Prolicionycion [sic]

¶De assiri••s ysid libro .14 ¶ Capitulum / 13 /

Take hede that Assiria hath the name of Assur· Sēmes sone for he was. the fyrst that dwellyd therinne after noes flode this londe Assiria hath in the eest side Inde. In the south media / In the weste the Riuer tigris and in the north the hylle that is called cancasus / there ben the yates of caspye· there the hilles ben longe and narowe / trogus libro / 42 / Egeus was kyng of Athe∣nes / Medus was Egeus sone and folowed the dedes of Iason that was his owne stepfader· and buylt the cyte of media and called the cyte Media also / In worship of his moder that was named Medea / that londe medea hath in the north side the see / In the eest Inde· In the west Caldea / and in the south persida Ysid libro .14· Persida is y named and hath the name of Per∣seus that conquered that londe· and made hit a worthy lande that was to fore vnworthy· Persida hath in the est Inde. In the west the reed See In the north media / and in the south / Carmania. In that persida began first wicchecraft in nembroth the geants tyme that after the spredyng of many langages & tonges wente

in to Persida / and taught men of that londe to worshippe th•• ••••∣re and the sonne that is called in her langage el. the Ch••ef 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of that londe was named Elam after Elam Semmes sone. That Cyte was called afterward Elamayda / And is now cal∣lyd persipolis of that Cyte speketh holy wryt in libro macha••••••o∣rum. And of that Cyte they had the name they were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 callyd ••lamyte in Actibus Apostol••rum / Mesopotanea 〈◊〉〈◊〉 bytwene Tigris in the eest syde. And Eufrates in the weste 〈◊〉〈◊〉 And begynneth out of the north bitwene the two hylles 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and cancasus and hath Babylone in the south syde / ¶ ysido•••••• libro quinto decimo· Though baby••••nia were afterward y called a partye of Caldea / it was fyrst so solempne that it conteyneth as∣siria / caldea & Mesopotanea thre londes· The chyef cyte of babylo∣lonia was babylon the Cyte that Nemproth the Grant buylded· And Semeramis the quene afterward made that Cyte more Petrus Capitulo 37 / The Cyte is called babylon and the londe babilonia though that one be wel ofte take for that other / but the tour is called and named babel / Ocac̄ / libro secunde. Babylon was buylded as a ca••tel / And walled with four walles square al aboute / Euery walle was fyfty cubytes in brede and four ty∣me so moche in heygthe· ¶ The leng••he of euery walle from one corner to another was sixtene myle· the walles were al aboute foure honderd and four score forlonge that is foure and fourty myles / the walles were made of brende tile. And of glue in stede of morter so that nether water ne fuyre myghte hem shyfte ne depar te. ¶ In this Cyte were an Honderd yates and a diche withoute that was seen· ¶ The Ryuer Eufrates ranne by the myddel. of the Cyte thurghoute / Netheles Cyrus Kynge of Persida toke that Cyte afterward and destroyed it / as it is afterward w••eton. ¶ Iherome sayth that of the Releef of this cyte were buylded two g••ete Cytees in Persy∣da / And the place of Babilone is nowe wyldernes and fulle of wylde beestes· Caldea as Cassydea hath the name of Casseth Nachors sone· Nachor was abrahams brother / caldea is a gre••e kyngdom besides Eufrates in Semaar a felde of that kyngdom the toure babel was y buyld / Iosephus libro p / That tour babel was buylded two honderd .lxxij / paas highe. the lengthe somde∣le lasse to hem that b••helde hit neyghe / For the brede was so moche. ¶ R· Somme men saye that the tour was thre myle highe / ¶But Iuo Carnotensis seyth in his Cronyke that this

towr was fyue myle and almoost two honderd paas high and four myle broode / Arabia is sette by south Caldea / And hath in the eest syde Persida and in the west the Reed See / In arabi¦a is stoor myrre / and canel / and a byrde that is called pheny•• The northeest porcion of Arabia is named Saba and is called Saba after saba Chus sone. this Saba is byclypped i•• ••hre sy∣des with the Reed See / ¶Iosephus libro primo. In this Ara∣bia in the contrey of Madyan is· the mount of Syna / the mount Oreb is a partye of the mount of syna / and is highe / and hath grete plente of gras and of leese / But it is harde to come therto / for high Rokkes and scarres ¶Moyses was the fyrst man that ladde thyder beestes· hit is named also the mount of Couenaunt and of drede· For god almygthy therupon made thondryng and lyghtnyng and gaf the lawe to the folke of Israel that were at the hille foote / so that noman durste approche to it but he were puryfyed and made clene ¶ Treuisa / Fenyx is a wonder birde For of alle that kynde is but one a lyue ¶ / R / In the con∣tre of Arabie toward Circyus. is the hylle that is called mons¦••••bani· that hille departeth thre londes a sonder· Arabia· Iude & Fenys / that hille is ful high / so that snowe lyeth alway in som∣me side of that hylle / And it is a certeyn marke and token to ship men that sayllen in the grete see and ledeth hem to dyuerse mow∣thes and hauens / hit is an hille of helthe and plente. For Cypres¦se Cedre trees & herbes growen theron that droppen gōme & smel¦le swete. by the whiche trees gomme and swetnes seke men ben he led· and venym destroyed· Siria hath the name of Cyrus A∣brahams neuew and lyeth bytwene the water Eufrates in the eest syde. And the grete See in the weste syde. And hath in the north syde Armenia and capadocia / And in the southe syde the see that is named Arabicus. & conteyneth many prouynces that ben Comagena / Palestina. Fenys / Canaan / Idumea and Iudea· that is the Iurye. Damascus was somtyme the chyef Cyte of that prouynce· Eleaser Abrahams seruaunt buylded and made that Cyte damascus· Raysyn kynge of Damaske helpe awaye the ten· lygnages of Israel ayenst the kynges of Iuda / Damas¦cus is as moche to saye as shedyng of blood. For there Caym slo∣we Abel and hydde hym in the sonde