Certaine serious thoughts which at severall times & upon sundry occasions have stollen themselves into verse and now into the publike view from the author [Wyvill coat of arms] Esquire ; together w[i]th a chronologicall table denoeting [sic] the names of such princes as ruled the neighbor states and were con-temporary to our English kings, observeing throughout ye number of yeares w[hi]ch every one of them reigned. Wyvill, Christopher, 1651?-1711. 1647 Approx. 95 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 47 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2004-11 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A67233 Wing W3784 ESTC R38784 18112258 ocm 18112258 106831 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . 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Chronologicall catalogue of such persons as ruled the neighbour-states, and were contemporary to the severall kings of England, since the coming in of the Conqueror. [6], 36, [2], 41-88 p. Printed by F.B. for George Badger and are to be sold at his shop ..., London : 1647. Attributed to Wyvill by Wing and NUC pre-1956 imprints; coat of arms attributed by NUC. "W. Marshall sculpsit." Engraved t.p. "A chronologicall catalogue of such persons as ruled the neighbour-states, and were contemporary to the severall kings of England, since the coming in of the Conqueror, with some short notes thereupon ... / collected by C.W. Esqueir" (p. [2], 41-88) has special t.p. and imprint: London : Printed by F.B. for G. Badger, and are to be sold at his shop ..., 1647. Errata: p. 88. Reproduction of original in the Huntington Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. 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Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Chronology. 2004-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2004-05 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2004-07 Emma (Leeson) Huber Sampled and proofread 2004-07 Emma (Leeson) Huber Text and markup reviewed and edited 2004-10 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion CERTAINE Serious Thoughts which at severall times & upon sundry Occasions have stollen themselves into Verse and now into the Publike View from the AVTHOR Esquire . Together w th a Chronologicall table denoeting the names of such Princes as ruled the neighbor States and were con-temporary to our English KINGS , observeing throughout y e number of yeares w ch every one of them reigned . LONDON Printed by F. B. for George Badger and are to be sold at his shop in S t Dunstons Church-yard Fleetstreet . W. Marshall Sculpsit 1647 ▪ To THE RIGHT HONOURABLE AND TRULY VERTUOUS LADY , the LADY KATHARINE D'AR●I , These following POEMS are by the AUTHOR , Humbly DEDICATED and PRESENTED . TO The Reader . ANd now Reader I dare be bold to tell thee , that thou hast something of true worth and value within these leaves , since the foregoing Schedule hath acquainted thee with the name of a LADIE who is exemplarily eminent , in every reall perfection . It may bee thou wilt expect I should adde a word or two , as to the contents of the Booke thou art about to looke into ; and it shall bee onely this ; That , I can assure thee , it will neither wound , nor defile the hand that takes it up . CERTAINE Serious thoughts : Which at severall times and upon sundry occasions have stollen themselves into Verse , and now into the publike view . SOmetimes a well-aymd thought would point at Heaven But O mine heart , That broken Bow , carrying the shaft on even Aside doth start : Lord ! that I may not , from that mark decline Let my fraile Ew be back't with the true Vine , And give me Arrows winged from above With the sure flying feathers of the Dove , Then guide my hand , and make me levell right And 't is thy honour if I hit the White . On the 6. parts of Prayer . MY1Supplications often have prevail'd , Nor have my2Deprecations often fail'd ; My3Intercessions have been heard by thee ; But Lord ! 4 Confession best-becommeth me ; For all thy love ; for giving and forgiving , Accept the Sacrifice of my5Thanksgiving ; Little I say by6Imprecation , More , then , in all things , let Thy will be done . Going to the Sacrament of the LORDS SUPPER . THou ever-blessed Saviour , at thy death By by-partite Indenture didst bequeath Thy body , bloud , and merits to each one Whose grace-instructed faith cal's them his own , Whose sin-avoyding Actions doe proclaim , Him an Adorer of thine holy Name . Till thou O Lord , or call , or come again , Let me not violate the Counter-pane , Goe with me , O my gracious God , and give Life to my Faith , that I by Faith may live . On a particular Occasion . ROuze thee my too forgetfull Muse ; rehearse Th'Almightie's goodness in a thankfull verse , He only shew'd thee trouble , sent reliefe When best-applyed means but added griefe , He to his servants prayer had regard , And turn'd his Chastisments to a reward . ANOTHER . SHall cunning Satan still defraud my soule And steale into my heart by gilded sins ? He can make splendid , what is ne'r so foule ; He knowes not how to end , who once begins To tast his sly deceits ; beware , hee 'l give thee Poyson in sweetned pills , and so deceive thee . Vpon PSALM 90. 10. First written upon a bare leafe in QUARLES His Poems , over-against his verses on Mors tua . GReat God! this death-beleaguerd Fort cal'd Man Though strongly back't by nature , seldom can Out-last the seventeeth yeare ; though thou afford To my sin-stained life that number , LORD The third part of them have already slip't Me too regard less ; Satan still hath nipt Thy blooming crop , my weak resolves have bin Swift to dissolve into accustomd sin , O let th' uncertain remnant of my dayes Be dedicated to my Makers praise ; O that this lump of dust knod-up in bloud , Would once leave trifles , and pursue what 's good . Feare then I would not ; though a voice should say , Thy glass is run , and thou must dye to day , For so from sin , and sorrow should I rest ; And rise , not unto judgment , but a feast ; That marriage-Supper , which , we read , of old Was by the Bridegroom , to the Iewes foretold : That marriage Supper , where to heavens King Blest soules eternall Alleluja's sing . Vpon PSALM . 7. 12. 13 , 14. God is a righteous Iudge , strong and patient : and God is provoked every day . If a man will not turne , he will whet his sword : he hath bent his bow , and made it ready . He hath prepared for him the instruments of death : hee ordaineth his Arrowes against the Persecutors . HAst thou not heard O man , or canst forget This terrible Alarme , God will whet His sword , prepare his Arrows , and his bow ; Doth not experience daily bid thee know That , when he will revoke thy borrowed breath A Fly or Gnat's an Instrument of death , Canst thou shake off those thoughts w ch whisper to thee , This minut's sin for ever may undoe thee ? Will not thy head-strong Will be curbed by The thought of fathomless Eternity ? Or doth thy weak conceipt befoole thee so As once to think that God , though he be slow To punish , see 's not when thou goest astray , That thus thou dars't provoke him every day ? If man return not dost thou say ? is then The pow'r of turning in the choyse of men ? My soul Lord know's it is not , yet I see By thy command , what I should beg of thee ; Nor can I beg till thou my God prepare , My un-prepared heart and voyce to prayer . From my wast-field if any good proceed , Thou must be Author both of Will and Deed : Stub-up the thornes , un-pave the soyle and make The well-injected seed deep rooting take , Afford me fruitfull seasons that I may Bring some sheafs with me on my judgment day . Vpon MATTH . 