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A79571	An epitomy of history. Wherein is shewn how severall princes and nations, came to their particular countries and dominions; also many great affaires in Judea, Tartaria, Russsia, Poland, Swethland, Germany Italy, Piedmont, Scotland, England, and many other places throughout the world, from the birth of our Saviour to this present time.	H. C.	1661 (1661)	Wing C39; ESTC R223831	56,492	161

from the Emperor and King of Spaine could not effect peace the Romish would have no Religion but theirs exercised the reform'd not be deprived of theirs the States choose Anion their Soveraign and so agreed with him on Articles but the King of Spaine desiring the life of the Prince of Orange puts out an Edict of prescription against him Orange apologis'd the Estate approv'd of it cause their Magistrate to abjure the King of Spaine Anion was made Duke of Brabant he receiv'd at Antwerpe both Romanists and Protestants into his protection One Anestroes boy watching his time and being perswaded by a Frier that by characters he gave him he should pass invis●bly shot the Prince of Orange in at the Chap but not mortall which boy was immediately run through with a Halbard and after hang'd Parma had also dealt with some to kill Anion and Orange but La Bordo discovering something saved himself another killed himself in prison another was drawn in peeces with horses Anion sends a Commander to seize on Dunkirk for himself and put out the States Garrison intended against Bruges and Antwerpe but at Antwerpe the King of France crying kill kill the Towne is our own was beaten out with the loss of above 1500 the Duke excused all this yeelded up again the Towns to the States two more by the Spaniards order attempts to kill Orange but faild one of which was strangled the States of Holland having now taken the Government upon themselves Newport Dunkirk Sas Hulst Gant and several other places was lost the Prince of Orange sent to England to help them Bruges was reconciled to the Spaniard Anion died and in his sickness would not admit a Priest and was troubled much for his revolt A high Burguion that liv'd at Delf a whole year trayterously shot the Prince of Orange who praying God to pitty his poor soul and the poor people died the Murtherer was executed after a terrible manner who confest that one of the Prince of Parmaes Counsellors promis'd him great rewards divers places now yeelds to Parma even Brussels and Antwerpe Morris Nassaws Son is made Governor the distressed States got Queen Elizabeth of England to assist them on conditions to have Flushing and other places security for monies the Queen declared the reasons hereof the Earle of Leicester was accepted Governor swore to defend them against the Spaniards but he hindring all Traffick with France also complaint was made against him in Spaine all English Ships was arrested and goods confiscated many of the English Ships had commission from the Queen and took several prizes from the Spaeniards Parma now going to besiege Nuys hang'd a Minister and two Captains at Clost and spoild the Town a hallowed sword was brought him from the Pope with remission of sins to those that should be at saying Masse at its first coming Leicester marcht to Zutphen where Sir Philip Sidney was shot and died at Linter it raigned blood Zutphen where Leceister had left a Governor and another place where was a Scotts Governor were sould to the Spaniards the King of Spains Provinces was troubled with dearth and wolves the States discontented though not all at Leicester he by the Queens order resigned his Government there was a Treaty between the Queen and Parma but nothing effected Breda was surpris'd for Morris Parma died Arnestus Arch Duke of Austria succeeded who entred Brussels but Solme prosperd for the States in Flanders and Cramberg in Frezeland was yeelded to Count William the Duke sent two to the States to treat but Groning now yeelded to Orange a Soldier once under Morris his guard was executed for Treason against him the Duke died with grief Albertus Cardinall of Austria came in his roome he takes Callis from the French but Peace was quickly made he took Hulst from the States with about the loss of 5000 but Morris in the dead of Winter overcame the Cardinalls Army slew his Generall and 2000 men with the loss of nine of Orange his side after Groll and divers places more yeelded to Prince Morris One Panne that came from Dowway had undertaken to kill the Prince the King of Spaine died Albertus his Army turn'd out Ministers and put in Priests at Weezel but the States thrive at Sea by