The
first
Booke
,
OF
THE
WORTHY
AND
MEMORABLE
HISTORIES
of
the
great
and
marvellous
Iudgements
of
God
sent
upon
the
World
for
their
misdeeds
against
the
Commandements
of
the
first
and
second
Table
.
CHAP.
1.
Touching
the
Corruption
and
Perversity
of
this
World
,
how
great
it
is
.
EVen
as
one
that
taketh
pleasure
to
behold
a
pleasant
and
delightsome
place
,
a
piece
of
ground
covered
and
painted
with
all
manner
of
fine
flowers
,
a
garden
decked
,
and
as
it
were
cloathed
with
exquisite
plants
and
fruitfull
trees
,
is
much
grieved
so
soone
as
he
perceiveth
all
this
beauty
and
pleasure
suddenly
to
be
withered
and
scorched
by
the
violence
of
some
outragious
tempest
:
or
if
he
be
constrained
to
cast
his
eyes
from
them
,
upon
some
other
place
by
,
all
cragged
and
parched
,
full
of
briers
and
brambles
.
In
like
sort
,
a
man
cannot
chuse
but
be
sore
grieved
and
discontent
,
when
hee
beholdeth
on
the
one
side
the
wholsome
light
of
the
Sunne
,
whereby
the
heavens
doe
many
wayes
distill
their
favours
upon
this
World
,
gloriously
to
advance
it selfe
:
on
the
other
side
he
perceiveth
such
an
army
of
thicke
clouds
and
palpable
darknesse
,
from
whence
such
a
number
of
disorders
and
hurliburlies
do
arise
,
that
most
strangely
disfigure
the
face
of
the
whole
World
:
when
that
he
which
ought
to
be
gentle
and
peaceable
,
is
become
mischievous
and
quarrellous
:
in
stead
of
being
true
and
single
hearted
,
disloyall
and
deceirfull
:
in
stead
of
being
modest
,
well
governed
,
and
courteous
,
is
proud
,
cruell
,
and
dissolute
:
in
stead
of
serving
God
,
serveth
his
owne
humors
and
affections
:
Which
kinde
of
behaviour
is
too
common
and
usuall
;
for
there
is
not
any
kind
of
wickednesse
which
is
not
found
in
this
ranke
.
Vngodlinesse
vomiteth
up
his
fury
together
with
injustice
,
in
those
men
of
whom
it
is
said
,
There
is
none
that
understandeth
or
seeketh
after
God
:
their
throat
is
an
open
sepulchre
,
they
use
deceit
in
their
tongues
,
the
poyson
of
Aspes
is
under
their
lips
,
they
have
nothing
in
their
mouths
but
cursing
and
bitternesse
,
their
feet
are
swift
to
shed
bloud
:
destruction
and
misery
is
in
their
waies
,
and
they
have
not
knowne
the
way
of
peace
:
In
summe
,
the
feare
of
God
is
not
before
their
eyes
.
From
whence
it
commeth
,
that
being
not
restrained
by
any
bridle
,
like
untamed
colts
broke
loose
,
they
give
the
full
swinge
to
their
bold
and
violent
affections
,
running
fiercely
to
all
filthinesse
and
mischiese
:
and
being
thus
enraged
,
some
of
them
with
horrible
blasphemies
(
most
villanously
)
speake
and
doe
in
despight
of
God
,
and
deny
him
that
created
them
,
and
sent
them
into
the
World
:
Others
are
not
ashamed
to
be
open
forswearers
of
themselves
,
violating
and
breaking
every
promise
,
without
regard
of
faith
or
honesty
:
Others
,
as
they
are
of
cruell
and
bloudy
natures
,
so
they
doe
not
cease
to
exercise
these
their
natures
by
outragious
practises
:
to
some
of
them
whoredomes
and
adulteries
are
no
more
esteemed
,
than
as
sports
and
pastimes
,
whereof
they
boast
themselves
:
to
another
sort
,
cousenings
,
extortions
,
and
robberies
,
are
ordinary
exercises
,
whereof
they
make
their
best
occupations
.
All
which
evils
are
so
common
and
so
usuall
at
this
time
amongst
men
,
that
the
World
seemeth
truly
to
be
nothing
else
but
an
ocean
full
of
hideous
monsters
,
or
a
thicke
forrest
full
of
theeves
and
robbers
,
or
some
horrible
wildernesse
wherein
the
inhabitants
of
the
earth
,
being
savage
and
unnaturall
,
void
of
sence
and
reason
,
are
transformed
into
bruit
beasts
,
some
like
Tygres
or
Lyons
,
others
like
Wolves
or
Foxes
,
others
like
Dogges
and
Swine
:
Oh
sinfull
nation
(
would
the
man
of
God
say
if
hee
lived
at
this
houre
)
a
people
laden
with
iniquity
,
a
seed
of
the
wicked
,
corrupt
children
,
they
have
forsaken
the
Lord
,
they
have
provoked
the
Holy
One
of
Israel
to
anger
.
The
noble
and
high
minded
are
proud
to
disdaine
the
lower
,
and
ready
alwaies
to
smite
them
,
making
their
countenance
pale
with
vices
and
oathes
:
the
Magistrate
partiall
and
full
of
brides
,
overthroweth
equity
:
the
Merchant
covetous
and
desirous
of
gaine
remembreth
not
his
integrity
:
nor
the
labourer
his
simplicity
.
And
so
vertue
in
most
men
lyeth
buried
,
piety
banished
,
justice
oppressed
,
and
honesty
troden
under
foot
:
in
such
sort
,
that
all
things
being
as
it
were
overthrowne
and
turned
upside
downe
,
men
speake
evill
of
good
,
and
good
of
evill
,
accounting
darknesse
light
,
and
light
darknesse
,
sowre
sweet
,
and
sweet
sowre
.
And
by
such
disorder
it
commeth
to
passe
,
that
the
most
vertuous
are
despised
,
whilest
naughty-packs
and
vitious
fellowes
are
esteemed
and
made
much
of
.
CHAP.
II.
What
is
the
cause
of
the
great
overflow
of
Vice
in
this
age
.
IF
wee
would
consider
from
whence
it
is
that
this
great
disorder
and
corruption
of
manners
doth
arise
,
we
should
finde
especially
that
it
is
because
the
world
every
day
groweth
worse
and
worse
,
according
to
the
saying
of
our
Saviour
and
Redeemer
(
Christ
Iesus
the
Sonne
of
God
)
That
in
the
latter
dayes
(
which
are
these
wherein
we
live
)
Iniquity
shall
be
increased
.
And
herein
wee
shall
perceive
even
the
just
vengeance
of
God
to
light
upon
the
malice
and
unthankfulnesse
of
men
,
to
whom
when
hee
would
draw
neere
,
to
doe
good
unto
by
offering
them
the
cleere
light
of
his
favour
,
the
more
they
strive
to
alienate
and
keep
themselves
aloofe
from
him
,
and
are
so
farre
from
being
bettered
thereby
,
that
they
shew
themselves
a
great
deale
more
malitious
and
obstinate
than
ever
they
did
before
:
not
unlike
to
those
who
by
nature
being
bleare
eyed
,
and
tender
sighted
,
are
rather
dazled
and
dimmed
by
the
Sunne
beames
,
than
any
wayes
enlightened
:
so
men
in
stead
of
growing
better
,
grow
worse
,
and
every
adde
some
increase
to
their
wickednesse
:
to
whom
also
many
great
men
give
elbow-roome
and
permission
to
sinne
,
whilest
justice
slumbreth
,
and
the
not
punishing
of
misdeeds
giveth
them
liberty
and
boldnesse
to
commit
their
wickednesse
:
so
that
some
of
these
mighty
ones
shew
themselves
but
little
better
than
the
other
.
A
mischiefe
to
be
lamented
above
the
rest
,
drawing
after
it
an
horrible
overflow
of
all
evils
,
and
like
a
violent
streame
spoyling
every
where
as
it
goeth
:
when
as
they
that
ought
to
governe
the
sterne
of
the
Commonwealth
,
let
all
goe
at
randome
,
suffering
themselves
to
be
rocked
asleep
with
the
false
and
deceitfull
lullaby
of
effeminate
pleasures
and
delights
of
the
flesh
;
or
at
least
letting
themselves
be
carried
headlong
by
the
tempest
of
their
owne
strong
and
furious
passions
,
into
imminent
danger
and
shipwrackes
:
when
as
their
carefull
watch
fulnesse
and
modesty
,
accompanied
with
the
traine
of
other
good
and
commendable
vertues
,
ought
to
serve
them
for
saliscables
,
ankers
,
masts
,
and
skuttles
,
whereby
to
governe
and
direct
the
Vessell
whose
steersman
they
are
appointed
,
and
those
that
are
their
charge
,
to
whom
they
ought
to
give
a
good
example
of
life
,
and
to
bee
unto
them
as
it
were
a
glasse
of
vertue
:
for
they
are
set
aloft
,
as
it
were
upon
a
stage
,
to
bee
gazed
at
of
every
commer
.
Their
faults
and
vices
are
like
foule
spots
and
scars
in
the
face
,
which
cannot
by
any
means
bee
hid
.
And
therefore
they
ought
to
be
carefull
to
lead
an
honest
and
vertuous
life
,
that
thereby
they
might
perswade
and
move
the
meaner
sort
of
people
to
doe
the
like
:
For
it
is
a
true
saying
of
the
Philosopher
,
Like
Prince
,
like
People
;
insomuch
that
every
one
desireth
to
frame
himselfe
according
to
the
humour
of
his
superiour
,
whose
will
and
manners
serve
simply
for
a
law
to
do
evill
:
to
the
which
men
use
by
taking
any
occasion
too
hastily
to
give
themselves
over
with
too
much
liberty
:
whereupon
followeth
an
unrecoverable
ruine
,
no
lesse
than
the
fall
of
a
great
house
,
which
for
want
of
pillars
and
supporters
that
should
uphold
it
,
suddenly
falleth
to
the
ground
;
so
this
ship
being
deprived
of
her
governour
,
is
set
loose
and
layd
open
to
the
mercy
of
the
waves
,
violence
of
windes
,
and
rage
of
tempests
,
without
any
direction
and
government
:
and
so
the
body
of
man
,
not
having
any
more
the
light
of
his
owne
eyes
,
abideth
in
darknesse
all
blinded
,
not
able
to
do
any
thing
that
is
right
and
good
,
but
ready
every
minute
to
fall
into
some
pit
.
And
this
is
the
perversity
and
corruption
of
this
world
.
CHAP.
III.
That
Great
men
which
will
not
abide
to
be
admonished
of
their
faults
,
cannot
escape
punishment
by
the
hand
of
God
.
IN
this
poore
and
miserable
estate
every
man
rocketh
himselfe
asleep
,
and
flattereth
his
owne
humour
,
every
man
pursueth
his
accustomed
course
of
life
,
with
an
obstinate
minde
to
doe
evill
:
yea
many
of
those
that
have
power
and
authority
over
others
,
according
as
they
are
indued
and
perswaded
with
a
foolish
conceit
of
themselves
,
make
themselves
beleeve
,
that
for
them
every
thing
is
lawfull
,
and
that
they
may
doe
whatsoever
they
please
;
never
imagining
,
that
they
shall
give
up
an
account
of
their
actions
,
to
receive
any
chastisement
or
correction
for
them
;
even
as
though
there
were
no
God
at
all
that
did
behold
them
.
And
being
thus
abused
by
this
vaine
and
fickle
security
,
they
swimme
in
their
sinnes
,
and
plunge
themselves
over
head
and
eares
in
all
kinde
of
security
;
giving
hearty
welcome
and
entertainment
to
all
that
approve
and
applaud
their
manners
,
and
that
study
to
feed
and
please
their
humour
.
As
contrariwise
none
lesse
welcome
unto
them
,
than
they
that
tell
them
of
their
faults
,
and
contradict
them
never
so
little
:
for
they
cannot
abide
in
any
case
to
bee
reprooved
,
whatsoever
they
doe
.
And
now
adayes
every
base
companion
will
forsooth
storme
and
fume
as
soone
,
if
hee
be
reproved
of
a
fault
,
as
if
hee
had
received
the
greatest
wrong
in
the
world
:
so
much
is
every
man
pleased
with
himselfe
,
and
puffed
up
with
his
owne
vice
and
foolish
vanities
.
And
what
should
a
man
doe
in
this
case
?
It
is
as
hard
to
redresse
those
great
mischiefes
,
as
if
wee
should
goe
about
to
stop
and
hinder
the
course
of
a
mighty
streame
there
where
the
banke
or
causey
is
broken
downe
:
if
it
bee
not
by
applying
extreame
and
desperate
medicines
,
as
to
desperate
diseases
,
which
are
as
it
were
given
over
by
the
Physitian
,
and
to
the
which
a
light
purgation
will
doe
no
good
.
For
as
for
admonitions
and
warnings
,
they
are
not
a
whit
regarded
:
but
they
that
give
them
,
are
derided
or
laughed
to
scorne
,
or
reviled
for
their
labours
.
What
must
wee
therefore
doe
?
it
is
necessary
that
wee
assay
by
all
means
to
bring
these
men
(
if
it
be
possible
)
to
some
modesty
and
feare
of
God
;
which
if
it
cannot
bee
done
by
willing
and
gentle
means
,
force
and
violence
must
be
used
to
plucke
them
out
of
the
fire
of
Gods
wrath
,
to
the
end
they
be
not
consumed
:
if
not
all
,
yet
at
least
those
that
are
not
grown
to
that
height
of
stubbornnesse
,
and
of
whom
there
is
yet
left
some
hope
of
amendment
.
For
even
as
when
a
Captaine
hath
not
prevailed
by
summoning
a
city
to
yeeld
up
it selfe
,
he
by
and
by
placeth
his
cannon
against
their
walls
,
to
put
them
in
seare
;
in
like
sort
must
we
bring
forth
against
the
proud
and
high
minded
men
of
this
world
,
an
army
of
Gods
terrible
judgements
throwne
downe
by
mighty
and
puissant
hand
on
the
wicked
,
more
terrible
and
searefull
than
all
the
roaring
or
double
canons
in
the
World
,
whereby
the
most
proud
are
destroyed
and
consumed
even
in
this
life
,
all
their
pride
and
power
,
how
great
soever
it
be
,
being
not
able
to
turne
backe
the
vengeance
of
God
from
lighting
upon
their
heads
,
to
their
utter
destruction
and
confusion
.
And
it
is
manifest
by
infinite
examples
.
Now
because
that
the
nature
of
man
is
fleshly
,
and
given
to
be
touched
with
things
that
are
presented
before
their
faces
,
or
hath
been
done
before
time
;
it
is
a
more
forcible
motive
to
stirre
them
up
,
than
that
which
as
yet
cannot
be
made
manifest
,
but
is
to
come
.
Therefore
I
purpose
here
to
set
down
the
great
and
fearfull
judgments
,
wherwith
God
hath
already
plagued
many
in
this
world
,
especially
them
of
high
degree
,
whose
example
will
serve
for
a
glasse
both
for
these
that
live
now
,
or
shall
live
hereafter
.
And
to
the
end
that
the
justice
of
God
may
more
cleerely
appeare
and
shew
it selfe
in
such
strange
events
;
before
we
go
any
further
,
we
will
run
over
certaine
necessary
points
concerning
this
matter
.
CHAP.
IIII.
How
the
Iustice
of
God
is
more
evidently
declared
upon
the
mighty
ones
of
this
world
,
than
upon
any
other
,
and
the
cause
why
.
SEeing
then
that
these
men
are
more
guilty
and
culpable
of
sinne
than
any
other
,
they
deserve
so
much
a
more
grievous
punishment
,
by
how
much
their
misdeeds
are
more
grievous
:
for
doubtlesse
,
There
is
a
God
that
judgeth
the
earth
(
as
the
Psalmist
saith
)
who
as
hee
is
benigne
and
mercifull
towards
those
that
feare
and
obey
him
,
so
he
will
not
suffer
iniquity
to
goe
unpunished
:
This
is
hee
(
saith
the
Prophet
)
that
executeth
justice
,
mercy
,
and
judgement
upon
the
earth
:
for
if
it
be
the
duty
of
an
earthly
Prince
,
to
exercise
not
only
clemency
&
gentlenesse
,
but
also
sharpnes
and
severity
,
therby
punishing
&
chastising
malefactors
,
to
suppresse
all
disorders
in
the
common
wealth
;
then
it
is
very
necessary
,
that
the
justice
of
our
great
God
,
to
whom
all
soveraign
rule
&
authority
belongs
,
and
who
is
the
Iudge
over
al
the
world
,
should
either
manifest
it self
in
this
world
,
or
in
the
world
to
come
:
&
chiefly
towards
them
which
are
in
the
highest
places
of
acount
,
who
being
more
hardened
and
bold
to
sin
,
do
as
boldly
exempt
themselves
from
all
corrections
and
punishments
due
unto
them
,
being
altogether
unwilling
to
be
subject
to
any
order
of
justice
or
law
whatsoever
:
and
therefore
by
how
much
the
more
they
cannot
be
punished
by
man
,
and
that
humane
lawes
can
lay
no
hold
upon
them
;
so
much
the
rather
God
himselfe
becommeth
executioner
of
his
owne
justice
upon
their
pates
:
and
in
such
sort
,
that
every
man
may
perceive
his
hand
to
be
on
them
.
Let
any
adversity
or
affliction
light
upon
a
man
of
low
degree
,
or
which
is
poore
and
desolate
,
no
man
considereth
of
it
rightly
;
but
talking
thereof
,
m●n
cease
not
to
impute
the
cause
of
this
poore
soules
misery
,
either
to
poverty
,
or
want
of
succour
,
or
some
other
such
like
cause
.
Therefore
if
any
such
be
in
griefe
,
or
by
chance
fallen
into
some
pit
and
drowned
,
or
robbed
and
killed
in
the
way
by
theeves
:
straightway
this
is
the
saying
of
the
world
,
That
it
commeth
thus
to
passe
,
either
because
he
was
alone
without
company
,
or
destitute
of
help
,
or
not
well
looked
to
and
regarded
:
and
thus
they
passe
over
the
matter
.
But
as
concerning
great
men
,
when
they
are
any
way
afflicted
,
no
such
pretences
or
excuses
can
be
alleadged
;
seeing
they
want
neither
servants
to
attend
upon
them
,
nor
any
other
means
of
help
to
succor
them
:
therefore
when
these
men
are
overtaken
and
surprised
with
any
great
evill
,
which
by
no
means
they
can
eschew
,
and
when
their
bold
and
wicked
enterprises
are
pursued
and
concluded
with
strange
and
lamentable
events
,
in
this
we
must
acknowledge
an
especiall
hand
of
God
,
who
can
intangle
and
pull
downe
the
proudest
and
arrogantest
He
that
lives
,
and
those
whom
the
world
feareth
to
meddle
withall
.
These
proud
gallants
are
they
against
whom
God
displaieth
his
banner
of
power
more
openly
,
than
against
meaner
and
baser
persons
:
because
these
poore
soules
finde
oftentimes
to
their
paines
,
that
they
are
punished
without
cause
,
and
tormented
and
vexed
by
those
tyrants
,
not
having
committed
any
offence
at
all
,
to
deserve
it
:
whereas
(
as
Philip
Comine
saith
)
who
dare
be
so
bold
as
to
controll
or
reprehend
a
King
and
his
favorites
,
or
to
make
enquiry
of
his
misdeeds
:
or
having
made
inquisition
of
them
,
who
dare
presume
to
informe
the
Iudge
therof
?
who
dare
stand
up
to
accuse
them
?
who
dare
sit
down
to
judge
them
?
Nay
who
dare
take
knowledge
of
them
?
and
lastly
,
who
dare
assay
to
punish
them
?
Seeing
then
in
this
case
,
that
our
worldly
justice
hath
her
hands
bound
behind
her
from
executing
that
which
is
right
;
it
must
needs
be
that
the
sovereigne
Monarch
of
heaven
and
earth
should
mount
up
into
his
Throne
of
Iudgement
,
and
from
thence
give
his
definitive
unchangable
sentence
,
to
deliver
up
the
most
guilty
and
hainous
sinners
to
those
paines
and
torments
which
they
have
deserved
;
and
that
after
a
strange
and
extraordinary
manner
,
which
may
serve
for
an
example
to
all
others
.
CHAP.
V.
How
all
men
,
both
by
the
Law
of
God
and
Nature
,
are
inexcusable
in
their
sinnes
.
NOw
to
the
end
that
no
man
should
pretend
ignorance
for
an
excuse
,
God
hath
bestowed
upon
every
one
a
certaine
knowledge
and
judgement
of
good
and
evill
,
which
being
naturally
engraven
in
the
tables
of
mans
heart
,
is
commonly
called
the
Law
of
Nature
,
wherby
every
mans
owne
conscience
giveth
sufficient
testimony
unto
it selfe
,
when
in
his
most
secret
thoughts
,
it
either
accuseth
or
excuseth
him
:
for
there
is
not
a
man
living
,
which
doth
not
know
in
his
heart
,
that
he
doth
an
evill
deed
,
when
he
wrongeth
another
,
although
he
had
never
been
instructed
elsewhere
in
that
point
.
So
,
although
that
in
Tarquinius
Superbus
time
(
Cicero
saith
)
there
was
no
written
Law
established
in
Rome
,
forbidding
the
ravishing
and
deflouring
of
wives
and
virgins
,
yet
the
wicked
sonne
of
this
Tarquine
was
not
therefore
lesse
guilty
of
an
hainous
crime
,
when
contrary
to
the
Law
of
Nature
he
violently
robbed
Lucrece
of
her
chastity
:
for
no
man
can
be
ignorant
,
that
it
is
a
most
grievous
crime
to
lay
siege
to
the
chastity
of
a
married
woman
,
with
such
outrage
:
and
so
the
whole
people
of
Rome
did
esteeme
of
it
,
as
a
crime
most
wicked
,
strange
,
and
intolerable
,
and
worthy
of
grievous
punishment
.
Every
man
knoweth
thus
much
,
that
hee
ought
not
to
doe
that
to
another
,
which
he
would
not
another
should
do
to
him
:
which
sentence
the
Emperour
Severus
made
alwaies
to
bee
spoken
aloud
,
and
declared
by
the
sound
of
the
trumpet
,
in
the
way
of
advertisement
,
as
often
as
punishment
was
taken
upon
any
offendor
,
as
if
it
were
a
generall
Law
pertaining
to
all
men
.
This
is
that
equity
and
justice
which
ought
to
be
ingraffed
in
our
hearts
,
&
whereof
nature
her self
is
the
schoolmistresse
:
from
this
fountaine
all
humane
and
civill
Lawes
are
derived
:
if
we
had
not
rather
say
that
they
are
derived
from
that
true
spring
of
equity
,
which
is
in
the
Law
of
God
,
which
Law
he
hath
given
for
a
plaine
and
familiar
manifestation
of
his
will
,
concerning
just
,
holy
,
and
reasonable
things
,
touching
the
service
,
honour
,
and
glory
,
which
is
due
unto
himselfe
,
and
the
mutuall
duty
,
friendship
,
and
good
will
,
which
men
owe
one
to
another
:
whereunto
he
exhorteth
and
enticeth
every
one
by
faire
and
gracious
promises
,
and
forbiddeth
the
contrary
by
great
and
terrible
threatnings
(
so
gentle
and
mercifull
is
he
towards
us
,
and
desirous
of
our
good
.
)
This
is
that
Law
which
was
published
before
the
face
of
more
than
six
hundred
thousand
persons
,
with
the
mighty
and
resounding
noise
of
Trumpet
,
with
earthquake
,
fire
,
and
smoake
,
and
with
thunders
and
lightnings
,
to
make
men
more
attentive
to
heare
;
and
more
prepared
to
receive
it
with
all
humility
,
feare
,
and
reverence
;
and
also
to
put
them
in
minde
,
that
if
they
were
disobedient
and
rebellious
,
he
wanted
no
power
and
ability
to
punish
them
;
for
he
hath
lightning
,
thunder
,
and
fire
,
prepared
instruments
to
execute
his
just
vengeance
,
which
no
creature
under
heaven
is
able
to
avoid
,
when
by
the
obstinate
transgression
of
wicked
men
he
is
provoked
to
anger
and
indignation
against
them
.
This
is
that
holy
law
which
hath
been
set
forth
by
the
Prophets
;
by
the
rule
whereof
,
all
their
warnings
,
exhortings
,
and
reproovings
have
been
squared
.
To
this
Law
,
the
onely
begotten
Son
of
God
,
our
Saviour
and
Redeemer
Iesus
Christ
,
conformed
his
most
holy
doctrine
,
bringing
men
to
the
true
use
and
observation
thereof
,
from
which
they
had
declined
,
and
whereof
he
is
the
end
,
the
scope
,
and
perfect
accomplishment
:
so
that
so
farre
it
is
that
a
Christian
man
may
be
ignorant
of
it
,
and
have
it
in
contempt
,
that
none
can
be
counted
and
reputed
a
true
Christian
,
if
hee
frame
not
his
life
by
the
rule
thereof
;
if
not
fully
,
yet
at
least
as
farre
forth
as
hee
is
able
:
otherwise
,
what
a
shame
and
reproach
is
it
for
men
to
call
themselves
by
the
name
of
Gods
children
,
Christians
,
and
Catholiques
,
and
yet
to
doe
every
thing
clean
contrary
to
the
will
of
God
,
to
make
no
reckoning
of
his
Law
,
to
lead
a
dissolute
and
disordered
life
,
and
to
be
as
evill
,
if
not
worse
than
the
vilest
miscreants
and
Infidels
in
the
world
?
God
willeth
and
requireth
that
he
alone
should
bee
worshipped
and
prayed
unto
;
and
yet
the
greater
part
of
the
world
are
Idolaters
,
and
full
of
superstition
,
worship
Images
,
stockes
,
and
stones
,
and
pray
to
creatures
,
in
stead
of
the
Creator
.
God
forbiddeth
us
to
sweare
by
his
name
in
vaine
:
and
yet
what
is
more
rise
than
that
?
so
that
a
man
can
heare
nothing
else
but
oaths
and
blasphemies
.
Many
for
the
least
trifle
in
the
world
sticke
not
to
sweare
and
forsweare
themselves
.
God
forbiddeth
theft
,
murther
,
adultery
,
and
false
witnesse
bearing
,
and
yet
nothing
so
common
as
backbitings
,
slanders
,
forgeries
,
false
reports
,
whoredomes
,
cousenings
,
robberies
,
extortions
,
and
all
manner
of
envies
&
enmities
.
God
hath
commanded
,
that
we
love
our
neighbours
as
our selves
;
but
we
,
in
stead
of
love
,
hate
,
despise
,
and
seeke
to
procure
the
hurt
and
damage
of
one
another
,
not
regarding
any
thing
but
our
owne
peculiar
profit
and
advantage
.
Is
not
this
a
manifest
and
profest
disobedience
,
and
intolerable
rebellion
against
our
Maker
?
What
childe
is
there
that
is
not
bound
to
honour
and
reverence
his
father
?
What
servant
,
that
is
not
bound
to
obey
his
master
,
and
to
doe
all
that
he
shall
will
him
?
What
subject
,
that
is
not
tied
in
subjection
to
his
Prince
and
Soveraigne
?
Yet
there
is
not
one
which
will
not
confesse
,
yea
and
sweare
too
with
his
mouth
,
That
God
is
his
Lord
and
Father
.
Which
if
it
be
true
,
what
is
then
the
cause
that
in
stead
of
serving
and
pleasing
him
,
they
doe
nothing
else
but
displease
and
offend
his
Majesty
?
Is
not
this
the
way
to
provoke
his
wrath
,
and
stirre
up
his
indignation
against
them
?
Is
it
any
marvell
if
he
be
incensed
with
anger
,
if
hee
be
armed
with
revenge
,
and
send
abroad
his
cruell
scourges
upon
the
earth
,
to
strike
and
whip
it
withall
?
Is
it
any
wonder
,
if
hee
pile
up
the
wicked
ones
on
heaps
,
and
shoot
out
his
revengefull
arrowes
against
them
,
and
make
them
drunken
with
their
owne
bloud
,
and
make
his
sword
of
justice
as
sharp
as
a
rasor
,
to
punish
those
Rebels
that
have
rebelled
against
him
?
For
vengeance
is
mine
(
saith
he
)
and
belongeth
only
unto
me
.
Whosoever
therefore
he
be
that
followeth
the
desires
and
concupiscence
of
his
owne
flesh
,
and
this
wicked
world
,
and
shall
lead
a
life
contrary
to
the
instruction
and
ordinance
of
the
law
of
God
,
yea
although
he
never
heard
thereof
,
yet
is
hee
guilty
thereof
,
and
worthy
to
be
accursed
;
for
so
much
as
his
owne
conscience
ought
to
serve
for
a
law
unto
himselfe
,
by
the
which
he
is
condemned
in
those
evill
actions
which
hee
committeth
:
even
as
Paul
saith
,
All
that
have
sinned
without
the
Law
,
shall
likewise
perish
without
the
Law
.
CHAP.
VI.
How
the
greatest
Monarchs
in
the
World
ought
to
be
subject
to
the
Law
of
God
,
and
consequently
the
Lawes
of
Man
and
Nature
.
EVery
man
confesseth
this
to
be
true
,
That
by
how
much
the
more
benefits
and
dignity
he
hath
received
from
another
,
by
so
much
he
is
the
more
bounden
and
beholden
to
him
:
now
it
is
so
,
that
Kings
and
Princes
are
those
upon
whom
God
hath
bestowed
more
plentifully
his
gifts
and
graces
,
than
upon
any
other
,
whom
hee
hath
made
as
it
were
his
Lievtenants
in
the
world
:
for
hee
hath
extolled
and
placed
them
above
others
,
and
bedecked
them
with
honour
,
giving
them
power
and
authority
to
rule
and
raigne
,
by
putting
people
in
subjection
to
them
;
and
therefore
so
much
the
more
are
they
bound
to
re-acknowledge
him
againe
,
to
the
end
to
doe
him
all
honour
and
homage
which
is
required
at
their
hands
.
Therefore
David
exhorteth
them
,
to
serve
the
Lord
even
with
reverence
.
Yee
Princes
and
high
Lords
(
saith
the
Prophet
)
give
you
unto
the
Lord
eternall
glory
and
strength
:
give
unto
him
glory
due
unto
his
name
,
and
cast
your selves
before
him
to
do
him
reverence
.
If
they
owe
so
much
honour
unto
God
as
to
their
Soveraigne
,
then
surely
it
must
follow
,
that
they
ought
to
obey
his
voice
,
and
feare
to
offend
him
;
and
so
much
the
rather
,
because
hee
is
a
great
deale
more
strong
and
terrible
than
they
,
able
to
cause
his
horrible
thunderbolts
to
tumble
upon
their
heads
,
they
being
not
able
once
to
withstand
his
puissance
,
but
constrained
very
often
to
tremble
thereat
.
In
all
that
prescription
de
Legib.
above
the
Prince
,
not
the
Prince
above
the
Lawes
,
it
is
then
most
manifest
,
that
the
Prince
is
tyed
unto
the
Lawes
,
even
in
such
sort
,
that
without
the
same
,
the
government
which
hee
swayeth
can
never
be
lawfull
and
commendable
.
And
if
it
be
true
,
that
the
Magistrate
is
or
ought
to
be
a
speaking
Law
(
as
it
is
said
)
and
ought
to
maintaine
the
authority
and
credit
thereof
,
by
the
due
and
upright
administration
of
Iustice
(
for
if
hee
did
not
this
,
he
were
a
dumbe
Law
,
and
without
life
)
how
is
it
possible
that
he
should
make
it
of
authority
and
force
with
others
,
if
hee
despiseth
and
transgresseth
it
himselfe
?
David
did
never
assume
so
much
to
himselfe
,
as
to
desire
to
have
liberty
to
doe
what
hee
listed
in
his
Kingdome
,
but
willingly
submitted
himselfe
to
that
which
his
office
and
duty
required
;
making
,
even
then
when
he
was
installed
and
established
King
over
the
whole
Land
,
a
Covenant
of
peace
with
the
Princes
and
Deputies
of
the
people
:
Antonius
Caracalla
seduced
;
who
having
by
her
lascivious
and
filthy
allurements
enticed
her
sonne
in
law
to
lust
,
and
love
her
,
and
to
desire
her
for
his
wife
,
perswaded
him
that
he
might
bring
his
purpose
to
passe
,
and
that
it
was
lawfull
enough
for
him
,
if
hee
would
,
though
for
other
it
was
unlawfull
,
seeing
that
hee
was
Emperour
,
and
that
it
belongeth
not
to
him
to
receive
,
but
to
give
lawes
:
by
which
perswasion
,
that
brave
marriage
was
concluded
and
made
up
,
contrary
to
the
law
of
nature
and
nations
,
and
to
all
honesty
and
vertue
.
So
it
was
reported
how
Cambyses
Herod
.
li●
3.
tooke
his
owne
sister
to
wife
,
whom
notwithstanding
a
little
after
hee
put
to
death
:
which
thing
being
not
usuall
then
among
the
Persians
,
not
daring
to
enterprise
it
(
although
hee
was
a
most
wicked
man
)
without
the
advice
of
the
Magistrates
and
Counsellors
of
his
Realme
;
he
called
them
together
,
and
demanded
whether
it
was
lawfull
for
him
to
make
such
a
marriage
or
no
?
to
whom
they
answered
freely
,
That
there
was
no
prescript
law
which
did
allow
of
it
:
yet
(
that
they
might
sooth
him
up
,
fearing
to
incurre
his
displeasure
)
they
said
further
,
that
though
there
was
no
law
to
command
it
,
yet
such
a
mighty
King
as
hee
,
might
doe
what
he
pleased
.
In
like
manner
the
trencher
Philosopher
Anaxarchus
,
after
that
he
had
told
Alexander
the
Great
with
a
loud
voice
,
that
hee
ought
not
to
Augustus
Caesar
having
kept
in
his
owne
hand
the
office
of
the
Triumvir
ten
yeares
(
as
Suetonius
testifieth
)
hee
also
usurped
the
Tribunes
office
and
authority
,
and
that
till
his
dying
day
:
and
likewise
tooke
upon
him
the
Censorship
;
namely
,
the
office
of
correcting
and
governing
manners
and
lawes
,
if
need
required
:
whose
successors
(
a
man
may
truly
say
for
the
most
part
)
trampled
under
their
feet
all
sincere
and
sacred
lawes
,
by
their
notorious
intemperance
,
dissolutenesse
,
and
cruelties
.
And
yet
for
all
this
there
wanted
not
a
parasiticall
Lawyer
,
who
to
please
the
Emperor
his
lord
and
master
the
better
,
and
to
underprop
,
and
as
it
were
seele
over
with
a
faire
shew
that
tyrannicall
government
used
by
other
Emperours
;
foisted
in
this
as
a
law
amongst
the
rest
,
Princeps
legibus
solutus
est
,
That
the
Prince
was
exempted
from
all
law
.
As
for
that
which
they
alleadge
out
of
Aristotles
Politiques
,
it
maketh
nothing
to
set
a
colour
upon
this
counterfeit
:
(
for
saith
Aristotle
)
If
there
be
any
man
that
excelleth
so
in
vertue
above
all
others
,
that
none
is
able
to
compare
with
him
,
that
man
is
to
be
accounted
as
a
God
amongst
men
,
to
whom
no
law
may
be
prescribed
,
because
he
is
a
law
unto
himselfe
:
all
which
I
grant
to
be
true
,
if
that
which
was
presupposed
could
take
place
:
for
where
no
transgression
is
found
,
there
no
law
is
necessary
;
according
as
Saint
Paul
said
,
The
law
was
not
given
for
the
just
,
but
for
the
unjust
and
offendors
:
but
where
is
it
possible
to
find
such
a
Prince
so
excellent
and
so
vertuous
,
that
standeth
not
in
need
of
some
law
to
be
ruled
by
?
Of
the
like
force
and
strength
is
that
which
is
written
in
the
first
booke
of
Institutions
,
tit
.
2.
the
words
are
these
:
The
Princes
pleasure
serveth
for
a
law
,
because
the
whole
body
of
the
people
hath
translated
all
their
authority
,
power
,
and
jurisdiction
unto
him
.
This
is
spoken
of
the
Romane
Emperours
,
but
upon
the
ground
of
so
slender
and
silly
reason
,
that
upon
so
weake
a
foundation
it
can
never
stand
:
for
if
it
be
demanded
,
whether
this
action
of
the
people
,
of
giving
over
their
right
and
prerogative
to
their
Prince
,
be
willing
or
constrained
,
what
answer
will
they
make
?
If
it
be
by
constraint
and
feare
(
as
it
is
indeed
)
who
will
not
judge
this
usurping
of
their
liberty
utterly
unjust
and
tyrannicall
,
when
one
man
shall
arrogate
that
to
himselfe
which
pertaineth
to
many
,
yea
to
the
whole
body
of
the
people
?
And
admit
that
this
reason
was
effectuall
,
yet
the
glosse
upon
the
place
saith
very
notably
,
That
the
Princes
pleasure
may
be
held
for
a
law
,
so
farre
forth
as
that
which
pleaseth
him
be
just
and
honest
:
giving
us
to
know
thus
much
thereby
,
That
every
will
and
pleasure
of
a
Prince
may
not
indifferently
be
allowed
for
a
law
,
if
it
be
an
unjust
and
dishonest
action
,
and
contrary
to
the
rule
of
good
manners
.
Moreover
,
it
appeareth
by
the
Customes
of
many
antient
people
and
Realmes
,
That
Princes
had
never
this
license
given
them
,
to
doe
what
they
listed
:
for
let
them
be
never
so
mighty
,
yea
as
mighty
as
Darius
,
under
whose
raigne
the
Persian
Monarchy
was
abolished
;
yet
hee
must
be
content
(
acording
to
the
law
of
the
Medes
and
Persians
)
not
to
be
able
to
infringe
that
law
which
was
by
the
advice
of
his
Peers
and
Privy
Councell
enacted
,
and
by
his
owne
consent
and
authority
established
:
no
,
though
for
Daniels
deliverance
sake
,
Such
in
old
time
was
the
custome
of
the
Kings
of
Aegypt
,
not
to
follow
Di●d
.
lib.
2
c
▪
2.
their
owne
affections
in
any
actions
they
went
about
,
but
to
be
directed
by
the
advice
of
their
lawes
:
for
they
had
not
so
much
authority
as
to
judge
betwixt
man
and
man
,
or
to
levy
subsidies
and
such
like
by
their
owne
powers
;
neither
to
punish
any
man
through
choler
,
or
any
overweening
conceit
,
but
were
alwayes
tyed
to
observe
justice
and
equity
in
all
causes
:
neither
did
it
grieve
them
so
to
doe
,
being
perswaded
that
whilest
they
obeyed
their
lawes
,
nothing
could
betide
them
but
good
.
The
Lacedemonian
Kings
were
in
such
bondage
to
the
lawes
of
their
Th
▪
ucyd
.
lib.
1.
countrey
,
that
the
Ephori
,
which
were
set
up
to
none
other
end
but
to
be
a
bridle
to
hold
them
backe
from
doing
what
they
listed
,
had
absolute
authority
to
correct
them
when
they
had
committed
any
fault
;
which
subjection
nothing
displeased
King
Theopompus
,
as
it
is
apparent
by
the
answer
he
made
his
wise
,
that
reproved
him
once
in
anger
,
saying
,
By
his
cowardise
he
would
leave
a
lesse
kingdome
to
his
children
,
than
he
had
received
of
his
Ancestors
.
Nay
(
saith
he
)
a
greater
,
forsomuch
as
more
durable
and
permanent
.
Plutarch
praising
the
uprightnesse
of
King
Alcamenes
,
who
,
for
feare
to
breake
the
law
,
refused
divers
presents
that
were
sent
him
,
bursteth
into
this
speech
:
O
heart
worthy
of
a
King
,
that
hath
preferred
the
authority
of
the
law
before
his
owne
profit
!
Where
are
those
fellowes
now
that
cry
,
Kings
pleasures
ought
to
be
observed
for
Lawes
,
and
that
a
Prince
may
make
a
law
,
but
is
not
subject
to
it
himselfe
?
And
this
is
that
which
Plutarch
saith
as
concerning
that
matter
,
who
lived
under
Trajan
the
Emperor
.
Cornelius
Tacitus
discovering
the
beginning
and
originall
of
the
Romane
Civill
Law
,
saith
,
That
Servius
the
third
King
of
Rome
after
Romulus
and
cod
.
Nicol.
Gil.
vol.
●
.
Chronic.
Franc.
one
worthy
the
remembring
,
how
he
commanded
him
to
love
and
feare
God
with
all
his
strength
,
and
to
take
heed
of
doing
any
thing
that
should
be
contrary
to
his
law
,
whatsoever
should
befall
him
;
and
to
provide
that
the
good
lawes
and
statutes
of
his
kingdome
might
be
observed
,
and
the
priviledges
of
his
subjects
maintained
:
to
forbid
Iudges
to
favour
him
more
than
any
others
,
when
any
cause
of
his
owne
came
in
tryall
.
Thereby
giving
us
thus
much
to
understand
,
That
every
good
King
ought
to
submit
himselfe
in
obedience
under
the
hand
of
God
,
and
under
the
rule
of
justice
and
equity
.
Wherefore
there
is
neither
King
nor
Keisar
that
can
or
ought
to
exempt
himselfe
from
the
observance
of
sacred
and
upright
lawes
;
which
if
they
resist
or
disanull
,
doubtlesse
they
are
culpable
of
a
most
hainous
crime
,
and
especially
of
Rebellion
against
the
King
of
Kings
.
CHAP.
VII
.
Of
the
punishment
that
seised
upon
Pharaoh
King
of
Aegypt
,
for
resisting
God
,
and
transgressing
the
first
commandement
of
the
Law
.
WEe
have
sufficiently
declared
in
the
premisses
,
that
the
mightiest
potentates
of
this
world
are
bound
to
range
themselves
under
the
obedience
of
Gods
law
:
it
remaineth
now
that
we
produce
examples
of
those
punishments
that
have
fallen
upon
the
heads
of
the
transgressours
of
the
same
,
according
to
the
manner
of
their
transgression
,
of
what
sort
soever
:
which
that
we
may
the
better
describe
,
it
behooveth
us
to
follow
the
order
of
the
Commandements
,
as
the
examples
wee
bring
may
be
fitly
referred
to
any
of
them
.
And
first
we
are
to
understand
,
that
when
God
said
,
Thou
shalt
have
none
other
Gods
before
me
,
hee
condemneth
under
these
words
the
vanity
of
men
that
have
forged
to
themselves
a
multitude
of
gods
:
hee
forbiddeth
all
false
Religion
,
and
declareth
,
That
hee
would
be
acknowledged
to
be
the
sole
and
true
God
;
and
that
we
should
serve
,
worship
,
love
,
feare
,
and
obey
him
in
and
above
all
things
;
and
whosoever
it
be
that
doth
otherwise
,
either
by
hindring
his
worship
,
or
afflicting
those
that
worship
him
,
the
same
man
provoketh
his
heavy
wrath
to
bee
throwne
upon
him
,
to
his
utter
ruine
and
destruction
.
This
is
the
indignation
that
lighted
upon
Pharaoh
King
of
Aegypt
,
as
wee
read
in
the
booke
of
God
:
who
being
one
of
the
most
puissant
Kings
of
the
earth
in
his
age
,
God
chose
him
for
an
object
to
shew
his
wonderfull
power
,
by
the
means
of
horrible
plagues
and
scourges
which
hee
cast
upon
him
,
and
by
destroying
him
with
all
his
armies
at
the
length
,
as
his
rebellion
well
deserved
:
For
he
like
a
cruell
Tyrant
continuing
to
oppresse
the
children
of
Israel
,
without
giving
them
any
release
or
breathing
time
from
their
misery
,
or
liberty
to
serve
God
,
although
by
Moses
in
the
name
and
authority
of
God
(
who
made
himselfe
well
enough
knowne
unto
him
,
without
the
help
of
any
written
law
)
hee
was
many
times
instantly
urged
and
requested
thereunto
:
so
many
judgements
and
punishments
assayled
him
one
in
the
necke
of
another
,
in
such
sort
,
that
at
length
he
was
overtaken
and
ensnared
therewith
.
First
of
all
,
the
very
waters
of
Aegypt
being
converted
into
bloud
,
proclaimed
warre
against
him
:
then
the
frogges
which
covered
the
face
of
the
earth
,
climbed
up
even
to
his
chamber
and
bed
,
and
filling
every
corner
of
his
land
,
sounded
him
an
alarme
:
next
a
muster
of
lice
and
gnats
,
and
such
other
troublesome
and
stinking
creatures
,
summoned
him
to
combate
:
an
handfull
of
embers
scattered
in
the
aire
by
Moses
,
were
unto
him
as
the
strokes
of
a
stone
or
a
shaft
,
which
did
wonderfully
disfigure
their
bodies
with
boyles
and
most
noysome
scabbes
:
afterward
the
grashoppers
were
put
in
battell
array
against
him
,
together
with
the
hailestones
,
horrible
thunders
and
lightenings
,
wasting
and
spoyling
,
and
running
up
and
downe
grievously
through
his
whole
land
.
After
all
these
bitter
blowes
,
the
Tyrant
being
cut
short
,
and
being
so
besieged
on
every
side
with
hideous
and
palpable
darknesse
,
that
he
could
not
tell
which
wayes
to
turne
himselfe
,
yet
would
hee
not
be
brought
to
any
reason
,
but
continued
obstinate
and
hardened
against
God
,
though
all
the
elements
,
with
heaven
and
earth
,
had
taken
armour
together
,
and
conspired
his
destruction
.
Therefore
while
hee
remained
in
this
wretched
state
,
Gods
Angell
punished
him
in
the
person
of
his
eldest
sonne
,
which
died
suddenly
in
one
night
,
together
with
all
the
first
borne
of
Aegypt
;
wherewithall
both
hee
and
all
his
people
being
greatly
moved
and
grieved
,
at
length
gave
the
Israelites
not
onely
leave
,
but
also
hasted
them
to
depart
:
but
anon
,
as
he
saw
them
going
,
like
a
man
bestraught
he
ranne
after
them
againe
,
and
pursued
them
with
a
mighty
army
,
untill
God
in
the
meane
while
opening
a
passage
for
his
children
overthwart
the
deep
Red
sea
,
attended
him
in
the
mid
way
,
where
hee
surprised
and
ensnared
him
,
overthrew
and
violently
overturned
the
wheeles
of
his
chariots
,
and
put
his
whole
army
to
a
burly burly
;
and
that
he
might
utterly
destroy
him
,
caused
the
sea
from
each
side
to
returne
to
his
channell
,
which
drowned
and
devoured
him
and
all
his
army
.
And
this
is
one
of
the
noblest
and
fearfullest
judgements
of
God
that
can
be
mentioned
,
and
therefore
is
very
often
recounted
in
many
places
of
the
Scripture
,
as
a
thing
most
memorable
above
others
.
Neither
ought
wee
to
marvell
,
if
so
notable
a
History
as
this
is
not
set
downe
among
the
writings
of
prophane
authors
:
for
that
besides
their
Histories
doe
not
ordinarily
stretch
so
farre
,
as
to
record
such
antient
acts
,
there
is
also
no
doubt
but
the
successors
of
that
Tyrant
,
and
all
the
Aegyptians
,
sought
all
means
possible
to
cancell
and
blot
out
the
memory
of
their
so
great
and
horrible
ruine
.
And
if
by
chance
any
Historiographer
make
mention
of
the
departure
of
the
Israelites
out
of
Aegypt
,
it
is
done
in
such
sort
,
that
the
truth
is
not
onely
disguised
,
but
wholly
perverted
by
them
,
and
in
place
thereof
nothing
but
lies
and
falshood
foisted
in
.
Like
as
Pharaoh
by
his
unjust
and
outragious
persecuting
of
the
children
of
God
,
made
himselfe
so
guilty
of
Gods
wrath
,
that
he
deserved
to
be
utterly
destroyed
,
with
the
greatest
part
of
his
people
:
so
also
after
their
miraculous
deliverance
,
whosoever
laboured
either
to
hurt
,
hinder
,
or
resist
them
,
did
no
lesse
incurre
Gods
displeasure
and
fierce
wrath
against
them
,
wherewith
they
were
consumed
:
whereof
the
overthrow
and
discomfiture
of
Amalech
is
a
plaine
example
;
who
,
admit
all
the
great
wonders
which
God
had
done
for
the
Israelites
in
As
Amalech
,
and
for
the
like
sinne
,
were
Arad
a
King
of
the
After
that
the
Children
of
Israel
had
continued
a
season
peaceably
in
the
Land
of
Canaan
which
the
Lord
had
bestowed
upon
them
,
then
did
Eglon
King
of
Moab
rise
up
,
and
subdued
them
by
warre
,
and
tyrannized
over
them
eighteene
yeares
.
And
although
it
was
Gods
That
which
happened
to
the
Madianites
in
the
time
of
Gideon
,
is
admirable
and
very
strange
;
who
being
furnished
with
a
mighty
army
of
souldiers
,
with
the
Amalekites
and
other
their
Allyes
,
to
destroy
Israel
,
were
so
A
while
after
it
came
to
passe
,
that
the
Princes
of
the
Philistims
,
who
In
the
raigne
of
Saul
King
of
Israel
,
Agag
King
of
Amalech
,
the
posterity
A
little
while
after
,
Goliah
a
gyant
of
the
Philistims
,
who
as
well
through
CHAP.
VIII
.
More
Examples
like
unto
the
former
.
IN
the
time
of
Achab
,
Benhadad
King
of
Syria
accompanied
When
the
Moabites
and
Ammonites
rose
up
in
arms
against
Iehosaphat
Aman
,
promoted
in
honour
and
credit
above
all
the
Princes
of
the
Balthasar
King
of
Babylon
,
as
he
was
feasting
among
his
Princes
,
commanded
Antiochus
,
by
sirname
Epiphanes
,
or
Excellent
(
though
by
truer
report
of
Antiochus
the
sonne
of
this
wretched
father
succeeding
him
as
in
his
A
while
after
reigned
Alexander
his
brother
,
who
whilest
he
was
encombred
Not
long
after
,
Antiochus
his
sonne
recovered
the
Scepter
of
his
Father
;
Antiochus
the
sonne
of
Demetrius
(
of
whom
mention
was
made
but
a
CHAP.
IX
.
Of
those
that
persecuted
the
Sonne
of
God
and
his
Church
.
IF
they
who
in
the
law
injured
and
persecuted
the
Church
of
God
,
were
punished
according
to
their
deserts
,
as
we
have
already
heard
;
is
it
any
marvell
then
if
the
enemies
and
persecuters
of
our
Lord
and
Saviour
Christ
Iesus
,
which
labour
by
all
means
to
discountenance
and
frustrate
his
Religion
,
and
to
oppresse
his
Church
,
doe
feele
the
heavy
and
fearefull
vengeance
of
God
upon
them
for
their
very
wickednesse
and
unbelie●e
?
No
verily
,
for
he
that
honoureth
not
the
Sonne
,
honoureth
not
the
Father
which
sent
him
,
and
is
guilty
therefore
before
God
,
of
impiety
and
prophanenesse
.
From
this
hainous
crime
King
Herod
in
As
for
Herod
the
Tetrarch
,
sirnamed
Antipas
(
who
to
please
Herodias
,
Iohn
Baptist
to
be
beheaded
)
when
hee
had
likewise
prepared
snares
for
our
Saviours
feet
,
and
being
sent
to
him
by
Pilate
,
to
quit
himself
,
and
gratifie
him
withall
,
had
jeasted
and
mocked
at
him
his
belly
full
,
As
touching
Pilate
the
governour
of
Iudea
,
he
did
so
excell
in
wickednesse
and
injustice
,
that
notwithstanding
the
restraint
of
his
owne
conscience
,
the
law
of
civill
equity
,
and
the
advertisement
of
his
own
wise
,
Euseb.
Eutrop.
lib.
7.
with
the
number
and
weight
of
his
misdeeds
,
like
a
desperate
man
,
to
prevent
the
punishment
which
he
feared
,
willingly
offered
violence
to
his
owne
life
,
and
killed
himselfe
.
The
first
Emperour
that
tooke
in
hand
to
persecute
the
Christians
,
was
Nero
the
Tyrant
;
picking
a
quarrell
against
them
for
setting
the
City
on
Tertul
,
Niceph.
8
Commandement
.
Calumniation
Lib.
2.
cap.
44.
fire
;
which
being
himselfe
guilty
of
,
hee
charged
them
withall
,
as
desirous
to
finde
out
any
occasion
to
doe
them
hurt
:
wherefore
under
pretence
of
the
same
crime
,
discharging
his
owne
guilt
upon
their
backs
,
hee
exposed
them
to
the
fury
of
the
people
,
that
tormented
them
very
sore
,
as
if
they
had
been
common
burners
and
destroyers
of
Cities
and
the
deadliest
enemies
of
mankinde
.
Hereupon
the
poore
Innocents
were
apprehended
,
Tacit.
Ann.
l.
5.
and
some
of
them
clad
with
skinnes
of
wilde
beasts
,
were
torne
in
pieces
by
dogges
;
others
crucified
,
or
made
bone-fires
of
on
such
heapes
,
that
the
flame
arising
from
their
bodies
,
served
in
stead
of
torches
for
the
night
.
To
conclude
,
such
horrible
cruelty
was
used
towards
them
,
that
many
of
their
very
enemies
did
pitty
their
miseries
.
But
at
last
this
wretch
,
the
causer
of
all
,
seeing
himselfe
in
danger
to
be
murthered
by
one
appointed
for
that
purpose
(
a
just
reward
for
his
horrible
and
unjust
dealing
)
hastened
his
death
by
killing
himselfe
,
as
it
shall
be
shewed
more
at
large
in
the
second
booke
.
The
author
of
the
second
persecution
against
the
Christians
,
was
Domitian
,
Suet.
Eutrop.
who
was
so
puft
up
and
swolne
with
pride
,
that
he
would
needs
ascribe
unto
himselfe
the
name
of
God
.
Against
this
man
rose
up
his
houshold
servants
,
who
by
his
wives
consent
slue
him
with
daggers
in
his
privy
chamber
:
his
body
was
buried
without
honour
,
his
memory
cursed
to
posterity
,
and
his
ensignes
and
trophies
throwne
downe
and
defaced
.
Trajan
,
who
albeit
in
all
things
,
and
in
the
government
of
the
Empire
also
,
shewed
himselfe
a
good
and
sage
Prince
,
yet
did
hee
dash
and
bruise
himselfe
against
this
stone
with
the
rest
,
and
was
reckoned
the
third
persecuter
of
the
Church
of
Christ
:
for
which
cause
he
underwent
also
the
cruell
Hadrian
in
the
ninth
yeare
of
his
Empire
caused
tenne
thousand
Christians
to
be
crucified
in
Armenia
at
one
time
;
and
after
that
ceased
not
to
stirre
up
a
very
hot
persecution
against
them
in
all
places
.
But
God
persecuted
him
,
and
that
to
his
destruction
;
first
with
an
issue
of
bloud
,
wherewith
he
was
so
weakned
and
disquieted
,
that
oftentimes
he
would
faine
Whilest
Marcus
Antonius
,
sirnamed
Verus
,
swayed
the
empire
,
there
were
exceeding
cruelties
set
abroach
against
the
poore
Christians
every
After
that
Severus
had
proclaimed
himselfe
a
profest
enemy
to
Gods
Church
,
his
affaires
began
to
decline
,
and
he
found
himselfe
pestered
with
divers
extremities
,
and
set
upon
with
many
warres
;
and
at
length
assaulted
with
such
an
extreme
paine
throughout
his
whole
body
,
that
languishing
and
consuming
,
he
desired
oft
to
poison
himself
,
and
at
last
died
in
great
distresse
.
Vitellius
Saturninus
one
of
his
Lievtenants
in
those
exploits
Clandius
Herminianus
Governour
of
Capadocia
,
who
in
hatred
of
his
owne
wife
that
was
a
Christian
,
had
extremely
afflicted
many
of
the
faithfull
,
was
afterwards
himselfe
afflicted
with
the
pestilence
,
persecuted
wi●h
vermine
bred
in
his
owne
bowels
,
and
devoured
of
them
alive
in
most
miserable
sort
.
Now
lying
in
this
misery
,
he
desired
not
to
be
knowne
or
spoken
of
by
any
,
lest
the
Christians
that
were
lest
unmurthered
,
should
rejoice
at
his
destruction
,
confessing
also
that
those
plagues
did
justly
betide
him
for
his
cruelties
sake
.
Dicius
,
in
hatred
of
Philip
his
predecessor
,
that
had
made
some
profession
Oros.
l.
7.
c.
14.
of
Christianity
,
wrought
tooth
and
naile
to
destroy
the
Church
of
Christ
,
using
all
the
cruelties
and
torments
which
his
wit
could
devise
,
against
all
those
which
before
time
had
offered
themselves
to
be
persecuted
for
that
cause
.
But
his
devillish
practises
were
cut
short
by
means
of
the
war
which
he
waged
against
the
Scythians
;
wherein
,
when
he
had
raigned
not
full
two
Euseb.
l.
7.
c.
1.
Ecclesiast.
Hist.
yeares
,
his
army
was
discomfited
,
and
he
with
his
son
cruelly
killed
,
Others
Neither
did
the
just
hand
of
God
plague
the
Emperour
onely
,
but
also
as
well
the
heathen
Gentiles
throughout
all
Provinces
and
dominions
of
the
Romane
Empire
.
For
immediately
after
the
death
of
this
Tyrant
,
God
Euseb.
l.
7.
c.
21.
sent
such
a
plague
and
pestilence
amongst
them
,
lasting
for
the
space
of
ten
yeares
together
,
that
horrible
it
is
to
heare
,
and
almost
incredible
to
beleeve
.
Dionysius
writing
to
Hierax
a
Bishop
of
Aegypt
,
declareth
the
mortality
of
this
plague
to
have
been
so
great
at
Alexandria
,
where
hee
was
Bishop
,
that
there
was
no
house
in
the
whole
city
free
.
And
although
the
greatnesse
of
the
plague
touched
also
the
Christians
somewhat
,
yet
it
scourged
the
heathen
Idolaters
much
more
:
beside
that
,
the
behaviour
of
the
one
and
the
other
was
most
divers
:
for
as
the
foresaid
Dionysius
doth
record
,
the
Christians
through
brotherly
love
and
piety
did
not
refuse
one
to
visit
and
comfort
another
,
and
to
minister
to
him
what
need
required
:
notwithstanding
it
was
to
them
great
danger
;
for
divers
there
were
,
who
in
closing
up
their
eies
,
in
washing
their
bodies
,
and
int●rring
them
in
the
ground
,
were
next
themselves
which
followed
them
to
their
graves
.
Yet
all
this
s●ayed
not
them
from
doing
their
duty
,
and
shewing
mercy
one
to
another
.
Whereas
the
Gentiles
contrarily
being
extremely
visited
by
the
hand
of
God
,
felt
the
plague
,
but
considered
not
the
striker
;
neither
yet
considered
they
their
neighbour
,
but
every
man
shifting
for
himselfe
,
cared
not
for
one
another
.
Such
as
were
infected
,
some
they
would
cast
out
of
the
doores
halfe
dead
,
to
be
devoured
of
dogs
and
beasts
;
some
they
let
die
within
their
houses
,
without
all
succor
;
some
they
suffered
to
lie
unburied
,
for
that
no
man
durst
come
neere
them
:
and
yet
notwithstanding
,
for
all
their
voyding
and
shifting
,
the
postilence
followed
them
whithersoever
they
went
,
and
miserably
consumed
them
.
Insomuch
that
Dionysius
reporteth
of
his
owne
city
Alexandria
,
That
there
was
not
left
in
the
city
,
of
old
and
young
,
so
many
as
there
was
wont
to
be
old
men
from
threescore
yeares
upwards
.
This
plague
,
though
it
spred
it selfe
over
the
whole
world
,
yet
especially
it
raged
where
the
Edicts
of
the
Emperour
had
beene
against
the
Christians
,
whereby
many
places
became
utterly
desolate
.
Valerian
,
albeit
in
the
beginning
of
his
Empire
he
shewed
himself
somwhat
mild
and
gentle
towards
the
professors
of
religion
,
yet
afterwards
he
became
their
deadly
enemy
;
but
when
he
had
terribly
persecuted
them
in
his
dominions
,
it
was
not
long
ere
he
was
taken
prisoner
in
the
Persian
wars
,
being
seventy
yeares
old
,
and
made
a
slave
to
his
conquerour
all
the
rest
of
his
life
:
And
whose
condition
was
so
miserable
,
that
Sapor
King
of
Euseb.
Hist.
Eccles.
l.
7.
c
30.
Persia
used
his
backe
as
a
blocke
or
stirrop
to
mount
upon
his
horse
.
Yea
he
dealt
so
cruelly
with
the
poore
old
man
(
as
Eusobius
testifieth
)
that
to
make
up
the
full
number
of
his
miseries
,
he
caused
him
to
be
fleine
alive
,
and
poudred
with
salt
.
The
like
severity
of
Gods
terrible
judgment
is
also
to
be
noted
in
Glaudius
Neither
did
Galienus
the
sonne
of
Valerian
,
after
the
captivity
of
his
father
,
utterly
escape
the
righteous
hand
of
God
:
for
beside
the
miserable
captivity
of
his
father
,
whom
he
could
not
restore
,
such
strange
portents
,
and
such
earthquakes
did
happen
,
also
such
tumults
,
commotions
,
and
rebellions
did
follow
,
that
Trebellio
doth
reckon
up
to
the
number
of
thirty
together
,
which
at
sundry
places
,
all
at
one
time
,
tooke
upon
them
to
be
Emperours
of
the
Romane
Monarchy
:
by
the
means
whereof
hee
was
not
able
to
succour
his
father
,
though
he
would
:
notwithstanding
the
said
Galienus
,
being
,
as
is
thought
,
terrified
by
the
example
of
his
father
,
did
remove
,
Euseb.
l.
7.
c.
13
or
at
leastwise
moderate
the
persecution
stirred
up
against
the
Christians
,
as
it
may
appeare
by
his
Edict
set
forth
in
Eusebius
.
Aurelian
being
upon
point
to
trouble
the
quiet
of
the
church
,
which
it
a
while
enjoyed
under
the
Emperour
Galien
;
even
whilst
he
was
devising
new
practises
against
it
,
a
thunderbolt
fell
from
heaven
at
his
feet
,
which
so
amazed
him
,
that
his
malitious
and
bloud-thirsty
mind
was
somewhat
rebated
and
repressed
from
doing
that
which
he
pretended
;
untill
that
reourning
Dioclesian
went
another
way
to
worke
,
for
he
did
not
set
abroach
all
his
practises
at
one
push
,
but
first
assayed
by
subtle
means
to
make
those
that
were
in
his
army
to
renounce
their
faith
;
then
by
open
proclamation
commanded
,
that
their
churches
should
be
rased
and
beaten
downe
,
their
Bibles
burned
and
torne
in
pieces
:
that
they
that
were
Magistrates
,
or
bore
Euseb.
Hist.
Eccles
.
7
,
&
8.
c.
16
Niceph.
l.
7.
c.
6.
thousand
persons
.
In
like
sort
dealt
he
with
a
whole
city
in
Phrygia
,
which
after
he
had
long
besieged
,
hee
caused
to
be
burnt
to
cinders
,
with
all
the
inhabitants
therein
.
But
the
end
of
this
wretch
was
like
his
life
,
even
miserable
:
for
lying
a
while
sicke
of
a
grievous
disease
,
the
very
vermine
and
such
horrible
stinke
came
forth
of
his
body
,
that
for
shame
and
griefe
hee
hung
himselfe
.
Maximinus
that
raigned
Emperour
in
the
East
,
was
constrained
to
interrupt
His
sicknesse
was
thus
:
In
the
privy
members
of
his
body
,
there
grew
a
sudden
putrifaction
,
and
after
in
the
bottome
of
the
same
a
botchy
corrupt
bile
,
with
a
fistula
,
consuming
and
eating
up
his
intrails
,
out
of
the
which
came
swarming
an
innumerable
multitude
of
lice
,
with
such
a
pestiferous
stinke
,
that
no
man
could
abide
him
;
and
so
much
the
more
,
for
that
all
the
grossenesse
of
his
body
,
by
abundance
of
meat
before
he
fell
sicke
,
was
turned
into
fat
;
which
fat
now
putrified
and
stinking
,
was
so
ugsome
and
horrible
,
that
none
that
came
to
him
could
abide
the
sight
thereof
,
by
reason
whereof
the
Physitians
which
had
him
in
cure
,
some
of
them
not
able
to
abide
the
intolerable
stink
,
were
commanded
to
be
slaine
;
other
some
,
because
they
could
not
heale
him
,
being
past
hope
,
were
also
cruelly
put
to
death
.
At
length
,
being
put
in
remembrance
,
that
his
disease
was
sent
of
God
,
hee
began
to
repent
of
the
cruelty
which
he
had
shewed
the
Christians
,
and
forthwith
commanded
all
persecution
to
cease
.
But
(
alas
)
this
peace
was
so
brittle
,
that
it
lasted
but
six
moneths
;
for
even
then
he
sought
by
all
means
possible
againe
to
trouble
and
disquiet
their
rest
,
and
sent
forth
a
new
Edict
quite
contrary
to
the
former
,
importing
their
utter
destruction
.
And
thus
being
nothing
amended
,
but
rather
made
worse
by
his
sicknesse
,
it
affailed
him
afresh
,
in
such
sort
,
that
every
day
growing
in
extremity
,
as
he
grew
in
cruelty
,
it
at
last
brought
him
to
his
death
,
his
carkasse
being
all
rotten
and
full
of
corruption
and
wormes
.
Saint
Chrysostome
writeth
of
him
,
That
the
apple
of
his
eye
fell
out
before
he
died
.
Maxentius
and
Licinius
,
the
one
Emperour
of
Italy
,
the
other
of
the
East
,
perceiving
how
the
Emperour
Constantine
that
raigned
in
the
West
,
was
had
in
great
reputation
,
for
maintaining
the
cause
of
the
Christians
,
began
also
to
doe
the
like
:
but
by
and
by
their
malice
and
hypocrisie
discovered
it selfe
,
when
they
undertook
to
trouble
and
afflict
those
whom
before
they
seemed
to
favour
.
For
which
cause
Constantine
taking
arms
against
them
,
destroyed
them
both
one
after
another
;
for
Maxentius
thinking
to
save
himselfe
upon
a
Bridge
on
Tyber
,
was
deceived
by
the
breaking
of
the
Bridge
,
and
so
drenched
and
drowned
in
the
water
.
Licinius
was
taken
and
put
to
death
.
And
thus
two
Tyrants
ended
their
dayes
,
for
persecuting
the
Church
of
Christ
.
In
the
tenth
yeare
of
the
persecution
of
Dioclesian
,
Galerius
his
chiefe
CHAP.
X.
More
examples
of
Persecutors
.
SAint
Bartholomew
one
of
the
twelve
Apostles
,
after
hee
had
preached
Christ
Jesus
unto
the
Indians
,
and
delivered
them
the
Gospell
written
by
Saint
Mathew
,
and
had
converted
many
unto
the
Faith
,
albeit
the
miracles
which
he
wrought
were
strange
and
supernatural
(
for
hee
restored
many
diseased
persons
to
their
health
,
and
clensed
King
Polemius
his
daughter
from
an
unclean
spirit
wherewith
she
was
possessed
)
yet
in
Astyages
,
Polemius
younger
brother
,
at
the
instigation
of
the
Idolatrous
Priests
,
first
cruell
beaten
with
clubs
,
after
fleyed
,
and
last
of
all
beheaded
.
But
within
thirty
dayes
after
,
both
the
wicked
King
,
and
the
sacrilegious
Priests
,
were
poffessed
with
devills
,
and
brought
to
a
wretched
and
miserable
death
.
Aphraats
that
heavenly
Philosopher
,
going
out
of
his
Cloyster
towards
Theod.
l.
4.
c.
26.
the
Temple
,
to
feed
the
flocke
of
Christ
with
some
wholesome
food
of
sound
Doctrine
;
and
being
perceived
by
the
Emperour
Valeus
,
and
demanded
Tripartit
.
Hist.
lib.
8.
cap.
4.
Nicl
.
11.
c.
25.
whither
he
went
;
he
answered
,
To
pray
for
him
and
his
kingdome
.
Yea
,
but
said
the
Emperour
,
it
were
more
convenient
for
thee
that
professest
thy selfe
a
Monke
,
to
remaine
at
home
in
contemplation
,
than
to
stray
abroad
:
True
answered
this
holy
man
,
if
Christs
sheep
enjoyed
peace
;
but
as
it
becommeth
an
honest
Matron
to
sit
still
within
doors
;
nevertheles
if
her
house
were
on
fire
,
and
the
flame
invi●oned
her
,
should
she
not
stirre
to
helpe
to
quench
it
?
And
should
I
lye
still
,
and
see
my
Countrey
set
on
fire
by
the
persecution
?
Whereat
the
Emperour
being
netled
,
threatned
him
with
death
;
and
one
of
his
chamberlaines
taunting
him
for
his
boldnesse
,
used
him
most
currishly
.
But
presently
as
he
went
to
the
Baths
,
to
make
them
ready
for
the
Emperour
,
the
hand
of
God
stroke
him
with
an
Apoplexy
,
that
he
fell
downe
dead
into
the
waters
.
Under
the
Empire
of
Iulian
the
Apostate
,
all
they
that
either
conspired
T●eod
.
l.
3.
c.
7.
or
practised
the
death
of
Cyrillus
a
Deacon
of
Heliopolis
,
scituate
neer
to
Libanus
,
came
to
a
miserable
end
:
for
after
that
Constantine
was
deceased
,
by
whose
authority
the
holy
Martyr
had
broken
downe
many
of
their
Images
and
Idoils
,
the
abhominable
Idolaters
did
not
onely
murther
him
,
but
also
devoured
his
liver
with
bread
,
as
if
it
had
been
the
sweetest
morsell
of
meat
in
the
world
.
But
the
all-seeing
eye
of
God
saw
their
villany
,
and
his
revengefull
rod
bruised
them
in
peeces
:
for
their
teeth
wherewith
they
chewed
that
unnaturall
food
,
fell
all
out
of
their
heads
;
and
their
tongues
wherewith
they
tasted
it
,
rotted
and
consumed
to
nothing
;
and
lastly
,
their
eyes
which
beheld
it
,
failed
them
,
and
they
became
blinde
.
And
thus
were
they
all
served
,
not
one
excepted
,
bearing
justly
the
markes
of
Gods
wrath
for
so
inhumane
and
unnaturall
a
deed
.
At
Tyre
a
City
of
Phoenicia
,
under
the
raigne
of
Dioclesian
,
many
Christians
Euseb.
l.
8.
c.
7.
that
stoutly
professed
and
maintained
the
Faith
and
Religion
of
Christ
Jesus
,
were
after
many
tortures
and
destructions
,
exposed
to
wilde
beasts
to
be
devoured
,
as
Beares
,
Libards
,
wilde
Boares
,
and
Buls
:
the
savage
basts
,
though
made
fierce
and
furious
by
fires
and
swords
,
yet
(
I
know
not
by
what
secret
instinct
.
)
resused
once
to
touch
them
,
or
to
come
neere
them
,
but
turned
their
teeth
upon
the
Infidels
that
were
without
,
and
came
to
set
them
on
upon
the
Saints
,
and
tore
many
of
them
in
pieces
in
their
steads
.
Howbeit
,
although
they
escaped
the
jawes
of
wilde
beasts
,
yet
they
escaped
not
the
swords
of
them
that
were
more
savage
than
any
beasts
:
and
though
the
bowels
of
Beares
refused
to
entombe
them
,
yet
were
they
intombed
in
the
flouds
,
and
crowned
with
the
Crowne
of
sacred
martyrdome
.
Processus
and
Martianus
,
Keeper
of
the
Prison
wherein
the
Apostles
Peter
and
Paul
were
inclosed
at
Rome
,
seeing
the
miracles
which
were
wrought
by
their
hands
,
believed
in
Christ
,
and
together
with
seven
and
forty
other
prisoners
were
baptized
.
Which
when
Paulinus
the
Judge
perceived
,
hee
injoyned
them
to
lay
aside
their
conscience
,
and
offer
sacrifice
to
Idols
.
But
they
,
readier
to
obey
God
than
man
,
could
neither
by
threats
nor
violence
bee
brought
to
it
;
but
chose
rather
to
bee
beaten
with
clubs
Vincentius
,
l.
10.
c.
56.
Petru●
de
Natalibus
.
or
consumed
with
fire
,
or
scourged
with
Scorpions
,
as
they
were
,
than
to
yeeld
to
deny
their
Maker
,
by
doing
worship
to
devilish
and
monstrous
Idols
.
But
that
Judge
the
procurer
of
their
martyrdomes
,
shortly
after
became
himselfe
an
object
of
Gods
wrath
;
when
his
eye-sight
failed
him
,
and
an
evill
spirit
so
possessed
and
tormented
him
,
that
in
the
extremity
of
terrours
and
griefe
,
he
breathed
out
ere
long
his
last
and
miserable
breath
.
Nicephorus
reporteth
,
How
the
Emperour
Trajan
having
caused
five
Agapitus
,
a
youngman
of
fifteene
yeares
of
age
,
being
apprehended
by
Bergom
.
lib.
●
.
the
inhabitants
of
Preneste
,
and
grievously
tormented
,
for
refusing
to
offer
sacrifice
to
their
Idols
;
and
when
all
would
not
serve
to
shake
the
foundation
of
his
Faith
(
which
was
builded
upon
a
Rocke
)
hee
was
condemned
and
executed
to
death
:
For
,
being
first
scourged
with
whips
,
then
hanged
up
by
the
feet
;
after
having
hot
scalding
water
poured
upon
him
,
at
last
hee
was
cast
unto
wilde
beasts
.
With
all
which
torments
being
not
terrified
,
nor
yet
dispatched
,
finally
had
his
head
cut
off
.
But
behold
,
the
Judge
called
Antiochus
,
that
pronounced
the
sentence
,
fell
downe
from
his
Throne
before
the
face
of
the
world
,
even
whilst
the
young
man
was
in
the
mid'st
of
his
torments
;
and
by
his
example
made
knowne
to
all
men
,
how
odious
such
cruell
persecutors
are
in
the
sight
of
Him
that
judgeth
the
Earth
,
and
controlleth
the
mightie
Princes
and
Potentates
of
the
same
.
In
the
Empire
of
Iulian
the
Apostate
the
Lord
sene
such
horrible
earthquakes
upon
the
world
,
that
what
for
the
fall
of
houses
,
and
raptures
of
fields
,
neither
citie
nor
countrey
was
safe
to
abide
in
:
besides
,
such
an
extreame
drouth
dryed
up
the
moisture
of
the
earth
,
that
victualls
were
very
geason
and
deare
.
These
plagues
Theodoret
avoucheth
to
have
fallen
upon
The
Emperour
Gallus
had
good
successe
in
his
affaires
whil'st
he
abstained
Euseb.
lib.
7.
cap.
21.
&
2●
.
from
shedding
the
bloud
of
the
Christians
;
but
as
soone
as
hee
gave
himselfe
over
unto
that
villany
,
his
prosperitie
,
Kingdome
,
and
life
diminished
and
decreased
at
once
:
for
within
two
yeares
he
and
his
sonne
V●lusianus
,
in
the
warre
against
Aemylian
,
were
both
slaine
,
through
the
defection
of
his
souldiers
,
who
in
the
point
of
necessitie
forsooke
him
.
Beside
,
the
Lord
in
his
time
sent
upon
the
Provinces
of
Rome
a
generall
and
contagious
pestilence
,
which
lasted
whole
ten
yeares
without
intermission
,
to
make
satisfaction
for
the
much
innocens
blood
which
was
spilled
amongst
them
.
Arnolphus
the
fourescor
▪
th
Emperour
,
raged
like
a
Tyrant
against
all
men
,
but
especially
against
those
that
professed
the
Religion
and
name
of
Philip
Melan.
Chron.
lib.
4.
●ebast
.
Franc.
Chron.
Pelon
.
Christ
Jesus
:
for
which
cause
the
Lord
stirred
up
a
woman
the
wife
of
Guid●
,
to
minister
unto
him
the
dregs
of
his
wrath
in
a
poysoned
cup
,
by
means
whereof
such
a
rottennesse
possessed
all
his
members
,
that
lice
and
wormes
issuing
out
continually
,
he
dyed
most
miserably
in
Or●nge
,
a
city
of
Bavary
,
the
twelfth
yeare
of
his
raigne
.
Bajazet
the
Turke
,
to
what
a
miserable
and
ludibrious
end
came
he
,
for
Philip
Mela.
Chron.
lib.
5.
his
outragious
hatred
against
all
Christendome
,
but
especially
against
Constantinople
,
which
he
had
brought
to
so
low
an
ebbe
,
that
they
could
scarce
have
resisted
him
any
longer
,
had
not
Tamberlaine
the
Tartarian
revoked
him
from
the
siege
,
and
bidden
him
leave
to
assayle
others
,
and
looke
unto
his
owne
?
And
indeed
he
welcommed
him
so
kindly
,
that
he
soone
tooke
him
prisoner
,
and
binding
him
with
chaines
of
gold
,
carried
him
up
Composulus
,
lib.
9.
cap.
5.
and
downe
in
a
cage
for
a
spectacle
,
using
his
backe
for
a
foot-stoole
to
get
upon
his
horse
.
And
thus
God
plagueth
one
Tyrant
by
another
,
and
all
for
the
comfort
of
his
chosen
.
Gensericus
King
of
the
Vandales
exercised
cruell
tyranny
against
the
Philip
Mela.
Chron.
lib.
3.
professors
of
the
truth
.
So
did
Honoricus
the
second
also
:
but
both
of
them
reaped
their
just
deserts
:
for
Gensericus
dyed
,
being
possessed
with
a
Spirit
;
and
Honoricus
being
so
rotten
and
putrified
,
that
one
member
dropped
Greg.
Taren
.
lib.
2.
cap.
3.
off
after
another
.
Some
say
,
that
he
gnawned
off
his
owne
flesh
with
his
teeth
.
Authar
is
the
twelfth
King
of
Lombardy
forbad
children
to
be
baptised
Paulus
Diaconus
,
l.
3.
c.
18.
de
Gestis
Long●●ard
.
or
instructed
in
the
Christian
Faith
:
seeking
by
that
means
to
abolish
and
pluck
downe
the
Kingdome
of
Christ
;
but
he
raigned
not
long
,
for
ere
six
yeares
were
compleat
,
he
dyed
with
poyson
at
Pavia
:
And
so
he
that
thought
to
undermine
Christ
Jesus
,
was
undermined
himselfe
most
deservedly
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
593.
When
Arcadius
the
Emperonr
,
through
the
perswasion
of
certain
envious
fellowes
,
and
his
wife
Eudoxia
,
had
banished
Iohn
Chrysostome
Bishop
Evagrius
,
l.
5.
c.
34.
of
Constantinople
into
Bosphorus
;
the
next
night
there
arose
such
a
terrible
earth-quake
,
that
the
Empresse
and
the
whole
citie
was
sore
affrighted
therewith
;
so
that
the
next
morrow
messengers
after
messengers
were
sent
Smaragdus
an
Exarch
of
Italy
was
transported
by
a
Devill
,
for
tyrannizing
over
Christians
in
the
first
yeare
of
the
Empire
of
Mauritius
.
Ma●●u●ha
a
Sarasen
,
being
equall
to
Pharoah
in
persecuting
the
Church
of
God
,
God
made
him
equall
to
him
also
in
the
manner
of
his
destruction
:
Paul
.
Diacon
.
lib.
3.
c.
22.
de
Gostis
Long●●
.
cent
.
6.
cap.
3.
Anton.
l.
15.
c.
15.
for
as
hee
returned
from
the
spoyle
of
the
Monastery
of
Ca●●ime
and
Mossana
,
and
the
Daughter
of
many
Christians
,
the
Lord
caused
the
sea
to
swallow
up
his
whole
army
,
even
an
hundred
ships
,
so
that
few
or
none
escaped
.
Another
time
,
even
the
yeare
719
,
they
were
miraculously
consumed
with
famine
,
sword
,
pestilence
,
water
,
and
captivitie
,
and
all
for
Paul
.
Diac.
l.
21.
their
infestuous
rancour
and
tyranny
towards
Christians
:
for
whom
the
famine
spared
,
the
sword
devonred
;
whom
both
these
touched
not
;
the
pestilence
ate
up
;
and
they
that
escaped
all
three
,
yet
perished
in
the
waters
;
and
ten
ships
that
escaped
the
waters
,
were
taken
by
the
Romans
and
the
Syrians
:
surely
an
egregious
signe
of
Gods
heavie
wrath
and
displeasure
.
To
conclude
,
there
was
never
any
that
set
themselves
against
the
Church
of
God
,
but
God
set
himselfe
against
them
by
some
notable
judgement
:
so
that
some
were
murthered
by
their
subjects
,
as
Bluso
King
of
the
Vandales
;
others
by
their
enmies
,
as
Vdo
Prince
of
Sclavonia
;
others
by
their
wives
,
as
Cruco
another
Sclavonian
Prince
;
others
discomfited
in
warre
,
as
Abbas
the
King
of
Hungaria
:
some
destroyed
by
their
owne
horses
,
as
Lucius
the
Emperour
,
who
first
cast
his
owne
daughter
,
because
she
was
a
Christian
,
amongst
the
same
horses
.
And
generally
few
persecutors
escaped
Helm
.
c.
24.
Sclavon
.
&
cap.
34.
Bonfi●us
.
without
some
evident
and
markable
destruction
.
CHAP.
XI
.
Of
the
Iewes
that
persecuted
Christ
.
BY
how
much
the
offence
of
the
Iews
was
more
hainous
,
not
onely
in
despising
and
rejecting
the
Lord
of
glory
,
whom
God
had
sent
amongst
them
for
their
salvation
,
but
also
in
being
so
wicked
as
to
put
him
to
death
;
by
so
much
the
more
hath
God
bestowed
his
fearfull
indignation
upon
them
:
as
at
many
other
times
,
so
especially
by
that
great
calamity
and
desolation
which
they
abid
at
their
last
destruction
,
begun
by
Vespasian
,
and
perfected
by
Titus
;
which
was
so
great
and
lamentable
,
as
the
like
was
never
heard
of
untill
this
day
:
for
if
the
sacking
and
overthrow
of
Ierusalem
,
then
when
Ieremy
the
Prophet
made
his
booke
of
Lamentations
over
it
,
was
reputed
more
grievous
than
the
subversion
of
Sodome
,
which
perished
suddainly
,
how
much
more
then
is
this
last
destruction
without
all
comparison
,
by
reason
of
those
horrible
and
strange
miseries
,
which
were
there
both
suddainly
&
in
continuance
of
time
committed
?
Neither
truly
is
there
any
History
which
containeth
a
description
of
so
many
miseries
as
this
doth
:
as
it
may
appeare
by
Iosephus
record
of
it
.
For
after
that
they
had
been
afflicted
in
divers
countries
,
and
tossed
up
and
downe
by
the
Deputies
a
long
while
,
there
were
slaine
at
Caesarea
in
one
day
twenty
thousand
:
At
Alexandria
another
time
fifty
thousand
:
at
Zabulon
and
Joppe
eight
thousand
and
foure
hundred
,
besides
the
burning
of
the
two
Towns
:
at
Damascus
ten
thousand
that
had
their
throats
cut
.
As
for
Jerusalem
,
when
it
had
a
long
time
endured
the
brunt
of
the
warre
both
within
and
without
,
it
was
pinched
with
so
sore
a
famine
,
that
That
it
should
be
besieged
on
every
side
,
and
rased
to
the
ground
,
and
that
not
one
stone
should
be
left
upon
another
,
because
it
knew
not
the
time
of
her
visitation
.
Likewise
said
he
to
the
woman
that
bewailed
him
as
he
was
led
to
the
Crosse
,
That
they
should
not
weep
for
him
,
but
for
themselves
and
their
children
,
because
of
the
dayes
of
sorrow
which
were
to
come
,
wherein
the
barren
and
those
that
had
no
children
,
and
the
dugs
that
never
suckled
should
bee
counted
happy
.
So
horrible
and
pitifull
was
the
destruction
of
this
people
,
that
God
would
not
suffer
any
of
his
owne
children
to
bee
wrapped
in
their
miseries
,
nor
to
perish
with
this
perverse
and
unbelieving
Nation
:
for
(
as
Eusebius
reporteth
)
they
were
a
little
before
the
arrivall
of
these
mischiefes
,
advertised
from
heaven
by
the
speciall
providence
of
God
,
to
forsake
the
City
,
and
retire
into
some
far
Country
where
none
of
these
evils
might
come
neer
them
.
The
reliques
of
this
And
yet
for
all
this
,
these
dispersed
reliques
ceased
not
to
vomit
out
the
foame
of
their
malice
against
Christ
,
it
being
so
deep
rooted
an
evill
,
and
so
inveterate
,
that
time
nor
reason
could
revoke
them
from
it
.
And
no
marvell
,
seeing
that
God
useth
to
punish
the
greatest
sinnes
with
other
sinnes
,
as
with
the
greatest
punishment
:
so
they
having
shut
their
eyes
to
the
light
when
it
shined
among
them
,
are
now
given
over
to
a
reprobate
and
hardened
sence
;
otherwise
it
were
not
possible
they
should
remain
so
obstinate
.
And
albeit
(
God
be
thanked
)
we
have
many
converts
of
them
,
yet
I
dare
say
for
the
most
part
,
they
remain
in
malitious
blindnesse
,
barking
against
,
and
despighting
both
our
Saviour
himselfe
,
and
all
that
professe
his
name
,
although
their
punishments
have
been
still
according
to
their
deserts
:
as
by
these
examples
following
shall
appeare
.
The
Jewes
of
Inmester
,
a
Towne
lying
betwixt
Calchis
and
Antioch
,
being
upon
a
time
celebrating
their
accustomed
playes
and
feasts
,
in
the
midst
of
their
jollity
,
as
their
use
is
,
they
contumeliously
reviled
not
only
Christians
,
but
even
Christ
himselfe
:
for
they
got
a
Christian
childe
,
and
hung
him
upon
a
Crosse
,
and
after
many
mocks
and
taunts
,
making
themselves
merry
at
him
,
they
whipt
him
to
death
.
What
greater
villany
could
there
be
than
this
?
Or
wherein
could
these
Devils
incarnate
shew
forth
their
malice
more
apparently
than
thus
?
not
content
once
to
have
crucified
Christ
the
Saviour
of
the
World
,
but
by
imitation
to
performe
it
againe
;
and
as
it
were
to
make
knowne
,
that
if
it
were
undone
,
they
would
doe
it
:
So
also
handled
they
a
boy
called
Simeon
,
of
two
years
and
an
halfe
old
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1476.
and
an
another
in
Fretulium
five
years
after
that
.
But
above
all
,
they
massacred
a
poore
Carpenters
son
in
Hungary
Ioh.
Fincel
.
l.
3
in
hatred
of
Christ
,
whom
they
falsly
supposed
to
bee
a
Carpenters
son
:
for
they
cut
in
two
all
his
veines
,
and
suckt
out
his
blóud
with
quills
.
And
being
apprehended
and
tortured
,
they
confessed
that
they
had
done
the
like
at
Thirna
foure
yeares
before
,
and
that
they
could
not
be
without
Christiàn
bloud
,
for
therewithall
they
anointed
their
Priests
.
But
at
all
these
times
they
suffered
just
punishment
;
for
being
still
taken
,
they
were
either
hanged
,
burned
,
murthered
,
or
put
to
some
other
cruell
death
,
at
the
discretion
of
●he
Magistrates
.
Moreover
,
they
would
at
divers
times
buy
the
Host
of
some
Popish
Priest
,
and
thrust
it
through
with
their
knives
,
and
use
it
most
despightfully
.
This
did
one
Bleazarus
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1492
,
the
22
of
October
,
but
was
burnt
for
his
labour
:
and
eight
and
thirty
at
another
time
for
the
same
villanie
,
by
the
Marquesse
Ioachinus
:
for
the
caitifes
would
suffer
themselves
to
be
baptised
for
none
other
end
,
but
more
securely
to
exercise
their
villanies
.
Another
Jew
is
recorded
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
147
to
have
stoln
the
picture
of
Christ
out
of
a
Church
,
&
to
have
thrust
it
through
many
times
Casp
Hedi●●
,
lib.
3.
cap.
6.
with
his
sword
,
whereout
,
when
bloud
miraculously
issued
,
hee
amazed
,
would
have
burned
it
,
but
being
taken
in
the
manner
,
the
Christians
stoned
him
to
death
.
The
truth
of
which
story
,
though
I
will
not
stand
to
avow
,
yet
I
doubt
not
but
it
might
be
true
,
considering
that
either
the
Devill
might
by
his
cunning
so
foster
and
confirme
their
superstition
,
or
rather
that
seeing
Christ
is
the
subject
of
their
religion
as
well
as
of
ours
,
though
after
a
corrupt
and
sacrilegious
forme
,
and
that
the
Jew
did
not
so
much
aime
at
their
religion
,
as
at
Christ
the
subject
of
it
,
the
Lord
might
shew
a
miracle
,
not
to
establish
their
errour
,
but
to
confound
the
Jews
impiety
,
especially
in
those
young
yeares
of
the
Church
.
In
our
English
Chronicles
are
recorded
many
histories
of
the
malitious
practises
of
the
Jews
against
Christians
,
in
hatred
of
Christ
Jesus
our
Saviour
,
whom
they
in
contempt
call
our
crucified
God
;
and
especially
this
devillish
practise
was
most
frequent
amongst
them
here
in
England
,
as
in
Germany
,
France
,
and
other
places
where
they
were
suffered
to
inhabite
;
namely
every
year
to
steale
some
Christian
man●
childe
from
the
parents
,
But
that
their
Impiety
may
bee
yet
more
discovered
,
I
will
here
set
downe
the
confession
of
one
of
their
own
Nation
,
a
Jew
of
Ratisbone
converted
Fineel
.
l.
3.
de
Miracul
.
to
the
Faith
,
one
very
skilfull
in
the
Hebrew
tongue
.
This
man
being
asked
many
questions
about
their
superstition
and
ceremonies
,
answered
very
fitly
:
and
being
demanded
,
why
they
thirsted
so
after
Christian
mens
bloud
?
He
said
it
was
a
mystery
onely
knowne
to
the
Rabbines
and
highest
persons
;
but
that
this
was
their
custome
he
knew
,
when
any
of
them
was
ready
to
dye
,
a
Rabbine
anointed
him
with
this
bloud
,
using
these
or
such
like
words
:
If
hee
that
was
promised
in
the
Law
and
Prophets
hath
truly
appeared
,
and
if
this
Iesus
crucified
bee
the
very
Messias
,
then
let
the
bloud
of
this
innocent
man
that
diedin
his
Faith
,
cleanse
thee
from
thy
sins
,
and
help
thee
to
eternall
life
.
Nay
Epiphanius
affirmeth
,
That
the
Jews
of
Tyberias
did
more
confidently
affirme
it
than
thus
:
for
they
would
whisper
into
a
dying
mans
eare
,
Beleeve
in
Iesus
of
Nazareth
whom
our
princes
crucified
,
for
he
shall
come
to
judge
thee
in
the
latter
day
:
All
which
declareth
how
impious
they
are
to
goe
against
their
owne
conscience
,
and
upon
how
fickle
ground
all
their
Religion
standeth
.
CHAP.
XII
.
Of
those
that
in
our
age
have
persecuted
the
Gospell
in
the
person
of
the
Faithfull
.
AS
the
Religion
of
Christ
hath
beene
hitherto
cruelly
crossed
and
besieged
by
the
mightiest
captaines
of
this
world
(
as
hath
been
partly
declared
)
so
it
hath
not
been
any
better
entertained
by
the
Potentates
of
this
age
,
that
ceased
not
to
disturbe
the
quiet
,
and
pursue
to
death
the
lives
of
Gods
children
for
their
professions
sake
and
to
bring
them
utterly
to
ruine
:
to
addresse
all
the
engines
and
subtilties
of
their
malicious
and
wicked
counsels
,
without
leaving
any
one
device
unthought
of
that
their
wit
could
imagine
,
or
their
power
afford
;
they
joyned
craft
with
force
,
and
vile
treason
with
horrible
cruelty
,
thereby
to
suppresse
the
truth
,
and
quench
that
faire
and
cleere
light
,
which
God
after
long
time
of
blindnesse
and
ignorance
,
had
caused
of
his
infinite
mercy
to
shine
upon
us
.
There
fires
were
kindled
every
where
with
the
bones
of
Martyrs
;
whilest
for
the
space
of
forty
yeares
or
thereabouts
they
never
ceased
to
burne
those
that
were
followers
of
that
way
.
Now
when
they
saw
that
all
their
butcheries
and
burnings
were
not
able
to
consume
this
holy
seed
,
but
that
the
more
they
went
about
to
choake
it
,
the
more
it
grew
up
and
increased
,
they
tooke
another
course
,
and
raised
up
troubles
and
seditions
in
all
quarters
,
as
if
by
that
means
they
should
attaine
the
end
of
their
purpose
.
Hell
vomited
up
all
her
Furies
of
warre
,
the
whole
earth
was
in
a
tumult
,
young
and
old
with
tooth
and
naile
were
imployed
to
root
out
the
Church
of
Christ
,
but
God
stretching
forth
his
arme
against
all
their
practises
,
shewed
himselfe
not
only
a
Conqueror
,
but
also
a
most
sharpe
revenger
of
all
his
adversaries
.
This
is
most
apparent
in
that
which
happened
to
Thomas
Arondel
an
English
man
,
Archbishop
of
Canterbury
,
an
enemy
and
persecutor
of
the
Truth
of
Christ
:
who
having
put
to
death
divers
holy
and
upright
men
,
thinking
that
all
he
did
was
Foelix
Farle
of
Wartemberg
,
one
of
the
Captaines
of
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fifth
,
being
at
supper
at
Ausburg
with
many
of
his
companions
,
In
the
raign
of
Francis
de
Valois
of
late
memory
,
the
first
King
of
France
of
that
name
,
those
men
that
shewed
themselves
frowardest
,
sharpest
,
and
Iohn
Roma
a
Monke
of
the
Order
of
the
White
Friers
,
may
serve
;
who
although
in
regard
of
his
hood
and
habit
ought
not
to
be
placed
in
the
number
of
men
of
note
,
yet
by
reason
of
the
notable
example
of
Gods
vengeance
upon
him
,
wee
may
rightly
place
him
in
this
ranke
.
This
man
therefore
,
at
that
time
when
the
Christians
of
Cabrier
and
Merindol
began
to
suffer
persecution
,
having
obtained
a
Commission
from
the
Bishop
of
Provence
and
the
Embassadour
Avignion
,
to
make
inquisition
after
and
seise
upon
the
bodies
of
all
them
that
were
called
Lutherans
;
ceased
not
to
afflict
them
with
the
cruellest
torments
he
could
devise
:
Amongst
many
of
his
tortures
this
was
one
,
To
cause
their
boots
to
be
filled
with
boiling
grease
,
and
then
fastning
them
overthwartwise
over
a
bench
,
their
legs
hanging
over
a
gentle
fire
,
to
seeth
them
to
death
.
The
French
King
advertised
of
this
cruelty
,
sent
out
his
Letters
Patents
from
the
Parliament
of
Provence
,
charging
,
That
the
said
Iohn
de
Roma
should
be
apprehended
,
imprisoned
,
and
by
processe
of
law
condemned
.
Which
news
when
the
Caitife
heard
,
he
fled
backe
as
fast
as
he
could
trot
to
Avignion
,
there
purposing
to
recreate
and
delight
himselfe
with
the
excrements
of
his
oppression
and
robbery
which
hee
had
wrung
out
of
the
purses
of
poor
people
:
but
see
how
contrary
to
his
hope
it
fell
out
;
for
first
he
was
robbed
of
his
evill
gotten
goods
by
his
owne
servants
;
and
presently
upon
the
same
hee
fell
sicke
of
so
horrible
and
strange
a
disease
,
that
no
salve
or
medicine
could
be
found
to
asswage
his
paine
;
and
beside
it
was
withall
so
loathsome
,
that
a
man
could
not
endure
his
company
for
the
stinke
and
corruption
which
issued
from
him
.
For
which
cause
the
white
Fryers
(
his
Cloysterers
)
conveyed
him
out
of
their
Covent
into
the
hospitall
;
where
increasing
in
ulcers
and
vermine
,
and
being
become
now
odious
,
not
onely
to
others
,
but
to
himselfe
also
,
hee
would
often
cry
,
either
to
be
delivered
from
his
noysomnesse
,
or
to
bee
slaine
,
being
desirous
,
but
not
able
to
performe
the
deed
upon
himselfe
.
And
thus
in
horrible
torments
and
most
fearfull
despaire
he
most
miserably
died
.
Now
being
dead
,
there
was
none
found
that
would
give
Sepulture
to
his
rotten
carkasse
,
had
not
a
Monke
of
the
same
Order
dragged
the
carrion
into
a
ditch
,
which
he
provided
for
the
purpose
.
The
Lord
of
Revest
,
who
a
while
supplied
the
place
of
the
chiefe
President
in
the
Parliament
of
Provence
,
by
whose
meanes
many
of
the
Faithfull
A
Counsellor
of
the
same
Court
called
Bellemont
,
was
so
hot
and
zealous
in
proceeding
against
the
poor
prisoners
for
the
Word
of
Gods
sake
,
that
to
the
end
to
pack
them
soon
to
the
fire
,
he
usually
departed
not
from
the
Judgement
Hall
from
morning
to
evening
,
but
caused
his
meat
and
drinke
to
bee
brought
for
his
meales
,
returning
not
home
but
onely
at
night
to
take
his
rest
.
But
whilest
hee
thus
strongly
and
endeavourously
imployed
himselfe
about
these
affaires
,
there
began
a
little
sore
to
rise
upon
his
foot
,
which
at
the
first
being
no
bigger
,
than
if
a
waspe
had
stung
the
place
,
grew
quickly
so
red
and
full
of
paine
,
and
so
increased
the
first
day
by
ranckling
over
all
his
foot
,
and
inflaming
the
same
,
that
by
the
judgement
of
Physicians
and
Chirurgions
,
through
the
contagious
fire
that
spread
it selfe
over
his
whole
body
,
it
seemed
incurable
,
except
by
cutting
off
his
foot
,
the
other
members
of
the
body
might
be
preserved
:
which
hee
in
no
case
willing
to
yield
unto
,
for
all
the
medicines
that
were
applied
unto
it
,
sound
the
second
day
his
whole
leg
infected
,
and
the
third
his
whole
thigh
,
and
the
fourth
day
his
whole
body
,
insomuch
that
he
died
the
sameday
,
his
deadbody
being
all
partched
as
if
it
had
been
rosted
by
a
fire
.
And
thus
he
that
was
so
hot
in
burning
poore
Christians
,
was
himselfe
by
a
secret
flame
of
Gods
wrath
,
as
by
slow
and
soft
fire
,
burned
and
consumed
to
death
.
Lewes
du
Vaine
,
brother
in
law
to
Meni●r
the
President
of
the
said
Parliament
Peter
●urand
,
chiefe
butcher
of
the
city
Ajax
,
the
evening
before
the
horrible
cruelty
was
executed
at
Merindoll
,
fell
at
debate
amongst
themselves
,
and
the
morrow
,
as
instruments
of
Gods
judgements
,
slew
one
another
.
The
Judge
of
the
City
Aix
(
one
of
that
wretched
crew
)
drowned
himselfe
in
his
returne
,
as
he
passed
over
the
river
Durance
.
As
for
the
chiefe
Judge
that
was
principall
in
that
murtherous
action
,
Iohn
Mesnier
Lord
of
Oppede
,
another
chiefe
Officer
of
the
aforesaid
Iohn
Martin
Trombant
of
Briqueras
in
Piemont
,
vaunting
himselfe
CHAP.
XIII
.
Other
examples
of
the
same
subject
.
ABout
the
same
time
there
happened
a
very
strange
judgement
upon
an
ancient
Lawyer
of
Bourges
,
one
Iohn
Cranequin
,
a
man
of
ripe
wit
naturall
,
and
a
great
practitioner
in
his
profession
,
but
very
ignorant
in
the
law
of
God
,
and
all
good
literature
,
and
so
enviously
bent
against
all
those
that
knew
more
than
himselfe
,
and
that
abstained
from
the
filthy
pollutions
of
Popery
,
that
he
served
instead
of
a
Promotor
,
to
inform
Ory
the
Inquisitor
for
them
;
but
for
his
labour
,
the
arme
of
God
stroke
him
with
a
marvellous
strange
phrensie
,
that
whatsoever
his
eyes
beheld
,
seemed
in
his
judgement
to
be
crawling
serpents
:
in
such
sort
,
that
after
he
had
in
vaine
experienced
all
kinde
of
medicines
,
yea
and
used
the
help
of
wicked
sorcery
&
conjuration
,
yet
at
length
his
senses
were
quite
benummed
,
and
deprived
him
,
and
in
that
wretched
and
miserable
estate
he
ended
his
life
.
Iohn
Morin
,
a
mighty
enemy
to
the
professors
of
Gods
truth
,
one
that
laboured
continually
at
Paris
in
the
apprehending
and
accusing
the
faithfull
,
insomuch
that
he
sent
daily
multitudes
that
appealed
from
him
to
the
high
Court
of
the
Palace
;
died
himselfe
in
most
grievous
and
horrible
torment
.
The
Chancellour
of
Prat
,
he
that
in
the
Parliaments
of
France
put
up
the
first
bill
against
the
faithfull
,
and
gave
out
the
first
commissions
to
put
them
to
death
,
dyed
swearing
and
blaspheming
the
name
of
God
,
his
stomacke
being
most
strangely
gnawne
in
pieces
,
and
consumed
with
wormes
.
The
Chancellour
Oliver
being
restored
to
his
former
estate
,
having
first
Referre
this
among
Apostates
,
l.
●
.
c.
18.
(
against
his
conscience
)
renounced
his
religion
;
so
also
now
(
the
same
conscience
of
his
,
checking
and
reclaming
)
he
spared
not
to
shed
much
innocent
bloud
,
by
condemning
them
to
death
.
But
such
a
fearefull
judgement
was
denounced
against
him
(
by
the
very
mouths
of
the
guiltlesse
condemned
soules
)
that
stroke
him
into
such
a
feare
and
terrour
,
that
presently
he
fell
sick
,
surprised
with
so
extreme
a
melancholy
,
that
sobbing
forth
sighes
without
intermission
,
and
murmurings
against
God
,
he
so
afflicted
his
halfe-dead
body
,
like
a
man
robbed
and
dispossest
of
reason
,
that
with
his
vehement
fits
hee
would
so
shake
the
bed
,
as
if
a
young
man
in
the
prime
of
his
yeares
with
all
his
strength
had
assayed
to
doe
it
.
And
when
a
certaine
Cardinall
came
to
visit
him
in
this
extremity
,
he
could
not
abide
his
sight
,
his
pains
increasing
thereby
,
but
cried
out
as
soone
as
he
perceived
him
departed
,
That
it
was
the
Cardinall
that
brought
them
all
to
damnation
.
When
he
had
been
thus
a
long
time
tormented
,
at
last
in
extreme
angish
and
feare
he
died
.
S●●iden
.
l.
9.
Sir
Thomas
more
L.
Chancellour
of
England
,
a
sworne
enemy
to
the
Gospell
,
and
a
profest
persecutor
by
fire
and
sword
,
of
all
the
faithfull
,
as
if
thereby
he
would
grow
famous
and
get
renowne
,
caused
to
be
erected
a
sumptuous
Sepulchre
,
and
thereby
(
to
eternize
the
memory
of
his
prophane
cruelty
)
to
be
engraven
the
commendation
of
his
worthy
deeds
:
amongst
which
the
principall
was
,
that
hee
had
persecuted
with
all
his
might
the
Lutherans
;
that
is
,
the
faithfull
:
but
it
fell
out
contrary
to
his
hope
;
for
being
accused
,
convicted
,
and
condemned
of
high
Treason
;
his
head
was
taken
from
him
,
and
his
body
found
no
other
sepulchre
to
lie
in
but
the
gibbet
.
Cardinall
Cr●s●entius
,
the
Popes
Embassadour
to
the
Councel
of
Trent
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1552
,
being
very
busie
in
writing
to
his
Master
the
Pope
,
and
having
laboured
all
one
night
about
his
letters
;
behold
as
he
raised
himselfe
in
his
chaire
,
to
stir
up
his
wit
and
memory
,
over-dulled
with
watching
;
a
huge
blacke
dog
with
great
flaming
eyes
,
and
long
eares
dangling
to
the
ground
,
appeared
unto
him
:
which
comming
into
his
chamber
,
and
making
right
towards
him
,
even
under
the
table
where
hee
sate
,
vanished
out
of
his
sight
:
whereat
he
amazed
,
and
a
while
sencelesse
,
recovering
himselfe
,
called
for
a
candle
,
and
when
he
saw
the
dog
could
not
be
found
,
he
fell
presently
sicke
with
a
strong
conceit
,
which
never
left
him
till
his
death
;
ever
crying
,
that
they
would
drive
away
the
black
dog
which
seemed
to
climbe
up
on
his
bed
:
and
in
that
humour
he
died
.
Albertus
Pightus
,
a
great
enemy
of
the
Truth
also
(
insomuch
that
Paulus
Iovius
calleth
him
the
Lutherans
scourge
)
being
at
Boloigne
at
the
coronation
Poncher
,
Archbishop
of
Tours
,
pursuing
the
execution
of
the
burning
chamber
,
was
himselfe
surprised
with
a
fire
from
God
,
which
beginning
at
An
Augustine
Frier
named
Lambert
,
Doctor
and
Prior
in
the
City
of
Liege
,
one
of
the
troop
of
cruell
inquisitors
for
Religion
,
whilest
he
was
preaching
one
day
with
an
open
mouth
against
the
Faithfull
,
was
cut
short
of
a
sudden
in
the
midst
of
his
sermon
,
being
bereaved
of
sense
and
speech
,
insomuch
that
he
was
faine
to
be
carried
out
of
the
pulpit
to
his
cloister
in
a
chaire
,
and
a
few
dayes
after
was
drowned
in
a
ditch
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1527
,
there
was
one
George
Hala
a
Saxon
,
Minister
of
the
Word
and
Sacraments
,
and
a
stout
professor
of
the
reformed
In
a
City
of
Scotland
called
Fanum
Ianius
,
the
chiefe
mart
Towne
of
that
countrey
,
soure
of
the
chiefest
citizens
were
accused
by
a
Monke
before
the
Cardinall
,
for
interrupting
him
in
a
Sermon
,
and
by
him
condemned
to
be
hanged
like
heretickes
,
when
no
other
crime
could
bee
laid
to
their
charge
,
save
that
they
desired
the
Monke
to
tie
himselfe
to
his
text
,
Of
this
Cardinall
,
called
David
Beton
,
Buchananus
reporteth
many
strange
acts
of
Cruelty
,
both
in
the
Common-wealth
of
Scotland
,
in
matters
of
State
,
as
also
in
the
Church
,
in
questions
of
Religion
▪
how
he
suborned
a
false
testament
in
the
dead
Kings
name
,
whereby
hee
would
have
created
himselfe
chiefe
Governour
of
the
whole
kingdom
,
had
not
his
knavery
bin
soon
detected
:
and
how
he
set
many
together
by
the
eares
of
the
chiefest
sort
,
not
caring
which
of
them
soonest
perished
,
so
that
they
perished
;
glutting
himselfe
thus
with
bloud
:
But
amongst
all
his
cruelties
,
the
least
was
not
extended
towards
the
professors
of
the
Gospell
,
whom
hee
endeavoured
by
all
means
possible
,
not
to
suppresse
only
,
but
even
utterly
to
extinguish
:
Many
he
put
to
death
with
fire
,
divers
he
forced
to
revolt
with
extreame
torments
,
and
many
he
punished
with
banishment
:
among
whom
was
George
Buchanan
,
the
reporter
of
this
history
;
who
being
taken
and
imprisoned
,
escaped
through
a
window
,
whilest
his
keepers
slept
,
out
of
this
Lions
jaws
.
Amongst
the
rest
there
was
one
George
Sephocard
,
a
most
learned
and
sincere
Preacher
of
the
word
of
God
,
in
whom
his
savage
cruelty
was
most
eminent
,
This
man
abiding
at
one
Iohn
Cockburns
house
,
a
man
of
no
small
reckoning
&
account
,
about
7
miles
from
Edenborough
,
was
first
sent
for
by
the
Cardinall
,
&
after
being
not
delivered
,
he
together
with
the
Vicegerent
,
beset
all
the
passages
that
he
might
not
escape
;
so
that
Cockburn
was
constrained
to
deliver
him
into
their
hands
,
upon
the
assurance
of
Earl
Bothuel
,
who
promised
to
protect
him
from
all
injuries
:
How
be
it
notwithstanding
the
Earles
promise
,
and
the
countermand
of
the
Vicegerent
,
refused
to
meddle
with
that
innocent
man
,
yea
and
gave
command
,
That
no
proceedings
should
be
made
against
him
;
yet
the
bloudy
tyrant
condemned
him
tobe
put
to
death
,
&
also
caused
the
condemnation
to
be
executed
:
and
that
which
doth
more
aggravate
his
cruelty
,
he
caused
a
place
to
be
prepared
for
him
and
his
company
,
hung
with
tapestry
and
silke
,
very
sumptuously
,
that
he
might
be
a
joyfull
spectatour
and
eye-witnesse
of
his
torments
.
But
marke
how
the
just
vengeancee
of
God
shewed
it selfe
even
in
that
place
:
for
,
as
it
is
in
the
former
story
,
not
long
after
,
this
vile
butcher
was
murthered
in
his
owne
house
,
by
the
conspiracy
of
Normanus
Leslius
,
son
to
the
Earle
of
Rothusia
,
who
early
in
a
morning
surprised
his
porters
,
and
all
his
servants
,
in
their
sleepe
,
and
murthered
him
in
his
bed
that
had
murthered
so
many
Christians
:
and
to
stop
the
rage
and
fury
of
his
friends
,
hung
out
his
body
for
a
spectacle
unto
them
in
the
same
place
where
a
little
before
he
had
with
such
triumph
beheld
the
tortures
of
that
guiltlesse
Martyr
:
Insomuch
that
almost
all
did
not
only
acknowledge
the
just
view
of
Gods
judgement
herein
,
but
also
remembred
the
last
words
of
that
constant
Saint
,
who
being
ready
to
give
up
the
ghost
,
urtered
this
speech
in
effect
:
He
that
sitteth
and
beholdeth
us
so
proudly
in
that
high
place
,
shall
within
few
dayes
as
reproachfully
lye
,
as
now
arrogantly
he
sitteth
.
A
story
not
much
unlike
in
manner
of
punishment
,
happened
in
the
raign
of
King
Henry
the
eighth
,
to
one
Sir
Ralph
Ellerker
,
Knight
marshall
in
the
towne
of
Calice
,
when
as
Adam
Damlip
,
otherwise
called
George
Bucker
,
a
sincere
Preacher
of
the
word
of
God
,
was
condemned
to
be
executed
as
a
traytour
in
pretence
,
though
indeed
for
nothing
but
defending
the
truth
against
the
dregs
of
Popery
,
would
not
suffer
the
innocent
and
godly
man
to
declare
either
his
faith
,
or
the
cause
he
dyed
for
:
but
said
to
Thomas
B●aver
,
one
of
the
Privy
Councellors
of
the
King
of
Scots
,
was
a
sore
persecutor
of
the
faithfull
in
that
land
:
for
which
cause
,
lying
on
his
But
let
us
come
to
our
homebred
English
stories
,
and
consider
the
judgments
of
God
upon
the
persecutors
of
Christs
Gospell
in
our
own
countrey
.
And
first
to
begin
with
one
Doctor
Whittington
,
under
the
raigne
of
King
Henry
the
seventh
,
who
by
vertue
of
his
office
,
being
Chancellour
to
the
Bishop
,
had
condemned
most
cruelly
to
death
a
certaine
godly
woman
in
a
town
called
Chipping
sadberry
for
the
profession
of
the
truth
,
which
the
Papists
then
called
Heresie
.
This
woman
being
adjudged
to
death
by
the
wretched
Chancellor
,
and
the
time
come
when
she
should
be
brought
to
the
place
of
her
martyrdome
,
a
great
concourse
of
people
both
out
of
towne
and
country
was
gathered
to
behold
her
end
:
Amongst
whom
was
also
the
foresaid
Doctor
there
present
,
to
see
the
execution
performed
.
The
godly
woman
and
manly
Martyr
with
great
constancy
gave
over
her
life
to
the
fire
,
and
refused
no
paines
or
torments
to
keep
her
conscience
cleere
and
unreproveable
against
the
day
of
the
Lord
.
Now
the
Sacrifice
being
ended
:
as
the
people
began
to
returne
homeward
,
they
were
encountred
by
a
mighty
furious
Bull
,
which
had
escaped
from
a
Butcher
that
was
about
to
kill
him
(
for
at
the
same
time
as
they
were
slaying
this
silly
Lamb
at
the
townes
end
,
a
Butcher
was
as
busie
within
the
towne
in
slaying
of
this
Bull.
)
But
belike
not
so
skilfull
in
his
art
of
killing
of
beasts
,
as
the
Papists
be
in
murthering
Christians
,
the
Bull
broke
loose
,
as
I
said
,
and
ranne
violently
through
the
throng
of
the
people
,
without
hurting
either
man
or
childe
,
till
he
came
to
the
place
where
the
Chancellour
was
,
against
whom
,
as
pricked
forward
with
some
supernaturall
instinct
,
hee
ranne
full
butt
,
thrusting
him
at
the
first
blow
through
the
paunch
,
and
after
goaring
him
through
and
through
,
and
so
killed
him
immediately
,
trayling
his
guts
with
his
hornes
all
the
street
over
,
to
the
great
admiration
and
wonder
of
all
that
saw
it
.
Behold
here
a
plaine
demonstration
of
Gods
mighty
power
and
judgement
against
a
wretched
persecutor
of
one
of
his
poore
flocke
:
wherein
(
albeit
the
carnall
sence
of
man
doth
often
impute
to
blinde
chance
that
which
properly
pertaineth
to
the
only
power
and
providence
of
God
)
yet
none
can
be
so
dull
and
ignorant
,
but
must
needs
confesse
a
plaine
miracle
of
Gods
almighty
power
,
and
a
worke
of
his
own
finger
.
