The
Choyse
of
Iewels
.
THE
Empire
of
Women
,
and
Courts
of
Queenes
,
euen
from
Semiramis
time
,
haue
gouerned
countries
and
kingdomes
,
subdued
Realmes
ruled
States
,
and
brought
vnder
their
obeysance
both
Kings
and
kingdomes
;
the
second
Empresse
of
Asia
.
whose
martiall
exploytes
and
gouernment
▪
hath
been
such
(
if
authorities
may
serue
)
as
neither
Alexander
the
great
could
exceede
in
magnanimitie
,
nor
Cyrus
in
victories
,
nor
Xerxes
in
multitude
of
souldiers
.
Wee
leaue
the
Court
of
Sardanapalus
King
of
Assiria
,
who
during
his
life
,
exceeded
in
all
effeminate
wantonnesse
,
hauing
his
Court
full
of
such
Iewels
,
as
he
was
wont
to
●it
amongst
them
in
womans
apparell
,
among
such
light
and
shamelesse
women
where
women
were
in
mens
apparell
,
and
men
in
womens
apparell
,
of
which
I
will
omit
to
speake
;
But
I
will
begin
with
those
women
that
were
speciall
Iewels
appointed
not
only
to
saue
his
people
,
but
to
saue
kingdomes
and
countryes
,
not
only
among
christi●ns
,
but
among
Heathens
and
Pagans
.
DEBORA
,
a
Iudge
in
Isarell
.
a
woman
which
dwelt
in
Mount
Ephraim
,
and
iudged
Israel
fourty
yeares
,
vanquished
the
Chananites
,
and
slue
Sisera
.
HVLDAH
,
a
Prophetesse
in
Ierusalem
,
a
Prophetesse
which
dwelt
in
Ierusalem
,
to
whome
king
I●sia●
after
the
law
booke
was
found
,
sent
for
Councell
to
know
how
and
what
way
God
might
be
pleased
with
Israell
.
Who
knoweth
not
,
but
Rebecca
by
God
appoynted
,
councelled
her
sonne
Iacob
to
flee
from
his
brother
Esau
to
M●sopotamia
,
where
God
appoynted
such
two
Iewels
for
him
,
as
made
him
the
father
of
the
12
Tribes
of
Israell
,
in
whome
he
and
his
posteritie
was
blessed
by
the
seede
of
LEA
,
a
woman
?
IOSEPH
,
〈◊〉
to
Egipt
by
his
brethren
.
a
man
sent
by
God
to
Egipt
,
(
though
sold
by
his
brethren
)
where
the
like
Iewell
was
appoynted
him
,
to
weete
Assanetha
an
Egiptian
,
the
mother
of
Manasses
and
Ephraim
,
two
adopted
Tribes
in
Israell
,
by
whome
(
during
Iosephs
life
)
the
Hebrews
were
Lords
of
the
land
of
Goshen
,
and
free
from
their
bondage
in
Egipt
.
Was
not
THERMVTIS
the
Kings
daughter
of
Egipt
,
the
daughter
of
Pharo
K.
of
Egipt
.
a
Iewell
appointed
to
saue
Moses
from
drowning
in
Nilus
,
to
name
him
Moses
,
to
bring
him
vpp
as
her
sonne
adoptiue
to
possesse
the
Crowne
in
spight
of
their
Priests
of
Memphis
?
ESTHER
an
Hebrew
maide
,
rare
and
zeale
for
the
Iewes
.
maried
to
A●ashuerosh
the
great
King
of
Persia
,
a
Iewell
of
God
not
only
appointed
to
saue
M●rdocheus
her
vnckle
,
but
all
the
Iewes
her
country-men
within
an
hundred
seauen
and
twenty
Prouinces
,
with
the
daunger
of
her
owne
life
,
and
the
destruction
of
Seauenty
and
fiue
thousand
Persi●ns
,
and
the
hanging
of
H●man
,
and
his
ten
sonnes
.
In
Bethulia
a
woman
widdow
ventured
more
then
any
man
,
Cyrus
,
Alexander
,
Or
Caesar
in
their
owne
persons
,
as
shee
did
▪
who
brought
Holofer●●●
head
in
a
bagge
through
the
Assirian
campe
to
〈◊〉
,
whereby
the
whole
Assirian
army
was
ouerthrowne
.
A
famous
victorie
for
a
woman
to
be
recorded
for
the
fame
of
women
.
Obserue
therefore
,
how
God
chiefly
by
women
,
in
all
countries
saued
and
defended
his
people
:
In
Mesopotamia
,
by
Labans
daughters
,
Lea
&
Rachell
.
In
Egipt
,
by
THERMVTIS
King
Pharoes
daughter
.
In
Ethiopia
,
by
Tharbis
the
King
of
Ethiops
daughter
,
whom
Moses
maried
and
made
her
a
christian
,
whome
Pharaoh
and
the
Priests
of
Egipt
gaue
him
to
th'
end
to
slay
him
;
as
Saul
sent
Dauid
to
the
Philistians
for
the
like
purpose
.
In
Persia
by
ESTHER
King
Ahashuerosh
wife
.
