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Corah, Dathan, &c. Num. 16, 17.

Moabitides, Num. 25.

Achan, Jofue 7 and 8.

Jofuah in Gibeon, Josh. 10.
Gideon Idoloclaftes, Jud. 6, 7.

Gideon purfuing, Jud. 8.
Abimelech the Ufurper, Jud. 9.

Samfon purfophorus, or Hybristes, or Samfon marrying or in Ramath Lechi, Jud. 15.

Dagonalia, Jud. 16.

Comazontes, or the Benjaminites, or the Rioters, Jud. 19, 20, 21.

Theriftria, a pastoral out of Ruth.

Eliade, Hophni and Phinehas, Sam. 1, 2, 3, 4, beginning with the first overthrow of Ifrael by the Philiftins, interlac'd with Samuel's vifion concerning Eli's family.

Jonathan rescued, 1 Sam. 14.

Doeg flandering, 1 Sam. 22.

The sheepfhearers in Carmel, a pastoral, 1 Sam. 25. Saul in Gilboa, 1 Sam. 28, 31.

David revolted, 1 Sam. from the 27 c. to the 31.

David adulterous, 2 Sam. c. II, 12.

Tamar, 2 Sam. 13.

Achitophel, 2 Sam. 15, 16, 17, 18.

Adoniah, 1 Reg. 2.

Solomon Gynæcocràtumenus, or Idolomargus, aut Thyfiazufæ. Reg. 1. 11.

Rehoboam, 1 Reg. 12. where is difputed of a poli

tic religion.

Abias Therfæus, 1 Reg. 14. The queen, after much dispute, as the last refuge sent to the prophet Ahias of Shilo; receives the message. The Epitafis in that she hearing the child shall die as she comes home, refuses to return, thinking thereby to elude the oracle. The former part is spent in bringing the fick prince forth as it were defirous to fhift his chamber and couch as dying men ufe, his father telling him what facrifice he had fent for his health to Bethel and Dan; his fearlesnefs of death, and putting his father in mind to fet [fend] to Ahiah. The Chorus of the elders of Ifrael, bemoaning his virtues bereft them, and at another time wondring why Jeroboam being bad himself fhould fo grieve for his fon that was good, &c.

Imbres, or the Showers, 1 Reg. 18, 19.

Naboth unpavéμevos, 1 Reg. 21.

Ahab, 1 Reg. 22. beginning at the fynod of false prophets; ending with relation of Ahab's death; his body brought; Zedekiah flain by Ahab's friends for his feducing. (See Lavater, 2 Chron. 18.)

Elias in the mount, 2 Reg. 1. 'Opeibárns, or better, Elias Polemistes.

Elifeus Hudrocoos, 2 Reg. 3. Hudrophantes, Aquator.

Elifæus Adorodocétas.

Elifæus Menutes, five in Dothaimis, 2 Reg. 6.
Samaria Liberata, 2 Reg. 7.

Achabæi Cunobor meni, 2 Reg. 9. The scene Jefrael: beginning from the watchman's discovery of Jehu till he go out; in the mean while, message of

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things paffing brought to Jezebel, &c. Laftly the 70 heads of Ahab's fons brought in, and message brought of Ahaziah's brethren flain on the way, c. 10.

Jehu Belicola, 2 Reg. 10.
Athaliah, 2 Reg. 11.

Amaziah Doryalotus, 2 Reg. 14. 2 Chron. 25.

Hezechias woopéμɛvos, 2 Reg. 18, 19. Hefechia befieg'd. The wicked hypocrify of Shebna, spoken of in the 11, or thereabout of Ifaiah, and the commendation of Eliakim will afford apopμàs λóyo, together with a faction, that fought help from Egypt.

Jofiah Alagómenos, 2 Reg. 23.

Zedechiah VEOTEpiv, 2 Reg. but the story is larger in Jeremiah.

Solymav Halofis; which may begin from a message brought to the city, of the judgment upon Zedechiah and his children in Ribla, and fo feconded with the burning and deftruction of city and temple by Nebuzaradan ; lamented by Jeremiah.

Afa or Æthiopes. 2 Chron. 14. with the depofing. his Mother, and burning her idol.

The three Children, Dan. 3.

British Trag.

1. The cloister king Conftans set up by Vortiger. 2. Vortiger poifon'd by Roena,

3. Vortiger immur'd.

The three following were added afterwards in the

margin.

Venutius hufband to Cartifmandua.

Vortiger

Vortiger marrying Roena. See Speed. reprov'd by Vordin archbishop of London. Speed.

The massacre of the Britons by Hengift in their cups at Salisbury plain. Malmesbury.

4. Sigher of the Eaft Saxons revolted from the faith, and reclam'd by Jarumang.

5. Ethelbert of the Eaft Angles flain by Offa the Mercian. See Holinfh. L. 6. c. 5. Speed in the Life of Offa and Ethelbert.

6. Sebert flain by Penda after he had left his kingSee Holinthed, p. 116.

7. Wulfer flaying his two fons, for being Christians.

8. Ofbert of Northumberland flain for ravishing the wife of Bernbocard, and the Danes brought in. See Stow. Holinfh. L. 6. c. 12. and especially Speed,

L. 8. c. 2.

9. Edmund laft king of the Eaft Angles martyr'd by Hinguar the Dane. See Speed, L. 8. c. 2.

10. Sigebert tyrant of the Weft-Saxons flain by a Swineherd.

11. Edmund brother of Athelstan slain by a thief at his own table. Malmef.

12. Edwin, fon to Edward the younger, for luft depriv'd of his kingdom, or rather by faction of Monks, whom he hated; together with the impostor Dunstan.

13. Edward fon of Edgar murder'd by his ftepmother. To which may be inferted the tragedy ftirr'd up betwixt the Monks and Pricfts about marriage.

14. Ethelred, fon of Edgar, a flothful king, the ruin of his land by the Danes,

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15. Ceaulin, king of Weft-Saxons, for tyranny depos'd, and banish'd, and dying.

16. The flaughter of the Monks of Bangor by Edelfride ftirr'd up, as is faid, by Ethelbert, and he by Austin the Monk, because the Britons would not receive the rites of the Roman Church. See Bede, Geffrey Monmouth, and Holinfhed, p. 104, which must begin with the convocation of British Clergy by Austin to determin fuperfluous points, which by them was refufed.

17. Edwin by vifion promis'd the kingdom of Northumberland on promise of his converfion, and therein establish'd by Rodoald king of East-Angles.

18. Ofwin king of Deira slain by Ofwie, his friend, king of Bernitia, through instigation of flatterers. See Holinshed, p. 115.

19. Sigibert of the Eaft-Angles keeping company with a perfon excommunicated, flain by the fame man in his house, according as the bishop Cedda had foretold.

20. Egfride king of the Northumbers flain in battel against the Picts, having before wafted Ireland, and made war for no reafon on men that ever lov'd the English; forewarn'd alfo by Cuthbert not to fight with the Picts.

21. Kinewulf, King of Weft-Saxons, flain by Kineard in the houfe of one of his concubines.

22. Gunthildis, the Danish lady, with her husband Palingus, and her fon, flain by appointment of the traitor Edrick in king Ethelred's days. Holinfhed,

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