(
1
)
Herod
surnamed
the
Great
(
tho
valiant
,
cruell
)
put
to
death
Mariamne
his
wife
(
a
woman
both
chaste
and
beautifull
;
)
then
his
owne
sons
Alexander
and
Aristobulus
,
the
children
of
Bethlem
,
his
salse
sonne
Antipater
,
the
most
of
his
friends
:
and
lastly
(
lest
he
should
want
teares
at
his
end
)
gaue
order
for
the
killing
of
a
great
number
,
shut
vp
in
the
Hippodrome
.
Ioseph
.
Antiq.
(
2
)
Abimelech
,
the
base
sonne
of
Gedeon
slew
threescore
and
nine
of
his
brethren
to
vsurpe
.
Iosephus
,
pag.
117.
(
3
)
Ptolomeus
Philopater
slew
father
,
mother
,
and
wife
.
Ptolomeus
Phiscon
married
his
owne
sister
Cleopatra
,
sometime
the
wife
of
their
brother
,
the
King
deceased
,
whom
after
he
cast
off
,
and
married
her
Daughter
,
his
Neece
;
and
fearing
the
people
should
set
vp
his
eldest
sonne
against
him
,
he
kills
him
.
Whereupon
they
pull
〈◊〉
his
images
;
which
he
,
interpreting
as
don●…
in
fauour
of
his
sister
,
kills
also
his
〈◊〉
that
he
had
by
her
,
sending
his
hands
and
feete
in
a
chest
as
a
present
to
her
the
day
of
his
birth
.
Iustine
,
lib.
38.
Ptolomeus
Ceraunos
,
the
brother
of
Lisimachus
King
of
Macedon
,
hauing
rescued
Queene
Arsinoe
,
hi●…
owne
sister
,
from
Antigonus
,
who
slew
her
husband
,
and
besieged
her
in
the
Citie
Cassandria
,
affecting
the
Kingdome
,
made
suit
to
his
sister
for
marriage
(
hauing
no
other
meanes
to
get
the
possession
of
her
,
and
her
children
;
)
but
his
intentions
being
suspected
by
her
,
hee
sweares
by
the
Altars
and
the
Gods
,
that
he
meant
to
make
her
son
King
.
Ouercome
,
she
yeelds
,
marries
him
,
inuites
him
to
her
Citie
;
which
he
hauing
seized
,
presently
causes
her
children
to
be
slaine
,
euen
in
the
lap
of
their
sorrowfull
mother
,
and
exiles
her selfe
.
Iustin.
lib.
24.
(
4
)
Numulesinthis
caused
the
parents
feede
vpon
their
children
.
Valerius
Maximus
,
lib.
9.
cap.
2.
(
5
)
Mithridates
slew
seuentie
thousand
Roman
Merchants
in
one
day
in
time
of
peace
.
Plutarch
.
(
6
)
Occhus
,
called
Darius
,
hauing
bound
himselfe
by
oath
not
to
kill
any
of
the
conspiracie
of
the
Magi
by
Sword
,
Poyson
,
Famine
,
or
any
force
,
deuised
a
mor●…
cruell
way
for
them
,
and
(
as
hee
thought
)
without
infringing
his
oath
:
he
fills
a
great
deepe
roome
with
Ashes
vp
to
the
top
,
and
ouer
the
same
vpon
a
rafter
places
these
men
,
giuing
them
good
cheare
,
wherewith
being
brought
into
a
dead
sleepe
,
they
fall
into
this
pit-sall
.
Val.
Max.
Ctesias
(
saith
Ochus
)
vsed
his
brother
Secundianus
so
:
but
this
Ochus
was
long
after
Darius
,
the
sonne
of
Histaspis
,
that
supprest
the
Magi.
(
7
)
Iugurth
,
the
sonne
of
Masthanaball
,
the
Base
son
of
Masinissa
,
was
brought
vp
by
his
Vncle
Micipsa
,
the
lawfull
sonne
of
the
said
Masinissa
,
King
of
Numidia
,
who
at
his
death
made
him
co-heyre
with
his
owne
sons
,
Adherball
and
Hiemp●…all
,
hoping
by
that
meanes
to
tie
him
by
merit
,
which
was
already
bound
by
Blood
and
Kindred
,
to
be
a
stay
and
defend●…r
of
his
children
in
their
minoritie
:
but
Iugurth
more
cruell
then
the
very
Lions
(
which
acknowledge
benefits
)
after
his
Vncles
death
kills
Hiempsal
,
warres
vpon
Adherball
,
and
at
length
makes
him
also
away
:
but
enioyes
the
Kingdome
not
long
,
the
people
of
Rome
punishing
his
great
impieties
both
with
losse
of
Kingdome
and
life
.
Salust
.
(
8
)
Cambises
hauing
sent
Prexaspes
(
one
of
his
dearest
and
most
trustie
Friends
)
from
Memphis
into
Persia
,
to
make
away
his
brother
Smerdis
.