In
Bethulia
by
Iudith
a
widdow
,
these
were
peculier
women
by
God
appoynted
.
What
should
wee
seeke
proofes
far
off
,
when
we
haue
examples
at
home
.
Had
we
not
in
England
,
combined
by
women
.
such
a
Iewell
as
combined
Fraunce
vnto
England
?
And
another
Iewell
that
brought
Scotland
vnto
England
,
being
two
women
?
Had
we
not
such
a
Iewell
of
a
woman
in
England
,
after
tenne
terrible
battels
wherein
there
were
a
Hundred
Knights
and
Barons
slayne
,
tenne
Princes
and
Dukes
destroyed
,
and
one
Hundred
thousand
Englishmen
slayne
in
the
field
between
the
houses
of
Lancaster
and
Yorke
,
a
woman
being
the
onely
cause
of
a
perpetuall
League
betweene
both
houses
?
And
euen
at
this
present
wee
enioye
such
a
Iewell
,
that
will
blesse
Brittane
,
both
with
Tribes
and
Kings
,
as
Lea
and
Ruth
did
Israell
.
This
onely
shall
suffice
,
the
Moabite
.
Ruth
the
Moabite
the
wife
of
Booz
,
the
mother
of
Obed
,
the
father
of
●sai
,
the
father
of
Dauid
,
of
whome
came
the
king
of
Kings
.
How
much
more
then
were
godly
and
vertuous
women
blessed
by
Angells
,
by
Prophets
magnified
,
and
by
Kings
and
Princes
reuerenced
?
Iae●●
the
wife
of
Aber
the
Kenite
shal
be
blessed
sayd
the
Angell
,
that
slue
Sisera
.
for
shee
slue
Sisera
King
Iabins
Generall
;
And
the
victory
of
Israell
was
obtained
by
a
woman
,
as
DEBORA
sayd
to
the
fame
of
women
:
Did
not
Osias
the
Gouernor
of
Bethulia
and
of
the
army
of
Israell
,
Tugloria
lerusalem
,
Tulaetitia
Israell
.
Asmuch
and
more
might
be
spoken
of
Queene
Est●er
.
But
to
speake
in
particular
of
women
,
it
were
infinite
.
I
shoud
but
weary
the
Reader
to
runne
throughout
the
old
and
new
Testament
,
with
the
due
prayse
and
commendacions
of
such
Iewels
as
are
fit
to
attend
in
Courts
of
Princes
:
As
of
the
woman
of
Bahurim
by
hiding
Dauids
seruants
,
So
RAHAB
in
Iericho
hid
the
Messengers
of
Ioshua
,
The
Sunamites
wife
for
her
pitie
&
compassi●●
of
the
Prophet
Elizeus
,
to
make
him
a
cham●●
in
the
house
,
to
feed
him
being
the
man
of
Go●
The
Widdow
of
Sarepta
entertained
〈◊〉
with
all
the
wealth
she
had
,
Such
Iewels
are
to
be
entertained
in
Courts
of
Kings
who
are
alwaies
readie
for
good
and
godly
suits
;
and
not
with
Moloch
his
reaching
hand
,
Againe
to
speake
of
wise
and
discreet
women
,
The
woman
of
Abella
,
who
with
her
wisedome
councelled
with
the
chiefe
Magistrates
of
Abella
,
I
will
therefore
conclude
with
an
Epilogue
of
the
new
Testament
,
of
women
that
farre
excelled
men
in
faith
,
in
constancie
,
and
in
seruice
of
the
Lord.
Marie
Magdalen
,
Ioanna
the
wife
of
Chusa
,
Herods
Steward
,
of
Susanna
,
with
many
other
such
women
,
which
ministred
to
the
Lord
,
as
he
trauailed
to
preach
.
I
need
not
make
mention
of
Anna
,
who
prophesied
of
Christ
to
the
people
,
receiuing
Christ
in
her
armes
at
Ierusalem
,
confessed
(
as
Simeon
did
)
the
redemption
of
Israel
;
but
euen
of
Pilates
wife
,
when
all
men
cried
,
I
sieldome
read
of
such
faith
in
a
man
,
as
of
the
woman
,
who
desired
but
to
touch
the
hem
of
Christs
garment
,
and
to
be
healed
thereby
,
as
she
confessed
,
to
whom
Christ
said
,
her
faith
had
made
her
whole
.
Now
hauing
heard
,
that
as
women
ministred
vnto
Christ
in
his
preaching
,
so
women
followed
him
to
his
death
,
and
also
attended
him
to
his
graue
;
No
doubt
Iohn
the
Euangelist
wept
,
Ioseph
of
Arymathia
,
and
Nichodemus
wept
and
a
few
others
wept
,
of
whose
weeping
Christ
took
no
notice
;
but
to
the
women
who
were
many
&
wept
much
,
the
Lord
spake
,
saying
,
why
weepe
ye
for
me
,
yee
daughters
of
Syon
?
with
much
compassion
he
pittied
the
women
,
who
much
lamented
his
death
;
I
know
most
men
doubted
of
Christ
his
resurrection
,
yea
the
Apostles
,
whome
the
Lord
reprehended
for
their
incredulity
,
because
they
would
not
beleeue
Mary
Magdalen
to
whome
the
Lord
first
appeared
;
Marke
how
the
Lord
spake
to
women
his
last
words
at
his
death
,
If
you
reade
prophane
histories
,
you
shall
find
Asia
first
christened
by
a
woman
so
named
.
