The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

The first Chapter, of the originall of the Roman Empire and fourth Monarchie.

ALexander by testament assigned the administration of the kingdom of the Iewes, vnto Queene Alexandra his wife. After whose death Aristobulus rose vp in armes against his brother Hircanus, and dispossessed him aswel of the priesthood, as of the kingdome. Hircanus therefore (by the perswasi∣on of Antipater father to Herod the great, a very factious and cruel man, whom king Alexander had highly aduanced) fled into Arabia, there humbling himself to the king, who (through the faire speeches and large promises of Antipater) prepared a strong army, and by that meanes placed Hircanus againe in his kingdome. But Areta king of Arabia was no sooner de∣parted, then Aristobulus came vppon Hircanus with a fresh might••e supplie. At that time Pompeius that worthy and va∣liant captaine, being then Consull of Rome, and hauing con∣quered Tigranes the king of Armenia, thought the cruell

warres betweene the two brethren, to be a fit occasion to dis∣possesse them both of the kingdome. Hee therefore came with a mightie power to Hierusalem, where he slew 1200 Iewes: restored the pristhood to Hircanus, carried away Aristobulus prisoner to Rome for a triumph, and made the Iewes subiects and tributaries to the Romanes. This was done in the age of the world 3909. after Rome was built 691. yeares,* 1.1 in the third yeare of the 179. Olympiade.

Pompeius surnamed the Great for his incomparable victories (for he subdued Armenia, Spaine, Affrica, Judea, Colchis, Albaina, Syria, Iberia, Arabia) did wonderfully en∣rich the Romaines, bringing at one triumph into their com∣mon treasurie 2000. talents of gold and siluer. It is written of him that hee excelled in martiall prowesse: hee subdued the valiant captaine Sertorius, and vanquished Mithridates the mightie king of Pontus. This Pompeius tooke to wife Iu∣lia the daughter of Iulius Cesar, who liued not long: after her death, the amitie betweene Pompey and Cesar decreased; and by reason of their insatiable ambition, ciuill warre brast out, in which Cesar vanquished Pompey, and Pompey fleeing into Egypt, was there slaine deceitfully. After whose death Iu∣lius Cesar enioyed Asia, Affrica, and all the Romaine empire, in the yeare of the world, three thousand, nine hundred, and foure and twentie, which was fiue and fourtie yeares before the birth of Christ, 706. yeares after the citie of Rome was built, in the second yeare of the 183. Olmypiade. Yet for the space of fiue yeares or more, he was grieuously molested with warres, and coulde not quietly enioy the Empire: hee liued in peace little more then fiue moneths.

Iulius Cesar was a verie vertuous, valiant, and mercifull Prince. When he came out of Egypt to Rome, he brought an excellent and skilfull mathematician with him: hee caused the yeares to be obserued after the course of the sunne, and pro∣cured the mathematicall science to bee taught throughout all Italy.

After the death of Iulius Cesar, Octauius Augustus suc∣ceeded, and raigned as Emperour after him, and was sur∣named Cesar. From henceforth all Emperours of Rome

were called Cesars, of Iulius Cesar, and Augusti, of Octaui∣us Augustus, their two first Emperours.

Notes

• * 1.1

  A. M. 3909.