At
his
returne
againe
,
after
the
execution
,
demands
what
they
say
,
and
what
opinion
they
had
of
him
in
Persia.
Prexaspes
replies
;
All
well
,
onely
they
thought
hee
loued
Wine
more
then
stood
with
his
health
.
With
these
words
the
Tyrant
enraged
,
causes
Prexaspes
sonne
to
stand
as
a
marke
for
him
to
shoote
at
,
and
at
the
first
shot
cloue
his
heart
,
as
before
he
said
he
would
doe
)
to
teach
Prexaspes
(
who
friendly
admonisht
him
of
his
excesse
)
that
hee
was
not
drunke
.
Whereupon
Croesus
the
Lidian
admonishes
him
;
hee
offers
to
shoote
at
him
to
.
He
made
warre
so
long
in
Ethiopia
,
till
his
men
through
famine
〈◊〉
vp
one
another
,
tything
themselues
by
lots
.
Another
part
of
his
Army
sent
to
destroy
the
Temple
of
Ammon
were
all
lost
,
and
ouerwhelmed
with
Sand
,
none
returning
to
bring
newes
what
Mummey
their
fellowes
〈◊〉
.
Herodotus
in
his
Thalia
,
page
234
,
235
,
and
236.
Seneca
saith
,
hee
caused
all
the
peoples
noses
of
Syria
to
be
cut
off
.
〈◊〉
.
de
Ira.
3.
c.
20
(
9
)
Astiages
being
premonisht
in
a
dreame
of
the
translation
of
his
Kingdome
to
the
Persians
,
by
meanes
of
Cyrus
his
young
Nephew
,
gaue
command
to
Herpagus
,
one
of
his
friends
,
to
make
away
the
Child
.
But
Herpagus
abhorring
so
great
crueltie
,
vsed
meanes
to
preserue
him
a
long
time
secretly
;
til
at
last
the
King
comming
to
knowledge
of
his
life
&
safty
,
●…aused
Herpagus
for
neglecting
hi●…
command
,
to
eate
the
flesh
of
his
owne
sonne
at
a
supper
.
Herodotus
Clyo.
pag.
84.
(
11
)
Caesar
,
Pompey
,
Alexander
,
Pirrhus
,
whose
onely
sinne
of
Ambition
was
the
death
of
many
millions
,
nothing
being
able
to
satisfie
an
insatible
mind
:
one
diggs
for
another
world
,
another
seekes
it
in
the
Desarts
of
India
:
all
of
them
like
wilde
and
sauage
beasts
,
enemies
of
humain
society
,
being
broke
loose
,
run
about
killing
and
destroying
others
,
till
they
loose
themselues
.
(
12
)
Caius
was
said
to
be
grieued
,
because
in
his
time
there
fell
no
Earthquakes
,
Famines
,
nor
Pestilences
,
to
destroy
the
world
.
Hee
wisht
the
people
of
Rome
had
but
one
head
,
that
hee
might
strike
it
off
at
one
blow
.
Seneca
de
Ira.
(
13
)
Nero
caus●…d
his
Mother
Agrippina
to
be
put
to
death
,
hauing
first
attempted
it
diuers
waies
in
vaine
.
Tacitus
(
14
)
These
were
the
Persecutors
of
the
Church
:
Nero
,
Domitian
,
Marcus
Anthonius
Verus
,
Se●…erus
,
Maximine
,
Decius
,
Valerian
,
Au●…elian
,
Dioclesian
,
and
Maximilian
.
Eusebiu●…
and
the
Centuries
.
(
15
)
In
Legend
.
Aur.
it
is
said
,
that
holy
Ignatius
being
perswaded
to
renounce
Christ
,
made
answere
,
That
he
could
not
,
his
Name
was
written
vpon
his
Heart
.
Whereupon
the
Tyrant
caused
him
to
be
opened
,
and
found
the
word
IESVS
written
therein
in
Golden
Letters
.
(
16
)
King
Poppeyle
hauing
slaine
his
two
Uncles
most
cruelly
,
is
persecuted
of
Mice
and
Rats
by
the
hand
of
God
,
and
hee
and
his
Queene
forc't
to
flie
into
a
Towre
,
situated
in
the
water
:
but
thither
they
followed
him
,
and
at
last
deuoured
him
and
her
,
no
meanes
being
able
to
hinder
Gods
decree
.
These
Rats
seemd
to
come
forth
from
the
Tombes
and
very
Graues
of
his
dead
Vnkles
.
This
mans
vsuall
Oath
was
still
,
That
if
I
doe
such
,
or
such
a
thing
,
may
the
Rats
eate
me
:
and
so
at
length
they
did
.
The
place
is
called
Rats-Tower
to
this
day
.
Hist.
Poloniae
.