And
Europe
by
the
name
of
a
woman
called
Europe
Agenors
daughter
King
of
Phaenicia
.
Scithia
of
a
woman
that
sprang
out
of
the
earth
,
and
named
her
sonne
Scytha
.
The
Greeks
might
better
bragge
of
Helena
〈◊〉
woman
,
Asia
,
Europe
,
Phrygia
,
Greece
,
Scythia
,
and
Rome
;
if
we
omit
the
fame
of
women
in
these
,
what
should
I
recite
Prouinces
and
Isles
,
Cities
and
Townes
named
after
the
name
of
women
?
as
Rhodes
,
Corcyra
,
Salamina
,
Aegina
,
And
as
the
most
part
of
the
earth
is
Christened
and
named
by
women
,
so
also
the
most
part
of
the
starres
are
constellated
with
women
,
not
onely
with
the
names
of
women
,
but
with
the
forme
,
shape
,
and
figure
of
women
,
of
which
I
wish
you
conferre
with
that
Astronomer
Astratus
,
who
filled
the
starres
of
women
:
I
would
haue
a
good
Scholler
to
answere
me
,
that
neuer
loued
a
woman
,
That
is
not
true
,
sith
the
forme
and
jmage
of
Iustice
is
formed
like
a
woman
with
a
sword
in
her
hand
;
Prudence
with
a
glasse
in
her
hand
;
Temperance
with
a
dyall
in
her
hand
;
Fortitude
with
a
great
huge
Colossus
on
her
shoulder
,
that
Hercules
could
not
stirre
her
.
And
all
these
are
wrought
in
gold
,
in
siluer
,
in
Arras
,
and
in
all
kinde
of
Tapestrie
.
The
Queens
of
the
Amazones
courts
were
onely
of
women
,
without
men
,
where
men
by
Law
and
decrees
made
,
might
not
gouerne
or
beare
rule
,
but
were
exercised
in
seruile
works
,
An
example
of
two
or
three
;
Myrina
one
of
their
Queens
with
thirty
thousand
foot
women
,
Orus
,
Isis
sonne
reigned
King
there
(
so
auncient
a
History
it
is
)
with
whom
shee
consented
to
a
●eague
of
peace
.
Thence
she
marched
into
〈◊〉
,
whome
she
much
was●ed
and
spoyled
;
from
thence
to
Syria
,
whome
shee
conquered
with
much
slaughter
.
Thence
shee
marched
to
Mount
〈◊〉
and
ouer
came
the
nations
there
about
,
so
that
Queen
Myr●●a
was
as
famous
in
S●ythia
,
as
was
Semiranus
in
Asia
;
and
both
were
as
famous
as
Alexander
or
Cyrus
.
In
like
sort
may
it
be
spoken
of
Queene
Medusa
,
The
fame
of
these
Queens
grew
so
great
,
Hercules
,
after
Perseus
,
in
great
furie
began
his
warre
against
these
Queenes
,
(
after
Myrina
and
Medusaes
time
,
with
whome
Perseus
fought
)
and
slue
so
many
(
I
meane
of
the
Gorgans
and
Amazones
)
that
Queene
Myrina
buried
so
many
of
her
Ladies
,
that
to
this
day
their
graue
is
called
Tumuli
Amazonum
:
which
is
in
Greece
,
and
not
in
Scythia
.
Among
other
Nations
and
Kingdomes
the
Court
of
the
Queenes
of
Saca
,
ought
iustly
for
their
misitary
discipline
,
their
victories
and
gouernment
to
bee
remembred
.
Such
was
the
loue
&
commendations
of
this
Queene
,
of
her
Subiects
in
her
Court
,
for
her
pollicy
,
wisedome
,
counsell
,
and
benefits
done
to
her
countrey
,
that
such
a
Sepulcher
was
made
for
her
after
her
death
,
that
the
Pyramides
of
Egipt
,
and
the
Labyrinth
of
Creete
might
well
giue
place
vnto
it
.
Neither
might
Mauseolum
it selfe
,
which
Queene
Artimesia
made
for
King
Mausolus
her
husbands
Tombe
,
be
preferred
,
though
that
Tombe
was
numbred
one
of
the
seauen
wonders
of
the
world
.
The
Queenes
of
Scythia
Diodorus
,
Cetesi●s
and
others
〈◊〉
of
.
But
the
Queenes
of
Scythia
,
howsoeuer
they
were
first
named
,
enlarged
their
kingdomes
so
greatly
,
that
some
were
called
〈…〉
,
and
some
Arimaspi
;
all
warlike
Queenes
,
which
subdued
much
of
Asia
,
and
of
Europe
,
so
that
many
of
the
Queenes
of
the
Amazones
As
Queen
〈◊〉
with
Hercules
,
Queen
Tarina
with
Pers●●●
,
Queene
〈◊〉
with
Achilles
,
Queen
〈◊〉
with
Cyrus
,
whom
she
slue
in
battell
,
with
200000.