10. 34. CAme then the God of peace to send the sword ? Doth variance accompany his word : Must all those sacred knots nature doth tye In Father , Mother , Brothers , Sisters dye ; Truth hath if selfe depos'd it , and I must Believ 't how-ever strange , yet sure 't is just . Nor doth Religion cancell or withstand , Or any way abbreviate that command : Whereby we duty-bound to Parents are , Nor Charity and love doth it impare , To other friends ; what 's theirs , to them impart We may , we must , and yet choose Mary's part : He , whose direction only point's-out Right The most disjoynted soules can re-unite , And so cement a friendship by his word Too strong to be dissolved by the sword . On a particular occasion . IN thee alone my wearied thoughts can find , Where to repose their doubts : my setled mind , On thee secure depends , great God arise ; Thy timely goodnesse to our wondring eyes May banish't joyes reduce , here fixed be My deaded hopes , and fetch new life from thee . Thy wonted mercies often shewn before , Imbolden my weak verse thus to implore Thy powerfull ayd , who , ever more then I By blest experience , could thy love discry ? In trouble , sorrow , sicknesse , feare and griefe , My case , to thee commended , met reliefe . My sins though many , cancelled by thee Shall neither prejudice my suit , nor me . I will not doubt , my God I know can doe 't My God I know can doe 't , I will not doubt . A Domino factum est istud . Nor was there ever any had recourse To him by humble prayer that sped worse ; For this , my heart within me shall rejoyce , In all distresses thou shalt heare my voyce ; And if at any time , my suite ungranted , Return , I 'le think 't is better for me wanted . To Master WROTH School-Master at EPPING in ESSEX . THose recollective Thoughts to me , Most welcome , SIR , must ever be ; Which to my memory represent , The time , under your roofe I spent ; Though spent improvidently , there Large fields of corne for reaping were : Yet I but glean'd , which make's my starved Muse Such leane , ill-thriven verses now produce . I might have learn't how to Decline All Vices ; and Forme by Divine Sweet Conjugations , my Sence To due and fitting Mode and Tence : You th' Pronouns , mine and thine did teach To be no more but Parts of Speech ; From you a Generall rule I might have got To use the world , as though I us'd it not . But Oh , how Zions plants would thrive and like , If it were fenced round with such a Dike As he , whose pithy Sermons double were In number , to the Sabbaths in the yeare ; Who , summon'd up to heaven , back hath sent His Posthume book t' attend the Sacrament . Nor is it from Ingratitude , that in The middle of my non-age I begin : Vnto his Care my childish yeares were given , Whose Cure now poynt's us out the way Heaven . Too few such men are found in any age As was the Guardian of my pupill-age ; He scorn'd the common roade , did not discharg By some raw scarce-made Bachilor his charge . Lord I admire thy providence , and see How vast a summe I am in debt to thee , But nothing have to pay : if thou do'st call For an account , behold , forgive me all Is all I can produce ; O cross the score , And make my love proportionably more . Scindimur incerti . CAn mans distracted fancy find the way To truth ; where thousand sects themselves display Supporting errour ? This terrestriall round hath scarce a place where Veritie is found . ASIA . ASIA , which only , glories to have ●een A spotlesse man , where Canaan hath been A type of Heaven , and the blest abode Of the whole world's creator Iacob's God , Where all the sacred pen-men once did preach , Nay , where the Lord himself vouchsaf'd to teach , Wallow's in darknesse now their Sun is set , With bended knees they crouch to Mahomet ; And in the stead of Sinai's Law-Divine , The Talmude is receiv'd in Palestine . AFRICA . THough Hippo's Sainted-Bishop Augustine Like a bright Lamp in Tunis once did shine ; In Aegipt , by St Mark , although were sown The early seeds of true Religion , Though Aethiopia's Eunuch did proclaime The Lamb whom he mis-tooke till Phillip came ; All 's now erased , and a man may say Nothing but error spreads in Africa . AMERICA . THis Spain-enriching new-found world , a gem Once proffer'd to our Henry's Diadem ; With reverence to their puppet-zemes do pray , Whil'st to them they themselves become a prey . Those devill-spirits every where appeare , Not honour'd though ador'd , serv'd but for feare ; And yet this now in-fatuated flock Shal know the Shepherds voyce and Bridgroom's knock : Their time of Gospell's next Religion may Still bending West find out America . EVROPE . NO harbour where my Sea-tost ship may lye , At Anchor , and expect felicity ! So many lands run o're , and yet not see A path directing to Eternity ! What hope remain's ? in Europ , sure , he shall That fly's Charybdis into Scyll fall . Opinions here , as much as faces vary , Some this , some that , some think the quite contrary . Hence 't is that every Nation may discover Her armed Natives murthering one another . Wa' st not from hence the King of France thought good , To drench his Sisters Nuptials in bloud ? Hence all the present forreign jarrs , and those Where T●weed her flowing streames doth interpose ; And as asham'd to heare warrs threats again , Hastens to hide her face within the Maine . Poor Soul , thy wearied foot-steps may in vaine Survey the universe , return again As farre from satisfaction as before , Vnlesse divine direction thou implore ; Lord teach my wary thoughts so to decline , All devious paths , as to keep close to thine . Vpon 1 Cor. 3. 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15. For other foundation can no man lay , then that which is laid Iesus Christ. And if any man build on this foundation , gold , silver , precious stones , timber , hay stubble ; Every mans work shall be made manifest : for the day shall declare it , because it shall be revealed by fire : and the fire shall try every mans work of what sort it is . If any mans work that he hath built upon abide , he shall receive wages . If any mans work burn , he shall lose , but he shall be safe himselfe : neverthelesse , yet as it were by fire . THe heaven-instructed Master-builder layd Zions foundation , skilless men have reard Their own inventions : some have wooden made And saplesse doctrines , of small use when heard . Others their hay-like withering Sermons vent , No Scyth is sharper then their byting phrase ; Most bring us stubble , when the corn is spent , And trifles prosecute with strained praise . All these are combustible ; send that fire Thine holy Spirit , try , consume , refine , Thy Prophets so with sacred truths inspire That they may rectifie each crooked line . Vs hearers such affections affoord As fit 's a spirituall building to thee Lord. Vpon Amos 1. 