(
17
)
Amurath
sacrifized
at
on●…
time
sixe
hundred
Souldiers
(
that
yeelded
vpon
faith
and
honest
conditions
)
to
the
Ghost
of
his
dead
father
.
Calcondillius
in
Hist.
de
Imperii
Graeci
lapsu
in
Lerius
.
(
18
)
Mahumet
hauing
won
Constantinople
,
gaue
himselfe
to
Feasts
and
Banquets
;
in
which
for
greater
pompe
he
put
to
cruell
deaths
the
most
of
the
Grecian
Nobilitie
:
he
cut
off
the
head
of
Trene
,
his
fairest
and
best
beloued
Parramour
with
his
owne
hand
,
as
the
onely
remedie
for
his
intemperate
loue
.
There
happened
to
him
a
strange
warning
for
his
crueltie
:
for
hauing
caused
fiue
hundred
Cap●…iues
to
bee
slaine
,
and
their
bodies
dismembred
,
and
throwne
about
)
there
came
an
Oxe
rooting
and
lowing
,
and
with
his
Hornes
gathered
together
the
pi●…ces
of
a
Venecians
body
there
amongst
the
rest
:
which
being
told
to
Mahumet
,
he
againe
commands
the
same
body
to
be
disperst
.
But
the
Oxe
againe
diligently
seekes
out
the
same
pieces
,
and
layes
them
together
:
wherewith
Mahumet
being
much
mooued
,
caused
the
dead
to
bee
buried
,
and
giues
the
Oxe
an
allowance
during
life
.
Lerius
out
of
Chalcondilus
.
(
19
)
Wladus
,
Prince
of
Moldauia
,
had
a
great
Vale
in
his
Country
full
of
Gibbets
,
Wheeles
,
and
other
engins
,
whereupon
there
hung
thirtie
or
fortie
thousand
of
his
owne
subiects
put
to
death
by
him
in
three
yeares
:
With
which
fearefull
spectacle
Mahumet
the
great
Tyrant
being
amazed
,
became
after
more
gentle
,
spying
the
greatnes
of
his
owne
faults
in
another
,
which
he
could
not
see
before
in
himsslfe
.
Knowles
.
(
20
)
Selym
,
the
youngest
of
Baiazets
sonnes
,
by
the
fauour
of
the
Ianizar●…es
aspired
to
the
Empire
,
disceptred
his
old
Father
Baiazet
,
and
caused
him
to
be
poysoned
;
slew
his
Brothers
and
Ne●…
;
put
the
most
of
his
dearest
Friends
and
Seruants
to
death
:
and
lastly
,
after
his
victories
in
the
East
,
and
the
conquest
of
Egypt
,
intending
great
warres
against
the
Christians
,
is
by
the
hand
of
God
stricken
with
a
Canker
,
or
Wild-fire
in
his
reynes
that
eate
him
vp
.
Paulus
Iouius
,
tome
1.
l.
14
,
and
tome
2.
l.
19.
(
21
)
This
Adolph
wearie
of
expecting
his
Fathers
death
,
tooke
the
Duk●…dome
from
him
,
led
him
fiue
Dutch
mile
barefoot
in
a
cold
night
,
and
imprisoned
him
in
a
darke
and
deepe
Dungeo●…
eight
moneths
in
most
lamentable
manner
:
but
being
at
length
compeld
to
bring
him
forth
,
and
to
giue
an
account
thereof
to
the
Duke
of
Burgoyne
,
he
onely
obiects
,
that
his
Father
had
been
Duke
44
yeeres
,
therefore
now
high
time
for
him
to
come
to
his
Birth-right
.
The
Duke
of
Burgoyne
at
last
orders
the
young
man
(
being
his
Kinsman
)
to
stand
as
Duke
,
and
onely
one
small
Citie
to
remaine
to
his
Father
,
with
some
sixe
hundred
Florences
the
yeere
during
life
.
But
Adolph
flatly
refused
to
grant
him
this
small
exhibition
,
but
would
hau●…
him
exiled
the
Countrey
;
protesting
,
that
rather
then
he
would
condiscend
to
those
termes
,
he
would
throw
his
Father
into
a
well
;
and
himselfe
after
.
Soone
after
the
Duke
of
Burgoyne
takes
him
Prisoner
,
where
hee
was
despightfully
handled
all
his
life
,
and
his
F●…ther
dying
,
disinherited
him
,
making
the
Duke
of
Burgoyne
his
Heire
;
After
whose
death
young
Adolph
is
taken
out
of
prison
by
the
Ganthoyse
,
and
is
slaine
at
the
siege
of
Tourney
.
Phil.
Comminees
.
l.
4.
c.
1.