their Fleet Creucaeur yeelds to Morris the States goe against Flanders the Prince besieging Newport but Albertus after marrying the King of Spains Daughter came against the Prince the Prince having sent a party to keep a passe which the Dukes Army had passed before was forc'd to fight Morris lost 800 men after the Armies engage where Sir Francis Vere under Morris utterly rooted the Spaniards slaying 6000 Morris lost 800 but most English Slucegrave Berke and divers places was after taken by the Prince who with some English ships had the best of it in two Sea fights in one was slain 300 of the Spaniards 36 of the States and in another 2000 Spaniards and 50 of the States but Ostend yeelded to the Duke but a truce was made for 12 years In England Queen Elizabeth sets out a Proclamation against Childrens being brought up in Popish Seminaries beyond Sea the King of Spaine Pope prepare a great Army against her but was imployd through the death of the King of Perrugall another way a Rebellion now broke out in Ireland by the Spaniards instigation the chief was slain 700 Italians yeelded themselves the King of France comes to England about matching his brother to the Queen A Jesuit and another was executed for Treason and Sedition and coming from Rome after by Parliament there was an Act against seducing the Queens Subjects and saying Masse the Scaffold one Sabboth day at the Beargarden fell down killing some of the people King James works himself out of Dowers hand and pardoned him one Browne writing that the Church of England was no true Church and two of his followers was put to death one Lewis denying the God-head of Christ was burnt Gowery about to take the King again was beheaded one Paris on confession of his intentions against the Queen was executed Letters was taken at Sea intimating a great designe of the Spaniard against England the Parliament made an Act for preservation of the Queen against Popish Priests the Earle of Northumberland conscious of ill designes laid violent hands upon himself The Queen concludes a stricter amity with the King of Scots she sends a Fleet to the West-Indies which return'd with great booty Dr Geford and others conspire the Queens death one his conscience terrifying told it to Secretary Walsingam and several was executed the French Embassador sets one to kill the Queen who revealing it the Embassador was soundly rebuked now in 1688 the Spaniards invade England with an Navie call'd invincible of 130 Shipps 20000 Men 172 Ensignes 6320 bushells of Pease and Beanes with great store of Biscate Oyle Bacon Wine and other provisions many thousand Armes in store with Pickaxes for Pioneers under the Duke of Modena

of Rome Lotharius was anointed in St. Peter's Church by the Pope his Brothers fell out about their fathers lands which civill war so weakned the Nobility of France that the Danes and Normans entred and troubled them for many years Lodovicus the Second dying without Issue his brother Charles King of France by liberal gifts obtain'd to be Emperor but was poyson'd by his Physitian a Jew from the formerly great now small Empire of the East Michael Emperor of Constantinople slew his brother and thrust his Mother and sisters into a Monastery Carolus Crassus the Son of Lewis King of Germany was forc'd to yeild to the Normans who was very potent in France that place toward the Brittish Sea called Normandy the Emperor for negligence and ill government was deposed and Arnalphus his Nephew declared Emperor Arnalphus fought with the Duke of Spoleto who flying the Emperor besiegeth his Wife who hired some of the Emperors servants to poyson him Lodovicus the third in his time the Sarasens invaded Italy and the Hungers France the King of the Sarasens in besieging Consentia was killd by thunder and the rest returned to Affrick Conradus desired his brother to deliver after his death the Emperial Ornaments to the Duke of Saxony as most fit for it for wisdome it being a troubled State which desire of this Emperor his brother preferred before the Throne and performed his will Henry Duke of Saxony was busie a hunting when the news came of his being made Emperor he made Peace with the Hungers for nine years after obtain'd a victory over them and in thanks to God purged his Dominions of the sin of Simonie he fought also with the people of Dasmatia and Bohemians and made them tributaries he was called Pater Patriae Otho the first the former Son called a Councell deposed the Pope the Romans making a sedition he return'd and punisht them after ordered that none should be chose Pope without the consent of the Emperor he was buried in