The tragedies, gathered by Ihon Bochas, of all such princes as fell from theyr estates throughe the mutability of fortune since the creacion of Adam, vntil his time wherin may be seen what vices bring menne to destruccion, wyth notable warninges howe the like may be auoyded. Translated into Englysh by Iohn Lidgate, monke of Burye.

¶ Here foloweth the Table of thys presente Booke, called the fall of Princes, and Princesses. &c. Whiche boke is deuyded in to nyne bookes, and euerye booke contayneth dyuers chapters, as here after foloweth: And fyrst of the fyrste boke, whiche contayneth xxiiii. Chapiters

• THe Prologue of John Lidgate Monke of Bury, translatoure of this boke.
• The fyrst Chapter of the firste booke sheweth howe Adam and Eue for theyr inobedience, were put out of Para∣dyse: and howe they standinge naked be∣fore Bochas, desyred hym to put theyr wofull fall fyrste in remembraunce: And howe they and theyr ofsprynge liued in so∣rowe & wretchednesse: with a Lenuoye. The fyrste chapter.
• Howe Nembroth buylded the towre of Babylone, to saue him selfe from Noes stode, whiche for his pryde and presump∣cion, was put from his magnifycence, and his towre with sodayne leuyn smytten downe. The second chapter.
• An exclamaciō of John Bochas against proude fo••ke, shewynge howe God maye them and theyr pryde abate, whan 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shall please him: and by dyuers meanes & wai∣es them punysh and chastice: With a len∣uoy. The third chapter.
• Howe manye yeres were betwene A∣dam and Nembroth, and betwene Nem∣broth and Cadmus, and of dyuers other kinges. The fourthe chapter.
• Of Ogiges king of Thebes, leafe .vii.
• Of a greate flode in Tessaly. leafe .vii.
• Of goodly Jsys wyfe to Apys king of Argyue, and howe he was slayne by hys brother Diffeus. The fyft chapter.
• Of Grisiton that eate hys members for hungre. With a Lenuoy. the sixt chapter.
• Howe Jupiter rauyshed Europa, the doughter of kynge Agenor, and how Cad¦mus was sent to seke her in to diuers coū∣trees: With a Lenuoy of the translatour. The seuenth chapter.
• A goodlye processe of Oetes kynge of Colchos, of Jason and Medea, of These∣us, Sylla, of Nisus, and of dyuers other: With a Lenuoy. The eyght Chapter,
• Of mightye Jabyn kyng of Canaan, of Quene Jocasta, and how Thebes was dystroyed: With a Lenuoy. The .ix. chap.
• How Atreus kyng of Messene wrought againste his brother Thiestes, and howe he stewe his children, dismembred them in pieces, and made the said Thiestes to eate of their flesh and drinke of theyr blode. The tenth chapter.
• How Atreus accused him selfe of mur∣der, and his brother of auoutry, don wyth Europa the quene: With a Lenuoy: The xi. chapter.
• Of duke Theseus, and of Ariadne that saued his lyfe in a caue, and howe he lyke a forsworne man for soke her, and wedded fayre Phedra, which afterwarde slew her selfe: a Lenuoy. The .xii. chapter.
• How Bochas blameth theym that gy∣ueth hasty credence to liers and flatterers: With a Lenuoy. The .xiii. chapter.
• Of quene Althea, and howe Hercules by women was broughte to confusion: With a Lenuoy. The .xiiii. chapter.
• A processe of Narcissus, Byblis, Myrra and dyuers other, their infortunes to Bo∣chas complaynyng, and howe Narcissus, Byblis, and Myrra dyed at myschefe. with a Lenuoy. The fyftene chapter.
• Of Priamus kynge of Troye: and how the monke of Burye, translatoure of thys boke, wrot a boke of the siege of Troy cal∣led Troy boke. the sixtene chapter,
• Here Bochas authoure of this boke, wryteth agayne the Surquedous pryde of them that trust to much in theyr riches. The seuentene chapter.
• Here also John Bochas putteth a great prayse and commendacyon of suretye that standeth in pouerte: With a Lenuoy. The eyghtene chapter.
• Of mighty Sampson, whiche tolde all his counsayle to Dalyda, wherby he was disceyued: With a Lenuoy. The nyntene chapter.
• A chapter of Bochas dis••••yuynge the malyce that is in Women. The twentye chapter.
• Thexcuse of Bochas for hys wrytyng againste mysgouerned women, in maner of a Lenuoy. The. xxi, chapter
• Of myghtye Pyrrus that slewe Pol∣lycene,

• whiche for his pryde and auoutrye died in pouerte, and at the last was slayne by Horestes. The .xxiii. chapter
• Of Machayre and of his suster Cana∣ce. The .xxiiii. chapter.
• The letter of complaynte wrytten by Canace to her brother Machayre. With a Lenuoy. The .xxv. chapter.

