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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35239	The history of the nine worthies of the world three whereof were Gentiles, I. Hector, son of Priamus, King of Troy, II. Alexander the Great ..., III. Julius Cæsar ..., : three Jews, IV. Joshua ..., V. David ..., VI. Judas Maccabeus ..., : three Christians, VII. Arthur, King of Brittain, VIII. Charles the Great, Emp. of Germany, IX. Godfrey of Bulloign, King of Jerusalem : being an account of their glorious lives, worthy actions, renowned victories and deaths : illustrated with poems and the picture of each worthy / by R.B.	R. B., 1632?-1725?	1687 (1687)	Wing C7337; ESTC R27845	111,812	196

a Royal Feast to which he invites his Father and all his brethren David excuses himself and the other earnestly intreats that his eldest brother Amnon might supply his place to which his Father consents The brethren enter joyfully into the Hall where the Banquet was where Absolom had prepared a Bloudy Spectacle and horrible Sacifice he gives the word to his Servants that when his brother Amnon had drank plentifully they should take their opportunity to kill him without inquiring the cause since his Command was sufficient authority and security The Wine and good cheer having made them merry on a sudden drawn Swords glittered before their eyes Fear came upon all but the danger was only to Amnon who was suddenly Murthered his bloud leaping on his Brothers Table for a just revenge of his shameful lust The Brethren affrighted instantly fly and report brings the sad news to David that Absolon had slain all his Brethren The poor King casts himself on his face upon the ground weeping and all the Court tear their cloaths and put on Mourning when Jonadas certifies that none but Amnon was killed in revenge of the offence committed against Thamar David returns a little to himself and his other Children present themselves before him affrighted and weeping for that which had passed Absolon saves himself in the House of his Grand-Father by the Mother the King of Geshur where he remains three years without daring to see the King his Father who would no ways pardon this great Crime Joab labours to reconcile the Son to the Father by the mediation of a discreet Woman of Tekoah and at length prevails Absolon returns the King imbraces him gives him the kiss of peace and re-establishes him in the Court The Spirit of this Prince was high and tempestuous and being well made courteous liberal couragious and capable of great undertakings he entertained ambitious thoughts He saw his Father declining Adonijah his elder Brother too much a fondling and Solomon yet a Child unable to oppose him and therefore conceived the Kingdom could not slip out of his hands And the better to secure it he provided himself a guard of Souldiers and ceased not secretly to gain the hearts and good will of all his Fathers Subjects Never was any Prince more prodigal of his Courtesies whoever had any business with the King he called them to him imbraced them kissed them and enquired of their condition and suit and said There was no other mishop but that the King was old and tired with business and had not appointed any one to hear the Complaints of his Subjects and do them Justice but if one day he should have that charge due to him by his cirth he would give full satisfaction to every one By this means he made himself Conqueror of hearts and by the advice of Achitophel a great Politicion gets leave of David to perform a Vow in Hebron whither he goes accompanied with many of his Followers giving order to the rest of his Confederates that at the first sound of a Trumpet they should march to him which being done he caused himself to be crowned King in Hebron The news came quickly to David that his Son had revolted and got possession of Hebron and that all the Forces of the Kingdom ran to him This poor Prince at the tydings of this Rebellion thinks of nothing but flying and leaves his chief City to save himself in the by paths of the Wilderness He is the first that goes forth without a Horse to ride on upon his ●are feet with his head uncovered and tears in his Eyes marching thus like a true Penitent and adoring the Judgments of God which made him bear the enraged Tongue of Shimei with a deep patience and would not suffer him to be chastized for his horrid insolence Mean while Absolon entred Jerusalem without resistance where Achitophel to make the difference irreconcileable gave him the detestable Counsel to abuse his Fathers Concubines that were left in the Pallace After he had perform'd this Villany he contrives to surprize his Father at unawares which by Achitophels subtilty might have probably succeeded had not Hushai a secret Friend of Davids who joyn'd himself to Absolon on purpose to discover his designs prevented the Plot by this cunning speech That they should do nothing hastily since his Father was an old Captain and politick in War who had still in his Army men of Valour and Counsel and that it stood not with his honour to give Battle unless he were assured of the Victory for if at the first Encounter he should be repulsed it would be of dangerous consequence and might so discourage his men that his whole Army might be routed but if he would stay a while the People would gather to him as the Sand on the Sea shore and being in the midst of such a mighty Army nothing would be able to stand before him This Counsel being preferr'd before Achitophels he was so inraged that he goes instantly home and hangs himself by the most manifest Justice of God. After which Absolon thinking himself sufficiently strong passes over Jordan makes Amasa his chief Captain and designs to give Battle to his Earler David having had a little leisure to recollect and fortifie himself takes Courage again and dividing his Army into three parts appoints Joab Abishai and Ittai to command it He would have been present himself had not his Council disswaded him therefore encouraging his people and charging them strictly if they should gain the Victory to secure his Son Absolon without any hurt he retired out of the Camp. The Trumpets sound and the Armies approach Davids men having a good Cause ingage like Lions But the Rebels affrighted with their own guilt were soon disordered and put to flight so that one Party seemed to come only to kill and the other to be slain Twenty thousand falling dead on the place Absolon astonisht at this sudden change of Fortune gets on his Mule and flies through a Forrest where his head being caught within the branches of a Tree his Mule left him hanging between Heaven and Earth as a spectacle of the Vengeance of God for his ingratitude to so good a Father Of which Joab having notice struck him through with three Darts though forbidden by David and ten young Souldiers made an end of him the body was interred in a Pit under a great heap of Stones though he had built a stately Monument for himself which he called Absolons Place Behold the horrible end of an Evil Son and a Rebellious Subject sufficient to deter Posterity from such wicked practices to the end of the World. While this was doing David inclosed himself in a little Town expecting the Event and continually inquiring of the health of Absolon but when certain news came of his death he was pierced with so violent a grief that he could not be comforted losing all Courage and crying every moment O Absolon my Son Absolon Oh that this