Pisgah euangelica. By the method of the Reuelation, presenting to publike view those Cananites ouer whom our Lord Iesus Christ and his holie Church shall triumph after seuerall battailes. That which is past is shewed in a briefe ecclesiasticall historie, containing most of the mutations which haue befallen the Church, from the yeere of our Lord 97, vnto the yeere 1603. as they haue been shewed vnto S. Iohn in Patmos, and recorded by such historiographers as are of least suspected faith. Gathered by William Symonds, sometimes fellow of Magdalen Colledge in Oxford.

The complement.

Vpone 1.1 the comming of Charles the French King, the warres began in Italy, which did not only trouble all Eu∣rope; but the farre distant places of Asia, and Affrica, with the ouerthrow of the Empires of many famous nations. Yea and the same fatall pestilence of warre did ouerspread whotsoeuer land is washed with the ocean sea.f 1.2 Alexander the Pope, by his Bull, constituted the King and Quene of Spaine the lawfull Lords of the West India:g 1.3 In which countries their discouerers, as a plague powred on the sea, commit∣ted incredible, and most barbarous murthers, &c. For which the kings and people there detested their religion; and they also found much shipwrack and losse at sea. The Portugals also went into the East Indies, where they com∣mitted many cruelties.

* 1.4Charlesh 1.5 the French King, with triumph entred Naples (where the noysome sores did spread abroad) and returning home he ouercame the Venetians,* 1.6 at the riuer Tarrus, with a bloudie battaile (That they might haue bloud to drinke.)i 1.7 A∣mericus discouereth, and nameth America, the fourth part of the world.k 1.8 Ierom Sauanorola was burned, who had preach∣ed, notwithstanding he was excommunicated by the Pope; he maintained iustification by faith, he taught nothing but

the word of God, and was esteemed a Prophet. &c.

Thea 1.9 same yeere, Maximilian the Emperor, made warre with the Heluetians, in which were consumed about 200,000. men.b 1.10 Pinzonius in his discouery had a sharpe and bloudie fight with the Barbarians at a Riuer.c 1.11 Charles the fifth was borne, the yeare 1500. At whose baptising the Princes gaue iewels of Gold and siluer and precious stones; but the Abbots gaue the old and new Testament, with this in∣scription, Search the scriptures.d 1.12 Alphonsus a discouerer, at a Riuer, at sea, was driuen back by an army of Barbarians; and at sea had a fight with Canibals.e 1.13 The Turkes get Medona, in Peloponesus neere the sea; where they kill all, and burne much.f 1.14 Aluarius discouered Brasilia.g 1.15 There was a great pestilence in London. The French armie is ouerthrowne at Mitelena in the ile of Lesbos.h 1.16 The Vniuersitie of Wittenberge was erected with solemne rites.i 1.17 A great pestilence is in Germany.k 1.18 A Iewe made many Iewes beleeue that he was that true Christ which they looked for.l 1.19 At Spires the peo∣ple affect libertie. Alexander is poysoned by error of a wa∣ter, that gaue him that poyson that the Popes sonne had prouided for others.

Iulius the second,m 1.20 a man more abhominable then any of his fellowes:n 1.21 more famous for his warres then for his papacie,o 1.22 giuen onely to warres.p 1.23 By his meanes, in seuen yeeres, 200,000. Christians were destroyed; he cast Saint Peters keyes into Tibur, and said, he would take Pauls sword. Heq 1.24 conspired with the Emperor, the French and Spanish Kings, and the Duke of Ferrara against the Veneti∣ans, whom they spoyled of all Empire by land, and the Turkes tooke from them many Iles by sea. The Pope and French King, fight one against another, with doubtfull suc∣cesse.r 1.25 Ferdinandus sent a nauie from Spaine into Italy; which chased, slew, and vanquished the Frenchmen out of Naples.s 1.26 Lapidanus taught the Hebrew tongue in Paris,

Renchulinus in Germony, Galatinus in Italy, and now it began to spread among Christians. The Hebrew Bible, called the editio complutensis; with the Chaldie, Greeke, and Latin tran∣slations, was printed by the meanes of the Archbishop of Toletum. (Thus the word of God rideth forward.)t 1.27 The Em∣peror beginneth his warres in Bauaria, in which were very many excellent men imprisoned, killed and burned.a 1.28 Cad∣mustus discouereth new countries.b 1.29 The Duke of Gelders afflicteth the Brabanders against his oath; the Brabanders suffer great losse, and many of them are killed.c 1.30 There be∣gan a long and cruell warre betweene the Emperor and the Venetians, in which were fought many bloudy battailes, and diuers mutations chanced thereupon. Thou hast giuen them bloud to drinke. The French King ouercommeth the Ve∣netians.d 1.31 There was a Councell held in France, either to pro∣uoke the Pope to peace, or to appeale to a generall Coun∣cell.e 1.32 In that Councell were proposed, and concluded these propositions. First, it is not lawfull for the Pope to make warre against any Prince, without iust cause. Secondly, the Prince in defending his right against the Pope, may inuade the Pope, assayling him, and subduce himselfe from his obe∣dience. Thirdly, the Pragmaticall sanction, is to be kept throughout all France. Fourthly, no care is to be taken for the Popes vniust censures, if he happen to thunder.* 1.33 The Pope enraged with the report of the losse of Bononia, stirred vp all Europe to armes, and excommunicated the French King; but the King despised his excommunication, and retorted the curse vpon the Pope, &c.f 1.34 The French armie ouerthrow the Venetians, at the riuer Atlasis, slew the garison of the Venetians at Brixia, and tooke it, fought with the Popes armie at Rauenna, where the Popes forces were ouer∣throwen, and of them 16,000. were lost. Henryg 1.35 the eight King of England sent an armie of 13,000. into Spaine, and a nauie to sea.h 1.36 Of this Pope Massau•• hath this Epitaph.

