A briefe description of Hierusalem and of the suburbs therof, as it florished in the time of Christ Whereto is annexed a short commentarie concerning those places which were made famous by the Passion of Christ, and by the actes of holye men, confirmed by certeine principall histories of antiquity. Verie profitable for Christians to read, for the understanding of the Sacred Scriptures and Iosephus his Historie. Hereunto also is appertaining a liuely and beawtifull mappe of Hierusalem, with arithmeticall directions, correspondent to the numbers of this booke. Translated out of Latin into English by Thomas Tymme minister.

THE PARTES OF THE COVRT OF THE GENTILES.

101 THE GOVLDEN EAGLE,

* 1.1 was of great waigth, sette vp by Herod the greater ouer the greatest gate of the Temple,* 1.2 and was at the laste pulled downe by the Iewes and cut in peeces, where vpon arose a great tumult, and many were slaine.

102. THE TREASVRIE

;* 1.3 in Hebrue called Corban, a chest wherein was offered and kepte suche money,* 1.4 as serued for the necessaries of the sacrifices,* 1.5 for the su∣stentation of the poore, and for the repairing of the Temple. When Helidore, who was sente by the kinge of the Syrians, soughte to take the spoyle of

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this treasury,* 1.6 he was scourged by angels from heauen. And when Pilate by the like temiretie would haue be∣stowed this holy treasure for the bringing in of waters he was let and hindred by a general vprore of the peo∣ple:* 1.7 the which neuerthelesse the Romaines when they had wonne the cittie tooke and caried way.* 1.8 Also we reade that Lysimachus was slaine neer vnto this place:* 1.9 Here it was that Christ taught himselfe to be the light of the world,* 1.10 and sayd that he should be lifted vp vpon the crosse by the Iewes.* 1.11 Christ sitting here,* 1.12 pronoun∣ced that the poore widdow offering two mites,* 1.13 had giuen more then all the rich.* 1.14 Ouer this treasurie, for a monument of his aduerse fortune turned into pros∣peritie, kinge Agrippa hanged vp that golden chayne, which the Emperour Caius gaue vnto him: being e∣quall in waight to that Iron chaine with the which his hands were bound by the commandement of the em∣perour Tiberius.

103. ACHAS DIALL,

* 1.15 the king, which he made, wher∣in the kinge Ezechias being sicke,* 1.16 for a signe of re∣couering his health, the shadowe of the sunne by di∣uine miracle, went backwards ten degrees.

104. THE NORTH GATE,

* 1.17 whereof mencion is often times made in the Scripture and in Iosephus.

105 THE SOVTH GATE,

* 1.18 mentioned often times in Scripture, and in Iosephus.

106 THE WEST GATE,

* 1.19 the which also in the booke of Cronicles,* 1.20 is called the gate of foundation.

107. THE EAST GATE,

the which also is called the gate Sur,* 1.21 otherwise Seir: also the kinges gate, and the Bewtifull gate:* 1.22 because of all the reste it was the greatest,* 1.23 highest,* 1.24 and fairest: by which also there was the principall enterance into the temple.* 1.25 This being decayed was repaired by kinge Ioatham. And neere vnto this gate the Apostle Peter, with his word, hea∣led the man which was lame from his mothers womb and sate there begging of almes.

108. THE TOWERS OF TROMPETORS,

* 1.26 which were erected alofte in the west corners of the tem∣ple.* 1.27 In the tops whereof, the priests, wanting the vse of belles, with two siluer trompets, called the people vnto the temple. Frō thence also they tould the people of Festiuall daies, of Sabboths, of fastes, and of solemne feastes.

109

HERE Christe writing with his fingar on the groūd made the accusers of the women taken in adultry ashamed and set her free.* 1.28

110 HERE

Christ making a whip of cordes, caste out the buiers and sellers,* 1.29 together with their marchandis.* 1.30

Thus far we haue spoken of the Temple, and of the partes thereof: and now me will prosecute the other partes of the daughter of Sion.

111. THE THEATER,

* 1.31 the which was builded in forme of a halfe circle by Herod the Ascalonite kinge of the Iewes,* 1.32 neere vnto the pallace of the Machabees. In the circuit whereof in Imagerie was sette foorth the tittles,* 1.33 the victories, and spoiles, of Augustus Caesar; shining with siluer and goulde: where the bet∣ter and more worthy sorte sitting vppon stayres and seates made round in compasse, and the rest standing therein, behelde the players, and actors, and musi∣tians, playing theire comedies and tragedies, and o∣ther plaies.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Iose. 17, ant 8, et, 12.
• * 1.2

  Item. 1, bel. 21, et, 2, bel, 1.
• * 1.3

  Mar: 7.
• * 1.4

  Mar. 27.
• * 1.5

  4. King. 12.
• * 1.6

  2 Cron. 24.
• * 1.7

  2 Mac. 3.
• * 1.8

  Iose. 18. ant. 5
• * 1.9

  Iose. 17. bell. 11.
• * 1.10

  2 Mac. 4.
• * 1.11

  Ioan. 8.
• * 1.12

  Mar. 12.
• * 1.13

  Luk. 21.
• * 1.14

  Iose. 18. aut 13, et, 19.
• * 1.15

  4. King. 26.
• * 1.16

  Isai. 38.
• * 1.17

  1. Cron. 26.
• * 1.18

  1. Cron. 26,
• * 1.19

  1. Cron. 26
• * 1.20

  1 Cro. 23.
• * 1.21

  1. Cr. 9, 26.
• * 1.22

  Neem. 3.
• * 1.23

  4. K. 11, 15.
• * 1.24

  2. Cron. 27
• * 1.25

  Acts. 3.
• * 1.26

  Num. 10.
• * 1.27

  Ios. 5. hel. l 9
• * 1.28

  Iohn. 8.
• * 1.29

  Iohn. 2.
• * 1.30

  Matth. 21.
• * 1.31

  Iose. 15.
• * 1.32

  Ant. 19, et. 20.
• * 1.33

  Ant. 15.