¶ Thus endeth the Table with the Cha∣piters of the fyrste boke, and here foloweth the table of the se∣conde boke which contai∣neth .xxxi. chap∣ters.

• THe Prologue of the translatour.
• The fryste Chapter of the se∣cond boke declareth how Saule Kynge of Ierusalem borne of lowe degree, as longe as he loued God, and dradde him, and was obedient to his lawes, and ruled by good counsayle, had manye greate victories: But at the laste for his pride, presumpcion, and greate diso∣bey saunce, lost his crown, and was slaine by Philistees▪ with a Lenuoy of the trans∣latoure.
• A commendacion of Bochas, vpon the vertue of Obedyence. Loke the leafe .xli.
• Howe kynge Roboam, for gyuynge faythe to yonge counsayle loste the bene∣uolence of his people, and at the last dyed a fole: With a lenuoy. The second chapter
• A chapiter discryuinge, howe Princes beyng hedes of theyr commontees, should haue noble chiualry and true Iudges to gouerne the commons. The third chap.
• Howe Mucius Sceuola slewe an in∣nocente in stede of kynge Porcenna, that layde siege to Rome. The fourthe chapter.
• Howe Lucrece oppressed by Tarquine slewe her selfe. The fyfth chapter.
• Howe Rome was gouerned after the deth of Lucrece, and how Virginia was by her father slayne: with a Lenuoy. The sixte chapter.
• Howe Ieroboam kynge of Israell, for ydolatry and disobedience, came to a myscheuous ende. The seuenth chapter.
• Howe zareas kynge of Ethyope was slayne in battayle. The eyght chapter,
• Howe Nadab kynge of Ierusalem lost both sceptre and crowne. The ninth chap.
• How the vengeable prince zambrias set a towre on fyre and brente him selfe. The tenth chapter,
• Of kyng Achab and Iesabel his wyfe. The leuenth chapter,
• Howe the quene Athalia for her ty∣ranny was slayne. The .xii. chapter
• Howe Dydo Quene of Cartage slewe her selfe for the conseruacion of her chasti∣tie: With a Lenuoy. The .xiii. chapter
• A Lenuoy dyrecte to wydowes, of the translatour. loke the leafe .l.
• Howe the vycious Sardanapalus king of Assirie, brent him selfe and his tresoure. The fourtene chapter.
• A commendacion of Iohn Bochas of vertuous busynesse, rehersyng the names of dyuers founders of scyences in reprefe of ydelnesse: With a Lenuoy. The fyftene Chapter.
• Howe Amazias in Iuda kyng, for his pryde and presumpcion was venquis••hed in battayle, and after slayne. The sixtene chapter.
• Howe Osias succeadynge kynge nexte in Iuda, was smytten with lepre. The se∣uentene chapter.
• An exortacion for Princes to take hede that they do nat againe the commaunde∣mentes of God. The eyghtene chapter.
• Howe kyng Ozeas was taken by king Salmanaser, and dyed in prison. The. xix chapter.
• Howe Senacheryb kynge of Assyrie was slayne. The twenty chapter.
• Howe kyng Sedechyas for false for∣swearing was made blinde, and slayne in pryson: with a Lenuoy. The .xxi. chapter
• Howe kynge Astiages laboured to dis∣heryte Cyrus, but God woulde nat suffre him in his malyce to preuayle: with a Lē∣uoy. The two and twenty chapter.
• Howe Canda••us kinge of Lyde was made cockold. The thre and twenty chap.
• How all thyng that king Mydas tou∣ched was tourned to golde, and yet at the last he dyed in mysery and wretchednesse. The four and twenty chapter.
• Of Balthazar kynge of Babylone, and howe Daniell expowned Mane, Techell, Phares. The fiue and twenty chapter,
• How Cresus and Balthasar were vē∣quished by Cyrus and how the son of Cre¦sus was slayne at the huntyng of a wilde

• boore. The .xxvi. chapter.
• Howe the cruell tyraunt Cirus dely∣ted euer in slaughter and sheding of blode, and so ended: With a Lenuoy. The .xxvii. chapiter.
• Howe Amilius for couetise slewe hys brother, and how Remus and Romulus were noryshed by a she Wolfe. The eighte and twenty chapiter.
• Howe Mecius kynge of Albanoys, for bycause he was false of his othe and pro∣myse, was drawen all in pieces. The nine and twenty chapiter.
• Howe all Prynces shoulde be true of theyr othes and promyse, in auoyding all doublenesse and discepcion. The .xxx. cha.
• Of kinge Hostilius the fyrst that ware purple coloure, was consumed with fyrie leuyn: with a Lenuoy. The .xxxi. chapter.

