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sun_n in_o many_o year_n and_o therefore_o grow_v rusty_a desire_v a_o fire_n to_o purge_v it_o this_o sardanapalus_n afford_v it_o it_o may_v be_v to_o end_v his_o life_n with_o that_o in_o which_o he_o place_v his_o summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la it_o may_v be_v in_o spite_n unto_o his_o enemy_n and_o it_o be_v possible_a it_o may_v be_v in_o policy_n that_o so_o great_a a_o treasure_n not_o fall_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o his_o foe_n may_v so_o much_o the_o more_o disable_v they_o from_o make_v resistance_n against_o or_o detain_v the_o empire_n from_o his_o next_o rightful_a successor_n for_o it_o be_v of_o all_o thing_n the_o most_o foolish_a both_o to_o lose_v our_o treasure_n and_o with_o it_o to_o enrich_v our_o adversary_n on_o which_o consideration_n the_o spaniard_n fire_v their_o indian_a fleet_n at_o gades_n and_o the_o genoese_a they_o at_o tripoli_n that_o their_o lade_n may_v not_o come_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o enemy_n the_o english_a and_o mahometan_n 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5._o asserhaddon_n who_o revenge_v his_o father_n death_n on_o his_o brother_n be_v depose_v by_o his_o deputy_n of_o chaldaea_n and_o the_o seat_n royal_a transfer_v from_o ninive_n to_o babylon_n 10._o 3243._o 6._o merodach_n baladan_n governor_n of_o babylon_n succeed_v his_o master_n in_o the_o throne_n conceive_v by_o some_o to_o be_v the_o mardocempade_n of_o ptolemy_n by_o other_o to_o be_v also_o the_o fame_n king_n who_o by_o his_o captain_n holofernes_n do_v so_o plague_n judaea_n 3283._o 7._o ben_n merodach_n 30_o son_n of_o merodach_n baladan_n 21._o 3304._o 8._o nabopullassar_n who_o vanquish_v pharaoh_n necho_n king_n of_o egypt_n 25._o 3339._o 9_o nabuchodonosor_n the_o great_a by_o some_o call_v the_o hercules_n of_o the_o east_n who_o conquer_v egypt_n in_o the_o life_n of_o his_o father_n with_o who_o he_o reign_v for_o a_o time_n and_o mighty_o enlarge_v the_o city_n of_o babylon_n he_o join_v also_o with_o astyages_n king_n of_o mede_n in_o subvert_v the_o proud_a city_n of_o ninive_n and_o in_o the_o 18_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n destroy_v jerusalem_n and_o carry_v the_o people_n captive_a unto_o babylon_n but_o in_o the_o last_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o be_v so_o distract_v that_o he_o live_v not_o much_o unlike_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n speak_v by_o daniel_n chap._n 4._o during_o which_o time_n his_o son_n evilmerodach_n his_o daughter_n nicocris_n with_o niglissat_fw-la her_o husband_n and_o laborasaradach_n their_o son_n govern_v his_o empire_n as_o protector_n and_o therefore_o be_v by_o some_o reckon_v as_o king_n final_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v recover_v his_o sense_n be_v again_o restore_v unto_o the_o throne_n and_o die_v when_o he_o have_v reign_v in_o all_o 44._o year_n 3583._o 10._o evilmerodach_n the_o son_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n slay_v by_o astyages_n king_n of_o the_o mede_n 26._o 3409._o 11._o balthassar_n son_n of_o evilmerodach_n the_o nabonidus_n of_o berosus_n a_o prince_n of_o a_o dissolute_a and_o cruel_a nature_n be_v in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o his_o reign_n assail_v by_o cyaxares_n the_o son_n of_o astyages_n who_o the_o scripture_n call_v darius_n medus_n and_o by_o cyrus_n the_o persian_a by_o who_o he_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o 17_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o babylonian_n be_v transfer_v to_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n a._n m._n 3426._o that_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o balthassar_n be_v the_o common_a opinion_n but_o josephus_n scaliger_n in_o his_o learned_a and_o industrious_a work_n de_fw-fr emendatione_fw-la temporum_fw-la make_v he_o to_o be_v slay_v in_o a_o tumult_n by_o his_o own_o people_n who_o elect_v into_o the_o empire_n a_o noble_a man_n of_o the_o mede_n call_v in_o profane_a story_n nabonidus_n in_o divine_a darius_n medus_n who_o after_o a_o 17_o year_n reign_n be_v slay_v by_o cyrus_n king_n of_o the_o persian_n but_o by_o the_o leave_n of_o so_o worthy_a a_o man_n this_o can_v hold_v good_a for_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o prophet_n jeremy_n have_v pronounce_v chap._n 27._o that_o all_o nation_n shall_v serve_v nabuchadnezzar_n and_o his_o son_n and_o his_o son_n son_n whereas_o nabonidus_n be_v a_o prince_n of_o strange_a blood_n and_o so_o the_o nation_n be_v not_o to_o serve_v he_o and_o in_o balthassar_n the_o son_n son_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v this_o word_n accomplish_v but_o let_v we_o examine_v his_o argument_n and_o withal_o the_o scoff_n which_o very_o prodigal_o he_o bestow_v on_o such_o as_o maintain_v the_o contrary_a opinion_n natio_fw-la chronologorum_fw-la the_o whole_a rout_n of_o chronologer_n boni_fw-la &_o diligentes_fw-la viri_fw-la good_a simple_a meaning_n man_n &_o addunt_fw-la alta_fw-la nihil_fw-la veriora_fw-la be_v his_o first_o compliment_n ut_fw-la igitur_fw-la quod_fw-la chronologorum_fw-la est_fw-la omnesresiptscant_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o that_o they_o may_v repent_v their_o ever_o be_v chronologer_n he_o bring_v in_o 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most_o probable_o come_v of_o out_o of_o the_o neighbour_a armenia_n and_o therefore_o the_o posterity_n of_o hul_n or_o chul_n from_o whence_o perhaps_o the_o name_n of_o colchis_n to_o who_o in_o tract_n of_o time_n some_o colony_n out_o of_o egypt_n a_o seafaring_a people_n move_v with_o the_o great_a fame_n of_o the_o riches_n and_o wealth_n hereof_o do_v adjoin_v themselves_o the_o colchian_o on_o that_o ground_n or_o from_o some_o part_n of_o his_o army_n leave_v there_o by_o sesostris_n be_v say_v by_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n to_o be_v the_o ancient_a offspring_n of_o the_o egyptian_n the_o most_o ancient_a of_o their_o king_n be_v aetes_n speak_v of_o before_o who_o entertain_v phryxus_n fly_v out_o of_o grease_n from_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o stepdame_n ino_n with_o great_a store_n of_o treasure_n occasion_v the_o argonaut_n as_o well_o in_o way_n of_o revenge_n as_o in_o hope_n of_o booty_n to_o make_v that_o famous_a expedition_n for_o the_o gold_n of_o colchos_n disguise_v 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