Genna cui patrem, genetricem Gracia, partum Pontus, & vnda dedit, num bonus esse potest? Fallaces ligures, & mendax Gracia, Ponto Nulla fides, in te singula solus habes.

Leo the tenth,i 1.37 in his first yeare was a great fight at sea,* 1.38 betweene the French and the English, and many perished on both sides.k 1.39 There was also fought a cruell and bloodie battell betweene the Emperour and the Venetians at the ri∣uer Bachilion, where the Venetians lost 9000. men, some were cast headlong into the riuer (that they might haue blood to drinke) others were scattered, beaten, and killed.a 1.40 The Po∣lonians ouercame and slue about 40,000. Mosconites at the riuer Boristhenes.b 1.41 The Cardinall of Strigonium mooueth the people to take the crosse, and to warre vpon the Turkes. The people following in great multitudes, robbed & tooke townes, and fields, and tormented the Nobles, and Clergie, to the great horror of all; these were ouercome at the riuer Temesus.c 1.42 A great, cruell, bloodie, and long battell was fought at Millaine, where the French ouercame the Heluc∣tians; so that of 25,000. not halfe remained.d 1.43 Leo holding the Lateran Councell, Picus Earle of Mirandula made an Oration vnto the Pope and Councell, that lawes should bee made and kept against lust and couetousnesse; for vertue and godlinesse complaining that vice was honoured for vertue, and vertue was counted vice. He terrified the Pope with the example of Eli, whom God most grieuously punished, be∣cause hee corrected not his sonnes; requiring sincere disci∣pline for the carefull studie of both the testaments.e 1.44 Eras∣mus publisheth the new testament in Greeke and Latine. Thus the hostes that are in heauen follow the word of God. For contempt whereof is powred out the fourth Phiall.

Notes

• e 1.1

  Iouius lib. 1. p. 1.
• f 1.2

  Geneb. Aun. 1494.
• g 1.3

  Nouus orbis nauig. Columb. cap. 100.
• * 1.4

  Ann. 1495.
• h 1.5

  Peuce. 5. f. 249.
• * 1.6

  Anno 1497.
• i 1.7

  Neuus orb. Geneb. Ann. 149••.
• k 1.8

  Fox Mart. p. 706. Guicc. p. 185.
• a 1.9

  Peuc. 5. f. 252. Par. Vrsp. p. 437. 438.
• b 1.10

  No. Orb. cap. 102. 1500.
• c 1.11

  Bucholecrus.
• d 1.12

  Nou. Orb. c. 110.
• e 1.13

  Bucholcerus. 1501.
• f 1.14

  Geneb. 1091.
• g 1.15

  Lanquet.
• h 1.16

  Buchol.
• i 1.17

  Par. Vrsp. 438.
• k 1.18

  Geneb. 1094.
• l 1.19

  Par. Vrs. 438. Et alij. Ann. 1503.
• m 1.20

  Fox Mart. p. 710.
• n 1.21

  Geneb.
• o 1.22

  Lanquet.
• p 1.23

  Fox &c. alij. p. 710.
• q 1.24

  Geneb. 1097.
• r 1.25

  Lanquet.
• s 1.26

  Geneb. pag. 1097. 1098.
• t 1.27

  Peuce. 5. f. 253.
• a 1.28

  Nouus Orb.
• b 1.29

  Peuce. 5. f. 259.
• c 1.30

  Lanquet. Ann. 1507.
• d 1.31

  Geneb. 1099.
• e 1.32

  Mass. 20. p. 271.
• * 1.33

  Peuc. 5. f. 256
• f 1.34

  Peuc. 5. f. 257
• g 1.35

  Lanquet. An. 1512.
• h 1.36

  Mass. 20. p. 271.
• i 1.37

  Mass. 20. p. 271
• * 1.38

  Ann. 1513.
• k 1.39

  Peuc. 5. f. 255. b.
• a 1.40

  Peuc. 5. f. 261. b.
• b 1.41

  259. b. &c.
• c 1.42

  258. a.
• d 1.43

  Par. Vrsp. p. 446. Ann. 1517.
• e 1.44

  447.