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.

114. THE TRIBVNALL,

was a publique place, set be∣fore the house of Pilate,* 1.1 and appointed for Iudge∣ment,* 1.2 where the Lieutenants of Rome were wonte to giue sentence,* 1.3 which in Greeke,* 1.4 was called LI∣THOSTROTOS, that is, a place of pauement, and in Hebrue, GABATHA: bicause it was highe and loftie. Pilate sitting in this iudgement seate, and ha∣uing good wil to free Iesus standing before him, tooke water and washed his handes before the people, say∣ing, I am innocent from the bloude of this iuste man. But all the people crying out Crucifie him, Crucifie him, his bloude bee on vs and on our children: and fur∣ther laying treason to his charge in that hee made himselfe a kinge, hee condemned Christ to the death of the crosse, in this forme of wordes, euen as wee founde them in certeine antiquities, from whence we faithfully report them.

Iesum Nazarenum subuersorem Gentis, contempto∣rem Caesaris, et falsum Messiam, vt maiorum suorum testimonio probatum est, ducite ad communis supplicij locum: et cum ludibrio Regiae maiestatis, in medio du∣orum latronum cruci affigite. I lictor, expedi cruces.

That is to lay, carry ye to the place of common exe∣cution Iesus of Nazareth, a subuerter of his nation, a contemner of Caeser, and a false Messias, as is proued by the testimony of the elders of his owne people, and crucifie him betwene two theeues in reproch & scorn of his kingly maiesty. Go hang-mā, & mak ready with speede the crosses. The which sentence pronounced he deliuered him to the soldiors to be crucified. Who brought forth Iesus,* 1.5 depriued of all bewtie and comli∣nesse, and more like to a leaper, then to himselfe, by reason of the paines which they had laide on him, but that he might bee knowne vnto the people, they put on him againe his owne garmentes, and carieng his crosse, with two theeues through the gate of Iudge∣ment, to be crucified in mount Caluary.

Pilate sitting in this Tribunall seate in time of an Insurrection for bestowing the holy treasures of the temple,* 1.6 which were called Corban,* 1.7 gaue a se∣cret signe to the soldiors which were priuilie armed vnder their cloathes,* 1.8 that they should not vse swords but clubs,* 1.9 to beate downe the tumultuous Iewes.* 1.10 By which meanes many of them were slaine, many sore wounded, and very many trodden vnder foote, euen to death by their owne company in the tumult.

After this Florus the Lieutenant, sitting in the same iudgement seate,* 1.11 caused many of the Noble men and gentlemen of the Iewes, to be beaten and torne with rods and whips, and to be fastened on crosses: who al∣so caused many other massakers about the cittie, no∣thing sparing neither women, children, nor sucking babes. The which were certain beginnings of venge∣ance taken by almighty God vpon the obstinat Iewes for the shedding of the Innocent bloud of Christ.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Iohn. 19▪
• * 1.2

  Mat. 27.
• * 1.3

  Mar. 15.
• * 1.4

  Luke 24,
• * 1.5

  Isa. 53.
• * 1.6

  Iose. 18, ant, 5, et, 2, bell.
• * 1.7

  8. Euseb. 2.
• * 1.8

  Hist. celc. 6
• * 1.9

  Niceph. 2.
• * 1.10

  Hist. ec. 10.
• * 1.11

  Io. 2, bel, 15.