Canaans calamitie Ierusalems misery, or The dolefull destruction of faire Ierusalem by Tytus, the sonne of Vaspasian Emperour of Rome, in the yeare of Christs incarnation 74 Wherein is shewed the woonderfull miseries which God brought vpon that citty for sinne, being vtterly ouer-throwne and destroyed by sword, pestilence and famine.
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- Canaans calamitie Ierusalems misery, or The dolefull destruction of faire Ierusalem by Tytus, the sonne of Vaspasian Emperour of Rome, in the yeare of Christs incarnation 74 Wherein is shewed the woonderfull miseries which God brought vpon that citty for sinne, being vtterly ouer-throwne and destroyed by sword, pestilence and famine.
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- T. D.
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- At London :: Printed [by W. Jones] for Thomas Bayly, and are to be sould at the corner-shop in the middle rowe iu [sic] Holborne, neere adioyning vnto Staple Inne,
- 1618.
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- Jerusalem -- Siege, 70 A.D. -- Poetry.
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"Canaans calamitie Ierusalems misery, or The dolefull destruction of faire Ierusalem by Tytus, the sonne of Vaspasian Emperour of Rome, in the yeare of Christs incarnation 74 Wherein is shewed the woonderfull miseries which God brought vpon that citty for sinne, being vtterly ouer-throwne and destroyed by sword, pestilence and famine." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A19754.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2025.
Contents
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TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL
M. Richard Kingsmill Esquier, Iustice of peace and Quorum in the Countie of Southampton, and Surveyer of her Maiesties Courts of Wardes and Liveries. All prosperitie and happines. - part
- Christs Prophesie of the destruction of this Cittie and how it came to passe accordingly within Forty yeares after, shewing the cause that mooued the Emperour to come against it.
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The sign
s and tokens shewed be∣fore the destruction, alluring the Iewes to repen∣tance, and their little regard thereof, interpre∣ting all things to be for the best, flattering themselues in their sinnes. -
¶The tydings brought of the enimies appoach, and the feare
of the citizens: their provisiō of victuals for twenty yeares
burnt in one night, by one of their owne captaines, of meere
malice, which caused a sodaine dearth to follow: their seditiō
and diuisiō betweene the
selues while the cittie was besieged. -
¶A descriptio
of the horrible Famine within the Cittie of Ierusalem. -
¶The seditious Captaines Schimion & Iehocanā search
all the houses in the Citty for Victuals, they take from a no∣ble
Lady al
her prouision, auing her and her Sonne com∣fortlesse, shewing the great moane she made. -
¶How the noble Lady and her young S
nne went to out the dung of beasts to eate, being ready to dye with hun∣ger, and could finde none: shewing what moane they made comming home without, - The Lady with hunger is constrayned to kill her best beloued and onely Sonne, and eate him: whose body she Roasted.
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The smell of the meate is felt round about: the sediti∣ous
Captai
therevpon came to the Lady, and threatens to kill her for meate. Wherevpon the Lady, sets part before them. - The Captaines and their company were so amazed at sight of the childs limbes being by his mother set vpon the table in platters, that wondring thereat, they would not eat a bite, for the which the Lady reproues them.
- Tytus the Romaine Generall wept at the report of the famine in Ierusalem▪ especially when he heard of the Mother that did eate her Childe.
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Tytus ouerthrowing the walls of Ierusalem enters the
Cyty and Temple with his power burning downe the silue
gate thereof, which led the way to the Sanctum Sanctorū: and setteh Souldiers to keepe it from further hurt. - The seditious set vpon the Romaine guard that kept the Temple, and sodenly slew them: whereupon the Ro∣maine souldiers set fire on the golden gate of Sanctum Sanctorum and spoyled the holy place with fire. Titus sought to quench it but could not, for which he made great lamentation.
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Titus with great reverence, entred into the Sanctu
Sanctorum, and greatly wondred as the beautie thereof, affirming it to be the house of the God of heauen. -
A false Prophet arose among the Iewes, telling them
that the Temple should againe be builded by it selfe, with
out the helpe of mans hand, willing ther
fore to destroy the Romaines: which they going about to doe, brought further sorrow vpon themselues. -
Schimion and Iehocanan come to seeke peace with Ty∣tus,
but refuse to be in sub
ection to the Romaines: where∣vpon Tytus will shew them no fauour, but presently assayled them with his power, whereupon Schimion and I hoca∣nans followers by some, and some forsake them, leauing them in distresse: who there-vpon hid them-selues in Caues. - Iehocanan inforced by hunger comes out of his caue & submits him-selfe to Tytus, who caused him to be hanged.
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SCHIMION in like sort being driuen with hunger out
of his den, apparelling himselfe in princely attire, desired
to be brought before
itus, supposing he would haue sa∣ved his life: but he commanded his head to be stricken off, and his body to be cut in peces and cast to the dogges. - The number of those that had bin slaine at the siege of Ierusalem, and the number of the Prisoners that Titus caried with him to Rome.