is much elder it is supposed that the same was also founde in Germany by a frear the yeare M. ccc lxxx Maxi milianus the .xxxviii. Germane Emperoure THe yeare of Christe M. ccccxciiii began Maximilianus hys raygne when his father was deade with whome he gouerned the empyre his lyfe tyme .viii. yeres But after hys fathers deceasse raygned he .xxv. yeares Though the begynnynges of the empyre were lowe and weake yet at the last turned they to hygh auauncement and encrease of the Germane kyngdome In the begynnynge of Maximilanus raygne brought Charles wyth the crooked backe an army into Italy and toke Naples But a yeare after when he was returned into Fraunce gat FerdinaÌ„dus the yonger Naples agayne with ayde of Maximilian dryuynge the Frenchemen out of Italy whiche the Frenche kynge had left at Naples for a garryson Maximilian had many and great battails First in low Germany Flaunders and Brabant in the whiche it is sayd he dyd many noble actes with his owne hande where of I haue herde some but I know not the very truth thereof And would God there would once come one that is sure of such thynges who would writh all those histories in a coÌ„plet boke to the prayse of so greate a prince and myght auaunce worthely before the worlde the puyssaunce and vertues of so doughty an Emperoure I myselfe haue herde of Pyrcamer of Norenberg that Maximiliane hymselfe had written some of his dedes for certayne yeares For he sayde He sayled from Lynda to Constance with Maximilian the Emperoure and when Maximilian was nowe at leasure in saylyng he called his Scribe to hym and rehersed to hym in Latine hys dedes of one yeare in a moste feate order with the declaracion of all the circunstaunces and occasions But when Pyrcamer thought the Scribe should note some secrete thynge and therefore would auoyde the Emperoure coÌ„maunded hym to remayne and lysten Yea and at euening he toke it to Pyrcamer that he had rehersed to rede and asked whether that souldiours Latine dyd lyke hym and should haue sayde moreouer He were mynded to comprehende those thynges so brefely and clerely that afterwarde learned men might declare them so muche the more diligently by their causes and circumstaunces And Pyrcamer sayde that no Germane history writer had vsed so pure a stile as was that of Maximilian And that after maximilianus death he had asked after this writynge but he coulde not obteine it But let this suffyse to be spoken of low Germany The yeare M. ccccxcv was in the parliament holden at Worms of the earldome of Wirtenberg made a duchy and erle Ebrarde was made the fyrst duke The yeare Mccccxcix toke the Switzers warr against their neyghbours them of Eastenrich the whiche to rescue Maximiliane came haystely out of Gelderlande where at that tyme he had to do al so Wherefore hauing many skyrmyshes of both sydes it is certayn that .xx. thousand meÌ„ were slayn at the last was an agrement made The yeare MDi. were euery where figures of crosses sene vpon mens garmentes But suche lyke was oft happened before also The yeare MDiiij was the warre of Baierlande wherein the Emperoure Maximilianus defended the princes of Baier agaynst Philip count Palatine of the Rene and duke Ruperte sonne to Philippe the Palatine For the same maryeng the daughter of George duke of Baier woulde haue Landshut and thatsame parte of Baier to be geueÌ„ ouer to hym by a tytle of inheritaunce But Rupertus dyed with his spouse whyle this warre was in hand the count Palatine was put besyde a great parte of his lordeshyppe by the Emperoures men and them of Wirtenberg Yea and a great army of the Bohemyes that came to helpe the count Palatine were ouerthrowen of the Emperoure At the last neuerthelesse Maximilian vsyng no lesse wysdoÌ„ than fauoure toke the count Palatine to mercy lest any perturbacion myght be raysed in the ryght of the election in the empyre that long sence was alowed and approued The yeare MDv. besyeged the army of the Emperoure the duke of Gelders in the citie Arnheym and constrayned hym to yelde hymselfe The yeare MDvi. died Philippe sonne to Maximilian kyng of Spayne and duke of bourgundy beyng of age .xxviii. yeares The yeare MDvii beganne Maximiliane the warre againste the Venecians no lesse greate then durable in the whiche befell both many bloudy battails and wonderfull mutacions Lewis kynge of Fraunce was first with the Venecians afterwarde fell he from them to the Emperour Contrary wyse the byshop of Rome Iulius was first of the Emperoures syde afterwarde toke he parte with the Venecians The Venecians lost in this warretheir best cities Verona Pauy Teruas other many Howbeit when the Romysh byshop deciuered and fell to the Venecians the Frenche kyng began to warre vpon hym also seyng he had yet the Emperours souldiours in Italy Now feared the Emperoure lest if he had the victory he shuld fall into Naples also and do also some euell at Rome to the empyres destruction Wherfore he sent the Cardinall Matheus Langius bishop of Saltzburg one of his counsaill to Iulius the byshop of Ro. to demaunde peace before the Ro. byshop and the Frenche kyng had foughten a felde Iulius for asmuch as he was very well appoynted with the ayde of Spaniardes and Italians he thought to be sure of the victory therfore refused he the peace The battail was vpoÌ„ Easter daie the yeare MDxii by Rauennas The byshop of Romes host lay vnder there were slain in that battaill syxtene thousand Nether is there red of a more greuous felde to haue ben about this tyme wherein men haue fought so fearcely But after this victory lost dyd Iulius frely demauÌ„de peace Howbeit lest the French kyng enterprisedought farther in Italy dyd Maximilian and the bysh of Rome set the kyng of Englande Germany and the Switzers against hym and of this wyse was the Frenche kyng at the last constrained to leaue Italy The Venecians were afterwarde reconciled to to the Emperoure also The yere MDxix dyed Maximilian the Emperoure and thatsame yere the princes Electors Albert Cardinall byshop of Mentz Herman byshop of Colen erle of Wida Richarde byshop of Trierlorde of Grieffenklau the deputie of Lewis kyng of Bohemy Lewis couÌ„t Palatine of the Rene. Frederick duke of Saxony Ioachim marques of Brandenburg did chose lawfull and with great wisdom at FraÌ„ckford Charles duke of EasteÌ„ ryche and Bourgundy and kyng of Spayne the xxviii daye of Iune Pius the iij. was bysh of Ro. after alexander the vi The same died shortely after Iulius the .ij. succeded Pius Against him wrote Bernardinê° the Cardinal in the tyme of the Venecian warre of kepyng a counsail The matter shuld haue geuen an occasion of a diuision had not Maximilian preuented it by his syngulare wisedome Leo the .x. sonne to Laurence Medices was made byshop of Rome after Iulius In the tyme of this Leo
and founde in a great corne felde harde packed in belles as though they had bene stamped and beaten into them with pestelles whiche belles were conueyed thether out of the churche steples by the violence and outragiousnes â—o the saied tempest Besides this there were men and women taken vp in the stretes caried a great way of into y â— feldes In the houses were in dyuers places the dores and wyndowes lifted of from the hynges the tables subuerted and great holes made and beaten in the walles So that there was neuer suche a tempest sene before Besides this there was the same yere in the parties of DuchelaÌ„d in Sommer very many sodaine fearfull tempestes with hayle lightenyng and thoÌ„der more then euer was hard of before with great colde and muche rayne which also was an occasion that the wines in many places had no good successe This yere the .viij. day of Ianuary died in Englande the lady Katherine Dowager which had ben diuorsed from the kyng by due proces of the lawe two yeres before This yere in England was Anne bulleyne quene of Englande the lorde Rochiford Nores Weston BrutoÌ„ and Markes beheaded And the kyng maried lady Iane Seimour This yere also in October began in Englande a foolysh commotion in Lincolinshyre and in yorke shyre whiche by the kynges wysedome and his prudent couÌ„saill were appesed without bloud sheding I In the yeare of oure lorde 1536. The byshop of Geneue the duke of Sauoy besieged the citie of Geneffe because thinhabiters of the same had receiued the Gospell And when they of Genneffe admonished thinhabitantes of the towne of Berne of their coÌ„federacioÌ„ they of Berne sent their imbassadours to the Duke exhorting and admony shyng hym to remembre al loues faithfulnesses and confederations that had ben betwene them of a loÌ„g tyme and requiring hym to departe from the citie of Genneffe But in as muche as their request dyd not onely take no place but also the saied duke main tayned and defended their open enemy and aduersary called Mussy Castellanus and in al this nogeÌ„tyll exhortacion could serue nor preuayle they of Berne aduertised hym that they would visitie him with warres and renounced the bonde of coÌ„federation whiche had bene made betwene them before in so muche that they sent their capitaine called Iohn Frauncis Clauicula with an host of men wel apointed into the lande of Sauoy whiche ouercame all the lande within fewe dayes whiche the said Duke had inpossession euen from the mouÌ„taines of Switzerland vnto the fortresse of Rodani with the two bisâ—oprikes of Genneffe and Lausanâ—a Wherein they coÌ„stituted and established ministers to preache the gospell and ordeined rulers and magistrates accordingâ—y So that now the Switzers reposed againe their olde coastes which they had in their power many yeres before But there were within the space of a moneth very many Castelles and strong-holdes destroied by the Switzers among the wiâ—h also the olde strong clausa Rodani builded by the Emperour Iulius otherwise called Iulius Cesar â–ª to stoppe vp barre the way of the Switzers for commyng into Fraunce and had bene hetherto inuincible was quite ouerthrowen and destroied Of this battaill of y â— citesens of Berren apeared a good sygne a litle before where about .iiij. hundreth men of Berne Newebourgh other quarters of Switzerlande preuely beyng called together were sent thorough by pathes to ayde and strengthen the citie of Geneue which helde a notable battaill conflict with the men of Sauoy For when they were for lacke of victuals coÌ„strained to come forth out of the mouÌ„taines they were assaulted by their aduersaries being strong about .xv. hundreth men which moued the said .iiij. hundreth men to battaill constrained them to fyght Insomuche that they as huÌ„gry faint as they were layde so about them defended themselues in such sorte as they slew about iiij huÌ„dreth of their enemies put the rest to flight with the hoste which was not farre of being in nombre about .v. hundreth men so that they obtained a fre and a sure passage to accomplishe their iourney hauing lost on their side ten meÌ„ one womaÌ„ which was slayne with her sonne as she was fighting be sydes her husbande Here must I make mencion al so of the constancie that was in the people of Berne â–ª in that they coulde neither by power be feared nor yet by prayers and great giftes be prouoked to leaue the defence of their confederates For when the Emperour very earnestly offred them peace and attempted dyuers and sundry wayes to brynge them to an vnitie and by threatenynges and minaces to mollyfie them they proceded neuertheles to assiste their frendes and to set them at libertie But when Fraunces the Frenche kyng studied by many giftes to allure them and by great promyses to prouoke them to assiste him in his warres be gonne against themperoure and the Dukedome of Mylan they caused his imbassadours and messengers to auoyde out of their citie declaring vnto theÌ„ that the kyng ought to content hymselfe with the couenaunt and confederation whiche he had with them already that is that they should not endamage hym These thynges passed in Swicherlande Sauoy in the beginning of the sayd yere But the Frenche kyng proceded with his army to recouer the lande of Sauoy and to take possessioÌ„ of all that he came nygh for he pretended to clayme the heritage of the same Dukedom by his mothers syde Then fled the duke to the Emperour who at that season intended to kepe his Easter at Roome with the Pope as he did For vpon maundy thursday he wasshed the fete of twelue pore meÌ„ as their costume is yet at this day fed them and serued theÌ„ at the boorde in his owne person and in fine gaue them the vessels and disshes being of syluer wherwith they were serued Thus do suche Lordes and potentates counterfaith the outwarde actes dedes of our sauiour Christe after thexample of Apes But in their hartes where Goddes worde ought to be earnestly embraced learned and folowrd and not the preceptes and tradicions of men they are vtterly against Christ and clene contrary to his doctrine God graunt them ones to be illumined with the lyght of his Gospell that the poore flocke and congregation of Christe may be brought to a perfect vnitie Amen Now when the feaste of Easter was past the Emperours maiestie made his complaint before the Pope and his Cardinalles concernyng the greate iniuries whiche the Frenche kyng had inferred and committed againste hym all ready and yet pretended to do by the reason whereof he was vtterly coÌ„strayned against his will to defende his quarel and to warre against hym And to moue the Popes moste holy fatherhoode God forgeue me that I do hym wronge to holde on his syde and to take his parte he rehearsed vnto hym all the euilles and wicked feates whiche Fraunce had
Maximilian d 〈…〉 th Maximilian warreth against the Venecians Lewis kyng of Fraunce Iulius the by shop of Rom. was discomfited in a battaill by the citie Rauennas vpon Easter daye What Electors chose Charles that now is Emperoure Martine Luther â–ª Charles y â— Frances the French king taken The commotion of vplanâ—yâ—h mâ—n Schapler Twelue articles of the sedicious rustikes Thomas Mynter Iohn Ocalâ—padius Huldrich Zwinglius renew the doctrine of Berengarius â—ndreas â—arolestadius Rome taken by Burbon With what an â—â—ost Sol 〈…〉 yd be 〈…〉 ge â—ieÌ„nâ— Charles is crowned Emperour at Bonony by the bysh of Ro. The parliament of â—usborow An ouerflowyng at Ro. Clemens the vij is taken Ferdinande kyng of Hungary A Comete sene The Switzer warre within themselues The parliament holden at RegeÌ„spurg Prophecies of recouering Constantinople and of roting the Turkes out of Europa Laurentius Miniatensis an Astronomer A Comete sene Writers of Histories Cronicles What the mutacions of kyngdomes de signifye Agathias Ctesias The conuocation or counsaill holden at Ramsburgh The duke of Saxon agreeth not to the election of y e kyng of the Romaines The seconde breakyng in of Soliman into Germany Guns assaulted of the Turke by the space of .xij. daies The wall of 〈◊〉 falleth 〈…〉 e by it â—elfe Anthony de Leua Andrewe de Aurea The citie of Corona takeÌ„ The Emperourre turned into Italy to the Pope The Pope meteth themperour at Bononia Battell moued in England against the Scottes The death of Iohn duke of Saxon. Iohn Frederick duke of Saxon. A Comete or blasing starre â—â—â—â— A great inâ—â—â—cion of watâ—â— in HollaÌ„d Seeland c. Christerne kâ—nâ— of Dâ—◠〈…〉 ke after hâ—â— returâ—â—ta 〈…〉 oure 〈…〉 e 〈…〉 l. A moÌ„struous Calfe borne by y e sea coste aboute Lindowe The Emperour Charles retourneth from Genua into Spaine Newe Indes or Ilandes plentyfull of golde and siluer founde out by the SpaÌ„yardes A soleÌ„pne coÌ„munycacyon holdeÌ„ at Massilia betwene y e Pope the French kinge The duke of Orleans marieth the Popes cosyn The Euangelycal boÌ„d is opened by y e french kyng Another Comete or blasing starre apeared Shiltagh burned downe to y e ground A great Pestilence in Germany A great earthquake tempest of wind Kynge henry the .viii was dâ—uorsed froÌ„ hys fyrste wyfe maried to an other 1534. The Anabaptystes tâ—ke the Cytye of Mynster in Westphale The Anabaptystes make them a kyng Knypperdullynge c. kregh tynge Philip Landgraue of Hessen The Citie of Minster besieged by y â— biâ—hop Scarcitye of victualles in Mynster The Anabaptistes eate lether couerynges of bookes Philip landgraue of Hessen goeth about to set his vncle into his owne land agayn Philip y â— palatine put to flyght and wounded Hulderike duke of wiâ—teÌ„berg restored to his oâ—â—â— d 〈…〉 oÌ„ A peace grauÌ„ted vnto y â— â—anâ—gâ—a â—e on them perours behalf The laÌ„dgraue retourneth into his owne lande A coÌ„meÌ„datioÌ„ of liberalyty boldenes in y e landgraue a coÌ„meÌ„datioÌ„ of pacience mekenes in theÌ„perour y e kyng of Hungary The death of Frederike kyng of DeÌ„marke A straunge thing or tokeÌ„ happened about y â— dead corps of the kynge The erle of OldeÌ„boroughe â— y â— Lubekes inuade y â— dukedom of hâ—lsaâ—es The death of George weuer markes mayer A peace concluded betwene the towne of Lubeke and the dukedom of ho sure The captaynes of Lubeke desyrous to inuade deÌ„marcke A newe war â—â— A woÌ„derfull apparitioÌ„ in DeÌ„marke Henry king of Ingland excoÌ„municated by the pope The Pope hath â—â— authority ouer Ingland king HeÌ„nry forsaketh y t Pope A bokt sett furth vp kinge henry againste the primacpe of y e Pope King Henry ioined in coÌ„federatinÌ„ with y t Princes mayntainers of â— gospel Ireland rebeâ—â—eth against their prince Pope Clement dyeth Paule y â— â–ª iii. chosen to be Pope Sophi pâ—inâ—â— of y â— Persians â—â—â—â—â—beth y â— Turk Imbrai bassa Imbray bassa with hys host slayne The Turke cometh againste y â— sayde Sophy The turke coÌ„passed aboute of the Periyans The Turke escapeth â—a roâ—eâ—â— with a lewe Barbarossa inuabeth the kyngdome of Tunyse Barbarossa suodueth Affryca the lesse Kynge Altzachenus expelled from Tunyse The 〈◊〉 of Breda burned Great tempestes of wind Waters ryuers excedingly increassed â—â— y â— â—ande of Pole The duke of MillaÌ„ marieth y â— doughâ—â—r 〈…〉 y â— kyng Denmarke Themperour prepareth an armada towardes Affrica The kingdoÌ„ of Tunise recâ—â—â—red bâ— the peâ—our Barbarossa exâ—â—lled froÌ„ Tunise Kyng Altzachenus restored to hys kyngdome of Tunise The castell of Golleta reserued for themperour Themperour returneth froÌ„ Affrica Barbarossa inuadeth the Ile of Minorca The Affricanes attempte rebellion Andrewe â—e Aurea apointed to kepe y e Affricanes in awe The sect of the Anabaptistes in creasâ—eth The Anabaptistes â—â—kemâ—â—â—w 〈…〉 â— go naked The Anabaptistes within 〈…〉 e â—ppâ—â—lled The madnes of the Anabaptistes The Anabaptistes beleued that Minster was new Ierusalem A woman would conterfet Iudith The kynge 〈…〉 ing and knipperdulling taken The kyng of the â—â—baptistes with his coÌ„sellers put to death Christian duke of Holston chosen to be kyng in Denmarke The count of Hoya and the Erle of Teckelborough slayne Louedayes kept in Hungary The kyng of Poles maried the daughter of â—erdâ—â—anto kyng of Bohemy The death of the Duke of Mylan The duke of â—aâ—er marieth the daughter of Denmarke â—ir Thomas more Chauncelour of England and y â— byshop of Rochester beheaded The monkes of the charter house A wonderful tempest Neuer suche a teÌ„pest sene Quene Katherine dowâ—ger dieth Quene Anne Bullyn be headed Que. Iane Semour maried to the kyng of Enland The citie of Geneue besieged Preachers of the Gospel ordeyned â—â— Saâ—â—â— Iulius Lesar builded Clausa Rodani The French kyng claymeth the succession of Milaâ—e It is the condicion of an apâ— to countrâ—faite all y â— is done in his â—â—ght Apraiâ—â— of the author The Emporoures complaynt to the Pope agaiÌ„st the Frenche kyng The Empeperoures request The Popes aunswere The Emperoures retourne from Rome A trapâ—one put to death at â—poâ—s The Count of Nassowe Perone besyeged The Euangelical bond The Synode or conuocatioÌ„ of Wittenborough Swinglius coÌ„senteth not with Luter in the opinion of the SacrameÌ„t A new peace concluded betwene the sea townes of Eastlande Denmarke The citie of Copenhage beseged by y â— kyng Dâ—gâ—es and 〈…〉 Coppenhagh yelded vp toâ— kyng Warborough taken Markes mayer taken and quartered Agâ—â—ly eâ—â—ple for all kynges and conquerours The practise of papistes All the byshoys of DeÌ„marck deposed Iohn Bugen hagh Thepreachig of the gospell instituted in Denmarke xxiiij thousaÌ„d parishes in Denmarch Norway furnyshed with preachers The coronation of Lhristiane siyng of Denmarck The vntuersitie of Luppenhaghe furnyshed with meÌ„learned in y â— scripturs Liuinges appointed for preachers â—â—dâ—â—s in DeÌ„ 〈…〉 Thimbassadours of England at Wittenbourgh Doctour â—â—nâ—â— An olde prophecy of Enland The Lorde Darcy with other Edwarde the syâ—t borne The death
hys sonne Cham yet neuerthelesse dyd God in the meane whyle by a wonderfull destiny differ the vengeaunce and promise Howbeit the kyngdome remayned not by the posteryte of Nembroth For there rose a newe kyngdome by the Assirians thorough Assur by whome also the citye Niniue was buylded Oute of Niniue went the Assyryans and subdued the cytye of Babylon the whyche Diodorus Siculus doeth wryte and by thys occasyon is the Monarchye translated from the Chaldeis to the Assyrians Strabo and other dyd make mention of the citye Niniue that it lyeth in Assyria whereby it may easely be gathered that Niniue and Babilon haue ben two seuerall cityes not one of dyuerse names Many kynges are there rehcarsed in thys Monarchye Howbeit seyng ther is nothing notably written of their dedes it maketh no greate matter to rehearse their names onely onely this behoueth it the reader to remembre that this Monarchye beganne neare hande before the ende of the fyrste two thousande yeares whiche were accomplished before that tyme whan Abraham was fyftye yeare olde Hetherto haue wee treated of the fyrste age of the worlde in the which may be sene of the creation of the worlde of the churche and ciuyll administration ordeined of God besyde that of other wonderfull dedes shewed in the world by god But the churche came from Noe the patriarche vntyll Abraham whiche was eyght and fyftye yeare olde whan Noe dyed In the meane whyle whan this Monarchye beganne vngodlynesse and idolatry beganne to ryse here and there in Babylon and the true worde of God was in the meane tyme quenched seconde boke of the Cronicles of the foure Monarchies the whiche lykewyse comprehendeth two thousand yeares FOrasmuche it is before all thynges necessary and profytable in histories to consider the times and order of thinges that are happened I willed to parte this Cronicle in most greate and certaine nombers whiche maye easely be perceaued and kepte in memorye in the whiche neuerthelesse mighte be comprehended the most and principall chaunges of the worlde After than that we haue finished the first age we shall vndertake to speake of the two thousande yeares folowynge in the whiche also appeared the greatest power of the worlde and the most greatest monarchies haue folowed in order Of the fyrst Monarchye of the Assyrians Ninus kyng of the Assyryans WE haue admonished afore that the Chaldeis haue raigned first by the Babylonians but they remayned not longe in the empyre but that the Assirians the neighboures of the Chalde is obtained the kingedome and they beginne the history of kyng Ninus which beynge become moste puyssaunt in the Easte at the last also had warre wyth Zoroastres kynge of the Bactrians It is sayde that thys Soroastres fand fyrst wytchcraft and to haue taughte the course of heauen and the starres wyth great diligence As the warre was fynyshed that Ninus had wyth Soroastres he dyed leauynge hys heyre a yonge sonne Of quene Semiramis SEmiramis the mother of the chylde ruled her selfe after the kynges decease For the feared in so newe a kyngdome and where they were not all yet of their fre wyll subdued that for the chyldes youth the people mighte haue speded to rebellion and lest she shoulde be despysed by reason of woman kynde wherfore she vsed mans garment and fayned her to be the kynges chyld She was doughtye and excellent in princely affayres and augmented the borders of the dominion wyth vanquishynge countries and makynge fortresses She raygned happely and with great prayse xlij yeres She fortifyed Babilon with costly buyldynges dyches and walles enuyroned about it Whan the mother was deade Ninias the sonne raygned wyth good quietnesse and of this wyse was the superiorite of the worlde and Monarchye by the Assyrians a great season But forasmuche as there is not much written of the kynges folowyng I will passe ouer the rehearsall of their names because the good reader can not well kepe them in mynde Whoso wyll knowe them may seke them by manye other wryters Neuerthelesse it is no doute but that manys and sundry chaunges are befallen in this Monarchye the which maye easely be gathered out of the Bible which wytnesseth that the Assyrians possessed Babylon longe before the tyme of Cyrus howbeit they were two kyngdomes the one of the Niniuites the other of the Babylonians But for what causes or whan these mutations were that is vtterly vnknowen Herodotus wryteth that the Assyrians kept this Monarchy fyue hundreth yeares and that after that longe tyme there was no certayne or fyrme kyngdome but that the Medes vsed a proper kyngdome and likewyse the Chaldees by the Babylonians and the Assyrians had their kyngdome at Niniue and amonge the kynges had nowe the one ouerhande nowe the other Finally the Medes beynge become myghty drewe the vpper Monarchy to them takynge also the citye Babilon These thinges seme moost lykest to the whiche agre those that are written of Sardanapalus not only by Metasthenes but also Bion of whom Agathias maketh mention Of Sardanapalus WE must speake a lytle of Sardanapalus how he was depryued of his kingdome that afterward the kingdomes were diuided Whan God wyll punyshe the worlde he geueth it lecherous prynces By the histories it is manifest that Sardanapalus nothinge regardyng the gouernaunce of the kyngdom gaâ— hym selfe only to pleasures in so much also that â—â— vsed to paynte and coloure him selfe to make hâ—â— beawty and to clothe him with womens garment It is said that he sat in the middes of dishonest women and vsed all maner of vnclennesse How shuld not such an empyre haue had a pyteful ende Whan nowe the Medes Babilonians were fallen from hym and rebell and that he had loste the battayll against hys enemies neither coulde no where merchandes be more salfe he set y e castell at Babylon in fyre and burnt him selfe in it Howbeit as wryteth Duris he sent afore his thre sonnes to Niniue and hereby it commeth that after the decease of Sardanapalus the kyngdomes are diuided Bolochus reigned at Babilon whiche fell from Sardanapalus with Arbace Arbaces kepte the kingdome of the Medes The posteryte of the Assirians dured a certaine space of yeares by them of Niniue Many yeares haue these thre kyngdomes foughte and stryuen for the Monarchye Of Egypte WE haue suffycyentlye spoken of thys fyrst Monarchye but howe many yeares there be vntyll the tyme of the second monarchye shall we note hereafter At thys tyme must wee shewe brefely a few thynges of other kyngdomes whych are come vp besyde this monarchy For the very large empyre of Egypt was in his floure that whiche was gouerned by the posteryte of Cham which was gouerned by the posterite of Cham but as concernyng his power it was lesse then the monarchye as now a dayes the kyngdome of Fraunce is myghty in dede but yet it is lesse then the Empyre concernynge ther power or the dignite of his maiestie Of Abraham and the