¶ Thus endeth the table with the Chap∣ters of the second boke▪ and here fo∣loweth the table of the third boke, which contayneth .xxvii. Chapters.

• The Prologue of the translatour. The fyrste chapiter of the thyrde boke ••reteth: how Andalus doc∣tour of Astronomy sheweth that princes shoulde nat at wite their constella∣••ion nor fortune, of their vnhappy falling, but their owne demerites and vicious ly∣uyng. Loke leafe .lxv.
• A disputacion bytwene Fortune and gladde pouerte. Loke leafe .lxv.
• Howe kyng Hostilius for worshypping of false goddes, was consumed wyth fyrie leuyn. The fyrst chapter.
• Howe Anchus kynge of Rome was murdred by Lucinyo, by the assente of hys wyfe. The .ii. chapter.
• Howe Lucinio that murdred Anchus was after murdred him selfe: with a Len∣uoy. The thyrde chapiter.
• Howe after the offence doone to Lucre∣ce by Tarquin, there was neuer kynge crowned in Rome. The fourth chapter.
• The greuous complaynt of Lucrece for her oppressyon. The fyfth chapter
• A complaynt of Bochas vpon Luxurie of Princes, as by ensample of manye dy∣uers mischaunces declareth: with a Len∣uoy. Loke leafe .lxxi.
• How Cambyses, assentyng to the mur∣dre of his brother Mergus, at y^• last slewe him self: and how Oropastes occupied the crowne of Perce by vniust tytell, and how he was slaine. The sixte chapiter.
• Howe Dary obtaynyng the kingdome of Perce by sleyghte, ended with shame. The seuenth chapter.
• How Corolyan was by Romaynes exi∣led, and of the warre he made agaynste them, and howe whan he besieged theym they sente oute his mother and his wyfe, wyth other to treate for a peace, whiche they optayned: and howe he was after ex∣iled agayne and slaine. The .viii. chapter.
• Howe Melciades Duke of Athenes, with a smal nombre venquished sixe hun∣dred thousand Perciens, and after by hys commens (that aye of custome desireth chaunge of Princes) was chayned in pry∣son, and so dyed: With a Lenuoy. The .ix. chapter.
• Howe Xerxses kynge of Perce, for hys rauin and couetyse was dysmembred in smal pieces: with a Lenuoy. The .x. chap.
• How Artabanus murdred kyng Xerx∣ses, and howe he was after murdred him selfe. The leuenth chapter,
• Of duke Palantes, and the Sparte∣noies that warred on them of Messene for ••auyshyng of theyr maydens. The twelfth chapter.
• Howe Ceson Quincius out of Rome was exyled▪ and howt Graccus Cloelly∣us prince of Equoyes was take prysoner. The .xiii. chapter.
• Bochas reherseth the tyranny of Appy∣us and falsnesse of Judges: With a Len∣uoy. The fourtene chapter.
• Bochas againe the vntruthe of Jud∣ges. Loke the leafe .lxxxi.
• An exclamacion of Bochas agaynste the extorcion of the officers of Rome. The fyftene Chapter.
• Howe Alcibyades was exiled, and af∣ter brent in his bedde. The sixtene chapter
• An exclamacyon of John Bochas, vp∣on the deathe of Alcibiades: with a Len∣uoy. The seuentene chapter.
• Bochas writeth agayne the desyres of worldly people. The .xviii. chapter.
• Bochas spekynge againe ydelnesse, re∣herseth howe some men haue pleasure in one Science and some in another. The. xix chapter.
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• Howe Malleus Duke of Cartage, for hys oppression and tyranny was hew∣en to peces: with a Lenuoy. The .xx. cha∣piter.
• ☞ Howe the substaunce of the hooste of Hymilcho duke of Cartage, as they went to conquere Cecile, dyed of the Pestilence, and howe he was after slayne him selfe. The .xxi. chapiter.
• Howe Heynon Duke of Cartage was dismembred: with a Lenuoy. The two & twenty chapiter.
• The authour agaynst couitous people loke the leafe .lxxxvii.
• Howe Euagoras kyng of Cypre was by Artaxerses outrayed and put from his kyngdome. The .xxiii. cha.
• Howe Theon kinge of Egypte was by Artaxerses driuen frome hys kyngdome, and howe he fledde in to Arabye. The foure and twenty chapiter.
• Howe Amintas of Macedone kynge, had by Erudice his wyfe, Alysandre▪ Pet dica, and Philyppe, who were after slaine The .xxv. Chapiter,
• Howe the proude tyraunte haman was hanged, and the Innocentes preserued. The .xxvi. chapiter
• ¶ Of the two brethern, Artaxerses and Cyrus, and howe Artaxerses slewe hys chyldren and Concubynes, and howe they ended: with a Lenuoy. The .xxvii. chapit.