Persians
with
him
.
And
after
Cyrus
was
slayne
in
Scythia
,
King
Darius
thought
to
reueng
that
shame
,
that
the
great
King
of
Persea
with
his
army
should
be
slayne
by
a
woman
,
but
Darius
was
glad
to
leaue
Scythia
vnto
women
,
and
to
returne
vnto
Persia.
And
also
of
Camilla
,
who
came
armed
against
Aeneas
and
his
Troian
army
;
The
women
Laxamathae
were
Marshall
women
on
horse
backe
,
the
men
of
that
country
on
●oote
;
The
women
of
Sparta
,
are
preferred
before
men
.
The
women
in
Persia
,
were
so
much
honored
,
Moreouer
the
Persians
would
haue
their
wiues
present
in
place
to
see
them
fight
in
battells
,
What
can
be
sayd
of
men
,
but
as
much
may
bet
sayd
of
women
,
or
rather
more
?
Might
Hercul●s
any
way
haue
subdued
Cerberus
or
led
him
in
triumph
,
but
by
the
helpe
and
councell
of
Proserp●na
a
woman
?
Neither
Iason
could
possibly
winne
the
golden
fleece
,
and
carry
it
away
from
〈◊〉
vnto
Greece
,
without
the
helpe
of
Medea
a
woman
.
Who
taught
Theseus
the
way
to
the
Laby●●●●
at
Creete
to
kill
the
monster
Mino-taurus
,
but
〈◊〉
a
woman
?
Who
taught
the
way
to
wer●
ouer
so
many
daungerous
gulfes
,
fiery
〈◊〉
frosty
riuers
,
vnto
hell
it selfe
?
but
〈…〉
woman
.
Therefore
the
Lawe
was
,
that
they
that
〈◊〉
to
Carras
into
the
Temple
of
Luna
,
The
people
called
Sauromatae
in
Sarmatia
,
a
These
be
the
scoffes
of
Cato
against
the
Roman
women
,
It
is
most
strange
,
that
women
should
so
loue
men
for
children
sake
,
and
yet
the
Male-kinde
should
neither
beare
rule
nor
gouerne
amongst
them
.
THALESTRES
Queene
of
Scythia
,
And
though
Alexander
had
not
so
many
queens
as
Salomon
,
yet
had
he
(
after
the
Persian
manner
)
as
many
Queenes
as
there
be
dayes
in
the
yeare
;
Notwithstanding
his
sonnes
should
beare
no
rule
in
Scythia
,
though
they
were
gotten
of
the
queen
Thalestres
,
and
of
Alexander
the
great
.
So
it
is
historied
of
Ne●aule
queene
of
Ethiopia
,
The
Romane
women
,
hearing
such
repor●
and
fame
of
the
women
of
Sparta
,
The
Ladies
of
ROOME
perceiuing
tha●
all
the
gold
and
siluer
which
was
in
the
treasurie
of
Rome
,
Camillus
▪
the
women
brought
all
their
gold
,
siluer
,
chaines
,
earings
,
and
all
their
Iewels
vnto
the
Senators
,
whereby
the
Gaules
were
satisfied
,
and
Rome
againe
deliuered
▪
At
which
time
the
Matrons
of
Rome
were
so
advanced
and
honoured
by
carrying
in
Coaches
to
their
temples
,
and
to
their
Theators
.
So
that
now
it
was
also
decreed
in
the
Senate
house
,
that
women
being
dead
,
their
commendations
and
prayses
should
bee
recited
in
the
pulpits
at
their
Funerals
,
in
as
large
manner
as
men
.
So
was
Popilia
by
her
sonne
Crassus
.
So
Iulius
Caesar
did
commend
his
wife
Pomp●ia
,
and
Ner●
his
friend
Poppea
.
Againe
in
the
second
Affrican
warres
,
when
Rome
was
so
afflicted
by
Hanniball
,
that
both
men
and
money
were
S●ant
,
but
chiefly
all
the
money
in
the
treasurie
was
spent
,
the
chiefe
Roman
Matrons
(
as
before
)
brought
all
their
rich
treasures
,
(
which
of
long
time
they
had
kept
)
vnto
the
Senate
house
,
being
ready
to
be
armed
,
whereby
the
Romanes
were
so
animated
against
Hanniball
again
,
that
he
was
inforced
after
his
great
Victories
in
Italy
,
to
forsake
Italy
,
and
flye
to
Affrica
.
True
it
is
,
that
Rome
by
women
was
twise
recouered
,
and
deliuered
from
the
enemies
,
that
the
Gaules
fledde
from
Rome
,
and
Haniball
from
Italy
.
What
praise
had
Veturia
and
Volumnia
,
How
should
I
passe
in
〈◊〉
Cloaelia
,
that
scaped
King
〈…〉
,
and
swimmed
ouer
the
Riuer
Tiber
,
and
opened
the
secrets
of
Porsenna
to
the
Roman
Senators
?