thee peoples desyre of newfanglinesse in chaunging that commune welth which he him selfe had instituted For God will not suffre the chaunge of the kyngdomes whiche are ordeined by hym Also are we admonished by thys example that we eschue any mutacion at all In this historie are there many other notable commaundementes the whiche for shortnesse I must ouerpasse This one thyng wyll I only reherse that the ciuill gouernaunce the aucthorite of princes and kynges is here coÌ„firmed of God when he speaketh of the ryght and duetie of a kyng Saul reigned fourty yere and was destroied for his vngodlynesse all his kynred was destroted Dauid reigned forty yeare and God punished hym for aduoutry committed and by sedition was he dryuen out of hys kyngdom by his owne sonne Absalon But God restored him into the kyngdom and punyshed the sedition greuously Absalon died a straunge death Salomon was forty yeres kynge but after his decease was the kyngdom deuided in sundery partes for the aduoutry of Dauid Of the Kynges of Iuda of Salomons linage and kynred ROboam kynge raygned seuenten yeres And when hee woulde not obey thee Counsayll of the elders in minyshynge the charges and exactions of the kyngdome he caused wyth hys rygorousnesse that a chaunge of the kyngdome is casued For he â—â—â—owed the counsaill of younge men nother wolde release ought according to right Wherfore deciuered from him the moost part of the kyngdom and dyd begynne a new kyngdome in Samaria the whiche was the occasion of many greate battayls on both partes As for the posteritie of Dauid retained the kyngdome in Iuda and the tribe of Beniamin folowed that kyng Abia reigned thre yeare and in battayll vanquished the kyng of the ten tribes in Israel Asa reigned fourtene yeare The same obtained great praise because he rooted out the wicked worshyp of God which was institute against the worde of God in so muche that he fauoured not his owne mother in this behalfe for she also folowed a sundery worship of God For this cause gaue him God good fortune agaynst the Arabians the whiche he vanquished in battayll At the last was he punished also of God for a certayn conspiration that he had made leauyng the trust in God The mydde or half part of the worldes age ABout the twelft yere of this kyng Asaes raigne are accomplyshed there thousand yeares of the worlde that is the mydde or half part of all the worldes age accordyng to Elias saynge the whiche we haue noted in the beginnyng of the boke Henceforeward may be marked that in coÌ„tinently after happened moost greatest and sodayn chaunges in all kyngdomes that there dyd aryse battayles and man slaughter for the last tyme of the worlde dyd drawe on Thys is also to be noted that the publike well the Iewes are elder than of the Grekes and Romanes wherby it maye easely be gathered that all other nacions haue their spring of the Iewes auncetry and that the eldest doctrine yea euen Gods word hath ben by the Iewes fathers or auncetres Iosaphat raygned fyue and twenty yeares he is alowed for hys endeuour of religion and that he hath exercised all kinglye duetyes wyth great diligence And for that cause dyd god â–ª geue hym excellent victories Elias the prophet was in his tyme which was taken vp quieke into heauen so rayseth God a prophet euen in the myddes of the worldes age no lesse of famous doctrine then miracles that the word and promise of Christ might be sometyme renewed The rest than of the thre M. yeares of the worlde began vnder thys Elias After Elias succeded Eliseus the prophet As for these two prophetes how they haue reproued the wycked seruice of God and what miracles they haue done is sufficiently treated in the Bible Ioram reigned eight yeares he commaunded to kyll his brethren euen the eldest was a beginner of a new Idolatry wherfore he was also worthely punished of God he dyed vanquished of the Philistenes the which caryed away his wiues and chylderen saue Ochosias which was the yongest Ochosias raigned only one yeare and accordynge as his father dyd he permitted the false seruice of God to be set vp wherfore he was slayne But whan his mother Athalia saw that her sonne was dead she caused to be slayn all them that were a lyue of the kynges bloud of this wyse was the kyngdome translated from Salomons posterite that hereby we maye learne how rygorously God doth punish synne Before all thinges must princes consider and marke this that God doeth rout out the kynred of great princes because of wickednes Athalia the mother of Ochosias kept the kyngdome with violence and vsed seueÌ„ yeares great tyranny At the last she was worthely punished when through the commaundement of the high priest she was slayn Of Nathan and his posteritie IN the rehersall of y â— fathers of the which Christ is borne hath Luke the euangelist est out Salomon For Salomons poste rite was destroied neuertheles Dauids posteritie succeded in the kyngdome accordyng to the promise of God Dauid had also a sonne NathaÌ„ of whom Luke maketh meÌ„cion Of his kynred wer these kynges of Iuda folowyng namely Ioas reigned fourty yeres the same was of notable godlinesse so long as Ioiada y â— high priest liued whom he obeyed afterward fell he to vngodlinesse and Idolatry and caused zachary the prophete the sonne of Ioiada to bee slayne before the temple of whom Christ doth also make mencion in the .xxiij. chapiter of Mathew Wherfore God willed to punysh hym by the Syrians and finally was he slayn by his owne seruauntes Amasias was kyng nyne and twenty yeares this also was conuersant in Godlynesse at the fyrste and herkened to the prophetes whereby he dyd luckely vanquyshe thorough God the Idâ—means But heyng after become haut and presumptuous he made war of pure wilfulnesse and with out constraynt in the whiche he was taken and fynally dyed Ozias raygned twoo and fyfty yeares the same was also called Azarias The same was at the fyrst also Godly and ouercame the Philisthines Afterwarde whan he woulde hymselfe offre in the temple agaynst the ordinaunce of God he was stryken with leprosy In his tyme lyued Oseas Amos and Micheas whiche prophecied agaynste either kynges of Samaria and Iuda Ionas was â—lso at this tyme whiche was sent to preache to the kynge of the Assirians Ioatham reygned lykewyse syxten yeares thesame was Godly fought luckely against Ammon Achas reygned lykewyse syxten yeares hee set vp false worshipping of god of ouer great superstition and peruerse opinion of godlinesse he buylded euery where throughout al the lande chappels and altars wherfore God suffered hym and all his royalme to be greuously punyshed and spoyled Ezechias reigned nyne and twenty yeares Hewas a Godly kynge he restored Gods worshyp auoidyng Idolatry he
gaue the priestes their tenthes agayne And because these are true feates of good princes therfore hath God geuen hym noble victories For when the kynge of the Assyrians besyeged HierusaleÌ„ he called vpon God for aide the citie was deliuered of the syege by the angel slaing the enemies Esaye the prophete was in the time of this kynge in great worshyp by whome the kynge was instructed in suche thinges as pertayne to the feare of God But in the syxte yeare of Ezechias gat the king of the Assyrians the citye of Samaria and led awaye the ten tribes of Israel in bondage The moost parte of thys were the people of God that were fallen from Iuda and had set vp a propre kyngdome But whan the kynges of Samaria were afrayed lest the people shoulde fall agayne to the kyngdome of Iuda the which was ordeined of God yf they shuld somtyme resorte to Hierusalem feastly to do theyr sacrifyce and to heare the word of God accordinge to the ordinaunce of the lawe they set vp a certayne peculiar or propre Gods seruice a propre doctrine and a sacrifice agaynst Gods worde and so haue they abused all thinges against the worde of God vnder pretence of Gods name to entertayne the priuate power of their kyngdome Agaynste this worship of God are sometyme sent prophetes to the sauegarde and conseruation of many in the meane season haue the mighty with al stubbernes kept their false gods seruice Wherfore God hath greuously punished these kinges wyth warres and vproures neither lasted the raigne of this empyre longe by any kyndred in so much also that at the last God suffred the kynges and people to be led away Duely oughte this example make vs afrayde that we learne to feare God For if god spared not the posterite of Abraham vnto the which happened so manifest promises and so great but hath sodenlye ouerthrowen theyr kingedome and cast them out who is so sure minded which can beleue that we shall escape fre But in myne opinioÌ„ that part of Samaria â–ª semeth to beare the figure of the churche of the East and of the Grekes for lyke as Israel caried away by the Assyrians into Samaria came neuer agayne euen so also the churche or congregacion of the East is vtterly destroied by the Saracens and Turkes And as it happened to the tribe of Iuda afterwarde I feare me lest it chaunce lykewyse also to the West parte It is to be feared truely that God shal handle vs more rygorously because of the greatnesse of our mysdedes Houbeit God woulde in the meane season blesse the sede of Abraham before all natioÌ„s Wherfore ought the godly reader consider this example by hymselfe and pray God that he wyll chasten vs with mercy and not to cast vs vtterly away This kyngdom dured only two hundreth and foure and fourty yeares That tyme verely was very shorte specially seyng thys people had soo excellent promises euen of outwarde goodes also and in the meane season had they warre also and vproures So litle doth God suffre the wicked seruice of God vnpunished The wastyng of the kyngdom of Samaria was done the thre thousande two hundreth and fourtieth yere after the creation of the world Manasse the sonne of Ezechias succeded his father in the kyngdom of Iuda and reigned fyue and fifty yeres The same restored the false Gods seruice for false zele of godlinesse he burned in sacrifice his own childreÌ„ He persecuted the prophetes Esay y â— most holy prophet hath he caused to be cut asunder with a sawe and slayne at the last was he taken oâ— his enemies and caryed awaye Howbeit whan he knowledged his trespasse and called hartyly vpon the Lorde he was taken frely to mercye and God hath set him for an example to synners that they doute not but that God shall haue mercy and asswage hys wrath vengeaunce if they turne from their wyckednesse Amon raigned two yeare he was a wycked kynge wherefore he dyed with the swearde of hys seruauntes Iosias raigned thyrty one yere he toke away the wicked worship of God He ouerthrew the chappels and Idols he coÌ„maunded to burne the bones of false prophetes In his tyme were the bokes of Moses found again which had many yeres be lost That truely is a notable example that wickednesse mens traditions doth grow so excedingly preuayle that holy scripture is so greatly despysed y â— euen the very bokes be lost But God so prouiding for seynge she is neuerthelesse at the last restored and brought to lyght This history no doute doth shewe the figure of the last times in the church to y â— which the true and sincere knowledge of the word shalbe opened euen before the ende of the worlde But though Iosias was a verye godly kynge yet wanted not he finally his errour For whan he had now liued in good peace a great whyle had done many noble actes beyng waxen hardy he thought he might haue no misfortune by reason of his godlynesse Wherfore he warred vpon the kyng of the Egiptians the whiche neuerthelesse demaunded condicions of peace But because he toke that warr by trust of mans power he dyed of a greâ—â— wounde that he had gotten in y â— battayll Ioachas raigned thre monethes and was caried awaye into Egipt Ioakim raigned two yeares In his time inuaded Nabuchodonosor kyng of Babylon all Iewry whose tributary he became many men were led away among the which was also Dauiel yet yonge Afterward whan Ioakim kepte not the bonde or treaty Nabuchodonosor came againe and takyng Ioakim caused him to be slayne at Hierusalem his body to be cast amongs y â— other dead carcases without the citie according to y â— prophesye of Ieremy which prophesyed that he shuld be buried as an asse Ioachim or Ieconias was kyng thre monethes Nabuchodonosor about this tyme beynge come agayn beseged the city Ieconias yelded him selfe frely through the counsel of Ieremy the prophet vnto whom God had reueled that HierusaleÌ„ shuld be destroyed the people caried away howbeit he shuld not wholy be destroied but y â— he shulde once come agayn Hierusalem shuld be buylded agayn Ieconias was kept in BabiloÌ„ by god because he had obeied y â— voice of the prophet the which we shall note hereafter The best of the people were led in captiuite at Babilon with â–ª Ieconias and also all the moost costlye vessels and ornamentes that were in the temple at Hierusalem Sedechias raygned eleuen yeres he fell from the kyng of Babilon whome he wolde not geue tribute for which cause Nabuchodonosor came again besieged the citie And though Ieremy counseled hym that he shuld yelde him self for it were so foreseen of god y â— the people â–ª shuld be led away and Iuda punyshed yeâ— would not he obey â—oldened and trustynge too Gods promyse that the people of Iuda should not perishe
thesame maye easely laye together the nomber of the Grekes with these CxCi. yeares Iesus the high prest xxxvi Ioakin his sonne in his fathers absence viii Iesus beynge returned xx Ioakin agayne xlviii Eliasib xxi Ioiada xxiiii Ioathan xxiiii Iaddus x. Summa of the yeares is CxCi. Iosephus wytnesseth that Iaddus lyued whan Alexander wente into Asia The Persian kynges as the Grekes do reken them Cyrus xxix Cambises vij and. v. moneths Darius Hystaspis sonne xxxvi Xerxes xx Artaxerxes with the longe hande xl Darius the bastarde xix Artaxerxes Mnemon xl Ochus xxvi Arsames iij. Darius vi The order of the tymes doth for the mooste parte allowe this nombre For as the historye wryters haue lyued at sundery tymes euen so hath euery one made mencion of hys kynge that raygned at hys tyme euen as Herodotus maketh mencion of xerxes Theucydides of Artaxerxes with the longe hande after these made Xenophon mencion of Darius the bastarde and his yonger sonne Cyrus he wrote also of Artaxerxes Mnemon Xenophon went a warrefare also in those warres that were vsed at these tymes Therfore the late wryters do greatly erre of the Iewes they be very dull asses which set but four Persian kinges lesing more thē an hundreth yeares in this euident counting of the worldes yeares of the whiche do spryng more greueous errours In Daniel and Esdras is mencion made of the Persian kynges but they varye in some names from the Grekes As for me that all thynges may be knowen more manyfestly I wyll brefely shewe what my mynde is Metasthenes is of some reiected because he nameth some Persian kynges other wyse then the Grekes But for so muche as Esdras and Philo do not disceuer from hym I do not reiect those kynges whiche Metasthenes reherseth For it is no doubt but that Esdras was perfecte of the kyngdome and state of the Persians for so muche as it is euident that hee was one of the chefe of the realme and of the kynges counsayll Metasthenes doth set in this order the Persian kynges and these be the fyrste wherein they vary but Philo and Esdras kepe the same order Darius and Cyrus to gether twoo yeres and after that Cyrus alone xxij Artaxerxes Assuerus xx Darius Artaxerxes with the long hand xxxvij Darius the bastarde xix Artaxerxes Mnemon lv Ochus xxvi Arsames iiij Darius vi This variaunce after my mynde may easely bee iudged Of the fyrst Darius whiche reigned with Cytus haue the Grekes no certainte for so much as saieth Daniel he neuer reigned and therefore was his name all together vnknowen to men of straunge nacions And Daniel hath separated this Darius from Cyrus For he sayeth that Darius of Media was Cyrus of Persia Now do the Grekes reken only the Persian kynges nother do they myngle with them the Medians affeirs whose kyngdome was already translated too the Persians therfore do the Greke wryters dissent nothyng from the holy scriptvres though they leaue out Darius seynge they counte onely the Persian kynges Iosephus wryteth that this Darius were Cyaxares the sonne of Astyages of whome Xenophen wryteth the whyche I wyll not stryue wythall The seconde Artaxerxes Assuerus is Darius Hystaspis sonne and Cambyses is passed ouer because hee reigned hys father yet lyuynge or not long after his fathers death For the Persians had this custome that whan y e kyng went forth on war they ordeined another before which shuld supplie y e kings rowme being absēt And by this occasiō was Cambyses ordeined kyng gouernour of y ◠realme of Cyrus hys father whan he made warre agaynst the Scythyans wyth the which he hadde warre syxe yeares and for this season dyd Cambises raigne whome the Grekes saye to haue raygned seuenyeare the which must be vnderstande of that time wherein the father was yetlyuing And the historyes of Assuerus do wytnesse that he was Darius because Philo wryteth that these kyngdomes be recouered of hym agayne by warre whiche were fallen back and rebelled whan Cyrus had foughten wyth the Scythes hauing no goodlucke The thyrde was called Darius Artaxerxes wyth the longe hande the same do the Grekes simply call Artaxerxes wyth the longe hande and he had the name thereof that hys ryght hande was longer than the left whome Metasthenes calleth Darius Esdras doth call hym Darius and Artaxerxes indifferently for they vsed these names none otherwyse than oure Emperours vse the names of Cesar and Augustus But that Artaxerxes doth strayght waye folow Darius in order that is happened for thys cause that Xerxes forthwyth in the begynnynge of hys raygne wente in to Grece and that in the meane space Artaxerxes ruled the kyngdom in the East And because Xerxes remayned not at hande in the East therfore do not the Iewes make mention of hym but holde Artaxerxes for the kynge seynge he beynge made gouernour of the kyngdome ruleth so longe as Xerxes was from home After thys is ther no varyaunce more and of thys wyse maye the hystoryes of the Byble and Grekes be made very well to agre The disagreynge of the yeres ryseth therof y ◠some Kynges gouerned the other yet lyuinge and ther by is it come that some other haue gathered the yeares otherwyse Of Cyrus CYrus the fyrst Prince of the Monarch of the parsiansis rekened one amonge the moost doughtyest Kynges lordes of the worlde For besyde the manyfold excellent and very princely vertues had God geuē and endued hym wyth sundery luck and fortune in rulynge and very excellent vyctoryes of hys enemies yea he fortuned to be taught and instruct also by Daniel the prophet in godlynes and in the trew worshyp of God as holy scriptures do wytnesse Such kynde of Princes beinge so garnyshed wyth the vertues of God ought we to honoure as noble gyftes of God by the whych God wyll helpe the worlde retayne men in theyr vocacion haue modestye kept and peace finally to haue lawes ordeyned And seynge it is so it is a very vngodlynesse ether to despise or to set nought by suche Princes as the commune sort of people do But this Cyrus is worthtely to be counted among such ministers of God and very excellent Princes of the worlde Nother can the noblenesse of kynred be requyred in hym For it so pleasyd God that the worthynesse of gouernaunce be kept and maynteyned and by men auanced wyth moost hyghe vertues and renowme of theyr auncerters And for so much as God hath preferred with so high honors therfore ought they lykewyse to be honored of vs as a most excellēt gyfte of God The father of Cyrus was a prince or a gouernour of Persia borne of the ofsprynge of Sem his mother was borne of the kynges blude of Medes And Herodotus wryteth that Astyages kynge of the Medes sawe in a dreame out of hys doughters wombe to grow a vyne whose sprynge should ouer shadowe whole Asia Of this was the coniecture taken that a
nede of an other mans helpe and mercye After thys commaunded he Cresus to be brought to him and had him in greate reuerence as a great prince and vsed hys counsel in gouernaunce Cyrus demaunded of hym also by what cause he had taken this warre whether he were moued by the answer of Apollo whome he had asked counsell before To this answered Cresus sayenge That Apollo counselled him right well with these wordes Knowe thy selfe and all thyng shall prospete He dyd not refuse thys counsell of Apollo For whan his hoost had gotten the worsthande in aydinge the Assyrians he had purposed thenceforth to lyue in rest and peace chefely for so muche as he sawe Cresus to haue such prosperitie and power in bringinge all thinges to passe But whan he was praysed of the cityes that laye rounde aboute and of his great princes for his power and conning of warrfaringe he was agayne deceaued by pryde and vaine glory of him selfe and was so by the other princes made capitaine of the warre agaynst Cyrus And that by these praises he was brought to take the answer of Apollo otherwyse and that he thought he was suche a one in dede as he was praised namely that he was no lesse in power than king Cyrus and by these meanes had he taken the warres in hande But hetherto is ynough spoken of Cresus Hereof maye notable examples be taken that princes be oft brought to warre by no constraynt of necessytie and to theyr greate hynderaunce by the counsell and flattery of them which can falsely persuade and extolle with vaine prayses theyr power and vertues In king Cirus is chefely to be considered that in so great prosperities of all thynges he vsed great moderation of minde and that in so great violence of victories he swaged tyranny wyth mekenesse Cyrus than toke in all the kyngdomes from Persia vntyll the fyrste borders of Ionia from thence beynge returned he besieged the cytye Babylon which semed moost strongest against all force of mans power But Cyrus wanne her and that by this meanes The floude Euphrates runneth through the citye by some ryuers dyggynge thorough hys caucyes he ledde the course of the water another waye and as the floud was dryed men myght safely go into the toune on foote Besyde that had he hys espyals whych shewed what tyme the Babylonians were at reste and so broughte he hys army into the cytye in the styll of the nyghte whan they douted nothyng lesse But what nedeth here to prayse and auaunce much the prosperytie of Cyrus seynge it maye easely be thought and consydered that it is Goddes worke and not of mans wysedome or power that so many and so stronge tounes and kynges be subiect to hys kyngdome vnto whome it semeth no mans power nearehande myght wythstande For those hygh monarchies are ordeined conserued by an heauenly power for to preserue the state of a coÌ„mune wealth agaynst the will of Satan Moreouer after that Babylon was wonne than began that kyngdom of the Perses fyrst to be called a monarchy For the heade citye or see of the monarchy was Babylon and the kyngdomes of Chalde Assyria Medes and Persians be now brought vnder one empyre The moost parte of Asia was ioyned thereto also and other great countries which border vpon these kyngdomes Cyrus gouerned these kyngdomes with great prayse insomuch that no princes prayses wherof historyes do make mencyon can be compared wyth his commendacions and â—uauncementes I suppose that thys monarchy began after that Babylon was wonne in the thre score and tenth yeare after that the Iewes were ledde into captyuyte in Babilon But sence the creation of y â— world the yere of thre thousand foure hundreth and thre and forty and before Christus byrth the fyue hundreth and one yeare Whereby it maye easely be gathered that those histories of the Grekes that begynne at Cyrus be not very olde Of the Iewes delyuered out of the Babylonycall captiuite HEtherto haue we spoken of the state of the commune wealth and empyre of those tymes nowe resteth it that we speake also of the spyritual kingdome of God and of the churche After that Cyrus had subdued the Babylonians he set the Iewes free and at libertye out of all his kyngdomes and restored them into the kyngdome of Iewry This example wytnesseth howe muche God doeth care for the church or congregacion of the godly and howe lytle he doth forget them For that the church myght be released from the seruice bondage it was necessary that Babilon the citye shuld be taken and peryshe For a prince must not be a cowarde to represse the force of his enemies Herodotus wryteth also that some do suppose otherwise of Cyrus death and Xenophon writeth that he dyed in his bedde and that before his death he exhorteth his childeren to the feare of God to vnitie and loue to eche other and that with a greate relation and manye wordes he admonished them to remembre that mens soules dye not with the bodies but that they remayne immortall and that the godlye after thys lyfe enioye an euerlastinge reste wyth God and that contrary wyse the wicked shalbe greueously punished And to this is it saied that he shoulde haue added a substanciall euidence of mans reason concerning euyll doers the which in this lyfe haue a great inwarde drede in their minde for the conscience of theyr wicked dedes and that therby may be gathered that the soule hath a certayne beynge and that seynge this feare is beaten in by God it is euidente that God will be reuenged of all thynge that is vniustly committed Hetherto is ther ynough saide of thys moost holy kinge Cyrus In what tyme the Philosophers were fyrst in Grece BEfore haue we shewed that by the Grekes were the Poetes fyrst in high reputation by reason of ther learning afterwardes in Cyrus tyme began another kynd of learned men whiche were called Philosophers of them were two sectes at one time for some were philosophers of Ionia some were called philosophers of Italy The philosophers Ionici were in Ionia they vsed greate diligence in naturall thinges and searchinge out the course of starres The beginner of them was Thales which diuided first for the Grekes the yere in thre hundreth and thre score daies For though they had before twelue monethes yet were they constrayned to brynge the mouynge of the sonne to the course of the mone Thales did also shew first of the Eclypse in Grece and found the poynte whan the daye and nyghte are equall the which was no small conning He had learned these thinges of the Egiptians with whom God had kept this science These Thales taught also that the soules are ymmortall and he is the fyrste and true begynner of the philosophers of Grece The other parte of the philosophers whyche are called the Italians began by Pythagoras for the same lyued also aboute the tyme of Cyrus in that
him Afterward y e Babilonians trusted him with the whole army the which he betrayed to Darius and made also that he recouered the whole citye the whiche he had nowe besieged syxe monethes and a whole yeare As for Darius gaue hygh thankes to thys zopyrus for hys faithfulnesse for he set hym afterwarde before all the princes of his kyngdome And as a pomgranate was geuen hym he sayde He woulde wysh him no better thinge in this lyfe than that if he might get so many zopyries as there are graines in this apple For therby would he signifie that a kynge can haue no worthier treasure nor no stronger fortresses than faythful frendes and counsellers Of Darius Warres in Grece THE Persians assayed to drawe by claime to them the kingdomes of Macedony and Grece because they bordered vpon Persia But because God hath prefixed euerye royalme as it were certayne boundes the whyche it can not passe therfore coulde the Persian kinges subdue nor make subiectes to theyr empyre nother the Macedonians nor the Grekes Wherfore happened about that tyme in Grece many and greate chaunces the which as they are many euen so to rehearse them all ordely were to longe but I shall rehearse them all ordely were to longe but I shall rehearse some of them howbeit none saue the very best and that brefely The Persians sendinge Ambassadours to Amyntas kynge of Macedouy desyred that he woulde yelde hymselfe to them Amintas being afrayd because of the Persians power graunted willingly to do their request in a maner prostrate treated messengers very courteously And whan a royall banket was ordeined for y â— Ambassadours after their wil they desired to haue brought to them noble women and ladyes for to garnyshe the banket Amyntas which durst denye them nothynge commaunded to brynge them Whan the Persians were now droncken they dalyed wyth the gentle women vncourteously insomuch that theyr vnmanerelynesse yrked and displesed kyng Amyntas and his sonne Alexander the yonge king and by reason of the shamefulnesse and reuerence of age desyred Alexander his father the kynge Amintas that departing out of the company he would go to bed he wold remayne with the gestes As the father went now away Alexander faynyng myrth he suffred the Persians to daly and playe more frelier wyth the women at the last he prayed them all to ryse and suffre the ladyes to go a lytle apart for they should strayght way returne better trymmed The nobles of the Persians suffred that wyllingly In the meane season caused Alexander the fayrest yongmen apparelled wyth womens garmentes to returne into the banket and hyde sweardes vnder theyr garmentes wherewyth in daylienge they should slaye the Perses the which was done For the Persyans were kylled of euery one of these yonge men and thus was theyr vnshamefulnesse greueouslye punished This Alexander is rehearsed amonge the greate grauntfathers of Alexander After this rebelled the Grekes also which were vnder Darius in the forepart of Asia and taking the citye Sardis burned it and to this dyd the Athenians ayde them For one Histieus a noble prince sente a seruaunt to their captayne and lest the matter should be disclosed polyng his seruauntes heade he prynted vpon hys heade letters conteynynge this sentence that they should disceuer and rebell to the kynge afterward as the heare was growen agayne he sent no letters but this seruaunt to the capitaine wyth this message only that he should klyppe of his heare and loke vpon his heade the whiche whan the capitaine had done straight waye fell he from Darius But thys traytour was kylled and Histieus was hanged and the commotion beynge swaged wyth these remedies went no farther This and other lyke gaue Darius occasion to gather a great hoost namely a hundreth thousand footemen and ten thousand horsemen and to sende them into Grece to be reuenged of the Athenians for the sedition and vproure They pytched their tentes two myle from Athenes Whan nowe some counseled not to wythstande the enemies but yf they besieged the citye to defende it manly onely Miltiades counsellinge the contrary shewed that the syege should be heauy and verye intolerable for the communalty but with a sodayn inuasyon myght the enemyes be lyghtely vanquyshed They folowed Miltiades counsell whom also they made captayne of the warre the Athenians made an army agaynst the enemies of ten thousande nother had they any succourse out of the other cyties saue of one thousand men that the city Platea had made out And wyth thys small army was that greate and chosen company of the Persyans discomfyted and layed doun and thys battayll deserued a very great prayse for it deliuered all Grece from a great and incredible feare where wyth she was no lesse taken at that tyme than yf at oure tyme the turke shulde inuade Germany We must not ouerpasse here what recompense the Athenians haue made finallye to Miltiades and how they haue requyted hym for thys good dede For besyde this victory had he done other great actes for the commune welth Wyth chyualry had he added other cities and yles wherewyth he augmented the empire and dominion of the Athenians But because greate vertues can not want the enuy and detractions of euell men it was procured by the people and broughte to passe that Mâ—ltiades was cast into the commun preson vntyll he payed to the communalty thre hundreth thousande crownes But whan he was not able to paye that summe and beganne nowe to be sycke of the longe presonment and stenche his sonne Cymon went into preson to delyuer the father at the last whan the father was deade a very ryche citysin maryed Myltiades doughter and disbursynge out the summe of money he delyuered Cymon out of preson Can not good men be duely rewarded of the communaltye on thys wyse Of Kyng Xerxes DArius had two sonnes the elder was begotten ear he had the kingdome offred but the yonger called Xerxes was in yâ— tyme of the kyngdome of hys mother Atossa that was Cyrus doughter The same by reason he was of both parentes of the kynges bloude â–ª he succeded his father beyng dead in the royalm that the kingdome myght remayne by the yssue of Cyrus The elder brother suffred this wyth a great modesty of mynde stryuynge in no manere wyth his brother Xerxes As now the hoost of y â— Persians was ouer throwen in Grece Darius assembled a new army but in thys appoyntynge dyed he Wherfore Xerxes straight before hys raygne accomplished the preparation that hys father had begonne and entred into Grece with a moost puyssaunt army insomuch that some haue writteÌ„ that neuer was so great an army assembled before at one tyme as was kynge Xerxes armie Iustine sayeth that of his own kingdomes were seuen hundreth thousand men in armoure and of the other that were confederat with hym thre hundreth thousand men Though it semeth not wel to