(
22
)
Amidas
being
left
Gouernour
of
Tunis
by
his
father
Muleasses
(
whilest
he
sought
aide
amongst
the
Christian
Princes
against
Barbarussa
)
seizes
the
Kingdome
for
himselfe
,
and
at
his
fathers
returne
puts
out
his
eyes
,
to
disable
him
for
gouernment
,
and
forceth
him
to
end
his
dayes
in
miserie
as
a
banisht
man
:
he
lost
his
owne
eyes
to
with
diseases
,
and
enioyed
his
Kingdome
not
long
.
Knowles
.
(
23
)
Iohn
Basilides
late
Emperour
of
Russia
did
infini●…ely
exceed
all
the
Tyrants
and
monsters
of
Nature
that
euer
were
.
His
rapines
,
his
lusts
,
his
murther●…
cannot
bee
numbred
.
It
was
vsuall
with
him
for
one
mans
offence
to
extirpe
whole
Families
and
Cities
,
and
many
times
without
any
occasion
.
When
the
warres
ceast
,
and
that
he
wanted
captiues
to
exercise
himselfe
vpon
,
then
did
he
kill
and
massacre
his
Friends
,
his
Lords
,
his
Councellors
,
his
Citizens
;
burning
,
hanging
,
dr●…wning
thousands
of
guiltlesse
and
innocent
people
.
Hee
would
looke
on
and
see
his
Guard
def●…owre
thousands
of
his
women
Captiues
,
and
then
cut
them
in
pieces
.
Embassadours
were
not
safe
with
him
;
no
more
were
his
Friends
and
Companions
:
if
any
man
won
of
him
in
play
,
he
would
fall
into
passion
,
and
sometimes
cut
off
their
Noses
and
Eares
.
If
for
feare
they
suffered
him
to
winne
,
then
he
would
streight
cause
them
to
bee
beaten
as
dull
and
sluggish
Dolts
.
Now
if
any
sought
(
by
refusing
to
play
)
to
auoyd
these
two
extremes
,
those
hee
would
gre●…uously
handle
,
and
perchance
put
to
death
,
as
contemners
of
his
Maiestie
.
Vpon
some
reprochfull
speeches
(
giuen
by
an
honest
Matron
)
vnto
one
of
his
whores
,
he
tooke
a
purpose
to
murther
al
the
women
of
.
Muscho
,
and
had
done
it
,
before
the
instant
request
of
his
owne
women
.
Of
diuers
Citties
that
he
pnnished
,
he
put
all
the
inhabitants
downe
through
certaine
holes
,
made
through
the
Ice
,
into
the
riuers
,
and
so
drowned
them
.
The
warnings
he
had
from
heauen
were
notable
.
Vpon
a
Christmas
day
,
which
was
faire
and
cleare
,
came
a
sudden
lightning
from
heauen
,
that
burnt
his
stately
Pallace
of
Sloboda
,
with
much
treasure
and
rich
stuffe
in
the
same
.
Soone
after
,
neere
the
towne
of
Nale
,
there
fell
a
strange
thing
;
three
men
and
three
women
going
forth
to
gather
sticks
in
the
adioyning
wood
,
late
towards
euening
,
there
came
this
voyce
into
their
eares
(
without
any
knowne
Authour
)
Fly
Muschouians
;
with
which
amazed
,
they
would
haue
fled
towards
the
Towne
,
when
in
the
instant
a
mightie
marble
stone
fell
downe
from
the
heauens
(
sent
with
a
great
clap
of
thunder
)
into
the
Snow
,
and
seemed
to
be
settled
there
in
such
manner
,
as
if
not
throwne
by
violence
,
but
placed
there
by
an
artificiall
handiworke
.
In
this
Stone
were
written
diuers
lines
in
a
strange
and
vnknowne
character
.
The
three
men
were
slaine
at
the
fall
of
the
stone
;
the
women
with
great
amazement
ran
home
,
and
shewed
what
had
happened
.
The
newes
comes
to
Basilides
;
hee
repaires
to
the
place
,
demands
of
the
Metropolitan
what
the
words
did
import
:
he
in
great
perplexitie
replies
;
he
knowes
not
.
Calling
then
certaine
captiues
(
which
had
a
great
opinion
of
learning
)
he
requires
of
them
the
exposition
of
this
inscription
:
they
fearing
to
be
silent
,
told
him
,
that
these
signes
did
pertaine
to
himselfe
,
and
did
concerne
his
People
and
Empire
.
Hereupon
hee
causes
his
Guard
to
breake
the
Stone
all
in
pieces
,
and
in
stead
of
penitence
goes
home
,
and
prepares
for
the
Polonian
warre
.
He
died
very
lamentably
of
an
Vlcer
in
his
priuie
parts
,
so
lothsome
and
stinking
,
that
the
smell
of
it
poysoned
diuers
.
Hee
had
vpon
his
death-bed
some
trances
,
wherein
it
seemes
hee
had
some
taste
of
the
infernall
●…orments
.
