The mirrour of mutabilitie, or Principall part of the Mirrour for magistrates Describing the fall of diuers famous princes, and other memorable personages. Selected out of the sacred Scriptures by Antony Munday, and dedicated to the Right Honorable the Earle of Oxenford.

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The mirrour of mutabilitie, or Principall part of the Mirrour for magistrates Describing the fall of diuers famous princes, and other memorable personages. Selected out of the sacred Scriptures by Antony Munday, and dedicated to the Right Honorable the Earle of Oxenford.

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Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.

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Imprinted at London :: By Iohn Allde and are to be solde by Richard Ballard, at Saint Magnus Corner,

1579.

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Political ethics -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• poem
• ¶ TO THE RIGHT HO∣norable and his singuler good Lord & Patron, Edvvard De Vere, Earle of Oxenforde, Uicount Bulbeck, Lord of Escales and Badlesmere, and Lord great Chamberlayne of England, Antony Munday wishesh in this world a triumphant tranquillitie, with con∣tinuall increase of Honorable Dignitie, and after this life, a Crown of euerlast∣ing felicitie, in the eternall Hierarchie.
• ¶ The Authors Commendation ofthe Right Honorable Earle of Oxenford.
• ¶ Verses written by the Author vpon his Lords Posey. VERO NIHIL VERIVS.
• To the Reader.
• ¶ Claudius Hollyband, in the Commendati∣on of his Schollers exersise:
• M. Claudius Hollyband, his Verses thus Englished.
• ¶ Thomas Procter in Commendation of this Woork, and the Author therof.
• T N. in commendation of this vvoork.
• E K. Gentleman in commendation of the Author.
• ¶Mathew VVighthand in the behalf of his Freend Antony Munday.
• ¶VVilliam Hall in commendation of is Kinseman Antony Munday.
• Thomas Spigurnel in praise of the Book and the Author.
• THE FIRST BOOKE OF THE Mirrour of Mutabilitie, rightly named, the Principall parte of the Mirrour for Magistrates.
  • The Author.
  • THE COMPLAINT OF King Nabuchodonozor, some time King of Babilon, for the inordinate and excessiue PRIDE, that he vsed in his life time. Caput. 1.
  • The Author.
  • THE COMPLAINT of King Herod, the first Straunger that reig∣ned ouer the Ievves, for the exceeding ENVYE that in his life he vsed. Caput. 2.
  • The Author.
  • THE COMPLAINT of King Pharao, sometime King of Egipt, vvoorthily punnished of GOD, for his vvrathfull dealings tovvard the Children of Israel. Caput. 3.
  • The Author.
  • THE COMPLAINT of King Dauid, (by Gods permission) annoi∣ted King of Israel, sorovvfully from the bottome of his hart, bemoning his vnbrideled Lust of Lecherye, committed vvith BERSABA the VVife of VRIAS, and for the procuring of her Husbands death, therby ob∣tayning his purpose. Caput. 4.
  • The Author.
  • THE COMPLAINT of Diues for his Gluttony vsed in bi life time: Caput. 5.
  • The Author
  • THE COMPLAINT of Iudas bemoning his Auaritious hart in sel∣ling his Maister Christe for thirtie pence. Caput. 6.
  • The Author.
  • THE COMPLAINT OF Ionas for his slothfull slacking the commaunde∣ment of the Lord beeing sent to preach to the Niniuites, Caput. 7.
• ¶ THE SECOND BOOKE OF the Mirrour of Mutabilitie, discoursing of diuers other excellent Historyes, bothe pleasant and profitable.
  • To the Reader.
  • The Induction.
  • THE COMPLAINT of Absalon, for his vayne aspiring to the Im∣periall Crovvn and Diademe of his Father King D'AVID, and for his sudden fall he ob∣tayned in his pretended purpose. Ca. I.
  • The Intduction.
  • THE COMPLAINT of Triphon for his crueltie committed against the yung King ANTIOCHVS, vvhome hee cruelly murdered as hee vvalked to disporte him, and for his cruel putting to death IONATHAS, and histvvo Children, through vvhich hee crovvned himself King of ASIA. Caput. 2.
  • The Induction.
  • THE COMPLAINT of King Achab King of Israel, for his wic∣ked life led in IDOLATRIE and cruell Persecutions, and for sparing the life of the vvicked BENHADAB, King of Siria, vvhom GOD had deliuered into his hands only to put to death. Also for his procuring the poore NA BOTH to be cruelly murdered, therby toget his Viniard, by the counsel of IEZABEL his Queene (vvhose blood the Dogs licked vp on the ground) and also his ovvne blood, in the Battell fought at RAMOTH, according to the vvoord of the LORD. Caput. 3.
  • The Induction:
  • THE COMPLAINT of Iephtah sometime Iudge of Israel, for his so rash vo vv, in the sacrifising of his Daughter, for the foyling of his enemyes. Caput. 4.
  • The Induction.
  • THE COMPLAINT of Sampson, for his fond declaring to his wife vvhere his cheefest strength vvas, vvhich made his eyes be pulled out by the Philistines. Caput 5.
  • The Induction.
  • THE COMPLAINT of King Salomon King of Israel, for his in∣ordinate looue borne to Outlandish VVomen, vvho brought him from the vvisest and richest King that euer vvas, to be cast out of Gods fauour, and to be euen in maner, like a stark foole. Caput. 6.
  • The Induction.
  • THE COMPLAINT of Ammon, the eldest Sonne of King Dauid, for the rauishing of his Sister THAMAR, accomplishing his desire, through the craftie deuise of IONADAB his kinseman, vvho causing AMMON to fayne him self sick: obtayned of his Father DAVID, that THAMAR his sister should come and visit him, and vvhen she came, bringing vvith her a dish of meat: rauised her, and aftervvard cruelly despised her. Ca. 7.
  • The Induction.
  • THE COMPLAINT of Adonia Sonne, to King Dauid, for his proud aspiring to his Fathers kingdome, & also for his pride vsed against his Brother King Salomon, in crauing ABISAG the Sunamite to his mate vvho vvas a faire and verteous yung Da∣mosell, and nourished King DAVID in his extreme age, thinking by that meanes to attaine to his desired pretence. Caput. 8.
  • The Induction
  • THE COMPLAINT of King Ptolomye King of Egipt, for his vnnaturall crueltie vsed tovvard the Famous ALEXANDER, vvho vvas his Sonne in Lavv. Caput. 9.
  • The Induction.
  • THE COMPLAINT of Iezabel Wife to King Achab, for her in∣forcing her Husband to all kinde of vvickednesse and Idolatree, & causing the Prophets of the Lord to be slain, and procuring the guiltles death of Naboth shee beeing iustly therfore plagued of the Lord. Caput. 10.
  • The Induction.
  • THE COMPLAINT of Zedekia sometime King of Iuda, for neg∣lecting his vovved othe and faithfull promise made to King Nabuchodonozor, in suffering all sinne and vvickednes to abound in his King∣dome, beeing iustly plagued of GOD therfore. Caput. 11.
  • ADPRECLARVM et nobilissimum Virum EO.
• THE TABLE discoursing the sum of the Chapters contained in this BOOK.
  • The contents of the first BOOK.
  • The Contents of the second Book.