of the floudes Of thys wyse dyd God turne the fortune of the dice and punyshed the pryde Great princes haue here an example sett before them whereby they must learne not to truste in their puyssaunce but that in the feare of God and trust to God must great thynges be taken in hande That he had thys shamefull ende for because this expedicion made euery man amased and also for because Xerxes dyd brynge on to Grece such a great multitude and power none otherwise than in oure tyme the Turke was constrayned to forsake the city of Vienne with great shame which came into Germany with an hoost of two hundreth thousande men Howbeit Xerxes departynge out of Grece left Mardonius the capytayne there wyth thre thousande souldyours and that for thys cause because the kynge persuaded by Mardonius counsell wente into Grece agaynste the mynde and wyll of the other Lordes And because it happened not as Mardonius promysed therefore dredinge lest beynge returned home he might lose hys heade because of the mischaunce of the warre he desyred that he might be left in Grece wyth that army to assaye all fortunes of warre yf by chaunce he coulde make feble the affayres of the Grekes Xerxes than suffred that and betoke hym to hys fortune Fyrst beganne Mardonius frendely to entreate the Grekes that hauing layde before them tolerable condicions of peace they woulde willingly yeld themselues But the Grekes beynge become more couragious by reason of the victory refused vtterly all dominion of the Perses and denyenge the leage asked that he shoulde defende hym selfe with force and fyghtynge hande Than toke Mardonius and burnt the citye of Athenes and wente thorough vntyll Thebe for they of Thebe were fallen to the Perses The Athenians and Lacedemonians makyng than agayn a fresh army by land of an hundreth thousand men met at sundry times with Mardonius in battayll at the laste Mardonius constrayned for faut of vytayls made an ende Alexander kyng of Macedony was wyth the Perses of whom we made mencion before the same shewed the Grekes before the euenynge that they should make them ready in armes on the next day for Mardonius was determined to pyche hys last felde and that was so done but the Perses beyng ouercome lost the felde Mardonius beyng slayne also whiche thynge the other counsellers of kyng Xerxes tolde him before the warre began But this was the ende of so great a settyng forth to warre and whan this warre was ended the cities of Grece began too encreace in power and enlargynge of their dominion subduyng many yles of the Perses whiche they adioyned to their dominion Moreouer the Grekes beyng become puyssauÌ„t waxed also haut and presumtuous and for desyre of dominion they procured also inwarde sedicion warre with in themselues and beyng ouercome with mutuall damages that eche had done to the other they were constrayned fynally to yeld themselues to straunge princes quenchynge and destroyeng all the estate of their common wealth and the vertues whereby they floryshed before But of this shall we treate a lytle hereafter It is necessarye to knowe Themistocles example before any thyng the whiche for so muche as he was the man by whose prouisse and counsail whole Grece was saued for the whiche thynge also hys prayses are auaunced more then of any valeaunt captaine whiche Grece had yet was he euel rewarded of his citesens for they droue him out of y â— citie This thanke geueth the commoÌ„ people for the most worthye vertues yea the deuell hymselfe blyndeth men that they do not acknowledge so hygh gyftes of God Wherfore it behoueth the best and excelleâ—t men to haue pacience before all thynges for it can not bee but they must haue grefes and all vnthankfulnesse in that state of lyfe After that fled Themistocles to Artaxerxes by whome he was had in greate honor in all thynges equall to the princes and peeres of his royalme It is wrytten also that Artaxerxes should haue sayde he coulde wyshe his enemies no more euyll but that they blinded with such madnesse dyd put awaye wyse men from them Of Artaxerxes with the longe hande AS Xerxes was deade raigned his sonne Artaxerxes whose right hande was longer than the left whereof he gat the surrname wyth the long hand Thys kynge is chefely praysed for his syngular wysedome and gentlenesse of maners and endeuour of peace Therefore do I rehearse his historye here nomore at length that wee maye finallye returne to the Iewysh hystories lest we be ignoraunce what state was in the church and spyrytuall kyngdome Of Zorobabel the Iewysh capitayne WE haue shewed before that in the Bible is one of the Persian kynges called Assuerus but the same was Darius Histaspis and as I suppose thys Darius is Assuerus which had quene Hester Herodotus doth also make mencion of Artistona the whiche Darius had besyde quene Atossa and sayeth that the same Artistona was very well beloued of Darius and it appeareth that thys same was Hester Philo writeth also that the history of Iudith happened in the tyme of this Darius and that Arphaxad whereof the history of Iudith maketh mention was captayn of y â— Assyrians after that they were now fallen from Cyrus whâ— was ouercome of the Scythyes I do not disalow thys meanynge of Philo but verely as I do suppose the history of Iudith was now already fulfilled before that Iuda was led into bondage and also before the Persians monarchy For Arbaces kynge of the Medes was before the monarchy of the Perses and Ninius was destroyed in the tyme of the Persians kyngdome and whan the Perses had the monarchy nether Ninius nor the Medes had theyr kynge Howbeit I graunt here euery man to defende hys meanynge After Darius Histaspis setteth Philo Artaxerxes wyth the longe hande passynge ouer king Xerxes but doutlesse for none other cause saue as is shewed before namely than whaÌ„ Xerxes was gone into Grece Darius wyth the long hand gouerned the royalme in the East in the meane season And this is that Darius with the longe hande whiche gaue the Iewes leaue the seconde tyme to buylde agayne the temple For though Cyrus had permitted the Iewes to returne to Ierusalem for to tyll theyr lande and to restore the kingdome the worship of God neuerthelesse in the meane season after Cyrus death â–ª were they letted by the borderers y â— the building could not goo forewarde vntill the seconde yere of Artaxerxes with the long hand whoÌ„ Philo calleth Darius with the longe hande Thesame commaunded in the second yeare of his king 〈…〉 by a commune proclamation commaundement that Ieruâ—alâ— the temple shuld be repared This was the occasion by the whiche the Iewysh natioÌ„s was restored to his libertie instituted again the gouernaunce of the royalme with the Gods seruice and builded agayne the temple and cities And though Iuda had not hetherto his kynges yet had they princes
Thrasybulus and as cōcernyng gouernaunce of policy iudgementes and lawes the state of the whole common wealth was chaunged after the olde custome Thrasybulus deserued chefely a greate prayse for his moderation of the mynde that after so notable a victory wherein he had also taken many of the enemies prisouers he woulde rather spare them then by good ryght to slaye them And when he considered that there should be no ende of puttyng to death yf thee goodes of the citesens that were taken away should be restored to euery man agayne or to the true heyres namely that were already come to the third or fourth possessor he bande them euery one with such a bande amonge themselues that no man shoulde thenceforth remembre any vengeaunce or iniury done but that euery man should kepe that he had kepyng the common peace euery man to be content with his portion or lot By this meanes and moderation was a quietnesse set in the common wealth And this is a noble example that with beneuolēce and forgenyng is procured a more durable concord in suche cinyll commotion then that euery man wyl go forth with rigour and force Afterward were the Lacedemonians become proude and haut also with this lucky chaunce For they would dryue Perses out of Asia whiche had succoured them But the Perses for that tyme made Codon capitaine of their hoost whiche was fled from Athens in the ciuill commotion of hym were the Lacedemonians discomfyted The Lacedemonians takyng greueously their misfortune layde al the fault vpon them of Thebe because they had entertained the bannyshed Athenians wherfore they fell into their contryes of the whiche rose a new occasion of warre in the whiche the Lacedemonians beyng ouercome were wholy vndone the Thebane power encreased Whan this warre was finished the Thebanes toke another warre againste the Phocians the whiche were wholye abolyshed and the residue were bannished Finally dyd Philippe kyng of Macedony discomfite and tame them of Thebe And thus were fyrst Athens after that Sparta finally Thebe destroyed and al that power of the Grekes came to naught Howbeit whan the Athenians and Thebanes dyd not kepe the conditions and appointementes of peace made with kinge Philippe he was cōstrained to inuade for to take in al Grece This is ynough spoken in brefe maner of the dolefull warres of Grece the whiche were an hundreth and thyrtye yeares after Xerxes durynge which space was lytel peace These warres are at large written by Thucidides and Xenophon and some other We haue thought it therfore sufficient yf we had opened and declared the example of the Athenians y ◠which is the principal in that history Of the Philosophers IN the meane tyme that thys befell dyd learnynge also florysh Hippocrates the Phisicion lyued from the tyme of Longimanus vntill Ochus an hundreth and foure yeares And besyde that all Grece had hym in greate estimacion he was also muche made of by the kinges of Macedony by the which also he spent great part of his lyfe Soranus wryteth that Hippocrates was sent for by kynge Perdicas because many iudged that the kynge was fallen into a consumption and was forsaken of other Phisitions But whan Hippocrates was come he perceaued that the kynge was not sycke for feblenesse of bodely strength but that he pined for loue and inwarde sorowe For he loued out of measure the handemayden of his father as oft as he sawe her chaunged both the mynde and colour in the kynge Of thys wyse perceaued Hyppocrates the cause of the sycknesse and gaue remedy to dryue it awaye Besyde this whan the pestilence raigned he caused a great woode to be sett on fyre agaynste the infect ayer whence the infection of the ayer came and of thys wyse kept he the whole contry Thessalia safe from the pestilence He was also renoumed of naturall miracles Vpon his graue were bees a greate season with whose hony were sycke chylderen healed that were anoynted therewyth About the tyme of Artaxerxes Mnemon was Socrates whych by the enuy of hys aduersaryes was poysoned and dyed in the preson He was accused to be a brynger vp of a newe learninge in the citye But by the prouidence of God were the aduersaries not longe after punished worthelye for they were put to death also Of Plato Eudoxus Aristoteles AFter these were Plato and Eudoxus a very connynge Astrologian whych also brought this science oute of Egypte into Grece After thys man was Aristoteles I suppose these to be the chefe amonge the Philosophers and after my iudgement are the chefe of thē Eudoxus Aristoteles namely because they were not only garnished with pleasaunt wordes or reasons but studious of the very thynges For they accustomed that kynde of learning as is most profytable partely to knowe the propertie of naturall thynges and partly to learne what waye men may lyue honestly It is a moost pleasaunt thyng to beholde howe God hath sett all kynde of vertues in oure owne nature Aristotele was borne of parentes not of the bafest or lowest condicion His father was Nicomachus a man of very great authoritye by Amyntas kynge of Macedony for he was hys Phisicion Hys ofspring was of Hippocrates kynred for thys cause had kynge Philippe that was sonne to Amintas Aristotele in suchreputacion afterwarde he gaue vnto him Alexander hys sonne to be taught of him his discipline and was taught of Aristotle the learninge of Philosophie that he might become more ready and wyser to make a relacion and to geue counsell Hetherto haue we spoken ynough of the Grekes affeares which happened about the tyme of thys monarchy Of Rome WHan the kynges were dryuen out of the citie the state of the common welth was chaunged The Counsuls beganne to beare rule and yearly were two chosen whose authoritie in that office was one yeare This chaunge of the commune welth happened in the tyme of Cyrus the fyrste monarche of the Perses the yeare after the worldes foundacyon thre thousande foure hundreth and fyftye and the seuenth yeare after that Babylon was wonne by Cyrus But besyde other great and innumerable affeires that befell at Rome were also horrible sedityons and chaunges in the commune wealth in the whych are examples geuen vnto vs that great cicyties and commune wealthes do endure seldome without great alterations Howbeit in this maner y t two Counsules wer chefe rulers lasted perpetually vntyll the tyme of Iulius which vsurped the monarchye There were betwene the beginnyng of the Counsels rulyng vntyl Iulius raigne foure hundreth and thre score and fyue yeares It were to long to rehearse here the Romane histories I will only recite the tyme of two notable chaunces that were befallen at Rome in the tyme of thys Monarchye In the hundreth and second yeare after that the citye was builded that is not longe after Xerxes warre aboute the beginninge of Longimanus raigne
rose controuersy and dissension by the Romanes For seynge they vsed not yet a certayne iustyce or lawes men were oft vniustlye wronged in and out of iudgemente for noman knewe yet perfectly what was ryght And whan the multitude dyd for this cause murmure it was ordeined that a certayne lawe should be written Wounder it is of what importaunce be written lawes to entertayne commune peace and concord in the commun welath the which this example doth witnesse manifestly For this thing were ten men chosen whiche beinge sente into Grece searched oute and espyed the maners and lawes of the greatest cities and in gathering together the beste lawes dyd vse the counsell of Hermodorus of Ephesus and other Philosophers Twelue tables were written the which were hanged vp openlye before the court of Rome This is the begynning of the written lawe of the Romanes the which they haue fyrst borowed of the Grekes The Ten men ruled thre yeare for it behoued that the lawes were euery daye declared But Appius one of the Ten men dyd abuse hys power which caused one Virginius a cite sins doughter to be demed for another mans bondewoman that by that cloke of lawe he might drawe her to hym and destore her The whiche as the father perceaued and sawe that by reason of Appius power his doughter coulde not be delyuered he slewe her himself in the iudgement lest his stocke shoulde be stayned with such a reproche Afterward gathering an army he made ready an ayde against Appius the tyraunt Than deposynge the Ten men from their office a new dignitie was ordeined Appius beyng taken and cast into pryson slew him selfe Thys example sheweth that tyranny and iniustice remayne not vnreuenged The thre hundreth and thre score yere after the foundacion of the citye fell into Italy an army gathered of the Frenchmen and Germanes whyche brent Rome But Camillus whom the commune people had before dryuen out of the citye played y ◠part of an honest man for coloring wholy the iniury the which he had suffred vnworthely gathering an army out of the next contryes he oppressed the Frenche men and Germanes wythin the citye kepyng the castel from besyegynge and the residue of the citesins that were escaped The dammage had the citye in the tyme of Artaxerxes Mnemon and about that tyme nearehande was Athenes taken and spoiled In this hystory is the first mencion made of the Germanes and this was not wholy four hundreth yeares before Christes byrth Of these Germanes was Milane and other cityes in Italy buylded Of the thyrde Monarchye THe thre thousand syxe hundreth and foure and thyrtyeth yeare after the worldes creation whan the dominion of the Perses had lasted an hundreth and nynety yeares that is thre hundreth and twenty yeares before Christes byrth began the thyrd Monarchy the whych we call the monarchy of the Grekes and nowe is the dominion of the worlde translated from the coastes of the East into the West and oute of Asia into Europa From that time began Asia by lytle and lytle more and more to dekeye not onelye in those thynges that were concerninge the power of the empyre but also in those thynges that concerned modestye of maners vertues gouernaunce of cōmune welthes and good learning And though these thyngs are in a maner redressed and restored by the Romanes yet at the last came by violence the Barbarians into Asia and dyd spoyle it in so much that thesame parte of the worlde whiche was wont to bee the moost excellentes by reason of the pleasauntnesse of situation wysedome honestye of men and puyssaunce of countryes is now turned nearehand altogether into a synke of fylthinesse and murthurous denne And contrary wyse those hyghest giftes are nowe in the Weste seynge the worlde doth drawe by lytle and lytle to the ende This monarchy beganne at Alexander kyng of the Macedonians whom we do worthelye call the Great For he was so excellent not only in power of gouernaunce but also in all other princelye vertues that one woulde suppose he haue had but few that were equall to him He is praysed in Ieremye and Daniel the prophetes because he was a most sharpe and happy gouernoure Daniel describeth a buck of whom is a ramme ouercome ouer throwen and doth expounde manifestlye that the buck is the kyng of the Grekes and the ramme the Persian kynge The vertues and notable victories wherewyth God had garnished kynge Alexander gaue some men occasyon to falle fayne muche of hys ofsprynge but I passe them ouer But this is certayne that great and fortunable princes are gouerned and kepte of God and that they are endued only of God wyth those ▪ vertues and gyftes For God wyll haue the maiestye of gouernaunces to be kept and maynteyned by those whych are noble by noblenesse of aunceters and florishing of kynred and it is euident that Alexander was borne of this sorte Hys father was kyng Philippe and hys mother was Olympias And that nyght whan Alexander was conceaued it is sayde that Philippe sawe in hys slepe that he had a seale on Olympias belly wherin was karued the ymage of a Lyon It was expounded that by that dreame was signifyed that Olympias hauynge conceaued of Philippe should brynge forth a moost puyssaunt kynge As for Philippe and Olimpias both of them were borne of the hyghest and moost noblest kynred of all Grece at that tyme. For Philippe if wee maye geue credet to the moost true wrytynges of hystoryes came of Hercules and Olympias of Achylles the valiaunt captayn before Troye These are the aunceters of whose stocke the renowmed prince Alexander is borne The kynred of Alexanders father The battail of Troye Hercules Hyllus Cleodeus Aristomachus Temenus Perdicas Argeus Philippus Eropus Alcetas Amyntas Alexander Amintas Philippus Alexander the great Thys was the fyrst kyng of Macedony whose ofspringe doth Herodotus describe And Alexander the great was borne about eight hundreth yeares after the Troian warre The kynred of Olympias mother to Alexander Achilles Pyrrhus Molossus kynge of Epyrus and Pielus they were both borne of Andromachus Of Pielus doth Pausanias in the Atticall wrytinges draw the other kings of Epyrus folowing Tarymbas Alcetas Neoptolemus and Arymbas Olympias Neoptolemus doughter mother to to Alexander This is the genealogy of Alexander gathered out of moost certayn hystoryes the whiche wytnesseth that the ofsprynge of Alexander was of the posterytye of very great men Whan Philippe was stayne because he left the wicked dede of a great man that had shamfully defloured a noble chylde vnpunished strayght waye after rebelled the Illyrians and Grekes and fell from the Macedonians and the kyngdome of the Macedonians stode in greate daunger For whan his father Philippe was slayne Alexander was only twenty yeare olde This was in the beginning of the hundreth and eleuenth Olympias after the rekening of the Grekes But wha◠Alexander had takē to him the
of theyr religion the whych taught hym also the prophesy of Daniel that the kyng of the Grekes shuld rule in Asia and amonge the Perses Whereof was Alexander not a lytle coraged and geuinge the Iewes great lybertye he enryched the temple also wyth great and noble gyftes He returned to Babylon according to the prophecy of Ieremy Of thys wyse saued God hys weake churche at that tyme whan for so notable mutation of dominions was warre nearehande in all countryes The diuision of the realmes after Alexander ALexander had maryed Roxane the doughter of a prince in Persia whiche was great wyth chylde whan the kyng dyed Whan the kynge was deade and there was none other true heyre of the kyngdome than the kynges chylde the princes toke counsel among them how to gouerne the kyngdome a ryghte First they thought it good to appoint certayne gouernours vntyll the quene were delyuered yf a man chylde were borne the same should be kyng by inheritaunce and succession Contrarywyse dyd some among whom was Perdicas one choyse in the kynges steade Arideus brother to Alexander a man fearfull and syckely and to this agreed the moste parte Neuerthelesse were the princes constrayned to choyse men by whome the kyngdome should be gouerned but amonge the gouernoures was Perdicas the chefe and that in the name of Alexanders brother vnder which pretense he procured in the meane season that he myght by lytle lytle optaine the whole kyngdome and than began he to assaye fyrst wyth honcste engyns afterwarde with open force also For he woâ—d Cleopatra the syster of Alexander and trusted by that meanes easelye to optayne the kyngdome But Antipater that was gouernour in Macedonia feling this gyle of Perdicas dyd hynder thys weddinge wherfore dyd Perdicas on the other part his diligence that Antipater might be taken and cast into preson This is to be brefe nearehande the cause of the warre whych was rysen amonge Alexanders princes For Perdicas had hys rebellions againste him on the other syde conspyred Antypater Antigonus Ptolomeus And Perdicas inuaded Ptolome first in Egypte where he was forth wyth slayne of hys owne souldiours This was a worthy punishment the which he deserued that was fyrst begynner of the sedicion amonge Alexanders princes But ther could be no ende made of this tragedy nother was there any hope of peace without the adherentes of Perdicas were fyrst oppressed also yee there coulde no stedfast peace be hoped for in the worlde seyng whan Alexander was deade the world was as headlesse Nother appeared any thyng els in so great a perturbation of all thinges than that al honestye and gouernaunce beynge wholy ouerthrowen there shoulde be a continuall willfulnesse oâ— murthuringe amonge men So lytle can lawfulâ— gouernaunces last in this worlde without they be institute and preserued of God But it semed to God that oute of Alexanders kyngedome shouldâ— sprynge foure mighty princes For so was it prophesyed of Daniel to come to passe namelye thaâ— whan the bucks whiche signified Alexander onâ— horne shoulde peryshe foure other hornes shouldâ— growe the whiche the angell expoundeth of thâ— foure kyngdomes institute after Alexander Buâ— it is chefely to be maruayled at that God woulde the realmes to come to those princes which by degre of bloude were neare to Philippe and Alexander Perdicas which was not of the kinges bloud was in the meane season depryued of this honor For so doth it most commonely come to passe that he which coueteth the common gouernaunce without a lawfull callynge putteth himselfe in greate administrations of hys owne swynge is reiected of God as we se what happened to Absalon some other Moreouer these kyngdomes are diuided amonge those princes which before were made debities in the kyngdome by Alexander Seleucus was made kynge of Syria Ptolemeus was made kyng of Egypte To Antigonus befell the kyngdome of Asia Cassander ruled in Macedonia and Grece These kynges had cruel warres for the monarchye the which euery one coueted But in Macedonia was the greatest slaughter Cassander caused to put to death the moost honest quene mother to Alexander the whiche in dyenge shewed a very wounderful token of chastitye and constancy For meting the hangeman frely wyth a coragious contenaunce aboue the costume of women she toke hym her heade to cutt of and whan she fell doune she couered her so wyth her rayment that her body should no where be disclosed dishonestly As for Roxane Alexanders wyfe caused Cassander to be taken kept But this vnfaythfulnesse hath God punyshed ryght well whaÌ„ after Cassanders death hys two sonnes Antipater Alexander disquieted eche other wyth warres for the kyngdome of Macedonye Antipater one of them drewe to hym Lysimachus which raygned by Hellespontus whose doughter he had wedded also But the other brother Alexander requyred ayde of Demetrius the sonne of Antigonus But ether of them was slayn of hys companyon of whom they trusted to haue ayde Antipater of hys father in law Lysimachus and Alexander of Demetrius Fynallye besell the kyngdome of Macedonye to Demetrius sonne to Antigonus for he was an honeste and lucky prince in gouernaunce Of this Demetrius haue all the other kynges of Macedony theyr ofspringe vntyll these tymes whan the laste of hys kynred was taken of the Romanes in whom also ended the kingdome of Macedony I set forth here the history brefely and as it were eueÌ„ in passing away out of the which thesage reder may easely coÌ„sider that in Grece whan they destroied themselues vsed now the assistaunce of foren princes peryshed all honesty of good maners wyth the dominion and commone welth For this Demetrius of whom we haue now made mencion whan he was oft conuersaunt wyth the Athenians they slattered him so shamefullye that they called hym God and wyth prayenge dyd hym godly worship yea and in theyr sacrifice vsed they a seuerall songe of him sayenge that the other goddes were a slepe only Demetrius was a true God whych dyd watche for theyr health These vngodly and dredfull voyces testifye that at Athenes was vtterlye quenched and lost all honesty and godlynesse Now resteth it that passinge ouer the kynges of Macedony I rehearse the names of suche kynges as haue raygned in Syria and Egypte For these kyngdomes were the mightiest among those foure and to knowe the order of these kynges doeth greatly auayle also in holy scrypture wherein often tymes is made mencion of them For the Iewes had great conuersacion and occupyenge wyth these two kyngdomes Of the kynges of Syria SEleucus was a prince borne in Macedonie on whose thingh appeared a naturall token in maner of an anker the which had also all his posterity He toke the citye Babylon by stronge hande Afterwarde were Antigonus and Demetrius hys sonnes kynges of Asia ouercome of him Antigonus was pearsed through Demetrius dyed in preson After this discomfyted Seleuchs Lysimachus