Thus endeth the Table with the cha∣piters of the thyrde boke, and here foloweth the table of the fourth boke whiche contayneth xxvi. chapiters.

The Table of the fourth boke.

• THe prologue of the translatour. The fyrste chapiter of the fourth boke declareth: howe Marcus Manlius wroughte for Rome towne, and howe at the laste for all hys laboure he was by the commons cast in to Tybre and so drowned.
• How Bochas writeth in parte against suche as can nat be contente wyth suffy∣saunce but vsurpe to high dignyties, with a Lenuoy. The seconde chapiter.
• Howe Nectanabus kynge of Egypte, was by Xerxses constrayned to slye hys kyngdome. The third chap.
• Howe Pausanias Duke of Lacedemō, was exyled by them of Athenes. The .iiii. chapiter.
• Howe Helyarchus the tyraunt, for ex∣torcion and oppression, was slayne by the knyght Leonydes. The fyfth chapter.
• Howe the vycious Dyonis kynge of Cycyle slewe his bretherne and kynrede, and howe he was exiled and died at mys∣chefe with a Lenuoy. The sixt chapter.
• The authour againe presumptuous people & princes holding thē selfe as gods The seuenth chapiter.
• Howe kynge Pollicrate for extorcion and tyranny was hanged, tyll euery ioynt fyl from other. The eight chapter
• Howe the tyraunte Alexandre slewe his Philosopher Calistenes with dyuers other, for sayinge trouth: with a Lenuoy. The nynth chapter.
• Howe Alexander kynge of Pyrothe, aduenturynge to passe the floude of Ache∣ronte, was slayne therin, by them that he trusted most. The tenth chap.
• Howe Dary kynge of Perce and Me∣de, was outrayed by Alexander kynge of Macedon: with a Lenuoy. The leuenth chapiter.
• A chapiter of Bochas, wherein he re∣membreth the bataylles and losses of re∣almes of antiquite, with the fallynge of dyuers nobles. The .xii. chap.
• Howe Eumenydes was twise outraied by Antigonus, and at last dyed in pryson, With a Lenuoy. The .xiii. chapiter.
• Howe Queene Olimpiades, for she de¦lyted in vyces, in murdre, and in venge∣aunce, dyed at mischefe: With a Lenuoy. The fourtene chapiter.
• Howe Agathocles of low byrthe borne attaygned vnto royall dygnyte, and howe he ended in pouerte and wretchednesse: With a Lenuoy. The fiftene chapiter.
• Howe Cassander slewe the wyfe of A∣lexander and Hercules her sonne, and howe Antipater slew hys mother, and of dyuers other murders. The sixtene cha∣piter.
• Of two prefectes, Perdicas and A∣mintas.

• The .xvii. cha.
• How Sādrocottus borne of low degre, cherished robbours & theues. The xviii. ca.
• Howe Seleuchus the myghtye prynce was slayne by the great Tholome kyng of Egypte. The xix. chap.
• Howe the two sons of Queene Arcynoe wer by their mothers traitourously slaine, and she exyled, with a Lenuoy. The .xx. Chapter.
• Howe Ceramius of Macedoyne kynge that murdred hys cosyns, was slayne in battayle by them of Fraunce. The xxi. cha.
• How the prince Belgius was discōfited and brought to nought. The .xxii. chap.
• How duke Bre••••us delytyng to robbe and steale mischiuouslye ended: wyth a Lenuoy. The xxiii. chap.
• Howe Pyrrus kyng of Pyrothe lyst not lyue in peace, but throughe pryde and pre∣sumpcion in warre, came to mischaunce. The xxiiii. Chapter.
• How the tyraūt Aristotimus by treche∣rous workynge, set asyde the ryght lyne, and howe he was crowned kyng of Epiro∣thes and after slayne. The .xxv. chap.
• Howe Queene Arcinoe for her aduou∣trye done wyth Demetrius husbande of Beronices, ended in sorowe. The .xxvi. ca.

