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Show Of the manifold conuerfionsand alterations of any fon the confirmationof the fame, be fotteth dotwne Eee CaanSee Pere isa certeitte period of kingdomes, of 430. peares, int hich commiantie then fufter fome rotable alteration. And as inthe afoye o tplication of onebp theother, 02 diuifion of greater numbers by either of them,o2 their concurrence one iwith another,calling the aforefaid three bis eviticall o2 -sfudteiall nuinbers, thereby he bringeth orrather reftor refyattold kind of avithmancie ( fathered on P ythago-sras, petnener inuented bp bim )againe into the torlo, Butiue chaiffians,in re{pecting of canfes,bauc to loke onto the oziginall ad great canfe of all , and therefore tue haue not fo leare bnto thefe points in any twife as -_canfes: foz ive knot and confelle thatall things de ,. pend bpon bis proutdence, tho bumbleth and eralteth Lhomit pleafeth him. Meuertheielle , ¥ hope tue map -_tuithontoffenfe eramine how thefe affertions hold, fo fundsiecramples of apparant likchiboo, ether by mul the eftare ofthecommon-wealth ofBritaine, a faid featon there is feta Cine of inereafe and Deeaie, fo ive find that before theerecation of Gobspury pofe noth come to pafle , in changing the eftate of fhings , fundsie tokens are Lent, thereby twarningis Given,that without repentance he twill come anddifit Dut offertfes, his ts partlic berifien byloachimus Camerarius, rho tn bis firit bake De ofentss intreating of the fameargumoent sfelleth ofa ftrange earthquake felt in Delus, tihich mas neust toudjed with anptucy plague before o2 after the onerthzotw of the Werfians, Given buto them bp the Grectans;alb of the beard that Tuodenlie gretw out of the face of the Pedacien prophes long as tvebfe themrather as sndices than Cay/as muta tionnm, And therefore haue J attempted to practite at this prefent the erample of Bodinus , fir in the alteva- The defcription ofBritaifie. taine,are 63 o.poarés,o2 70,nouenavies,than the tuich Dunwallo boughtall the princes drioer his fubtea' comming of Cafar inte this Slaho(abereat our feruts lissfinithp ediciprivs quan exifferet nowationem in deterins ak a ats ee ‘ euenturamrerum, mage indies minis ac minus numini cordi G thereby fomneithatto fatiffie mp felfe, and recreate the teaders;but Mill protesting in the meane featon that 4 third peare of bis reigne (tbtch twasthe 63, feptenarie bfterlic denie them to be any caufes ,02 of themfclues inthe 449. and 450. peares of Grace,in great compar nies,for our atv and fuccour,, although that in the end efsent. Emittuntur igh thr cometa dininitus, (7 remocantur. dum 2 adimmbers,thercof their periods docontit.Crucitis that God created all things in number, Wweightemes: fare, ¢fhat after anincomprehentble menerbntoour' fratle ¢ humane capacitic. Penerthelette, he aypaintea Hot thele thre tohane the rulest bis fuorks, therefore tue mutt not alcribe thefe chariges tothe force ofnem ber inith Plato, much leffe then bite deftinie tuith tye Peripatetiks » but drito the divine poutderce and aps pointment of Gov, Lhich onelie map be callevoeftinie to tvorke any effect at all in thefe things, as Bodinus would feente to bphold . As fox thofe of other countries, Areferre pou to Ariftorlespolitikes , and the eight of the common-twealth tthtch Plato hath iewt onto bs,thers by to befarther refolued,tf pou be defrous ta lobe ot ther. 3t beginningtherefore with mp purpote; Fir -_-rbicaufe the fwd of Noah twas general > and therefore aypertinenttbntoall, tt fhall notbe amiffe to begin with o that abich twas in the peare 165 6.afterthe creation of Adam, fo that ifpou dinive the famebpnine, pou thal _firtd the quotient to fail outeractlic with the 1 84. reuos lution of the fame number, Sccondlie, for fo nuhas 88 S.Auguitine faithfor