His
life
and
death
are
written
at
large
by
Paulus
Oderbornius
,
a
Germaine
Diuine
,
in
three
Bookes
,
dedicate
to
Henrie
Iulius
,
Duke
of
Brunswick
.
His
body
was
not
from
the
day
of
his
death
to
be
found
in
any
place
,
but
was
supposed
to
be
conueyed
away
by
the
Deuill
,
not
content
with
his
soule
onely
.
Ibidem
.
He
liued
in
Queene
Elizabeths
time
.
(
24
)
The
Egyptians
did
worship
some
things
generally
,
as
of
beasts
,
their
Apis
or
Oxe
,
the
Dog
the
Cat
:
of
Fowle
,
the
Hawke
and
the
Ibis
:
of
Fish
,
the
Lepidotus
and
the
Oxirinchus
:
beside
these
,
they
had
particular
worships
.
They
of
Arsinoe
to
the
Crocodile
.
They
of
the
Citie
of
Hercules
did
worship
the
Ichnewmon
.
The
Cinopolitani
a
Dog
.
The
Licopolitani
a
Wolfe
.
The
Leontopolitani
a
Lion
.
The
Mendesii
worshipt
a
Goate
.
The
Athribitae
a
blind
Mouse
.
They
of
Abidon
worshipt
Osiris
(
whom
Herodotus
page
the
150
,
calls
▪
Bacchus
.
They
of
Hermonthis
Iupiter
,
and
an
Oxe
,
and
Orus
,
which
Herodotus
calls
Apollo
,
pag.
199
)
and
others
other
things
.
Strabo
Geography
,
lib.
17.
The
Bubasti
honourd
Diana
.
The
Citizens
of
Busiris
,
Isis
(
which
the
Greekes
call
Demeter
,
that
is
Ceres
.
The
City
of
Say
worshipt
Minerua
.
The
Helipolitanes
the
Sunne
.
They
of
Buris
,
Latona
.
The
Papremians
,
Mars
.
Herodotus
Euterpe
,
pag.
158.
(
25
)
Strabo
saith
,
he
saw
a
Crocodile
in
a
Lake
in
the
Shire
of
Arsinoe
,
neere
to
the
Temple
,
vpon
which
the
Priests
tended
with
great
religion
and
fed
him
,
one
holding
open
his
chaps
,
and
an
other
powring
in
certaine
Rost-meates
and
sweet
Wine
,
and
that
hauing
fild
his
belly
,
he
retired
streight
into
the
Lake
,
till
he
were
called
againe
by
some
new
Guest
,
comming
with
new
Oblations
.
Ex
Strabone
,
lib.
17.
(
26
)
Porrum
&
cepe
nefas
violare
ac
frangere
morsu
.
et
Paulo
post
.
Carnibus
humanis
vesci
licet
.
Iuuen.
Satyra
15.
linea
.
9.
(
27
)
This
Deitie
of
Iupiter
Hammon
was
worshipt
in
the
likenesse
of
a
Ram.
Herodotus
Euterpe
,
pag.
151.
Here
it
was
that
Alexander
was
premonisht
of
his
death
,
with
the
circumstances
both
of
time
,
place
,
and
the
manner
,
as
after
they
befell
.
Quintus
Curtius
lib.
4.
and
in
Alexanders
owne
Epistle
to
Arestotle
,
and
Iust.
l.
11.
It
seemes
their
Iupiter
was
something
mutable
and
humerous
for
his
shape
,
as
men
are
now
adayes
for
their
fashions
:
for
Herodotus
describeth
him
like
a
Ram
:
and
Quintus
Curtius
,
lib.
4.
saith
;
Id
quod
pro
Deo
colitur
non
eandem
effigiem
habebat
quam
vulgo
diis
accommodauerunt
artifices
.
Sed
,
vmbilico
maxime
similis
est
habitus
,
smaragdo
etiemmis
coagmentatus
.
(
a
)
Dianae
templum
Chersiphron
fabricatus
est
.
Sed
cum
Herostratus
quidam
id
incend●…o
consumpsisset
aliud
prestantius
construxerunt
mulierum
ornamentis
.
Strabo
,
Geogr.
lib.
14.
(
28
)
Baalzebub
was
worshipt
in
the
likenesse
of
a
Flie.
Purch
.
(
29
)
The
Sydonians
worshipt
Iuno
in
the
likenesse
of
a
Sheepe
.
(
30
)
Quintus
Curtius
in
oppugnatione
.
Alexandri
.
(
31
)
The
Phoenicians
had
a
stately
Temple
dedicated
to
the
Sunne
,
of
which
Anthonine
,
Emperour
of
Rome
,
was
in
his
priuate
fortunes
the
High
Priest
,
and
therefore
surnamed
Heliogabalus
,
or
Priest
of
the
Sunne
.
Herodian
,
lib.
5.
(
32
)
This
Temple
had
in
it
a
stone
,
which
had
thereon
the
figure
of
the
Sunne
.