But in the seuenth moneth after thys victory was Seleucus slayne by Ptolome Ceraunus brother to Ptolomeus Philadelphus These are dredefull examples of the settynge vp and fall of so great kynges which worthely oughte to styrre vs to feare God lest we thynke to do great thynges by mans counsell and oure wysedome Antiochus Soter the sonne of Seleucus raigned in Syria after the death of his father Antiochus Theos his sonne had fyrst to wife Laodice wherof he had two sonnes Seleucus Callinicus Antiochus which was surnamed Hierax Ptolomeus Philadelphus gaue to the same Berenice his doughter afterward to wyfe But whan Antiochus was deade Laodice constrayned Seleucus her sonne to take the kyngedome and to take his stepmother Berenice Seleucus folowed his mothers counsell besieged hys stepmother finally brought her to yelde willyngly wyth great promises But kepynge no promyse he caused that the quene was put to death very cruelly For Daniel had prophesyed openlye that the quene of Egypt should suffre such a thynge and that the kyng of Egypt should reuenge the same For whan thys cruel dede was done Ptolemeus Euergetes brother to Berenice went into Syria droue Seleucus out of the kyngdome and takynge in many cytyes returned into Egypte Afterward whan Seleucus had recouered some harte he woulde recouer the kyngdome agayne and requyred ayde of hys brother Antiochus Hierax he was very yong and trusted by this occasyon to optayne the whole kyngdome For whan peace was made betwene Ptolomeus Seleucus Hierax inuaded his brother Seleucus kyngdome to the which thynge he vsed the ayde of straunge souldyours For the Galathians which Brennus brought out of Germany into Grece went farther into Asia beynge hyred wyth those kynges wages which had diuerse warres agaynst eche other These Galathians had thaÌ„ geuen them those landes in Asia that they dwelled in Of whom they be called Galathians vnto whom S. Paule the apostle preached the Gospell Nether is it anye doubte but that they were Germanes For the Grekes dyd calle wyth one worde the Germanes and Gallies Celte by chaungyng of the worde was the name Galate set for Celte Finally ouercame Antiochus his brother Seleucus with the ayd of the Galathians but Antiochus was lykewyse vanquyshed of the kyng of Asia lesyng a great deale of the kyngdome of Syria than was he constrayned to flye to king Ptolomeus Euergetes whan he was so receaued of hym that he should go no wher he wold haue fled but whan thys counsell was perceaued he was put to death This ende finally gat Antiochus Hierax Aboute y â— tyme nearehand fell Seleucus his brother from a horsse dyed This miserable fortune end had these two bretheren which had done many wicked dedes Antiochus the great inuaded the kynge of Egypt Ptolome Philopater wyth warre but he was dryuen back Afterwarde whan Philopater was deade he returned into Egypt with an army but the Romanes had taken the child Ptolomeus Epiphanes into their wardshyp to whom he was committed as a warde This was an occasion of a great warre which was betwene the Romanes Antiochus Hanniball toke part with Antiochus which was captaine in this warre a certayn space and many more contries of Grece dyd stycke to Antiochus But beynge weakened by reason of some mishappe he was dryuen to demaunde conditions of peace Than left the Romanes hym only y â— parte of the royalme whiche lieth beyond the hyll Taurus besyde this was he constrayned to sende his sonne Antiochus Epiphanes to Rome in hostage But at the last whan Antiochus spoyled the ryche temple of Belus in Siria he was oppressed of the communalty inhabityng there whych slew hym hys company euery one This was the ende of Antiochus the great Hierusalem had metely good rest sence the tyme of Alexander vntyll Antiochus the great But whan the warre betwen these two kynges was raysed by reason the Iewes laye betwene them both they were a lytle oppressed vexed of both parties And though Ierusalem dyd hetherto stycke more to Egypte yet was it nether subiecte to Syria nor Egypte Howbeit Ptolomeus Epiphanes sent a capitayne one Scopa against Antiochus which toke in certayne townes of Syria and part of Iewry Howbeit whan Antiochus had vanquished the same by y e Iordane he went farther tyll he came at IerusaleÌ„ Than did the Iewes kneling yelded theÌ„selues frely to him makyng also a commune league betwene them and the kyng for thys cause dyd the kyng Antiochus suffer them to lyue in peace asysted them in repayryng y e citye Ierusalem And of this wyse though they semed to be in daunger in the tyme of this warre by reason of the neighburhead â–ª yet lyued they quietly vnder this Antiochus Antiochus the great left after him thre sonnes Seleucus surnamed Philopator Antiochus Epiphanes Demetrius After y e fathers death raygned Seleucus a few yeres the other two brethren were kept in hostage at Rome Whan Antiochus Epiphanes knew of his fathers death he â—led priuely froÌ„ Rome as he was come againe into Syria he was made king For Seleucus was vnmete to rule nether liued he long after his fathers death This Antiochus Epiphanes truely was a man of much subtelty hardinesse had well learned by the example of the Romanes to apply himselse to the tyme and maners of euery man For he could easely forbeare and suffre euery man that he was with he was a wyse man wyth y e wyse â–ª agaynwyth vnbrydeled youth he folowed such exercise as he knew them to delyte in He procured the fauour of the comon people with familiaritye beneuolence and whan he made any costly banket he caused great summes of mony to be cast among y e people For his vnbrydeled maners was he called Epimanes for Epiphanes For Epimanes signifieth madde but Epiphanes signifieth noble His raigne began the hundreth seuen and thyrtyeth yeare after Alexanders death And whan he possessed now hys kingdomes that came to hym by heretage he went into Egypte For about y e tyme dyed Ptolomeus Epiphanes the same had to wyfe Cleopatra the syster of Antiochus Epiphanes the which vnder that pretence began to vsurpe y e kingdome of Egipt as if he were tutor of the yong king called Ptolomeus Philometor Nether shewed he himself otherwyse but with all gentlenesse beneuolence toward his cosin willed that Memphis other great cities shuld yeld them to the kyng y â— vnder suche a pretense he mighte by lytle and lytle draw to him the whole realme Whan he had now finished all thinges he left the kingdome and went to Ierusalem that at the request of Iâ—â—oâ— which coueted the dignitye of the hygh presthode by the meane of Antiochus For so stode the case thaÌ„with the Iewes that they myghte optayne the hyghe priesthode by decepte by conspiracion offoren kynges oppressinge slayenge in the meane season
those that were the true successors For which cause was this people greueously punished agayne of God This was the fyrst yourney of Antiochus to Ierusalem in the whiche he ordeined a hygh priest and spoyled the temple â–ª slew many This happened the syxte yeare of Antiochus the which was the hundreth and thre and fortyeth yeare after Alexanders death Two yeare after which was the hundreth and fyue and fortieth yeare after the death of Alexander made Antiochus ready hys seconde yourney into Egypt For the cities had yelded themselues agayne to the yonge kynge the which also had sought for ayde of the Romanes Nowe whan Antiochus inuaded Egypte the Romanes sente an ambassador Popilius which shuld shew Antiochus in the name of the Romanes to auoyde out of the coastes of Egypte nether to warre vpon the yonge kynge Philometor For the Romanes were mynded to retayne him in the kyngdome wyth theyr ayde Wherevpon answered Antiochus he would deuise wyth him selfe what he would do But Popilius wold graunt hym no space to deuise but makyng a rynge wyth hys speare aboute Antiochus commaunded hym to saye strayght waye before he went out of the cyrcle whether he wold auoyd out of Egipt or no. Antiochus being abashed with this seuerite constance of Popilius for he knew was afeared of the Romane power he promised frelye to go out of Egipt â–ª Wherfore he was constrayned to leaue Egypt the second tyme with great shame But inflamed with â—re for the impacience of the grefe he went agayne to Ierusalem and this was hys seconde yourney to Ierusalem for he was there twise and than vsed â—e his tyranny much more cruelly than before For he commaunded the Iewes to worshyp the Idols of the Heythen he commaunded to burn the bokes of the Bible and left a great deale of noughtypackes to possesse the citye Ierusalem in steade of a garnyson the which tormented then very cruelly that wolde not fall from theyr fayth and to thys thinge dyd they assist them that were deceuered from the Iewysh religion The temple also was turned to a prophane vse fore an image was sett therein of the Gentils superstition But what nedeth many wordes They busyed to roote out the worde of God and the whole lawe and in steade thereof to bringe in the maners of the Gentyls Nether dyd Antiochus vse that counsel rashly but with a great wytt policye For he perceaued that the Iewes wythstode the Heythen kynges because of theyr religion and therfore wolde he auoyde the diuersitye of religion Of thys wyse do mens thoughtes dalye in matters concernyng God and wyll set vp religion after theyr wyll iudgement Moreouer vnder y e example and figure of thys Antiochus doth Daniel also describe Antichriste that such a kyngdom shuld be where in Christen men shuld be put to distresse and Gods word shuld be quenched and lykewyse shuld be set vp a religion for a shewe which might be contrary to gods word by y â— which may be had an occasyon to optayne power great ryches Euen as it is euident that Mahomet hath set vp a false religion and vnder pretence thereof haue ordeyned a newe kyngdome And this religion semeth to be folysh religion for it doeth greatly flatter mens reason For passing ouer nearehande all the hygher sentences and articles of the fayeth it hath kept onely that doctryne whyche teacheth morall vertues Wonder it is verely howe muche that same doth flatter mans reason wherefore also it doth vse to crepe more easely into mens mindes than the doctryne of fayth As for the tyranny of Antiochus thereof is written in the bokes of the Machabees Danyel wytnesseth that the people of the Iewes had deserued thys punyshment because of theyr synnes And allthoughe God dyd punyshe hys people yet for all that he dyd not destroye them vtterly For God raysed Iudas Machabeus whych gatheryng a small army inuaded Antiochus captaynes and by Gods assistaunce ouerthrowynge the enemyes he recouered the temple the thyrd yeare after that Antiochus had sett an Idoll therein Daniel hath comprehended all this tyme of the Iewysh affliccion in two thousande and thre hundreth dayes whych make syxe yeares and syxe monethes and some dayes ouerplus For the persecution lasted from the thyrde yeare of Antiochus vntyll the eyght yere some monethes Daniel dyd vse thys diuision of the tyme also that the Idoll should stande in the temple a thousande two hundreth and nynety dayes whyche make thre yeare and syxe monethes And y â— temple was recouered an hundreth eyght and forty yeares after Alexanders death Thys was the thre hundreth and eight and fortieth yere after that the Iewes were delyuered oute of the Babylonicall bondage and the hundreth and two and fyftyeth yeare before Christes byrth But Antiochus deserued wyth hys vngodlinesse and blasphemy agaynst God not only the vtter extinguishment of hys kynred but also the ouerthrowynge of the whole kyngdome of Syria For after Antiochus death there was euer warre betwene one or other and after manye tymes for the succession in the kyngdome That it maye be playnely sene by thys example ho we begynneth matters to sprynge for the whyche kyngdomes be ouerthrowen as we se nowe a dayes to befall in Hungary Antiochus Epiphanes dyed in that yourney whyche made readye agayne to come agaynst the Iewes to reuenge the dammage done After hys death hys brother Demetrius fled from Rome toke in the kingdome kylling the yong Antiochus surnamed Eupator sonne to Antiochus Epiphanes Alexander the capitayne raysyng a sedition agaynst Demetrius slewe hym Demetrius left two sonnes after him Demetrius and Antiochus Sedetes Of this Demetrius verely was Alexander slayne lykewyse Afterward was a sedition raysed by one Tryphon agaynst Demetrius the whych droue him out of the kyngdome but Demetrius came agayne into the kyngdome and dyed stryken thorough wyth a sworde Antiochus Sedetes was slayne of the Parthes As for this Demetrius had a sonne Antiochus Gryphus Antiochus Sedetes left after him a sonne Antiochus Cyzicenus These stroue for the kyngdome of Syria and were both slayne Afterward dyd their children warre one agaynst the other for y â— kindome wyth no lesse stryfe than their elders and had at the last so febled eche other that Syria was constrayned to yeld it selfe to foren kinges For it ioyned it selfe to Tigranes kyng of Armenia And of this wyse is the kyngdome of Syria transferred from Seleucus posterity to foren princes But finally whan Tigranes was slayne by Pompeius Syria was broughte vnder the Romane power Hetherto is ynough spoken of the kyngdome of Syria Of the kynges of Egypt after Alexander PTolomeus the sonne of Lagus wherof Pausanias wryteth whych calleth hym the bastarde of Philippe father to Alexander ij Ptolomeus Philadelphus Greate prayses are of thys kynge by reason of his endeuour of peace and also because he delyted in all kynde of
owne brothers Alexanders wyfe Finally he was accused before Augustus for his wicked dedes who depriued hym of the dominion and in steade of a punishmeÌ„t was he bannished into Gaâ—â—le that he should leade the rest of his lyfe there in exile But that parte of Iewry was afterward gouerned by Romane gouernours first by Cyrenius afterward by Pilate Herodes surnamed Antipas y â— brother of Archelaus was made prince of Galile by his father Herode The same toke hys brother Philips lawful wife from hym he being yet aliue the which happened by this occasion Herode went to Rome by the way he lodged by chaunce with his brother Philip who dwelled in y â— fore part of Iewry As Herodes and Herodias had now made acquaintaunce which Herodias was the daughter of Aristobulus and sister to Herodes Agrippa they were agreed that he coÌ„ming froÌ„ Rome should leade her with him the which was done afterward Ihon Baptist rebuketh this wicked dede who was therfore beheaded Howbeit Herodes went not vnpunyshed at the last for it For by Caius Caligula was he sent in exile at Leonia in Galile with Herodias the whiche constrained hym to go to Rome require a kyngdome but commyng home without doyng ought he lost that part also of the kyngdom whiche he possessed before He reigned foure and twenty yeare in Galile Herodes Agrippa was the sonne of Aristobulus of whom we haue mencioned before for he was the sonne of the first Herode was slayn by his father But Herode Agrippa was prisoner at Rome in the tyme of Tiberius afterward was he in high fauour by Caius Caligula the emperour For he optayned by request of hym fyrst the parte of Philippe his brother and the name of a kyng afterwardâ— that lande also whiche Herodes Antipas had He optayned of Claudius Samaria and Iewry and by this occasion was whole Iewry subiecte agaynâ— to one mans dominion The Apostle Iames thâ— greater was put to death by this Herode the whiche is meÌ„cioned in the twelfe chapter of the Actes He reigned seuen yeares Agrippa the sonne of Herodes Agrippa was yet very yonge whan the father dyed for the whiche cause the Romanes Pretores or debites gouerned Iewry now agayne But Claudius gaue Agrippa afterward that part of Syria whiche is called the kyngdome of Chalcis he gaue hym that part also which Philip had possessed by Iewry Nero the emperour gaue hym also some cities of Iewry In the tyme of this Agrippa was IerusaleÌ„ destroyed and of him is mencion made in the xxi chapter of the Actes He reigned seuen and twenty yeares Philo the history Ographer sayeth that this Agrippa had a sonne whiche reigned with Ben Cosban who vsurped a kynges dominion vpon the Iewes and raysed great vproure in Syria and Iewry in Hadrian the emperours tyme. This is all Herodes kynred vntil the ouer throwyng of Ierusalem the whiche we haue brefely gathered therfore that it maye clerely bee knowen in what order they haue succeded in the kyngdoÌ„ And to know this is very necessary in the Bible Sence the tyme of the first Herode vntyll the destruction of Ierusalem are an hundreth and thre yeares Of Rome IN the thyrd Monarchie haue we made mencion brefely of the decaye of the Perses the prosperitie fall also of the Grekes and also the sundry mutatioÌ„s disturâ—nces of the Iewes Now remaineth that with yke brefenesse we reherse the tymes of the moste reatest battails that the Romanes haue had sence the great Alexander For it I woulde reherse thee whole histories it would be to great a worke We haue noted aboue that hygh monarchies are sometyme ordeined to that intent that great and moste mighty princes may be tamed that ryght should be set against great tyranny For this may be sene in all monarchies whiche are encreased by none other meanes in a maner then that they haue subdued moste mighty kynges Euen so the Romanes as sone as they began to be very mighty in Italy they inuaded first the Spanyardes and Carthaginians and had moste cruell and durable warres althoug they themselues in the meane tyme were somtyme greuously vanquished Of the Carthaginian Warre SIcily was cause of the CarthaginiaÌ„ war For kyng Hieron required helpe and aide of the Romanes against them of Carthag the whiche for as muche as they occupied now a great part of Sicily a long season they raysed many commotions Wherfore the foure hundreth and foure score yeare sence the foundacion of Rome did the Romanes appointe the first setting forth against the Carthaginians and this warre lasted twenty yeares continually As for the fyrste disconfiture whiche was very myserable suffered the Romanes when Regulus was taken This Regulus truely was sent to Rome by them of Carthago to entreate with the senate for the deliuery of the prysoners for if he could obtayne it he should be set fre at libertie If not according to his promise he should returne agayn to Carthago As sone as Regulus came to Rome it was sayed that he hymselfe counsailed in the senate that they would not suffre the exchaunge of the prysoners to be done for his sake but that they woulde rather consyder hee were an old man and feble of body whiche could lyve not muche longer What nedeth many wordes The senate at the last folowed his mynde and hee went to Carthago agayne where he was tormented with sundry and new maners of tormeÌ„tes And among the rest of his tormentes is this rehersed also that his eye lyddes beyng cut of he was trauayled with continuall wakyng First is the principall loue of this man toward the commoÌ„ welth alowed namely whose profite he regarded more than the health of hym or his His trust and faithfulnesse is praysed also because he went agayn to Carthago specially seyng he knew that moste cruel punishmeÌ„tes were appointed for hym But at the last were the Carthaginians constrained to demaunde conditions of peace of the Romanes By the Ile Egusa was a very sore felde foughten and the Romanes slew thirtene thousand Cartaginians and two and thyrty thousand taken prysoners But whan the Carthaginians required peace the prysoners were frely were dismyssed without mony These thynges happened after Alexander whan Ptolomeus Euergetes ruled in Egipt Of Haniball THe fyue hundreth and .xxxvi. yeare sence the foundation of the citie of Rome began the second warre of Carthago against the Romanes The occasioÌ„ of this warre was begonne by reason of Spayne the which whan the Cartaginians had once lost Hannibal had now subdued it agayn Nether truly had y e Romanes euer any greater discomfiture then in this warre For fortune was so contrary to them that Hannibal beyng come into Italy dyd thre tymes ouerthrowe them though the most part of the Romanes was slayn in the two first battails yet was it not to be coÌ„pared to the third battail wherin were slayn about fourty thousand Romanes
many also were taken prisoners This discomfiture made the Romanes so sore afrayd that many nobles gathered together began to deuise to flye into Grece leaue the cytie But wheÌ„ Scipio the yonger harde of that he went to them exhorted theÌ„ to sted fastnesse in defending the contrary and sayed yf he perceiued any man to flye out of the contrey he would straightway strike him thorow with his sworde Wherfore he compelled the young noble men to bynde themselues with an holy othe that they shoulde not leaue the citie but that they would frely abyde euery chaunce for loue of the countrey As for this same Scipio made an end of this warre when it had lasted syxten yeres For he ouercame Hanibal in Aphrica and compelled the CarthaginiaÌ„s to require peace and peace was concluded vpon this condition that they of Carthago should yelde Hannibal to the Romanes But he beyng escaped fled to kyng Antiochus the greate whome he prouoked to ordeine a great and dredefull warre against the Romanes But kyng Antiochus was slayne whiche we haue sayde before It may easely be gathered out of this what tyme this seconde warre of Carthago was namely twenty yeare before Iudas Machabeus Of the warre of the Romanes in Macedonia ABout the fyue hundreth and fyue and fortyeth yere rose first the warres in Macedonia First with Philippe and that because of the league made with Hanniball against the Romanes For kyng Philippe hated greatly the name of Rome For he perceaued that the same citie crept vp to the destruction of all kynges and moste myghty Monarches in so muche also that he shoulde haue sayed somtyme He feared lest a tempest shoulde once come out of Italy into Grece whose vehemency shoulde be so greate that all these slaughters and discomfitures whiche Grece had suffered of the Perses and othet compared to it might be called but a triful toie Wherfore when he was inuaded of the Romanes with warre he required the coÌ„dicions of peace not vnwittingly made a treaty of peace concord with the Rom. But afterward Perseus his sonne as one y t was more coragious and of a more vnrestly minde gathered an army and made aliaunce with many kynges and inuaded those cities of the Romanes that were in Grece and the Romanes were also greatly vanquyshed of hym at the first But not loÌ„g after this battayll he required frely the condicions of peace howbeit the Romanes refused to graunt the same and sent Paulus Aemilius into Macedony of whom Perseus was ouercome and taken prisoner with his mother wyfe and children Of this wyse were kynges tamed by the Romanes subdued This Perseus was the last of the Macedonian kynges and with hym is that noble kynred of Demetrius gone to naught where of we haue spoken before Howbeit the sonne of this Perseus became a secretary at Rome and the kyngdom of Macedony was afterwarde alwaye gouerned by Romane gouernours This warre with Perseus began not long before when Antiochus Epiphanes inuaded the Iewes Of the Spoylyng of Carthago THe syxe hundreth and seconde yeare after the fouÌ„dacion of the citie began the third last Carthaginian warre by this occasion The citie Carthago was at variaunce with the countreis adioynynge to it as somtyme ryse debates betwene cities and princes and these required ayde of the Romanes againste the Carthaginians After long reasonyng it was disputed in the senate whether Cartago shoulde be wholy spoyled because that it beyng restlesse could not lyue in peace For Scipio Nasica counsailed that Caâ—chago should not be ouerthrowen first because it were not honest that the Romanes shoulde vse so great tyranny and shoulde slaye so muche people Beside this that it wer not profitable also without that citie could not Aphrica be entertayned too do her duetie without it were wholy spoyled Thyrdly that it were moost necessary for the Romanes to haue suche a citie contrarieng them by the whiche they should be sturred to lustinesse and courage or els should they rayse warre within themselues yf they feared no foren enemy Contrary wise did Cato bring this argument among other as the chefest that the Romanes dyd by lytle and lytle become vn lyke their auncetours in vertues prowes Wherfore if the moost myghty citie Carthago remaining in her estate knewe the cowardnesse negligence sloughtfulnesse feblenesse of the Romanes there were nothyng more surer but that she would striue againe for the empire and high gouernaunce and oppresse the Romanes and bryng them vnder her power Wherfore lest this shoulde be it were moste profitable and necessary to destroye Carthago Nether would the senate geue any certayn sentence or verdice vpon this at that tyme but they ordeined Cato the aged and certaine other to be sent with hym to Carthago to trie out all the matter whether any daunger were to be feared of the Carthagineans that then at the last they might earnestly deuise what were to be done But what nedeth muche to be sayed Cato beyng returned shewed that more daunger were to be feared of the Carthaginians than euer was before For though they of Carthago were depriued of their dominions yet could they easely perceaue that the citie were both myghty and also cruell whiche coulde not rest but must by processe of tyme assay some thinge to reuenge her selfe Besyde this brought Cato with hym grene fygges of exceadyng bygnesse the whiche he shewed openly in the senate And when he was demaunded whence he had brought those fygges he aunswered within thre dayes may be saâ—â—ed thither He said moreouer they growe in the lande of your enemies So neare dwel your enemies and they that couet your empire The senate being sturred with these so many persuasions ordeined that Carthago should be assaulted with warre should be roted out by the ground that there should be no hope of restoring it afterward To accomplish this warre was Scipio the yoÌ„ger the sonne of Paulus Aemilius made capitaine and in the fourth yeare after the coÌ„tinuall assault of syx daies was Carthago taken And though Scipio permitted euery man a space to flye frely yet was a miserable slaughter in the citie wheÌ„ it was dispoiled Afterward by the coÌ„maundement of Scipio was the citie set on fyre and burned syxtene dayes continually This is that myserable decaye of Carthago the moste noble cytie in the whiche neare hande alwaye haue so many renowmed princes gouerned of whome to speake by reason of their worthinesse wyll not the brefenesse of writtynge suffre at this tyme. Carthago stode continued about seuen huÌ„dreth yeares The godly reader may aboue all thynges behold here a dredeful example of Gods vengeauÌ„ce in so truely ouerthrowyng of so mighty and very excellent a citie It is sayed also that after that it was set on fyre Scipio came rydyng to the place of the citie and sawe the myserable case of Carthago that was spoiled and destroyed and beyng moued with a
to be remembred in choysynge of counsuls for it must be pertayned to him that it shoulde be so broughte to passe For if he had returned to Rome wythout there should be a consull hys enemyes were minded to oppresse him and to brynge to passe that he shoulde be exiled from Rome But Cesar brought to passe wyth the ayde of the Tribunes that the dignity of Consulshyp was promysed him the which was done wyth the consent of Pompeius the consul also But whan the tyme came to appoynte the consuls some haue stered the Senate to set themselues agaynst him nother suffre Cesar to be made consul the same alured Pompeius to be of their syde and droue out the Tribunes whyche fled to Iulius Cesar But whan Iulius perceaued that they woulde oppresse and betraye hym he laye sore vpon the promyse that was made hym and demaunded the consulshyppe besyde thys would he haue the Tribunes restored into theyr place Duryng this controuersye there were diuerse consultations Marcus Cicero brought the moost vehementes reason whiche were to be borne of ether parte For he wylled that Cesar and Pompeius should forsake theyr hoostes and that Pompeius should goo into Spayne as he was also determined and Cesar so sone as he had forsaken the hoost shoulde be consul Iulius Cesar agreed to thys but Pompeius refused it Wherfore dyd Cesar come to Rome wyth an army appoynted Pompeius takyng the flyght doth lykewise appoynt an hoost wyth all hys power But Cesar taketh in Italy Spayne and persued Pompeius vntyll Grece And though Iulius refusyd not hetherto the condicions of an appointment of peace but dyd also offre them frelye yet Pompeius ceased not to make aunswer that he would graunt nor admitte no condicions of peace before he sawe the heade of Iulius cut of and brought to hym But whan Cesar heard that he was greatly moued Though Pompeius had a more righteous cause yet oughte he to haue vsed more gentlenesse agaynste so noble a prince that offred condicions of peace and sought onelye that he might haue ben fre and withoute daunger of feare Therfore whan Cesar sawe that he muste vse counsel by constraynt he inuaded Pompeius and ouercame hym Pompeius fled into Egypte where he was slaine by an entray of the yong king whose father he hym selfe had set into the kyngedome Afterward toke Cesar Asia and Aphrica together insomuche that he alone had in all the empyre of Rome wyth great puyssaunce Thys so great alteration and misery in the commune welth of Rome began of a moste lyghte thynge for this warre was dolefull both to hygh and lowe estates of men For histories report that ther were slayne aboue thre hundreth thousand men in thys ciuill warre ⸪ The fourth and laste Monarchy namely of the Romane empyre Iulius Cesar THre thousand yeares eight hundreth and foure score and seuentene were sence the creation of the worlde Seuen hundreth and syxe yeares sence the buyldyng of Rome Seuen and forty yeares before Christ was borne began fyrst the Romane monarchy whan Iulius was made Consul and the warr agaynst Pompeius whereof we haue euen nowe spoken dyd begynne That the warre lasted fyue yeares For whan Pompeius was deade Iulius had yet much busynesse to do in Egypte Asia and Aphrica where Cato had slayne hym selfe and in Spayne where he had also slayne one of Pompeius sonnes But whan all contryes were sett in peace returned Iulius to Rome and that was in the moneth October and after that in the begynnynge of Marche was he stycked through in the Senate of Cassius and Brutus wyth their companyons Wherfore raigned Iulius in peace nomore but fiue monethes and in that season caused he the yeare to be ordered throughout all the Romane empyre according to the course of the sonne He brought also with him out of Egypt a notable and most conning man in sciences which taught by demonstracyons called a Mathematicus ▪ and was the fyrst autor◠cause that those sciences were taughte in Italy And this ordering of the yeare which is handsome and that we vse yet now at this tyme was begon◠fyrst by Iulius But how dishonestly and very cruelly those that kylled Iulius that is playn ynoug◠by theyr dedes For Cassius Brutus wyth they companions fauoured Pompeius But by the mercyfulnes of Cesar were they take in agayne into the citye and restored into their former dignitye possession of goodes For what shall I be prolixe The worlde had neuer a prince so mighty that euer vsed more gentlynesse towarde hys enemies that frely yelded thēselues He neuer shewed anye notable wrath agaynst anye man wythoute it had ben in a battaill where necessitie to fighte dyd requyre where neuerthelesse before him Marius Sylla neuer ceassed of murtheringe euen in tyme of peace But Iulius did no such thinges ye he frely toke to mercy euen the best of the cōmune welth that were Pompeius adherentes nether toke ought from them He brought agayn also the true maner of gouerning the commune welth whiche was decayed by sedition and restored it wyth no lesse wysedome than he kept it vp with authoritie But how great a thinge this is maye be gathered therby that in ciuill commotions wee se iudgementes lawes and all modestie of maners go to wrack and to nought Iulius truely was one of the most doughtyest princes whiche beynge garnished of God with most greatest vertues aboue other men that haue gouerned very great dominions Besyde this was it not possyble to retayne commune peace long after that Iulius was deade for there was noman after Iulius that had ether such authoritie or power that with very force could enterteyn the quyetnesse of the empyre for to retaine the same in great kingdomes is requisite a greate and syngular puyssaunce Moreouer it is reported that he should haue sayde That he feared not for for his lyfe but that his death should be mischeueous and deadly to the commone welth empyre But all this refrained not them from the cursed enterpryse of whom by a cōiuracion he was slaine The first beginner of this wicked dede was Cassius and that only by enuy because for Cesars sake he could not obtayne those prouinces which he coueted Brutus was a man of great wytt and therfore suffred he him lightely to be made a companyon of this wicked dede cloking it with this colour that it were not honest for the Senate of Rome to suffre a lord greater in the empyre then he Item that Cesar also was a tyraunt and that it was lawfully permitted to slaye tyrauntes With such lyke inconuenient argumentes whiche are oft wont to begyle yong and vnlearned men in lyke cases was Brutus inflamed for without his helpe had Cassius brought nothynge to passe This is the summe of this history But God suffred so great a mischeuousnesse not longe vnpunished For as manye as had conspyred to the death of Iulius were also slayne themselues not