a Church himself built In the East Constantine had recover'd his Empire from the Romans again Otho the second prevails against the King of France recover'd Lorraigne but the Sarasens and Grecians with Constantine came to recover Apulia and overcame the Emperor who hardly escaped who after vented his wrath upon the Italians for deserting him Otho the third pardoned Crescensius twice who the Italians prefer'd to be Emperor but the third Rebellion of his he hang'd him the seditious Romans also advanc'd John 18 to be Pope rejecting Gregory the fifth made by the Emperor whith John had his eyes pluckt out and himself thrown headlong from the Capital this Emperor with the Pope now instituted seaven Electors of the Emperor the Bishop of Mentz Cullen and Tryes Count Palatine Duke of Saxony Marquess of Brandenburgh and in case of contrary opinions the King of Bohem'n this Emperors wire was the widdow of the rebell he hang'd who poysoned him with a pair of gloves From the East those Emperors lives was but short by reason of the continuing of the old barbarous course of making them away Henry the second Duke of Bavaria was chose Emperor by the Electors receiving the Crown from the Pope he subdued all his rebells expeled the Sarasens out of Italy the King of Denmark a savage Prince came into England to roote out the Christian profession one of the Saraseu Princes at this time destroyed some Temples in Jerusalem and massacred all the spiritual officers Conradus the second made a Law to punish with death the troublers of the peace in Germany about this time a war grew between the Christians and Sarasens but a peace was made in a short time after and liberty granted to rebuild the Christian Temples in Jerusalem Henry the Third In his time three Bishops contended for the Popedome but the Emperor plac'd Clemens the second at this time the estate of Christians was most lamentably afflicted by the Turks and Sarasens Henry the Fourth was a good wise Emperor but excommunicated twice by the Pope who stird up the Germans against him under the Duke of Sweve who being taken had his right arm cut off which he held up at his Oath of Allegiance and he acknowledged Gods hand Henry the Fifth the Pope would not Crown till he would give over his right of Election of the Pope and of investing of Bishops by Staffe Ring but the Emperor compel'd the Pope and Cardinalls to perfect his Coronation and confirme his priviledges which the Pope covenanted to by breaking a peece of the Hostie notwithstanding the Pope revoked and cursed the Emperor but before the Emperor as I told you forc'd the Pope the Pope being admired in the world call'd a Counsell of the Bishop of Mentz Trier and Worms to insite the Emperor to war with his own father Lotharius the second Duke of Swene was elected two contending for the Popedom he gave it to Innocent and coming to Rome with an Army made the other Pope Peter a Citizen and the Count of Sicilly his friend say nothing more Conradus Tertius subdued the Duke of Saxony and Bavaria Winsperg besieged the women begg'd leave to come out with what they could carry on their backs which granted they brought forth their husbands which the Emperor thought would have been Treasure but perform'd his promise This Emperor going against the Turks and wanting provisions accepted of some meale from the Emperor of Constantinople but it being mingled with Lime poysoned his Army upon which the King of France joyning with the King of Jerusalem besiedged Damascus but the Christians in Asia and Siria was so decayed that Turks and Infidells had almost got all Frederick the first coming to Coronation he alighted to salure the Pope and when the Pope mounted he held the Stirrup and mistaking the Stirrup angred the Pope the Pope incited him and the Duke of Bavaria to fight with the Duke of Apula for recovering his Terrtiories to the Chair of Rome the Pope also stir'd up the Emperor of Constantinople to drive Apula out of Italy the Duke begg'd on fair termes peace but the Pope rejected him the Duke overcoming the Emperor of Constantinople marches towards the Pope who then sued to him for Peace Frederick taking into consideration the Popes ambition prefixt his own name before the Popes and ordered there should be no appeal to Rome upon which the Pope stirred up the people of Germany and elsewhere against the Emperor and excommunicated him a flie entring the Popes throat choaked him the Emperor subdued Millan quickly two now contending for Popedome Alexander not meeting the Emperor at Counsell he chose Victor Pope upon which Alexander falls a cursing and warring and joyning with the Venetians took the Emperors son upon which the Emperor came to Alexander for absolution and kneeling down the Pope trod on his neck saying thou shalt tread upon the Adder and the Aspe c. I said the Emperor that 's to St. Peter I said the Pope to me and