Ibid.
(
33
)
The
men
of
Carras
that
ouercame
their
wiues
,
vsed
to
sacrifice
to
god
Lunus
in
the
Temple
of
the
Moone
:
but
if
their
wiues
had
the
better
,
they
offered
vnto
Luna
to
appease
her
displeasure
.
Herodian
,
lib.
3.
(
34
)
This
place
was
some
fiue
mile
from
Antioch
,
a
Groue
of
mightie
Cypresses
,
ten
miles
in
compasse
,
where
stood
the
Temple
and
Oracle
of
Apollo
Daphneus
.
Here
Iulian
the
Apostate
desiring
answere
,
the
Deuill
would
not
speak●…
,
because
the
bones
of
Babillus
the
Martyr
lay
so
neare
him
.
Socrates
,
lib.
3.
cap.
16.
In
this
place
of
delight
,
and
Paradise
of
prophane
pleasure
,
the
Antiochian
youths
,
and
amorous
Gallants
vsed
to
pay
their
vowes
to
the
Nimph
Daphne
:
the
burbling
streames
,
calme
winds
,
and
flowre-be
spotted
earth
,
conspiring
with
the
opacitie
and
retirednes
of
the
place
,
to
make
the
Votaries
of
Diana
,
worship
Daphne
.
Strabo
.
Geogr.
pag.
510.
lib.
15.
(
35
)
The
Persians
did
principally
honour
the
Fire
,
counting
it
a
God
:
they
worshipt
the
Sunne
and
Moone
,
Venus
,
the
Winds
and
the
water
,
into
which
it
was
not
lawfull
to
spit
,
to
pisse
,
or
to
,
cast
any
dead
thing
,
Strabo
,
lib.
15.
Herodotus
.
lib.
1.
pag.
90.
lib.
3.
pag.
226.
(
36
)
The
Tartarians
beyond
Volga
,
that
belong
to
the
Great
Cham
;
and
the
Crym
Tartars
which
inhabit
on
this
side
Volga
(
which
Herodotus
calls
Scythia
,
and
them
Scythes
;
)
though
these
professe
Mahumet
,
yet
haue
they
in
their
houses
Idols
and
Puppets
of
Fel●…
,
which
they
offer
to
▪
Doctor
Fletcher
and
W.
de
Rubruquis
in
Hacluyt
.
(
37
)
The
Chynoys
haue
Idols
in
their
houses
,
and
Images
if
the
deuil
with
Serpentine
locks
,
and
as
ill-fauoured
lookes
as
he
hath
heare
;
a
tripple
Crowne
vpon
his
head
,
great
teeth
standing
out
from
his
mouth
,
and
an
vgly
face
vpon
his
belly
:
him
for
feare
they
worship
,
saying
,
that
God
is
good
,
and
will
doe
no
man
harme
.
They
paint
the
Deuill
in
their
ships
,
and
in
any
storme
him
they
inuocate
,
sometime
working
by
lots
,
sometime
by
writing
,
which
way
he
neuer
failes
to
answer
them
,
as
appeares
in
the
Discourse
of
Chinay
.
Chap.
15.
where
the
Spanish
Friers
(
to
their
no
small
terr●…r
)
heard
him
talking
to
the
Chynois
in
the
same
Ship
.
(
§
)
The
Iapons
haue
a
strange
kind
of
shrift
,
the
Deuill
once
a
yeare
playing
the
Confessor
:
hee
puts
his
Penitent
into
a
paire
of
Weigh-Scales
,
hung
vp
vpon
a
high
Spire
or
Piremed
,
from
whence
if
he
confesse
not
truly
,
he
breakes
his
neck
.
Acosta
.
lib.
5.
cap.
25.
(
38
)
The
Deuill
is
highly
worshipt
in
Pegue
,
to
whom
they
erect
a
stately
Altar
,
adorned
with
varietie
of
Flowres
and
Meates
to
fee
and
feede
him
,
that
hee
should
not
hurt
them
.
Hist.
India
.
pag.
321.
(
39
)
Cidambaran
is
the
Mother-Citie
of
these
Pagan
Rites
.
Here
in
the
Temple
of
Perimall
they
worship
an
Ape
called
Haynemant
:
the
tooth
of
this
Ape
was
kept
for
a
great
rellick
in
Zeylan
,
till
the
Portugals
,
Ann.
15
▪
54
,
ransacking
the
Iland
,
tooke
this
away
amongst
many
better
things
.
Linschot
saith
,
the
Indian
Kings
sent
presently
to
the
Vice-roy
,
and
offered
seuen
hu●…dred
thousand
Duckats
for
it
:
but
he
burnt
it
before
their
Embassadours
eyes
,
and
threw
the
ashes
into
the
Sea
.
