Philadelphus, or a defence of Brutes, and the Brutans history Written by R. H.

Their Ver∣tue or Pru¦dence is in

Order: Cassiuelan brought vp Androgy and Tenancy, Princes sonnes, princely in all points. Cassiuelan con∣sidering, that the two victories which he had gotten of the Romans, concerned himselfe, and all his No∣blemen most specially, caused an assembly of them to be made, that in a generall meeting, there might bee a generall thankesgiuing to God almighty, and to one another for their seruices and actes done in the Field. Nothing teacheth men more courage then a beleefe of heauenly assistance, with an honourable remembrance of their vertues: this way of harting men is chiefest.

Desire of knowledge: Lucy seeking al means to make his people true and louing among themselues, and hearing that Christians were without hatred and falshood, desired to heare their religion and receiue their doctrine, and sent two Noble schollers, Eluane and Meduine to Eleuthery Bishop of Roome with let∣ters, desiring to be taught Christianitie.

Reformacion: Lucy changed the three Archflamins, and the 28. Flamins into three Archbishops, and 28. Bishops: he destroyed the Temple of Apollo in the Ile Thorney, and made a Temple in honour of the Almighty God, which we now call Westminster.

Discipline: Lucy seeing that men were executed for disobeying the law, because heerein they disobeyed God, and that the kings pardon was not so much to be esteemed as a pardon from God, and perceiuing the heartie and vnfained repentance of some offen∣ders, and knowing that God forgaue such men,

thought it no reason, that such Penitents should be put to death, but reserued to a better vse: wherefore he ordained, that if any man did offend by mischance and repent him, or any one were oppressed, and could not otherwise escape oppression then by appealing to Gods word, that such men should get them into the Temple of God, and ther approue themselues to be true godly men, and so be safe both body and goods.