What
great
benefites
had
the
Hebrewes
by
the
midwiues
of
Egipt
,
being
by
Pharoh
the
King
commaunded
to
〈◊〉
the
Male-children
,
These
examples
should
mooue
our
Englishwomen
to
do
good
to
their
country
,
&
not
seeke
the
ouerthrow
thereof
.
The
Sabine
virgins
,
When
the
Cartha●●n●●●
in
their
warres
against
the
Romans
wanted
for
their
matches
,
So
did
the
women
of
Rhodes
.
Many
graue
and
wise
women
,
haue
stood
much
in
stead
aswell
in
publike
councell
,
as
also
in
priuate
pollicies
,
to
their
countryes
,
who●e
deuises
and
sentences
being
set
downe
,
were
imitated
and
found
●it
to
be
followed
and
therefore
in
diuerse
great
kingdomes
and
countryes
,
women
beare
such
rule
,
that
they
had
the
whole
gouernment
of
the
common
weale
.
It
neuer
repented
August●us
,
It
much
profited
Ferdinandus
,
to
heare
what
Isabella
Xerxes
the
great
King
,
among
all
his
wise
councellors
in
Persia
,
would
not
sit
in
councell
without
Artimesias
aduice
.
queene
of
Caria
.
Ninus
King
of
the
Assirians
,
would
effect
nothing
without
Semiramis
councell
;
And
after
his
death
you
may
reade
how
shee
gouerned
the
Assirians
for
fortie
two
yeares
together
,
as
stout
as
Alexander
ruled
the
Macedonians
.
Therefore
the
Lacedemonians
admitted
their
wise-women
,
Among
the
old
Germans
,
vpon
any
great
affairs
,
touching
the
state
of
their
country
,
the
women
which
were
wise
and
discreete
,
did
sit
in
councell
and
giue
their
sentence
and
aduice
,
&
among
the
Germans
were
cheifly
accepted
,
and
at
this
time
more
trust
and
confidence
is
giuen
to
women
in
Germany
,
than
to
men
.
For
women
bee
there
sober
when
men
are
drunken
The
selfe
same
authoritie
and
credit
had
the
women
aswell
in
that
part
of
Spaine
called
Celtiberia
,
In
the
time
of
Hanibal
,
in
certaine
debates
betweene
〈…〉
〈…〉
,
and
other
Countreys
,
where
Queenes
gouerned
and
ruled
as
kings
,
were
admitted
as
Iudges
,
and
fat
as
Councellors
,
to
determine
of
right
and
wronge
,
as
you
have
heard
betweene
the
Gaules
,
and
the
Carthag●mans
.
Yea
among
the
inuincible
Romans
,
by
degrees
were
wise
women
admitted
to
haue
accesse
to
the
Senate
,
and
their
counsell
heard
by
●he
Senators
.
So
was
M●tia
,
Agrippina
,
Cornelia
,
and
others
,
that
it
came
to
passe
in
Rome
,
that
the
women
amonge
the
Romans
were
as
much
authorized
as
the
women
of
Sparta
.
So
Candaces
Queene
of
Et●iopia
,
was
so
singu●er●●
wi●e
,
Amonge
the
Li●ian
people
that
dwelt
in
Asia
the
lesse
,
the
women
children
were
named
after
their
Mothers
names
,
and
not
after
their
Fathers
,
and
they
by
the
lawe
and
custome
of
that
countrey
,
are
heires
to
their
Mothers
,
and
not
to
their
Fathers
.
As
amonge
the
Hebrew
women
,
who
gaue
such
names
to
their
children
as
pleased
the
mothers
,
Sitones
,
people
not
far
from
the
Sucu●●ns
,
had
a
Law
that
none
might
gouerne
ouer
them
,
but
a
woman
.
The
name
of
a
King
was
to
them
odious
,
as
it
was
of
long
time
odious
both
to
the
Romans
and
the
Graecians
.
Among
the
old
Danes
,
if
any
soldier
should
not
follow
his
Captaine
,
and
fight
valiantly
for
his
Country
,
The
woman
in
Sparta
,
did
meete
their
husbands
&
sonnes
,
That
made
the
〈◊〉
▪
If
you
read
Phylo●ophy
,
you
shall
find
Aristipp●
daughter
〈◊〉
,
in
the
schoole
of
Athens
,
a
reade●
and
a
Teacher
of
Phylosophy
in
her
fathers
place
.
Corynna
was
set
forth
and
garnished
with
〈◊〉
seuerall
garlands
of
Laurell
,
which
shee
wanne
o●
Pyndarus
(
the
only
Poet
of
his
time
)
for
that
she●
excelled
him
in
verses
and
poems
.
Eustochium
and
Blessilla
,
for
Hebrew
,
Greeke
and
Latine
,
〈◊〉
Hyerom
made
mention
in
his
Prologues
of
Ioshua
,
of
Esay
,
and
of
Daniell
.
Aspasia
,
a
Greeke
woman
,
red
Rhetorick
in
Miletum
,
Sappho
red
Poetry
in
Lesbos
;
both
taught
schollers
with
much
commendations
.