Stephen
Gardiner
also
,
was
one
of
the
grand
butchers
in
this
land
,
what
a
miserable
end
came
hee
unto
?
Even
the
same
day
that
Bishop
Ridley
and
Master
Latimer
were
burned
at
Oxford
,
he
hearing
newes
thereof
,
rejoyced
greatly
,
and
being
at
dinner
ate
his
meat
merrily
;
but
ere
he
had
eaten
many
bits
,
the
sudden
stroke
of
Gods
terrible
hand
fell
upon
him
,
Bonner
Bishop
of
London
,
another
arch
butcher
,
though
he
lived
long
after
this
man
,
and
dyed
also
in
his
bed
;
yet
was
it
so
provided
of
God
,
that
as
Morgan
Bishop
of
S.
Davids
sitting
upon
the
condemnation
of
the
blessed
Martyr
Bishop
Farrar
,
whose
roome
he
unjustly
usurped
,
was
not
long
Bishop
Thornton
Suffragan
of
Dover
,
another
grand
persecutor
,
comming
upon
a
Saturday
from
the
Chapter-house
at
Canterbury
,
and
there
upon
the
Sunday
following
looking
upon
his
men
playing
at
bowles
,
fell
suddenly
into
a
palsey
,
and
dyed
shortly
after
.
And
being
exhorted
to
remember
God
in
his
extremity
of
sicknesse
:
So
I
do
(
saith
he
)
and
my
Lord
Cardinall
too
,
&c.
After
him
succeeded
another
Suffragan
,
ordained
by
the
foresaid
Cardinall
,
and
equall
to
his
Predecessor
in
cruell
persecuting
of
the
Church
;
who
injoying
his
place
but
a
short
time
,
fell
downe
a
paire
of
staires
in
the
Cardinals
chamber
at
Greenwich
,
and
broke
his
necke
,
and
that
presently
(
let
it
be
noted
)
after
he
received
the
Cardinals
blessing
.
The
like
sudden
death
hapned
to
Doctor
Dunning
the
bloudy
and
wretched
Chancellour
of
Norwich
,
who
after
he
had
most
rigorously
condemned
and
murthered
a
number
of
simple
and
faithfull
servants
of
God
,
was
suddenly
stricken
with
death
even
as
he
was
sitting
in
his
chaire
.
The
like
also
fell
upon
Berry
,
Commissary
of
Norfolke
,
another
bloudy
persecutor
;
who
foure
dayes
after
Queene
Maries
death
having
made
a
great
Feast
,
whereat
was
present
one
of
his
concubines
;
as
he
was
comming
home
from
the
Church
,
where
he
had
ministred
the
Sacrament
of
Baptisme
,
fell
downe
suddenly
to
the
ground
with
a
heavy
groane
,
and
never
stirred
after
,
thus
ending
his
miserable
life
without
any
shew
of
repentance
.
So
Doctor
Geffrey
Chancellor
of
Salisbury
,
another
of
the
same
stampe
,
was
suddenly
stricken
with
the
mighty
hand
of
God
in
the
midst
of
his
buildings
,
where
he
was
constrained
to
yeeld
up
his
life
,
which
had
so
little
pitty
of
other
mens
lives
before
:
and
it
is
to
be
noted
,
that
the
day
before
he
was
thus
stricken
,
he
had
appointed
to
call
before
him
ninety
poore
Christians
,
to
examine
them
by
inquisition
,
but
the
goodnesse
of
God
and
his
tender
providence
prevented
him
.
Doctor
Foxford
,
Chancellor
to
Bishop
Stockesley
,
dyed
also
suddenly
.
So
did
Iustice
Lelond
the
persecutor
of
one
Ieffery
Hurst
.
Alexander
the
Keeper
of
Newgate
,
a
cruell
enemy
to
those
that
lay
in
that
prison
for
Religion
,
dyed
very
miserably
,
being
so
swollen
,
that
he
was
more
like
a
monster
than
a
man
,
and
so
rotten
within
that
no
man
could
abide
the
smell
of
him
.
His
sonne
called
Iames
,
after
hee
had
spent
all
his
fathers
substance
riotously
,
fell
downe
suddenly
in
Newgate
market
,
and
there
wretchedly
dyed
.
Iohn
Peter
sonne
in
law
to
the
said
Alexander
,
and
no
lesse
cruell
to
the
poore
Christians
,
rotted
away
,
and
so
dyed
.
Cox
an
earnest
Protestant
in
King
Edwards
dayes
,
and
in
Queene
Maries
time
a
Papist
,
and
a
Promoter
,
going
well
and
in
health
to
bed
(
as
it
seems
was
dead
before
the
morning
.
All
these
almost
,
with
many
more
which
I
could
recite
,
dyed
suddenly
,
being
most
cruell
and
horrible
persecutors
of
the
flocke
of
Christ
.
Many
there
were
,
which
though
they
escaped
sudden
death
,
yet
did
not
avoid
a
most
miserable
and
wretched
end
.
In
the
number
whereof
I
may
place
first
Alexander
the
Keeper
of
Newgate
,
together
with
his
sonne
in
law
Iohn
Peter
,
of
whom
mention
was
made
before
:
Also
Master
Woodroofe
the
Sheriffe
of
London
,
who
used
to
rejoyce
at
the
death
of
the
poore
Saints
of
Christ
,
and
would
not
suffer
Master
Rogers
,
going
to
his
Martyrdome
,
to
speake
with
his
children
:
this
man
lay
seven
or
eight
yeares
bed-rid
,
having
one
halfe
of
his
body
all
benummed
,
and
so
continued
till
his
dying
day
.
Also
one
Burton
the
Bayliffe
of
Crowland
in
Lincolneshire
,
who
having
been
a
Protestant
in
outward
shew
in
King
Edwards
dayes
,
as
soone
as
Queene
Mary
was
quietly
seated
in
the
kingdome
,
became
very
earnest
in
setting
up
the
Masse
againe
,
and
constrained
the
Curate
by
threats
to
leave
the
English
Service
,
and
say
Masse
.
This
blinde
Bailiffe
not
long
after
,
as
he
was
riding
with
one
of
his
neighbours
,
a
Crow
flying
over
his
head
,
let
her
excrements
fall
upon
his
face
,
the
poysoned
stinke
and
savour
whereof
so
annoyed
his
stomacke
,
that
he
never
lest
vomiting
untill
he
came
home
,
and
there
after
certaine
dayes
,
with
extreame
paine
of
vomiting
,
crying
and
cursing
the
Crow
,
desperately
he
dyed
without
any
token
of
repentance
.
Also
one
Robert
Baldwine
,
who
being
stricken
with
lightning
,
at
the
taking
of
William
Seaman
,
pined
away
and
dyed
.
Robert
Blomfield
also
,
Bailiffe
to
Sir
Iohn
Ierningham
,
after
he
had
prosecuted
one
Master
Browne
,
pined
away
both
in
his
goods
and
body
,
by
a
consumption
of
both
.
William
Swallow
the
cruell
tormentor
of
George
Egles
,
was
shortly
after
plagued
of
God
,
that
all
the
haire
of
his
head
,
and
nailes
of
his
fingers
and
toes
went
off
;
his
eyes
were
well
neere
closed
up
,
that
he
could
scant
see
;
his
wife
was
also
stricken
with
the
falling
sicknesse
,
with
the
which
malady
she
was
never
infected
before
.
Lastly
(
to
omit
many
others
)
one
Twiford
is
not
to
be
forgotten
;
who
in
King
Henries
dayes
was
a
busie
doer
in
setting
up
stakes
for
the
burning
of
poore
Martyrs
:
and
seeing
the
stakes
consume
so
fast
,
provided
a
big
tree
,
cutting
off
the
top
,
and
set
it
up
in
Smithfield
,
saying
,
I
will
have
a
stake
that
shall
hold
.
But
behold
Gods
hand
;
before
ever
that
tree
was
consumed
,
the
state
of
Religion
turned
,
and
he
fell
into
an
horrible
disease
,
rotting
alive
above
the
ground
before
he
dyed
.
Besides
these
,
many
there
were
that
hanged
themselves
.
As
for
example
,
one
Clarke
an
open
enemy
to
the
Gospell
in
King
Edwards
dayes
,
hanged
himselfe
in
the
Tower
.
So
did
Pavier
the
Towne
Clarke
of
London
,
another
bitter
enemy
to
the
Gospell
.
So
did
the
sonne
of
one
Levar
a
husbandman
,
that
mocked
and
scorned
at
the
holy
Martyr
Master
Latimer
,
being
dead
;
and
that
at
the
same
houre
,
as
neere
as
could
be
gathered
,
whilst
his
father
was
railing
upon
the
dead
Martyr
.
So
did
Henry
Smith
a
Lawyer
,
who
having
been
a
Protestant
,
became
a
Papist
.
Others
drowned
themselves
;
as
namely
Richard
Long
at
Calice
,
in
King
Henry
the
eights
dayes
.
Iohn
Plankney
a
Fellow
of
New
Colledge
in
Oxford
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1566.
And
one
Lanington
a
Fellow
of
the
same
Colledge
,
in
a
Well
at
Padua
,
or
as
some
thinke
,
at
Rome
.
Others
were
stricken
with
madnesse
:
in
which
ranke
place
first
Justice
Morgan
,
of
whom
wee
made
mention
a
little
before
:
Then
,
a
Sheriffes
servant
that
railed
upon
Iames
Abbes
a
godly
Martyr
,
as
he
was
going
to
be
burned
;
saying
,
That
hee
was
an
Heretique
and
a
mad
man
;
but
as
soone
as
the
fire
was
put
to
the
Martyr
(
such
was
the
fearefull
stroke
of
Gods
justice
upon
him
)
he
was
there
presently
in
the
sight
of
all
the
people
stricken
with
a
frenzy
,
crying
out
aloud
,
that
Iames
Abbes
was
saved
,
but
he
was
damned
;
and
so
continued
till
his
dying
day
.
So
likewise
one
William
a
Student
in
the
inner
Temple
,
in
the
midst
of
his
railing
against
the
Gospell
of
Christ
and
the
Professors
thereof
,
fell
starke
mad
.
Many
other
examples
of
the
like
kind
I
could
here
adde
,
but
he
that
desireth
to
know
and
read
more
thereof
,
let
him
have
recourse
unto
the
latter
end
of
the
Acts
and
Monuments
of
the
English
Church
,
where
he
shall
find
a
whole
Catalogue
of
such
like
examples
.
The
overthrow
of
many
mighty
ones
in
our
Age
,
serve
for
a
looking
glasse
to
represent
the
high
exploits
of
the
wonderfull
judgements
which
the
King
of
Kings
hath
sent
upon
those
that
have
in
any
place
or
countrey
whatsoever
,
resisted
and
strove
against
the
Truth
.
whereof
some
after
great
victories
,
which
by
their
singular
dexterity
and
worldly
wisedome
in
the
mannaging
of
their
affaires
,
have
atchieved
,
by
a
perverse
and
overthwart
end
,
contrary
to
their
former
prosperity
,
have
darkned
and
obscured
the
renowne
and
glory
of
all
their
brave
deeds
,
their
good
report
dying
with
their
bodyes
,
and
their
credit
impaired
and
buried
with
them
in
their
graves
.
Others
in
like
manner
having
addressed
all
their
forces
,
and
laid
their
battery
,
and
placed
all
their
Pieces
and
Canons
against
the
wals
of
Sion
,
and
thinking
to
blow
it
up
and
consume
it
to
ashes
,
have
made
many
breaches
into
the
sides
thereof
,
yea
they
have
so
bent
all
their
strength
against
it
,
and
afflicted
it
with
such
outragious
cruelty
,
and
unmercifull
effusion
of
bloud
,
that
it
is
pitifull
and
lamentable
to
remember
:
howbeit
after
all
their
policies
and
practises
,
their
courage
hath
been
at
length
abated
,
and
themselves
raked
one
after
another
out
of
this
world
,
with
manifest
markes
of
the
just
vengeance
of
God
upon
them
.
For
though
it
may
seem
for
a
time
that
God
slepeth
and
regardeth
not
the
wrongs
and
oppressions
of
his
servants
,
yet
he
never
faileth
to
carry
a
watchfull
eye
upon
them
,
and
in
his
fittest
time
to
revenge
himselfe
upon
their
enemies
.
CHAP.
XIV
.
A
Hymne
of
the
persecution
of
Gods
Church
,
and
the
deliverance
of
the
same
.
ALong
the
verdant
fields
all
richly
dy'd
.
With
Natures
paintments
,
and
with
Flora's
pride
:
Whose
goodly
bounds
are
lively
Chryst
all
streames
Begirt
with
bow'rs
to
keep
backe
Phoebus
beames
;
Even
when
the
quenchlesse
torch
,
the
Worlds
great
eye
,
Advanc'●
his
rayes
orethwartly
from
the
skie
,
And
by
his
power
of
heavenly
influence
Reviv'd
the
seeds
of
Springs
decay'd
essence
:
Then
many
flockes
unite
in
peace
and
love
,
Not
seeking
ought
but
naturall
behove
,
Past
quietly
uncharg'a
with
other
care
,
Save
of
their
feed
within
that
pasture
faire
.
These
Flocks
a
Sheepheard
had
(
of
power
and
skill
)
To
fold
and
feed
,
and
save
them
from
all
ill
:
By
whose
advice
they
liv'd
;
whose
wholsome
voice
They
heard
and
fear'd
with
love
,
and
did
rejoyce
Therein
with
melody
of
song
and
praise
,
And
dance
,
to
magnifie
his
Name
alwaies
.
He
is
their
Guide
,
they
are
his
Flocke
and
Fold
,
Nor
will
they
be
by
any
else
controld
.
Well
knowing
,
that
whom
he
takes
care
to
feed
,
He
will
preserve
and
save
in
time
of
need
;
Thus
liv'd
this
holy
Flocke
at
hearts
content
,
Till
cruell
Beasts
all
set
on
ravishment
,
Broke
off
their
peace
,
and
ran
upon
with
rage
,
Themselves
,
their
Young
,
and
all
their
heritage
;
Slitting
their
throats
,
devoured
Lambs
and
all
,
And
dissipating
them
that
seap't
their
thrall
.
Then
did
the
jolly
feast
to
fast
transforme
,
(
So
ask't
the
fury
of
that
ragefull
storme
)
Their
joyfull
song
was
turn'd
to
mournfull
cries
,
And
all
their
gladnesse
chang'd
to
well
adyes
.
Whereat
Heav'n
grieving
,
clad
it selfe
in
blacke
;
But
earth
in
uprore
triumph't
at
their
wracke
.
What
profits
then
the
sheephooke
of
their
Guide
?
Or
that
he
lies
upon
a
Beacons
side
,
With
watchfull
eye
to
circumscribe
their
traine
,
And
hath
no
more
regard
unto
their
paine
?
To
save
them
from
such
dangers
imminent
(
Some
say
)
as
are
so
often
incident
.
'T
is
not
for
that
his
arme
wants
strength
to
break
All
proud
at
tempts
that
men
of
might
do
make
:
Or
that
he
will
abandon
unto
death
His
Owne
,
deare
bought
with
exchange
of
his
breath
.
For
must
we
thinke
,
that
though
they
dye
they
perish
;
Death
dyes
in
them
,
and
they
in
death
reflourish
:
And
this
lifes
losse
,
a
better
life
renues
,
Which
after
death
eternally
ensues
.
Though
then
their
passions
never
seeme
so
great
,
Yet
never
comfort
serves
to
swage
their
heat
:
Though
strength
of
torments
be
extreame
in
durance
,
Yet
are
they
guencht
by
Hopes
and
Faiths
assurance
.
For
thankefull
Hope
,
if
God
be
grounded
in
it
.
Assures
the
heart
,
and
pacifies
the
spirit
.
To
them
that
love
and
reverence
his
Name
,
Prosperity
betides
,
and
want
of
shame
.
Thus
can
no
Tyrant
pull
them
from
the
hands
Of
mighty
God
,
that
for
their
safety
stands
:
Who
ever
sees
,
and
ever
can
defend
;
Them
whom
he
loves
,
he
loves
unto
the
end
:
So
that
the
more
their
fury
overfloweth
,
The
more
each
one
his
owne
destruction
soweth
.
And
as
they
strive
with
God
in
policy
,
So
are
they
sooner
brought
to
misery
.
Like
as
the
savage
Boare
dislodg'd
from
den
,
And
hotly
chased
by
pursuit
of
men
,
Run's
furiously
on
them
that
come
him
neere
,
And
goares
himselfe
upon
the
hunters
speare
:
The
gentle
puissant
Lambe
,
their
Champion
bold
,
So
help
's
to
conquer
all
that
hart
's
his
fold
,
That
quickly
they
and
all
their
Progeny
Confounded
is
,
and
brought
to
misery
.
This
is
of
Iudah
the
couragious
Lion
,
The
conquering
Captaine
,
and
the
Rocke
of
Sion
;
Whose
favour
is
as
great
to
Iacobs
Line
,
As
is
his
fearefull
frowne
to
Philistine
.
CHAP
XV.
Of
Apostata's
and
Backsliders
,
that
through
infirmity
and
feare
have
fallen
away
.
IT
is
a
kinde
of
Apostasie
and
Backsliding
condemned
by
the
first
commandement
of
the
Law
,
when
as
hee
that
hath
been
once
enlightened
by
the
word
of
God
in
the
knowledge
of
salvation
,
and
nourished
and
instructed
therein
from
the
cradle
,
doth
afterward
cast
behind
his
backe
the
grace
of
Gods
spirit
,
or
disallow
thereof
,
and
exempt
himselfe
from
the
service
of
God
,
to
serve
Idols
,
or
make
any
outward
shew
to
doe
it
:
which
kinde
of
sinne
may
be
committed
after
two
sorts
;
either
through
infirmity
and
feare
,
or
willingly
and
with
deliberation
:
when
not
being
pressed
or
constrained
thereto
by
any
outward
means
,
a
man
doth
cleerely
and
of
himselfe
abandon
and
forsake
the
true
Religion
,
to
march
under
the
baoner
of
Satan
and
Antichrist
.
And
this
is
also
of
two
sorts
;
either
when
a
man
doth
simply
forsake
the
profession
of
the
Truth
,
to
follow
superstition
and
Idolatry
,
without
attempting
any
thing
beside
the
meere
deniall
of
his
Faith
;
or
when
after
his
revolt
he
professeth
not
onely
the
contrary
Religion
,
but
also
endeavoureth
himselfe
by
all
means
possible
to
advance
it
,
and
to
oppresse
and
lay
siege
to
the
doctrine
of
Gods
Truth
in
those
that
maintaine
the
same
.
By
this
it
appeareth
that
there
are
three
kinds
of
Apostasie
;
one
as
it
were
inforced
and
compelled
,
the
second
voluntary
,
the
last
both
voluntary
and
malitious
:
which
though
they
be
all
very
hainous
and
offensive
in
the
sight
of
God
,
yet
the
second
and
third
sort
are
most
dangerous
,
and
of
them
also
one
more
hurtfull
and
pernitious
than
the
other
,
as
we
shall
perceive
by
that
which
followeth
.
Now
as
all
these
kinds
are
different
one
from
another
,
so
I
will
referre
the
examples
of
each
sort
to
his
severall
place
,
that
the
efficacy
thereof
may
be
the
better
perceived
.
And
first
of
those
which
have
fallen
away
through
feare
and
infirmity
,
and
afterward
in
order
of
the
rest
.
Athough
that
they
who
by
the
conceit
and
feare
of
tortures
presented
before
their
eyes
,
or
of
speedy
and
cruell
death
threatned
against
them
,
doe
decline
and
slide
backe
from
the
profession
of
the
Gospell
,
may
pretend
for
excuse
the
weakenesse
and
feeblenesse
of
the
flesh
,
yet
doubtlesse
they
are
found
guilty
before
the
throne
of
God
,
for
preferring
the
love
of
this
transitory
and
temporary
life
before
the
zeale
of
his
glory
,
and
the
honour
which
is
due
to
his
onely
begotten
Sonne
,
especially
at
that
time
when
they
are
called
out
of
purpose
by
their
Martyrdome
to
witnesse
his
sacred
truth
before
men
,
and
he
desireth
most
to
be
glorified
by
their
free
and
constant
perseverance
therein
:
to
the
which
perseverance
they
are
exhorted
by
many
faire
promises
of
eternall
life
and
happinesse
:
and
from
the
contrary
terrified
by
threats
of
death
and
confusion
,
and
upon
paine
to
be
discharged
from
the
presence
of
Christ
before
God
,
because
they
have
denied
him
before
men
:
which
is
the
misery
of
all
miseries
,
and
the
greatest
that
can
happen
to
any
man
;
for
what
shall
become
of
that
man
whom
the
Sonne
of
God
doth
not
acknowledge
?
Now
to
prove
that
God
is
indeed
highly
offended
at
this
faint
hearted
cowardlinesse
,
he
himself
hath
made
knowne
unto
us
,
by
the
punishments
which
divers
times
he
hath
sent
upon
the
heads
of
such
offendors
.
As
in
the
time
of
the
Emperour
Valerian
the
eighth
persecutor
of
the
Church
,
under
whose
persecution
albeit
that
many
Champions
bestirred
themselves
most
valiantly
in
that
combat
of
Faith
;
yet
there
wanted
not
some
,
whose
hearts
failing
them
,
and
who
in
stead
of
maintaining
and
standing
for
their
cause
to
the
death
,
as
they
ought
to
have
done
,
retyred
and
gave
up
themselves
to
the
enemy
at
the
first
assault
.
Amongst
the
number
of
which
doubty
souldiers
,
there
was
one
that
went
up
into
the
Capitoll
at
Rome
,
in
that
place
where
Iupiters
Temple
in
old
time
stood
,
to
abjure
A
woman
likewise
having
renounced
her
profession
,
and
feeling
in
herselfe
Another
woman
well
stricken
in
yeares
,
that
in
like
manner
had
revolted
from
the
Truth
,
thrust
her selfe
notwithstanding
into
the
assembly
of
There
was
also
in
like
manner
a
certain
man
,
that
having
renounced
his
These
are
the
fearfull
examples
of
Gods
Judgements
,
which
Saint
Cyprian
reporteth
to
have
light
upon
back
sliders
in
his
time
;
adding
moreover
,
that
besides
these
,
many
were
possessed
of
devils
,
robbed
of
their
wits
,
and
inraged
with
fury
and
madnesse
,
and
all
for
this
offence
of
Apostasie
.
Amongst
all
the
examples
of
our
age
,
of
Gods
severe
justice
upon
Apostates
,
Sleiden
.
l.
21.
●
.
the
example
of
Francis
Spi●ra
an
Italian
Lawyer
,
a
man
of
credit
and
authority
in
his
countrey
,
is
most
pitifull
and
lamentable
;
who
having
embraced
the
true
Religion
with
marvellous
zeal
,
and
made
open
profession
of
the
same
,
feared
not
freely
to
declare
his
opinion
of
every
point
of
Doctrine
that
came
in
question
,
and
grew
in
knowledge
every
day
more
and
more
.
But
it
was
not
long
ere
he
was
complained
of
to
the
Popes
Embassadour
:
which
when
he
understood
,
and
saw
the
danger
wherein
he
was
like
to
fall
,
after
he
had
long
debated
and
disputed
the
matter
in
his
owne
conscience
,
the
counsell
of
the
flesh
and
worldly
wisedome
prevailing
,
he
resolved
at
last
to
goe
to
the
Embassadour
,
to
the
intent
to
appease
his
wrath
,
and
do
whatsoever
he
should
command
.
Thus
comming
to
Venice
,
and
over-ruled
with
immoderate
fear
,
he
confessed
that
he
had
done
amisse
,
&
craved
pardon
for
the
same
,
promising
ever
after
to
be
an
obedient
subject
to
the
Popes
Lawes
:
and
that
which
is
more
,
when
it
was
enjoyned
him
,
that
at
his
return
home
he
should
in
his
owne
countrey
openly
recant
his
former
profession
,
he
refused
not
,
but
performed
his
recantation
in
due
sort
.
But
it
chanced
very
soone
after
,
that
this
miserable
man
fell
sicke
of
body
and
soule
,
and
began
to
dispaire
of
Gods
mercy
towards
him
.
His
Physitian
perceiving
his
disposition
,
judged
,
that
the
cause
of
his
bodies
disease
was
a
vehement
conceit
and
thought
of
minde
;
and
therefore
gave
advice
to
minister
counsell
to
his
troubled
minde
very
carefully
,
that
the
cause
being
taken
away
,
the
effect
also
might
surcease
.
To
this
end
many
learned
men
frequented
him
every
day
,
recalling
into
his
minde
,
and
laying
open
before
him
many
expresse
places
of
Scripture
,
touching
the
greatnesse
of
Gods
mercy
.
Which
things
he
avouched
to
be
true
,
but
said
that
those
promises
pertained
not
to
him
,
because
he
had
renounced
Christ
Jesus
,
and
forsworne
the
known
truth
,
and
that
for
this
cause
nothing
was
prepared
for
him
but
hell
fire
,
which
already
in
soule
hee
saw
and
felt
:
I
would
(
said
he
)
willingly
,
if
it
were
possible
,
love
God
,
but
it
is
altogether
impossible
.
I
onely
feare
him
without
love
.
These
and
such
speeches
used
he
with
a
stedfast
countenance
;
neither
did
his
tongue
at
any
time
run
at
randome
,
nor
his
answers
savour
of
indiscretion
or
want
of
memory
;
but
advisedly
warned
all
that
stood
by
to
take
heed
by
his
example
,
how
to
listen
too
much
to
worldly
wisedome
,
especially
when
they
should
be
called
before
men
to
professe
the
Religion
of
Christ
.
And
lying
in
this
extremity
,
he
refused
all
manner
of
sustenance
,
rebuking
and
being
angry
with
his
sonnes
that
opened
his
mouth
to
make
him
swallow
some
food
to
sustaine
him
;
saying
,
Since
he
had
forsaken
his
Lord
and
Master
,
all
his
creatures
ought
to
forsake
him
;
I
am
afraid
of
every
thing
,
there
is
not
a
creature
that
hath
not
conspired
to
worke
my
destruction
:
let
me
die
,
let
me
die
,
that
I
may
goe
and
feele
that
unquenchable
fire
,
which
already
consumeth
me
,
and
which
I
can
by
no
meanes
escape
.
And
thus
hee
died
indeed
,
pined
to
death
in
despaire
and
horrible
torment
of
conscience
.
Nichomachus
a
man
that
stoutly
professed
Christ
Jesus
in
prosperity
,
being
Tamerus
a
professor
of
the
true
Religion
,
was
feduced
by
his
brother
to
cleave
unto
Popery
,
and
to
forsake
his
first
love
:
but
for
his
defection
from
Richard
Denton
a
Blacksmith
dwelling
at
Wels
in
Cambridge-shire
,
having
been
a
professor
of
the
Gospell
a
foretime
;
when
William
Woolsey
Martyr
(
whom
the
said
Denton
had
first
converted
from
the
Truth
)
sent
him
certaine
money
out
of
prison
at
Ely
,
with
his
commendations
,
That
hee
marvelled
he
tarried
so
long
behinde
him
,
seeing
he
was
the
first
that
delivered
him
the
booke
of
Scripture
into
his
hand
,
and
told
him
that
it
was
the
truth
:
his
answer
was
this
,
I
confesse
it
is
true
,
but
alas
I
cannot
burn
.
But
he
that
could
not
burne
in
the
cause
of
Christ
,
was
afterward
burned
There
was
also
one
Burton
Bailiffe
of
Crowland
in
Lincoln-shire
,
who
pretending
an
earnest
friendship
to
the
Gospell
in
King
Edwards
time
;
after
the
Kings
death
began
lustily
to
set
up
the
Popish
Masse
againe
,
and
would
have
beaten
the
poore
Curate
,
if
he
had
not
setled
himselfe
thereto
:
but
see
how
the
Lords
judgement
overtook
,
him
;
as
hee
came
riding
Hither
may
we
adde
the
examples
of
one
Henry
Smith
a
Lawyer
of
the
Arnoldus
Bomelius
a
Student
of
Lovaine
;
both
which
having
professed
the
Truth
a
while
,
and
after
being
seduced
by
evill
company
,
the
one
of
Gilford
,
the
other
of
Master
Tileman
,
Smith
afterward
hanged
himselfe
in
his
chamber
in
the
Temple
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1569.
Bomelius
murthered
himselfe
with
his
owne
dagger
.
And
thus
these
two
Apostata's
felt
the
heavy
scourge
of
Gods
wrath
,
for
revolting
from
the
Truth
which
they
once
professed
.
CHAP.
XVI
.
Of
those
that
have
willingly
fallen
away
.
THese
kinde
of
Apostata's
which
we
are
now
to
speake
of
,
are
such
as
without
any
outward
compulsion
,
threats
,
or
likelyhood
of
danger
,
forsake
freely
Gods
true
Religion
,
and
give
themselves
over
to
all
Idolatry
:
Against
whom
there
is
a
Decree
ordained
in
the
thirteenth
of
Deutronomy
,
by
the
Law-giver
of
Heaven
:
which
is
this
;
If
the
inhabitants
of
any
city
have
turned
from
the
Lord
,
to
follow
after
strange
gods
,
let
them
be
destroyed
with
the
edge
of
their
sword
,
and
their
city
consumed
with
fire
,
that
they
may
be
utterly
rased
out
and
brought
to
nothing
.
This
was
the
sinne
of
Solomon
King
of
Israel
(
a
brave
and
mighty
Roboam
his
sonne
succeeded
him
,
as
well
in
the
likenesse
of
his
sinne
,
as
of
his
kingdome
:
for
after
that
the
Priests
and
Levites
forsaking
the
part
of
Ieroboam
because
of
his
Idols
,
and
leaving
their
houses
and
possessions
to
strangers
,
had
made
repaire
to
him
,
for
feare
of
God
,
and
love
of
his
holy
service
,
and
that
he
had
disposed
and
put
in
order
his
publique
affaires
,
for
the
ratifying
and
confirming
of
his
kingdome
;
presently
he
and
all
his
people
forsooke
the
law
of
God
,
and
gave
themselves
over
to
Idolatry
and
other
grievous
sinnes
:
wherefore
the
Lord
also
forsooke
and
gave
them
over
to
the
hands
of
Caesac
King
of
Aegypt
,
that
raised
up
a
mighty
power
of
men
,
even
a
thousand
and
two
hundred
chariots
,
threescore
thousand
horsemen
,
with
an
infinite
multitude
of
footmen
to
make
warre
against
him
:
so
that
all
the
strong
cities
and
fortresses
of
Iudah
,
no
nor
Ierusalem
it selfe
,
was
strong
enough
to
repulse
him
from
sacking
and
taking
them
,
and
robbing
the
Temple
of
their
treasures
and
despoyling
the
Kings
palaces
of
his
riches
,
and
carrying
backe
into
Aegypt
a
rich
prey
of
the
best
and
beautifullest
things
that
were
therein
.
And
this
was
the
first
shake
that
ever
this
kingdome
received
since
it
was
a
kingdome
,
whereby
it
began
to
waine
and
decline
.
Notwithstanding
all
this
,
yet
the
Lord
had
compassion
and
pitty
of
him
and
all
his
people
,
and
would
not
suffer
his
dignity
to
be
troden
under
foot
and
quite
suppressed
,
but
restored
him
once
againe
into
an
honourable
estate
,
because
when
he
was
reproved
by
Semeia
the
Prophet
,
he
humbled
himselfe
before
the
Lord
,
and
his
Princes
also
:
which
is
a
mafest
signe
,
that
his
sinne
was
not
an
universall
Apostasie
,
whereby
hee
was
wholly
turned
aside
from
God
and
all
hope
of
grace
,
but
it
was
a
particular
revolt
,
such
as
was
that
of
his
forefathers
,
the
children
of
Israel
,
when
they
imagined
that
God
would
be
present
with
them
in
the
idolatrous
golden
Calfe
,
and
in
that
figure
to
worship
him
,
so
grosse
and
sencelesse
were
they
:
although
yet
Roboams
sin
seemeth
to
exceed
theirs
in
greatnesse
and
guiltinesse
.
The
Iewes
that
in
the
time
of
Ptolomey
Philopater
abode
in
Aegypt
,
and
willingly
renounced
the
law
and
service
of
God
,
in
hope
thereby
better
to
provide
for
their
worldly
commodities
,
enjoyed
not
long
their
ease
and
prosperity
:
for
the
other
Iewes
which
had
couragiously
stucke
to
their
profession
,
and
had
been
miraculously
delivered
from
their
enemies
,
being
grieved
and
chased
at
their
recoyle
,
made
their
supplications
to
the
King
(
whose
heart
God
inclined
to
favour
their
suit
)
that
he
would
permit
them
to
revenge
Gods
quarrell
upon
those
Apostates
as
they
had
deserved
:
alledging
,
that
it
was
hard
for
them
to
be
true
subjects
to
the
King
,
who
for
CHAP
XVII
.
Of
the
third
and
worst
sort
of
Apostates
,
those
that
through
malice
forsake
the
Truth
.
IF
so
be
that
they
of
whom
we
have
spoken
in
the
two
former
Chapters
,
are
in
their
revoltings
inexcusable
(
as
indeed
they
are
)
then
much
more
worthy
condemnation
are
they
,
who
not
only
in
a
villanous
contempt
cast
away
the
grace
of
Gods
Spirit
,
and
his
holy
worship
;
but
also
of
a
purposed
malice
set
themselves
against
the
same
,
yea
and
endeavour
with
all
their
power
,
utterly
to
race
and
root
it
out
,
and
in
stead
thereof
to
plant
the
lies
,
errors
,
and
illusions
of
Satan
by
all
means
possible
.
Against
this
kinde
of
Monsters
sentence
is
pronounced
in
the
thirteenth
of
Deutronomy
,
to
wit
,
That
justice
should
be
executed
upon
them
with
all
extremity
,
and
no
mercy
and
compassion
shewed
upon
him
,
be
he
Prophet
or
what
else
,
that
goeth
about
to
seduce
others
from
the
service
of
the
Almighty
,
to
follow
false
gods
.
This
is
the
pitfall
wherein
Ieroboam
the
first
King
of
Israel
slipped
by
the
perversenesse
of
his
owne
conscience
;
who
as
he
had
by
his
rebellion
against
Rehoboam
and
the
house
of
David
,
upreared
a
new
kingdome
;
so
by
rebellion
against
God
and
his
House
(
in
hope
by
that
means
to
retaine
his
usurped
state
and
people
in
subjection
)
upreared
also
a
new
Religion
:
for
distrusting
the
promises
of
God
which
were
made
him
by
the
Prophet
Ahias
as
touching
the
Realme
of
Israel
,
which
he
was
already
in
possession
of
,
and
despising
the
good
counsell
of
God
,
in
respect
of
his
owne
inventions
,
he
was
so
besotted
and
bleared
with
them
,
that
just
after
the
patterne
of
his
idolatrous
forefathers
,
who
by
their
Aegyptian
tricks
had
provoked
the
wrath
of
God
against
themselves
,
he
set
up
golden
calves
,
and
caused
the
people
to
worship
them
,
keeping
them
so
from
going
to
Ierusalem
to
worship
God
:
nor
yet
content
with
this
,
hee
also
erected
high
places
to
set
his
Idols
in
;
and
having
restrained
the
Priests
and
Levites
from
the
exercise
of
their
charge
,
hee
ordained
a
new
order
of
Priests
to
sacrifice
and
minister
unto
his
gods
,
and
proclaimed
a
newer
feast
than
that
was
in
Iuda
;
even
the
seventh
day
of
the
eighth
moneth
:
wherein
he
not
onely
exiled
the
pure
service
of
God
,
but
also
perverted
and
turned
upside
downe
the
Ecclesiasticall
discipline
and
policy
of
Gods
Church
,
which
by
the
Law
had
been
instituted
.
And
that
which
is
yet
more
,
as
he
was
offering
incense
on
the
Altar
at
Bethel
,
when
the
Prophet
cryed
out
Ioram
King
of
Iuda
,
although
his
father
Iosaphat
had
instructed
him
from
Ioas
also
King
of
the
same
country
,
was
one
to
whom
God
had
bin
many
Amazias
the
sonne
of
this
wicked
father
,
carried
himselfe
also
at
the
Likewise
King
Ahaz
for
making
molten
Images
for
Baalim
,
and
walking
Wat
shall
we
thinke
of
Manasses
?
who
re-edified
the
high
places
and
Ezech●
as
his
father
had
defaced
and
throwne
downe
,
and
adored
and
worshipped
the
planets
of
Heaven
,
the
Sunne
,
the
Moone
,
and
the
Starres
,
prophaned
the
porch
of
Gods
Temple
with
Altars
dedicated
to
strange
gods
,
committing
thereon
all
the
abhominations
of
the
Gentiles
;
yea
,
and
caused
his
sonnes
to
passe
through
the
valley
of
Where
sin
aboundeth
,
there
grace
aboundeth
much
more
Admit
that
this
revolt
of
Manasses
was
farre
greater
and
more
outragious
than
was
Solomons
,
yet
his
true
repentance
found
the
grace
to
be
raised
up
from
that
〈◊〉
●ull
downefall
:
for
,
God
hath
mercy
on
whom
he
will
have
mercy
,
and
compassion
on
whom
he
will
have
compassion
.
O
the
profound
riches
of
the
wisedome
and
knowledge
of
God!
How
unspeakable
are
his
judgements
?
and
his
wayes
p●st
finding
out
.
Amon
the
wicked
sonne
of
this
repentant
●ather
committed
also
the
like
CHAP.
XVIII
.
Of
the
third
and
worst
sort
of
Apostata's
.
BY
how
much
the
more
God
hath
in
these
latter
daies
poured
forth
more
plentifully
his
graces
upon
the
sonnes
of
men
,
by
the
manifestations
of
his
Sonne
Christ
Iesus
in
the
flesh
,
and
sent
forth
a
more
cleere
light
by
the
preaching
of
his
Gospell
into
the
world
than
was
before
times
;
by
so
much
the
more
culpable
before
God
,
and
guilty
of
eternall
damnation
are
they
,
who
being
once
enlightened
and
made
partakers
of
those
excellent
graces
,
come
afterwards
either
to
despise
or
make
light
account
of
them
,
or
goe
about
to
suppresse
the
truth
,
and
quench
the
spirit
which
instructed
them
therein
.
This
is
the
Sinne
against
the
Holy
Ghost
,
which
is
mentioned
in
the
sixth
and
tenth
chapter
to
the
Hebrewes
and
in
the
twelfth
of
Luke
;
and
in
another
place
,
it
is
called
a
Sinne
unto
death
,
because
it
is
impardonable
,
by
reason
that
no
excuse
of
ignorance
can
be
pleaded
,
nor
any
plaister
of
true
repentance
applyed
unto
it
.
The
Apostata's
of
the
old
Testament
under
the
Law
were
not
guilty
of
this
sinne
:
for
although
there
were
many
that
willingly
and
malitiously
revolted
and
set
themselves
against
the
Prophets
of
God
,
making
warre
as
it
were
with
the
Holy
Ghost
;
yet
seeing
they
had
no
such
cleere
testimonies
of
Christ
Iesus
,
and
declaration
of
Gods
Spirit
as
we
have
,
their
sinne
cannot
be
properly
said
directly
to
be
against
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
so
never
to
be
remitted
:
according
to
the
description
of
this
sinne
in
those
passages
of
Scripture
which
were
before
recited
,
as
it
may
manifestly
appeare
by
the
former
example
of
King
Manasses
.
The
Apostle
himselfe
likewise
doth
averre
the
truth
hereof
,
when
he
saith
,
If
we
sinne
willingly
after
that
we
have
received
the
knowledge
of
the
Truth
,
there
remaineth
no
more
sacrifice
for
sinnes
,
but
a
fearefull
looking
for
of
judgement
,
and
violent
fire
,
which
shall
devoure
the
adversaries
.
If
any
man
despised
Moses
Law
,
he
died
without
mercy
,
under
two
or
three
witnesses
:
of
how
much
sorer
punishment
suppose
ye
shall
he
be
worthy
,
which
treadeth
under
foot
the
Sonne
of
God
,
and
counteth
the
bloud
of
the
new
Testament
as
a
prophane
thing
,
whereby
he
was
sanctified
,
and
doth
despight
to
the
Spirit
of
Grace
.
Here
we
may
see
that
this
sinne
is
proper
to
those
onely
that
lived
under
the
Gospell
,
and
have
tasted
of
the
comfort
and
knowledge
of
Christ
.
Iudas
Iscariot
(
that
wicked
and
accursed
Varlet
)
committed
the
deed
,
and
feeles
the
scourge
of
this
great
sinne
:
for
he
(
being
a
Disciple
,
nay
an
Apostle
of
Christ
Iesus
)
moved
with
covetousnesse
,
after
he
had
devised
and
concluded
of
the
manner
and
complot
of
his
treason
with
the
enemie
,
sold
his
Lord
and
Master
,
the
Savior
of
the
World
,
for
thirty
pieces
of
silver
,
and
betrayed
him
into
the
bands
of
theeves
and
murtherers
,
who
sought
nothing
but
his
destruction
.
After
this
vile
traitour
had
performed
this
execrable
purpose
(
by
reason
whereof
he
is
called
the
sonne
of
perdition
)
he
could
finde
no
rest
nor
repose
in
his
guilty
conscience
,
but
was
horribly
troubled
and
tormented
with
remorse
of
his
wickednesse
,
judging
himselfe
worthy
of
a
thousand
deaths
,
for
betraying
that
innocent
and
guiltlesse
bloud
.
If
hee
looked
up
,
he
saw
the
vengeance
of
God
ready
to
fall
upon
him
and
insnare
him
:
if
hee
looked
downe
,
he
saw
nothing
but
hell
gaping
to
swallow
him
up
:
the
light
of
this
world
was
odious
to
him
,
and
his
own
life
displeased
him
,
so
that
being
plunged
into
the
bottomlesse
pit
of
despaire
,
he
at
last
strangled
himselfe
,
and
burst
in
twaine
in
the
midst
,
and
all
There
is
a
notable
example
of
Lucian
,
who
having
professed
Christianity
Porphyrie
also
(
a
whelp
of
the
same
litter
)
after
he
had
received
the
knowledge
of
the
truth
,
for
despight
and
anger
that
he
was
reproved
of
his
faults
by
the
Christians
,
set
himselfe
against
them
,
and
published
books
full
of
horrible
blasphemies
,
to
discredit
and
overthrow
the
Christian
Faith
.
But
when
he
perceived
how
fully
and
sufficiently
he
was
confuted
,
and
that
he
was
reputed
an
accursed
and
confounded
wretch
for
his
labour
,
in
terrible
despaire
and
anguish
of
soule
he
died
.
Iulian
the
Emperour
,
sirnamed
the
Apostate
,
cast
himselfe
headlong
into
the
same
gulfe
:
for
having
been
brought
up
and
instructed
from
his
childehood
in
the
Christian
faith
,
and
afterward
a
while
a
profest
reader
thereof
to
others
in
the
Church
,
as
soone
as
he
had
obtained
the
Empire
,
malitiously
revolted
from
his
profession
,
and
resisted
with
all
his
power
,
the
Faith
and
Church
of
Christ
,
endeavouring
by
all
means
possible
,
either
Socrat.
l.
3.
hist.
Eccles.
c.
〈◊〉
.
pierced
his
armour
,
and
dived
so
deep
into
his
side
,
that
he
died
thereof
.
When
he
undertooke
this
voyage
,
he
was
furnished
with
such
bravery
both
of
apparell
and
all
things
else
,
as
it
might
seeme
it
appertained
to
him
and
none
else
to
overwhelme
and
oversway
the
world
;
still
belching
out
threats
against
poore
Christians
,
whom
he
hed
determined
at
his
returne
from
Persia
utterly
to
destroy
,
and
leave
none
alive
,
as
was
afterwards
reported
by
one
of
his
Councell
.
The
number
of
his
souldiers
was
so
innumerable
,
and
his
strength
so
impregnable
,
that
he
made
no
other
reckoning
but
to
be
lord
of
Persia
in
a
very
short
space
.
But
loe
how
the
Lord
overturneth
the
attempts
of
his
enemies
:
This
great
army
(
as
S.
Chrysostome
reporteth
against
the
Heathen
)
in
which
he
put
so
much
confidence
,
seemed
ere
long
to
be
rather
a
vaste
and
weak
multitude
of
women
and
infants
,
than
an
host
of
Warriours
:
for
by
evill
and
foolish
conduct
and
government
,
there
rose
so
great
a
famine
amongst
them
,
that
their
horses
which
were
provided
for
the
battell
,
served
for
their
bellies
,
yea
and
for
want
of
that
too
,
many
hundreds
died
for
hunger
and
thirst
.
Even
when
he
skirmished
,
his
owne
side
came
to
the
worse
,
doing
more
scath
to
themselves
,
than
to
their
enemies
;
and
lastly
(
leading
them
so
undiscreetly
)
they
could
not
by
any
means
escape
,
out
were
constrained
after
he
was
slaine
,
to
intreat
the
Persians
to
suffer
them
to
retyre
;
and
so
as
many
as
could
,
escaped
and
fled
away
to
save
their
lives
.
And
thus
this
brave
army
was
thus
miserably
dismembred
and
discomfited
,
to
the
everlasting
shame
of
that
wicked
Apostate
.
One
of
the
Treasurers
of
this
wicked
Emperour
(
who
to
please
his
Master
,
Theod.
l.
●
.
c.
13.
Sozom.
l.
5.
c.
8.
Contempt
of
the
Word
,
lib.
1.
cap.
34.
forsooke
also
the
Religion
of
Christ
)
being
on
a
time
mocking
and
deriding
the
ministry
of
the
holy
Word
,
died
miserably
on
a
sudden
,
vomiting
his
owne
bloud
out
of
his
mouth
,
and
(
as
Chrysostome
saith
)
his
privy
parts
being
rotten
and
purrified
,
and
consumed
with
lice
,
for
all
that
ever
he
could
doe
to
remedy
the
same
.
It
is
recorded
of
Trebellius
the
first
King
of
the
Bulgarians
,
that
being
converted
with
his
people
to
the
faith
of
Christ
,
to
the
end
to
give
himselfe
more
quiet
to
the
meditation
and
exercise
of
Religion
,
resigned
over
his
kingdome
to
his
eldest
sonne
:
whom
when
hee
perceived
to
renounce
the
Faith
,
and
to
follow
strange
gods
,
he
not
only
deprived
of
all
his
Royall
dignity
,
but
also
caused
his
eyes
to
be
put
out
,
for
a
punishment
of
his
Apostacie
,
and
bestowed
the
kingdome
upon
his
other
sonne
;
shewing
thereby
,
that
he
that
abandoneth
the
true
light
of
salvation
,
is
not
worthy
to
enjoy
the
comfortable
light
of
the
world
.
During
the
heptarchy
of
the
Saxons
here
in
England
,
there
raigned
in
●eda
Eccl.
hist.
lib.
3.
cap.
1.
Northumberland
two
Kings
;
one
called
Ostrich
,
who
was
King
of
the
Deirians
,
and
the
other
Eaufride
King
of
the
Bernirians
(
for
into
those
two
Provinces
was
that
countrey
antiently
divided
.
)
These
two
Kings
before
they
came
to
their
Crownes
,
were
by
the
preaching
of
Paulinus
converted
to
the
Faith
of
Christ
,
and
baptised
into
the
same
Faith
;
but
as
soone
as
God
advanced
them
to
their
Kingly
dignities
,
presently
they
expelled
the
King
of
Glory
out
of
their
hearts
,
and
renouncing
Christ
,
betooke
themselves
againe
to
their
filthy
Idols
.
But
they
joyed
not
long
in
this
their
Apostacie
;
for
within
one
yeare
they
were
both
slaine
by
Cedwalla
King
of
the
Britaines
,
the
one
in
battell
,
the
other
comming
to
sue
for
peace
:
And
so
they
forsaking
Christ
in
their
prosperity
,
were
forsaken
by
him
in
their
adversity
,
and
given
over
to
be
a
prey
into
the
hands
of
their
enemies
.
This
yeare
wherein
these
two
Kings
thus
revolted
and
were
slaine
,
hath
upon
it
the
marke
of
vengeance
to
this
day
:
for
by
the
common
consent
of
all
Chronicles
,
that
the
memory
of
these
Apostates
might
be
utterly
defaced
and
blotted
out
,
it
was
reckoned
in
the
account
of
the
next
Kings
raigne
,
to
wit
Oswold
,
a
holy
and
religious
man
;
and
so
both
the
name
of
the
Kings
,
and
the
time
of
their
raigne
,
is
,
in
detestation
of
the
Apostacie
,
utterly
left
out
of
our
English
stories
,
as
if
they
were
unworthy
to
have
a
place
among
men
,
much
more
among
Kings
,
that
forsooke
Christ
of
their
owne
accord
,
without
any
constraint
or
compulsion
thereunto
.
A
Divine
at
Louvaine
,
one
Iames
La●onus
,
who
was
well
instructed
at
the
first
in
the
knowledge
of
the
Truth
,
afterwards
renouncing
the
same
,
endeavoured
with
all
his
power
to
oppugne
and
oppresse
it
.
This
man
being
on
a
time
mounted
into
a
pulpit
,
to
preach
before
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fifth
,
was
at
the
very
instant
so
amased
and
astonished
,
that
no
man
could
perceive
what
he
said
,
and
so
made
himselfe
a
laughing
stocke
to
all
that
audience
.
Seeing
himselfe
thus
disgraced
,
he
returned
from
Brussels
to
Louvaine
,
where
he
fell
into
such
griefe
and
sorrow
of
minde
,
for
the
dishonour
which
he
had
gotten
,
that
it
turned
at
length
into
despaire
:
and
in
his
dayly
Lectures
,
these
or
like
words
oftentimes
escaped
after
that
goodly
Sermon
,
That
he
had
impugned
the
truth
of
God
:
which
when
divers
of
his
owne
Coat
heard
,
they
caused
him
to
be
shut
up
fast
in
a
house
,
where
in
desperation
he
died
,
telling
every
man
he
was
damned
,
and
that
he
could
not
hope
for
salvation
or
remission
of
his
sins
,
because
that
of
meer
malice
he
had
resisted
and
made
war
with
God
.
Cardinall
Poole
an
Englishman
,
had
also
somtimes
professed
himselfe
to
be
well
seen
in
the
sincerity
of
the
Gospell
,
yet
contrary
to
his
conscience
he
sent
into
his
countrey
the
Trophies
and
Ensignes
of
Antichrist
the
Pope
,
which
before
had
been
rased
out
and
abolished
the
realme
;
but
he
died
two
or
three
daies
after
Queene
Mary
,
in
horrible
griefes
,
terrors
,
and
fearfulnesse
,
without
any
shew
of
repentance
.
Stephen
Gaediner
Bishop
of
Winchester
,
and
after
Chancellor
of
England
,
shewed
in
his
young
yeares
some
forwardnesse
to
withstand
the
Popish
abuses
and
superstitions
;
but
as
soone
as
he
was
exalted
to
honour
,
he
turned
over
a
new
lease
,
and
began
freshly
and
furiously
to
afflict
and
to
rend
the
poore
&
faithfull
servants
of
Christ
,
putting
them
to
the
cruellest
deaths
he
could
devise
.
And
yet
more
to
discover
his
prophanenesse
and
rebellion
,
he
wrote
many
books
against
the
pure
Religion
of
God
:
and
being
thus
swolne
with
venomous
spight
against
the
Sonne
of
God
,
beside
the
extreame
covetousnesse
,
whoredomes
,
and
extortions
which
raigned
in
him
,
behold
the
Lord
layd
his
hand
of
wrath
upon
him
,
and
stroke
him
with
so
strange
a
malady
,
that
before
his
death
such
horrible
stinke
issued
from
him
,
that
none
of
his
friends
and
servants
,
no
not
himselfe
,
could
endure
the
savour
thereof
:
his
belly
was
swolne
like
a
taber
,
his
eyes
distracted
and
sunke
into
his
head
,
his
cheeks
thin
,
and
the
appearance
of
his
whole
face
very
terrible
:
his
breath
savoured
of
a
filthy
and
intolerable
stinke
,
and
all
his
members
were
rotten
with
continuall
griefes
and
swounings
;
yet
this
vile
wretch
in
the
midst
of
all
these
torments
ceased
not
to
yell
out
continuall
blasphemies
,
and
infamous
speeches
,
and
so
despighting
and
maugring
God
,
died
.
Peter
Castellon
Bishop
of
Maston
,
having
attained
to
great
riches
and
renowne
,
by
the
means
of
the
Gospell
,
turned
notwithstanding
his
backe
to
Christ
,
and
mightily
inveyed
in
his
sermons
at
Orleance
against
the
profession
of
his
Religion
;
seeking
to
make
it
knowne
,
that
he
had
not
onely
abjured
and
denied
it
,
but
also
that
hee
was
a
profest
adversary
unto
it
.
This
man
sitting
at
a
time
in
his
chaite
,
fell
into
a
strange
disease
,
which
no
Physitian
had
ever
seene
,
or
could
search
out
the
cause
of
;
for
one
halfe
of
his
body
was
extreme
hot
,
and
burned
like
fire
,
the
other
extreame
cold
,
and
frozen
like
Ice
;
and
in
this
torment
with
horrible
cries
and
groanings
he
ended
his
life
.
A
gray
Frier
called
Picard
,
who
once
was
not
ashamed
of
the
Gospell
,
afterwards
set
himselfe
to
preach
against
that
which
he
had
professed
,
and
being
in
the
pulpit
at
Orleance
,
after
infinite
blasphemies
which
he
had
disgorged
against
the
Truth
,
at
last
said
,
That
he
protested
before
God
and
the
holy
assembly
,
that
he
would
never
preach
more
after
that
day
,
because
he
was
an
Apostate
:
which
saying
he
by
and
by
impudently
and
constantly
denied
,
to
the
perill
and
damnation
of
his
owne
soule
;
thinking
by
his
horrible
cursings
and
forswearings
,
to
abuse
the
poore
ignorant
and
superstitions
people
;
but
he
no
sooner
came
into
the
field
,
but
the
puissant
hand
of
God
over-reached
him
,
and
stroke
him
speechlesse
,
so
that
he
was
carried
thence
halfe
dead
,
and
within
short
space
died
,
altogether
without
any
appearance
of
repentance
.
Among
other
Iudges
which
shewed
themselves
hot
and
rigorous
in
persecuting
and
proceeding
against
the
faithfull
prisoners
of
Valence
in
Daulphine
,
and
other
Romanes
,
at
that
season
when
two
Ministers
of
the
same
city
suffered
Martyrdome
,
one
Lanbespin
a
Counsellor
,
and
Ponsenas
the
Kings
Atturney
at
the
Parliament
of
Grenoble
,
both
two
having
been
professors
in
times
past
,
were
not
the
backwardest
in
that
action
;
but
God
made
them
both
strange
examples
of
his
wrath
:
for
Lanbespin
falling
in
love
with
a
young
maid
,
was
so
extremely
passionate
therein
,
that
he
forewent
his
owne
estate
,
and
all
bounds
of
civill
honesty
,
to
follow
her
up
and
down
whithersoever
she
went
:
and
seeing
his
love
and
labour
despised
and
set
at
nought
,
he
so
pined
away
with
very
thought
,
that
making
no
reckoning
of
himselfe
,
such
a
multitude
of
lice
so
fed
upon
him
,
and
tooke
so
good
liking
of
their
pasture
,
that
by
no
means
he
could
be
cleansed
of
them
;
for
they
increased
and
issued
out
of
every
part
of
his
body
in
such
number
,
as
maggots
are
wont
to
engender
in
a
dead
and
rotten
carrion
.
At
length
a
little
before
his
death
seeing
his
owne
misery
,
and
seeling
Gods
heavy
vengeance
upon
him
,
he
began
to
despaire
of
all
mercy
;
and
to
the
end
to
abridge
his
miserable
dayes
,
he
resolved
to
hungerstarve
himselfe
to
death
.
Which
purpose
the
lice
furthered
;
for
they
stucke
so
thicke
in
his
throat
,
as
if
they
would
have
choaked
him
every
moment
:
neither
could
he
suffer
any
sustenance
to
passe
downe
by
reason
of
them
.
They
that
were
eye
witnesses
of
this
pittifull
spectacle
,
were
wondrously
moved
with
compassion
,
and
constrained
him
to
eat
whither
he
would
or
not
.
And
that
they
might
make
him
take
culliss●s
and
other
stewed
broaths
,
because
he
refused
and
strove
against
them
,
they
bound
his
armes
,
and
put
gagges
into
his
mouth
,
to
keep
it
open
whilest
others
poured
in
the
food
.
And
in
this
wise
being
gagged
,
he
died
like
a
mad
beast
,
with
abundance
of
lice
that
went
downe
his
throat
;
insomuch
that
the
very
Papists
themselves
stucke
not
to
say
,
That
as
he
caused
the
Ministers
of
Valence
to
have
gagges
thrust
into
their
As
touching
Ponsenas
,
commonly
called
Bourrel
(
a
very
Butcher
indeed
of
poore
Christians
)
after
he
had
sold
his
owne
patrimony
,
and
his
wives
and
friends
also
,
to
the
end
to
buy
out
his
office
,
and
had
spent
that
which
remained
in
house
▪
keeping
,
hoping
in
short
space
to
take
up
twise
as
much
as
he
had
scattered
,
fell
downe
into
a
strange
and
unknowne
disease
,
and
shortly
grew
in
despaire
of
Gods
succour
and
favour
towards
him
,
by
a
strong
remembrance
of
those
of
Valence
,
and
the
other
Romanes
which
Stephen
,
Stephen
,
thou
art
blacke
:
So
I
am
and
it
please
you
(
quoth
he
)
but
I
am
neither
Turke
nor
Moore
,
nor
Bohemian
,
but
a
Gascoigne
of
red
haire
.
No
no
(
answered
he
)
not
so
,
but
thou
art
blacke
;
but
it
is
with
sinne
.
That
is
true
(
quoth
he
)
but
I
hope
in
the
bountifull
mercy
of
God
;
that
for
the
love
of
Christ
who
died
for
me
,
my
blacke
sinnes
shall
not
be
imputed
to
me
.
Then
he
redoubling
his
choler
,
cried
mainly
after
his
Clerke
,
calling
him
Lutheran
,
Huguenot
,
Villaine
.
At
which
noise
his
friends
without
rushed
in
to
know
what
the
matter
was
.
But
hee
commanded
,
that
Stephen
his
Clerke
should
presently
have
a
paire
of
bolts
clapt
on
his
heeles
,
and
to
be
burned
for
an
Heretique
.
In
briefe
,
his
choler
and
rage
boyled
so
furiously
in
him
,
that
in
short
space
he
died
a
fearefull
death
,
with
horrible
howling
and
outcries
.
His
creditors
scarse
gave
him
respite
to
draw
his
carkasse
out
of
his
bed
,
before
they
seised
upon
all
his
goods
,
not
leaving
his
poore
wife
and
children
so
much
as
a
bed
of
straw
to
lye
in
:
so
grievous
was
the
curse
of
God
upon
his
house
.
Another
great
Prince
having
in
former
time
used
his
authority
and
power
to
the
advancing
of
Gods
kingdome
,
afterwards
being
seduced
by
the
allurements
of
the
world
,
renounced
God
,
and
tooke
part
with
the
enemies
of
his
Church
,
to
make
warre
against
it
;
in
which
war
he
was
wounded
to
death
,
and
is
one
notable
example
of
Gods
just
vengeance
,
to
all
that
shall
in
like
manner
fall
away
.
CHAP.
XIX
.
Of
Heretiques
.
AS
it
is
a
matter
necessarily
appertaining
to
the
first
Commandement
,
That
the
purity
and
sinceritie
of
the
doctrine
of
Gods
Word
be
maintained
,
by
the
rule
whereof
he
would
have
us
both
know
him
,
and
understand
the
holy
mysteries
which
are
revealed
to
us
therein
:
so
also
by
the
contrary
,
whatsoever
tendeth
to
the
corrupting
or
falsifying
of
the
same
Word
,
rising
from
foolish
and
strange
opinions
of
humane
reason
,
the
same
transgresseth
the
limits
of
this
Commandement
:
of
which
sort
is
Heresie
,
an
evill
of
its
owne
nature
very
pernicious
and
contagious
,
and
no
lesse
to
be
feared
and
shunned
than
the
heat
of
persecution
:
and
by
means
whereof
the
whole
nation
of
Christendome
hath
been
heretofore
tossed
with
many
troubles
,
and
the
Church
of
God
grievously
vexed
.
But
as
Truth
got
ever
the
upper
hand
,
and
prevailed
against
falshood
:
so
the
broakers
and
upholders
of
falshood
came
ever
to
the
worse
,
and
were
confounded
as
well
by
the
strength
of
Truth
,
as
by
the
speciall
judgements
of
God
sent
downe
upon
the
most
part
of
them
.
Theudas
&
Iudas
Galileus
were
two
that
seduced
the
Jews
before
Christ
:
Euseb.
Eccles.
Hist.
l.
2.
c.
10.
Ios.
Antiq.
lib
:
18.
c.
1.
&
lib.
20.
cap.
2.
for
the
first
of
them
said
he
was
a
Prophet
sent
from
God
,
and
that
he
could
divide
the
waters
of
Jordan
by
his
word
,
as
Ioshuah
the
servant
of
the
Lord
did
.
The
other
promised
to
deliver
them
from
the
servitude
and
the
yoake
of
the
Romanes
.
And
both
of
them
by
that
means
drew
much
people
after
them
:
so
prone
is
the
common
multitude
to
follow
novelties
,
and
to
beleeve
every
new
sangle
that
is
but
yesterday
set
on
broach
.
But
they
came
both
to
a
deserved
destruction
:
for
Fatus
the
Governour
of
Jury
overtooke
Theudas
,
and
sending
his
trunke
to
the
grave
,
carried
his
head
as
a
monument
to
Jerusalem
.
As
for
Iudas
,
he
perished
also
,
and
all
his
followers
were
dispersed
,
manifesting
by
their
ends
,
that
their
works
were
not
of
God
,
but
of
men
,
and
therefore
must
needs
come
to
naught
.
After
Christ
,
in
the
Apostles
time
there
was
one
Elymas
a
Sorcerer
,
that
mightily
withstood
the
doctrine
of
Paul
and
Barnabas
,
before
Sergius
Paulus
O
full
of
all
subtilty
and
mischief
,
the
childe
of
the
Devill
,
and
enemy
of
righteousnesse
,
wilt
thou
not
cease
to
pervert
the
strait
wayes
of
the
Lord
?
Now
therefore
behold
,
the
hand
of
the
Lord
is
upon
thee
,
and
then
shalt
be
blinde
for
season
.
And
immediately
there
fell
upon
him
a
mist
and
darknesse
,
and
hee
went
about
to
seeke
some
to
lead
him
by
the
hand
.
And
this
recompence
gained
hee
for
his
erroneous
and
hereticall
practise
.
A
while
after
him
,
under
the
Empire
of
Adrian
,
arose
there
another
called
Euseb.
l.
4.
c.
6.
Phi.
M.
chron
.
Benchochab
,
that
professed
himselfe
to
be
the
Messias
,
and
to
have
descended
from
Heaven
in
the
likenesse
of
a
Star
,
for
the
safety
and
redemption
of
the
people
:
by
which
fallacy
he
drew
after
him
a
world
of
seditious
disciples
;
but
at
length
he
and
many
of
his
credulous
rout
were
slaine
,
and
was
called
by
the
Iewes
Bencozba
(
that
is
)
the
son
of
a
lye
.
And
this
was
the
goodly
redemption
which
this
Heretique
brought
upon
his
owne
head
and
many
of
his
fellowes
.
It
is
reported
of
Cerinthus
an
Heretique
,
that
he
denying
and
going
Manes
,
of
whom
the
Maniches
tooke
their
name
and
first
originall
,
forged
in
his
foolish
braine
a
fiction
of
two
gods
,
and
two
beginners
,
and
rejecting
Montanus
that
blasphemous
Caitise
,
of
whom
came
the
Montanists
,
or
Pepuzian
heretiques
,
of
a
towne
in
Phrygia
called
Pepuza
,
denied
Christ
our
Saviour
to
be
God
,
and
said
he
was
but
a
man
only
like
other
men
,
without
any
participation
of
divine
Essence
:
he
called
himselfe
the
Comforter
and
holy
Spirit
which
was
forepromised
to
come
into
the
world
;
and
his
two
wives
Priscilla
and
Maximilla
,
he
named
his
prophetesses
,
and
their
writings
prophecies
:
howbeit
all
their
cunning
could
not
foretell
nor
prevent
a
wretched
and
desperate
end
which
befell
him
;
for
he
hung
himselfe
,
after
he
had
deluded
the
world
a
long
season
,
and
proved
by
his
end
,
his
life
to
have
been
vile
and
damnable
,
according
to
the
proverb
,
Qualis
vita
,
finis
ita
,
Nicep.
l.
4.
c.
23.
Cent.
3.
cap.
8.
A
cursed
life
,
and
a
cursed
death
.
Of
all
Heretiques
that
ever
troubled
and
afflicted
Gods
Church
,
the
Arrians
were
the
chiefe
:
the
author
and
ringleader
of
which
crue
,
as
by
his
vainglorious
pride
and
ambition
he
sought
to
extoll
himselfe
above
the
clouds
,
boasting
and
vaunting
in
his
damnable
errour
;
so
by
the
just
vengeance
of
God
he
was
abased
lower
than
hell
,
and
put
in
everlasting
shame
As
the
Emperour
Constantius
was
a
great
favourer
and
supporter
of
this
sect
,
and
maintained
it
against
,
and
in
despight
of
true
Christans
,
and
by
Socr.
l.
2.
c.
17.
that
meanes
stirred
up
schismes
and
dissentions
throughout
all
Christendome
:
so
the
Lord
to
requite
him
,
stirred
up
Iulian
;
whom
he
himselfe
had
promoted
to
honour
,
to
rebell
against
him
:
whose
practices
as
he
went
about
to
suppresse
,
and
was
even
ready
to
encounter
,
a
grievous
Apoplexy
sudenly
surcharged
him
so
sore
,
that
he
died
of
it
;
before
he
could
bring
his
purpose
to
passe
.
The
Emperour
Valens
was
infected
also
with
this
poyson
,
wherewith
Ruff.
l.
2.
c.
13.
Iornand
.
likewise
he
infected
the
Gothes
,
who
by
his
means
were
become
the
greater
part
Arrians
,
and
not
Christians
:
but
neither
went
he
unpunished
▪
for
when
he
marched
forth
to
represse
the
rage
of
the
furious
Gothes
,
who
were
spread
over
all
Thracia
,
and
had
given
them
battell
,
he
lost
the
day
,
and
being
shamefully
put
to
flight
,
was
pursued
so
fiercely
,
that
hee
was
faine
to
hide
himselfe
in
a
little
house
,
which
being
set
on
fire
by
the
Gothes
,
he
was
burnt
therein
.
As
for
Nestorius
,
which
would
maintaine
by
his
foolish
and
dangerous
Niceph.
l.
14.
cap.
36.
opinions
,
that
the
divinity
of
Christ
was
divided
from
his
humanity
,
making
as
it
were
two
Christs
of
one
,
and
two
persons
of
one
,
and
so
turned
upside
downe
that
whole
ground-worke
of
our
salvation
,
escaped
no
more
the
just
vengeance
of
God
than
all
other
Hereticks
did
:
for
first
he
was
banished
into
a
far
country
,
and
their
tormented
with
a
strange
disease
;
the
very
wormes
did
gnaw
in
pieces
his
blasphemous
tongue
,
and
at
length
the
Earth
opened
her
mouth
,
and
swallowed
him
up
.
Concerning
the
Anabaptists
,
which
rose
up
about
five
hundred
yeares
since
,
it
is
evidently
known
how
divers
wayes
God
scourged
and
plagued
many
of
them
:
some
of
them
were
destroyed
by
troops
and
by
thousands
;
others
miserably
executed
and
put
to
death
in
divers
places
,
as
well
for
their
monstrous
and
damnable
heresies
,
as
for
many
mischiefes
and
outrages
which
they
committed
.
By
all
which
things
God
doth
exhibit
and
set
before
our
eyes
,
how
deere
and
precious
in
his
sight
the
purenesse
of
his
holy
Word
,
and
the
unity
of
his
Church
is
;
and
how
carefull
and
zealous
every
one
of
us
ought
to
be
in
maintaining
and
upholding
the
●ame
:
when
as
he
revengeth
himselfe
so
sharply
upon
all
those
that
go
about
to
pervert
and
corrupt
the
sincerity
thereof
,
or
which
be
breeders
of
new
sects
and
divisions
Paul
.
Diac.
in
Anast.
Hist.
Sabel
.
l.
5.
c.
4.
〈…〉
,
lib.
1.
c.
31.
〈…〉
lib.
1.
c.
25.
among
his
people
.
Olympus
(
by
office
Bishop
of
Carthage
,
but
by
profession
a
●avourer
and
maintainer
of
the
Arriah
heresie
)
being
upon
a
time
in
the
Bath
〈◊〉
himselfe
,
he
uttered
with
an
impious
mouth
,
blasphemous
words
against
the
holy
Trinity
,
but
a
threefold
thunderbolt
came
from
above
,
and
stroke
him
dead
in
the
same
place
;
teaching
him
by
his
paine
,
and
all
other
by
experience
,
what
it
is
to
blaspheme
the
Lord
of
Heaven
,
or
with
polluted
lips
to
mention
his
sacred
Majesty
.
This
hapned
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
God
five
hundred
and
ten
.
Cyril
hath
recorded
unto
us
of
his
owne
knowledge
,
a
more
wonderfull
and
admirable
wonder
of
God
upon
an
Heretique
than
all
the
rest
,
and
such
an
one
indeed
,
as
the
like
(
I
dare
say
)
was
never
heard
of
:
The
history
is
this
;
After
the
decease
of
Saint
Hierome
,
there
stood
up
one
Sabinianus
a
perverse
and
blasphemous
fellow
,
that
denied
the
distinction
of
persons
in
the
Trinity
,
and
affirmed
the
Father
,
the
Sonne
,
and
the
Holy-Ghost
,
to
be
but
one
distinct
person
:
and
to
give
credit
to
his
heresie
,
he
wrot
a
booke
of
such
blasphemies
,
tending
to
the
confirmation
of
the
same
,
and
fathered
it
upon
Saint
Hierome
,
as
being
the
Author
of
it
.
But
Silvanus
the
Bishop
of
Nazaren
mightily
withstood
and
reproved
him
,
for
depraving
so
worthy
a
man
now
dead
;
and
offering
his
life
for
the
truth
,
made
this
bargain
with
Sabinianus
,
That
if
Saint
Hierome
the
next
day
did
not
by
some
miracle
testifie
the
falsenesse
of
his
cause
,
he
would
offer
his
throat
to
the
hangman
,
and
abide
death
;
but
if
he
did
,
that
then
he
should
die
.
This
was
agreed
upon
by
each
party
,
and
the
day
following
,
both
of
them
accompanied
with
great
expectation
of
the
people
,
resorted
unto
the
Temple
of
Jerusalem
to
decide
the
controversie
.
Now
the
day
was
past
,
and
no
miracle
appeared
,
so
that
Silvanus
was
commanded
to
yeeld
his
neck
to
that
punishment
which
himselfe
was
Author
of
:
which
as
he
most
willingly
and
confidently
did
,
behold
,
an
Image
like
to
Saint
Hierome
in
shew
,
appeared
and
stayed
the
hangmans
hand
,
which
was
now
ready
to
strike
:
and
vanishing
forthwith
,
another
miracle
succeeded
;
Sabinianus
head
fell
from
his
shoulders
,
no
man
striking
at
it
,
and
his
carkasse
remained
upon
the
ground
dead
and
sencelesse
.
Whereat
the
people
amased
,
praising
God
,
clave
unto
Silvanus
,
and
abjured
Sabinianus
heresie
.
Whence
wee
may
observe
the
wonderfull
wisedome
of
God
,
both
in
punishing
his
enemies
,
and
trying
his
children
whither
they
will
stand
to
his
Truth
or
no
;
and
learne
thereby
,
neither
rashly
to
measure
and
limit
the
purposes
of
God
,
nor
yet
timorously
to
despaire
of
help
in
a
good
cause
,
though
we
see
no
meanes
nor
likelihood
thereof
.
Grimoald
King
of
Lombardy
was
infected
with
the
Arrian
heresie
,
for
which
cause
the
Lord
punished
him
with
untimely
death
;
for
having
been
let
bloud
,
the
eleventh
day
after
as
he
strove
to
draw
a
bow
,
he
opened
the
veine
anew
,
and
so
bled
to
death
.
●abades
King
of
Persia
,
when
he
saw
his
sonne
Phorsuasa
addicted
to
the
Gasp.
●ed
.
l.
3.
cap.
10.
&
11.
Maniches
,
he
assembled
as
many
as
he
could
of
that
sect
into
one
place
,
and
there
setting
his
Souldiers
on
them
,
slew
them
till
there
was
not
one
left
.
Photinu●
a
Gallograecian
,
for
renuing
the
heresie
of
Hebion
,
and
affirming
Christ
to
be
but
an
excellent
man
borne
naturally
by
Mary
,
after
the
manner
Platin●
sub
.
Siri●i●
,
7.
of
other
men
,
excelling
in
justice
and
morall
vertues
,
was
by
the
Emperour
Valentinianus
justly
banished
.
The
Emperor
Iustinian
favouring
the
heresie
of
the
Apthardocites
,
when
as
he
gave
out
one
Edict
whereby
Anastasius
the
Bishop
,
and
all
other
that
Paul
.
Diac.
l.
5.
partly
consumed
with
fire
from
Heaven
above
,
in
the
seventh
yeare
of
Iustinus
the
Emperour
,
and
partly
overthrowne
with
earth-quakes
below
,
wherein
Euphrasius
the
Bishop
,
and
many
other
were
destroyed
.
Moreover
,
besides
those
,
there
were
under
Pope
Innocent
the
third
,
certaine
heretickes
called
Albigenses
,
or
Albiani
,
which
being
possessed
with
the
same
spirit
of
fury
that
the
Maniches
were
,
affirmed
that
there
were
two
Gods
;
the
one
good
,
and
another
evill
:
they
denied
the
Resurrection
,
despised
the
Sacraments
,
and
said
that
the
soules
of
men
after
their
separation
,
Gregory
of
Tours
hath
recorded
the
life
and
death
of
an
hereticall
Monk
of
Bordeaux
;
that
by
the
help
of
Magicke
wrought
miracles
,
and
tooke
upon
him
the
name
and
title
of
Christ
,
saying
hee
could
cure
diseases
,
and
restore
those
that
were
past
help
by
physick
,
unto
their
healths
:
hee
went
attired
with
garments
made
of
goats
haire
,
and
an
hood
,
professing
an
austerity
of
life
abroad
,
whereas
he
plaid
the
glutton
at
home
;
but
at
length
his
cousenage
was
discovered
,
and
he
was
banished
the
city
,
as
a
man
unfit
for
civill
society
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
God
1204
,
in
the
Empire
of
Otto
the
fourth
,
there
was
one
Almaricus
also
that
denied
the
presence
of
Christ
in
the
Sacrament
,
and
said
,
that
God
spake
as
well
in
prophane
Ovid
,
as
holy
Augustine
:
he
scoffed
at
the
doctrine
of
the
Resurrection
,
and
esteemed
heaven
Anastasius
,
Emperour
of
Constantinople
,
being
corrupted
with
the
heresie
of
Eutiches
,
published
an
Edict
,
wherein
all
men
were
commanded
to
worship
God
not
under
three
persons
as
a
Trinity
,
but
as
a
Quaternity
,
containing
it
in
foure
persons
:
and
could
not
by
any
counsell
be
brought
from
that
devillish
error
,
but
repelled
from
him
divers
Bishops
with
great
reproach
,
which
came
to
perswade
him
to
the
contrary
:
for
which
cause
not
long
after
,
a
flash
of
lightning
from
Heaven
suddenly
seised
upon
him
,
and
so
hee
perished
when
he
had
raigned
twenty
eight
yeares
.
Iustinus
the
second
also
,
who
after
the
death
of
Iustinian
obtained
the
Imperiall
Crowne
,
was
a
man
of
exceeding
pride
and
cruelty
,
contemning
poverty
,
and
murthering
the
Nobility
for
the
most
part
.
In
avarice
his
desire
was
so
insatiate
,
that
he
caused
iron
chests
to
be
prepared
,
wherein
he
might
locke
up
that
treasure
which
by
unjust
exactions
he
had
extorted
from
the
people
.
Notwithstanding
all
this
,
he
prospered
well
enough
untill
he
fell
into
the
heresie
of
Pelagius
,
soone
after
which
,
the
Lord
bereft
him
of
his
wits
,
and
shortly
aster
of
his
life
also
,
when
hee
had
raigned
eleven
yeares
.
Mahomet
,
by
birth
an
Arabian
,
and
by
profession
one
of
the
most
monstrous
hereticks
that
ever
lived
,
began
his
heresie
in
the
yeare
625.
His
off-spring
was
out
of
a
base
stocke
;
for
being
fatherlesse
,
one
Abdemonoples
a
man
of
the
house
of
Ismael
,
bought
him
for
his
slave
,
and
loved
him
greatly
for
his
favour
and
wit
:
for
which
cause
he
made
him
ruler
over
his
merchandise
and
other
businesse
.
Now
in
the
meane
while
one
Sergius
a
Monk
(
flying
for
heresie
into
Arabia
)
instructed
him
in
the
heresie
of
Nestorius
:
a
while
after
,
his
Master
died
without
children
,
and
left
behinde
him
much
riches
,
and
his
wife
a
widow
of
fifty
yeares
of
age
,
whom
Mahomet
married
,
and
when
she
died
,
was
made
heire
of
all
her
riches
.
So
that
now
(
what
for
his
wealth
and
cunning
in
Magick
)
he
was
had
in
high
honour
among
the
people
.
Wherefore
(
by
the
counsell
of
Sergius
)
hee
called
himselfe
the
great
Prophet
of
God
.
And
shortly
after
(
when
his
fame
was
published
)
he
devised
a
Law
and
kinde
of
Religion
called
Alcaron
,
wherein
hee
borrowed
something
almost
of
all
the
heresies
that
were
before
his
time
,
with
the
Sabellians
he
denied
the
Trinity
:
with
the
Maniches
he
said
there
was
but
two
persons
in
the
Deity
:
he
denied
the
equality
of
the
Father
with
the
Sonne
,
with
Eunomius
:
and
said
with
Macedone
that
the
Holy
Ghost
was
a
creature
;
and
approved
the
community
of
women
with
the
Nicholaits
:
he
borrowed
of
the
Jewes
circumcision
;
and
of
the
Gentiles
much
superstition
;
and
somewhat
he
tooke
of
the
Christian
verity
,
besides
many
devillish
fantasies
invented
of
his
owne
braine
:
those
that
obeyed
his
Law
,
he
called
Sarazins
.
Now
after
he
had
lived
in
these
monstrous
abuses
forty
yeares
,
the
Lord
cut
him
off
by
the
falling
sicknesse
,
which
he
had
dissembled
a
long
time
,
saying
when
he
was
taken
therewith
,
that
the
Angell
Gabriel
appeared
unto
him
,
whose
brightnesse
hee
could
not
behold
:
but
the
Lord
made
that
his
destruction
,
which
be
imagined
would
be
for
his
honour
,
and
setting
forth
his
Sect.
Infinite
be
the
examples
of
the
destruction
and
judgement
of
private
William
Geffery
,
that
constantly
avouched
a
companion
of
his
called
Iohn
Moore
to
bee
Christ
our
Saviour
,
and
could
not
bee
reclaimed
from
this
mad
perswasion
,
untill
hee
was
whipped
from
Southwarke
to
Bedlam
,
where
the
said
Moore
meeting
him
,
was
whipped
also
,
untill
they
both
confessed
Christ
to
bee
in
Heaven
,
and
themselves
to
bee
sinfull
and
wicked
men
.
But
most
strange
it
is
,
how
divers
sensible
and
wise
men
were
deluded
and
carried
beside
themselves
by
the
subtilty
of
Satan
,
in
the
yeare
1591
,
Edmund
Coppinger
and
Henry
Arthington
,
two
gentlemen
,
being
associated
with
one
William
Hacket
,
sometimes
a
prophane
&
very
leud
person
,
but
now
converted
in
outward
shew
,
though
not
in
inward
affection
,
were
so
seduced
by
his
hypocriticall
behaviour
,
and
the
devils
extraordinary
devices
,
that
from
one
point
to
another
they
came
at
last
to
thinke
,
that
this
Hacket
was
anointed
to
be
the
Judge
of
the
world
;
and
therefore
comming
one
day
to
Hackets
lodging
in
London
,
he
told
them
they
had
been
anointed
Hacket
,
l.
1.
c.
22.
of
the
Holy
Ghost
:
then
Coppinger
asked
him
what
his
pleasure
was
to
be
done
?
Goe
your
way
(
saith
he
)
and
proclaim
in
the
citie
,
that
Christ
Jesus
is
come
with
his
fanne
in
his
hand
to
judge
the
earth
:
and
if
they
will
not
beleeve
it
,
let
them
come
and
kill
me
,
if
they
can
.
Then
Coppinger
answered
,
it
should
be
done
forthwith
;
and
thereupon
(
like
mad-men
)
he
and
Arthington
ran
into
the
streets
,
and
proclaimed
their
message
aforesaid
:
and
when
by
reason
of
the
concourse
of
people
they
could
not
proceed
any
further
,
they
got
up
into
two
emptie
carts
in
Cheape
,
crying
,
Repent
,
repent
,
for
Christ
Iesus
is
come
to
judge
the
world
:
and
then
pulling
a
paper
out
of
his
bosome
,
he
read
out
of
it
many
things
touching
the
office
and
calling
of
Hacket
,
how
he
represented
Christ
by
taking
part
of
his
glorified
body
,
&c.
Besides
,
they
called
themselves
his
Prophets
,
one
of
Justice
,
another
of
Mercy
.
And
thus
these
simple
men
were
strangely
deceived
by
a
miraculous
illusion
of
Satan
,
who
no
doubt
by
strange
apparitions
had
brought
them
into
this
vaine
conceit
.
But
let
us
observe
the
end
of
it
;
it
was
thus
:
the
whole
citie
being
in
amaze
,
tooke
Hacket
,
the
breeder
of
this
device
,
and
arraigning
him
before
the
Maior
and
other
Justices
,
found
him
guiltie
as
well
of
this
seditious
practise
,
as
of
speaking
traiterous
words
against
the
Queene
:
wherefore
he
was
shortly
after
hanged
on
a
gibbet
in
Cheap-side
,
counterfeiting
to
his
last
his
old
devices
,
and
at
length
uttering
horrible
blasphemies
against
the
Majestie
of
God
.
As
for
his
Prophets
,
Coppinger
dyed
the
next
day
in
Bride
well
,
and
Arthington
was
kept
in
prison
,
upon
hope
of
repentance
.
CHAP.
XX.
Of
Hypocrites
.
AS
God
is
a
Spirit
and
Truth
,
so
he
will
be
worshipped
in
truth
of
spirit
and
affection
,
and
not
in
hypocrisie
and
dissimulation
:
for
which
cause
he
commandeth
us
by
the
mouth
of
Moses
,
in
the
sixth
and
tenth
chapters
of
Deuteronomy
,
To
love
and
honour
him
with
all
our
heart
,
with
all
our
soule
,
and
all
our
strength
:
which
hypocrites
are
so
farre
from
doing
,
that
they
have
nothing
in
them
but
a
vaine
shew
of
coined
religion
,
and
so
by
that
means
break
the
first
commandement
;
thinking
to
bleare
Gods
eyes
with
their
outward
shewes
and
ceremonies
,
as
if
he
were
like
men
,
to
see
nothing
but
that
which
is
without
,
and
offereth
it selfe
to
the
view
;
but
it
is
quite
contrary
:
for
it
is
he
that
descryeth
the
heart
,
and
searcheth
out
all
the
cornors
thereof
,
to
see
what
truth
and
sinceritie
is
therein
,
and
therefore
hateth
and
detesteth
all
hypocrisie
,
and
abhorreth
all
such
service
as
is
performed
onely
Numb
.
25.
Numb
.
3.
In
this
range
may
we
place
Geesie
,
Elizeus
servant
,
who
being
as
is
it
were
the
Disciple
and
profest
follower
both
of
his
Masters
life
and
doctrine
,
the
true
Prophet
of
God
,
by
whom
for
the
further
assurance
and
confirmation
Saint
Luke
in
the
first
chapter
of
the
Acts
,
doth
at
large
describe
the
hypocrisie
of
Ananias
and
Saphira
,
who
that
they
might
seeme
zealous
to
Godward
,
and
charitable
toward
the
Saints
,
having
sold
a
certaine
possession
,
under
pretence
of
giving
the
price
thereof
among
the
poore
,
retained
covertly
a
certaine
portion
of
it
to
their
owne
use
,
being
so
impudent
as
to
lye
unto
the
Holy
Ghost
the
President
of
the
Church
,
and
founder
of
all
secrets
:
but
being
attached
by
the
mouth
of
Peter
,
a
just
and
fearfull
judgement
of
God
fell
on
them
both
,
even
their
sudden
death
at
the
Apostles
feet
,
one
after
another
.
Nicephorus
telleth
of
one
Philip
,
the
first
Emperour
that
undertook
the
name
and
profession
of
Christ
;
but
by
the
report
of
other
writers
,
it
proceeded
not
from
any
zeale
of
Religion
,
or
feare
of
God
,
but
onely
to
the
intent
to
counterfeit
a
kind
of
honestie
,
and
cover
his
foule
vices
and
cruelties
under
the
cloake
of
Religion
.
But
God
quickly
espied
and
punished
his
deepe
hypocrisie
;
for
before
he
had
raigned
full
five
yeares
,
both
he
and
his
son
were
slain
at
Verona
by
his
men
of
war.
Let
us
learn
then
this
lesson
,
by
these
examples
to
carry
our selves
in
all
purenesse
,
sinceritie
,
and
good
conscience
before
God
;
that
our
thoughts
,
words
,
and
deeds
,
being
estranged
from
all
hypocrisie
,
and
dissimulation
,
may
be
agreeable
and
acceptable
in
his
sight
.
Moreover
,
even
as
hypocrisie
can
winde
and
insinuate
her selfe
into
the
pure
and
sincere
service
of
God
,
as
hath
been
declared
;
so
doth
she
play
her
part
with
no
lesse
bravery
and
ostentation
in
superstition
and
idolatry
:
for
the
truth
whereof
(
before
I
proceed
further
)
I
will
set
downe
a
history
not
altogether
unworthy
the
reading
and
remembring
.
Two
hundred
yeares
Enguerran
de
Monstr
.
&
Vol.
2.
are
not
yet
past
,
since
there
was
in
the
raigne
of
Charles
the
seventh
,
King
of
France
,
a
certaine
preaching
Frier
of
Britaine
,
called
Frier
Thomas
,
who
by
his
dissembling
customes
and
brags
,
under
pretence
of
a
certaine
reformation
of
manners
,
so
mightily
deceived
the
whole
world
,
that
every
where
he
was
reputed
for
an
holy
man
.
This
Frier
puffed
up
with
a
greedy
desire
of
vaine-glory
,
used
to
goe
from
towne
to
towne
,
and
from
countrey
to
countrey
,
finding
exceeding
honourable
entertainment
in
every
place
;
which
he
tooke
very
willingly
;
and
that
he
might
ride
at
the
more
case
,
he
got
him
a
little
young
Mule
,
that
would
goe
very
softly
;
and
in
this
sort
appointed
,
he
was
accompanied
with
divers
of
his
owne
Order
,
and
many
other
Disciples
that
went
for
the
most
part
on
foot
by
him
:
the
people
flocked
from
all
quarters
to
see
him
;
yea
,
and
many
were
so
besotted
,
as
to
forsake
their
fathers
,
mothers
,
wives
,
and
children
,
to
attend
upon
this
holy
man
.
Alwayes
when
he
came
neere
to
any
citie
,
the
Burgesses
,
and
Gentlemen
,
and
Clergy
,
with
one
consent
came
forth
to
meet
him
,
doing
him
as
much
reverence
(
saith
mine
Author
)
as
they
would
have
done
to
one
of
Christs
Apostles
if
he
were
alive
.
Hee
was
very
well
content
,
that
honourable
personages
,
as
Knights
and
such
others
,
being
on
foot
,
should
hold
his
Mule
by
the
bridle
,
to
be
in
stead
of
pages
and
lacquies
to
lead
him
into
the
townes
.
His
entrance
into
every
citie
was
with
great
pompe
and
magnificence
,
and
his
lodging
provided
at
the
richest
and
stateliest
Burgesses
house
.
Now
that
he
might
the
better
play
his
part
,
they
prepared
him
in
the
best
and
convenientest
places
in
the
citie
,
a
scaffold
richly
hung
and
garnished
,
upon
the
which
his
custome
was
first
to
say
Masse
,
then
to
begin
his
Sermon
;
wherein
he
ripped
up
the
vices
of
every
estate
,
but
reproved
especially
the
Clergies
enormities
,
because
of
their
concubines
and
whores
which
they
maintained
:
wherein
he
did
say
nothing
but
that
which
was
good
and
lawfull
;
but
in
the
same
he
used
no
discretion
,
but
joyned
madnesse
and
sacriledge
with
his
Monkish
nature
,
in
stirring
up
little
children
to
exclaime
upon
women
for
their
attyre
,
promising
certain
dayes
of
pardon
to
them
,
as
if
he
had
been
a
god
:
so
that
Ladies
and
Gentlewomen
were
inforced
to
lay
aside
for
a
season
their
accustomed
trinkets
.
Moreover
also
,
towards
the
end
of
his
Sermons
hee
commanded
to
be
brought
unto
him
their
Chesse-boords
,
Cards
,
Dice
,
Nine-pins
,
and
such
other
trash
,
which
he
openly
threw
into
the
fire
,
to
be
burned
before
them
all
.
And
that
he
might
give
more
strength
and
credit
to
this
his
paltry
rifraffe
,
he
caused
the
men
and
women
to
be
divided
on
each
side
,
with
a
line
drawne
betwixt
them
,
as
in
a
Tennis-court
;
and
by
this
means
he
drew
together
sometimes
twentie
thousand
persons
:
so
ready
and
zealous
is
and
ever
hath
been
the
world
to
follow
after
such
hypocriticall
deceivers
,
rather
than
the
true
preachers
of
Gods
Word
.
But
let
us
heare
the
issue
of
this
holy
hypocrite
;
it
was
thus
:
When
he
had
in
the
fore-named
sort
traversed
as
well
France
as
Flanders
;
it
took
him
in
the
head
to
passe
the
mountaines
,
and
visit
Rome
;
imagining
that
it
was
no
hard
matter
to
obtaine
the
Popeship
,
seeing
that
in
all
places
where
he
went
,
there
was
equall
honour
given
unto
him
:
or
if
he
should
faile
of
that
hope
,
yet
at
least
the
Pope
and
his
Cardinals
would
entertain
him
honourably
;
but
it
happened
farre
short
of
his
expectation
:
for
Popes
are
not
so
prodigall
of
their
honours
,
to
doe
any
such
reverence
to
a
poore
silly
Monke
,
but
are
very
niggards
and
sparing
thereof
even
towards
Kings
;
so
farre
are
they
from
leaving
their
Thrones
of
Majestie
to
any
other
:
neither
must
we
thinke
that
the
Pope
cared
greatly
for
all
those
trickes
and
quidditi●s
of
Frier
Thomas
,
seeing
he
himselfe
is
the
onely
merchant
of
such
trash
.
When
he
was
arrived
at
Rome
,
Pope
Eugenius
seeing
that
he
came
not
according
to
custome
,
to
kisse
his
holinesse
feet
,
sent
for
him
twice
,
and
understanding
that
he
refused
to
come
,
and
that
he
feigned
himselfe
to
be
evill
at
ease
,
sent
his
Treasurer
,
but
not
to
impart
to
him
any
treasure
,
but
to
apprehend
and
attatch
him
.
The
Frier
now
perceiving
that
enquiry
was
made
for
him
,
and
that
they
were
at
his
chamber-dore
,
leapt
out
at
a
window
,
thinking
by
that
means
to
escape
;
but
he
was
quickly
taken
prisoner
by
the
Treasurers
servants
,
waiting
before
the
dore
,
and
brought
before
the
Consistory
of
Cardinals
:
Law
proceeded
against
him
,
by
doome
wherof
,
though
no
erroneous
opinious
could
be
proved
against
him
,
he
was
adjudged
to
the
stake
to
be
burned
for
an
Hereticke
:
but
it
was
sufficient
to
make
him
guiltie
,
because
he
defamed
the
Priests
in
his
Sermons
,
and
had
spoken
so
broadly
of
their
Gossips
,
and
had
been
so
bold
to
usurpe
the
authoritie
of
giving
pardons
,
which
the
Popes
claime
for
a
priviledge
of
their
owne
See
;
and
besides
,
had
made
no
more
account
of
him
that
is
a
petty
god
on
earth
,
but
had
done
all
these
things
without
his
leave
and
licence
:
it
was
a
hard
matter
to
be
endured
of
the
Bishops
of
Rome
,
that
a
silly
Monke
should
so
intermeddle
with
their
affaires
,
and
should
derogate
any
whit
from
their
supremacy
,
seeing
that
they
quit
themselves
so
well
with
Kings
and
Emperours
,
and
can
at
every
sleight
occasion
make
them
stoope
:
neither
is
it
to
be
doubted
,
but
that
Pope
Eugenius
was
very
jealous
of
the
honour
which
Frier
Thomas
attained
unto
in
every
place
,
and
fearfull
lest
his
presence
might
disturbe
his
present
estate
.
By
this
meanes
God
,
who
useth
all
instruments
for
his
owne
purpose
,
and
can
direct
every
particular
to
the
performing
of
his
will
,
did
punish
and
correct
the
hypocrisie
of
this
Monke
,
that
seemed
to
be
holy
and
wise
,
being
indeed
nothing
but
foolish
,
stubborne
,
and
ambitious
.
Moreover
,
most
notable
was
the
hypocrisie
of
two
counterfeit
holy
Maids
;
one
of
Kent
in
England
,
called
Elizabeth
Barton
;
the
other
of
France
,
Ioane
la
Pucelle
:
the
former
of
which
,
by
the
procurement
and
information
of
one
Richard
Master
,
Parson
of
Aldington
,
and
Edward
Bocking
Doctor
of
Divinity
,
a
Monke
of
Canterbury
,
and
divers
others
,
counterfeited
such
manner
of
trances
and
distortions
in
her
body
,
with
the
uttering
of
divers
counterfeit
vertues
and
holy
words
,
tending
to
the
rebuke
of
sinne
,
and
reproving
such
new
opinions
as
there
began
to
spread
,
that
shee
woon
great
credit
amongst
the
people
,
and
drew
after
her
a
multitude
of
favourites
;
besides
,
she
would
prophecy
of
things
to
come
,
as
that
shee
should
be
helped
of
her
disease
by
none
but
the
Image
of
our
Lady
in
Aldington
;
whither
being
brought
,
she
appeared
to
the
people
to
be
suddenly
relieved
from
her
sicknesse
;
by
meanes
of
which
hypocriticall
dissimulation
she
was
brought
into
marvellous
estimation
,
not
only
with
the
common
people
,
but
with
divers
great
men
also
,
insomuch
that
a
book
was
put
in
print
,
touching
her
fained
miracles
and
revelations
.
Howbeit
,
not
content
to
delude
the
people
,
she
began
also
to
meddle
with
the
King
himself
,
Henry
the
eight
;
saying
,
That
if
he
proceeded
to
be
divorced
from
his
wife
Queene
Katherine
,
he
should
not
remaine
King
one
month
after
,
and
in
the
reputation
of
God
not
one
day
:
for
which
and
many
other
tricks
practised
by
her
,
she
with
her
complices
was
arraigned
of
high
treason
,
and
after
confession
of
all
her
knavery
,
drawn
from
the
Tower
to
Tyburne
,
and
there
hanged
;
the
holy
maidens
head
being
set
upon
London
bridge
,
and
the
other
on
certaine
gates
of
the
City
.
The
other
named
la
Pucella
de
Dieu
,
marvellously
deluded
with
her
counterfeit
hypocrisie
,
Charles
the
seventh
,
King
of
France
,
and
all
the
whole
Iohn
Leupembrough
,
a
Burgonian
Knight
,
tooke
her
alive
,
and
conveyed
her
to
the
City
of
Roan
,
where
she
faigning
her selfe
with
child
,
when
the
contrary
was
knowne
,
was
condemned
and
burnt
.
And
thus
these
two
holy
women
,
that
in
a
diverse
kind
mocked
the
people
of
England
and
France
by
their
hypocrisie
,
by
the
justice
of
God
came
to
deserved
destructions
.
CHAP.
XXI
.
Of
Conjurers
,
and
Enchanters
.
IF
God
by
his
first
Commandement
hath
enjoyned
every
one
of
us
to
love
,
serve
,
and
to
cleave
unto
him
alone
in
the
conjuction
and
unity
of
a
true
faith
and
hope
unremovable
,
there
is
no
doubt
but
he
forbiddeth
on
the
other
side
that
which
is
contrary
to
this
foresaid
duty
,
and
herein
especially
that
accursed
familiarity
which
divers
miserable
wretches
have
with
that
lying
Spirit
,
the
Father
of
errour
,
by
whose
delusions
and
subtilty
they
busie
themselves
in
the
study
of
sorceries
and
enchantments
,
whereupon
it
is
forbidden
the
Israelites
in
the
nineteenth
of
Leviticus
,
to
turne
after
familiar
spirits
,
or
to
seeke
to
Soothsayers
to
be
defiled
by
them
:
and
the
more
to
withdraw
them
from
this
damnable
That
if
either
man
or
woman
have
a
spirit
of
divination
or
soothsaying
in
them
,
they
should
dye
the
death
,
they
should
stone
them
to
death
,
their
bloud
should
be
upon
them
:
so
in
the
two
and
twentieth
of
Exodus
,
Thou
shalt
not
suffer
a
Witch
to
live
:
and
Moses
following
the
same
steps
,
giveth
an
expresse
charge
in
the
eighteenth
of
Deuteronomy
,
against
this
sinne
,
saying
,
Let
nonebe
found
among
thee
that
useth
witchcraft
,
nor
that
regardeth
the
Clouds
or
times
,
nor
a
Sorcerer
,
or
a
Charmer
,
or
that
counselleth
with
a
Spirit
,
or
a
teller
of
Fortunes
,
or
that
asketh
counsell
of
the
dead
,
for
all
that
doe
such
things
are
abhomination
unto
the
Lord
.
And
therefore
this
sinne
,
1
Sam.
ver
.
15.
is
reputed
amongst
the
most
hainous
and
enormous
When
they
shall
say
unto
you
(
saith
the
Prophet
)
Enquire
at
them
that
have
a
Spirit
of
Divination
,
and
at
the
Soothsayer
,
which
whispers
and
murmures
:
answer
,
Should
not
a
people
enquire
at
their
God
?
from
the
living
to
the
dead
?
To
the
Law
,
and
to
the
Testimony
?
Wherefore
it
was
a
commendable
thing
,
and
worthy
imitation
,
when
they
that
had
received
the
Faith
by
Pauls
preaching
,
having
used
curious
Arts
,
as
Magicke
and
such
like
,
being
touched
with
the
feare
of
God
,
brought
their
bookes
,
and
Cod.
tit
.
18.
enacted
,
That
whosoever
should
attempt
any
action
by
Art
Magicke
,
against
the
safety
of
any
person
,
or
should
bring
in
or
stir
up
any
man
,
to
make
him
fall
into
any
mischiefe
or
riotous
demeanour
,
should
suffer
a
grievous
punishment
:
in
the
fifth
Law
he
forbiddeth
every
man
to
aske
counsell
at
Witches
,
or
to
use
the
helpe
of
Charmers
and
Sorcerers
,
under
the
paine
of
death
.
Let
them
(
saith
he
in
the
sixth
Law
)
be
throwne
to
wild
beasts
to
be
devoured
,
that
by
conjuring
or
the
helpe
of
familiar
spirits
go
about
to
kill
either
their
enemies
,
or
any
other
.
Moreover
in
the
seventh
Law
he
willeth
,
that
not
so
much
as
his
owne
courtiers
and
servants
,
if
they
were
found
faulty
in
this
crime
,
should
be
spared
,
but
severely
punished
;
yet
neverthelesse
,
many
of
this
age
gave
themselves
over
to
this
filthy
sinne
,
without
either
feare
of
God
,
or
respect
of
Law
:
some
through
a
foolish
and
dangerous
curiosity
,
others
through
the
overruling
of
their
owne
vile
and
wicked
affections
,
and
a
third
sort
,
troubled
with
the
terrours
of
an
evill
conscience
,
desire
to
know
what
shall
besall
and
happen
unto
them
in
the
end
.
Thus
Saul
the
first
King
of
Israel
being
troubled
in
himselfe
,
and
terrified
with
the
army
of
the
Philistims
that
came
against
him
,
would
needs
foreknow
his
owne
fortune
,
and
the
issue
of
this
doubtfull
warre
.
Now
whereas
before
whilest
he
performed
the
duty
of
a
good
King
,
and
obeyed
the
commandement
of
God
,
hee
had
cleansed
his
Realme
of
Witches
and
Enchanters
;
yet
is
he
now
so
mad
as
to
make
them
serve
his
owne
turn
,
and
to
use
their
counsels
in
his
extremity
;
adding
this
wickednesse
to
the
number
of
his
other
great
sins
,
that
the
measure
thereof
might
be
full
:
he
went
therefore
to
a
Witch
to
seeke
counsell
,
who
caused
a
Devill
to
appeare
and
speake
unto
him
in
the
shape
of
Samuel
,
and
foretell
him
of
(
Gods
just
judgement
upon
his
wickednesse
)
his
utter
and
finall
ruine
and
destruction
.
An
example
not
much
unlike
unto
this
in
the
event
,
but
most
like
in
Buchan
.
rerum
.
Scot.
lib.
4.
practise
,
wee
finde
recorded
of
Natholicus
,
the
one
and
thirtieth
King
of
the
Scots
:
who
,
after
he
had
unjustly
usurped
the
Crowne
and
Seepter
,
and
installed
himselfe
by
much
bloudshed
into
the
Throne
of
the
Kingdome
,
by
open
intrusion
,
and
no
apparent
shew
of
right
,
sought
by
the
same
means
to
confirme
and
establish
the
Kingdome
unto
him
:
And
therefore
(
as
wickednesse
is
alwaies
accompanied
with
suspition
and
feare
)
hee
sent
one
of
his
trustiest
f●iends
to
a
Witch
,
to
enquire
of
things
to
come
,
both
what
successe
he
should
have
in
his
Kingdome
,
and
also
how
long
he
should
live
:
the
Witch
answered
,
That
he
should
not
live
long
,
but
should
shortly
be
murthered
,
not
by
his
enemy
,
but
by
his
familiar
friend
:
when
the
Messenger
urged
instantly
of
whom
;
she
answered
,
of
him
:
hee
detesting
her
at
first
,
and
abhorring
the
thought
of
any
such
villany
,
yet
at
length
considering
that
it
was
not
safe
to
disclose
the
Witches
answer
,
and
on
the
other
side
,
that
it
could
not
be
concealed
,
resolved
for
his
most
security
,
rather
to
kill
the
Tyrant
,
with
the
favour
of
many
,
than
to
save
him
alive
with
the
hazard
of
his
owne
head
.
Therefore
as
soone
as
he
was
returned
home
,
being
in
secret
alone
with
the
King
,
to
declare
unto
him
the
Witches
answer
,
he
slew
him
suddenly
,
and
gave
him
his
just
desert
,
both
for
his
horrible
cruelty
,
and
wicked
sorcery
.
Let
all
them
that
make
no
conscience
of
running
to
Witches
,
either
for
their
lost
goods
,
or
for
recovery
of
their
owne
or
friends
health
,
remember
this
example
either
for
their
instruction
to
amend
,
or
for
their
terrour
,
if
they
continue
that
devillish
practise
.
Plutarch
in
the
life
of
Romulus
reporteth
of
one
Cleomedes
,
a
man
in
proportion
Antient
Histories
make
mention
of
one
Piso
,
a
man
of
credit
and
authority
Olaus
Magnus
telleth
of
one
Methotin
,
a
noble
Magitian
in
old
time
,
that
Another
called
Hollere
(
as
the
same
Author
witnesseth
)
plaid
the
like
The
same
Author
writeth
,
That
in
Denmarke
there
was
one
Otto
a
great
Rover
and
Pyrat
by
sea
,
who
used
likewise
to
passe
the
seas
without
the
There
was
a
Conjurer
at
Saltzburg
,
that
vaunted
that
he
could
gather
together
all
the
serpants
within
half
a
mile
round
about
into
a
ditch
,
and
feed
them
and
bring
them
up
there
:
and
being
about
the
experiment
,
behold
,
the
old
and
grand
serpent
came
in
the
while
,
which
whilest
he
thought
by
the
force
of
his
charmes
to
make
to
enter
into
the
ditch
among
the
rest
,
he
set
upon
and
inclosed
him
round
about
like
a
girdle
so
strongly
,
that
hee
drew
him
perforce
into
the
ditch
with
him
,
where
he
miserably
died
.
Mark
here
the
wages
of
such
wicked
miscreants
,
that
as
they
make
it
their
occupation
to
abuse
simple
folke
,
they
are
themselves
abused
and
cousened
of
the
Devill
,
who
is
a
finer
jugler
than
them
all
.
It
was
a
very
lamentable
spectacle
that
chanced
to
the
Governour
of
Mascon
a
Magitian
,
whom
the
Devill
snatched
up
in
dinner
while
,
and
hoisted
aloft
,
carrying
him
three
times
about
the
towne
of
Mascon
in
the
presence
of
many
beholders
,
to
whom
he
cried
on
this
manner
,
Help
,
help
,
About
the
yeare
1437
,
Charles
the
seventh
being
King
of
France
,
Sir
Glyes
of
Britaine
,
Lord
of
Rais
,
and
high
Constable
of
France
,
was
accused
(
by
the
report
of
Enguerran
de
Monstrelet
)
for
having
murthered
many
infants
and
women
with
childe
,
to
the
number
of
eightscore
or
more
,
with
Iohn
Francis
Picus
of
Mirand
saith
,
That
he
conferred
divers
times
with
many
,
who
being
inticed
with
a
vaine
hope
of
knowing
things
to
come
,
were
afterwards
so
grievously
tormented
by
the
Devill
(
with
whom
they
had
made
some
bargain
)
that
they
thought
themselves
thrise
happy
if
they
escaped
with
their
lives
.
He
saith
moreover
.
That
there
was
in
his
time
a
certaine
Conjurer
that
promised
a
too
curious
and
no
great
wise
Prince
,
to
present
unto
him
upon
a
stage
the
siege
of
Troy
,
and
Achilles
,
and
Hector
fighting
together
as
they
did
when
they
were
alive
;
but
he
could
not
performe
his
promise
for
another
sport
and
spectacle
more
hideous
and
ougly
to
his
person
;
for
he
was
taken
away
alive
by
a
Devill
,
in
such
sort
,
that
he
was
never
afterward
heard
of
.
In
our
owne
memory
the
Earle
of
Aspremont
and
his
brother
Lord
of
Orne
,
were
made
famous
,
and
in
every
mans
mouth
,
for
their
strange
and
prodigious
seats
,
wherein
they
were
so
unreasonably
dissolute
and
vaine-glorious
,
that
sometime
they
made
it
their
sport
and
pastime
to
breake
downe
all
the
windowes
about
the
castle
Aspremont
,
where
they
kept
(
which
lyeth
in
Lorraine
two
miles
from
Saint
Michael
)
and
threw
them
piecemeale
into
a
deep
Well
to
heare
them
cry
plumpe
:
but
this
vaine
excesse
presaged
a
ruine
and
destruction
to
come
,
as
well
upon
their
house
,
which
at
this
present
lyeth
desolate
and
ruinous
in
many
respects
,
as
upon
themselves
,
that
finished
their
daies
in
misery
one
after
another
;
as
we
shall
now
understand
of
the
one
the
Lord
of
Orne
:
as
for
the
Earle
,
how
hee
died
,
shall
more
at
large
be
declared
elsewhere
.
Now
it
chanced
,
that
as
the
Lord
of
Orne
was
of
most
wicked
and
cruell
conditions
,
so
hee
had
an
evill
favoured
looke
,
answerable
to
his
inclination
and
name
,
to
be
a
Conjurer
:
the
report
that
went
of
his
cruelty
was
this
,
That
upon
a
time
he
put
the
Baker
(
one
of
his
servants
,
whose
wi●e
he
used
secretly
to
entertaine
)
into
a
●un
,
which
he
caused
to
be
rowled
from
the
top
of
a
hill
,
into
the
bottome
,
sometimes
as
high
as
a
pike
,
as
the
place
gave
occasion
;
but
by
the
great
mercy
of
God
,
notwithstanding
all
this
,
this
poore
man
saved
his
life
.
Furthermore
,
it
was
a
common
report
,
that
when
any
Gentlemen
or
Lords
came
to
see
him
,
they
were
entertained
(
as
they
thought
)
very
honourably
,
being
served
with
all
sort
of
most
dainty
faire
and
exquisite
dishes
,
as
if
he
had
not
spared
to
make
them
the
best
cheere
that
might
be
:
but
at
their
departure
,
they
that
thought
themselves
well
refreshed
,
found
their
stomacke
empty
and
almost
pined
for
want
of
food
,
having
neither
eaten
nor
drunk
any
thing
save
in
imagination
only
;
and
it
is
to
be
thought
,
that
their
horses
found
no
better
fare
than
their
masters
.
It
happened
one
day
that
a
certaine
Lord
being
departed
from
his
house
,
one
of
his
men
having
left
something
behind
,
returned
to
the
Castle
,
and
entring
suddenly
into
the
hall
where
they
dined
but
a
little
before
,
he
espied
a
Munky
beating
the
master
of
the
house
that
had
feasted
them
of
late
,
very
sore
.
And
there
be
others
that
say
,
that
he
hath
been
seen
through
the
chink
of
a
dore
lying
on
a
table
upon
his
belly
all
at
length
,
and
a
Munkey
scourging
him
very
strangely
;
to
whom
he
should
say
,
Let
me
alone
,
let
me
alone
,
wilt
thou
alwaies
torment
me
thus
?
And
thus
he
continued
a
long
time
:
but
at
length
after
he
had
made
away
all
his
substance
,
he
was
brought
to
such
extremity
,
that
being
destitute
of
maintenance
,
and
forsaken
of
all
men
,
he
was
fain
(
for
want
of
a
better
refuge
)
to
betake
himselfe
to
the
Hospitall
of
Paris
,
which
was
his
last
Mansion
house
,
wherein
he
died
.
See
here
to
how
pittifull
and
miserable
an
end
this
man
fell
;
that
having
been
esteemed
amongst
the
Mighties
of
this
world
,
for
making
no
more
account
of
God
,
and
for
following
the
illusions
of
Satan
(
the
common
enemy
of
mannkdi
)
became
so
poore
and
wretched
as
to
dye
in
an
Hospitall
among
Cripples
and
Beggars
.
It
is
not
long
since
there
was
in
Lorraine
a
certaine
man
called
Coulen
,
that
was
over
much
given
to
this
cursed
Art
:
amongst
whose
tricks
this
was
one
to
be
wondred
at
;
that
he
would
suffer
harquebuses
or
pistols
to
be
shot
at
him
,
and
catch
their
bullets
in
his
hand
without
receiving
any
hurt
:
but
upon
a
certain
time
one
of
his
servants
being
angry
with
him
,
hot
him
such
a
knock
with
a
pistoll
(
notwithstanding
all
his
great
cunning
)
that
he
killed
him
therewith
.
Moreover
,
it
is
worthy
to
be
observed
,
That
within
these
two
hundred
yeares
hitherto
,
more
Monks
and
Priests
have
been
found
given
over
to
these
abhominations
and
devillishnesses
,
than
of
all
other
degrees
of
people
whatsoever
,
as
it
is
declared
in
the
second
volume
of
Enguerran
de
Monstralet
more
at
large
:
where
he
maketh
mention
of
a
Monke
that
used
to
practise
his
sorceries
in
the
top
of
a
tower
of
an
Abbey
,
lying
neere
to
Longin
upon
Marne
,
where
the
Devils
presented
themselves
to
be
at
his
commandement
:
and
this
was
in
the
raigne
of
Charles
the
sixth
.
In
the
same
booke
it
is
recorded
,
That
in
the
raigne
of
Charles
the
seventh
,
one
Master
William
Ediline
Doctor
in
Divinity
,
and
Prior
of
Saint
Germaine
in
Lay
,
having
been
an
Augustine
Frier
,
gave
himselfe
to
the
Devill
for
his
pleasure
,
even
to
have
his
will
of
a
certain
woman
:
he
was
upon
a
time
in
a
place
where
a
Synagogue
of
people
were
gathered
together
;
where
to
the
end
that
he
might
quickly
be
(
as
he
himselfe
confessed
)
he
took
a
broom
and
rode
upon
it
.
He
confessed
also
that
he
had
don
homage
to
that
enemy
of
God
,
the
Devill
▪
who
appeared
unto
him
in
the
shape
of
a
sheep
,
and
In
the
raigne
of
the
same
King
,
1457
,
there
was
a
certaine
Curate
of
a
village
neere
to
Soissons
,
who
to
revenge
himselfe
of
a
Farmer
that
retained
from
him
the
tenths
which
were
appointed
to
the
Knights
of
the
Rhodes
,
went
to
a
Witch
,
of
whom
he
received
in
gift
a
fat
toad
in
an
earthen
pot
,
which
she
had
a
long
while
fed
and
brought
up
,
which
she
commanded
him
to
baptise
;
as
he
also
did
,
and
called
it
by
the
name
of
Iohn
:
albeit
I
tremble
to
recite
so
monstrous
and
vile
a
fact
;
yet
that
every
man
In
the
yiare
1530
,
at
Nuremburg
a
certaine
Priest
studied
Art
Magick
,
Howbeit
they
are
not
onely
simple
Priests
and
Friers
that
deale
with
By
like
means
came
Benedict
the
ninth
to
the
Popedome
,
for
he
was
a
detestable
Gregory
the
sixth
,
scholler
to
Silvester
,
as
great
a
conjurer
as
his
master
,
Iohn
the
two
and
twentieth
,
being
of
no
better
disposition
than
these
we
have
spoken
of
,
but
following
judiciall
astrology
,
sed
himselfe
with
a
vain
hope
of
long
life
,
whereof
he
vaunted
himselfe
among
his
familiars
,
one
day
above
the
rest
at
Viterbum
,
in
a
chamber
which
he
had
lately
builded
,
saying
,
that
he
should
live
a
great
while
,
he
was
assured
of
it
:
presently
the
floore
brake
suddenly
in
pieces
,
and
he
was
found
seven
daies
after
crushed
to
pieces
under
the
ruines
thereof
.