writeth Procopius the historyographer When euery where was peace made Iustinianus caused also the auncient lawes of the Romans to be gathered in bookes called Digesta that is bokes appoynted in order but the same bookes were darkened not long after Iustinianus through lawes of the Lombardes and Frankes neuerthelesse after a good season were they brought too lyght agayne by Lotharius a Saxon Emperour of whoÌ„ we shall speake hereafter Howbeit it were to long to reherse here how greatly this wysdome is to bee praysed in the Emperoure who wylled that iustice and these lawes to be commonly executed as by the iudgement of all sage and good men can nothynge be more honest holy and more profitable Of Bellisarius I can not worthely ouerpasse that of Belilsarius which he hath handled most faithfully in all thynges he was a peace and concorde maker in all the worlde He dyd wholy restore the empire of Rome that was nearehand decaied and altogether weakened to be short he shewed hys lorde and all the worlde suche pleasure that none coulde be greater nor more prayse worthy and if they were estymed aryght they are hygh and incredible gyftes of God But what thaÌ„kes the worlde geueth agayn for so great vertues and suche gâ—stes of God that doth the example of Bellisarius declare sufficiently whom Iustinianus of a very lyght suspicion without cause caused to put out his eyeâ—â— and droue him away that he shuld be fayne to seke his meate with beggyng at the last dyed he lyke a moste wretched begger Of this wyse doth the deuel at the last set hym against the greatest men whiche vndoubtedly hateth all Gods workes and moste hygh vertues in men Besyde thys dyd Narses also fall in the Emperours indignacion but he woulde not returne to Constantinople For that he myght be more safe for daungers he remayned all hys lyfe longe at Naples in Italy Simplicius the .l. bysh of Ro. succeded Hilarius Felix the secoÌ„d of that name succeded Simplicius After Felix was Gelasius the .lij. bysh of Rome Anastasius the seconde of that name was after Gelasius After Anastasius was Symmachus the .liiij. byshop of Rome In hys tyme was the fyrst trouble raysed for the chosyng of the byshop of Rome For some woulde haue had one Laurentuâ—s agaynst Symmachus â–ª and thys stryfe was the cause of a greate slaughter at Rome At the last did Dietrichus of Bernaswag this vproure After Symmachus succeded Hormisda y e lv bysh Ioannes the first succeded Hormisda Felix the thyrd the .lvii. bysh was after Ioannes Bonifacius the secoÌ„d the .lviii. bysh succeded Felix Ioannes the second succeded Bonifacius Agapetus the. lâ— byshop succeded Ioannes This same optained of the Emperoure Iustinianus that heretikes shuld not be brought to Constantinople Syluerius the .lxi. bysh succeded Agapetus Vigilius was bysh after Syluerius Thissame was taken of Iustinianus and vncourteously entreated because he would not consent to the restitucion of the bannyshed heretikes Pelagius the first succeded after Vigelius in the tyme of Totilas IoaÌ„nes the third was y e .lxiiij. bysh after Pelagiê° In these tymes were sene very dredeful woÌ„ders in the skye by the Italians There were sene burnyng battayls Cometes Besyde this also was Rome nearehand drowned wyth the surroundyng of the Tyber These tokens signified the decay of the Romane empyre and the Churche the whiche ensued afterward For not long after rose the Mahometicall pestilence The yeare of Christ CCCCC lxvi IUstinus the second of that name the .liij. Emperoure reygned ten yeares He was Iustinianus systers sonne In his tyme toke in the LoÌ„bardes parte of Italy to dwell in whyche was the yeare of Christe CCCCC lxxij The yeare of Christe CCCCC lxxvi TIberius the second of this name the .liiij. Emperoure reigned seuen yeares He was Iustinus marshall and was taken of hym for hys sonne and heyre of the empyre He vanquyshed the Perses but had no good fortune in Italy agaynst the Lombardes Benedictus the .lxv. bysh of Ro. succeded Pelagiê° Pelagius the second was bysh after Benedictus Of Mahomet and of the kyngdome of the Sarracens The yeare of Christe vi C. xxx The yeare of Heraclius xv The yeare of the worlde iiij M. v. C. lxxiiii The yeare of Rome M. iii. C. lxxxii MAhomet auaunted hymselfe a prophet also a king in Arabia by the Agarenies and Saraceus that by this occasion The Agareny dwellinge in the entryng of Arabia were alwaye geuen to robbery and exercyse of warre Whan they were now enticed with the Persian warres they receyued wages vnder Heraclius And whan it was shewed them by y e Emperoures captaynes they lokynge for no more wages raysed an vproure agaynst the Romane captayns By reason of thys commune vproure beganne Mahomets power to encrease For seynge the commune people coulde want no captayne they dyd lyghtely stycke to Mahomett who passed all other for his greate ryches and other syngular vertues But that he myghte the more easely bryng the peoples maners into some certayne order he purposed to make lawes not only in ciuill matters but also to bind the mindes of the coÌ„mune people to a certaine and new forme of religion that he might the better kepe them all in their duety nother might ryse any occasion of disscucion For he sawe that euery wher were sondry disagreing mindes of the doctryn of religion For y e concord of the Churches was spoyled by sundery heresyes and chefely wyth the wicked learning of Arrius But whan the consciences are tangled wyth errour and the myndes wauer than do they lightely suspect the doctrine of Christ and be in shorte space dryuen hether and thether Wherfore as mens myndes were thus relyng and vncertayn Mahomet hauyng gotten oportunitie prescribed suche a forme of religion wherein those heade chapters of the fayeth that spake of Christe were past ouer and that therefore lest the doctrine of the fayth should more be broughte into doutfull disputatyons but restynge only in the vnderstandyng or capacyte of reason myghte commaunde of courtesye of maners and maner to lyue honestlye Thys truely is acceptable to mens nature Therfore embraced thys doctryne the Gentyls Iewes Arrians and such as were deciuered from the Christen religion For thys fayth semed to be alowable to euery man Wherfore men of vnlyke kynred vnlyke language â–ª the one liuynge otherwyse than the other it is vnpossyble to saye how easely they grew and increased in myght to resyst the Romanes valiauntly For first began they to subdue Arabia and part of Syria For Damascus was Mahomets courte Afterwarde became they myghty in Egipt also Let thys suffyse brefely spoken of the begynnyng of y e dredefull kyngdome of Mahomet wherin raygned fyrst the Arabians Egypcians which called them Sultan or Souldan that is prince afterward was the empyre brought to y e Turkes As for y e kingdome is y e greatest part of Antichrist in the Prophetes are y e
Charles the balde in to Italy where the two cosins the sonnes of Lewis folowed hym As he herde this he was taken with a disease of a soden feare and died Yet in the meane season persysted byshop Iohannes in transferryng of the empyre and willed the sonne of Charles the balde to succede in his fathers place Wherfore he was taken at Rome of the Germane legates and such as were of their partes but escapyng their handes he fled to the Frenche kyng where he made Lewis the stammerer the sonne of Charles the balde Emperoure This Lewis lyued nomore but twoo yeares after hys fathers deceasse And of this wyse was this earnest couetyng come to an euell ende at the last for the Frenchemen and also was the byshop frustrate of his false engines Charles the grosse the fyft Germane Emperoure THe yeare of Christe .viij. C. lxxxi came the empyre agayne to the Germanes For the Saracens commyng agayne into Italy and spoylyng all thynges dyd the Romanes call their byshop agayne out of Fraunce for the Italians had nede of succourse agaynste the Saracens And when the kyng of Fraunce was deade seyng the kynges heyre was not yet of ful age there were raysed euery where great dissencions and debates in Fraunce for the gouernaunce of the realme vntyll the kynges sonne were come to age Wherefore the byshop of Rome constrayned by this necessitie required ayde of the Germanes to rescue Italy out the brunt of daungers Then came Charles the grosse sonne to Lewis the Germane into Italy driuing out the Saracens toke the emperial crown the yeare of Christe .viii. C. lxxxij Charles reigned after that he was crowned ix yeares About this tyme the Normandes fallyng into Fraunce dyd so much harme euery where that the Frenchmen wer compelled to require ayde of the Germanes and by consent of euery man was Charles made kyng of Fraunce and by thys occasion gott Charles the Grosse the realme both of Germany and Gallia or Fraunce agayne But these kyngdomes were separated againe not long after Charles beynge wery of the warre in Morauia or Meerhen by reason of the greate combraunce and trauail forsakyng the empire he made Arnolfus his brothers sonne Emperour who pointed Charles out of the empire so muche reuenues so long as he lyued as was sufficient for a kynges state Arnolfus the .vi. Germane Emperoure ARnolfus the sonne of Carolomanus duke of Baierlande Schwaben and of the FraÌ„kes y â— cosin of Charles the third was substitute by hym in the empyre the yearâ— of Christe .viij. C. xci he reigned .xij. yeares Fyrst ouercame he the Morauians or Meerhlanders after that the Normandes whiche beyng now returned out of Fraunce came vntyll the Rene and commyng to Worms put the byshop of Mentz to execution As the Normandes were vanquyshed by the Emperours at the last became they Christen Afterwarde when Vâ—ido duke of Spoleta by a rumor was made Emperoure Arnolfus goyng into Italy toke in Rome by greate force and was crowned of Formosus the byshop of Rome Wherfore wheÌ„ he had taken in Italy agayne Vâ—ido was bannyshed He restored againe also the duchy of Bourgondie to the Germane dominion Marinus the C. xi bysh of Ro. succeded IoaÌ„nes Adrianus the .iij. was byshop after Marinus Stephanus the fift C. xiij bysh succeded Adrianê° Formosus succeded Stephanus At that tyme was again a great debate at Rome for the election For Sergius was also created byshop but the fauoures of Formosus driuynge out Sergius Formosus sent for the Emperoure into Italy that he myght kepe styll the byshopryke by that meanes For Sergius was fled into Fraunce and went about to obteine the byshopryke by the aide of Frenchemen Howbeit after certaine yeares when Formosus was deade he was made byshop vsed more tyranny and presumpcion then he ought to haue done accordyng to byshoply mekenesse He caused to digge vp the deade carcas of Formosus to degrate it and beheadyng it cast it into the floude Tyber with moste shame It is written that this Sergius was very vnlearned vnmanered which thinge his cruell dedes declare plaine ynough Bonifacius the .vi. the C. xv byshop succeded Formosus Stephanê° the .vi. folowed Bonifacius Thissame disanulled condempned al Formosus ordinauÌ„ces Romanus the C. xvi byshop of Rome succeded Stephanus Theodorus the .ij. succeded Romanus IoaÌ„nes y â— .x. the C.xix bysh of Ro. succeded Theâ— dorus thissame alowed agayne the ordinaunces of Formosus whiche Stephanus the syxte had disanulled Benedictus the .iiij. was the C. xx byshop after Iohannes Leo the .v. was after Benedictus the C. xxi byshop of Rome The same was taken prysoner by Christophorus Christophorus was byshop after Leo. Thissame was taken by Sergius After Christophorus was Sergius the .iij. made the C. xxiij byshop of Rome The same caused the deade coarse of Formosus be dygged vp agayne and beheaded It is a thynge full of drede ether to reade or to reherse byshops of Rome to haue vsed so great tyranny among themselues And it could not be that any regarde could be had of Christen godlynesse let no man then marueill in the meane season yf any abuses and wycked opinions be broken into the churche in the meane whyle Lewis the .iii. the .vii. Germane Emperoure THe yeare of Christe .ix. C. iij. Lewis the sonne of Arnolphus being substitute in the empyre of hys father reygned ten yeares It is no where redde that he was crowned For when Arnolphus was deade the Hungarians inuaded Germany wyth greate violence Agaynst them dyd the good prince Lewis the Emperoure set hymselfe and dyd greuously disconfite them by the ryuer Lyeus but he was afterwarde ouercome of them lykewyse Then the Hungarians beynge vanquishers dyd euery where muche myschefe and harme to the Schwoben Frankes Baierlanders and them of Ostenryche Slayeng euery one wythoute regarde or mercy burnynge temples cityes tounes villages yee euery thynge Afterwarde entrynge into Italy vsed lyke crueltye At that tyme was Berengarius prince of Foroiulium which gatherynge a great army aganyst the Hungaryans although somtyme he fought vn luckelye yet gat he hym such a good name by thys settynge forth that afterwarde he wylled to be called Emperoure Cunradus the .i. the viij Germane Emperoure THe yeare of Christ .ix. C. xii was Conradus made Emperoure he raigned seuen yeares But he was not crowned of the Romysh byshop He was Lewis the .iii. brothers sonne he was duke of the Frankes and the laste of the mooste noble posteritye of Charles the great whiche ye maye gesse by the order of the genealogye wrytten hereafter the whych I haue added therfore y t it maye be knowen to how great chaunces and how many alteracions the kingdom of the Germanes hath ben putt the which thynge can not be red wythoute greate wonderynge at For that maye be sene euerye where that greate kyngdomes floryshe a certayne space in the world but at the laste they be
and Henry sonne too Lotarius doughters husbande Baierlande He made his Cosin Henry Erle of Eastenryche duke and set boundyng borders to ether duchy Then began first the duchy of Eastenriche But Catulus Henry kept Baierlande not longe for he forsoke Fredericke in Italy and raised new rebellions in Germany against hym Wherfore Frederick driuyng away Henry afterwarde the duchy of Baierlande was geuen to Otho of Witelsbach And of this Othoes bloude are those princes borne which now a dayes haue Baierlande and the counties Palatine by the Rene. The right of election on the Saxonies behalfe gaue he to Bernarde prince of Anhalt Henry flyenge went into Englande wyth his wyfe and chyldren but at the last when he returned composition was made that Catulus Henry should possesse the duchy of Brunswich But thē dyd Phillippe byshop of Colen take the countrey Westphalen from the duchy of Saxony withforce Frederick besyeged Lubeck and subdued it to the empyre He compelled also the kyng of Dennemarck to require peace They of Milane rebelled and went about to brynge the other cities of Italy vnder their subiection For that maner and wylfulnesse to haued ominion doth last yet by the Italians wherfore Frederick goyng into Italy apeased all rumors But afterwarde did the byshop of Rome entice the Milaners and the other cities to a coniuracion againste Frederick and dyd excommunicate hym For whiche cause he went nowe the fourth tyme into Italy he subdued and spoyled Milane and assayed all the meanes he coulde to alaye the debate betwene the byshop of Rome and hym but it was inuayne For Alexander the third byshop of Rome could not be brought to that poynte that he shoulde not vexe the moste gentle prince wherefore Frederick went to Rome but Alexander fled to the Venecians Then was Otho Fredericks sonne sent agaynste the Venecians who beyng taken in a battayll vpon the water condicions of peace were accepted For Frederick the Emperoure sawe that the byshops of Rome coulde reste by no meanes Moreouer consydered he also that besyde that hys sonne was taken what was chaunged to the Emperours that were afore hym Wherefore Frederick vsed submission and moste lowly humblenesse For he came to Venice and layed hymselfe downe before the Churche dore afore the Romyshe byshop and suffred hymselfe to be troden with his fete who commaunded also to be cried out Thou shalt treade vpō the adder and coceatrice and then dyd he absolue hym at the last Frederick sayde contrariwyse that he dyd not shewe that lowlynesse to Alexander but to Peter Whereto aunswered Alexander both to me and to Peter But what is to be thought of this dede of the byshop of Rome that do I committee the reader to iudge The byshops of Rome rayse warres without any lawfull cause For Alexander striueth for his priuate election nether woulde he euer admitte any counsaill nor any other condicions And besyde this iniury dyd he vse also extreme wylfulnesse and pryde againste the hyghest power of Christianitie when he dyd treade vpon the Emperoure with his fete whome God commaundeth euen to honoure But when this agremēt was made he chose Hēry his sonne to be party ruler with hym the yere of Christ M. C. lxxxvj lest the empyre shuld be with out a gouernoure when he toke his yourney into Asia He maried his sonne to Cōstantia the daughter to Rogerius by whiche meanes the kyngdome Sicily and Naples came to the empyre Germanes and made the young kyng gouernoure of Italy Not long after went he into Asia with a greate preparacion of warre company of many princes to recouer again the citie Ierusalem that was lost not long before He toke in many mighty cities in Cilicia vanquyshed the Saracens Turkes He made the Souldane so afraide for hym that he caused many of his greate cities to cast down their walles in Syria when he did mistrust to kepe them he himself fled into Egypt For the kynges of England Fraūce were already arriued into Asia with a great army But what fortuned when they had gathered a greate hoost Fortune whiche is not alwaye good beganne to turne Frederick when he had now takē the cōtrey Armenia by reason of y e heate went into a swyft water with his horse and the doughty prince was drowned the yeare M.C lxxxix Nether ought it to be maruayll that Frederick peryshed of this wyse in a ryuer for histories do make mencion that he otherwhyles also went into waters In the second setting forth vpon Milane the Italians pitched their tentes on the other syde of the ryuer Abdua whiche is no lesse then is the Tems about Sion and mocked Frederick the Emperoure who was of this syde the ryuer with his hoost thynkyng that by reason the ryuer was betwene them both they myght mocke the Emperoure wythout daunger Then did the Emperour steppe into the ryuer without feare and commaunded the horsemen to folowe hym Whiche thynge seyng the Italians thought shoulde neuer come to passe for ether they laye here and there or vnaduisedly went vp and downe without order they toke the flyght and were ouercome of a small company of horsemen This feate witnesseth that Frederick was a prince of excellent hardinesse ▪ and also one that doubted not to put hymselfe lyghtely into waters The prince of Boheme was made a kyng by Frederick for his sundry and excellent faithfulnesse that he vsed toward Frederick at Milane Lucius the .iij. was made byshop of Rome after Alexander Vrbanus the .iij. succeded Lucius Gregorius the .viij. succeded Vrbanus Clemens the .iij. folowed after Gregorius Celestinus the .iij. was after Clemens Henry the .vi. was crowned of hym Henry the .vi. the xxi Germane Emperoure THe yeare of Christ M.C.xC. began Henry the vi of that name to raigne after his fathers deceasse and raygned seuen yeares He had great warres in Apulia and finally subdued the whole realme In Germany had he enemyes the byshop of Colen and Lutich or Liege besyd them also the Burgundions In this vproure was the byshop of Lutich slayne and the other beynge abashed by thys myshappe left of frō theyr enterpryse and obeyed frelye He made hys sonne Frederick yet a chylde Emperour wyth the consent of y ◠electors The election was confirmed with sealed letters of the princes electors the same was afterward called Frederick the .ii. But whan Henry was now dyenge ▪ he committed the wardeshyppe of the chylde and empyres gouernaunce to his brother Philippe who had the gouernaunce of the empyre whan Henry was yet alyue Innocentius the .iii. was byshop of Rome after Celestinus The same persued Philippe the Emperour and it is reported he shulde haue sayde He wolde take awaye from Philippe the Emperours crowne or hys thre crowned miter shulde be taken from hym He made Emperoure Otho the Saxon. But thys frendeshyp was not stedfast nether for Otho was excommunicated of the Romyshe
Bohemy and made his sonne kyng of Bohemy He dyd so tame Bohemy and Mentz whiche made fyndely confederacions together that they obeyed the empyre At the last was he slayne of his brothers sonne some erles of Eastenryche It was happely Gods pleasure so lest the manslaughter that he had done against Adolfe the Emperoure should be vnpunyshed For though he was not of lyke power yet in the meane season ought he to haue worshipped him as his lorde ordeyned of God The kyllers of hym were punyshed also For God letteth not manquellers vnpunyshed Benedictus the .x. was byshop of Rome after Bonifacius the .viij. The remouing of the Romysh byshops se from Rome into Fraunce WHen Benedictus the .x. was deade Clemens the .v. was made byshop of Rome The same dwelt at Lions in Fraunce absolued the Frenche kyng of the excommunication Wherfore sence that tyme which was the yeare M. cccv was the byshop of Romes see translated from the citie Rome to Auinion in Prouence a contry of Fraunce .xvii. yeres At this tyme were the Fratriâ—elli whiche were euen of lyke opinion with the Anabaptistes that in oure dayes go astraye their opinion was that noman should haue ought propre or of hys owne that Christen men should not gouerne coÌ„mon welthes and suche lyke madde opinions had they Of the Turkes IN the tyme of Albert of Eastenriche began the kynred of Othomanus to grow among the Turkes in power and estimacion of whose bloude are spronge those kynges of the Turkes that raygne at this tyme. Henry the .vij. called of Lucelburg the .xxx. Germane Emperoure THhe yere of Christ M. cccix was chosen Emperoure Henry the prince of Lucelburg He reigned .vi. yeares For in the meane tyme that the Romish bishop was in Fraunce the Frenche kyng desyred inordinatly the dignitie of the empire and trusted to obteayne his request througe the consent of the Romish byshop But the coÌ„corde was not long durable betwene the byshop the Frenche kyng Wherfore the byshop aduertised the princes Electours whiche had now long disagreed for the electioÌ„ to hayste to choyse an Emperoure with one consent the prince of Lucelburg who at that time was demed a most renowmed prince for his wysdome ioyned with hygh grauitie As he was chosen strayght waye dyd the byshop of Rome coÌ„firme hym And thus was the FreÌ„che kyng disapointed of his request endeuoure â–ª to remooue the dignitie of the Romish empire to him First toke he from the duke of Wirtenberg al his goodes because he was a rebel to the empyre To his sonne Iohn gaue he the kyng of Bohemies daughter in mariage by this meanes became Iohn prince of Lucelburg the father of Charles the iiij kyng of Bohemy Afterward went he into Italy with a great army and made Italy so afrayde of hym as no Emperoure had done a greate whyle before hym Some cities woulde not yelde them to hym without they were compelled by force namely Cremona and Brixia the residue obeyed frely At Rome was he crowned Emperoure He besyeged Florence with a heuy and strayght syege at the whiche tyme as it is reported a frere of y â— preachers order or Black freres that was made out of the Florentines destroied Henry with venim whiche he strake vpon the syngynge breade yea and the byshop of Rome hymselfe also beynge now armed with hys weapons threatened Henry wyth the dart of excommunicacion as he perceaued that he began to be sett by in Italy Ludouicus or Lewis the Baier the .xxxi. Germane emperoure And agaynst hym was chosen Emperour Frederick Duke of Eastenriche THe yere of Christ M. cccxiiij were assembled together at Franckforde the princes Electors the bysh of Mentz â–ª Trier and Colen Ihon kyng of Bohe my Rudolphe counte Palatine of the Rene Rudolphe duke of Saxony Volcmarus marques of Brandenburg On saynct Lucies daie was chosen Emperoure Lewis the Baier by the byshops of Mentz Trier the kyng of Bohemy and Marques of Brandenborowe And agaynst hym was chosen Friderick duke of Eastenriche be the byshop of Colen the cunte Palatine and duke of Saxony Lewis was crowned Emperoure at Aken Frederick at Bonne This controuersye in chosynge brought an occasion of greate inwarde or ciuyll warre in Germany The duke of Eastenriche had fauourers the byshop of Rome the kynges of Fraunce and Bohemy the Schwabes the counte of Palatine them of Strasborow and other cities many But God prospered Lewis who was lesse of power destitute of mans ayde He raygned .xxxiij. yeares The yeare M. cccxxiij dyd they stryke a felde by the floude Nechare whereof both sydes many were slayne The yeare M. cccxxv on saynt Michaels euen gaue Lewis a greate battaill to Frederick Frederick did ayde Lupoldus hys brother ioyned wyth hym the Schwaben and Switcers and a greate parte of the Hungarians As for Lewis dyd folow the kyng of Bohemy and the erle of Norenberg and some other princes Now when Lupoldes taried so long that he could not passe the water y â— host of Eastenriche was slayne and Friderick was taken by a Franke whose name was Ebrarde Mosbach the same led hym to the erle of Norenberg who sent hym to Lewis But when Lupoldus sawe he coulde not helpe hys brother he was so angry and ragious that he had in a maner vndone hymselfe had not hys men refrayned hym whiche also consayled hym to withdrawe nether dyd rashly cast hymselfe into the daunger Afterwarde assayed Lupoldus many thynges inuayne both by the byshop of Rome and also the Frenche kyng that he myght take his brother awaye by force for the FreÌ„che kyng made no greate force of a strange matter Friderick was a prysoner the space of thre yeares in a castel in Baierlande at the last when the controuersy was brought to a poynt he was let louse vpon this condicion that he shoulde renounce the empyre whiche thing when he had frely promised he was restored into Eastenriche by Lewis Of this wyse behaued Lewis hymselfe very gently toward his enemy Lupoldus yet in the meane tyme not ceassynge of raysynge commocions euen after that Frederick was deliuered Afterwarde dyd Iohannes the .xxij. cast hys thonder boltes of coursyng agaynst Lewis the Emperoure because he vsed the Imperyall aucthoritie and empyres gouernaunce in Italy before hys coronacion Thereof rose an occasion of a greate diuision in Germany and that lasted about .xxiiij. yeares In the meane tyme rose here and there greate sedicions in the empyre and cyties and one parte busyed to dryue out and oppresse the other by conspiracion And though Lewis desyred absolution not once but often of the byshop of Rome yet could he not obtayne it wyth any prayers so that both Benedictus that was after Iohannes and other many and honest men dyd refuse the processe There are yet now a dayes wrytynges of the controuersie wherein the Romyshe byshop Iohannes the .xxii. is not ashamed to boaste