AN EPITOMY OF History Wherein is shewn how severall Princes and Nations came to their particular Countries and Dominions also many great affaires in Judea Tartaria Russia Poland Swethland Germany Italy Piedmont Scotland England and many other places throughout the world from the birth of our Saviour to this present time LONDON Printed by M. Simmons in Aldersgate-streete 1661. TO THE READER YOu have here an Epitomie of the lives of the Emperors the patient sufferings of Christians the State of the Jewes much of the Turks war also Tamerlanes with the Duke of Musco and Sulton of Egypt the troubles of France revolt of Portugal States of Holland the Spanish invasion an account of the Two King Charle's of England with many other material affaires by Sea and Land up and down the World from the beginning of the Roman Monarchy wherein I have endeavoured to give the truth of things impartially and in the same order as they were perform'd in the world I have also closely compacted matter without needless glosses that you may the better remember the actions for your benefit and certainly it must needs be granted that such Histories as this which is real is of all other most useful the Reading of which yeeldeth solid delight where you may observe Providence learn Experience and gain that knowledge which may truly improve you Vale. H. C. AN EPITOMY OF HISTORY POmpey a Roman Generall having subdued Jerusalem and other Cities divided by the ambition of the Princes of the Jewish Common-wealth Aristobulus endeavoring to get Cities from Jaxus's Kingdom who was high Priest having quieted all in France and overcame Tygranes who was chose King by the Sirian Princes which had their Countries alotted them by Alexander son of Philip of Macedon who overcame Darius and brought the Empire into Greece Pompey then returned to Rome in Italy part of Europe supposed to be built by Romulus who kild his brother Rhemus his copartner which City is said at first to have been fifty miles round but was laid in heapes by the Goths now it standeth lower upon the bank of Tiber and is narrower in its bounds it was built upon seaven hills and hath had seaven changes of Government Kings Consulls Dictators Senators c. It was a place where the heathen Wits and Phylosophers resorted Pompey fell after to Warrs with Julius Caesar his kinsman another Roman general both striving for sole power and Pompey not laying down arms at the Senates decree Caesar overthrew him who fled into Egypt where the King fearing to harbour him slew him Julius Caesar getting the power after he had overcome Pompey's sons chose Senators conferred honors and offices upon his party but this bred him hatred of the Senate many conspired against him a Souldier being taken by him was askt how he durst goe against his Oath who told Caesar I was as faithfull to you as any before you became so bad that I saw there was no way to mend you but to rid you out of the world at last hew as thrust threw in the Senate by those he had shewed most kindness to the Senate burning his body Octavius Austus Caesars sisters son was adopted he is joyned with two Consulls with a Proconsulls power he overcame Antonius that obtained the government of France in which fight Caesars two Consulls was slain after which he gets higher and overcoming Brutus and Antonius again Caesars Navie being above three hundred Ships he became Emperor of Reme Tiberius obtained to be Tribune for five years In the two and forty year of Julius Caesar Christ came into the world at which time the Temple of Janus was shut up Judea now paid Tribute and Herod was made Kings the Scepter departing from Judah at Messias coming is foretold which Herod was an Idumean a Jew by profession but not by stock first set up Leftenant in Gallilee by Caesar whose Sollicitor was Herods father Herods brother Aristobulus was made high Priest Herod dying obtained the Tetrarchy of Judea for his son Archelaus when Joseph returned from Egypt and dwelt at Nazereth Tilerius Néro the formers son in Law was chose by the Senate who at first seemd hard to be perswaded to it he acted with his Senate but after ruled with robbery lust and arrogancy kild a Senator that made him his Heir to have his goods sent ordered Piso as is supposed to poyson Germanicus who did brave exployts for the Romans and sent a letter to the Senate against one he had