All
this
notwithstanding
,
yet
other
Popes
ceased
not
to
suffer
themselves
to
be
infected
with
this
execrable
poison
:
as
Hildebrand
,
who
was
called
Gregory
the
seventh
,
and
Alexander
the
sixth
,
of
which
kinde
we
shall
see
a
whole
legend
in
the
next
booke
.
Doe
but
marke
these
holy
Fathers
how
abhominable
they
were
,
to
be
in
such
sort
given
over
to
Satan
.
Cornelius
Agrippa
,
a
great
Student
in
this
cursed
Art
,
and
a
man
famous
Get
thee
hence
thou
cursed
beast
,
which
hast
utterly
destroyed
mee
Neither
was
the
dog
ever
after
seen
:
some
say
he
lept
into
Araris
,
and
never
came
out
againe
.
Agrippa
himselfe
died
at
Lyons
in
a
base
and
beggarly
Inne
.
Zeroastres
King
of
Bactria
is
notified
to
have
bin
the
inventer
of
Astrology
Charles
the
seventh
of
France
,
put
Egedius
de
Raxa●
Marshall
of
his
Kingdome
,
to
a
cruell
and
filthy
death
,
because
he
practised
this
Art
,
and
in
the
Fulgos.
l.
9.
c.
1.
same
had
murthered
an
hundred
and
twenty
teeming
women
and
yong
infants
:
he
caused
him
to
be
hanged
upon
a
forke
by
a
hot
fire
,
and
roasted
to
death
.
Bladud
the
sonne
of
Lud
King
of
Britaine
,
now
called
England
,
in
the
yeare
of
the
World
3100
,
(
hee
that
builded
the
city
of
Bath
,
as
our
late
Histories
witnesse
,
and
also
made
therein
the
Bathes
)
addicted
himselfe
so
much
to
the
Devillish
art
of
Necromancy
,
that
hee
wrought
wonders
thereby
,
insomuch
that
he
made
himselfe
wings
,
and
attempted
to
flee
like
Dedalus
:
but
the
Devill
(
as
ever
like
a
false
knave
)
forsooke
him
in
his
journey
,
so
that
hee
fell
downe
and
brake
his
necke
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1578
,
one
●●mon
Penbrooke
dwelling
in
Saint
Georges
parish
in
London
,
being
a
figure
setter
,
●nd
vehemently
suspected
to
be
a
Conjurer
,
by
the
commandement
of
the
Iudge
appeared
in
the
parish
Church
of
Saint
Saviour
at
Court
holden
there
:
where
whilest
he
was
busie
in
eutertaining
a
Proctor
,
and
leaned
his
head
upon
a
pew
a
good
space
,
the
Proctor
began
to
lift
up
his
head
to
see
what
he
ayled
,
and
found
him
departing
out
of
this
life
,
and
straightwayes
he
fell
downe
ratling
in
the
throat
,
without
speaking
any
one
word
.
This
strange
judgement
happened
before
many
witnesses
,
who
searching
him
,
found
about
him
five
devillish
books
of
conjuration
and
most
abhominable
practises
,
with
a
picture
in
tin
of
a
man
having
three
dice
in
his
hand
,
with
this
writing
,
Chance
dice
fortunately
;
and
much
other
trash
:
so
that
every
one
confessed
it
to
be
a
just
judgement
against
Sorcery
,
and
a
great
example
to
cause
others
to
feare
the
just
judgement
of
God
.
Now
let
every
one
learne
by
these
examples
to
feare
God
,
and
to
stand
firme
and
stedfast
to
his
holy
Word
,
without
turning
from
it
on
any
side
,
so
shall
he
be
safe
from
such
like
miserable
ends
as
these
wicked
varlets
come
unto
.
CHAP
XXII
.
Of
those
that
through
pride
and
vaine-glory
strove
to
usurpe
the
honour
due
unto
God
.
AForgetfull
and
unthankfull
minde
for
the
benefits
which
God
bestoweth
upon
us
,
is
a
branch
of
this
first
Commandement
,
as
well
as
those
which
went
before
:
And
this
is
when
we
ascribe
not
unto
God
the
glory
of
his
benefits
,
to
give
him
thanks
for
them
,
but
through
a
foolish
pride
extoll
our selves
higher
than
we
ought
,
presuming
above
measure
and
reason
in
our
owne
power
,
desire
to
place
our selves
in
a
higher
degree
than
is
meet
.
With
this
sond
and
foolish
affection
(
I
know
not
how
)
our
first
fathers
With
the
staine
of
this
sinne
,
most
commonly
,
the
mightiest
Potentates
of
this
world
are
defiled
,
who
although
both
by
word
and
writing
avouch
and
confesse
their
power
to
be
by
the
grace
of
God
,
yet
for
the
most
part
they
are
very
unthankfull
for
the
same
,
and
so
proud
and
high
minded
,
that
they
shew
themselves
most
obstinate
and
ungratefull
of
all
men
:
for
oftentimes
they
rob
him
of
the
honour
and
glory
which
is
peculiar
unto
himselfe
,
and
attribute
it
to
themselves
,
in
setting
forth
their
brave
and
sumptuous
shewes
and
triumphs
:
this
is
the
sinne
whereof
Nabuchadnezzar
King
of
Babell
was
reproved
;
for
God
having
bestowed
upon
him
a
kingdome
with
such
pompe
and
renowne
,
that
he
made
whole
nations
to
tremble
before
his
face
,
and
putting
many
people
in
subjection
under
him
,
he
(
in
stead
of
giving
thanks
for
these
great
benefits
)
exalted
himselfe
,
suffering
his
heart
to
swell
,
and
his
understanding
to
waxe
hard
with
pride
,
not
regarding
the
Lord
who
extolled
him
so
high
:
and
yet
notwithstanding
he
was
constrained
to
confesse
and
acknowledge
him
for
the
true
God
,
to
have
an
everlasting
Kingdome
,
and
an
infinite
power
,
as
well
by
the
forewarning
of
dreames
which
Daniel
interpreted
,
as
by
the
miraculous
deliverance
of
three
young
men
out
of
the
burning
furnace
;
therefore
as
he
walked
one
day
in
his
royall
palace
at
Babylon
,
and
vaunted
of
his
greatnesse
,
and
magnificence
,
saying
to
himselfe
,
Is
not
this
great
Babell
,
which
I
have
built
for
the
house
of
the
Kingdome
,
by
the
might
of
my
power
,
and
for
the
honour
of
my
Majesty
?
Now
whilest
the
word
was
yet
in
his
mouth
,
a
voyce
was
heard
from
heaven
,
saying
,
O
King
,
to
thee
it
is
spoken
,
Thy
Kingdome
shall
depart
from
thee
:
and
according
to
the
tenour
of
the
voyce
hee
was
immediately
deposed
from
his
royall
seat
,
spoiled
of
all
his
glory
,
driven
from
the
society
of
men
,
deprived
of
sense
,
and
made
a
companion
for
the
bruit
beasts
,
and
wilde
asses
,
eating
grasse
like
oxen
,
even
so
long
,
untill
his
haire
was
growne
stiffe
like
Eagles
feathers
,
and
his
nailes
like
the
clawes
of
birds
.
In
which
estate
he
continued
the
space
of
seven
yeares
;
even
he
that
a
little
before
was
so
proud
and
arrogant
,
and
he
that
had
conquered
so
many
kingdomes
and
nations
,
that
triumphed
over
Ierusalem
,
with
the
Kings
thereof
.
This
is
a
most
excellent
looking
glasse
for
Kings
to
behold
the
ficklenesse
and
instability
of
all
their
power
and
pomp
,
when
it
pleaseth
God
to
humble
and
bring
them
under
:
there
is
neither
Scepter
,
Crowne
,
stay
,
or
strength
of
man
,
that
is
able
to
hinder
and
turne
aside
the
hand
of
the
Almighty
,
the
King
of
Kings
,
from
abasing
and
weakning
the
most
high
and
strong
of
this
world
,
let
them
be
never
so
brave
and
jolly
,
and
bringing
them
into
a
low
,
contemptible
,
and
brutish
estate
.
Besides
this
which
we
have
already
touched
,
there
is
another
kinde
of
pride
and
presumption
most
damnable
and
detestable
of
all
;
and
it
is
when
a
man
doth
so
much
forget
himselfe
,
as
to
seise
and
take
upon
him
that
honour
which
onely
appertaineth
to
God
,
ascribing
to
himselfe
a
certaine
deity
.
One
would
hardly
thinke
that
there
were
any
such
in
the
world
,
so
proud
as
to
commit
this
sinne
,
did
not
experience
by
certaine
examples
teach
us
the
contrary
:
As
first
of
all
the
King
of
Tyre
,
whose
heart
was
so
exalted
with
the
multitude
of
riches
,
and
the
renowne
and
greatnesse
of
his
house
,
that
he
doubted
not
to
esteeme
himselfe
a
god
,
and
to
desire
majesty
and
power
correspondent
thereunto
.
For
which
presumption
God
by
King
Herod
,
sirnamed
Agrippa
,
which
put
Iames
the
brother
of
Iohn
to
Simon
Magus
,
otherwise
called
Simon
the
Samaritane
,
borne
in
a
village
Euseb.
l.
2.
c.
12.
Phil.
in
Chron.
Cen●
.
1.
l.
3.
c.
11.
called
Gitton
,
after
he
was
cursed
of
Peter
the
Apostle
,
for
offering
to
buy
the
gifts
of
the
Spirit
of
God
with
money
,
went
to
Rome
,
and
there
putting
in
practise
his
magicall
arts
,
and
working
miracles
by
the
Devill
,
was
reputed
a
god
,
and
had
an
image
erected
in
his
honour
,
with
this
inscription
,
To
Simon
the
holy
god
:
Besides
,
all
the
Samaritanes
,
and
divers
also
of
other
nations
accounted
him
no
lesse
,
as
appeared
by
the
reverence
and
honour
which
they
did
unto
him
:
insomuch
,
as
they
called
his
companion
,
or
rather
his
whore
Helena
(
for
that
was
her
profession
in
Tyre
a
city
of
Phenicia
)
the
first
mover
that
distilled
out
of
Simons
bosome
.
Now
he
,
to
foster
this
foolish
and
ridiculous
opinion
of
theirs
,
and
to
eternize
his
name
,
boasted
that
he
would
at
a
certaine
time
fly
up
into
heaven
,
which
,
as
he
attempted
to
doe
by
the
help
of
the
Devill
,
Peter
the
Apostle
commanded
the
unclean
spirit
to
cast
him
down
again
,
so
that
he
fell
upon
the
earth
and
was
bruised
to
death
,
and
proved
himselfe
thereby
to
be
no
more
than
a
mortall
,
wicked
,
and
detestable
wretch
.
Moreover
elsewhere
we
read
of
Alexander
the
Great
,
whose
courage
Oros.
lib.
3.
and
magnanimity
was
so
exceeding
great
,
that
he
enterprised
to
goe
out
of
Greece
and
set
upon
all
Asia
,
onely
with
an
army
of
two
and
thirty
thousand
footmen
,
five
hundred
horse
,
and
an
hundred
and
foure
score
ships
:
and
in
this
appointment
passing
the
seas
,
he
conquered
in
short
space
the
greatest
part
of
the
world
:
for
which
cause
he
was
represented
to
the
Prophet
Daniel
in
a
vision
,
by
the
figure
of
a
Leopard
with
wings
on
his
backe
,
to
notifie
the
great
diligence
and
speedy
expedition
which
he
used
in
compassing
so
many
sudden
and
great
victories
;
with
pride
he
was
so
soone
infected
,
that
he
would
brooke
no
equall
nor
companion
in
his
Empire
;
but
as
heaven
had
but
one
Sunne
,
so
he
thought
the
earth
ought
to
have
but
one
Monarch
,
which
was
himselfe
:
which
mind
of
his
he
made
known
by
his
answer
to
King
Darius
demanding
peace
,
and
offering
him
the
one
Just.
lib.
11.
halfe
of
his
Kingdome
to
be
quiet
;
when
he
refused
to
accord
thereunto
;
saying
,
He
scorned
to
be
a
partner
in
the
halfe
,
and
hoped
to
be
full
possessor
of
the
whole
.
After
his
first
victory
had
of
Darius
,
and
his
entrance
into
Aegypt
(
which
he
tooke
without
blowes
,
as
also
he
did
Rhodes
and
Cilicia
)
he
practised
and
suborned
the
Priests
that
ministred
at
the
Oracle
of
Hammon
,
to
make
him
be
pronounced
and
entituled
by
the
Oracle
,
The
sonne
of
Iupiter
(
which
kinde
of
jugling
and
deceit
was
common
at
that
time
.
)
Having
obtained
this
honour
,
forthwith
he
caused
himselfe
to
be
worshipped
as
a
god
,
according
to
the
custome
of
the
Kings
of
Persia
:
neither
wanted
he
flatterers
about
him
that
egged
him
forward
,
and
soothed
Iust.
lib.
12.
Curt.
lib.
8.
him
up
in
this
proud
humor
:
albeit
that
many
of
the
better
sort
endeavoured
tooth
and
nayle
to
turne
him
from
it
.
It
hapned
as
he
warred
in
India
,
he
received
so
sore
a
wound
,
that
with
paine
thereof
he
was
constrained
to
say
,
Though
he
was
the
renowned
sonne
of
Iupiter
,
yet
he
ceased
not
to
feele
the
infirmities
of
a
weake
and
diseased
body
:
finally
,
being
returned
to
Babylon
,
where
many
Embassadors
of
divers
farre
countries
,
as
of
Carthage
,
and
other
cities
in
Africa
,
Spaine
,
France
,
Sicily
,
Sardinia
,
and
certaine
cities
of
Italy
,
were
arrived
to
congratulate
his
good
successe
,
for
the
great
renowne
which
by
his
worthy
deeds
he
had
gotten
;
as
he
lay
there
taking
his
rest
many
dayes
,
and
bathing
himselfe
in
all
kinde
of
pleasure
,
one
day
after
a
great
feast
,
that
lasted
a
whole
day
and
a
night
,
in
a
banquet
after
supper
,
being
ready
to
returne
home
,
he
was
poysoned
;
when
before
hee
had
drunke
his
whole
draught
,
he
gave
a
deep
sigh
suddenly
,
as
if
hee
had
been
thrust
through
with
a
dart
,
and
was
carried
away
in
a
swoone
,
vexed
with
such
horrible
torment
,
that
had
he
not
been
restrained
,
he
would
have
killed
himselfe
.
And
on
this
manner
he
that
could
not
content
himselfe
with
the
condition
of
a
man
,
but
would
needs
climbe
above
the
clouds
,
to
goe
in
equipage
with
God
,
drunke
up
his
owne
death
,
leaving
as
suddenly
all
his
worldly
pompe
,
as
hee
had
suddenly
gotten
it
:
which
vanished
like
smoake
,
none
of
his
children
being
any
whit
the
better
for
it
.
There
was
in
Syracusa
a
city
of
Sicilia
(
which
is
now
called
Saragosse
)
a
Physitian
called
Menecrates
,
whose
folly
and
presumption
was
so
great
,
that
he
accounted
himselfe
a
god
,
and
desired
to
be
so
reputed
by
others
;
insomuch
that
he
required
no
other
wages
and
recompence
of
the
patients
which
he
tooke
in
hand
(
as
Aelianus
witnesseth
)
but
that
they
should
onely
acknowledge
him
to
be
Iupiter
,
and
call
him
so
,
and
avow
themselves
to
his
service
.
Vpon
a
time
Denis
the
tyrant
,
desirous
to
make
some
pastime
with
him
,
made
a
feast
,
and
invited
him
amongst
others
to
be
his
guest
;
but
because
he
was
a
god
,
to
doe
him
honour
answerable
to
his
name
,
he
placed
him
at
a
table
all
alone
,
and
set
before
him
no
dishes
,
but
only
a
censer
with
frankincense
,
which
was
a
proper
and
convenient
service
for
the
gods
.
This
honourable
duty
pleased
the
Physitian
very
well
at
the
first
,
so
that
he
shuffed
up
the
perfume
most
willingly
:
but
when
this
poore
god
saw
the
other
guests
eating
and
drinking
indeed
,
and
himselfe
not
being
able
to
be
fed
with
smoake
,
ready
to
starve
with
hunger
,
arose
up
and
went
away
all
inraged
in
himselfe
,
and
derided
of
others
;
having
more
need
to
purge
his
owne
braines
of
their
superfluous
humor
,
than
others
from
their
sicknesses
.
Caligula
the
first
,
Emperor
,
being
become
an
ordinary
despiser
and
open
mocker
of
all
Religion
,
it
came
presently
in
his
braine
to
beleeve
(
so
drunken
was
he
with
a
draught
of
his
owne
foolish
conceit
)
that
there
was
no
other
God
but
himselfe
;
therefore
he
caused
men
to
worship
him
,
and
to
kisse
his
hands
or
his
feet
in
token
of
reverence
(
which
honour
afterwards
the
Popes
tooke
upon
them
)
yea
and
was
so
besotted
,
that
he
went
about
by
certaine
engines
of
art
to
counterfeit
thunder
and
lightnings
:
albeit
in
all
this
pride
and
arrogancy
,
or
rather
folly
,
there
was
none
so
timerous
and
fearefull
as
he
,
or
that
could
sooner
upon
lighter
occasion
be
dismaied
.
One
day
as
he
was
by
mount
Aetna
in
Sicily
,
hearing
by
chance
the
violent
cracking
of
the
flames
which
all
that
season
ascended
out
of
the
top
of
the
hill
,
it
strucke
so
sudden
and
horrible
a
feare
into
him
,
that
he
never
ceased
flying
all
night
till
he
came
to
Phar
in
Messina
.
Every
little
thunderclap
put
him
in
feare
of
death
,
for
he
would
leap
up
and
downe
like
a
mad
man
when
he
heard
it
thunder
;
finding
himselfe
not
able
by
his
god
head
to
defend
himselfe
from
the
power
thereof
:
but
if
there
chanced
greater
cracks
than
ordinary
,
then
would
not
his
hot
bed
hold
him
,
but
needs
must
he
run
into
the
cold
floore
underneath
the
bed
,
to
hide
himselfe
.
Thus
was
hee
compelled
against
his
will
to
feare
him
whom
willingly
he
would
not
deigne
to
acknowledge
.
And
thus
it
falleth
out
with
all
wicked
miserable
Atheists
,
whose
hearts
imagine
there
is
no
God
;
and
therefore
have
so
little
assurance
in
themselves
,
that
there
need
no
thunder
and
lightening
to
amase
them
;
for
the
shaking
of
every
leafe
is
sufficient
to
make
them
tremble
:
To
conclude
,
this
Atheist
,
void
of
all
Religion
and
feare
of
God
,
and
full
of
all
prophanenesse
,
was
according
to
his
due
desert
,
murthered
by
one
of
his
servants
:
of
the
which
will
follow
more
at
large
in
the
next
booke
.
Domitian
likewise
was
so
blinded
with
pride
,
that
hee
would
be
called
Gros.
l.
7.
c.
7.
a
god
,
and
worshipped
:
of
whom
also
wee
will
speake
in
the
second
booke
.
To
these
we
may
adde
them
also
,
that
to
the
end
to
make
themselves
Dion
.
Mal.
l.
1.
Antiq.
Roman
.
feared
and
reverenced
as
gods
,
have
counterfeited
the
lightnings
and
thunders
of
heaven
,
as
we
read
of
one
Alladius
a
Latine
King
that
raigned
before
Romulus
:
who
being
a
most
wicked
Tyrant
,
and
a
contemner
of
God
,
invented
a
tricke
whereby
to
present
to
the
eare
and
eye
,
the
ratling
and
swift
shine
of
both
thunder
and
lightning
;
that
by
that
means
astonishing
his
subjects
,
he
might
be
esteemed
of
them
for
a
god
:
but
it
chanced
that
his
house
being
set
on
fire
by
true
lightning
,
and
overthrowne
with
the
violent
strength
of
tempestuous
rain
,
together
with
the
overflowing
of
a
pond
that
stood
neer
,
he
perished
by
fire
and
water
,
burnt
and
drowned
,
and
all
at
once
.
Did
not
the
King
of
Elide
the
like
,
and
to
the
same
end
also
,
by
the
devise
of
a
char●t
drawne
about
with
foure
horses
,
wherein
were
certain
yron-works
,
Diod.
lib.
4.
which
with
wrinching
about
gave
an
horrible
sound
resembling
thunder
,
and
torches
and
squibs
which
hee
caused
to
be
throwne
about
like
lightnings
,
in
such
sort
,
that
hee
oftentimes
burnt
the
beholders
:
and
in
this
manner
he
went
up
and
downe
braving
it
,
especially
over
an
yron
bridge
which
he
had
of
purpose
built
to
passe
and
repasse
over
at
his
pleasure
;
untill
Gods
long
suffering
could
not
endure
any
longer
such
outragious
and
presumptuous
madnesse
,
but
sent
a
thunderbolt
from
heaven
upon
his
head
,
that
all
the
world
might
see
by
his
destruction
,
the
exceeding
folly
and
vaine
pride
which
bewitched
him
in
his
life
time
:
which
history
the
Poet
in
the
person
of
Sibylla
,
setteth
downe
to
this
effect
:
I
saw
Salmon
in
cruell
torments
lie
,
For
counterfeiting
thunder
of
the
skie
,
cleere
lightning
:
whilst
with
torches
bright
,
Drawne
with
foure
steeds
,
and
brandished
his
light
,
He
rode
triumphantly
through
Elis
streats
,
And
made
all
Grecia
wonder
at
his
feats
.
Thinking
to
win
the
honour
of
a
god
,
(
Mad
as
he
was
)
by
scattering
fire
abroad
.
With
brazen
engines
,
and
with
courses
faigning
,
A
noyse
like
that
which
in
the
clouds
is
raigning
,
And
no
where
else
:
but
God
from
thickest
skie
,
No
torch
,
but
such
a
thunderbolt
let
flie
At
him
,
that
headlong
whirld
him
from
his
Cell
,
And
tumbled
downe
into
the
deepest
Hell
.
Thus
this
arrogant
King
was
punished
according
to
the
quality
of
his
offence
,
even
in
the
same
kinde
wherein
he
offended
:
which
thing
though
it
be
found
written
in
a
Poet
,
yet
ought
not
be
rejected
for
an
old
wives
tale
,
seeing
it
is
not
incredible
,
that
a
King
might
make
such
pastimes
and
yron-crashing
noises
,
nor
that
he
might
be
justly
punished
for
the
same
:
and
the
rather
,
because
Caligula
did
the
like
,
as
we
have
heard
before
.
And
wee
read
also
,
that
one
Arthemesius
,
in
the
time
of
the
Emperour
Iustinian
,
counterfeited
Agath
.
lib.
5.
●el
.
Gothu
.
by
certain
engines
and
devises
,
in
his
owne
house
in
Constantinople
,
such
earthquakes
,
lightenings
,
and
thunders
,
that
would
astonish
a
wise
braine
to
heare
or
behold
them
on
a
sudden
.
But
above
all
others
that
by
darkning
the
glory
of
God
,
to
increase
their
own
power
,
have
proudly
exalted
themselves
against
him
,
the
Popes
are
the
ring-leaders
,
whose
unbridled
boldnes
hath
bin
so
much
the
more
impudent
and
pernitious
;
for
that
in
terming
themselves
the
servants
of
the
servants
of
God
,
in
word
,
in
deed
,
take
unto
them
the
authority
and
power
of
God
himselfe
:
as
of
pardoning
and
absolving
sinnes
,
creating
lawes
and
ordinances
at
their
pleasure
,
in
binding
or
unbinding
mens
consciences
;
which
things
appertaine
to
God
onely
.
Nay
they
have
been
so
brazen-faced
,
as
to
command
angels
and
devils
,
as
Clement
the
fifth
did
in
one
of
his
buls
:
so
impudent
as
to
be
carried
like
Idols
upon
their
vassals
shoulders
,
and
weare
three
crownes
upon
their
heads
;
so
proud
and
arrogant
,
as
to
constraine
Kings
and
Emperours
to
kisse
their
feet
,
to
make
them
their
vassals
,
to
usurp
lordship
and
dominion
over
them
,
and
all
their
lands
and
possessions
,
and
to
dispossesse
whom
they
like
not
,
of
Kingdomes
,
and
install
in
their
roome
whom
they
please
;
and
all
this
by
the
thunder
of
excommunication
,
whereby
they
make
themselves
feared
and
stood
in
awe
of
.
By
which
dealing
of
theirs
,
they
verifie
in
themselves
that
which
the
Scripture
speaketh
of
Antichrist
,
which
is
the
man
of
sinne
,
the
sonne
of
perdition
,
an
adversary
,
This
it
is
to
over-reach
the
clouds
,
and
not
content
with
earthly
power
,
Sabel
.
Aenead
.
9.
lib.
7.
John
le
Maire
de
Besges
.
Nich.
Gyles
,
of
the
Chronicles
of
France
.
to
usurp
a
supremacy
and
preheminence
over
Kings
:
such
was
the
pride
of
Pope
Boniface
the
eighth
,
when
he
sent
an
embassage
to
Philip
the
Faire
,
King
of
France
,
to
command
him
to
take
upon
him
an
expedition
against
the
Sarazens
beyond
the
sea
,
upon
paine
of
forfeiting
of
his
Kingdome
into
his
hands
;
and
when
having
his
sword
by
his
side
he
shamed
not
to
say
,
that
he
alone
,
and
none
else
,
was
Emperour
and
Lord
of
all
the
world
:
in
demonstration
whereof
,
he
bestowed
the
Empire
upon
Duke
Albert
,
together
with
the
Crowne
of
France
;
and
not
content
herewith
,
his
insolency
was
so
importunate
,
that
he
charged
Philip
the
Faire
to
acknowledge
himselfe
to
be
his
subject
in
all
causes
,
as
well
spirituall
as
temporall
,
and
to
levy
a
subfidy
for
his
holinesse
out
of
his
clergy
,
disabling
his
authority
in
bestowing
Church
livings
,
which
prerogative
he
challenged
to
his
See
:
the
conclusion
of
this
bull
was
in
these
words
:
Aliud
credentes
fatuos
reputamus
;
as
much
to
say
,
as
,
whosoever
is
of
another
mind
than
this
,
we
esteeme
him
a
foole
.
Whereunto
the
King
answered
in
this
wise
,
Philippus
Dei
,
gratia
Francorum
Rex
,
Bonifacio
se
gerenti
pro
summo
pontifice
salutem
modicam
sive
nullam
.
Sciat
tua
maxima
fatuitas
,
in
temporalibus
nos
alicui
non
subesse
,
Ecclesiarum
&
Prebendarum
vacantium
collationem
ad
nos
jure
regio
pertinere
:
secus
autem
credentes
fatuos
reputamus
deviantes
.
In
English
thus
:
Philip
by
the
grace
of
God
King
of
France
,
to
Boniface
bearing
himselfe
for
Pope
,
little
or
no
health
.
Be
it
knowne
to
thy
exceeding
great
foolishnesse
,
that
we
in
temperall
affaires
are
subject
to
none
,
that
the
bestowing
of
Benefices
belongs
to
us
by
our
royall
right
:
and
if
there
be
any
that
thinke
otherwise
,
we
hold
them
for
erroneous
fools
.
A
memorable
answer
,
well
beseeming
a
true
royall
and
French
heart
.
Immediately
he
assembled
together
a
nationall
Councell
of
all
the
Barons
and
Prelates
within
his
dominion
,
at
Paris
,
wherein
Boniface
being
pronounced
an
Hereticke
,
a
Symonist
,
and
a
Manslayer
,
it
was
agreed
upon
by
a
joint
consent
,
that
the
King
should
doe
no
more
obeisance
,
but
reject
as
nothing
worth
,
whatsoever
he
should
impose
.
Wherefore
the
King
to
tame
his
proud
and
malitious
nature
,
dispatched
secretly
two
hundred
men
at
armes
under
the
conduct
of
one
Captaine
Noguard
,
towards
Avian
in
Naples
(
whither
his
Holinesse
was
fled
for
feare
of
divers
whose
houses
and
castles
he
had
caused
to
be
rased
downe
)
there
to
surprise
him
on
a
sudden
:
which
stratagem
they
speedily
performed
,
and
carried
him
prisoner
to
Rome
,
where
he
died
most
miserably
.
Peter
Mesie
a
Spanish
Gentleman
of
Sevill
,
saith
in
many
of
his
Lectures
,
that
he
died
in
prison
inraged
with
famine
.
Nicholas
Gilles
in
his
first
volume
of
French
Chronicles
reporteth
,
that
he
died
in
the
castle
Saint
Angelo
,
through
a
fluxe
of
his
belly
,
which
cast
him
into
a
frenzy
,
that
he
gnew
off
his
owne
hands
,
and
that
at
the
houre
of
his
death
there
were
heard
horrible
thunders
,
and
tempests
,
and
lightenings
round
about
:
this
is
he
in
whose
honour
this
fine
Epitaph
was
made
:
Intravit
ut
Vulpes
,
regnavit
ut
Leo
,
mortuus
est
ut
Canis
,
He
entred
like
Sabel
.
Aenead
.
9.
lib.
7.
a
Fox
,
raigned
like
a
Lyon
,
and
dyed
like
a
Dog
.
And
this
was
he
that
on
the
first
day
of
Lent
giving
ashes
to
the
Bishop
of
Genes
,
in
stead
of
using
the
ordinary
forme
of
speech
,
which
is
,
Memento
homo
quòd
cinis
es
,
&
in
cinerem
converter
is
,
Remember
man
that
thou
art
ashes
,
and
into
ashes
thou
shalt
returne
said
in
despight
and
mockery
,
Memento
homo
quia
Gibellinus
es
,
&
cum
Gibellinis
in
cinerem
converter
is
:
Rember
that
thou
art
a
Gibelline
,
and
together
with
the
Gibellines
thou
shalt
be
turned
into
ashes
:
and
in
stead
of
laying
the
ashes
upon
his
forehead
,
threw
them
into
his
eyes
,
and
forthwith
deprived
him
of
his
Bishopricke
,
and
would
have
done
worse
,
if
it
had
been
in
his
power
:
marke
what
little
account
this
holy
father
himselfe
made
of
these
ceremonies
;
and
therefore
it
is
no
marvell
if
others
mocke
at
them
,
seeing
the
Popes
themselves
make
them
but
matters
of
pastime
.
If
it
be
so
therefore
,
that
no
man
ought
to
arrogate
to
himselfe
any
title
of
deity
,
then
consequently
it
is
no
lesse
unlawfull
to
give
that
divine
honour
to
any
other
mortall
creature
;
and
therefore
the
people
of
Caesarea
faulted
greatly
,
when
blasphemously
they
called
King
Herod
a
god
,
as
hath
been
declared
before
.
Likewise
it
was
high
and
proud
presumption
in
the
Senat
of
Rome
,
not
to
receive
any
god
to
their
Common-wealth
,
without
their
owne
fore-approbation
and
consent
.
As
if
that
God
could
not
maintaine
his
dignity
,
nor
stand
without
the
good
liking
and
assent
of
men
;
or
as
if
that
man
could
defie
whom
he
li●ted
,
which
is
a
most
ridiculous
and
absurd
thing
.
And
thus
the
Romanes
in
time
of
Tiberius
consecrating
Among
all
the
vanities
of
the
Athenians
,
this
was
one
worthy
noting
,
how
they
ordained
,
that
Demetrius
,
Alexanders
successor
(
for
re-establishing
their
popular
and
antient
liberty
)
with
his
father
Antigonus
,
should
be
called
Kings
,
and
honoured
with
the
title
of
Saving
gods
,
and
to
have
a
Priest
that
should
offer
sacrifice
unto
them
:
and
moreover
caused
their
pictures
to
be
drawne
in
the
same
banner
where
the
pictures
of
Iupiter
and
Minerva
(
the
protectors
of
their
city
)
were
drawne
in
broidered
worke
:
but
this
goodly
banner
as
it
was
carried
about
in
procession
,
was
rent
in
pieces
by
a
tempestuous
storme
that
arose
suddenly
.
God
thereby
manifesting
how
odious
and
displeasant
both
this
new
and
old
superstition
was
in
his
sight
:
besides
that
,
doe
but
consider
the
laudable
vertues
that
so
commended
this
new
god
Demetrius
,
to
make
them
honour
him
in
such
sort
;
they
were
violence
and
cruelties
,
intemperance
,
with
all
inordinate
lasciviousnesse
,
villanies
,
and
whoredomes
:
so
that
it
was
no
marvell
if
they
had
made
him
a
god
,
being
unworthy
altogether
of
humane
society
.
This
new
found
god
having
gotten
a
great
victory
by
sea
,
as
he
triumphed
and
braved
it
with
ships
after
the
same
,
was
so
shattered
with
a
sudden
tempest
,
that
the
greatest
part
of
his
navy
went
to
wrecke
,
and
afterwards
was
vanquished
by
Seleuchus
in
a
battell
,
wherein
his
father
Antigonus
was
slaine
:
and
when
he
thought
to
returne
to
Athens
,
they
shut
their
gates
upon
him
,
whom
a
little
before
they
had
canonized
for
a
god
:
for
which
cause
he
raised
war
against
them
,
and
so
wearied
them
with
onsets
on
each
side
,
and
so
inclosed
them
both
by
sea
and
land
,
that
being
brought
to
extreame
famine
and
necessity
,
they
were
compelled
to
entertain
him
again
,
and
to
behold
the
horrible
outrages
of
their
owne
made
god
,
to
their
griefe
and
confusion
.
But
not
long
after
,
Seleuchus
once
againe
damped
his
courage
,
insomuch
that
having
lived
three
yeares
in
a
countrey
of
Syria
,
like
a
banished
outlaw
;
for
feare
to
be
delivered
into
his
hands
,
and
weary
of
his
owne
life
,
he
stuffed
himselfe
so
with
food
,
that
he
burst
in
pieces
.
Therefore
let
every
man
learne
by
these
examples
,
not
to
translate
the
honour
and
majesty
of
God
to
any
creature
,
but
to
leave
it
to
him
alone
,
who
is
jealous
thereof
,
and
will
not
(
as
the
Prophet
saith
)
give
his
glory
unto
another
.
CHAP.
XXIII
.
Of
Epicures
,
and
Atheists
.
AS
touching
voluptuous
Epicures
and
cursed
Atheists
,
that
deny
the
providence
of
God
,
beleeve
not
the
immortality
of
the
soule
,
think
there
is
no
such
thing
as
life
to
come
,
and
consequently
impugn
all
divinity
,
living
in
this
world
like
bruit
beasts
and
like
dogs
and
swine
,
wallowing
in
all
sensuality
;
they
doe
also
strike
themselves
against
this
commandement
,
by
going
about
to
wipe
out
and
deface
the
knowledge
of
God
;
and
if
it
were
possible
,
to
extinguish
his
very
Essence
;
wherein
they
shew
themselves
more
than
mad
and
brutish
,
whereas
notwithstanding
all
the
evident
testimonies
of
the
vertue
,
bounty
,
wisedome
,
and
eternall
power
of
God
,
which
they
dayly
see
with
their
eyes
,
and
feele
in
themselves
,
doe
neverthelesse
strive
to
quench
his
light
of
nature
,
which
enlighteneth
and
perswadeth
them
and
all
Nations
of
this
,
There
is
a
God
,
by
whom
we
live
,
move
,
and
have
our
being
;
who
although
in
his
Essence
is
invisible
,
Vide
li.
1.
c.
20.
Lucian
,
Porp●yry
,
●ulian
,
&c.
Bale
.
Atheisme
is
evidently
and
notoriously
knowne
and
talked
of
by
every
one
.
Hereof
Pope
Leo
the
tenth
,
a
Florentine
by
birth
,
may
serve
for
an
example
:
who
as
he
was
a
very
effeminate
person
,
given
to
all
manner
of
delights
and
pleasure
,
having
no
other
care
but
of
himselfe
,
and
his
owne
filthy
carkasses
ease
;
so
had
he
no
more
taste
at
all
,
nor
feeling
of
God
and
his
holy
Word
,
than
a
dog
:
he
made
the
promises
and
threats
contained
in
holy
Scripture
,
and
all
else
that
we
beleeve
,
matter
to
laugh
at
,
and
things
frivolous
and
of
no
weight
;
mocking
at
the
simplicity
,
the
faith
,
and
beleefe
of
Christians
:
for
one
day
when
Cardinall
Bembus
(
who
also
shewed
himselfe
to
be
none
of
the
best
Christians
in
the
world
,
by
his
Venetian
history
,
where
as
ost
as
he
speaketh
of
God
be
useth
the
plurall
number
,
after
the
manner
of
heathen
writers
)
alleadged
a
place
out
of
the
Gospell
,
his
damnable
impudency
was
so
great
as
to
reply
,
That
this
fable
of
Christ
had
brought
to
him
and
such
as
he
,
no
little
profit
.
Oh
stinking
and
cursed
throat
to
belch
out
such
monstrous
blasphemy
!
doe
not
these
speeches
bewray
a
villanous
and
abhominable
Atheist
,
if
ever
any
were
?
Is
not
this
to
declare
himselfe
openly
to
be
Antichrist
?
For
he
is
Antichrist
which
denieth
Iesus
to
be
Christ
,
and
which
denieth
the
Father
and
the
Sonne
,
according
as
Saint
Iohn
saith
.
Albeit
in
the
meane
while
this
cursed
Pope
Iulius
the
third
was
one
of
the
same
stampe
,
nothing
inferiour
to
the
former
in
all
manner
of
dissolute
and
infamous
living
,
and
vile
and
cursed
talke
,
making
knowne
by
his
impiety
,
that
he
had
none
other
god
but
Vide
lib.
1.
cap.
21.
Heresie
.
his
belly
,
and
that
he
was
none
of
Christs
fold
,
but
one
of
Epicures
crew
;
he
was
such
a
glutton
,
and
so
passionate
in
his
lusts
,
and
so
prophane
a
despiser
of
God
and
his
Word
,
that
once
at
supper
being
inraged
,
and
blaspheming
because
they
had
not
served
in
a
cold
Peacocke
which
he
commanded
to
be
kept
whole
at
dinner
,
though
there
were
other
hot
on
the
table
;
a
Cardinall
that
was
present
,
desired
him
not
to
be
so
moved
for
so
small
a
trifle
:
What
(
quoth
he
)
if
it
pleased
God
to
be
so
angry
for
eating
of
an
apple
,
as
to
thrust
Adam
and
Eve
out
of
paradise
,
should
not
I
which
am
his
Vicar
be
angry
for
a
Peacocke
,
which
is
far
more
worth
than
any
apple
?
See
how
this
wicked
wretch
prophaned
the
holy
Scripture
,
and
like
an
Epicure
and
Atheist
mocked
God
:
but
he
died
of
the
gout
,
after
he
had
been
long
plagued
with
it
,
together
with
other
diseases
,
leaving
none
other
good
name
behind
him
,
save
the
report
of
a
most
wicked
and
abhominable
man
.
Philip
Strozze
,
whom
Paulus
Iovius
reporteth
to
have
bin
commonly
bruited
Cosimus
Medius
,
the
Prince
of
that
Commonwealth
,
(
against
whom
this
Philip
had
enterprized
to
make
warre
)
and
being
in
prison
,
he
killed
himselfe
with
the
sword
of
a
Spaniard
his
keeper
,
which
by
oversight
he
had
left
behinde
,
setting
the
point
against
his
throat
,
and
falling
downe
upon
it
:
so
may
all
Atheists
perish
and
come
to
naught
.
Francis
Rabelais
having
suckt
up
also
this
poison
,
used
like
a
prophane
villain
,
to
make
all
Religion
a
matter
to
laugh
and
mocke
at
;
but
God
deprived
him
of
his
sences
,
that
as
he
had
led
a
brutish
life
,
so
he
might
die
a
brutish
death
;
for
he
died
mocking
all
those
that
talked
of
God
,
or
made
mention
of
mercy
in
his
eares
.
How
miserable
was
the
end
of
Periers
the
author
of
that
detestable
book
intituled
Symbolum
mundi
,
wherein
he
openly
mocked
at
God
and
his
Religion
,
even
finally
he
fell
into
despaire
,
and
notwithstanding
all
that
guarded
him
,
killed
himselfe
.
Iodelle
also
a
French
tragicall
Poet
,
being
an
Epicure
and
Atheist
,
made
a
very
tragicall
and
most
pittifull
end
;
for
he
died
in
great
misery
and
distresse
,
even
pined
to
death
,
after
he
had
rioted
out
all
his
substance
,
and
consumed
his
patrimony
.
Ligneroles
the
Courtier
,
to
make
himselfe
seeme
a
man
of
service
,
made
open
profession
of
Atheisme
;
but
his
end
and
destruction
came
from
thence
whence
he
looked
for
credit
and
advancement
.
To
bring
the
matter
to
an
end
,
I
will
here
set
downe
a
notable
and
strange
thing
that
chanced
in
the
raigne
of
Lewis
the
ninth
(
as
Enguerran
de
Monstrelet
in
his
second
volume
of
Histories
recordeth
it
)
upon
the
fifteenth
day
of
Iune
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
God
1464
,
there
happened
a
strange
thing
in
the
Palace
at
Paris
:
So
it
was
,
that
there
was
a
matter
in
law
to
be
tried
betwixt
the
Bishop
of
Angiers
,
and
a
rich
citicen
,
whom
the
Bishop
charged
to
have
spoken
before
many
witnesses
,
that
he
beleeved
not
that
there
was
either
God
or
Devill
,
Heaven
or
Hell
.
Now
whilst
the
Bishops
Lawyer
laid
to
his
charge
these
things
,
the
place
began
to
tremble
very
much
wherein
they
were
,
and
a
stone
fell
downe
from
the
roof
amongst
them
all
,
without
hurting
any
;
yet
every
man
was
sore
afraid
,
and
departed
out
of
the
house
untill
the
morrow
;
then
the
matter
was
begun
againe
to
be
pleaded
,
which
was
no
sooner
in
hand
,
but
the
chamber
began
afresh
to
shake
,
and
one
of
the
summers
came
forth
of
his
mortisehole
,
falling
downwards
two
foot
,
and
there
stayed
:
so
that
all
that
were
within
the
hall
looking
to
have
been
slaine
outright
,
ran
out
so
violently
,
that
some
left
behinde
them
their
caps
,
others
their
hoods
,
others
their
slippers
:
summarily
,
glad
was
he
that
could
get
out
first
;
neither
durst
they
plead
any
more
causes
in
that
place
untill
it
were
mended
.
Thus
much
reporteth
Enguerran
,
without
mention
of
any
decision
of
that
matter
.
Now
forasmuch
as
nothing
happeneth
by
chance
,
it
is
most
likely
that
God
by
that
accident
would
give
us
to
understand
,
both
how
monstrous
and
detestable
all
such
speeches
are
,
as
also
how
men
ought
to
feare
and
abhorre
them
,
seeing
that
the
dumbe
and
sencelesse
creatures
,
and
wood
,
beams
,
planks
,
and
stones
,
and
the
earth
it self
(
by
nature
stedfast
and
fixed
)
are
so
far
from
enduring
them
,
that
they
are
moved
withall
.
There
was
a
certaine
blasphemous
wretch
,
that
on
a
time
being
with
his
companions
in
a
common
lnne
,
carowsing
and
making
merry
,
asked
them
,
Discipulus
de
temp.
s●rm
.
132.
if
they
thought
a
man
was
possessed
with
a
soule
or
no
?
Whereunto
when
some
replyed
,
That
the
soules
of
men
were
immortall
,
and
that
some
of
them
after
release
from
the
body
lived
in
heaven
,
others
in
Hell
(
for
so
the
Writings
of
the
Prophets
and
Apostles
instructed
them
)
hee
answered
and
swore
,
that
he
thought
it
nothing
so
;
but
rather
that
there
was
no
soule
in
man
to
survive
the
body
,
but
that
heaven
and
hell
were
meere
fables
,
and
inventions
of
Priests
to
get
gaine
by
;
and
for
himselfe
,
he
was
ready
to
sell
his
soule
to
any
that
would
buy
it
:
then
one
of
his
companions
tooke
up
a
cup
of
wine
and
said
,
Sell
me
thy
soule
for
this
cup
of
wine
:
Which
he
receiving
,
bad
him
take
his
soule
;
and
dranke
up
the
wine
.
Now
Satan
himselfe
was
there
in
a
mans
shape
(
as
commonly
he
is
never
far
from
such
meetings
)
and
bought
it
againe
of
the
other
at
the
same
price
,
and
by
and
by
bad
him
give
him
his
soule
;
the
whole
company
affirming
it
was
meet
he
should
have
it
,
since
he
had
bought
it
,
not
perceiving
the
Devill
:
but
presently
he
laying
hold
of
this
souleseller
,
carried
him
into
the
aire
before
them
all
,
toward
his
own
habitation
,
to
the
great
astonishment
and
amasement
of
the
beholders
;
and
from
that
day
to
this
he
was
never
heard
of
,
but
tryed
to
his
pain
that
men
had
soules
,
and
that
hell
was
no
fable
,
according
to
his
godlesse
and
prophane
opinion
.
Pherecides
(
by
birth
a
Syrian
,
a
tragicall
Poet
and
a
Philosopher
by
profession
)
Aelianus
de
Var.
bist
.
l.
4.
boasted
impudently
against
his
schollers
of
his
prosperity
,
learning
and
wisedome
;
saying
,
that
although
he
offered
no
sacrifices
unto
the
gods
,
yet
he
led
a
more
quiet
and
prosperous
life
,
than
those
that
were
addicted
to
Religion
,
and
therefore
he
passed
not
for
any
such
vanity
.
But
ere
long
his
impiety
was
justly
revenged
;
for
the
Lord
struck
him
with
such
a
strange
disease
,
that
out
of
his
body
issued
such
a
slimy
and
filthy
sweat
,
and
engendred
such
a
number
of
lice
and
wormes
,
that
his
bowels
being
consumed
by
them
,
he
died
most
miserably
.
At
Hambourgh
not
long
since
there
lived
an
impious
wretch
,
that
despised
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1502
there
lived
one
Hermannus
Biswicke
,
a
A
certaine
rich
man
at
Holberstadium
abounding
with
all
manner
of
earthly
commodities
,
gave
himselfe
so
much
to
his
pleasure
,
that
he
became
Not
inferior
to
any
of
the
former
in
Atheisme
and
impiety
,
and
equall
to
all
in
manner
of
punishment
,
was
one
of
our
owne
nation
,
of
fresh
and
late
memory
,
called
Marlin
,
by
profession
a
scholler
,
brought
up
from
his
Another
also
of
our
owne
nation
is
not
to
be
overpassed
,
who
for
an
Atheist
and
an
Epicure
might
compare
with
any
of
the
former
,
and
for
the
judgement
of
God
upon
him
doth
give
place
to
none
.
It
was
a
gentleman
of
Barkshire
,
whose
name
I
forbeare
to
expresse
,
a
man
of
great
possessions
.
This
man
was
an
open
contemner
of
God
and
all
Religion
,
a
profest
Atheist
,
and
a
scorner
of
the
Word
of
God
and
Sacraments
;
insomuch
,
as
I
have
heard
reported
of
very
credible
persons
,
being
a
witnesse
at
the
baptising
of
a
childe
,
he
would
needs
have
it
called
Beelzebub
.
Besides
this
,
he
was
given
over
to
all
sensuality
of
the
flesh
,
keeping
in
his
house
continually
notorious
strumpets
,
and
that
openly
without
shame
:
his
mouth
was
so
accustomed
to
swearing
,
that
he
could
scarse
speake
without
an
oath
.
This
miserable
man
,
or
rather
beast
,
having
continued
long
in
this
damnable
course
of
life
,
at
last
Gods
heavy
vengeance
found
him
out
:
for
upon
a
certain
day
riding
abroad
a
hunting
with
another
companion
,
as
they
were
discoursing
of
many
vaine
matters
,
it
pleased
Almighty
God
of
a
sudden
to
strike
him
with
sudden
death
:
for
falling
suddenly
to
the
crupper
of
his
horse
backward
,
he
was
taken
downe
starke
dead
,
with
his
tongue
hanging
out
of
his
mouth
after
a
fearfull
manner
,
and
became
a
terrible
example
to
all
wicked
Atheists
,
of
Gods
justice
.
Hither
I
might
adde
the
examples
of
others
,
who
having
been
in
high
places
of
favour
in
former
times
,
are
fallen
like
Lucifer
from
their
heaven
,
that
is
,
their
worldly
felicity
,
and
live
like
him
in
chaines
of
imprisonments
.
These
had
wont
(
being
in
their
bravery
)
to
mocke
at
all
Religion
,
and
to
make
themselves
merry
with
scoffing
at
the
holy
Scripture
,
but
the
Lord
hath
brought
them
downe
,
and
plucked
the
feathers
of
their
pride
,
to
teach
them
to
know
there
is
a
God
,
and
that
Religion
is
no
matter
of
policy
,
but
Gods
owne
ordinance
,
to
bring
men
to
blessednesse
;
and
let
them
be
assured
,
if
they
repent
not
,
the
Lord
will
yet
further
execute
his
vengeance
upon
them
,
and
make
them
more
manifest
spectacles
of
his
justice
.
Many
more
moderne
and
home-bred
examples
I
could
adde
;
of
some
that
were
hanged
,
some
that
died
desperate
,
some
that
were
deprived
of
their
senses
,
having
been
notorious
Atheists
and
Epicures
in
their
lives
;
but
I
hope
these
already
named
are
sufficient
to
prove
,
that
the
Lord
of
heaven
observeth
the
wayes
of
men
,
and
rewardeth
every
man
according
to
his
works
,
especially
such
as
strive
to
deny
his
Essence-or
his
sonne
Christ
.
I
would
to
God
(
and
I
pray
it
from
my
heart
)
that
all
Atheists
in
this
Realme
,
and
in
the
world
beside
,
would
by
the
remembrance
and
consideration
of
these
examples
either
forsake
their
horrible
impiety
,
or
that
they
might
in
like
manner
come
to
destruction
;
and
so
that
abominable
sin
which
so
flourisheth
amongst
men
of
greatest
name
,
might
either
be
quite
extinguished
and
rooted
out
,
or
at
least
smothered
and
kept
under
,
that
i●
durst
not
shew
it
head
any
more
in
the
worlds
eye
.
CHAP
XXII
.
Touching
the
transgressors
of
the
second
Commandement
,
by
Idolatry
.
WE
have
hitherto
seene
how
and
in
what
sort
they
,
that
either
by
malice
,
or
impiety
,
or
Apostasie
,
or
heresie
,
or
otherwise
have
transgressed
the
first
Commandement
have
been
punished
:
Let
us
now
consider
the
judgements
that
have
befallen
Idolaters
,
the
breakers
of
the
second
Commandement
.
But
before
we
proceed
,
wee
must
know
,
that
as
it
is
required
of
us
by
the
first
Commandement
,
to
hold
God
for
our
true
and
onely
God
,
to
repose
all
our
whole
trust
and
confidence
in
him
,
and
call
upon
him
,
serve
and
worship
him
alone
;
so
in
the
second
to
this
the
contrary
to
this
is
forbidden
;
which
is
,
to
doe
any
manner
of
service
,
honour
,
and
reverence
by
devotion
to
Idols
,
forasmuch
he
is
a
Spirit
(
that
is
to
say
,
of
a
spirituall
nature
and
Essence
,
which
is
infinite
and
incomprehensible
)
so
loveth
he
a
spirituall
To
whom
will
you
liken
God
,
or
what
similitude
will
you
set
up
unto
him
:
Therefore
if
it
be
not
Gods
will
,
that
under
pretence
and
colour
of
his
owne
name
,
any
Image
or
picture
should
be
adored
(
being
a
thing
not
only
inconvenient
,
but
also
absurd
and
unseemly
)
much
lesse
can
hee
abide
to
have
them
worshipped
under
the
name
and
title
of
any
creature
whatsoever
.
And
for
this
cause
gave
he
the
second
Commandement
,
Thou
shalt
not
make
to
thy selfe
any
graven
Image
&c.
which
prohibition
And
albeit
that
after
all
this
,
being
brought
by
him
into
the
land
of
promise
,
he
had
forbidden
and
threatned
them
,
for
cleaving
to
the
Idols
of
the
nations
,
whose
land
they
possessed
,
yet
were
they
so
prone
to
Idolatry
,
that
notwithstanding
all
this
,
they
fell
to
serve
Baal
and
Astaroth
:
wherefore
the
fire
of
Gods
wrath
was
inflamed
against
them
,
and
he
gave
them
over
to
be
a
spoyle
and
prey
unto
their
enemies
on
every
side
,
so
that
for
many
yeares
,
sometimes
the
Moabites
oppressed
them
,
otherwhiles
the
Madianites
,
and
ever
after
the
death
of
any
of
their
Iudges
and
Rulers
which
God
raised
up
for
their
deliverance
,
some
grievous
punishment
befell
them
:
for
then
(
being
without
law
or
government
)
every
man
did
that
which
seemed
good
in
his
owne
eyes
,
and
so
turned
aside
from
the
right
way
.
Now
albeit
these
examples
may
seeme
to
have
some
affinity
with
Apostasie
,
yet
because
the
ignorance
and
rudenesse
of
the
people
was
rather
the
cause
of
their
falling
away
from
God
,
than
any
wilfull
affection
that
raigned
in
them
,
therefore
we
place
them
in
this
ranke
,
as
well
as
they
have
bin
alwaies
brought
up
and
nuzled
in
Idolatry
.
One
of
this
c●●w
was
Ochosias
King
of
Iuda
,
sonne
of
Ioram
,
who
having
And
to
be
short
,
Idolatry
hath
been
the
decay
and
ruine
of
the
kingdome
of
Iuda
,
as
at
all
other
times
,
so
especially
under
Ioachas
sonne
of
Iosias
,
And
not
long
after
,
it
was
utterly
destroyed
by
the
forces
of
Nabuchadnezzar
King
of
Babel
,
that
came
against
Ierusalem
and
tooke
it
,
and
carried
U
idel
.
1.
c.
19
to
more
or
lesse
plagues
and
incumbrances
.
Nadab
,
Ieroboams
sonne
,
being
nuzled
and
nurtured
up
in
Idoll
worship
,
As
for
Achab
,
he
multiplied
Idolatry
in
Israel
,
and
committed
more
wickednesse
than
all
his
predecessors
,
wherefore
the
wrath
of
God
was
stretched
out
against
him
and
his
;
for
he
himselfe
was
wounded
to
death
in
battell
by
the
Syrians
,
his
son
Ioram
slain
by
Iehu
,
and
threescore
and
ten
of
his
children
put
to
death
in
Samaria
by
their
governors
and
chiefe
of
the
city
,
sending
their
heads
in
baskets
to
Iehu
.
Above
all
,
a
most
notable
and
manifest
example
of
Gods
judgement
was
seene
in
the
death
of
Iezabel
his
wife
,
that
had
been
his
spurre
and
provoker
to
all
mischiefe
,
when
by
her
Eunuchs
and
most
trusty
servants
,
at
the
commandement
of
Iehu
,
she
was
throwne
downe
out
of
a
window
,
and
trampled
under
the
horse
feet
,
and
last
of
all
devoured
of
dogs
.
Moreover
,
the
greatest
number
of
the
kings
of
Israel
that
succeeded
him
,
were
murthered
one
after
another
:
so
that
the
kingdome
fell
to
such
a
low
decline
,
that
it
became
first
tributary
to
the
King
of
Assyria
,
and
afterward
invaded
and
subverted
by
him
,
and
the
inhabitants
transported
into
his
land
,
whence
they
never
returned
,
but
remained
scattered
here
and
there
like
vagabonds
,
and
all
for
their
abhominable
Idolatry
.
Which
ought
to
be
a
lesson
to
all
people
,
Princes
,
and
Kings
,
that
seeing
that
God
spared
not
these
two
Realmes
of
Iuda
and
Israel
,
but
destroyed
and
rooted
them
out
from
the
earth
,
much
lesse
will
he
spare
any
other
kingdome
and
Monarchy
which
continue
by
their
Images
and
Idol-worship
,
to
stirre
up
his
indignation
against
them
.
CHAP.
XXV
.
Of
many
evils
that
have
come
upon
Christendome
for
Idolatry
.
IF
we
consider
and
search
out
the
cause
of
the
ruine
of
the
East
Empire
,
and
of
so
many
famous
and
flourishing
Churches
as
were
before
time
in
the
greatest
part
of
Europe
,
and
namely
in
Greece
,
we
shall
finde
that
Idolatry
hath
been
the
cause
of
all
:
for
even
as
it
got
footing
and
increase
in
their
dominions
,
so
equally
did
the
power
of
Saracens
and
Turkish
tyranny
take
root
and
foundation
among
them
,
and
prospered
so
well
,
that
the
rest
of
the
world
trembled
at
the
report
thereof
;
God
having
raised
and
fortified
them
,
as
before
time
he
had
done
the
Assyrians
and
Babylonians
,
as
whips
and
scourges
to
chasten
the
people
and
Nations
of
the
world
that
wickedly
had
abused
his
holy
Gospel
,
and
bearing
the
name
of
Christians
,
had
become
Idolaters
:
for
no
other
name
than
this
can
be
given
them
,
that
in
devotion
doe
any
manner
of
homage
to
Images
and
pictures
,
whatsoever
may
superficially
be
alleadged
to
the
contrary
.
For
be
it
the
Image
either
of
Prophet
,
Apostle
,
or
Christ
Iesus
himselfe
,
yet
it
is
necessary
that
the
law
of
God
stand
whole
and
sound
,
which
saith
,
Thou
shalt
make
thy selfe
no
graven
Image
,
nor
any
likenesse
of
things
either
in
heaven
above
,
or
in
earth
beneath
,
thou
shalt
not
how
downe
to
them
,
nor
worship
them
,
&c.
Wherefore
he
performed
the
part
of
a
good
Bishop
,
that
finding
a
vaile
spread
in
the
entrance
of
a
Church
dore
,
wherein
the
Image
of
Epiphan.
John
Bishop
of
Ierusalem
.
Christ
or
of
some
other
Saint
was
pictured
,
rent
it
in
pieces
,
with
these
words
,
That
it
was
against
the
authority
of
the
sacred
Scriptures
,
to
have
any
Image
of
Christ
set
up
in
the
Church
.
After
the
same
manner
,
Serenus
Bishop
of
Marscilla
,
beat
downe
and
banished
all
Images
out
of
his
Churches
,
as
occasions
of
Idolatry
:
and
to
shun
them
the
more
,
it
was
ordained
in
the
Elibertine
Councell
,
that
no
Image
nor
picture
should
be
set
up
in
any
Church
:
for
which
cause
also
the
Emperour
Leo
the
third
,
by
an
open
Edict
commanded
his
subjects
to
cast
out
of
their
Temples
all
pictures
Paul
.
Diacon
.
lib.
6.
cap.
14.
and
statues
of
Saints
,
Angels
,
and
whatsoever
else
,
to
the
intent
that
all
occasions
of
Idolatry
might
be
taken
away
:
yea
and
he
burned
some
,
and
punished
divers
otherwise
,
that
in
this
regard
were
not
pliant
,
but
disobedient
to
his
commandement
.
After
which
time
,
when
Images
were
recalled
into
Greece
and
into
Constantinople
(
the
chiefe
city
and
seat
of
the
East
Empire
)
it
came
to
passe
by
a
great
and
dreadfull
(
yet
just
)
judgement
of
God
,
that
this
famous
and
renowned
city
,
in
the
worlds
eye
impregnable
,
after
long
siege
,
and
great
and
furious
assaults
)
was
at
length
taken
by
the
Turks
,
who
having
won
the
breach
,
and
entred
with
fury
,
drove
the
poore
Emperour
Palaeologus
(
even
till
then
fighting
for
the
cities
defence
)
to
that
extremity
,
that
in
retyring
among
the
prease
of
his
own
souldiers
,
he
was
thronged
and
trampled
to
death
;
and
his
slain
body
being
found
,
was
beheaded
,
and
his
head
contemptuously
caried
about
the
city
upon
a
launce
.
Now
after
the
massacre
of
many
thousand
men
,
to
make
up
a
compleat
,
&
absolute
cruelty
,
they
drew
the
Empresse
with
her
daughters
and
many
other
ladies
and
gentlewomen
to
a
banquet
,
where
after
many
vile
and
horrible
wrongs
and
disgraces
,
they
killed
and
tore
them
in
pieces
in
most
monstrous
manner
.
In
all
which
,
the
execution
of
Gods
most
just
wrath
for
Idolatry
did
most
lively
appeare
:
which
sinne
,
accompanied
with
many
other
execrable
and
vile
vices
,
must
needs
draw
after
it
a
grievous
and
terrible
punishment
,
to
serve
for
example
to
others
that
were
to
come
:
neither
was
it
a
thing
by
chance
,
or
hap-hazzard
,
that
the
Christians
were
made
a
mocking
stock
to
them
in
that
wofull
day
,
when
in
their
bloudy
triumphs
they
caused
a
Crucifix
to
be
carried
through
the
streets
in
contempt
,
and
throwing
durt
upon
it
,
cried
in
their
Language
,
This
is
the
gallant
god
of
Christians
.
And
thus
did
God
license
and
permit
these
savage
Turks
to
commit
every
day
grievous
outrages
,
and
to
make
great
wasts
and
desolations
in
all
Christendome
,
till
that
they
grew
so
mighty
,
that
it
is
to
be
feared
lest
the
saying
Lactant.
lib.
1.
Institut.
ca.
15.
of
Lactantius
touching
the
returne
of
the
Empire
into
Asia
,
be
not
verified
and
accomplished
very
shortly
,
if
there
be
no
amendment
practised
:
for
we
see
by
wofull
experience
,
that
almost
all
the
forces
which
Christian
Princes
have
mustered
from
all
quarters
,
in
pretence
to
resist
their
fury
and
rage
,
have
not
only
been
bootlesse
and
unprofitable
,
but
also
that
which
is
worse
,
given
them
further
occasion
by
their
bloudy
victories
,
and
wonderfull
slaughter
of
so
many
millions
of
men
,
to
make
them
more
obstinate
in
their
detestable
Mahometisme
&
Turkish
Religion
than
they
were
before
:
for
they
make
their
boasts
thereof
,
and
reare
up
trophies
of
their
cruelties
,
taking
no
more
pitty
of
the
vanquished
,
than
the
Butcher
doth
of
a
Sheep
allotted
to
the
slaughter
.
Whereof
we
have
a
pittifull
example
in
the
overthrow
of
the
French
army
,
which
Iohn
the
sonne
of
Philip
Duke
of
Burgondy
led
against
the
Turke
Bajazet
,
and
by
the
treachery
and
cowardise
of
the
Hungarians
,
who
in
the
time
of
battell
turned
their
backs
and
fled
,
was
overcome
:
in
that
this
wicked
and
cruell
Tygre
expresly
charged
,
That
all
the
prisoners
(
in
number
many
)
should
be
murthered
one
after
another
,
which
was
readily
executed
before
his
eyes
;
so
that
saving
the
chiefe
Captaines
and
certaine
few
Lords
of
the
company
,
that
were
spared
in
respect
of
great
ransomes
,
there
escaped
not
one
alive
.
Besides
these
generall
calamities
,
the
Lord
hath
particularly
shewne
forth
his
indignation
against
private
persons
and
places
for
Idolatry
:
as
in
Spoletium
at
one
time
there
perished
by
an
earthquake
three
hundred
and
Alexander
Severus
,
after
that
the
left
hand
of
the
Image
of
Iupiter
Theodor.
lib
:
3.
cap.
9.
&
10.
Apostate
,
whilest
he
was
exercising
tortures
upon
one
Theodorus
a
Christian
,
and
did
it
not
consume
the
Image
of
Apollo
to
ashes
?
The
famous
and
rich
Temple
of
Iupiter
at
Apamea
,
how
strangely
did
it
come
to
ruine
and
destruction
?
For
when
the
President
and
Tribunes
(
who
had
in
Nicephorus
lib.
12.
c.
27.
charge
to
destroy
it
)
thought
it
a
thing
almost
unpossible
,
by
reason
of
the
strength
of
the
wals
,
and
matter
of
it
;
Marcellus
the
Bishop
undertook
the
labour
,
and
found
out
a
man
that
promised
to
shake
and
root
up
the
foundation
of
it
by
fire
;
but
when
he
had
put
it
in
practise
,
a
blacke
Devill
appeared
and
hindred
the
naturall
operation
of
the
fire
:
which
when
Marcellus
perceived
,
he
by
earnest
and
zealous
prayer
drove
away
the
Devill
,
and
so
the
fire
rekindled
and
consumed
it
to
nothing
.
In
all
which
examples
we
may
see
the
wonderfull
indignation
of
God
against
Idoll-worshippers
when
by
such
strange
and
extraordinary
means
he
bringeth
them
to
destruction
.
And
this
doubtlesse
is
no
new
course
,
for
even
since
the
beginning
of
the
world
(
if
we
consult
Histories
)
we
shall
finde
,
that
well
nigh
all
the
kingdomes
,
places
,
persons
,
and
countries
that
have
been
any
wise
infected
with
this
sinne
,
have
still
come
to
some
ruine
or
other
,
and
to
some
great
overthrow
,
and
their
Idolatry
suppressed
by
some
notable
and
strange
accident
.
Whereof
Saint
Hierome
may
be
a
witnesse
,
who
affirmeth
,
That
when
Iesus
being
a
childe
was
carried
into
Aegypt
for
feare
of
Herod
,
all
the
Idols
of
Aegypt
fell
downe
,
and
all
their
miracles
became
mute
,
which
the
Prophet
Isaias
foreseeing
,
saith
,
Behold
,
the
Lord
rideth
upon
a
swift
cloud
.
and
shall
come
into
Aegypt
,
and
the
Idols
of
Aegypt
shall
melt
in
the
midst
of
her
.
Besides
,
the
generall
silence
of
the
Devill
in
his
Oracles
throughout
the
world
presently
upon
Christs
Incarnation
,
is
a
thing
known
and
confessed
of
all
men
.
Notwithstanding
all
which
,
the
holy
Pope
will
still
maintain
his
Idolatry
,
albeit
the
Lord
hath
made
manifest
tokens
of
his
indignation
against
it
.
As
appeareth
by
that
which
happened
in
the
yeare
1451
,
being
the
Popes
Iubile
,
when
such
a
concourse
of
people
was
made
from
all
quarters
of
the
world
to
honour
that
superstitious
day
:
for
the
people
being
upon
Adrians
bridge
,
were
so
thrust
together
,
that
two
hundred
men
and
three
horses
lost
their
lives
,
being
trampled
upon
and
stifled
to
death
:
many
fell
into
the
water
over
the
bridge
,
and
so
perished
;
of
whom
an
hundred
and
thirty
were
buried
at
Saint
Celsus
.
And
these
are
the
fruits
of
their
Indulgences
,
which
are
too
much
bought
and
sought
for
,
and
of
their
Iubilies
,
proceeding
from
the
Bishop
of
Rome
his
impious
and
sacrilegious
zeale
.
Now
to
eschew
these
and
such
like
misfortunes
;
the
true
and
onely
meanes
is
,
an
unfained
diversion
from
all
Idolatry
and
Superstition
,
and
whatsoever
else
contrarieth
the
pure
service
of
God
,
and
a
conversation
unto
him
,
to
serve
him
in
spirit
and
truth
,
as
the
Scripture
exhorteth
.
CHAP.
XXVI
.
Of
those
that
at
any
time
corrupted
and
mingled
Gods
Religion
with
humane
inventions
,
or
went
about
to
change
or
disquiet
the
discipline
of
the
Church
.
NOw
seeing
that
God
hath
set
downe
a
certaine
forme
of
doctrine
and
instruction
,
according
to
which
hee
would
have
us
to
serve
him
,
and
established
a
kinde
of
discipline
to
be
observed
and
maintained
of
every
man
inviolably
,
it
behoveth
therefore
every
Christian
to
conforme
himselfe
unto
this
order
;
and
not
to
be
guided
by
every
fickle
imagination
of
his
own
braine
,
or
every
rash
presumption
that
ariseth
in
himselfe
,
but
onely
by
the
direct
rule
of
Gods
Word
,
which
onely
we
ought
to
follow
.
By
meanes
of
neglecting
which
duty
,
many
vaine
and
pernitious
ceremonies
and
strange
superstitions
have
beene
brought
in
and
swayed
mightily
:
by
reason
whereof
great
Controversies
and
Disputations
are
taken
up
at
this
day
.
Albeit
indeed
it
be
a
thing
manifest
,
that
being
not
grounded
and
propped
upon
the
Anchor
of
the
Scriptures
,
they
ought
to
be
abolished
,
what
brave
outward
shew
in
appearance
soever
they
beare
.
And
that
they
set
abroach
things
are
not
blamelesse
and
excusable
before
God
,
it
appeareth
by
the
punishment
of
Nadab
and
Abihu
,
who
being
This
moderation
also
ought
to
be
observed
in
the
Church
Discipline
,
to
wit
,
that
every
man
containe
himselfe
within
the
Precincts
of
his
vocation
,
and
that
none
intrude
themselves
into
any
charge
without
being
called
of
God
thereunto
:
whereof
Corah
greatly
faulted
,
when
being
not
Oziah
King
of
Iuda
,
carried
himselfe
a
long
while
uprightly
and
modestly
When
the
Arke
of
the
Covenant
was
in
bringing
from
Abinadabs
house
Ahio
,
Abinadabs
sonnes
,
it
fell
out
on
the
way
,
that
it
being
shaken
by
the
Oxen
,
(
unfit
Servitors
for
such
a
worke
)
Vzza
put
forth
his
hand
to
hold
it
;
but
therein
hee
went
beyond
his
charge
,
and
therefore
was
punished
forthwith
with
present
death
,
for
his
inconsiderate
rashnesse
:
for
albeit
he
was
both
a
Levite
,
and
thought
no
evill
in
his
heart
,
yet
in
no
respect
was
be
licenced
to
touch
the
Arke
,
being
a
thing
lawfull
for
the
Priests
onely
.
Let
therefore
every
one
be
advised
by
these
Examples
,
to
follow
the
rule
in
serving
God
,
that
is
by
him
designed
,
in
all
simplicity
,
modestie
,
and
obedience
,
without
altering
or
declining
,
or
undertaking
any
thing
above
or
beside
their
calling
.
CHAP.
XXVII
.
Of
Perjuries
.
THe
third
Commandement
(
which
is
,
Thou
shalt
not
take
the
Name
of
the
Lord
thy
God
in
vaine
)
is
first
and
especially
broken
by
Perjury
,
when
God
is
so
lightly
esteemed
,
nay
,
so
despised
,
that
without
any
regard
had
to
his
Name
,
that
is
to
say
,
to
his
Greatnesse
,
Majesty
,
Power
,
Divine
vertue
,
and
fearefull
Iustice
,
(
for
these
bee
his
names
)
men
by
fraud
and
malice
abuse
their
Oathes
,
either
in
denying
that
which
is
true
,
or
affirming
that
which
is
untrue
,
or
neglecting
their
promises
made
and
vowed
to
others
:
for
this
is
neither
to
have
respect
unto
his
presence
,
who
is
every
where
,
nor
reverence
to
his
Majestie
,
who
is
God
of
Heaven
and
Earth
,
but
rather
to
make
him
beare
witnesse
to
our
lye
and
falshood
;
as
if
he
approved
it
,
or
had
no
power
to
revenge
the
injury
and
dishonour
done
to
him
.
And
therefore
against
such
,
in
threatning
words
he
denounceth
judgement
,
that
He
will
not
hold
him
guiltlesse
that
taketh
his
Name
in
vaine
.
Howbeit
very
many
over-boldly
give
themselves
over
to
this
sinne
,
making
little
or
no
conscience
to
cousen
one
another
even
by
forswearings
:
whereby
they
give
most
cleare
evidence
against
themselves
,
that
they
have
very
little
feare
of
God
before
their
eyes
,
and
are
not
guided
by
any
other
rule
save
of
their
owne
affections
by
which
they
square
out
and
build
their
oathes
,
and
pull
them
done
againe
at
their
pleasures
;
for
let
it
be
a
matter
of
vantage
,
and
then
they
will
keepe
them
,
but
straightway
if
a
contrary
perswasion
come
in
their
braine
,
they
will
cancell
them
by
and
by
:
wherein
they
deale
farre
worse
and
more
injuriously
with
God
,
than
with
their
knowne
enemies
;
for
he
that
contrary
to
his
sworne
faith
deceiveth
his
enemy
,
declareth
that
therein
he
feareth
him
,
but
feareth
not
God
;
and
careth
for
him
,
but
contemneth
God
.
It
was
therefore
not
without
good
reason
that
all
antiquity
ever
marked
them
with
the
coat
of
infamy
that
forswore
themselves
.
And
thereupon
it
is
that
Homer
so
often
taunteth
the
Trojans
by
reason
of
their
so
usuall
Perjuries
.
The
Egyptians
Diod.
l.
2.
c.
2.
had
them
in
detestation
as
prophane
persons
,
and
reputed
it
so
Capitall
a
crime
,
that
whosoever
was
convinced
thereof
was
punished
by
death
.
The
ancient
Romanes
reverenced
nothing
more
then
faith
in
publike
affaires
,
for
which
cause
they
had
in
their
Citie
a
Temple
dedicated
to
it
:
wherein
for
a
more
strait
bond
they
used
solemnely
to
promise
and
sweare
to
all
the
conditions
of
Peace
,
Truces
,
and
Bargaines
,
which
they
made
,
and
to
curse
those
which
went
about
first
to
breake
them
:
for
greater
solemnity
and
confirmation
hereof
,
they
were
accustomed
at
those
times
to
offer
sacrifices
to
the
image
of
faith
for
more
reverence
sake
.
Hence
it
was
that
Attilius
Regulus
,
chiefe
Captaine
of
the
Romane
Army
against
the
Carthaginians
,
was
so
highly
commended
of
all
men
,
because
when
he
was
overcome
and
taken
prisoner
,
and
sent
to
Rome
,
he
onely
for
his
oathes
sake
which
he
had
sworne
,
returned
againe
to
the
enemy
,
albeit
hee
knew
what
grievous
torments
were
provided
for
him
at
his
returne
.
Others
also
that
came
with
him
,
though
they
were
intreated
,
and
by
their
Parents
,
Wives
,
and
Allies
,
instantly
urged
not
to
returne
to
Hannibals
Campe
,
could
in
no
wise
be
moved
thereunto
:
but
because
they
had
sworne
to
the
enemie
,
if
the
Romans
did
not
accord
to
those
conditions
which
were
offered
,
to
come
againe
,
they
preferred
the
bond
and
reverence
of
their
promised
faith
,
though
accompanied
with
perpetuall
captivity
,
before
their
private
commodities
,
and
neerest
linke
of
affection
.
But
two
of
these
ten
(
for
so
many
were
they
)
falsified
their
oath
,
and
whatsoever
mist
they
might
cast
to
darken
and
disguise
their
Perjury
with
,
yet
were
they
condemned
of
all
men
for
cowards
,
and
faint-hearted
Traytors
:
insomuch
that
the
Censors
also
nored
them
with
infamy
for
the
fact
;
whereat
they
tooke
such
griefe
and
inward
sorrow
,
that
being
weary
of
their
lives
,
they
slew
themselves
.
Now
what
can
they
pretend
that
professe
themselves
Christians
and
Catholickes
,
to
excuse
their
Perjuries
,
seeing
that
the
very
Heathen
cry
out
so
loud
and
cleere
,
That
an
oath
and
Cic.
offic.
lib.
1.
faith
is
so
sacredly
to
be
kept
towards
our
enemies
?
This
is
one
of
the
greatest
vertues
and
commendations
which
the
Psalmist
attributeth
to
the
faithfull
man
,
&
him
that
feareth
God
,
and
whom
God
avoucheth
for
his
owne
,
Not
to
falsifie
his
oath
that
he
sweareth
,
though
it
be
to
his
dammage
.
The
Benedict
de
la
Lune
,
who
freed
the
Frenchmen
from
their
duty
and
obedience
which
they
ought
unto
their
How
be
it
if
an
oath
be
made
either
against
God
,
or
to
the
damage
and
hurt
of
our
neighbour
(
it
being
for
that
cause
unlawfull
)
it
behoveth
us
to
know
that
we
ought
to
revoke
it
,
lest
wee
fall
into
the
sinne
of
Saul
and
Among
the
bed-roll
of
sinnes
which
Zedechias
the
last
King
of
Iuda
is
noted
withall
in
holy
Scripture
,
Perjury
is
one
of
the
count
:
for
notwithstanding
he
received
his
Kingdome
of
Nabuchadnezzar
,
and
had
sworne
The
great
deceiver
and
most
treacherous
person
,
one
of
them
,
that
ever
Metius
Suffetius
,
Generall
of
the
Albanes
,
procured
the
Fidenates
to
enter
In
old
time
the
Africans
and
Carthagenians
were
generally
noted
for
perfidy
and
falshood
above
other
Nations
;
the
cause
of
which
bruit
was
principally
that
old
subtile
Souldier
Annibal
,
an
old
deceiver
,
and
a
notorious
Perjurer
,
who
by
his
crafts
and
cousenings
which
he
wrought
without
Liv.
Decad.
3.
lib.
1.
Religion
or
feare
of
God
,
raised
up
the
evill
report
.
This
subtile
Foxe
having
made
warre
in
Italy
sixteen
yeeres
,
and
all
that
while
troubled
and
vexed
the
Romanes
sore
,
after
many
victories
,
wastings
of
Countries
,
ruines
,
and
sackings
of
Cities
,
and
cruell
bloodshed
,
was
at
length
overcome
by
Scipio
in
his
owne
Conntrey
;
and
perceiving
that
his
Country-men
imputed
the
cause
of
their
fall
unto
him
,
and
sought
to
make
him
odious
to
the
Romanes
,
by
laying
to
his
charge
the
breach
of
that
league
which
was
betwixt
them
,
he
fled
to
Antiochus
King
of
Syria
,
not
so
much
for
his
owne
safeties
fake
,
as
to
continue
his
warre
against
the
Romanes
,
which
he
knew
Antiochus
to
be
in
hammering
,
because
they
came
so
neere
unto
his
Frontiers
:
but
he
found
his
hope
frustrate
;
for
King
Antiochus
,
for
the
small
trust
he
affied
in
him
,
and
the
daily
suspition
of
his
treachery
,
would
not
commit
any
charge
of
his
Armie
into
his
hand
,
although
for
valiantnesse
and
prowesse
he
was
second
to
none
of
that
Age.
It
came
to
passe
therefore
,
that
as
soone
as
Antiochus
was
overthrown
of
the
Romanes
,
he
was
constrained
to
flie
to
Prusius
King
of
Bythinia
,
that
tooke
him
into
his
protection
:
but
being
as
treacherous
himselfe
,
hee
soone
devised
a
meanes
to
betray
him
to
Quintius
,
the
Generall
of
the
Romane
Armie
:
which
when
Annibal
understood
,
and
seeing
that
all
passages
for
evasion
were
closed
up
,
and
that
he
could
not
any
way
escape
,
he
poysoned
himselfe
,
and
so
miserably
ended
his
treacherous
life
.
And
thus
the
deceit
which
he
practised
towards
others
,
fell
at
length
upon
his
owne
Pate
,
to
his
utter
destruction
.
Albeit
that
Perjurers
and
forswearers
were
to
the
Egyptians
very
odious
A
most
notable
example
of
the
punishment
of
Perjurie
and
falshood
in
Vladislaus
King
of
Hungary
and
his
Army
destroyed
by
the
Turkes
,
is
set
downe
in
Bonfinus
his
Hungarian
History
,
after
this
manner
.
It
fell
out
CHAP.
XXVIII
.
More
examples
of
the
like
subject
.
BVt
let
us
adde
a
few
more
examples
of
fresher
memory
,
as
touching
this
ungodly
Perjury
:
And
first
King
Philip
of
Macedony
,
who
never
made
reckoning
of
keeping
his
oathes
,
but
swore
and
unswore
them
at
his
pleasure
,
and
for
his
commodity
:
doubtlesse
it
was
one
of
the
chiefest
causes
why
he
and
his
whole
Progeny
came
quickly
to
destruction
(
as
testifieth
Pausanias
)
for
hee
himselfe
being
46
yeeres
old
,
was
Cleopatra
,
Attalus
his
neece
,
whom
she
sod
to
death
in
a
Cauldron
:
his
daughter
Thessalonicaes
children
likewise
all
perished
:
and
lastly
,
Alexander
after
all
his
great
victories
,
in
the
middest
of
his
pompe
,
was
poysoned
at
Babylon
.
Gregorie
Tours
maketh
mention
of
a
wicked
Varlet
in
France
among
the
people
called
Averni
,
that
forswearing
himselfe
in
an
unjust
cause
,
had
his
There
were
in
old
time
certaine
people
of
Italy
called
Aequi
,
whereof
the
memory
remaineth
onely
at
this
day
,
for
they
were
utterly
destroyed
Liv.
lib.
3
:
by
Q.
Cincinnatus
.
These
having
solemnely
made
a
league
with
the
Romanes
,
and
sworne
unto
it
with
one
consent
,
afterward
chose
Gracchus
Cluilius
for
their
Captaine
,
and
under
his
conduct
spoyled
the
Fields
and
Territories
of
the
Romanes
,
contrary
to
the
former
league
and
oath
.
Wherupon
the
Romans
sent
Q.
Fabius
,
P.
Volumnius
,
and
A.
Posthumius
Embassadors
to
them
,
to
complaine
of
their
wrongs
and
demand
satisfaction
:
but
their
Captaine
so
little
esteemed
them
,
that
he
bad
them
deliver
their
message
to
an
Oake
standing
thereby
,
whilest
hee
attended
other
businesse
.
Then
one
of
the
three
turning
himselfe
towards
the
Oake
,
spake
on
this
manner
:
Thou
hallowed
oake
,
and
whatsoever
else
belongeth
to
the
gods
in
this
place
,
heare
and
beare
witnes
of
this
disloyall
part
,
and
favor
our
iust
complaints
,
that
with
the
assistance
of
the
gods
wee
may
bee
revenged
on
this
injury
.
This
done
they
returned
home
,
and
shortly
after
gathering
a
power
of
men
,
set
upon
and
over
came
that
truce-breaking
Nation
.
In
the
yeer
of
Rome
built
,
317
,
the
Fidenates
revolted
from
the
friendship
and
league
of
the
Romans
,
to
Toluminus
the
king
of
the
Veyans
,
and
adding
cruelty
to
treason
,
killed
foure
of
their
embassadours
that
came
to
know
the
cause
of
their
defection
:
which
disloyalty
the
Romans
not
brooking
,
undertooke
war
against
them
,
and
notwithstanding
all
their
private
and
forrein
strength
,
overthrew
and
slew
them
.
In
this
battell
it
is
said
,
that
a
Tribune
of
the
souldiers
seeing
Toluminus
bravely
galloping
up
and
down
,
and
incouraging
his
souldiers
,
and
the
Romans
trembling
at
his
approch
,
said
,
Is
this
the
breaker
of
leagues
,
and
violater
of
the
law
of
nations
?
If
there
be
any
holinesse
on
earth
,
my
sword
shall
sacrifice
him
to
the
soules
of
our
slaine
embassadours
;
and
therewithall
setting
spurres
to
his
horse
,
he
unhorst
him
,
and
fastening
him
to
the
earth
with
his
speare
,
cut
off
his
perfidious
head
:
whereat
his
army
dismaied
,
retired
,
and
became
a
slaughter
to
the
enemies
.
Albertus
Duke
of
Franconia
having
slaine
Conrade
the
Earle
of
Lotharingia
,
Melanct.
Chr.
Lib.
4
brother
to
Lewis
the
fourth
,
then
Emperor
,
and
finding
the
Emperors
wrath
incensed
against
him
for
the
same
,
betooke
himselfe
to
a
strong
castle
at
Bamberg
;
from
whence
the
Emperour
neither
by
force
nor
policie
could
remove
him
for
seven
yeares
space
,
untill
Atto
the
Bishop
of
Mentz
by
trecherie
delivered
him
into
his
hands
.
This
Atto
under
shew
of
friendship
repaired
to
the
castle
,
and
gave
his
faith
unto
the
earle
,
that
if
he
would
come
downe
to
parle
with
the
Emperor
,
he
should
safely
return
into
his
hold
:
the
Earle
mistrusting
no
fraud
,
went
out
of
the
castle
gates
with
the
Bishop
towards
the
Emperour
;
but
Atto
(
as
it
were
suddenly
remembring
himselfe
,
when
indeed
it
was
his
devised
plot
)
desireth
to
returne
back
and
dine
ere
he
went
,
because
it
was
somewhat
late
:
so
they
do
,
dine
,
and
returne
.
Now
the
Earle
was
no
sooner
come
to
the
Emperor
,
but
he
caused
to
be
presently
put
to
death
,
notwithstanding
he
urged
the
Bishops
promise
and
oath
for
his
returne
:
for
it
was
answered
,
that
his
oath
was
quit
by
returning
backe
to
dine
,
as
he
had
promised
.
And
thus
the
Earle
was
wickedly
betrayed
,
though
justly
punished
.
As
for
Atto
the
subtill
traitor
,
indeed
he
possessod
himselfe
by
this
meanes
of
the
Earles
lands
;
but
withall
,
the
justice
of
God
seised
upon
him
,
for
within
a
while
after
he
was
stricken
with
a
thunderbolt
,
and
as
some
say
,
carried
into
mount
Aetna
,
with
this
noyse
,
Sicpeccatalues
,
atque
ruendorues
.
Cleomenes
King
of
Lacedemonia
making
warre
upon
the
Argives
,
surprised
Comp●fulgos
.
Lib.
7.
c.
3.
them
by
this
subtilty
,
he
tooke
truce
with
them
for
seven
dayes
,
and
the
third
night
whilest
they
lay
secure
,
and
unwarie
in
their
truce
,
he
oppressed
them
with
a
great
slaughter
,
saying
,
(
to
excuse
his
trecherie
,
though
no
excuse
could
cleare
him
from
the
shame
thereof
)
that
the
truce
which
he
made
was
for
seven
dayes
onely
,
without
any
mention
of
nights
:
howbeit
for
all
this
,
it
prospered
not
so
well
with
him
as
he
wished
:
for
the
Argie
vwomen
,
their
husbands
slaine
,
tooke
armes
like
Amasons
,
Tolesilla
being
their
captainesse
,
and
compassing
the
citie
walls
,
repelled
Cleomenes
,
halfe
amased
with
the
strangenesse
of
the
sight
.
After
which
he
was
banished
into
Aegypt
,
and
there
miserably
and
desperatly
slew
himselfe
.
The
Pope
of
Rome
with
all
his
heard
of
Bishops
,
opposed
himselfe
against
Petra
dedit
Petro
,
Petrus
diadema
Rodulpho
;
that
is
,
The
Rocke
gave
unto
Peter
,
and
Peter
gave
unto
Rodolph
the
crown
:
Notwithstanding
Rodolph
remembring
Behold
here
the
hand
wherewith
I
swore
fealtie
to
the
Emperor
,
this
will
be
an
argument
of
my
breach
of
faith
before
God
,
and
of
your
traiterous
impulsion
thereunto
.
And
thus
he
deceased
,
justly
punished
even
by
his
owne
confession
for
his
perjurie
.
Howbeit
for
all
this
manifest
example
,
the
Pope
and
Bishops
continued
to
persecute
the
poore
Emperor
,
yea
and
to
stir
up
his
owne
sonnes
,
Conrade
and
Henry
,
to
fight
against
him
;
so
hardned
are
their
hearts
against
all
Gods
judgments
.
Narcissus
Bishop
of
Ierusalem
,
a
man
famous
for
his
vertues
,
and
sharpe
Euseb.
li.
6.
c.
8.
in
reproving
and
correcting
vice
,
was
accused
by
three
wicked
wretches
of
unchastity
,
and
that
falsly
and
maliciously
;
for
to
prove
their
accusation
true
,
they
bound
it
with
oaths
and
curses
on
this
wise
;
the
first
said
,
If
I
ly
,
I
pray
God
I
may
perish
by
fire
:
The
second
,
If
I
speake
aught
but
truth
,
I
pray
God
I
may
be
consumed
by
some
filthie
and
cruell
disease
.
The
third
,
If
I
accuse
him
falsely
,
I
pray
God
I
may
be
deprived
of
my
sight
,
and
become
blinde
.
Thus
Burghard
Archbishop
of
Magdeburg
,
though
in
regard
of
his
place
and
The
small
successe
that
the
Emperor
Sigismund
had
in
all
his
affaires
,
(
after
the
violation
of
his
faith
given
to
Iohn
Hus
and
Hierome
of
Prague
I
have
oft
forsworne
my selfe
,
and
yet
my
right
hand
is
not
a
whit
shorter
than
my
left
.
Which
words
he
had
scarce
uttered
,
when
such
an
inflamation
arose
in
that
hand
,
that
he
was
constrained
to
go
to
the
Chirurgion
and
cut
it
off
,
lest
it
should
infect
his
whole
bodie
;
and
so
his
right
hand
became
shorter
than
his
left
,
in
recompence
of
his
perjurie
,
which
he
lightly
esteemed
of
.
About
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
925
,
when
King
Ethelstane
,
otherwise
called
Adelstane
,
raigned
here
in
England
,
there
was
one
Elfrede
a
Nobleman
,
who
with
a
faction
of
seditious
persons
conspired
against
the
King
presently
after
the
death
of
his
Father
,
and
at
Winchester
went
about
to
put
out
his
eyes
:
but
the
King
by
the
good
providence
of
God
escaped
that
danger
;
and
Elfrede
being
accused
thereof
,
fled
to
Rome
,
to
the
end
to
purge
himself
of
the
crime
by
oath
before
the
Pope
:
who
beeing
brought
to
the
Church
of
Saint
Peter
,
and
there
swearing
,
or
rather
forswearing
,
himself
to
be
cleere
,
when
indeed
he
was
guilty
,
behold
the
Lords
hand
on
him
,
suddenly
as
soon
as
his
oath
was
pronounced
,
he
fell
down
in
a
strange
sicknesse
;
and
from
thence
being
brought
to
the
English
house
in
Rome
,
within
three
daies
after
departed
this
life
.
The
Pope
sent
word
hereof
to
King
Ethelstane
,
with
demand
,
Whither
he
would
have
him
buried
among
Christians
or
no
:
Who
through
the
perswasions
of
his
friends
and
kinsfolke
,
granted
,
that
though
he
neither
lived
nor
died
like
a
Christian
,
yet
he
should
have
Christian
buriall
.
In
the
towne
of
Rutlinquen
a
certaine
passenger
came
into
an
Inne
,
and
Joh.
le
Gall.
1
vol.
of
his
Table-talk
.
gave
a
budget
to
his
hoast
to
be
kept
,
in
the
which
there
was
a
great
sum
of
money
:
but
when
he
demanded
it
againe
at
his
departure
,
the
host
denied
it
,
and
gave
him
injurious
words
,
with
many
mocks
and
taunts
.
Whereupon
the
passenger
calleth
him
in
question
before
the
Iudge
,
and
because
he
wanted
witnesses
,
desireth
to
have
him
sworne
:
who
without
all
scruple
offered
to
sweare
and
protest
,
That
he
never
received
or
concealed
any
such
budget
of
money
from
him
;
giving
himselfe
to
the
Devill
if
he
swore
falsely
.
The
passenger
seeing
his
forwardnesse
to
damne
himself
,
demanded
respit
to
consider
of
the
matter
,
and
going
out
,
hee
meets
with
two
men
,
who
enquire
the
cause
of
his
comming
thither
,
and
being
informed
by
him
,
offer
their
help
unto
him
in
his
cause
:
thereupon
they
returne
before
the
Iudge
,
and
these
two
unknowne
persons
justifie
that
the
budget
was
delivered
unto
the
host
,
and
that
hee
had
hidden
it
in
such
a
place
:
whereat
the
host
being
astonished
,
by
his
countenance
and
gesture
discovered
his
guiltinesse
:
the
Iudge
thereupon
resolved
to
send
him
to
prison
,
but
the
two
unknowne
witnesses
(
who
were
indeed
two
fiends
of
hell
)
began
to
say
,
you
shall
not
need
,
for
we
are
sent
to
punish
his
wickednesse
;
and
so
saying
,
they
hoisted
him
up
into
the
ayre
,
where
he
vanished
with
them
,
and
was
never
after
found
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1055
,
Goodwine
Earle
of
Kent
sitting
at
the
table
Long
time
after
this
,
in
the
raigne
of
Queene
Elizabeth
,
there
was
in
the
city
of
London
,
one
Anne
Averies
widow
,
who
forswore
her selfe
for
CHAP.
XXIX
.
Of
Blasphemers
.
AS
touching
Blasphemy
,
it
was
a
most
grievous
and
enormous
sin
,
and
contrary
to
this
third
Commanmandement
,
when
a
man
is
so
wretched
and
miseble
,
as
to
pronounce
presumptuous
speeches
against
God
,
whereby
his
name
is
slandered
and
evill
spoken
of
:
which
sinne
cannot
chuse
but
be
sharply
and
severely
punished
;
for
if
so
be
that
God
holdeth
not
him
guiltles
,
that
doth
but
take
his
name
in
vain
must
he
not
needs
abhor
him
that
blasphemeth
his
Name
?
See
how
meritoriously
that
wicked
and
perverse
wretch
that
blasphemed
and
murdered
(
as
it
were
)
the
name
of
God
,
among
the
people
of
Israel
in
the
desart
,
was
punished
:
he
was
taken
,
put
in
prison
,
and
condemned
,
and
speedily
stoned
to
death
by
the
whole
multitude
:
and
upon
that
occasion
(
as
evill
manners
evermore
begat
good
lawes
)
the
Lord
instituted
a
perpetuall
Cod.
lib.
3.
tit
.
43.
That
blasphemies
should
be
severely
punished
by
the
judges
and
magistrates
of
Commonweales
:
but
such
is
the
corruption
and
misery
of
this
age
,
that
those
men
that
ought
to
correct
others
for
such
speeches
,
are
oftentimes
worst
themselves
:
and
there
are
that
thinke
,
that
they
cannot
be
sufficiently
feared
and
awed
of
men
,
except
by
horrible
bannings
and
swearings
they
despight
and
maugre
God
:
nay
it
is
further
come
to
that
passe
,
that
in
some
places
,
to
swearc
and
ban
be
the
markes
and
ensignes
of
a
Catholike
,
and
they
are
best
welcome
that
can
blaspheme
most
.
How
much
then
is
that
good
King
Saint
Lewis
of
France
to
be
commended
,
who
Nich.
Gil.
vol.
Of
French
Chronicles
.
especially
discharged
all
his
subjects
from
swearing
and
blaspheming
within
his
realm
,
insomuch
that
when
he
heard
a
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Lord
of
Ienville
.
nobleman
blaspheme
God
most
cruelly
,
he
caused
him
to
be
laid
hold
on
,
and
his
lips
to
bee
slit
with
an
hot
yron
,
saying
,
hee
must
be
content
to
endure
that
punishment
,
seeing
he
purposed
to
banish
oathes
out
of
his
kingdome
.
Now
wee
call
blasphemy
(
according
to
the
Scripture
phrase
)
every
word
that
derogateth
either
from
the
bounty
,
mercy
,
justice
,
eternity
,
and
soveraigne
power
of
God
.
Of
this
sort
was
that
blasphemous
speech
of
one
of
King
Iorams
Princes
,
who
at
the
time
of
the
great
famine
in
Samaria
,
when
it
was
besieged
by
the
Syrians
,
hearing
Elizeus
the
Prophet
say
,
that
the
next
morrow
there
should
be
plenty
of
victuals
and
good
cheap
,
rejected
this
promise
of
God
made
by
his
Prophet
,
saying
that
it
was
impossible
;
as
if
God
were
either
a
lyar
,
or
not
able
to
performe
what
he
would
:
for
this
cause
this
unbeleeving
blasphemer
received
the
same
day
a
deserved
punishment
for
Senaccherib
King
of
Assyria
,
after
he
had
obtained
many
victories
,
and
●●odued
much
people
under
him
,
and
also
layd
siege
to
Ierusalem
,
became
In
the
time
of
the
Machabees
,
those
men
that
were
in
the
strong
hold
called
Gazara
,
fighting
against
the
Iewes
,
trusting
to
the
strength
of
the
Holofernes
,
when
Achior
advanced
the
glory
of
the
God
of
Israel
,
replyed
on
this
fashion
:
Since
thou
hast
prophesied
unto
us
,
that
Israel
shall
be
defended
by
their
God
,
thou
shalt
prove
that
there
is
no
God
but
Nabuchadnezzar
,
when
the
sword
of
mine
army
shall
passe
through
thy
sides
,
and
thou
shalt
fall
among
their
slaine
:
but
for
this
blasphemy
the
Lord
cut
him
short
,
and
prevented
his
cruell
purpose
by
sudden
death
,
und
that
by
the
hand
of
a
woman
,
to
his
further
shame
.
Nay
,
this
sinne
is
so
odious
in
the
sight
of
God
,
that
he
punisheth
even
them
that
give
occasion
thereof
unto
others
,
yea
though
they
be
his
dearest
children
,
as
it
appeareth
by
the
words
of
the
Prophet
Nathan
unto
King
David
:
Because
of
this
deed
(
saith
he
)
of
murthering
Vriah
,
and
defiling
thou
hast
made
the
enemies
of
the
Lord
to
blaspheme
,
the
childe
that
is
borne
unto
thee
shall
surely
die
.
In
the
Empire
of
Iulian
the
Apostata
,
there
were
divers
great
men
that
for
the
Emperours
sake
sake
forsooke
Christ
and
his
religion
:
amongst
Theod.
lib.
3.
cap.
11
,
&
12.
Contempt
of
holy
things
.
Lib.
1.
cap.
3
,
4.
whom
,
was
one
Iulian
,
uncle
to
the
Emperour
,
and
Governour
of
the
East
;
another
,
Foelix
the
Emperours
Treasurer
:
the
first
of
which
two
,
after
hee
had
spoyled
all
Christian
Churches
and
Temples
,
pissed
against
the
table
whereon
the
holy
Sacraments
were
used
to
be
administred
,
in
contempt
,
and
strucke
Euzoius
on
the
care
for
reproving
him
for
it
:
the
other
beholding
the
holy
vessels
that
belonged
to
the
Church
said
,
See
what
pretious
vessels
Maries
sonne
is
served
withall
.
After
which
blasphemy
,
the
Lord
plagued
them
most
strangely
:
for
Iulian
fell
into
so
strange
a
disease
,
that
his
intrailes
being
rotten
,
he
voided
his
excrements
at
his
mouth
,
because
when
they
passed
naturally
,
he
abused
them
to
the
dishonour
of
God
.
Foelix
vomited
bloud
so
excessively
night
and
day
at
his
blasphemous
mouth
,
that
he
died
forthwith
.
About
the
same
time
there
lived
a
famous
sophister
and
Epicure
called
The
Emperour
Heraclius
sending
Embassadors
to
Cosroë
the
King
of
Persia
to
intreat
of
peace
,
returned
with
this
answer
,
That
he
would
never
Vide
l.
1.
c.
21.
●ares
.
Phil.
Chron.
Ab.
Vrusperg
.
cease
to
trouble
them
with
warre
,
till
he
had
constrained
them
to
forsake
their
crucified
Christ
,
and
to
worship
the
Sunne
.
But
ere
long
he
bore
the
punishment
of
his
blasphemy
:
for
what
with
a
domesticall
calamity
,
and
a
forrein
overthrow
by
the
hand
of
Heraclius
,
he
came
to
a
most
wofull
destruction
.
Michael
that
blasphemous
Rabbine
,
that
was
accounted
of
the
Iewes
,
as
their
Prince
and
Messias
,
as
he
was
on
a
time
banquetting
with
his
companions
,
Fincelius
de
Miraculis
.
li.
2.
amongst
other
things
this
was
chiefest
sauce
for
their
meat
,
to
blasphme
Christ
and
his
mother
Mary
,
insomuch
as
he
boasted
of
a
victory
already
gotten
over
the
Christians
God
.
But
marke
the
issue
:
as
he
descended
down
the
stayres
,
his
foot
slipping
,
he
tumbled
headlong
and
broke
his
neck
;
wherein
his
late
victory
proved
a
discomfiture
and
overthrow
,
to
his
eternall
shame
and
confusion
.
Three
souldiers
(
amongst
the
Tyrigetes
,
a
people
of
Sarmatia
)
passing
through
a
Wood
,
there
arose
a
tempest
of
thunder
and
lightening
,
which
though
commonly
it
maketh
the
greatest
Atheists
to
tremble
,
yet
one
of
them
to
shew
his
contempt
of
God
and
his
judgements
,
burst
forth
into
blasphemy
and
despightings
of
God
.
But
the
Lord
soone
tamed
his
rebellious
tongue
:
for
he
caused
the
winde
to
blow
up
by
the
root
a
huge
tree
,
that
fell
upon
him
and
crushed
him
to
pieces
,
the
other
escaping
to
testifie
to
the
World
of
his
destruction
.
At
a
village
called
Benavides
in
Spain
,
two
young
men
being
together
No
lesse
notable
is
the
example
of
a
young
girle
,
named
Denis
Benesield
,
Paul
Diacon
.
in
the
history
of
Anastatius
.
Sabel
.
Aenead
.
8.
lib.
2.
Anton.
Panor
.
of
the
acts
of
Alphonsus
.
Aeneas
Silvius
of
the
acts
of
Alphonsus
.
all
.
In
the
yeare
510
an
Arrian
Bishop
called
Olympius
,
being
at
Carthage
in
the
bathes
,
reproached
and
blasphemed
the
holy
and
sacred
Trinity
,
and
that
openly
:
but
lighting
fell
downe
from
heaven
upon
him
three
times
,
and
he
was
burnt
and
consumed
therewith
.
There
was
also
in
the
time
of
Alphonsus
King
of
Arragon
and
Sicily
,
in
an
Isle
towards
Africa
,
a
certain
hermit
called
Antonius
,
a
monstrous
and
prophane
hypocrite
,
that
had
so
wicked
a
heart
to
devise
,
and
so
filthy
a
throat
to
belch
out
vile
and
injurious
speeches
against
Christ
Iesus
and
the
Virgin
Mary
his
mother
;
but
hee
was
strieken
with
a
most
grievous
disease
,
even
to
be
eaten
and
gnawne
in
pieces
of
wormes
untill
he
died
.
CHAP.
XXX
.
Of
those
that
by
cursing
and
denying
God
give
themselves
to
the
Devill
.
AS
concerning
those
that
are
addicted
to
much
cursing
,
and
as
if
their
throats
were
Hell
it selfe
,
to
despightings
and
reviling
against
God
(
that
is
blessed
for
ever
)
and
are
so
mad
as
to
renounce
him
,
and
give
themselves
to
the
Devill
:
truely
they
worthily
deserve
to
be
forsaken
of
God
,
and
given
over
to
the
Devill
indeed
,
to
go
with
him
into
everlasting
perdition
:
which
hath
been
visibly
experienced
in
our
time
upon
certaine
wretched
persons
,
which
have
been
carried
away
by
that
wicked
spirit
to
whom
they
gave
themselves
.
There
was
upon
a
time
in
Germany
,
a
certain
naughty
packe
of
a
most
A
certain
souldier
travelling
through
Marchia
,
a
country
of
Almaigne
,
In
the
yere
of
our
Lord
1551
,
at
Megalopole
neer
Voildstat
,
it
happened
About
the
same
time
there
lived
in
a
City
of
Savoy
one
that
was
both
a
monstrous
swearer
,
&
also
otherwise
very
vicious
,
who
put
many
good
men
to
much
fruitlesse
paines
,
that
in
regard
of
their
charge
employed
themselves
often
to
admonish
and
reprove
his
wicked
behaviour
,
to
the
end
he
might
amend
it
:
but
all
in
vaine
,
they
might
as
well
cast
stones
against
the
wind
;
for
he
would
not
so
much
as
listen
to
their
words
,
much
lesse
reforme
his
manners
.
Now
it
fell
out
that
the
Pestilence
being
in
the
City
,
he
was
infected
with
it
,
and
therefore
withdrew
himselfe
a
part
with
his
wife
&
another
kinswoman
into
a
garden
which
he
had
:
neither
yet
in
this
extremity
did
the
Ministers
forsake
him
,
but
ceased
not
continually
to
exhort
him
to
repentance
,
and
to
lay
before
his
eyes
his
faults
and
offences
to
the
end
to
bring
him
into
the
right
way
.
But
he
was
so
farre
from
being
touched
or
moved
with
these
godly
admonitions
,
that
he
strove
rather
to
harden
himselfe
more
and
more
in
his
sinnes
.
Therefore
one
day
hasting
forward
his
owne
mishap
,
as
hee
was
swearing
and
denying
God
,
and
giving
himselfe
to
the
Devill
,
and
calling
for
him
with
vehehemency
,
behold
even
the
Devill
indeed
snatched
him
up
suddenly
,
and
heaved
him
into
the
aire
,
his
wife
and
kinswoman
looking
on
,
and
seeing
him
fly
over
their
heads
.
Being
thus
swiftly
transported
,
his
cap
tumbled
from
his
head
,
and
was
found
at
Rosne
;
but
himselfe
no
man
could
ever
after
set
eye
on
.
The
magistrate
advertised
hereof
,
came
to
the
place
where
he
was
taken
,
to
be
better
informed
of
the
truth
,
taking
the
witnesse
of
the
two
women
touching
that
which
they
had
seene
.
Here
may
wee
see
the
strange
and
terrible
events
of
Gods
just
vengeance
upon
such
vile
caitifes
;
which
doubtlesse
are
made
manifest
to
strike
a
feare
and
terrour
into
the
heart
of
every
swearer
and
denier
of
God
(
the
world
being
but
too
full
at
this
day
of
such
wretches
)
that
are
so
inspired
with
Satan
,
that
they
cannot
speake
but
they
must
name
him
,
even
him
that
is
both
an
enemy
to
God
and
man
,
and
like
a
roaring
lion
runneth
and
roveth
too
and
fro
to
devoure
them
:
not
seeking
any
thing
but
mans
destruction
.
And
yet
when
any
paine
assaileth
them
,
or
any
trouble
disquieteth
their
minds
,
or
any
danger
threateneth
to
oppresse
their
bodies
,
desperately
they
call
upon
him
for
aid
,
when
indeed
it
were
more
needfull
to
commend
themselves
to
God
,
and
to
pray
for
his
grace
and
assistance
,
having
both
a
commandement
so
to
doe
,
and
a
promise
adjoyned
,
that
he
will
help
us
in
our
necessities
,
if
we
come
unto
him
by
true
and
hearty
prayer
.
It
is
not
therefore
without
just
cause
,
that
God
hath
propounded
and
laid
open
in
this
corrupt
age
,
a
Theatre
of
his
Iudgements
,
that
every
man
might
be
warned
thereby
.
CHAP.
XXXI
.
More
examples
of
Gods
Iudgements
upon
Cursers
.
BVt
before
we
goe
to
the
next
commandement
,
wee
will
adjoyne
a
few
more
examples
of
this
devillish
cursing
.
Martin
Luther
hath
left
registred
unto
us
a
notable
example
Adam
Budissina
was
the
reporter
:
This
man
thundred
out
most
bitter
curses
against
Luther
in
the
pulpit
,
at
a
town
called
Ruthnerwald
,
and
amongst
the
rest
,
wished
,
that
if
Luthers
doctrine
were
true
,
a
thunderbolt
might
strike
him
to
death
.
Now
three
dayes
after
there
arose
a
mighty
tempest
,
with
thunder
and
lightening
:
whereat
the
cursed
Priest
,
bearing
in
himselfe
a
guilty
conscience
,
for
that
hee
had
untruly
and
malitiously
spoken
,
ranne
hastily
into
the
Church
,
and
there
fell
to
his
prayers
before
the
Altar
most
devoutly
;
but
the
vengeance
of
God
found
him
out
and
his
hypocrisie
,
so
that
he
was
stroken
dead
with
the
lightening
,
and
albeit
they
recovered
life
in
him
againe
,
yet
as
they
led
him
homewards
through
the
Church-yard
,
another
fl●sh
so
set
upon
him
,
that
he
was
burnt
from
the
crowne
of
the
head
to
the
sole
of
the
foot
,
as
blacke
as
a
shoo
,
so
that
he
died
with
a
manifest
marke
of
Gods
vengeance
upon
him
.
Theodorus
Beza
reporteth
unto
us
two
notable
histories
of
his
owne
in
hist.
passionis
.
knowledge
,
of
the
severity
of
Gods
judgment
upon
a
curser
and
a
perjurer
;
the
tenor
whereof
is
this
,
I
knew
(
said
he
)
in
France
a
man
of
good
parts
,
well
instructed
in
Religion
,
and
a
master
of
a
Familie
,
who
in
his
anger
cursing
,
and
bidding
the
Divell
take
one
of
his
children
,
had
presently
his
wish
;
for
the
childe
was
possessed
immediatly
with
a
Spirit
:
from
which
though
by
the
servent
and
continuall
prayers
of
the
Church
he
was
at
length
released
,
yet
ere
he
had
fully
recovered
his
health
he
died
.
The
like
we
read
to
have
happened
to
a
woman
,
whom
her
husband
in
anger
devoted
with
bitter
curses
to
the
Divell
;
for
Sathan
assaulted
her
persently
,
and
robbed
her
of
her
wits
,
so
that
she
could
never
be
recovered
.
Another
example
(
saith
he
)
happened
not
far
hence
,
even
in
this
country
,
In
the
yere
of
our
Lord
1557
,
the
day
before
good
fryday
,
at
Forchenum
Job
.
Fincelius
,
lib.
3.
de
Mirac
.
a
city
in
the
Bishopricke
of
Bamburg
,
there
was
a
certaine
crooked
Priest
both
in
body
and
minde
,
through
age
and
evill
conditions
,
that
could
not
go
but
upon
crutches
,
yet
would
needs
be
lifted
into
the
pulpit
to
make
a
Sermon
:
his
text
was
out
of
the
11
chap.
of
the
first
Epistle
to
the
Corinthians
,
touching
the
Lords
Supper
;
whereout
taking
occasion
to
defend
the
Papisticall
errours
and
the
Masse
,
hee
used
these
or
such
like
blasphemous
speeches
,
O
Paul
,
Paul
,
if
thy
doctrine
touching
the
receiving
of
the
Sacrament
in
both
kinds
be
true
,
and
if
it
be
a
wicked
thing
to
receive
it
otherwise
,
then
would
the
divell
might
take
me
:
and
(
turning
to
the
people
)
if
the
Popes
doctrine
concerning
this
point
be
not
true
,
then
am
I
the
divels
bondslaue
,
neither
do
I
feare
to
pawne
my
soule
upon
it
.
These
and
many
other
blasphemous
words
he
used
,
till
the
Divell
came
indeed
,
transformed
into
the
shape
of
a
tall
man
,
blacke
and
terrible
,
sending
before
him
such
a
fearefull
noyse
,
and
such
a
wind
,
that
the
people
supposed
that
the
Church
would
have
fallen
on
their
heads
:
but
he
not
able
to
hurt
the
rest
,
tooke
away
the
old
Priest
,
being
his
devoted
bondslave
,
and
carried
him
so
far
that
he
was
never
heard
of
.
The
bishop
of
Rugenstines
brother
hardly
escaped
his
hands
:
for
he
came
back
to
fetch
him
;
but
he
defending
himself
with
his
sword
,
wounded
his
owne
body
,
and
very
narrowly
escaped
with
his
life
.
Beside
,
after
this
there
were
many
visions
seene
about
the
citie
,
as
armies
of
men
ready
to
enter
and
surprise
them
,
so
that
well
was
he
that
could
hide
himselfe
in
a
corner
.
At
another
time
after
,
the
like
noyse
was
heard
in
the
Church
whilst
they
were
baptising
an
infant
;
and
all
this
for
the
abhominable
cursing
and
blasphemy
of
the
prophane
Priest
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lorld
1556
,
at
S.
Gallus
in
Helvetia
,
a
certaine
man
that
earned
his
living
by
making
cleane
rough
and
soule
linnen
against
the
Sun
,
entering
a
taverne
,
tasted
so
much
the
grape
,
that
he
vomited
out
terrible
curses
against
himselfe
and
others
:
amongst
the
rest
he
wished
,
if
ever
he
went
into
the
fields
to
his
old
occupation
,
that
the
divell
might
come
and
breake
his
necke
:
but
when
sleepe
had
conquered
drinke
,
and
sobriety
restored
his
sences
,
he
went
again
to
his
trade
,
remembring
indeed
his
late
words
,
but
regarding
them
not
:
howbeit
the
Divell
to
shew
his
double
diligence
,
attended
on
him
at
his
appointed
houre
in
the
likenesse
of
a
big
swarthy
man
,
and
asked
him
if
he
remembred
his
promise
and
vow
which
he
had
made
the
day
before
,
and
if
it
were
not
lawfull
for
him
to
breake
his
necke
;
and
withall
stroke
the
poore
man
,
trembling
with
feare
,
over
the
shoulders
,
that
his
feet
and
his
hands
presently
dried
up
,
so
that
he
lay
there
not
able
to
stir
,
till
by
help
of
men
he
was
carried
home
;
the
Lord
not
giving
the
Devill
so
much
power
over
him
as
he
wished
himselfe
;
but
yet
permitting
him
to
plague
him
on
this
sort
,
for
his
amendment
,
and
our
example
.
Henry
Earle
of
Schwartburg
through
a
corrupt
custome
used
commonly
to
wish
he
might
be
drowned
in
a
privy
:
and
as
he
wished
,
so
it
hapned
Albert.
Kirant
.
Chron.
Sax.
l.
6.
unto
him
,
for
he
was
so
served
,
and
murthered
at
S.
Peters
Monastery
in
Erford
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
,
1148.
The
like
befell
a
young
Courtier
at
Mansfield
,
whose
custome
was
in
any
earnest
asseveration
,
to
say
,
The
Devill
take
me
if
it
be
not
so
:
the
Devill
At
Oster
a
village
in
the
duchy
of
Megalopole
,
there
chanced
a
most
Iohn
Baptists
day
,
the
whole
people
exhorting
her
to
leave
off
that
monstrous
villany
:
but
she
nothing
bettered
,
continued
her
course
,
till
all
the
company
were
set
at
dinner
,
and
very
merry
.