that he hath the full power and aucthoritie to make and depose not onely kynges but also all Emperoures at hys pleasure By thys it maye be gathered easely that the Romyshe byshop vsed so greate hatred agaynste the Emperoure for no very weyghty cause There were also about that tyme some learned men whiche openly blamed the Romyshe byshops writynges amonges these was Occam one ▪ the princes of Germany euery one as wel ecclesiasticall as of the nobilitie helde with the Emperour at the last were some compelled by the byshop of Rome to fall back and also to choyse another Emperoure Lewis had very greate vproures in Italy Galeacius of Milan and the counsayll of Rome longed for Lewis commyng into Italy Wherfore he went thether with the Emperesse which also was delyuered of a chylde at Rome that was called Lewis the Romane and was afterwarde by the Emperoure made marques of Brandenborowe At Milan was Lewis crowned of the bysh there and at Rome of the Cardinall de Columna He made also Peter of Corbaria byshop of Rome who was not longe after caried bounde to Auinion in Fraunce to Iohannes the .xxii. who cast hym into pryson wherein he dyed But whyle allthys was adoynge Lewis by no requestes coulde optayne to be released of the excōmunicacion by the byshop of Rome But forsoeth the Romysh byshop brought that to passe wyth his busy laboure at length that in an assembly or daye holden at Lucelburg the byshops of Mentz Trier and Colen the kyng of Bohemy and duke of Saxon dyd choyse another Emperour There was chosen Charles the fourth erle prouincial of Morauia the sonne of the kyng of Bohemy The same was then confirmed by Clemens the .vi. byshop of Ro. But for as muche as the cities of Aken and Colen would not knowe hym for an Emperoure he was crowned at Bon. Of Nicolaus Augustus that is Nicolas the noble that was at Rome ABout this tyme happened at Rome an example of a notable folye There was at Rome one Nicolas a towne clarke or recorder of Rome of suche power and aucthoritie that one would haue sayde he had the rule of the whole citie for at that tyme were the Romysh Byshoppes yet in Fraunce This Nicolas called hymself Tribunus Augustus that is the noble hygh officer and with open scriptures wytnessed that Rome is yet the true heade of the empyre and therfore by y e citie of Romes aucthoritie had he the hyghest power to handle maters of the empyre And by reason of this aucthoritie called he Lewis and Charles to appeare before hym and to cōmitte their matter to his arbitremēt or iudgement Lyke folyshnesse vsed he oft agaynst other cities and kynges y e space of two yeares At the last this pore Augustus being driuē out by the byshop of Romes partie fled to Charles the fourth But Charles sent the rash man to the byshop of Rome at Auiniō of whom he was kept in pryson The yeare of Christ M. cccxlv died Lewis the Bayer And then came Charles with a great hoost out of Bohemy to Regenspurg where he was knowen for an Emperoure From thence was he also receaued at Norenberg for Charles made thē beleue he had gotten a fauourable absolution of the bishop of Rome to put out the great offences wherwith they had offended in that they were adherent to Lewis When they of Basyl sent out their Burgemaisters to Charles that he in the name of the citie should aske absolution he answered he thought they had not done amisse in that they had Lewis for an Emperoure nether thought he that Lewis was an heritike yet in the meane tyme if they could be absolued of their trespasses he wold be content And thus were they absolued The yeare of Christ M. cccxlviij when Lewis was now deade there rose yet a greater discorde the byshop of Mentz the counte Palatine the marques of Brādenburg and the duke of Saxony his sonne that hath chosen Charles Emperoure assembled and refusyng the election of Charles they chose Edward the third kyng Englande to take vpon hym the maiestie Emperiall but he refused it as a thyng ful of cumbraunce After that chose they Frederick Erle prouinciall of Misen But he also forsoke that title of the empyre for he would not fyght and warre with his neyghbours the Bohemies to vndoe his countrey Guntherus Erle of Swartzburg is chosen Emperoure THe yeare of Christe M. cccl. was chosen Emperoure at Franckforde Gunterus Erle of Schwatzburg yet not with consent of all the Electors Thesame accepted the gouernaunce of the empyre and garnyshed with all defence to retayne the empyre he was armed ynough againste the force of Charles who then abode at Mentz But shortly after died Gunterus at Frāckforde sodenly poysoned Wherefore Charles was Emperoure alone He came to Franckforde and was receiued for an Emperoure After Clemens the .v. became Iohannes the xxii byshop of Rome who without a iuste cause dyd excommunicate the good Emperoure Lewis Benedictus the .xi. was made byshop of Rome after Iohannes The same neuer alowed the action of Iohannes against the Emperoure Lewis and when he was made byshop of Rome he had frely absolued hym had not the kynges of Fraunce and Naples with their threatenynges withstande hym When in the relacion the orators or embassadors of the kinges alledged that Lewis had enterprysed many haynous thynges against the byshop of Rome Benedictus answered yea we haue done against hym He liued not long in the byshopricke therefore dyd al the causes hang vndispatched Clemens the .vi. was made byshop after Benedictus The same renewined the thonder boltes cast against Lewis and persued hym moste fearcely though in the counsayll of Vienne in Fraunce were treated in the meane tyme of the condicions of peace and that Lewis declared hymselfe humble This Clemens bought the citie Auenion of Ioanna quene of Sicily and so hath the byshop of Ro. aucthoritie vpon this citie Moreouer at this tyme went about here therin in Germany and Fraunce a great nomber of men whiche did beate themselues with roddes Many of them came to Spire when the day or parliamēt was holden there pretending great holynesse For their holinesse sake were they bidden to the meales of the citesens And as the deceate of the erroure dyd not differ from the Anabaptistes supersticious opinion euen so was that secte no lesse daūgerous in those daies But at the last it was condemned Innocentius the .vi. succeded Clemens In his tyme was Charles the .iiij. crowned at Rome Charles the .iiij. the .xxxij. Germane Emperoure THe yere of Christ M. cccl. began Charles y ◠iiij to raigne after y e death of Guntherus of Schwartzburg He was a prince of y e bloud of Lucelburg the sonne of Ihon kyng of Bohemy for Iohn was y e sonne of Henry of Lucelburg Frō this yere of M. cccl. reigned Charles xxvii◠yeres The yeare M. ccclv went Charles downe into Italy
y â— yere MDxvii wrote Martin Luther fyrst against the Romysh byshops pardons from thence rose many disputacioÌ„s after ward whiche thynge caused no small alteracionin the churche by the Germanes Charles the .v. the .xxxix. Germane Emperoure â—He yeare MD. xix was Charles the .v. chosen Emperoure the nepheu to Maximilians kynge of Spayne prince of Eastenryche and Burgundy The Electors sent into Spayne to shewe Charles of this election Friderick count Palatine Wherfore the next yeare after he came into Germany and was crowned Emperoure at Aken The yeare MDxxv was Frances the Frenche kyng taken by Pauy in Lombardy by the Emperoures souldiours in a felde and afterwarde brought into Spayne Charles vsed a very incredible gentlenesse moderacion of mynde in so great prosperitie of victory For he dyd not onely let fre the Frenche kyng restoryng hym to his kyngdom but also bounde hym with affinitie to hym geuing hym his syster Leonora to wyfe The capitaines of the battail whereof we saied euen now were Nicolas couÌ„t of Salma George of FruÌ„sberg knight Mark Sittich duke Burbon the marques Piskerame The same yeare were raysed in Germany horrible and neuer afore herde comotions by vplandishe men in Elsace Schwaben FrankenlaÌ„d ThuringeÌ„ and in those contreis that lye by the Rhene This commotion was alayed by the great force armes of the princes so that within the space of thre monethes nere hande were slame in battaill aboue hundreth thousand vplaÌ„dysh men none other wyse theÌ„ as beastes Moreouer one called Schapler wrote xii artickes of the ChristeÌ„ libertie among the whiche this was euen the chefest Tribute ought not to be geuen to the magistrate or superioritie By thys doctrine vpon hope to get libertie the gretest part of the rustikes beyng enflamed it is saide to haue taken weapons agaynst their lawfull magistrate In the towne of Thuringen called Mulhausen was a preacher called Thomas Mynter The same preached openly that he shoulde restore the decayed state of the churche and dyd boiste that reuelacions were priuely shewed him and that Gedeons sword was geuen hym to roote out the tyranny of the vngodly He led forth by heapes the vplandish men and commaunded the houses of gentlemen to bee spoyled and the goodes of monasteries to be polled and waisted But when the rustical armies spoiled euery where without order the prince of Saxony and Landgraue of Hesse destroied them Thomas Mynter and some of his felowes were takeÌ„ and beheaded and were punyshed for their enterpryse This Mynter was the first begynner of the madde erroure of the Anabaptistes which yet causeth muche ado in Germany The yere MDxxv dyd Iohn Oecolampadius at Basel and Huldrich zwinglius in zwizerlande fyrst of all with there writing renewed the doctrine of Berengarius that in the bread and wyne was not really present the body and bloude of Christe though the yeare before the learned man Andrew Carolostadius had proposed the same argument The yeare MDxxvi was Lewis kyng of HuÌ„gary 〈…〉 ayne by Solyman the Turkysh Emperour The yere MDxxvij dyd duke Burbon brynge the Emperoures hoost to Rome the citie was besieged and taken and also spoyled The byshop of Ro. constrayned by necessitie into the Castell angel yelded hymselfe to the Emperoures men but the Emperoure of his gentlenesse let hym fre agayne and restored hym to hys former dignitie that the common peace of Christendome were nothyndered The yere MDxxix went Charles into Italy was receaued of all princes and cities with moste hygh honoures The same yeare in the moneth of October the Turkysh Emperoure Solyman brought about a hundreth and fourty thousand men into Germany whiche nomber they shoulde afterward haue boasted themselues in the citie Cracowe in Polen and besieged the citie Vienne certayn wekes and assaulted it greueously But Friderick count Palatine apointed by the empire captaine of the souldiours gatheryng an army with all spede sent it to VieÌ„ne thre dayes before the Turke besieged it Philippe counte Palatine was with them in the citie VieÌ„ne Wherfore by the gracious fauoure of God was the citie Vienne so strongly defended that the Turkish tyrauÌ„t was fayne to turne backe agayn with great shame and losse of hys host The messaunger of the Poles is reported to haue sayde that in the assault of Vienne were slayne about foure score Turkes and partely to haue dyed by the waye for lacke of â—itayls and fearcenesse of the colde The yeare MDxxx. the .xxij. daye of February was Charles crowned Emperoure at Bonony by Clemens the byshop of Rome with a great solemnitie and coste After that went he agayne into Germany and came on Corpus Chist euen at Ausborow wherthe parliament was adiourned The chefe princes of Germany came thether of whom Charles the Emperoure was receaued with high honour Though the Emperour assaied many waies to appeace y â— debates in the religion to restore them into a quietnesse yet could no certayne thynge be brought to passe or ordeined in so great diuersitie of myndes At the last commaunded he by an open commaundement to retaine and kepe the accostumed maners of ceremonies and the doctrine afore vsed The same yeare the eight daye of October was an ouerflowynge at Rome so greate as no man coulde remembre to haue bene sene and the same lasted about foure and twenty houres and when thys ouerflowynge stode styll in the place called Campo Flore the hyght of a longe moryshpycke many buildynges walles houses and goodes were destroyed When Leo was deade Adrianus alowe Germane borne at Vtrecht was made byshop of Rome After Adrianus was Clemens the .vij. chosen by of Ro. The same was taken by the Emperours hoost at Rome for makyng a confederacy with the Frenche kynge whome also he sent ayde agaynste the Emperor But the same iniury dyd y â— very good Emperoure dissemble with hygh softnesse and lest any occasion myght ryse of a greueous debate in Christendom he set the byshop of Rome ClemeÌ„s the .vij. at libertie of whome he was afterwarde crowned at Bonony Ferdinande the .xl. Germane Emperoure THe yeare MDxxx. was FerdinaÌ„de king of Hungary and Bohemy Archeduke of Eastenriche c. brother to Charles the Emperoure made kyng of the Romanes and that after the example of the auÌ„cient Emperours which were wont to take to them other that the empyre myght haue a successor and that when the other were deade no debate or occasion of warre myght ryse amonge the princes of the empyre This election was at Colen the yeare MDxxx. The yeare MDxxxi was Ferdinande after the election crowned at Aken in Ianuary The same yeare was a Comete sene in Germany Italy Fraunce and Englande about the syxte daye of Auguste and fyrst appeared it certayne dayes in the morning before Sunne rising after that folowed it the Sunne and was sene the space of iij wekes about the euenyng after Sunne sett vntyll the thyrd daye of September Hys
ease allthough by the reason of theyr foolyshe Phantasyes and hardened hartes they coulde not nor yet woulde not perceyue it vntyll they were vtterlye destroyed For notwythstandyng that the sayed syege pressed them and an horrible and importunate famine as was mencioned before in the last yeare reygned among them Yet were they by the comfortable persuasyons of theyr false Prophetes so hardened that they mynded nothynge lesse then to yelde by the Towne and saue theyr lyues notwythstandynge that thereunto they were often tymes requyred wyth lyberall and gracyous promyses But contrary wyse they defended themselues the longer the fearcer and shot out of the Towne with ordinaunce as though the deuell had bene among them to the great auoyaunce of their aduersaries in so muche that not a fewe valiaunt warriours in the Campe were slayne with their ordinaunce And to declare the madnes of the said Anabaptistes I haue thought it mete not to omitte a folysh acte done by a certayne woman among them Forasmuche therfore as they within the towne had this opinion of the saied towne of Mynster that it was that new Ierusalem mencioned in the Apocalipse thorough the whiche all the heathen should be destroied so that the christians should reigne in peace a thousand yeres whiche sayeng although they must be vnderstande spiritually were they expounded by them carnally the said folysh woman would counterfette the acte of Iudith which slewe holofernes and deliuered her Citie Wherefore she made her boaste that if she myght be costely arayed and decked she woulde go furth if she were permitted into the hooste of her aduersaries and easely ouercome the byshop Whyle nowe the kyng the other in the town were so foolysh and made not only to beleue her but also to further her in the said affayres trustyng that their deliueraunce was at hand she went out and behaued her selfe in all pointes as though she had bene escaped and fled out of the citie But her dissimulacion beyng espied perceyued she was taken and brought before the Byshop and after her confession rewarded wit death accordyng to her deseruyng For asmuche nowe as the saied craft and practise bad no good successe the Anabaptistes within the citie ought to haue consydered that there was no fortune in their doyng seyng they were yet oppressed to the vttermost But they dyd herein resemble the Iewes in their last destructiōat Ierusalem for the more God plaged them with famine and dissention among them selues the more hard harted and stifnecked they were vntill at the last one escaped priuely out of the saied citie and brought in certaine of the byshops souldiours at the gate called the holy crosse gate which souldiours after they had slain the watchemen opened the gate and so made away into the citie for the other Thus was the citie of Mynster taken in again and deliuered from the powere of the Anabaptistes at the feast of S. Iohn the baptiste in the night And the next day folowing whatsoeuer would make any resistaūce being slayn with the sworde the kyng with his chief counsayllours craftyng and knipperdulling were taken prisoners These three were aftewarders for the space of certayne monethes caryed about in the countrey from place to place for a spectacle and example to all men And at the last on S. Vincentes day in the yere of our lorde MDxxxvi they were put to death with fyry tonges and their dead bodies hanged vp in yron baskettes or grates out of the steple of S. Lamberts Churche within the saied citie of Mynster the kyng in the middes somewhat hyer then his said two coūsailers for a perpetual memoriall and warning to all commocioner raysers of tumulte rebelles against y e lauful magistrates ordeined of God Thus toke this kyngdom of the Anaba pristes a shameful ende according to their desertes In Denmarke raged the duke of Oldenborough with the capitaines of Lubeke as he had begonne the yere before but the moste part of the germayne counsayll chose Christiane Duke of Holston to be kyng in Denmarke desyring hym to assiste them against the saied duke of Oldenborough and them of Lubeke While nowe the said request was easy to be graunted and the said duke of Holston had taken Iudland in possession all ready whiche is no small porcion of the kyngdome of Denmarke abutting vpon the lande of Holstone he passed with his army into the Ile of Funa ▪ otherwyse called Fion and ouercame the citie of Asnites But when the duke of Oldēborough with them of Lubeke assaulted him with an hoost of men well appointed both on horsebacke and on foote the said Christian obtayned the victory so that the duke of Oldēborough lost much people where among other was slayne Iohn count of Hoya and an Erle of Teckelburgh in Westphale and euen the same daye whiche was the .xi. daye of Iune they of Holstone toke from them of Lubeke an Armada of shippes and put the men of Lubeke whiche they founde in the same in captiuitie In somuche that the said Christiane had the ouerhande on euery syde whiche was vnto him a witnes from God that he should be kyng in Denmarke In Hungary and Austrich were diuers louedayes kept betwene Ferdinando and Iohn Weyda kinges of Hungary and the Turkes imbassadour to wete if Hūgary might be brought to apeaceable estate neuer theles there was nothing concluded that was notable and profitable Also in this yere 1535. there was a mariage cōcluded betwen y e king of Poles the king of Boheme For Sigismonde kyng of Poles maried Sigismūde his sonne to Elisabeth the daughter of Ferdinando kyng of Bohemy whiche in the yere of oure Lorde MDxliij folowyng was celebrated with great solempnitie as shalbe mentioned hereafter in place conuenient In the moneth of Nouember the second day the duke of Mylan departed out of this world And immediatly after Frauncis the Frenche kyng prepared hym selfe with all his power to recouer the dukedome of Mylan and entred into the land of Sauoy whereof ensued great warres the yere next folowyng in those quarters Frederike Duke of Baier Palatine by the Rene now electour imperiall toke to wyfe the right excellent princesses Dorothee daughter to Christierne late kyng of Denmarke whiche he had begotten of Izabel syster to Charles themperour the solempnitie whereof was kept at Bruxelles in Brabant In England in the moneth of Iune the byshop of Rochester and Sir Thomas More which had bene lorde chauncellour of Englande and in great aucthoritie vnder the kyng was beheaded for denieng the kyng to be supreme heade of the churche of Englande And in this yeare were there thre monkes of the Charter house executed in Englande for the same offence In the partes of Shlesy about and within the the towne of Olse arose the same yeare on Sainct Gyles day an horrible tempest in suche sorte that the bookes whiche were newely prynted were taken out of the Iewes houses
whollye wrytten and put out in prynte Nowe when that communicacion was ended ther was another appoynted by the Emperoures and the kinges maiesty at Spiers But in as much as ther was at that tyme a great pestylence there that day was appointed to be holdē at Haganouw to entreate of matters of relligyon whether those myghte be ended and vtterlye finyshedde and concluded or nott ▪ And thoughe manye greate lordes oute of all the coostes of dutchelande were come in wyth the kynge Ferdynandus partely in theyr awne personnes partelye throughe their embassadours yet ther was no specyall thynge concluded but that ther shulde a nother assembly beholden the next yeare at Regensburg at which the Emperoures maiestye hym selfe shulde be where all matters concernynge Rellygyon and also concernynge warre agaynst the Turcke shulde be agreed of Afterward vpon the .xx. daye of Septembre the Emperoure caused a commaundemence to be putt oute wher in besyde other statutes concernynge hys inheretable landes in the netherlande he forbodde all his subiectes vpon payn of great punyshemente that they shulde not reade theyr bokes that haue nowe in these laste dayes brought vnto lyghte the truethe of the Gospell But what he wanne wyth hys commaundemente dayely experience teacheth as to wytte that ther be many goode Christen men found that rather lese their lyues than to forsake the woord of God that the persecutoures of Chryste pryestes and monckes myght still betray and shedde Christen bloude whyche thyng God wyll fynde a time horrybly to puysh But in asmoche as Gods woorde was so ouerpressed in netherland God raised it vp so moch the moar in another place For Ioachim the Marquesse of Brandenburge elector after hys father was ded which cared not much for any relligion and he knewe that it was neadefull to leade hys subiectes the ryghte waye to saluacyon and also to kepe them thereyne receaued the doctryne of the Gospell had ordeyned in all Cytyes and parishes good preachers to preache the woord of God with diligence vnto the sympel people He also redressed the vniuersity of Franckford vpon the Odder and sent for learned Men in all Sciences which when they came he augmented and amended theyr wages He also ordeyned Newe stipendes for poare Scolers of the lyuings of the vnprofytable Massynge priestes to thintent that suche lyuinges might from hence forth be bestowed to y ◠true seruyce of God But in what an horrible blindnesse that Lande was before and how euel it was prouided for with the word and doctryn of God wytnesseth an history which I although it appeare but simple wyll therfore tell that it may be so knowen what maner of teachers the popedome coulde suffre and what they yet haue As I at that tyme came by chaunce with the visiters to Stēdel in y ◠old marquiship to enquere after a seruice for me it chaunsed that the admission into al the offices of the Church was differred the space of syxe wekes In the meane whyle were the parsons and the paryshenars enquired after what facyon they hadde taughte and had bene taught Then came ther forthe a Parson wyth his Congregation whyche beynge demaunded of my goode Frynde Thomas Mathyas the Mayeres sonne of Brandenburge to whome that office was committed by the Vysytours what he had preached to his Parishners He answered y ◠belefe And being asked again what y ◠belefe is begā to rehearce Thys I could not chose but tel to the counfort of the Christen that they shulde learne that God defendeth preserueth his thorough his holy aungels and that although the deuell and his soart be neuer so woode that they yet be able to do nothing if we but abyde in the confessyon and acknowledging of Christ and in the obedience of his woorde These burning mortherers that were taken in the Electours dukedome of Saxon and in other places suffred an horrible death For ther was a thing made muche lyke a crosse therupon was the gyltye fastned aboute the necke wyth an yron coller or rynge and aboute the body with yron Chaynes and then a fyer made wyth strawe and other glowing matter a farre of and so the Gylty roasted tyll he dyed In thys fourtyest yeare also vpon the vii daye of Aprill ther was an horryble Eclipse of the sonne in the mornynge at the sonne rysynge whyche endured two goode houres longe After thys Eclypse and the blasynge sterre that appeared in the yeare before folowed ther an excydyng drye and a hoate somer wherin corne was yet meately well taken but hey and fother for beastes was cleane burnt vp Wyne was so well taken y ◠yeare and so good in all places y ◠many dronck them selues to deeth therwith and was therto verye good cheape Thys yeare in Iune the Turcke sygnyfyed vnto the kynge of Hungarye that he shuld pay him tribute for y ◠kingdō or elles loke for warr The Emperouer therfor sent Cornelius sceperus consailed thē to pay no tribut promesing that he would shortely bring an armye against the Turke wherewith he would defende the Hungars and the other princes their neighbours But the kyng of Hungary being vnpaciēt could not tary so long but required a tribute of his subiectes by the meanes whereof many of the chief of the nobilitie fell from hym whome he persequited with warre At the last when he had geuen the tribute to a tertayne Moncke to beare it to the Turke he sodenly dyed But the Moncke retourned quickly agayne as whiche beyng a loyterer was not farre proceaded in his iourney sending the Chaunselour and a certain byshop on the forwarde Embassage a foresayde to the Turke where they dyed The Monck dissemblyng the deeth of the kyng made a leaghe with those princes that had rysen agaynst the kyng and when they had al sworne to be true to the Quene and her Sonne went and toke Offen and laye there When Ferdinandus the kyng of the Romaines hearde that he set all other thynges asyde and got hym into Ostenrike to take in the kyngdome of Hūgary He toke in Weissenburg Pest and other cities of Hungary and afterwarde beseaged Offen At the last when helpe came out of dutcheland agaynst the Turck to helpe the kyng of Hungaries sonne he was compelled to returne home agayne into Ostenrick not without the great losse and dammage of his subiectes IN the yeare MDxli came the Emperoures maiestie first to Norenberg and was receiued with great honoure and leadde into the citie and into the Castell rydyng vnder a hyghe cannape of Veluet whiche foure of the Alder men bare In all the streates where through he roade were hys cognisaunces and badges sett vp and other goodly triumphant thynges and on both sydes of the streates the Cytesens standyng one by another all Iolyly arayed in their harnesse from the Spitell Gate vnto the Castell betwene them rode the Emperoure And aboue by the Castell there was a
Capitayne â–ª and the .xxvij. daye of August it was ended foure thousand beyng slayne the victory geuen through goddes grace by the handes of Iohn the noble Erle of Warwyke At the same tyme the Cornysh and Deuonshyre men were ouercome and very many of them slayn besydes many of their gentilmen taken This yere also Bonner byshop of London was put from his byshoprike for his stubborne Popyshnes the first day of October and for certainte obstinate articles coÌ„mitted to the Marshalsee the people muche reioysyng at it In this moneth the Duke of Somerset was coÌ„mitted to the toure to the great lamentacion of very many In this moneth also died the Pope of Rome called Paule the thyrde This yere the weke before Whitsontide thre honest marchauntes and a younge lad beinge honest mens sonnes of Brunswyke yourneyed from Andwarpe to Brunswyke there to heare at that feast goddes word preached And as they rode on Whitson euen after midnight halfway betwene Celle Brunswyke on a heath ouer gainst a certayn farme they nor yet Christ hymselfe dyd knowe namely howe a man can serue twoo maisters at ones God and the wicked worlde Item howe we can be good Christianes yet knowledge not Christ nor helpe hym to beare his crosse yea rather persecute hys poore membres God geue vs grace to knowledge his son ne a ryght suffre paciently all miuries and endure to the ende that he may also at the great and fearefull day of the lorde knowledge vs before hys heauenly father and hys vniuersal churche and before all hys aungels Amen IN the yere of oure Lorde 1550. the xix daye of Ianuary Capitayne Gambolde who was Capitayne of the Spanyardes that serued the kyng of Englande in his warres and an other Capitaine was slayne without Newe gate in an euenyng by a Spanyarde whiche was taken and hanged the. xxiiiâ— daye of Ianuary and thre more with hym the .xxviij. day of the same moneth was Humfrey arundell and Bury with two other mo drawne hanged and quartered for because they were the these capitaynes and mayntayners of the rebellion among the Cornyshe and Deuonshyre men The sixt day of February came the Duke of Somerset out of the Tower with greate reioyiyng of muche people In the same moneth went out of Englande certayne lordes of the counsaill to Buileine where certayne of the Frenche counsayll met with them and after long consultacion had and dyuers metynges betwene them there was a generall peace conciuded whiche peace was proclaimed the .xxix. daye of Marche folowyng Also about the .xxv. day of Apryll folowyng the towne of Bullayne with the fortresses thereto belongyng was delyuered by the Englyshemen into the Frenchemens handes The second daye of May was brent at London in smythfielde a certayne woman called Ione Boocher otherwyse called Ione of Barkyng for the horrible heresy of the Apellites Cerdonians proclianites Valentinians Manichees Timotheans Apolinarianes Nestorianes sedicious Anabaptistes of our tyme whiche she helth commen with all them of a set wilfulnesse for all those hereticall patriarkes was she sure to haue as maisters and doctours of her pernicious errour that Christ toke no fleshe of the virgine as largely apeareth in the cronicles About this tyme there were certayne lyght persones pretendyng a newe commotion in Kent but they were appreheÌ„ded and dyuers of them for that trespas hanged It is sayde that this yere the .xxi. daye of Marche in the countie of Carinte besydes the Lande of Bauariam Austryche by and aboute a lyttel towne called Claghenforth it rayned corne out of the element by the space of two houres which rayne stretched in lenght .vi. Germayn myles and in breedth halfe a Germayne myle in some places so that the sayd corne beyng some white and some browne lay in some places the thickenes of an hand broade vpoÌ„ the grouÌ„de WhereupoÌ„ the people of the lande came and gathered of the sayde corne and brought it to the mylles and baked thereof good sauery bread the significacion of whiche mistery is reserued to God alone to whome be honoure glory and prayse in all thynges for euer and euer Amen This yere the kyng of Spayne went home agayne out of Flaunders This yere also there was a cruel proclamatioÌ„ set furth by the vniuersitie of Louayne in the name of the Emperoures Maiestie for the persecution of the faithfull Christianes condempning al maner of scripture bookes as well Bibles as other in what tonge so euer they were written or translated that had bene printed within the space of .xxx. yeres before with moste extreme death prosecutinge all the fauourours of the doctrine set furth by Martine Luther Iohn Ecolampadius Hulderike zwinglius Iohn Caluine or their ad herentes and condempning them for heretikes and their doctrine for moste pernicious and pestilent heresy without any probable argumentes or good reasons After this themperoure went vp agayne into Germany The ende of this cronicle The conclusion THus haue I Christen reader brefeâ—â— comprehended the principall Storie â— whiche I haue founde and thought necessary as they haue bene done here there thoroughout Christendom these xviij yeres last past Howe be it if ought seme to be omitted and left out whiche is a thyng that may lyghtely chaunce to any man I beseche you that it be not interpretated in the worst parte coÌ„sideryng that I haue done my diligence to set furth y â— truthe Wherfore yf I haue bene truely infourmed it is wel Also if it fortuned y â— in the sayd Story were made meÌ„cion of any man vnto whoÌ„ it might apeare that iniury were done vnto hym in that he is not so muche coÌ„mended as some other woulde therefore be angry let hym remembre iâ— at the faulte is not in me but in hymselfe For it becometh an historiographer or Story writer to declare the truthe in all thynges Wherfore if men vse honestie their prayse shalbe the more but if they walke inordinately they deserue no prayse at all For the actes and histories that are written ought to edifye and profyte them that come after that they maye thereby learne what ought to bee eschued and what to be folowed whiche thynge without sure and certayne declaracion of the truth can not be done Therefore let suche men be angry wyth them selues yf they bee greued at the matter consideryng that they haue done nothyng and â—thy of commendacion And let them from henthe â—rth endeuoure them selues by honest conuersathe siâ— and Christen behaueour to couer their shame Godâ— then shall all thynges be counted vnto them coÌ„uâ—â—endable for somuche as euery thynge that is past is rather imputed to the tyme and to fortune then to the will of the person when the same is perceiued and knowen to haue forsaken the euyll whiche he vsed in tymes past and to folowe honestie and goodnes And although I haue abstayned from all that myght be tedious and bitter as muche as the truth myght suffre
