhe Aloes Aneel Ivory Ebony also Madera and Canary Wines Egypt is bounded on the East with Arabia and some part of the Red Sea on the West with Barbary on the South with Aeth●opia Superior on the North with the Mediterranean Sea Here is seldom Rain which defect is supplyed by the over-flowing of the River Nilus so that notwithstanding the Heat it is very fruitful in Wheat Barley Oats and Pulse It aboundeth also in rich Pasture wherein are good store of sheep Oxen Horses Camels Goats and Mules of a bigger growth then ordinary It produceth good Wines and choise Fruits as Pomgranates Citrons and divers others with some precious Stones The chief places of note are Alexandria and Caire the last was heretofore Memphis some say Babylon whither the Virgin Mary fled to escape Herod's cruelty intended against Christ The things that are strange and rare which we shall speak of here are only these The Crocodile a Creature of a strange nature hatched of an Egge about as big as a Turkies but increaseth to the length of near 30 foot his Tail as long as all his Body with which he doth enchant his prey and draw it into the water used equally to both Elements but can see best in the water The shape or picture whereof you have over the Ti●le in the Map Another is the Isle and Tower of Pharos situated opposite to Alexandria and about a mile distant from the Land but joyned to the Continent by Cleopatra for the Rhodians being then Lords of the Seas used to exact some Tribute out of every Island within the Seas belonging to Egypt and therefore sent to Cleopatra to demand the same But she detained the Messengers 7 or 8 dayes under pretence of making a Solemn Festival and in the mean time by making huge Dams and Banks in the Sea with incredible charge and speed united the Island to the shore and sent the Rhodians away with this answer That they were to take toll of the Islands and not of the Continent a work of great rarity and bigness taking up seven furlongs of ground There is also a Watch-Tower called by the name of the Island wonderful high ascending by degrees having many Lanthorns on the top wherein Lights burned nightly as a direction for Saylers the Seas upon those coasts being very unsafe to guid them over the Barre of Alexandria About 5 miles distant from the City of Caire there is a certain place in which on every Good-Friday yearly appear the Heads Arms and Legs of men rising out of the ground which