Notwithstanding
,
the
Banian
of
Cambaia
perswaded
the
Indian
Kings
,
that
he
by
miracle
had
preserued
it
,
hauing
been
inuistbly
present
,
and
that
he
had
changed
the
said
tooth
,
putting
another
very
like
it
in
stead
thereof
.
So
this
was
againe
receiued
as
the
true
one
,
and
belieued
by
their
mopping
deuotion
.
Linfc
.
pag.
81.
The
Mallabars
are
all
extreame
Idosaters
to
the
Deuill
,
and
haue
all
their
Temples
full
of
his
pictures
,
and
Idols
most
fearefull
to
behold
.
They
haue
a
certaine
Coyne
called
Pagodes
,
stamped
with
his
Picture
.
They
offer
themselues
to
voluntarie
death
in
honour
of
their
Idols
,
thinking
it
meritorius
so
to
perish
.
Linsc
.
pag.
82.
&
69.
(
40
)
The
Mexicans
or
Tenustitans
had
in
the
midst
of
Mexico
,
a
stately
Temple
,
the
stones
of
the
walls
all
wrought
in
artificiall
knots
of
Snakes
(
so
like
is
that
old
Serpent
still
to
himself
.
)
Here
they
sacrifised
to
their
Idoll
Deuils
men
without
number
,
taken
in
the
warres
,
whose
flesh
they
did
(
after
the
ceremonies
ended
)
make
merry
with
,
The
Spaniards
beheld
from
Metazumaes
Palace
seuenty
of
their
owne
men
thus
sacrifised
,
amongst
whom
,
one
after
his
heart
was
drawne
out
;
cried
aloude
,
Knights
,
they
haue
slaine
me
.
Within
the
penetralls
of
this
Temple
,
and
as
it
were
,
their
Sanctum
Sanctorum
,
the
Spaniards
found
the
walls
daubd
with
humaine
blood
two
inches
thick
.
About
the
Courts
of
this
Temple
vpon
certaine
rankes
of
trees
ran
many
rankes
of
poles
from
one
to
another
,
whereon
their
hung
all
the
Scalpes
of
those
which
had
been
sacrifized
.
This
Temple
was
consumed
by
fire
from
Heauen
,
which
seemed
to
burst
forth
from
the
very
walls
and
stones
;
so
that
no
water
could
quench
it
.
Vitziliputzli
was
their
chiefe
Idoll
.
Ioseph
.
Acosta
.
l.
5.
cap.
13.
&
22.
&
lib.
7.
cap.
23.
The
Peruuians
were
no
lesse
cruell
,
sacrifizing
children
to
their
Idols
,
of
whom
Verachocha
was
chiefe
.
Acosta
.
l.
5.
cap.
19.
(
41
)
This
Maracca
is
a
kind
of
Gourd
,
the
meate
finely
pickt
out
,
then
dryed
and
fild
with
Stones
or
Millet
it
makes
a
great
noise
,
this
is
their
Musicke
they
Dance
by
,
this
is
their
Oracle
,
from
whence
their
Aignan
(
the
Deuill
)
consults
with
them
:
to
this
they
offer
offerings
of
Meate
.
At
certaine
set
times
they
vse
to
meet
to
performe
their
dancing
ceremonies
,
in
which
they
sing
certaine
Songs
,
and
crie
,
Sabbath
,
Sabbath
;
lifting
vp
their
hands
on
high
like
the
Israelites
,
and
as
they
were
commanded
.
Deuteronomie
12.
6
,
7.
Yet
for
all
this
obseruance
,
their
good
Master
the
Deuill
did
vse
to
beate
them
,
kill
them
by
hundreds
,
when
he
thought
his
worship
was
neglected
.
The
pictures
of
their
Fights
,
Dances
,
Entertainements
,
Ceremonies
,
Burials
,
is
with
an
ample
Discourse
thereon
to
be
seene
in
Lerius
his
Hist.
of
Brasile
,
to
whom
I
commend
those
that
desire
to
know
their
fashions
;
and
to
Ieronimus
Be●…zo
,
his
Noua
noui
orbis
Historia
.
(
a
)
Ptolomey
King
of
Cypresse
hauing
heapt
vp
great
wealth
by
base
meanes
,
ouercome
by
his
Enemie
,
flies
to
the
Sea
,
there
intending
to
burie
himselfe
and
his
treasure
together
(
in
Neptunes
watry
,
but
inuiolable
Sepulchers
)
hauing
for
that
end
bored
all
his
ships
through
in
the
keele
:
but
taking
compassion
that
so
much
wealth
should
be
lost
,
he
altars
his
purpose
,
and
carries
back
againe
to
land
,
the
future
reward
of
his
owne
destruction
,
Valerius
Maximus
,
lib.
9.
cap.
5.