Leontinum
a
Graecian
woman
,
wrote
a
whole
volume
against
Theophrastus
,
the
great
Philosopher
,
and
as
Cicero
saith
,
Hortensia
in
Rome
,
nothing
inferior
to
her
father
,
was
as
eloquent
as
her
father
;
For
as
many
came
to
see
Hortensias
comely
gesture
and
sweet
pronunciacion
,
as
came
to
heare
her
eloquence
.
Amesia
pleaded
her
owne
causes
before
Q.
And
Sara
,
Raguels
daughter
,
To●ies
wife
,
for
her
zeale
and
earnest
prayers
was
deliuered
from
the
spirit
Asmod●us
.
And
Mary
Magdalen
for
her
inward
loue
and
faith
to
the
Lord
was
deliuered
from
seauen
Asmod●u●
seauen
diuells
.
The
Romans
made
lawes
demaritandis
ordinibus
First
by
Q.
Metellus
,
after
by
Iulius
Caesar
,
and
after
him
by
Augustus
,
with
giftes
and
rewards
to
intice
young
men
and
maides
to
mariage
,
and
to
make
choyse
of
such
as
should
alwaies
continue
.
So
much
was
mariage
esteemed
for
multiplication
,
Sparta
.
Solon
laws
in
Athens
▪
that
Licurgus
made
lawes
in
Sparta
,
and
Solon
in
Athens
,
that
men
might
chaunge
their
wiues
that
were
barren
for
others
,
to
make
triall
in
whome
the
cause
of
sterility
was
,
whether
in
the
maner
wom●n
.
And
this
was
so
common
a
cou●●e
among
the
Romans
and
the
graecians
▪
that
Ca●o
himselfe
〈…〉
Marcia
in
Rome
〈…〉
his
〈…〉
.
It
was
the
opinion●
〈◊〉
Philosophers
,
yea●
the
〈◊〉
that
men
might
marry
for
childrens
〈◊〉
▪
as
many
wiues
as
they
would
.
Other
for
religion
●●rried
where
they
lift
,
for
●o
was
the
law
of
〈◊〉
,
Among
the
Hebrewes
the
wiues
would
bring
their
〈◊〉
vnto
their
husbands
.
Among
the
Graecians
,
And
the
next
day
after
their
marriage
,
〈◊〉
munus
,
a
faire
cloured
boy
in
a
white
coloured
gowne
,
carying
a
burning
torch
in
his
hand
,
after
him
a
fellow
that
brings
the
new
Bride
her
attires
and
then
they
which
bringe
a
summe
of
gold
and
siluer
,
and
after
them
they
which
bring
houshold
vessels
&
houshold
stuffe
,
against
whose
comming
the
gates
&
dores
of
the
house
wherein
these
new
married
couples
are
come
to
dwell
,
are
opened
.
In
Sparta
,
they
were
appointed
by
Licurgus
law
,
The
Lacedemonian
maydes
that
should
be
married
,
The
Athenians
also
vsed
to
dresse
the
head
of
the
Bridegrome
with
palmes
and
Oliues
,
These
Ceremonies
were
onely
to
all●re
and
to
entice
young
people
to
mariage
,
for
multiplication
▪
and
therefore
the
old
Germans
had
his
custome
that
the
young
men
should
send
to
their
Loues
that
should
be
their
wiues
,
〈…〉
,
a
sword
,
In
Booetia
,
The
Locrians
made
crownes
of
diuers
flowers
gathered
by
the
Matrons
,
The
Macedonians
vsed
to
cut
a
loafe
of
bread
with
a
sword
,
and
both
parties
to
eat
of
the
same
,
The
Latines
in
their
mariage
ware
white
garments
,
So
the
other
Goddesse
of
mariage
is
called
Iuno
iugalis
,
signifying
concord
and
agreement
,
and
be
yoaked
together
during
life
.
The
Lusitanians
,
The
people
about
mount
Taurus
had
this
custome
,
Solon
made
a
law
,
that
the
man
might
not
come
vnto
his
newe
married
wiues
companie
before
hee
had
eaten
Ex
malo
Cydonio
,
which
was
a
notable
Towne
in
Candie
.
And
so
the
custome
among
the
Babilonians
was
,
In
Greece
they
had
these
Ceremonies
(
as
Pausanius
affirmeth
)
that
the
Bride
should
bee
carried
from
her
Parents
and
Friends
in
a
Coach
,
and
the
Axeltree
of
this
Coach
should
bee
burned
at
the
dore
of
the
house
,
before
the
Bride
would
enter
into
the
house
,
But
if
they
were
not
carried
in
a
coach
,
but
went
on
foot
,
her
husband
should
euer
be
called
Chamoepus
,
being
a
word
of
great
reproach
,
It
was
lawfull
in
Persia
for
the
young
married
man
to
lye
with
his
newe
married
wife
before
he
had
eaten
〈…〉
,
The
●ewes
at
their
marriages
,
the
glasse
that
they
drink
in
that
day
they
are
maried
,
the
Bride
and
Bridegrome
both
ioyntly
at
night
,
breake
that
glasse
,
to
sign●fie
the
frailtie
of
life
.