¶ Thus endeth the table wyth the Chap∣ters of the fourth boke, and here fo∣loweth the table of the fifth boke, whiche contayneth .xxxiii. Chapters.

¶ The table of the fyfth boke.

• IN the fyrst Chapiter of the fifth booke Bochas wryteth agaynst them that delyte in beautye and semelynesse, callynge to purpose howe a man borne in Tuscan, whiche ex∣celled in beautye and fayrenesse: and for he woulde nat geue occasion to other to sinne, disfigured his visage and bodye, with ma∣nye a greuous wounde and spotte, with a Lenuoy.
• Howe the two bretherne Seleuchus and Antiochus eche of them desirynge to excell other, fyll at discorde, and so ended in mischefe. The seconde chap.
• Howe the noble Queene Laodomya was slayne in the Temple, and of the ven∣geaūce that was take vpon hym that slew her. The thyrde chapter.
• Howe Cleomenes kynge of Macedone was slayne with his wife and chyldren. The fourth chapter.
• Of kynge Nero, Cornely and Hany∣bal. The fyfth Chapter.
• Of the duke zantipas that was cast in∣to the sea. The sixt chapter.
• Howe Marcus Regulus of his frewyll dyed for the common weale: wyth a Len∣uoy. The seuenth chapter.
• Howe Tholome kyng of Egypte called Philopater slewe hys father and mother, and his wife, and how he spent his tyme in lecherye, and of his mischeuous ende. The eyght Chapter.
• Howe Brithomarus and Viridoma∣rus dukes of Fraunce, after great battay∣les were by Romaynes slayne. The .ix. ca.
• Howe Syphax the kynge of Numedy was taken and how he died in prison. The tenth Chapter.
• Howe Nabyn hauyng no tytell of right but by tyranny, toke on hym to be kyng of Macedone, and howe he was slayne. The eleuenth chapter.
• Bochas reherseth the mortall warres that hathe been betwene the Romaynes and Affricans. The. twelth cap.
• How king Perseus was by the Romai∣nes outrayed and after take. The .xiii. cap.
• Howe the people of Achaia wyth theyr chefe citie called Cori••the, by Romaynes was distroyed. The fourtene chapter.
• Howe the great Antiochus vsyng riote and vicious liuynge, by Marcus Actilius was outrayed and dyed sodayulye, with a Lenuoy. The fiftene chapter.
• Howe Jeronimus kynge of Cyracuse was slaine, and how Scipio Affrican that laboured for the common weale of Romai∣nes was exiled by them, and so died. The sixtene chapter.
• Howe Scipio Asyan lorde of Asye, that laboured euer for the common weale was at last murdred. The seuentene chap.
• Howe duke Philopomenes was take, put in prison and after dranke poyson and so died. The eyghtene chapter.
• Of the thyrd Scipion Nasica that euer wrought muche for the commonty, with a Lenuoy. The .xix. chapter
• Howe duke Ha••ball after many victo∣rious

• dedes slewe hym selfe with poyson: with a Lenuoy. The twenty chapter.
• Howe Prusias kynge of Bith••ye that betrayed Hanibal woulde haue dish erited hys sonne and heyre, went a beggynge in strange landes. The .xxi. chapter.
• Howe Perses of Macedone kyng, that empoysoned his brother was by Emilyus outrayed and dyed in pryson. The xxii. ca.
• Howe Amonyus a prynce of Antioche, delytynge in pyllage and robberye with o∣ther vicious lyuynge, sted in womans clo∣thyng, after taken & slayne. The xxiii. cap.
• Howe Andriscus of low byrth borne, ha∣uyng no tytle became kinge of Macedone, was taken, & died in prison. The xxiiii. ca.
• Howe Alisander Ballas kyng of Sur∣ry for extorcion, pride, & vnkyndnes, dyed at mischefe: with a Lenuoy. The xxv. chap.
• Bochas agaynst the rebellions and sedi∣cions in Rome betwene Tribunes and the commons. The .xxvi. chapter.
• Howe the wyfe of ••asdrubal brent her selfe and her children. The .xxvii. chapter.
• Of Machabeus Jonathas taken by the kyng of Surry. The xxviii. ca.
• How Demetrius the seconde lost at the last his head. The .xxix. cha.
• Howe zebenna kyng of Surry by intru∣sion entrynge had a mischeuous endynge. The .xxx. Chapter.
• How Bitynctus kyng of Auergnoyes, by the Romaynes was taken and died in prison. The .xxxi. chapter.
• Howe the tyraunt Euergetes wedded quene Cleopatra, and howe he slewe her sonne, exiled hys wyfe, & wedded her dou∣ghter. The .xxxii. chapter.
• How Jugurtha by intrusion was king of Numidy, slew the ryghtfull heires, and howe he was after drowned hym selfe: with a Lenuoy. The .xxxiii. chap.