of other Deftinicitisimpietie the confufionof tongs tas the Saufes paecedent,doth (coffe at Platoambbis numbers original canfeot the difpertion of the people ouerthe face of the frhole cart, ine map referre Duta principals, as tniurie, oyprelion, it fell out in the 133. after the fled : ifive dinine there fore the fain x 33-bp feauen,pou thal find the quotient todzeame,Ariftorleatertbing all euents onto manifer: inbis boke of conmion-tocalths , andbringethintun: dete caufes of He alterationof thettateot things,thidy ambition, treaton, rebellion, contempt ofreligionand -_it thall not be aumifte alfo toeramine the fame. Certes 19. foithont anp ons temaining . 3from pence alfo lates amp theretiito abundance of twealthinfe,ann ., bnito the comming of Samothes into WBeitaine , 02 Ta therbislatues given onto the Celts,ann with them bie great eee aMdmiferic inmanie wut ohathoeuer to the Waitons, in the feconn of bis arvinall Ariftode geffeth at thefe things by humane in this teafon as land,twefinn bp exact {uyputation 126. peares, tubich at the firft canfes , pet ive acknotwlenge other bepony be ing parted bp nine 02 feauen thetueth fuch a conciufion them as fine, trig being {fuffered and come to the as maket h m ch for this i purpofe . fulliscatdowne bp the tuftice of the bigh Doubdtl eme Zant Goo the the moze willing to re the dita chefe cafe of all, abo forefeeing the bis teen tuickednette of than bis entrance fith alteration ry 2 divell on earth, doth confitute ices is fue a reuoluti: the cheefe and aatenssen of fits ‘ade mn ote sa eearrenice and rdreo with regiment; although at this peefent the circumffances atecion ourere old ros. ThPies terete that Ariftotle { t Daath deliuer, 60 bpon ianp, me FromHC ate Samothpl es tnt n ip eaee re nothi noth ng elfe but the meanes Lich) Goo bleth to zannic npey of Al-es bion arr © ; bring bis Purpofesto patte ; and vet ee oe thep deferue the dels én thes e a n -02.48.f i e { ¢ e Sacnemmattirercaes tansucietansaera eoribarie 2 thirdsetae caufes na meet than fee Radi wit 7 ee can tuftlie call them. large diftourte of theconiectfi Bekof ea ec abing a nitetenne. rfions commonivealtys, aca ene 4 ene the faxee of number,but Acadernikealy reea that no Grecfan o2 Latine tellencieof fucbmumbersasaperrciee eee empites and BingbontesbpneTremie tothe cttateof OnEcitic orother ‘ Perebyh tremplification map Pde etveth bimfelfe Spor oF Albion continued butfeauen peares and then tas the fonereingtic of this Sle refforen againe by Hercules bnto the Celts, ihe nert alteration of our eftate oper tie bnotone, baweney bp Brute, betweene whofe time amb death of Albion there patfed full 6ox. peares(for he {pent much time atter bis Departure out af Grecia bee foxebecame into Albion) fo that tfpou accompt bist to come bither in the 602. vou Hall haue 86. feptena Ties eraclie, From Brute fp ertinction ofbis polte: ritie in Ferrer and Porrer the » AND pentardyie of Wal: taine, 12, nouenaries 02 108. peares, After thefe the Savons -_gofpell., tehich was Anno.1 361.02765.pearesafter fhe tude and miferable thealoome to the Romans map -_-conumiing of Auguftine,and pecld 85.noucraries crac: inn2thilie take his entrance)48.02 336. peares, that die.sFrom hence againe to the erpulfion of the pope 17s Henrie.s, the hich concurrences 3 know not bo a man fhoula peares,o2 25-feptenaries,thence tothe receining of the imagine a moze erad, pope and popity doctrine 21. peaves 02 3. feptenartes, Maries Atter the comming of Czfarivehaues4.o2fire no: trhereonto 8 Woutad the tinreof reftoring the gofpell uenarics to Chait,whole death and patton renourideth 20 by Nuene Clisabeth,twere ttnot that it wanteth one generallic fo all that bp firme and fure faith take hola full peare of 7. Whereby we map well gather, that if of the fame,aitd applie