A
young
woman
not
married
,
might
neither
amonge
the
Lacedemonions
,
And
therefore
the
●awe
of
Moses
,
was
,
that
if
a
man
should
strike
a
woman
with
child
,
the
child
being
quicke
and
thereby
borne
abortiue
,
the
man
should
die
for
it
.
The
law
was
that
he
should
yeeld
,
This
condemneth
the
absurd
opinion
of
the
Pithagorians
,
of
their
transanimation
which
they
call
Metempsuchosis
,
that
the
soule
should
passe
from
one
body
to
another
,
and
withall
so
grosse
,
Hence
grew
the
forbidding
of
eating
of
flesh
among
many
,
of
whome
Tertullian
spake
merri●●
▪
Ne
quisp●am
bubulam
de
aliquo
proauo
obsonet
;
l●ast
some
should
eate
of
their
old
parents
flesh
.
Mose●
law
was
,
that
the
young
men
should
be
married
to
maides
,
and
such
as
was
of
honest
parentage
,
That
was
the
cause
why
Lycurgus
made
such
sharpe
laws
in
Sparta
,
that
the
yong
men
which
were
not
,
The
like
lawe
made
Plato
,
This
was
the
cause
that
the
Lacedemonians
had
such
Laws
and
customes
,
that
the
parents
which
had
three
children
,
should
be
freed
from
watch
and
warde
;
But
those
parents
which
had
foure
,
ab
omni
onere
immunis
foret
,
he
should
be
discharged
from
all
taskes
and
Subsidies
.
And
this
was
the
cause
why
the
Persians
preferred
the
parents
of
children
before
others
,
and
that
the
King
of
Persia
by
the
Persian
law
,
was
bound
to
giue
a
peece
of
Gold
to
euery
woman
with
childe
in
any
town
the
King
came
through
,
and
this
was
the
only
cause
why
those
Hebrew
women
which
were
barren
,
brought
their
maids
vnto
their
own
husbands
chambers
for
childrens
●ake
.
As
you
heard
of
Abrahams
wife
,
and
of
Iacobs
wiues
.
Such
was
the
affection
and
loue
in
Martiall
countries
,
to
haue
young
men
married
to
young
women
.
The
warlike
Romans
would
hardly
suffer
any
Patrician
that
was
not
father
of
many
children
,
And
therefore
Furius
Camillus
,
and
after
him
Posthumius
,
Furius
,
Camillus
lawe
of
bachelors
vnmaried
.
at
what
time
they
were
made
Censors
in
Rome
,
made
such
decrees
,
that
old
bachelers
which
were
found
vnmarried
in
Rome
,
should
pay
such
fine
to
the
Treasury
as
were
imposed
vpon
them
by
their
Censors
.
Sectio
.
2.
SEe
how
much
all
heathen
lawes
doe
esteeme
honour
,
That
made
Alexander
the
great
to
answere
Antipaters
letter
,
And
therefore
the
Matrons
of
Rome
,
discedered
semitis
,
stand
off
and
giue
the
path-way
.
Neither
might
any
officer
or
Magistrate
call
a
Matron
of
Rome
into
Law
.
Among
the
very
heathen
,
young
vertuous
virgins
and
young
maids
well
brought
vp
,
〈◊〉
Fabri●ius
,
&
Man
:
Curius
prouided
for
;
which
was
the
only
cause
that
many
Noble
women
and
Matrons
in
diuers
countries
bestowed
Dowries
,
for
the
marriage
of
poore
virgins
.
Sampsons
mother
was
taught
by
the
Angel
how
her
son
should
bee
brought
vp
,
Behold
thou
art
barren
,
thou
shalt
conceaue
and
beare
a
Son
,
and
thou
shalt
bring
him
vp
and
be
his
nurse
.
Here
the
mother
was
charged
to
bee
the
nurse
to
her
son
,
and
to
bring
him
vp
,
and
not
the
father
.
The
Hebrew
women
not
only
nourished
their
children
,
Among
the
Lacedemonians
,
the
mothers
were
nurses
to
their
Children
,
The
old
Germans
thought
it
not
fit
nor
lawfull
to
haue
their
children
brought
vp
or
nourished
by
any
woman
,
The
Romans
were
warned
and
had
councell
,
that
their
children
should
be
lulled
vpon
their
mothers
laps
,
&
suck
vpon
their
mothers
breasts
.
So
the
blessed
virgin
Mary
nourished
her
only
son
with
her
milk
:
The
Angell
of
the
Lord
appeared
vnto
Agar
the
mother
of
Ismaell
,
and
spake
vnto
her
in
the
wildernes
o●
Berseba
,
and
comforted
her
&
said
,
Arise
and
take
●e
lad
by
the
hand
,
for
I
will
make
of
him
a
great
people
.
Hannah
the
wife
of
Elcanah
▪
the
wife
of
Elcanah
,
made
continuall
●ute
vnto
the
Lord
for
a
sonne
,
and
neuer
went
out
of
the
temple
,
but
still
prayed
vntill
the
Angell
of
the
lord
●old
▪
her
that
shee
should
haue
a
sonne
which
was
Samuell
.