Thus endeth the table with the chap∣ters of the fifth boke, and here folo∣weth the table of the syxt boke, which contayneth seuentene chapters.

• BOchas syttynge in his studye all alone wryteth a great processe, how Fortune like a monstruous ymage hauyng an C••hādes, ap∣peared vnto him and spake, and Bochas vnto her: makynge betwene them manye great argumentes & reasons of Fortunes chaunces. Leaf .cxxxiiii.
• In y^e first chapter of the syxt boke, For∣tune rehearseth her condicions vnto Bo∣chas, she wynge hym howe she hath many one enhaunsed for a tyme, and anone after she hath them sodaynly ouerthrowen.
• Howe Gayus Marius of lowe byrthe borne, came to hie estate, which blent with couetyse, after many great batayls dyed at mischefe. The seconde chap.
• Howe kynge Mithridate abode seuen yere in wyldernesse, and had great tour∣mentes bothe on sea and land, by hys blode brought to vttraunce, and howe he slewe hym selfe with a sworde: with a Lenuoye.
• Howe Eucradites kyng of Sithie, was slayne by Demetrius, and after hys car∣rayne cast to houndes. The .iiii. chapter.
• Howe Herodes king of Parthoys war∣red with the Romayns, whiche after hys sonne and heyre was slayne, made his ba∣starde sonne kynge, that anone after slewe hys father. The fifth chapter.
• Howe Fimbria a consull of Rome slew hym selfe. The syxt chapter.
• Of Albinius that was slayne with sto∣nes. The seuenth chapter.
• Howe Adrian borne of lowe degre fal∣slye vsurped to be kyng of Rome, whych w^t his churles was after brent. The eyghte chapter.
• Howe Sinthonius king of Trace y^• all coueited, all forwent, and died in pouerte. The .ix. chapter.
• Bochas in briefe sentence maketh a dis∣cription of the kyngdome of Trace, and pasleth ouer lyghtlye vnto the accomplish∣ment of hys boke. The tenth chapter.
• Howe after manye great conquestes of duke Pompey, there beganne great warre betwene hym and Julius, and how there were thre hundred thousande slayne, and at the laste the head of Pompey smyt of: with a Lenuoy. The .xi. chapter.
• Howe the noble Julius Cesar brent the vessel of Tholome, sloughe Achyllas, that woulde haue murdred hym, and after hys great victoryes, he hym selfe was slayne wyth bodkyns by Brutus Cassius. The twelfth chapter.
• Howe y^• last Scipion cōsulere of Rome, for he woulde not lyue in seruage of Ju∣lius,

• roue hym selfe to the hearte: wyth a Lenuoye. The thirtene chapter.
• How Octauian succeded next, and how the murdrers of Julius dyed at mischefe. The fourtene chapter.
• Howe Tullius was two tymes exiled, and at last slaine by Pompilius. The fyf∣tene chapter.
• A chapter agayne ianglers and diffa∣mers of rethorike. The sixtene chap.
• Howe Sextus warred agayne Tri∣umuir, and of the death of great Anthony and Cleopatras. The seuententh chap.

Thus endeth the table wyth the Chap∣ters of the syxte boke▪ and here folo∣weth the table of the seuenth boke, which contayneth xi. chapters.

• OF Antony sonne & heire to the great Antony, and of Cesarius, Julia, A∣grippa, Cassius, and Galbus. The fyrst chapter.
• How the tyraunt Herodes slew his wyfe and children and afterwarde hym selfe di∣ed at michefe: with a Lenuoy. The ii. chap.
• Of Antipas exiled by Octauian, and of Archelaus sonne of Herodes the seconde. The thyrde Chapter.
• Of the strife betwene Calligula, Tibe∣rius and Messalyne. The thirde chap.
• Of the moste vicious and cruell tyrant Nero that slew Peter and Paule, and last of all hym selfe: with a Lenuoy. The fyfth Chapter.
• How Eleazarus a Jewe borne, for ex∣torcion and robbery was brought into pri∣son and there ended. The syxe chapt.
• Howe the heade of Galba was smitten of, fylled full of golde, and offred at the se∣pulture of Nero. The seuenth chapter.
• How Occho and Vitellius for glotony, lechery, ribaudy, and tyrannye, ended mis∣cheuously. The eyght chapter.
• Bochas complayneth agayne the foule vyce of glotony. The nynth chap.
• A chapter diseriuyng the golden worlde, that is to saye, whan temperaunce had the gouernaunce: with a Lenuoy. The x. chap.
• How the kinred of Jacob was distroied, Christ borne & crucified, Jerusalē distroy∣ed: and xi. hundred .M. slayne by sworde, hungre, fyre, & pestilence. The xi. chapter.