11. Behold , the dayes come , saith the Lord God , that I will send a famine in the land , not a famine of bread , nor a thirst for water , but of hearing the words of the Lord. IN sacred Scripture , I have sometimes read A sorer famine threatned then of bread . That judgments fal'n on us . Where for a time I sojourn'd , West-ward in a Northern Clime , Two Counties , for the lack of Wine unable Were to invite us to the Holy Table ; This question rose , amongst discourse , about it , May not the Sacrament be given without it ? Some said it might , some that again deni'de , I dare not take upon me to decide , Nor unto other doe I ayme to give A Law : but for my own part thus conceive ; So God vouchsafe my soules repast to mak 't I care not though in Vinegar I tak 't , FEB . 8. 1642. T Is not base trembling , cowardize and feare That mak's me in this fighting age , forbeare To draw my sword : but seem an uselesse thing Perhaps , whil'st others by adventuring Gaine glorious titles ; for my Countries good My steps would fearlesse march in Seas of bloud , And welcome certaine ruine : yet I finde A war within my selfe , and stay behind . Eternall blessings fasten on the Crown , To Charles his head ; God grant him all his own : And may as long-liv'd curses fall upon Their heads who honour not his Princely Son , So from my heart I wish : and yet suspect Many unsound will sound that Dialect : The form-obtrudors may deform and make Eneruous ( whilst the Church of Rome doth take Advantage , and supplant Religion ) I l'e not thrust in my hand to help them on . Whose heart can lesse then bleed , whose head can be Lesse then a spring of teares , when his eyes see Distemper'd Zion , in this wofull plight , Her ●un with-drawn , inveloped with night ? My willing Muse , so she were unperplext , Could wish to sing her Nunc-Dimittis next . Ho! all that love her , all that passe this way , Contribute here your sighs , sit down to pray And mourn , till God , all other hopes are vaine , Make up the breaches of his Church again . Amen , So be it . Lord say Amen , let it be so , that we The beauty of thine holinesse may see . Vnum hoc , a te Domine , expetivi , usquè immo & usque Idem expetam : sacro-sanctae nempe ut aedis Tuae incola , populi tui laetitiâ fruar , Psallentique Israeli comes adjungar . Si fractus elabatur Orbis Impavidum ferient ruinae : Though all the Elements , like us , should jar And wrap up ruin'd Nature by the war , Though the worn Fabrick of the sphears above Should , in disjoynted fragments , downward move , And horrid Catarackts should headlong come With swift descent , to make the world one tombe , Yet should my feareless soule hope to espie , A place of safety in my Saviour's eye . That skilfull chymist's never-failing art , Can good , extracted out of ill , impart , And ev'n by her distresses rear a frame , That Zions re-built glory may proclaime ; Which , if my longing eyes but live to see , 'T is Lord that one thing which I beg of thee . Some foot-steps of this Warre traced . THe low-tun'd numbers of my humble Verse Cannot this Scene of death to th' life rehearse , I offer but one dish , and that I feare Will , Reader , worth thy tasting scarse appeare ; Yet may prepare thy stomach , thou wilt be Hereafter feasted with the Historie ; Some cunning hand will strike so high a string , That all the quarters of this Orb shall ring The great atchievements of our Nobles : they Shall live in numbers that are lap 't in clay , And those that make Iambicks in their pace , Shall , in Heroicks , run with nimble grace . Here my ingaged thoughts , could I but frame A verse that worthy were to beare his name , Would vent themselves and tell thee who did come Though lame yet loaden with much honour home . At Worster , first the Tragedy begun ; From worse to worse , since that , we head-long run : For follow South-ward , and discover still , The edge of War , but sharp'ned at Edg-hill : Many tall Cedars fell , some shaken lye , Yet discord bloomes again since Newbery . Besides these three , how many Fields have been Forc't into blushing tinctures , from their Green By flowing bloud ? This issue , though it be Not twelve yeares old , ô God by none but thee , Is curable , unless the selfe-same hand That heal'd that woman save this bleeding Land , We perish ; all our thoughts amazed are , On thee our eyes are fix't , thy people spare . Sure some Prophetick spirit gave the name , Vnto that Village where , beside the Lame Four thousand Christians all bereav'd of breath By fire-enraged Messengers of death , The setting sunne beheld , and at the sight Hastned his Western journey , and sent night To force a truce : 'T is call'd long - Mar-ston , yet Mars thy command I wish may soon be shortned in this Land. But can our wishes , which from flesh and bloud , And common-sence arise procure this good ? No , we have sinn'd , and each one must begin To be impartiall to his proper sin . O let us to the throne of Grace repaire With true-repentant , humbly-servent prayer , Presented in our Saviours Oratory , Then God will Finis write to this sad story . On the death of our Vertuous and deare friend Mistris Dorothy Warwick at Marsk , Aug. 6th 1644. IF only light griefs find a tongue ; and those That are extream , cannot themselves disclose Immur'd by stupid silence , surely then Nothing but flowing teares must from my pen Be-blur this paper : 't is beyond the art , Of language to expresse the smallest part Of our deep sorrowes for her losse , whose age Scarce to the Summer of her Pilgrimage Attayned had ; yet so ripe fruit , but few After the Autumne of their yeares , can shew . No act of hers could be esteemed lesse , Then one step forward to that place of blisse ; Where now her faith is crowned , and we find Her sweet and pretious memory behinde . Mors Mea. My flitting Soule must leave her house of clay , The tim 's not more uncertaine then the way And manner , whether my consumptive breath Shall leisurely-expiring creep to death , Or some more furious , hasty sicknesse have Commission to snatch me to my grave . Water may cause or th'torrid element , My dissolution by some accident . Ten thousand means and more doe this discry , That young , strong , healthfull , rich , and all may dye , Though I scape chance , and sickness , yet I must At length by age subdu'd crumble to dust . I dare not wish , nor were it fit , to be A carver for my selfe ▪ my God , to thee My willing soule resign's her fate , what s'ere Thou layest on me , give me strength to beare . Yet , if it stand with thy good pleasure , send Not suddaine death , nor sence-bereaved end . And if thou 'st honor with white haires my dayes ; O teach me how to spend them to thy praise , That when I shall forsake the sons of men , My better part may flye to thee , Amen . Mors Christi . Thou Son of God , descending from above Would'st manifest by that rare act thy love To poore lost mortalls ; did'st vouchsafe to take A death-subjected nature for our sake ; Nor did'st disdaine to have thy sacred face ; Made by those stubborn Iewes , their spitting-place . Thou patient stood'st the object of their scorn , Deck't in a purple robe , and crown of thorn ; And Millions of such troubles having past , A shamfull death thou underwent'st at last , All this for us and more ; for even as we , Thou tempted wast , the cup was drunk by thee , Which thy just-angry Father had prepar'd To ransome man by Sathan's art insnar'd . Mine heart to thee 's too poor an offering , Who by once dying took'st away death's sting . Fraus Mundi . Fond man I why doth thy fancy doat upon Such nothings , as the world can call its own ? Why should such Ignes fatui divert , Thy erring foot-steps , or mislead thy heart ? Belike thy soule but little light injoy's , For darkness gives the being to such toyes . Grant thou hast honour , beauty , riches , pleasure , Delitious fare with heaped summes of treasure , All in superlatives ; get one gem more , Or else the former makes thee but more poore : Nay thou must sell them all that one to buy , If thou do'st mean to gaine felicity . Gloria Caeli . Stay , doe not black this Paper , for it is A better Emblem of the place of blisse Then my dull pen can draw ; 't is pure and white May serve to represent eternall light ; Hath neither spot nor wrinckle , none of them May come within the new Ierusalem . But how should paper , or my lines , which are Composed both of ragges , such joyes declare As never eye , nor eare , nor heart , nor braine Of man within that small sphear could containe ? Yet may thy humble contemplation Discern some glimpses by reflection : Read then the glory of thy great Creator In this large book the world , which is his Creature . If wandring there thou chauncest to espy An object that is glorious in thine eye , Be it those greater , or the lesser lights Innumerably sparkling in cleare nights ; Or the those-emulating Diamond That pretious issue of inriched ground , Doth from some costly root a flow'r arise , Whose various colours please thy gazing eyes . Do'st thou admire the structure of some face , Which seem's to have engrossed every grace , Hast thou observed all the excellence , Wherewith Gods bounty feast's each severall sence ? Screw up thy meditation then , think , Lord If to earth on earth thou art pleas'd t' afford Such blessings , ô thrice happy sure they be Who sainted are in blest Eternity . Dolor Inferni . Let not thy over-curious appetite Thy puzled cogitations invite , To lose themselves in seeking hell , nor it Beyond the pillars of the holy-Writ , Think to discover : looke not to advance , Where God nil ultra writ's , thine ignorance . But know that there doth nothing want which can Adde tortures to that miserable man , Who 's thither cast for sinne ; in that curst place Nature run's retrograde to her own pace ; Fire administers no welcome light , But serv's in torment , and makes sad the night , The parched tongue for water call's , but that It 's cooling faculty hath quite forgot , By gnashing teeth and trembling yet is show'n That Hell is not without a Frozen-Zone : Once sleeping-conscience , then shall in despight Awake , and make those sufferings exquisite . What Vulture-Thoughts shall gnaw for evermore That heart which proffer'd mercy scorn'd before ? All objects , by the ever-weeping eye , Shall wound the Soul with curst Eternity . Now blessed Lord , inflame my keen desire To seeke that narrow path , which from this fire May keep my steps secure : sure 't is not that To which some fancies give a shorter date , No , purge me here , and make me leane upon That sure foundation , the true Corner-stone . FAITH . TVrn or'e the sacred leaves , th' Almighty hath By sweet gradations , open'd to thy Faith The word of promise , new-fal'n man hath got A new-found meanes , to spoyle the serpent's plot . For God hath said ; The woman's seed shall give A wound unto thy head , that man may live . Thence , through sucessive generations , trace That more explayned Covenant of Grace : Till , ( from the world's beginning slain ) the Lambe Attended by a quire of Angels came , In his rich bosome , bringing plenteous store Of blessings , only pointed at before ; And then observe , what pretious legacies Thy bounteous Lord bequeath's thy soule , and dye's To give thee life from both the Testaments , And from the heaven-ordayned Sacraments , Suck ever-flowing comfort : for to thee As well , as any heretofore , agree The still effectuall promises , which stand Now proffer'd to thy Faiths applying hand . HOPE . BVilt-upon this foundation , 't is the scope Of saving Faith's next coosen-german , Hope , With patient longings to expect that blisse Whereof , the former present earnest is . Faith ( in some sort ) already Christ injoy's ; Hopes object are those consummated joyes . Fides intuetur verbum rei , spes autem rem verbi . CHARITY . ANd from the fruitfull teeming womb of Faith Each work of Charity beginning hath ; From these the happy evidence is had Which prove's them sons of God , whom faith hath made . What e're thy God or Neighbours good requires Must be the serious bent of thy desires . Else know that to those things which heavenly bee A mis-call'd Faith cannot entitle thee . How dare presumptous hast once think to make Christ , Saviour and not Lord : sit down and take A survey of thine heart ; though nothing there Can justifie thee , yet unlesse thou beare The Image of thy God , and strive to frame Thy likened conversation to the same , Thou hast no part nor share in him who gave Himselfe to death , repentant man to save . Now blush you Rhemish factors who have lay'd Your envious heads together to upbray'd With liberty a doctrin which hath shown Far better , strickter precepts then your owne ; Perhaps you pick halfe sentences , and thence Extract an unmeant Heresie and sence . A cloud of reverend witnesses I might Produce , which neither more nor lesse do write As to this point ( though not in rime ) then lye Here recollected , for the readers eye . On GODS UBI QVITARY PRESENCE . NO gloomy shades , nor darkned face of night Can shrow'd a sinner , from the quick-ey'd sight Of all-discerning Heaven : God doth rule Beyond the controverted coasts of Thule . And his unbounded justice doth controle , The frozen vertices of either Pole. All inter-fluent seas , all Regions stand Subjected to the power of his command . Then let not fancy'd secrecy invite Thy deeds of darknesse to out-black the night , Nor though some forraine Clime thou wandrest in , Where no know'n face can argue thee of sin , Dare to let-loose thy rebell-soule , but know There is a God above , see 's all below : Who shall hereafter be thy judge , and then Thy bare-fac'd crimes , unmask't before all men , And Angells must appeare , nay more , the Devills Will aggravate , that prompted to , those evills . Decemb. 10. 1644. HOw many contradictions dayly come Born on the wings of lying same ! by some We hear of Battailes , stratagems , and sleights Whil'st others make them victories , or flights . All various rumors struggle for beliefe Whil'st varying humours feed the present griefe . Once more , the hopefull tearmes of happy-peace Salute's our greedy eares : O , may it please The all-disposing power above , to frame Our fitted hearts , to entertaine the same . Going to Bed. THus , on a pale sheete , I extended , shall Become ere long a livelesse coarse , and all These too-much prized trifles , which retard My soule in her best flights , without regard Or rellish , must be left : then , in my grave Where all things are forgotten , I shall have A coole and lonely lodging , by the earth Lock't-up from all this worlds mis-called mirth . If thou , O blest Creator , shalt restore The peace , ease , plenty we injoy'd before , Let not those over-valued blessings move Our earth-bred thoughts to sleight the things above ▪ Her 's no abiding City : but thy grace May make the house of death a resting place . Thou sacred Arbitrer of life and death , Who summon'st , at thy pleasure , vitall-breath , When in thy house , my elevated soule Should mount to thee , yet lingring-here , doth foule Her self with terrene fancies make mine eye Recall my thoughts , and preach mortality . There lyes those dear remembrancers , I have Two parents , and two children in one grave ; In twice-two yeares , thy wisdome saw it best To call these two sweet couples to their rest ; And since so neer , on both sides , I have seen Thine arrowes to me , teach me how to weane From this distemper'd globe , my mis-plac'd love And fix it firmly on the things above . Then if 't shall please thee next to call on mee , I 'le boldly leave this clay , and come to thee . May 10. 