Then
loe
,
the
Devill
having
got
full
possession
of
her
,
came
in
person
,
and
transported
her
into
the
aire
before
them
all
,
with
most
horrible
outcries
and
roarings
,
and
in
that
sort
carried
her
round
about
the
towne
,
that
the
Inhabitants
were
ready
to
die
with
feare
,
and
by
ct
by
tore
her
in
foure
pieces
,
leaving
in
four
severall
high
wayes
a
quarter
,
that
all
that
came
by
might
be
witnesses
of
her
punishment
.
And
then
returning
to
the
marriage
,
threw
her
bowels
upon
the
table
before
the
Major
of
the
towne
,
with
these
words
,
Behold
,
these
dishes
of
meat
belong
to
thee
,
whom
the
like
destruction
awaiteth
,
if
thou
doest
not
amend
thy
wicked
life
.
The
reporters
of
this
history
were
,
Iohn
Herman
the
Minister
of
the
said
towne
,
with
the
Major
himselfe
and
the
whole
Inhabitants
,
being
desirous
to
have
it
knowne
to
the
world
for
example
sake
.
In
Luthers
conferences
there
is
mention
made
of
this
story
following
:
A
certaine
man
not
far
from
Gorlitz
provided
a
sumptuous
supper
,
and
It
is
notoriously
knowne
in
Oundle
a
towne
in
Northamptonshire
,
amongst
all
that
were
acquainted
with
the
partie
,
namely
one
Hacket
,
of
whom
more
hath
spoken
before
,
how
he
used
in
his
earnest
talke
to
curse
himselfe
on
this
manner
;
If
it
be
not
true
,
then
let
a
visible
confusion
come
upon
me
.
Now
he
wanted
not
his
wish
,
for
he
came
to
a
visible
confusion
indeed
,
as
hath
been
declared
more
at
large
in
the
twentieth
chapter
of
this
booke
.
At
Witeberg
,
before
Martin
Luther
and
divers
other
learned
men
,
a
woman
whose
daughter
was
possessed
with
a
spirit
,
confessed
,
That
by
her
curse
that
plague
was
fallen
upon
her
:
for
being
angry
at
a
time
,
she
bad
the
Divell
take
her
,
and
she
had
no
sooner
spoken
the
word
,
but
he
tooke
her
indeed
,
and
possessed
her
in
most
strange
sort
.
No
whit
lesse
strange
and
horrible
is
that
which
happened
at
Neoburg
The
like
judgement
of
God
we
read
of
to
have
beene
executed
upon
But
above
all
,
this
is
most
strange
which
hapned
in
a
town
of
Misina
,
Theatr.
hist.
Let
not
the
strangenes
of
this
example
discredit
the
truth
thereof
,
seeing
we
read
how
Lots
wife
was
turned
into
a
pillar
of
salt
,
Gen.
19.
and
Corah
with
his
Company
swallowed
of
the
earth
,
Numer
.
16.
which
are
stranger
than
this
.
Acts
and
Monuments
.
pag.
2101.
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
God
1552
,
the
eleventh
of
September
;
where
a
cholericke
father
seeing
his
sonne
flacke
about
his
businesse
,
wished
hee
might
never
stirre
from
that
place
:
for
it
was
no
sooner
said
,
but
done
,
his
sonne
stucke
fast
in
the
place
,
neither
by
any
meanes
possible
could
be
removed
,
no
not
so
much
as
to
fit
or
bend
his
body
,
till
by
the
praiers
of
the
Faithfull
his
paines
were
somewhat
mitigated
,
though
not
remitted
:
three
yeares
he
continued
standing
,
with
a
post
at
his
backe
for
his
ease
,
and
foure
yeares
sitting
,
at
the
end
whereof
he
died
;
nothing
weakened
in
his
understanding
,
but
professing
the
faith
,
and
not
doubting
of
his
salvation
in
Christ
Iesus
.
When
he
was
demanded
at
any
time
how
he
did
:
he
answered
most
usually
,
That
he
was
fastened
of
God
,
and
that
it
was
not
in
man
but
in
Gods
mercy
for
him
to
be
released
.
Iohn
Peter
sonne
in
law
to
Alexander
that
cruel
Keeper
of
Newgate
being
a
most
horrible
swearer
and
blasphemer
,
used
commonly
to
say
,
If
it
be
not
true
,
I
pray
God
I
may
rot
ere
I
die
:
and
not
in
vaine
,
for
he
rotted
away
indeed
,
and
so
dyed
in
misery
.
Hither
we
may
adde
a
notable
example
of
a
certaine
yong
gallant
that
was
a
monstrous
swearer
,
who
riding
in
the
company
of
divers
gentlemen
,
CHAP.
XXXII
.
Punishments
for
the
contempt
of
the
Word
and
Sacraments
;
and
abuse
of
holy
things
.
NOw
it
is
another
kind
of
taking
the
Name
of
God
in
vaine
,
to
despise
his
Word
and
Sacraments
:
for
like
as
among
earthly
princes
,
it
is
accounted
a
crime
no
lesse
than
treason
,
either
to
abuse
their
pictures
,
to
counterfeit
or
deprave
their
seales
,
to
rent
,
pollute
,
or
corrupt
their
letters
patents
,
or
to
use
unreverently
their
messengers
,
or
any
thing
that
commeth
from
them
:
So
with
the
Prince
of
heaven
it
is
a
fin
of
high
degree
,
either
to
abuse
his
Word
prophanely
,
which
is
the
letters
patents
of
our
salvation
;
or
handle
the
Sacraments
unreverently
,
which
are
the
seales
of
his
mercy
;
or
to
despise
his
Ministers
,
which
are
his
messengers
untous
.
And
this
he
maketh
knowne
unto
us
not
only
by
Edicts
and
Commandments
,
but
also
by
examples
of
his
vengeance
on
the
heads
of
the
offendors
in
this
case
.
For
the
former
,
look
what
Paul
saith
,
That
for
the
unworthy
receiving
of
the
Sacraments
,
many
were
weake
and
sicke
among
the
Corinthians
,
But
let
us
come
to
the
examples
wherein
the
grievousnesse
of
this
sinne
willly
more
open
than
by
any
words
can
be
expressed
.
First
,
to
begin
with
the
house
of
Israel
,
which
were
the
sole
select
people
of
the
Lord
,
whom
he
had
chosen
out
of
all
other
nations
of
the
world
,
to
be
his
owne
peculiar
flocke
,
and
his
chiefe
treasure
,
above
all
other
people
of
the
earth
,
and
a
kingdome
of
Priests
,
and
a
holy
Nation
;
when
Ruhama
,
Loruhama
;
that
is
,
of
such
as
had
found
mercy
and
favour
at
Gods
hand
,
a
nation
that
should
obtain
no
mercy
nor
favour
,
as
the
Prophet
Hosea
speaketh
.
This
we
see
plainly
verified
first
in
the
ten
tribes
,
which
under
Ieroboam
fell
away
from
the
Scepter
of
Iuda
:
for
after
that
the
Lord
had
sundry
times
scourged
them
by
many
particular
punishments
,
as
the
famin
,
sword
,
and
pestilence
,
for
their
idolatry
and
rebellion
to
his
law
;
at
the
last
in
the
ninth
yere
of
the
raign
of
Hoshea
King
of
Israel
,
he
brought
upon
them
a
finall
and
generall
destruction
,
and
delivered
them
into
the
hands
of
the
King
of
Ashur
,
who
carried
them
away
captive
into
Assyria
;
and
placed
them
in
Hala
and
in
Habor
,
by
the
river
of
Gosan
,
and
in
the
cities
of
the
Medes
;
and
in
stead
of
them
seated
the
men
of
Babel
,
of
Cuthah
,
Ava
,
Hamath
,
and
Sepharvaim
,
in
the
cities
of
Samaria
.
Thus
were
they
utterly
rooted
up
,
and
spued
out
of
the
land
of
their
inheritance
,
and
their
portion
given
unto
strangers
,
as
was
threatned
to
them
by
the
mouth
of
Moses
the
servant
of
the
Lord
:
and
the
cause
of
all
this
is
set
down
by
the
Turn
from
your
evill
wayes
,
and
keepe
my
commandements
and
my
statutes
,
according
to
all
the
Law
which
I
commanded
your
fathers
:
neverthelesse
they
would
not
obey
,
but
hardned
their
necks
:
&
then
it
followeth
in
the
18
ver
,
Therfore
the
Lord
was
exceeding
wroth
with
Israel
,
and
put
them
out
of
his
sight
,
and
none
was
left
but
the
Tribe
of
Iuda
onely
.
Now
though
the
kingdome
of
Iuda
continued
in
good
estate
long
after
the
desolation
of
the
ten
tribes
,
(
for
this
hapned
in
the
raigne
of
Ahaz
.
King
of
Iuda
;
)
yet
afterward
in
the
raigne
of
Zedekiah
,
the
great
and
famous
citie
Ierusalem
was
taken
by
Nabuchadnezzar
the
King
of
Babel
,
and
utterly
ruined
and
defaced
:
the
glorious
and
stately
temple
of
the
Lord
,
built
by
Salomon
,
the
wonder
of
the
world
,
was
burnt
down
to
ashes
,
together
with
all
the
houses
of
Ierusalem
,
and
all
other
great
houses
in
the
land
:
all
the
rich
vessels
and
furniture
of
the
temple
,
of
gold
,
silver
,
and
brasse
,
were
carried
to
Babel
by
Nabuzaradan
the
chiefe
steward
.
The
king
himselfe
was
bound
in
chaines
,
and
after
he
had
seen
his
owne
sons
slaine
before
his
eyes
,
had
his
owne
eyes
put
out
,
that
he
might
never
more
take
comfort
of
the
light
.
The
priests
and
all
the
greatest
and
richest
of
the
people
were
carried
away
in
captivity
,
and
only
the
poore
were
left
behind
to
dresse
the
vines
and
til
the
land
.
Now
what
was
the
cause
of
this
lamentable
destruction
of
this
holy
City
,
of
the
Temple
and
Sanctuary
of
the
Lord
,
and
of
his
owne
people
?
it
is
set
downe
by
the
holy-Ghost
in
expresse
word
,
2
Chro.
36.
15
,
16.
That
,
When
the
Lord
sent
unto
them
by
his
Messengers
,
rising
early
,
and
sending
,
because
he
had
compassion
on
them
,
and
on
his
habitation
,
they
mocked
the
Messengers
of
God
,
despised
his
words
,
and
misused
his
Prophets
:
and
therefore
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
arose
against
his
people
,
and
there
was
no
remedy
.
Behold
here
the
grievous
judgement
of
the
Lord
upon
such
as
contemned
his
Word
,
and
despised
his
Prophets
.
Thus
was
the
first
city
and
temple
destroyed
:
and
did
the
second
fare
any
better
?
no
verily
,
but
far
worse
:
for
as
their
sinne
was
greater
,
in
that
the
former
Iews
contemned
only
the
Word
spoken
by
the
Prophets
which
were
but
servants
,
these
despised
the
Word
spoken
by
the
Sonne
himself
,
which
is
the
Lord
of
life
;
so
their
punishment
was
also
the
greater
:
for
as
the
Apostle
saith
,
If
they
which
despised
Moses
Law
died
without
mercy
,
how
much
sorer
punishment
are
they
worthy
of
which
tread
under
foot
the
Sonne
of
God
,
and
count
the
bloud
of
the
Testament
as
an
unholy
thing
,
and
neglect
so
great
salvation
,
which
first
began
to
be
preached
by
the
Lord
himselfe
,
and
afterward
was
confirmed
by
them
which
heard
him
.
Therefore
the
destruction
of
the
second
city
and
temple
by
Titus
and
Vespasian
Emperours
of
Rome
,
was
far
more
lamentable
than
that
of
the
former
:
yea
,
so
terrible
and
fearefull
was
the
judgement
of
God
upon
that
nation
at
this
time
,
that
never
the
like
calamitie
and
misery
was
heard
or
read
of
:
there
at
the
siege
of
Ierusalem
the
famin
was
so
great
within
the
walls
,
and
the
sword
so
terrible
without
,
that
within
they
were
constrained
to
eat
not
only
leather
and
old
shoo's
,
but
horse-dung
,
yea
their
owne
excrements
,
and
some
to
devour
their
owne
children
:
and
as
many
as
issued
out
were
crucified
by
the
Romans
,
as
they
had
crucified
the
Saviour
of
the
world
,
till
they
had
no
more
wood
to
naile
them
on
.
So
that
it
was
most
true
which
our
Saviour
foreprophesied
,
That
such
should
be
the
tribulation
of
that
time
,
as
was
not
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
,
nor
should
be
againe
to
the
end
.
At
this
destruction
perished
eleven
hundred
thousand
Iewes
,
as
Historians
report
;
besides
them
which
Vespasian
slew
in
subduing
the
country
of
Galilee
:
over
and
besides
them
also
which
were
sould
and
sent
into
Aegypt
and
other
provinces
,
to
vile
slavery
,
to
the
number
of
seventeene
thousand
:
two
thousand
were
brought
with
Titus
in
triumph
;
of
which
,
part
he
gave
to
be
devoured
of
wilde
beasts
,
and
part
otherwise
most
cruelly
were
slaine
.
By
whose
case
all
nations
may
take
example
,
what
it
is
to
reject
the
visitation
of
Gods
verity
being
sent
unto
them
,
and
much
more
to
persecute
them
which
be
sent
of
God
for
their
salvation
.
And
here
is
diligently
to
be
observed
the
great
equity
of
this
judgment
:
they
refused
Christ
to
be
their
King
,
and
chose
rather
to
be
subject
unto
Caesar
;
now
they
are
by
the
said
(
their
owne
)
Caesar
destroyed
,
when
as
Christs
subjects
the
same
time
escaped
the
danger
.
The
like
example
of
Gods
wrathfull
punishment
is
to
be
noted
no
lesse
in
the
Romans
also
themselves
,
for
despising
Christ
and
his
Gospel
:
for
when
Tiberius
Nero
the
Emperor
having
received
by
letters
from
Pontius
Tertul.
Apol.
cap.
5.
Pilat
,
a
true
report
of
the
doings
of
Christ
Iesus
,
of
his
miracles
,
resurrection
,
and
ascention
into
heaven
,
and
how
he
was
received
as
God
of
many
good
men
,
was
himselfe
mooved
with
beleefe
of
the
same
,
and
did
confer
thereof
with
the
whole
Senat
of
Rome
,
to
have
Christ
adored
as
God
.
But
they
not
agreeing
thereunto
,
refused
him
,
because
that
contrary
to
the
law
of
the
Romans
,
he
was
consecrated
(
said
they
)
for
a
God
before
the
Senat
of
Rome
had
decreed
and
approved
him
.
Thus
the
vaine
Senat
which
were
contented
with
the
Emperor
to
raign
over
them
,
were
not
contented
with
the
meeke
King
of
glory
,
the
Sonne
of
God
,
to
be
their
King
;
yea
they
contemned
also
the
preaching
of
the
two
blessed
Apostles
Peter
and
Paul
,
who
were
also
most
cruelly
put
to
death
in
the
later
end
of
Domitius
Nero
his
raigne
,
and
the
yeare
of
Christ
69
,
for
the
testimony
and
saith
of
Christ
.
And
therefore
after
much
like
sort
to
the
Iews
were
they
scourged
and
entrapped
by
the
same
way
which
they
did
prefer
:
for
as
they
preferred
the
Emperour
,
and
rejected
Christ
,
so
did
How
heavy
and
searefull
the
judgement
of
God
hath
beene
towards
those
seven
famous
Churches
of
Asia
,
to
the
which
the
holy
Ghost
writeth
his
seven
Epistles
,
Revel.
2
and
3.
histories
sufficiently
testifie
,
and
experience
sheweth
:
for
whereas
in
the
Apostles
time
,
and
long
after
in
the
dayes
of
persecution
,
no
Churches
in
the
world
more
flourished
;
after
,
when
they
began
to
make
light
account
of
the
word
of
God
,
and
to
fall
away
from
the
truth
to
errors
,
from
godlinesse
to
impieties
,
the
Lord
also
made
light
account
of
them
,
and
removed
his
Candlesticke
,
that
is
,
the
ministery
of
his
Gospell
,
from
amongst
them
,
and
made
them
a
prey
unto
Venerable
Bede
in
his
Ecclesticall
history
of
England
reporteth
,
That
Beda
li.
1.
ca.
15.
about
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
420
,
after
that
the
Brittons
had
been
long
afflicted
by
the
Irish
,
Picts
,
and
Scots
,
and
that
the
Lord
had
given
them
rest
from
all
their
enemies
,
and
had
blessed
them
with
such
great
plenty
of
corn
,
and
fruits
of
the
earth
,
as
had
not
been
before
heard
of
,
they
fell
into
all
manner
of
sins
and
vices
,
and
in
stead
of
shewing
themselves
thankfull
to
the
Lord
for
his
great
mercies
,
provoked
his
indignation
more
fiercely
against
them
:
for
,
as
he
saith
,
together
with
plenty
grew
ryot
,
and
this
was
accompanied
with
a
train
of
many
other
foule
enormities
,
especially
the
hatred
of
the
truth
,
&
contempt
of
the
Word
,
and
that
not
only
in
the
Laity
and
ignorant
people
,
but
even
also
in
the
Clergy
and
Sheepheards
of
the
people
:
for
which
cause
the
Lord
first
sent
among
them
such
a
contagious
plague
,
that
the
living
were
scarce
sufficient
to
bury
the
dead
:
and
when
by
this
punishment
they
were
not
reclaimed
,
then
by
their
owne
counsels
and
procurement
the
Lord
brought
upon
them
a
fierce
and
mighty
nation
,
even
the
Saxons
of
Germany
;
who
albeit
they
came
at
first
as
helpers
and
succorers
of
them
against
their
enemies
,
yet
ere
long
proved
their
sorest
foes
themselves
,
and
after
much
bloudshed
drave
them
almost
quite
out
of
their
Kingdome
,
confining
them
into
a
haven
,
nooke
,
and
corner
of
the
same
,
where
they
remaine
till
this
day
:
and
all
this
came
upon
them
(
saith
that
reverend
Authour
)
for
their
ingratitude
for
Gods
mercies
,
and
contempt
of
the
Word
of
God
.
Againe
,
we
reade
a
little
before
this
,
how
that
God
stirred
up
Gildas
Againe
,
not
many
yeares
past
,
Almighty
God
seeing
idolatry
,
superstition
,
Iohn
Wickliffe
to
preach
unto
our
fathers
repentance
,
and
to
exhort
them
to
forsake
their
idolatry
and
superstition
:
but
his
exhortations
were
not
regarded
,
he
with
his
sermons
was
despised
,
his
bookes
and
himselfe
after
his
death
,
were
burnt
:
What
ensued
?
A
most
grievous
and
heavy
vengeance
:
they
slew
their
lawfull
King
,
and
set
up
three
other
on
a
row
,
under
whom
all
the
noble
bloud
was
slaine
up
,
and
halfe
the
Commons
destroyed
;
what
by
warre
in
France
,
and
civile
discord
among
themselves
,
the
cities
and
towns
were
decayed
,
and
the
land
brought
half
to
a
wildernesse
.
O
,
extrem
plagues
of
Gods
just
vengeance
!
But
these
examples
be
generall
over
whole
nations
:
now
let
us
descend
to
particular
judgments
upon
private
persons
,
for
contemning
,
scorning
,
or
despising
the
Word
of
God
,
the
holy
Sacraments
,
and
the
Ministers
of
the
same
.
Hemingius
a
learned
Divine
,
in
his
exposition
upon
the
first
chapter
of
S.
Iohns
Gospell
reporteth
,
That
about
the
yere
1550
there
was
a
certain
Christopher
Turke
a
Counsellor
of
Estate
to
a
great
Nobleman
in
Germany
,
When
any
one
doth
wrong
us
,
God
is
our
succor
and
defence
:
but
he
had
scarce
ended
his
words
,
when
as
a
sudden
griefe
tooke
him
,
so
that
he
was
forced
to
alight
from
his
horse
,
and
to
be
carried
to
bed
;
where
in
stead
of
singing
,
he
dyed
in
dispaire
,
drawing
forth
his
tongue
as
blacke
as
a
cole
,
and
hanging
out
of
his
mouth
.
This
happened
the
ninth
of
Iune
,
1547.
The
contempt
of
the
Sacrament
of
baptisme
was
most
notably
punished
Georst
.
le
feure
,
lib.
3.
Annal.
Misniae
.
in
a
certaine
Curate
of
Misnia
in
Thuring
:
whose
custome
was
whensoever
hee
had
baptised
any
women
children
,
in
contempt
of
the
foeminine
sex
,
and
without
any
regard
to
the
holy
Sacrament
,
to
say
,
That
they
should
not
carry
them
backe
to
the
house
,
but
cast
them
into
the
River
.
This
prophane
Curate
looking
one
day
over
the
bridge
of
Elbe
(
which
is
a
large
and
a
deepe
River
)
how
the
boats
did
passe
;
no
man
touching
him
,
nor
his
braine
any
way
altered
,
but
by
a
secret
judgement
of
God
,
fell
over
the
bridge
into
the
water
,
and
was
presently
drowned
:
that
he
which
so
impiously
wished
drowning
to
other
,
and
that
at
the
Sacrament
of
Baptisme
,
was
drowned
himselfe
.
This
happened
in
the
yeare
1505.
The
contemptuous
and
irreverent
handling
of
the
Word
of
God
in
the
Mary
,
Anno
1555.
This
wretched
Parson
upon
Shrove
Sunday
(
which
was
the
third
day
of
the
moneth
of
March
)
making
a
Sermon
to
his
parishioners
,
entred
beside
his
text
,
into
an
impertinent
discourse
of
the
Articles
lately
set
forth
by
the
Popes
authority
,
in
commendation
thereof
,
and
to
the
disgrace
of
the
Gospell
:
saying
more
over
thus
unto
the
people
,
My
masters
and
neighbours
,
rejoice
and
be
merry
,
for
the
prodigall
sonne
is
come
home
:
for
I
know
that
the
most
part
of
you
are
as
I
am
,
I
know
your
hearts
well
enough
,
and
I
shall
tell
you
what
happened
to
me
this
weeke
past
:
I
was
before
my
Lord
Cardinall
,
and
he
hath
made
me
as
cleane
from
sinne
as
I
was
at
the
Font-stone
;
and
he
hath
also
appointed
me
to
notifie
unto
you
the
Bull
of
the
Popes
pardon
;
and
so
reading
the
same
unto
them
,
he
thanked
God
that
ever
he
lived
to
see
that
day
:
adding
moreover
,
that
he
beleeved
,
that
by
the
vertue
of
that
Bull
he
was
as
cleane
from
sinne
as
that
night
that
he
was
borne
:
which
words
he
had
no
sooner
uttered
,
but
the
Lord
to
shew
that
he
lyed
,
stroke
him
with
sudden
death
,
and
so
he
fel
down
out
of
the
pulpit
,
never
stirring
hand
nor
foot
,
not
speaking
word
,
but
there
lay
,
an
amazement
and
astonishment
to
all
the
people
.
Denterius
an
Arrian
Bishop
being
at
Bizantium
,
as
he
was
about
to
baptise
one
Barbas
after
his
blasphemous
manner
,
saying
,
I
baptise
thee
in
the
name
of
the
Father
,
through
the
Sonne
,
in
the
holy
Ghost
,
(
which
forme
of
words
is
contrary
to
the
prescript
rule
of
Christ
,
that
bad
his
disciples
to
baptise
all
nations
,
In
the
Name
of
the
Father
,
the
Sonne
,
and
the
holy
Ghost
)
the
water
suddenly
vanished
,
so
that
he
could
not
then
be
baptised
:
wherefore
Barbas
all
amased
,
fled
to
a
Church
of
purer
Religion
,
and
there
was
entertained
into
the
Church
by
baptisme
.
Socrates
in
his
Ecclesiasticall
History
reporteth
the
like
accident
to
have
happened
to
a
Socrat.
lib.
7.
cap.
17.
Iew
,
who
had
beene
oftentimes
baptised
,
and
came
to
Paulus
a
Novatian
Bishop
,
to
receive
the
Sacrament
againe
;
but
the
water
as
before
vanished
;
and
his
villany
being
detected
,
he
was
banished
the
Church
.
Vrbanus
Formensis
and
Foelix
Iducensis
,
two
Donatists
by
profession
,
rushing
into
Thipasa
a
city
of
Mauritania
,
commanded
the
Eucharist
to
be
Vide
lib.
1.
cap.
17.
Theopompus
a
Phylosopher
being
about
to
insert
certaine
things
out
of
the
writings
of
Moses
,
into
his
prophane
works
,
and
so
to
abuse
the
sacred
Word
of
God
,
was
stricken
with
a
frenzy
;
and
being
warned
of
the
cause
thereof
in
a
dreame
,
by
prayers
made
unto
God
,
recovered
his
sences
againe
.
This
story
is
recorded
by
Iosephus
.
As
also
another
of
Theodectes
Jeseph
.
Antiq:
Liba
2.
cap.
2.
a
Poet
,
that
mingled
his
Tragedies
with
the
holy
Scripture
,
and
was
therfore
stricken
with
blindnesse
,
untill
he
had
recanted
his
impiety
.
In
a
towne
of
Germany
called
Itzsith
,
there
dwelt
a
certaine
husbandman
Iustus
Ionus
in
Luthers
Conferences
reporteth
to
be
most
true
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1553
,
a
certain
Coblers
servant
being
brought
up
among
the
professors
of
the
reformed
Religion
,
and
having
received
When
the
great
persecution
of
the
Christians
was
in
Persia
under
king
Sozomen
lib.
2.
cap.
●1
.
Sapor
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
347
,
there
was
one
Miles
an
holy
Bishop
,
and
constant
Martyr
;
who
preaching
,
exhorting
,
and
suffering
all
manner
Vide
lib.
1.
cap.
16.
of
torments
for
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
,
could
not
convert
one
soule
of
the
whole
city
whereof
he
was
Bishop
,
to
the
faith
:
wherefore
in
hatred
and
detestation
of
it
he
forewent
it
cleane
:
but
after
his
departure
the
Lord
made
them
worthily
●ue
their
contempt
of
his
Word
;
for
he
sent
the
spirit
of
division
betwixt
King
Sapor
and
them
,
so
that
he
came
with
an
army
of
men
and
three
hundred
Elephants
against
it
,
and
quickly
subverted
it
,
that
the
very
apparance
and
memoriall
of
a
city
was
quile
defaced
and
rooted
out
.
For
certainly
this
is
a
sure
position
,
where
Gods
word
is
generally
despised
,
and
not
regarded
nor
profited
by
,
there
some
notable
destruction
approcheth
.
In
a
certaine
place
there
was
acted
a
tragedy
of
the
death
and
passion
of
Christ
in
shew
,
but
in
deed
of
themselves
:
for
he
that
played
Christs
part
,
Most
lamentable
was
the
judgement
of
God
upon
Iohn
Apowel
(
sometimes
a
Serving-man
)
for
mocking
and
jeasting
at
the
Word
of
God
:
This
Iohn
Apowel
hearing
one
William
Malden
reading
certaine
English
prayers
,
mocked
him
after
every
word
,
with
contrary
gaudes
and
flouting
termes
;
insomuch
that
at
last
hee
was
terribly
afraid
,
so
that
his
haire
stood
upright
on
his
head
,
and
the
next
day
was
found
besides
his
wits
,
crying
night
and
day
without
ceasing
,
The
Divell
,
the
Divell
,
O
the
Divell
of
Hell
,
now
the
Devill
of
hell
there
he
goeth
:
for
it
seemed
to
him
as
the
Lord
have
mercy
upon
us
,
at
the
end
of
the
prayer
,
that
the
Devill
appeared
unto
him
,
and
by
the
permission
of
God
depilved
him
of
his
understanding
.
This
is
a
terrible
example
for
all
those
that
be
mockers
,
at
the
Word
of
God
,
to
warne
them
(
if
they
doe
not
repent
)
lest
the
vengeance
of
God
fall
upon
them
in
like
manner
.
Thus
we
see
how
severely
the
Lord
punisheth
all
despisers
and
propha●●rs
of
his
holy
things
,
and
thereby
ought
to
learne
to
carry
a
most
dutifull
regard
and
reverence
to
them
,
as
also
to
note
them
for
none
of
Gods
flocke
,
whosoever
they
be
that
deride
or
contemne
any
part
of
Religion
,
or
the
Ministers
of
the
same
.
CHAP.
XXXV
.
Of
those
that
prophane
the
Sabbath
day
.
IN
the
fourth
and
last
Commandement
of
the
first
Table
,
it
is
said
,
Remember
to
keepe
holy
the
Sabbath
day
:
By
which
words
it
is
ordained
and
enjoyned
us
to
separate
one
day
of
seven
from
all
bodily
and
servile
labour
,
not
to
idlenesse
and
loosenesse
,
but
to
the
worship
of
God
,
which
is
spirituall
and
wholesome
.
Which
holy
ordinance
when
one
of
the
children
of
Israel
in
contempt
broke
,
as
they
were
in
the
wildernes
,
by
gathering
sticks
upon
the
Sabbath
,
he
was
brought
before
Moses
and
Aaron
,
and
the
whole
congregation
,
&
by
them
put
in
prison
untill
such
time
as
they
knew
the
Lords
determination
concerning
him
:
knowing
Dies
Dominicus
,
that
is
,
the
day
of
our
Lord
:
because
upon
that
day
he
rose
from
the
dead
,
to
wi●
,
the
morrow
after
the
Iewes
Sabbath
,
being
the
first
day
of
the
weeke
:
to
which
Sabbath
it
by
common
consent
of
the
Church
succeeded
,
to
the
end
that
a
difference
might
be
put
betwixt
Christians
and
Iewes
.
Therefore
it
ought
now
religiously
Cod
li.
3.
●i
.
12
〈◊〉
.
10.
to
be
observed
,
as
it
is
also
commanded
in
the
civill
law
,
with
expresse
prohibition
not
to
abuse
this
day
of
holy
rest
,
in
unholy
sports
and
pastimes
of
evill
example
.
Neverthelesse
in
stead
hereof
we
use
the
evill
imployance
,
abuse
,
and
disorder
of
it
for
the
most
part
,
for
beside
the
false
worship
and
plentifull
superstitions
which
reigne
in
so
many
places
,
all
manner
of
disorder
and
dissolutenesse
is
in
request
,
and
beareth
sway
in
these
dayes
:
this
is
the
day
for
tipling
houses
and
tavernes
to
be
fullest
fraught
with
ruffians
and
ribalds
,
and
for
villanous
and
dishonest
speech
,
with
lecherous
and
baudy
songs
to
be
most
ri●e
:
this
is
the
day
when
dicing
,
dauncing
,
whoring
,
and
such
noysome
and
dishonest
demeanors
,
muster
their
bands
and
keep
ranke
together
;
from
whence
foame
out
envies
,
hatreds
,
displeasures
,
quarrels
,
debates
,
bloud
sheddings
,
and
murthers
,
as
daily
experience
testifieth
.
All
which
things
are
evident
signes
of
Gods
heavy
displeasure
upon
the
people
where
these
abuses
are
permitted
,
and
no
difference
made
of
that
day
wherein
God
would
be
served
,
but
is
contrarily
mostdishonored
by
the
overflow
of
wicked
examples
.
And
that
it
is
a
thing
odious
and
condemned
of
God
,
these
examples
following
will
declare
.
Gregory
Turonensis
reporteth
,
That
a
husbandman
,
who
upon
the
Lords
day
went
to
plough
his
field
,
as
he
cleansed
his
plow-share
with
an
yron
,
the
yron
stucke
so
fast
into
his
hand
,
that
for
two
yeares
hee
could
not
be
delivered
from
it
,
but
carried
it
about
continually
to
his
exceeding
great
paine
and
shame
.
Another
prophane
fellow
,
without
any
A
certaine
Nobleman
used
every
Lords
day
to
goe
a
hunting
in
the
Sermon
while
;
which
impiety
the
Lord
punished
with
this
judgement
:
he
caused
his
wife
to
bring
forth
a
childe
with
a
head
like
a
dog
,
that
seeing
At
Kimsta●
a
towne
in
France
,
there
lived
in
the
yere
of
our
Lord
1559
,
Iob
Fincel
.
l.
3.
de
Mi●ac
.
a
certain
covetous
woman
,
who
was
so
eager
upon
the
world
,
and
greedy
of
gaine
,
that
she
would
neither
frequent
the
Church
to
heare
the
word
of
God
her selfe
,
nor
suffer
any
of
her
family
to
doe
it
,
but
continually
abode
labouring
and
toyling
about
drying
and
pilling
flax
,
and
doing
other
domesticall
businesses
:
neither
would
she
be
reclaimed
by
her
neighbours
,
who
admonished
and
dehorted
her
from
such
untimely
works
.
One
Sabbath
day
as
they
were
thus
busily
occupied
,
fire
seemed
to
issue
among
the
flax
,
without
doing
any
hurt
:
the
next
Sabbath
day
it
tooke
fire
indeed
,
but
was
quickly
extinct
:
for
all
this
she
continued
obstinate
in
her
prophanenesse
even
the
third
Sabbath
,
when
the
flax
againe
taking
fire
,
could
not
be
quenched
till
it
had
burnt
her
and
two
of
her
children
to
death
;
for
though
they
were
recovered
out
of
the
fire
alive
,
yet
the
next
day
they
all
three
died
.
And
that
which
was
most
to
be
wondred
at
,
a
young
infant
in
the
cradle
was
taken
out
of
the
midst
of
the
flame
,
without
any
hurt
.
Thus
God
useth
to
exercise
his
judgements
upon
the
contemners
of
his
commandements
.
The
Centuriators
of
Magdeburge
,
intreating
of
the
manners
of
Christians
,
Anno
Dom.
1126
,
which
though
it
might
seeme
to
be
a
thing
meere
casuall
,
yet
they
set
it
downe
as
a
judgement
of
God
upon
him
for
breaking
the
Sabbath
.
As
also
of
that
which
they
speake
in
the
same
place
Eccles.
hist.
Cent.
12.
ib.
of
one
of
the
Kings
of
Denmarke
,
who
when
as
hee
(
contrary
to
the
admonition
of
the
Priests
,
who
desired
him
to
deferre
it
)
would
needs
upon
the
day
of
Pentecost
make
warre
with
his
enemy
,
died
in
the
battell
.
But
that
may
be
better
knowne
to
us
all
,
which
is
written
in
the
second
booke
of
Macchabees
,
of
Nicanor
the
Iewes
enemy
,
who
would
needs
set
upon
them
on
the
Sabbath
;
from
which
when
other
the
Iewes
that
were
compelled
to
be
with
him
,
could
no
way
disswade
him
,
he
was
slaine
in
the
battell
,
and
most
miserably
but
deservedly
handled
,
even
the
parts
of
his
body
shamefully
dismembred
,
as
in
that
History
you
may
read
more
at
large
.
Therefore
in
the
Councell
at
Paris
every
one
labouring
to
perswade
unto
a
more
religious
keeping
of
the
Sabbath
day
,
when
they
had
justly
Concil.
Paris
.
lib.
1.
cap.
50.
complained
,
that
(
as
many
other
things
)
so
also
the
observation
of
the
Sabbath
was
greatly
decayed
through
the
abuse
of
Christian
liberty
;
in
that
men
too
much
followed
the
delights
of
the
world
,
and
their
owne
worldly
pleasures
,
both
wicked
and
dangerous
:
They
further
adde
,
Multi
nánque
nostrum
visu
,
multi
etiam
quorundam
relatu
dedicimus
,
&c.
For
many
of
us
have
been
eye-witnesses
,
many
have
intelligence
of
it
by
the
relation
of
others
that
some
men
upon
this
day
being
about
their
husbandry
,
have
been
strucken
with
thunder
,
some
have
been
maimed
and
made
lame
,
some
have
had
their
bodies
(
even
bones
and
all
)
burnt
in
a
moment
with
visible
fire
,
and
have
consumed
to
ashes
,
and
many
other
judgements
of
God
have
been
,
and
are
daily
;
Whereby
it
is
declared
,
that
God
is
offended
with
the
dishonour
of
so
high
a
day
.
And
our
time
hath
not
wanted
examples
in
this
kind
,
whosoever
hath
observed
them
,
when
sometimes
in
the
faires
upon
this
day
the
Wares
have
swumme
in
the
streetes
;
sometimes
the
scaffolds
at
Playes
have
falne
downe
,
to
the
hurting
and
endangering
of
many
;
sometime
one
thing
,
sometime
another
hath
fallen
out
,
to
the
great
damage
and
hurt
of
many
that
have
no
conscience
of
this
day
;
yea
,
often
to
the
endangering
of
their
lives
:
and
that
which
is
most
strange
,
within
these
late
yeares
,
a
whole
town
hath
been
twice
burnt
for
the
breach
of
the
Sabbath
,
by
the
inhabitants
,
as
all
men
judged
:
The
just
report
thereof
I
passe
over
here
to
set
downe
,
untill
such
time
as
I
shall
be
better
instructed
.
Famous
and
memorable
also
is
that
example
which
happened
at
London
in
the
yeare
1583
at
Paris
garden
,
where
,
upon
the
Sabbath
day
were
gathered
together
(
as
accustomably
they
used
)
great
multitudes
of
prophane
people
,
to
behold
the
sport
of
Beare
baiting
,
without
respect
of
the
Lords
day
,
or
any
exercise
of
religion
required
therein
:
which
prophane
impiety
,
the
Lord
that
he
might
chasten
in
some
sort
,
and
shew
his
dislike
thereof
,
he
caused
the
scaffolds
suddenly
to
breake
,
and
the
beholders
to
tumble
headlong
downe
;
so
that
to
the
number
of
eight
persons
,
men
and
women
,
were
slaine
therewith
,
besides
many
others
which
were
sore
hurt
and
bruised
,
to
the
shortening
of
their
dayes
.
The
like
example
happened
at
a
towne
in
Bedford
shire
called
Risley
,
in
the
yeare
1607
:
Where
the
floore
of
a
chamber
,
wherein
a
number
were
gathered
together
to
see
a
play
on
the
Sabbath
day
,
fell
downe
,
by
meanes
whereof
many
were
sore
hurt
,
and
some
killed
.
Surely
,
a
friendly
warning
to
such
as
more
delight
themselves
with
the
cruelty
of
beasts
,
and
vain
sports
,
than
with
the
works
of
mercy
and
Religion
,
the
fruits
of
a
true
faith
,
which
ought
to
be
the
Sabbath
dayes
exercise
.
And
thus
much
for
the
examples
of
the
first
Table
,
whereof
if
some
seeme
to
exceed
credit
,
by
reason
of
the
strangenesse
of
them
,
yet
let
us
know
,
that
nothing
is
impossible
to
God
;
and
that
hee
doth
often
worke
miracles
to
controll
the
obstinate
impiety
and
rebellion
of
mortall
men
against
his
commandement
.
Besides
,
there
is
not
one
example
here
mentioned
,
but
it
hath
a
credible
or
probable
Author
for
the
avoucher
of
it
.
Let
us
now
,
out
of
all
this
that
hath
been
spoken
,
gather
up
this
wholsome
lesson
,
to
love
God
with
all
our
heart
and
affection
,
to
the
end
we
may
worship
him
,
invocate
his
holy
name
,
and
repose
all
the
confidence
of
our
salvation
upon
him
alone
through
Christ
Iesus
,
seeking
by
pleasing
and
obeying
his
will
,
to
set
forth
his
glory
,
and
render
him
due
thanks
for
all
his
benefits
.
FINIS
.
THE
SECOND
BOOKE
.
CHAP.
I.
Of
rebellious
and
stubborne
children
towards
their
Parents
.
WEe
have
seene
in
the
former
Booke
,
what
punishments
they
have
incurred
,
that
either
malitiously
or
otherwise
have
transgressed
and
broken
the
commandements
of
the
first
Table
:
Now
it
followeth
to
discover
the
chastisements
which
God
hath
sent
upon
the
transgressors
of
the
second
Table
.
And
first
concerning
the
first
commandement
therof
,
which
is
,
Honour
thy
father
and
mother
,
that
thy
dayes
may
be
prolonged
in
the
land
which
the
Lord
thy
God
hath
given
thee
.
C
ham
one
of
old
Noah's
sonnes
,
was
guilty
of
the
breach
of
this
Marvellous
strange
was
the
malice
of
Absolon
,
to
rebell
so
furiously
Notwithstanding
all
this
,
yet
is
the
world
full
of
ill
advised
and
ill
nurtured
youth
,
that
are
little
lesse
disobedient
unto
their
parents
than
Absolon
was
,
as
Adramalech
and
Saraser
,
that
slew
their
father
Sennacherib
as
he
was
worshipping
in
the
Temple
of
Nisroth
his
god
:
but
whereas
they
looked
Gregory
of
Tours
maketh
mention
of
one
Crannius
the
son
of
Clotarius
Philip
Comineus
hath
recorded
the
treacherous
tragedy
of
a
most
wicked
Philip
Comineus
in
the
reigne
of
Lewis
the
twelfth
.
cap.
63
and
cruell
sonne
called
Adolphus
(
for
the
world
waxeth
every
day
worse
than
other
)
that
came
in
an
evening
suddenly
to
take
his
father
the
Duke
of
Gilderland
prisoner
,
even
as
he
was
going
to
bed
,
and
would
not
give
him
so
much
liberty
as
to
pull
on
his
hose
(
for
he
was
bare
legged
)
but
carried
him
away
in
all
haste
,
making
him
march
on
foot
without
breeches
five
long
Almaine
miles
,
in
a
most
cold
weather
:
and
then
clapt
him
up
in
the
bottome
of
a
deep
tower
,
where
there
was
no
light
save
by
a
little
window
,
and
there
kept
him
close
prisoner
six
moneths
together
.
After
which
cruell
fact
,
he
himselfe
was
taken
prisoner
in
like
manner
,
and
carried
bound
to
Namur
,
where
he
lay
a
long
time
,
untill
the
Gaunts
reprived
him
forthwith
,
and
led
him
with
them
against
Tournay
,
where
he
was
slain
:
in
the
while
of
his
imprisonment
,
his
father
yeelding
to
nature
,
disinherited
him
of
all
his
goods
,
for
his
vile
ingratitude
and
unnaturall
cruelty
,
and
left
the
succession
of
his
dukedome
to
the
Duke
of
Bourgondy
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1461
,
in
a
village
called
Iuchi
,
neere
to
Cambray
,
Enguerr
.
de
Monstr
.
vol.
2.
there
dwelt
a
certaine
man
(
or
rather
a
beast
)
that
in
a
great
rage
threw
his
owne
mother
out
of
his
doores
thrice
in
one
day
,
and
the
third
time
told
her
in
fury
,
That
hee
had
rather
see
his
house
on
fire
,
and
burnt
to
coles
,
than
that
she
should
abide
there
but
one
day
longer
.
It
happened
that
the
very
same
day
,
according
to
his
cursed
speech
,
his
house
was
indeed
fired
,
but
how
or
whence
no
man
could
judge
:
and
the
fire
was
so
fierce
,
that
it
consumed
to
ashes
not
only
that
house
,
but
also
twelve
other
houses
adjoyning
:
which
was
an
evident
figure
of
Gods
just
judgement
in
punishing
so
vile
and
unnaturall
a
deed
by
fire
,
seeing
he
deserved
at
the
least
to
lose
his
house
for
banishing
her
out
of
it
,
that
had
borne
him
in
her
belly
,
and
nourished
him
with
the
milke
of
her
paps
.
In
this
place
I
may
fitly
insert
two
memorable
examples
of
the
same
Alex.
ab
Alex.
general
.
dier.
Lib.
4.
cap.
14.
subject
,
gathered
by
an
author
of
credit
and
fame
sufficient
,
to
this
effect
.
It
is
not
long
(
saith
he
)
since
a
friend
of
mine
,
a
man
of
a
great
spirit
,
and
worthy
to
be
beleeved
,
recounted
to
me
a
very
strange
accident
which
,
he
said
,
hapned
to
himselfe
,
and
proved
his
saying
by
the
testimony
of
many
witnesses
:
which
was
this
:
That
being
upon
a
time
at
Naples
at
a
kinsmans
and
familiars
house
of
his
,
he
heard
by
night
the
voice
of
a
man
crying
in
the
street
for
aid
,
which
caused
him
to
rise
and
light
a
candle
,
and
run
out
to
see
what
the
matter
was
:
being
come
out
of
the
doores
,
he
perceived
a
cruell
and
ougly
shaped
divell
,
striving
with
all
his
force
to
catch
and
get
into
his
clouches
a
yong
man
,
that
strove
on
the
other
side
to
defend
himselfe
,
and
for
feare
raised
that
outcry
which
he
had
before
heard
:
the
yong
man
seeing
him
,
ran
to
him
forthwith
,
and
catching
fast
hold
by
his
cloathes
,
and
pitifully
crying
to
God
,
would
in
no
case
let
go
his
hold
untill
his
cruell
enemy
forsooke
him
:
and
being
brought
into
the
house
all
dismaied
and
beside
himselfe
,
would
not
let
go
his
hold
untill
he
came
to
his
sences
againe
out
of
that
exceeding
feare
.
The
cause
of
which
assault
was
,
he
had
led
all
his
time
a
most
wicked
life
,
and
had
been
a
contemner
of
God
,
and
a
Rebell
against
his
parents
,
using
vile
railing
and
bitter
speeches
against
them
,
in
such
sort
,
that
in
stead
of
blessing
,
they
had
layd
a
curse
upon
him
.
And
this
is
the
first
example
.
Concerning
the
second
,
I
will
also
set
downe
the
Authors
owne
words
,
as
followeth
.
Of
all
the
strange
things
(
saith
he
)
that
ever
I
heard
report
of
,
that
which
happened
not
long
since
at
Rome
is
most
worthy
to
be
remembred
,
of
a
certaine
yong
man
of
Gabia
,
borne
of
a
base
and
poore
family
,
but
endued
with
terrible
and
furious
nature
,
and
addicted
to
a
loose
and
disordinate
life
.
This
gallant
picking
a
quarrell
with
his
owne
father
,
in
his
anger
reviled
him
with
most
grosse
and
reprochfull
tearmes
:
In
which
mad
fits
,
as
one
wholly
given
over
to
the
Divell
,
he
purposely
departed
to
Rome
to
practise
some
naughty
device
against
his
father
:
but
his
ghostly
father
the
Divell
met
him
in
the
way
,
under
the
shape
of
a
cruell
and
ougly
fellow
with
a
thicke
bushie
beard
,
and
haire
hanging
disorderly
,
and
cloathes
all
rent
and
tattered
;
who
as
they
walked
together
,
enquired
of
him
why
he
was
so
sad
:
He
answered
,
that
there
had
passed
some
bitter
speeches
betwixt
his
father
and
him
,
and
now
he
devised
to
work
him
some
mischiefe
.
The
Divell
by
and
by
like
a
crafty
knave
soothed
him
up
&
said
,
that
he
also
upon
the
like
occasion
went
about
the
same
practise
,
and
desired
that
they
might
pursue
both
their
voyage
and
enterprise
together
:
it
was
soone
agreed
upon
betwixt
them
,
being
like
to
like
,
as
the
proverbe
goeth
.
Therefore
being
arrived
at
Rome
,
and
lodged
at
the
same
Inne
,
one
bed
did
serve
them
both
;
where
whilest
the
yong
man
securely
and
soundly
slept
,
the
old
malicious
knave
watching
his
opprtunity
,
caught
him
by
the
throat
to
strangle
him
:
whereat
the
poore
wretch
awoke
,
and
cried
for
help
to
God
so
that
the
wicked
spirit
was
constrained
to
forsake
him
without
performing
his
purpose
,
and
to
flee
out
at
the
chamber
with
such
force
and
violence
,
that
the
house
roofe
crackt
,
and
the
tyles
clattered
downe
aboundantly
.
The
host
of
the
house
being
awaked
with
the
noyse
,
cryed
out
to
know
what
the
matter
was
,
and
running
into
the
chamber
where
this
noyse
was
,
with
a
candle
in
his
hand
,
found
the
poore
young
man
all
alone
betwixt
dead
and
alive
,
of
whom
(
recovered
)
he
learnt
out
the
whole
truth
,
as
hath
been
told
:
but
he
after
this
terrible
accident
repented
him
of
his
wicked
life
,
and
was
touched
with
the
sence
of
his
grievous
sinne
so
nearly
,
that
ever
after
he
led
a
more
circumspect
and
honest
life
.
Thus
much
we
finde
written
in
that
Author
.
Henry
the
fifth
inspired
with
the
furies
of
the
Pope
of
Rome
,
made
warre
upon
his
father
Henry
the
fourth
,
vexing
him
with
cruell
and
often
Philip.
Melanc
lib
4.
Chron.
battels
,
and
not
ceasing
till
he
had
spoiled
him
of
his
Empire
,
and
till
the
Bishop
of
Mentz
had
proudly
and
insolently
taken
from
him
his
Imperiall
ornaments
even
in
his
presence
:
but
the
Lord
in
recompence
of
his
unnaturall
dealing
,
made
him
and
his
army
a
prey
unto
his
enemies
the
Saxons
,
and
to
flie
before
them
,
stirring
up
also
the
Pope
of
Rome
to
be
as
grievous
a
scourge
unto
him
,
as
he
had
beene
before
time
to
his
father
.
Now
as
the
ambition
of
a
Kingdome
was
the
cause
of
this
mans
ingratitude
,
so
in
the
example
following
,
pride
and
disdaine
ruled
,
and
therefore
he
is
so
much
the
more
to
be
condemned
,
by
how
much
a
Kingdome
is
a
stronger
cord
to
draw
men
to
vice
,
than
a
mans
owne
affection
.
There
was
(
saith
Manlius
)
an
old
man
crooked
with
age
,
distressed
with
poverty
,
and
almost
pined
with
hunger
,
that
had
a
sonne
rich
,
strong
,
and
fat
,
of
whom
he
intreated
no
gold
or
silver
,
or
possession
,
but
food
and
Another
not
so
cruell
and
disdainfull
as
the
former
,
yet
cruell
and
disdainfull
Moreover
this
is
another
judgment
of
God
,
that
commonly
as
children
deale
with
their
parents
,
so
doe
their
children
deale
with
them
:
and
this
in
the
law
of
proportion
is
most
just
,
and
in
the
order
of
punishing
most
usuall
:
for
the
proofe
whereof
,
as
experience
daily
teacheth
,
so
one
example
or
two
I
will
subjoyne
It
is
reported
how
a
certaine
unkind
and
perverse
Another
old
man
being
persuaded
by
his
son
(
that
had
maried
a
yong
At
Millan
there
was
an
abstinate
and
ungodly
sonne
,
that
when
he
was
Henry
the
second
of
that
name
,
King
of
England
,
sonne
of
Geffrey
Plantagenet
,
and
Maud
the
Empresse
,
after
he
had
raigned
twenty
yeares
,
was
content
to
admit
his
young
sonne
Henry
(
married
to
Margaret
the
French
Kings
daughter
)
into
participation
of
his
Crowne
:
but
he
like
an
unnaturall
son
to
requite
his
fathers
love
,
sought
to
dispossesse
him
of
the
whole
;
for
by
inciting
the
King
of
France
and
certaine
other
Nobles
,
hee
tooke
armes
,
and
raised
warre
against
his
owne
naturall
father
:
betwixt
whom
divers
strong
battels
being
fought
,
as
well
in
England
by
the
Deputies
and
friends
of
both
parties
,
as
also
in
Normandy
,
Poytou
,
Guian
,
and
Britain
;
the
victory
alwayes
inclined
to
the
father
,
so
that
the
rebellious
son
with
his
allies
were
constrained
to
bend
to
his
fathers
will
,
and
to
desire
peace
,
which
he
gently
granted
,
and
forgave
his
offence
.
Howbeit
the
Lord
for
his
disobedience
did
not
so
lightly
pardon
him
,
but
because
his
hasty
mind
could
not
tarry
for
the
Crowne
till
his
fathers
death
,
therefore
the
Lord
cut
him
short
of
it
altogether
,
causing
him
to
die
six
yeares
before
his
father
,
being
yet
but
young
,
and
like
to
live
long
.
Lothair
King
of
Soissons
in
France
,
committed
the
rule
of
the
province
of
Guian
to
his
eldest
son
Cramiris
,
who
when
(
contrary
to
the
mind
of
his
father
)
he
oppressed
the
people
with
exactions
,
and
was
reclaimed
home
,
he
like
an
ungratious
and
impious
son
,
fled
to
his
uncle
Childebert
,
and
provoked
him
towarre
upon
his
owne
father
,
wherein
he
himselfe
was
by
the
just
vengeance
of
God
taken
,
and
burned
with
his
wife
and
children
to
death
.
Furthermore
it
is
not
(
doubtlesse
)
but
to
a
very
good
end
enacted
in
the
law
of
God
,
That
he
which
curseth
his
father
or
mother
should
die
the
death
,
and
that
rebellious
children
and
such
as
be
incorrigible
,
should
at
the
instance
and
pursuit
of
their
owne
parents
,
by
order
of
law
be
stoned
to
death
.
As
children
by
all
these
examples
ought
not
onely
to
learne
to
feare
to
displease
and
revile
their
parents
,
but
also
to
feare
and
reverence
them
,
lest
that
by
disobedience
they
kindle
the
fire
of
Gods
wrath
against
them
:
so
likewise
on
the
other
side
parents
are
here
advertised
to
have
great
care
in
bringing
up
and
instructing
their
children
in
the
feare
of
God
,
and
obedience
to
his
will
;
lest
for
want
of
instruction
and
correction
on
their
part
,
they
themselves
incurre
a
punishment
of
their
carelesse
negligence
in
the
person
of
their
children
.
And
this
is
proved
by
experience
of
the
men
of
Heli
likewise
the
high
priest
was
culpable
of
this
fault
,
for
having
two
David
also
was
not
free
from
this
offence
;
for
hee
so
much
cockered
Ludovicus
Vives
saith
,
That
in
his
time
a
certain
woman
in
Flanders
did
CHAP.
II.
Of
those
that
rebell
against
their
Superiors
.
NOw
as
it
is
a
thing
required
by
law
and
reason
,
that
children
beare
that
honour
and
reverence
to
their
naturall
parents
which
is
commanded
;
so
it
is
necessary
by
the
same
respect
,
that
all
subjects
performe
that
duty
of
honour
and
obedience
to
their
Lords
,
Princes
,
and
Kings
,
which
is
not
derogatory
to
the
glory
of
God
;
&
the
rather
,
because
they
are
as
it
were
their
fathers
,
in
supplying
that
duty
towards
their
subjects
which
fathers
owe
their
children
:
as
namely
in
maintaining
their
peace
and
tranquility
in
earthly
things
,
and
keeping
them
under
the
discipline
of
Gods
Church
;
to
which
two
ends
they
were
ordained
.
For
this
cause
the
Scripture
biddeth
every
man
to
be
subject
to
the
higher
powers
;
not
so
much
to
avoid
the
punishment
which
might
befall
the
contrary
,
as
because
it
is
agreeable
to
the
will
To
honour
the
King
;
and
,
To
give
unto
Caesar
that
which
is
Caesars
,
as
unto
God
that
which
is
Gods
.
So
also
in
Moses
law
wee
Yet
for
all
this
the
children
of
Israel
were
not
afraid
many
times
to
commit
this
sin
,
but
then
especially
when
they
charged
Moses
with
conspiring
the
murther
of
those
Rebels
that
(
under
Corah
,
Dathan
,
and
Abiram
,
In
the
time
of
King
Davids
flight
from
Absalom
,
who
pursued
him
to
The
punishment
of
Shiba
the
sonne
of
Bichri
tarried
not
all
so
long
,
But
let
us
passe
over
these
sacred
histories
,
and
come
to
prophane
,
yet
probable
,
and
more
neere
examples
.
When
Camillus
besieged
the
Phalischi
,
Liv.
lib.
5.
a
people
in
Hetruria
,
neere
to
mount
Floscon
,
a
Schoolemaster
of
the
city
,
who
had
the
rule
over
the
chiefe
mens
sons
,
both
touching
instruction
and
governance
,
led
them
out
of
the
city
gates
one
day
in
shew
to
walke
,
but
indeed
to
betray
them
into
Camillus
hands
:
which
unfaithfull
dealing
Camillus
did
not
onely
mislike
,
but
detest
and
refuse
,
thinking
it
an
unhonest
part
by
such
finister
meanes
to
bring
even
his
enemies
in
subjection
;
and
therefore
reproving
the
trustlesse
Schoolmaster
,
and
binding
his
hands
behind
his
back
,
he
gave
every
one
of
his
schollers
a
rod
,
with
commandement
to
whip
him
backe
unto
the
parents
,
whom
hee
had
pretended
so
to
deceive
.
A
most
noble
act
in
Camillus
(
would
wee
could
finde
the
like
among
Christians
)
and
a
most
deserved
punishment
of
the
Schoolmaster
,
(
would
no
traitor
might
be
served
better
.
)
Neither
might
that
worthy
Romane
repent
his
deed
,
for
the
Phalischi
in
admiration
and
love
of
this
notable
justice
,
freely
yeelded
themselves
and
their
city
to
him
,
which
otherwise
in
long
time
,
and
without
great
effusion
of
bloud
he
could
not
have
atchieved
.
Did
Tarpeia
the
daughter
of
Sp.
Tarpeius
speed
any
better
,
when
sh●t
betrayed
Liv.
lib.
1.
the
tower
whereof
her
father
was
the
overseer
;
to
Tatius
King
of
the
Sabines
,
who
at
that
season
besieged
Rome
,
upon
condition
of
a
summe
of
gold
,
or
as
other
writers
say
,
of
all
that
the
souldiers
wore
on
their
left
hands
?
No
verily
,
for
the
Sabines
(
as
soon
as
they
had
obtained
their
purpose
)
overwhelmed
her
with
her
left
hand
gifts
;
to
wit
,
their
shields
,
and
not
their
rings
and
bracelets
,
which
she
hoped
:
to
the
end
to
leave
an
example
to
the
posterity
,
how
no
promise
nor
oath
ought
to
be
of
force
to
traitors
,
to
keep
them
from
punishment
.
Neither
did
these
noble
young
men
of
Rome
,
amongst
whom
were
the
Pub.
Valerius
,
by
Vindicio
a
bondslave
,
they
were
apprehended
,
having
letters
about
them
written
to
Tarquinius
to
the
same
effect
:
and
being
condemned
,
were
first
shamefully
scourged
with
rods
,
and
after
executed
to
death
.
Pausanias
King
of
Sparta
having
conspired
with
the
Persians
against
his
Thucyd
,
lib.
1●
own
countrey
,
and
as
it
were
offered
violence
to
his
owne
bowels
,
fled
into
the
Sanctuary
of
Pallas
for
reliefe
,
when
he
saw
the
Ephori
to
go
about
to
Aelian
.
lib.
9.
call
him
in
question
for
his
treason
.
Now
whereas
it
was
irrelegious
to
take
him
from
thence
by
violence
,
they
agreed
to
shut
him
up
there
continually
,
and
so
to
pine
him
to
death
.
Which
when
his
mother
understood
,
she
was
the
first
person
that
brought
a
stone
to
stop
up
the
doores
,
to
hinder
him
from
getting
forth
:
and
therein
shewed
a
notable
example
of
godly
cruelty
to
her
childe
,
and
cruell
pitty
to
her
countrey
:
approving
that
saying
of
Aristippus
,
who
being
demanded
why
hee
neglected
his
sonne
being
borne
of
his
body
?
answered
,
Doe
wee
not
cast
from
us
lice
and
flegme
which
are
also
bred
of
our
bodies
?
Insinuating
,
That
they
which
have
nothing
to
commend
them
to
their
parents
but
generation
,
are
not
to
be
esteemed
as
children
;
much
lesse
they
that
degenerate
.
When
Brennus
,
Captaine
of
the
Gaules
,
brother
to
Belinus
,
and
sonne
to
Moluntius
King
of
Brittaine
,
besieged
Ephesus
,
a
devillish
woman
enticed
with
the
jewels
which
Brennus
wore
about
him
,
betraied
the
city
into
his
hands
.
But
Brennus
detesting
this
abhominable
covetousnesse
,
when
he
entred
the
city
so
loaded
her
with
gold
,
that
he
covered
and
oppressed
her
therewith
.
In
like
manner
Herodamon
delivered
up
to
the
Emperour
Aurelian
his
own
native
city
Tian●
,
in
hope
to
save
his
owne
life
by
betraying
his
countrey
.
But
it
fell
out
quite
contrary
to
his
expectation
;
for
though
Caesar
had
sworne
not
to
leave
a
dog
alive
within
the
wals
,
because
they
shut
their
gates
against
him
,
and
also
his
souldiers
were
instant
and
urgent
upon
his
Eras.
in
Apoph
.
lib.
6.
promise
,
yet
he
spared
the
city
,
and
destroyed
the
traitor
,
and
quit
himselfe
of
his
promise
,
by
hanging
up
every
dog
in
the
city
,
contrary
to
his
owne
intent
,
and
his
armies
expectation
;
yet
agreeable
to
his
words
,
and
most
correspondent
to
equity
and
true
fortitude
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1270
,
the
Bishop
of
Colonea
practising
to
spoile
the
city
of
her
priviledges
,
and
reduce
it
under
his
own
jurisdiction
:
Hermanus
Grinu
,
Consul
,
and
chiefe
Magistrate
,
withstood
his
power
and
authority
with
all
his
force
,
so
that
he
could
not
bring
his
purpose
about
.
Wherefore
two
Cannons
belonging
to
the
Bishop
,
sought
to
undermine
this
their
enemy
by
policy
,
and
to
take
him
out
of
the
way
:
for
which
end
they
invited
him
in
very
kind
manner
to
dinner
,
but
when
he
was
come
they
brought
him
into
a
young
lyons
denne
(
which
they
kept
in
honour
of
the
Bishop
)
and
unawares
shut
the
doores
upon
him
,
bidding
him
shift
for
himselfe
,
thinking
that
it
was
impossible
for
him
to
escape
out
alive
.
But
the
Consull
perceiving
in
what
great
danger
he
was
,
wrapped
his
cloake
about
his
left
arme
,
and
thrusting
it
into
the
mouth
of
the
hungry
Lion
,
killed
him
with
his
right
hand
,
and
so
by
the
wonderfull
providence
of
God
,
escaped
without
hurt
.
But
the
two
traiterous
Canons
he
caught
right
soone
,
and
hung
them
at
their
Cathedrall
Church
,
to
their
owne
confusion
,
and
tertor
of
all
traitors
.
It
was
noble
saying
,
and
worthy
the
marking
,
of
Augustus
Caesar
,
to
Ramitalches
King
of
Thracia
,
who
having
forsaken
Anthony
,
to
take
part
with
Augustus
,
boasted
very
insolently
of
his
deserts
towards
him
:
then
Caesar
dissembling
his
folly
,
dranke
to
another
King
,
and
said
,
I
love
treason
,
but
I
cannot
commend
nor
trust
a
traitour
.
The
same
also
in
effect
Philip
of
Macedony
and
Iulius
Caesar
were
wont
to
say
,
That
they
loved
a
traitour
at
the
first
,
but
when
hee
had
finished
his
treason
,
they
hated
him
more
than
any
other
:
signifying
,
that
traitours
deserved
no
retribution
of
thankes
,
seeing
their
office
was
accepted
for
a
time
,
yet
they
themselves
could
never
be
counted
lesse
than
naughty
and
disloyall
persons
:
for
no
honest
man
ever
betrayed
his
countrey
or
his
friend
:
and
what
greater
punishment
can
there
be
than
this
?
But
for
manifest
proofe
hereof
let
this
one
example
serve
in
stead
of
many
,
namely
,
of
Theodoricke
King
of
Francia
,
After
the
death
of
Ieronimus
King
of
Siracuse
,
Andronodorus
and
Themistius
,
Heraclia
,
Harmonia
her
sister
,
guiltlesse
and
witlesse
of
the
crime
(
for
no
other
cause
,
but
because
shee
was
sister
unto
her
)
was
pluckt
from
the
Altar
,
and
slain
in
the
tumult
,
with
two
of
her
daughters
that
were
virgins
.
And
thus
is
treason
plagued
not
only
in
traitors
themselves
,
but
also
in
those
that
are
linked
unto
them
in
friendship
and
affinity
.
The
glory
and
reputation
of
Fabritius
the
Roman
is
eternised
by
that
noble
act
of
his
,
in
sending
bound
to
Pyrrhus
a
traitor
that
offered
to
poyson
Cic.
offic.
lib.
3.
him
.
For
albeit
that
Pyrrhus
was
a
sworne
enemy
to
the
Roman
Empire
,
and
also
made
war
upon
it
,
yet
would
not
Fabritius
trecherously
seeke
his
destruction
,
but
sent
back
that
traitor
unto
him
,
to
be
punished
at
his
discretion
.
What
notable
treasons
did
Hadrian
the
fourth
,
Pope
of
Rome
,
practise
against
the
Emperor
Frederick
Barbarossa
,
yet
all
was
still
frustrate
;
for
the
Lord
protected
the
Emperour
,
and
punished
the
traitour
with
a
sudden
and
strange
death
;
for
he
was
choaked
with
a
flie
which
went
downe
his
throat
and
stopped
his
breath
,
and
could
by
no
meanes
be
pulled
out
till
it
made
an
end
of
him
.
Besides
,
many
others
that
went
about
the
same
practise
,
were
brought
to
notable
destructions
:
as
that
counterfeit
foole
whom
the
Italians
set
on
to
murder
Fredericke
in
his
chamber
,
which
had
been
performed
,
had
he
not
leaped
out
of
a
window
into
a
river
,
and
so
saved
his
life
:
for
the
foole
being
taken
,
was
throwne
headlong
out
of
the
same
window
and
broke
his
neeke
.
As
also
an
Arabian
Doctor
,
a
grand
poysoner
,
who
going
about
to
infect
with
poyson
his
bridle
,
his
saddle
,
his
spurres
,
and
stirrops
,
that
as
soone
as
he
should
but
touch
them
,
hee
might
be
poysoned
,
was
discovered
and
hanged
for
his
labour
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1364
,
when
as
the
Emperour
Charles
the
Ladislaus
Lerezin
,
Governour
of
Alba
Iulia
in
Hungary
,
under
Maximilian
When
as
the
City
of
Rhodes
was
besieged
by
the
Turke
,
there
was
in
it
a
certaine
traiterous
Nobleman
,
who
upon
promise
to
have
one
of
Solymans
daughters
given
him
in
marriage
,
did
many
services
to
the
Turke
in
secret
,
to
the
prejudice
of
the
City
.
The
Island
and
towne
being
woon
,
he
presented
himselfe
to
Solyman
,
expecting
the
performance
of
his
promise
:
but
hee
in
recompence
of
his
treason
caused
him
to
be
flayed
alive
;
saying
,
CHAP.
III.
More
examples
of
the
same
subject
.
WHen
Manuel
the
Emperour
of
Constantinople
lay
about
Otto
Frisingensis
de
rebus
Freder
.
pri●
.
lib.
1.
cap.
47.
Antioch
with
an
army
prepared
against
the
Turke
,
one
of
his
chiefest
officers
,
namely
,
his
Chancellour
,
put
in
practise
this
notable
piece
of
treason
against
him
:
he
waged
three
desperate
young
men
with
an
infinite
summe
of
money
to
kill
him
on
a
day
appointed
,
and
then
with
a
band
of
souldiers
determined
to
possesse
himselfe
of
the
Crowne
,
and
of
the
City
,
and
to
slay
all
that
any
way
crossed
his
purpose
.
But
the
treason
being
discoured
secretly
to
the
Empresse
,
she
acquainted
her
Lord
with
it
,
who
tooke
the
three
traitours
,
and
put
them
all
to
cruell
deaths
:
and
as
for
the
Chancellour
,
he
first
bored
out
his
eyes
,
and
plucking
his
tongue
through
his
throat
,
tormented
him
to
death
with
a
rigorous
and
most
miserable
punishment
.
When
the
Turke
besieged
Alba
Graeca
,
certaine
souldiers
conspired
to
betray
the
City
into
his
hands
,
for
he
had
promised
them
large
rewards
Bonfinus
,
lib.
3.
Decad.
5.
so
to
doe
;
howbe
it
it
succeeded
not
with
them
,
for
they
were
detected
and
apprehended
by
Paulus
Kynifius
Governour
of
Hungary
,
who
constrained
them
to
eat
one
anothers
flesh
,
seething
every
dayone
to
feed
the
other
withall
,
but
he
that
was
last
was
faine
to
devour
his
owne
body
.
Scribonianus
a
captaine
of
the
Romans
in
Dalmatia
,
rebelled
against
the
To
rehearse
all
the
English
traitors
that
have
conspired
against
their
Roger
Mortimer
,
and
his
head
set
upon
the
Tower
of
London
.
In
like
sort
was
David
,
Lewline's
brother
served
.
R●●s
and
Madok
escaped
no
better
measure
in
stirring
the
Welchmen
up
to
rebellion
.
No
more
did
the
Scots
,
who
having
of
their
owne
accord
committed
the
government
of
their
kingdome
to
king
Edward
,
after
the
death
of
Alexander
(
who
broke
his
neck
by
a
fall
from
an
horse
,
and
lest
no
issue
male
)
and
sworne
fealty
unto
him
;
yet
dispensed
with
their
oath
by
the
Popes
commission
,
and
Frenchmens
incitement
,
and
rebelled
divers
times
against
King
Edward
:
for
he
overcame
them
sundry
times
,
and
made
slaughter
of
their
men
,
slaying
at
one
time
32000
,
and
taking
divers
of
their
Nobles
prisoners
.
In
like
manner
they
rebelled
against
King
Edward
In
the
reigne
of
King
Henry
the
fourth
there
rebelled
at
one
time
against
him
Sir
Iohn
Holland
,
D.
of
Excester
,
with
the
Dukes
of
Aumarle
,
Surrey
,
Thomas
Percy
Earle
of
Worcester
,
and
Henry
Percy
son
to
the
Earle
of
Northumberland
:
at
another
,
Sir
Richard
Scroope
Archbishop
of
Yorke
,
and
divers
others
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
Moubray
:
at
another
time
Sir
Henry
Percy
the
father
,
Earle
of
Northumberland
,
and
the
Lord
Bardolph
:
and
lastly
,
Ryce
ap
Dee
and
Owen
Glendour
,
two
Welchmen
:
all
which
were
either
slaine
,
as
Sir
Henry
Percy
the
younger
;
or
beheaded
,
as
the
rest
of
these
noble
Rebels
;
or
starved
to
death
,
as
Owen
Glendour
was
in
the
mountaines
of
Wales
,
after
he
had
devoured
his
owne
flesh
.
In
the
reigne
of
Henry
the
fifth
,
Sir
Richard
Earle
of
Cambridge
,
Sir
Richard
Scroope
Treasurer
of
England
,
and
Sir
Thomas
Gray
were
beheaded
for
treason
.
No
lesse
was
the
perfidious
and
ungratefull
treachery
of
Humphry
Banister
an
Englishman
towards
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
his
Lord
and
master
,
whom
the
said
Duke
had
tenderly
brought
up
,
and
exalted
to
great
promotion
,
For
when
as
the
Duke
being
driven
into
extremity
,
by
reason
of
the
separation
of
his
army
which
he
had
mustered
together
against
King
Richard
the
usurper
,
fled
to
the
same
Banister
as
his
trustiest
friend
,
to
be
kept
in
secret
untill
he
could
find
opportunity
to
escape
;
this
false
traitor
,
upon
hope
of
a
thousand
pounds
which
was
promised
to
him
that
could
bring
forth
the
Duke
,
betraied
him
into
the
hands
of
Iohn
Mitton
Shirife
of
Shropshire
,
who
conveied
him
to
the
city
of
Salisbury
,
where
King
Richard
kept
his
houshold
;
where
he
was
soone
after
put
to
death
.
But
as
for
ungratefull
Banister
,
the
vengeance
of
God
pursued
him
to
his
utter
ignominy
:
for
presently
after
,
his
eldest
sonne
became
mad
and
died
in
a
bores
sti●
:
his
eldest
daughter
was
suddenly
stricken
with
a
foule
lepry
:
his
second
sonne
marvellously
deformed
of
his
lims
,
and
lame
:
his
youngest
sonne
drowned
in
a
puddle
:
and
he
himselfe
in
his
old
age
arraigned
and
found
guilty
of
a
murther
,
and
by
his
Clergy
saved
:
And
as
for
his
thousand
pounds
,
King
Richard
gave
him
not
a
farthing
;
saying
,
That
he
which
would
be
nutrue
to
so
good
a
master
,
must
needs
be
false
to
all
other
.
To
passe
over
the
time
of
the
residue
of
the
Kings
,
where
in
many
examples
of
treasons
and
punishments
upon
them
are
extant
,
and
to
come
neerer
unto
our
owne
age
,
let
us
consider
the
wonderfull
providence
of
God
in
discovering
the
notorious
treasons
which
have
been
so
oftenpretended
,
and
so
many
,
against
our
late
Soveraigne
Queene
Elizabeth
,
and
protecting
her
so
fatherly
from
the
dint
of
them
all
.
First
therefore
,
to
begin
with
the
chiefest
,
the
Earles
of
Northumberland
and
Westmerland
,
in
the
eleventh
yeare
of
her
raigne
began
a
rebellion
in
the
North
,
pretending
their
purpose
to
be
sometimes
to
defend
the
Queenes
person
and
government
from
the
invasion
of
strangers
,
and
sometimes
for
conscience
sake
to
seeke
reformation
of
Religion
:
under
colour
whereof
they
got
together
an
army
of
men
,
to
the
number
of
six
thousand
souldiers
;
against
whom
marched
the
Earle
of
Suffex
,
Lieutenant
of
the
North
,
and
the
Earle
of
Warwicke
,
sent
by
the
Queene
to
his
ayde
:
Whose
approch
strucke
such
a
terrour
into
their
hearts
,
that
the
two
Earles
,
with
divers
of
the
arch
Rebels
,
fled
by
night
into
Scotland
,
leaving
the
rest
of
their
company
a
prey
unto
their
enemies
,
whereof
threescore
and
six
,
or
thereabout
,
were
hanged
at
Durham
.
As
for
the
Earles
,
one
of
them
(
to
wit
)
of
Northumberland
,
was
after
taken
in
Scotland
,
and
beheaded
at
York
.
Westmerland
fled
into
another
Countrey
,
and
left
his
house
and
family
destroyed
and
undone
by
his
folly
.
A
while
after
this
,
what
befell
to
Iohn
Throgmorton
,
Thomas
Brooke
,
George
Redman
,
and
divers
other
Gentlemen
at
Norwich
,
who
pretended
a
rebellion
under
the
color
of
suppressing
strangers
,
were
they
not
discovered
by
one
of
their
owne
conspiracy
Thomas
Ket
,
and
executed
at
Norwich
for
their
paines
?
The
same
end
came
Francis
Throgmorton
to
,
whose
trecheries
as
they
were
abhominable
,
and
touching
the
Queens
owne
person
,
so
they
were
disclosed
not
without
the
especiall
providence
of
God
.
But
above
all
,
that
vile
and
ungratefull
traitor
William
Parry
,
upon
whom
the
Queene
had
powred
plentifully
her
liberality
,
deserveth
to
be
had
in
everlasting
remembrance
to
his
shame
;
whose
treasons
being
discovered
,
he
payed
the
tribute
of
his
life
in
recompence
thereof
.
What
shall
I
say
of
the
Earle
of
Arundell
,
and
a
second
Earle
of
Northumberland
?
Did
not
the
justice
of
God
appeare
in
both
their
ends
,
when
being
attainted
for
treason
,
the
one
slew
himselfe
in
prison
,
and
the
other
died
by
course
of
nature
in
prison
also
?
Notorious
was
the
conspiracy
of
those
arch
traitours
,
Ballard
,
Babington
,
Savadge
,
and
Tylney
,
&c.
yet
the
Lord
brought
them
downe
,
and
made
them
spectacles
to
the
World
of
his
justice
.
Even
so
that
notorious
villaine
Doctor
Lopez
(
the
Queenes
Physitian
)
who
a
long
time
had
not
onely
beene
an
intelligencer
to
the
Pope
and
King
of
Spaine
of
our
English
Counsells
,
but
also
had
poisoned
many
Noblemen
,
and
went
about
also
to
poyson
the
Queene
her selfe
,
was
he
not
surprised
in
his
treachery
,
and
brought
to
sudden
destruction
?
In
summe
,
the
Lord
preserved
her
Majesty
not
only
from
these
,
but
many
other
secret
and
privy
foes
,
and
that
most
miraculously
,
and
contrary
to
all
reason
,
and
spread
his
wings
over
her
,
evermore
to
defend
her
from
all
her
enemies
,
and
in
despight
of
them
all
brought
her
,
being
full
of
yeares
,
in
peace
to
her
grave
:
All
these
treasons
had
their
breeding
and
beginning
from
that
filthy
sinke
of
Romish
superstition
,
from
whence
the
poison
was
conveied
into
the
hearts
of
these
traiterous
wretches
,
by
the
means
of
those
common
firebrands
of
the
Christian
World
,
the
wicked
Iesuites
,
whose
chiefest
art
is
Treason
,
and
whose
profession
is
equivocation
,
and
practise
,
to
stir
up
rebellion
;
and
therefore
as
long
as
they
breath
in
the
world
let
us
looke
for
no
better
fruits
from
such
trees
.
And
hath
the
reigne
of
our
now
Soveraigne
King
Iames
beene
free
from
these
Sinons
?
He
hath
as
yet
swayed
the
Scepter
of
this
Kingdome
not
fully
nine
yeres
,
and
how
many
treasons
have
beene
complotted
and
practised
against
his
Majesty
and
the
State
,
and
how
miraculously
hath
the
Lord
preserved
him
evermore
,
even
as
the
apple
of
his
eye
,
and
the
signet
on
his
right
hand
.
To
omit
the
treason
of
Raleigh
and
Cobham
,
and
that
also
of
Watson
and
Clerke
,
that
late
and
last
divellish
and
damnable
practise
of
blowing
up
the
Parliament
house
with
gunpowder
,
together
with
the
King
,
Prince
,
and
all
the
Nobles
and
chiefe
Pillars
of
the
Land
,
is
never
to
be
omitted
nor
forgotten
,
but
to
be
remembred
as
long
as
the
Sunne
and
Moone
endureth
,
to
the
shame
of
their
religion
,
and
the
professours
thereof
:
never
Nation
so
barbarous
,
that
ever
practised
the
like
:
never
any
religion
so
odious
,
that
maintained
the
like
:
but
such
are
the
fruits
of
their
so
much
advanced
religion
,
such
the
clusters
of
their
grapes
:
How
be
it
the
Lord
prevented
their
malice
,
and
turned
it
upon
their
owne
pates
,
not
only
by
a
Divine
and
miraculous
discovery
of
their
treason
(
the
very
night
before
it
should
have
beene
effected
)
but
also
by
bringing
the
chiefe
plotters
thereof
unto
confusion
;
some
by
the
ordinary
proceeding
of
justice
,
and
some
by
slaughter
in
resistance
:
and
that
which
is
not
to
bee
overpast
,
some
of
the
principall
of
them
being
together
in
a
chamber
,
were
so
scorched
by
their
owne
powder
,
which
was
in
drying
,
that
they
were
driven
to
confesse
the
heavy
judgement
of
God
to
be
upon
them
.
I
pray
God
such
may
ever
bee
the
end
of
all
traitours
,
and
that
the
religion
which
bringeth
forth
such
horrible
fruits
may
not
onely
be
suspected
but
abhorred
of
all
.
Moreover
,
there
is
yet
another
kind
of
treason
,
and
another
ranke
of
traitors
as
pernitious
as
any
of
the
former
,
and
as
odious
before
God
and
man
.
Such
are
they
which
either
upon
private
quarrels
,
or
received
injuries
,
or
hope
of
gaine
,
or
any
other
silly
respect
,
forsake
their
countries
,
and
take
part
with
the
enemies
to
fight
against
it
:
or
they
that
in
time
of
necessity
refuse
to
fight
,
or
dare
not
fight
in
defence
of
it
:
the
former
sort
are
called
fugitives
,
&
the
latter
cowards
.
As
touching
the
first
,
they
havebeen
alwayes
in
detestation
in
well
governed
Policies
,
and
also
evermore
severely
punished
.
The
Aeginates
punished
them
with
the
losse
of
their
right
hand
thumbs
,
to
the
end
they
might
no
more
handle
a
speare
or
a
sword
,
but
an
oare
:
the
Mitylenians
with
losse
of
their
lives
:
the
inhabitants
of
Samos
marked
them
in
the
face
with
the
picture
of
an
Owle
:
and
the
Romans
punished
them
after
divers
fashions
.
Fabius
Maximus
caused
all
those
that
had
fled
from
the
Roman
succours
to
the
enemy
to
lose
their
hands
.
Africanus
the
former
,
though
gentle
and
mild
by
nature
,
yet
in
Lucius
Paulus
aftor
the
conquest
of
the
King
of
Persia
,
committed
these
fellowes
to
the
mercy
of
Elephants
.
Generally
there
is
no
Nation
under
the
Sunne
which
holdeth
them
not
in
execration
:
and
therefore
our
English
fugitives
,
who
under
cloke
of
Religion
not
onely
abandon
their
countrey
,
their
kindred
,
and
their
Prince
,
but
also
conspire
the
undoing
,
and
sweare
the
destruction
of
them
,
are
they
not
worthy
to
be
handled
like
traitours
,
and
to
have
their
quarters
spectacles
of
perfidy
?
The
bridge
and
gates
of
London
beare
witnesse
of
the
wofull
ends
that
these
runnagates
come
unto
.
As
touching
cowards
(
I
meane
such
as
preferring
their
lives
or
liberty
,
or
any
other
by-respects
,
before
their
countries
welfare
,
and
either
dare
not
or
will
not
stand
stoutly
in
defence
of
it
in
time
of
warre
and
danger
)
they
deserve
no
lesse
punishment
than
the
former
,
seeing
that
as
they
are
open
oppugners
,
so
these
are
close
underminers
of
the
good
thereof
.
And
therefore
the
Romanes
did
sharpely
chasten
them
in
their
government
,
as
may
appeare
by
diverse
examples
of
the
same
:
as
first
they
were
noted
with
this
ignominy
,
never
to
eat
their
meat
but
standing
;
and
hereunto
they
were
sworne
:
Nay
,
they
were
in
such
hatefull
account
amongst
them
,
that
when
Annibal
offered
the
Senate
8000
captives
to
be
redeemed
,
they
refused
his
offer
;
saying
,
That
they
were
not
worthy
to
be
redeemed
,
L.
Calpurnius
Piso
handled
Titius
the
captaine
of
his
horsemen
in
Sicilia
(
one
who
being
overcharged
with
enemies
,
delivered
his
weapons
unto
them
)
on
this
manner
,
he
caused
him
to
goe
bare
footed
before
the
army
,
wearing
a
garment
without
seames
,
he
forbad
him
society
with
any
save
such
as
were
noted
with
the
same
Valerius
Max.
lib.
2.
cap.
2.
fault
,
and
from
a
Generall
over
horsemen
he
debased
him
to
a
common
souldier
.
How
did
the
same
Senate
correct
the
cowardise
of
Caius
Vatienus
(
who
to
the
end
to
priviledge
himselfe
from
the
Italicke
warre
,
cut
off
all
the
fingers
of
his
left
hand
:
)
even
they
proscribed
his
goods
,
and
cast
him
into
perpetuall
prison
,
that
that
life
which
hee
refused
to
hazard
in
defence
of
his
countrey
,
he
might
consume
in
bondage
and
fetters
.
Fulgosius
saith
,
That
among
the
Germanes
it
was
so
unhonourable
CHAP.
IIII.
Of
such
as
have
murthered
their
Rulers
or
Princes
.
ZImri
,
Captaine
of
halfe
the
chariots
of
Elah
,
King
of
All
this
whole
chapter
,
in
regard
of
murther
,
belongeth
to
the
6
commandement
.
1.
King
.
16.
Israel
,
conspired
against
his
Lord
,
as
he
was
in
Tirza
drinking
till
he
was
drunke
in
the
house
of
Arze
his
Steward
,
and
came
upon
him
suddenly
,
and
smote
him
till
hee
died
,
and
possessed
the
Kingdome
in
his
roome
.
Howbeit
,
herein
he
was
the
Lords
rod
to
punish
the
house
of
Baasha
,
yet
when
the
punishment
was
past
,
the
Lord
threw
the
rod
into
the
fire
;
for
he
enjoyed
the
Crowne
but
seven
dayes
:
for
all
Israel
,
detesting
his
fact
,
made
Omri
King
over
them
,
who
besieged
him
in
Tirza
,
and
drove
him
into
that
extremity
,
that
hee
went
into
the
palace
of
the
Kings
house
,
and
burnt
himselfe
and
the
house
with
fire
.
Iozachar
the
sonne
of
Shimeah
,
and
Ieozabed
the
sonne
of
Shomer
,
came
The
fathers
shall
not
be
put
to
death
for
the
children
,
nor
the
children
for
the
fathers
,
but
every
man
shall
beare
this
owne
sin
.
Neither
did
Shallum
,
that
slew
Zacharia
King
of
Israel
,
prosper
any
better
;
Amon
,
the
sonne
of
Manasseh
,
was
slaine
by
his
owne
servants
,
but
the
Lord
stirred
up
the
people
of
the
Land
to
revenge
his
death
,
and
to
kill
all
them
that
had
conspired
against
their
King
.
But
to
let
passe
the
holy
histories
of
the
sacred
Scripture
,
wherein
,
ever
after
any
treason
,
the
Holy
Ghost
presently
setteth
downe
the
punishment
of
traitours
,
as
it
were
of
purpose
to
signifie
how
the
Lord
hateth
all
such
Rebels
that
rose
up
against
his
owne
ordinance
:
let
us
consider
a
little
the
consequents
of
these
in
prophane
,
yet
credible
authors
,
and
apply
them
unto
our
purpose
.
Archelaus
King
of
Macedonia
had
a
minion
called
Cratenas
,
whom
hee
loved
most
entirely
;
but
he
againe
requited
him
not
with
love
but
Aelian
.
lib.
1.
with
hatred
,
and
stretched
all
his
wits
to
install
himselfe
in
his
kingdome
,
by
deposing
and
murthering
him
:
which
though
he
accomplished
,
yet
his
deserts
were
cut
short
by
the
vengeance
of
God
:
for
he
continued
not
many
dayes
in
his
royalty
,
but
he
was
served
with
the
same
sauce
that
he
had
made
.
Archelaus
before
him
to
taste
of
,
even
betraied
and
murthered
,
as
he
well
deserved
.
Lodovicus
Sfortia
to
the
end
to
invest
himselfe
with
the
Dukedome
of
Millain
,
spared
not
to
shed
the
innocent
bloud
of
his
two
Nephewes
,
the
sonnes
of
Galenchus
,
together
with
their
tutors
,
and
one
Francis
Calaber
,
a
worthy
and
excellent
man
;
but
the
Lord
so
disposed
of
his
purposes
,
that
he
(
in
stead
of
obtaining
the
kingdome
)
was
taken
prisoner
by
the
King
of
France
,
so
that
neither
he
nor
any
of
his
off
spring
injoyed
that
which
he
so
much
affected
.
When
Numerianus
was
to
succeed
●arus
his
father
in
the
Empire
,
Arrius
Axer
his
father
in
law
,
to
the
end
to
translate
the
Empire
unto
himselfe
,
Philip
Melanst
Cbro
1.
lib.
3.
entered
a
conspiracy
,
and
slew
his
sonne
in
law
,
that
nothing
mistrusted
his
disloyalty
:
but
the
Pretorian
army
understanding
the
matter
,
discharged
Arrius
,
and
elected
Dioclesian
in
his
roome
,
who
laying
hold
upon
his
competitour
,
laied
an
action
of
treason
to
his
charge
,
and
put
him
to
death
in
the
sight
of
the
multitude
.
Theodoricke
and
Fredericke
conspired
against
their
owne
brother
Thurismund
Aelias
Antonius
Gordianus
,
Emperour
of
Rome
,
though
so
excellent
Aventin
.
lib.
2.
called
Philip
Arabs
,
when
he
was
but
two
and
twenty
yeres
old
:
after
whose
decease
this
Philip
got
himselfe
elected
Emperour
by
the
Band
,
and
confirmed
by
the
Senate
.
All
which
notwithstanding
,
after
five
yeres
Decius
rebelled
,
and
his
owne
souldiers
conspired
against
him
,
so
that
both
he
at
After
the
death
of
Constantine
the
Great
,
his
three
sonnes
dividing
the
Aventin
.
lib.
3.
Empire
betwixt
them
,
succeeded
their
father
.
Constantine
the
eldest
had
for
his
share
Spaine
,
France
,
the
Alpes
and
England
;
Constance
the
second
held
Italy
,
Africa
,
Graecia
,
and
Illyricum
;
Constantine
the
younger
was
King
and
Emperour
of
the
East
.
But
ambition
suffered
them
not
to
enjoy
quietly
these
their
possessions
:
for
when
the
eldest
being
more
proud
and
seditious
than
the
other
,
not
content
with
his
alotted
portion
,
made
warre
upon
his
brother
Constance
his
Provinces
,
and
strove
to
enter
Italy
,
he
was
slaine
in
a
battell
by
Aquileia
,
when
he
was
but
five
and
twenty
yeares
old
;
by
which
meanes
,
all
the
provinces
which
were
his
,
fell
to
Constance
,
and
therewithall
such
a
drowsinesse
and
Epicurisme
for
want
of
a
stirrer
up
after
his
brothers
death
,
that
he
fell
into
the
gout
,
and
neglected
the
governement
of
the
Empire
:
Wherefore
in
A●sourge
and
in
Rhetia
they
created
a
new
Emperour
;
one
Magnentius
,
whose
life
before
time
Constance
had
saved
from
the
souldiers
,
and
therefore
his
treachery
was
the
greater
.
This
Magnentius
deprived
and
slew
Constance
,
but
was
overcome
by
Constantine
the
third
brother
in
Illyricum
,
yet
in
such
sort
,
that
the
conqueror
could
not
greatly
brag
,
for
he
lost
Victericus
betrayed
Lnyba
king
of
Spaine
,
and
succeeded
in
his
place
;
seven
yeares
after
,
another
traitour
slew
him
,
and
succeeded
also
in
his
Ritius
lib.
1.
de
regib
.
Hispan
.
place
.
Mauritius
the
Emperor
was
murthered
by
Phocas
,
together
with
his
wife
and
five
of
his
children
,
he
seating
himselfe
Emperour
in
his
roome
:
Howbeit
,
traitors
and
murtherers
can
never
come
to
happy
ends
:
for
as
he
had
slaine
Mauritius
;
so
Priscus
,
Heraclianus
,
and
Phorius
three
of
his
chiefest
captaines
,
conspiring
against
him
,
with
three
severall
armies
gave
him
such
an
alarme
at
once
at
his
owne
doores
,
that
they
soone
quailed
his
courage
,
and
after
much
mangling
of
his
body
,
cut
him
shorter
by
the
head
and
the
kingdome
at
one
blow
.
In
the
time
of
Edward
the
second
and
Edward
the
third
in
England
,
one
Sir
Roger
Mortimer
committed
many
villanous
outrages
in
shedding
Among
this
ranke
of
murtherers
of
Kings
we
may
fitly
place
also
Richard
the
third
,
usurper
of
the
Crowne
of
England
,
and
divers
others
Iames
Tirrèl
Knight
,
a
man
for
natures
gifts
worthy
to
have
served
a
much
better
Prince
than
this
Richard
,
if
he
had
well
served
God
,
and
beene
endued
with
as
much
truth
and
honesty
as
he
had
strength
and
wit
:
also
Miles
Forest
,
and
Iohn
Dighton
two
villaines
fleshed
in
murthers
.
But
to
come
to
the
fact
,
it
was
on
this
sort
:
When
Richard
the
usurper
had
enjoyned
Robert
Brackenbury
to
this
piece
of
service
of
murthering
the
young
King
Edward
the
fifth
,
his
Nephew
,
in
the
Tower
,
with
his
brother
the
Duke
of
Yorke
,
and
saw
it
refused
by
him
:
he
committed
the
charge
of
the
murther
to
Sir
Iames
Tirrel
;
who
hasting
to
the
Tower
,
by
the
Kings
Commission
received
the
keyes
into
his
owne
hands
,
and
by
the
helpe
of
those
two
butchers
,
Dighton
and
Forest
,
smothered
the
two
Princes
in
their
bed
,
and
buried
them
at
the
staires
feet
:
which
being
done
,
Sir
Iames
rode
back
to
king
Richard
,
who
gave
him
great
thankes
,
and
as
some
say
,
made
him
knight
for
his
labour
.
All
which
things
on
every
part
well
pondered
,
it
appeareth
,
that
God
never
gave
the
world
a
notabler
example
,
both
of
the
unconstancy
of
worldly
w●ale
,
and
also
of
the
wretched
end
which
ensueth
such
despightfull
cruelty
:
for
first
,
to
begin
with
the
ministers
,
Miles
Forest
rotted
away
peecemeale
at
Saint
Martins
,
Sir
Iames
Tirrel
died
at
the
Tower
hill
beheaded
for
treason
,
King
Kichard
himselfe
(
as
it
is
declared
elsewhere
)
was
slaine
in
the
field
,
hacked
and
hewed
of
his
enemies
,
carried
on
horsebacke
dead
,
his
haire
in
despight
torne
and
tugged
like
a
dog
:
besides
,
the
inward
torments
of
his
guilty
conscience
were
more
than
all
the
rest
:
for
it
is
most
certainly
reported
,
That
after
this
abhominable
deed
hee
never
had
quiet
in
his
minde
;
when
he
went
abroad
,
his
eye
whirled
about
,
his
body
was
privily
fenced
,
his
hand
ever
upon
his
dagger
,
his
countenance
and
manner
like
one
alwaies
ready
to
strike
,
his
sleep
short
and
unquiet
,
full
of
fearefull
dreames
,
insomuch
that
he
would
often
suddenly
start
up
and
leap
out
of
his
bed
,
and
runne
about
his
chamber
,
his
restlesse
conscience
was
so
continually
tossed
and
tumbled
with
the
tedious
impression
of
that
abhominable
murther
.
CHAP.
V.
Of
such
as
rebelled
against
their
Superiors
,
because
of
Subsidies
and
Taxes
imposed
upon
them
.
AS
it
is
not
lawfull
for
children
to
rebell
against
their
parents
,
though
they
be
cruell
and
unnaturall
,
so
also
it
is
as
unlawfull
for
subjects
to
withstand
their
Princes
and
Governors
,
though
they
be
somewhat
grievous
and
burthensome
unto
them
:
which
we
affirme
,
not
to
the
end
that
it
should
be
licensed
to
them
to
exercise
all
manner
of
rigour
and
unmeasurable
oppression
upon
their
subjects
(
as
shall
be
declared
hereafter
more
at
large
)
but
we
entreat
onely
here
of
their
duties
which
are
in
subjection
to
the
power
of
other
men
,
whose
authority
they
ought
in
no
wise
to
resist
,
unlesse
they
oppose
themselves
against
the
ordinance
of
God
.
Therefore
this
position
is
true
by
the
word
of
God
,
That
no
subject
ought
by
force
to
shake
off
the
yoke
of
subjection
and
obedience
due
unto
his
Prince
,
or
exempt
himselfe
from
any
taxe
or
contribution
,
which
by
publicke
authority
is
imposed
:
Give
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
tribute
to
whom
tribute
belongeth
,
custome
to
whom
custome
pertaineth
,
feare
to
whom
feare
is
due
,
and
honour
to
whom
honour
is
owing
.
And
generally
in
all
actions
wherein
the
commodities
of
this
life
(
though
with
some
oppression
and
grievance
)
and
not
the
Religion
and
service
of
God
,
nor
the
conscience
about
the
same
is
called
into
question
,
we
ought
with
all
patience
to
endure
whatsoever
burthen
or
charge
is
laid
upon
us
,
without
moving
any
troubles
,
or
shewing
any
discontentments
for
the
same
:
for
they
that
have
otherwise
behaved
themselves
,
these
examples
following
will
shew
how
well
they
have
been
appaied
for
their
misdemeanors
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1304
,
after
that
Guy
Earle
of
Flanders
having
Nich.
Gil.
vol.
1
rebelled
against
Philip
the
Faire
his
Soveraigne
,
was
by
strength
of
armes
reduced
into
subjection
,
and
constrained
to
deliver
himselfe
and
his
two
sons
prisoners
into
his
hands
,
the
Flemings
made
an
insurrection
against
the
Kings
part
,
because
of
a
certain
taxe
which
he
had
set
upon
their
ships
that
arrived
at
certaine
havens
:
and
upon
this
occasion
great
warre
,
divers
battels
,
and
sundry
overthrowes
on
each
side
grew
,
but
so
,
that
at
last
the
King
remained
conqueror
,
and
the
Flemings
(
for
a
reward
of
their
rebellion
)
lost
in
the
battell
six
and
thirty
thousand
men
that
were
slaine
,
beside
a
great
number
that
were
taken
prisoners
.
Two
yeares
after
this
Flemmish
stirre
,
there
arose
a
great
commotion
In
the
raigne
of
Charles
the
sixth
,
the
Parisians
(
by
reason
of
a
certaine
taxe
which
he
minded
to
lay
upon
them
)
banded
themselves
and
conspired
together
against
him
:
they
determined
once
(
saith
Froissard
)
to
have
beaten
downe
Loure
,
and
S.
Vincents
castle
,
and
all
the
houses
of
defence
Nic.
Gil.
Vol.
2.
Troyes
,
Orlean
,
Chalon
,
Sens
,
and
Rhemes
.
About
the
same
time
the
Flandrians
,
and
especially
the
inhabitants
of
Gaunt
wrought
much
trouble
against
Lewis
the
Earle
of
Flanders
,
for
divers
Froiss
.
v.
2.
c.
97.
taxes
and
tributes
which
he
had
layd
upon
them
,
which
they
in
no
respect
would
yeeld
unto
.
The
matter
came
to
be
decided
by
blowes
,
and
much
bloud
was
shed
,
and
many
losses
endured
on
both
sides
,
as
a
meanes
appointed
of
God
to
chastise
as
well
the
one
as
the
other
.
The
Gaunts
being
no
more
in
number
than
five
or
six
thousand
men
,
overthrew
the
Philip
Artevil
,
slaine
in
the
throng
,
he
caused
to
be
hanged
on
a
tree
.
And
this
was
the
end
of
that
cruell
Tragedy
,
the
Nic.
Gil.
vol.
2.
countrey
being
brought
againe
into
the
obedience
of
their
old
Lord
.
A
while
before
this
,
whilest
King
Iohn
was
held
prisoner
in
England
,
there
arose
a
great
commotion
of
the
common
people
in
France
,
against
Froiss
vol.
1.
cap.
182.
the
nobility
and
gentry
of
the
realme
,
that
oppressed
them
:
this
tumult
began
but
with
an
hundred
men
that
were
gathered
together
in
the
countrey
of
Beauvoisin
,
but
that
small
handfull
grew
right
quickly
to
an
armfull
,
●●on
to
nine
thousand
,
that
ranged
and
robbed
throughout
all
Brie
,
along
by
the
river
Marne
to
Laonoise
,
and
all
about
Soissons
,
armed
with
great
bats
shod
with
yron
:
an
headlesse
crue
without
Governour
,
fully
purposing
to
bring
to
ruine
the
whole
nobility
.
In
this
disorder
they
wrought
much
mischiefe
,
broke
up
many
houses
and
castles
,
murthered
many
Lords
;
so
that
divers
Ladies
and
Knights
,
as
the
Duchesses
of
Normandy
&
Orleance
,
were
fain
to
fly
for
safegard
to
Meaux
:
whither
when
these
Rebels
would
needs
pursue
them
,
they
were
there
overthrown
,
killed
,
and
hanged
by
troups
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1525
,
there
were
certain
husbandmen
of
Souabe
Sleid.
lib.
4.
that
began
to
stand
in
resistance
against
the
Earle
of
Lupsfen
,
by
reason
of
certaine
burthens
which
they
complained
themselves
to
be
overlaid
with
by
him
:
their
neighbors
seeing
this
,
enterprised
the
like
against
their
Lords
:
And
so
upon
this
small
beginning
(
by
a
certaine
contagion
)
there
grew
up
a
most
dangerous
and
fearefull
commotion
,
that
spread
it selfe
almost
over
all
Almaine
:
the
sedition
thus
increasing
in
all
quarters
,
and
the
swaines
being
now
full
forty
thousand
strong
,
making
their
owne
liberty
and
the
Gospels
a
cloake
to
cover
their
treason
and
rebellion
,
and
a
pretence
of
their
undertaking
armes
(
to
the
wonderfull
griefe
of
all
that
feared
God
)
did
not
onely
fight
with
the
Romane
Catholickes
,
but
with
all
other
without
respect
,
as
well
in
Souabe
as
in
Franconia
:
they
destroyed
the
greater
part
of
the
Nobility
,
sacked
and
burnt
many
castles
and
fortresses
,
to
the
number
of
two
hundred
,
and
put
to
death
the
Earle
of
Helfest
,
in
making
him
passe
through
their
pikes
.
But
at
length
their
strength
was
broken
,
they
discomfited
and
torn
in
pieces
with
a
most
horrible
massacre
of
more
than
eighteen
thousand
of
them
.
During
this
sedition
there
were
slaine
on
each
side
fifty
thousand
men
.
The
captaine
of
the
Souabian
swaines
called
Geismer
,
having
betaken
himselfe
to
flight
,
got
over
the
mountaines
of
Padua
,
where
by
treason
he
was
made
away
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1517
,
in
the
Marquesdome
of
the
Vandales
,
the
like
insurrection
and
rebellion
was
of
the
commonalty
,
especially
the
baser
sort
,
against
the
Nobility
,
Spirituall
,
and
Temporall
,
by
whom
they
were
oppressed
with
intolerable
exactions
:
their
army
was
numbred
of
ninety
thousand
men
all
clowns
and
husbandmen
,
that
conspired
together
to
redresse
and
reforme
their
owne
grievances
,
without
any
respect
of
civill
Magistrate
,
or
feare
of
Almighty
God
.
This
rascality
of
swaines
raged
and
tyranized
every
where
,
burning
and
beating
down
the
castles
and
houses
of
Noblemen
,
and
making
their
ruines
even
with
the
ground
:
Nay
,
they
handled
the
Noblemen
themselves
,
as
many
as
they
could
attaine
unto
,
not
contumeliously
only
,
but
rigorously
and
cruelly
,
for
they
tormented
them
to
death
,
and
carried
their
heads
upon
speares
,
in
token
of
victory
.
Thus
they
swayed
a
while
uncontrolled
,
for
the
Emperour
Maximilian
winked
at
their
riots
,
as
being
acquainted
with
what
in
juries
they
had
been
overcharged
:
but
when
he
perceived
that
the
rude
multitude
did
not
limit
their
fury
within
reason
,
but
let
it
runne
too
lavish
to
the
damnifying
as
well
the
innocent
as
the
guilty
,
he
made
out
a
small
troup
of
mercinary
souldiers
,
together
with
a
band
of
horsemen
,
to
suppresse
them
,
who
comming
to
a
city
were
presently
so
environed
with
such
a
multitude
of
these
swaines
,
that
like
locusts
overspread
the
earth
,
that
they
thought
it
impossible
to
escape
with
their
lives
;
wherefore
feare
and
extremity
made
them
to
rush
out
to
battell
with
them
.
But
see
how
the
Lord
prospereth
a
good
cause
,
for
all
their
weak
number
in
comparison
of
their
enemies
,
yet
such
a
feare
possessed
their
enemies
hearts
,
that
they
fled
like
troups
of
sheep
,
and
were
slaine
like
dogges
before
them
:
insomuch
,
that
they
that
escaped
the
sword
,
were
either
hanged
by
flocks
on
trees
,
or
rosted
on
spits
by
fires
,
or
otherwise
tormented
to
death
.
And
this
end
befell
that
wicked
rebellious
rout
,
which
wrought
such
mischiefe
in
that
country
,
with
their
monstrous
villanies
,
that
the
traces
and
steppes
thereof
remaine
at
this
day
to
bee
seene
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1381
,
Richard
the
second
being
King
,
the
Commons
of
England
(
and
especially
of
Kent
and
Essex
)
by
meanes
of
a
Wat
Tiler
,
Iacke
Straw
,
Tom
Miller
,
but
yet
they
caused
much
trouble
and
disquietnesse
in
the
Realme
,
and
chiefly
about
the
city
of
London
,
where
they
committed
much
villany
,
in
destroying
many
goodly
places
,
as
the
Savoy
,
and
others
;
and
being
in
Smithfield
,
used
themselves
very
proudly
and
unreverently
towards
the
King
:
but
by
the
manhood
and
wisedome
of
William
Walworth
,
Major
of
London
(
who
arrested
their
chiefe
captain
in
the
midst
of
them
)
that
rude
company
was
discomfited
,
and
the
ringleaders
of
them
worthily
punished
.
In
like
manner
in
the
raigne
of
Henry
the
seventh
,
a
great
commotion
was
stirred
up
in
England
by
the
Commons
of
the
North
,
by
reason
of
a
Thus
we
may
see
the
unhappy
issue
of
all
such
seditious
revoltings
,
and
thereby
gather
how
unpleasant
they
are
in
the
sight
of
God
.
Let
all
the
people
therefore
learne
by
these
experiences
to
submit
themselves
in
the
feare
of
God
to
the
higher
powers
,
whether
they
be
Lords
,
Kings
,
Princes
,
or
any
other
that
are
set
over
them
.
CHAP.
VI.
Of
Murtherers
.
AS
touching
Murther
,
which
is
(
by
the
second
commandement
of
the
second
Table
)
forbidden
in
these
words
,
Thou
shalt
not
kill
:
the
Lord
denounceth
this
judgment
upon
it
,
That
he
which
striketh
a
man
that
hee
dieth
,
shall
That
he
will
require
the
bloud
of
man
,
at
the
hands
of
either
man
or
beast
that
killeth
him
:
adding
moreover
,
That
whosoever
sheddeth
mans
bloud
,
by
man
also
his
bloud
shall
be
shed
,
seeing
that
God
created
him
after
his
owne
Image
:
which
he
would
not
have
to
be
basely
accounted
of
,
but
deare
and
precious
unto
us
.
If
then
the
bruit
and
unreasonable
creatures
Herod
.
lib.
1.
it
is
manifest
,
how
odious
and
execrable
in
all
ages
,
and
all
places
,
and
all
people
,
this
murther
hath
been
:
insomuch
that
men
did
shun
their
very
meeting
and
company
,
and
abandon
them
out
of
their
temples
and
publicke
assemblies
,
as
people
excommunicate
and
prophane
.
And
yet
for
all
this
,
mankinde
(
for
the
most
part
)
like
savage
beasts
hath
by
the
instigation
of
that
wicked
spirit
(
who
was
a
murtherer
from
the
beginning
)
been
too
too
addicted
to
this
kind
of
cruelty
,
not
being
afraid
to
offer
violence
to
nature
,
and
shed
innocent
bloud
.
Such
was
the
franticke
and
perverse
cruelty
of
the
second
man
Cain
,
when
without
any
occasion
,
but
onely
That
the
bloud
of
Abel
cried
for
vengeance
from
the
earth
.
And
although
this
cursed
and
wicked
murtherer
received
not
immediately
a
condigne
punishment
answerable
to
his
crime
(
God
to
the
end
to
spare
mans
bloud
,
using
undeserved
favour
towards
him
)
yet
escaped
hee
not
scot
free
,
for
he
was
pursued
with
a
continuall
torment
and
sting
of
confcience
,
together
with
such
an
incessant
feare
,
that
he
became
a
vagabond
and
a
runnagate
upon
the
earth
:
and
seeing
himselfe
brought
into
so
miserable
an
estate
,
he
fell
to
complaining
,
that
the
punishment
was
greater
than
he
was
able
to
beare
.
Thus
God
permitted
this
wretch
to
draw
out
his
life
in
such
anguish
,
that
for
a
greater
punishment
he
might
pine
away
the
rest
of
his
daies
without
comfort
.
A
man
may
find
in
this
world
many
such
brother
murthering
Cains
,
who
for
no
occasion
sticke
not
to
cut
their
throats
,
whom
(
for
the
bond
of
common
nature
wherein
all
men
are
linked
together
as
branches
to
one
root
)
they
ought
to
acknowledge
for
their
brethren
and
friends
:
upon
whom
the
heavy
hand
of
God
hath
not
beene
more
slacke
to
punish
either
by
one
meanes
or
other
,
than
it
was
upon
their
eldest
brother
Cain
.
But
seeing
the
number
of
them
is
so
great
,
and
it
is
not
so
convenient
to
heape
up
here
so
huge
a
multitude
together
,
it
shall
suffice
onely
to
recount
the
most
famous
and
notablest
of
them
,
as
of
those
that
have
beene
men
of
note
and
reputation
of
the
world
,
or
that
through
an
ambitious
desire
of
raigning
,
have
by
armes
sought
to
atchieve
their
purposes
:
for
these
for
the
most
part
are
the
greatest
murtherers
and
butchers
of
all
,
that
through
their
wicked
affections
,
worldly
pompe
,
or
desire
of
revenge
,
have
no
remorse
of
making
the
bloud
of
men
run
like
rivers
upon
the
earth
,
making
no
more
account
of
the
life
of
a
man
,
than
of
a
flie
or
a
worme
.
Such
an
one
was
Abimelech
one
of
the
sonnes
of
Gedeon
,
who
to
the
end
The
bloudy
treachery
of
Baana
and
Rechab
,
chiefe
captaines
of
Ishbosheth
,
Sauls
son
,
in
conspiring
against
and
murthering
their
master
whilest
For
the
like
cause
was
Ioab
(
Generall
of
king
Davids
host
)
for
killing
Abner
traiterously
(
who
forsaking
Ishbosheth
,
had
yeelded
himselfe
to
the
King
)
cursed
of
David
,
with
all
his
house
,
with
a
most
grievous
and
terrible
CHA.
VII
.
A
sute
of
examples
like
unto
the
former
.
LEaving
the
Scripture
,
we
finde
in
other
writers
notable
examples
Herod
.
lib.
1.
of
this
subject
▪
As
first
of
Astyages
king
of
the
Medes
,
who
so
much
swarved
from
humanity
,
that
he
gave
in
strait
charge
that
young
Cyrus
his
own
daughters
sonne
,
now
ready
to
be
borne
,
should
be
made
away
by
some
sinister
practise
,
to
avoid
by
that
meanes
the
danger
which
by
a
dreame
was
signified
unto
him
.
Notwithstanding
the
young
infant
finding
friends
to
preserve
him
alive
,
and
growing
up
by
meanes
of
the
Peers
favor
(
to
whom
his
grandfather
by
his
cruell
dealings
,
was
become
odious
)
obtained
the
Crowne
out
of
his
hands
,
and
dispossessing
him
,
seated
himselfe
in
his
roome
.
This
Cyrus
was
that
mighty
and
awfull
king
of
Persia
,
whom
God
used
as
an
instrument
for
the
delivery
of
his
people
out
of
the
captivity
of
Babylon
,
as
he
foretold
by
the
Prophet
Isaiah
:
who
yet
(
following
kinde
)
made
cruell
war
in
many
places
for
the
space
of
thirty
yeares
:
and
therefore
it
was
necessary
that
he
should
taste
some
fruits
of
his
insatiable
and
bloud-thirsty
desire
,
as
hee
indeed
did
:
for
after
many
great
victories
and
conquests
over
Oros.
lib.
2.
divers
countries
atchieved
,
going
about
to
assaile
Scythia
also
,
hee
and
his
armie
together
were
surprised
,
overcome
,
and
slaine
,
to
the
number
of
two
hundred
thousand
persons
:
and
for
his
shame
received
this
disgrace
at
a
womans
hand
,
who
triumphing
in
her
victory
,
threw
his
head
into
a
sacke
full
of
bloud
,
with
these
tearmes
,
Now
glut
thy selfe
with
bloud
which
thou
hast
thirsted
after
so
long
time
.
Cambyses
,
Cyrus
son
,
was
also
so
bloudy
and
cruell
a
man
,
that
one
day
hee
Herod
.
lib.
3.
shot
a
noblemans
sonne
to
the
heart
,
with
an
arrow
,
for
being
admonished
by
his
father
of
his
drunkennesse
,
to
which
he
was
very
much
given
,
which
he
did
in
indignation
,
and
to
shew
that
he
was
not
yet
so
drunken
but
he
knew
how
to
draw
his
bow
.
He
caused
his
own
brother
to
be
murdered
privily
,
for
feare
he
should
raigne
after
him
;
and
slew
his
sister
for
reproving
him
for
that
deed
.
In
his
voyage
to
Aethiopia
,
when
his
armie
was
brought
into
so
great
penurie
of
victuals
,
that
they
were
glad
to
feed
upon
horse
flesh
,
hee
was
so
cruell
and
barbarous
,
that
after
their
horses
were
spent
he
caused
them
to
eat
one
another
:
but
at
his
returne
from
Aegypt
,
the
Susians
his
chiefe
citizens
welcommed
him
home
with
rebellion
:
and
at
last
,
as
he
was
riding
,
it
so
chanced
,
that
his
sword
fell
out
of
the
scabberd
,
and
himselfe
upon
the
point
of
it
,
so
that
it
pierced
him
through
,
and
so
he
dyed
.
After
that
Xerxes
by
his
overbold
enterprise
had
disturbed
the
greatest
part
of
the
world
,
passed
the
sea
,
and
traversed
many
countries
,
to
the
Diodor.
lib.
11.
end
to
assaile
Greece
with
innumerable
forces
,
he
was
overcome
both
by
sea
and
by
land
,
and
compelled
privily
to
retire
into
his
countrey
with
shame
and
discredit
:
where
he
had
not
long
beene
,
but
Artabanus
the
captaine
of
his
guard
killed
him
in
his
palace
by
night
:
who
also
after
that
and
many
other
mischiefes
committed
by
him
,
was
himselfe
cruelly
murthered
.
The
thirty
Governours
which
the
Lacedemonians
set
over
the
Athenians
by
compulsion
,
were
such
cruell
tyrants
,
oppressors
,
and
bloudsuckers
Pyrrhus
king
of
Epire
that
raigned
not
long
after
Alexander
the
great
,
was
naturally
disposed
to
such
a
quicknes
and
heat
of
courage
,
that
he
could
never
be
quiet
but
when
he
was
either
doing
some
mischiefe
to
another
,
or
when
another
was
doing
some
unto
him
:
ever
devising
some
new
practise
of
molestation
for
pastimes
sake
.