rayse an vproure thorough one Messias xcv are mooste auncient xx Ierusalem the state of it vnder Antiochus lxvij the destruction xix xcij. straunge thinges seen before the destruction of her xciij Iesus the hygh priest fo xxxv Ioachas xviij Ioachim or Ieconias ibid. Ioakim ibidem Ioachim the yong marques of Branden borough CCxxix Ioiada xv Ioachim xv Ioas. xv Ioathain xvi Ihon Hercanus lxxiij Iohn Baptist lxxvi Iohn the Apostle returneth out of Pathmos fo xciiij Ihon Stabius an Astronomer fo cxlv Ihon the eyght byshop of Ro. a woman fo cxxxiiij Ihon Chrispus fo ccxx Ihon the twelfth byshop of Ro me bostede fo clxxiij Ihon kynge of HierusaleÌ„ clxv Ihon Husse teacheth openly agayust pardons fo clxxvi clxxviij Ihon Cassels burned cclxx Ihon Humyades fo clxxxi Ihon OecolaÌ„padius clxxxviij The death of Iohn duke of Saxon. fo cxcix Ihon Wida kyng of Hungary fo ccxxxij Ihon Diasy fo cclxiij Ihon Ecke fo ccxxviij Iohaune bocher fo cclxxvij Ihon Frederike duke of Saxon taken captyue fo cclxxiiij Images and beades put doune in England fo cclxxij Iusurrectiou at Gent ccxxvi Ionas fo xvi Iona has fo lxxij Ioram a setter vp of new idolatry fo xv Iosaphat studiose in religion fo xv Ioseph a man sage and holy x. Iosias fo xvij Iones are the fyrst Grekes iiij Iouiâ—ianus a godly Emperour fo cvij Irene daughter to the Emperour of Constahtynople clxij Iren cxxv Irnerius the restorar of the lawes clvi Isake a figur of Christ fo x Ismael fo x Iuda a kyngdom fo xix Iudges at Athens dyd sweare fo lxiij Iudas Machabeus power lxix lxxij Iudyth xlviij Iulianus Apostata cvi â–ª he is made Emperour ibidem â–ª at Strasborough cvi he forbad Christen men the authorytye of warrfare cvij. hys death is an exaÌ„ple of veugeauuce cvij Iulyau the Cardynal fo clxxxi Iulius a man aduysed and a louer of peace lxxxiij he is called Cesar lxxxvi The orderyng of the yeare was begoen lxxxiiij Iulius byshop of Rome was discomfyted in a battayl by the cyte Raueunas vpon Easter day fo clxxxvi Iupiter called vpou agayust tempests xxiij Iustmus cxviij the second cxx Iustinianus cxviij cxxiiij he restored the lawes fo cxix K The kyngdome of the worlde and Christes kyngdome * xvi Queâ— Katheryn dowager dyeth fo ccx The institution of kyngdomes and of kynges is of God xiij The chaunsyng and reâ—â—ynge of kyngedomes displeaseth God riiij What the mutations of them do signifie cxcij Kyng of Anabaptilles Knypperdullynge Crafting fo CCviij L Lacedemonians valiauntnes xlv they fyght with the Thebaus and are discoâ—syted lvi Landersey Landtgraue fo CClvij Latiâ—er at libertye fo cclxxiij Latium fo Cxxi The institution of cyupâ— power and of all lawes i. clvi Lawes cyuyll restored by Iustinianus fo Cxix Law was geuen fo xi Lawes of Solou concernyng vagabounds fo xxxviij Lawes of the Romaynes lviij the occasion of them lviij Lawes of Draco xxxviij Lawfull callyng must be ensued fo lxv Leâ—t fo xcv Leo the thyrde named Leouomachus fo Cxxv Leo the fourth Cxxv. Leoâ—tâ—â—s ibidem Lewes the gentyll cxxxij he is taken by hys sonne Cxxxiij Lewes the seconde buryed at Mylan Cxxxiiij Lewes the thyrd Cxxxvi. he is restored to y e realme of frauÌ„ce Cxlij Lewes the berdyd Cxliâ— Lewes the Landtgraue Clxv Lewes the Bayer fo Clxxi Lewes is excoÌ„municated clxxij Lewes the Romayn Clxxiij Lewes king of FrauÌ„ce clxxxvi Liberius bysh â–ª of Rom. cvi Linus bysh â–ª of Rom. xci Lombardy fo Cxv Longimanus wyth the long haud fo xlviij Lothoâ—ius Cxxxij the Saxon Cxv. the brethren of hym were these Lewes Germanicus Charles the bolde Cxxxiij Lothring ibidem Laurentius Miniatensis an astronomer fo Cxc Lubâ—cke fo Clix Lucius Warrus fo xcv Lucrece xxvij Lupoldus â–ª Clxxij duke of Eastenryche Clxxv. was slayne by the Swytzers ibid â–ª Luxsborough parliamente foâ— fo CCxlij Lysander fo liiij M The Macedonians iiij the occasyon of the warre of Macedonia lxxviij Machabees lxxiij the power of them lxix ther kyngs lxxiij Macrinus fo xcvij Magi fo iiij Magog fo Cxxiij Magnentius an example of vn kyndnes Cvi he slayeth hym selfe fo cvi Mahomete xcvi wounders seen in Italy before hys commyng Cxx. the occasions of hys kyngdome Cxxi why his religion is accepted lxix the form of his relygioÌ„ Cxxij an ArabiaÌ„ prophet Cxxi he subdued Arabia Cxxij Why he wold be called a Saraâ—en for an Agaren ibidem they besieged Hadriantum Clxxxiiij the place of Danyel of Mahomet Cxxij what he sygnifyeth fo Cxxiij Manfyld battayll Câ—â—iij Manasse a wycked kyng xvij an example of repentaunce fo xvâ—â— Manes begynner of the Manacheâ—s sect borne in Persia Ci. hys doctryne ibidem Manichei ibidem Mantua fo cxcix Marcus Cicero fo lxxxvi Marcus Antonius fo xcv Mardonius a capitayne xlvij Mariages of priestes CClxxv Maran fo CCxxxix Mary lady Regent fo Cxivi Marques of Brandenborough receaueth the gospell CCxxx Marius was made captayn agaynst the Cimbry lxxxi he was causser of an vproure lxxxi hys tyranny lxxxij Martyn Luther Clxxxvij dyeth fo CCix Marten of Rosheim CCxliij Mary Lady Regent enuadeth Picardy fo CCxix Mathathâ—â—s fo â—xxâ—j Mathematica ars dryuen oute of Rome fo xciij Maurice duke fo CCxl cclvi cclxviij Mauritius Emperour Cxx. Maximianus fo Cii Maxentius ibid. he was drowued in the Tybur fo Ciij Maximilian Clxxxiij is taken at Brudges Clxxxiiij he war râ—eth agaynst the Venetians fo Clxxxvi Maximinus subdued Germany fo xcvij Maximinus and Arbogastes are examples of disâ—oyalte Cviij he warreth agaynst the Venetians fo cviij Meghlyne burned fo cclxv Moâ—taâ—â—te behedded ccxxv Melanthon Eckius ccxxxiij the reason concernyng religion ccxxviij Men tenne in nomber were sent to Grece lviij they were deposed fo lix Metasthenes fo xxix Mesius suffesius death xxvij Micheas fo xvi Melciades counsell xliij He was yll entreated of the Athenians xliij hys renowmed victory ibidem Mylane Clix ccxi the duke maryeth y â— kyng of Denmarkes daughter CCvi ccxi Minia fo xxij Myns of syluer in Misia who found them fyrst cxliij Mithridates fo lxxxi Monarchies what they are and of what puissance* xiiij there be onely foure Monarchyes xiiij they are propoued to Dauyell v. the ende of the fyrste Monarchy xx a monarchye is the best forme of an empyre or realme xl the begynnynge of the thyrde Monarchy lix Wherefore Monarchyes are chefly ordeyned of God cxxâ—i Wherfore Monarchyes and princes are sent of God lxxvij Monasteryes were scholes in tyme past fo cxxxi Syr Thomas Moore Chauncelor of England and the byshop of Rochester behedded fo ccix The bâ—â—es of Moses are found fo xvij Moonkes are brought to wryte clvij Maurus duke fo ccxl cclvi cclxviij N Nabuchodonesor xviij He was conuerted by Danyell fo xix Narses fo cxiiij cxviij Nathan Dauid sonne â–ª fo xv Nauâ—â—u fo clxxxiij The Counte of Nasowe ccxiii Naxus ccxx 〈…〉 oth gods hooâ—ter vi Nero fo xc 〈◊〉 fo xciij Nyce Counsell fo ciij The Emperour enterteyned at Nyce fo ccxxij Nicolaus the
fo lvij So dome is become a marysh x. Thrâ—e sâ—â—ns seen together xâ—â— Solon the graâ—e and wryghte seâ—â—â—nce of hym to Cresus â—o xxxiiâ— the author and begyâ—â—ar of common lawes fo xxxvij Solituan wyth hys great hoste be seged Uirâ—â—a clxxxviij the â—econd breakyng of hym into Germany fo cxâ—vi Sophi prince of the Perspaâ—â—s â—â—adeth the Turke ccv Soraâ—â—s wrote the lyfe of Hypocrates fo ivij Soter fo lxvi Sparta and Athens two â—yes of Grece iv Spaâ—yards found new Iâ—des plâ—â—tyâ—ull of gold and syluer CC. When Spayn and part of Gallia was traâ—slated â—roÌ„ the empyre cxv the â—ynges of Spayn â—o come of the Gothes fo cxi Spâ—ches fo iiij Spyre fo ccxxxv ccl Stephen Gardener byshop of Winchester cclxxviij Stewes put donne at London fo lxx Stephan was confirmed of Lewes fo câ—â—xiij Sâ—â—phan was stoned xc kynge of the Hungaayans cxlviij Stillâ—â—o fo cviij cx Straw haâ—s cxlij Sultan or Soldan cxxij Swedeners rebell agaynst ther kyng câ—xlix Swines moâ—th was the fyrste â—yshop of Rome that chaunged hys â—â—me cxxxiiij The Swytzers and there league clxxv the power of them agayâ—â—t the Dolphin clxxxij the warre agaynst there neyghbours them of Eastenriche clxxxvi the warre within themselues clxxxix Sibilla is not the proper name of a woman xxiiij they were worshyppars of Idols ibid. Silla lxxxi he feareth the inconstancye of fortuâ—e lxxxij he was more cruell than nede reâ—uyred ibidem Spluester Byshop of Rome a worker wyth euyll spirites fo cxlix T Twelf tables of the law lix a table of the worlds end cxciiij Tacitus fo x Tamerlanes a tyraunt of Tartary fo clxxvij Tarquinius Priscus xxvij Superbus ibid. Tassilo duke of Bayerlande was ouercome of Charles fo cxxx Teia the last kynge of the Gothes fo xv Thelesporus xcv An example of temperance xl An horrible tempest CCxx Thales a begynner of philosophi in Grece xxxvij he and Solon were both at one tyme xxxvij Thare fo ix Thebes the occasion of the battayll xxi the Thebanes destroye the Phocyans lvij the The warre ouercome spoyled nether were restored agayâ— fo l vij Thefe taken ccxxxi Themisâ—ocles a defendor of the liberte of the country â–ª xlv his subtyl denyce xlvi he flieth tâ— Artaxerxes xlvij he is euyll rewarded xlvij Theodotius ouercometh the Gothyans cviij cx cxxv hys godlynes toward the church cix the yonger cxv Theodatus fo cxij Theramenes is putt to death fo lvi Theos fo lxvi Thomas Aqiunas clxviij Miâ—ter ci clxxxviij moor ccix author of Anabaptistes clxxxviij Thomas duke of Norfolk committed to the Tower cclxx Thrasibulus and hys prayre fo lvi Thuryngen the begynnynge of the Erldome aâ—d whence the lords therof fo cxlix Thâ—â—ydydes xxix hys sage â—ayenges conâ—ernyng hystoryes * iiij Tyberius Arimarus lxxxviij lxxxix cxx cxxv Tigranes is slayn by Pompeius fo lxx Titus sonne to Vespasian befeged Hierusalem xcij. tenne hundreth thousande persones were in the cytie when Ierusalem was besyeged xcij. hys gentelnes fo xciij Tyraunts are to be marked * vi Thyrty ty rannts were ordeyned at Aâ—hâ—us lv Totilas cxi he was taught by Beâ—et called the Sayâ—t cxiiij he fyghteth â—â—ckely cxiij Traianus was of greate honesty xciij hys sage sayng wheÌ„ he gaue hys head offycer tâ—e power of the sworde xciiij Persequâ—tion of Christen men vnderneth hym xciiij hys age xciiij Transiluania called Seuenburgh fo Cxxxi Tremâ—tes fo CCxlvi Tribunes were deposed by Sylla lxxxij they are restored agayne by Pompeius lxxxij Truce taken CCxcvi Tullus Hostilius fo xxvi Thâ—â—esse CCvi CCvij Turck what it sygnyfyed cxxiij the Turkes were Cartarians Cxxiij when they beganne to haue dominion ibid. he prepareth an arâ—â—ye to inâ—ade the the Christians CCxix they are beastes and not tyrauntes Clxxxiij Turke carâ—eth away eight thousand Christians in to Turky CCxxvij Turkes pastâ—â—â—e wyth Christians ccxxxvij they in Turkey acknowledge our Christian religion to be the beste CCxxvij CCxxxv CCxl CCxlviij CClix the Turks eldâ—st sonne maketh insurrection agaynst hys father CClxxiiij Trust is not to be put in the hâ—lp of man fo lxxij Tyriâ—thâ—s xxi Twelue artycles of sedicions râ—stickes Clxxxviij V Valens an Arrâ—an Cviij Valâ—otinianâ—s Cvij Cxvi Valâ—râ—aâ—â—s xcix Vandallâ—s came into Affrica Cxv thâ—re faythâ—ulluâ—s Cxvi whâ— they came â—yrst into Germany fo Cxvi Varius Hehiogabalus xcvij. Vardam battel Clxxxi Vision of S. Vdalryke Cxxxix Venece buylded fo Cxvij Vengeaunce how it is forbydden fo Cvij Vertue of noble Dames in the cytie of Wenisburg clviij Vespasianus fo xci Vibius Gallus Cxcix Victoria a cyte Clxvi Vindelicia fo lxxxviij Vitellius fo xcvi Vngodlynesse xxiij how much an vngodly doth differ from a Christian ibid. Vnkyndnesse toward God and doughty persons Clxxvij Vladislaus kyâ—g of Poole xcvij. Vlpianus ibidem Vâ—lâ—siaâ—â—s fo xâ—â—x Vrof the Caldeis fo ix Vrbinas sayeng Clxxxiiij W Wanderers in Germany and Gallia scourgyng themselues fo clxxiiij Waalles of wood answere xlv Warre of the Peloponneses lij the occasion of it was lyghte and how long it lasted â—â—â— of Cyrâ—s agayâ—st hys grandsather xxxâ—â— of the â—yâ—pes Clxxxij of lyght matters liij the occasion of cyuyl warrâ—s lxxxij WillyaÌ„ of Rogendorp ccxxxvi William duke of Bayre ccxliij Wencelaus kyng of Bohemies made a sainct Clxix Emperoure Clxxvi Weâ—uherus a restorer of the lawes fo Clvi Wertenberge Duchy when it beganne Clxxxv Willyam of Sicilie Clviij Emperour fo Clxviij Wittichus fo Cxiij Wonders sene in the tyme of y e Germaines warre liiij Wolfenbâ—tel CCxli CClv Wonderfull vicious CCl. CClxxi CClxxv Wormes CClxxiij Wryters of Histories and Cronicles cxcij Seke peace and ensue it Psál xxxiij i. Pet. iij. WL The feare of the lord is the beginnyng of Wysedome Psalm cxi b. Prou. ix b. Iob. xxviij c Eccle. i. c Imprynted at London for Gwalter Lynne dwellynge on Somers Keye by Byllinges gate In the yeare of our Lord M. D. L. ¶ And they are to be solde in Paules church yarde nexte the great Schole at the sygne of the sprede Egle. Cum Priuilegio ad imprimendum solum Histories are bokes of kynges and prynces Historyes of holy scrypture Historyes of the Heythen What muste be marked in the exaÌ„mples of princes What is to marked in y e examples of tirauntes The say sayeng of Then cidides coÌ„cerning histories How hystoryes do profyâ—e prynate 〈…〉 A Christenman muste searche the commaundementes of sayth and feare out of hystoryes The distreÌ„ce of holy and prophâ—â—â— histories What holy histories do teache Ely hath dyuyded the woâ—lde into 〈…〉 ages The fyrst age The second age What Monarchyes â—â—â— and of 〈…〉 hat pups 〈…〉 There â—e only â—oure Monarchyes The honor of the Emâ—â—re remay 〈…〉 h by the 〈…〉 s. The empyre must be saued and kept by all meanes The thyrd age The kyngdome of the worlde and Christes Kyngdome â–ª Adam and Heua The institution of ciuill power and of all lawes The beginninge of the churche The fyrste preaching of the Gospell The begynnyng of temporall afflicâ—ions Persecution for the true gods seruice The cytye Enoch Adam and Seth finders of
sciences Enoch is an â—â—â—mple of euerlastyng lyfe Gene. â—â— â–ª â—â—◠〈…〉 e of flesh â—â—â—st 〈…〉 ed The example of vengeaunce The proprietye of speches Sem. Cham. Iaphet Iones are â—â—â— fyrste 〈…〉 s. Wherfore Ianus hath 〈…〉 lages The Macedones Aeoles The Germanes The foure Monarchies are proposed to Daniel Dan. ij Nemroth Gods hunter Niniue The churche from Noe â—â—â—â— AbrahaÌ„m Zoroastres fynder of witchcrafte â–ª Semiramis vsed mans garment A lecherous prynce Sardanapalus wantonnesse The death of Sardanapalus The kyngdome of the Egyptians Abraham was in Ninus tyme. Thare Vr of the Chald. es The first occasion of ydolatry The true wiÌ„g of the promise made to Abraham CircumcisioÌ„ is the token of promise When the circuÌ„cision was geuen Agar Ismael Isaac a fygure of 〈…〉 st Iacob Esau The Edo 〈…〉 〈…〉 fore 〈…〉 was called Edom 〈…〉 was called Israel Ioseph a man sage and holy The cause of affliction An example of grace and goodnes An example of vengeauÌ„ce When y â— law was geuen The time froÌ„ the promyse made to Abraham vntill y â— goyng out of Egipt Princes weâ— called Iudges The institution of kyngdomes and kynâ—eâ—â—e of â—â—â— The chaungynges and renewynges of kyngdoÌ„s displeaseth God The confirmacion of ciuyll gouernaunce Saul Dauid Salmon Roboam The occasioÌ„ of the kyngdome of Samaria Abia. Asa toke away the wicked Gods 〈…〉 The Iewes are elder Iosaphat a defender of the religion Elyas was in the mydle age of the worlde Eliseus Ioram a setter vp of new Idolatry Ochosyas Athalia Example of â—eâ—geaunce Nathan Dauids sonne Ioas. Ioiada Zacharias the prophete Amasias â—usi â—â— godlinesse Ozias which also is called Azarias Ozias Amos. Micheas Ionas Ioatham Achas Ezechias â— godly kyng Esaye The waystynge of Samaria â—he wasting of Samaria The 〈…〉 a wâ—â—â—â—d worship 〈…〉 th not 〈…〉 shed The example of the feare of God Samaria iâ— a figure of the church of the East Manasse a wicked kyng The death of Esaye Manasse an example of â—â—peâ—teâ—s Amon. Iosias The bokes of Moses â—â—â— founde The figure of pure doctryne before the worldes 〈…〉 de â–ª Ioachas Ioakim Nabuchodonosor Daniel Ioachim â—â— Ieconias Sedechias An example of greate huÌ„ger An example of mens stony hertes The death of Sedechias The destruction of Ierusalem The kyngdome of Iuda Nabuchodonosor was conuerted of Daniel Euilmerodach Balthasar Blasphemyes are not vnpunished The ende of the fyrst monarchye The Iewes are most auncient The historyes of the Iewes are elder than of the Grekes Whan the Olympyades 〈…〉 The country 〈…〉 The occaspon of the battayl of Troie was aduoutry Eneas Latium Ascanius whiche also was called Iulus Achilles Hector The occasyon of the battaill of Thebes Ethrocles Polynices Adrastus Hercules of Tyrinthus Tyrynthus Minya Orchonemenus The dedes of Hercules Hercules pillers 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 after 〈…〉 The occasioÌ„ of all maner of vngodlynesse The head of Idolatry How muche an vngodly doth differ from a christian With the Grekes were pâ—â—tâ—â— firste of renowâ—â—e What tyme 〈…〉 erus ly 〈…〉 Homers bokes are a myrour of all ciuyl and princely vertues Hesiodus a prest at Helicon Hesiodus bokes 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Syluia An example of vengeaÌ„ce The stryfe of Romulus and Remus for y e realme Whan Rome was â—â—yâ—deth Tullius hostilius The death of Metius Suffecius Ancus Marcius Tarquinius Priscus Seruius Tullius Whan the monarchy of of the Persians began Tarquinius Superbus Lucrecia An example of vengeauÌ„ce Balthasar kyng of Babylon The histories of the Grekes begynne at thee Persians The rekeninge of the Greâ—â—â—â— Philo. Herodotus Theusidides Xenophon Metasthenes Esdras was sâ—â—â—â—ed and â—â—â—â—ghâ— in the Persian mattâ—â—s Darius reignynge wyth Cyrus Artaxerxes Assuerus Cambyses Wherfore Darius Artaxerxes was called with the long hande Cyrus How great men ought to be folowed The father of Cyrus Astyagâ—s 〈…〉 The notable crueltye of Astyages The dede of Harpagus â—â—â—puâ—t Astâ—yes tyranny Cresus king oâ— Asia â–ª The graue â—â—â—â—â—ighty 〈…〉 â–ª â—â— trample oâ— pitye Example that princes do oft warre constrayned by no necessytye What is to be consydered in kyng Cyrus How Cyrus â—â—â— BabyloÌ„ Euphrates Babylon is the hâ—â—de citye of the monarchye How muche God careth for his churche or congregatioÌ„ What Xenophon writeth of Cyrus 〈…〉 The Philosophers were â—pâ—st â—â— Cyrus tyme. The Philosophers of Ionia and Italy Thales begynner of philosophers iâ— Grece Pythagoras begynner of philosophers of Italy Solon 〈…〉 and beg 〈…〉 of the Romane lawes Thales and Solon at one 〈…〉 Dracons lawes Solons law concernynge vagabondes Cambyses â–ª Prexaspes The 〈…〉 The 〈…〉 of Cambyses Dronkennesse bryngeth in most wycked maners The faythfulnesse of dogges The cruelnesse of Cambâ—ses toward â—is â—â—â—ster the 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Siâ—amnes a wicked iudge Otaâ—es An example of a notable inteâ—pâ—â—aÌ„ce Who were called Magi â—â—â—â—â—libâ—â—â—â—â—â— oâ— seâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—ces â—â— Pâ—râ—â— of â—â—â—â—â—â—◠〈◊〉 â—â—â—â—rchy â—â—â—he beâ—t â—â—â—â—â—â— of â—â—â—â—pyâ—â—â—â—â—â—â—lâ—e Darius is made kyng of Persia The notable â—â—â—thfulnesse â—â— Zopyrus 〈…〉 Darius A graue sayenge of Darius Empyres haue theyr boundes Amyntas kyng of Macedony Alexander 〈…〉 Amyntas 〈…〉 of Alexander Sardis The sutteltye of Histieus in makinge an vproure How great settinge forth to warre vpoÌ„ Grece Darius made The counsell of Miltiades Platea The reâ—ow 〈…〉 d victory â—â— Miltiades 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 〈…〉 sonne â—â— Mâ—ltiades Xerxes How great Xerxes army was agaynst the Grekes The graue â—â—yenge of Xerxes 〈…〉 〈…〉 the Grekes is 〈…〉 The of the Lacedemonians Cyrsylus Themistocles a defender of the liberty of the countrye 〈…〉 â–ª 〈…〉 â–ª Themistocles suttyll deuyse 〈…〉 mple 〈…〉 â–ª 〈…〉 ni 〈…〉 â–ª Alexander Themisto 〈…〉 rded for 〈…〉 Themistocles flâ—â—th too Artaxerxes LoÌ„gimanus â–ª that is with the loÌ„g hand Assuerus Hester Artistona â–ª Atossa Arbaces 〈…〉 is 〈…〉 long hand Christes coÌ„myng The place in Daniel of the seuenty wekes Esdras gathered together the bookes of the Bible The warre of Peloponnesus Artaxerxes Mnemon Cyrus The warre of Cyrus agaist â—â—â— brother Cyrus kynred was queÌ„shed Darius the last An example of vnkyndnesse Most great warres raysed very lyght causes The occasioÌ„s of the ware of Peloponnesuswere light and how loÌ„g they lasted Alcibiades Lysander A woÌ„der sene in the tyme of the GreciaÌ„s warre The obstmaâ—â— and malepartnesse of y t Athenians in time of warre confirmed also with a deare Sparta and Athens are two eyes of Grece The yeldyng of the Athenians Alcibiades Ayeng to the Perses is slayn The Perses are an example of dislopalâ—â— Alcibiades â—as â—â—oble in â—eaâ—es of war but restlesse â—â—s◠〈…〉 yrauÌ„ 〈◊〉 were ordeyned at Athens Theramenes is put to death Thrasibulus The prayse of Thrasibulus â—â—orgetâ—ulnesse of iâ—â—uries is ordeined A notable exaÌ„ple to mainâ—ame v 〈…〉 e. â—odon capitayn of the Perses The LacedemoniaÌ„s â—ight with y e Thebanes and aâ—â— diâ—conâ—â—â—ed The Thebanes destroye the PhociaÌ„s Philippe destroyed the Thebanes Hippocrates Soranus wrote the life of Hippocrates Perdicas was healed of Hippocrates ☞ Socrates Plato Eudoxus Aristoteles Aristotles elders Nicomachus â–ª Whan the counsels of Rome began
The occasion of the Romane lawes The Ten meÌ„ were sent into Grece Twelue tables Appius The Ten meÌ„ were deposed An example of vengeauÌ„ce Rome was brent of the Frenchemen and Germanes Camillus The firste 〈…〉 ion of the Germanes in historyes The begynnyng of the thyrd Monarchye The decaye of Asia Alexander the greate Alexander the buck Darius the raÌ„me The parentes of Alexander Philippes 〈…〉 e. Philippe was stayne because he left a wicked dede vnpunished The deedes of Alexander â—â—e great â—hâ—he 〈…〉 oâ—â—e 〈…〉 〈…〉 ate 〈…〉 o◠〈…〉 er 〈…〉 s. Alexanders gentlynesse Darius is ouercome of Alexander The disloyal tye of Bessus is an example of vengeaunce The begynâ—yng of Aleâ—anders monarchye Parmenion 〈…〉 A noble example of Alexander concerninge a good prince or iudge What the iudges at Athens dyd sweare The settynge forth of Alexander against the Iewes Iaddus the hygh priest Alexanders reuerence to the hyghe priest Roxane wyfe to Alexander The stryft amonge the princes after Alexanders death Perdicas Arideus brother to Alexander Perdicas crafte Cleopatra Antipater Antigonus Ptolomeus Of Alexanders kyngdome are made foure kyngdomes Lawfull calling must be ensued The tyranny of Cassander The mother of AlexaÌ„der a rare example of chastite is put to death An example of vengeaunce Demetrius kyng of Macedony The vnshamfast slaâ—â—ery of the Athenians Seleucus Antigonus Demetrius Of whom Seleucus was slayne An example of the feaâ—e of God Antiochus Soter Antiochus Theos Selencus Callinicus Antiochus Hierax Ptolomeus Euergetes The Galathians were brought by Brennus â—â—â— of Germany into Grece Notable examples of vengeaunce Antiochus magnus Ptolomeus Philopater The occasioÌ„ of the warre of Antiochus wyth y â— Romanes Hannibal Antiochus Epiphanes is sent to Roâ—â— for a pledge The temple of Belus in Syria The start of IerusaleÌ„ vnder Antiochus Scopa a captaine of Ptolomeus Epiphanes Seleucus Philopator Antiochus Epiphanes called Epimanes Ptolomeus Philometor The yourney of Antiochus to Ierusalem â–ª The seconde yourney of Antiochus into Egypte Popilius an Ambassadour of Rome sent to Antiochus An example of Romane seueryte The second yourney of Antiochus to Ierusalem The tyranny of Antiochus against them of Ierusalem The bible is brent An example of mans wysdome in thinges concerning God Antiochus fygureth Antichriste Why Mahometes religion is acceptable Iudas Machabeus 〈…〉 The punishment of Antiochus for his vngodlinesse Antiochus Eupator Demetrius Antiochus Sedetes Tigranes is slayne by Pompepus Ptolomeus the sonne of Lagus Ptolomeus Philadelphus an endeuour of peace and sciences The library of Ptolomeus The Bible translated Ptolomeus Euergetes Ptolomeus Philopator Ptolomeus Epiphanes Ptolomeus Philometor Ptolomeus Euergetes Ptolomeus Phisco a beast and no man 〈…〉 Alexan. 〈…〉 Latyrê° ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ Aulet Ptolomeus Dionysius Cleopatra syster to Iulius Cesar Ianna .ij. Hircanus Christes coÌ„minge Matathias Iudas Machabeus An example that no trust is to be set in mans helpe Ionathas Simon Ioannes Hircanus Aristobulus Alexander y e yonger sonne of Hircanus Antipater prince of Idumea Areta king of Arabia Pompeus Gabinius The Machabeys The maner of sectes risen in Iewry The Phariseps The Sadduceyes The Saduceyes were Epicures Essey The Anabaptistes do râ—â—â—ble these The Note of the churche at this tyme. Antipater is made gonernoure of Iewry by Iulius Cesar Herodes toke in Ierusalem Christ was borne Herodes Ascalon â—â— Archelaus Archelaus was exiledly Augustus Herodes Antipas ledde away his brothers wyfe Ihon Baptist An example of vengeauÌ„ce Herodes Agrippa Iames the â—ore In Agrippaes tyme was Ierusalem destroied Ben Cosban Wherfore monarchies are chefely ordeined of God Sicilia was cause of the CarthaginiaÌ„ warre Hieron Regulus is taken by the carthaginiaÌ„s The tormentes of Regulê° The loue and faithfulnesse of Regulus towarde the comon welth The battayll by Egusa The seconde warre of Carthago The occasion of the second warre of Carthago in Spayne The discomfiture of the Romanes in the seconde warre of Carthago Scipio the yonger Hannibal fliâ—th to Antiochus Philippus The occasioÌ„ of the warre of Maceboâ—â—â— Perseus soÌ„ne to kyng Philippe the last kyng of Macedony Paulus Aemilius The thirde CarthaginiaÌ„ warre Disputation whether Carthago should be wholy ouerthrowen â–ª Scipâ—â— Masica 〈◊〉 Scipio y â— yonger sonne to Paulus Aemilius Carthago is destroyed The seconde mention of y ◠〈…〉 es in 〈…〉 〈◊〉 the 〈…〉 es of 〈◊〉 Gothâ— The battayll of the Cimbri with the Romanes Marius was made capytaine against the Cimbri An example of vehement wrath of god The consultation of destroyenge Carthago Marine causeâ— oâ—â—n vproure â–ª Sylla Mithridates The tyranny of Marius Sylla feareth the inconstancy of fortune Sylla is more cruell than nede is The Tribunes were deposed by Silla The Tribunes are restored agayne by PoÌ„peius Occasyon of â— ciuil warre M. Cicero Iulius a maÌ„ adâ—â—ed souer of peace The begynnyng of the Romane monarchy Cato slewe hymselfe The ordering of the yeare was begonne by Iulius The 〈…〉 gentlynesse of Cesâ—â—â— Cassius Brutus â–ª The Roman monarchy is the laste on earth Marcus Cicero Anthonius Anno. â—l before Christes 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 WhaÌ„ Christ was borne The Germanes were fyrst couquested by warre Tiberius Drusius Rhetia Vindelicia Cherusci Armnius Quintilius Varus Tiberiuâ— WhaÌ„ Christ was baptiâ—ed WhaÌ„ Christ was crucifyed Where the Churche or spirituall kingdom is Whan Steuen was stouen Caius Caligula Daniel ix Claudius Nero. When Peter was crucified Linus byshoppe Paul is beheaded A comete sene in Nerois tyme. Sergius Galba Otho Vitellius Vespasianus When Titê° the sonne of Vespasiane besyeged Ierusalem Ten huÌ„dreth thousaÌ„d men were in the citie whan Ierusalem was besyeged An example of Gods wrath Straung thiÌ„ges were sene before the destructioÌ„ of Ierusalem The gentlenesse of Titê° Vespasianê° â˜œ Domitianus Catti The Mathematici are 〈…〉 en out of Rome 〈◊〉 Traianê° â—as 〈…〉 ho 〈◊〉 ☞ The noble sayenge of Traianus when he gaue his heade officer the power of the sworde Ihon the Apostle returneth out of Pathmos ☜ Cherinthus the heretike was killed 〈◊〉 the fallyng of an house An example of vengeauÌ„ce â—â—e persecu 〈…〉 of Christâ—â— mâ—n vâ—â—â—r Traianê° The yeares of his age 〈…〉 Adrianus a 〈…〉 learned 〈…〉 perâ—â—r 〈…〉 coÌ„â—ing 〈…〉 tronomy The Iewes â–ª rayse an vproure through one Messias The clemency of Adrianus towarde Christen meÌ„ Who ordâ—â—ned â—ent Antonius Pius Marâ—â—s Anthonius Lucius Verus Ptolomeus thâ— astrono 〈…〉 Egypt was garnâ—â—hed â—â— mathematicall sciences The Schole of Alexandria The Mahometistes Commodus Aelius Pertinax Didiê° Iulianus 〈◊〉 Origeneâ— a tracheâ— at Aleâ—aâ—der The philosophy of Plato The philosophy of Aristotel Antonius Bassianus 〈…〉 pinianus the lawier An example of vengeaunce Macrinus Varus Heliogabalus Alexander Seuerus â—lpia 〈…〉 A notable example of maintenanÌ„ce of vertuâ— â–ª 〈…〉 us 〈…〉 d 〈…〉 y. Gordianus Gordianus An Eclipse of the Sunne Philippus was y e fyrste Christ â–ª Emperoure a 〈…〉 baptysed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The begynnyng of the Gâ—â—thian 〈…〉 y. An example of vengeaunce Fabian â—â—â— Cyprian martyrs The heresy of Nouatius is coâ—deÌ„â—eâ— Vibius Gallus Volusianus 〈…〉 anâ—â—s Sapores kyng of the Perses