Thus endeth the table with the chap∣ters of y^• seuenth boke, and here fo∣loweth the table of the eyghte boke, whiche contayneth xxvii. chapters.

The table of the eyght boke.

• THe Prologne of the translatour.
• The first chapter of the eyght boke expoundeth howe the proude tyraunt Domician emperour of Rome, and manye other emperours & nobles for their great outrage and wretchednesse ended mische∣uouslye.
• Howe Gallyen sonne of Valerian was slayne. The seconde chapter.
• How Quintilius was murdred by wo∣men. The thyrde chapter.
• Of Aurelian in Denmarke borne. The fourth chapter.
• Howe Probus discomfited the Romay∣nes, and after was slayne. The fyfth chap.
• Howe Clarus and hys two sonnes were mischeued. The syxt chapter.
• How the noble Queene zenobia fought with Aurelian, and howe she was take. The seuenth chapter.
• Howe Galerius oppressed martyrs and christes fayth, and of his mischeuous end. The eyght chapter.
• How Maxence the emperour enemye to Christes fayth, ended mischeuouslye. The nynth chapter.
• How Lucinius enemy to Christes faith was slayne. The tenth chapter.
• Of Constantine and Crispus, and how Dalmacius was slayne. The eleuenth ca.
• Of the brethren Constaunce and Con∣stancius and how Magnencius & Decius murdred them selues. The twelfth chapter
• Howe Constantine baptised by Silue∣ster, was cured of his lepry. The xiii. chap.
• Howe Julian Apostata enemy to Chri∣stes fayth, by false illusion was chosen em∣peroure and after slayne. The fourtenth Chapter.
• Howe the emperour Valence slewe ho∣lye hermites, shed thristen bloude, distoy∣ed churches, and after was brent him selfe. The fiftene chapter.
• Of kyng Amasicius and howe Gracian and Theodosy distroyed temples of false goddes, and howe Gracian was putte to

• flyght. The syxtene chapter.
• A goodly processe howe Theodosy with prayer and small numbre gate the victorye of a great numbre. The seuentene chapter.
• How knightes and gentle men chase A∣lerike kyng, and howe the commons chase Radagassus which had a mischeuous end. The eyghtene chapter.
• Howe Ruffyn chamberlayne with The∣odosy vsurped to be Emperour, & for hys presumpsion condempned by Honorius, and hys head smyt of. The xix. chapter.
• Howe Stillicon and other of lyke con∣dicion ended mischeuously. The xx. chap.
• A goodly processe of y^e aucthor why Rome was destroyed, & for the same or like cause were diuers other realmes distroyed. The xxi. Chapter.
• Howe the kynges Trabstila and B••∣surus wer brought vnto subiection & made tributaries to Theodorike, The xxii. cha.
• Howe Philitheus loste his kingdome. The xxiii. Chapter.
• Howe Symacke and Boes hys sonne in law were banished, and after iudged to die. The .xxiiii. chapter.
• Of kynge Arthur and hys conquestes, and of the commodities of Englande, and how he was disceyued by his cosyn Mor∣drede: with a Lenuoy. The xxv. chapter.
• An exclamacion of Bochas agayne fol∣kes y^• be vnkinde to theyr kynred. Fo .xvii.
• Of Gisiuill kyng of Venandre & of thre other kinges: and how they were distroy∣ed. The xxvi. chapter.
• Howe Albuinus was murdred by hys wife Rosamonde, and howe she for her ab∣hominable dealynge and vicious lyfe was slayne also. The xxvii. chapter.

Thus endeth the table with the chap∣ters of the eight boke, and here folo∣weth the table of the nynth boke, whyche contayneth .xxxviii. chapters.

¶ The table of the nynth boke.

