Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon with its Ra∣rities described.

Nebuchadnezzar, after he came to it having con∣quered [ 5] all the neighbouring Nations onriched this Temple of Belus with their spoyles, and added a new City to the old without the same, which he compassed about with three walls, and made in them stately gates: and neer his fathers Palace he built another more stately, wherein he raised stone works like unto Mountains, which he planted with Page  599 all manner of trees; He made also Pensile Gardens (one of the Worlds Wonders) born up on arches four square, each square containing four hundred foot, filled above with earth wherein grew all sorts of trees, and plants: the arches were built one upon another in convenient height, still increasing as they ascended: the highest which bare the walls were fifty Cubits high: he made also Aquaeducts for the watering of this Garden. He erected also an Image of Gold in the plain of Dura six hundred Cubits high, and six broad: These stately buildings made him so to boast; Is not this great Babel that I have built for the house of the Kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my Majestie? Herod.