The .iii Chapiter.
¶ Of Antipas exiled by Octauian, and of Archelaus sonne of Herodes the seconde.
COmpendiouslye thus ye haue herde the fal
Of Herodes remembred by Bo∣chas,
Who in his testament set in especiall
To succede him Herode Antipas,
In hast exiled (of hym thys was cas)
By Octauian to Vien as I rede,
And Archelaus ordained to succede,
Sonne of Herodes called the seconde,
Which in effect toke possession,
In Hierusalem reigned as I rede:
Of whom mine aucthor for short conclusion
Maketh in his boke but small mencion,
Hym and hys brother set sodainly asyde
Of them to write no lenger lyst to abyde.
Saue that he writeth the forsaide Antipas
At Vien a mighty great cite,
In his exyle soone after slayne was:
And Archelaus succeding in Jude
With Herodias who lyst the storyse,
By Agrippa to Tiberye accused
Of certayne crimes, coude not be excused.
A certaine time cōmaunded to prison,
Of themperour coude neuer get grace,
Banished him fer from hys region
In to Spaine, for a certayne space,
And his worshyp breuely to deface
Fortune caused to his final reprefe,
He died there in pouerte and mischefe.
The fatal ende rehersed of these twayne
In what distresse that they dyd fyne,
Myne auctour after gan his pen ordaine
To write the case by many a wofull lyne,
Vpon the striefe at wene Messalyne
And other twayne, standynge by her syde
Tofore Jhon Bochas howe they dyd chyde
Tofore Bochas they came all thre to playne,
Messalyne the wyfe vnto Claudius,
Againe whom there were other twayne
Calligula and Tiberius
In whose time was slaine Christ Jesus:
Touching y• debate that was amōg these thre
Suyng the processe here folowyng ye shal se.