This
his
wilde
and
dangerous
disposition
began
first
to
shew
it selfe
in
the
death
of
Neoptolemus
,
who
was
conjoyned
king
with
him
,
whom
having
bidden
to
supper
in
his
lodging
under
pretence
of
sacrifice
to
his
gods
,
he
deceitfully
slew
:
preventing
by
that
meanes
Neoptolemus
pretended
purpose
of
poysoning
him
when
occasion
should
serve
.
After
this
he
conquered
Macedonia
by
armes
,
and
came
into
Italie
to
make
war
with
the
Romans
,
in
the
behalfe
of
the
Tarentines
,
and
gave
them
battel
in
the
field
,
and
slew
fifteen
thousand
of
them
in
one
day
:
he
took
their
camp
,
revoked
many
cities
from
their
alliance
,
and
spoyled
much
of
their
countrey
even
to
the
walls
of
Rome
:
and
all
this
in
a
trice
without
breathing
.
Againe
by
Ascolie
he
encountred
them
the
second
time
,
where
there
was
a
great
overthrow
of
each
side
of
fifteene
thousand
men
:
but
the
Romanes
had
the
worst
,
and
tooke
their
heeles
.
When
hee
was
intreated
by
the
Sicilian
embassadors
to
lend
them
aid
to
expulse
the
Carthaginians
out
of
their
Isle
,
hee
yeelded
presently
and
chased
them
out
.
Being
recalled
by
the
Tarentines
into
Italy
for
their
succour
,
he
was
conquered
by
the
Romanes
after
he
had
made
war
upon
them
six
yeres
.
At
his
returne
to
Epire
he
re-entred
by
violence
Macedonia
,
tooke
many
places
,
overcame
the
army
of
king
Antigonus
that
resisted
him
,
&
had
all
the
whole
realm
rendred
into
his
hand
.
Being
intreated
by
Cleominus
to
make
war
upon
Sparta
,
to
the
end
toreinstall
him
in
his
kingdome
which
he
was
deprived
of
:
forthwith
he
mustered
his
forces
,
besieged
the
citie
,
and
spoyled
and
wasted
all
the
whole
country
.
Afterwards
there
being
a
sedition
raised
in
the
city
of
Argos
betweene
two
of
the
chiefest
citizens
,
one
of
the
which
sent
unto
him
for
aid
,
he
(
what
issue
soever
was
like
to
ensue
,
whether
victory
or
vanquishment
)
could
not
abide
in
peace
from
disquieting
others
and
himselfe
,
but
must
needs
go
to
take
part
in
that
sedition
:
but
to
his
cost
,
even
to
his
destruction
.
For
first
in
his
way
he
found
an
evill-favoured
welcome
by
an
ambush
placed
of
purpose
to
interrupt
his
journey
,
amongst
whom
he
lost
his
son
:
which
mishap
nothing
dismaied
him
,
nor
abated
any
whit
of
his
purpose
or
courage
from
pursuing
this
journey
to
Argos
,
though
the
citizens
themselves
intreated
him
to
retire
,
and
though
he
had
no
businesse
there
save
only
to
looke
over
the
town●
being
arrived
by
night
,
and
finding
a
gate
left
open
for
him
to
enter
by
,
by
the
meanes
of
him
that
had
sent
for
him
to
his
aid
,
hee
put
his
souldiers
in
,
and
possessed
himselfe
of
the
towne
incontinently
.
But
the
city
being
aided
by
Antigonus
and
the
King
of
Sparta
,
charged
and
pressed
him
so
sore
,
that
he
sought
meanes
to
retire
out
of
the
same
,
but
could
not
.
At
which
time
being
about
to
strike
a
young
man
of
the
city
that
had
done
him
some
hurt
,
his
mother
being
aloft
upon
the
roofe
of
an
house
,
perceiving
his
intent
,
threw
downe
a
tile
with
both
her
hands
upon
his
head
,
and
hit
him
such
a
knocke
upon
the
necke
through
default
of
his
armour
,
that
it
so
bruised
his
joynts
,
that
he
fell
into
a
sudden
swound
,
and
lost
his
sight
,
his
raines
falling
out
of
his
hand
,
and
he
himselfe
tumbling
from
his
saddle
upon
the
ground
,
which
when
some
of
the
soldiers
perceived
,
they
drew
him
out
of
the
gate
,
and
there
,
to
make
an
end
of
the
tragedy
,
cut
off
his
head
.
The
cruelty
of
the
Ephori
was
marvellous
strange
,
when
being
unwilling
once
to
heare
the
equality
of
lands
and
possessions
to
be
named
,
which
Agis
Alexander
the
tyrant
of
Pheres
never
ceased
to
make
and
spy
out
all
occasions
of
warre
against
the
people
of
Thessaly
,
to
the
end
to
bring
them
generally
in
subjection
under
his
dominion
:
he
was
a
most
bloudy
and
cruell
minded
man
,
having
neither
regard
of
person
or
justice
in
any
action
.
In
his
cruelty
he
buried
some
alive
,
others
he
clothed
in
beares
and
boares
skins
,
and
then
set
dogs
at
their
tailes
to
rend
them
in
pieces
;
others
hee
used
in
way
of
pastime
to
strike
through
with
darts
and
arrowes
.
And
one
day
as
the
inhabitants
of
a
certaine
city
were
assembled
together
in
counsell
,
he
caused
his
guard
to
inclose
them
up
suddenly
,
and
to
kill
them
all
even
to
the
very
infants
.
He
slew
also
his
owne
uncle
,
and
crowned
the
speare
wherwith
he
did
that
deed
with
garlands
of
flowers
,
and
sacrificed
unto
him
being
dead
,
as
to
a
god
.
Now
albeit
this
cruell
Tygre
was
garded
continually
with
troupes
of
souldiers
that
kept
night
and
day
watch
about
his
body
wheresoever
hee
lay
,
and
with
a
most
ougly
and
terrible
dog
,
unacquainted
with
any
saving
himselfe
,
his
wife
,
and
one
servant
that
gave
him
his
meat
,
tied
to
his
chamber
dore
,
yet
could
hee
not
escape
the
evill
chance
which
by
his
wives
meanes
fell
upon
him
:
for
she
taking
away
the
staires
of
his
chamber
,
let
in
three
of
her
owne
brethren
provided
to
murther
him
,
as
they
did
:
for
finding
him
asleep
,
one
tooke
him
fast
by
the
heeles
,
the
other
by
the
haire
,
wringing
his
head
behind
him
,
and
the
third
thrust
him
through
with
his
sword
,
shee
all
this
while
giving
them
light
to
dispatch
their
businesse
.
The
citizens
of
Pheres
when
they
had
drawne
his
carkasse
about
their
streets
,
and
trampled
upon
it
their
bellies
full
,
threw
it
to
the
dogges
to
be
devoured
;
so
odious
was
his
very
remembrance
among
them
.
I●gurth
,
sonne
to
Manastabal
,
brother
to
Micipsa
King
of
Numidia
,
by
Methridates
king
of
Parthia
put
to
death
the
king
of
Cappadocia
,
to
Oras
.
Sabel
.
Treason
,
lib.
2.
cap.
3.
get
his
kingdome
,
and
after
under
pretence
of
parlying
with
one
of
his
sonnes
,
slew
him
also
:
for
which
cause
the
Romanes
tooke
up
the
quarrell
,
and
made
warre
upon
him
,
by
meanes
whereof
much
losse
and
inconvenience
grew
unto
him
as
well
by
sea
as
by
land
.
After
the
first
overthrow
,
where
one
of
his
sisters
was
taken
prisoner
,
when
he
saw
himselfe
in
so
desperate
a
case
,
that
no
hope
of
helpe
was
left
,
he
slew
two
other
of
his
sisters
,
with
two
of
his
wives
,
having
before
this
warre
given
his
foruth
sister
(
who
also
was
his
wife
)
a
dram
of
poyson
to
make
up
the
tragedy
.
Afterward
being
vanquished
in
the
night
by
Pompey
the
Roman
,
and
put
to
flight
with
onely
three
of
his
company
,
as
he
went
about
to
gather
a
new
supply
of
forces
,
behold
tydings
was
brought
him
of
the
revolt
of
many
of
his
Provinces
and
countries
,
and
of
the
delivering
up
of
the
rest
of
his
daughters
into
Pompeyes
hand
,
and
of
the
treason
of
his
yong
sonne
Pharnax
,
the
gallantest
of
his
sonnes
,
and
whom
he
purposed
to
make
his
successor
,
who
had
joyned
himselfe
to
his
enemy
,
which
troubled
and
astonished
him
more
than
all
the
rest
▪
so
that
his
courage
being
quite
dashed
,
and
all
hope
of
bettering
his
estate
extinguished
,
his
other
two
daughters
he
poysoned
with
his
owne
hands
,
and
sought
to
practise
the
same
experiment
upon
himselfe
,
but
that
his
body
was
too
strong
for
the
poison
,
and
killed
the
operation
thereof
by
strength
of
nature
:
but
that
which
poyson
could
not
effect
,
his
owne
sword
performed
.
Though
Pompey
the
great
was
never
any
of
the
most
notorious
offenders
in
Rome
,
yet
did
this
staine
of
cruelty
,
ambition
and
desire
of
rule
,
cleave
Quintius
Valerius
,
a
wise
and
well
lettered
man
,
with
whom
walking
but
two
or
three
turnes
,
he
committed
to
a
cruell
and
unexpected
slaughter
.
He
executed
severe
punishment
upon
the
enemies
of
Sylla
,
especially
those
that
were
most
of
note
and
reputation
,
and
unmercifully
put
Brutus
to
death
,
that
had
rendered
himselfe
unto
his
mercy
.
It
was
he
that
devised
that
new
combat
of
prisoners
and
wilde
beasts
,
to
make
the
people
sport
withall
;
a
most
inhumane
and
bloudy
pastime
,
to
see
humane
and
manly
bodies
torne
and
dismembred
by
brute
and
senselesse
creatures
:
which
,
if
we
will
beleeve
Plutarch
,
was
the
onely
cause
of
his
destruction
.
Now
after
so
many
brave
and
gallant
victories
,
so
many
magnificent
triumphs
;
as
the
taking
of
King
Hiarbas
,
the
overthrow
of
Domitius
,
the
conquest
of
Africa
,
the
pacifying
of
Spaine
,
and
the
overwelding
of
the
commotions
that
were
therein
,
the
clearing
of
the
sea
coasts
from
Pirates
,
the
victory
over
Methridates
,
the
subduing
of
the
Arabians
,
the
reducing
of
Syria
into
a
Province
,
the
conquest
of
Iudea
,
Pontus
,
Armenia
,
Cappadocia
,
and
Paphlagonia
:
I
say
,
after
all
these
worthy
deeds
of
armes
and
mighty
victories
,
he
was
shamefully
overcome
by
Iulius
Caesar
in
that
civill
warre
,
wherein
it
was
generally
thought
that
he
had
undertaken
the
better
cause
in
maintaining
the
authority
of
the
Senat
,
and
defending
the
liberty
of
the
people
,
as
he
pretended
to
doe
:
being
thus
put
to
flight
,
and
making
towards
Aegypt
,
in
hope
the
King
(
for
that
before
time
he
had
beene
his
tutor
)
would
protect
and
furnish
him
,
that
he
might
recover
himselfe
againe
,
he
found
himselfe
so
farre
deceived
of
his
expectation
,
that
in
stead
thereof
the
Kings
people
cut
him
short
of
his
purpose
,
and
of
his
head
both
at
once
,
sending
it
for
a
token
to
Caesar
,
to
gratifie
him
withall
.
Neverthelesse
,
for
all
this
,
his
murtherers
and
betrayers
,
as
the
yong
King
,
and
all
others
that
were
causers
of
his
death
were
justly
punished
for
their
cruelty
,
by
the
hands
of
him
whom
they
thought
to
gratifie
:
for
as
Cleopatra
the
Kings
sister
thr●w
her selfe
downe
at
Caesars
feet
to
entreat
her
portion
of
the
kingdome
,
and
he
being
willing
also
to
shew
her
that
favour
,
was
by
that
means
gotten
into
the
kings
palace
;
forthwith
the
murtherers
of
Pompey
beset
the
palace
,
and
went
about
to
bring
him
into
the
same
snare
that
they
had
caught
Pompey
in
.
But
Caesar
after
that
he
had
sustained
their
greatest
brunt
,
frustrated
their
purposes
,
and
recovered
his
forces
into
his
hands
,
assayled
them
with
such
valour
and
prowesse
on
all
sides
,
that
in
short
space
he
overcame
this
wicked
and
traiterous
nation
.
Amongst
the
slaine
,
the
dead
body
of
this
young
and
evill
advised
King
was
found
,
overborne
with
dirt
.
Theodotus
the
kings
schoolemaster
(
by
whose
instigation
●lor
.
lib.
4.
and
advice
both
Pompey
was
slaine
,
and
this
warre
undertaken
)
being
escaped
and
fled
towards
Asia
for
his
safety
,
found
even
there
sufficient
instruments
both
to
abridge
his
journey
and
shorten
his
life
.
As
for
the
rest
of
that
murthering
fellowship
,
they
ended
their
lives
some
here
,
some
there
,
in
(
that
mercilesse
element
)
the
sea
,
and
by
(
that
boisterous
element
)
the
wind
,
which
though
senselesse
,
yet
could
not
suffer
them
to
escape
unpunished
.
Although
that
Iulius
Caesar
(
concerning
whom
more
occasion
of
speech
Caesar.
Brutus
also
a
few
dayes
after
,
when
a
fearefull
vision
had
appeared
twice
unto
him
by
night
,
CHAP.
VI.
Other
examples
like
unto
the
former
.
AFter
that
the
Empire
of
Rome
,
declining
after
the
death
of
Theodosius
,
was
almost
at
the
last
cast
,
ready
to
yeeld
It
was
not
without
cause
that
Attila
was
called
the
scourge
of
God
:
for
with
an
army
of
five
hundred
thousand
men
he
wasted
and
spoiled
all
fields
,
Ithilbald
king
of
Gothia
at
the
instigation
of
his
wife
put
to
death
very
unadvisedly
one
of
the
chiefe
peeres
of
his
realme
:
after
which
murther
,
as
he
sate
banquetting
one
day
with
his
princes
,
environed
with
his
gard
and
other
attendants
,
having
his
hand
in
the
dish
,
and
the
meat
between
his
fingers
,
one
suddenly
reached
him
such
a
blow
with
a
sword
,
that
it
cut
off
his
head
,
so
that
it
almost
tumbled
upon
the
table
,
to
the
great
astonishment
of
all
that
were
present
.
Sigismund
king
of
Burgundy
suffered
himselfe
to
be
carried
away
with
Greg.
of
Tours
,
lib.
3.
hist.
such
an
extreame
passion
of
choler
,
provoked
by
a
false
and
malicious
accusation
of
his
second
wife
,
that
he
caused
one
of
his
sonnes
which
he
had
by
his
former
wife
,
to
be
strangled
in
his
bed
,
because
he
was
induced
to
think
that
he
went
about
to
make
himselfe
king
:
which
deed
being
blowne
abroad
,
Clodomire
sonne
to
Clodovee
and
Clotild
king
France
,
and
cousin
german
to
Sigismund
,
came
with
an
army
for
to
revenge
this
cruell
and
unnaturall
The
Emperour
Phocas
attained
by
this
bloudy
means
the
imperiall
dignity
,
Niceph.
l.
18.
58.
even
by
the
slaughter
of
his
lord
and
master
Mauricius
,
whom
as
he
fled
in
disguised
attire
for
feare
of
a
treason
pretended
against
him
,
he
being
beforetime
the
Lievtenant
Generall
of
his
army
,
pursued
so
maliciously
and
hotly
,
that
he
overtooke
him
in
his
flight
,
and
for
his
further
griefe
,
first
put
all
his
children
severally
to
death
before
his
face
,
that
every
one
of
them
might
be
a
severall
death
unto
him
before
he
died
,
and
then
slew
him
also
.
This
murtherer
was
he
that
first
exalted
to
so
high
a
point
the
popish
horn
,
when
at
the
request
of
Boniface
he
ordained
,
That
the
Bishop
of
Rome
should
have
preheminence
and
authority
over
all
other
Bishops
:
which
he
did
to
the
end
that
the
staine
and
blame
of
his
most
execrable
murther
might
be
either
quite
blotted
out
,
or
at
least
winked
at
.
Vnder
his
regency
the
forces
of
the
Empire
grew
wondrously
into
decay
▪
France
,
Spaine
,
Almaigne
,
and
Lombardy
,
revolted
from
the
Empire
:
and
at
last
himselfe
being
pursued
by
his
son
in
law
Priscus
with
the
Senatours
,
was
taken
,
and
having
his
hands
and
feet
cut
off
,
was
together
with
the
whole
race
of
his
off-spring
put
to
a
most
cruell
death
,
because
of
his
cruell
and
tyrannous
life
.
Among
all
the
strange
examples
of
Gods
judgements
that
ever
were
declared
in
this
world
,
that
one
that
befell
a
King
of
Poland
,
called
Popiel
,
for
his
murthers
,
is
for
the
strangenesse
thereof
most
worthy
to
be
had
in
memory
:
he
reigned
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1346.
This
man
amongst
other
of
his
particular
kinds
of
cursings
and
swearings
,
whereof
he
was
no
niggard
,
used
ordinarily
this
oath
,
If
it
be
not
true
,
would
rats
might
devoure
me
;
prophesying
Munst.
Cosmog.
Mandat
.
3.
Cursing
.
l.
1.
cyp.
30.
thereby
his
owne
destruction
;
for
hee
was
devoured
by
the
same
meanes
which
he
so
often
wished
for
,
as
the
sequell
of
his
history
will
declare
.
The
father
of
this
Popiel
seeling
himselfe
neere
death
,
resigned
the
government
of
his
kingdome
to
two
of
his
brethren
,
men
exceedingly
reverenced
of
all
men
for
the
valour
and
vertue
which
appeared
in
them
.
He
being
deceased
,
and
Popiel
being
growne
up
to
ripe
and
lawfull
yeares
,
when
he
saw
himselfe
in
full
liberty
,
without
all
bridle
of
government
to
doe
what
hee
listed
,
he
began
to
give
the
full
swinge
to
his
lawlesse
and
unruly
desires
,
in
such
sort
,
that
within
few
daies
he
became
so
shamelesse
,
that
there
was
no
vice
which
appeared
not
in
his
behavior
,
even
to
the
working
of
the
death
of
his
owne
uncles
,
for
all
their
faithfull
dealing
towards
him
,
which
he
by
poison
brought
to
passe
.
Which
being
done
,
he
caused
himselfe
forthwith
to
be
crowned
with
garlands
of
flowers
,
and
to
be
perfumed
with
precious
oyntments
:
and
to
the
end
the
better
to
solemni●e
his
entry
to
the
crowne
,
commanded
a
sumptuous
and
pompous
banquet
to
be
prepared
,
whereunto
all
the
Princes
and
Lords
of
his
kingdome
were
invited
.
Now
as
they
were
about
to
give
the
onset
upon
the
delicate
cheere
,
behold
an
army
of
rats
sallying
out
of
the
dead
and
putrified
bodies
of
his
uncles
,
set
upon
him
,
his
wife
and
children
,
amid
their
dainties
,
to
gnaw
them
with
their
sharp
teeth
,
insomuch
that
his
gard
with
all
their
weapons
and
strength
were
not
able
to
chase
them
away
,
but
being
weary
with
resisting
their
daily
and
mighty
assaults
,
gave
over
the
battell
:
wherefore
counsell
was
given
to
make
great
cole
●ires
about
them
,
that
the
rats
by
that
means
might
be
kept
off
,
not
knowing
that
no
policy
or
power
of
man
was
able
to
withstand
the
unchangeable
decree
of
God
;
for
,
for
all
their
huge
forces
they
ceased
not
to
run
through
the
midst
of
them
,
and
to
assault
with
their
teeth
this
cruell
murtherer
,
Then
they
gave
him
counsell
to
put
himselfe
,
his
wife
,
and
children
into
a
boat
,
and
thrust
it
into
the
middest
of
a
lake
,
thinking
that
by
reason
of
the
waters
the
rats
would
not
approach
unto
them
:
but
alas
in
vaine
;
for
they
swum
through
the
waters
amaine
,
and
gnawing
the
boat
,
made
such
chinkes
into
the
sides
thereof
,
that
the
water
began
to
run
in
:
which
being
perceived
of
the
boatman
,
amased
them
sore
,
and
made
them
make
poste
haste
unto
the
shore
,
where
hee
was
no
sooner
arrived
,
but
a
fresh
muster
of
rats
uniting
their
forces
with
the
former
,
encountred
him
so
sore
,
that
they
did
him
more
scath
than
all
the
rest
.
Whereupon
all
his
guard
,
and
others
that
were
there
present
for
his
defence
,
perceiving
it
to
be
a
judgement
of
Gods
vengeance
upon
him
,
abandoned
and
for
sooke
him
at
once
:
who
seeing
himselfe
destitute
of
succour
,
and
forsaken
on
all
sides
,
flew
into
a
high
tower
in
Chouzitze
,
whither
also
they
pursued
him
,
and
climbing
even
up
to
the
highest
roome
where
hee
was
,
first
eat
up
his
wife
and
children
(
she
being
guilty
of
his
uncles
death
)
and
lastly
gnew
and
devoured
him
to
the
very
bones
.
After
the
same
sort
was
an
Archbishop
of
Mentz
,
called
Hatto
,
punished
After
this
Archbishop
,
in
the
same
ranke
of
murtherers
we
finde
registred
many
Popes
,
of
all
whom
the
most
notorious
and
remarkable
are
these
two
,
Innocent
the
fourth
,
and
Boniface
the
eighth
,
who
deserved
rather
to
be
called
Nocents
and
Malefaces
than
Innocents
and
Boniface
,
for
their
wicked
and
perverse
lives
:
for
as
touching
the
first
of
them
,
from
the
time
that
he
was
first
installed
in
the
Papacie
,
he
alwayes
bent
his
hornes
against
the
Emperor
Fredericke
,
and
fought
with
him
with
an
armie
not
of
men
,
but
of
excommunications
and
cursings
;
as
their
manner
is
:
and
seeing
that
all
his
thundering
Buls
and
Canons
could
not
prevaile
so
farre
as
he
desired
,
he
presently
sought
to
bring
to
passe
that
by
treason
which
by
force
he
could
not
:
for
he
so
enchanted
certain
of
his
household
servants
with
foule
bribes
and
faire
words
,
that
when
by
reason
of
his
short
draught
,
the
poyson
which
Conrade
,
Frederickes
sonne
,
wherein
he
reaped
a
crop
of
discomfitures
and
overthrowes
:
after
which
,
he
was
found
slaine
in
his
bed
,
his
body
being
full
of
blacke
markes
,
as
if
he
had
beene
beaten
to
death
with
cudgels
.
Concerning
Boniface
,
after
he
had
by
subtile
and
crafty
meanes
made
his
predecessor
dismisse
himselfe
of
his
Papacie
,
and
enthronised
himselfe
therein
,
CHAP.
IX
.
Other
memorable
examples
of
the
same
subject
.
IF
wee
descend
from
antiquities
to
histories
of
later
and
fresher
memory
,
wee
shall
finde
many
things
worthy
report
and
credit
:
as
that
which
happened
in
the
yeere
Euguerran
de
Monstr
.
Vol.
1.
1405
betwixt
two
Gentlemen
of
Henault
;
the
one
of
which
accused
the
other
for
killing
a
neere
kinsman
of
his
,
which
the
other
utterly
&
stedfastly
denied
:
whereon
DWilliam
,
County
of
Henault
,
offered
them
the
combat
in
the
city
of
Quesney
to
decide
the
controversie
,
when
as
by
law
it
could
not
be
ended
:
whereunto
they
being
come
,
and
having
broken
their
speares
in
two
,
and
encountered
valiantly
with
their
swords
,
at
length
he
that
was
charged
with
and
indeed
guilty
of
the
murder
,
was
overcome
of
the
other
,
and
made
to
confesse
with
his
mouth
in
open
audience
the
truth
of
the
fact
:
Wherefore
the
Country
adjudged
him
in
the
same
place
to
be
beheaded
;
which
was
speedily
executed
,
and
the
conquerour
honourably
conducted
to
his
lodging
.
Now
albeit
this
manner
of
deciding
controversies
be
not
approved
of
God
,
yet
we
must
not
think
it
happened
at
all
adventures
,
but
rather
that
the
issue
thereof
came
of
the
Lord
of
Hosts
,
that
by
this
meanes
gave
place
to
the
execution
of
his
most
high
and
soveraigne
justice
,
by
manifesting
the
murderer
,
and
bringing
him
to
that
punishment
which
he
deserved
.
About
this
very
time
there
was
a
most
cruell
and
out
ragious
riot
practised
and
performed
upon
Lewis
Duke
of
Orleance
,
brother
to
Charles
the
Enguerran
de
Monstr
.
Vol.
1.
sixth
,
by
the
complot
and
devise
of
Iohn
Duke
of
Burgundie
,
who
(
as
hee
was
naturally
haughtie
and
ambitious
)
went
about
to
usurpe
the
government
of
the
realme
of
France
,
for
that
the
king
by
reason
of
weakenesse
of
his
braine
was
not
able
to
mannage
the
affaires
thereof
,
so
that
great
trouble
and
uncivill
warres
were
growne
up
by
that
occasion
in
every
corner
of
the
realme
.
As
therefore
he
affected
and
gaped
after
the
rule
,
so
hee
thought
no
meanes
dishonest
to
attaine
unto
it
,
and
therefore
his
first
enterprise
was
to
take
out
of
the
way
the
Kings
brother
,
who
stood
betwixt
him
and
home
.
Having
therefore
provided
fit
champions
for
his
purpose
,
he
found
opportunity
one
night
to
cause
him
to
come
out
of
his
lodging
late
by
counterfeit
tokens
from
the
king
,
as
if
he
had
sent
for
him
about
some
matters
of
importance
:
and
being
in
the
way
to
S.
Pauls
hostle
,
where
the
kings
lodging
was
in
Paris
,
the
poore
Prince
suspecting
nothing
,
was
suddenly
set
upon
with
eighteen
roisters
at
once
,
with
such
fury
and
violence
,
that
in
very
short
space
they
left
him
dead
upon
the
pavement
,
by
the
gate
Barbet
,
his
braines
lying
scattered
about
the
street
.
After
this
detestable
and
odious
act
committed
and
detected
,
the
cruell
Burgundian
was
so
farre
from
shaming
,
that
he
vanted
and
boasted
at
it
,
as
if
he
had
atchieved
the
most
valorous
and
honourable
exploit
in
the
World
(
so
farre
did
his
impudencie
outstretch
the
bond
of
reason
.
)
Neverthelesse
,
to
cast
some
counterfeit
colour
upon
this
rough
practise
,
he
used
the
conscience
and
fidelitie
of
three
famous
Divines
of
Paris
,
who
openly
in
publike
assemblies
approved
of
this
murder
;
saying
,
That
he
had
greatly
offended
,
if
he
had
left
it
undone
.
About
this
device
he
imployed
especially
M.
Iohn
Petit
,
a
Sorbonist
Doctor
,
whose
rashnesse
and
brasen-facednesse
was
so
great
,
as
in
the
councel-house
of
the
King
,
stoutly
to
averre
,
That
that
which
was
done
in
the
death
of
the
Duke
of
Orleance
was
a
vertuous
and
commendable
action
,
and
the
author
of
it
to
be
void
of
fault
,
and
therefore
ought
to
be
void
of
punishment
.
The
preface
which
this
brave
Orator
used
,
was
,
That
he
was
bounden
in
duetie
to
the
Duke
of
Burgundie
,
in
regard
of
a
goodly
pension
which
he
had
received
at
his
hands
,
and
for
that
cause
he
had
prepared
his
poor
tongue
in
token
of
gratitude
to
defend
his
cause
.
He
might
better
have
said
thus
,
That
seeing
his
tongue
was
poore
and
miserable
,
and
he
himselfe
a
sencelesse
creature
,
therefore
he
ought
not
to
allow
or
defend
so
obstinately
such
a
detestable
&
traiterous
murder
committed
upon
a
Duke
of
Orleance
,
and
the
same
the
Kings
brother
,
in
such
vile
sort
;
and
that
if
he
should
doe
otherwise
,
he
should
approve
of
that
which
God
and
man
apparently
condemned
,
yea
the
very
Turkes
and
greatest
Paynims
under
heaven
;
and
that
he
should
justifie
the
wicked
,
and
condemne
the
innocent
,
which
is
an
abomination
before
God
;
and
should
put
darkenesse
in
stead
of
light
,
and
call
that
which
is
evill
,
good
:
(
for
which
the
Prophet
Esay
in
his
fifth
chapter
denounceth
the
jugdements
of
God
against
false
prophets
)
and
should
follow
the
steps
of
Balaam
,
which
let
out
his
tongue
to
hire
for
the
wages
of
iniquity
:
but
none
of
these
supposes
came
once
into
his
minde
.
But
to
returne
to
our
History
:
The
Duke
of
Burgundy
having
the
tongues
of
these
brave
Doctors
at
his
commandement
,
and
the
Parisians
who
bore
themselves
partially
in
this
quarrell
(
generally
favourers
of
his
side
)
came
to
Paris
in
armes
,
to
justifie
himselfe
,
as
he
pretended
,
and
strucke
such
a
dreadfull
awe
of
himselfe
into
all
mens
mindes
,
that
notwithstanding
all
the
earnest
pursuit
of
the
Dutchesse
,
the
widow
of
Orleance
,
for
justice
,
he
escaped
unpunished
,
untill
God
(
by
other
meanes
)
tooke
vengeance
upon
him
:
which
happened
after
a
while
,
after
that
those
his
complices
of
Paris
(
being
become
lords
and
rulers
of
the
citie
)
had
committed
many
horrible
and
cruell
murders
,
as
of
the
Constable
and
Chancellor
,
two
head
officers
of
the
realme
,
whose
bodies
fast
bound
together
,
they
drew
naked
through
the
streets
from
place
to
place
in
most
despightfull
manner
:
for
the
Daulphin
escaping
their
hands
by
night
,
and
safegard
in
his
castle
,
after
that
he
heard
of
the
seisure
of
the
citie
;
found
meanes
to
assemble
certuine
forces
,
and
marched
to
Montereaufautyon
with
20000
men
,
of
purpose
to
be
revenged
on
the
Duke
for
all
his
brave
and
riotous
demeanors
:
hither
,
under
colour
of
parling
and
devising
new
means
to
pacifie
these
old
civill
troubles
,
he
enticed
the
Duke
,
and
being
come
,
at
his
very
first
arrivall
,
as
he
was
bowing
his
knee
in
reverence
to
him
,
he
caused
him
to
be
slaine
.
And
on
this
manner
was
the
Duke
of
Orleance
death
quitted
,
and
the
evill
and
cruelty
shewed
towards
him
,
returned
upon
the
murderers
owne
necke
;
for
as
he
slew
him
trecherously
and
cowardly
,
so
was
he
also
trecherously
and
cowardly
slaine
,
and
justly
requited
with
the
same
measure
that
he
before
Peter
,
sonne
to
Alphonsus
King
of
Castile
,
was
a
most
bloudy
and
cruell
F●ois
.
lib.
1.
hist.
Tyran
:
for
first
he
put
to
death
his
owne
wife
,
the
daughter
of
Peter
Duke
of
Burbon
,
and
sister
to
the
Queene
of
France
:
next
hee
slew
the
mother
of
his
bastard
brother
Henrie
,
together
with
many
Lords
and
Barons
of
the
realme
,
for
which
he
was
hated
not
onely
of
all
his
subjects
,
but
also
of
his
neighbor
and
adjoyning
countries
:
which
hatred
moved
the
foresaid
Henrie
to
aspire
unto
the
Crowne
;
which
,
what
with
the
Popes
avouch
,
who
legitimated
him
,
and
the
helpe
of
certaine
French
forces
,
and
the
support
of
the
Nobility
of
Castile
,
he
soone
atchieved
.
Peter
thus
abandoned
,
put
his
safest
gard
in
his
heeles
,
and
fled
to
Bordeaux
,
towards
the
Prince
of
Wales
,
of
whom
he
received
such
good
entertainment
,
that
with
his
aid
he
sonne
re-entred
his
lost
dominions
,
and
by
maine
battell
chased
his
bastard
brother
out
of
the
confines
thereof
:
but
being
re-installed
,
whilest
his
cruelties
ceased
not
to
multiply
on
every
side
,
behold
Henrie
(
with
a
new
supply
out
of
France
)
began
to
assayle
him
afresh
,
and
put
him
once
again
to
his
shifts
:
but
all
that
he
could
doe
,
could
not
shift
him
out
of
Henries
hands
,
who
pursued
him
so
hotly
,
that
with
his
owne
hands
hee
soone
rid
him
out
of
all
troubles
,
and
afterwards
peaceably
enjoyed
the
kingdome
of
Castille
.
But
above
all
the
horrible
murders
and
massacres
that
ever
were
heard
or
read
of
in
this
last
age
of
the
World
,
that
bloudy
massacre
in
France
,
under
the
reigne
of
Charles
the
ninth
,
is
most
famous
,
or
rather
infamous
;
wherein
the
noble
Admirall
,
with
many
of
the
nobility
and
gentrie
,
which
were
Protestants
,
were
most
traiterously
and
cruelly
murdered
in
their
chambers
and
beds
in
Paris
,
the
foure
and
twentieth
of
August
,
in
the
night
:
in
this
massacre
were
butchered
in
Paris
that
very
night
ten
thousand
Protestants
,
and
in
all
France
,
(
for
other
cities
followed
the
example
of
Paris
)
thirty
,
or
as
some
say
,
forty
thousand
.
I
will
not
stand
to
relate
the
particular
circumstances
and
manner
thereof
,
it
being
at
large
described
by
divers
writers
both
in
French
and
English
:
only
to
our
purpose
,
let
us
consider
the
judgements
and
vengeance
of
Almightie
God
upon
the
chiefe
practisers
and
plotters
thereof
,
which
were
these
:
Charles
the
ninth
then
King
,
by
whose
commission
and
commandement
this
massacre
was
undertaken
;
his
brother
and
successour
the
Duke
of
Aniou
;
the
Queene
mother
,
his
bastard
brother
,
and
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
yea
the
whole
towne
of
Paris
;
and
generally
all
France
was
guilty
thereof
.
Now
observe
Gods
just
revenge
:
Charles
himselfe
had
the
thred
of
his
life
cut
off
by
the
immediat
hand
of
God
,
by
a
long
and
lingring
sickenesse
,
and
that
before
he
was
come
to
the
full
age
of
24
yeres
:
in
his
sicknesse
bloud
issued
in
great
abundance
out
of
many
places
of
his
body
,
insomuch
that
sometimes
he
fell
and
wallowed
in
his
owne
bloud
:
that
as
he
had
delight
to
shed
the
bloud
of
so
many
innocents
,
so
he
might
now
at
the
latter
end
of
his
dayes
be
glutted
with
bloud
.
And
surely
by
this
meanes
the
Lord
did
put
him
in
minde
of
his
former
bloudy
murders
,
to
draw
him
to
repentance
,
if
it
were
possible
.
The
Duke
of
Anjou
,
who
succeeded
this
Charles
in
the
Crowne
of
France
,
and
was
called
Henrie
the
third
,
was
murdered
by
a
young
Iacobine
Monke
,
called
Frier
Iaques
Clement
,
at
the
instigation
of
the
duke
de
Maine
and
others
of
the
league
,
and
that
(
wherein
appeareth
manifestly
the
hand
of
God
)
in
the
selfe
same
chamber
at
S.
Cloves
wherein
the
Councell
for
the
great
massacre
had
beene
taken
and
plotted
,
as
it
is
constantly
affirmed
.
The
Duke
of
Guise
,
in
the
yeare
1588
,
the
23
of
December
,
was
murdered
by
the
kings
owne
appointment
,
being
sent
for
into
the
kings
chamber
out
of
the
councell
chamber
,
where
attended
him
45
with
rapiers
and
poniards
ready
prepared
to
receive
him
.
The
Queene
mother
soone
after
the
slaughter
of
the
Duke
of
Guise
,
tooke
the
matter
so
to
heart
,
that
shee
went
to
bed
,
and
dyed
the
first
of
Ianuarie
after
.
Touching
all
the
rest
that
were
chiefe
actors
in
the
tragidie
,
few
or
none
escaped
the
apparant
vengeance
of
God
:
and
as
for
Paris
and
the
whole
realme
of
France
,
they
also
felt
the
severe
scourge
of
Gods
justice
,
partly
by
civile
wars
and
bloudshed
,
and
partly
by
famine
and
other
plagues
;
so
that
the
Lord
hath
plainly
made
knowne
to
the
world
,
how
precious
in
the
sight
of
his
most
Holy
Majestie
,
is
the
death
of
innocents
,
and
how
impossible
it
is
for
cruell
murderers
to
escape
unpunished
.
CHAP.
X.
Of
divers
other
Murderers
,
and
their
severall
punishments
.
MAximinus
from
a
shepheard
in
Thracia
,
grew
to
be
an
Emperor
in
Rome
by
these
degrees
:
his
exceeding
strength
and
swiftnesse
in
running
commended
him
so
to
Severus
then
Emperour
,
that
he
made
him
of
his
gard
,
from
that
he
arose
to
be
a
Tribune
,
and
at
last
to
bee
Emperor
:
which
place
he
was
no
sooner
in
possession
of
,
but
immoderate
cruelty
(
all
this
while
buried
)
began
to
shew
it selfe
:
for
he
made
havocke
of
all
the
Nobilitie
,
and
put
to
death
those
that
he
suspected
to
be
acquainted
with
his
estate
:
insomuch
as
some
called
him
Cyclops
,
some
B●siris
,
others
A●teus
,
for
his
cruelty
.
Wherefore
the
Senate
of
Rome
seeing
his
indignity
,
proclaimed
him
an
enemy
to
their
commonwealth
.
and
made
it
lawfull
for
any
man
to
procure
his
death
:
Which
being
knowne
,
his
souldiers
lying
at
the
siege
of
Aquileia
,
moved
with
hatred
,
entred
his
tent
at
noone
day
,
and
flew
him
and
his
sonne
together
.
Iustinian
the
yonger
(
no
lesse
hatefull
to
his
subjects
for
his
cruelty
than
Maximinus
)
was
deposed
from
the
empire
by
conspiracy
,
and
having
his
nosthrils
slit
,
exiled
to
Chersona
,
Leontius
succeeding
in
his
place
.
Howbeit
ere
long
he
recovered
his
Crowne
and
Scepter
,
and
returned
to
Constantinople
,
exercising
more
cruelty
at
his
returne
,
than
ever
he
had
done
before
:
for
he
had
not
only
put
to
death
Leontius
and
Tiberius
,
but
also
all
that
any
way
favored
their
parts
.
It
is
said
of
him
,
that
he
never
blew
his
mangled
nose
,
but
he
caused
one
of
them
to
be
executed
to
death
.
At
last
he
was
slaine
by
Philippicus
,
to
verifie
the
word
of
the
Lord
,
That
he
which
striketh
with
the
sword
shall
perish
with
the
sword
.
Albonius
king
of
Lunbardy
,
drinking
upon
a
time
to
his
wife
Rosimund
in
a
cup
made
of
her
fathers
skull
(
whom
he
in
battell
had
slaine
)
so
displeased
her
therewith
,
that
(
attributing
more
to
naturall
affection
than
unity
of
marriage
)
decreed
with
her selfe
to
hazard
life
and
kingdome
,
to
be
revenged
upon
this
grievous
injurie
;
wherefore
she
thus
practised
:
A
knight
called
Hemichild
was
enamoured
with
one
of
her
maids
;
him
shee
brought
into
a
secret
darke
place
by
policie
,
in
shew
to
injoy
his
love
,
but
indeed
to
be
at
her
command
;
for
she
supplyed
his
loves
place
:
and
then
discovering
her selfe
,
put
it
to
his
choise
,
either
to
kill
her
husband
,
or
to
be
accused
by
her
of
this
villanie
.
Hemichild
chose
the
former
,
and
indeed
murdered
his
Lord
in
his
bed
;
and
after
the
deed
done
,
fled
with
her
to
Ravenna
.
But
marke
how
the
Lord
required
this
murder
,
even
most
strangely
;
for
they
both
which
were
linkt
together
in
the
fact
,
were
linkt
together
also
in
the
punishment
;
and
as
they
had
beene
joynt
instruments
of
anothers
destruction
,
so
he
made
them
mutuall
instruments
of
their
owne
for
Rosimund
thinking
to
poyson
him
too
,
made
him
drinke
halfe
her
medicine
:
but
hee
feeling
the
poyson
in
his
veines
,
staied
in
the
mid
way
,
and
made
her
sup
up
the
other
halfe
for
her
part
:
so
they
died
both
together
.
The
Electors
of
the
Empire
disagreeing
in
suffrages
,
Adolphus
Duke
After
the
death
of
Woldimirus
King
of
Rhythenia
,
his
sonne
Berisus
succeeded
in
the
kingdome
,
who
though
hee
was
a
vertuous
and
religious
Chron.
Pol.
lib.
2.
cap.
10.
not
content
herewith
,
but
adding
murder
to
murder
,
hee
assaulted
another
of
his
brethren
by
the
same
impietie
,
and
brought
him
to
the
same
end
.
Whereupon
the
last
brother
Iorislaus
(
to
bee
revenged
on
this
villanie
)
set
upon
him
with
an
armie
of
men
,
and
killing
his
complices
,
drove
him
to
fly
to
Crachus
king
of
Polonia
for
succour
:
who
furnishing
him
with
a
new
armie
,
sent
him
backe
against
his
brother
,
in
which
battell
(
his
successe
being
equall
to
the
former
)
hee
lost
his
men
,
and
himselfe
escaping
the
sword
,
dyed
in
his
flight
to
Polonia
,
and
was
buried
in
a
base
and
ignoble
sepulchre
,
fit
enough
for
so
base
and
ignoble
a
wretch
.
And
that
we
may
see
how
hatefull
and
ungodly
a
thing
it
is
to
be
either
a
protector
or
a
saver
of
any
murderer
,
marke
the
judgement
of
God
that
fell
upon
this
king
of
Polonia
,
though
not
in
his
own
person
,
yet
in
his
posterity
;
for
hee
being
dead
,
his
eldest
sonne
and
heire
Crachus
Iohn
the
high
Priest
of
Jerusalem
,
sonne
and
successor
to
Iudas
,
had
a
brother
termed
Iesus
,
to
whom
Bagoses
the
lieutenant
of
Artaxerxes
army
promised
the
Priesthood
,
meaning
indeed
to
depose
Iohn
,
and
install
him
in
his
roome
:
upon
which
occasion
this
Iesus
growing
insolent
,
spared
not
Ioseph
.
antiq.
Iudaic.
li.
11.
c.
7
to
revile
his
brother
,
and
that
in
the
temple
,
with
immodest
and
opprobrious
speeches
,
so
that
his
anger
being
provoked
he
slew
him
in
his
rage
;
a
most
impious
part
for
the
high
Priest
to
pollute
the
holy
temple
with
bloud
,
and
that
of
his
owne
brother
,
and
so
impious
,
that
the
Lord
in
Gerhardus
Earle
of
Holsatia
,
after
he
had
conquered
the
Danes
in
many
and
sundry
battells
,
was
traiterously
slaine
in
the
citie
Kanderhusen
,
by
one
Nicolaus
Iacobus
,
a
rich
Baron
:
so
that
whom
the
open
enemy
feared
in
the
field
,
him
the
privie
subtile
foe
murdered
in
his
chamber
.
But
the
traitor
and
murderer
,
albeit
hee
fled
to
the
castle
Schaldenburg
,
and
got
a
band
of
souldiers
to
defend
himselfe
,
yet
hee
was
surprised
by
the
Earles
sonnes
,
who
tormenting
him
as
became
a
traitor
to
bee
tormented
,
at
last
rent
his
body
into
foure
quarters
,
and
so
his
murder
and
treason
was
condignely
punished
.
Above
all
,
the
execution
of
Gods
vengeance
is
most
notably
manifested
in
the
punishment
and
detection
of
one
Parthenius
an
homicide
,
treasurer
Greg.
of
Tours
,
lib.
1.
cap.
36.
to
Theodobert
king
of
France
;
who
having
traiterously
slaine
an
especiall
friend
of
his
called
Ausanius
,
with
his
wife
●apianilla
,
when
no
man
suspected
or
accused
him
thereof
,
he
detected
and
accused
himselfe
after
this
strange
manner
:
As
hee
slept
in
his
bed
,
suddenly
hee
roared
out
Pepin
and
Martellus
his
sonne
,
kings
of
France
,
enjoying
prosperity
and
ease
,
fell
into
divers
monstrous
sinnes
:
as
to
forsake
their
wives
Casp.
Hed.
li.
6.
cap.
17.
and
follow
whores
:
which
filthynesse
when
the
Bishop
of
Tung●ia
reproved
,
Dodo
the
harlors
brother
murdered
him
for
his
labor
:
but
hee
was
presently
taken
with
the
vengeance
of
God
,
even
a
lousie
and
most
filthie
disease
,
with
the
griefe
and
stinke
whereof
being
moved
,
hee
threw
himselfe
into
the
river
of
Mosa
,
and
there
was
drowned
.
How
manifest
and
evident
was
the
vengeance
of
God
upon
the
murderers
About
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
700.
Ge●lian
the
wife
of
Gosbere
prince
of
Wurtiburg
,
being
reproved
by
Kilianus
for
incest
(
for
shee
married
her
Casp.
Hed.
li.
●
.
cap.
10.
husbands
brother
)
wrought
such
meanes
,
that
both
hee
and
his
brethren
were
deprived
of
their
lives
:
but
the
Lord
gave
her
up
to
Satan
in
vengeance
,
so
that
shee
was
presently
possessed
with
him
,
and
so
continued
till
her
dying
day
.
A
certaine
woman
of
Millaine
in
Italie
hung
a
young
boy
,
and
after
devoured
him
instead
of
meat
,
when
as
she
wanted
none
other
victuals
▪
and
when
she
was
examined
about
the
crime
,
she
confessed
that
a
spirit
perswaded
her
to
doe
it
,
telling
her
,
that
after
it
she
should
attaine
unto
whatsoever
she
desired
:
for
which
murder
shee
was
to
r●●●nted
to
death
by
a
lingring
and
grievous
punishment
.
This
Arlunus
reporteth
to
have
happened
in
his
time
.
And
surely
how
soever
openly
the
Divell
sheweth
not
himselfe
,
yet
he
is
the
mover
and
perswader
of
all
murders
,
and
commonly
the
doctor
.
For
hee
delighteth
in
mens
blouds
and
their
destruction
,
as
in
nothing
more
.
A
gentleman
of
Chaleur
in
Fossignie
,
being
in
the
Duke
of
Savoyes
army
,
in
September
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1589
,
and
grieving
to
behold
the
cruelties
which
were
exercised
upon
the
poore
inhabitants
of
that
countrey
,
resolved
to
depart
from
the
said
army
:
now
because
there
was
no
safer
nor
neerer
waie
for
him
,
than
to
crosse
the
lake
to
Bonne
,
he
entreated
one
of
his
acquaintance
,
named
Iohn
Villaine
,
to
procure
him
meanes
of
safe
passage
over
the
lake
:
who
for
that
purpose
procured
two
watermen
to
transport
him
,
with
his
horse
,
apparell
,
and
other
things
:
being
upon
the
lake
,
the
watermen
,
whereof
the
chiefest
was
called
Martin
Bourrie
,
fell
upon
him
and
cut
his
throat
:
Iohn
Villaine
understanding
hereof
complained
to
the
magistrates
;
but
they
being
forestalled
with
a
present
from
the
murderer
,
of
the
gentlemans
horse
,
which
was
of
great
value
,
made
no
inquisition
into
the
matter
,
but
said
,
that
hee
was
an
enemy
which
was
dispatched
:
and
so
the
murderers
were
justified
;
but
God
would
not
leave
it
so
unpunished
:
for
about
the
fifteenth
of
Iuly
1591
,
this
Bourrie
going
with
divers
others
to
shoot
for
a
wager
,
as
hee
was
charging
the
harquebuse
which
hee
had
robbed
the
gentleman
of
when
hee
murdered
him
,
it
suddenly
discharged
of
it selfe
,
and
shot
the
murderer
through
the
heart
,
so
that
hee
fell
downe
starke
dead
,
and
never
stirred
nor
spake
word
.
In
the
first
troubles
of
France
,
a
gentleman
of
the
troups
which
besieged
Moulins
in
Bourbonnois
,
was
taken
with
sickenesse
,
in
such
sort
that
The
town
of
Bourges
being
yeelded
by
Monsieur
D'yvoy
,
during
the
first
troubles
in
France
,
the
inhabitants
were
inhibited
from
talking
together
,
Peter
Martin
,
one
of
the
Queries
of
the
King
of
France
his
stable
,
and
Post-master
at
a
place
called
Lynge
,
in
the
way
towards
Poyctou
,
upon
It
hath
beene
observed
in
the
history
of
France
,
since
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1560
,
that
of
a
thousand
murders
which
remained
unpunished
in
regard
of
men
,
not
tenne
of
them
escaped
the
hands
of
God
,
but
came
to
most
wretched
ends
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1546
Iohn
Diazius
,
a
Spaniard
by
birth
,
living
a
student
and
Professor
in
Paris
,
came
first
to
Geneva
,
and
then
to
Strasbrough
,
and
there
by
the
grace
of
Gods
spirit
saw
his
Sorbonicall
errors
,
and
renounced
them
,
betaking
himselfe
to
the
profession
of
the
purer
religion
,
and
the
company
and
acquaintance
of
godly
men
:
amongst
whom
was
Bucer
that
excellent
man
,
who
sent
him
also
to
Nurnburge
,
to
oversee
the
printing
of
a
booke
which
he
was
to
publish
.
Whilest
Diazius
lived
at
this
Nurnburge
(
a
city
scituat
upon
the
river
Dimow
)
his
brother
,
a
lawyer
,
and
judge
laterall
to
the
Inquisition
,
by
name
Alphonsus
,
came
thither
,
and
Sleid.
lib.
17.
by
all
meanes
possible
endevoured
to
dissuade
him
from
his
religion
,
and
to
reduce
him
againe
to
Popery
.
But
the
good
man
persisted
in
the
truth
notwithstanding
all
his
perswasions
and
threats
:
wherefore
the
subtill
fox
took
another
course
,
and
faining
himselfe
to
be
converted
also
to
his
religion
,
exhorted
him
to
goe
with
him
into
Italy
,
where
he
might
do
much
good
;
or
at
the
least
to
Angust
:
but
by
the
counsell
of
Bucer
and
his
friends
he
was
kept
back
,
otherwise
willing
to
follow
his
brother
.
Wherefore
Alphonsus
departed
,
and
exhorted
him
to
constancy
and
perseverance
,
giving
him
also
fourteene
crowns
to
defray
his
charges
.
Now
the
wolfe
had
not
been
three
dayes
absent
,
when
he
hired
a
rakehell
and
common
butcher
,
and
with
him
flew
again
to
Nurnburge
in
post
hast
:
and
comming
to
his
brothers
lodging
,
delivered
him
a
letter
,
which
whilest
he
read
,
the
villain
his
confederat
cleft
his
head
in
pieces
with
an
axe
,
leaving
him
dead
upon
the
floore
,
and
so
fled
with
all
expedition
.
Howbeit
they
were
apprehended
,
yet
quit
by
the
Popes
justice
(
so
holy
and
sacred
are
the
fruits
of
his
Holinesse
)
though
not
by
the
justice
of
God
,
for
within
a
while
after
hee
hung
himselfe
upon
his
mules
necke
at
Trent
.
Duke
Abrogastes
slew
Valentinian
the
Emperour
of
the
West
,
and
advanced
Eugenius
to
the
crowne
of
the
Empire
:
but
a
while
after
,
the
same
sword
which
had
slain
his
lord
and
master
was
by
his
owne
hands
turned
into
his
owne
bowels
.
Mempricius
the
sonne
of
Madan
,
the
fourth
King
of
England
,
then
called
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
God
745
one
Sigebert
was
authorised
king
of
the
Saxons
in
Britaine
,
a
cruell
and
tyrannous
Prince
towards
his
subjects
.
and
one
that
changed
the
ancient
Lawes
and
customes
of
his
Realme
after
his
owne
pleasure
:
and
because
a
certaine
Nobleman
somewhat
sharpely
advertised
him
of
his
evill
conditions
,
hee
maliciously
caused
him
to
bee
put
to
death
.
But
see
how
the
Lord
revenged
this
murder
,
hee
caused
his
Nobles
to
deprive
him
of
his
kingly
authority
,
and
at
last
as
a
desolate
and
forlorne
person
,
wandring
alone
in
a
wood
,
to
be
slaine
of
a
swineheard
,
whose
master
he
(
being
king
)
had
wrongfully
put
to
death
.
About
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
793
Ethelbert
king
of
the
East
Angles
,
a
learned
and
right
godly
Prince
,
came
to
the
court
of
Offa
the
king
of
One
principall
cause
of
the
conquest
of
this
land
by
the
Normans
,
was
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
sixe
hundred
threescore
and
eighteene
,
Childerich
King
of
France
caused
a
Nobleman
of
his
Realme
,
called
Bolyde
,
to
bee
bound
to
a
stake
,
and
there
beaten
to
death
,
without
the
pretence
of
any
just
crime
or
accusation
against
him
:
For
which
cruelty
his
Lords
and
Commons
,
being
grievously
offended
,
conspired
together
,
and
slew
him
and
his
wife
as
they
were
hunting
.
In
the
raigne
of
Edward
the
second
and
Edward
the
third
,
Sir
Roger
Mortimer
committed
many
villanous
outrages
,
in
shedding
much
humane
bloud
:
but
he
was
also
justly
recompenced
in
the
end
;
first
he
murdered
King
Edward
the
second
,
lying
in
Barkeley
Castle
,
to
the
end
he
might
,
as
it
was
supposed
,
enjoy
Isabel
his
wife
,
with
whom
he
had
very
suspitious
familiarity
.
Secondly
,
he
caused
Edward
the
third
to
conclude
a
dishonorable
peace
with
the
Scots
,
by
restoring
them
all
their
ancient
writings
,
charters
,
and
patents
,
whereby
the
Kings
of
Scotland
had
bound
themselves
to
be
feudaries
to
the
Kings
of
England
.
Thirdly
,
he
accused
Edmund
Earle
of
Kent
,
uncle
to
King
Edward
,
of
treason
,
and
caused
him
unjustly
to
bee
put
to
death
.
And
lastly
he
conspi
redagainst
the
King
to
worke
his
destruction
;
for
which
and
divers
other
things
that
were
laid
to
his
charge
he
was
worthily
and
justly
beheaded
.
In
the
reigne
of
Henry
the
sixt
,
Humfrey
the
good
duke
of
Gloucester
,
and
faithfull
protectour
of
the
King
,
by
the
meanes
of
certaine
malicious
persons
,
to
wit
,
the
Queene
,
the
Cardinall
of
Winchester
,
and
especially
the
Marquesse
of
Suffolke
,
(
as
it
was
supposed
)
was
arrested
,
cast
into
hold
,
and
strangled
to
death
in
the
Abbey
of
Bure
:
For
which
cause
the
Lords
hand
of
judgement
was
upon
them
all
:
for
the
Marquesse
was
not
onely
banished
the
land
for
the
space
of
five
yeares
,
but
also
banished
out
of
his
life
for
ever
;
for
as
hee
sailed
towards
France
,
hee
was
met
withall
by
a
Ship
of
Warre
,
and
there
presently
beheaded
,
and
the
dead
corps
cast
up
at
Dover
;
that
England
wherein
he
had
committed
the
crime
,
might
be
a
witnesse
of
his
punishment
.
The
Queene
,
that
thought
by
this
meanes
to
preserve
her
husband
in
honour
,
and
her selfe
in
estate
,
thereby
both
lost
her
husband
and
her
state
:
her
husband
lost
his
realme
;
and
the
Realme
lost
Anjou
,
Normandy
,
with
all
other
places
beyond
the
sea
,
Calice
onely
excepted
.
As
for
the
Cardinall
,
who
was
the
principall
artificer
of
all
this
mischiefe
,
he
lived
not
long
after
;
and
being
on
his
death
bed
,
murmured
and
grudged
against
God
,
asking
wherefore
hee
should
die
,
having
so
much
wealth
and
riches
?
and
saying
,
That
if
the
whole
Realme
would
save
his
life
,
he
was
able
either
by
policy
to
get
it
,
or
by
riches
to
buy
it
:
but
death
would
not
be
bribed
;
for
all
his
aboundant
treasure
he
died
miserably
,
more
like
a
Heathen
than
a
Christian
,
without
any
shew
of
repentence
.
And
thus
was
the
good
Dukes
death
revenged
upon
the
princiall
procurers
thereof
.
As
the
murder
of
a
gentleman
in
Kent
,
called
master
Arden
of
Feversham
,
was
most
execrable
,
so
the
wonderfull
discovery
thereof
was
exceeding
rare
.
This
Arden
being
somewhat
aged
,
had
to
wife
a
young
woman
,
no
lesse
faire
than
dishonest
,
who
being
in
love
with
one
Mosbie
more
than
her
husband
,
did
not
onely
abuse
his
bed
,
but
also
conspired
his
death
with
this
her
companion
:
for
together
they
hired
a
notorious
Ruffin
,
one
Blacke
Will
,
to
strangle
him
to
death
with
a
towell
as
he
was
playing
a
game
at
tables
:
which
though
secretly
done
,
yet
by
her
owne
guilty
conscience
,
and
some
tokens
of
bloud
which
appeared
in
his
house
,
was
soone
discovered
and
confessed
.
Wherefore
she
her selfe
was
burnt
at
Canterbury
:
Michael
,
master
Ardens
man
,
was
hanged
in
chaines
at
Feversham
:
Mosbie
and
his
sister
were
hanged
in
Smithfield
:
Greene
another
partner
in
this
bloudy
action
was
hanged
in
chaines
in
the
high
way
against
Feversham
:
And
Blacke
Will
the
Ruffian
,
after
his
first
escape
,
was
apprehended
and
burnt
on
a
seaffold
at
Flushing
in
Zeeland
.
And
thus
all
the
murderers
had
their
deserved
dues
in
this
life
,
and
what
they
endured
in
the
life
to
come
(
except
they
obtained
mercy
by
true
repentance
)
is
easie
to
judge
.
CHA.
XI
.
Of
the
admirable
discovery
of
Murders
.
AS
the
Lord
hath
shewed
himselfe
a
most
just
Judge
,
in
punishing
most
severely
this
horrible
sinne
of
shedding
mans
bloud
,
so
hath
he
alwaies
declared
his
detestation
thereof
,
and
his
will
to
have
it
punished
by
those
who
are
in
his
stead
upon
the
earth
,
and
have
the
sword
of
vengeance
committed
unto
them
:
by
his
miraculous
and
superhaturall
detecting
of
such
murderers
from
time
to
time
,
who
have
carried
their
villanies
so
closely
,
as
the
eye
of
man
could
not
espy
them
:
plainely
shewing
thereby
,
that
the
bloud
of
the
slaine
crieth
to
the
Lord
for
vengeance
from
the
earth
,
as
Abels
did
upon
Cain
▪
and
that
God
will
have
that
law
stand
He
that
sheddeth
mans
bloud
,
by
man
shall
his
bloud
be
shed
.
If
I
should
commit
to
writing
And
to
begin
with
our
owne
countrey
:
About
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
Plutarch
in
his
book
Desolertia
a●imalium
,
reporteth
the
like
story
of
a
The
like
story
the
same
Author
reporteth
of
the
murder
of
the
Poet
Hesiod
,
who
being
slaine
by
the
sonnes
of
Ganyctor
,
the
murder
,
though
secret
,
The
like
also
we
reade
of
two
French
Merchants
,
which
travailing
together
through
a
certaine
Wood
,
one
of
them
rose
against
the
other
for
the
The
same
Author
reporteth
yet
a
more
memorable
and
strange
story
of
All
these
murders
were
discovered
by
dogges
,
the
Lord
using
them
as
instruments
to
reveale
his
justice
and
vengeance
upon
this
bloudy
sinne
,
but
these
following
by
other
meanes
:
The
murder
of
the
Poet
Ibycus
was
detected
by
Cranes
;
as
you
may
see
in
the
36
chapter
of
this
booke
more
at
large
set
forth
.
Luther
recites
such
another
story
as
that
of
Ibycus
,
of
a
certain
Almaigne
,
O
Crows
I
take
you
for
witnesses
and
revengers
of
my
death
.
About
two
or
three
daies
after
,
these
murdering
theeves
drinking
in
an
Inne
,
a
company
of
Crows
came
and
lighted
on
the
top
of
the
house
:
whereupon
the
theeves
began
to
laugh
and
say
one
to
another
,
Looke
yonder
are
they
which
must
revenge
his
death
,
whom
we
dispatched
the
other
day
.
The
Tapster
over-hearing
them
,
told
it
to
the
magistrat
;
who
presently
caused
them
to
be
apprehended
,
and
upon
their
disagreeing
in
speeches
and
contrary
answers
,
urged
them
so
far
,
that
they
confessed
the
truth
,
and
received
their
deserved
punishment
.
There
was
one
Bessus
(
as
Plutarch
reporteth
)
who
having
killed
his
father
,
was
brought
both
to
knowledge
and
punishment
by
the
meanes
of
But
of
all
the
examples
that
either
reading
or
experience
can
afford
,
none
in
my
opinion
is
either
more
admirable
,
or
a
more
clearer
testimony
of
Gods
providence
&
justice
,
than
that
which
hapned
about
a
Lucquois
Merchant
,
Pasquier
,
Recerche●
▪
lib.
5.
c.
20.
who
comming
out
of
England
to
Roan
in
France
,
and
from
thence
making
towards
Paris
,
was
in
the
way
,
on
a
mountain
neer
to
Argentueil
,
murdered
by
a
Frenchman
his
servant
,
and
his
body
throwne
amongst
the
Vines
.
Now
as
this
fact
was
a
doing
,
a
blind
man
ran
by
,
being
led
by
his
dog
;
who
hearing
one
groane
,
asked
who
it
was
?
Whereunto
the
murderer
answered
,
that
it
was
a
sicke
man
going
to
ease
himselfe
.
The
blind
man
thus
deluded
,
went
his
way
,
and
the
servant
with
his
masters
money
,
and
with
Papers
of
his
takes
up
at
Paris
a
good
summe
of
money
,
and
sets
up
a
shop
at
Roane
.
Now
this
Merchant
being
expected
at
Luca
a
whole
yeare
together
,
whither
he
had
sent
word
he
would
shortly
repaire
;
when
he
came
not
,
a
messenger
was
dispatched
to
seeke
him
out
;
and
after
much
enquiry
at
London
and
Roan
,
and
elsewhere
,
he
learnt
at
last
in
an
Inne
,
that
a
Lucquois
Merchant
about
sixe
moneths
before
had
lodged
there
,
and
was
gone
to
Paris
:
where
also
not
hearing
any
tydings
of
him
,
he
suspected
that
he
was
murthered
,
&
made
his
complaint
to
the
Court
of
Parliament
at
Roan
:
Which
imbracing
this
businesse
(
being
directed
by
Gods
providence
)
made
enquiry
up
and
downe
the
Towne
,
Whether
there
were
any
that
within
seven
or
eight
moneths
had
set
up
a
new
shop
;
and
finding
one
,
caused
him
to
be
arrested
for
a
supposed
and
a
pretended
debt
:
but
in
the
end
examined
him
upon
this
murther
,
and
laid
it
to
his
charge
:
herewith
the
prisoner
,
solicited
partly
bythe
remorse
of
his
conscience
,
&
partly
by
hope
of
freeing
himselfe
by
a
bribe
,
confessed
the
fact
in
private
to
the
Justice
but
as
soone
as
he
perceived
that
he
went
about
to
call
in
witnesses
to
his
confession
,
hee
denyed
it
againe
:
in
briefe
,
the
new
Merchant
is
committed
to
prison
,
and
he
sueth
the
Justice
for
forgerie
and
false
imprisonment
:
the
Justice
can
by
no
meanes
cleare
himselfe
,
but
onely
by
the
assurance
that
all
men
had
of
his
honesty
.
The
matter
hangs
thus
in
suspence
,
till
at
length
the
dead
carkasse
of
the
Lucquois
was
●eard
of
,
and
the
blind
man
also
came
to
light
who
heard
the
noyse
of
the
murther
:
to
make
short
,
this
blind
man
was
brought
to
confront
the
prisoner
;
and
twenty
men
were
caused
to
speake
one
after
another
,
and
still
the
blinde
man
was
demaunded
,
whether
hee
knew
their
voices
,
and
said
,
That
that
was
the
man
that
answered
him
on
the
mountaine
.
This
course
being
ofttimes
re-iterated
,
the
blind
man
hit
alwayes
on
the
right
,
and
never
missed
.
Whereupon
the
Court
condemned
him
to
death
,
and
before
he
dyed
he
confessed
the
fact
,
to
the
great
glory
of
Gods
Justice
,
and
the
great
amazement
and
strange
astonishment
of
all
men
.
At
Paris
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1551
,
a
certaine
young
woman
was
brained
by
a
man
with
a
hammer
,
neere
unto
Saint
Opportunes
Church
,
Pasquier
,
Recerches
,
lib.
5.
c.
20.
as
she
was
going
to
midnight
Masse
,
and
all
her
rings
and
jewels
taken
from
her
:
This
hammer
was
stolne
from
a
poore
Smith
there
by
the
same
evening
;
who
therefore
being
suspected
of
the
murder
,
was
cruelly
handled
,
and
put
to
extraordinary
torture
,
by
reason
of
the
vehement
presumptions
made
against
him
;
in
such
sort
,
that
hee
was
quite
lamed
and
deprived
of
the
meanes
to
get
his
living
;
whereby
being
reduced
into
extreame
poverty
,
he
ended
his
life
in
great
misery
.
All
this
while
the
murderer
remained
unknowne
almost
for
the
space
of
twenty
yeares
,
and
the
memory
of
the
murder
seemed
to
be
buried
with
the
poore
woman
in
her
grave
:
now
marke
the
justice
of
God
,
who
hath
promised
,
that
nothing
shall
be
so
hid
but
shall
be
brought
to
light
.
It
hapned
,
that
one
Iohn
Flaming
,
Sergeant
of
the
Subsidies
at
Paris
,
being
upon
occasion
of
businesse
at
S.
Leups
,
a
Village
by
Montmorency
,
chanced
among
other
talke
at
Supper
to
say
,
how
he
had
left
his
wife
at
home
sicke
,
and
no
body
with
her
but
a
little
boy
:
there
was
an
old
man
then
present
,
named
Monstier
,
and
a
sonne
in
law
of
his
,
who
immediatly
upon
this
speech
went
away
that
night
,
with
each
of
them
a
basket
of
cherries
and
a
greene
goose
,
and
came
about
ten
of
the
clock
the
next
morning
to
Flamings
house
,
where
they
intended
to
murder
both
the
woman
and
the
boy
,
and
to
possesse
themselves
of
all
the
goods
that
they
could
conveniently
carrie
away
:
but
the
Lord
prevented
them
of
their
purpose
:
for
being
let
in
at
the
dores
by
the
boy
,
pretending
that
they
came
from
the
husband
with
th●se
remembrances
to
his
wife
,
they
presently
slew
the
boy
,
thinking
also
to
surprise
the
woman
;
but
she
hearing
the
cry
of
the
boy
,
lockt
fast
her
chamber
dore
,
and
cried
for
helpe
out
at
her
window
,
whereupon
the
neighbors
running
to
the
house
tooke
these
two
villaines
,
one
hidden
in
the
funnell
of
the
Chimney
;
and
the
other
in
a
Well
in
the
Cellar
,
with
nothing
but
his
nose
above
water
.
Now
these
two
wretches
being
thus
apprehended
,
arraigned
,
and
condemned
,
being
on
the
seaffold
at
the
place
of
execution
,
the
old
man
desired
to
speake
with
the
Smithes
widow
,
whose
husband
was
suspected
for
the
first
murder
:
of
whom
when
she
came
,
hee
asked
forgivenesse
;
saying
,
that
it
was
he
which
had
killed
the
young
woman
by
S.
Opportunes
Church
.
Thus
the
Lord
discovered
both
the
innocency
of
the
Smith
,
and
the
guiltinesse
of
this
vile
murderer
,
and
that
twenty
yeeres
after
the
fact
was
committed
.
Not
long
since
the
like
discovery
of
a
murderer
was
made
here
in
England
in
Leicestershire
,
not
farre
from
Lutterworth
,
almost
twenty
yeeres
after
the
fact
committed
,
The
murder
was
committed
by
a
Miller
upon
one
in
his
Mill
,
whom
he
buried
in
the
ground
hard
by
:
This
Miller
removed
unto
another
countrey
,
and
there
dwelt
a
long
space
,
untill
at
last
guided
by
Gods
Almighty
providence
,
to
the
manifestation
of
his
justice
,
he
returned
unto
that
place
to
visit
some
of
his
friends
.
Now
in
the
meane
time
whilest
he
was
there
,
the
Miller
that
now
possessed
the
former
Mill
,
had
occasion
to
dig
deepe
into
the
ground
,
where
he
found
the
carkasse
of
a
dead
man
,
presently
it
was
suspected
that
some
had
beene
murdered
,
and
was
there
buried
:
whereupon
the
Lord
put
it
into
their
hearts
to
remember
,
how
about
twenty
yeares
before
a
certaine
neighbour
of
theirs
was
suddenly
missed
,
and
could
never
be
heard
of
,
insomuch
that
all
supposed
him
to
have
beene
dead
in
some
strange
countrey
:
this
carkasse
they
suspected
to
be
his
,
and
bethinking
themselves
who
was
then
Miller
of
that
Mill
,
behold
he
was
there
ready
in
the
towne
,
not
having
been
there
for
many
yeares
before
.
This
man
was
suspected
,
nd
thereupon
examined
,
and
without
much
adoe
confessed
the
fact
,
and
received
deserved
punishment
.
Who
seeth
not
here
manifest
traces
and
footsteps
of
Gods
providence
?
First
in
reducing
the
murderer
to
that
place
at
that
time
:
Secondly
,
in
stirring
up
the
Miller
to
digge
at
the
same
time
also
:
thirdly
,
in
putting
into
the
hearts
of
the
people
the
missing
of
such
a
man
,
whose
memory
was
almost
forgotten
:
and
lastly
,
in
causing
the
murderer
to
confesse
his
deed
,
when
as
no
proofe
nor
witnesse
could
be
brought
against
him
:
but
here
is
the
justice
of
God
against
all
such
,
Vengeance
will
not
suffer
the
murderer
to
live
.
Henry
Ranzovius
,
Lieutenant
for
the
King
of
Denmarke
in
the
Duchie
of
The
same
Authour
reporteth
another
example
farre
more
strange
,
in
the
same
letter
written
to
David
Chytreus
,
which
happened
at
Itzehow
in
Denmarke
.
A
Traveller
was
murdered
by
the
high-way
side
,
and
because
the
murderer
could
not
be
found
out
,
the
Magistrates
of
Itzehow
caused
the
body
to
be
taken
up
,
and
one
of
the
hands
to
be
cut
off
,
which
was
carried
into
the
prison
of
the
Towne
,
and
hung
up
by
a
string
in
one
of
the
Chambers
:
about
ten
yeares
after
,
the
murderer
comming
upon
some
occasion
in
to
the
prison
,
the
hand
which
had
been
a
long
time
dry
began
to
drop
blood
on
the
Table
that
stood
underneath
it
:
which
the
Gaoler
beholding
,
stayed
the
fellow
,
and
advertised
the
Magistrates
of
it
;
who
examining
him
,
the
Phi.
Lonicer
.
Theat.
hist.
Fides
sit
apud
authorem
.
Though
strange
,
yet
not
incredible
,
since
God
can
as
well
turne
Calves
heads
into
mens
,
as
a
rod
into
a
serpent
,
or
water
into
blood
.
murderer
giving
glory
to
God
,
confessed
his
fact
,
and
submitted
himselfe
to
the
rigour
of
the
Law
,
which
was
inflicted
on
him
,
as
he
very
well
deserved
.
At
Winsheime
in
Germany
,
a
certaine
Theefe
after
many
Robberies
and
Murders
committed
by
him
upon
Travellers
and
Women
with
childe
,
went
to
the
Shambles
before
Easter
,
and
bought
three
Calves
heads
,
which
when
hee
put
into
a
Wallet
,
they
seemed
to
the
standers
by
to
be
mens
heads
:
whereupon
being
attached
and
searched
by
the
Officers
,
and
he
examined
how
hee
came
by
them
,
answered
and
proved
by
witnesses
,
that
hee
bought
Calves
heads
,
and
how
they
were
transformed
●hee
knew
not
:
whereupon
the
Senate
amazed
,
not
supposing
this
miracle
to
arise
of
naught
,
cast
the
party
into
prison
,
and
tortured
him
to
make
him
confesse
what
villany
he
had
committed
;
who
confessed
indeed
at
last
his
horrible
murders
,
and
was
worthily
punished
for
the
same
,
and
then
the
heads
recovered
their
old
shapes
.
When
I
read
this
story
,
I
was
halfe
afraid
to
set
it
downe
,
least
I
should
seeme
to
insert
fables
into
this
serious
Treatise
of
Gods
Judgements
:
but
seeing
the
Lord
doth
often
worke
miraculously
for
the
disclosing
of
this
foule
sinne
,
I
thought
that
it
would
not
seeme
altogether
incredible
.
Another
murderer
at
Tubing
betrayed
his
murder
by
his
owne
sighes
,
which
were
so
deepe
and
incessant
,
in
griefe
not
of
his
fact
,
but
of
his
small
Another
murtherer
in
Spain
was
discovered
by
the
trembling
of
his
heart
;
for
when
many
were
suspected
of
the
murder
,
and
all
renounced
it
,
the
Judge
caused
all
their
breasts
to
be
opened
,
and
him
in
whom
he
saw
most
trembling
of
brest
,
he
condemned
,
who
also
could
not
deny
the
fact
,
but
presently
confessed
the
same
.
At
Isenacum
a
certaine
yong
man
being
in
love
with
a
maid
,
and
not
having
wherewith
to
maintain
her
,
used
this
unlawfull
meanes
to
accomplish
his
desire
;
upon
a
night
he
slew
his
host
,
and
throwing
his
body
into
a
Cellar
,
tooke
away
all
his
money
,
and
then
hasted
away
;
but
the
terrour
of
his
owne
conscience
and
the
judgement
of
God
so
besotted
him
,
that
hee
could
not
stirre
a
foot
untill
he
was
apprchended
.
At
the
same
time
Martin
Luther
,
and
Philip
Melancthon
abode
at
Isenacum
,
and
were
eye-witnesses
of
this
miraculous
judgement
,
who
also
so
dealt
with
this
murderer
,
that
in
most
humble
and
penitent
confession
of
his
sinnes
,
and
comfort
of
soule
,
he
ended
his
life
.
By
all
these
examples
wee
see
,
how
hard
it
is
for
a
murderer
to
escape
without
his
reward
:
when
the
justice
of
man
is
either
too
blinde
,
that
it
cannot
search
out
the
truth
,
or
too
blunt
,
that
it
doth
not
strike
with
severity
the
man
appointed
unto
death
,
then
the
justice
of
God
riseth
up
,
and
with
his
owne
arme
he
discovereth
and
punisheth
the
murderer
;
yea
,
rather
than
he
shall
goe
unpunished
,
sencelesse
creatures
and
his
owne
heart
and
tongue
rise
to
give
sentence
against
him
.
I
doubt
not
but
daily
experience
in
all
places
affordeth
many
more
examples
to
this
purpose
,
and
especially
the
experience
of
our
Judges
in
criminall
causes
,
who
have
continuall
occasion
of
understanding
such
matters
in
their
Circuits
:
but
these
shall
suffice
for
our
present
purpose
.
CHAP.
XII
.
Of
such
as
have
murdered
themselves
.
WHen
the
Law
saith
,
Thou
shalt
not
kill
,
it
not
onely
condemneth
the
killing
of
others
,
but
much
more
of
our selves
:
for
charity
springeth
from
a
mans
selfe
;
&
therfore
if
they
be
guilty
of
murder
that
spill
the
bloud
of
others
,
much
more
guilty
are
they
before
God
that
shed
their
owne
bloud
:
and
if
nature
bindeth
us
to
preserve
the
life
of
all
men
as
much
as
lyeth
in
our
power
,
then
much
more
are
we
bound
to
preserve
our
owne
lives
,
so
long
as
God
shall
give
us
leave
.
We
are
here
set
in
this
life
as
souldiers
in
a
station
,
without
the
licence
of
our
Captaine
we
must
not
depart
:
our
soule
is
maried
to
the
body
by
the
appointment
of
God
,
none
must
presume
to
put
a
sunder
those
whom
God
hath
coupled
:
and
our
life
is
committed
to
us
as
a
thing
in
trust
,
we
must
not
redeliver
it
,
nor
part
with
it
,
untill
he
require
it
againe
at
our
hands
that
gave
it
into
,
our
hands
.
Saint
Augustine
in
his
first
Booke
De
Civitate
Dei
,
doth
most
Aug.
de
civit
.
lib.
1.
cap.
26.
strongly
evince
and
prove
,
That
for
no
cause
voluntary
death
is
to
be
undertaken
:
neither
to
avoid
temporall
troubles
,
least
we
fall
into
eternall
;
nor
for
feare
to
be
polluted
with
the
sinnes
of
others
,
lest
by
avoiding
other
mens
sinnes
,
we
encrease
our
owne
;
nor
yet
for
our
owne
sinnes
that
are
past
,
for
the
which
we
have
more
need
of
life
that
we
might
repent
of
them
:
nor
lastly
:
for
the
hope
of
a
better
life
,
because
they
which
are
guilty
of
their
owne
death
,
a
better
life
is
not
prepared
for
them
.
These
be
the
words
of
Augustine
:
wherein
he
alledgeth
foure
causes
,
by
which
men
are
mooved
to
this
unnaturall
act
;
and
concludeth
,
that
for
none
of
them
,
nor
for
any
other
cause
what
soever
,
a
man
ought
to
lay
violent
and
bloudy
hands
upon
himselfe
;
yea
,
concludeth
peremptorily
,
that
a
better
life
after
death
doth
not
receive
such
,
to
wit
,
that
wilfully
and
desperately
murder
themselves
,
and
die
without
repentance
,
as
commonly
they
doe
.
But
here
it
is
to
be
observed
,
that
many
which
seeme
to
make
away
themselves
,
are
murdered
and
made
away
by
the
Divell
,
and
not
by
themselves
:
for
otherwise
it
were
not
possible
that
then
should
perish
so
strangely
as
they
doe
:
as
when
some
have
beene
hanged
with
their
knees
almost
touching
the
ground
;
others
upon
a
weake
twigge
,
not
strong
enough
to
beare
the
weight
of
the
tenth
part
of
their
body
:
others
beene
drowned
in
a
puddle
of
water
:
which
plainely
sheweth
,
that
the
Divell
,
either
as
the
principall
actor
,
or
at
least
as
a
helper
,
was
the
procurer
of
their
murders
,
and
not
alwayes
themselves
:
And
therefore
I
must
needs
say
with
Luther
,
That
both
charity
and
conscience
inhibites
resolutely
to
judge
all
such
to
be
damned
that
seeme
to
have
made
havocke
of
their
owne
lives
;
for
the
mercy
of
God
is
incomprehensible
,
and
why
may
he
not
save
the
soules
of
them
,
whose
bodies
he
gave
leave
to
the
Divell
to
torment
,
yea
to
destroy
?
Besides
,
we
read
of
many
holy
women
,
who
in
the
time
of
persecution
cast
themselves
into
the
deep
stream
to
preserve
their
chastity
from
the
violence
of
the
wicked
persecutours
;
and
yet
were
reputed
in
the
Church
for
holy
Martyrs
.
Saint
Augustines
judgement
is
worthy
to
be
learned
and
imitated
of
all
concerning
this
matter
,
who
thus
defineth
the
case
:
Of
these
(
saith
he
)
I
dare
avouch
nothing
rashly
:
it
may
be
the
Church
of
God
was
perswaded
by
divine
authority
to
receive
them
into
the
number
of
Martyrs
;
or
it
may
be
they
did
this
act
,
not
being
deceived
,
after
the
manner
of
men
,
but
being
commanded
of
God
,
not
erring
,
but
obeying
;
as
also
we
are
to
judge
of
Sampson
:
now
when
God
biddeth
,
and
without
all
doubt
makes
knowne
his
will
,
who
can
call
this
obedience
a
crime
?
who
can
accuse
a
duety
of
piety
?
But
a
little
after
he
giveth
a
caveat
,
Ne
divina
iussio
ullo
nutet
incerto
;
that
is
,
that
we
be
sure
God
bids
;
for
often
times
the
divell
translates
himself
into
an
Angell
of
light
,
and
wil
feine
a
message
from
God
,
which
proceedeth
from
his
owne
malice
.
All
this
is
to
be
conceived
only
touching
that
extraordinary
case
of
those
holy
women
that
drowned
themselves
,
and
yet
were
held
for
Martyrs
in
the
Church
of
God
:
as
for
others
that
shall
wilfully
and
wofully
shed
their
owne
blouds
,
and
rob
themselves
of
that
precious
jewell
of
life
which
God
hath
given
them
to
keep
,
no
doubt
but
as
they
commit
a
horrible
and
hainous
crime
,
so
they
incurre
a
horrible
and
fearefull
judgement
:
yea
,
the
very
act
it selfe
is
both
a
crime
and
a
judgment
;
a
crime
deserving
a
further
judgment
,
even
eternall
damnation
in
hell
fire
;
and
a
judgement
and
punishment
of
some
notable
sinnes
comm●●ed
by
them
before
,
and
of
an
ungodly
and
wicked
life
unrepented
of
.
The
drift
therfore
&
purpose
of
these
examples
following
is
this
,
to
shew
how
the
Lord
punisheth
oftentimes
in
men
an
ungodly
life
with
voluntary
and
wilfull
murder
of
themselves
,
and
this
wilfull
murder
of
themsel●es
with
eternall
damnation
after
this
life
ended
,
as
a
just
recompence
of
their
deserts
;
and
all
to
teach
us
repentance
,
the
onely
means
to
prevent
both
these
.
The
first
we
reade
of
in
holy
Scripture
that
cruelly
murdered
himselfe
Zimri
also
,
the
King
of
Israel
,
is
set
forth
by
the
holy
Ghost
to
be
a
wicked
man
,
and
a
traitor
:
for
he
conspited
against
his
master
Ela
,
the
sonne
Achitophel
,
that
great
Counsellor
of
State
to
King
David
,
of
whom
it
is
In
the
second
booke
of
the
Machabees
is
recorded
a
notable
story
of
one
Raz
is
an
Elder
of
Jerusalem
,
who
is
there
set
forth
to
bee
a
man
of
very
good
report
,
constant
in
religion
,
a
father
of
the
Jewes
,
and
a
lover
of
the
citie
:
yet
notwithstanding
,
this
man
rather
than
hee
would
fall
into
the
hands
of
Nicanor
his
enemy
,
murdered
himselfe
after
a
most
fearefull
and
savage
manner
,
for
first
hee
fell
upon
his
sword
,
and
when
as
for
haste
that
stroke
dispatched
him
not
,
hee
ran
boldly
or
rather
furiously
to
the
wall
,
and
cast
himselfe
downe
headlong
;
after
which
yet
breathing
,
hee
got
up
on
a
steepe
rocke
,
and
rending
out
his
bowels
with
his
owne
hands
,
threw
them
amongst
the
people
,
calling
upon
the
Lord
of
life
,
that
hee
would
restore
them
againe
unto
him
.
The
author
of
that
booke
commendeth
this
fact
for
a
valiant
and
noble
deed
;
but
surely
wee
are
taught
out
of
the
booke
of
God
by
Gods
spirit
,
that
it
was
a
most
bloudy
,
barbarous
,
and
irreligious
act
:
for
rather
should
a
man
endure
all
the
reproaches
and
torments
of
an
enemy
,
than
embrue
his
owne
hands
in
his
owne
bloud
;
and
therefore
if
he
were
not
extraordinarily
stirred
up
hereunto
by
the
spirit
of
God
,
this
must
needs
bee
a
just
punishment
of
some
former
sinne
wherein
hee
lay
without
repentance
,
and
a
forerunner
of
an
eternall
punishment
after
this
life
.
Let
us
joyne
Iudas
and
Pilate
together
,
the
one
being
the
betrayer
of
his
Lord
and
Master
Jesus
Christ
our
Saviour
,
the
other
the
condemner
of
him
,
and
that
against
his
conscience
:
as
they
both
agreed
in
one
malicious
practise
against
the
life
of
Christ
,
so
they
disagreed
not
in
offering
violence
to
their
owne
lives
:
for
Iudas
hanged
himselfe
,
and
his
bowels
gushed
out
,
and
Pilat
being
banished
to
Vienna
,
and
oppressed
with
the
torment
of
conscience
The
Jewes
,
as
they
are
recorded
in
Scripture
to
bee
a
stiffe-necked
and
stubborne
Nation
,
above
all
the
Nations
under
the
Sunne
,
so
none
were
ever
more
hardy
and
daring
in
this
bloudy
practise
of
selfe-murther
than
they
were
;
which
may
bee
thought
a
portion
of
Gods
just
judgement
upon
them
for
their
sinnes
:
three
examples
of
greatest
note
I
will
propound
,
which
I
thinke
can
hardly
bee
matched
.
When
the
City
of
Jerusalem
was
taken
by
Herod
and
Sosius
,
there
was
a
certaine
Jew
that
had
hidden
himselfe
in
a
denne
with
his
wife
and
seven
Iosephus
de
bell
.
Iud.
lib.
1.
c.
12.
13.
children
;
to
whom
Herod
offered
both
life
and
liberty
,
if
hee
would
come
forth
:
but
the
stiffe-hearted
wretch
had
rather
die
than
bee
captive
to
the
Romanes
:
therefore
refusing
Herods
offer
,
hee
first
threw
downe
his
children
headlong
from
a
high
rocke
,
and
burst
their
neckes
,
next
hee
sent
his
wife
after
them
,
and
lastly
tumbled
himselfe
upon
their
carkasses
to
make
up
the
tragedie
:
a
horrible
and
lamentable
spectacle
of
a
proud
and
desperate
minde
.
The
second
example
is
nothing
inferior
to
the
former
.
After
the
siege
and
sacking
of
Jotapata
by
the
Romanes
,
forty
Jewes
(
among
whom
was
Iosephus
the
writer
of
this
story
)
having
hid
themselves
in
a
cave
,
by
mutuall
consent
killed
one
another
,
rather
than
they
would
fall
into
the
hands
of
Iosephus
Fulgol
.
lib.
3.
c.
2.
the
Romanes
▪
Iosephus
onely
,
with
one
other
,
by
his
persuasion
,
by
great
art
and
industry
,
after
the
other
were
slain
,
proceeded
not
in
that
bloudy
enterprise
,
but
yeelded
themselves
to
the
mercy
of
the
enemies
,
and
so
escaped
with
their
lives
.
This
fearefull
obstinacy
may
well
be
imputed
to
the
justice
of
God
upon
them
,
as
for
their
other
sinnes
,
so
especially
for
crucifying
the
Lord
of
life
,
whose
bloud
they
imprecated
might
fall
on
them
and
on
their
children
.
The
third
example
surpasseth
both
the
former
both
in
cruelty
and
obstinacy
:
Eleazer
the
Jew
after
the
taking
of
Jerusalem
fled
into
the
tower
of
Messada
with
nine
hundred
followers
;
being
besieged
there
by
Sabinus
Flavius
,
a
Roman
Captaine
,
when
he
saw
that
the
walls
were
almost
beaten
Fulgos.
lib.
3.
cap.
2.
downe
,
and
that
there
was
no
hope
of
escaping
,
he
persuaded
his
companions
by
a
pithy
and
vehement
Oration
,
and
drew
them
to
this
resolution
,
that
tenne
should
be
chosen
by
lot
,
which
should
kill
all
the
rest
,
together
with
their
wives
and
children
,
and
that
afterward
they
themselves
should
kill
each
other
.
The
former
part
of
this
Tragedy
being
performed
,
the
surviving
tenne
first
set
on
fire
the
Tower
,
that
no
prey
might
come
unto
the
enemy
(
the
victuals
only
preserved
,
to
the
end
it
might
be
knowne
,
that
not
hunger
,
but
desperate
valour
drew
them
to
this
bloudy
massacre
▪
)
then
according
to
their
appoyntment
,
by
mutuall
wounds
they
dispatched
one
another
:
and
of
so
great
a
number
not
one
remained
,
besides
one
woman
with
her
five
children
,
who
hearing
the
horriblenesse
of
their
determination
,
hid
her selfe
in
a
cave
in
the
ground
,
and
so
escaped
with
the
life
of
her selfe
and
her
children
,
and
became
a
reporter
of
this
whole
story
.
The
like
story
is
recorded
by
Livie
touching
the
Campagnians
;
who
being
besieged
by
the
Romanes
,
and
constrained
to
yeeld
up
their
City
unto
them
upon
composition
,
Vibius
,
a
chiefe
nobleman
of
the
City
,
with
seven
Liv.
lib.
26.
and
twenty
other
Senatours
,
that
they
might
not
fall
into
their
enemies
hands
,
after
they
had
glutted
themselves
with
wine
and
good
cheere
,
dranke
all
of
them
poyson
,
and
so
bewayling
the
state
of
their
countrey
and
embracing
each
other
,
and
taking
their
last
farewell
,
died
ere
the
enemies
were
received
into
the
city
.
Buthes
,
otherwise
called
Boges
by
Herodotus
,
Governor
of
Thracia
,
being
besieged
in
the
city
Eion
,
by
Cymon
the
Athenian
captaine
,
to
the
end
that
Fulgos.
l.
3.
c.
2.
the
enemy
might
receive
no
benefit
nor
great
glory
by
his
victory
,
first
caused
the
city
to
be
fired
,
and
then
by
one
consent
they
all
killed
themselves
.
So
likewise
did
Ariarathes
king
of
Capadocia
,
when
he
was
besieged
by
Perdicca
.
Cato
Vticensis
,
rather
than
he
would
fall
into
the
hands
of
Iulius
Caesar
,
his
enemy
,
after
his
victory
over
Pompey
,
fell
upon
his
owne
sword
,
and
slew
himselfe
;
having
first
read
Plato's
booke
of
the
immortality
of
the
soule
.
So
likewise
did
Marcus
Antonius
,
after
that
he
was
over
come
by
Augustus
.
And
Cleopatra
the
Aegyptian
Queene
,
when
as
by
her
allurements
she
could
not
intice
Augustus
to
her
lust
,
as
she
had
done
Anthony
,
but
perceived
that
she
was
reserved
for
triumph
,
escaping
out
of
prison
,
and
placing
her selfe
in
her
sumptuous
sepulchre
,
neere
to
the
body
of
her
dead
paramour
,
set
an
Aspe
to
her
left
arme
,
by
the
venome
whereof
she
died
as
it
were
in
a
sleepe
.
Thus
the
Lord
doth
infatuate
the
mindes
of
wicked
and
ungodly
persons
,
and
such
as
have
no
true
knowledge
nor
feare
of
the
true
God
in
their
hearts
,
making
them
instruments
of
his
vengeance
,
and
executioners
of
his
wrath
upon
themselves
.
Hannibal
the
sonne
of
Amilchar
,
after
many
victories
and
much
bloodshed
At
the
destruction
of
Carthage
,
when
as
Asdrubal
the
chiefe
Captaine
When
Cinna
besieged
the
city
of
Rome
,
two
brothers
chanced
to
encounter
Philip.
Melan.
Chron.
2.
together
in
single
fight
,
one
of
Cinna's
army
,
the
other
of
the
contrary
:
and
the
one
having
slaine
the
other
,
after
that
the
Conquerour
perceived
that
it
was
his
brother
whom
hee
had
slaine
,
hee
slew
himselfe
also
,
to
make
satisfaction
for
his
brothers
blood
:
and
so
they
were
both
buried
in
one
grave
.
Norbanus
a
Consull
of
Rome
flying
from
Scylla
,
slew
himselfe
at
Rhodes
,
rather
than
he
would
fall
into
his
enemies
hands
:
and
so
did
likewise
Marius
the
sonne
,
at
Praeneste
.
Of
the
murderers
of
Iulius
Caesar
,
almost
all
became
also
the
murderer
of
themselves
:
Cassius
stabb'd
himselfe
with
the
same
dagger
wherewith
he
had
stabb'd
Caesar
:
Brutus
the
night
before
his
overthrow
at
Philippi
,
saw
in
his
chamber
a
vision
of
a
great
fearefull
man
;
and
he
demanding
who
he
was
,
and
what
he
would
,
he
answered
,
I
am
(
O
Brutus
)
thy
evill
spirit
,
and
to
morrow
thou
shalt
see
me
at
Philippi
:
To
whom
Brutus
with
a
bold
courage
answered
,
I
will
therefore
see
thee
there
.
The
next
day
Brutus
being
conquered
by
Augustus
and
Anthony
,
at
Philippi
,
fell
upon
his
own
sword
and
slew
himselfe
.
Methridates
that
bloody
and
mighty
King
of
Pontus
being
overcome
of
Lucullus
and
Pompey
,
and
set
upon
by
his
owne
sonne
,
went
about
to
make
away
himselfe
by
poyson
:
which
when
it
tooke
not
effect
,
by
reason
of
his
daily
taking
of
Antidotes
,
he
forced
a
French
souldier
of
his
to
lay
violent
hands
upon
him
;
and
so
hee
became
a
wilfull
spiller
of
his
owne
blood
,
that
had
caused
the
blood
of
so
many
thousands
to
be
spilt
.
His
two
wives
Monica
and
Veronica
,
hearing
of
the
miserable
end
of
the
king
,
made
likewise
themselves
away
;
for
the
one
hanged
her selfe
,
but
when
the
weight
of
her
body
broke
the
cord
,
shee
committed
her selfe
to
Bochis
the
Eunuch
to
bee
slaine
:
the
other
received
poyson
,
which
when
it
wrought
not
so
speedily
as
shee
desired
,
Bochis
also
was
made
an
instrument
to
dispatch
her
.
Most
famous
and
notorious
is
the
story
of
Lucretia
,
who
being
ravished
Sophronia
another
Roman
woman
,
but
a
Christian
,
when
as
she
could
by
Portia
the
daughter
of
Cato
,
and
wife
of
Brutus
,
hearing
of
the
death
of
her
husband
at
Philippi
,
sought
for
a
knife
to
kill
her selfe
;
which
being
denyed
her
,
she
eat
burning
coales
,
and
so
ended
her
life
by
a
strange
kinde
of
death
.
Wee
read
of
many
wanton
and
lewd
Poets
that
have
thus
made
an
end
of
themselves
:
who
as
for
the
most
they
are
Epicures
and
Atheists
,
so
seldome
come
to
a
good
end
:
Labienus
the
railing
Poet
(
who
for
that
cause
was
called
Rabienus
)
understanding
that
his
bookes
were
adjudged
to
bee
burned
by
a
publike
Decree
,
would
not
survive
his
own
writings
,
and
therefore
killed
himselfe
.
Lucretius
the
Atheist
taking
a
love
potion
to
incite
his
lust
,
was
by
the
force
therof
deprived
of
his
sences
,
and
so
deprived
himselfe
also
of
life
in
his
rage
.
Empedocles
the
vainglorious
Poet
,
affecting
the
name
of
a
god
,
and
of
immortality
,
threw
himselfe
headlong
into
mount
Aetna
,
and
so
perished
.
Silvius
Italicus
being
taken
with
an
incurable
disease
,
chose
rather
to
be
his
owne
murderer
,
than
to
endure
the
torment
of
his
sicknesse
.
Cornelius
Gallus
an
amatorius
Poet
,
having
robbed
the
City
Thebes
,
over
which
he
was
set
to
be
governour
by
Augustus
Caesar
,
and
fearing
Of
those
that
persecuted
the
Church
of
Christ
,
very
many
were
given
over
by
God
to
be
persecutors
of
themselves
,
and
spoylers
of
their
owne
lives
:
as
Nero
for
example
,
the
first
Emperour
that
tooke
in
hand
to
persecute
Galerius
the
Emperour
,
after
he
had
tormented
the
Christians
by
all
cruell
means
,
and
left
no
way
unattempted
whereby
he
might
root
them
out
of
his
Kingdome
,
fell
into
a
grievous
disease
,
through
the
torment
whereof
,
not
being
able
to
endure
any
longer
,
he
thrust
a
sword
into
his
own
bowels
,
and
so
miserably
ended
his
dayes
.
And
to
come
neerer
to
our
owne
age
,
in
King
Edward
the
sixths
dayes
one
Clerke
an
open
enemy
to
the
Gospel
,
hanged
himselfe
in
the
Tower
:
so
did
Pavier
Towne-clerke
of
London
:
so
did
the
sonne
of
one
Levar
a
husbandman
,
that
mocked
and
scorned
at
the
holy
Martyr
master
Latymer
:
so
likewise
did
Henry
Smith
a
Lawyer
,
another
open
adversary
to
Gods
truth
.
Richard
Long
,
another
enemy
to
Gods
truth
,
drowned
himselfe
at
Calice
,
in
King
Henry
the
eights
dayes
.
Iohn
Plankney
,
a
Fellow
of
New
Colledge
in
Oxford
,
did
the
like
Anno
1566.
and
likewise
one
Hanington
,
a
Fellow
of
the
same
Colledge
,
in
a
well
at
Padua
;
or
,
as
some
thinke
,
at
Rome
.
Of
these
you
may
reade
more
in
the
first
booke
.
Hither
I
might
adde
many
examples
of
moderne
experience
,
as
namely
of
a
covetous
wretch
in
the
Isle
of
Elie
,
who
being
cast
in
a
suit
of
Law
,
through
impatience
of
griefe
,
came
home
and
hanged
himselfe
:
of
another
that
had
beene
a
great
dealer
in
worldly
matters
,
and
an
undoer
of
a
Family
or
two
of
good
credit
and
revenue
,
by
usury
,
and
taking
forfeiture
of
bonds
,
and
that
by
his
owne
flattering
perswasion
:
being
himselfe
arrested
at
Huntington
for
debt
,
rather
then
he
would
satisfie
it
,
though
he
was
able
enough
,
cut
his
owne
throat
,
after
a
most
fearefull
and
horrible
manner
:
another
being
a
man
of
note
and
good
possessions
,
threw
himselfe
downe
headlong
from
the
top
of
a
Church
.
Many
such
like
examples
I
could
adjoyne
,
with
their
names
and
places
of
abode
,
but
I
forbeare
,
least
by
reporting
Gods
judgements
upon
the
dead
,
I
should
offend
some
that
are
alive
.
These
therefore
already
proposed
may
be
a
sufficient
taste
of
this
kinde
of
judgement
,
inflicted
by
God
upon
wicked
persons
:
and
also
may
serve
for
a
caveat
and
warning
to
all
men
to
take
heed
how
they
offer
violence
to
their
owne
lives
,
seeing
it
is
not
onely
a
punishment
of
sinne
past
,
but
a
fearfull
sinne
it selfe
,
and
a
forerunner
and
causer
of
punishment
to
come
,
even
of
eternall
punishment
,
except
the
Lord
extraordinarily
and
miraculously
shew
mercy
,
which
none
ought
to
presume
of
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
Of
Paricides
,
or
Parent
Murderers
.
IF
all
effusion
of
humane
blood
be
both
horrible
to
behold
,
and
repugnant
to
nature
,
then
is
the
murdering
of
Parents
especially
detestable
,
when
a
man
is
so
possessed
with
the
Devill
,
or
transported
with
a
hellish
fury
,
that
he
lifteth
up
his
hand
against
his
own
father
or
mother
,
to
put
them
to
death
:
this
is
so
monstrous
and
inormous
an
impiety
,
that
the
greatest
Barbarians
ever
have
had
it
in
detestation
:
wherefore
it
is
also
expresly
commanded
in
the
Law
of
God
.
That
whosoever
smiteth
his
father
or
mother
Lucius
Ostius
,
after
the
first
Punicke
warre
;
although
other
Writers
affirme
,
that
M.
Malliolus
was
the
first
,
and
Lucius
the
second
:
how
soever
it
was
,
they
both
underwent
the
punishment
of
the
Law
Pompeia
,
which
enacted
,
That
such
offenders
should
be
thrust
into
a
sacke
of
Leather
,
and
an
Ape
,
a
Cocke
,
a
Viper
,
and
a
Dog
,
put
in
to
accompany
them
,
and
then
to
be
throwne
into
the
water
,
to
the
end
that
these
beasts
being
enraged
and
animated
one
against
another
,
might
wreke
their
teene
upon
them
,
and
so
deprive
them
of
life
after
a
strange
fashion
,
being
debarred
of
the
use
of
the
aire
,
water
,
and
earth
,
as
unworthy
to
participate
the
very
Elements
with
their
deaths
,
much
lesse
with
their
lives
:
which
kinde
of
punishment
was
after
practised
and
confirmed
by
the
constitution
of
Constantine
the
Great
.
And
albeit
the
regard
of
the
punishment
seemed
terrible
,
and
the
offence
it selfe
much
more
monstrous
,
yet
since
that
time
there
have
beene
many
so
perverse
and
exceeding
wicked
,
as
to
throw
themselves
headlong
into
that
desperate
gulfe
.
As
Cleodoricke
sonne
of
Sigebert
King
of
Austria
,
who
being
tickled
with
an
unsatiable
lust
of
raigne
through
the
deceivable
perswasions
of
Cleodovius
Greg.
of
Tours
,
lib
2.
King
of
France
,
slew
his
father
Sigebert
as
he
lay
asleepe
in
his
Tent
in
a
forrest
at
noone
time
of
the
day
;
who
being
weary
with
walking
,
laid
himselfe
downe
there
to
take
his
rest
:
but
for
all
that
,
the
wicked
wretch
was
so
farre
from
attaining
his
purpose
,
that
it
fell
out
cleane
contrary
to
his
expectation
:
for
after
his
fathers
death
,
as
he
was
viewing
his
treasures
,
and
ransacking
his
coffers
,
one
of
Cleodovius
factors
strooke
him
suddenly
,
and
murdered
him
,
and
so
Cleodovius
seised
both
upon
the
Crowne
and
Treasures
.
After
the
death
of
Hircanus
,
Aristobulus
succeeded
in
the
government
of
Nero
that
unnaturall
Tyran
surpassed
all
that
lived
,
as
in
all
other
vices
,
Corn.
Tacit
lib.
14.
so
in
this
;
for
he
attempted
thrice
by
poyson
to
make
away
his
mother
Agrippina
:
and
when
that
could
not
prevaile
,
by
reason
of
her
usuall
Antidotes
and
preservatives
,
hee
assayed
divers
other
meanes
:
as
first
a
devise
,
whereby
she
should
be
crushed
to
death
as
she
slept
,
a
loosened
beame
that
should
fall
upon
her
;
and
secondly
by
shipwracke
:
both
which
when
she
Sueton.
cap
33.
escaped
,
the
one
by
discovery
,
and
the
other
by
swimming
,
he
sent
Anic●tus
the
Centurion
to
slaughter
her
with
the
sword
:
who
with
his
companions
breaking
up
the
gate
of
the
City
where
she
lay
,
rushed
into
her
Chamber
,
and
there
murdered
her
.
It
is
written
of
her
,
that
when
she
saw
there
was
no
remedy
but
death
,
she
presented
her
belly
unto
the
murderer
,
and
desired
him
to
kill
her
in
that
part
which
had
most
deserved
it
,
by
bringing
into
the
world
so
vile
a
monster
:
and
of
him
,
that
he
came
to
view
the
dead
carkasse
of
his
mother
,
and
handled
the
members
thereof
,
commending
this
,
and
discommending
that
,
as
his
fancy
led
him
,
and
in
the
meane
time
being
thirsty
,
to
call
for
drinke
:
so
farre
was
he
from
all
humanity
and
touch
of
Nature
:
but
he
that
spared
not
to
embrue
his
hands
in
her
blood
that
bred
him
,
was
constrained
ere
long
to
offer
violence
to
his
own
life
,
which
was
most
deere
unto
him
.
Henry
the
son
of
Nicolotus
Duke
of
Herulia
,
had
two
wicked
,
cruell
,
and
Munst.
Cosmog.
lib.
3.
unkind
sonnes
,
by
the
yonger
of
whom
,
with
the
consent
of
the
elder
,
he
was
traiterously
murdered
,
because
he
had
married
a
third
wife
:
for
which
cause
Nicolotus
,
their
cousin-german
,
pursued
them
both
with
a
just
revenge
;
for
he
deprived
them
of
their
kingdome
,
and
drove
them
into
exile
,
where
they
soon
after
perished
.
Selymus
the
tenth
Emperour
of
Turkes
was
so
unnaturall
a
childe
,
that
he
Philip.
Melan.
Chron.
lib.
5.
●
Munst.
Cosmog.
lib.
4.
feared
not
to
dispossesse
his
father
Bajazet
of
the
crown
by
treason
;
and
next
to
bereave
him
of
his
life
by
poyson
.
And
not
satisfied
therewith
,
even
to
murder
his
two
brethren
,
and
to
destroy
the
whole
stock
of
his
own
blood
.
But
when
hee
had
raigned
eight
yeares
,
vengeance
found
him
out
,
and
being
at
his
backe
▪
so
corrupted
and
putrified
his
reins
,
that
the
contagion
spread
it selfe
over
all
his
body
:
so
that
he
dyed
a
beast-like
and
irksome
death
,
and
that
in
the
same
place
where
he
had
before
oppressed
his
father
Bajazet
with
an
army
,
to
wit
,
at
Chiurle
a
city
of
Thracia
,
in
the
year
of
our
Lord
1520.
in
the
moneth
of
September
.
Charles
the
younger
,
by
surname
called
Crassus
son
to
Lodouick
the
third
,
Casp.
Hedian
.
lib.
●
.
cap.
29.
was
possessed
&
tormented
with
a
divell
in
the
presence
of
his
father
,
&
the
Peeres
of
the
Realme
;
which
he
openly
confessed
to
have
justly
happened
unto
him
,
because
he
had
pretended
in
his
mind
to
have
conspired
his
fathers
death
and
deposition
:
what
then
are
they
to
expect
,
that
doe
not
pretend
,
but
performe
this
monstrous
enterprise
?
A
certaine
degenerate
and
cruell
son
longing
and
gaping
after
the
inheritance
of
his
father
,
which
nothing
but
his
life
kept
him
from
,
wrought
this
means
to
accomplish
his
desire
:
he
accused
his
father
of
a
most
filthy
unnameable
crime
,
even
of
committing
filt●inesse
with
a
Cow
;
knowing
that
if
he
were
convicted
therof
,
the
law
would
cut
off
his
life
:
&
herein
he
wroght
a
Manfred
Prince
of
Tarentum
,
bastard
son
to
Frederick
the
second
,
smothered
Philip.
Melan.
Chron.
lib.
4.
No
better
fruit
to
be
expected
of
any
bastard
imp.
his
father
to
death
with
a
pillow
,
because
(
as
some
say
)
he
would
not
bestow
the
kingdome
of
Naples
upon
him
:
and
not
content
herewith
,
he
poisoned
also
the
heirs
of
Frederick
,
to
the
end
he
might
attain
unto
the
crown
,
as
Conrade
his
elder
brother
,
and
his
nephew
the
son
of
Henry
the
heir
,
which
Henry
died
in
prison
;
and
now
onely
Conradinus
remained
betwixt
him
and
the
kingdome
,
whom
though
he
assayed
to
send
after
his
father
,
yet
was
his
intention
frustrate
,
for
the
Pope
thundered
out
his
curses
against
him
,
and
instigated
Charles
Duke
of
Angiers
to
make
war
against
him
:
wherein
bastard
and
unnaturall
Manfred
was
discomfited
and
slaine
,
and
cut
short
of
his
purpose
,
for
which
he
had
committed
so
many
tragedies
.
Martin
Luther
was
wont
to
report
of
his
own
experience
this
wonderfull
history
of
a
Locksmith
,
a
yong
man
,
riotous
and
vicious
,
who
to
find
fuel
for
Another
son
at
Basil
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
God
,
1560
,
bought
a
quantity
of
poyson
of
an
Apothecary
,
and
ministred
it
to
none
but
to
his
own
father
,
Casp.
Hed.
4.
part
.
Chron.
accounting
him
worthiest
of
so
great
a
benefit
:
which
when
it
had
effected
his
wish
upon
him
,
the
crime
being
detected
,
in
stead
of
possessing
his
goods
which
he
aimed
at
,
he
possessed
a
vile
and
shamefull
death
;
for
he
was
drawne
through
the
streets
,
burnt
with
hot
Irons
,
and
tormented
nine
houres
in
a
wheele
,
till
his
life
forsooke
him
.
As
it
is
repugnant
to
nature
for
children
to
deale
thus
cruelly
with
their
parents
,
so
it
is
more
against
nature
for
parents
to
murder
their
children
:
insomuch
as
naturall
affection
is
of
greater
force
in
the
descent
than
in
the
ascent
,
&
the
love
that
parents
bear
their
children
,
is
greater
than
that
which
children
redound
to
their
Parents
;
because
the
childe
proceedeth
from
the
father
,
and
not
the
father
from
the
childe
,
as
part
of
his
fathers
essence
,
and
not
the
father
of
his
:
Can
a
man
then
hate
his
own
flesh
,
or
be
a
rooter
out
of
that
which
himselfe
planted
?
It
is
rare
,
yet
sometimes
it
commeth
to
passe
.
Howbeit
as
the
offence
is
in
an
high
degree
,
so
it
is
alwayes
punished
by
some
high
judgement
:
as
by
these
examples
that
follow
shall
appeare
.
The
ancient
Ammonites
had
an
Idoll
called
Moloch
to
the
which
they
offered
their
children
in
sacrifice
:
this
Idoll
,
(
as
the
Jewes
write
)
was
of
a
great
stature
,
and
hollow
within
,
having
seven
chambers
in
his
hollownesse
,
whereof
one
was
to
receive
meat
,
another
turtle
Doves
,
the
third
a
sheep
,
the
fourth
a
ram
,
the
fifth
a
calfe
,
the
sixth
an
oxe
,
and
the
seventh
a
childe
:
his
hands
were
alwayes
extended
to
receive
gifts
;
and
when
a
childe
was
offered
,
they
were
made
fire
hot
to
burne
it
to
death
:
none
must
offer
the
childe
but
the
father
:
and
to
drowne
the
cries
of
it
,
the
Chemarims
(
for
so
were
the
Priests
of
that
Idoll
called
)
made
a
noise
with
bels
,
cymbals
and
horns
:
thus
is
it
written
,
that
king
Ahab
offered
his
son
,
yea
,
and
many
of
the
children
of
Israel
beside
,
as
the
Prophet
David
affirmeth
:
They
offered
(
saith
he
)
their
sons
and
daughters
to
Divels
,
and
shed
innocent
blood
,
&c.
this
is
the
horrible
crime
.
Now
marke
the
judgement
concerning
the
Canaanites
:
the
landspued
them
out
for
their
abominations
,
Achab
with
his
posterity
was
accursed
,
himselfe
being
slaine
by
his
enemies
,
and
the
crowne
taken
from
his
posterity
,
not
one
being
left
of
his
off-spring
to
pis
against
the
wall
,
according
to
the
saying
of
Elias
:
as
for
the
Jewes
,
the
Prophet
David
in
the
same
place
declareth
their
punishment
,
when
he
saith
,
That
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
was
kindled
,
and
he
abhorred
his
inheritance
,
and
gave
them
into
the
hands
of
the
heathen
,
that
they
that
hated
them
were
lords
over
them
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1551
,
in
a
town
of
Hassia
called
Weidenhasten
,
Iob
Fincelius
,
lib.
1.
de
Mirac
.
The
twentieth
day
of
November
,
a
cruell
mother
inspired
with
Satan
,
shut
up
all
her
doores
,
and
began
to
murder
her
four
children
on
this
manner
:
shee
snatcht
up
ā
sharpe
axe
,
and
first
set
upon
her
eldest
son
,
being
but
eight
yeares
old
,
searching
him
out
with
a
candle
behinde
a
hogs-head
,
where
he
hid
himselfe
,
and
presently
(
notwithstanding
his
pitifull
praiers
and
complaints
)
clave
his
head
in
two
pieces
,
and
chopped
off
both
his
armes
:
Next
shee
killed
her
daughter
of
five
yeares
old
,
after
the
same
manner
:
another
little
boy
of
three
yeares
of
age
(
seeing
his
mothers
madnesse
)
hid
himselfe
(
poore
infant
)
behinde
the
gate
,
whom
as
soone
as
the
Tygre
espied
,
shee
drew
out
by
the
haire
of
the
head
into
the
floore
,
and
there
cut
off
his
head
:
the
yongest
lay
crying
in
the
cradle
but
halfe
a
yeare
old
,
him
she
(
without
all
compassion
)
pluckt
out
and
murdered
in
like
sort
.
These
murders
being
finished
,
the
Diuell
incarnate
(
for
certaine
no
womanly
nature
was
left
in
her
)
to
take
punishment
of
her selfe
for
the
same
,
cut
her
owne
throat
;
and
albeit
she
survived
nine
dayes
,
and
confessing
her
fault
,
dyed
with
teares
and
repentance
,
yet
we
see
how
it
pleased
God
to
arme
her
own
hands
against
her selfe
,
as
the
fittest
executioners
of
vengeance
.
The
like
tragicall
accident
we
reade
to
have
happened
at
Cutzenborff
,
a
Concerning
stepmothers
,
it
is
a
world
to
reade
how
many
horrible
murders
they
have
usually
practised
upon
their
children
in
law
,
to
the
end
to
bring
the
inheritance
to
their
own
brood
,
or
at
least
to
revenge
some
injury
supposed
to
be
done
unto
them
:
of
which
,
one
or
two
examples
I
will
subnect
as
a
taste
out
of
many
hundred
,
leaving
the
residue
to
the
judgment
and
reading
of
the
Learned
.
Constantius
,
the
son
of
Heraclius
,
having
raigned
Emperour
but
one
yeere
,
Zonor
as
com
.