An example of great presumption 〈…〉 e. Posthumus The Frankes settinge themselues against the Romanes Flauius Claudius Constantinus y â— great â—â—â—â—lianus â–ª â—â—e 〈…〉 â—â— bâ—â—â—ayll Au 〈…〉 â—â—â—â—deâ—oâ—â—â—â— oâ— the di 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 e â–ª Heretykes are bâ—gynâ—ers of vproure â–ª Manichei the heretikes Manes born in Persia The doctrine of the Manicheis â–ª Thomas Monetarius Tacitus â—â—â—bus â–ª ☞ Larus Diocletianus Maximianus Maxentius Constantius 〈…〉 The 〈…〉 n of Germany CoÌ„stantinus Maxentius drowned in the Tybur The cause of disagrement betwen Constantinus Licinius The eâ—deâ—our of Constantinus to kepe the Gospell â–ª The duety of a Christen prince The councel of Nicea called 〈…〉 i 〈…〉 Nice 〈…〉 â–ª Constanti 〈…〉 〈◊〉 The aunceters of Constantinus Arrius an open reader in the scole of Alexandria The doctrine of Arrius Alexander byshop Constancius 〈…〉 â—â— Arrius The death of Arrius iâ— an â—â—ample of 〈…〉 Athanasius beynge bannished flyeth to Triere out of Egypt Arrius was y c forerunner of Mahomet â— comete was â—â—ue Constantinus Thre bretherÌ„ raigned together An example of vengeaunce MagneÌ„tius an example of an vnkind vnfaithfull and disloyal man Magnentius slayeth himselfe Liberius byshop of Rome Felix bishop of Rome a dislembler Iulianus apostata Iulianus â—◠〈◊〉 Empe 〈…〉 at Sâ—ras 〈…〉 Iulianus fo 〈…〉 badde Christen men the authoritie of warrfare Cyrillus Nazanzenuâ— haue answered Iulianus How vengeaunce is forbodden The death of Iulianus is an exampl 〈…〉 oâ— vengeâ—â—nce Io 〈…〉 nus a godly Emperoure Valentinianus â—â—â—eth a â—â—â—then prest a blow Burgunnions be Sâ—xoâ—s Valens â—â— Arriaâ—â— An example of vengeaunce S. Ierome was notarye to Damasus Gratianus Theodosius 〈…〉 ercoÌ„ 〈…〉 th 〈…〉 thâ—es 〈◊〉 〈…〉 tes 〈…〉 es of 〈…〉 y Theodosius Stillico The godlynesse of Theodosius towarde the churche ☜ Pelagius an heretyke in Britanne S. Augustin hath written against Pelagius â–ª Arcadius Honorius The Gotthies â–ª came fyrst into Italy Gotthies in the halfe Ile Taurica Theodosius Stillico Radagasus Alaricus Alaricus wynneth Rome the .xij. rauens or rauenous beastes whiche Romulus sawe Totilas Ataulphus The kynges of Spayne are sprong of y â— Gotthies Genserichus Some call him Theodericus some Titricus of â—erona Othacarus Dietrichus of Berna The Gotthies were Arrians Attila The Weste Gotthies The East Gotth 〈…〉 Himelsuita Adelrichus An example of distoyalty Theodatus An example of vengeauÌ„ce Witichus Totilas was 〈…〉 hâ— of S. 〈…〉 eâ— Narses Teia Lombardy WheÌ„ Spain and parte of FrauÌ„ce was traÌ„slated froÌ„ the empyre Theodosius the younger Whan the Vandali caâ—â— into Aphrica â— Augustin Hippo. A VandaliaÌ„ faythfulnesse An example of dystopaâ—te Whan y â— VaÌ„dali came first into Germany The Boemes are Germanes Germany is 〈…〉 froÌ„ 〈…〉 〈…〉 The callyng of Hungary â— in dedes of Attila Aetius The battaill with Attila by Tolouse 〈…〉 ath o◠〈…〉 The 〈…〉 of Au 〈…〉 The â—â—â—urge of God â—h◠〈…〉 Augustulus Leo. â—enâ— â–ª Anastasius Iustinus 〈…〉 〈…〉 arius 〈…〉 râ—es The ciuill lawe is rest ored by iustinianus The digestes ☜ Bellisarius was very The ende 〈…〉 f the 〈◊〉 〈…〉 per 〈…〉 〈…〉 of y ◠〈…〉 of R 〈…〉 Wonders sene in Italy before Mahomet Iustinus â—â— Tiberius â—â— Mahomet 〈…〉 〈…〉 phet 〈◊〉 â–ª 〈…〉 roÌ„ of Maho 〈…〉 by 〈…〉 〈…〉 The fourme of Mahomets religioÌ„ Mahomet subdueth fyrst Arabia Sultan or Souldan The place in Daniel of Mahoâ—et 〈◊〉 â—â—ngâ—â—â—â— of â—he 〈◊〉 〈…〉 The powâ—â— of the Saracens The Turkes were Tartares Othomannus y â— Turkâ— Whan the Turkes began to haue dominion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 〈◊〉 ◠〈◊〉 What â—â—me S. Gallus preached in hygh Germany Constantinus the sonâ—â— of Heraclius Heracâ—eona◠〈◊〉 example of vengeaâ—â—ce Constans Constantinus Pogonatus Iustinianus Leontius Tiberius Apsimarus Psal xi Beda in Englande Philippus Bardesanes Anastasius was thrust into a monastery Theodosius Leo y â— thyrde surnamed Iconomachus 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 was 〈…〉 Copronymus Leo y â— fourth Constantinus Leo the 〈…〉 hs sonn Irene Pipinus What tyme S. Bonifacius preached in Germany 〈…〉 e for thâ— eleccion of the bishop of Rome Carolus magnus The begynnyng of the translatyng the empyre to the Germanes By whom Germany was vexed wyth warres sence the tyme of Augustus The ofspringe of y â— Frankes The dedes of the Frankes and by what occasion they deâ—â—iuered froÌ„ the empyre Francia or Fraunce â—â— part of Gallia By what orcasion the Almanes decyuered from the emppre Germani is deuided in Almanes and â— Frankes The elders of 〈…〉 y â— greate were Grand maysters 〈…〉 â—t Palatine 〈…〉 â—ha◠〈…〉 he greate Piping king of Germany and FrauÌ„ce Charles is borne in Ingelheim The dedes of Charles the greate Desiderius kyng of the Lombardes Charles optayueth Lombardy The modesâ—â—â— oâ— Charâ—â— Tassilo duke of Baierland was ouercome of Charâ—â—â— Charles was made Empeperoure of the West The Hungarians are assaulted with warre by Charles the greate Traâ—sâ—luania or Septâ— castra called Seuenburg Bohemy was ouercome w t Lecho theyr kynge Whâ—rfore monarches 〈…〉 of God â—â—â— ded 〈…〉 Charles the greate was learned in Greke Latin â—he 〈…〉 by 〈…〉 â–ª 〈…〉 â—he 〈…〉 â–ª 〈…〉 Lewis the geÌ„tle is taken of hys sonne Sâ—phanus was confirmed of Lewis The brethren of Lotharius were thâ—e â—â— wis Germanicus Charlâ—â— the balde The dukes of the Frankes 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 â–ª 〈…〉 〈…〉 Swynes mouth was y â— first that chauÌ„ged his name Castel Angel IohaÌ„nes viâ—â— byshop of Rome a woman Lewis the. â—â— is buried at Milane The disloyalte of the byshop of Ro. in transferryng the empyre to Frenchemen Charles the balde The French 〈…〉 nings The death of Charles the balde Charles the grosse The NormaÌ„des fell into Fraunce Arnolphus Emperoure The NormaÌ„des are ouercome An example of moste notable cruelnesse of a Rompsh byshop Sergius vnlearned and a tyraunt The tyranny of y â— byshops of Rome Lewis the. iij The Hungarians wayâ—t Germany â—â—â—ly Berengarius prince of Foroiulium Conrade the fyrste â–ª Otho duke of Saxony Berengarius Henry the Fouler The occasioÌ„ of the warre betwene the Frankes Saxons The empyre is translated to the SaxoÌ„s 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 The kyngdome of germany neuer wanted vproures The reasonyng of Henry the Emperour wyth Arnold duke of Bayerland The vision of S. Vdalrâ—â—ke The dâ—â—es 〈…〉 by Henry the fyrste Otho the fyrst The vpronres raysed against Otho Eberardus the Palatine Giselbert prince of Lotharing or Loraine â–ª Henry brother to Otho Herman prince of Schwaben â–ª Lonradus duke of the Frankes An example of â—eage 〈…〉 also on greate 〈…〉 The seconde vpâ—ouce was wyth hys brother The thyrde 〈…〉 was by his owne 〈…〉 Salfelde â— deadly place for counsels Regenspurg The Hungarians are vanquished ◠〈…〉 An example that 〈…〉 God 〈…〉 The aunswer of Otho to the Frencheâ—â—s threaten â—yâ—ges Strawe hattes Hugo prince of Fraunce Lewis is restored agayn to the realme of Fraunce Berengarius peldeth hymselfe to Otho BereÌ„garius wyth hys sonne are â—aâ—â—â— for their disloyaltye Otho y â— first made the 〈◊〉 othe
to the bishop of Rome The â—â—â—â—es of the 〈…〉 ppes of 〈…〉 Quedelnburg Who fande fyrst the syluer Mines in Misen Otho the 〈…〉 â–ª Henry duâ—e of 〈…〉 The French men are subdued of Otho the secoÌ„d Otho the second was taken by mariners The endeuoure and faythfulnesse in keyyng the empyre â–ª The punishment of Crescentius a Romanâ— Prynce for â—â—â—â—â—yng y â— Empâ—â—â— Otho the iij. called the Worldes wonders â–ª Bruno a Saxon was made bysh of Ro. To what prâ—ces the election is committed Ihon Stabius an astronomer The Germane history wryters vnlearned Why Bohemy hath the authorytye of eleccion Saxony Brandenburg The countyshyp of Palatyne What profite is by the princes Electors Otho the. iâ— â–ª was poysosoned Syluester byshop of Ro a wâ—other with â—â—â—ll spectes Henry the .ij. The dedes of Henry the .ij. Steuen kyng of the Hungarians Cunradus y â— second Ernestus duke of Schwaben Gisela a quene of Bourgundy The first meÌ„cion of y â— marqueshyp in Easteuriche The begynnyng of the erldome of Thuryngen and whence y â— lordes therof be Lewis the Bearded Thre bishops of Rome stronyng for the 〈…〉 deposed When â— Cardinals began 〈◊〉 Henry the .iij Luno duke of Baier An euel counsayll c. Berengarius 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 trewe 〈…〉 ar â—i the 〈…〉 of Christes body and bloud Henry y â— .iiij. Of how great euell Hiltebrand was occasion The constitution of Henry the blacke of choysynge the byshop of Rome The tyranny of HiltebraÌ„d in derogatiâ—â— the authâ—ritie of Emperoure â—haâ— theâ— were that tell 〈…〉 Henry the â—ourth 〈…〉 〈…〉 â—ishops pleasure Rudolfus is made Emperoure of the bishops at Phorcen The complaint of Rudolfus the Emperoure vpon the bishops Hiltebrande the byshop of Rome was another Cayphas Sigebertus â—â— history wryter Hiltebrande did first forbyd the Germane priestes to mary Henry the .v. set to worke by y e byshops besyeged hys father Norinbergh is taken by Henry the v. Godfre of Bilion The 〈…〉 raysed in Germany â—â— the bishop â— Rome Henry the. ◠〈…〉 mple 〈…〉 grauÌ„ce The ba 〈…〉 â—â— Mansfeld Henry the .v. renouÌ„ced hys ryght of the choysynge of byshops 〈…〉 s â— Saxon. The princes of brunsâ—ig came of the Caâ—â—â— S. Bernarde made the peace betwene y â— Emperours Conradus Lotharius Wernherus â—restorer of y â— lawes The pâ—â—yse â— profitableâ—â—s of the Rom. lawes Azo Accursius Bartholus Gracianus By what occasion the moÌ„kes are brought to wryte Conradus a Schwabe Conradus went to Ierusalem against the Saracens Emanuel Emperour of CoÌ„stantinopleâ—s disloyaltie The vertue of noble dames in the citie Weinsburg William of Sicily An example of the Romish bysh â–ª disloyaltie tyranny The coÌ„plaint of Adrian byshop of Rom. wheÌ„ he shuld dye Frederick y â— fyrst When the duchy of Easten riche began Who are the dukes of Baier and counties of Palatine Lubeck Milanâ— Frederick was excommunicate by the byshop of Rome The humilite or lowlynesse of Frederick The extreme tyranny of Alexander the thyrde bysh of Ro. against y â— Emperour Frederick Frederick the fyrst goynge into Asia what warres he had Frederick went oft into waters The prince of Bohemâ— is made a kyng Henrye the syxte Frederick the seconde The Romish byshops crake Philippe Emperour Bertholdus duke of Zeâ—ingen Otho the fourth God prospered the businesses of theÌ„ that are lawfully called Irene doughter to the Emperour of CoÌ„stantinople Philippe the Emperoure was slayne of Otho of Witelspach An example of vengeaunce Dominicus Franciscus Otho the fourth The pryde and cruellye of the byshoppes of Rome The Emperours that were excommunicated by the byshops of Rome Herman county of Thuringen S. Elizabeth Friderick the second The science of Astronomye was brought to lyght agayn by Friderik the .ij. Henry the sonne was taken by Frideryke hys father Ioannes kyng of Hie-rusalem Why the kynges of Sicyly clayme the â—â—tle of Hierusalem Lewis the Landtgraue Friderick y â— ij is excom-municated y â— thyrd time Guelphi Guelphi Frideryk y â— Emperoure â—â— deposed of y â— empyre by the byth of 〈…〉 Victoria â—â—ytyâ— Fridericke coynet â—ether in tyme of nede Câ—nradus the fourth The notable cruelty of Clemens bishop of Ro. agaynst CuÌ„radinus William Emperoure Alfonsus kynge of Spayne and astronomiaÌ„ Rudolf erle â—â— Habysburge Othacarus hyâ—g of the Bohemes Albert duke â—â— EasteÌ„rich Wenâ—â—slaus 〈…〉 g of Bo 〈…〉 ma 〈…〉 Erfurde Adolfe couÌ„te of Nassau Emperoure 〈…〉 duâ—e â—f â—â—steâ—rich A feate saieng by Bonifaciâ— the .viij. Albert Emperoure duke of Estenriche â—n example of vengeauÌ„ce 〈…〉 ricelli OthomaÌ„nus Henry the viâ— Henry the vij was poisoned of a black frier in the Sacrament Lewiâ— the Baâ—er Frederick duke of Eastenâ—â—che â–ª Lupoldus Friderick duke of Eastenriche was taken by a Ebrarde Mosbach Lewis is excoÌ„municated A diuision in Germany The boastiÌ„g of Iohannes â—he .xxij. bysh Ocam a reâ—ouer of the â—omâ—â—h bish Galeacius of Milan Lewis the Romane Nicolas the noble or ful of maiestie an example of notable folye Edward the iij. kynge of Englande Fredrick erle of Misen refuse the dignitie Emperialâ— Benedictus the. â—i Auenion a citie pâ—pall The â—â—â—deâ—â—râ— in â—â—â—many FrauÌ„ce 〈…〉 g themselâ—â—s Charles y â— iiij Charles the â—â— maker of y e goldâ— buile The viuersitie of Praga in Bohempe The battayll by RutlingeÌ„ The Switzers league Lupoldus duke of Eastenriche was slam by the Switzers A diuisioÌ„ after Gregory us the .xi. WeÌ„ceslaus Emperour Ihon Husse teacheth opeÌ„lye agaynst pardons Rupertus Emperoure The diuision of thre Rom. vysh Tamerlanes a tyraunt Sigismundus Emperoure He that wyll knowe the whole history of Ihon Husse HieroÌ„ of Pragga y t were burnt in y e councel at CoÌ„staÌ„ce let him read Eneas siluius iÌ„ his boke of y E beginning dedes of y e Bohemies y e .xxxv. xxxv chapy Zischa captayn of the Hussites sect The settyn â— forth of Sygismundus agaynste thâ— Turkes The history of SigisinuÌ„dus with his seruauÌ„t The prosperity coÌ„meth of God Albert duke of EasteÌ„rich The cosicel Basil Albert the .ii. Frederick y â— third Ioannes Huniades Vladislaus Iulianus the Cardinal Dracoles y â— Wlache Dracoles gaue Vladislaus a horse The battayl by Wardam Amurates be â—â—me â— moÌ„ke 〈…〉 rp man Huniades hurteth the Turkes greueously The Dolphin and Armeniakes go into Germany The power of the Switzers agaynste the Dolphin Warre of y e cityes ConstaÌ„tinus Emperoure of Constantinople 〈…〉 table 〈…〉 of y e 〈…〉 whaÌ„ 〈…〉 nn 〈…〉 ino plâ— The Turkes are beastes not tirauntes Nansen â–ª Gransen Maximiliane Maximilian istakeÌ„ at Brudgis Frederick dyeth Nicolaus the v. a fauourer of learnedineÌ„ Eneas Siluius Mahometes besyeged Hydruntum Alfonsâ— kyng of Naples The prince of â—rbinas sayenge The science oâ— printyng The craft of gonnes Maximilianus the Emperoure Charles with the bunched back the FreÌ„che kyng Pyrcamer When the duchy of WirteÌ„berg began The switzers warre against their neighbours them of Eastenriche Figures of a crosse sene vpon garmeÌ„ts The warre of Baier Philip sonne to
yet hath the common course of the worlde moued me to make he re this exceptioÌ„ For y â— Deuil alwayes wil be praised in his wicked dedes but the discrete Christianes nede no suche commendations Wherfore also I commende me selfe next vnder God to the defence and prayer of all the fauourers of the truthe byndyng me selfe to do the lyke for them to my power Dated the twenty day of August 1550. ⸫ BReuely to close vp this present chronicle This yere is the ful .xxxi. Iubilie from christes incarnacion declaring vnto vs christianes here in Englande by many most graciouse and godly argumeÌ„tes the glad iubilie of the lord what though not to the pagane Papistes arrogauÌ„t Ana baptistes licenciouse lybertines cruell coueters excedyng extorcioners fre wyll men new Iusticiaries and sprete speakers with other sediciouse sectaries all sekyng to take the glory from Christ and to deminysh the frutes of his helthful sufferinges To make this to you more familiar the kynges moste excellent maiestie by assent of his noble counsel and fre vtteraunce of faithful ministers by them apointed haue this yeare proclaymed a godly christen fredome to the longe captiued consciences of his natural and obedient subiectes I speake nothing of the forenamed obstinates none otherwise than dyd Moyses to the children of Israell Leuit. 25. and noble kyng Iosias to their posteritie vnder hym 2. Paralip 34. the temples and aulters in sundry places destroied and the true christiante in many pointes restored Considre the lent preachynges that were this yeare afore the kyng the delyueraunce of the duke of Somerset the change in London dyocese the necessary sequestracion of Gardyner Bonner Hethe and other proude popish Babylonians the godly discourse of Peter Martir the inexpugnable defence of the Archebyshop of Caunterbury for y e full ouerthrowe of Idolatry with other good chaunces more whiche are apparaunt though they be not named are manifest tokens of the premysses and speciall good argumentes of this Iubylie of grace Let vs therefore with our noble yonge Iosias be thankefull vnto God in the latter parte of this yeare holdyng holy in soule the perfyght passeouer of the lorde And let vs styll valiauntly fight with the two edged sworde against the maliciouse kyng of Egypte or blasphemouse Byshop of Rome and all his trayterouse trayne after the Godly example of the first Iosias 2. Paralip 35. So be it A table of those thynges that be conteyned in thys boke worthy of memory A ABbas Ioachyms prophecy cxci Abel kylled for the trewe worshyp of God fol. ij Abia fo xiiij Abraham was in Ninus tyme ix the tyme of y e promise made to hym vntyll the goyng oute of Egypt xij the renuyng of the promyse to him fo ix Absalon the wycked fo xiiii Achas fo xvi Achilles fo xxi Accursius the man of law clvij Adam and Eue fo i. He and Seth the setters forth of Astrology Fo. ij Adelricus fo cxij Adoulfus County of Nassau is made Emperour fo clxx Adrianus a well learned Emperour was connyng in Astronomy fo xciiij and mercyfull toward Christian men fo xcv Adrianus byshop of Rome complayneth when he should dye fo clviij Adultery punyshed xxi xxvij c the occasyon of the battel of Troye fo xxi Aetius fo cxvij Afflictyon temporall and the begynnyng therof .i. the cause of them fo xi Agar fo x Agarenes cxxi why Mahomet dyd channge the name to Saracens fo cxxij Aggeus fo xlix Agrippa vnder whom Ierusalem was spoyled fo lxxvi Alaricus xi wynneth Rome cxi Albany was ouerthrowen fo xxvij Alberte duke of Eastenryche clxix cxcix clxxx Is Empeperoure clxx called Marques Achylles clxxix the seconde fo clxxx Alcibiades liiij is dryuen from the Athenians liiij is slayne agaynst all ryght lv was noble in feates of warre fo lv Alexander sonne to Amintas xlii xlvij The greate lx the begynnyng of his monarchy lxij hys elders lx hys deedes lxi Aristoteles Scoler lviij he maketh greate battels in Asia wyth smal power lx hys gentellues lxij lyttel sett by for syghte matters lxi he kepeth an eare for the gyltye lxiij his setting forth against y e Iewes lxiij howe greate hys hoost was lxi hys reuerence toward the hygh priestes of the Iewes lxiij hys kyngdome is made foure kyngdomes liiiij the yonger sonne of Hircanus lxxiij he is called the Goote lx Seuerus xcvij. a byshop of Rome ciiiâ— hys extreme tyranny agaynst the emperoure Frederycke clx Altonsus kyng of Spayne and an Astronomer clxviij kynge of Naples fo clxxxiiij Alphonse diasye a traytours â—â—â—rtherer fo cclxij Allegories of Origene nothyng sett by fo xcvi Alzachenus kyng fo ccvi Aâ—â—asyas kyng geuen to Godlynes fo xv Ambision punyshed xxi xxxix lxiiij cxxiiij cxxxv cxlv Ambrose sprakyng of Theodosius fo cxc Amon the wycked fo xvij Amâ—s fo xvi Amuâ—us fo â–ª xxv Aâ—astasius cxviij was put into a monastery fo cxxv Amurates became a mouche fo clxxxi Amyntas kyng of Macedony fo xlii Ancus Marlius fo xxvij Anabaptistes do resemble the Essâ—is lxxiiij They take the cytye of Mynster in Westphalen and they make themselfe a kyng fo cci ccvij ccviij Andrewe Carolostade clxxxviij Andrew de Aurea cxcix ccvij Anthony de Lena fo cxcix Anthony fo lxxxvi Piâ—s xcv Bassianua fo xcvi Anne Bollen behedded fo ccx Anne Askew burned fo cclxx AntiChriste .lxix. Mahomet a a part of hym fo cxxij Antigonus lxiiii lxvi Antiochus the great lxvi lxvij the occasyon of the warre wyth the Romaynes lxvij Epiphanes is lent to Rome for a pledge lxvij Wherefore called Epiphanes ibidem his iorney into Egypt lxviij to Ierusalem ibidem his seconde iorney to Ierusalem lxix the tyranny of hym in the cytye ibid Danyel resembleth hym to Antichrist ibid. his vnpunyshemente for hys vngodlynesse lxx Hierax lxvi Eupater lxxvi Sedetes lxx Soter lxvi Theos lxvi Epimates fo lxvij Antipater lxix prince of Ioumea lxxiii Is made gouerner of Iurp by Iulius Cesar fo lxxv â–ª Answer at Delphis fo xxiiij Appius vnshamefast and a Tyrant folix An apparition wounderfull in Denmarke fo cciiij Apsymarus â—o cxxv Arboces fo xlviij Arbogastes fo cviij Arcadins fo cix Archelaus was exyled of Augustus fo lxxv Areta kyng of Arabia lxxiij Argires fo cclxxviij Arideus brother to Alexander fo lxiiij Aristobulus fo lxxiij Aristoteles lvij his elders lviij his philosophi fo xcvi Arminius fo lxxxviij Arsames fo liij Arnoldus Duke of Banary fo cxxxix Arnolfus Emperoure cxxxv Arrius an open reader in the schole of Alexandria ciiij. his death ibid. he was the forerunner of Mahomet cv his doctryne fo ciiij Artaxarxses wyth the long haÌ„d mnemon lij wherfore he was called with the long hand xxx Artycles of the seditious Rustikes fo clxxxviij Aristona fo xlviij Assuerus fo xxx xlviij Asatoke away y â— wycked seruice of god fo xiiij Ascanius Iulius fo xxi Asia decayed fo lx Astronomy was renewed by Frederyke the seconde clxiiij Astyages dreame xxxi hys crueltye fo xxxij Ataulphus king of the Gooths fo
cxi Athalia fo xv Athanasius beynge banyshed out of Egypt flyeth to Tryer fo cv Athens burned xlvij the vnshamfast flattery of them lxv the obstynacy and malipartnesse of them in tyme of warre confirmed also wyth a decre liiij The yeldynge of them fo lv Atossa fo xlviij Attila cxij. the death of hym cxvij his battel at Toulhouse ibidem he called hym selfe the scourge of God ibidem hys deedes fo cxvi Auenion a cytye papall clxxiiij August an parliament lxxxvi S. Augustine of hippo cxv his wrytynge agaynst Pelagius fo cix Augustulus lxxxvi â–ª fo cxviij Augustus ibid. Whence commeth the callyng of Augustus fo lxxxvi Aurelianus c. studious in the discipline of warre ibidem Ausborough parlyameÌ„t clxxxix Azo a lawer fo clvij B Babylon the head cytye of the Monarchy fo xxxiiij Bayre who are the Dukes clix the warre of Baperland fo clxxxvi Balthazar kyng of Babylon fo xix Bartholdus Gracianus clvij. Duke of Reâ—yâ—geâ— fo clxi Barbarossa inâ—adeth the kyngdome of Tâ—nesse ccvi ccxxiij shypwrake ccxxiiij he beseged castell noâ—a ccxxvi He wynneth it fo ccxxvi D. Barnes burned fo ccxv Battell by râ—ttlyng fo clxiv Beggyng orders fo clxiij Bellisariâ—s very euyll rewarded of Iustâ—â—us fo cxviij cxix Benedictus the xi fo clxxiiij S. Barnard made the peace betwene the Emperour Loâ—radus and Lotharius fo clvi Beringarâ—â—s prince of Foroiâ—iâ—lium cxxxvn he yeldeth himselfe to Otho fo cxlij Beringarâ—â—s of the sacrament fo cl Bedam England fo cxxv Ben Loâ—â—an fo lxxvi Besâ—us distoyaltye is an example of vengeaunce fo lxij Besus temple in Syria fo lxvij Bible burnt lxix is translated lxxi sent into all countries fo ciij Bishop hys cracke clxi the payde and crueltye of the byshop of Rome clxiij an example of the Rom. byshops disloyaltye and tyranny clviij Example of most notable cruelnesse of a Rom. bysh cxxxvi the cyuyll warre raysed in Germany by the B. of Rom. cliij Thre byshops of Rome strynyng for the Byshoprpcke were put donne cxlij cxlix the disloyaltye of the byshop of Rome in transferrynge the empyre to FrenchmeÌ„ cxxxiiij the tyranny of the byshop of Rom cxxxvi Stâ—yâ—e for the election of the bish of Rome cxix the fyrste perturbatyon for the chosynge of the byshop of Rome cxix Whether an vnyuersal byshop ought to be cxx all the byshops of Denmarke deposed ccxv the diuision of the Rom. byshops fo clxxvij Bizantium fo ciij Blasphemyes neuer vnpunyshed fo xix Bohemes the prynce is made a kyng clx they were vanqâ—yshed wyth there kyng Lecho cxxxi they are Germanies cxvi the rysynge agaynst the priestes and monckes clxvi Why it hath the anâ—thoritye of the election fo cxlvi Bolen wonne fo cliij BoleÌ„ geueÌ„ vp to the Englyshmen cliij delyuered cclxxvij Bonesacius cxxi What tyme he preached in Germanye cxxvi the feat sayeng of Bone facius the eyght fo clxx Bouer bysh of London deposed fo cclxxâ— Brabanders fo cxliiij Brandenborow cxxxix Lxliij Breda towne burnt ccxv Brethren thre in nombre raygned together fo cxv Bridge burnynge by Mentz what it signifyeth fo cxxxij Bruno a Saxon was made B. of Rome fo cxlv Brutus fo lxxxv Burgundyons were Saxons fo cviij C CAin fo ij Caius caligula fo xc Calfe monstreous borne by the sea coast about Lindow fo cc. Callinicus fo lxvi Christen fayth planted in the kyngdom of Cambia ccxvi Cambises xxx xxxviiâ— hys cruell deede hys cruelâ—es towarde hys syster the quene xxxix an example in hym of vengeaunce fo xxxix Camillus fo lix Captayne Gambolde slayne fo cclxxvi Cardinals beganne cxlix why they had aucthoritye geuen vnto them to choyse the Popes fo clij Carinus fo cij Catholykes fo ccxxxiiij Charles the greate cxxvij. hys elders were graunde maysters cxxix is borne in Ingelheim ibidem hys deedes ibidem He optayneth Lombardy cxxx Hys modestye ibidem he was made Emperoure ouer the Weste cxxxi hys diligence in the tyme of peace ibidem he founded thre vniuersytyes ibidem he was learned in Greke and Latin cxxxij hys genealogy he readeth Saynt Augustyn ibidem the grosse cxxxv the balde cxxxiiij the death cxxxv the fourth clv. made the golden boulâ—e clxxv wyth the bunched backe clxxxij what Electors choose Charles the fyft that now is Emperoure clxxxvij he is crowned Emperoure fo clxxxix Carthago the seconde ware of Carthago lxxviij the occasion of it in Spayne ibidem the thyrde warre of it lxxix Disputatyon whether it shuld be wholy spoyled and ouerthrowen â–ª ibidem â–ª it is destroyed lxxx the consultatyon of destroyeng it lxxxi Cato lxxix he slewe hym selfe fo lxxxiiij Cassius fo lxxxv Cassanders tyranny fo lxv Castell Angell fo cxxxiiij Catti fo xciij Caldees vr fo ix Cesar beynge full of Clemency and gentelnesse lxxxiiiâ— Cham fo iiij Chaunteres geuen to the kyng â—o CCixxij Cherusa fo lxxxviij Châ—â—â—â—â—â—s the heretycke was kylled wyth the fallyng of an house fo xâ—iiij Câ—risten men were persecuted vnder â—râ—â—anus xâ—v vnder â—iberius xc vnder Doâ—iâ—iaâ— xciij xciiij vnder Adriaâ— xcv vnder Decian xcâ—x vnder Aâ—reliaâ— C. vnder Dioclâ—tiâ—n fo Cij Christâ—s kyngedome allwaye troubled * v. Meruelouslye presâ—rued * â–ª ibidâ—m hys commynge xlix whan he was borne lxâ—v lxxxvij baptyzed lxxxix crucysyâ—d ibidem Châ—rche begynnâ—th â–ª i. from â—oe tyll Abraham vi the â—â—ate of it in thys tyme. â—xxiâ—â—j how much God careth for his churche and congregation xxv where it is â–ª lxxxix â—â—â—o was beâ—â—â—ycyall to it fo Cxliij Christâ—râ—e kyng of Denmarke after hys returne taken prysoner of hys owne councell CCxâ—ix CCix Cicero fo lxxxiij Cyâ—â—oâ— sonne to Milâ—â—adâ—s fo â–ª xâ—iij Câ—â—bri the Germaines of Goâ—â—er v. the batâ—â—ll oâ—â—â—â—â—ri wyth the Romayns lxxxi Cirâ—umcision is the token of promyse ix when the circumcision was geuen â—o â–ª x Clause Rodaâ—i was buylded of Iulius Cesar fo Câ—x Clandâ—â—s fo xc Clemens the seuenth is taken Câ—xxxix the notable cruâ—ltye of Clewence wyâ—h of Rome agaynst â—ouradus Clxviij â—â—â—â—â—â—t dyâ—th CCv Clemency after victory Cxiij Cleopatra lxiiij â–ª syâ—â—er to Iulius fo lxxi Cleâ—e CCxlvi CCâ—ij Câ—â—â—s fo â—xij Collection for the poore CCxxi lvâ— Coâ—â—etes seâ—e Cv â–ª Cxci clxxxix in the tyme of Nero. xâ—i â–ª before pestylence and faâ—yn 〈…〉 Iohn Frederikes tyâ—e duke of Saxony Cxcâ—â— Comodâ—s fo xcvi Coâ—â—â—otious of vplaâ—dyâ—â—e â—â—en fo Clxxxvij Commotion in Cornewall fo CCâ—xxviij Councell of Nice Câ—â— Basell Cixxx Raiuesborough Cxcvi Maâ—â—â—â—a CC. Witteborough CCxiiij Rome CCxxi lviij Coâ—cyra the Turke â—â—â—adeth fo CCxc fo Cxâ—iiij Constâ—ns pryâ—ely inuadeth CClxxiij Con 〈…〉 s. Ciâ— Cv. he becommeth an Aâ—â—â—an fo Ciiiâ— Coâ—â—â—â—â—tâ—â—â—s â— Ciij hys diligâ—nce to hepe the Gospell Ciij the aunceters of hym Ciiiâ— â–ª the soâ—â—e of Heraâ—lius Cxxiiij Pogonatus â—â—â— y â— â—oâ—â—â— of Leo was â—urnamed Coproâ—ius Cxxv. Leo the fourth soâ—â—e ibidem Emperoure of Constantinople fo Clxxxij Constantinople Ciij a notable crueltye of the Turke whan he had wonne it Clxxxij Prophesyes of recoueryng of it fo Cxc. Conrad the fyrst Cxxxvij duke