Prolicionycion [sic]

¶ Capitulum 5

DAnyel prayde. to god for the delyueranre of the peple and darius kyng of medes the first yere of his kyngdome pur∣posed to delyuer the people but he dyed sone and he fulfylled it not· Therfor Cyrus the firste yere of his kyngdome yafe the Ie∣wes the same leue but the peple was slowe therfor danyel prayd god that as he had yeuen the kynge wylle to delyuer the peple that he wold yeue the peple wyll for to wende homeward agayn ¶Petrus 174 ¶ Than the thyrd yere of Cyrus the Iewes wenten vnder Zorobobabel the duk and vnder Iohan the greete preeste and this was the lxx yere of the bondage and takyng so seyth Iosephus and Ieroms glose vpon Ezechiel / that tyme was from the / xiij / yere of Iosias the kynge to the thyrdde yere of Cyrus though eusebius in his Crony{que} by auctorite of Zacha¦rie the prophete sayth that the second yere of darius itapsis sonne was the lxx yere of this takyng and bondage Netheles it may be determyned in this maner The second yere of darius was lxx yere of the fyfth age of the worlde and of the destroyeng of the temple· But the thyrdde yere of Cyrus was the lxx yere of the first takyng that was don the xiij yere of Iosias the kynge Than the Iewes went hoome agayne and leyde the fundament of the temple and the Samarytans herd therof and came to hem and asisted hem to buylde the temple for they worshipped all one god and had vnderstande moyses bookes The Iewes answerd and seyden though we worshipe one god· netheles it falleth not vs to byld one hows / Therfor the samaritans were wroth / & let her werk with suggestions and with yeftes vnto the second ye¦re of darius Itapsis sonne ¶Orosius libro primo In kynge Cyrus tyme Phalaris a tyrant of Scicilia punysshed men ofte rightfully / though he were hym self vnrightfull ¶ Than one Parilius a craftes man of bras desired to plese the tyrant and made hym a brasen boole with a dore in the riyhtsyde / where men that were damp••d shold goo in to the boole for to be tormen∣ted and whan they were within and the dore closed and fyre made ther vnder the noyse and crye of hem that were tormented shold passe by dyuerse wyndinges and tornynges so that it shold seme grisely roryng of booles and of beestes / and not mannes gronyng But Phalaris the tyrant was wele apayed with the dede an•• wroth with the doer and made hym first essaye the

torment that he had wickedly brought vp to torment other men and punysshed the craftes man by the craft that he had founden ¶That yere befelle that that me redeth of Cresus the ryche king of Liddus: For whan Cyrus werred ayenst the babilons Cres{us} kyng of lyddes helpe the babylons but he was ouercomen and fledde / And whan the Babylons were sessed Cyrus toke Cre∣sus and dide by hym grete worship. and that tourned to eyther of them grete profyte ¶For the strengthe that come out of grece to werre ayenst cyrus torned agayne for the curtosye that was done to cresus ¶ This Cresus hadde a doughter that hight / Fa¦natica whiche hadde a spyryt of prophecie / and euer counseylled hir fader to leue the warre / wherfor cresus axed counseyll of god¦des that begyled hym with a vers and a worde of double vn∣derstandyng Cyrus alym passe shall / And than kyngdomes many lese Therfor Cresus was rebel ayenst Cyrus and was taken the thyrdde tyme Petrus 176 ¶ Cyrus smote Cre∣sus besides the Ryuer Alim and brought the lyddes. that were noble men of Armes by sleght to wrechednes and sleuth / For whan they hadde loste her horses and theyr armure he made hem to vse tauernes pleyes iapes and nyce craftes with comyn wo∣men and strompettis and euyl lyuyng men / And in this manere as it were shewyng loue and good wylle he ouercome by liking and lechery hem that he myghte not ouercome by bataylle / And soo the kyngdome of lyddes faylled that had stonde two honderd yere and one and thyrtty ¶ Trogus libro primo ¶ Ther had be noble kynges of lyddes but none so gracious as Candalus that louede his wyf to moche by cause of hir beautee / and wolde speke of hir and preyse hir to alle manere men and atte laste he shewde her nakede to one Gygy that was his owne felawe / By that dede he made his felawe a spouse breker and his owne ene¦mye And therfor he lost bothe his kyngdome and his wyf