5.
was
poysoned
by
his
stepmother
Martina
,
to
the
end
to
install
her
own
son
Heraclon
in
the
Crown
:
but
for
this
cruell
part
becomming
odious
,
to
the
Senat
,
they
so
much
hated
to
have
her
or
her
son
raigne
over
them
,
that
in
stead
thereof
they
cut
off
her
tongue
and
his
nose
,
and
so
banished
them
the
City
.
Fausta
the
wife
of
Constantine
the
great
fell
in
love
with
Constantine
her
sonne
in
Law
,
begotten
upon
a
Concubine
:
whom
when
shee
could
not
Zonor
as
3.
Annl.
Sex
.
Aur.
perswade
unto
her
lust
,
she
accused
unto
the
Emperour
,
as
a
solicitor
of
her
chastity
;
for
which
cause
he
was
condemned
to
die
:
but
after
the
truth
knowne
,
Constantine
put
her
into
a
hot
bath
,
and
suffered
her
not
to
come
forth
,
untill
the
heat
had
choaked
her
,
revenging
upon
her
head
her
sonnes
death
,
and
her
owne
unchastity
.
CHAP.
XIIII
.
Of
Subject
Murtherers
.
SEeing
then
they
that
take
away
their
neighbours
lives
doe
not
escape
unpunished
,
(
as
by
the
former
examples
it
appeareth
)
it
must
needs
follow
,
that
if
they
to
whom
the
sword
of
Justice
is
committed
of
God
,
to
represse
wrongs
,
and
chastise
vices
,
do
give
over
themselves
to
cruelties
,
and
to
kill
and
slay
those
whom
they
ought
in
duty
to
protect
and
defend
,
must
receive
a
greater
measure
of
punishment
,
according
to
the
measure
and
quality
of
their
offence
.
Such
an
one
was
Saul
the
first
king
of
Israel
;
who
albeit
he
ought
to
have
beene
sufficiently
instructed
out
of
the
law
of
God
in
his
duty
in
this
behalfe
:
yet
was
hee
so
cruell
and
bloody-minded
,
as
contrary
to
all
Justice
,
to
put
to
death
Abimelech
the
high
Priest
,
with
fourescore
and
five
other
Priests
,
of
the
family
of
his
father
,
onely
for
receiving
David
into
his
house
:
a
small
,
or
rather
no
offence
.
And
yet
not
satisfied
therewith
,
he
vomited
out
his
rage
also
against
Ioram
sonne
of
Iehosaphat
King
of
Judah
,
being
after
his
fathers
death
Albeit
that
in
the
former
booke
we
have
already
touched
the
pride
and
arrogancy
of
King
Alexander
the
Great
;
yet
we
cannot
pretermit
to
speake
of
him
in
this
place
,
his
example
serving
to
fit
for
the
present
subject
;
for
although
as
touching
the
rest
of
his
life
he
was
very
well
governed
in
his
private
actions
,
as
a
Monarch
of
his
reputation
might
be
,
yet
in
his
declining
age
(
I
meane
not
in
yeares
,
but
to
deathward
)
he
grew
exceeding
cruell
,
not
onely
towards
strangers
,
as
the
Cosseis
,
whom
he
destroyed
to
the
sucking
babe
,
but
also
to
his
houshold
and
familiar
friends
:
Insomuch
that
being
become
odious
to
most
,
fewest
loved
him
,
and
divers
wrought
all
meanes
possible
to
make
him
away
,
but
one
especially
,
whose
sonne
in
law
and
other
neere
friends
he
had
put
to
death
,
never
ceased
untill
he
both
ministred
a
deadly
draught
unto
himselfe
,
whereby
he
deprived
him
of
his
Phalaris
,
the
Tyran
of
Agrigentum
,
made
himselfe
famous
to
posterity
by
no
other
meanes
than
horrible
cruelties
,
exercised
upon
his
subjects
,
inventing
Cic
,
Off.
2.
monstrous
and
unnaturall
cruelties
,
ran
upon
him
with
one
consent
,
with
such
violence
,
that
they
soone
brought
him
to
destruction
:
and
as
some
say
,
put
him
into
the
brasen
Bull
(
which
hee
provided
to
roast
others
)
to
bee
roasted
therein
himselfe
:
deserving
it
as
well
for
approoving
the
devise
,
as
Perillus
did
for
devising
it
.
Edward
the
second
of
that
name
,
King
of
England
,
at
the
request
and
desire
Enguerran
de
Monstr
.
Vol.
1.
of
Hugh
Spencer
his
darling
,
made
warre
upon
his
subjects
,
and
put
to
death
divers
of
the
Peeres
and
Lords
of
the
Realme
,
without
either
right
or
form
of
the
law
,
insomuch
that
queen
Isabel
his
wife
fled
to
France
with
her
yong
son
,
for
fear
of
his
unbrideled
fury
,
&
after
a
while
finding
opportunity
and
means
to
return
again
,
garded
with
certain
small
forces
which
she
had
in
those
countreyes
gathered
together
,
she
found
the
whole
people
discontented
with
the
Kings
demeanours
,
and
ready
to
assist
her
against
him
:
so
she
besieged
him
with
their
succour
,
and
tooke
him
prisoner
,
and
put
him
into
the
Tower
of
London
to
be
kept
,
till
order
might
be
taken
for
his
deposition
;
so
that
shortly
after
by
the
Estates
(
being
assembled
together
)
he
was
generally
and
joyntly
reputed
and
pronounced
unworthy
to
be
King
,
for
his
exceeding
cruelties
sake
which
he
had
committed
upon
many
of
his
worthy
Subjects
;
and
so
deposing
him
,
they
crowned
his
young
sonne
Edward
(
the
third
of
his
name
)
King
in
his
roome
,
he
yet
living
and
beholding
the
same
.
Iohn
Maria
Duke
of
Millan
may
be
put
into
this
ranke
of
Murtherers
:
Alphonsus
the
second
,
King
of
Naples
,
Ferdinands
sonne
,
was
in
tyranny
towards
his
subjects
nothing
inferiour
to
his
father
:
for
whether
of
them
Sabell
.
Guicciar
.
li.
1.
Philip.
de
Com.
Bemb
.
Histor.
Vent
.
lib.
2.
imprisoned
and
put
to
death
more
of
the
Nobility
and
Barons
of
the
Realme
it
is
hard
to
say
;
but
sure
it
is
,
that
both
were
too
outragious
in
all
manner
of
cruelty
:
for
which
,
so
soone
as
Charles
the
eight
,
King
of
France
departing
from
Rome
,
made
towards
Naples
,
the
hatred
which
the
people
bore
him
secretly
,
with
the
odious
remembrance
of
his
fathers
cruelty
,
began
openly
to
shew
it selfe
by
the
fruits
;
for
they
did
not
nor
could
not
dissemble
the
great
desire
that
every
one
had
of
the
approach
of
the
Frenchmen
:
which
when
Alphonsus
perceived
,
and
seeing
his
affaires
and
estate
brought
unto
so
narrow
a
pinch
,
he
also
cowardly
cast
away
all
courage
to
resist
,
and
hope
to
recover
so
huge
a
tempest
:
and
he
that
for
a
long
time
had
made
warre
his
trade
and
profession
,
and
had
yet
all
his
forces
and
armies
complete
and
in
readinesse
,
making
himselfe
banquerupt
of
all
that
honour
and
reputation
,
which
by
long
experience
and
deeds
of
armes
he
had
gotten
,
resolved
to
abandon
his
kingdome
,
and
to
resigne
the
title
and
authority
thereof
to
his
sonne
Ferdinand
,
thinking
by
that
meanes
to
asswage
the
heat
of
their
hatred
,
and
that
so
young
and
innocent
a
King
,
who
in
his
owne
person
had
never
offended
them
,
might
be
accepted
and
beloved
of
them
,
and
so
their
affection
toward
the
French
rebated
and
cooled
.
But
this
devise
seemed
to
no
more
purpose
than
a
salve
applyed
to
a
sore
out
of
season
,
when
it
was
growne
incureable
,
or
a
prop
set
to
a
house
that
is
already
falne
.
Therefore
he
tormented
with
the
sting
of
his
owne
conscience
,
and
finding
in
his
minde
no
repose
by
day
,
nor
rest
by
night
,
but
a
continuall
summons
and
advertisement
by
fearefull
dreames
,
that
the
Noblemen
which
hee
had
put
to
death
,
cryed
to
the
people
for
revenge
against
him
,
was
surprised
with
so
terrible
terrour
,
that
forthwith
,
without
making
acquainted
with
his
departure
either
his
brother
or
his
owne
sonne
,
he
fled
to
Sicilie
,
supposing
in
his
journey
,
that
the
Frenchmen
were
still
at
his
backe
,
and
starting
at
every
little
noyse
,
as
if
he
feared
all
the
Elements
had
conspired
his
destruction
.
Philip
Comineus
,
that
was
an
eye-witnesse
of
this
journey
,
reporteth
,
That
every
night
he
would
cry
,
that
he
heard
the
Frenchmen
,
and
that
the
very
trees
and
stones
echoed
France
into
his
eares
:
And
on
this
manner
was
his
flight
to
Sicilie
.
King
Charles
in
the
meane
while
having
by
force
and
bloodshed
to
terrifie
the
rest
,
taken
two
passages
that
were
before
him
,
the
whole
Realme
without
any
great
resistance
yeelded
it selfe
unto
his
mercy
,
albeit
that
the
young
King
had
done
what
he
could
to
withstand
him
.
But
at
length
seeing
the
Neapolitanes
ready
to
rebell
,
and
himselfe
in
danger
to
be
taken
prisoner
,
he
fled
from
the
Castle
of
Naples
,
and
with
a
small
company
got
certaine
Brigandines
,
wherein
he
sayled
to
the
Island
Ischia
,
thirty
miles
from
Naples
:
saying
at
his
departure
this
verse
out
of
the
Psalmes
,
How
vaine
are
the
watchmen
and
gards
of
that
City
which
is
not
garded
and
watched
by
the
Lord
?
which
he
often
repeated
,
and
so
long
as
Naples
was
in
his
view
.
And
thus
was
cruelty
punished
both
in
Ferdinand
the
father
,
and
Alphonso
the
sonne
.
Artaxerxes
Ochus
the
eight
King
of
the
Persians
began
his
raigne
with
thus
many
murders
:
he
slew
two
of
his
owne
brethren
first
:
secondly
,
Eye
for
eye
,
tooth
for
tooth
,
&c.
In
the
yeare
of
the
World
3659.
Morindus
a
most
cruell
and
bloody
There
was
(
as
Aelianus
reporteth
)
a
cruell
and
pernicious
Tyran
,
who
Childericus
,
who
in
the
yeare
697
,
succeeded
in
the
Kingdome
of
France
Michael
.
Ric.
lib.
1.
de
regibus
Franc.
l.
2.
c.
46.
Theodoricke
(
that
for
his
negligence
and
sluggish
government
was
deposed
,
and
made
of
a
King
,
a
Frier
)
exercised
barbarous
and
inhumane
cruelty
upon
his
subjects
:
for
he
spared
neither
noble
or
ignoble
,
but
mixtly
sent
them
to
their
graves
,
without
respect
of
cause
or
justice
.
One
of
the
noble
sort
he
caused
to
be
fastened
to
a
stake
,
and
beaten
with
clubbes
,
not
to
death
,
but
to
chastisement
:
which
monstrous
cruelty
so
incensed
the
peoples
mind
against
him
,
that
there
wanted
no
hands
to
take
part
with
this
club-beaten
man
against
the
Tyran
his
enemie
.
Wherefore
they
layed
wait
for
him
as
he
came
one
day
from
hunting
,
and
murdered
him
,
together
with
his
wife
great
with
childe
,
no
man
either
willing
or
daring
to
defend
him
.
Tymocrates
the
King
,
or
rather
Tyran
of
the
Cyrenians
,
will
give
place
to
none
in
this
commendation
of
cruelty
:
For
he
afflicted
his
subjects
with
many
and
monstrous
calamities
,
insomuch
that
he
spared
not
the
priests
of
his
gods
,
which
commonly
were
in
reverent
regard
among
the
Heathen
;
As
the
bloody
death
of
Menalippus
(
Apollo's
priest
)
did
witnesse
,
whom
to
the
end
to
marry
his
faire
and
beautifull
wife
Aretaphila
,
he
cruelly
put
to
death
:
how
be
it
,
it
prospered
not
with
him
as
he
desired
:
for
the
good
woman
not
contented
with
this
sacrilegious
contract
,
sought
rather
meanes
to
revenge
her
first
husbands
death
,
than
to
please
this
new
letchers
humour
:
Wherefore
she
assayed
by
poyson
to
effect
her
wish
;
and
when
that
prevailed
not
,
she
gave
a
yong
daughter
she
had
to
Leander
,
the
Tyrans
brother
,
to
wife
,
who
loved
her
exceedingly
;
but
with
this
condition
,
that
he
should
by
some
practise
or
other
worke
the
death
and
destruction
of
his
brother
:
which
indeed
he
performed
;
for
he
so
bribed
one
of
the
groomes
of
the
Tyrans
chamber
,
that
by
his
helpe
he
soone
rid
wicked
Tymocrates
out
of
the
way
by
a
speedy
and
deserved
death
.
But
to
abridge
these
long
discourses
,
let
us
looke
into
all
times
and
ages
,
and
to
the
histories
of
all
Countries
and
Nations
,
and
we
shall
finde
,
that
Tyrans
have
ever
come
to
one
destruction
or
other
.
Diomedes
the
Thracian
King
fed
his
horses
with
mans
flesh
as
with
provender
,
but
was
made
at
last
provender
for
his
owne
horses
himselfe
by
Calippus
the
Athenian
,
that
slew
Dion
his
familiar
friend
,
and
deposed
Dionisius
the
Tyran
,
and
committed
many
other
murders
amongst
the
people
,
was
first
banished
Rheginum
,
and
then
living
in
extreame
necessity
,
slaine
by
Leptines
and
Polysperchon
.
Phil.
Melanct.
lib.
2.
Valemar
.
Clephes
the
second
King
of
the
Lumbards
,
for
his
savage
cruelty
towards
his
subjects
was
slaughtered
by
one
of
his
friends
.
Damasippus
that
massacred
so
many
Citizens
of
Rome
,
was
cut
off
by
Scylla
.
Ecelinus
that
played
the
Tyran
at
Taurisium
,
guelding
Boyes
,
deflowring
Maydes
,
mayming
Matrons
of
their
Dugs
,
cutting
children
out
of
their
mothers
bellies
,
and
killing
1200
Patavians
at
once
that
were
his
friends
,
was
cut
short
in
a
battell
.
In
a
Word
,
if
we
read
and
consult
Histories
of
all
Sabel
.
l.
8.
c.
3.
Countries
and
times
,
we
shall
find
seldome
or
never
any
notorious
Tyran
and
oppressor
of
his
subjects
that
came
to
any
good
end
,
but
ever
some
notable
judgement
or
other
fell
upon
them
.
CHAP.
XV.
Of
those
that
are
both
cruell
and
disloyall
.
NOw
if
it
be
a
thing
so
unworthy
and
evill
beseeming
a
Prince
,
as
nothing
more
,
to
be
stayned
with
the
note
of
cruelty
,
how
much
more
dishonourable
is
it
,
when
with
cruelty
,
disloyalty
and
falshood
is
coupled
?
and
when
he
is
not
ashamed
not
onely
to
play
the
Tyran
,
but
also
the
traitour
,
dissembler
,
and
hypocrite
;
to
the
end
hee
may
more
freely
poure
out
the
●ome
of
his
rage
against
those
that
put
confidence
in
him
.
This
is
one
of
the
foulest
and
vilest
blots
that
can
be
,
wherewith
the
honour
and
reputation
of
a
man
is
not
onely
stayned
,
but
blasted
and
blotted
out
,
not
ever
to
be
recovered
:
for
what
perswasion
can
one
have
of
such
?
Or
who
is
so
fond
as
to
put
affiance
in
them
?
This
was
one
of
the
notorious
vices
of
King
Saul
,
when
maligning
the
prosperity
of
David
,
he
cunningly
promoted
him
to
be
Generall
of
his
Army
,
and
married
him
to
one
of
his
daughters
,
to
this
end
,
that
by
exposing
But
above
all
that
by
treason
and
deceit
made
way
unto
their
cruelty
,
the
Emperour
Antonius
,
surnamed
Caracalla
,
was
the
chiefe
▪
who
to
revenge
Seturus
Galba
,
another
bird
of
the
same
feather
,
exercised
no
lesse
perfidious
cruelty
upon
the
people
of
three
Cities
in
Lusitania
:
for
hee
assembled
them
together
,
in
colour
of
providing
for
their
common
affaires
:
but
when
hee
had
gotten
them
into
his
hands
unarmed
and
weaponlesse
,
he
took
nine
thousand
of
the
flower
of
their
youth
,
and
partly
committed
them
to
the
sword
,
and
partly
sold
them
for
bondslaves
.
The
disloyall
and
treacherous
dealing
of
Stilico
towards
the
Gothes
,
Stilico
,
Honorius
his
father
in
law
(
a
man
of
a
stirring
,
stubborne
,
and
rash
spirit
)
pursueth
and
chargeth
them
with
battell
unawares
,
and
dreaming
of
nothing
lesse
:
whereat
they
,
being
at
the
instant
amazed
,
quickly
gathered
their
spirits
together
,
and
putting
themselves
in
defence
,
fought
it
out
with
such
courage
and
eagernesse
,
that
the
traitors
Army
was
wholly
discomfited
,
and
he
himselfe
with
one
of
his
sonnes
,
slain
.
The
Gothes
having
gotten
this
victory
,
broke
off
their
voyage
to
France
,
and
turned
their
course
backe
again
to
Italie
,
with
purpose
to
destroy
and
spoil
;
and
so
they
did
;
for
they
laid
waste
all
the
Countrey
of
Piemont
and
Lumbardy
,
and
elsewhere
,
and
besieged
Rome
it selfe
:
so
that
from
that
time
Italie
never
ceased
to
be
scourged
and
tormented
with
the
Gothes
for
the
space
of
eighteen
yeers
.
Moreover
,
whosoever
else
have
been
found
to
follow
the
steps
of
these
truce
,
peace
,
and
promise-breakers
(
void
of
truth
and
regard
of
reputation
)
alwayes
underwent
worthy
punishment
for
their
unworthy
acts
,
and
fell
headlong
into
confusion
and
ignominy
,
making
themselves
subjects
worthy
to
be
curst
and
detested
of
all
men
.
CHAP.
XVI
.
Of
Queenes
that
were
Murtherers
.
IF
these
and
such
like
cruelties
as
we
have
spoken
before
,
be
strange
and
monstrous
for
men
,
what
shall
we
then
say
of
wicked
and
bloudy
women
,
who
(
contrary
to
the
nature
of
their
sex
)
addict
themselves
to
all
violence
and
bloudshedding
,
as
cursed
Iezabel
Queen
of
Israel
did
;
of
whom
sufficient
hath
been
spoken
before
.
Athaliah
,
Ahabs
daughter
,
and
wife
to
Ioram
King
Nathan
,
Solomons
brother
,
to
whom
by
right
of
succession
the
inheritance
of
the
Crown
appertained
,
to
the
end
that
she
might
install
her selfe
into
the
kingly
diadem
:
after
this
cruell
butchery
of
all
the
royall
male
children
,
except
Ioas
,
who
(
by
Gods
providence
)
was
preserved
alive
,
she
usurped
the
Crowne
and
Scepter
of
Juda
full
seven
yeeres
;
at
the
end
of
which
date
,
Ioas
was
exalted
to
the
Crowne
,
and
she
not
onely
deposed
,
but
slain
by
the
hands
of
her
Guard
that
attended
upon
her
.
Semiramis
the
Queen
of
Assyria
was
a
woman
of
an
ambitious
spirit
,
who
through
her
thirst
of
reigning
counterfeited
her
sex
,
and
attired
her
Brunchild
(
whom
Histories
call
Brunhault
)
a
Queen
of
France
by
marriage
,
Aimon
.
Nic.
Gil.
vol.
1.
but
a
Spaniard
by
birth
,
was
a
woman
that
bred
much
mischiefe
in
her
age
,
and
that
wrought
many
horrible
and
death-deserving
crimes
:
for
partly
with
her
subtle
devices
,
and
partly
with
her
owne
hands
,
she
murdered
ten
Kings
of
France
one
after
another
:
she
caused
her
husband
to
slay
his
owne
brother
:
she
procured
the
death
of
her
nephew
Meroveus
,
whom
against
all
equity
and
honesty
she
had
secondly
espoused
for
her
husband
;
for
he
being
hated
of
his
father
for
that
vile
incest
,
and
perceiving
himselfe
in
danger
of
taking
,
made
one
of
servants
thrust
him
through
.
After
she
had
committed
these
and
many
other
foul
facts
,
she
went
aboutalso
to
defraud
Clotairius
the
son
of
Chilpericke
,
of
the
right
of
the
Crowne
,
which
pertained
unto
him
,
and
to
thrust
in
another
in
his
room
:
whereupon
arose
great
war
,
in
the
which
as
she
dealt
more
boldly
and
manfully
than
the
condition
of
her
sexe
would
bear
,
so
she
received
the
due
wages
of
her
brave
and
vertuous
deeds
for
she
was
taken
prisoner
,
with
three
of
her
nephewes
,
whose
throats
she
saw
cut
before
her
face
,
and
after
her selfe
was
set
upon
a
Camell
,
and
led
through
the
hoste
three
dayes
together
,
every
man
reviling
,
mocking
,
reproaching
,
and
despighting
her
;
and
at
last
by
the
award
and
judgement
of
the
Princes
and
Captaines
of
the
Army
she
was
adjudged
to
be
tied
by
the
hair
of
her
head
,
one
arme
and
one
foot
to
the
tail
of
a
wilde
and
un●●med
horse
,
and
so
to
be
left
to
his
mercy
to
be
drawne
miserably
to
her
destruction
:
which
was
no
sooner
executed
,
but
her
miserable
carkase
(
the
instrument
of
so
many
mischiefes
)
was
with
mens
feet
spurned
,
bruised
,
trampled
,
and
wounded
after
a
most
strange
fashion
:
and
this
was
the
wofull
end
of
miserable
Brunchild
.
Edilburga
,
the
daughter
of
Offa
King
of
Mercia
,
in
England
,
who
was
married
to
Brigthricus
King
of
the
West
Saxons
,
was
a
woman
so
passing
About
the
same
time
that
this
Edilburga
was
thus
working
her
feats
in
Alexius
Emperour
of
the
Greekes
dying
,
left
behinde
him
a
wicked
Sabel
.
lib.
7.
Decad.
1.
and
cruell
woman
,
his
late
wife
now
widow
.
this
widow
being
exhorted
by
the
Peeres
of
the
Empire
to
a
second
marriage
,
and
to
that
end
choice
being
offered
unto
her
of
all
the
Nobility
,
to
chuse
whom
she
should
best
affect
,
notwithstanding
refused
all
:
for
she
was
so
linked
in
familiarity
with
one
of
her
owne
houshold
called
Grifo
(
who
afterward
when
he
came
to
be
Emperour
called
himselfe
Emanuel
)
that
for
his
love
she
refused
all
other
matches
:
with
this
Grifo
this
wicked
woman
entereth
a
secret
and
bloudy
practise
:
she
consulted
with
him
,
that
he
should
bring
into
the
Court
a
number
of
his
servants
secretly
armed
;
which
comming
in
at
divers
times
,
and
by
divers
wayes
,
to
avoid
suspition
,
she
disposed
in
the
house
in
secret
places
,
to
be
ready
at
her
call
to
execute
her
bloudy
designement
.
This
being
thus
plotted
,
she
called
together
the
Peeres
of
the
Empire
,
and
demanded
of
them
,
if
they
were
content
that
she
should
chuse
to
her
husband
whom
she
pleased
,
and
that
they
would
acknowledge
him
for
their
Emperour
whom
she
should
chuse
;
when
as
the
Noblemen
hereunto
consented
,
supposing
that
she
would
have
chosen
one
fitting
for
her
estate
,
she
presently
saluted
this
Grifo
,
her
old
adulterous
companion
,
for
her
husband
and
Emperour
,
and
commanded
them
all
to
swear
fealty
unto
him
;
which
when
as
they
all
utterly
refused
and
disdained
,
the
wicked
woman
forthwith
called
the
bloudy
troop
prepared
for
that
purpose
,
and
caused
them
all
to
be
murdered
,
not
one
escaping
alive
.
Thus
to
satisfie
her
wicked
lust
,
she
spared
not
to
spill
the
bloud
of
the
most
part
of
her
Nobility
after
a
most
savage
and
cruell
manner
:
and
indeed
she
injoyed
her
desire
,
but
behold
the
issue
of
it
:
from
this
time
forward
the
race
of
Constantine
ceased
to
sit
in
the
Imperiall
throne
,
and
no
doubt
but
Gods
vengeance
also
fell
upon
her
and
her
wicked
husband
.
In
the
yeer
of
our
Lord
700.
Gracus
the
famous
King
of
Poland
being
Herbutus
.
Hist.
Polon
.
lib.
1.
cap.
6.
deceased
,
the
Crowne
and
Government
descended
upon
his
onely
daughter
Venda
,
by
full
consent
of
the
whole
Realme
.
This
Venda
being
of
a
proud
and
stately
nature
,
refused
to
be
joyned
in
marriage
with
any
;
saying
,
That
she
had
rather
be
a
Prince
her selfe
,
and
governed
by
her
owne
power
,
than
the
wife
of
the
greatest
Prince
in
the
World
.
Among
many
that
were
suiters
unto
her
,
there
was
one
Ritigerus
,
a
noble
and
mighty
Prince
of
the
Theutons
;
whose
suit
being
not
onely
denied
,
but
scornefully
rejected
,
and
he
notwithstanding
greatly
inflamed
with
her
love
,
went
about
to
enforce
her
by
strength
to
his
will
:
but
she
as
valiant
as
he
,
raised
a
great
power
to
withstand
his
violence
:
when
the
matter
was
ready
to
come
to
deciding
by
blowes
,
Ritigerus
his
army
perceiving
the
resolution
of
Queen
Venda
,
and
the
danger
and
losse
which
was
like
to
arise
to
them
,
and
that
upon
so
slight
an
occasion
,
refused
to
fight
:
so
that
Ritigerus
being
thus
forsaken
,
for
griefe
and
shame
slew
himselfe
:
and
Queen
Venda
returning
to
Cracovia
,
and
there
sacrificing
to
her
gods
for
her
good
successe
;
at
last
,
least
her
succesfull
government
should
be
stained
with
some
disastrous
misfortune
,
and
so
her
pride
abated
,
to
prevent
this
fear
,
desperately
threw
her selfe
from
an
high
bridge
into
the
River
Vistula
,
and
there
ended
her
glorious
and
proud
dayes
with
a
shamefull
and
ignominious
death
.
Let
every
one
both
great
and
small
learne
by
these
examples
to
contain
themselves
within
the
limits
of
humanity
,
and
not
be
so
ready
and
prompt
to
the
shedding
of
humane
bloud
,
knowing
nothing
to
be
more
true
than
this
,
That
he
that
smiteth
with
the
sword
,
shall
perish
with
the
sword
.
CHAP.
XVII
.
Of
such
,
as
without
necessity
,
upon
every
light
cause
,
move
war
.
AS
in
Surgery
,
so
in
a
Common-wealth
we
must
account
war
as
a
last
refuge
,
and
as
it
were
a
desperate
medicine
,
which
without
very
urgent
necessity
,
when
all
other
meanes
of
maintaining
our
estate
against
the
assaults
of
the
enemy
fail
,
ought
not
to
be
taken
in
hand
:
and
indeed
the
chief
scope
and
marke
that
all
those
that
Cic.
Off.
lib.
1.
lawfully
undertake
war
,
ought
to
propound
to
themselves
,
should
be
nothing
else
,
but
the
good
and
quiet
of
the
Common-wealth
,
with
the
peace
and
repose
of
every
member
thereof
.
And
therefore
so
ost
as
any
reasonable
offers
and
conditions
of
peace
are
propounded
,
they
ought
to
be
accepted
,
to
the
end
to
avoid
the
masse
of
evils
(
as
ruines
,
bloudsheds
,
robberies
)
which
alwayes
accompany
war
as
necessary
attendants
:
for
whosoever
doth
not
so
,
but
upon
every
light
occasion
runneth
to
Armes
,
and
to
trie
the
hazard
of
battell
,
they
manifest
their
owne
foolish
and
pernicious
rashnesse
,
and
their
small
conscience
in
shedding
humane
bloud
.
Amongst
the
good
Kings
of
Judah
,
Iosias
for
piety
and
zeal
in
the
service
of
God
,
was
most
renowned
:
for
he
purged
the
Realme
from
all
drosse
of
idolatry
,
repaired
the
decayed
Temple
,
and
restored
it
to
the
first
glory
;
and
yet
for
all
this
for
committing
this
one
crime
,
he
lost
his
life
:
for
as
Necho
King
of
Aegypt
was
passing
with
an
Army
toward
the
King
of
Babylon
in
Charcamis
,
beside
Euphrates
,
to
bid
him
battell
,
he
would
King
Iohn
of
France
(
for
refusing
reasonable
conditions
of
peace
at
the
English
mens
hands
)
was
overthrowne
by
them
two
miles
from
Poytiers
,
Froiss
.
vol.
1.
Nic.
G●l
.
2.
with
a
great
overthrow
:
for
the
Englishmen
in
regard
of
their
owne
small
number
,
and
the
huge
multitude
of
the
French
to
encounter
with
them
,
timorously
offered
up
a
surrender
of
all
that
they
had
either
conquered
,
taken
,
or
spoiled
,
since
their
comming
from
Bourdeaux
,
and
so
to
be
sworne
not
to
bear
Armes
against
him
for
seven
yeares
,
so
that
they
might
quietly
depart
.
But
the
King
,
that
crowed
before
the
Conquest
,
affying
too
much
in
the
multitude
of
his
Forces
,
stopt
his
eares
to
all
conditions
,
not
willing
to
hear
of
any
thing
but
war
,
war
,
even
thinking
to
hew
them
in
pieces
,
without
one
escaping
:
but
it
fell
out
otherwise
,
for
the
English
men
intrenching
themselves
in
a
place
of
advantage
,
and
hard
of
accesse
,
inclosed
with
thicke
hedges
and
brambles
,
disturbed
and
overthrew
with
their
Archers
,
at
the
first
onset
,
the
French
Horsemen
,
and
wounded
most
of
their
men
and
horses
with
multitude
of
arrowes
:
it
tarried
not
long
ere
the
footmen
also
were
put
to
flight
on
the
other
side
,
and
the
whole
Army
of
threescore
thousand
men
,
by
bare
eight
thousand
English
,
discomfited
:
divers
great
Lords
were
found
slain
in
the
field
,
and
divers
others
with
the
King
himselfe
carried
Prisoners
into
England
:
which
was
a
great
shake
to
the
whole
Realme
,
and
the
occasion
of
many
tumults
and
disorders
that
ensued
afterwards
.
Moreover
,
as
it
is
a
rash
part
to
hazard
the
doubtfull
event
of
battell
indiscreetly
,
and
without
cause
,
so
it
is
a
point
of
no
lesse
folly
to
thrust
ones
selfe
voluntarily
into
any
action
of
war
without
charge
,
not
being
particularly
called
and
bound
thereunto
,
or
having
a
body
unsufficient
and
unfit
for
the
same
.
And
this
was
also
one
of
the
warlike
points
of
Discipline
which
the
antient
Romans
used
;
That
none
should
presume
to
fight
for
his
Countrey
,
before
he
had
been
admitted
by
some
Captain
by
a
solemne
Oath
.
Of
all
the
Histories
that
I
ever
read
,
I
know
none
more
strange
in
matter
of
war
,
than
this
which
I
now
go
about
to
recite
,
of
Henry
of
Luxenbourg
,
Froiss
.
vol.
1.
cap
▪
130.
Emperour
of
Germany
,
who
when
he
heard
that
his
son
Charles
King
of
Bohemia
was
in
the
French
Army
,
and
that
Philip
of
Valois
,
King
of
France
,
was
ready
to
give
battell
to
the
English
,
albeit
he
was
blinde
,
and
consequently
unfit
for
war
,
yet
would
needs
take
part
with
the
French
:
and
therefore
commanded
his
men
at
Armes
to
guide
him
into
the
place
where
the
Field
was
to
be
fought
,
that
he
might
strike
one
blow
.
They
as
foolish
as
himselfe
,
not
willing
to
crosse
his
minde
,
and
fearing
to
lose
him
in
the
prease
,
tied
him
faste
to
the
raines
of
their
bridles
,
being
by
this
meanes
so
coupled
together
,
as
if
they
meant
all
to
perish
together
if
need
were
,
as
indeed
they
did
,
for
they
were
overcome
in
battell
,
and
the
next
day
found
all
dead
,
horse
and
men
faste
bound
together
.
This
accident
befell
at
Crecy
neer
Abrevile
,
in
which
journey
the
French
King
sustained
an
inestimable
damage
,
for
he
lost
fifteen
of
his
chiefest
Princes
,
fourscore
Ensignes
,
twelve
hundred
Knights
,
and
about
thirty
thousand
men
.
In
the
yeer
1455.
the
Hungarians
without
any
just
cause
or
pretence
,
Penda
King
of
middle
England
,
making
war
upon
Anna
King
of
East
Angles
,
slew
him
in
open
field
:
with
which
victory
being
puffed
up
by
CHAP.
XVIII
.
Of
such
as
please
themselves
overmuch
in
seeing
Cruelties
.
THe
Romanes
were
so
accustomed
by
long
use
of
war
to
behold
fightings
and
bloudshed
,
that
in
time
of
peace
also
they
would
make
themselves
sports
and
pastimes
therewith
:
for
they
would
compell
poor
captives
and
bondslaves
either
to
kill
one
another
by
mutuall
blowes
,
or
to
enter
combate
with
savage
and
cruell
beasts
,
to
be
torne
in
pieces
by
them
.
The
first
(
according
to
Seneca
)
that
devised
and
put
in
practice
this
unkindely
Combate
of
Beasts
and
Malefactours
,
was
Pompey
,
who
provided
an
Army
of
It
was
not
then
without
cause
,
but
by
a
speciall
will
of
God
to
revenge
cruelty
,
Clod●us
Glaber
,
they
sallied
so
rudely
and
boisterously
upon
him
,
that
the
victory
and
spoil
of
their
enemies
tents
remained
on
their
sides
:
after
this
they
ran
over
all
the
Land
,
forraged
the
Countrey
,
and
destroyed
many
Villages
and
Townes
,
but
especially
these
four
,
Nola
,
Nocera
,
Terrenevae
,
and
Metaponte
,
were
by
them
sacked
and
spoiled
with
a
strange
and
bloudy
overthrow
:
after
all
which
,
having
encountred
two
Consuls
,
they
overcame
Lentulus
on
mount
Appennine
,
and
discomfited
Gaiu●
Cassius
near
Modene
▪
all
which
victories
and
lucky
proceedings
did
so
embolden
and
puffe
up
the
courage
of
Captain
Fencer
,
that
he
determined
to
give
an
alarme
to
Rome
,
and
to
lay
siege
unto
it
:
but
the
Romanes
preparing
and
directing
all
their
Forces
to
withstand
their
practices
,
gave
him
and
his
crue
so
sore
a
repulse
,
that
from
Rome
they
were
fain
to
flie
to
the
uttermost
parts
of
Italie
,
and
there
seeing
themselves
pent
in
on
all
sides
,
and
driven
to
deep
extremity
,
they
gave
so
desperate
an
onset
on
their
enemies
,
that
both
their
Captain
and
they
were
all
slain
.
And
thus
the
Romans
made
jolly
pastime
with
their
Fencers
and
bondslaves
,
and
more
(
I
thinke
at
this
time
)
than
they
either
looked
or
wished
for
:
for
four
hundred
of
them
being
taken
by
the
bondmen
,
were
enforced
to
shew
them
pastime
at
the
same
game
whereat
they
had
oftentimes
made
themselves
merry
at
their
costs
;
and
to
kill
one
another
,
as
they
had
before
Oros.
l.
5.
c.
24.
time
caused
them
to
do
.
How
curious
and
desirous
the
people
of
Rome
was
wont
to
be
of
beholding
Corn.
Tacit.
Annal.
l.
4.
these
bloudy
and
mischievous
games
,
Cornelius
Tacitus
in
the
fourth
book
of
his
Annales
declareth
at
large
:
where
he
reporteth
,
That
in
the
City
of
the
Fidenates
(
in
the
twelfth
year
of
the
Raigne
of
Tiberius
)
the
people
being
gathered
together
to
behold
the
Fencers
prizes
were
fifty
thousand
of
them
hurt
and
maimed
at
one
time
,
by
the
Amphitheatre
that
fell
upon
them
;
a
cruell
pastime
indeed
,
and
a
strange
accident
,
not
comming
by
adventure
(
as
some
suppose
)
but
by
the
just
vengeance
of
God
,
to
suppresse
such
pernitious
and
uncivill
sports
.
The
same
story
is
registred
by
Paulus
Orosius
in
his
seventh
book
,
with
this
adjection
,
That
at
that
time
were
slain
more
than
twenty
thousand
persons
.
I
cannot
passe
over
in
silence
two
notable
and
memorable
Histories
of
Senec.
l.
1.
de
benefic
.
two
Lions
,
recorded
by
two
famous
Authours
,
Seneca
the
one
,
and
Aulu●
Gellius
the
other
.
The
first
of
whom
reporteth
,
That
he
saw
on
the
Theatre
a
Lion
,
who
seeing
a
slave
that
sometimes
had
been
his
keeper
,
throwne
among
the
beasts
to
be
devoured
,
acknowledged
him
,
and
defended
him
from
their
teeth
,
and
would
not
suffer
any
of
them
to
do
him
hurt
.
The
second
bringeth
the
testimony
of
one
Appianus
,
that
affirmeth
himselfe
to
Aul.
Gel.
N●ct
.
A.
tic
.
l.
5.
c.
14.
have
seen
at
Rome
a
Lion
,
who
for
old
acquaintance
sake
which
he
had
with
a
condemned
servant
,
fawned
upon
him
,
and
cleared
him
in
like
manner
from
the
fury
of
the
other
beasts
.
The
History
was
this
:
A
certain
bondslave
too
roughly
handled
by
his
master
,
forsook
him
,
and
fled
away
,
and
in
his
flight
retiring
into
a
desart
,
and
not
knowing
how
to
bestow
himselfe
,
took
up
a
cave
for
his
lodging
,
where
he
had
not
long
abode
,
but
a
mighty
Lion
came
halting
to
his
den
,
with
a
sore
and
bloudy
leg
:
the
poor
slave
all
forgone
at
this
strange
and
ugly
sight
,
looked
every
minute
to
be
devoured
,
but
the
Lion
in
another
mood
came
fawningly
and
softly
towards
him
,
as
if
he
would
complain
unto
him
of
his
grief
:
whereat
(
somewhat
heartened
)
he
bethought
himselfe
to
apply
some
medicine
to
his
would
,
and
to
binde
up
the
sore
as
well
as
he
could
;
which
he
had
no
sooner
done
,
but
the
Lion
made
out
for
his
prey
,
and
ere
▪
long
returning
,
brought
home
to
his
Host
and
Chirurgion
certain
gobbets
of
raw
flesh
,
which
he
halfe
roasting
upon
a
rocke
by
the
Sun-beames
,
made
his
daily
sustenance
,
for
the
time
of
his
abode
there
:
notwithstanding
at
length
wearied
with
this
old
and
savage
life
,
and
hating
to
abide
long
in
that
estate
,
he
forsook
the
desart
,
and
put
himselfe
again
to
adventure
:
now
it
chanced
that
he
was
taken
by
his
old
master
,
and
carried
from
Aegypt
to
Rome
,
to
the
end
to
be
an
actor
in
those
beastly
Tragoedies
;
but
by
chance
his
old
patient
the
Lion
(
taken
also
since
his
departure
,
being
ready
amongst
other
beasts
to
play
his
part
)
knew
him
by
and
by
,
and
ran
unto
him
,
fawning
and
making
much
of
him
:
the
people
wondring
at
this
strange
accident
,
after
enquiry
made
of
the
cause
thereof
,
gave
him
the
Lion
,
and
caused
him
to
lead
him
in
a
string
through
the
City
for
a
miracle
:
for
indeed
both
this
and
the
former
deserve
no
other
name
.
Thus
God
reproveth
the
savage
inhumanity
of
men
,
by
the
example
of
the
wilde
and
furious
beasts
at
whose
teeth
poor
servants
found
more
favour
than
at
their
masters
hands
.
The
Emperour
Constamine
weighing
the
indignity
of
these
and
such
like
pastimes
,
and
knowing
how
far
they
ought
to
be
banished
from
the
society
of
men
,
by
a
publike
Edict
abolished
all
such
bloudy
and
monstrous
spectacles
,
In
like
manner
these
monomachies
and
single
combates
performed
in
places
inclosed
for
the
purpose
,
wherein
one
at
the
least
,
if
not
both
,
must
of
necessary
die
,
ought
to
be
abrogated
in
a
Christian
policy
,
as
by
the
Laterane
Councell
it
was
well
enacted
,
with
this
penalty
,
That
whosoever
should
in
that
manner
be
slain
,
his
body
should
be
deprived
of
Ecclesiasticall
buriall
:
and
truely
most
commonly
it
commeth
to
passe
,
that
they
that
presume
most
upon
their
owne
prowesse
and
strength
,
and
are
most
forward
in
offering
combat
,
either
lose
their
lives
,
or
gain
discredit
,
which
is
more
grievous
than
death
.
CHAP.
XIX
.
Of
such
as
exercise
too
much
rigour
and
severity
.
FUrthermore
we
must
understand
,
that
God
doth
not
only
forbid
murder
and
bloudshed
,
but
also
all
tyranny
and
oppression
;
therein
providing
for
the
weak
against
the
strong
,
the
poor
against
the
rich
,
and
bondslaves
against
their
masters
:
to
the
end
that
none
might
be
trode
under
foot
,
and
oppressed
of
others
,
under
pain
of
his
indignation
.
Insomuch
therefore
as
the
Romans
used
such
rigour
towards
their
servants
,
it
came
to
passe
by
a
just
judgement
of
God
,
that
they
being
Lords
over
all
the
World
,
were
three
sundry
times
driven
by
their
servants
into
great
extremities
.
As
first
in
Rome
within
the
wals
,
at
the
sametime
when
they
also
were
troubled
with
the
seditious
factions
of
their
Tribunes
.
Secondly
in
Sicily
,
where
they
horribly
laid
waste
the
whole
Countrey
:
the
cause
of
which
commotion
was
,
because
the
Romans
had
chained
a
multitude
of
slaves
together
,
and
in
that
order
sent
them
to
ma●●ur
and
till
the
ground
:
for
a
certain
Syrian
first
assembled
two
thousand
men
of
them
that
came
next
hand
,
then
breaking
up
the
Prisons
,
multiplied
his
Army
to
fourty
thousand
,
and
with
them
pulled
downe
Castles
,
rased
up
Townes
,
and
destroyed
every
where
.
The
third
undertaken
by
a
Shepherd
,
who
having
killed
his
master
,
set
at
liberty
all
the
●ondmen
,
and
prepared
an
Army
of
them
,
wherewith
he
spoiled
Cities
,
Townes
,
Castles
,
and
discomfited
the
Armies
of
Servilius
and
Lucullus
who
were
pretors
at
that
time
:
but
at
last
they
were
destroyed
and
rooted
out
by
little
and
little
:
and
this
good
service
got
the
Romans
at
their
servants
hands
.
As
every
Nation
hath
his
proper
vertue
and
vice
ascribed
to
it
,
so
the
Spaniards
for
their
part
are
noted
famous
for
cruelty
towards
their
subjects
and
vassals
,
insomuch
that
(
as
experience
in
many
witnesseth
)
they
are
intolerable
in
that
kinde
:
for
which
cause
they
have
bor●●
the
markes
of
Gods
Justice
,
for
their
rigorous
and
barbarous
handling
of
the
poor
West
Indians
,
whom
they
have
brought
to
that
extremity
by
putting
them
to
such
excessive
travels
in
digging
their
mines
of
Gold
(
as
namely
in
the
island
Hispagnola
)
that
the
most
part
by
sighes
and
teares
wish
by
death
to
end
their
miseries
:
many
(
first
killing
their
children
)
have
desperately
Benzon
.
Milan
.
of
the
new
world
.
hung
themselves
on
high
trees
;
some
have
throwne
themselves
headlong
from
steep
mountaines
,
and
others
cast
themselves
into
the
sea
to
be
rid
of
their
troubles
;
but
the
Tyrans
have
never
escaped
scot-free
,
but
came
alwayes
to
some
miserable
end
or
other
:
for
some
of
them
were
destroyed
by
the
inhabitants
,
others
slew
one
another
with
their
owne
hands
,
provoked
by
insatiable
avarice
:
some
have
been
drowned
in
the
sea
,
and
others
starved
in
the
Desart
;
in
fine
,
few
escaped
unpunished
.
Bombadilla
,
one
of
the
Governours
of
Hispagnola
,
after
he
had
swayed
there
a
while
,
and
enriched
himselfe
by
the
sweat
and
charge
of
the
inhabitants
,
was
called
home
again
into
Spain
:
whitherward
(
according
to
the
commandment
received
)
as
he
imbarqued
himselfe
,
shipping
with
him
so
much
treasure
as
in
value
mounted
to
more
than
an
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
duckats
,
beside
many
pieces
and
graines
of
Gold
,
which
he
carried
to
the
Spanish
Queen
for
a
Present
,
whereof
one
weighed
three
thousand
duckats
,
there
arose
such
a
horrible
and
outragious
tempest
in
the
broad
sea
,
and
beat
so
violently
against
his
ships
,
that
four
and
twenty
vessels
were
shivered
in
pieces
,
and
drowned
at
that
blow
:
there
perished
Bombadilla
himselfe
with
most
of
his
Captaines
,
and
more
than
five
hundred
Spaniards
,
that
thought
to
returne
full
rich
into
the
Country
,
and
became
with
all
their
treasures
a
prey
unto
the
fishes
.
In
the
year
of
our
Lord
1541.
The
eight
day
of
September
,
there
chanced
in
the
City
Guatimala
(
which
lyeth
in
the
way
from
Nicaragna
Westward
)
In
the
year
of
our
Lord
1514.
happened
the
horrible
sedition
and
butchery
of
the
Croysadoes
in
Hungary
:
the
story
is
this
,
There
was
a
generall
discontent
amongst
the
people
,
against
the
King
and
chiefest
of
the
Realme
,
because
they
went
not
about
to
conquer
those
places
again
from
Ioach.
Curcu●
in
his
Annales
of
Silesia
.
the
Turke
which
he
held
in
Hungary
.
Thereupon
the
Popes
Legate
published
Pardons
for
all
those
that
would
crosse
themselves
to
go
to
war
against
the
Turke
.
Whereupon
suddenly
there
gathered
together
a
wonderfull
company
of
thieves
and
robbers
,
from
every
corner
of
Hungary
,
who
together
with
great
multitudes
of
the
common
people
that
were
oppressed
by
the
insolency
of
the
Nobility
(
creating
themselves
a
Generall
)
committed
a
most
horrible
spoil
almost
over
all
Hungary
;
murdering
all
the
Gentlemen
and
Bishops
they
could
meet
withall
:
the
richest
and
those
which
were
noblest
descended
,
they
empailed
alive
.
This
cruell
rage
continuing
,
at
last
the
King
raised
Forces
against
them
,
and
ere
long
they
were
defeated
in
a
set
battle
,
by
Iohn
the
son
of
Vayvod
Stephen
,
who
having
cut
the
most
of
them
in
pieces
,
took
their
Leaders
,
and
put
them
to
death
by
such
strange
torments
as
I
have
horrour
to
remember
:
for
the
Generall
of
this
seditious
troop
,
called
George
,
he
caused
to
be
stript
naked
,
and
a
Crowne
of
hot
burning
iron
to
be
set
upon
his
head
;
then
some
of
his
veines
to
be
opened
,
and
made
Lucatius
his
brother
to
drinke
the
bloud
which
issued
out
of
them
.
After
that
,
the
chiefest
of
the
Peasants
,
who
had
been
kept
three
dayes
without
meat
,
were
brought
forth
,
and
forced
to
fall
up
on
the
body
of
George
(
yet
breathing
)
with
their
teeth
,
and
every
one
to
tear
away
and
eat
a
piece
of
it
.
Thus
he
being
torne
in
pieces
,
his
bowels
were
pulled
out
,
and
cut
into
morsels
,
whereof
some
being
boyled
,
and
the
rest
roasted
,
the
Prisoners
were
constrained
to
feed
on
them
:
which
done
,
all
that
remained
were
put
to
most
horrible
and
languishing
deaths
.
An
example
of
greater
cruelty
can
hardly
be
found
since
the
world
was
a
world
,
and
therefore
no
marvell
if
the
Lord
hath
punished
the
King
and
Realme
of
Hungary
,
for
such
strange
cruelties
,
by
suffering
the
cruell
Turkes
to
make
spoil
of
them
.
Cruell
chastisements
are
prepared
for
them
that
be
cruell
and
inhumane
.
During
the
Peasants
war
in
Germany
,
in
the
year
1525.
a
certain
Gentleman
not
content
to
have
massacred
a
great
number
even
of
those
which
had
humbly
craved
pardon
of
him
,
used
in
all
company
to
glory
of
his
exploits
,
and
to
tell
what
murders
and
thefts
he
had
committed
.
But
some
moneths
after
he
fell
sicke
,
and
languished
many
dayes
of
an
extreme
pain
in
the
reines
of
his
back
;
through
the
torment
whereof
he
fell
into
despair
,
and
ceased
not
to
curse
and
deny
his
Creatour
,
who
is
blessed
for
ever
,
untill
that
both
speech
and
life
failed
him
.
Neither
did
the
severity
of
Gods
justice
here
stay
,
but
shewed
it selfe
on
his
posterity
also
;
for
his
eldest
son
seeking
to
exalt
the
prowesse
and
valour
of
his
father
,
vaunted
much
of
his
fathers
exploits
in
an
open
assembly
at
a
banquet
;
wherewithall
a
countriman
being
moved
,
stabbed
him
to
the
heart
with
his
dagger
:
and
some
few
dayes
after
the
Plague
fals
among
the
residue
of
his
Family
,
and
consumeth
all
that
remaineth
.
CHAP.
XX.
Of
Adulteries
.
IT
followeth
by
the
order
of
our
subject
now
to
touch
the
transgression
of
the
third
Commandement
of
the
second
Table
;
which
is
,
Thou
shalt
not
commit
Adultery
:
in
which
words
,
as
also
in
many
other
Texts
of
Scripture
,
Adultery
is
forbidden
,
and
grievous
threatnings
denounced
against
all
those
that
defile
their
bodies
with
filthy
and
impure
actions
,
estrange
themselves
from
God
,
and
conjoyne
themselves
to
whores
and
ribauds
.
This
sin
did
the
Israelites
commit
with
the
woman
of
Madian
,
by
means
whereof
they
were
to
follow
strange
gods
,
and
to
fall
into
Gods
heavie
displeasure
,
who
by
a
cruell
Plague
destroyed
24000.
of
them
for
the
same
sin
.
And
forasmuch
as
the
Madianites
(
through
the
wicked
and
pernicious
counsell
of
Balaam
)
did
lay
this
snare
for
them
,
and
were
so
villanous
and
shamelesse
,
as
to
prostitute
and
be
Bauds
to
their
owne
wives
;
therefore
they
were
by
the
expresse
Commandement
of
God
discomfited
,
their
Kings
and
false
prophets
,
with
all
their
men
and
women
,
except
onely
their
unpolluted
virgins
that
had
knowne
no
man
,
slain
:
and
all
their
Cities
and
dwellings
burned
and
consumed
to
ashes
.
As
every
one
ought
to
have
regard
and
care
to
their
honesty
,
so
maides
especially
,
whose
whole
credit
and
reputation
hangeth
thereupon
;
for
they
that
make
no
account
thereof
,
but
suffer
themselves
to
be
polluted
with
any
filthinesse
,
draw
upon
them
not
onely
most
vile
infamy
,
but
also
many
great
miseries
:
as
is
proved
by
the
daughter
of
Hippomenes
Prince
of
Athens
,
who
being
a
whore
,
her
father
shut
up
in
a
stable
with
a
wilde
horse
,
giving
him
no
provender
,
nor
other
meat
to
eat
,
that
the
horse
(
naturally
furious
enough
,
but
more
enraged
by
famine
)
might
tear
her
in
pieces
,
and
with
her
carkase
refresh
his
hunger
,
as
he
did
.
Pontus
Aufidian
understanding
that
his
daughter
had
been
betrayed
and
sold
into
a
lechers
hands
by
a
slave
of
his
that
was
her
schoolmaster
;
put
them
both
to
death
.
In
like
manner
served
Pub.
Atilius
,
Falisque
his
daughter
,
that
fell
into
the
same
infamy
.
Vives
reporteth
,
that
in
our
fathers
In
our
English
Chronicles
we
reade
of
Sir
Roger
Mortimer
Earl
of
March
,
in
the
time
of
Edward
the
Third
,
who
having
secret
familiarity
with
Isabel
,
Edward
the
Seconds
wife
,
was
not
onely
the
cause
to
stir
her
up
to
make
war
against
her
husband
,
but
also
when
he
was
vanquished
by
her
,
and
deposed
from
his
Crowne
,
his
young
son
being
installed
in
his
Throne
,
caused
him
most
cruelly
to
be
put
to
death
,
by
thrusting
a
hot
spit
into
his
body
,
at
his
fundament
.
He
also
procured
the
Earle
of
Kent
,
the
Kings
uncle
,
to
be
arraigned
and
beheaded
at
Winchester
,
for
that
he
withstood
the
Queenes
and
his
dealings
,
and
would
not
suffer
them
to
do
what
they
listed
.
All
these
mischiefes
sprung
out
from
the
filthy
root
of
Adultery
.
But
the
just
judgement
of
God
not
permitting
such
odious
crimes
to
be
unpunished
nor
undetected
,
it
so
fell
forth
at
the
length
,
that
Isabel
the
old
Queen
was
discovered
to
be
with
childe
by
the
said
Mortimer
:
whereof
complaint
being
made
to
the
King
,
as
also
of
the
killing
of
King
Edward
his
father
,
and
conspiring
and
procuring
the
death
of
the
Earle
of
Kent
the
Kings
uncle
,
he
was
arreigned
and
indicted
,
and
by
verdict
found
guilty
,
and
suffered
death
accordingly
like
a
Traitor
,
his
head
being
exalted
upon
London-bridge
,
for
a
spectacle
for
all
murderers
and
adulterers
to
behold
,
that
they
might
see
and
fear
the
heavy
vengeance
of
God
.
CHAP.
XXI
.
Of
Rapes
.
NOw
if
Adultery
,
which
with
liking
and
consent
of
parties
is
committed
,
be
condemned
,
how
much
more
grievous
and
hainous
is
the
offence
and
more
guilty
the
offendour
,
when
with
violence
the
chastity
of
any
i●
,
assailed
,
and
enforced
?
This
was
the
sin
wherewith
Sichem
the
son
of
Hemor
the
Levite
is
marked
in
holy
Scripture
;
for
he
ravished
Dina
,
Iacobs
daughter
,
for
It
was
a
custome
amongst
the
Spartans
and
Messenians
during
the
time
,
of
peace
betwixt
them
,
to
send
yearly
to
one
another
certain
of
their
daughters
,
to
celebrate
certain
feasts
and
sacrifices
that
were
amongst
them
:
now
in
continuance
of
time
it
chanced
that
fifty
of
the
Lacedemonian
virgins
being
come
to
those
solemne
feasts
,
were
pursued
by
the
Messenian
gallants
,
to
have
their
pleasures
of
them
:
but
they
joyntly
making
resistance
,
and
fighting
for
their
honesties
,
strove
so
long
,
not
one
yeelding
themselves
a
prey
into
their
hands
,
till
they
all
died
:
whereupon
arose
so
long
and
miserable
a
war
,
that
all
the
Countrey
of
Messena
was
destroyed
thereby
.
Aristoclides
a
Tyran
of
Orchomenus
a
City
of
Arcadia
,
fell
enamored
with
a
maid
of
Stymphalis
:
who
seeing
her
father
by
him
slain
,
because
he
seemed
to
stand
in
his
purposes
light
,
fled
to
the
Temple
of
Diana
,
to
take
Sanctuary
,
neither
could
once
be
plucked
from
the
image
of
the
goddesse
,
untill
her
life
was
taken
from
her
but
her
death
so
incensed
the
Arcadians
,
that
they
fell
to
Armes
and
sharpely
revenged
her
cruell
injury
.
Appius
a
Roman
,
a
man
of
power
and
authority
in
the
City
,
inflamed
In
the
year
of
our
Lord
1271.
under
the
Raigne
of
the
Emperour
Rodolph
,
the
Sicilians
netled
and
enraged
with
the
horrible
whoredomes
,
adulteries
Nic.
Gil.
vol.
1.
and
Rapes
,
which
the
Garrisons
that
had
the
government
over
them
committed
,
not
able
any
longer
to
endure
their
insolent
and
outragious
demeanour
,
entered
a
secret
and
common
conspiracy
upon
a
time
appointed
for
the
purpose
,
which
was
on
Easter
Sunday
,
at
the
shutting
in
of
the
evening
,
to
set
upon
them
with
one
accord
,
and
to
murder
so
many
as
they
could
:
as
they
did
,
for
at
that
instant
they
massacred
so
many
throughout
the
whole
Island
,
that
of
all
the
great
multitude
there
survived
not
one
to
bear
tidings
,
or
bewail
the
dead
.
At
Naples
it
chanced
in
the
Kings
Palace
,
as
young
King
Fredericke
,
Ferdinands
son
,
entered
the
Privy
Chamber
of
the
Queen
his
mother
,
to
●emb
.
lib.
3.
bist
.
Venet.
salute
her
and
the
other
Ladies
of
the
Court
,
that
the
Prince
of
Bissenio
waiting
in
the
outward
chamber
for
his
returne
,
was
slain
by
one
of
his
owne
servants
,
that
suddenly
gave
him
with
his
sword
three
deadly
strokes
in
the
presence
of
many
beholders
;
which
deed
he
confessed
he
had
watched
three
yeares
to
performe
,
in
regard
of
an
injury
done
unto
his
sister
,
and
in
her
to
him
,
whom
he
ravished
against
her
will
.
The
Spaniards
that
first
took
the
Isle
Hispaniola
,
were
for
their
whoredomes
and
Rapes
,
which
they
committed
upon
the
wives
and
virgines
,
all
Benzon
.
Milan
.
of
the
new-found
Land
.
murdered
by
the
inhabitants
.
The
inhabitants
of
the
Province
Cumana
,
when
they
saw
the
beastly
outrage
of
the
Spanish
Nation
,
that
lay
along
their
Coasts
to
fish
for
The
great
calamity
and
overthrow
which
the
Lacedemonians
indured
at
Lectria
,
wherein
their
chiefest
strength
and
powers
were
weakened
and
consumed
,
was
a
manifest
punishment
of
their
inordinate
lust
committed
upon
Phil.
Melanct.
lib.
2.
two
virgins
,
whom
after
they
had
ravished
,
in
that
very
place
they
cut
in
pieces
and
threw
them
into
a
pit
:
and
when
their
father
came
to
complain
him
of
the
villany
,
they
made
so
light
account
of
his
words
,
that
in
stead
of
redresse
he
found
nothing
but
reproach
and
derision
,
so
that
with
grief
he
slew
himselfe
upon
his
daughters
sepulchre
:
but
how
grievously
the
Lord
revenged
this
injury
,
Histories
do
sufficiently
testifie
,
and
that
Leuctrian
calamity
doth
bear
witnesse
.
Brias
a
Grecian
Captain
being
received
into
a
Citizens
house
as
a
guest
,
Pausan.
lib.
2.
forced
his
wife
by
violence
to
his
lust
:
but
when
he
was
asleep
,
to
revenge
her
wrong
,
she
put
out
both
his
eyes
;
and
afterward
complained
to
the
Citizens
also
,
who
deprived
him
of
his
Office
,
and
cast
him
out
of
their
City
.
Macrinus
the
Emperour
punished
two
Souldiers
that
ravished
their
Hostesse
on
this
manner
:
he
shut
them
up
in
an
Oxes
bowels
with
their
heads
out
,
and
so
partly
with
famishment
,
and
partly
with
wormes
and
rottennesse
,
they
consumed
to
death
.
Rodericus
King
of
the
Gothes
in
Spain
forced
an
Earles
daughter
to
his
lust
;
for
which
cause
her
father
brought
against
him
an
Army
of
Sarasens
At
the
sacking
and
destruction
of
Thebes
by
King
Alexander
,
a
Thracian
Captain
which
was
in
the
Macedonian
Army
took
a
noble
Matron
prisoner
,
Plut.
in
vita
Alexand.
Sabel
.
lib.
5
c.
6.
called
Timoclea
,
whom
when
by
no
perswasion
of
promises
he
could
intice
to
his
lust
,
he
constrained
by
force
to
yeeld
unto
it
:
but
this
noble
minded
woman
invented
a
most
witty
and
subtle
shift
both
to
rid
her selfe
out
of
his
hands
,
and
to
revenge
his
injury
:
she
told
him
,
that
she
knew
where
a
rich
treasure
lay
hid
in
a
deep
pit
;
whither
when
with
greedinesse
of
the
gold
he
hastened
,
and
standing
upon
the
brinke
,
pried
and
peered
into
the
bottome
of
it
,
she
thrust
him
with
both
her
hands
into
the
hole
,
and
tumbled
stones
after
him
,
that
he
might
never
finde
meanes
to
come
forth
:
for
which
fact
she
was
brought
before
Alexander
,
to
have
justice
;
who
demanding
her
what
she
was
,
she
answered
,
that
Theagenes
,
who
led
the
Thebane
Army
against
the
Macedonians
,
was
her
brother
.
Alexander
perceiving
the
marvellous
constancy
of
the
woman
,
and
knowing
the
cause
of
her
accusation
to
be
unjust
,
manumitted
and
set
her
free
with
her
whole
Family
.
When
C●
.
Manlius
having
conquered
the
Gallo-Grecians
,
pitched
his
Liv.
l.
b.
33
Army
against
the
Tectosages
(
people
of
Narbonia
towards
the
Pyrene
monntaines
)
amongst
other
prisoners
,
a
very
fair
woman
,
wife
to
Orgiagous
Regulus
,
was
in
the
custody
of
a
Centurion
,
that
was
both
lustfull
and
covetous
:
this
lecher
tempted
her
first
with
fair
perswasions
,
and
seeing
her
unwilling
,
compelled
her
with
violence
to
yeeld
her
body
,
as
slave
to
fortune
,
so
to
infamy
and
dishonour
:
after
which
act
,
somewhat
to
mitigate
the
wrong
,
he
gave
her
promise
of
release
and
freedom
,
upon
condition
of
a
certain
sum
of
money
;
and
to
that
purpose
,
sent
her
servant
that
was
captive
with
her
to
her
friends
to
purvey
the
same
:
which
he
bringing
,
the
Centurion
alone
,
with
the
wronged
Lady
met
him
at
a
place
appointed
,
and
whilest
he
weighed
the
money
,
by
her
counsell
was
murdered
of
her
servants
:
so
she
escaping
,
carried
to
her
husband
both
his
money
,
and
threw
at
his
feet
the
villaines
head
that
had
spoiled
her
of
her
chastity
.
Andreas
King
of
Hungary
having
undertaken
the
voyage
into
Syria
for
the
recovery
of
the
Holy
Land
,
together
with
many
other
Kings
and
Princes
,
Equal
to
this
King
in
punishing
a
Rape
,
was
Otho
the
first
:
for
as
he
passed
through
Italy
with
an
Army
,
a
certain
woman
cast
her selfe
downe
Albert
,
Crantz
.
lib.
3.
at
his
feet
for
justice
against
a
villain
that
had
spoiled
her
of
her
chastity
;
who
deferring
the
execution
of
the
law
till
his
returne
,
because
his
haste
was
great
,
the
woman
asked
,
who
should
then
put
him
in
minde
thereof
?
he
answered
,
This
Church
which
thou
seest
shall
be
a
witnesse
betwixt
me
and
thee
,
that
I
will
then
revenge
thy
wrong
.
Now
when
he
had
made
an
end
of
this
warfare
,
in
his
returne
,
as
he
beheld
the
Church
,
he
called
to
minde
the
woman
,
and
caused
her
be
fetched
;
who
falling
downe
before
him
,
desired
now
pardon
for
him
whom
before
she
had
accused
,
seeing
he
had
now
made
her
his
wife
,
and
redeemed
his
injury
with
sufficient
satisfaction
:
not
so
I
swear
(
quoth
Otho
)
your
compacting
shall
not
infringe
,
or
colludo
the
sacred
Law
,
but
he
shall
die
for
his
former
fault
,
and
so
he
caused
him
to
be
put
to
death
.
A
notable
example
for
them
,
that
after
they
have
committed
filthinesse
with
a
maid
,
thinke
it
no
sin
,
but
competent
amends
,
if
they
take
her
in
marriage
whom
they
abused
before
in
fornication
.
Nothing
inferiour
to
these
in
punishing
this
sin
,
was
Gonzaga
Duke
of
Ferrara
,
as
by
this
History
following
may
appear
.
In
the
year
1547.
a
Citizen
As
these
before
mentioned
excelled
in
punishing
this
sin
,
so
this
fellow
following
excelled
in
committing
it
,
and
in
being
punished
for
it
;
his
Novellus
Cararius
,
Lord
of
Pavie
,
a
man
of
note
and
credit
in
the
World
for
his
greatnesse
,
but
of
infamy
and
discredit
for
his
wickednesse
.
This
man
after
many
cruell
murders
and
bloudy
practises
,
which
he
exercised
in
every
place
where
he
came
,
fell
at
last
into
this
notorious
and
abhominable
crime
;
for
lying
at
Vincentia
,
he
fell
in
love
with
a
young
maid
of
excellent
beauty
,
but
more
excellent
honesty
,
an
honest
Citizens
daughter
,
whom
he
commanded
her
parents
to
send
unto
him
,
that
he
might
have
his
pleasure
of
her
:
but
when
they
regarding
their
credit
,
and
she
her
chastity
,
more
than
the
Tyrans
command
,
refused
to
come
,
he
took
her
violently
out
of
their
house
,
and
constrained
her
body
to
his
lust
;
and
after
,
to
adde
cruelty
to
villany
,
chopped
her
into
small
pieces
,
and
sent
them
to
her
parents
in
a
basket
for
a
present
:
wherewith
her
poor
father
astonished
;
carried
it
to
the
Senate
,
who
sent
it
to
Venice
,
desiring
them
to
consider
the
fact
,
and
to
revenge
the
cruelty
.
The
Venetians
undertaking
their
defence
,
made
war
upon
the
Tyran
,
and
besieging
him
in
his
owne
City
,
took
him
at
last
prisoner
,
and
hanged
him
with
his
two
sons
,
Francis
and
William
.
Diocles
,
son
of
Pisistratus
,
Tyran
of
Athens
,
for
ravishing
a
maid
was
slain
by
her
brother
;
whose
death
when
Hippias
his
brother
undertook
to
Mundus
,
a
young
Gentleman
of
Rome
,
ravished
the
chaste
Matron
Paulina
in
this
fashion
:
when
he
perceived
her
resolution
not
to
yeeld
unto
his
A
principall
occasion
of
the
Danes
first
arrivall
here
in
England
(
which
after
conquered
the
whole
Land
,
and
exercised
among
the
Inhabitants
most
In
the
year
of
our
Lord
955.
Edwine
succeeding
his
uncle
Eldred
,
was
CHAP.
XXII
.
Other
examples
of
Gods
Judgements
upon
Adulterers
.
AMongst
all
other
things
,
this
is
especially
to
be
noted
,
how
God
(
for
a
greater
punishment
of
the
disordinate
lust
of
men
)
strucke
them
with
a
new
(
yet
filthy
and
stinking
)
kinde
of
Disease
called
the
French
Pox
;
though
indeed
the
Spaniards
were
the
first
that
were
infected
therewith
,
by
the
heat
which
they
caught
That
an
Adulterer
sinneth
against
his
owne
body
.
Now
for
so
much
as
the
world
is
so
brutishly
carried
into
this
sin
,
as
to
none
more
,
Pliny
telleth
of
Cornelius
Gallus
and
Q.
Elerius
,
two
Roman
Knights
,
Plin.
lib.
7.
that
died
in
the
very
action
of
filthinesse
.
In
the
Irish
History
we
finde
recorded
a
notable
judgement
of
God
upon
Theodebert
,
the
eldest
son
of
Glotharius
,
died
amidst
his
whores
,
to
whom
Bertrane
Ferrier
at
Barcelone
in
Spain
,
according
to
the
report
of
Pontanus
.
Giachet
Geneve
of
Saluces
,
a
man
that
had
Fulgos.
lib.
6.
cap.
12.
both
wife
and
children
of
his
owne
,
of
good
yeares
,
well
learned
,
and
of
good
esteem
amongst
his
neighbour
Citisens
,
that
secretly
haunted
the
company
of
a
young
woman
;
with
whom
being
coupled
one
evening
in
his
study
,
he
suddenly
died
:
his
wife
and
children
seeing
his
longtariance
,
when
time
required
to
go
to
bed
,
called
him
,
and
knocked
at
his
door
very
hard
,
but
when
no
answer
was
made
,
they
broke
open
the
doores
that
were
locked
on
the
inner
side
,
and
found
him
(
to
their
great
grief
and
dismay
)
lying
upon
the
woman
starke
dead
,
and
her
dead
also
.
Claudius
of
Asses
,
Counsellour
of
the
Parliament
of
Paris
,
(
a
man
very
evill-affected
toward
the
Professours
of
the
Gospel
)
committed
villany
with
one
of
his
waiting-maids
,
in
the
very
midst
whereof
he
was
taken
with
an
Apoplexy
,
which
immediately
after
made
an
end
of
him
.
Not
long
since
,
here
in
our
owne
Countrey
,
a
Noblemans
servant
of
good
credit
and
place
with
his
master
,
having
familiarity
with
another
mans
wife
,
as
he
was
about
to
commit
villany
with
her
in
a
chamber
,
he
fell
downe
starke
dead
with
his
ho●e
about
his
heeles
:
which
being
heard
(
by
reason
of
the
noise
his
fall
made
)
of
those
which
were
in
the
lower
room
,
they
all
ran
up
hastily
,
and
easily
perceived
both
the
villany
he
went
about
,
and
the
horrible
judgement
of
God
upon
him
for
the
same
.
This
happened
in
Northamptonshire
,
as
it
was
testified
by
very
godly
,
honest
,
and
sufficient
witnesses
.
Another
in
Hertfordshire
about
Barkway
,
having
the
company
of
a
harlot
in
a
Wood
,
was
also
surprised
by
the
judgement
of
God
,
and
strucke
dead
as
it
seemed
in
the
very
committall
of
that
filthy
act
:
his
name
I
conceal
,
as
also
of
the
former
,
that
none
might
thinke
themselves
disgraced
thereby
,
but
all
learne
to
fear
the
wrath
of
God
,
and
tremble
at
his
judgements
.
We
reade
also
of
a
Chirurgeon
,
who
disdaining
his
honest
wife
,
had
abandoned
himselfe
to
a
strumpet
;
and
going
on
a
time
to
horsebacke
,
and
asked
by
his
wife
whither
he
went
,
he
answered
scornefully
,
To
the
Stewes
,
going
indeed
presently
to
his
Adulteresse
.
After
a
while
he
returneth
to
horse
,
and
offering
to
manage
his
round
,
the
horse
leapes
and
bounds
extraordinarily
,
and
casts
this
wretched
man
out
of
the
saddle
,
in
such
sort
,
as
one
of
his
feet
hung
in
the
bridle
.
The
horse
being
hot
,
ran
so
furiously
upon
the
stones
,
as
he
beat
out
his
braines
,
and
never
stayed
untill
he
came
before
the
Stues
,
where
this
miserable
man
remained
dead
upon
the
place
.
The
Spaniards
in
the
West-Indies
going
to
seek
gold
near
unto
the
gulfe
Benzo
.
Gomar●
.
Hist.
Iud.
lib.
2.
cap.
57.
of
Uruba
,
their
Captain
,
called
Horeda
,
carried
away
the
daughter
of
the
Cacique
or
Lord
of
the
place
prisoner
,
and
abused
her
as
his
Concubine
:
the
Cacique
soon
after
came
to
the
Captain
,
making
shew
that
he
came
to
redeem
his
daughter
,
but
being
come
into
his
presence
,
he
reproached
him
with
injurious
words
,
and
shot
a
poysoned
arrow
at
him
,
with
an
intent
to
kill
him
;
but
he
wounded
him
onely
in
the
thigh
:
whereupon
the
Spaniards
rushing
in
suddenly
with
their
swords
drawne
,
slew
the
Cacique
,
his
wife
,
and
all
his
company
.
But
this
villanous
Captain
escaped
not
the
arrow
of
Gods
wrath
:
for
he
was
driven
to
retire
out
of
that
Countrey
into
Hispaniola
,
where
he
died
of
his
wound
within
few
dayes
after
in
extreme
paines
:
all
his
company
being
imbarqued
to
Spain-ward
,
were
driven
backe
by
the
winde
,
and
after
infinite
toiles
,
some
of
them
were
slain
by
the
Indians
,
and
the
rest
died
miserably
of
divers
Diseases
:
and
this
was
the
fruit
of
that
Adultery
.
In
the
year
1533.
a
certain
religious
man
in
the
Towne
of
Clavenne
in
Stumpsius
.
lib.
10.
bist
.
of
Swisse
.
the
Grisons
Countrey
,
being
enamoured
with
a
certain
beautifull
maid
,
assayed
by
all
meanes
to
corrupt
her
chastity
,
and
to
allure
her
to
his
will
:
but
when
by
no
meanes
he
could
obtaine
his
desire
,
he
counterfeited
certain
apparitions
and
revelations
,
abusing
the
sacred
Name
of
God
,
and
of
the
Virgin
Mary
,
and
so
seduced
this
poor
maid
to
his
lust
:
but
his
imposture
being
discovered
,
he
was
committed
to
prison
,
and
notwithstanding
his
Order
,
was
publikely
beheaded
,
and
his
body
burnt
.
CHAP.
XXIII
.
Shewing
that
Stues
ought
not
to
be
suffered
among
Christians
.
BY
this
which
hath
been
spoken
it
appeareth
manifestly
,
how
infamous
a
thing
is
it
among
Christians
to
privilege
and
allow
publique
places
for
Adulteries
,
albeit
it
is
a
common
thing
in
the
greatest
Cities
of
Europe
;
yea
,
and
in
the
very
bowels
of
Christendom
,
where
no
such
villany
should
be
tolerated
.
There
is
nothing
that
can
cast
any
colour
of
excuse
upon
it
,
seeing
it
is
expresly
contrary
to
Gods
ediet
in
many
places
:
as
first
,
Thou
shalt
not
commit
Adultery
:
and
in
Lev.
19.
29.
Thou
shalt
not
pollute
thy
daughter
in
prostituting
her
to
be
a
where
,
lest
the
land
be
defiled
with
wheredom
,
and
filled
with
wickednesse
:
and
in
Deut.
23.
17.
Let
there
be
no
where
of
the
daughters
of
Israel
,
neither
a
where-keeper
of
the
sonnes
of
Israel
.
This
is
the
decree
of
God
,
and
the
rule
which
he
had
given
us
to
square
our
affections
by
,
and
it
admitteth
no
dispensation
.
But
some
do
object
,
that
those
things
are
tolerated
to
avoid
greater
mischiefes
:
as
though
the
Lord
were
not
well
advised
when
he
gave
forth
those
Commandments
,
or
that
mortall
men
had
more
discretion
than
the
immortall
God
.
This
truely
is
nothing
else
but
to
reject
and
disannull
that
which
Saint
Paul
requireth
as
a
duty
of
all
Christians
;
namely
,
That
fornication
Cornelius
Agrippa
saith
,
That
of
all
the
●e-bauds
of
his
time
,
Pope
Sextus
was
most
infamous
:
for
he
builded
a
most
glorious
and
stately
Stues
(
if
any
state
or
glory
can
abide
in
so
bad
a
place
)
as
well
for
common
Adultery
,
as
unnaturall
Sodomy
,
to
be
exercised
in
.
He
used
(
as
Heliogabalus
was
wont
to
do
)
to
maintain
whole
heards
of
whores
,
with
whom
he
participated
his
friends
and
servants
as
they
stood
in
need
,
and
by
Adulteries
reared
yearly
great
revenues
into
his
purse
.
Baleus
saith
,
That
at
this
day
every
whore
in
Rome
payes
tribute
to
the
Pope
,
a
Iulle
;
which
amounted
then
to
twenty
thousand
Ducats
by
the
year
at
least
;
but
now
the
number
is
so
encreased
,
that
it
ariseth
to
fourty
thousand
.
I
thinke
there
is
none
ignorant
,
how
Pope
Paul
the
third
had
by
computation
five
and
fourty
thousand
whores
and
curtezans
,
that
paid
him
a
monethly
tribute
for
their
whoredomes
:
and
thus
also
this
holy
Father
was
a
protectour
and
upholder
of
the
Stues
,
and
deserved
by
his
villanous
behaviour
(
for
he
was
one
of
the
lewdest
Adulterers
of
that
time
)
to
bear
the
name
of
the
master
and
erectour
of
these
filthy
places
:
and
herein
both
he
and
the
rest
of
that
crue
have
shewed
themselves
enemies
to
God
,
and
true
Antichrists
indeed
,
and
have
not
onely
imitated
,
but
far
surpassed
shamelesse
and
wicked
Caligula
in
all
filthy
and
monstrous
dealings
.
Thou
shalt
not
(
saith
Moses
)
bring
the
hire
of
a
whore
into
the
house
of
the
Lord
F.
deritu
nupt.
L.
palem
.
Qui
habet
mancipia
,
&c.
The
meaning
whereof
is
,
That
he
which
for
gain
prostituteth
his
slaves
to
the
lust
of
men
,
and
draweth
thereby
commodity
to
himselfe
,
is
a
Baud
:
He
is
also
stained
with
infamy
by
the
Law
Athletas
,
that
partaketh
the
gain
or
wages
of
a
whore
.
How
much
more
then
is
that
Law
of
Iustinian
to
be
commended
,
which
commandeth
all
whores
to
be
banished
out
of
the
confines
of
Cities
and
Commonwealths
?
It
was
also
a
worthy
and
memorable
act
of
Theodosius
,
when
he
rooted
the
S●cr
.
l
5.
c.
18.
Ecclesiast.
hist.
Stues
out
of
Rome
;
and
of
Saint
Lewis
King
of
France
,
that
pulled
downe
the
Stues
at
Paris
,
and
chased
away
,
as
neer
as
he
could
,
all
loose
and
whorish
women
from
his
Dominions
.
The
antient
Romans
permitted
no
woman
to
become
an
open
whore
,
before
she
had
made
a
formall
declaration
CHAP.
XXIIII
.
Of
Whoredomes
committed
under
colour
of
Marriage
.
SEeing
that
oftentimes
it
falleth
out
,
that
those
which
in
shew
seem
most
honest
,
thinke
it
a
thing
lawfull
to
converse
together
as
man
and
wife
by
some
secret
and
private
contract
,
without
making
account
of
the
publike
celebration
of
Marriage
as
necessary
,
but
for
some
worldly
respects
,
according
as
their
foolish
and
disordinate
affections
misperswadeth
them
,
to
dispence
therewith
:
It
shall
not
be
impertinent
as
we
go
,
to
give
warning
how
unlawfull
all
such
conversation
is
,
and
how
contrary
to
good
manners
,
and
to
the
laudable
customes
of
all
civill
and
well
governed
people
.
For
it
is
so
far
from
deserving
the
name
of
Marriage
,
that
on
the
other
side
it
can
be
nothing
but
plain
whoredom
and
fornication
:
the
which
name
and
title
Tertullian
giveth
to
all
secret
and
privy
meeting
which
have
not
been
allowed
In
the
reigne
of
Lewis
the
Ninth
,
King
of
France
,
and
Iulius
the
Second
,
Pope
of
Rome
,
there
was
a
Gentleman
of
Naples
called
Antonio
Bologne
,
that
had
been
Governour
of
Fredericke
of
Arragons
house
,
when
he
was
King
of
Naples
,
and
had
the
same
Office
under
the
Duchesse
of
Malfi
after
she
was
widow
;
with
whom
in
protract
of
time
he
grew
to
have
such
secret
and
privie
acquaintance
(
albeit
she
was
a
princesse
and
he
her
servant
)
that
he
enjoyeed
her
as
his
owne
wife
.
And
thus
they
conversed
secretly
together
under
the
colour
of
Marriage
accorded
betwixt
them
,
the
space
of
certain
yeares
,
untill
she
had
bore
unto
him
three
children
:
by
which
meanes
their
private
dealings
which
they
so
much
desired
to
smother
and
keep
close
,
burst
out
and
bewrayed
it selfe
.
The
matter
being
come
to
her
brothers
eares
,
they
took
it
so
to
the
heart
,
that
they
could
not
rest
untill
they
had
revenged
the
vile
injury
and
dishonour
which
they
pretended
to
have
been
done
to
them
and
their
whole
house
,
equally
by
them
both
.
Therefore
when
they
had
chased
them
first
from
Ancona
,
whither
in
hope
of
quietnesse
they
had
fled
out
of
Naples
,
they
drave
them
also
out
of
Tuscane
:
who
seeing
themselves
so
hotly
pursued
on
every
side
,
resolved
to
make
towards
Venice
,
thinking
there
to
finde
some
safety
:
But
in
the
midway
she
was
overtaken
,
and
brought
backe
to
Naples
,
where
in
short
space
she
miserably
ended
her
life
:
for
her
brothers
Guard
strangled
her
to
death
,
together
with
her
chambermaid
,
who
had
served
in
stead
of
a
Baud
to
them
;
and
her
poor
infants
which
she
had
by
the
said
Bologne
.
But
he
by
the
goodnesse
of
his
horse
escaping
,
took
his
flight
to
Milan
,
where
he
sojourned
quietly
a
long
while
,
untill
at
the
instant
pursuit
of
one
of
her
brothers
,
the
Cardinall
of
Arragon
,
he
was
slain
in
the
open
streets
,
when
he
least
mistrusted
any
present
danger
.
And
this
was
a
true
Cardinall
like
exploit
indeed
,
representing
that
mildenesse
,
mercifulnesse
,
and
good
nature
which
is
so
required
of
every
Christian
,
in
traiterously
murdering
a
man
so
many
yeares
after
the
first
rancour
was
conceived
,
that
might
well
in
halfe
that
space
have
been
digested
,
in
fostering
hatred
so
long
in
his
cruell
heart
,
and
waging
ruffians
and
murderers
to
commit
so
monstrous
an
act
:
wherein
albeir
the
Cardinals
cruelty
was
most
famous
,
as
also
in
putting
to
death
the
poor
infants
,
yet
Gods
justice
bare
the
sway
,
that
used
him
as
an
instrument
to
punish
those
who
under
the
vail
of
secret
Marriage
thought
it
lawfull
for
them
to
commit
any
villany
.
And
thus
God
busieth
sometime
the
most
wicked
about
his
will
,
and
maketh
the
rage
and
fury
of
the
Devill
himselfe
serve
for
meanes
to
bring
to
passe
his
fearfull
judgements
.
CHAP.
XXV
.
Of
unlawfull
Marriages
,
and
their
issues
.
NOw
to
redres
all
such
evils
as
have
before
been
mentioned
,
and
to
avoid
all
inconveniences
in
this
case
,
God
of
his
bountifull
mercy
hath
ordained
Marriage
as
a
remedy
to
be
applied
to
all
such
as
have
not
the
gift
of
continency
,
least
they
should
fall
into
fornication
:
which
notwithstanding
many
shamelesse
creatures
that
blush
not
at
their
owne
filthinesse
,
but
rather
rejoyce
therein
,
make
no
account
of
.
Such
are
they
that
making
Marriage
one
of
the
Sacraments
of
the
Church
,
do
neverthelesse
despise
as
a
vile
and
prophane
thing
;
albeit
that
the
Apostle
saith
,
That
Marriage
is
honourable
among
all
men
,
and
the
bed
undefiled
;
but
whoremongers
and
Adulterers
God
will
judge
.
But
they
have
it
not
in
that
estimation
,
seeing
by
authority
they
are
deprived
of
the
use
thereof
,
and
not
of
Adultery
.
That
which
is
honest
and
laudable
is
forbidden
,
and
that
which
is
sinfull
and
unlawfull
,
allowed
of
.
This
(
saith
Sleiden
)
is
the
custom
of
the
Germane
Bishops
,
for
money
to
suffer
their
Iohn
le
Maire
said
,
how
under
the
shew
and
colour
of
chastity
,
Priests
whoredomes
did
overflow
,
being
men
abandoned
to
all
dissolute
and
riotous
living
.
Now
then
it
were
far
better
to
marry
than
to
burne
;
yet
in
such
sort
to
marry
,
that
all
giddinesse
and
inconsideration
set
aside
,
every
one
should
matcht
himselfe
according
to
his
degree
and
age
,
with
great
respect
and
good
advisement
had
unto
them
both
,
to
the
end
to
avoid
those
mischiefes
and
enormities
which
oftentimes
happen
,
when
either
by
an
over-hardy
,
foolish
,
and
rash
presumption
,
a
man
would
nestle
himselfe
in
an
higher
nest
than
his
estate
and
calling
requireth
,
or
by
a
sensuall
and
fleshly
lust
passing
the
bounds
of
reason
,
goeth
about
to
constrain
and
interrupt
the
law
of
nature
.
The
chiefest
thing
that
is
required
in
Marriage
,
is
the
consent
of
parties
,
as
well
of
themselves
that
are
to
be
joyned
together
,
as
of
each
of
their
parents
;
the
contrary
whereof
is
constraint
,
where
either
party
is
forced
:
as
it
hapned
to
those
two
hundred
maids
which
the
Benjamites
took
by
force
and
violence
to
be
their
wives
.
This
was
a
reproach
to
Romulus
the
first
King
of
Rome
,
when
he
ravished
the
Sabine
virgins
that
came
to
see
their
sports
,
which
was
cause
of
great
war
betwixt
them
.
Moreover
besides
the
mutuall
joint
of
love
which
ought
to
be
betwixt
man
and
wife
,
it
is
necessary
that
they
that
marry
do
marry
in
the
Lord
,
to
serve
him
in
greater
purity
,
and
with
lesse
disturbance
;
which
cannot
be
if
a
Christian
marry
an
Infidell
,
for
the
great
difficulties
and
hinderances
that
usually
spring
from
such
a
root
.
Therefore
it
was
straitly
forbidden
the
people
of
God
to
contract
Marriages
with
Idolaters
;
yea
,
and
the
holy
Patriarchs
before
any
such
law
was
given
,
had
In
the
time
of
the
Judges
in
Israel
,
the
Israelites
were
chastised
by
the
hand
of
God
for
this
same
fault
;
for
they
tooke
to
wives
the
daughters
of
the
uncircumcised
,
and
gave
them
their
daughters
also
.
In
like
sort
framed
Looke
what
hapned
to
King
Solomon
for
giving
his
heart
to
strange
women
CHAP.
XXIV
.
Touching
incestuous
Marriages
.
NOw
as
it
is
unlawfull
to
contract
marriages
with
parties
of
contrary
religion
,
so
it
is
as
unlawfull
to
marry
those
that
are
neare
unto
us
by
any
degree
of
kindred
or
affinity
,
as
it
is
inhibited
not
only
by
the
law
of
God
,
but
also
by
civill
and
politique
constitutions
:
whereunto
all
nations
have
ever
by
the
sole
instinct
of
nature
agreed
and
accorded
,
except
the
Aegyptians
and
Persians
,
whose
abhominations
were
so
great
,
as
to
take
their
owne
sisters
and
mothers
to
be
their
wives
.
Cambyses
King
of
Media
and
Persia
,
married
his
owne
sister
,
but
it
was
not
long
ere
he
put
her
to
death
:
a
just
proofe
of
an
unjust
and
accursed
marriage
.
Many
others
there
were
in
protract
of
time
,
that
in
their
insatiable
lusts
shewed
themselves
no
lesse
unstaied
and
unbriedled
in
their
lawlesse
affections
then
he
:
One
of
which
was
Antigonus
King
of
Judea
,
Joseph
.
antiq.
lib.
17.
cap.
15.
son
of
Herodes
,
sirnamed
Great
,
who
blushed
not
to
marry
his
sister
,
the
late
wife
of
his
deceased
brother
Alexander
,
by
whom
she
had
borne
two
children
:
but
for
this
and
divers
other
his
good
deeds
,
he
lost
not
only
his
goods
(
which
were
confiscated
)
but
was
himselfe
also
banished
out
of
his
countrey
into
a
forraine
place
,
from
Judea
to
Vienna
,
in
France
.
Herod
also
the
Tetrarch
was
so
impudent
and
shamelesse
,
that
he
tooke
Anton.
Caracalla
tooke
to
wife
his
mother
in
law
,
allured
thereunto
by
her
faire
enticements
:
whose
wretched
and
miserable
end
hath
already
been
touched
in
the
former
booke
.
The
Emperour
Heraclius
,
after
the
decease
of
his
first
wife
,
married
his
owne
neece
the
daughter
of
his
brother
:
which
turned
mightily
to
his
undoing
;
for
besides
that
,
that
under
his
raigne
,
and
as
it
were
by
his
occasion
,
the
Saracens
entred
the
borders
of
Christendome
,
and
spoiled
and
destroyed
his
dominions
under
his
nose
,
to
his
foule
and
utter
disgrace
,
he
was
over
and
above
smitten
corporally
with
so
grievous
and
irksome
a
disease
of
dropsie
,
that
he
dyed
thereof
.
Thus
many
men
run
ryot
,
by
assuming
to
themselves
too
much
liberty
,
and
breake
the
bounds
of
civill
honesty
required
in
all
Contracts
,
and
too
audaciously
set
themselves
against
the
commandement
of
God
,
which
ought
to
be
of
such
authority
with
all
men
,
that
none
(
be
they
never
so
great
)
should
dare
to
derogate
one
jot
from
them
,
unlesse
they
meant
wholly
to
oppose
themselves
as
profest
enemies
to
God
himselfe
,
and
to
turne
all
the
good
order
of
things
into
confusion
.
All
which
notwithstanding
,
some
of
the
Romish
Popes
have
presumed
to
encroach
upon
Gods
right
,
and
to
disanull
by
their
foolish
decrees
the
lawes
of
the
Almighty
:
As
Alexander
the
sixth
did
,
who
by
his
Bull
approved
the
incestuous
marriage
of
Ferdinand
Sleid.
lib.
9.
King
of
Naples
with
his
owne
Aunt
his
father
Alphonsus
sister
by
the
fathers
side
:
which
otherwise
(
saith
Cardinall
Bembus
)
had
been
against
all
law
and
equity
,
and
in
no
case
to
be
tollerated
and
borne
withall
.
Henry
the
seventh
,
King
of
England
,
after
the
death
of
his
eldest
son
Arthur
,
caused
(
by
the
speciall
dispensation
of
Pope
Iulius
)
his
next
son
named
Henry
,
to
take
to
wife
his
brothers
widdow
called
Katherine
,
daughter
to
Ferdinando
King
of
Spaine
,
for
the
desire
he
had
to
have
this
Spanish
affinity
continued
:
who
succeeding
his
father
in
the
Crowne
,
after
continuance
of
time
,
began
to
advise
himselfe
,
and
to
consult
whether
this
marriage
with
his
brothers
wife
were
lawfull
or
no
;
and
found
it
by
conference
both
of
holy
and
prophane
lawes
utterly
unlawfull
:
whereupon
he
sent
certaine
Bishops
to
the
Queene
to
give
her
to
know
,
That
the
Popes
dispensation
was
altogether
unjust
,
and
of
none
effect
to
priviledge
such
an
act
:
to
whom
she
answered
,
That
it
was
too
late
to
call
in
question
the
Popes
Bull
which
so
long
time
they
had
allowed
of
.
The
two
Cardinals
that
were
in
Commission
from
the
Pope
to
decide
the
controversie
,
and
to
award
judgement
upon
the
matter
,
were
once
upon
point
to
conclude
the
decree
which
the
King
desired
,
had
not
the
Pope
impeached
their
determination
in
regard
of
the
Emperour
Charles
,
nephew
to
the
said
Queene
,
whom
he
was
loath
to
displease
:
wherefore
the
King
seeing
himselfe
frustrate
of
his
purpose
in
this
behalfe
,
sent
into
divers
Countries
to
know
the
judgement
of
all
the
learned
Divines
concerning
the
matter
in
controversie
,
who
(
especially
those
that
dwelt
not
far
off
)
seemed
to
allow
and
approve
the
divorce
:
Thereupon
he
resolved
(
rejecting
his
olde
wife
)
to
take
him
to
a
new
,
and
to
marrie
(
as
he
did
)
Anne
of
Bulloine
one
of
the
Queenes
maides
of
honour
,
a
woman
of
most
rare
and
excellent
beauty
.
Now
as
touching
his
first
marriage
with
his
brothers
wife
,
how
unfortunate
it
was
in
it
owne
nature
,
and
how
unjustly
dispensed
withall
by
the
Pope
,
we
shall
anon
see
by
those
heavy
,
sorrowfull
,
and
troublesome
events
and
issues
which
immediatly
followed
in
the
neck
thereof
.
And
first
and
formest
of
the
evill
fare
of
the
Cardinall
of
Yorke
,
with
whom
the
King
being
highly
displeased
for
that
at
his
instance
and
request
,
the
Pope
had
opposed
himselfe
to
this
marriage
,
requited
him
(
and
not
undeservedly
)
on
this
manner
:
first
he
deposed
him
from
the
office
of
the
Chancellorship
:
secondly
,
deprived
him
of
two
of
his
three
bishoprickes
which
he
held
:
and
lastly
,
sent
him
packing
to
his
owne
bouse
,
as
one
whom
he
never
purposed
more
to
see
:
yet
afterward
being
advertised
of
certaine
insolent
and
threatning
speeches
which
he
used
against
him
,
he
sent
againe
for
him
:
but
he
not
daring
to
refuse
to
come
at
his
call
,
dyed
in
the
way
with
meere
griefe
and
despight
.
The
Pope
gave
his
definitive
sentence
against
this
act
,
and
favoured
the
cause
of
the
divorced
Ladie
:
but
what
gained
he
by
it
,
save
only
that
the
King
,
offended
with
him
,
rejected
him
and
all
his
trumpery
,
retained
his
yearely
tribute
levied
out
of
this
Realm
,
and
converted
it
to
another
use
:
and
this
was
the
recompence
of
his
goodly
dispensation
with
an
incestuous
marriage
:
wherein
although
,
to
speake
truly
and
properly
,
he
lost
nothing
of
his
owne
,
yet
it
was
a
deep
check
and
no
shallow
losse
to
him
and
his
successors
,
to
be
deprived
of
so
goodly
a
revenue
,
and
so
great
authority
in
this
Realme
,
as
he
then
was
.
CHAP.
XXVII
.
Of
Adulterie
.
SEeing
that
marriage
is
so
holy
an
institution
and
ordinance
of
God
,
as
it
hath
been
shewed
to
be
;
it
followeth
by
good
right
that
the
corruption
thereof
,
namely
Adultery
,
whereby
the
bond
of
marriage
is
dissolved
,
should
be
forbidden
:
for
the
woman
that
is
polluted
therewith
,
despiseth
her
owne
husband
,
yea
and
for
the
most
part
hateth
him
,
and
foisteth
in
strange
seed
(
even
his
enemies
brats
)
in
stead
of
his
owne
,
not
only
to
be
fathered
,
but
also
to
be
brought
up
and
maintained
by
him
,
and
in
time
to
be
made
inheritors
of
his
possessions
:
which
thing
being
once
knowne
,
must
needes
stir
up
coales
to
set
anger
on
fire
,
and
set
abroach
much
mischiefe
:
and
albeit
that
the
poore
infants
are
innocent
and
guiltlesse
of
the
crime
,
yet
doth
the
punishment
and
ignominie
thereof
redound
to
them
,
because
they
cannot
be
reputed
as
legitimate
,
but
are
even
marked
with
the
black
coale
of
bastardy
whilest
they
live
:
so
grievous
is
the
guilt
of
this
sin
,
and
uneasie
to
be
removed
.
For
this
cause
the
very
Heathen
not
only
reproved
adultery
evermore
,
but
also
by
authority
of
law
prohibited
it
,
and
allotted
to
death
the
offenders
therein
.
Abimelech
King
of
the
Philistims
,
a
man
without
circumcision
,
and
In
olde
time
the
Aegyptians
used
to
punish
adultery
on
this
sort
;
the
Iulius
Antonius
,
a
man
of
great
parentage
and
reputation
among
the
Romanes
,
whose
son
was
nephew
to
Augustus
sister
(
as
Cornelius
Tacitus
reporteth
)
was
for
this
crime
executed
to
death
.
Aurelianus
When
King
David
,
after
he
had
overcome
the
most
part
of
his
enemies
,
Bathshabe
,
Vriahs
wife
,
that
he
caused
her
to
bee
conveyed
to
him
to
lye
with
her
:
to
which
sinne
he
combined
another
more
grievous
;
to
wit
,
when
he
saw
her
with
childe
by
him
(
to
the
end
to
cover
his
adultery
)
he
caused
her
husband
to
be
slaine
at
the
siege
,
by
putting
him
in
the
Vantgard
of
the
battell
at
the
assault
;
and
then
thinking
himselfe
cocksure
,
married
Bathshabe
.
But
all
this
while
,
as
it
was
but
vaine
allurements
,
no
solid
joy
that
fed
his
minde
,
and
his
sleepe
was
but
of
sinne
,
not
of
safety
,
wherein
he
slumbred
:
so
the
Lord
awakened
him
right
soone
by
afflictions
and
crosses
,
to
make
him
feele
the
burden
of
the
sinne
which
he
had
committed
:
first
therefore
the
childe
(
the
fruit
of
this
adultery
)
was
striken
with
sicknesse
and
dyed
:
next
his
daughter
Thamar
,
Absaloms
sister
,
was
ravished
by
Ammon
one
of
his
owne
sonnes
:
CHAP.
XXVIII
.
Other
examples
like
unto
the
former
.
THE
history
of
the
ravishment
of
Helene
,
registred
by
so
many
worthy
and
excellent
Authors
,
and
the
great
evils
that
pursued
the
same
,
is
not
to
be
counted
altogether
an
idle
fable
,
or
an
invention
of
pleasure
,
seeing
that
it
Herod
.
l●
.
2.
is
sure
,
that
upon
that
occasion
great
and
huge
war
arose
betweene
the
Graecians
and
the
Trojanes
;
during
the
Ant.
Vols
.
upon
Ovidi
epist.
of
Hermione
to
Orestes
.
she
was
slaine
at
the
sacke
:
but
according
to
others
,
she
was
at
that
time
spared
,
and
entertained
againe
by
Menelaus
her
husband
;
but
after
his
death
,
she
was
banished
in
her
olde
age
,
and
constrained
for
her
last
refuge
(
being
both
destitute
of
reliefe
and
succour
,
and
forsaken
of
kinsfolkes
and
friends
)
to
flie
to
Rhodes
,
where
at
length
(
contrary
to
her
hope
)
she
was
put
to
a
shamefull
death
,
even
hanging
on
a
tree
,
which
she
long
time
before
deserved
.
The
injury
and
dishonour
done
to
Lucrece
,
the
wife
of
Collatinus
,
by
Sextus
Rape
,
l.
2.
c.
19.
to
endure
the
great
injurie
and
indignity
which
was
done
unto
her
,
pushed
forward
with
anger
and
despite
)
slew
her selfe
in
the
presence
of
her
husband
and
kinsfolke
,
notwithstanding
all
their
desires
and
willingnesse
to
cleare
her
from
all
blame
:
with
whose
death
the
Romanes
were
so
stirred
and
provoked
against
Sextus
the
sonne
,
and
Tarquinius
the
father
,
that
they
rebelled
forthwith
,
and
when
he
should
enter
the
City
,
shut
the
gates
against
him
,
neither
would
receive
or
acknowledge
him
ever
after
for
their
King
.
Whereupon
ensued
war
abroad
,
and
alteration
of
the
state
at
home●
for
after
that
time
Rome
endured
no
more
King
to
beare
rule
over
them
,
but
in
their
roome
created
two
Consuls
to
be
their
governours
;
which
kinde
of
government
continued
to
Iulius
Caesars
time
.
Thus
was
Tarquinius
the
father
shamefully
deposed
from
his
crowne
,
for
the
adultery
,
or
rather
,
rape
of
his
son
;
and
Tarquinius
the
son
slaine
by
the
Sabians
,
for
the
robberies
and
murders
which
by
his
fathers
advice
he
committed
against
them
;
and
he
himselfe
not
long
after
in
the
war
which
by
the
Tuscane
succours
he
renued
against
Rome
to
recover
his
lost
estate
,
was
discomfited
with
them
,
In
the
Emperour
Valentinianus
time
,
the
first
of
that
name
,
many
women
of
great
account
and
parentage
,
were
for
committing
adultery
put
to
death
,
as
testifieth
Ammianus
Marcellinus
.
When
Europe
,
after
the
horrible
wasting
and
great
ruines
which
it
suffered
by
the
furious
invasion
of
Attila
,
began
to
take
a
little
breath
and
Petronius
Maximus
,
a
Senatour
of
Rome
,
by
forcing
her
to
his
pleasure
;
an
act
indeed
that
cost
him
his
life
,
and
many
more
beside
,
and
that
drew
after
it
the
finall
destruction
of
the
Romane
Empire
,
and
the
horrible
besacking
and
desolation
of
the
City
of
Rome
:
For
the
Emperour
being
thus
taken
and
set
on
fire
with
the
love
of
this
woman
,
through
the
excellent
beauty
wherewith
she
was
endued
,
endeavoured
first
to
entice
her
to
his
lust
by
faire
allurements
;
and
seeing
that
the
bulwarke
of
her
vertuous
chastity
would
not
by
this
meanes
be
shaken
,
but
that
all
his
pursute
was
still
in
vaine
,
he
tryed
a
new
course
,
and
attempted
to
get
her
by
deceit
and
policie
;
which
to
bring
about
,
one
day
setting
himselfe
to
play
with
her
husband
Maximus
,
he
won
of
him
his
Ring
,
which
he
no
sooner
had
,
but
secretly
he
sent
it
to
his
wife
in
her
husbands
name
,
with
this
commandement
,
That
by
that
token
she
should
come
presently
to
the
Court
,
to
doe
her
duty
to
the
Empresse
Eudoxia
:
she
,
seeing
her
husbands
Ring
,
doubted
nothing
,
but
came
forthwith
,
as
she
was
commanded
;
where
,
whilest
she
was
entertained
by
certaine
suborned
women
,
whom
the
Emperour
had
set
on
,
he
himselfe
commeth
in
place
,
and
discloseth
unto
her
his
whole
love
,
which
he
said
he
could
no
longer
represse
,
but
must
needes
satisfie
,
if
not
by
faire
meanes
,
at
least
by
force
and
compulsion
,
and
so
he
constrained
her
to
his
lust
.
Her
husband
advertised
hereof
,
intended
to
Childericke
King
of
France
,
son
to
Merouce
,
for
laying
siege
to
the
chastity
Eleonor
the
wife
to
King
Lewis
of
France
(
he
that
first
cut
through
the
The
faire
daughters
of
Philip
the
faire
King
of
France
escaped
not
at
so
Fulgos.
li.
6.
c.
1.
good
a
rate
:
for
the
King
as
soone
as
he
smelt
out
the
haunt
of
their
unchastity
,
caused
them
to
be
apprehended
and
imprisoned
presently
:
howbeit
one
of
them
(
namely
,
the
Countesse
of
Poictiers
)
her
innocency
being
knowne
,
was
set
at
liberty
,
and
the
other
two
(
to
wit
,
the
Queen
of
Navarre
,
and
the
wife
of
Iohn
de
le
March
)
being
found
guilty
by
proofe
,
were
adjudged
to
perpetuall
imprisonment
:
and
the
Adulterers
(
two
brethren
of
the
countrey
of
Anjou
)
with
whom
these
Ladies
had
often
lyen
,
were
first
cruelly
slain
,
and
after
hanged
.
Charles
,
son
of
the
aforesaid
Philip
the
faire
,
had
to
wife
the
daughter
of
Froiss
.
vol.
1.
cap.
22.
the
Earle
of
Artois
,
that
also
offended
in
the
like
case
,
and
in
recompence
received
this
dishonour
and
ignominie
to
be
divorced
,
and
put
in
prison
,
and
to
see
him
married
to
another
before
her
face
.
In
the
reigne
of
Charles
the
sixth
there
befell
a
notable
and
memorable
Frois
.
Vol.
3.
cap.
45.
accident
,
which
was
this
:
one
Iaques
le
Gris
,
of
the
Countrey
of
Alanson
being
enamoured
with
a
Lady
no
lesse
faire
than
honourable
,
the
wife
of
the
Lord
of
Carouge
,
came
upon
a
day
when
he
knew
her
husband
to
bee
from
home
,
to
her
house
;
and
faining
as
if
he
had
some
secret
message
to
unfold
unto
her
on
her
husbands
behalfe
(
for
their
familiarity
was
so
great
)
A
certaine
Seneschall
of
Normandy
perceiving
the
vicious
and
suspitious
behaviour
of
his
wife
with
the
Steward
of
his
house
,
watched
them
so
Fulgos
li.
6.
c.
1.
narrowly
,
that
he
tooke
them
in
bed
together
;
he
slew
the
Adulterer
first
,
and
after
his
wife
for
not
all
her
pittifull
cryings
for
mercy
,
with
innumerable
teares
for
this
one
fault
,
and
holding
up
in
her
armes
the
children
which
she
had
borne
unto
him
,
no
nor
her
house
and
parentage
,
being
sister
to
Lewis
the
eleventh
then
King
,
could
not
withhold
him
from
killing
her
with
her
companion
:
Howbeit
,
King
Lewis
never
made
shew
of
anger
,
or
offence
for
her
death
.
M●ssel●na
,
the
wife
of
Claudius
the
Emperour
,
was
a
woman
of
so
notable
incontinency
,
that
the
would
contend
with
the
common
harlots
in
filthy
Abusahed
King
of
Fez
was
with
six
of
his
children
murdered
at
once
by
his
Secretary
for
his
wives
sake
whom
he
had
abused
.
And
it
is
not
long
sithence
Paul
.
Iovius
,
Tom.
2.
lib.
38.
Sleid.
lib.
10.
the
two
Cities
Dalmendine
and
Delmedine
were
taken
from
the
King
of
Fez
,
and
brought
u●der
the
Portugals
dominion
,
only
for
the
ravishment
of
a
woman
,
whom
the
Governour
violently
took
from
her
husband
to
abuse
,
and
was
slain
for
his
labour
.
CHAP.
XXIX
.
Other
examples
like
unto
the
former
.
MArie
of
Arragon
,
wife
to
Otho
the
third
,
was
so
unchast
and
lascious
a
woman
,
and
withall
barren
(
for
they
commonly
Munst.
Cosmog
lib.
3.
Casp.
Hed.
Mist.
Ecclesiast
.
goe
together
)
that
she
could
never
satisfie
her
unsatiable
lust
·
she
carried
about
with
her
continually
a
young
lecher
in
womans
clothes
to
attend
upon
her
person
,
with
whom
she
daily
committed
filthinesse
:
who
being
suspected
,
was
in
the
presence
of
many
,
untyred
,
and
found
to
be
a
man
;
for
which
villany
hee
was
burnt
to
death
.
Howbeit
the
Empresse
,
though
pardoned
for
her
fault
,
returned
to
her
old
vomit
,
and
continued
her
wanton
traffique
with
more
than
either
desired
or
loved
her
company
:
at
last
she
fell
in
love
with
the
County
of
Mutina
,
a
gallant
man
in
personage
,
and
too
honest
to
be
allured
with
her
stale
,
though
he
was
often
solicited
by
her
:
wherefore
like
a
Tvgre
she
accused
him
to
the
Emperour
(
for
extreame
love
converts
to
extreame
hatred
if
it
be
crossed
of
offering
to
ravish
her
against
her
will
;
for
which
cause
the
Emperour
Otho
caused
him
to
lose
his
head
:
but
his
wife
being
privy
to
the
innocency
of
her
husband
,
traversed
his
cause
,
and
required
justice
,
that
though
his
life
was
lost
,
yet
his
reputation
might
bee
preserved
:
and
to
prove
his
innocency
,
she
miraculously
handled
Iron
red
with
heat
without
any
hurt
;
which
when
the
Emperour
saw
,
searching
out
the
cause
very
narrowly
he
found
out
his
wives
villany
,
and
for
her
paines
caused
her
to
be
burned
at
a
stake
,
but
on
the
Earles
wife
he
bestowed
great
rewards
,
even
foure
Castles
in
recompence
of
her
husband
,
though
no
reward
could
countervaile
that
so
great
a
losse
.
Rodoaldus
the
eighth
King
of
Lumbardy
being
taken
in
Adultery
even
in
the
fact
,
by
the
husband
of
the
Adulteresse
,
was
slaine
without
delay
.
Anno
Chron.
Philip.
Melanct
lib.
3.
659.
In
like
sort
,
Iohn
Malatesta
slew
his
wife
and
the
Adulterer
together
,
when
he
tooke
them
amidst
their
embracements
.
So
did
one
Lodowicke
,
steward
of
Normandy
,
kill
his
wife
Carlotta
and
her
lover
Iohn
Lavernus
,
as
they
were
in
bed
together
.
Hedion
in
his
Chronicle
telleth
of
a
Doctor
of
the
Law
that
loved
his
Proctors
wife
,
with
whom
as
he
acquainted
himselfe
over
familiarly
and
unhonestly
,
Casp.
Hed.
part
.
4.
both
at
her
owne
house
,
when
her
husband
was
absent
,
and
at
a
bath
in
an
olde
womans
house
hard
by
,
the
Proctor
watched
their
haunt
so
neere
,
that
he
caught
them
naked
together
in
the
bath
,
and
so
curried
the
lecherous
Doctor
with
a
curry-combe
,
that
he
scraped
out
his
eyes
,
and
cut
off
his
privy
members
;
so
that
within
three
dayes
after
he
dyed
:
his
wife
he
spared
,
because
she
was
with
childe
,
otherwise
she
should
have
tasted
the
same
sauce
.
Another
storie
like
unto
this
he
telleth
of
a
Popish
Priest
,
that
never
left
to
lay
siege
to
the
chastity
of
an
honest
Matron
,
till
she
condescending
to
his
desire
,
brought
him
into
the
snare
,
and
caused
her
husband
to
geld
him
.
I
would
to
God
that
all
that
dishonour
their
profession
by
filthy
actions
might
be
served
after
the
same
manner
,
that
there
might
be
fewer
bastards
and
bauds
and
common
strumpets
than
there
are
now
adaies
,
and
that
since
the
feare
of
God
is
extinguished
in
their
soules
,
the
feare
and
certainty
of
sudden
judgements
might
restraine
them
.
Wolfius
Schrenk
reported
to
Martin
Luther
,
how
in
Vaitland
foure
murders
were
committed
upon
the
occasion
of
one
Adultery
;
for
whilest
the
Adulteresse
strumpet
was
banqueting
with
her
lovers
,
her
husband
came
in
with
a
hunting
speare
in
his
hand
,
and
struck
him
through
that
sat
next
unto
her
,
and
then
her
also
;
other
two
in
the
mean
while
leapt
downe
staires
with
feare
and
haste
,
broke
their
armes
and
shortly
after
dyed
.
A
certaine
Cardinall
committed
daily
Adultery
with
a
mans
wife
,
that
Martin
Luther
hath
left
recorded
in
his
writings
many
examples
of
judgements
on
this
sin
,
but
especially
upon
Clergy
men
,
whose
profession
as
it
requireth
a
more
strict
kinde
of
conversation
,
so
their
sins
and
judgements
were
more
notorious
,
both
in
their
owne
natures
,
and
in
the
eye
and
opinion
of
the
world
,
some
of
which
,
as
it
is
not
amisse
to
insert
in
this
place
,
so
it
is
not
unnecessary
to
beleeve
them
,
proceeding
from
the
mouth
of
so
worthy
a
witnesse
.
There
was
(
saith
he
)
a
man
of
great
authority
and
learning
,
that
forsaking
his
secular
life
,
betooke
himselfe
into
the
Colledge
of
Priests
(
whether
Another
Nobleman
in
Thuringa
being
taken
in
adultery
,
was
murthered
after
this
strange
fashion
by
the
Adulteresses
husband
;
he
bound
him
There
was
another
nobleman
that
so
delighted
in
lust
,
and
was
so
inordinate
in
his
desires
,
that
he
shamed
not
to
say
,
that
if
his
life
of
pleasure
,
Luther
.
Mandat
.
1.
Atheisme
,
Lib.
1.
cap.
25.
and
passing
from
harlot
to
harlot
might
endure
ever
,
he
would
not
care
for
heaven
or
life
eternall
.
What
cursed
madnesse
and
impiety
is
this
?
a
man
to
be
so
forgetfull
of
his
Maker
and
himselfe
,
that
he
preferred
his
whores
before
his
Saviour
,
and
his
filthy
pleasure
before
the
grace
of
God
?
Doth
it
not
deserve
to
be
punished
with
Scorpions
?
Yes
verily
,
as
it
was
indeed
;
for
the
polluted
wretch
dyed
amongst
his
strumpets
,
being
strucken
with
a
sudden
stroke
of
Gods
vengeance
.
In
the
yeare
1505.
a
certaine
Bishop
well
seen
in
all
learning
and
eloquence
,
and
especially
skilfull
in
languages
,
was
notwithstanding
so
filthy
in
his
conversation
,
that
he
shamed
not
to
defile
his
body
and
name
with
many
adulteries
:
but
at
length
he
was
slaine
by
a
Cobler
,
whose
wife
hee
had
often
corrupted
,
being
taken
in
bed
with
her
,
and
so
received
a
due
reward
of
his
filthinesse
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
778.
Kenulphus
King
of
the
West
Saxons
in
Britaine
,
as
he
usually
haunted
the
company
of
a
certaine
harlot
which
hee
Sergus
a
King
of
Scotland
was
so
foule
a
drunkard
and
glutton
,
and
so
outragiously
given
to
harlots
,
that
he
neglected
his
owne
wife
,
and
drove
Arichbertus
eldest
son
unto
Lotharius
King
of
France
,
dyed
even
as
hee
was
embracing
his
whores
.