(
42
)
Dennis
,
the
elder
Tyrant
of
Syracusa
,
was
a
marueilous
oppressor
of
his
people
;
whom
when
he
had
brought
so
low
,
that
he
could
draw
no
more
from
them
,
he
deuises
(
vpon
a
great
Dearth
that
had
continued
by
the
space
of
two
or
three
yeeres
)
to
perswade
the
people
to
contribute
towards
the
building
of
a
new
Temple
to
the
Goddesse
Ceres
,
to
appease
her
displeasure
,
and
for
that
end
drawes
all
the
womens
Chaines
and
iewels
of
the
Countrie
from
them
,
which
amounted
to
diuers
millions
,
and
yet
no
Temple
built
for
all
that
.
After
a
while
(
the
earth
yeelding
her
due
encrease
,
and
the
women
(
after
their
wonted
manner
)
desiring
their
accustomed
adornments
,
but
fearing
least
the
old
Fox
should
againe
play
them
the
like
trick
,
they
petitioned
,
that
it
might
bee
lawfull
for
them
to
weare
their
rings
and
iewels
againe
,
as
they
had
formerly
done
;
which
after
some
nicenesse
was
granted
them
,
vpon
condition
that
euery
one
of
them
should
first
offer
vp
to
the
Goddesse
Ceres
,
the
price
and
value
of
such
iewels
as
they
intended
to
weare
;
the
old
Tyrant
making
by
this
one
stratag●…m
a
double
profit
.
(
43
)
Ferdinand
King
of
Naples
,
that
died
at
Charles
the
eight
his
entrance
into
Italy
,
compeld
his
subiects
to
feede
his
Swine
.
He
would
buy
vp
all
the
Oyle
and
Graine
in
the
Countrie
before
it
were
ripe
,
and
sell
it
againe
very
deare
at
vnreasonable
prices
.
Whatsoeuer
was
faire
and
good
in
the
Kingdome
he
would
extort
it
by
one
meanes
or
other
,
and
sold
all
things
both
Temporall
and
Ecclesiasticall
to
his
best
Chapmen
.
Hee
sold
the
Bishoprick
of
Taranto
for
twelue
thousand
Duckats
to
a
Iew
for
his
son
,
who
he
said
was
a
Christian
.
He
gaue
Abbeys
to
Falkoners
,
with
charge
to
keep
him
a
certaine
number
of
Hawkes
at
their
owne
charge
.
P.
Cōminees
,
l.
7.
c.
11.
Guicc
.
1.
(
44
)
This
Syleus
was
the
most
beautifull
young
Gentleman
of
all
Rome
,
whom
Massaline
no
lesse
sollemnely
,
then
publikely
married
,
euen
in
the
life
of
her
Husband
Claudius
the
Emperour
,
who
being
aduertised
of
her
disorders
,
had
scarcely
the
stomack
to
put
them
to
death
,
if
his
seruants
had
not
for
his
credit
vrged
the
same
.
Tacitus
Annales
lib
,
11.
cap.
9.
10.
11.
(
45
)
These
three
were
Tarquine
the
proud
,
who
lost
his
Kingdome
(
as
Liuie
relates
)
for
the
rape
of
Lucrece
:
And
Roderick
,
last
King
of
the
Gothes
in
Spaine
,
who
by
occasion
of
the
Rape
of
Countie
Iulians
daughter
(
which
thereupon
fled
and
brought
in
the
Moores
and
Arabians
)
lost
both
his
Kingdome
and
life
,
being
ouerthrowne
(
notwithstanding
his
vnmatchable
valour
)
in
a
Battaile
of
eight
dayes
long
,
Ann.
750.
neere
to
Xeres
,
vpon
the
Riuer
of
Bedalack
.
Historie
of
Spaine
:
The
third
was
Floris
(
fifth
of
that
name
)
Prince
of
Holland
,
Zeland
,
and
Frizeland
,
who
imprisoned
a
Knight
of
his
Court
,
one
Gerard
van
Nelson
,
and
cut
off
his
brothers
head
:
but
being
better
enformed
of
the
equitie
of
his
cause
,
after
a
yeeres
imprisonment
,
giues
him
liberty
,
with
offers
of
diuers
fauours
,
and
a
certaine
cast-Concubine
of
his
in
marriage
:
which
the
Knight
refusing
with
these
speeches
;
That
he
was
not
so
base
to
put
his
Feete
in
his
old
shooes
:
and
the
Earle
therewith
offended
,
replied
,
But
you
shall
.
Which
words
the
Knight
forgetting
,
shortly
after
marries
a
faire
Ladie
.
Whereupon
(
the
Earle
still
mindfull
of
his
former
displeasure
)
tooke
occasion
to
send
the
Gentleman
from
home
vpon
an
Embassage
,
and
himselfe
in
the
meane
time
goes
to
the
Knights
house
,
and
rauishes
his
Lady
.
Which
the
Knight
vnderstanding
at
his
returne
,
in
reuenge
laid
an
ambush
for
the
Earle
,
and
slew
him
.
Historie
of
the
Netherlands
,
pag.
67.