1645. Hearing the Birds sing after the departure of our deare MOTHER . ANd can you sing poor birds ? do you not see A mourning countenance on every tree ? Doth not each stone in this sad fabrick , tell What sable thoughts within these walls do dwell ? Since she who added sweetnesse to the spring , To Summer glory , she whose care did bring More fruit then Autumne , and from whom it was That Icy-Winter undiscern'd did passe , Hath left these habitations , my-thinks you Should leave henceforth your warbling sonnets too , Yet sing , but change your note and joyne with me , Tune your loud whistles to an Elegie . IUNE 8. 1645. MVst then the fate of York-shire , and the North Be try'd once more by dint of sword , step-forth Thou God of Battle , let the people see By the successe , which side is own'd by thee . — Sub amici fallere nomen Tuta frequensque via est — EAsie and undiscerned is the guile Which brings on mischiefe usher'd by a smile . Thus many who arride the Common-weale With joynt-pretences but disjoyn'd designe , Their own with publique interests intwine The better , and more covertly to steale Advantage to a party , putting on A forme of Paralell-expression , Faced with Good and Safety ; yet extend Their actions and endeavours to the end Of time , they 'l never meet , but hold a course In lasting distance still , from ill to worse ▪ Hei mihi ! qnas urbes , & quanto tempore Martis Ignaras , uno rapuerunt praelia cursit ? Claudiani carmen . Dum procerum mentes privata ad commoda torsae In commune vetant socias extendere dextr'as Buchanani carmen . A Chronologicall Catalogue of such PERSONS as Ruled the Neighbour-States , and were Contemporary to the severall Kings of England , since the coming in of the CONQUEROR , With some short notes thereupon : Observing throughout , the Number of Yeares , which every one of them lived , during the Raignes of our English KINGS . Collected by C. W. Esqueir . Multa me impedierunt . LONDON , Printed by F. B. for G. Badger , and are to be sold at his Shop in Saint Dunstans Church-Yard . 1647. Anno 1067. WILLIAM the Conqueror 21. Scotland Malcolm the third . 21 Oviedo & Leon Alphonso the sixth . 21 Navar Sancho the fifth . 09 Sancho the sixth . 12 Castile Sancho the first . 06 Alphonso the first . 15 After it was made a Kingdom , for there had been a former Sancho who was but Earle . Arragon Raymir . 19 Sancho . 02 France Philip the first . 21 Rome A Schisme . 19 This Schisme began about the yeare 1061. betwixt the Emperours , successively , and the Popes for almost 200. yeares . Victor the third . 01 Urban the second . 01 Emperour of Germany Henry the fourth . 21 Denmarke Harald third . 02 Canutus fourth . 10 Olaus . 09 Poland Boleslaus Audax . 12 Vlaslaus Hermanus . 09 Hungarie Soloman . 08 Gersa . 03 Ladislaus . 10 Emperour Constan. Constantinus Ducas . 03 Romanus Diogenes . 04 Michael Parapinit . 06 Neceph : Botoniates . 04 Alexius Comn . 04 North Wales Conan . 21 South Wales Theodore Magnus ▪ 10 Rhese the first . 11 An. 1087. William Rufus 13. Scotland Malcolm the third . 09 Donald Bane . 02 Edgar . 02 Oviedo and Leon Alphonso the sixth . 13 Navarr Sancho the sixth . 05 02 Pedro. 06 Castile Alphonso the first . 13 Arragon Sancho . 07 Pedro. 06 Portugall Henry of Lorreine . 13 France Philip the first 13 Rome Vrban the second . 12 The Emperour in pursuance of his own right , to conferre Ecclesiasticall honours , which had bin practised by the Caesars ever since Constantine teste Sliedano , warred with this Pope , and tooke him prisoner , who then solemnly made peace with the Emperour upon his own termes ; but soone after hee receded from those vowes , and renewed the warre , Excommunicating the Emperour . Paschall the second . 01 Emperour of Germany Henry the fourth . 13 Olaus . 02 Denmark Ericus . 11 Poland Vlaslaus Herm. 13 Hungary Ladislaus . 09 Calomannus . 04 Emperour Constan : Alexius Comn . 13 Hierusalem Godfrey of Bullen . 01 North Wales Conan . 12 Griffin . 01 South Wales Rhese the first . 06 Griffin the first . 07 An. 1100. Henry the first 35. Scotland Edgar . 07 Alexander the first . 17 David . 11 Oviedo and Leon Alphonso the sixth . 08 Vraca and Alph. the 7th 16 Alphonso the eigth . 11 Navarr Pedro. 04 Alphonso . 30 Garcia . 01 Castile Alphonso the first . 07 Urraca . 15 Alphonso the second . 13 Arragon Pedro. 18 Alphonso . 26 Petronilla and Raymund . 01 Portugall Henry of Lorreine . 11 Alphonso . 24 France Philip the first . 10 Lodowick the sixth . 25 Rome Paschall the second . 17 To whom Hen. the first made knowne by Ambassadors his right to investiture of Bishops being then assumed by the Clergy , and a quarrell betwixt the Popes and almost all Christian Princes . Gelasius the second . 01 Calistus the second . 06 Besieged Sutrium , took it , and in it his Competitor whom the Emperor had made Pope , and carried him disgracefully to Rome . Honorius the second . 05 Innocent the second . 05 Tancred . Beaumond . Roger. 10 Savoy Ame the second . Anno 1109. Emper. Germany Henry the fourth . 06 Henry the fifth . 19 Lothar . 10 Bohemia Borivorius . 08 Sutopulchus . 27 Denmark Ericus . 02 Harald the fifth . 31 Nicholaus . 02 Poland Vlaslaus Herman . 03 Boleslaus . 32 Hungarie Colomannus 08 Stephen the second . 18 Bela the second . 03 07 Emper. Con. Alexius Comn . 17 Calo Iohannes . 18 Hierusalem Baldwin . 18 Bald. the second . 15 Millicent & Foulk . 02 North Wales Griffin . 20 Owen . 15 South Wales Rhese the second . Griffin the second . An. 1135. Stephen 19 ▪ Scotland David . 18 Malcolm the fourth . 01 Oviedo & Leon Alphonso the eighth . 19 Navarr Garcia the seventh . 15 Sancho the seventh . 04 Castile Alphonso the second . 19 Portugall Alphonso . 19 Arragon Petronilla and Raymund . 19 France Lodowick the sixt . 02 Note that Lodowick and Lewis are the same name . Lewis the seventh . 17 Rome Innocent the second . 08 Was taken prisoner by the Duke Sicilie , and remmitted fairly ; after which he fled into France , and Anathamatized his competitor Peter . Celestine the second . Lucius the second . 01 Eugenius the third . 08 Anastitius the fourth . 01 Naples Roger. 14 William . 05 Savoy   Emperor of Germany Lothar . 03 Conradus the third . 15 Frederick Barbarossa . 01 Bohemia Vladislaus . 19 Sobislaus . 19 Denmarke Ericus the fift . 05 Ericus the sixt . 10 Sueno . 04 Poland Boleslaus . 05 Vladeslaus the first . 06 Boleslaus Crispus . 08 Hungarie Bela the second . 06 01 Gersa the second . 12 Empr. Const. Calo Iohannes . 07 Emanuell Comn . 12 Hierusalem Millicent and Foulk . 07 Baldwin the third . 12 North Wales Owen . 19 South Wales Griffin . Anno. 1154. Henry the second 34. Scotland Malcolm the fourth . 10 William . 24 Oviedo and Leon Alphonso the eight . 02 Fernand the second . 31 Alphonso the ninth . 01 Navarr Sancho the seventh . 