made Knight who was thrown down from a high place headlong In the fifteenth year of Tiberius Christ was baptised lead into the wilderness fasted forty dayes and began to preach About four years after Christ suffered voluntary pains on the Crosse which Pilate deputy of Judea signified and his miracles to the Senate but they would not acknowledge him God because the people had worshipt him so before When Christ was carried back to Heaven and the Holy Ghost fell upon his Disciples who openly preacht what they had seen the Jewes waxt hot and stoned Stephen but Saul strucken down became an eminent servant of Christ Caius Caligula hated the Jewes because they would not build Temples Altars and offer sacrifice to him his dependers was great haters of the Christians Pilate that past sentence on Christ fell into a tormenting disease and to end his miserable life killed himself Herod that beheaded John the Baptist was banisht and died in penurie at Lions in France Caius was killed by his own guard Claudius reduced many Countries by war to the Roman Monarch among others England marrying his daughter to the King thereof he punisht with death two of the former Emperors guard or servants for killing their master There was a Council in his time where was Peter and Paul and the Elders of Jerusalem He was poysoned by his wife to prepare for her son Nero. Domitous Nero at first past his time well but after became abominably wicked tormented to death his own mother begun the persecution of Christians now Peter and Paul suffered Martyrdom at which time the Gospel spread abroad when it is said Joseph of Arimathea came into England Nero's cruelty caused troubles in the Senate divers Countries to rise up against him especially the Jewes he put many Noble men to cruell death at last the Senate condemned him to be whipt to death upon which he fled and killed himself Flavius Vaspasian While others contending to be Emperor who were cut off he was chose by the Roman Army Now there was a Comet and several signes appeared of the Jewes coming calamities his forces spoild the Jewes at Alexandria then at Damascus after besieg'd and brought Jerusalem to the desolation foretold but the Christians warn'd of God fled beyond Jordan and dwelt at Decapolis only Timothy and other Christians at Ephesus was put to death but the Jewes was some fold some tore in peeces by wild beasts others by infection and famine was dreadfully devoured Titus Vaspasian

that after went away but Embassadors came from Poland for Anion who they had chose King who agreed that Rochel and two other Townes should have liberty of Religion within their own bounds but the King dying the Queen-mother sent for her other Sone out of Poland then condemned Mountgomerie but now several Catholicks joyn with Condie for the Countries good the Cardinal Lorain walking barefoot with penitentiaries contracted a disease that killd him after several bickerings Embassadors come to the King from England the Cantons and elsewhere and a peace was made for more liberty for the Protestants Radulph was next chose Emperor of Germany he was King of Bohemia and Hungaria he called a Diet at Ratisbone about reforming Religion the Turke in a fight lost eighteen thousand for fifty two of the Christians Transilvania joyning with the Emperor the Turk was often sent back with loss and upon the Embassadors coming from Hungarie to Vienna it was agreed that Catholick Lutheran and Calvenist and no other should exercise their Religion the Protestants of Austria being abused they take armes but by the help of the Moravians they obtain peace the Emperor died all was quieted and both accuse the Jesuits as authors of their broyles In France the Catholicks fearing if the King should die Navar might be King confederated in Armes pretending against the Hugonites who was in Rochell but they goe to Paris the King made an offer of Land to give the Catholick General but these Leagers prospering moved the King to be o● them and roote out the Protestants Navar and Condie declare against these things joyn with the German forces fight the King who seem'd to comply with Guize and ordered all to profess the Catholick way Condie overthrew the King but Guize came into Paris suddainly against the Kings command upon which the King set forth a fierce Edict against the Protestants bestowed a great place on Guize declared Cardinal Burbone of the Royall blood excluded Navar all which Guize would have confirm'd by Parliament but jealousie being among the Grandes Guize was slain the people cried out of the King saying they ought to support the Church and was free from