The
woman
of
Chanaan
neuer
left
Christ
vntill
shee
had
obtained
her
sute
of
the
lord
,
And
the
lord
would
haue
vs
earnest
for
our
sinnes
,
Sara
,
Anna
▪
Iohn
Baptist
in
her
latter
yeares
.
These
godly
women
sought
children
at
Gods
hands
.
Though
Rachell
made
much
means
to
her
husband
for
children
,
So
God
did
threaten
superstitious
women
,
Plangentes
Adonidem
.
Now
that
women
are
so
set
forth
for
their
wisedome
,
learning
,
ver●ue
,
and
for
their
magnanimitie
,
courage
and
gouernment
,
and
after
their
marriages
had
as
great
care
to
bring
vp
their
children
,
as
they
had
to
please
their
husbands
,
I
thought
good
with
some
examples
of
diuers
countries
to
confirme
the
same
.
The
Iacobites
people
in
the
East
baptised
,
The
custome
among
the
old
Romans
was
this
,
Among
the
Graecians
it
was
brought
by
the
midwife
,
Of
the
Graecians
.
and
the
women
him
associate
at
the
birth
before
La●es
their
houshold
Gods
,
where
the
neighbors
sacrificed
for
the
health
of
their
infants
,
and
after
deliuered
them
to
the
mother
.
The
Ethiopians
ab
ipso
natali
die
,
But
wee
haue
children
brought
vp
from
their
cradle
,
taught
to
ride
vpon
Lyons
&
Vnicornes
,
and
to
fly
ouer
Seas
vpon
Eagles
,
the
cheifest
Roman
ensignes
of
the
Papists
.
It
is
sayd
,
The
women
of
Sparta
according
to
Licurgus
law
,
Solas
Lacenas
vtros
parere
,
that
the
Lacedemonian
women
only
brought
vp
children
to
be
men
So
it
is
written
by
the
same
author
,
The
women
of
Creet
and
of
Germany
.
that
the
women
of
Creet
,
and
the
old
Germans
would
bring
vp
their
children
from
their
birth
day
,
to
endure
paine
of
cold
and
heat
,
and
to
suffer
hunger
and
thirst
.
And
so
it
is
written
,
that
the
ancient
women
in
Iberia
,
In
India
their
Philosophers
called
Gymnosophystoe
within
2.
or
3.
yeeres
after
they
were
borne
,
would
examine
what
kind
of
trade
they
should
professe
.
And
the
same
Gymnosophists
thought
Diem
mortis
esse
diem
natalem
;
The
Persians
had
such
care
of
their
Infants
,
Saba
Arabica
Sybilla
,
and
of
whome
Christ
maketh
mention
in
the
gospell
.
Hydra
And
Dama
Caelius
Mantinea
,
Lasthenia
,
and
Axiothea
,
which
came
in
apparell
like
men
,
to
heare
Plato
reade
Philosophy
in
schooles
.
Were
not
the
Fathers
happy
to
bring
vp
such
daughters
,
and
were
not
their
husbands
more
happy
to
marry
such
wiues
?
To
be
short
and
to
verify
a
french
prouerbe
,
non
est
faelix
natus
,
qui
non
est
faelix
maritatus
,
so
Aristotle
saith
,
that
he
which
is
not
well
married
,
hath
lost
the
one
halfe
of
his
ioyes
in
this
life
:
and
so
Pharoneus
Yet
such
sharpe
dames
are
sometimes
necessarie
to
Philosophers
,
Socrates
so
confest
,
that
Zantippe
his
wife
did
him
as
much
good
at
home
by
chiding
,
I
wanted
more
time
,
than
matter
to
write
of
such
Iewels
as
our
mothers
,
our
wiues
,
our
sisters
,
our
kinswomen
;
and
finally
,
of
such
Iewels
as
the
world
would
be
no
world
,
without
women
the
Mothers
of
the
world
.
But
to
be
briefe
,
let
Semiramis
be
commend●●
in
Babylon
;
let
Atlanta
with
her
marshall
women
in
feats
of
Armes
bee
praysed
in
Ar●●dia
;
let
Camilla
be
spoken
of
among
the
Volskans
;
Tomyris
amonge
the
Scythians
;
Queen
〈◊〉
in
Aethyopia
;
and
all
other
renowned
Ladies
,
&
of
worthy
women
,
that
with
foeminine
feats
merited
manly
fame
,
be
eternized
;
and
let
them
worthily
sit
in
the
triumphant
chaires
of
fame
crowned
with
Garlands
of
Lawrell
,
with
braunches
of
Palmes
in
their
hands
,
as
Victors
ouer
conquerours
,
and
Conquerours
of
Kings
and
Kingdomes
.
To
these
valiant
exploits
of
women
,
Hercules
must
yeeld
;
or
else
Omphale
Queene
of
Lydia
will
make
Hercules
to
yeeld
.
To
these
ex-exployts
of
women
,
wise
Salomon
must
yeeld
;
or
else
Pharaohs
Daughter
will
make
Salomon
to
yeeld
:
So
must
Achilles
to
Polyxena
:
So
must
Caesar
to
Cleopatra
:
and
so
in
fine
,
all
men
must
yeeld
to
women
.
FINIS
.