34 Castile Alphonso the second . 02 Sancho the second . 02 Alphonso the third . 30 Portugall Alphonso . 29 Sancho . 05 Arragon Petronilla and Raymund . 07 Alphonso the second . 27 France Lewis the seventh . 26 Phillip the second . 08 Rome Adrian the fourth . 04 Granted a dispensation to our Henry the second , of the oath he had taken , by his Fathers will and command , to resigne Anjou to his brother Geofrey when he should come to the crown of England . Alexander the third . 22 Betwixt this man and the Emp. Fred. Barbarossa was hot warrs , he fled to Venice , and there the Emperours sonne being taken , he was forced to redeem him by submitting himselfe to the Pope ; Who troad upon his neck ; strangely applying Psal. 91. verse 13. Lucius the third . 04 Vrban the third . 02 Gregorie the eighth . Clemens the third . 02 Naples William . 15 William the second . 19 Savoy   Empr. Germ. Fred. Barbarossa . 34 Bohemia Sobeslaus 04 Vladislaus the third , Vldericus , Fred. Sobeslaus , Conrade . Wenseslaus , Henry . 30 Denmarke Sueno . 05 Valdemarus . 24 Canutus the fifth . 05 Swethland Sherco . 05 Carolus . 08 Canutus . 21 Poland Boleslaus Crispus . 19 Meizlaus . 04 Casimirus . 11 Hungarie Gersa the second . 07 Stephen the third . 18 Bela the third . 09 Empr. Const. Emanuell Comn . 24 Alexius Comn . 03 Andronicus Com. 03 Isacius Angilus . 04 Hierusalem Baldwin the third . 09 Almerick . 10 Baldwin the fourth . 12 Baldwin the fifth . 01 Guy . 02 Anno 1187. Saladine Sultan of Aegypt took Hierus . from Guy , and Anno 1517. Selimus the first added it to the Turkish Empire , where the possession yet remaines , though the Kings of Spaine insert that amongst their Titles . North Wales Owen . 23 David . 11 South Wales Cinerick and Meredith . Were taken by Henry the second , and their eyes put out . Anno. 1189. Richard the first 10. Scotland William . 10 Oviedo & Leon Alphonso the ninth . 10 Navarr . Sancho the seventh . 05 Sancho the eighth . 05 Castile Alphonso the third . 10 Portugall Sancho . 10 Arragon Alphonso the second . 07 Pedro the second . 03 France Phillip the second . 10 Rome Clemens the third . 02 Celestine the third . 06 Innocent the third . 02 Naples William the second . 07 Deposed by Pope Celestine the third . Tancred . Henry of Ger. 01 Savoy   Emperor of Germany Fred. Barbarossa . 03 Henry the sixth . 07 Bohemia Vladislaus the fourth . 09 Primislaus . 01 Denmark Canutus the fifth . 10 Swethland Canutus . 10 Poland Casimirus . 06 Lesco Albus . 04 Hungary Bela the third . 02 Emericus . 08 Emper. Con. Isacius Angilus . 06 Alexius Angilus . 04 North Wales David . 05 Leolin . 05 Anno 1199. Iohn 17. Scotland William . 15 Alexander the second . 02 Oviedo & Leon Alphonso the ninth . 17 Navarr Sancho the eighth . 17 Castile Alphonso the third . 15 Henry . 02 Portugall Sancho . 13 Alphonso the second . 04 Arragon Pedro. 15 Iames. 02 France Phillip the second . 17 Savoy Thomas Anno 1210. Rome Innocent the third . 16 Honorius the third . 01 Naples Henry of Germ ▪ 03 Frederick . 14 Emperor of Germany . Philip. 08 Otho the fourth . 05 Frederick the second . 04 Bohemia Primislaus . 17 Denmarke Canutus the fifth . 04 Valdemarus the second . 13 Swethland Canutus . 17 Poland Lesco Albus . 17 Hungary Emericus . 01 Andrew the second . 16 Emp. Const. Alexius Iunior . 01 Baldwin Earle of Fland. 02 Henry . 13 Beeter . 01 North Wales Leolin . 17 Anno 1217. Henry the third 56. Scotland . Alexander the second . 37 Alexander the third . 19 Oviedo and Leon Alphonso the 9th . 13 Fernand : the third . Seized on the Castiles . Navarr Sancho the eighth . 17 Blanch and Theob : of Champagne 19 Theobald the second . 18 Henry . 03 Castile Fernand : the second . 35 Alphonso the 4th . 21 Portugall Alphonso the second . 06 Sancho the second . 34 Alphonso the third . 16 Arragon Iames. 39 Pedro. France Philip the second . 07 Bretagne Lewis the eighth . 03 Saint Lewis . 44 Philip the third . 02 Britaine Iohn the Red , Anno 1250. in h'i line that Dutchy continued till the time of Lewis the 11h of France Anno 1488. Rome Honorius the third . 09 Gregory the ninth . 14 The See was voyd during this Kings Reigne , sometimes two or three yeares , and diverse of these Popes held it odde moneths . Celestine the 4th . Innocent the 4th . 11 Alexander the 4th . 06 Vrban the 4th . 03 Begun the observation of Corpus Christi-day , which was not generally observed till Iohn the 22d . Clemens the fourth . 03 Gregory the 10th . 02 Naples Frederick . 33 Conrade . 04 Manfroy . 07 Charles of Province . 12 Savoy Peter Anno 1256. Emperour of Germany Fred : the second . 33 Conradus the 4th . 04 Richard Earle of Cornwall . 06 Inter-regnum . 12 Rodulphus Habspurg . 01 Bohemia Primislaus . 22 Ottacarus . 34 Denmarke Valdemarus 26 Ericus the 7th . 09 Abell . 01 Christopherus . 07 Ericus the 8th . 13 Swethland Canutus . 05 Ericus . 27 Bingerius . 02 Valdemarus . 22 Poland Lesco Albus . 11 Uladislaus the 2d . 15 Boleslaus Pudicus . 30 Hungarie Andrew the second . 19 Bela the fourth . 35 Stephen the fourth . 02 Emperour Constan. Peter . 03 Robert. 07 Baldwin the second . 33 Michael Paleolagus . 13 North Wales Leolin . 23 David . 06 Leolin the second . 17 Anno 1274. Edward the first 34. Scotland Alexander the third . 14 A Warre for the Crowne of Scotland , King Edward being made Arbitrator , gave it to Iohn Balioll , Anno 1300. who kept it . 05 Robert Bruce . 03 Navarr Ioane Mar. Philip of France . 31 Lewis Huttin . 03 Castile Alphonso the fourth . 10 Sancho the third . 12 Fernand the third . 12 Portugall Alphonso the third . 05 Denis . 29 Arrgaon Pedro the third . 09 Sicily alwayes followed the fortune of Naples , till An. 1281 , this Pedro seized it , and after the Massacre of all the French , outed Charles of Province ; since that time it belonged to the house of Arrag . and so to Spaine . Alphonso the third . 06 Iames the second . 17 France Philip the third . 12 Philip the faire . 22 Rome Gregory the 10th . 01 Innocent the fifth . Adrian the fifth . Iohn the 21. Nicholas the third . 04 Martin the fourth . 04 Honorius the fourth . 04 The See was vacant two yeares by reason of the bitter dissention among the Cardinalls . Nicholas the fourth . 04 Celestine the fifth . 01 Boniface the eighth . 08 Benedict the eleventh . Clemens the 15th . 03 Naples Charles of Province . 10 Charles the second . 24 Emperor of Germany . Rodolphus Habspurg . 18 Adolphus Nossou . 06 Albert Austr . 10 Austria Albertus . 30 Bohemia Ottacarus . 04 Wenseslaus the second . 06 Wenseslaus the third 20 Rodolphus . 01 Henry of Carinthia . 03 Denmarke Ericus the 8th 14 Ericus the 9th 20 Swethland Valdemarus . 03 Magnus the 2d 13 Bingerius the 2d 18 Poland Boleslaus Pudicus . 06 Lesco Niger . 10 Boleslaus the 4th Henricus Pro●us . Uladislaus the 3d 03 Primeslaus . Venceslaus . 04 Uladislaus the 4th 02 Hungarie Ladislaus the 2d 17 Andrew the 3d 12 Venceslaus . 03 Otho . 02 Emper. Con. Michael Paleolagus . 21 Andronicus Paleol . 13 North Wales Leolin . 08 Anno 1282. Hee was brought prisoner to London , and here end the Princes of the Welsh bloud . Turke Anno 1300. Ottaman took Nice and began the Turkish Empire . 08 Anno 1308. Edward 2d . 19. Scotland Robert Bruce . 19 Navarr Lewis Huttim . 07 Philip the long . 05 Charles the faire . 07 Castile Fernand. the third . 04 Alphonso the fifth . 15 Portugall Denis . 17 Alphonso the fourth . 02 Arragon Iames the second . 19 France Philip the faire . 