tt bite their comfort. FFrom the there be anie binden mpfterie 02 thing conteined in birth of Chait toourcountrie delivered from ther thefe numbers,petthe fame ertendeth not bnto the at miane poke, ate 4.46. peares, at which time the wot: uine difpofition of things, touching the gift of grace tains chofe thema king,and betwke themfelues to his and free metcic outa the penitent, nto Hhtth neither obedience, Wut neither thep noz thetr king being then nuniber foelght nozmieature hall be able to afpire. tions of ourctutil eftate patfen;ann fecondlie.of the like int cafes of religion; from the fod generallic, and then Sipra nos confpetti quamdin placuit Deo inferuntur,ct. Plato referreth fuch changes as hapenin common-tuealths to acerteine dinine force that retteth binderin fundzis fo the faith firft preached in writaine(byI ofephus abAtamathia, and SimonZclotes)ag fome tyite 7o.peareg 02 ro feptenartes.Dbenceallo to the baptifine of Luci-_usandbisnobilttie in the peare aftertheir conuerfion, onjand roled over themas monarch of this Pe. Afker -_entred and changed the ttate of religion for the moft the pentarehie erided, tue find againe that in the 99. partinto paganihine, in the peare 449. 39. nouenarte, peare, Brennus rebelled again Beline bis brother, and 273, peare after, Lucius hadbene haptifen, tditcd wheredpoirintued cruel bloothenbetivcne them.S0 20 is 39. feptenarics , if J be not deceined. Yn the 147. that here pouhaue 14. feptenavies,aspoubaue from m2 tfeptenarte , Auguftine came,abo drought in pos thofe twartes ended, tuhteh inpured full peare ¢mtore peric, thich increafen and continuedtill Wicklif toith befove Brennus was teconcilen to his beother, to the moze bolonetfe than anie other began to preach the teffe,(o often as the citie tyas to be touched twith anp alteration and change, van(laith be)de/iriptas efedininrths atates quilus idem bumanaram rerum fatus duraret , qui~ After the fircomming tn of Samothes into our le, 29 Pow as concerning religion, we hare from Chott fibere hall aman find a moze precife perton after this micthod 02 prefeription,for manic and divers confideras tions. The tinof the pentarchie insured liketwife 49 peares, o2ifeauenfeptenaries , abicy being erpires able to bold out the Scofs and Picts,which dailic made hanocke of their countrie ; the fain Vortiger in the after Chiff)oin fend for the Sarons, thoarriuen here 30 Offuch Ilands as are to be fegne yponthecoafts ofBritaine, ere are nere buto, o2nof per their entrances turned to our biter decaie and ruine, >) vie farre fromthe coats of4 in that thep made a conquett ofthe trhole Zle,amd diane faite manp faive Zlands hers bs ontofour linings. ereby tue fe therefore hot the j AS (EVayy of Zreland with bir neighbors peeparatine began tn the 449. but hotw tt twas finithen . (not bere Handled) feme fo be inthe tenth nouenarie, the (equele isto fo plaine. 31 + the cheefe. Wutof the rettetoitic like fozt in the 43. nouenarie 02 387. after the com: q are much larger 92 lee than ge ming of the Sarat,the Danes entre,tho miferablie SWS. ther,ofuers in like fort enuite: afflicted this Zle bythe fpace of 182. peares 0246. fep: 40 ned continuallie tith the fale fea (thereof % purpote tenaries, hich being erpired, thep eftablithen them: onelie tointreat , although not a felv of them be qe felues itt the kingdome bp Canutus.