• THe first chapter of the ninth boke she∣weth, howe the Emperour Mauri∣cius his wyfe and his chyldren were slayne at Calcidony.
• Of Machomet the false prophet, and howe he beynge dronke, was deuoured a∣monge swyne. The seconde chapter.
• Howe Brounchylde a quene of Fraunce slewe her kynne, and brought the lande in deuision, & after was hanged & hewen in smal peces: with a Lenuoy. The iii. chap.
• Bochas marueyleth of the great malice and cruelte of Brunchylde. Fol .xxviii.
• Howe Eraclius the Emperour sustay∣ned heresy, fyll into dropsye and sickenesse vncurable, and so died. The fourth chapter.
• Howe Constantine the sonne of Eracli∣us for supportyng of errours and heresies was murdred in a stewe by hys owne kni∣ghtes. The fyfth chapter.
• Howe Gisulphus was slayne, and howe hys wife for her vicious liuyng ended mis∣cheuously. The syxt chapter.
• Of Justinian y^e false extorcioner, which was exiled by Patrician, and after that his nose cut fro his head, and both his eyen put out. The seuenth chapter.
• Howe Philip the emperour dyed at mis∣chefe. The eyght chapter.
• Howe Anastase was compelled to leaue the empire and lyue in pouerte. The ix. cap.
• How the head of Lupus kyng of Lom∣bardy was smyt of by Grymbaldus. The tenth chapter.
• Howe the head of Alexius was smyt of by Compe••••on. The eleuenth chapter.
• How Ariperton was drowned with his rychesse. The twelfth chapter.
• Howe Dedyre by pope Andrian & Char∣les of Fraunce was put to flight and dyed at mischefe. The. The .xiii. chapter.
• Of Pope John a woman, and howe she was put downe▪ The fourtenth Chapter.
• Bochas counsayleth prynces to remem∣bre on Arnolde. Fol .xxvi.
• Of Charles of Lorayne that was con∣founded for hungre. The fyftene Chapter.
• Howe kynge Salamon whilom kynge of Hungry was put to flyght. The .xvi. ca.
• How Petro kyng of Hungry was slaine. The .xvii. chapter.
• Howe Diogenes the emperour was ta∣ken, and hys eyen put out. The .xviii. chap.
• How Robert duke of Normandy fought with the turkes, and shoulde haue had the crowne of Jerusalem, and how he dyed at mischefe. The .xix. Chapter.
• How Joceline prince of Rages for pride, slouth, and lecherye, died in pouerte. The twenty chapter.
• ...

• Howe the Emperoure Andronicus slewe all that were of the noble bloude, cheryshed vicious people, and howe he was after han∣ged: with a Lenuoy. The .xxi. chapter.
• Of Jsacius made blynde, and take at mischefe. The .xxii. chapter.
• Of Henry the eldest sonne of Frederike the second, mischeued by hys father. The. xxiii chapter.
• A commendacion of Bochas to suche as be kinde to their kinsfolke. Fol .xxx.
• How Manfroye kyng of Poile was slaine The .xxiiii. chapter.
• Howe Ences kinge of Sardiny dyed in pryson. The .xxv. chapter.
• Of a nother Frederike that was slaine by the iudgement of his brother. The .xxvi. chap∣ter.
• How Manimettus and Argones dyed at mischefe. The .xxvii. chapter.
• How Charles king of Jerusalem and Ci∣cyle for his auarice and aduoutrye dyed at mischefe: with a Lenuoy. The .xxviii. chapter
• Of Hugoline Erle of Pise slayne in prison The .xxix. Chapter.
• Howe Pope Boniface the eyght was take by the lynage of Columpnes, and howe he eate his handes and died in prison. The thyr∣ty chapter.
• How the order of templers was founded, and Jaques with other of the order brente. The xxxi. Chapter.
• Bochas commendeth Theodorus wyth other two Philosophers for their great paci∣ence. The .xxxii. Chapter.
• Bochas here commendeth humilite. Folli .xxxiii.
• Howe Philippe le Bele of Fraunce was slayne with a wilde Bore, and of his three sonnes and theyr wedding. The .xxxiii. chapt.
• How duke Gaulter of Florence for his ti∣ranny, lecherye, and couetyse, ended in mis∣chefe. The .xxxiiii. chapter.
• Of Philipot Cathenoise born of low birth which came to high estate, and after how she her sonne and her doughter were brent. The xxxv. chapter.
• How kynge Sauses was slayne by hys cosyn, which was brother to the kinge of Ar∣ragon. The .xxxvi. chapter.
• Howe Lewes kynge of Jerusalem ••nd Cicyle was put downe. The .xxxvii. chapter.
• Howe kynge John of Fraunce was take prysoner at Poyters by prynce Edward, and brought into England: with a Lenuoy. The xxxviii. chapter.
• Bochas reherseth howe Fortune hathe made many hygh estates vnwarelye discend Fol .xxxviii.
• The wordes of the translatoure where∣with he endeth hys boke.

❧Thus endeth the table with the chapters of the ninth and last boke, and here after foloweth the prologue of the translatour.