06 From whose daughter Isabell married to Edward the second , his sonne Edward the third , had his Title to the Crown of France ; her brothers Lewis Huttin , Philip the long , and Charles the faire all dying issuless . Lewis Huttim . 02 Philip the long . 05 Charles the faire . 06 Rome Clemens the 15th 06 Vacant . 02 Iohn the 22. 11 Against whom Lewis the Emperor set up Nicholas the fifth . Naples Charles the second . 02 Robert. 17 Empr. Germ. Henry the 7th 06 Lewis of Bavar . 13 Austria Albertus the 2d 19 Bohemia Henry of Carinthia . 03 Iohn of Luxemb . 16 Denmark Ericus the 9th 14 Christophorus the 2d 05 Swethland Beringerius the 2d 05 Magnus the 3d 13 Magnus the 4th 01 Poland Uladislaus the 4th 19 Hungarie Otho . 01 Charles the first 18 Empr. Const. Andronicus Paleolag : 17 Andronicus Iunior . 02 Turky Ottaman the first . 19 An. 1327. Edward the 3d 50. Scotland Robert Bruce . 05 Edward Baliol. 10 David Bruce . 29 Robert Steward . 06 Navarr Charles the faire . 01 Ioane Mar. Phil. of Eur. 21 Charles the second . 28 Castile Alphonso the fifth . 23 Pedro Crudelis . 18 Henry the second . 09 Alphonso the fourth . 30 Portugall Pedro. 10 Fernand. 10 Arragon Iames the second . 01 Alphonso the fourth . 08 Pedro the fourth . 41 France Charles the faire 01 Philip de Valoys . 22 Iohn . 14 Charles the fifth . 13 Burgundy Philip the hardy Anno 1369. Rome Iohn the 22. 07 Benedict the 12th 07 Clemens the sixth . 10 Innocent the sixth . 10 Urban the fifth . 08 Gregory the 11th 08 Naples Robert. 15 Ioane . 29 Charles the third . 06 Emper. Germany Lewis of Bavar . 19 Carolus the 4th 31 Austria Albert the 2d 32 Leopold . 18 Bohemia Iohn of Luxemb : 19 Charles . 16 Wenceslaus the 4th 15 Denmarke Christopherus the 2d 07 Valdemarus the 3d. 41 00 Margaret . 02 Swethland Magnus the 4th . Magnus the fift . Albertus . Poland . Vladislaus the 4th . 06 Casimirus Magnus . 38 Ludovicus . 06 Hungarie Charles . 15 Ludovicus . 35 Empr. Const. Andronicus Iun. 27 Iohn Paleolagus . 23 Turky . Ottoman the first . 01 Orchanes . 22 Amurath . 23 Baiazet . 04 Anno. 1377. Richard the second . 22. Scotland Robert Steward . 13 Robert the 2d . 09 Navarr Charles the 2d . 09 Charles the 3d. 13 Castile Henry the 2d . 02 Iohn . 11 Henry the 3d. 09 Portugall Fernand. 08 Iohn . 14 Arragon Pedro the 4th . 10 Iohn . 08 Martin . 04 France Charles the 5th . 04 Charles the sixth . 18 Rome Gregory the 11th . 01 Vrban the sixth 11 Sent into England to require the Kings ayd , against the Cardinalls , whom he named Schismaticks , for electing another Pope , whom they called Clement : and the Cardinals did the like for their creature , but Vrban prevailed , and Henry Spencer Bishop of Norwich carried over an Army for his assistance : behold the Vnity of the Roman Church . Boniface the ninth . 10 Naples Charles the third . 09 Ladeslaus 13 Emperour of Germany Charles the fourth . 01 Venceslaus . 21 Austria Leopold . 09 Albert the third . 09 Albert the fourth . 04 Bohemia Venceslaus the fourth . 22 Denmark Margaret . 22 Swethland Albertus . 10 Margaret . 12 Poland Lodovicus . 06 Vladislaus the fifth . 16 02 Hungary Lodovicus . 06 Mary Mar. Char. of Napl . 02 Sigismund . 12 Emper Const. Iohn Paleolag . 10 Emanuell Paleolag . 12 Turke Bajazet : 22 Anno 1399. Henry the fourth 14. Scotland Robert the third . 07 Iames the first . 07 Navarr Charles the third . 14 Castile Henry the third . 08 Iohn the second . 06 Portugall Iohn the first . 14 Arragon Martin . 13 Ferdinand . 01 France Charles the sixth . 14 Amede Anno 1409. Rome Boniface the ninth . 05 Peter de Luna a Spaniard , alias Bennet the 13. alias Clement the 7th was Anti-Pope , and held the See at Avignion , till the Councell of Pisa deposed both him and Grego . the 12th and chose Alexand. the 5th , which both the former for a while resisted : so the Roman Church was during that time a Monster with three heads . Innocent the seventh . 02 Gregory the twelfth . 03 Alexander the fifth . 01 Iohn the twenty third . 03 Naples Ladislaus . 14 Florence Iohn de medicis Anno 1410. Emp. Germ. Venceslaus . 01 Rupert Palat. 10 Iadocus Barbatus . 01 Sigismund Hung. 02 Austria Albertus the fourth . 14 Bohemia Wenceslaus the fourth . 14 Denmark Margaret . 12 Ericus Pomeran . 02 Poland Vladislaus the 5th . 14 Hungary Sigismund Brand. 14 Emp. Const. Emanuel Paleolag . 14 Turky Mahomet the first . 14 Anno. 1413. Henry the fift . 9. Scotland Iames the first . 09 Navarr Charles the 3d. 09 Castile Iohn the 2d . 09 Portugall Iohn the first . 09 Arragon Ferdinand . 03 Alphonso the 5th . 06 France Charles the 6th . 09 Rome Iohn the 23d . 02 No Pope for almost . 03 Martin the 5th . 04 Decreed that a generall-Councell should bee held every tenne yeares . Naples Ladislaus . 02 Ioane the 2d . 07 Florence Iohn de Medicis . 09 Emperor of Germany Sigismund Hung. 09 Assembled the Generall-Councell at Constance and deposed all the three Popes , videl . Bennet the 13th . Gregory the 12th . and Iohn the 23d . For Alexander the 5th . lived scarce a year , and dyed during the schism : it was then decreed that a Generall-Councel was above the Pope . Austria Albertus the 4th . 09 Bohemia Venceslaus the 4th . 05 Sigismund . 04 Denmarke Ericus Pomer . 09 Poland Vladislaus the 5th . 09 Hungary Sigismund Brand. 09 Emperour Emanuel Paleolag . 08 Constan : Iohn Paleolag . 01 Turke Mahomet the first . 03 Amurath the 2d . 06 Anno 1422. Henry the sixth . 39. Scotland Iames the first . 26 Iames the 2d . 13 Navarr Charles the third . 03 Blanch Marr. Iohn of Arra . 36 Castile Iohn the 2d . 32 Henry the fourth . 07 Portugall Iohn the first . 11 Edward . 05 Alphonso the 5th . 23 Arragon Alphonso the 5th . 36 Iohn the 2d . 03 France Charles the 6th . 01 Charles the 7th . 38 Burgundy Phillip the good , Anno 1424. Lord also of almost all the Netherlands , or Flaunders unit●d . Rome Martin the 5th . 08 Eugenius the 4th . 16 The councells of Basil and Florence one against the other , whilest the one cleaves to Eugenius , and the other to Felix Anti-Pope . Nicholas the 5th . 08 Calistus the 3d. 03 Pius the 2d . 04 Naples Ioane the 2d . 12 Alphonso . 24 Ferdinand . 03 Florence Iohn de Medicis . 39 Emperor of Germany Sigismund Hung. 17 Albert the second . 01 Duke of Austria , since which time , the German Emperors have beene alwayes of that family . Frederick the third . 21 Austria Albert the fourth . 17 Frederick . 22 Bohemia Sigismund . 15 Albert of Austr . 03 Ladislaus . 18 Georg. Pogiebrac . 03 Denmark Ericus Pomer . 17 Christop herus Bavar . 09 Christianus the first . 13 Swethland 26 Carolus Canutus . 13 Poland Hedingis Mar. Vlad . 5th 09 04 Vladislaus the 6th 10 02 Casimer the 4th 14 Hungary Sigismund Brand. 16 Albert. 02 Ladislaus the 3d 04 By the instigation of Pope Eugen. 4th broke the truce he had solemnly sworn to , with the Turke , and was miserably discomfited and slaine . Vladislaus . 14 Matthew Coruin . 03 Emper Const. Iohn Paleolagus . 22 Constantinus Paleolag . 09 In his time the famous City and Empire of Constantinople was taken by Mahomet the 2d , or the great . Turky Amurath the 2d 28 Mahomet the 2d . 11 Anno 1461 Edward the 4th 22 Edw. the 5th Rich. the 3d. 2 dimi . 24 Dimi . Scotland . Iames the second . 01 Iames the third . 23 dimi . Navar Blanch Mar. Iohn of Arr. 18 Leonora Mar. Gaston de Foyx 00 Francis Phebus . 04 Cath. Mar. Iohn of Alb. 02 dimi . Castile Henry the 4th 14 Isabell Mar. Fred. of Arrag . 