In
summe
to
conclude
this
matter
,
our
English
Chronicles
report
,
that
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
349
,
there
was
so
great
a
plenty
of
corne
and
fruit
in
Britaine
,
that
the
like
had
not
been
seene
many
yeares
before
:
but
this
was
the
cause
of
much
idlenesse
,
gluttony
,
lechery
,
and
other
vices
in
the
land
:
(
For
usually
case
and
prosperity
are
the
nurses
of
all
enormity
:
)
but
the
Lord
requited
this
their
riotous
and
incontinent
life
with
so
great
a
pestilence
and
mortality
,
that
the
living
scantly
sufficed
to
bury
the
dead
.
Petrarch
maketh
mention
of
a
certaine
Cardinall
,
that
though
hee
was
Martin
Luther
reported
,
that
a
bishop
being
a
common
frequenter
of
the
stewes
in
Hidelberg
,
came
to
this
mistrable
end
;
the
boards
of
the
chamber
whither
he
used
to
enter
went
loosened
,
that
as
soone
as
he
came
in
he
slipped
through
and
broke
his
neck
.
But
above
all
,
that
which
we
finde
written
in
the
second
booke
of
Fincelius
Iob
Fincel
.
Lib.
2.
is
most
strange
and
wonderfull
,
of
a
priest
in
Albenthewer
,
a
towne
neare
adjoyning
to
Gaunt
in
Flanders
,
that
perswaded
a
young
maid
to
reject
and
disobey
all
her
parents
godly
admonitions
,
and
to
become
his
concubine
:
when
she
objected
how
vile
a
sin
it
was
,
and
how
contrary
to
the
Law
of
God
,
he
told
her
,
that
by
the
authority
of
the
Pope
,
he
could
dispence
with
any
wickednesse
,
were
it
never
so
great
,
and
further
alledged
the
discommodities
of
marriage
,
and
the
pleasure
that
would
arise
from
that
kinde
of
life
:
in
fine
,
he
conquered
her
vertuous
purpose
,
and
made
her
yeeld
unto
his
filthy
lust
.
But
when
they
had
thus
pampered
their
desires
together
a
while
,
in
came
the
devill
,
and
would
needs
conclude
the
play
:
for
as
they
were
banquetting
with
many
such
like
companions
,
he
tooke
her
away
from
the
Priests
side
,
and
notwithstanding
her
pittifull
crying
and
all
their
exorcising
and
conjuring
,
carried
her
quite
away
,
telling
the
Priest
that
very
shortly
he
would
,
fetch
him
also
,
for
he
was
his
owne
darling
.
I
may
not
here
passe
over
in
silence
an
Irish
history
,
famous
both
for
CHAP.
XXX
.
More
examples
of
the
same
argument
.
I
Cannot
passe
over
in
silence
a
history
truly
tragicall
,
touching
the
death
of
many
men
,
who
by
reason
of
an
Adultery
slew
one
another
in
most
strange
and
cruell
manner
,
and
indeed
so
strangely
,
that
(
as
far
as
I
ever
read
or
knew
)
there
was
never
the
like
particular
deed
heard
of
,
wherein
God
more
evidently
poured
forth
the
streame
of
his
displeasure
,
turning
the
courage
and
valour
of
each
part
into
rage
and
fury
,
to
the
end
that
by
their
owne
meanes
he
might
be
revenged
on
them
.
In
the
Dukedome
of
Spaleto
,
which
is
the
way
from
Ancona
to
Rome
(
of
the
antient
Latines
called
Umbria
)
there
were
three
brethren
,
who
kept
in
their
possession
three
Cities
of
the
said
Dukedome
,
namely
Faligno
,
Nocera
,
and
Trevio
:
the
eldest
of
whom
,
whose
sirname
was
Nicholas
,
as
he
passed
from
one
town
to
the
other
,
being
at
Nocera
,
lodged
divers
times
in
the
Castle
in
the
keepers
and
Captaines
house
,
whom
he
had
there
substituted
to
defend
the
place
with
an
ordinary
band
of
souldiers
.
Now
as
he
made
his
abode
there
a
few
dayes
,
he
grew
to
cast
a
more
lascivious
eye
upon
the
Captaines
wife
than
was
meet
,
and
from
looking
fell
to
lusting
after
her
;
in
such
sort
,
that
in
short
space
he
got
very
privy
and
familiar
acquaintance
with
her
,
and
oftentimes
secret
and
suspitious
meetings
:
which
being
perceived
by
her
husband
,
he
after
watched
so
narrowly
their
haunts
,
that
once
he
spyed
them
together
without
being
seen
of
them
:
neverthelesse
,
digesting
and
swallowing
up
this
sorrow
with
silence
,
and
without
giving
forth
any
tokens
thereof
,
he
consulted
in
himselfe
to
revenge
the
injury
by
the
death
and
rasing
out
,
not
only
of
the
Adulterer
,
but
also
of
the
whole
race
and
fraternity
.
Now
when
he
had
hampered
this
enterprise
,
and
layed
forth
the
plot
thereof
in
his
head
,
he
dispatched
presently
a
messenger
to
the
three
Gentlemen
brethren
,
to
invite
them
against
the
next
day
to
the
hunting
of
the
fairest
wilde
Bore
that
was
this
many
a
day
seen
in
the
forrests
of
Nocera
.
Seignior
Nicholas
failed
not
to
come
at
the
time
appointed
,
accompanied
with
Duke
Camerino
,
who
desired
to
be
one
of
this
jolly
crue
:
they
supped
in
the
towne
,
but
lodged
in
the
castle
,
where
being
at
rest
,
about
midnight
the
Captaine
rushed
into
his
chamber
with
the
greatest
part
of
his
guard
,
and
there
handled
Seignior
Nicholas
on
this
manner
;
he
first
cut
off
his
privy
members
,
as
being
principall
in
the
offence
,
then
thrust
him
through
on
both
sides
with
a
speare
,
next
pluckt
out
his
heart
,
and
lastly
,
tore
the
rest
of
his
body
into
a
thousand
pieces
.
As
for
the
Duke
Camerino
,
he
shut
him
up
in
a
deep
and
dark
dungeon
with
all
the
strangers
of
his
retinue
.
At
day
breake
another
of
the
brethren
called
Caesar
,
that
lay
that
night
in
the
town
,
was
sent
for
to
come
and
speake
with
his
brother
,
and
as
soone
as
he
was
entered
into
the
Court
of
the
Castle
,
seven
or
eight
of
the
guard
bound
him
and
his
followers
,
and
carried
him
into
the
chamber
where
his
dead
brother
lay
chopt
as
small
as
flesh
to
the
pot
,
and
there
murdered
him
also
.
Conrade
the
third
brother
,
being
by
reason
of
a
Marriage
absent
from
this
feast
,
when
he
received
the
report
of
these
pittifull
news
,
gathered
together
a
band
of
men
from
all
quarters
,
and
with
them
(
assisted
with
the
friends
and
allies
of
the
Duke
Camerino
then
prisoner
)
layed
siege
to
the
Castle
,
they
battered
the
walls
,
made
a
breach
,
and
gave
the
assault
of
enterance
,
and
were
manfully
resisted
five
houres
long
,
till
the
defendants
being
but
thirty
or
forty
men
at
the
most
,
not
able
to
stand
any
longer
in
defence
,
were
forced
to
retire
and
lay
open
way
of
enterance
to
the
enemy
:
then
began
a
most
horrible
butchery
of
men
;
for
Conrade
,
having
woon
the
fort
,
first
hewed
them
in
pieces
that
stood
in
resistance
,
then
finding
the
Captaines
father
,
slew
him
,
and
cast
him
piece-meale
to
the
dogs
;
some
he
tyed
to
the
tailes
of
wilde
horses
,
to
be
drawne
over
hedges
,
ditches
,
thornes
,
and
bryers
;
others
he
pinched
with
hot
Irons
,
and
so
burnt
them
to
death
:
which
when
the
Captaine
from
the
top
of
the
dungeon
where
he
had
saved
himselfe
,
beheld
,
he
tooke
his
wife
whom
he
held
there
prisoner
,
and
binding
her
hand
and
foot
,
threw
her
headlong
from
the
top
of
the
tower
upon
the
pavement
:
which
the
souldiers
perceiving
,
put
fire
to
the
tower
,
so
that
he
was
constrained
through
heat
and
smoke
(
himselfe
,
his
brother
,
and
his
little
child
)
to
sally
downe
the
same
way
which
he
had
taught
his
wife
a
little
before
to
goe
,
and
so
all
three
broke
their
necks
:
their
carkasses
were
cast
out
to
bee
meat
for
Wolves
,
as
unworthy
of
humane
sepulture
.
And
this
was
the
catastrophe
of
that
wofull
tragedy
,
where
by
the
occasion
of
one
Adultery
(
so
heavy
is
the
curse
of
God
upon
that
sin
)
a
number
of
men
came
to
their
ends
.
In
the
histories
of
our
time
we
finde
recorded
a
fearefull
story
of
many
murders
springing
from
one
Adultery
,
together
with
the
hand
of
God
upon
the
Adulterers
themselves
;
the
story
is
this
:
an
Advocate
of
Grasse
in
Provence
,
called
Tolonio
,
that
having
the
managing
of
the
affaires
of
the
Seignior
of
Chabrye
,
and
by
that
meanes
familiar
accesse
to
him
and
his
Lady
,
by
this
familiarity
allured
the
Lady
,
who
was
then
forty
yeares
old
,
and
had
foure
children
,
to
his
filthy
lust
:
and
being
plunged
into
this
gulfe
,
Satan
did
thrust
them
headlong
into
others
:
for
first
they
practised
and
performed
the
massacre
of
her
husband
,
walking
in
his
Warren
,
by
two
murderers
suborned
to
that
end
:
and
secondly
,
when
her
eldest
sonne
seemed
to
dislike
her
wicked
behaviour
with
the
Advocate
,
they
also
wrought
his
death
,
by
loosing
certaine
boords
in
a
gallery
,
where
he
used
ordinarily
to
walk
,
so
that
as
soone
as
he
set
his
foot
on
these
disjoynted
boords
,
he
fell
downe
headlong
,
and
had
his
braines
beaten
out
.
And
thirdly
,
when
her
younger
son
shewed
his
discontent
to
their
brutish
conversation
,
yet
nothing
misdoubted
them
to
be
guilty
of
the
former
parricides
,
these
wicked
wretches
resolved
to
prevent
him
also
,
lest
he
should
interrupt
their
resolved
filthinesse
.
Wherefore
they
hired
a
murderer
to
make
him
away
;
who
watching
his
opportunity
,
thrust
him
headlong
downe
a
steep
rock
,
so
that
he
was
at
the
bottome
sooner
slaine
then
he
felt
the
murderer
.
After
all
this
,
these
two
miserable
wretches
,
finding
that
they
were
observed
by
all
men
,
and
noted
,
did
practise
to
marry
together
:
but
there
was
one
betwixt
them
,
namely
the
Advocates
wife
;
wherefore
they
conspired
her
death
to
make
up
the
messe
,
and
indeed
the
villanous
lecher
,
her
husband
,
lying
one
night
by
her
,
strangled
her
with
a
napkin
;
and
then
cryed
out
with
a
loud
voice
for
help
,
pretending
that
a
catarre
had
suffocated
her
in
her
sleep
.
But
for
all
his
cunning
,
the
father
of
his
wife
mistrusted
her
death
to
be
violent
,
and
caused
him
to
be
strictly
examined
upon
the
same
;
who
presently
by
silence
bewrayed
his
guilty
conscience
,
and
after
without
torture
confessed
both
his
fact
,
and
all
the
murders
before
mentioned
:
for
which
he
was
condemned
to
be
quartered
alive
in
the
market
place
of
Grasse
,
where
he
dwelled
,
and
where
his
murders
were
committed
.
As
for
that
cruell
Lady
his
associate
,
because
she
could
not
be
found
,
being
fled
the
countrey
,
she
was
condemned
by
contempt
,
and
executed
in
picture
.
But
though
she
escaped
the
hand
of
justice
among
men
,
yet
the
hand
of
God
pursued
her
:
for
flying
to
Genoa
,
she
was
first
robbed
by
a
servant
of
all
she
had
,
and
after
being
constrained
to
serve
an
olde
widdow
,
and
to
teach
her
daughters
,
being
tormented
with
the
sting
of
her
owne
conscience
,
within
short
space
dyed
in
great
misery
.
In
the
time
of
Pope
Stephen
the
eighth
,
there
was
a
varlet
Priest
that
was
Chaplaine
in
the
house
of
a
Marquesse
of
Italie
,
who
although
he
was
very
Luth.
prand
.
lib.
5.
cap.
15.
mishapen
and
evill
favoured
,
yet
was
entertained
of
the
Lady
Marquesse
his
mistresse
to
her
bed
,
and
made
her
paramour
:
upon
a
night
as
he
was
going
to
lie
with
her
according
to
his
wont
(
his
Lord
being
from
home
)
behold
a
dog
barked
so
fiercely
,
leaping
and
biting
at
him
,
that
all
the
servants
of
the
house
being
awaked
ran
thitherward
,
and
finding
this
gallant
in
the
snare
,
took
him
,
and
for
all
his
bauld
crowne
stripped
him
naked
,
and
cut
off
cleane
his
privy
and
adulterous
parts
:
and
thus
was
this
lecherous
Priest
served
.
Pope
Iohn
the
thirteenth
,
a
man
as
of
wicked
conversation
in
all
things
▪
Luth.
prand
.
lib.
6.
cap.
6.
so
especially
abominable
in
whoredomes
and
adultery
,
which
good
conditions
whilest
he
pursued
,
he
was
one
day
taken
tardy
in
the
plain
fields
,
whither
he
went
to
disport
himselfe
;
for
he
was
found
in
the
act
of
adultery
,
and
slaine
forthwith
:
and
these
are
the
godly
fruits
of
those
single
life-lovers
,
to
whom
the
use
of
marriage
is
counted
unlawfull
,
and
therefore
forbidden
,
but
Adultery
not
once
prohibited
nor
disallowed
.
CHAP.
XXXI
.
Of
such
as
are
divorced
without
cause
:
BY
these
and
such
like
judgements
,
it
pleaseth
God
to
make
knowne
unto
men
how
much
he
desireth
to
have
the
estate
of
marriage
maintained
and
preserved
in
the
integrity
,
and
how
much
every
one
ought
to
take
heed
how
to
deprave
or
corrupt
the
same
:
now
then
to
proceed
.
If
it
be
a
sin
to
take
away
,
ravish
,
or
intice
to
folly
another
mans
wife
,
shall
we
not
thinke
it
an
equall
sin
for
a
husband
to
forsake
his
wife
,
and
cast
her
off
to
take
another
,
she
having
not
disanulled
and
cancelled
the
bond
of
marriage
by
adultery
?
Yes
verily
;
for
as
concerning
the
permission
of
divorce
to
the
Israelites
under
the
law
,
our
Saviour
himselfe
expoundeth
the
meaning
and
intent
thereof
in
the
Gospell
,
to
be
nothing
else
Antiochus
Theos
,
son
of
Antiochus
Soter
,
King
of
Syria
,
who
to
the
end
to
goe
with
Ptolomie
Philadelphus
,
King
of
Aegypt
,
and
marrie
his
daughter
Bernice
,
cast
off
his
wife
Laodicea
,
that
had
borne
him
children
,
and
tooke
Bernice
to
be
his
wife
:
but
ere
long
he
rejected
her
also
,
and
betrayed
her
to
her
enemies
(
namely
his
son
Callinicus
)
who
slew
her
with
one
of
her
sons
,
and
all
that
belonged
unto
her
:
and
then
he
tooke
againe
his
old
wife
,
for
which
cause
Ptolemie
Euergetes
(
son
to
Philadelphus
)
renewed
war
upon
him
.
Herod
the
Tetrarch
was
so
bewitched
with
the
love
of
Herodias
his
brother
Among
the
Romanes
Marcus
Antonius
was
noted
for
the
most
dissolute
and
impudent
in
this
case
of
divorce
,
for
albeit
that
in
the
beginning
of
his
Charles
the
eighth
,
King
of
France
,
after
he
had
been
long
time
married
to
the
daughter
of
the
King
of
the
Romanes
,
sister
to
the
Archduke
of
Austria
,
CHAP.
XXVII
.
Of
those
that
either
cause
or
authorise
unlawfull
Divorcements
.
ALthough
the
Commandment
of
our
Saviour
Christ
be
very
plain
and
manifest
,
That
man
should
not
separate
After
the
same
sort
dealt
Saul
with
David
,
when
he
gave
him
his
daughter
Hugh
Spencer
,
one
of
King
Edward
of
Englands
chiefest
favourites
,
insomuch
Frois
.
Vol.
1.
that
his
ear
and
heart
was
at
his
pleasure
,
was
he
that
first
persuaded
the
King
to
forsake
and
repudiate
the
Queen
his
Wife
(
daughter
to
Philip
the
Faire
,
King
of
France
)
upon
no
other
occasion
,
but
onely
to
satisfie
his
owne
appetite
,
and
the
better
to
follow
his
delights
:
And
thus
by
this
meanes
she
was
chased
out
of
England
,
and
driven
to
retire
to
King
Charles
her
brother
;
where
hoping
to
finde
rest
and
refuge
,
she
was
deceived
:
for
what
by
the
crafts
and
practises
of
the
English
,
and
what
by
the
Popes
authority
(
who
thrust
himselfe
into
this
action
,
as
his
custom
is
)
she
was
constrained
to
dislodge
her selfe
,
and
to
change
her
countrey
very
speedily
:
wherefore
from
thence
she
went
to
crave
succour
of
the
County
of
Henault
,
who
furnished
her
with
certain
forces
,
and
sent
her
towards
England
:
where
being
arrived
,
and
finding
the
people
generally
at
her
command
,
and
ready
to
do
her
service
,
she
set
upon
her
enemy
Hugh
Spencer
,
took
him
prisoner
,
and
put
him
to
a
shamefull
death
,
as
he
well
deserved
:
for
he
was
also
the
causer
of
the
deaths
of
many
of
the
Nobles
of
the
Realme
:
therefore
he
was
drawne
through
the
streets
of
Hereford
upon
an
hurdle
,
and
after
his
privie
members
,
his
heart
,
and
head
,
were
cut
off
,
his
four
quarters
were
exalted
in
four
severall
places
,
to
the
view
of
the
world
.
Now
if
these
be
found
guilty
,
that
either
directly
make
,
or
indirectly
Guicciar
.
l.
4.
procure
divorcements
,
shall
we
accuse
them
that
allow
and
authorize
the
same
,
without
lawfull
and
just
occasion
?
No
verily
,
no
though
they
be
Popes
that
take
it
upon
them
:
as
we
reade
Pope
Alexander
the
sixth
did
,
who
for
the
advancement
of
his
haughty
desires
,
to
gratifie
and
flatter
,
Lewis
the
twelfth
,
King
of
France
,
sent
him
by
his
son
a
dispensation
to
put
away
his
Wife
,
daughter
to
King
Lewis
the
eleventh
,
because
she
was
barren
and
counterfeit
,
and
to
recontract
Anne
of
Bretaigne
,
the
widow
of
Charles
the
eighth
lately
deceased
.
But
herein
,
though
barrennesse
of
the
former
was
pretended
,
yet
the
Duchie
of
the
later
was
aimed
at
,
which
before
this
time
he
could
never
attain
unto
.
But
of
what
force
and
vertue
this
dispensation
by
right
was
,
or
at
least
ought
to
be
,
it
is
easie
to
perceive
,
seeing
it
is
not
onely
contrary
to
the
words
of
the
Gospel
,
Matth.
19.
but
also
to
their
owne
decrees
,
secund.
part
.
quest
.
7.
Hi
qui
matrimonium
:
where
in
is
imported
,
that
marriage
ought
not
to
be
infringed
for
any
default
or
imperfection
,
no
not
of
nature
.
But
Popes
may
maim
and
clip
both
the
Word
of
God
and
all
other
writings
,
and
do
what
soever
themselves
liketh
,
be
it
good
or
bad
.
CHAP.
XXXIII
.
Of
Incestuous
persons
.
ALthough
Incest
be
a
wicked
and
abominable
sin
,
and
forbidden
both
by
the
Law
of
God
and
man
,
in
so
much
that
the
very
heathen
held
it
in
detestation
,
yet
are
there
some
so
inordinately
vicious
and
dissolute
,
that
they
blush
not
once
to
pollute
themselves
with
this
filthinesse
,
Reuben
the
Patriarch
was
one
of
this
The
same
Absalom
that
slew
Amnon
for
Incest
with
his
sister
,
committed
himselfe
incest
with
his
fathers
concubines
,
moved
thereto
by
the
wicked
Divers
of
the
Roman
Empetours
were
so
villanous
and
wretched
,
as
to
Caligula
,
Antonius
,
and
Commodus
:
and
some
with
their
mothers
,
as
Nero
,
so
much
was
he
given
over
and
transported
to
all
licentiousnesse
.
Plutarch
telleth
us
of
one
Cyanippus
,
that
being
overcome
with
wine
,
defloured
Oros.
l.
7.
c.
4.
his
owne
daughter
Cyane
,
but
he
was
slain
of
her
for
his
labour
.
Neither
do
I
thinke
it
so
unnaturall
a
part
for
her
to
kill
her
father
,
as
in
him
to
commit
incest
with
his
owne
daughter
:
for
the
Oracle
lessened
,
or
rather
approved
her
fault
,
when
it
abhorred
and
chastened
his
crime
:
for
when
Syracusa
was
grievously
infected
with
the
pestilence
,
it
was
pronounced
by
the
Oracle
,
That
the
plague
should
continue
till
the
wicked
person
was
sacrificed
:
which
dark
speech
when
no
man
knew
,
Cyane
haled
her
father
by
the
head
to
the
Altar
;
telling
them
,
that
he
was
that
wicked
person
pointed
at
by
the
Oracle
,
and
there
sacrificed
him
with
her
owne
hands
,
killing
her selfe
also
with
the
same
knife
,
that
her
innocency
might
be
witnessed
even
by
her
bloud
.
Thus
it
pleased
God
even
among
the
idolatrous
heathen
,
to
execute
justice
and
judgement
upon
the
earth
,
though
by
the
meanes
of
the
devill
himselfe
,
who
is
the
authour
of
all
such
villany
.
Valeria
Thusculana
was
in
love
with
her
owne
father
,
and
under
colour
of
another
maid
got
to
lie
with
him
:
which
as
soon
as
he
understood
,
he
slew
Papyrius
a
Roman
,
got
with
childe
his
owne
sister
Canusia
:
which
when
their
father
understood
,
he
sent
each
of
them
a
sword
,
wherewith
they
slew
themselves
.
But
above
all
,
the
vengeance
of
God
is
most
apparent
in
the
punishment
Zodar
.
lib.
3.
of
Heraclius
the
Emperour
,
who
to
his
notorious
wickednesses
,
heresies
,
persecutions
,
and
paganisme
,
he
added
this
villany
,
to
defile
carnally
his
Paul
.
Diac.
l.
18
owne
sister
;
so
to
his
notorious
punishments
(
the
Sarasins
sword
,
dropsie
,
and
the
ruine
of
the
Empire
)
the
Lord
added
this
infamous
and
cruell
judgement
,
that
he
could
not
give
passage
to
his
urine
,
but
it
would
flie
into
his
face
,
had
not
a
pentise
been
applied
to
his
belly
to
beat
it
downeward
.
And
this
last
plague
was
proper
to
his
last
sin
;
wherein
the
very
member
which
he
had
abused
,
sought
revenge
of
him
that
had
abused
it
;
for
that
he
had
confounded
nature
,
and
most
wickedly
sinned
against
his
owne
flesh
.
Agathias
writing
of
the
manners
of
the
Persians
,
reporteth
,
That
certain
Most
abominable
was
the
incest
of
Artaxerxes
King
of
Persia
;
for
first
he
tooke
to
himselfe
Aspasia
his
brother
Cyrus
concubine
,
having
overcome
Herodot
.
lib.
9.
him
in
war
;
and
afterward
gave
the
same
Aspasia
to
his
owne
son
Darius
to
wife
;
from
whom
,
after
carnall
knowledge
,
he
tooke
her
againe
,
committing
incest
upon
incest
,
and
that
most
unnaturally
:
but
mark
how
the
Lord
punished
all
this
;
first
,
Darius
his
eldest
son
was
put
to
death
for
treason
;
then
Othus
(
succeeding
in
the
inheritance
)
slew
Arsame
another
of
his
brethren
;
and
albeit
Artaxerxes
himselfe
dyed
without
note
of
judgement
,
yet
his
seed
after
him
was
punished
for
his
offence
;
for
so
miserable
a
calamity
pursued
them
all
,
that
in
the
second
generation
not
one
was
left
to
sit
upon
his
throne
.
Now
to
teach
us
how
execrable
and
monstrous
this
kinde
of
sin
is
,
and
how
much
to
be
abhorred
of
all
men
,
the
example
of
a
bruit
beast
may
stand
in
stead
of
a
lesson
for
us
;
it
being
so
worthy
of
remembrance
,
that
I
thought
meet
to
make
rehearsall
of
it
in
this
place
.
It
is
reported
by
Varro
CHAP.
XXXIV
.
Of
effeminate
persons
,
Sodomites
,
and
other
such
like
Monsters
.
SArdanapalus
King
of
Assyria
was
so
lascivious
and
effeminate
,
that
to
the
end
to
set
forth
his
beauty
,
he
shamed
not
to
Frog
.
lib.
1.
paint
his
face
with
ointments
,
and
to
attire
his
body
with
the
habits
and
Ornaments
of
women
,
and
on
that
manner
Cic.
lib.
5.
Tusc.
quest
.
to
sit
and
lie
continually
among
whores
,
and
with
them
to
commit
all
manner
of
filthinesse
and
villany
:
wherefore
being
thought
unworthy
to
beare
rule
over
men
,
first
Arbaces
his
lieutenant
rebelled
;
then
the
Medes
and
Baby
lonians
revolted
,
and
joyntly
made
war
upon
him
,
till
they
vanquished
and
put
him
to
flight
:
and
in
his
flight
hee
returned
to
a
tower
in
his
palace
,
which
(
moved
with
griefe
and
despaire
)
he
set
on
fire
,
and
was
consumed
therein
.
Such
like
was
the
impudent
lasciviousnesse
of
two
unworthy
Emperors
,
Commodus
and
Heliogabolus
,
who
laying
aside
all
Imperiall
gravity
,
shewed
Touching
those
abominable
wretches
of
Sodome
and
Gomorrah
which
The
Lord
will
raine
upon
each
wicked
one
,
Howbeit
this
maketh
not
but
that
still
there
are
too
many
such
monsters
in
the
World
,
so
mightily
is
it
corrupted
and
depraved
:
neither
is
it
any
marvell
,
seeing
that
divers
Bishops
of
Rome
,
that
take
upon
them
to
be
Christs
Vicars
,
and
Peters
successours
,
are
infected
with
this
filthy
contagion
:
As
namely
,
Pope
Iulius
the
third
,
whose
custome
was
to
promote
none
to
Ecclesiasticall
livings
save
only
his
buggerers
:
Amongst
whom
was
one
Innocent
,
whom
this
holy
father
(
contrary
to
the
Suffrages
of
the
whole
Colledge
)
would
needs
make
Cardinall
:
nay
,
the
unsatiable
and
monstrous
lust
of
this
beastly
and
stinking
goat
was
so
extraordinary
,
that
he
could
not
abstaine
from
many
Cardinals
themselves
.
Iohn
de
la
Casae
,
a
Florentine
by
birth
,
and
by
office
Archbishop
of
Benevento
,
and
Deane
of
his
Apostaticall
chamber
,
was
his
Legat
and
Intelligencer
in
all
the
Venetian
Seigniories
▪
a
man
equall
,
or
rather
worse
then
himselfe
;
and
such
a
one
,
as
whose
memory
ought
to
be
accursed
of
all
posterity
,
for
that
detestable
booke
which
he
composed
in
commendation
and
praise
of
Sodomie
;
and
was
so
shamelesse
,
nay
rather
possessed
with
some
devillish
and
uncleane
spirit
,
as
to
divulgate
it
to
the
view
of
the
world
.
Here
you
may
see
(
poore
soules
)
the
holinesse
of
those
whom
you
so
much
reverence
,
and
upon
whom
you
build
your
beliefe
and
religion
:
you
see
their
brave
and
excellent
vertues
,
and
of
what
esteeme
their
lawes
and
ordinances
ought
to
be
amongst
you
.
Now
touching
the
end
that
this
holy
father
made
,
it
is
declared
in
the
former
booke
among
the
ranke
of
Atheists
,
where
we
placed
him
.
And
albeit
that
he
and
such
like
villaines
please
their
owne
humours
with
their
abominations
,
and
approve
and
cleare
themselves
therein
,
yet
are
they
rewarded
by
death
,
not
only
by
the
law
of
God
,
but
also
by
the
law
of
Iulia.
When
Charlemaigne
reigned
in
France
,
there
happened
a
most
notable
judgement
of
God
upon
the
Monkes
of
S.
Martin
in
Tours
,
for
their
disordinate
lusts
:
they
were
men
whose
food
was
too
much
and
dainty
,
whose
case
was
too
easie
,
and
whose
pleasures
were
too
immoderate
,
being
altogether
addicted
to
pastimes
and
merriments
:
in
their
apparell
they
went
clad
in
silke
like
great
Lords
;
and
(
as
Nichol.
Gill.
in
his
first
Volume
of
Nic.
Gil.
Vol.
1.
French
Chronicles
saith
)
their
shooes
were
gilt
over
with
Gold
,
so
great
was
the
super
fluity
of
their
riches
and
pride
:
in
summe
,
their
whole
life
was
luxurious
and
infamous
:
for
which
cause
there
came
forth
a
destroying
Angel
from
the
Lord
(
by
the
report
of
Budes
the
Abbot
of
Clugnie
)
and
slew
them
all
in
one
night
,
as
the
first
born
of
Aegypt
were
slaine
,
save
one
only
person
that
was
preserved
,
as
Lot
in
Sodome
was
preserved
.
This
strange
accident
moved
Charlemaigne
to
appoint
a
brotherhood
of
Canons
to
be
in
their
roome
,
though
little
better
,
and
as
little
profitable
to
their
Commonwealth
as
the
former
.
It
is
not
for
nothing
that
the
law
of
God
forbiddeth
to
lie
with
a
beast
,
and
denounceth
death
against
them
that
commit
this
foule
sin
:
for
there
have
been
such
monsters
in
the
world
at
some
times
,
as
we
reade
in
Calius
CHAP.
XXXV
.
Of
the
wonderfull
evill
that
ariseth
from
this
greedinesse
of
lust
.
IT
is
to
good
reason
,
that
Scripture
forbids
us
to
abstain
We
have
a
most
notable
example
of
the
miserable
end
of
a
certain
woman
,
with
the
sacking
and
destruction
of
a
whole
City
,
and
all
caused
by
her
intemperance
and
unbridled
lust
.
About
the
time
that
the
Emperour
Phocas
was
slain
by
Priscus
,
one
Gysulphus
CHAP.
XXXVI
.
Of
unlawfull
gestures
,
Idlenesse
,
Gluttony
,
Drunkennesse
,
Dancing
,
and
other
such
like
dissolutenesse
.
LIke
as
if
we
would
carry
our selves
chastly
and
uprightly
before
God
,
it
behoveth
us
to
avoid
all
filthinesse
and
adultery
,
so
we
must
abstain
from
uncivill
and
dishonest
gestures
,
which
are
(
as
it
were
)
badges
of
concupiscence
,
and
coales
to
set
lust
on
fire
,
and
instruments
to
injure
others
withall
.
From
hence
it
was
,
that
Pompey
caused
one
of
his
souldiers
Kissing
is
no
lesse
to
be
eschewed
than
the
former
,
if
it
be
not
betwixt
those
that
are
tyed
together
by
some
bond
of
kindred
or
affinity
,
as
it
was
by
antient
custome
of
the
Medes
and
Persians
,
and
Romanes
also
;
according
to
the
report
of
Plutarch
and
Seneca
:
and
that
which
is
more
,
Tiberius
Caesar
forbad
the
often
and
daily
practise
thereof
in
that
kinde
,
as
a
thing
not
De
civitat
.
Dei
lib.
21.
cap.
11.
woman
that
is
not
his
wife
,
deserveth
the
whip
.
It
is
true
,
that
the
holy
Scripture
often
mentioneth
kissing
,
but
either
betwixt
father
and
childe
,
or
brethren
or
kinsfolkes
,
or
at
least
in
a
manner
of
salutation
betwixt
one
another
Furthermore
,
every
man
ought
to
shun
all
meanes
and
occasions
which
Next
to
idlenesse
,
the
too
much
pampering
the
body
with
dainty
and
much
food
is
to
be
eschewed
:
for
like
as
a
fat
and
well
fed
horse
winceth
and
kicketh
against
his
rider
,
so
the
pampered
flesh
rebelleth
against
God
and
a
mans
owne
selfe
.
This
fulnesse
of
bread
,
and
abundance
of
●●shly
delights
,
was
the
cause
of
the
destruction
of
Sodome
and
Gomorrah
:
and
therefore
our
Saviour
to
good
purpose
warneth
us
,
to
take
heed
to
our selves
,
that
we
but
to
walke
honestly
,
not
Luke
21.
34.
Rom.
13.
13.
Ephes.
5.
being
given
to
gluttony
and
drunkennesse
,
chambering
,
and
wantonnesse
:
and
in
another
place
,
not
to
be
drunke
with
wine
,
wherein
is
excesse
:
for
besides
the
losse
of
time
and
mispence
of
goods
,
the
grievous
diseases
and
pangs
of
the
body
,
and
dulling
and
besotting
of
the
wit
,
which
spring
from
intemperance
,
many
other
great
evils
depend
and
wait
thereon
;
as
whoredomes
,
adulteries
,
uncleannesses
,
quarrels
,
debates
,
murders
,
with
many
other
such
like
disorders
and
mischiefes
.
Noah
,
that
holy
Patriarch
,
by
drinking
too
much
wine
,
not
only
discovered
Lot
,
though
he
hated
the
sin
of
Sodome
,
and
escaped
the
punishment
of
Balthasar
,
rioting
and
revelling
amongst
his
pots
,
had
the
end
both
of
life
and
kingdome
denounced
against
him
,
by
a
bodilesse
hand-writing
upon
the
The
Emperours
Septimius
Severus
,
and
Iovinianus
,
dyed
with
eating
and
drinking
too
much
.
Likewise
a
certaine
African
called
Donitius
,
overcharged
his
stomacke
Gregory
of
Tours
reporteth
of
Childericke
a
Saxon
,
that
glutted
himselfe
so
full
of
meat
and
drink
over
night
,
that
in
the
morning
he
was
found
choked
in
his
bed
.
In
our
memory
there
was
a
Priest
in
Rovergne
,
neare
Milan
,
that
(
dining
with
a
rich
farmer
for
his
yeares
dinner
)
cheared
himselfe
so
well
,
and
filled
his
belly
so
full
,
that
it
burst
in
two
,
and
he
dyed
suddenly
.
Alexander
the
great
having
invited
many
of
his
favourites
and
captaines
to
supper
,
propounded
a
crowne
in
reward
to
him
that
should
drinke
most
:
The
same
Alexander
was
himselfe
subject
to
wine
,
and
so
distempered
divers
times
therewith
,
that
he
often
slew
his
friends
at
the
table
in
his
drunkennesse
,
whom
in
sobriety
he
loved
dearest
.
Plutarch
telleth
us
of
Armitus
and
Ciranippus
,
two
Syracusians
,
that
being
Cleomenes
,
King
of
Lacedemonia
,
being
disposed
to
carouse
after
the
manner
of
the
Scythians
,
dranke
so
much
,
that
he
became
,
and
continued
ever
after
,
sencelesse
.
Anacreon
the
Poet
,
a
grand
consumer
of
wine
,
and
a
notable
drunkard
,
was
choaked
with
the
huske
of
a
grape
.
The
monstrous
and
riotous
excesses
of
divers
Romane
Emperours
(
as
Tiberius
by
name
,
who
was
a
companion
of
all
drunkards
)
is
strange
to
be
heard
,
and
almost
incredible
to
be
beleeved
:
he
loved
wine
so
well
,
that
in
stead
of
Tiberius
they
called
him
Biberius
,
and
in
stead
of
Claudius
,
Caldus
,
and
in
stead
of
Nero
,
Mero
;
noting
by
those
nicknames
,
how
great
a
drunkard
he
was
.
The
Earle
of
Aspremont
(
after
he
had
by
infinite
excesse
exhausted
all
his
substance
)
being
upon
a
day
at
S.
Michael
,
dranke
so
excessively
,
that
he
dyed
therewith
.
Cyrillus
a
Citizen
of
Hippon
,
had
an
ungracious
son
,
who
leading
a
riotous
and
luxurious
life
,
in
the
middest
of
his
drunkennesse
killed
his
owne
Aug.
tom
.
10.
Ver.
33.
mother
great
with
childe
,
and
his
father
,
that
sought
to
restraine
his
fury
,
and
would
have
ravished
his
sister
,
had
she
not
escaped
from
him
with
many
Parricid
.
li.
2.
cap.
11.
wounds
.
Bonosus
the
Emperour
is
reported
to
have
been
such
a
notorious
drunkard
,
that
he
was
said
to
be
borne
not
to
live
,
but
to
drinke
:
if
any
Embassadours
Philostrates
,
being
in
the
bathes
at
Sinuessa
,
devoured
so
much
wine
,
that
he
fell
downe
the
staires
,
and
almost
broke
his
neck
with
the
fall
.
Martid
.
li.
11.
Zeno
,
the
Emperour
of
the
East
,
was
so
notoriously
given
to
excesse
of
meates
and
drinkes
,
that
his
sences
being
benummed
,
he
would
often
lie
as
Pope
Paulus
the
second
,
beside
the
exceeding
pompe
of
apparell
which
he
used
,
he
was
also
very
carefull
for
his
throat
:
for
(
as
Platina
writeth
of
him
)
he
delighted
in
all
kinde
of
exquisite
dishes
,
and
delicate
wine
,
and
that
in
superfluity
:
by
which
immoderate
and
continuall
surfeiting
he
fell
into
a
grievous
Apoplexy
,
which
quickly
made
an
end
of
his
life
.
It
is
reported
of
him
,
that
he
eat
the
day
before
he
dyed
two
great
Melons
,
and
that
in
a
very
good
appetite
;
when
as
the
next
night
the
Lord
struck
him
with
his
heavy
judgement
.
Alexander
the
son
of
Basilius
,
and
brother
of
Leo
the
Emperour
,
did
so
wallow
and
drowne
himselfe
in
the
gulfe
of
pleasure
and
intemperance
,
that
Philip.
Melanct
.
lib.
4.
one
day
,
after
he
had
stuffed
himselfe
too
full
of
meat
,
as
he
got
upon
his
horse
,
he
burst
a
veine
within
his
body
,
whereat
upwards
and
downewards
issued
such
abundance
of
blood
,
that
his
life
and
soule
issued
forth
withall
.
The
moderne
examples
of
Gods
fearefull
judgements
upon
drunkards
,
not
only
in
other
countries
,
but
even
in
this
Nation
of
ours
,
are
many
and
terrible
:
all
which
if
I
should
stand
to
report
,
it
would
be
matter
for
a
whole
booke
.
Our
reverend
Judges
in
their
severall
circuits
doe
finde
by
experience
,
that
few
murthers
and
manslaughters
are
committed
,
which
are
not
from
this
root
of
drunkennesse
:
for
when
mens
braines
are
heat
with
wine
and
strong
drinke
,
then
their
tongues
are
let
loose
to
opprobrious
speeches
,
and
thence
proceed
both
sudden
quarrels
,
and
deliberate
challenges
,
wherewith
thousands
are
brought
to
their
untimely
ends
:
Besides
,
the
Lord
punisheth
the
Drunkard
many
waies
;
first
,
in
his
soule
,
with
impenitency
and
hardnesse
of
heart
:
which
commonly
followeth
this
vice
:
for
as
Saint
Augustine
saith
,
As
by
too
much
raine
the
earth
is
resolved
into
durt
,
and
made
unfit
for
tillage
;
so
by
excessive
drinking
,
our
bodies
are
altogether
unfitted
Aug.
de
Vitand
.
Ebriet
.
Ser.
231.
for
●he
spirituall
tillage
,
and
so
can
bring
forth
no
good
fruits
of
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
;
but
rather
like
biggest
and
marishes
;
are
fit
to
b●●ed
nothing
but
serpents
,
frog●
,
and
vershine
,
that
is
,
all
manner
of
abominable
sins
and
leathsome
wickednesse
.
Secondly
in
his
body
,
with
deformednesse
of
feature
;
filthy
diseases
,
and
unseasonable
death
:
for
excessive
drinking
breedeth
crudities
,
Rheumes
,
Imposthumes
,
Gouts
,
Consumptions
,
Apoplexies
,
and
such
like
;
whereof
men
perish
before
they
are
come
to
the
halfe
of
their
naturall
yeares
:
and
this
is
one
principall
cause
why
men
are
now
so
short
lived
in
respect
of
that
they
have
●●en
heretofore
.
Thirdly
,
in
his
estate
,
for
commonly
poverty
,
yea
penury
followeth
this
vice
at
the
heeles
;
as
Solomon
teacheth
.
P●ov
.
21.
27.
And
lastly
,
with
sudden
death
and
destruction
,
even
in
the
middest
of
their
drunken
fits
,
as
wofull
experience
doth
make
manifest
every
day
,
and
almost
in
every
corner
of
this
land
.
Within
these
few
yeares
,
of
mine
owne
knowledge
,
three
not
far
from
Huntington
being
overcome
with
drinke
,
perished
by
drowning
;
when
being
not
able
to
rule
their
horses
,
they
were
carried
by
them
into
the
maine
streame
,
from
whence
they
never
came
out
alive
againe
,
but
left
behinde
them
visible
markes
of
Gods
justice
,
for
the
terrour
and
example
of
others
;
and
yet
what
sin
is
more
commonly
used
and
lesse
feared
than
this
.
Concerning
Dancing
(
the
usuall
dependants
of
feasts
and
good
cheare
)
there
is
none
of
sound
judgement
that
know
not
,
that
they
are
baits
and
allurements
to
uncleanenesse
,
and
as
it
were
instruments
of
bawdrie
:
by
reason
whereof
they
were
alwaies
condemned
among
men
of
honour
and
reputation
,
whether
Romanes
or
Greekes
,
and
left
for
vile
and
base
minded
men
to
use
.
And
this
may
appeare
by
the
reproach
that
Demosthenes
the
Orator
gave
to
Philip
of
Macedony
and
his
Courtiers
,
in
an
Oration
to
the
Athenians
,
wherein
he
termed
them
common
dancers
,
and
such
as
shamed
not
as
soone
as
they
had
glutted
their
bellies
with
meate
,
and
their
heads
with
wine
,
to
fall
scurrilously
a
dancing
.
As
for
the
honourable
Dames
of
Rome
,
truly
we
shall
never
reade
that
any
of
them
accustomed
themselves
to
dance
,
according
to
the
report
of
Salust
touching
Sempronia
,
whom
he
judged
to
be
too
fine
a
dancer
and
singer
to
be
honourable
withall
:
as
if
these
two
could
no
more
agree
then
fire
and
water
.
Cicero
in
his
apologie
of
Muraena
rehearseth
an
objection
of
Cato
against
That
no
sober
and
discreet
man
ever
would
commit
that
fault
,
unlesse
his
sence
and
reason
was
bereft
him
.
Plutarch
also
setting
forth
the
vertues
of
women
,
putteth
in
this
among
the
rest
,
that
she
ought
to
be
no
dancer
:
and
speaking
in
another
place
to
all
others
as
well
as
women
,
biddeth
them
to
repulse
even
their
friends
,
if
they
should
lead
and
entice
them
to
that
exercise
.
Besides
,
all
the
ancient
Doctors
of
the
Church
have
utterly
condemned
them
as
unlawfull
:
Thou
learnest
to
sing
prophane
and
idle
songs
(
saith
Basil
)
and
forgettest
the
godly
Psalmes
and
Hymnes
which
were
enact
●ught
thee
▪
thou
caperest
and
leapest
with
thy
feet
in
dances
(
unwise
,
as
thou
art
)
when
a●
thou
shouldest
rather
bend
thy
knees
in
prayer
to
the
almighty
but
what
gaine
〈◊〉
got
thereby
〈◊〉
Marry
this
,
that
virgins
returne
robbed
of
their
virginities
and
married
wives
of
their
tr●th
to
their
husbands
:
both
,
and
all
,
lesse
chaste
than
they
went
;
and
more
dishonest
than
they
should
,
if
not
in
act
,
which
peradventure
may
be
,
yet
stainedin
thought
,
which
cannot
be
eschewed
.
Heare
(
saith
Chrysost.
)
you
maids
and
wives
,
which
are
not
ashamed
to
dance
and
trip
it
at
others
marriages
,
and
to
pollute
your
se●es
;
wheresoever
a
lascivious
dance
is
danced
,
there
the
devill
beareth
the
other
part
,
and
is
the
author
of
it
.
It
is
better
(
saith
Ambrose
)
to
dig
and
delve
upon
holy
daies
than
to
dance
.
And
in
another
place
writing
to
his
sister
,
he
saith
,
That
he
●eed
not
care
for
dissolute
behaviours
and
songs
which
are
used
as
marriages
to
make
him
merry
withall
;
for
when
banquets
are
concluded
with
dances
,
then
is
chastity
in
an
evill
case
and
in
great
danger
to
suffer
shipwracke
by
those
suspitious
allurements
.
Besides
this
,
dancing
hath
been
absolutely
forbidden
by
consent
of
the
whole
Church
of
Christ
before
time
,
Orig.
lib.
i.
contr.
Ce●s
.
Can.
5.
&
52.
under
paine
of
excommunication
;
as
it
may
appeare
by
the
Constantinopolitan
Councell
under
Iustinian
the
Emperour
:
what
answer
can
they
make
then
to
this
,
that
are
Christians
,
and
allow
of
these
forbidden
sports
?
Is
it
the
denying
of
a
mans
selfe
?
The
spirituall
regeneration
?
The
putting
off
the
old
man
touching
our
conversation
in
this
life
?
And
if
all
adultery
At
the
feast
which
Herod
the
Tetrarch
made
to
the
Princes
and
Captaines
and
Nobles
of
Galilee
,
the
daughter
of
Herodias
pleased
him
and
his
company
so
well
with
her
dancing
,
that
to
gratifie
this
filthy
strumpet
the
incestuous
Tyran
caused
Iohn
Baptist
to
be
beheaded
.
Lodowicke
,
Archbishop
of
Magdeburge
,
celebrating
a
solemne
feast
at
a
towne
called
Calven
,
invited
many
of
the
worthy
Citizens
to
make
merry
with
him
:
the
place
for
their
joyalty
was
the
great
hall
wherein
judiciall
causes
were
appointed
to
be
discussed
.
Here
after
the
banquet
ended
they
fell
a
dancing
,
men
and
women
mixtly
together
,
such
a
ridiculous
roundelay
,
and
such
a
multitude
,
that
what
with
the
weight
of
their
bodies
,
or
rather
the
indignation
of
God
against
them
for
this
scurrilous
and
immodest
behaviour
,
the
beames
of
the
house
began
to
crack
and
threaten
a
certain
ruine
;
whereat
the
Archbishop
affrighted
,
caught
hold
by
a
faire
dame
,
and
began
first
to
goe
downe
the
staires
;
but
the
steps
afore
loosened
,
as
soone
as
he
trode
upon
them
,
tumbled
downe
,
and
he
and
his
consort
headlong
withall
,
and
were
crushed
in
pieces
.
And
thus
he
that
was
principall
of
the
feast
and
sport
,
was
made
an
example
to
all
the
rest
,
of
the
Lords
vengeance
▪
because
he
dishonoured
his
calling
and
profession
by
such
lewd
and
light
behaviour
:
and
this
was
one
goodly
effect
of
dauncing
.
Another
we
reade
of
in
the
Chronicles
of
the
same
City
to
this
effect
,
Moreover
,
in
many
places
,
by
dances
grievous
and
spitefull
quarrels
have
been
stirred
up
,
and
many
murders
executed
,
the
examples
whereof
are
so
evident
and
notorious
,
that
it
is
not
needfull
now
to
stand
upon
them
:
to
conclude
therefore
this
point
with
the
saying
of
Lodovicus
Vives
,
There
Lodovicus
Vives
.
Now
touching
Mummeries
and
Maskes
,
I
place
them
in
the
same
ranke
with
the
other
;
for
somuch
as
they
are
derived
from
the
same
fountaine
,
and
communicate
the
same
nature
,
and
produce
the
same
effects
,
and
oftentimes
are
so
pernicious
,
that
divers
honourable
women
have
been
ravished
and
conveyed
away
by
their
meanes
:
nay
,
and
some
Masquers
have
been
well
chastised
in
their
owne
vices
:
as
it
happened
in
the
raigne
of
Charles
the
sixth
,
to
fix
that
masqued
it
to
a
marriage
at
the
hostle
of
S.
Pauls
in
Paris
,
being
attired
like
wilde
horses
,
covered
with
loose
flax
,
dangling
down
like
haire
,
all
beda●bed
with
grease
for
the
fitter
hanging
thereof
,
and
fast
bound
one
to
another
,
and
in
this
guise
entered
the
hall
,
dancing
with
torches
before
them
:
but
behold
suddenly
their
play
turned
to
a
tragedy
;
for
a
spar●●
of
one
of
their
torches
fell
into
the
greasie
flax
of
his
neighbour
,
and
set
it
immediatly
on
fire
,
so
that
in
the
turning
of
an
hand
they
were
all
on
●lame
then
gave
they
out
a
most
horrible
ou●●ry
:
one
of
them
threw
himself
headlong
into
a
tub
of
water
provided
to
●ince
their
drinking
cups
and
goblets
,
and
upon
that
occasion
standing
not
far
off
:
two
were
burnt
to
death
,
without
stirring
once
from
the
place
:
The
bastard
Foix
and
the
Earle
of
Jouy
escaped
indeed
present
death
;
but
being
conveyed
to
their
lodgings
,
they
survived
not
two
daies
:
the
King
himselfe
being
one
of
the
s●●
,
was
saved
by
the
Dutchesse
of
Berry
,
that
covering
him
with
her
loose
and
tide
garments
〈◊〉
the
fire
before
it
could
seise
upon
his
flesh
.
Froyssard
the
It
resteth
now
that
we
speak
somewhat
of
Playes
and
Comedies
,
and
such
like
toyes
and
May-games
,
which
have
no
other
use
in
the
world
but
to
deprave
and
corrupt
good
manners
,
and
to
open
a
doore
to
all
uncleanenesse
:
the
eares
of
yong
folke
are
there
polluted
with
many
filthy
and
dishonest
speeches
,
their
eyes
are
there
infected
with
lascivious
and
unchaste
gestures
and
countenances
,
and
their
wits
are
there
stained
and
embrued
with
so
pernitious
liquor
,
that
(
except
Gods
good
grace
)
they
will
ever
savour
of
it
:
the
holy
and
sacred
Scripture
ordained
to
a
holy
and
sacred
use
,
is
oftentimes
by
these
filthy
swine
prophaned
,
to
please
and
to
delight
their
audience
:
in
few
words
,
there
is
nothing
else
to
be
found
among
them
,
but
nourishment
to
our
sences
of
foolish
and
vaine
delights
.
For
this
cause
many
of
the
sager
Romanes
,
as
Nasica
and
divers
other
Censors
,
hindred
the
building
of
the
Theatres
in
Rome
,
for
an
opinion
they
had
,
that
their
sports
and
Tiberius
Caesar
himselfe
,
though
of
most
corrupt
and
rotten
manners
and
Tacit.
lib.
4.
conversation
,
yet
in
open
Senate
complained
and
found
fault
with
the
immodesty
of
Stage-players
,
and
banished
them
at
that
same
time
out
of
Italie
.
When
Domitian
was
Censor
,
he
put
out
of
the
Senate
a
Citizen
of
Rome
,
because
he
was
too
much
addicted
to
the
imitation
of
the
fashions
of
If
then
such
pastimes
were
by
the
judgements
of
the
Romanes
noted
with
infamy
,
shall
we
have
their
equals
in
follies
in
better
account
?
Basil
calleth
such
sports
and
pastimes
,
the
work-house
,
forge
,
and
common
shop
of
all
cap.
Gen.
Can.
51.
such
like
.
Beside
,
by
the
Constantinopolitan
Councell
under
Iustinian
,
it
was
inhibited
to
be
once
present
at
such
sports
,
under
the
paine
of
excommunication
:
and
that
the
ancient
Christians
did
by
common
consent
not
only
condemne
,
but
also
utterly
abstaine
from
such
pastimes
,
it
may
appeare
by
the
testimony
of
Tertullian
writing
to
the
Gentiles
to
this
effect
:
We
renounce
and
send
back
(
faith
he
)
sports
and
playes
unto
you
,
as
to
the
head
and
fountaine
from
whence
they
were
first
derived
:
we
make
no
reckoning
of
th●se
things
which
we
know
were
drawne
from
superstition
:
we
love
not
〈◊〉
be
h●ld
the
folly
of
turning
with
Chariots
,
nor
the
unchastity
of
the
Theatre
,
nor
the
cruelty
of
sword
playing
,
nor
the
vanity
of
leaping
,
●r●stling
and
dancing
:
but
take
pleasure
in
exercises
of
better
report
,
and
lesse
h●r●
.
Moreover
,
how
odious
and
irksome
in
the
sight
of
the
Lord
such
spectacles
are
,
and
what
power
and
sway
the
devill
beareth
therein
,
they
〈◊〉
of
God
upon
a
Christian
woman
(
reported
by
,
Tertullian
)
may
sufficiently
instruct
us
.
There
was
a
woman
(
saith
he
)
that
went
to
the
〈◊〉
to
see
The
same
author
reporteth
another
example
as
strange
,
of
a
woman
also
that
went
to
see
a
Tragedie
acted
,
to
whom
the
night
following
appeared
in
a
dreame
the
picture
of
a
sheete
(
a
presage
of
death
)
casting
in
her
teeth
that
which
she
had
done
;
and
five
daies
after
,
death
himselfe
seised
upon
her
.
As
touching
wanton
songs
,
and
unchaste
and
ribald
bookes
(
that
I
may
be
(
briefe
)
I
will
content
my selfe
only
with
that
which
is
alleadged
by
Lodovicus
Vives
The
Magistrate
(
saith
he
)
ought
to
banish
out
of
his
dominion
all
unhonest
Songs
and
Poems
,
and
not
to
suffer
novelties
to
be
published
day
by
day
in
rimes
and
ballads
,
as
they
are
:
as
if
a
man
should
heare
in
a
City
nothing
but
foolish
and
scurrilous
Ditties
,
such
as
would
make
even
the
●onger
sort
that
are
well
brought
up
to
blash
,
and
stir
up
the
indignation
of
men
of
honour
and
gravity
:
this
ought
Magistrates
to
prevent
,
and
to
discharge
the
people
from
reading
Amadis
,
Tristram
,
Launcelot
due
Lake
,
Melusine
,
Poggius
scurrillities
,
and
Boccace
novelties
;
with
a
thousand
more
such
like
toyes
:
and
thus
much
out
of
Vives
.
CHAP.
XXXVII
.
Of
Theeves
and
Robbers
.
IT
followes
that
we
speake
in
the
next
place
of
such
as
by
their
greedy
covetousnesse
and
unquenchable
desire
of
lucre
,
transgresse
the
fourth
commandement
of
the
second
Table
;
to
wit
,
Thou
shalt
not
steale
:
wherein
not
only
simply
theft
,
but
also
Sacriledge
is
condemned
:
and
first
of
Sacriledge
.
Into
this
sin
fell
wretched
Aehan
in
the
time
of
Ioshua
,
But
to
come
unto
prophane
stories
,
let
us
begin
with
Heliodorus
,
Treasurer
Another
of
this
crue
was
in
Crassus
the
Romane
;
who
entering
Jerusalem
,
Camposul
.
lib.
1.
after
he
was
overcome
by
the
Parthians
,
and
together
with
his
son
slain
,
his
evill
gotten
goods
being
dispersed
,
and
the
skull
of
his
head
being
made
a
ladle
to
melt
gold
in
,
that
it
might
be
glutted
with
that
being
dead
,
which
alive
it
could
be
never
satisfied
with
.
Herod
following
the
steps
of
Hircanus
his
predecessor
,
that
tooke
out
of
Iosephus
l.
17.
Zonar
.
Annal.
1
the
sepulchre
of
King
David
three
thousand
talents
of
money
,
thinking
to
finde
the
like
treasure
,
broke
up
the
sepulchre
in
the
night
,
and
found
no
money
,
but
rich
ornaments
of
gold
,
which
he
tooke
away
with
him
;
howbeit
to
his
cost
:
for
two
of
his
servants
perished
in
the
vault
,
by
a
divine
fire
,
as
it
is
reported
,
and
he
himselfe
had
small
successe
in
his
worldly
affaires
ever
after
.
Iulian
the
Apostata
robbed
the
Church
of
the
revenues
thereof
,
and
took
away
all
benevolences
and
contributions
to
schooles
of
learning
,
to
the
end
the
children
might
not
be
instructed
in
the
liberall
Arts
,
nor
in
any
other
good
literature
.
He
exaggerated
also
his
sacriledge
with
scornfull
jeasts
;
saying
,
That
he
did
further
their
salvation
by
making
them
poore
;
seeing
it
was
written
in
their
owne
Bibles
,
Blessed
are
the
poore
,
for
theirs
is
the
kingdome
of
heaven
:
but
how
this
sacrilegious
theefe
was
punished
,
is
already
declared
in
the
former
booke
.
Leo
Groponymus
took
out
of
the
Temple
of
Constantinople
an
excellent
Lib.
a.
cap.
20.
Zonar
as
.
crowne
of
gold
beset
with
precious
stones
;
which
Mauritius
had
dedicated
to
the
Lord
;
but
as
soon
as
he
had
set
it
on
his
head
,
a
cruell
fever
seised
upon
him
,
that
he
dyed
very
shortly
.
The
punishment
of
the
sacriledge
of
Queen
Vrraca
in
Spaine
was
most
wonderfull
and
speedy
▪
for
when
in
her
war
against
her
son
Alphonsus
shee
Fulgos.
l.
1.
c.
a.
wanted
money
,
she
robbed
the
Church
dedicated
to
S.
Isidore
,
and
tooke
with
her
owne
hands
the
treasures
up
,
which
her
souldiers
refused
to
do
:
but
ere
she
departed
out
of
the
Church
vengeance
overtooke
her
,
and
strooke
her
dead
in
the
place
.
Moreover
,
the
Lord
so
hateth
this
irreligious
sin
,
that
he
permitteth
the
devill
to
exercise
his
cruelty
upon
the
spoilers
of
prophane
and
Idolatrous
temples
,
as
he
did
upon
Dyonisius
the
Tyran
of
Syracusa
;
who
after
many
robberies
of
holy
things
,
and
spoiling
the
Churches
,
dyed
suddenly
with
extreame
joy
,
as
authors
report
.
He
spoiled
the
Temple
of
Proserpina
at
Locris
,
and
shaved
off
the
golden
beard
of
Aesculapius
at
Epidamnum
;
saying
,
It
was
an
unseemly
thing
for
Apollo
to
be
beardlesse
and
his
son
bearded
:
he
deprived
Iupiter
Olympus
of
his
golden
ra●ment
,
and
gave
him
a
woollen
coat
instead
thereof
;
saying
it
was
too
heavy
for
him
in
the
Summer
,
and
too
cold
in
winter
,
and
this
was
more
convenient
for
both
seasons
.
The
pretext
of
all
his
sacriledge
was
this
,
That
seeing
the
gods
were
good
,
why
should
not
he
be
partaker
of
their
goodnesse
.
Such
another
was
Cambyses
King
of
Persia
,
who
sent
fifty
thousand
men
Sabel
.
l.
1.
c.
3.
Herod
.
lib.
4.
to
rob
and
destroy
the
temple
of
Iupiter
Ammon
;
but
in
their
journey
so
mighty
a
tempest
arose
,
that
they
were
overwhelmed
with
the
sand
,
not
one
of
them
remaining
to
carry
newes
of
their
successe
.
Brennus
was
constrained
to
slay
himselfe
,
for
enterprising
to
rob
the
Temple
Fulg.
lib.
1.
c.
2.
of
Apollo
at
Delphos
:
Philomelus
,
Onomarchus
,
and
Phayllus
,
went
about
the
same
practise
,
and
indeed
robbed
the
Temple
of
all
the
treasures
therein
;
but
one
of
them
was
burned
,
another
drowned
,
and
the
third
broke
his
neck
:
to
conclude
,
the
Athenians
put
to
death
a
yong
childe
,
for
taking
but
a
golden
plate
out
of
Diana's
Temple
;
but
first
they
offered
him
other
jewels
and
trinkets
,
which
when
he
despised
in
respect
of
the
plate
,
they
rigorously
punished
him
as
guilty
of
sacriledge
.
Cardinall
Wolsey
being
determined
to
erect
two
new
Colledges
,
one
at
And
thus
much
of
sacriledge
:
Now
let
us
come
and
see
the
punishment
of
simple
theft
,
the
principall
cause
whereof
is
covetousnesse
;
which
is
so
unruly
an
evill
,
and
so
deep
rooted
in
the
heart
of
man
,
that
ever
yet
it
hath
used
to
encroach
upon
the
goods
of
others
,
and
to
keep
possession
of
that
which
was
none
of
its
owne
;
breaking
all
the
bonds
of
humanity
,
equity
,
and
right
,
without
being
contained
in
any
measure
or
meane
;
whereof
wee
have
a
most
notable
example
in
the
old
world
before
the
flood
,
which
(
by
Moses
report
)
overflowed
with
iniquity
and
extortion
,
the
mighty
ones
oppressed
the
weak
,
the
greater
trode
under
foot
the
lesse
,
and
the
rich
devoured
the
poore
.
When
the
Lord
saw
the
generall
deluge
of
sin
and
disorder
thus
universally
spread
(
which
indeed
was
a
signe
of
great
defection
and
contempt
of
him
)
he
like
a
just
judge
that
could
not
endure
these
monstrous
iniquities
,
sent
a
deluge
of
waters
amongst
them
,
by
opening
the
windowes
of
heaven
,
and
breaking
up
the
fountaines
of
the
great
deepes
,
and
giving
passage
to
the
waters
both
by
heaven
and
earth
,
so
that
it
raigned
forty
daies
,
and
forty
nights
without
ceasing
,
and
the
waters
prevailed
upon
the
earth
,
and
overcovered
the
high
mountaines
by
fifteen
cubites
,
the
earth
being
reduced
into
the
same
estate
which
it
had
in
the
beginning
before
the
waters
were
tooke
away
from
the
face
thereof
:
verily
it
was
a
most
hideous
and
sad
spectacle
,
to
see
first
the
vallies
,
then
the
hils
,
and
last
the
highest
mountaines
so
overflowne
with
water
,
that
no
shew
or
appearance
of
them
might
be
perceived
;
it
was
a
dreadfull
sight
to
behold
whole
houses
,
tossed
to
and
fro
up
and
downe
in
the
waves
,
and
at
last
to
be
shivered
in
pieces
:
there
was
not
a
City
nor
village
that
perished
not
in
the
deep
,
not
a
tree
nor
tower
so
high
that
could
overpeere
the
waters
:
as
they
increased
more
and
more
in
abundance
,
so
feare
,
horrour
,
and
despaire
of
safety
encreased
in
the
heart
of
every
living
soule
.
And
on
this
fashion
did
God
punish
those
wicked
rebels
,
not
at
one
blow
,
but
by
little
and
little
increasing
their
paine
,
that
as
they
had
a
long
time
abused
his
patience
,
and
made
no
reckoning
of
amendment
,
so
the
punishment
of
their
sin
might
be
long
and
tedious
.
Now
in
this
extremity
one
could
not
help
another
,
nor
one
envy
another
,
but
all
were
concluded
under
the
same
destruction
,
all
surprised
,
assieged
,
and
environed
alike
,
as
well
he
that
roved
in
the
fields
,
as
he
that
stayed
in
the
houses
,
he
that
climbed
up
into
the
mountaines
,
as
he
that
abode
in
the
vallies
,
the
mercilesse
waters
spared
none
:
it
was
to
no
purpose
that
some
ascended
their
high
houses
,
some
climbed
upon
trees
,
and
some
scaled
the
rockes
,
neither
one
nor
other
found
any
refuge
or
safety
in
any
place
,
the
rich
were
not
saved
by
their
riches
,
nor
the
strong
by
the
pith
of
their
strength
,
but
all
perished
and
were
drowned
together
,
except
Noah
and
his
family
:
which
punishment
was
correspondent
unto
the
worlds
iniquity
,
for
as
the
earth
was
corrupted
and
polluted
with
abundance
of
sin
,
so
God
sent
abundance
of
water
to
purge
and
cleanse
away
the
filthinesse
thereof
,
as
at
the
latter
day
hee
will
send
fire
to
purifie
and
refine
heaven
and
earth
from
their
dregs
,
and
restore
them
to
their
first
and
purest
estate
.
And
thus
God
revenged
the
extortion
and
cruelty
of
that
age
.
But
yet
for
all
this
,
those
sins
were
not
then
so
defaced
and
rooted
up
,
but
that
they
be
burnished
againe
and
growne
in
time
to
as
big
a
bulke
:
for
even
at
this
day
the
greatest
part
of
the
world
is
given
to
practise
fraud
and
deceit
,
and
by
unlawfull
meanes
to
incroach
upon
others
goods
:
which
subtilties
though
they
desire
never
so
to
disguise
and
cloke
,
yet
will
they
ever
be
condemned
and
reputed
kindes
of
theft
before
God
:
now
as
some
are
of
greater
power
&
authority
than
others
in
the
world
,
so
answerable
to
themselves
is
the
quality
of
their
sins
,
and
by
consequence
the
punishment
:
the
greater
of
power
,
the
greater
theeves
,
and
the
greater
judgment
;
for
if
a
poore
man
that
through
poverty
and
necessity
cutteth
a
purse
or
stealeth
any
other
trifle
,
be
culpable
,
how
much
more
culpable
shall
he
that
is
rich
be
,
that
usurpeth
the
goods
of
his
neighbour
?
Draco
the
lawgiver
of
Athens
,
appointed
death
to
be
the
punishment
of
sheft
:
Solon
mitigated
that
rigour
,
and
punished
it
with
double
restitution
:
The
Locrians
put
out
his
eyes
that
had
stolne
ought
from
his
neighbour
:
The
Hetrurians
stoned
them
to
death
:
The
Scythians
abhorred
them
more
than
all
creatures
,
because
they
had
a
community
of
all
things
except
their
cups
the
Vatoeiane
used
such
severity
towards
this
kinde
of
men
,
that
as
〈…〉
taken
a
handfull
of
〈◊〉
he
was
sure
to
die
for
it
.
〈…〉
being
Censor
,
〈◊〉
demeed
his
owne
son
Buteo
to
death
,
being
apprehended
for
theft
.
Tiberius
the
Emperour
punished
a
souldier
after
the
time
〈◊〉
for
stealing
i●●eaco●ke
in
summe
,
there
was
no
Commonwealth
〈…〉
was
not
highly
detested
,
and
sharply
〈…〉
the
〈…〉
where
it
w●s
permitted
and
tollerated
,
〈…〉
of
〈…〉
.
〈…〉
yet
as
〈…〉
a
just
dead
of
Tamberlaine
that
When
Theophilus
raigned
Emperour
in
the
East
there
was
a
certaine
Zonar
.
Annal.
3
souldier
possessed
of
a
very
gallant
and
brave
horse
which
his
Captaine
by
all
mea●es
possible
sought
to
get
from
him
▪
but
he
would
not
in
any
case
〈…〉
he
put
him
forth
of
pay
,
and
tooke
his
horse
,
from
him
by
force
,
and
sent
him
for
a
present
to
the
Emperour
Theophilus
:
now
it
chanced
that
this
poore
souldier
was
slaine
in
the
battell
for
want
of
his
horse
,
and
his
wife
and
children
lest
destitute
of
succour
,
insomuch
that
through
necessity
she
was
constrained
to
flie
to
Constant
inople
,
and
to
complaine
to
the
Emperour
of
the
injury
done
unto
her
husband
;
with
this
resolution
entring
the
City
,
she
met
the
Emperour
riding
upon
her
husbands
horse
,
and
catching
the
horse
bridle
,
challenged
him
not
on●y
for
stealing
the
horse
,
but
also
being
the
cause
of
her
husbands
death
.
The
Emperour
wondring
at
the
woman
boldnesse
,
examined
her
more
narrowly
▪
and
found
out
the
whole
practise
of
that
wicked
Captaine
whom
he
banished
presently
,
his
Empire
,
and
bestowed
his
possession
in
recommence
upon
the
distressed
widdow
.
Ibicus
the
Poet
being
set
upon
by
Theeves
,
when
he
saw
that
they
would
not
only
spoile
him
of
his
money
but
of
〈◊〉
he
also
cryed
for
help
and
revenge
to
the
cranes
that
flew
over
his
head
a
while
after
●●
these
murdering
〈…〉
together
in
the
market
Place
,
the
same
cranes
appearing
unto
〈…〉
they
whispered
one
another
in
the
care
,
and
said
,
●onder
〈…〉
which
though
secretly
spoken
,
yet
was
overhe●rd
〈…〉
they
being
examined
and
found
guilty
,
were
put
to
death
for
their
〈◊〉
.
The
like
story
Martin
Luther
reporteth
touching
a
traveller
;
In
the
yeare
138●
▪
when
as
all
Saxony
was
so
infested
with
Theeyes
that
Albert.
Crantz
.
lib.
10.
cap.
7.
no
man
could
travell
safely
in
the
countrey
the
Princes
calling
a
Councell
,
for
downe
this
order
.
That
not
only
the
Theeves
themselves
should
be
severely
punished
▪
but
all
that
did
protect
,
or
harbour
any
of
them
;
which
〈…〉
as
Theodoricke
Country
of
We●ingr●de
impugned
,
the
body
of
〈◊〉
Councell
sent
for
him
,
and
adjudged
him
to
a
most
cruell
and
shamefull
〈◊〉
.
In
the
yeare
1410
▪
Henry
Duke
of
Luneburg
a
most
just
and
severe
Crantz
.
lib.
10.
cap.
30.
Prince
,
went
about
to
purge
his
Countrey
from
all
thefts
and
robberies
▪
insomuch
that
the
least
offence
committed
in
that
kinde
he
suffered
not
to
go
unpunished
:
now
it
hapned
as
the
Duke
went
towards
Lun●burge
,
he
sene
before
him
one
of
his
chiefest
officers
to
provide
necessaries
against
his
comming
:
who
riding
without
a
cloak
,
the
weather
being
cold
,
〈◊〉
a
ploughman
to
lend
him
his
cloak
till
his
returne
:
which
when
the
clowne
refused
to
do
,
he
took
it
without
leave
,
but
it
cost
him
his
life
for
●●
,
for
the
ploughman
awaited
the
Dukes
comming
and
directed
his
complaint
unto
him
on
this
manner
:
What
availeth
i●
(
O●
most
noble
Prince●
to
seek
to
suppres
the
courage
of
thieves
and
spoilers
,
when
as
thy
chiefest
officers
dare
commit
such
things
uncontrolled
,
a●
the
Lieutenant
of
〈◊〉
but
now
taken
from
me
my
cloak
?
The
Duke
hearing
this
complaint
,
and
considering
the
cause
,
dissembled
his
counsell
〈◊〉
his
returne
〈◊〉
from
Luneburge
unto
the
same
place
,
where
calling
for
his
Lieutenant
,
and
rating
him
for
his
injury
,
he
commanded
him
to
be
hunged
upon
a
tree
.
A
wonderfull
severity
in
justice
,
and
worthy
to
be
commended
:
for
what
hope
is
it
to
root
out
small
and
pity
thieves
,
if
we
suffer
grand
thieves
to
go
uncorrected
?
There
is
another
kinde
of
these
practised
of
them
that
be
in
authority
,
who
under
the
title
of
confiscation
assume
unto
themselves
stollen
goods
,
and
so
much
the
re●dilier
,
by
now
much
the
value
of
the
things
amounteth
to
more
worth
:
an
action
altogether
unjust
,
and
contrary
to
both
divine
and
humane
lawes
,
which
ordain
to
restore
unto
every
man
his
owne
:
and
truly
he
that
in
stead
of
restitution
withholdeth
the
goods
of
his
neighbour
in
this
manner
,
differeth
no
more
from
a
〈◊〉
than
that
the
one
stealeth
boldly
without
fear
,
the
other
●n●orously
and
with
great
danger
:
and
what
greater
corruption
of
justice
can
there
be
than
this
?
For
who
would
follow
the
Law
upon
a
thiefe
,
when
he
knoweth
he
shall
rather
run
into
further
charge
,
than
recover
any
of
his
old
losse
?
Beside
this
,
it
hapneth
that
poor
small
theeves
are
often
drawne
to
the
whip
,
or
driven
to
banishment
,
of
sent
to
the
gallowes
,
when
rich
grand
theeves
lie
at
their
case
,
and
escape
uncontrolled
,
albeit
the
quality
of
their
〈◊〉
be
far
unequall
:
according
to
the
Poet
:
The
simple
dove
by
law
is
censured
,
The
world
was
ever
yet
full
of
such
ravenou●
Ra●ens
;
so
nimble
in
pilling
others
goods
,
and
so
greedy
of
their
owne
gain
,
that
the
poor
people
in
stead
of
being
maintained
and
preserved
in
the
peaceable
enjoying
of
their
portions
,
are
gnawne
to
the
very
bone●
amongst
them
:
for
which
cause
Homer
in
the
person
of
Agamemnon
calleth
them
devourers
of
men
.
Likewise
also
the
Prophet
David
in
the
〈◊〉
Psalme
calleth
them
Eaters
of
his
people
:
and
yet
want
they
not
flatterers
and
〈◊〉
friends
(
canker
wormes
of
a
Common-wealth
)
that
urge
them
forwards
,
and
devise
daily
new
kinde
of
exactions
,
like
horse-lead●es
to
suckt
out
the
very
bloud
of
mens
purses
:
shewing
so
much
the
more
wit
and
deceit
therein
,
by
how
much
the
more
they
hope
to
gain
a
great
part
〈◊〉
of
unto
their selves
:
being
like
hunger-starved
Harpeis
,
that
will
never
be
fortified
,
but
still
match
and
catch
all
that
commeth
near
their
〈◊〉
:
and
these
are
they
that
do
good
to
no
man
,
but
hurt
to
all
;
of
whom
the
Merchant
findeth
himselfe
agrieved
,
the
Artificer
trodden
under
foot
,
the
poor
labourer
oppressed
,
and
generally
all
men
endammaged
.
CHAP.
XXXVIII
.
Of
the
excessive
burdenings
of
the
Comminalty
.
AS
it
is
a
just
and
approved
thing
before
God
,
to
do
honour
and
reverence
to
Kings
and
Princes
,
and
to
be
subject
under
them
in
all
obedience
;
so
it
is
a
reasonable
and
allowable
duty
to
pay
such
tributes
and
subsidies
(
whereby
their
great
charges
and
honourable
estate
may
be
maintained
)
as
by
right
or
equity
are
due
unto
them
:
and
this
is
also
commanded
by
our
Saviour
Christ
in
expresse
words
,
when
he
saith
,
Give
unto
Caesar
that
which
is
Caesars
.
And
by
the
Apostle
Paul
more
expresly
,
Pay
tributes
,
render
unto
all
men
their
due
:
tribute
to
whom
tribute
belongeth
,
and
custom
to
whom
custom
:
Marke
how
he
saith
,
Give
unto
all
men
their
due
:
and
therein
observe
,
that
Kings
and
Princes
ought
of
their
good
and
just
disposition
to
be
content
with
their
due
,
and
not
seek
to
load
and
overcharge
their
subjects
with
unnecessary
exactions
,
but
to
desire
to
see
them
rather
rich
and
wealthy
,
than
poor
and
needy
;
for
thereby
commeth
no
profit
unto
themselves
.
Further
it
is
most
unlawfull
for
them
to
exact
that
above
measure
upon
their
Commons
,
which
being
in
mediocrity
is
not
condemned
:
I
say
it
is
unlawfull
both
by
the
law
of
God
and
man
(
the
Law
of
God
and
man
is
tearmed
all
that
which
both
God
and
man
allow
and
agree
upon
,
and
which
a
man
with
a
safe
conscience
may
put
in
practise
:
)
for
the
former
we
can
have
no
other
schoolmaster
nor
instruction
,
save
the
holy
Scripture
,
wherein
God
hath
manifested
his
will
unto
us
concerning
this
very
matter
;
as
in
Deuteronomy
the
eighteenth
,
speaking
of
the
office
and
duty
of
a
King
,
he
forbiddeth
them
to
be
hoorders
up
of
gold
and
siluer
,
and
espousers
of
many
wives
,
and
lovers
of
pride
:
signifying
thereby
,
that
they
ought
to
contain
themselves
within
the
bounds
of
modesty
and
temperance
,
and
not
give
the
raines
to
their
owne
affections
,
nor
heape
up
great
treasures
to
their
peoples
detriment
,
nor
to
delight
in
war
,
nor
to
be
too
much
subject
to
their
owne
pleasures
:
all
which
things
are
meanes
of
unmeasurable
expence
:
so
that
if
it
be
not
allowable
to
muster
together
multitudes
of
goods
,
for
the
danger
and
mischief
that
ensueth
thereof
,
as
it
appeareth
out
of
this
place
;
then
surely
it
is
much
lesse
lawfull
to
levy
excessive
taxes
of
the
people
;
for
the
one
of
these
cannot
be
without
the
other
:
and
thus
for
the
Law
of
God
it
is
clear
,
that
by
it
authority
is
not
committed
unto
them
,
to
surcharge
,
and
as
it
were
trample
downe
their
poor
subjects
,
by
unmeasurable
and
unsupportable
impositions
.
As
for
that
which
the
Prophet
Samuel
in
the
Name
of
God
giveth
notice
to
the
Israelites
of
,
touching
the
right
of
a
King
;
wherein
he
seemeth
to
allow
him
the
disposition
of
the
goods
and
persons
of
his
subjects
:
I
answer
first
,
That
God
being
an
immoveable
Truth
,
cannot
contradict
himselfe
by
commanding
and
forbidding
the
same
thing
;
and
secondly
,
that
the
word
of
the
Text
in
the
Originall
signifieth
nothing
else
but
a
custome
or
fashion
,
as
it
appeareth
by
the
1
Sam.
11.
13.
besides
,
the
speech
that
the
Prophet
useth
,
importeth
not
a
commandment
,
but
an
advertisement
of
the
subjection
,
whereunto
the
people
were
about
to
thrust
themselves
,
by
desiring
a
King
after
the
manner
of
other
Nations
,
whose
customes
amongst
them
was
to
exercise
authority
and
dominion
as
well
over
their
goods
as
their
persons
:
for
which
cause
God
would
have
them
forewarned
,
that
they
might
know
how
vile
a
yoak
they
put
their
owneneckes
under
,
and
what
grievous
and
troublesome
servitude
they
undertook
,
from
the
which
they
could
no
wayes
be
delivered
,
no
though
they
de●●●ed
it
with
teares
.
Furthermore
,
that
a
King
in
Israel
had
no
power
(
in
right
and
eq●ity
)
to
take
away
the
possessions
of
any
of
his
subjects
,
and
appropriate
it
to
himselfe
,
it
appeareth
by
Naboaths
refusall
no
King
Achab
,
to
give
him
his
Let
it
suffice
,
O
Princes
of
Israel
,
learn
off
cruelty
and
oppression
,
and
execute
judgement
and
justice
:
take
away
your
exactions
from
my
people
,
and
cease
to
thrust
them
from
their
goods
and
heritages
.
Now
concerning
the
law
of
man
,
which
all
men
agree
unto
,
because
it
is
grounded
upon
reason
and
equity
,
we
finde
no
permission
given
to
Kings
to
use
the
goods
of
other
men
at
their
pleasures
;
for
that
was
far
from
equity
:
neither
was
there
any
such
liberty
bestowed
upon
them
,
by
those
that
first
in
the
beginning
exalted
them
to
that
degree
of
dignity
:
but
rather
(
as
divers
worthy
Authours
avouch
)
their
owne
vertues
and
good
behaviour
which
woon
them
credit
amongst
the
better
sort
,
installed
them
first
unto
that
honour
.
And
truely
there
is
Cic.
lib.
3.
de
legibus
.
Aug.
de
Civit.
Dei
,
lib.
4.
ca.
6.
nothing
more
rightfull
and
justin
mans
society
,
than
that
every
one
should
possesse
and
enjoy
that
which
is
his
owne
in
peace
and
quietnesse
,
without
disturbance
or
violence
;
in
which
respect
also
,
rules
of
justice
are
established
,
called
lawes
,
which
no
good
Kings
will
ever
seek
to
stand
against
.
They
are
indeed
Lords
of
the
earth
,
a●
some
say
,
and
truly
;
but
so
,
that
their
Lordships
stretch
no
further
than
right
,
and
passe
not
the
rule
of
equity
:
and
notwithstanding
,
the
propriety
of
goods
and
possessions
remaineth
untouched
.
To
Kings
(
saith
So●●ca
)
pertaineth
the
soveraignty
over
all
things
,
but
to
private
men
the
propriety
.
de
beneficiis
.
Tiberius
Caesar
being
solicited
by
the
Governours
of
the
Provinces
,
to
lay
heavier
tributes
,
and
levy
larger
subsidies
from
his
people
,
made
(
though
a
Painim
)
this
notable
answer
,
That
a
good
shepherd
ought
to
shear
his
sheep
,
not
to
flea
them
.
Saint
Lewis
,
that
good
King
,
amongst
all
his
other
wife
and
vertuous
exhortations
which
he
gave
to
his
son
before
his
death
,
this
was
none
of
the
least
nor
last
;
That
he
should
never
crave
any
taxe
or
subsidie
of
his
subjects
,
but
upon
urgent
necessity
,
and
very
just
CHAP.
XXXIX
.
Of
those
that
have
used
too
much
cruelty
to
wards
their
subjects
in
Taxes
and
Exactions
.
IT
is
clear
then
by
these
foresaid
assumptions
,
that
a
King
may
not
impose
upon
his
Subjects
unmeasurable
taxes
and
subsidies
,
least
he
make
himselfe
guilty
of
extortion
,
the
root
and
fountain
many
times
of
many
great
mischiefes
and
inconveniences
,
and
in
very
deed
from
whence
oftner
changes
,
seditions
,
and
ruines
of
Common-wealths
have
proceeded
,
than
from
any
other
cause
beside
.
What
hapned
to
Roboam
King
of
Israel
,
for
shewing
himselfe
too
rigorous
on
this
behalfe
to
his
subjects
,
but
the
defection
of
the
greater
part
of
his
Kingdom
from
him
;
for
being
come
to
the
Crowne
after
the
death
of
his
father
Solomon
,
when
the
people
came
and
made
a
supplication
to
him
,
to
be
eased
from
his
fathers
burdens
,
he
(
despising
the
counsell
of
his
sage
Achaeus
King
of
Lydia
was
hanged
up
against
a
hill
,
and
his
head
throwne
into
a
River
running
by
,
because
of
the
great
subsidies
which
he
exacted
of
his
people
.
Dionysius
,
the
first
of
that
name
,
a
notorious
and
renowned
Tyran
,
not
Frog
.
lib.
21.
conclude
,
this
grand
theefe
,
that
durst
not
trust
his
wife
nor
owne
daughters
,
after
he
had
been
discomfited
by
the
Carthaginians
,
was
slain
by
his
servants
.
Of
the
Roman
Emperours
that
most
vexed
the
Commonalty
with
tribures
and
taxes
,
these
three
were
chief
,
Caligula
,
Nero
,
and
Caracalla
;
of
whom
this
latter
did
most
pill
and
pull
the
people
,
and
would
often
say
,
That
the
gold
and
silver
of
the
Kingdom
pertained
in
right
to
none
but
The
Emperour
Constance
,
son
to
Constantine
,
whose
father
was
Heraclius
,
comming
at
a
time
out
of
Greece
into
Rome
,
abode
there
but
five
dayes
;
but
●ulg
.
lib.
9.
c.
4.
in
that
short
space
committed
so
much
outrage
in
ransacking
the
Temples
and
other
publike
places
,
and
carrying
away
so
many
rich
ornaments
and
pictures
(
whereof
those
places
then
abounded
)
that
in
mans
remembrance
no
forreigne
barbarous
enemy
,
having
taken
the
City
by
force
of
war
,
ever
went
away
with
the
like
spoil
:
besides
,
he
did
so
oppresse
the
Allies
and
Tributaries
of
the
Empire
(
and
chiefly
the
Sicilians
)
with
taxes
and
imposts
,
that
many
of
them
were
constrained
to
sell
their
children
for
money
to
satisfie
his
extortion
:
and
by
this
meanes
he
scraped
together
an
infinite
masse
of
rapines
and
evill
gotten
goods
;
but
enjoyed
the
sweet
of
them
not
very
long
;
for
very
soon
after
he
was
murdered
by
his
owne
men
of
wat
,
in
his
returne
out
of
Sicily
and
all
that
spoil
which
he
had
unjustly
surprised
,
was
suddenly
taken
and
transported
into
Africa
by
the
Sarasens
,
that
then
inhabited
the
City
Panorme
.
Lewis
the
eleventh
,
King
of
France
,
after
he
had
overcharged
his
subjects
with
too
grievous
burdens
of
payments
and
taxes
,
fell
into
such
a
timorous
conceit
and
fear
of
death
,
as
never
any
man
did
the
like
;
he
attempted
all
meanes
of
avoiding
or
delaying
the
same
;
as
first
,
during
his
sicknesse
,
he
gave
his
Physitian
monethly
ten
thousand
crownes
,
by
that
meanes
to
creep
into
his
favour
:
wherein
he
,
being
in
all
other
things
a
very
niggard
and
pinch-penny
,
shewed
himself
on
the
other
side
more
than
prodigall
:
next
he
sent
into
Calabria
for
an
Hermit
,
reported
to
be
an
holy
and
devout
man
,
to
whom
at
his
arrivall
,
he
performed
so
much
duty
and
reverence
,
as
was
wonderfull
and
unseemly
:
for
he
threw
himselfe
on
his
knees
,
and
besought
him
to
prolong
his
decaying
life
,
as
if
he
had
been
a
God
,
and
not
a
man
:
but
all
that
he
could
do
was
to
no
purpose
;
no
nor
the
reliques
which
Pope
Sextus
sent
him
to
busie
himselfe
withall
,
nor
the
holy
viall
of
the
Rheimes
which
was
brought
him
,
could
prorogue
this
life
of
his
,
nor
priviledge
him
from
dying
a
discontent
and
unwilling
death
:
he
suspected
the
most
part
of
his
nearest
attendants
,
and
would
not
suffer
them
to
approach
unto
him
in
his
sicknesse
:
after
he
had
thus
prolonged
the
time
in
hope
,
and
yet
still
languished
in
extream
distresse
of
his
disease
,
it
was
at
length
told
him
in
all
speed
,
that
he
should
not
set
his
minde
any
longer
upon
those
vain
hopes
,
nor
upon
that
holy
man
,
for
his
time
was
come
,
and
he
must
needs
die
.
And
thus
he
that
during
his
Raigne
shewed
himselfe
rough
and
cruell
to
his
subjects
,
by
too
many
and
heavy
impositions
,
was
himselfe
in
his
latter
end
thus
roughly
and
hardly
dealt
withall
.
Christierne
the
eleventh
,
King
of
Denmarke
,
Norway
;
and
Suecia
,
after
the
death
of
King
Iohn
his
father
,
reigned
,
the
year
of
our
Lord
1514.
and
was
too
intolerable
in
imposing
burdens
and
taxes
upon
his
subjects
;
for
which
cause
the
Suecians
revolted
from
his
government
:
whom
though
after
many
battels
and
sieges
he
conquered
,
and
placed
amongst
them
his
garisons
to
keep
them
in
awe
,
yet
ceased
they
not
to
rebell
against
him
,
and
that
by
the
instigation
of
a
mean
Gentleman
,
who
very
quickly
got
fo●ting
into
the
Kingdom
,
and
possessed
himselfe
of
the
Crowne
and
government
.
Now
Christierne
having
lost
this
Province
,
and
being
also
in
disdain
and
hatred
of
his
owne
Countrey
,
and
fearing
least
this
inward
heat
of
spight
should
grow
to
some
flame
of
danger
to
his
life
,
seeing
that
the
inhabitants
of
Lubecke
conspiring
with
his
uncle
Fredericke
,
began
to
take
armes
against
him
,
he
fled
away
,
with
his
wife
(
sister
to
the
Emperour
Charles
the
fifth
)
and
his
young
children
,
to
Zealand
,
a
Province
of
the
Emperours
,
after
he
had
reigned
nine
yeares
:
after
which
the
Estates
of
the
Realme
(
aided
by
them
of
Lubecke
)
assembling
together
,
exalted
his
uncle
Fredericke
,
Prince
of
Holsatia
(
though
old
and
antient
)
to
the
Crowne
;
and
publishing
certain
writings
,
addressed
them
to
the
Emperour
and
the
Princes
of
his
Empire
,
to
render
a
reason
of
their
proceeding
,
and
to
make
knowne
unto
them
upon
how
good
considerations
they
had
deposed
and
banished
Christierne
,
for
the
tyranny
which
hee
exercised
among
them
.
Ten
yeares
after
this
he
got
together
a
new
Army
by
sea
,
in
hope
to
recover
his
losses
,
but
contrary
to
his
hope
he
was
taken
prisoner
,
and
in
captivity
miserably
ended
his
dayes
.
Henry
King
of
Suecia
was
chased
from
his
Scepter
for
enterprising
to
Nic.
Gil.
vol.
1
burden
his
Commons
with
new
contributions
:
those
that
were
devisers
of
new
Taxes
and
Tributes
,
for
the
most
part
ever
lost
their
lives
in
their
labours
:
for
proof
whereof
,
let
the
example
of
Parchenus
or
Porchetes
serve
;
who
for
giving
counsell
to
King
Theodebert
touching
the
raising
of
new
subsidies
,
was
stoned
to
death
by
the
multitude
,
in
the
City
Trieves
.
Likewise
was
George
Presquon
cruelly
put
to
death
by
the
people
,
for
perswading
and
setting
forward
Henry
of
Suecia
,
to
the
vexation
and
exaction
of
his
subjects
.
CHAP.
XL.
More
examples
of
the
same
subject
.
AIstulphus
the
nineteenth
King
of
Lumbardy
,
was
not
onely
a
most
cruell
Tyran
,
but
also
a
grievous
oppressour
Phil.
Melanct.
lib.
1.
a
Noble
for
their
heads
:
against
this
man
Pope
Stephen
provoked
King
Pepin
of
France
,
who
comming
with
an
Army
drove
the
Tyran
into
Tycinum
,
and
constrained
him
to
yeeld
to
partiall
conditions
of
peace
.
Howbeit
Pepin
was
no
sooner
gone
,
but
he
returned
to
his
old
byas
;
wherefore
the
second
time
he
came
and
drove
him
to
as
great
extreamity
;
insomuch
as
another
peace
was
concluded
:
after
the
accomplishment
whereof
,
perverse
Aistulph
still
vexing
his
subjects
,
was
plagued
by
God
with
an
Apoplexy
,
and
so
died
.
Iustinian
the
Emperour
,
as
he
was
profuse
and
excessive
in
spending
,
so
was
he
immoderate
and
insatiable
in
gathering
together
riches
,
for
he
exercised
Zonar
.
lib.
3.
his
wit
in
devising
new
tributes
and
payments
,
and
rejoyced
his
heart
in
nothing
more
;
for
which
causes
there
arose
a
grievous
sedition
at
Constantinople
against
him
;
wherein
not
onely
the
excellent
and
famous
monuments
of
the
Empire
were
burned
,
but
also
forty
thousand
men
slain
;
and
this
was
no
small
punishment
for
his
oppression
.
At
Paris
there
is
to
be
seene
in
the
corne
market
,
a
certaine
monument
hard
at
the
mouth
of
the
common
sinke
,
which
conveyeth
away
all
the
filth
Barnabe
,
Vicount
of
Milan
,
by
the
report
of
Paulus
Iovius
,
was
an
unconscionable
oppressor
of
his
subjects
and
tenants
:
for
he
did
not
onely
extort
Iohn
Galeacius
,
and
after
seven
moneths
imprisonment
poysoned
to
death
.
Archigallo
,
brother
to
Gorbonianus
in
nature
,
though
unlike
in
conditions
Hardiknitus
King
of
Denmarke
,
after
the
death
of
Harold
was
ordained
William
Rufus
,
second
son
of
William
the
Conquerour
,
succeeded
his
father
,
as
in
the
Kingdom
of
England
,
so
in
disposition
of
nature
:
for
they
And
here
is
further
to
be
noted
,
that
the
place
where
this
King
was
slain
,
was
called
New
Forest
;
in
which
same
place
Richard
,
the
Cousin
germane
of
King
William
,
son
to
Duke
Robert
his
brother
,
was
likewise
slain
.
This
New
Forest
was
made
by
William
the
Conquerour
their
father
,
who
plucked
downe
and
depopulated
divers
Townes
and
Churches
the
compasse
of
30.
miles
about
,
to
make
this
a
Forest
for
wilde
Beasts
:
a
most
beastly
sin
,
yea
a
bloudy
crying
sin
,
too
too
much
practised
in
these
dayes
,
and
that
by
great
persons
,
that
make
no
conscience
to
turne
Townes
into
pastures
,
and
men
into
sheep
:
but
let
all
them
behold
the
just
vengeance
of
God
upon
this
Kings
posterity
:
for
when
then
either
cannot
or
will
not
revenge
,
then
God
revengeth
either
in
them
or
their
posterity
.
In
the
year
1548.
the
Commons
of
Guyenne
,
Santonge
,
and
Augoulemois
fell
into
a
great
Rebellion
,
by
reason
of
the
extortions
of
the
Customers
La
Vergne
was
drawne
in
pieces
by
four
horses
:
L'Estonnac
,
and
the
two
brothers
of
Saulx
,
had
their
heads
cut
off
:
Tallemoigne
and
Galefer●
,
the
two
Colonels
of
the
Commons
,
were
broken
upon
the
Wheele
,
being
first
crowned
with
a
crowne
of
burning
iron
,
as
a
punishment
of
the
Soveraignty
which
they
had
usurped
.
Thus
the
Lord
punished
both
the
one
and
the
other
,
and
the
one
by
the
other
;
the
exactors
for
their
oppression
,
and
the
tumultuous
Commons
for
their
Rebellion
.
Neither
doth
the
Lord
thus
punish
oppressours
themselves
,
but
also
they
that
either
countenance
,
or
having
authority
,
do
not
punish
the
same
;
as
It
is
not
unworthy
to
be
noted
,
how
Edward
the
Third
,
King
of
England
,
prospered
a
long
while
in
the
warres
against
France
,
and
got
many
worthy
and
wonderfull
victories
:
but
when
Prince
Edward
,
son
unto
the
aforesaid
Edward
,
after
conditions
of
peace
concluded
,
began
to
set
taxes
and
impositions
upon
the
Country
of
Aquitain
,
then
did
King
Edwards
part
begin
to
incline
,
and
the
successe
of
war
,
which
the
space
of
fourty
yeares
never
forsook
him
,
now
frowned
upon
him
;
so
that
he
quickly
lost
all
those
lands
which
by
composition
of
peace
were
granted
unto
him
.
CHAP.
XLI
.
Of
such
as
by
force
of
armes
have
either
taken
away
,
or
would
have
taken
away
,
the
goods
and
lands
of
other
men
.
NOw
if
they
that
oppresse
their
Subjects
,
and
devour
them
in
this
manner
be
found
guilty
,
then
must
they
Alexander
:
)
howbeit
hereof
they
boast
and
glory
no
lesse
than
they
that
took
delight
to
be
sirnamed
City-spoilers
:
others
burners
of
Cities
;
some
conquerours
,
and
many
Eagles
and
Faulcons
,
seeking
as
it
were
fame
by
infamy
;
and
by
vice
,
eternity
.
But
to
these
men
it
often
commeth
to
passe
,
that
even
then
when
they
thinke
to
advance
their
Dominion
,
and
to
stretch
their
bounds
and
frontiers
furthest
,
they
are
driven
to
recoil
,
for
fear
of
being
dispossessed
themselves
of
their
owne
lands
and
inheritances
:
and
even
as
they
dealt
,
with
others
rigorously
and
by
strength
of
weapons
,
so
shall
they
be
themselves
rehandled
and
dealt
withall
after
the
same
measure
;
according
to
the
Word
of
the
Prophet
denounced
against
such
as
they
:
Cursed
be
th●●
that
spoilest
and
dealest
unfaithfully
;
when
thou
hast
made
an
end
of
spoiling
others
,
th●●
th●
selfe
shalt
be
spoiled
;
and
when
thou
hast
done
dealing
traiterously
,
then
treason
shall
begin
to
be
practised
against
thee
.
And
this
curse
most
commonly
never
faileth
to
seise
upon
these
great
Theeves
and
Robbers
,
or
at
least
upon
their
children
and
successours
;
as
by
particular
examples
we
shall
see
,
after
we
have
first
spoken
of
Adonias
,
who
not
content
with
his
owne
estate
of
being
a
Kings
son
,
which
God
had
allotted
him
,
went
about
to
〈◊〉
the
Crassus
King
of
Lydia
was
the
first
that
made
war
against
Ephesus
,
and
Polycrat●s
the
Tyran
was
one
that
by
violence
and
tyrannous
meanes
grew
from
a
base
condition
to
an
high
estate
:
for
being
but
one
of
the
Aristodemus
got
into
his
hands
the
government
of
C●ma
,
after
he
had
made
away
the
principall
of
the
City
:
and
to
keep
it
the
better
being
obt●ined
,
Dlonis
.
Halic
.
lib.
7.
he
first
worme
the
vulgars
hearts
by
presents
,
then
banished
out
of
the
City
their
children
whom
he
had
put
to
death
,
and
entertained
the
rest
of
the
youth
with
such
variety
of
pleasures
and
delights
,
that
by
those
devices
he
kept
himselfe
in
his
tyrannous
estate
many
yeares
:
but
as
soon
as
the
children
of
those
slain
Citizens
were
growne
to
ripe
yeares
of
strength
and
discretion
,
being
desirous
to
revenge
their
fathers
deaths
,
they
set
upon
him
in
the
night
,
so
at
unawares
,
that
they
put
him
and
all
his
family
to
the
slaughter
.
Timophanes
usurped
a
principality
,
power
,
and
rule
in
Corinth
a
free
City
,
and
became
so
odious
thereby
to
the
whole
people
,
yea
and
to
his
Oros.
l.
3.
c.
2.
Servius
Tullus
,
the
son
to
a
bondman
,
addicted
himselfe
so
much
to
the
Manlius
,
after
hee
had
maintained
the
fortresse
of
Rome
against
the
In
former
times
there
lived
in
Carthage
one
Hanno
,
who
because
he
had
Oros.
lib.
4.
cap.
6.
more
riches
than
all
the
Common-wealth
beside
,
began
to
aspire
to
the
domination
of
the
Citie
:
which
the
better
to
accomplish
,
hee
devised
to
make
shew
of
marrying
his
onely
daughter
,
to
the
end
that
at
the
marriage
feast
hee
might
poison
the
chiefest
men
of
credit
and
power
of
the
City
whom
he
knew
could
or
would
not
any
wayes
withstand
or
countermand
his
purpose
:
but
when
this
devise
tooke
no
effect
,
by
reason
of
the
discovery
thereof
by
certaine
of
his
servants
,
hee
sought
another
meanes
to
effect
his
will
:
Hee
got
together
a
huge
number
of
bondslaves
and
servants
,
which
should
at
a
sudden
put
him
in
possession
of
the
city
but
being
prevented
herein
also
by
the
Citizens
,
he
seised
upon
a
castle
with
a
thousand
men
of
base
regard
,
even
servants
for
the
most
part
;
whither
thinking
to
draw
the
Africans
and
King
of
the
Moores
to
his
succour
,
he
was
taken
and
first
whipped
,
next
had
his
eyes
thrust
out
,
and
then
his
armes
and
legs
broken
in
pieces
,
and
so
was
executed
to
death
before
all
the
people
:
his
carkasse
being
thus
mangled
with
blowes
,
was
hanged
upon
a
gallowes
,
and
all
his
kindred
and
children
put
to
death
,
that
there
might
not
one
remaine
of
his
straine
,
either
to
enterprise
the
like
deed
,
or
to
revenge
his
death
.
That
great
and
fearefull
warrior
Iulius
Caesar
,
one
of
the
most
hardie
and
valiant
pieces
of
flesh
that
ever
was
,
after
hee
had
performed
so
many
notable
exploits
,
overcome
all
his
enemies
,
and
brought
all
high
and
haughtie
purposes
to
their
desired
effect
,
being
prickt
forward
with
the
spurre
of
ambition
and
a
high
minde
,
through
the
meanes
and
assistance
of
the
mighty
forces
of
the
common-wealth
,
which
(
contrary
to
the
constitution
of
the
Senat
)
were
left
in
his
hands
,
hee
set
footing
into
the
State
,
and
making
himselfe
master
and
Lord
of
the
whole
Romane
Empire
,
usurped
a
The
Monarchie
of
Assyria
was
at
one
instant
extinguished
in
Sardana
palus
;
and
of
Babylon
in
Balthasar
,
Arbaces
being
the
worker
of
the
first
,
and
Darius
King
of
Persia
,
of
the
later
;
both
of
them
receiving
the
wages
,
not
of
their
wickednesse
,
but
also
of
their
predecessors
,
and
great
grandfathers
cruelty
and
oppressions
,
by
whom
many
people
and
nations
had
been
destroyed
.
Moreover
,
as
the
Babylonian
Empire
was
overthrowne
by
Darius
of
Persia
,
so
was
his
Persian
Kingdome
(
in
Darius
the
last
King
of
that
countrey
his
time
,
this
mans
successor
)
overturned
by
Alexander
.
Again
,
the
great
dominion
of
Alexander
(
who
survived
not
long
after
)
was
not
continued
to
any
of
his
by
inheritance
,
but
divided
like
a
prey
amongst
his
greatest
captaines
,
and
from
them
the
most
part
of
it
in
short
time
descended
to
the
Romanes
;
who
spreading
their
wings
,
and
stretching
their
greedie
tallons
farre
and
neere
,
for
a
while
ravened
and
preyed
over
all
the
world
,
and
enriched
and
bedecked
themselves
with
the
spoyles
of
many
nations
;
and
therefore
it
was
necessary
that
they
also
should
be
made
a
prey
,
and
that
the
farre
fetcht
Goths
and
Vandales
should
come
upon
them
,
as
upon
the
bodie
of
a
great
Whale
that
suffers
shipwreck
upon
the
sea
shore
:
since
which
time
the
Romane
Empire
went
to
decay
,
and
grew
every
day
weaker
than
other
;
yea
,
and
many
Princes
setting
themselves
against
and
above
it
,
have
robbed
it
of
the
realmes
and
provinces
which
it
robbed
others
of
before
.
And
thus
wee
may
see
how
all
things
run
as
it
were
in
a
circle
,
and
how
great
the
uncertainetie
of
this
world
is
,
seeing
that
the
mightiest
are
subject
to
so
many
and
great
changes
:
for
if
there
be
any
thing
under
the
Sun
that
may
carry
any
shew
of
stability
or
continuance
,
surely
it
is
a
Monarchie
or
Common-wealth
,
grounded
upon
the
unitie
and
consent
of
all
people
,
maintained
by
the
authoritie
of
the
greatest
and
most
mightie
,
and
underpropped
with
the
shores
of
much
strength
and
wealth
,
as
the
Romane
Empire
was
;
and
yet
for
all
that
,
there
was
never
any
,
though
never
so
well
reared
and
furnished
,
and
deepe
rooted
,
which
at
the
length
hath
not
bin
demolished
,
ransacked
,
and
pulled
up
by
some
notable
and
strange
calamitie
.
And
this
is
that
which
the
spirit
of
God
would
give
us
to
knowe
,
by
the
vision
of
that
great
image
,
represented
to
Nabuchadnezzar
in
a
dreame
,
according
to
Daniels
interpretation
thereof
;
to
wit
,
that
the
foure
great
and
puissant
Monarchies
of
the
world
should
at
last
be
ruined
and
dispersed
,
like
the
chaffe
before
the
winde
,
till
they
were
consumed
and
brought
to
nothing
,
albeit
they
were
glorious
and
excellent
as
gold
and
silver
,
or
strong
and
mightie
as
brasse
and
iron
.
How
much
more
foolish
and
evill
advised
are
they
then
,
that
for
a
certaine
apparant
splendour
and
shew
of
worldly
honour
(
which
is
as
fraile
as
any
rose
,
as
variable
as
the
winde
,
as
light
and
vaine
as
a
shadow
or
smoke
,
as
unassured
as
a
rotten
planke
)
have
the
eyes
of
their
minde
so
dazeled
,
and
their
wits
so
bewitched
,
and
all
their
affections
so
transported
,
as
to
mingle
heaven
and
earth
together
,
to
dash
the
East
against
the
West
,
to
stirre
up
discord
and
dissention
betwixt
man
and
man
,
and
to
shed
so
many
thousand
mens
bloud
,
and
all
for
a
paltrie
desire
of
reigne
,
though
to
their
owne
finall
ruine
and
destruction
.
And
thus
it
came
to
passe
in
the
time
of
the
emperor
Otho
to
a
Duke
of
Peter
Caudian
,
who
(
not
content
with
his
Dukedome
)
went
about
to
usurpe
a
tyrannicall
rule
over
the
whole
Seigniorie
,
and
that
by
pride
and
threats
,
desiring
rather
to
make
himselfe
terrible
to
the
people
by
those
bad
meanes
,
than
amiable
and
beloved
by
any
meanes
whatsoever
;
and
thus
daily
hee
grew
as
in
age
so
in
insolencie
:
he
placed
a
garrison
of
men
about
his
palace
,
and
so
fortifying
himselfe
,
presently
he
shewed
himselfe
in
his
colours
,
namely
a
cruell
Tyran
:
which
when
the
multitude
perceived
,
and
remembred
withall
their
libertie
,
which
they
were
like
to
lose
,
they
tooke
up
armes
forthwith
,
in
purpose
to
beat
downe
his
haughtie
minde
:
therefore
they
first
set
on
fire
his
house
,
and
caused
him
to
forsake
his
fortresse
,
and
to
betake
himselfe
to
his
shifts
:
but
when
by
reason
of
the
stopping
of
the
passages
he
could
not
escape
,
they
tooke
him
and
his
young
sonne
also
which
was
with
him
,
and
put
them
to
a
most
cruell
and
sudden
death
,
and
cast
their
carkasses
to
be
devoured
of
dogs
.
In
the
Empire
of
Maximilian
,
Lewis
Sforce
,
a
Prince
of
an
inconstant
Bembus
,
lib.
2.
Of
the
Venetian
historie
.
and
turbulent
spirit
,
ambitious
,
and
one
that
made
no
account
of
his
promises
nor
faith
,
tooke
upon
him
the
governement
of
Milan
,
after
the
death
of
his
brother
Galeaz
,
Duke
of
Milan
,
who
was
traiterously
slaine
:
in
which
action
the
first
wrong
which
hee
did
was
to
his
brothers
widow
,
whom
hee
deposed
;
the
second
to
his
young
nephew
,
his
brother
Galeaz
son
,
whom
he
so
brought
up
as
if
he
never
meant
he
should
come
to
honour
or
goodnesse
;
for
he
suffered
him
not
to
be
trained
up
either
in
learning
or
armes
,
but
let
him
runne
into
all
possible
occasions
that
might
corrupt
and
spoyle
his
tender
age
.
Thus
hee
enjoyed
the
principalitie
thirteene
yeares
,
all
the
while
under
his
nephewes
reigne
;
to
whom
when
Alphonsus
King
of
Naples
had
given
in
mariage
one
of
his
daughters
,
and
perceived
what
small
reckoning
his
uncle
made
of
restoring
him
his
Dukedome
;
after
he
had
often
and
instantly
intreated
him
without
prevailing
,
at
length
he
fell
to
threaten
him
with
warre
:
he
fearing
to
have
the
worse
,
and
to
lose
so
great
a
dignitie
,
wrought
so
by
his
owne
shifts
and
devices
,
together
with
the
helping
hand
of
Pope
Alexander
,
that
hee
put
in
the
head
of
Charles
the
eighth
of
France
to
go
and
conquer
Naples
,
for
the
hatred
which
his
heart
possessed
against
Alphonsus
;
supposing
by
this
meanes
the
better
to
accomplish
his
affaires
to
his
owne
desire
.
The
King
of
France
Guicciard
.
li.
1
was
no
sooner
entred
Italie
,
but
Lewis
Sforce
ministred
an
Italian
posset
to
his
young
nephew
Iohn
Galeaz
,
that
hee
immediatly
died
upon
it
,
and
then
he
proclamed
himselfe
Prince
of
the
Duchie
,
by
the
aid
of
the
principall
of
the
Councell
,
whom
he
had
woon
to
referre
that
honour
unto
him
,
by
deposing
the
young
sonne
of
Iohn
Galeaz
,
beeing
then
but
five
yeares
old
:
but
he
declared
presently
his
inconstant
and
perfidious
nature
,
in
breaking
promise
with
the
King
of
France
,
whome
he
had
induced
with
so
many
faire
speeches
to
undertake
that
voyage
,
and
entering
a
new
league
with
the
Venetians
both
against
him
and
the
Pope
,
although
ere
long
he
served
them
with
the
same
measure
:
but
Lewis
the
twelfth
,
succeeding
in
the
Crowne
of
France
,
could
not
brooke
this
injurie
done
to
his
predecessor
,
but
pretending
a
title
to
the
Duchie
of
Milan
,
he
dispatched
an
armie
thitherward
,
that
bestirred
it selfe
so
well
,
that
in
short
space
they
brought
under
their
subjection
all
the
Cities
and
Townes
neere
adjoyning
:
which
the
citizens
perceiving
,
began
to
rebell
against
their
Duke
,
and
killed
his
Treasurer
:
whereupon
he
(
being
not
able
to
make
his
part
good
with
the
French
abroad
,
nor
daring
to
put
any
confidence
in
his
owne
at
home
)
left
his
castle
to
the
charge
and
custodie
of
a
captaine
,
and
fled
himselfe
with
his
children
to
Almaine
,
towards
the
Emperour
Maximilians
court
,
hoping
to
finde
succour
at
his
hand
,
as
indeed
he
did
:
for
he
returned
to
Milan
with
five
hundred
Burgundians
,
and
eight
thousand
Switzers
,
and
was
received
againe
into
the
Citie
.
Being
thus
refortified
with
these
and
other
more
troupes
that
came
unto
him
,
he
encamped
before
Navarre
,
and
by
composition
got
the
City
into
his
hands
from
the
Frenchmen
.
The
French
King
in
the
meane
while
sent
a
new
supplie
of
men
into
the
Duchie
,
amongst
whom
were
many
Switzers
,
who
so
dealt
with
their
countrimen
that
were
on
the
Dukes
side
,
that
they
brought
them
also
to
favour
the
King
of
France
,
and
to
forsake
the
Duke
:
which
when
he
understood
,
hee
presently
departed
the
citie
,
and
posting
to
the
campe
,
hardened
his
souldiers
,
desiring
them
to
play
the
men
,
and
not
to
shrinke
,
for
he
meant
to
give
battell
without
delay
:
but
the
captains
made
answer
,
that
they
might
not
fight
against
their
owne
nation
,
without
especiall
leave
from
their
Lords
.
Now
in
the
meane
while
,
whilest
these
things
were
in
doing
,
they
tooke
order
,
that
the
Frenchmen
should
approach
to
Navarre
,
and
intercept
all
the
passages
,
that
the
Duke
might
not
escape
:
He
therefore
laid
aside
his
horse
,
and
marched
on
foot
in
the
squadron
of
Switzers
,
now
joyned
to
the
French
,
in
attire
and
armour
like
a
Switzer
,
thinking
by
this
tricke
to
save
his
life
:
but
all
his
counterfeiting
could
not
save
him
from
being
taken
,
and
from
lying
ten
yeares
prisoner
in
the
Tower
of
Loches
,
where
he
also
died
:
and
so
all
his
high
and
ambitious
thoughts
(
which
scarcely
Italie
could
containe
)
were
pend
up
in
a
strait
and
narrow
roome
.
Guicciard
.
lib.
4.
With
the
like
turbulent
and
furious
spirit
of
ambition
have
many
Roman
Bishops
been
inspired
,
who
what
by
their
jugling
trickes
,
cousenages
,
and
subtill
devises
,
and
what
by
force
,
have
prospered
so
well
,
that
of
simple
Bishops
(
which
they
were
wont
to
be
)
they
are
growne
temporall
Lords
,
and
as
it
were
Monarchs
;
having
in
their
possessions
lands
,
cities
,
castles
,
fortresses
,
havens
,
garrisons
,
and
guards
,
after
the
manner
of
Kings
;
nay
they
have
exalted
themselves
above
Kings
(
so
intollerable
is
Pope
Adrian
the
fourteenth
,
a
monkes
sonne
,
succeeding
Lucius
both
in
the
Papacie
,
and
also
in
ambition
,
tooke
in
hand
his
omitted
enterprises
;
Hither
may
be
referred
that
which
befell
the
Emperour
Albert
,
Duke
of
Austria
,
and
one
of
his
lievtenants
in
Switzerland
,
for
going
about
to
usurpe
and
appropriat
certaine
lands
and
dominions
to
him
,
which
belonged
not
unto
him
.