their Oath the King then joyns with Navar wars with the Leagers repulsed de Main that intended to surprise him besieged Salaize beat Count Brissac that came to releive it He also goes against Paris which so put the Leagers to it that they got a Jockabine Monke who coming demurely to the King pretending letters gaining through his subtilty the Kings retirement in the Chamber where the Masaker was concluded reading letters he stob'd the King upon which the attendance coming in killd the Murtherer this Monke was canoniz'd St. Jeques the King named Navar his successor the Leageurs proclam'd another but King Henry the fourth and young Navar goes towards Paris Demain the Leagers generall daily lost men but the King got a great victory Demain fleeing plucking up a bridge drown'd many of his men the King stopping provisions to Paris 100 thousand dyed with famine the Duke of Parma came to relieve it but durst not attempt the Kings Army and the Leagers went to ruine apace everywhere the Duke of Savoys Army was also overthrown also the King slew 700 Romans of 2000 and sent the rest to Italy also the Duke of Parma being invited to come once more into France was discomfited and another Duke being beaten out of the field said farewell my Cannons and further most blasphemously said I renounce God and run this day a hie fortune plunging himself and horse into a River at last the Bishops turn'd the King who came to Masse Paris now yeelds but yet many of the Leagers was inveterate still against the King a youth that was told the King could be no King if the Pope consented not to it stab'd the King but not mortall but the young Schollar was torne in peeces by horses the Jesuits was ordered to depart who after Petition to be restored the Protestants Petition for an Edict to prevent what they suffer'd A woman attempts to poyson the King she was burnt for it two others that attempted him mischief he only said God will punish them The Duke of Savoys forces came suddenly to Geneva got the word kill the Centinel was above an houre in the streets but beaten out and some hang'd A Synod at Gat declared the Pope Antichrist the Jesuits was admitted at Berne to the grief of the People A Turke was now baptized a Citizen of Geneva was burnt for a plot against it There was now a great plague after great cold The King of France one day was very sad could not sleep rose and pray'd some Nobles going in Coach with him abroad being chearfull the King said we may weep yet by Sunday but there met the Kings Coach when it stood in a street a Layer who when the King stooped stab'd him on his leftside who spit blood lost his apprehension and by the time he came home died the Murtherer was rackt and condemn'd his hands was put into a Furnace flaming with fire and brimstone after there was colups of flesh taken from him by red hot pinchers and burnt and scalded Pitch and Rosine was poured into those wounds also melted lead was poured on his Navell he had his papps pincht off and was torne in peeces by horses then his parts burnt and his ashes thrown in the air The Kings Son Lewis was crowned by the Cardinal many Nobles of France was Protestants some now wrote against Belarmine about the popes Temporal power Now in the Netherlands Don John of Austria the King of Spains governor endeavoured to bring in the Inquisition the General Estates call Mathias of Austria who was of the blood to govern them and Proclamed John an enemy to the Kings Neatherlands The Pope promised eternall life to all that would help John against the Neatherlands Mathias chooses for his Leiftenant Nassaw Prince of Orange upon which some of the Nobles mutined so that John got a victory over Mathias the Duke of Anion assists the States Amsterdam besieged by the Spaniords made an agreement with the States of Holland and a little after the Friers Monks and Priests went out the States sitting at Antwerp publisht a Decree for to entertaine the pacification of Gant which the Jesuits refusing to sware was thrust out at Gaunt was some Friers sentenc'd for Sodomie Mathias and States complain to the Assembly of Princes in Germany of the Spaniards cruelty the States called the Duke of Anion their Defendor One Captain Pont of the Dukes Army abusing a maid and boasting of it she stabb'd him the States at last Decree that neither Catholick or Protestant shall attempt any thing upon one another this the Catholicks would not brook and no small stirrs was at Aras Don John died to whom succeeded the Prince of Parma Anion returns to France many fell for money from the States the Prince of Orange was made governor of Flanders Embassadors