10 This Ferd. began the Spanish Monarchy , Anno 1475. and was sir-named the Great . Portugall Alphonso the 5th 20 Iohn the 2d 04 dimi . France Lewis the 11th 23 Charles the 8th 01 dimi . Savoy Charles Anno 1481. Burgundy Charles , after whose death that Dutchy was seized on by Lewis the 11th of France ; and the County ( for so was the distinction ) went , by Mary daughter to this Charles unto Maximillian the Emperor , about the yeare 1498. and from him to his son Charles , and so continues with the Kings of Spaine . Rome Pius the 2d 03 Paul the 2d 07 Sixtus the 4th 12 Innocent the 8th 02 Naples Fernand. 24 dimi . Florence Cosmo de Medicis . 04 Peter de Medicis . 07 Lorenzo and Iulian. 13 dimi . Emp. Germ. Frederick the 3d 24 dimi . Austria Frederick 24 dimi . Bohemia George Pogiebrach . 10 Ladislaus the 2d 14 dimi . Flan. Vnited Philip the good . 06 dimi . Charles the warlike . 09 Mary . 05 Maximil . Aust. 05 Philip : Austr . 04 Ioane Castile . 04 In whose successors the Kings of Spaine , remained the command of those Provinces till the States rejected Philip the second for breach of their Priviledges , Anno 1570. or thereabout . Denmark Christianus the first . 21 Iohannes . 03 dimi . Swethland Carolus Canutus . Vpon the discontent of the people retired himselfe , and they appointed Marshalls in the stead of Kings , and so continued till Gustanus Bishop of Vpsall betrayed that Country to the Dane Anno 1519. Poland Casimirus the 4th 24 dimi . Hungary Mathew Coruin . 24 dimi . Turky Mahomet the 2d 20 Bajazet the 2d 04 dimi . Anno 1485. Henry the 7th 23. and an halfe . Scotland ▪ Iames the 3d 05 dimi . Iames the 4th 18 Spaine Fernand. the great . 18 dimi . Philip of Austr : Son to Maxml . the Emperor . 05 Navarr Kath. Mar. to Iohn of Albert. 23 dim In this man's time , Fernand. the great of Spaine surprized Navar , and his successors yet hold it , but Anthony of Burbon married Ioane the right Heire of it , and so conveyed the just title to his successors the Kings of France . Portugall Iohn the second . 09 dimi . Emanuell . 14 France Charles the 8th 12 dimi . Lewis the 12th 11 Rome Innocent the 8th 05 dimi . Alexander the 6th , Father to Caesar Borgia the eminent patterne of all Villanie . 11 Pius the 3d Iulius the 2d 60 Naples Fernand. 08 dimi . Alphonso the 2d Fernand. the 2d 03 Florence Lorenz . and Iulian. 06 dimi . Peter . 17 Fred. the 2d In whose time the Spaniard and French joyned together to spoyle him of the Kingdome , which at first they devided betwixt them ; but Anno 1503 , the KING of Spayne made himselfe sole master of it . Emperour of Germany Frederick the third . 08 dim . Maximillian the first . 15 Austria Frederick . 08 dim . Maximillian . 15 Bohemia Ladislaus . 23 dim . Denmarke Iohannes . 23 dim . Poland Casimir the 4th . 08 dim . Iohannes of Albert. 09 Alexander . 05 Sigismund . 02 Hungarie Mathew Corvin . 05 dim . Vladislaus the 2d . 18 Turky Bajazet the 2d . 23 dim . Anno 1509. Henry the eighth 38. Scotland Iames the 4th . 05 Iames the 5th . 28 Mary . 05 Spaine Pillip Arch Duke of Austr . 07 Charles the 5th . Emp. 31 — Atque hinc diademata mundo — Sparsit Iberae domus . Portugall Emanuel . 12 Iohn the 3d. 26 France Lewis the 12th . 06 Francis the first . 32 Savoy Charles the 3d. Anno 1536. Rome Iulius the 2d . 04 Leo the 10th . 09 Adrian the 6th . 02 Clemens the 7th . 10 Paul the 3d. 13 First called the Counsell of Trent . Florence Peter . In his time the French seized on it , and Leo the 10th , Pope , as also his successour Clement the 7th being both of the family of the Medicis , after long wars , by the help of Charles the 5th . Emp. got it restored to Alexander grandson to Peter . Anno 1531. 16 Emperor of Germany . Maximilian . 10 Charles the 5th . 28 Son to Philip of Spain and Austria , after whom the Emp. befell his brother Ferd. and to his son Philip Spaine , &c. Bohemia Ladislaus the 2d . 07 Ludovicus the first . 10 Ferd. Austria . 21 Brother to Charles the 5th Emp. likewise K. of Hungary , and afterwards Emperour himselfe . Denmarke Iohn . 05 Christianus the 2d . 09 Frederick . 12 Disposessed his Vncle Christian : the second , who for his cruelty had lost the affections , both of his own people of Denmarke , and also of newly-conquered Swethland . Christianus the 3d. 12 Poland Sigismund . 38 Swethland Gustanus Erious . 24 Anno 1523 , this man recovered his Country from the subjection of the Danes , and outed Christianus the 2d . King of Denmark . Hungarie Vladislaus the 2d . 08 Lewis the 2d . 10 Ferdinand of Austr . 20 Brother to Charles the 5th Emp. likewise of Bohemia , and afterwards himselfe Emperor . Turky Bajazet the 2d 03 Selimus . 07 Solyman the Magnif . 28 An. 1547. Edward the sixth . 06 Mary . 05 11 Scotland Mary . 11 Spaine Charles the 5th . Emp. 11 Portugall Iohn the 3d. 10 Sebastian . 01 France Henry the 2d . 11 Rome Paul the 3d. 03 Iulius the 3d. 05 Marcellus the 2d . Paul the 4th . 03 Florence Alexander de Medicis . 03 Cosmo de Medicis . 08 Empr. Germ. Charles the 5th . 11 Denmark Christianus the 3d. 11 Swethland Gustanus Ericus . 11 Poland Sigismund . 01 Sigismund the 2d . 10 Turky Solyman the Magnif . 11 Anno 15558. Elizabeth 45. Scotland Mary . 09 Iames the 6th . 36 Spaine Philip the 2d . 40 Son to Charles the 5th . Emp. and first branch of the Austr . family . This Philip had a sonne named Charles , elder then Philip the third , but hee suffered him to be put to death in the Inquisition . Philip the 3d. 05 Portugall Sebastian . 20 Henry the Cardinall . 02 Antonio From whom Philip the 2d . of Spaine took that Kingdome by force . France Henry the 2d . 01 Francis the 2d . 01 Charles the 9th . 14 Henry the 3d. 15 Henry of Burbon . 14 Savoy Emanuel Philibert . Anno. 1558. Rome Paul the 4th . 03 Pius the 4th . 06 01 Pius the 5th . 05 Gregory the 13th . 13 Sixtus the 5th . 05 Vrban the 7th . Gregory the 14th . 01 Innocent the 9th . Clemens the 8th . 11 Florence Cosmo de Medicis . Father to the late Q. Mother of France . Emper. Germany Ferdinand . 07 Brother to Charles the 5th . likewise K. of Bohemia , and Hungarie , and second branch of the Austr . family . Maximilian the 2d . 12 Rodulphus the 2d . 26 Denmarke Frederick the 2d . 29 Christianus the 4th . 16 Swethland Gustanus Ericus . 03 Ericus Filius . 08 Iohn . 24 Sigismund . 10 Poland Sigismund the 2d . 13 03 Henry the 2d . 02 Stephen . 10 01 Sigismund of Swethland . 16 Turky . Solyman the Magnif ▪ 09 Selimus the 2d . 08 Amurath the 3d. 20 Mahomet the 3d. 08 An. 1603. Iames the first 22. Spaine Philip the 3d. 17 Philip the 4th . 05 France Henry of Burbon . 07 Lewis the 13th . 15 Savoy Charles Emanuel 1620. Rome Clemens the 8th . 02 Leo the 11th . Paul the 5th . 16 Gregory the 15th . 02 Urban the 8th . 02 Emperour of Germany Rodolphus . 10 Matthias . 07 Ferdinand the 2d . 05 First of the house of Gratz the 4th branch of the Austrian family . The 3d. having forfeited his right to succession , by marrying a Burgers daughter . Denmarke Christianus the 4th . 22 Bohemia Frederick Palatin . Rhen. Swethland Sigismund . 04 Charles . 10 Anno 1607. this Charles Vncle to Sigismund , seized the kingdome to himselfe . Gustavus Adolphus . 08 Poland Sigismund of Swethland . Hungarie Bethlem Gabor of Transil . Anno 1620 , the Hungarians rejected the Germane Government , and chose this man. Turky Achmat. 15 Mustapha . 05 Osman . Amurath the 4th . 02 PAge 42. l. 1. r. after which there were continuall . Wars betwixt the Emperor , &c. p. 48. l. 3. adde of . FINIS .