This
Emperour
had
many
children
whom
he
desired
to
leave
rich
and
mighty
,
and
therefore
by
all
meanes
possible
he
endeavoured
to
augment
his
living
,
even
by
getting
from
other
men
whatsoever
he
could
;
and
amongst
all
the
rest
,
this
was
one
especiall
practise
,
wherein
he
laboured
tooth
and
nayle
to
alienate
from
the
Empire
the
land
of
the
Switzers
,
and
to
leave
it
for
an
everlasting
inheritance
to
his
heires
:
which
although
the
Switzers
would
in
no
case
condiscend
nor
agree
unto
,
but
contrariwise
sued
earnestly
unto
his
Majesty
for
the
maintenance
of
their
antient
liberties
and
priviledges
which
were
confirmed
unto
them
by
the
former
Emperors
,
and
that
they
might
not
be
distracted
from
the
Empire
;
yet
notwithstanding
were
constrained
to
undergo
for
a
season
the
yoke
of
most
grievous
tyranny
and
servitude
imposed
by
force
upon
them
:
and
thus
the
poore
communaltie
indured
many
mischiefes
,
and
many
grievous
and
cruell
extortions
and
indignities
at
the
hands
of
the
Emperours
officers
,
whilest
they
lived
in
this
wretched
and
miserable
estate
.
Amongst
the
rest
there
was
one
called
Grislier
that
began
to
erect
a
strong
fort
of
defence
upon
a
little
hill
neere
unto
Altorfe
,
to
keepe
the
countrey
in
greater
awe
and
subjection
;
and
desiring
to
descrie
his
friends
from
his
foes
,
he
invented
this
devise
:
He
put
a
hat
upon
the
end
of
a
long
pole
,
and
placed
it
in
the
field
before
Altorfe
,
where
were
great
multitudes
of
people
,
with
this
commandement
,
That
everie
one
that
came
by
should
do
but
dieth
ere
he
awaketh
;
so
mony
taken
in
usurie
,
delighteth
and
contenteth
at
the
first
,
but
it
infecteth
all
his
possessions
,
and
sucketh
out
the
marrow
of
them
ere
it
be
long
:
Seeing
then
it
is
abhominable
both
by
the
law
of
God
and
nature
,
let
us
shun
it
as
a
toad
,
and
flie
from
it
as
a
cockatrice
:
But
when
these
persuasions
will
not
serve
,
let
them
turne
their
eyes
to
these
examples
following
,
wherein
they
shall
see
the
manifest
indignation
of
God
upon
it
.
In
the
Bishopricke
of
Collen
a
notable
famous
Usurer
lying
upon
his
death-bed
ready
to
die
,
moved
up
and
downe
his
chaps
and
his
lips
,
as
if
he
The
same
author
telleth
of
another
Usurer
,
that
a
little
before
his
death
called
for
his
bags
of
gold
and
silver
,
and
offered
them
all
to
his
soule
,
upon
condition
it
would
not
forsake
him
:
But
if
he
would
have
given
all
the
world
,
it
could
not
ransome
him
from
death
:
wherefore
when
he
saw
there
was
no
remedie
but
hee
must
needs
die
,
hee
commended
his
soule
to
the
Divell
,
to
be
carried
into
everlasting
torments
:
which
words
when
hee
had
uttered
hee
gave
up
the
ghost
.
Another
Usurer
being
ready
to
die
,
made
this
his
last
Will
and
Testament
:
My
soule
(
quoth
he
)
I
bequeath
to
the
divell
who
is
owner
of
it
,
my
wife
likewise
to
the
divell
who
induced
me
to
this
ungodly
trade
of
life
,
and
Usury
consisteth
not
only
in
lending
and
borowing
,
but
buying
and
selling
also
,
and
all
unjust
and
crafty
bargaining
,
yea
and
it
is
a
kinde
of
usurie
to
detain
through
too
much
covetousnesse
those
commodities
from
the
people
which
concerne
the
publike
good
,
and
to
hoord
them
up
for
their
private
gain
,
til
some
scarcitie
orwant
arise
;
and
this
also
hath
evermore
beene
most
sharpely
punished
,
as
by
these
examples
may
appeare
.
About
the
yeare
1543.
at
what
time
a
great
famine
and
dearth
of
bread
afflicted
the
world
,
there
was
in
Saxonie
a
countrey
peasant
,
that
having
carried
his
corne
to
the
market
,
and
sold
it
cheaper
than
he
looked
for
,
as
he
returned
homewards
he
fell
into
most
heavy
dumpes
and
dolours
of
minde
with
griefe
that
the
price
of
graine
was
abated
:
and
when
his
servants
sang
merrily
for
joy
of
that
blessed
cheapnesse
,
he
rebuked
them
most
sharpely
and
cruelly
,
yea
and
was
so
much
the
more
tormented
and
troubled
in
minde
,
by
how
much
he
more
he
saw
any
poore
soule
thankfull
unto
God
for
it
:
but
marke
how
God
gave
him
over
to
a
reprobate
and
desperate
sence
:
Whilest
his
servants
rode
before
,
hee
hung
himselfe
at
the
cart
taile
,
being
past
recoverie
of
life
ere
any
man
looked
backe
or
perceived
him
.
A
notable
example
for
our
English
cormorants
,
who
joyne
barne
to
barne
,
and
heape
to
heape
,
and
will
not
sell
nor
give
a
handful
of
their
superfluitie
to
the
poore
,
when
it
beareth
a
low
price
,
but
preserve
it
till
scarcity
and
want
come
,
and
then
they
sell
it
at
their
owne
rate
;
let
them
feare
by
this
,
lest
the
Lord
deale
so
or
worse
with
them
.
Another
covetous
wretch
,
when
he
could
not
sel
his
cornesodear
as
hee
desired
,
said
the
mise
should
eat
it
rather
than
he
would
lessen
one
jot
of
the
price
thereof
:
Which
words
were
no
sooner
spoken
,
but
vengeance
tooke
them
:
for
all
the
mise
in
the
countrey
flocked
to
his
barnes
and
fieldes
,
so
that
they
left
him
neither
standing
nor
lying
corne
,
but
devoured
all
.
This
story
was
written
to
Martin
Luther
:
upon
occasion
whereof
he
inveying
mightily
against
this
cruell
usurie
of
husbandmen
,
told
of
three
misers
Another
rich
farmer
,
whose
barnes
were
full
of
graine
,
and
his
stacks
Another
in
Misnia
,
in
the
yeare
1559
,
having
great
store
of
corne
hoordedup
,
Ioh.
Fincel
li.
2.
refused
to
succor
the
necessitie
of
his
poore
&
halfe
famished
neighbours
:
for
which
cause
the
Lord
punished
him
with
a
strange
and
unusuall
judgement
,
for
the
corne
which
he
so
much
cherished
,
assumed
life
,
and
became
feathered
fowles
,
flying
out
of
his
barnes
in
such
abundance
,
that
the
world
was
astonished
thereat
,
and
his
barnes
left
emptie
of
all
provision
,
in
most
wonderfull
and
miraculous
manner
.
No
lesse
strange
was
that
which
happened
in
a
towne
of
France
called
Equall
to
all
the
former
both
in
cruelty
touching
the
person
,
and
miracle
Nic.
Gil.
vol.
1.
The
Emperour
Albert
,
purposing
to
be
revenged
upon
them
for
his
injury
,
as
also
for
slaying
many
more
of
his
men
,
and
breaking
downe
his
castles
of
defence
which
he
had
caused
to
be
builded
in
their
countrey
,
determined
to
mak
war
upon
them
;
but
he
was
slaine
ere
he
could
bring
it
hat
determination
to
effect
by
one
of
his
owne
nephews
,
from
whom
(
being
his
overseer
and
gardant
for
bringing
up
)
he
withheld
his
patrimonie
against
all
equity
;
neither
by
prayers
or
entreatie
could
be
perswaded
to
restore
it
.
These
things
(
according
to
Nic.
Gils
report
in
his
first
volume
of
the
Chronicles
of
France
)
happened
about
the
reigne
of
Saint
Lewis
.
Hither
may
be
referred
the
history
of
Richard
the
first
,
King
of
England
,
called
Richard
Coeur
de
Lyon
:
though
not
so
much
a
fruite
of
ambition
Bibliotbeca
Cariensi
,
&c.
in
him
,
as
of
filthie
covetousnesse
.
This
King
,
when
as
Widomarus
Lord
of
Linionice
in
little
Britaine
having
found
a
great
substance
of
treasure
in
the
ground
,
sent
him
a
great
part
thereof
,
as
chiefe
Lord
and
Prince
of
the
countrey
,
refused
it
;
saying
,
That
he
would
either
have
all
or
none
;
but
the
finder
would
not
condiscend
to
that
:
whereupon
the
King
layed
siege
to
a
castle
of
his
called
Galuz
,
thinking
the
treasure
to
lye
there
:
but
as
he
with
the
Duke
of
Brabant
went
about
viewing
the
Castle
,
a
souldier
within
stroke
him
with
an
arrow
in
the
arme
,
the
yron
whereof
festering
in
the
wound
,
caused
that
the
King
within
nine
daies
after
died
:
And
so
because
he
was
not
content
with
the
halfe
of
the
treasure
that
another
man
found
,
lost
all
his
owne
treasure
that
he
had
,
together
with
his
life
the
chiefest
treasure
of
all
.
CHAP.
XLII
.
Of
Vsurers
,
and
their
theft
.
IF
open
larcenies
and
violent
robberies
and
extortions
are
forbidden
by
the
law
of
God
,
as
we
have
seene
they
are
,
then
it
is
no
doubt
but
that
all
deceit
and
unjust
dealings
and
bargains
used
to
the
dammage
of
others
are
also
condemned
by
the
same
law
;
and
namely
Usurie
,
when
a
man
exacteth
such
unmeasurable
gaine
for
either
his
mony
or
other
thing
which
hee
lendeth
,
that
the
poore
borrower
is
so
greatly
indammaged
,
that
in
stead
of
benefitting
and
providing
for
his
affaires
,
which
he
aimed
at
,
he
hitteth
his
further
losse
and
finall
overthrow
.
This
sinne
is
expressely
prohibited
in
Leviticus
,
25
,
Deuteronomy
23
,
and
Psalme
,
15
;
where
the
committants
thereof
are
held
guilty
before
Gods
judgement
Seat
,
of
iniquitie
and
injustice
:
and
against
them
it
is
that
the
prophet
That
he
which
oppresseth
or
vexeth
the
poore
and
afflicted
,
he
which
robbeth
or
giveth
to
usurie
,
and
receiveth
the
encrease
into
their
bags
,
shall
die
the
death
,
and
his
bloud
shall
bee
upon
his
Neither
truely
doth
the
justice
of
God
sleepe
in
this
respect
,
but
taketh
vengeance
upon
all
such
,
and
punisheth
them
after
one
sort
or
other
,
either
in
body
or
goods
,
as
it
pleaseth
him
:
I
my selfe
knew
a
grand
usurer
in
the
countrey
of
Vallay
that
having
scraped
together
great
masses
of
gold
and
silver
by
these
unlawfull
meanes
,
was
in
one
night
robbed
of
fifteene
hundred
crownes
by
theeves
that
broke
into
his
house
.
I
remember
also
another
usurer
dwelling
in
a
town
called
Argental
,
nigh
unto
Anovay
under
the
jurisdiction
of
Tholosse
in
high
Vivaria
,
who
being
in
hay
time
in
a
meadowe
,
was
stung
in
the
foot
by
a
serpent
,
or
some
other
venomous
beast
,
that
he
died
thereof
:
an
answerable
punishment
for
his
often
stinging
and
biting
many
poore
people
with
his
cruell
and
unmercifull
usurie
.
Nay
it
is
so
contrarie
to
equitie
and
reason
,
that
all
nations
led
by
the
instinct
of
nature
,
have
alwayes
abhorred
and
condemned
it
;
insomuch
that
the
conditions
of
theeves
hath
bin
more
easie
and
tollerable
than
usurers
;
for
theft
was
wont
to
be
punished
but
with
double
restitution
,
but
usurie
with
quadruple
:
and
to
speake
truely
,
these
rich
and
gallant
usurers
do
more
rob
the
common
people
and
purloine
from
them
,
than
all
the
publike
theeves
that
are
made
publike
examples
of
justice
in
the
world
.
It
is
to
be
wished
that
some
would
examine
usurers
bookes
,
and
make
a
De
officio
princip.
lib.
4.
ca.
14
bond-fire
of
their
obligations
,
as
that
Lacedemonian
did
when
Agesilaus
reported
that
hee
never
saw
a
●leerer
fire
:
or
that
some
Lucullus
would
deliver
Europe
from
that
contagion
,
as
the
Romane
did
Asia
in
his
time
.
Licurgus
Alex.
ab
Alex.
lib.
1
cap.
7.
banished
this
canker
worme
out
of
his
Sparta
:
Amasis
punished
it
severely
in
his
Aegypt
:
Cato
exiled
it
out
of
Sicilie
;
and
Solo
condemned
it
in
Athens
;
how
much
more
should
it
he
held
in
detestation
among
Christians
?
S.
Chrysostome
compareth
it
fitly
to
the
biting
of
an
aspe
;
Chrysost.
in
Mat.
cap.
5.
as
he
that
is
stung
with
an
aspe
,
falleth
asleepe
as
it
were
with
delectation
,
her
hand
to
reach
,
it
miraculously
turned
into
a
serpent
,
and
bit
her
so
fast
,
that
by
no
meanes
it
could
be
loosened
from
her
arme
,
untill
it
had
brought
her
to
a
woefull
and
miserable
end
.
Sergius
Galba
,
before
hee
came
to
be
Emperor
(
being
President
of
Africa
under
Claudius
,
when
as
through
penurie
of
victuals
,
corne
,
and
other
food
Fulgos.
lib.
2.
cap.
2.
was
very
sparingly
shared
out
and
divided
amongst
the
armie
)
punished
a
certaine
souldier
that
sould
a
bushell
of
wheat
to
one
of
his
fellows
for
an
hundred
pence
,
in
●ope
to
obtaine
a
new
share
himselfe
,
in
this
manner
,
he
commanded
the
Quaestor
or
Treasurer
to
give
him
no
more
sustenance
,
since
hee
preferred
lucre
before
the
necessity
of
his
owne
body
and
his
friends
welfare
;
neither
suffered
he
any
man
else
to
sell
him
any
;
so
that
hee
perished
with
famine
,
and
became
a
miserable
example
to
all
the
army
,
of
the
fruits
of
that
foule
droupsie
covetousnesse
.
And
thus
wee
see
how
the
Lord
rained
downe
vengeance
upon
all
covetous
Usurers
and
oppressors
,
plaguing
some
on
this
fashion
,
and
some
on
that
;
and
never
passing
any
,
but
either
in
this
life
some
notable
judgement
overtakes
them
,
either
in
themselves
or
their
off-springs
(
for
it
is
notoriously
knowne
that
usurers
children
,
though
left
rich
,
yet
the
first
or
second
generation
became
alwayes
beggers
)
or
in
the
life
to
come
they
are
thrown
into
the
pit
of
perdition
,
from
whence
there
is
no
redemption
nor
deliverance
.
CHAP.
XLIII
.
Of
Dicers
and
Card-players
,
and
their
theft
.
IF
any
recreation
be
allowed
us
,
as
no
doubt
there
is
,
yet
surely
it
is
not
such
as
whereby
we
should
worke
the
damage
and
hurt
of
one
another
,
as
when
by
gaming
we
draw
away
another
mans
mony
with
his
great
losse
,
and
this
is
one
kinde
of
theft
,
to
usurpe
any
mans
goods
by
unlawfull
meanes
:
wherefore
no
such
sports
ought
to
finde
any
place
amongst
Christians
,
especially
those
wherein
any
kinde
of
lot
or
hazard
is
used
,
by
the
which
the
good
blessings
of
God
are
,
contrary
to
their
true
and
naturall
use
,
exposed
to
chance
and
fortune
,
as
they
tearme
it
:
for
which
cause
Saint
Augustine
is
of
this
opinion
concerning
them
:
That
the
gaine
which
ariseth
to
any
party
in
play
,
should
be
bestowedupon
the
poor
,
to
the
end
that
both
the
ad
Maced
.
gamesters
,
as
well
the
winner
as
the
loser
might
be
equally
punished
,
the
one
by
not
carrying
the
stake
being
won
,
the
other
by
being
frustrated
of
all
his
hope
of
winning
.
Players
at
dice
,
both
by
the
Elibertine
&
Constantinopolitan
Councell
under
Iustinian
,
were
punished
with
excommunication
:
and
by
a
new
constitution
of
the
said
Emperour
it
was
enacted
,
That
no
man
should
use
Dice-play
either
in
private
or
publique
,
no
nor
approve
Cod.
li.
3.
tit
.
43
made
.
[
a
](A27163-e56880-b)
a
Od.
14.
l.
2.
Ludere
doctior
seu
Graeco
jubeas
trocho
,
seu
malis
vetital●gibus
alea.
Horace
an
heathen
Poet
avouched
the
unlawfulnesse
of
this
thing
even
in
his
time
,
when
he
saith
that
Dice-playing
was
forbidden
by
their
law
.
Lewis
the
eighth
,
King
of
France
,
renouned
for
his
good
conditions
and
rare
vertues
;
amongst
all
the
excellent
laws
which
he
made
,
this
was
one
,
That
all
sports
should
be
banished
the
Common-wealth
,
except
shooting
(
whether
with
long
bow
or
Crosse
bow
)
and
that
no
Cards
nor
Dice
should
be
either
made
or
sold
by
any
;
to
the
end
that
all
occasion
of
gaming
might
bee
taken
away
.
Surely
it
would
be
very
profitable
and
expedient
for
the
Weale-publique
,
that
this
Ordinance
might
stand
in
use
at
this
day
,
and
that
all
Merchants
and
Mercers
whatsoever
,
especially
those
that
follow
the
reformation
of
Religion
,
might
forbeare
the
sale
of
all
such
paltry
Wares
:
for
the
fault
in
selling
such
trash
is
no
lesse
than
the
abuse
of
them
in
playing
at
them
,
for
so
much
as
they
upon
greedinesse
of
so
small
a
gaine
,
put
as
it
were
a
sword
into
a
mad
mans
hand
,
by
ministring
to
them
the
instruments
not
onely
of
their
sports
,
but
also
of
those
mischiefes
that
ensue
the
same
.
There
a
man
may
heare
curses
as
rife
as
words
,
bannings
,
swearings
,
and
blasphemies
,
banded
up
and
downe
;
there
men
fret
themselves
to
death
,
and
consume
whole
nights
in
darke
and
divelish
pastimes
;
some
lose
their
horses
,
others
their
cloakes
,
a
third
sort
all
that
ever
they
are
worth
,
to
the
undoing
of
their
houses
,
wives
,
and
children
;
and
some
again
from
braulings
fall
to
buffetings
,
from
buffets
to
bloudshedding
,
from
bloudshedding
to
hanging
:
and
these
are
the
fruits
of
those
gallant
sports
.
But
this
you
shall
see
more
plainely
by
a
few
particular
examples
.
In
a
Discip●
.
de
tempor
.
ser.
12.
towne
of
Campania
a
certaine
Iew
playing
at
dice
with
a
Christian
,
lost
a
great
summe
of
money
unto
him
;
with
which
great
losse
being
enraged
,
and
almost
beside
himselfe
,
as
commonly
men
in
that
case
are
affected
,
hee
belched
out
most
bitter
curses
against
Christ
Iesus
,
and
his
mother
the
blessed
Virgin
,
in
the
midst
whereof
the
Lord
deprived
him
of
his
life
and
sense
;
and
strooke
him
dead
in
the
place
:
as
for
his
companion
the
Christian
,
indeed
he
escaped
sudden
death
,
howbeit
he
was
robbed
of
his
wit
and
understanding
,
and
survived
not
verie
long
after
:
to
teach
us
not
onely
In
the
yeare
1533.
neere
to
Belissana
a
citie
in
Helvetia
,
there
were
three
Vlrich
Schraelerus
having
lost
much
mony
,
and
offended
God
with
many
cursed
speeches
,
at
last
presaging
to
himselfe
good
lucke
,
he
burst
forth
into
these
tearmes
,
If
fortune
deceive
me
now
,
I
will
thrust
my
dagger
into
the
verie
body
of
God
as
farre
as
I
can
:
now
But
that
we
may
see
yet
more
the
vanitie
and
mischievous
working
of
this
sport
,
I
will
report
one
storie
more
out
of
the
same
authour
,
though
not
equall
to
the
former
in
strangenesse
and
height
of
sinne
,
yet
as
tragicall
,
and
no
lesse
pitifull
.
In
the
yeare
1550
,
there
lived
in
Alsatia
one
Adam
Steckman
,
one
that
Iob
Fincel
.
l.
2
got
his
living
by
tximming
,
pruning
,
and
dressing
vines
;
this
man
having
received
his
wages
,
fell
to
dice
,
and
lost
all
that
he
had
gotten
;
insomuch
that
he
had
not
wherewith
to
nourish
his
family
,
so
that
he
fell
into
such
a
griefe
of
minde
,
and
withall
into
such
paines
of
the
head
,
that
he
grew
almost
desperate
withall
:
one
day
his
wife
being
busie
abroad
,
left
the
care
of
her
children
unto
him
;
but
he
tooke
such
great
care
of
them
that
he
cut
all
their
throats
,
even
three
of
them
,
whereof
one
lay
in
the
cradle
,
and
lastly
would
have
hanged
himselfe
,
had
not
his
wife
come
in
the
meane
while
,
who
beholding
this
pitifull
tragedie
,
gave
a
great
outcrie
,
and
fell
downe
dead
;
whereupon
the
neighbours
running
in
,
were
eye
witnesses
of
this
wofull
spectacle
:
as
for
him
,
by
law
he
was
judged
to
a
most
severe
and
cruell
punishment
:
and
all
these
pitifull
events
arose
from
that
cursed
root
of
Dice-play
.
We
ought
therefore
to
learne
by
all
these
things
that
have
beene
already
spoken
,
to
abstaine
not
onely
from
this
cursed
pastime
,
but
also
from
extortion
,
robberies
,
deceit
,
guile
,
and
other
such
naughty
practices
that
tend
to
the
hurt
and
detriment
of
one
another
;
and
in
place
thereof
to
procure
the
good
and
welfare
of
each
one
in
all
kindenesse
and
equity
,
following
the
Apostles
counsell
,
where
he
sayeth
,
Let
them
that
stole
steale
no
more
,
but
rather
travell
by
labouring
with
his
hands
in
that
which
is
good
,
that
he
may
have
wherewith
to
succor
the
necessitie
of
others
.
For
it
is
not
enough
not
to
do
evill
to
our
neighbor
,
but
we
are
tyed
to
do
him
good
,
or
at
least
to
endeavour
to
do
it
.
CHAP.
XLIV
.
Of
such
as
have
beene
notorious
in
all
kinde
of
sinne
.
BY
these
fore
placed
examples
we
have
seene
how
heavie
the
judgements
of
God
have
beene
upon
those
that
through
the
The
tyran
Pertander
usurped
the
government
over
Corinth
after
hee
had
In
this
ranke
deservably
we
may
place
the
second
Dionysius
his
sonne
,
that
Clearchus
,
another
tyran
,
after
hee
had
put
to
death
the
most
part
of
the
Agathocles
,
King
,
or
rather
tyran
of
Sicilie
,
from
a
porters
sonne
,
growing
Romulus
the
first
King
of
Rome
was
(
as
Florus
testifieth
)
transported
by
What
shall
wee
say
of
Silla
,
that
monster
in
cruelty
,
that
most
odious
and
execrable
Tyran
that
ever
was
,
by
whom
all
civile
order
and
humane
policie
was
utterly
defaced
,
and
all
vice
and
confusion
in
stead
thereof
set
up
?
did
hee
not
procure
the
death
of
six
thousand
men
at
one
clap
,
at
the
Marcus
Marius
of
the
adverse
faction
,
before
the
whole
citie
,
with
his
hands
all
imbrued
in
bloud
,
which
hee
also
washed
in
the
holy
water
sta●ke
〈◊〉
Apolloes
temple
,
being
near
unto
that
place
;
and
all
this
being
commended
and
countenanced
by
Silla
:
hee
decreed
a
generall
disanulment
and
abrogation
of
all
titles
and
rights
that
were
passed
before
his
time
,
to
the
end
to
have
the
more
liberty
both
to
put
to
death
whom
he
pleased
,
and
to
confiscate
mens
goods
,
and
also
to
unpeople
and
repeople
cities
,
sack
,
pulldowne
,
and
build
,
and
to
depose
&
make
Kings
at
his
pleasure
:
the
goods
which
he
had
thus
seised
,
he
shamed
not
to
sell
with
his
owne
hands
;
sitting
in
his
tribunall
sear
,
giving
oftentimes
a
faire
woman
a
whole
countrey
,
or
the
revenues
of
a
citie
for
her
beauty
,
and
to
Players
,
Jesters
,
Juglers
,
Minstr●●s
,
and
other
wicked
effranchised
slaves
,
great
and
unnecessary
rewards
:
yea
,
and
to
divers
married
women
also
,
whom
(
pleasing
his
eye
)
he
deprived
their
husbands
of
perforce
,
and
espoused
them
to
himselfe
,
maugre
their
wils
:
being
desirous
to
ally
himselfe
with
Pompey
,
hee
commanded
him
to
cast
off
his
lawfull
wife
,
and
taking
from
Magnus
G●abri●
his
wife
Aemilia
,
made
him
marry
her
,
though
already
great
with
childe
by
her
former
husband
;
but
she
died
in
travell
in
his
house
.
In
seasts
and
banket●ings
he
was
too
immoderate
,
for
it
was
his
continuall
and
daily
practise
:
the
wine
that
hee
dranke
usually
was
fortie
yeares
old
,
and
the
company
that
hee
delighted
to
keepe
was
compact
of
ministriss
,
tumblers
,
players
,
singers
,
and
such
like
rascals
,
and
with
these
he
would
spend
whole
dayes
in
drinking
,
carousing
,
dauncing
,
and
all
dissolutenesse
.
Now
this
disinordinate
life
of
his
did
so
augment
a
disease
which
was
growne
in
his
body
,
to
wit
an
imposthume
;
that
in
time
it
corrupted
his
flesh
,
and
turned
it
into
lice
;
in
such
sort
,
that
though
hee
had
those
that
continually
followed
him
to
sweepe
them
off
,
and
to
louze
him
night
and
day
,
yet
the
encrease
was
still
so
plentifull
,
that
all
would
not
serve
to
cleare
him
for
a
moment
:
insomuch
,
that
not
his
apparell
,
though
never
so
new
and
changeable
;
nor
his
linnen
,
though
never
so
fresh
,
nor
his
bath
,
nor
his
laver
,
no
nor
his
meat
and
drinke
could
be
kept
unpolluted
from
the
fluxe
of
this
filthy
vermine
,
it
issued
in
such
abundance
:
oftentimes
in
a
day
hee
would
wash
himselfe
in
a
bath
,
but
to
no
great
purpose
;
for
his
shame
increased
the
more
.
The
day
before
he
dyed
he
sent
for
one
Granius
,
who
attending
his
death
,
delayed
to
pay
that
which
hee
ought
to
the
Common-wealth
;
and
being
come
in
his
presence
,
hee
commanded
him
to
be
strangled
to
death
before
his
face
:
but
with
straining
himselfe
in
crying
after
his
execution
,
his
imposthume
burst
,
and
vomited
out
such
streames
of
bloud
,
that
his
strength
failed
him
withall
;
and
passing
that
night
in
great
distresse
,
the
next
day
made
up
his
wicked
and
miserable
end
.
After
that
Caligula
began
to
addict
himselfe
to
impiety
and
contempt
of
Iulius
Caesar
)
the
Tribune
presented
himselfe
,
as
if
in
regard
of
his
office
,
to
import
some
matter
of
importance
unto
him
:
and
having
received
a
currish
word
or
two
at
his
hands
(
as
his
custome
was
)
he
gave
him
such
a
stroke
betweene
the
head
and
the
shoulders
,
that
what
with
it
and
the
blowes
of
his
complices
,
that
going
for
the
same
intent
,
rushed
upon
him
,
he
was
●laine
amongst
them
,
no
man
stirring
a
foot
to
deliver
him
out
of
their
hands
,
though
many
looked
on
,
and
might
have
aided
him
if
they
would
:
he
was
no
sooner
slaine
,
but
his
wife
incontinently
was
sent
after
,
and
his
daughter
also
that
was
crushed
to
death
against
a
wall
;
and
thus
came
his
wretched
selfe
,
with
his
filthie
progenie
,
to
a
wretched
and
miserable
end
.
Nero
shewed
himselfe
not
onely
an
enemy
to
God
in
persecuting
his
Church
,
but
also
a
perverter
and
disturber
of
humane
nature
,
in
embruing
Vitellius
,
for
the
murders
and
other
outragious
misdeeds
which
he
committed
,
Domitian
was
a
cruell
enemy
of
the
Christians
▪
hee
rejected
his
owne
Antonius
,
Caracalla
,
Heliogabalus
,
and
other
like
may
bee
worthily
placed
in
this
ranke
.
But
of
all
,
Heliogabalus
is
most
famous
:
of
whom
is
recorded
in
histories
,
that
hee
was
so
prodigious
in
all
gluttonie
,
filthinesse
,
and
ribauldrie
,
that
the
like
I
thinke
was
never
heard
of
,
except
those
monsters
that
went
before
;
and
yet
I
suppose
he
surpassed
them
too
.
Such
was
the
exceeding
and
luxurious
pompe
of
this
beast-like
Emperour
,
that
in
his
lampes
hee
used
baulme
,
and
filled
his
fish-ponds
with
rose-water
:
the
garments
which
he
wore
were
all
of
the
finest
gold
and
most
costly
silkes
:
his
shooes
glistered
with
precious
stones
,
curiously
engraven
:
he
was
never
two
dayes
served
with
one
kinde
of
meat
,
nor
wore
one
garment
twice
;
and
so
likewise
for
his
fleshly
wickednesse
,
he
varyed
it
every
time
:
Some
dayes
hee
was
served
at
meales
with
the
braines
of
Ostriches
,
and
a
strange
fowle
called
a
Phylocapterie
,
another
day
with
the
tongues
of
Popingayes
,
and
other
sweet
singing
birds
,
being
nigh
to
the
sea
;
hee
never
used
fish
in
places
farre
distant
from
the
sea
:
all
his
house
was
served
with
most
delicate
fish
:
at
one
supper
his
table
was
furnished
with
seven
thousand
fishes
,
and
five
thousand
fowles
:
At
his
remoovals
in
his
progresse
,
there
followed
him
commonly
six
hundred
chariots
:
he
used
to
sacrifice
with
young
children
,
and
preferred
to
the
best
advancements
in
the
Common-wealth
most
light
persons
;
as
Bawdes
,
Minstrels
,
Players
,
and
such
like
:
in
one
word
,
hee
was
an
enemy
to
all
honesty
and
good
order
.
And
when
he
was
fore-told
by
his
Sorcerers
and
Astronomers
,
that
he
should
die
a
violent
death
,
he
provided
ropes
of
silke
to
hang
himselfe
,
swords
of
gold
to
kill
himselfe
,
and
strong
poysons
in
Jacinths
and
Emerauds
to
poyson
himselfe
,
if
needs
hee
should
thereto
be
forced
:
Moreover
,
hee
made
an
high
tower
,
having
the
boorded
floore
covered
with
gold
plate
,
and
broidered
with
pretious
stones
,
from
the
which
tower
he
might
throw
himselfe
downe
,
if
hee
were
pursued
of
his
enemies
.
But
notwithstanding
all
this
provision
,
(
Gods
vengeance
not
permitting
him
to
die
as
hee
would
)
hee
was
slaine
of
the
souldiers
,
drawne
through
the
citie
,
and
cast
into
Tiber
,
after
hee
had
raigned
two
yeares
and
eight
moneths
.
Tigellinus
,
one
of
the
Captaines
of
Neroes
guard
,
and
a
chiefe
procurer
and
setter
forward
of
his
tyranny
,
was
the
cause
of
the
death
of
many
great
personages
in
Rome
:
and
being
enriched
by
their
spoyle
and
other
such
like
robberies
,
after
the
death
of
Nero
(
whom
in
his
extremity
hee
forsooke
)
plunged
himselfe
,
and
wallowed
in
all
manner
of
licentious
and
disordinate
delights
.
Now
though
hee
was
worthy
of
a
thousand
deaths
for
his
cruelties
towards
many
good
citizens
,
yet
by
the
meanes
of
one
Iunius
,
the
Emperour
Galba
his
chiefe
minion
,
whose
favour
hee
had
by
great
summes
of
money
bought
and
obtained
(
for
hee
gave
unto
his
daughter
at
one
time
five
and
twenty
thousand
crownes
,
and
to
himselfe
at
another
time
a
carknet
worth
fifteen
thousand
crownes
for
a
present
)
he
was
spared
and
kept
in
safety
:
but
as
soon
as
Otho
was
installed
in
the
Empire
,
his
downfall
and
destruction
began
presently
to
follow
:
for
Otho
,
to
the
end
to
gratifie
the
Romans
,
sent
to
apprehend
him
,
who
was
then
in
his
houses
of
pleasure
in
the
field
,
banquetting
and
sporting
with
his
harlots
,
and
using
all
manner
of
riot
,
albeit
by
reason
of
a
deadly
disease
which
was
upon
him
,
hee
was
even
at
deaths
doore
.
When
hee
saw
himselfe
thus
taken
,
and
that
no
meanes
of
escape
was
left
,
(
no
not
by
the
vessels
which
he
had
prepared
at
the
sea
shore
for
purpose
,
if
need
were
,
to
convey
him
away
)
and
that
hee
which
had
commission
to
take
him
,
would
give
him
no
advantage
of
escaping
,
though
he
offered
him
great
rewards
for
the
same
,
he
entreated
onely
leisure
to
shave
his
beard
before
he
went
;
which
being
granted
,
he
tooke
a
rasor
,
and
in
stead
of
shaving
,
cut
his
owne
throat
.
CHAP.
XLV
.
More
examples
of
the
same
argument
.
HIeronymus
,
a
true
Tyran
of
Sicily
,
enured
and
fashioned
Andronicus
was
one
of
the
most
wickedest
men
that
lived
on
the
earth
in
his
time
;
for
he
excelled
in
all
kinde
of
evill
:
in
ambition
,
boldnesse
in
doing
mischiefe
,
cruelty
,
whoredome
,
adulterie
,
and
incest
also
to
make
up
the
whole
number
:
besides
,
he
was
so
treacherous
and
disloyall
,
that
hee
traiterously
slew
the
sonne
and
heire
of
the
Emperour
Emanuel
,
shutting
him
in
a
sacke
,
and
so
throwing
him
into
the
sea
;
after
which
,
by
violence
he
tooke
possession
of
the
Empire
of
Constantinople
,
and
like
a
strong
theefe
seised
upon
that
which
was
none
of
his
owne
;
but
as
soone
as
he
had
gotten
his
desire
,
then
began
his
lusts
to
rage
and
rave
,
then
he
fell
to
whoreing
and
forcing
women
and
maids
to
his
lust
,
whom
after
he
had
once
robbed
of
their
chastities
,
he
gave
over
to
his
bands
and
ruffians
to
abuse
;
and
that
which
is
more
than
all
this
,
he
ravished
one
of
his
owne
sisters
,
and
committed
incest
with
her
:
moreover
,
to
maintaine
and
uphold
his
tyrannous
estate
,
he
slew
most
of
the
nobility
,
and
all
else
that
bore
any
shew
of
honesty
or
credit
with
them
,
and
lived
altogether
by
wrongs
and
extortions
:
wherefore
his
subjects
(
provoked
with
these
multitudes
of
evils
which
reigned
in
him
,
and
not
able
to
endure
any
longer
his
vile
outrages
and
indignities
)
rebelled
against
him
and
besieged
him
,
got
him
into
their
mercilesse
hands
,
and
handled
him
on
this
fashion
following
:
first
they
degraded
him
and
spoyled
him
of
his
imperiall
ornaments
,
then
they
pulled
out
one
of
his
eyes
,
and
set
him
upon
an
asse
backward
,
with
the
tayle
in
his
hand
in
stead
of
a
Scepter
,
and
a
rope
about
his
necke
in
stead
of
a
crowne
;
and
in
this
order
and
attyre
they
led
him
through
all
Constantinople
,
the
people
shouting
and
reviling
him
on
all
sides
,
some
throwing
durt
,
others
spittle
,
divers
dung
,
and
the
women
their
pispots
at
his
head
:
after
all
which
banquetting
dishes
,
he
was
transported
to
the
gallowes
,
and
there
hanged
,
to
make
an
end
of
all
.
Charles
King
of
Navarre
,
whose
mother
Iean
was
daughter
to
Lewis
Lutton
Frois
.
vol.
3.
cap.
100.
King
of
France
,
was
another
that
oppressed
his
subjects
with
cruelty
and
rough
dealing
:
for
he
imposed
upon
them
grievous
taxes
and
tributes
,
and
when
many
of
the
chiefest
of
his
Common-Wealth
came
to
make
knowne
unto
him
the
poverty
of
his
people
,
and
that
they
were
not
able
to
endure
any
more
such
burthens
,
he
caused
them
all
to
be
put
to
death
for
their
boldnesse
:
he
was
the
kindler
of
many
great
mischiefes
in
France
,
and
of
the
fire
wherewith
divers
places
of
strength
,
and
castles
of
defence
were
burned
to
ashes
:
he
counselled
the
Count
of
Foix
his
sonne
to
poyson
his
father
,
and
not
onely
so
,
but
gave
him
also
the
poyson
with
his
owne
hands
,
wherewith
to
do
the
deed
:
Moreover
,
above
all
this
,
lechery
and
Adultery
Lugtake
,
King
of
Scots
,
succeeding
his
father
Galdus
in
the
Kingdome
,
Besides
these
,
there
was
another
king
of
the
Scots
,
called
Atherto
,
in
the
The
great
outrages
which
the
Spaniards
have
committed
in
the
West
Indies
,
are
apparant
testimonies
of
their
impiety
,
injustice
,
cruelty
,
insatiable
covetousnesse
,
and
luxury
;
and
the
judgement
wherewith
God
hath
hunted
them
up
and
downe
both
by
sea
and
land
,
(
as
late
and
fresh
histories
doe
testifie
)
are
manifest
witnesses
of
his
heavy
anger
and
displeasure
against
them
:
amongst
all
which
,
I
will
here
insert
none
but
that
which
is
most
notorious
and
worthy
memory
,
as
the
wretched
accident
of
Pamphilius
Novares
,
and
his
company
:
This
man
with
six
hundred
Spaniards
making
for
the
coast
of
Florida
,
to
seeke
the
gold
of
the
river
of
Palme-trees
,
were
so
Francis
Pizarre
,
a
man
of
base
parentage
,
for
in
his
youth
he
was
but
a
Ferdinand
,
Gonsal
,
Iohn
Martin
of
Alcantara
,
and
Diego
of
Almagro
;
who
as
they
were
principall
in
the
action
,
so
were
they
in
the
punishment
:
the
first
that
was
punished
was
Iohn
Pizarre
,
who
with
many
other
Spaniards
was
surprised
in
the
City
of
Cusco
,
and
slaine
by
the
men
of
warre
of
Mangefrem
and
Artabaliba
:
next
after
that
there
arose
such
a
division
and
heart-burning
betwixt
the
Pizarres
and
Almagro
,
and
their
partakers
,
that
after
they
had
robbed
and
wasted
and
shared
out
the
great
and
rich
Countrey
of
Peru
,
they
slew
one
another
by
mutuall
strokes
:
and
albeit
that
there
was
by
common
consent
an
agreement
accorded
betwixt
them
,
for
the
preserving
of
their
unity
and
friendship
;
yet
Francis
Pizarre
,
envying
that
Almagro
should
bee
Governour
of
Cusco
,
and
he
not
,
interrupted
all
their
agreements
,
by
starting
from
his
promises
;
and
re-kindled
the
halfe-quenched
fire
of
warre
by
his
owne
ambition
:
for
hee
presently
defied
Amagro
,
and
sent
his
brother
Ferdinand
before
to
bid
him
battaile
;
who
so
well
behaved
himselfe
,
that
hee
tooke
Almagro
prisoner
,
and
delivered
him
bound
to
his
brother
Francis
,
who
caused
him
to
bee
strangled
in
prison
secretly
,
and
after
to
be
beheaded
in
publique
.
Now
Ferdinand
being
sent
by
his
brother
towards
Spaine
,
with
a
great
masse
of
gold
to
cleare
himselfe
of
the
death
of
Almagro
,
could
not
so
well
justifie
the
fact
,
as
that
all
his
treasure
could
save
him
from
the
prison
;
and
what
became
of
him
afterwards
,
knowne
it
is
to
God
,
but
not
to
the
world
.
A
while
after
,
the
fellowes
and
friends
of
Almagro
,
whose
goods
the
Pizarrists
hath
seised
upon
,
tooke
counsell
with
Don
Diego
Almagro
his
sonne
,
to
revenge
the
death
of
his
father
;
therefore
being
in
number
but
twelve
,
with
unsheathed
swords
,
they
desperately
burst
into
Francis
Pizarres
house
,
(
then
Marquesse
and
Governour
of
Peru
)
and
at
the
first
brunt
slew
a
Captaine
that
guarded
the
enterance
of
the
Hall
,
and
next
him
Martin
of
Alcahtara
,
and
other
more
,
that
kept
the
entrance
of
the
Chamber
,
so
that
hee
fell
dead
even
at
his
brother
the
Marquesses
feet
:
who
albeit
his
men
were
all
slaine
before
his
eyes
,
and
himselfe
left
alone
amiddest
his
enemies
,
yet
gave
not
over
to
defend
himselfe
stoutly
and
manfully
,
untill
all
of
them
setting
upon
him
at
once
,
hee
was
stabbed
into
the
throat
,
and
so
fell
dead
upon
the
ground
;
and
thus
finished
hee
and
his
complices
their
wretched
dayes
,
answerable
to
their
cruell
deserts
:
but
their
murderers
(
though
they
deserved
to
bee
thus
dealt
withall
)
yet
for
dealing
in
this
sort
without
authority
,
were
not
faultlesse
,
but
received
the
due
wages
of
their
furious
madnesse
:
for
Don
Diego
himselfe
,
after
he
had
beene
a
while
Governour
of
Peru
,
had
his
army
overcome
and
discomfited
by
the
Emperours
forces
,
and
was
betrayed
into
their
hands
by
his
owne
Lieutenant
of
Cusco
,
where
he
thought
to
have
saved
himself
,
and
right
soone
lost
his
head
,
with
the
greatest
Captains
and
favourites
that
hee
had
,
who
were
also
quartered
.
Now
of
the
five
brethren
wee
have
heard
foure
of
their
destructions
,
onely
one
remaineth
(
namely
Gonzalle
Pizarre
)
to
bee
spoken
of
;
who
being
sent
for
by
the
Conquerours
to
be
their
Chieftaine
and
Protector
against
the
Viceroy
,
that
went
about
to
make
them
observe
the
Emperours
lawes
and
decrees
,
touching
the
liberty
of
the
Indian
Nation
,
was
betrayed
and
forsaken
by
the
same
men
that
sent
for
him
,
and
so
fell
into
his
enemies
hands
,
that
cut
off
his
head
:
The
Generall
of
his
army
,
a
covetous
and
cruell
man
,
that
in
short
space
made
away
above
three
hundred
Spaniards
,
and
all
as
it
were
with
his
own
hand
;
was
drawn
up
and
downe
at
a
horse
tayle
the
space
of
halfe
a
quarter
of
an
houre
,
and
then
hanged
upon
the
gallowes
,
&
quartered
in
foure
parts
.
The
Monke
of
Vauvard
,
called
Vincent
,
who
with
his
crosse
and
porteise
had
encouraged
Pizarre
and
his
army
against
Artabaliba
,
and
was
for
that
cause
created
Bishop
of
Peru
,
when
Diego
came
to
the
governement
,
fled
into
the
Island
Puna
to
escape
his
wrath
;
but
in
seeking
to
avoyde
him
,
he
fell
into
as
great
a
snare
;
for
the
Islanders
assaulted
him
one
night
,
and
knockt
him
to
death
with
staves
and
clubs
,
together
with
forty
Spaniards
of
his
fellowship
,
that
accompanied
him
in
his
flight
,
and
started
not
from
him
in
his
death
.
And
thus
the
good
and
holy
Monke
,
for
medling
with
,
and
setting
forward
the
murder
of
so
many
poore
people
,
was
for
his
paines
and
good
deeds
justly
rewarded
by
the
Indians
of
that
Island
.
Moreover
,
after
and
beside
all
these
troubles
,
seditions
,
and
civil
warres
of
Peru
,
all
they
that
returned
from
Spaine
,
suffered
shipwracke
for
the
most
part
:
for
their
fleet
had
scarce
attained
the
midst
of
their
course
,
when
there
arose
so
terrible
a
tempest
,
that
of
eighteen
ships
,
thirteen
so
perished
,
that
they
were
never
heard
of
after
;
and
of
the
five
which
remained
,
two
were
tumbled
backe
to
the
coast
of
Saint
Dominick
,
all
berent
and
shivered
in
pieces
;
other
three
were
driven
to
Spaine
,
whereof
one
hitting
against
the
bay
of
Portugall
,
lost
many
of
her
men
:
The
Admirall
her selfe
of
this
fleet
perished
near
unto
Saint
Lucar
de
Baramede
,
with
two
hundred
persons
that
were
within
her
,
and
but
one
onely
of
them
all
got
safe
into
the
haven
of
Calix
,
without
dammage
.
Here
we
may
see
how
mightily
the
hand
of
God
was
stretched
forth
to
the
revenge
of
those
wicked
deeds
and
villanies
which
were
committed
by
the
Spaniards
in
those
quarters
.
Peter
Loys
,
bastard
son
to
Pope
Paul
the
third
,
was
one
that
practised
many
horrible
villanies
,
robberies
,
murthers
,
adulteries
,
incest
,
and
Sodomitries
;
Sleid.
lib.
19.
Ball.
thinking
that
because
his
father
was
Pope
,
therefore
no
wickednesse
was
unlawfull
for
him
to
commit
.
He
was
by
the
report
of
all
men
,
one
of
the
most
notorious
,
vilest
,
and
filthiest
villaines
that
ever
the
world
saw
:
he
forced
the
Bishop
of
Faence
to
his
unnaturall
lust
,
so
that
the
poor
Bishop
,
with
meer
anger
and
grief
that
he
should
be
so
abused
,
died
immediately
.
Being
made
Duke
of
Plaisence
and
Parma
,
he
exercised
most
cruell
tyranny
towards
many
of
his
subjects
;
insomuch
,
that
divers
Gentlemen
that
could
not
brook
nor
endure
his
injuries
,
conceived
an
inward
hate
against
him
,
and
conspired
his
death
:
and
for
to
put
in
practise
the
same
,
they
hired
certain
Ruffians
and
Roysters
to
watch
the
opportunity
of
slaying
him
;
yea
,
and
they
themselves
oftentimes
went
apart
with
these
Roysters
,
keeping
themselves
upon
their
guards
,
as
if
some
private
and
particular
quarrels
had
been
in
hand
.
One
day
as
the
Duke
went
in
his
horse-litter
out
of
his
Castle
,
with
a
great
retinue
,
to
see
certain
Fortifications
which
he
had
prepared
,
being
advertised
by
his
father
the
Pope
(
by
the
helpe
of
Magicke
which
he
practised
)
to
look
diligently
to
himselfe
the
tenth
day
of
September
:
in
which
notwithstanding
he
was
slain
;
for
as
he
returned
into
his
Castle
,
the
Conspiratours
,
to
the
number
of
thirty
six
,
marched
before
him
,
as
it
were
to
do
him
honour
,
but
indeed
to
do
him
villany
:
for
as
soon
as
he
was
entred
the
Castle
,
they
drew
up
the
draw-bridge
for
fear
of
his
retinue
that
were
without
,
and
comming
to
him
with
their
naked
swords
,
cast
in
his
teeth
his
tyranny
,
and
so
slew
him
in
his
litter
,
together
with
a
Priest
,
the
master
of
his
horse
,
and
five
Almaignes
that
were
of
his
Guard
:
his
dead
body
they
hung
by
a
chain
over
the
wals
,
and
shaking
it
to
and
fro
to
the
view
of
the
people
,
threw
it
downe
headlong
at
last
into
the
ditch
;
where
the
multitude
to
shew
their
hates
,
wounded
it
with
daggers
,
and
trampled
it
under
their
feet
:
and
so
whom
they
durst
not
touch
in
his
life
,
being
dead
they
thus
abused
:
and
this
befell
upon
the
tenth
day
of
September
,
in
the
year
of
our
Lord
1547.
Some
of
the
Bishops
of
Rome
for
their
rare
and
notable
vertues
,
and
the
glory
of
their
brave
deeds
,
may
be
honoured
with
this
dignity
,
to
be
placed
in
this
worthy
ranke
;
for
their
good
conditions
and
behaviours
were
such
,
that
no
tyran
,
butcher
,
thief
,
robber
,
ruffian
,
nor
any
other
,
ever
excelled
them
in
cruelty
,
robbery
,
adultery
,
and
such
like
wickednesse
,
or
deserved
more
the
credit
and
reputation
of
this
place
than
they
.
And
hereof
we
have
a
manifest
example
in
Iohn
the
thirteenth
,
who
pulling
out
the
eyes
of
some
of
his
Cardinals
,
cutting
out
the
tongues
of
others
,
hewing
off
the
hands
,
noses
,
and
privy
members
of
others
,
shewed
himselfe
a
paterne
of
such
cruelty
,
as
the
world
never
saw
the
like
:
he
was
accused
before
the
Emperour
Otho
,
in
a
Synod
,
first
for
incest
with
two
of
his
own
sisters
:
secondly
,
for
calling
the
devill
to
helpe
him
at
dice
:
thirdly
,
for
promoting
young
infants
to
Bishoprickes
,
bribed
thereto
by
certain
pieces
of
Gold
;
fourthly
,
for
the
ravishing
of
maids
and
wives
,
and
lying
with
his
fathers
concubine
:
yea
,
and
lastly
,
for
lyingwth
his
own
mother
,
and
many
other
such
monstrous
villanies
:
for
which
cause
he
was
deposed
from
the
Papacy
,
though
re-installed
again
by
the
suit
and
cunning
practise
of
his
Whores
;
by
whom
as
he
recovered
his
triple
Crown
,
so
he
lost
shortly
after
his
vicious
life
,
by
the
meanes
of
a
married
whore
that
betrayed
him
.
Pope
Hildebrand
,
sirnamed
Gregory
the
seventh
,
was
adorned
with
all
Pope
Clement
the
sixth
,
of
name
contrary
to
his
nature
,
for
his
inclemency
,
cruelty
and
pride
towards
the
Emperour
Lewis
of
Bavaria
,
was
intolerable
;
he
procured
many
horrible
warres
against
the
Empire
,
and
caused
the
destruction
of
twenty
thousand
Frenchmen
by
the
King
of
England
,
yea
and
poysoned
the
good
Emperour
also
,
so
well
he
wished
to
him
:
Howbeit
ere
long
himselfe
was
stifled
to
death
,
and
that
suddenly
▪
not
by
any
practise
of
man
,
as
it
was
thought
,
but
by
the
especiall
hand
of
God
,
in
recompence
of
all
his
notable
acts
.
Iohn
the
four
and
twentieth
was
deposed
by
the
Councell
of
Constance
,
for
these
crimes
following
;
heresie
,
Simony
,
manslaughter
,
poysonings
,
It
would
be
too
long
to
run
over
the
discourse
of
every
particular
Pope
of
like
conditions
,
and
therefore
we
will
content
our selves
in
brief
with
the
legend
of
Pope
Alexander
the
sixth
,
reported
by
by
two
authours
of
credit
and
renown
,
and
unsuspected
;
to
wit
,
Guicciardine
a
Florentine
Guicciard
.
l.
2.
Bembus
.
Gentleman
,
and
Bembus
a
Venetian
Cardinal
:
This
man
(
saith
Guicciardine
)
attained
to
the
Papacy
not
by
worthinesse
of
vertues
,
but
by
heavinesse
of
bribes
,
and
multitude
of
fair
promises
made
to
the
Cardinals
for
his
election
,
promising
large
recompence
to
them
that
stood
on
his
side
;
whereupon
many
that
knew
his
course
of
life
were
filled
with
astonishment
,
amongst
whom
was
the
King
of
Naples
,
who
hearing
of
this
election
,
complained
to
his
Queen
with
teares
,
that
there
was
such
a
Pope
created
that
would
be
a
plague
to
Italy
and
all
Christendom
:
beside
,
the
great
vices
which
swayed
in
him
,
of
which
the
same
Authour
speaking
,
maketh
this
Catalogue
and
pedegree
in
his
own
Language
,
which
followeth
:
Costum
(
dit
il
)
escensimi
non
sincerita
,
non
verita
,
non
fede
,
non
religione
;
avaritia
insatiabile
,
ambitione
immoderata
,
crudelta
pinque
barbara
,
●o
ardentissima
cupidi●●
di
escalt
are
in
qualunque
mode
,
i
figli
voli
,
i
qualierano
molti
:
(
that
is
Guicciard
.
lib.
2.
to
say
)
He
was
endued
with
most
filthy
conditions
,
and
that
neither
sincerity
,
truth
,
faith
,
nor
religion
,
was
in
him
,
but
in
stead
of
them
,
covetousnesse
unquenchable
,
ambition
unmeasurable
,
more
than
barbarous
cruelty
,
and
a
burning
desire
of
promoting
his
own
children
(
for
he
had
many
)
by
what
meanes
soever
.
He
perswaded
King
Charles
the
eighth
of
France
to
undertake
war
against
Naples
,
and
after
he
had
brought
him
to
it
,
presently
he
forsook
him
,
and
entred
a
new
league
with
the
Venetians
,
and
the
other
Princes
of
Italy
,
to
drive
him
home
again
.
This
was
he
(
saith
Cardinal
Venetian
.
hist.
lib.
6.
Bembus
)
that
set
Benefices
and
Promotions
to
sale
,
that
he
which
would
give
most
might
have
most
;
and
that
poysoned
Iohn
Michel
the
Cardinal
of
Venice
at
Rome
,
for
his
gold
and
treasure
which
he
abounded
with
:
whose
insatiable
covetousnesse
provoked
him
to
the
committall
of
all
mischief
,
to
the
end
he
might
maintain
the
forces
of
his
son
,
who
went
about
to
bring
the
whole
lands
&
dominions
of
all
Italy
,
into
his
possession●
in
adulteries
he
was
most
filthy
and
abominable
,
in
tyranny
most
cruell
,
and
in
Magick
most
cunning
,
and
therefore
most
execrable
:
supping
one
night
with
Cardinal
Adrian
,
his
very
familiar
friend
,
in
his
garden
,
having
fore-appointed
his
destruction
that
night
by
poyson
;
through
the
negligence
and
oversight
of
his
butler
,
to
whom
he
had
given
the
exploit
in
charge
,
that
was
deceived
by
mistaking
the
bottles
,
he
dranke
himselfe
the
medicine
which
he
had
prepared
for
his
good
friend
the
Cardinal
:
and
so
he
died
(
saith
Bembus
)
not
without
an
evident
marke
of
Gods
heavy
wrath
,
in
that
he
which
had
slain
so
many
Princes
and
rich
men
to
enjoy
their
treasures
,
and
went
now
about
to
murder
his
host
which
entertained
him
with
friendship
&
good
chear
into
his
house
,
was
caught
in
the
same
snare
which
he
had
laid
,
and
destroyed
by
the
same
meanes
himselfe
,
which
he
had
destinated
for
another
:
being
thus
dead
,
the
whole
City
of
Rome
(
saith
Guicciardine
)
ran
out
with
greedinesse
and
joy
to
behold
his
carkasse
,
not
being
able
to
satisfie
their
eyes
with
beholding
the
dead
Serpent
,
whose
venome
of
ambition
,
treachery
,
cruelty
,
adultery
,
and
avarice
,
had
impoysoned
the
whole
world
.
Some
say
,
that
as
he
purposed
to
poyson
certain
Cardinals
,
he
poysoned
his
own
father
,
that
being
in
their
company
,
chanced
to
get
a
share
of
his
drugs
:
and
that
he
was
so
abominable
to
abuse
his
own
sister
Lucrece
in
the
way
of
filthinesse
.
When
Zemes
the
brother
of
Bajazet
the
Emperour
of
the
Turkes
came
and
surrendred
himselfe
into
his
hands
,
and
was
admitted
into
his
protection
,
he
being
hired
with
two
hundred
duckets
by
Bajazet
,
gave
poyson
to
his
new
Client
,
even
to
him
to
whom
hee
had
before
sworne
and
vowed
his
friendship
:
besides
,
that
hee
might
maintain
his
tyranny
,
he
demanded
and
obtained
aid
of
the
Turke
against
the
King
of
France
,
which
was
a
most
unchristian
and
antichristian
part
:
hee
caused
the
tongue
and
two
hands
of
Anthony
Mancivellus
(
a
very
learned
and
wise
man
)
to
be
cut
off
,
for
an
excellent
Oration
which
he
made
in
reproof
of
his
wicked
demeanours
and
dishonest
life
.
It
is
written
moreover
by
some
,
that
he
was
so
affectionated
to
the
service
of
his
good
lord
and
master
the
devil
,
that
he
never
attempted
any
thing
without
his
counsell
and
advice
;
who
also
presented
himselfe
unto
him
at
his
death
in
the
habit
of
a
post
,
according
to
the
agreement
which
was
betwixt
them
:
and
although
this
wretched
Antichrist
strove
against
him
for
life
,
alledging
that
his
terme
was
not
yet
finished
;
yet
he
was
enforced
to
dislodge
,
and
depart
into
his
proper
place
,
where
with
horrible
cries
and
hideous
fearfull
groanes
he
died
.
Thus
we
see
how
miserably
such
wretched
and
infamous
miscreants
,
and
such
pernitious
and
cruell
tyrants
have
ended
their
wicked
lives
,
their
force
and
power
being
execrable
and
odious
,
and
therefore
(
as
saith
Seneca
)
not
Few
Tyrans
dye
the
death
that
nature
sends
,
CHAP.
XLVI
.
Of
Calumniation
and
false
witnesse
bearing
.
WE
have
seen
heretofore
what
punishments
the
Lord
hath
laid
upon
those
that
either
vex
their
neigbours
in
their
persons
,
as
in
the
breakers
of
the
fifth
,
sixth
,
and
seventh
Commandments
;
or
dammage
them
in
their
goods
,
as
in
the
eighth
:
now
let
us
look
unto
those
that
seek
to
spoil
them
of
their
good
names
,
and
rob
them
of
their
credit
by
slanderous
reproaches
,
and
false
and
forged
calumniatious
,
and
by
that
meanes
go
against
the
ninth
Commandment
,
which
saith
,
Thou
shalt
not
bear
false
witnesse
against
thy
neighbour
:
In
which
words
is
condemned
generally
all
slanders
,
all
false
reports
,
all
defamations
,
and
all
evill
speeches
else
whatsoever
,
whereby
the
good
name
and
credit
of
a
man
is
blemished
,
stained
,
or
impoverished
;
and
this
sin
was
not
onely
inhibited
by
the
divine
Law
of
the
Almighty
,
but
also
by
the
lawes
of
Nature
and
Nations
:
for
there
is
no
Countrey
and
People
so
barbarous
,
with
whom
these
pernitious
kinde
of
Creatures
are
not
held
in
detestation
:
of
tame
beasts
(
saith
Diogenes
)
a
flatterer
is
worst
,
and
of
wilde
beasts
a
backbiter
or
a
slanderer
:
and
not
without
great
reason
,
for
as
there
is
no
disease
so
dangerous
as
that
which
is
secret
,
so
there
is
no
enemy
so
pernitious
as
he
which
under
the
colour
of
friendship
biteth
and
slandereth
us
behinde
our
backs
:
but
let
us
see
what
judgement
the
Lord
hath
shewn
upon
them
,
to
the
end
the
odiousnesse
of
this
vice
may
more
clearly
appear
.
And
first
to
begin
with
Doeg
the
Edomite
,
who
falsly
accused
Achimelech
the
High-Priest
unto
Saul
,
for
giving
succour
unto
David
in
his
necessity
and
flight
:
for
though
he
told
nothing
but
that
which
was
true
,
yet
of
that
thy
wickednesse
thou
Tyran
?
Thy
〈…〉
,
and
is
like
a
sharpe
rasor
that
cutteth
deceitfully
,
&c.
but
God
shall
destroy
thee
for
ever
,
he
shall
take
thee
and
plucke
thee
out
of
thy
tabernacle
,
and
root
thee
out
of
the
Land
of
the
living
.
Next
to
this
man
we
may
justly
place
Achab
the
King
of
Israel
,
and
Iesabel
Hast
thou
killed
(
saith
he
)
and
taken
possession
?
Thus
saith
the
Lord
,
In
the
place
where
the
dogs
licked
the
bloud
of
Naboth
,
shall
dogs
even
licke
thy
bloud
also
:
and
as
for
Jesabel
,
dogs
shall
eat
her
by
the
wall
of
Iesrael
:
thy
house
shall
be
like
the
house
of
Jeroboam
the
son
of
Nabat
:
I
will
cut
off
from
Ahab
him
that
pisseth
against
the
wall
,
&c.
Neither
was
this
onely
denounced
,
but
executed
also
;
as
we
may
reade
,
1
Kin.
22.
38.
&
2
Kin.
9.
36
,
37
,
&c.
&
2
Kin.
10.
7
,
&c.
Amaziah
the
Priest
of
Bethel
under
Ieroboam
the
wicked
King
of
Israel
,
Thy
wife
shall
be
an
harlot
in
the
city
,
thy
sons
and
thy
daughters
shall
fall
by
the
sword
,
and
thy
land
shall
be
divided
by
line
,
and
thou
shalt
die
in
a
polluted
land
:
Loe
there
was
the
punishment
of
his
false
accusation
.
How
notable
was
the
judgement
that
the
Lord
manifested
upon
Hamon
The
men
that
falsly
accused
Daniel
to
King
Darius
,
for
breaking
the
Notorious
is
the
example
of
the
two
Judges
that
accused
Susanna
,
both
how
she
was
delivered
,
and
they
punished
.
But
let
us
come
to
prophane
●istories
:
Apelles
that
famous
Painter
of
Ephesus
,
felt
the
sting
and
●●tternesse
o●
this
venomous
vi●er
,
for
he
was
falsly
accused
by
Antiphilus
another
Painter
,
an
envier
of
his
art
and
excellent
workemanship
,
to
have
conspired
with
Theodota
against
King
Ptolomie
,
and
to
have
been
the
cause
of
the
defection
of
Pelusium
from
him
:
which
accusation
he
laid
against
him
,
to
the
end
that
seeing
he
could
not
Vide
l.
1.
c.
12.
Example
of
Nero.
the
lively
Image
and
nature
of
that
detracting
sin
.
This
tricke
used
Maximinus
the
Tyran
to
deface
the
Doctrine
and
Religion
of
Christ
in
his
time
;
for
when
he
saw
that
violence
and
torments
Euseb.
l.
9.
c.
6.
prevailed
not
,
but
that
like
the
Palme
,
the
more
it
was
trodden
and
oppressed
,
Nicep.
l.
7.
c.
27.
the
more
it
grew
,
he
used
this
subtilty
and
craft
to
undermine
it
:
he
published
divers
bookes
full
of
Blasphemy
,
of
a
conference
betwixt
Christ
and
Pilate
,
and
caused
them
to
be
taught
to
children
in
stead
of
their
first
elements
,
that
they
might
no
sooner
speak
than
hate
and
blaspheme
Christ
:
Moreover
,
he
constrained
certain
wicked
lewd
women
to
avouch
that
they
were
Christians
,
and
that
vile
filthinesse
was
dayly
committed
by
them
in
their
assemblies
;
which
also
he
published
far
and
near
in
writing
:
howbeit
,
for
all
this
the
Lords
truth
quailed
not
,
but
swum
as
it
were
against
the
stream
,
and
encreased
in
despight
of
Envy
:
and
for
these
false
accusers
,
they
were
punished
one
after
another
with
notable
judgements
;
for
one
that
was
a
chiefe
doer
therein
became
his
owne
murderer
,
and
Maximinus
himselfe
was
consumed
with
wormes
and
rottennesse
,
as
hath
beene
shewed
in
the
former
Booke
.
It
was
a
law
among
the
Romans
,
that
if
any
man
had
enforced
an
accusation
Eus.
l.
5.
cap.
21.
against
another
,
either
wrongfully
,
unlawfully
,
or
without
probability
,
both
his
legs
should
be
broken
,
in
recompence
of
his
malice
:
which
custome
,
as
it
was
laudable
and
necessary
,
so
was
it
put
in
execution
at
divers
times
,
as
namely
under
the
Emperour
Commodus
,
when
a
prophane
Nicep.
l.
4.
c.
26.
wretch
accused
Apollonius
(
a
godly
and
profest
Christian
,
and
afterward
a
constant
martyr
of
Christ
Jesus
)
before
the
Judges
,
of
certaine
grievous
crimes
,
which
when
he
could
by
no
colour
or
likelyhood
of
truth
convince
and
prove
,
they
adjudged
him
to
that
ignominious
punishment
to
have
his
legs
broken
,
because
he
had
accused
and
defamed
a
man
without
cause
.
Eustathius
Bishop
of
Antioch
,
a
man
famous
for
eloquence
in
speech
,
Nicep.
l.
8.
c.
46.
and
uprightnesse
of
life
,
when
as
hee
impugned
the
heresie
of
the
Arrians
,
was
circumvented
by
them
,
and
deposed
from
his
Bishopricke
by
this
meanes
:
they
suborned
a
naughty
strumpet
to
come
in
with
a
childe
in
her
armes
,
and
in
an
open
Synod
of
two
hundred
and
fifty
Bishops
to
accuse
him
of
adultery
,
and
to
sweare
that
hee
had
got
that
childe
of
her
body
:
which
though
he
denied
constantly
,
and
no
just
proofe
could
be
brought
against
him
,
yet
the
impudent
strumpets
oath
tooke
such
place
,
that
by
the
Emperours
censure
hee
was
banished
from
his
Bishopricke
;
howbeit
ere
long
his
innocency
was
knowne
,
for
the
said
strumpet
being
deservedly
touched
with
the
finger
of
Gods
justice
in
extreame
sicknesse
,
confessed
the
whole
practise
,
how
she
was
suborned
by
certaine
Bishops
to
slander
this
holy
man
,
and
that
yet
she
was
not
altogether
a
lyar
,
for
one
Eustathius
a
handy-crafts
man
got
the
childe
,
as
shee
had
sworne
,
and
not
Eustathius
the
Bishop
.
The
like
slander
the
same
hereticks
devised
against
Athanasius
in
a
Synod
Philip
Melanct.
Chron.
lib.
3.
Nicep.
l.
9.
c.
23.
convocated
by
Constantine
the
Emperour
,
at
Tyrus
;
for
they
suborned
a
certaine
lewd
woman
to
exclaime
upon
the
holy
man
in
the
open
assembly
,
for
ravishing
of
her
that
last
night
against
her
will
:
which
slander
he
shifted
off
by
this
devise
,
he
sent
Timotheus
the
Presbyter
of
Alexandria
into
the
Synod
in
his
place
,
who
comming
to
the
woman
,
asked
her
before
them
all
,
whether
she
durst
say
that
he
had
ravished
her
;
to
whom
she
replyed
,
yea
,
I
sweare
and
vow
that
thou
hast
done
it
(
for
shee
supposed
it
to
have
beene
Athanasius
,
whom
shee
never
saw
)
whereat
the
whole
Synod
perceived
the
cavill
of
the
lying
Arrians
,
and
quitted
the
innocency
of
that
good
man
.
Howbeit
these
malicious
hereticks
seeing
this
practise
not
to
succeed
,
invented
another
worse
then
the
former
;
for
they
accused
him
to
have
slaine
one
Arsenius
,
whom
they
themselves
kept
secret
;
and
that
hee
carried
one
of
his
hands
about
him
,
wherewith
he
wrought
miracles
by
enchantment
:
but
Arsenius
,
touched
by
the
spirit
of
God
,
stole
away
from
them
,
and
came
to
Athanasius
,
to
the
end
he
should
receive
no
damage
by
his
absence
,
whom
he
brought
in
to
the
Judges
,
and
shewed
them
both
his
hands
,
confounded
his
accusers
with
shame
of
their
malice
,
insomuch
as
they
ranne
away
for
feare
,
and
satisfied
the
Judges
both
of
his
integrity
,
and
their
envious
calumniation
:
the
chiefe
Broker
of
all
this
mischiefe
was
Stephanus
Bishop
of
Antioch
,
but
he
was
degraded
from
his
Bishopricke
,
and
Leontius
elected
in
his
roome
.
In
our
English
Chronicles
we
have
recorded
a
notable
history
to
the
like
effect
of
King
Canutus
the
Dane
,
who
after
much
trouble
,
being
established
in
the
Kingdome
of
England
,
caused
a
Parliament
to
bee
held
at
London
;
where
(
amongst
other
things
there
debated
)
it
was
propounded
to
the
Bishops
,
Barons
,
and
Lords
of
that
Assembly
,
Whether
in
the
composition
made
betwixt
Edmond
and
Canutus
any
speciall
remembrance
was
made
for
the
children
or
brethren
of
Edmond
,
touching
any
partition
of
any
part
of
the
land
?
which
the
English
Lords
,
flattering
the
king
,
though
falsly
and
against
the
truth
,
yea
and
against
their
owne
consciences
,
denied
to
be
;
and
not
onely
so
,
but
for
the
Kings
pleasure
confirmed
their
false
words
with
a
more
false
oath
,
that
to
the
uttermost
of
their
powers
they
would
put
off
the
bloud
of
Edmond
from
all
right
and
interest
:
by
reason
of
which
oath
and
promise
they
thought
to
have
purchased
with
the
King
great
favour
;
but
by
the
just
retribution
of
God
it
chanced
farre
otherwise
:
for
many
of
them
,
or
the
most
part
,
especially
such
as
Canutus
perceived
to
have
sworne
fealtie
before
time
to
Edmond
and
his
heires
,
he
mistrusted
and
disdained
ever
after
:
insomuch
,
that
some
he
exiled
,
many
he
beheaded
,
and
divers
by
Gods
just
judgement
died
suddenly
.
In
the
Scottish
Chronicles
we
read
how
Hamilton
the
Scot
was
brought
unto
his
death
by
the
false
accusation
of
a
false
Frier
called
Campbel
:
who
being
in
the
fire
ready
to
be
executed
,
cited
and
summoned
the
said
Frier
to
appeare
before
the
high
God
,
as
generall
Judge
of
all
men
,
to
answer
to
the
innocency
of
his
death
,
and
whether
his
accusation
were
just
or
not
,
betwixt
that
and
a
certaine
day
of
the
next
moneth
,
which
he
there
named
.
Now
see
the
heart
and
hand
of
God
against
a
false
witnesse
,
ere
that
day
came
the
Frier
died
without
any
remorse
of
conscience
;
and
no
doubt
he
gave
a
sharpe
account
to
Almighty
God
of
his
malicious
and
unjust
accusation
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1105
,
Henry
Archbishop
of
Mentz
,
being
complained
of
to
the
Pope
,
sent
a
learned
man
,
a
speciall
friend
of
his
,
to
excuse
him
,
named
Arnold
;
one
for
whom
he
had
much
done
,
and
promoted
to
great
livings
and
promotions
:
but
this
honest
man
in
stead
of
an
excuser
became
an
accuser
;
for
hee
bribed
the
two
chiefest
Cardinals
with
gold
,
and
obtained
of
the
Pope
those
two
to
be
sent
Inquisitors
about
the
Archbishops
case
:
The
which
comming
into
Germany
,
summoned
the
said
Henry
,
and
without
either
law
or
justice
,
deposed
him
from
his
Archbishoprick
,
and
substituted
in
his
place
Arnold
,
upon
hope
of
his
Ecclesiasticall
gold
:
Whereupon
that
vertuous
and
honourable
Henry
is
reported
to
have
spoken
thus
unto
those
perverse
Judges
:
If
I
should
appeale
to
Thus
were
two
Cardinals
punished
for
this
sinne
:
and
that
we
may
see
that
the
holy
father
the
Pope
is
no
better
than
his
Cardinals
,
and
that
God
spareth
not
him
no
more
than
he
did
them
;
let
us
heare
how
the
Lord
punished
one
of
that
ranke
for
this
crime
.
It
is
not
unknowne
,
that
Pope
Innocent
the
fourth
condemned
the
Emperour
Fredericke
at
the
Councell
at
Lyons
,
his
cause
being
unheard
,
and
before
hee
could
come
to
answer
for
himselfe
:
For
when
the
Emperour
,
being
summoned
to
appeare
at
the
Councell
,
made
all
haste
hee
could
thitherward
,
and
desired
to
have
the
day
of
hearing
his
cause
prorogued
,
till
that
he
might
conveniently
travell
thither
;
the
Pope
refused
,
and
contrary
to
Gods
law
,
to
Christian
Doctrine
,
to
the
prescript
of
the
law
of
nature
and
reason
,
and
to
all
humanity
,
without
probation
of
any
crime
,
or
pleading
any
cause
,
or
hearing
what
might
be
answered
,
taking
upon
him
to
be
both
Adversary
and
Judge
,
condemned
the
Emperour
being
absent
.
What
more
wicked
sentence
was
ever
pronounced
?
What
more
cruell
fact
(
considering
the
person
)
might
be
committed
?
But
marke
what
vengeance
God
tooke
upon
this
wicked
Judge
.
The
writers
of
the
Annals
record
,
that
when
Fredericke
the
Emperour
,
and
Conrade
his
sonne
were
both
dead
,
the
Pope
gaping
for
the
inheritance
of
Naples
and
Sicilie
,
and
thinking
by
force
to
have
subdued
the
same
,
came
to
Naples
with
a
great
hoast
of
men
:
where
was
heard
in
his
court
manifestly
pronounced
this
voyce
;
Veni
miser
ad
judicium
Dei
,
Thou
wretch
come
to
receive
thy
judgement
of
God
.
And
the
next
day
the
Pope
was
found
in
his
bed
dead
,
all
black
and
blew
,
as
though
he
had
beene
beaten
with
bats
.
And
this
was
the
judgement
of
God
which
he
came
unto
.
To
this
Pope
and
these
Cardinals
let
us
adde
an
Archbishop
,
and
that
Thomas
Arundel
,
upon
whom
the
justice
of
God
appeared
no
lesse
manifestly
than
on
the
former
:
For
after
hee
had
unjustly
given
sentence
against
the
Lord
Cobham
,
he
died
himselfe
before
him
;
being
so
striken
in
his
tongue
,
that
he
could
neither
swallow
nor
speake
for
a
certaine
space
before
the
time
of
his
death
.
Hither
might
be
adjoyned
the
vengeance
of
God
upon
Justice
Morgan
,
who
condemned
to
death
the
innocent
Lady
Iane
;
but
presently
after
fell
madde
,
and
so
dyed
,
having
nothing
in
his
mouth
but
Lady
Iane
,
Lady
Iane.
In
the
reigne
of
King
Henry
the
eighth
,
one
Richard
Long
,
a
man
of
armes
in
Calice
,
bore
false
witnesse
against
master
Smith
,
the
Curate
of
our
Lady
Parish
in
Calice
,
for
eating
flesh
in
Lent
,
which
hee
never
did
:
but
hee
escaped
not
vengeance
;
for
shortly
after
he
desperately
drowned
himselfe
.
A
terrible
example
unto
all
such
as
are
ready
to
forsweare
themselves
on
a
Booke
upon
malice
,
or
some
other
cause
:
a
thing
in
these
dayes
over
rise
every
where
,
and
almost
of
most
men
little
or
nothing
regarded
.
About
the
same
time
one
Gregory
Bradway
committed
the
same
crime
of
false
accusation
against
one
Broke
,
whom
being
driven
thereunto
by
feare
and
constraint
,
he
accused
to
have
robbed
the
Custome-house
,
wherein
hee
was
a
Clerke
,
of
foure
groats
every
day
;
and
to
this
accusation
he
subscribed
his
hand
:
but
for
the
same
presently
felt
upon
him
the
heavy
hand
of
God
;
for
being
grieved
in
his
consciene
for
his
deed
,
hee
first
with
a
knife
enterprised
to
cut
his
owne
thro●t
;
but
being
not
altogether
dispatched
therewith
,
the
Gaoler
comming
up
and
preventing
his
purpose
,
hee
fell
forthwith
into
a
furious
frenzie
;
and
in
that
case
lived
long
time
after
.
Hitherto
we
may
adde
the
example
of
one
William
Feming
,
who
accused
an
Iohn
Cooper
,
of
speaking
trayterous
words
against
Queene
Mary
,
and
all
because
he
would
not
sell
him
two
goodly
bullockes
which
he
much
desired
:
for
which
cause
the
poore
man
being
arraigned
at
Berry
in
Suffolke
,
was
condemned
to
death
by
reason
of
two
false
witnesses
which
the
said
Feming
had
suborned
for
that
purpose
,
whose
names
were
White
and
Greenwood
;
so
this
poore
man
was
hanged
,
drawne
,
and
quartered
,
and
his
goods
taken
from
his
poore
wife
and
nine
children
,
which
are
left
destitute
of
all
helpe
:
but
as
for
his
false
accusers
,
one
of
them
died
most
miserably
;
for
in
harvest
time
being
well
and
lusty
,
of
a
sudden
his
bowels
fell
out
of
his
body
,
and
so
he
perished
:
the
other
two
what
ends
they
came
unto
,
it
is
not
reported
;
but
sure
the
Lord
hath
reserved
a
sufficient
punishment
for
all
such
as
they
are
.
Many
more
be
the
examples
of
this
sinne
,
and
judgements
upon
it
;
as
CHAP.
XLVII
.
That
Kings
and
Princes
ought
to
looke
to
the
execution
of
Iustice
,
for
the
punishment
of
naughty
and
corrupt
manners
.
NO
man
ought
to
be
ignorant
of
this
,
that
it
is
the
duty
of
a
Prince
,
not
onely
to
hinder
the
course
of
sin
from
bursting
into
action
,
but
also
to
punish
the
doers
of
the
Jame
;
making
both
civill
justice
to
be
administred
uprightly
,
and
the
law
of
God
to
be
regarded
and
observed
inviolably
:
for
to
this
end
are
they
ordained
of
God
,
that
by
their
meanes
every
one
might
live
a
quiet
and
peaceable
life
,
in
all
godlinesse
and
honesty
:
to
the
which
end
the
maintenance
and
administration
of
justice
being
most
necessary
,
they
ought
not
so
to
discharge
themselves
of
it
,
as
to
translate
it
upon
their
Officers
and
Judges
,
but
also
to
looke
to
the
execution
thereof
themselves
,
as
it
is
most
needfull
:
for
if
law
(
which
is
the
foundation
of
justice
)
be
(
as
Plato
saith
)
a
speechlesse
and
dumbe
Magistrate
;
who
shall
give
voyce
and
vigor
unto
it
,
if
not
hee
that
is
in
supreame
and
soveraigne
authority
?
For
which
cause
the
King
is
commanded
in
Deuteronomy
,
To
have
before
him
alwayes
the
The
same
we
read
of
King
David
,
of
whom
it
is
said
,
That
during
his
reigne
he
executed
justice
and
judgement
,
among
his
people
:
and
in
another
Ioram
King
of
Israel
,
son
of
Achab
,
though
a
man
that
walked
not
uprightly
Moreover
,
that
this
was
the
greatest
part
of
the
Office
and
duty
of
Kings
in
antient
times
to
see
the
administration
of
justice
,
Homer
the
Poet
may
be
a
sufficient
witnesse
,
when
he
saith
of
Agamemnon
,
That
the
Scepter
and
Law
was
committed
to
him
by
God
,
to
do
right
to
every
man
:
answerable
to
the
which
,
Virgil
(
describing
the
Queen
of
Carthage
)
saith
,
She
sat
in
judgement
in
the
midst
of
her
People
:
as
if
there
was
nothing
more
beseeming
such
a
person
than
such
an
action
.
And
therefore
the
Poets
not
without
cause
feigne
Iupiter
alwayes
to
have
Themis
(
that
is
to
say
,
Justice
)
at
his
elbow
;
signifying
thereby
,
not
that
whatsoever
Kings
and
Princes
did
was
just
and
lawfull
,
be
it
never
so
vile
in
it
own
nature
(
as
that
wanton
flatterer
Anaxarchus
said
to
Alexander
)
but
that
equity
and
justice
should
alwayes
accompany
them
,
and
never
depart
from
their
sides
.
And
hereupon
it
was
that
Eacus
,
Minos
,
and
Radamanthus
the
first
King
of
Graecia
,
were
so
renowned
of
old
antiquity
,
because
of
their
true
and
upright
execution
of
Justice
,
and
therefore
were
not
honoured
with
any
greater
title
than
the
name
of
Judges
.
It
is
said
of
King
Alexander
,
that
although
he
was
continually
busied
in
Iulius
Caesar
,
who
is
recorded
to
have
taken
great
paines
in
giving
audience
to
parties
,
and
in
dealing
justice
betwixt
them
.
In
like
manner
Augustus
Caesar
is
commended
for
his
care
and
travell
in
this
behalfe
:
for
he
would
ordinarily
sit
in
judgement
upon
causes
and
controversies
of
his
subjects
,
and
that
with
such
great
delight
and
pleasure
,
that
oftentimes
night
was
fain
to
interrupt
his
course
,
before
his
will
was
to
relinquish
it
:
yea
,
though
he
found
himselfe
evill
at
case
,
yet
would
he
not
omit
to
apply
himselfe
to
the
division
of
judgement
,
or
else
calling
the
parties
before
him
to
his
bed
.
The
Emperour
Claudius
,
though
a
man
otherwise
of
a
dull
and
grosse
spirit
,
yet
in
this
respect
he
discharged
the
duty
of
a
good
Prince
,
for
that
he
would
intermeddle
with
hearing
his
subjects
causes
,
and
do
right
unto
them
:
he
chanced
once
to
make
a
very
pretty
and
witty
end
of
a
suit
betwixt
a
son
and
his
mother
,
who
denying
and
disclaiming
him
to
be
her
son
,
was
by
the
Emperour
commanded
to
marry
him
;
and
so
lest
he
should
agree
to
that
mischief
,
was
constrained
to
acknowledge
and
avow
him
for
her
son
:
and
to
be
short
,
it
was
very
ordinary
and
usuall
among
the
Emperours
,
to
take
knowledge
of
matters
controverted
,
but
especially
of
criminall
and
capitall
causes
;
by
meanes
whereof
the
Apostle
Paul
,
desirous
to
shun
the
judgement
and
lyings
in
wait
of
his
enemies
the
Jewes
,
appealed
from
them
to
Caesar
;
which
he
would
never
have
done
,
if
Caesar
had
not
in
some
sort
used
to
meddle
with
such
affaires
;
and
for
further
proof
hereof
,
hither
may
be
added
the
saying
which
is
reported
of
Nero
,
in
the
beginning
of
his
reigne
,
That
when
he
should
signe
with
his
hand
a
sentence
of
death
against
a
condemned
person
,
he
wished
that
he
could
neither
write
nor
reade
,
to
the
end
to
avoid
that
necessary
action
.
The
bold
answer
of
an
old
woman
to
the
Emperour
Adrian
is
very
worthy
Fulgos.
lib
6.
cap.
2.
to
be
remembred
;
who
appealing
and
complaining
to
the
Emperour
of
some
wrong
,
when
he
answered
that
he
was
not
at
leasure
then
to
hear
her
suit
,
she
told
him
boldly
and
plainly
,
That
then
he
ought
not
to
be
at
leasure
to
be
her
Emperour
:
which
speech
went
so
near
the
quicke
unto
him
,
that
ever
after
he
shewed
more
facility
and
courtesie
towards
all
men
that
had
any
thing
to
do
with
him
.
The
Kings
of
France
used
also
this
custome
of
hearing
and
deciding
their
subjects
matters
,
as
we
reade
of
Charlemaigne
the
King
and
Emperour
,
who
commanded
that
he
should
be
made
acquainted
with
all
matters
of
importance
,
and
their
issues
,
throughout
his
Realme
.
King
Lewis
the
first
treading
the
steps
of
his
father
Charlemaigne
,
accustomed
himselfe
three
dayes
in
a
week
to
hear
publiquely
in
his
pallace
the
complaints
and
grievances
of
his
people
,
and
to
right
their
wrongs
and
injuries
.
King
Lewis
,
sirnamed
the
Holy
,
a
little
before
his
death
gave
CHAP.
XLVIII
.
Of
such
Princes
as
have
made
no
reckoning
of
punishing
vice
,
nor
regarded
the
estate
of
their
People
.
IT
cannot
chuse
but
be
a
great
confusion
in
a
Common-wealth
,
when
justice
sleepeth
,
and
when
the
shamelesse
boldnesse
of
evill
doers
is
not
curbed
in
with
any
bridle
,
but
runneth
it
own
swinge
;
and
therefore
a
Consull
of
Rome
could
say
,
That
it
was
an
evil
thing
to
have
a
Prince
,
under
whom
licence
and
liberty
is
given
to
every
man
to
do
what
him
listeth
:
forsomuch
then
as
this
evill
proceedeth
from
the
carelesnesse
and
slothfulnesse
of
those
that
hold
the
sterne
of
government
in
their
hands
,
it
cannot
be
but
some
evill
must
needs
fall
upon
them
for
the
same
:
the
truth
of
this
may
appear
in
the
person
of
Philip
of
Macedony
(
whom
Demosthenes
the
Orator
noteth
for
a
treacherous
and
false
dealing
Prince
:
)
after
that
he
had
subdued
almost
all
Greece
,
not
so
much
by
open
war
,
as
by
subtilty
,
craft
,
and
surprise
,
and
that
being
in
the
top
of
his
glory
,
he
celebrated
at
one
time
the
marriage
of
his
son
Alexander
,
whom
he
had
lately
made
King
of
Epire
,
and
of
one
of
his
daughters
,
with
great
pompe
and
magnificence
;
as
he
was
marching
with
all
his
train
betwixt
the
two
bridegroomes
(
his
own
son
and
his
son
in
law
)
to
see
the
sports
and
pastimes
which
were
prepared
for
the
solemnity
of
the
marriage
,
behold
suddenly
a
young
Macedonian
Gentleman
called
Pausanias
,
ran
at
him
,
and
slew
him
in
the
midst
of
the
prease
,
for
not
regarding
to
do
him
justice
,
when
he
complained
of
an
injury
done
unto
him
by
one
of
the
Peeres
of
the
Realme
.
Tatius
,
the
fellow
King
of
Rome
with
Romulus
,
for
not
doing
justice
in
What
happened
to
the
Romans
for
refusing
to
deliver
an
Embassadour
,
Childericke
King
of
France
is
notified
for
an
extreme
dullard
and
blockhead
,
King
Richard
of
England
,
among
other
foul
faults
which
he
was
guilty
of
,
incurred
greatest
blame
for
this
,
because
he
suffered
many
theeves
and
robbers
to
rove
up
and
down
the
Land
unpunished
:
for
which
cause
the
Citizens
of
London
commenced
a
high
suit
against
him
,
and
compelled
him
having
reigned
two
and
twenty
yeares
,
to
lay
aside
the
Crown
,
and
resigne
it
to
another
,
in
the
presence
of
all
the
States
,
and
died
prisoner
in
the
Tower
.
Moreover
,
this
is
no
small
defect
of
justice
,
when
men
of
authority
do
not
onely
pardon
capitall
and
detestable
crimes
,
but
also
grace
and
favour
the
doers
of
them
:
and
this
neither
ought
nor
can
be
done
by
a
soveraigne
Prince
,
without
overpassing
the
bounds
of
his
limited
power
,
which
can
in
no
wayes
dispence
with
the
law
of
God
,
whereunto
even
Kings
themselves
Thou
shalt
plucke
him
from
my
Altar
(
saith
the
Lord
)
that
he
may
die
,
thy
eye
shall
not
spare
him
,
to
the
end
it
may
goe
well
with
thee
:
which
was
put
in
practise
in
the
death
of
Ioab
,
who
was
slaine
in
the
Tabernacle
of
God
,
holding
his
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
978
,
Egelrede
the
sonne
of
Edgare
and
Alphred
,
King
of
England
,
was
a
man
of
goodly
outward
shape
and
visage
,
but
wholly
given
to
idlenesse
,
and
abhorring
all
Princely
exercises
:
besides
,
he
was
a
lover
of
ryot
and
drunkennesse
,
and
used
extreame
cruelty
towards
his
subjects
,
having
his
eares
open
to
all
unjust
complaints
;
in
feats
of
armes
of
all
men
most
ignorant
:
so
that
his
cruelty
made
him
odious
to
his
subjects
,
and
his
cowardise
encouraged
strange
enemies
to
invade
his
kingdome
;
by
meanes
whereof
England
was
sore
afflicted
with
warre
,
famine
and
pestilence
.
In
his
time
(
as
a
just
plague
for
his
negligence
in
Governement
)
decayed
the
noble
Kingdome
of
England
,
and
became
tributary
to
the
Danes
:
for
ever
when
the
Danes
oppressed
him
with
warre
,
he
would
hire
them
away
with
summes
of
money
,
without
making
any
resistance
against
them
:
insomuch
,
that
from
ten
thousand
pounds
by
the
yeare
,
the
tribute
arose
in
short
space
to
fifty
thousand
:
wherefore
he
devised
a
new
tricke
,
and
sought
by
treacherie
to
destroy
them
,
sending
secret
Commissioners
to
the
Magistrates
throughout
the
Land
,
that
upon
a
certaine
day
and
houre
assigned
,
the
Danes
should
suddenly
and
joyntly
bee
murdered
:
Which
massacre
being
performed
,
turned
to
be
the
cause
of
greater
misery
:
for
Swaine
King
of
Denmarke
hearing
of
the
murder
of
his
countrey-men
,
landed
with
a
strange
army
in
divers
parts
of
this
Realme
,
and
so
cruelly
without
mercy
and
pitty
spoyled
the
Countrey
,
and
slew
the
people
,
that
the
Englishmen
were
brought
to
most
extreame
and
unspeakable
misery
,
and
Egelrede
the
King
driven
to
flie
with
his
wife
and
children
to
Richard
Duke
of
Normandie
,
leaving
the
whole
Kingdome
to
bee
possessed
of
Swaine
.
Edward
the
second
of
that
name
may
well
be
placed
in
this
ranke
:
for
Pierce
de
Gaueston
,
and
Hugh
the
Spencers
;
whose
wanton
counfell
he
following
,
neglected
to
order
his
Common-wealth
by
sadnesse
,
discretion
,
and
justice
:
which
thing
caused
first
great
variance
betwixt
him
and
his
nobles
,
so
that
shortly
he
became
to
them
most
odious
,
and
in
the
end
was
deprived
of
his
kingdome
:
for
the
Scots
that
were
so
curbed
in
his
fathers
dayes
,
now
playd
rex
through
his
negligence
,
and
made
many
irruptions
into
his
land
,
killing
and
discomfiting
his
men
at
three
sundry
battailes
:
besides
,
Charles
of
France
did
him
much
scath
upon
his
lands
in
Gasconie
and
Guyan
;
and
at
last
Isabell
his
owne
wife
,
with
the
helpe
of
Sir
Iohn
of
Henault
and
his
Henowaies
(
to
whom
the
nobles
and
commons
gave
their
assistance
)
tooke
him
and
deprived
him
of
his
crowne
,
installed
his
young
sonne
Edward
in
his
place
,
keeping
him
in
prison
at
Bartcley
,
where
not
long
after
he
was
murdered
by
Sir
Roger
Mortimer
.
CHAP.
XLIX
.
How
rare
and
geason
good
Princes
have
beene
at
all
times
.
IT
appeareth
by
all
these
former
histories
,
what
a
multitude
there
hath
beene
of
dissolute
,
proud
,
cruell
,
and
vicious
Princes
,
and
of
tyrans
and
oppressors
,
so
that
the
number
of
good
&
vertuous
ones
seemeth
to
have
been
but
small
in
comparison
of
them
:
which
is
also
intimated
by
the
tenor
of
the
histories
of
the
Kings
of
Juda
&
Israel
,
of
whom
(
being
in
number
forty
)
but
ten
onely
were
found
that
pleased
God
in
their
reignes
,
and
they
of
Juda
;
and
yet
of
them
ten
,
one
was
corrupted
in
his
old
age
,
and
fell
away
to
vile
iniquities
:
but
of
Israel
there
was
not
one
that
demeaned
not
himself
evill
in
his
estate
,
and
dealt
not
unjustly
and
wickedly
before
the
Lord
.
As
for
the
first
Emperors
,
what
manner
of
men
they
were
for
the
most
part
,
we
have
already
sufficiently
declared
:
Wherefore
it
was
not
unfitly
spoken
of
him
,
that
jeasting-wise
told
the
Emperor
Claudius
,
That
all
the
good
Caesars
might
be
engraven
in
one
little
ring
,
they
were
so
few
:
so
that
then
a
King
or
Prince
endued
with
vertue
,
bounty
,
and
clemency
,
and
that
loveth
his
subjects
,
endeth
strifes
,
and
kindleth
concord
,
is
a
speciall
note
of
Gods
favour
,
and
a
gift
inestimable
;
and
that
people
that
hath
such
a
Prince
for
their
support
and
stay
,
are
infinitely
blessed
;
they
lie
as
it
were
upon
a
sunnie
banke
,
and
ride
in
a
most
safe
and
quiet
haven
,
whilest
others
are
exposed
and
laid
open
to
the
cruelty
of
time
,
and
are
tossed
and
turmoyled
with
the
waves
of
calamitie
and
oppression
;
therefore
this
may
be
their
song
of
mirth
and
rejoycing
,
whilest
other
nations
sing
nothing
but
welladaies
:
A
sad
afflicted
soule
,
all
pale
with
griefe
and
wrong
,
Being
eas'd
from
sence
of
dole
,
doth
straitway
change
his
song
From
moane
to
mirth
,
for
why
his
thick
and
cloudy
night
,
Is
turn'd
to
purity
of
Titans
glorious
light
.
The
raging
storme
is
past
,
and
feare
of
shipwracke
gone
,
Their
weary
ships
at
last
a
calmie
shore
have
won
.
The
Pilot
safely
lies
reposed
under
lee
,
Not
fearing
frowne
of
skies
,
or
other
miserie
.
The
strong
and
mighty
blasts
of
furious
winds
are
still
,
They
doe
no
more
cast
downe
huge
Firre
trees
at
their
will
:
A
pleasant
gale
succeeds
of
fruitfull
Zephyrus
,
Which
recreates
the
seeds
of
spring
voluptuous
.
Pack
hence
you
wicked
ones
,
with
all
your
equipage
Of
murdering
champions
,
envenomed
with
rage
:
Your
horse
are
tir'd
with
toyle
,
and
all
your
strength
's
pluckt
downe
,
Your
swords
have
caught
a
foyle
by
lovely
peaces
crowne
.
O
blessed
glorious
peace
(
that
beautifiest
each
land
,
And
mak'st
all
dangers
cease
,
whereof
in
feare
we
stand
)
Distill
thy
favours
pure
(
which
are
immortall
things
)
On
us
that
lie
secure
in
shadow
of
thy
wings
.
Even
those
thy
holy
traine
,
which
still
attendance
yeeld
,
Let
them
wax
young
againe
,
and
flourish
in
our
field
:
Iustice
and
verity
,
which
ballance
right
from
wrong
,
Let
them
attend
on
thee
with
equity
among
.
Then
shall
the
Swaines
rejoyce
under
a
Fig-tree
lien
,
And
sing
with
cheerfull
voice
untill
the
Suns
decline
:
And
all
the
world
shall
ring
with
ecchoes
of
our
praise
,
Which
to
the
Lord
our
King
we
warble
out
alwayes
.
The
simple
harmlesse
Lambe
no
greedy
Wolfe
shall
feare
,
Nor
Kid
new
wain'd
from
dam
shall
stand
in
awe
of
Beare
:
But
Sheepe
and
Wolfe
shall
make
like
friends
one
flocke
and
fold
,
A
fearelesse
childe
shall
take
the
rule
of
Tigres
old
.
You
flockes
of
Sion
hill
which
through
so
many
feares
Of
warre
and
crosses
,
still
have
sowne
your
field
with
teares
,
Take
comfort
to
your
hope
,
strait
comes
the
joyfull
houre
To
reap
a
fruitfull
crop
for
all
your
torments
soure
.
But
alas
it
commeth
to
passe
through
the
sinnes
and
wickednesse
of
men
,
that
Realmes
are
oftentimes
scarred
with
the
alarmes
and
assaults
of
foes
,
and
strangely
afflicted
with
many
evils
,
when
as
the
State
of
governement
CHAP.
L.
That
the
greatest
and
mightiest
Cities
are
not
exempt
from
punishment
of
their
iniquities
.
WHereas
great
and
populous
Cities
are
as
it
were
the
eyes
of
the
earth
(
as
Athens
and
Sparta
were
said
to
be
of
Greece
)
there
is
no
question
but
that
they
are
so
much
the
more
blameable
for
glutting
and
overcharging
themselves
with
sinnes
,
by
how
much
the
more
they
abound
with
all
manner
of
temporall
goods
and
commodities
,
and
that
at
length
they
tumble
into
utter
ruine
and
desolation
;
for
instead
of
being
a
patterne
and
direction
unto
others
,
of
wisedome
and
good
governement
,
as
they
ought
;
they
are
for
the
most
part
examples
of
folly
and
vanity
:
for
where
is
more
evils
and
dissolutenesse
reigning
,
than
in
them
?
the
principall
cause
whereof
is
that
greedy
worme
Avarice
,
which
begetteth
in
all
estates
much
fraud
,
cousening
,
and
other
naughty
practises
,
with
many
such
like
children
:
for
through
it
every
man
looketh
to
provide
for
his
owne
affaires
,
and
to
get
any
commoditie
or
ease
whatsoever
to
himselfe
,
even
with
all
his
power
;
not
caring
who
be
damnified
,
so
he
be
enriched
:
The
plenty
of
riches
which
there
aboundeth
,
instilleth
pride
and
haughtinesse
of
minde
into
some
,
maketh
others
dissolute
and
effeminate
,
and
besotteth
others
with
carnall
&
unhonest
pleasures
;
from
which
head
spring
rivers
of
evils
,
as
envies
,
quarrels
,
dissentions
,
debates
,
and
murders
;
all
which
things
happen
to
them
,
that
being
transported
and
distracted
with
the
furious
contrariety
of
their
disordinate
affection
,
can
finde
no
contentment
nor
agreement
with
themselves
,
but
must
needs
burst
out
into
some
outward
mischiefes
;
Hence
is
that
wonderfull
pompe
and
bravery
,
as
well
of
apparell
as
other
things
:
hence
all
gourmandise
and
drunkennesse
are
so
common
,
yea
and
adulteries
so
much
frequented
;
wherefore
the
anger
of
the
Almighty
must
needs
bee
kindled
,
to
consume
them
in
their
sinnes
.
One
of
the
notablest
Cities
of
the
world
for
greatnesse
and
antiquity
was
Ninive
,
the
capitall
and
chiefe
Citie
of
the
Assyrian
Empire
:
howbeit
her
greatnesse
and
power
could
not
so
protect
her
,
but
that
after
she
had
once
beene
spared
by
the
meanes
of
the
Prophet
Ionas
,
who
fore-told
her
of
her
destruction
,
being
returned
to
her
former
vomit
againe
;
to
wit
,
of
robberies
,
extortions
,
wrongfull
dealings
,
and
adulteries
,
she
was
wholly
and
utterly
subverted
,
God
having
delivered
her
for
a
prey
into
the
hands
of
many
of
her
enemies
,
that
spoiled
and
pilled
her
to
the
quicke
;
and
lastly
,
into
the
hands
of
the
Medes
,
who
brought
her
to
a
finall
and
unrecoverable
desolation
,
as
it
was
prophesied
by
the
Prophet
Nahum
.
Babylon
was
wont
to
be
the
seat
of
that
puissant
Monarchie
under
Nabuchadnezzar
,
where
flourished
the
famous
Astrologers
,
and
notable
wise
men
of
the
world
,
where
the
spoyles
and
riches
of
many
nations
and
countries
were
set
up
as
Trophies
,
and
kept
as
the
remembrance
of
their
victories
;
where
also
vices
reigned
,
and
all
manner
of
excesse
and
villanie
overflowed
:
for
by
the
report
of
Q.
Curtius
,
the
Citie
did
so
exceed
in
whoredome
Oros.
lib.
2.
quite
destroyed
with
an
extreame
ruine
and
destruction
,
the
signes
and
apparance
whereof
yet
are
seen
in
the
ruine
of
old
wals
and
ancient
buildings
Paul
.
Jovius
,
Com.
2.
lib.
33.
that
there
remaine
.
Amongst
sea-bordering
Cities
,
and
for
renowne
of
merchandise
,
Tyre
in
former
ages
was
most
famous
:
for
thither
resorted
the
merchants
of
all
Countries
for
traffique
of
Palestina
,
Syria
,
Aegypt
,
Persia
,
and
Assyria
;
they
of
Tarshis
brought
thither
Iron
,
Lead
,
Brasse
,
and
Silver
:
the
Syrians
sold
their
Carbuncles
,
Purple
,
broidered
worke
,
fine
linnen
,
corall
,
and
pearle
:
the
Jewes
,
Hony
,
Oyle
,
Treacle
,
Cassia
,
and
Calamus
:
the
Arabians
traffiqued
with
Lambs
,
Muttons
,
and
Goats
:
the
Sabeans
brought
merchandise
of
all
exquisite
spices
and
Apothecary
stuffe
,
with
gold
and
precious
stones
;
by
meanes
whereof
it
being
growne
exceeding
wealthy
,
inriched
by
fraud
and
deceit
,
and
being
lifted
up
to
the
height
of
pride
,
and
plunged
in
the
depth
of
pleasures
,
it
was
at
length
by
the
just
judgement
of
God
,
so
sacked
and
ruinated
,
that
the
very
memory
thereof
at
this
day
scarce
remaineth
.
The
like
judgement
fell
upon
Sidon
,
and
upon
that
rich
and
renowned
Eutrop.
Oros.
lib.
9.
to
be
first
finally
destroyed
,
and
brought
into
cinders
by
the
Romans
;
and
then
after
her
re-edification
,
to
be
debased
into
so
low
and
v●le
an
estate
,
that
that
which
remaineth
is
no
wise
comparable
to
her
former
glory
.
Againe
,
Athens
the
most
flourishing
and
famous
Citie
of
Greece
for
her
faire
buildings
,
large
precincts
,
and
multitude
of
inhabitants
,
but
especially
for
her
Philosophie
,
by
meanes
whereof
recourse
was
made
from
all
parts
to
her
,
as
the
fountaine
and
well-spring
of
Arts
,
and
the
Schoole
and
University
of
the
whole
world
;
whose
policie
and
manner
of
governement
was
so
much
esteemed
by
the
Romanes
,
that
they
drew
from
thence
their
lawes
;
but
now
she
lies
dead
and
buried
in
forgetfulnesse
,
not
carrying
any
of
her
former
proportion
or
apparance
.
Carthage
that
noble
Citie
,
mistresse
of
Africa
,
and
paragon
to
Rome
,
may
not
brag
of
any
better
issue
than
her
fellowes
:
for
though
she
resisted
and
made
her
part
good
with
Rome
for
many
yeares
,
yet
at
length
by
means
of
her
owne
inward
and
civile
jarres
,
she
was
utterly
destroyed
by
them
:
for
the
inhabitants
,
not
able
to
stand
any
longer
in
defence
,
were
constrained
to
Numantium
in
Spaine
being
besieged
by
the
Romans
,
after
it
had
borne
the
brunt
of
warre
and
sacking
,
a
long
while
made
many
desperate
sallies
upon
their
enemies
:
and
lastly
,
seeing
themselves
consumed
with
famine
,
rather
than
they
would
bow
their
necks
to
the
yoke
of
servitude
,
barring
their
gates
,
set
fire
on
all
:
and
so
burning
themselves
with
their
whole
City
,
left
the
enemy
nothing
but
ashes
for
his
prey
and
triumph
:
as
the
Saguntines
not
long
before
served
Anniball
.
It
is
a
marvellous
and
strange
thing
to
consider
,
how
that
proud
Citie
hath
lifted
up
her
head
above
all
others
,
and
usurped
a
tyrannie
over
Nations
,
and
which
Lactantius
,
Ierome
,
and
Augustine
,
three
learned
fathers
,
entituled
Babylon
:
how
I
say
she
hath
beene
humbled
for
all
her
pride
,
and
CHAP.
LI.
Of
such
punishments
which
are
common
to
all
men
in
regard
of
their
iniquities
.
THese
and
such
like
effects
of
Gods
wrath
ought
to
admonish
and
instruct
every
man
to
looke
unto
himselfe
for
doing
evill
,
and
to
abhorre
and
detest
sinne
,
since
it
bringeth
forth
such
soure
and
bitter
fruits
:
for
albeit
the
wayes
of
the
wicked
seeme
in
their
owne
eyes
faire
and
good
,
yet
it
is
certaine
,
that
they
are
full
of
snares
A
God
executing
justice
and
judgement
upon
the
earth
;
a
God
that
loveth
not
iniquity
;
●
with
whom
the
wicked
cannot
dwell
,
nor
the
fooles
stand
before
his
presence
.
It
is
hee
that
huteth
the
workers
of
unrighteousnesse
,
Now
according
to
the
variety
and
diversity
of
mens
offences
,
the
Lord
in
his
most
just
and
admirable
judgement
,
useth
diversity
of
punishments
:
sometimes
correcting
them
one
by
one
,
particular
;
otherwhiles
altogether
in
a
heap
:
sometimes
by
stormes
and
tempests
,
both
by
sea
and
land
;
other
times
by
lightning
,
haile
,
and
deluge
of
waters
▪
often
by
overflowing
and
breaking
out
of
rivers
,
and
of
the
sea
also
:
and
not
seldome
by
remedilesse
and
sudden
fires
,
heaven
and
earth
,
and
all
the
elements
being
armed
with
an
invincible
force
,
to
take
vengeance
upon
such
as
are
traytors
and
rebels
against
God
●
sundry
times
hee
scourgeth
the
world
(
as
it
well
deserveth
)
with
his
usuall
and
accustomed
plagues
,
namely
of
warre
,
and
famine
,
and
pestilence
,
which
are
evident
signes
of
his
anger
,
according
to
the
threats
denounced
in
the
law
t●●●hing
the
same
:
and
therefore
if
at
any
time
hee
deferre
the
punishment
of
the
wicked
,
it
is
for
no
other
end
,
but
to
expect
the
fulnesse
of
their
sinne
,
and
to
make
them
more
inexcusable
,
when
contrary
to
his
bountifulnesse
and
long
suffering
(
which
inviteth
and
calleth
them
to
repentance
)
they
harden
themselves
and
grow
more
obstinate
in
their
vices
and
rebellion
,
drawing
upon
their
heads
the
whole
heape
of
wrath
,
the
more
grievously
to
assaile
them
.
And
thus
the
vengeance
of
God
marcheth
but
a
soft
pace
(
as
saith
Valerius
Maximus
)
to
the
end
to
double
and
aggravate
the
punishment
for
the
slacknesse
thereof
.
CHAP.
LII
.
That
the
greatest
punishments
are
reserved
and
layed
up
for
the
wicked
in
the
world
to
come
.
NOtwithstanding
all
which
hath
beene
spoken
,
and
howsoever
sinners
are
punished
in
this
life
,
it
is
certaine
,
that
the
greatest
and
terriblest
punishments
are
kept
in
store
for
them
in
another
world
:
And
albeit
that
during
this
transitory
pilgrimage
,
they
seeme
to
themselves
oftentimes
to
live
at
their
ease
,
and
enjoy
their
pleasures
and
pastimes
to
their
hearts
contentment
;
yet
doubtlesse
it
is
so
,
that
they
are
indeed
in
a
continuall
prison
,
and
in
a
dungeon
of
darkenesse
,
bound
and
chained
with
fetters
of
their
owne
sinne
,
and
very
often
turmoyled
and
but
chered
with
their
owne
guilty
conscience
,
overcharged
with
the
multitude
of
offences
,
and
fore-feeling
the
approach
of
hell
:
And
in
this
case
many
languish
away
with
feare
,
care
,
and
terror
,
being
toyled
and
tyred
with
uncessant
and
unsupportable
disquietnesse
,
and
tossed
and
distracted
with
despaire
,
untill
by
death
they
be
brought
unto
their
last
irrevokable
punishment
;
which
punishment
is
not
to
endure
for
a
time
,
and
then
to
end
,
but
is
eternall
and
everlastingly
inherent
both
in
body
and
soule
:
I
say
in
the
body
,
after
the
resurrection
of
the
dead
;
and
in
soule
,
after
the
departure
out
of
this
life
till
all
eternity
:
for
it
is
just
and
equall
,
that
they
which
have
offended
and
dishonoured
God
in
their
bodies
in
this
life
,
should
be
punished
also
in
their
bodies
in
the
world
to
come
with
endlesse
torments
:
of
which
torments
when
mention
is
made
in
the
holy
Scripture
,
they
are
for
our
weake
capacity
sake
called
Gehenna
,
or
a
place
of
torment
,
utter
darkenesse
and
hell
fire
,
where
there
is
weeping
and
gnashing
of
teeth
,
&c.
againe
,
eternall
fire
,
a
poole
and
pit
of
fire
and
brimstone
,
which
is
prepared
for
the
devill
and
his
darlings
:
and
how
miserable
their
estate
is
that
fall
therein
,
our
Saviour
Christ
giveth
us
to
know
in
the
person
of
the
rich
glutton
,
who
having
bathed
himselfe
in
the
pleasures
and
CHAP.
LIII
.
How
the
afflictions
of
the
godly
,
and
the
punishment
of
the
wicked
differ
.
WHich
seeing
it
is
so
,
it
is
necessary
that
the
wicked
and
perverse
ones
should
feele
the
rigor
of
Gods
wrath
for
the
presumption
and
rebellion
wherewith
they
daily
provoke
him
against
them
;
and
although
with
those
that
feare
God
,
and
strive
to
keepe
themselves
from
evill
,
and
take
paines
to
live
peaceably
and
quietly
,
it
oftentimes
goeth
worse
here
below
than
with
others
,
being
laid
open
to
millions
of
injuries
,
reproches
,
and
cruelties
,
and
as
it
were
sheepe
appointed
to
the
slaughter
;
whereof
some
are
massacred
,
some
hanged
,
some
headed
,
some
drowned
,
some
burned
,
or
put
to
some
other
cruell
death
;
yet
notwithstanding
their
estate
and
condition
is
farre
happier
than
that
of
the
wicked
,
for
somuch
as
all
their
sufferings
and
adversities
are
blessed
and
sanctified
unto
them
of
God
,
who
turneth
them
to
their
advantage
,
according
to
the
saying
of
S.
Paul
,
That
all
things
worke
for
the
good
to
them
that
feare
God
:
for
whatsoever
tribulation
befalleth
them
,
they
cannot
be
separated
from
the
love
of
God
,
which
he
beareth
unto
them
in
his
welbeloved
son
Christ
Jesus
:
be
it
then
that
God
visiteth
them
for
their
faults
,
(
for
there
is
none
that
is
clear
of
sin
)
it
is
a
fatherly
chastisement
to
bring
them
to
amendment
:
be
it
that
hee
exerciseth
them
by
many
afflictions
,
as
hee
did
Iob
,
it
is
to
prove
their
faith
and
patience
,
to
the
end
they
may
be
better
purified
like
gold
in
the
furnace
,
and
serve
for
example
to
others
.
If
it
bee
for
the
truth
of
the
Gospell
that
they
suffer
,
then
they
are
blessed
,
because
they
are
conformed
to
the
image
of
the
sonne
of
God
,
that
they
might
also
be
partakers
of
his
glory
,
for
they
that
suffer
with
him
,
are
assured
to
reign●
with
him
:
hence
it
is
,
that
in
the
midst
of
their
torments
and
oppressions
,
in
the
midst
of
fires
and
fagots
flaming
about
them
,
being
comforted
with
the
consolations
of
Gods
spirit
,
through
a
sure
hope
of
their
happy
repose
and
incorruptible
crowne
which
is
prepared
for
them
in
the
heavens
,
they
rejoyce
and
are
so
chearefull
:
contrariwise
the
wicked
,
seeing
themselves
ensnared
in
the
evils
which
their
owne
sinnes
brought
upon
them
,
gnash
their
teeth
,
fret
themselves
,
murmur
against
God
,
and
blaspheme
him
,
like
wretches
,
to
their
endlesse
perdition
.
There
is
therefore
great
difference
betwixt
the
punishments
of
each
of
these
,
for
the
one
tendeth
to
honour
and
life
,
the
other
to
shame
and
confusion
:
and
even
as
it
is
not
the
greatnesse
of
torments
that
maketh
the
martyr
,
but
the
goodnesse
of
the
cause
;
so
the
infliction
of
punishment
unjustly
,
neither
maketh
the
party
afflicted
guilty
,
nor
any
whit
diminisheth
his
reputation
:
whereas
the
wicked
that
are
justly
tormented
for
their
sinnes
,
are
so
marked
with
infamie
and
dishonour
,
that
the
staine
thereof
can
never
be
wiped
out
.
Let
every
one
therefore
learne
to
keepe
,
himselfe
from
evill
,
and
to
containe
himselfe
in
a
kinde
of
modesty
and
integrity
of
life
,
seeing
that
by
the
plagues
and
scourges
wherewith
the
world
is
ordinarily
afflicted
;
Gods
fierce
wrath
is
clearely
revealed
from
heaven
upon
all
impiety
and
injustice
of
men
,
to
consume
all
those
that
rebell
against
him
.
Thinke
upon
this
you
inhabitants
of
the
earth
,
small
and
great
,
of
what
qualitie
or
condition
soever
you
be
.
If
you
be
mighty
,
puissant
,
and
fearefull
,
know
that
the
Lord
is
greater
than
you
,
for
he
is
almighty
,
all-terrible
,
and
all-fearefull
:
in
what
place
soever
you
are
,
he
is
alwayes
above
you
,
ready
to
hurle
you
down
and
overturne
you
,
to
breake
,
quash
,
and
crush
you
in
peeces
as
pots
of
earth
:
hee
is
armed
with
thunder
,
fire
,
and
a
bloudy
sword
,
to
destroy
,
consume
,
and
cut
you
in
pieces
:
heaven
threatneth
from
above
,
and
the
earth
which
you
trample
on
from
below
;
shaking
under
your
feet
,
and
being
ready
to
spue
you
out
from
her
face
,
or
swallow
you
up
in
her
bowels
:
in
briefe
,
all
the
elements
and
creatures
of
God
looke
askew
at
you
in
disdaine
,
and
set
themselves
against
you
in
hatred
,
if
you
feare
not
your
Creator
,
your
Lord
and
Master
,
of
whom
you
have
received
your
Scepters
and
Crownes
,
Amen
.