\Butthetr time la: landsbut atthe floud)aiother finallie be eclipsed parts Ting not long,the Powmansfollowwedintheendof the -_liebp the fret anv partlie bp the falt water, 02 bythe 49. peare,and thus pou fe hotvthefe numbers oobola _frefy alone,thereof 4 map fpeake aftertwarp, eradlic vito the conqueft. Zhe like alfo tuefind ofthe Mf thele falt Jands (forlo J call them that are enw continuance of the Mozrans o2fucceffion of the Cons _-utroned With the Deean wanes) fome are fruitfultn querour,tbich induced but 89. peares, being ertingutis Wwod,co2ne,wildéoule, and pafture ground forcattell, {Hed it Stephen, and that of the Sarons reffo2ed itt Henrie the fecond,althoughtf lacke one hole peare of albeit that matic of them be accounted barcen, biz caute they are onelic replenithen with conies,and thofe ferrnouenaries,ubich isa {mall thing, fth bpondiuers 50 of fundzic colours(cherithen of purpofe by the oyners, occafions the time of the execution of anp accident for theit kins 02 carcafes in their prouifion of houtes imapbe preucnted 02 pro20ged, as in direction and pro: hold) twithout either man o2 womait otheriwife inbae greffion aftranomicall is oftentimes perceiuen. from biting in them, Furthermore, the greatet number of hence fo the infamous ercommuntcation of Cngland thefe Jlands haue tones aud pavith-churehes, withe ‘ in king Johns daies, therebponinfued the refignatt: in theit feuerall precines,fome mo, fome leffe : and bes oof biscrotwnes and dominions tothe pope,areeight fide all this,are fo inriched With commodities, that thep feptenarics 02 5 6, peares.Lhenceagaine to the vepott: haue pleafant banens, fret) {prings, great fto2eof fifth, tion of Richard.2. ad dfurpation of Henrie 4. are 77and plentie of cattell, terbpthe inhabitants dm reape peateso2 11. fepfenaries. From hence to theconfpira nofmalladuantage. tow maniethep are inuumber fie made againt Edward.2.atter thich be twas depofen 6o 3 cannot as pet determine, bicanfe mine ivfaynatt, murdered are 117. peates,o2 13, NoUChAtics. Front ong are not (0 fullic fet powne,as the promifes of forme boufes of Bo2ke and ancatter ( therein foure (core tend bute, Hotwbeit,firtt of all that there are certeine bene to the beginning of the quarell betwene the and 0d perfons of the blwd rofall tuere Maine and made alwate fir and laff , and Hbich Warres begunne in the 1448. and the peare after the death of the Duke of Cloceffer, whofe murther {emed to make free paflage tothe fatd bzoile)are 72. peares o2 eight noucnaries, F tom hence tothe franflation of the crotone fromthe boufe of Lancaffer to that of Bozke, in Edwardthe 4. are 14. pares o7 tivo feptenari¢s , and laff ofall to the brionofthe faid beufes in Henrie the eight, is aneract quadzat of feuen multiplicn int it felfe , 02 49: peares, ubereof % hope this mayin part fattice, onthe one fide, z mine erpecation onthe other piv ex: tthich lie ners togither, as it were by heapes and clus fters, J hope none twill readilie nenic, Df thete alfo thofe called the Nefiadz, Infule Scylurum, Sileuftre, NeGade, -Syllanz,noty the Sorlings,anb Flexof Silley, liertg bez Infilx pond Comwall are one,and conteinetl in numberone a -hundzetty fourtie and feanen(each of them beating Syijine. graffe) befides Melfes and thallotwes, Jn like fort the Sori orlinga's companie of the Hebrides in old fimte (ubiedt vnto Bre: Sy J land are another, trhtch are (aid to be 43, fituat opon | cbrides. = Hebudes. the welt five ofthis Zan, bettvene Zreland x Scot yyerinie. landand of Ghich thereare ome that repnte Anglefei, Orchades, { rip) Yj. ws aeinS aee alia ctteth the funder to alter bis fudgement , fo tha botne certeine numbersas fatalls totuit , - bnito fee ti be) Catt) tahichy s men bnto --twoment, andfeauen and mite hae27agnam in tora rerum native poreflacemmnraning as twell in common-twealths and kingdomes fom their firf erections as in particular ages of bodies. for ficker neffe,health change of habitationjwealth, and loffeyre: a4 Thedefeription ofBritaine. a ae 28 as if be tucre God tri bi | gli alare te that thep Will not gine care tuto the truth, but rather hattherr caresandtheir cigs fram bearingandreading of the feriptures,bicante they will not be Dyatone out of His {nares andbondage, ‘ se |
