Itinerarium totius Sacræ Scripturæ. Or, the trauels of the holy patriarchs, prophets, iudges, kings, our sauiour Christ, and his Apostles, as they are related in the Old and New Testaments. With a description of the townes and places to which they trauelled, and how many English miles they stood from Ierusalem. Also a short treatise of the weights, monies, and measures mentioned in the Scriptures, reduced to our English valuations, quantitie, and weight. Collected out of the workes of Henry Bunting, and done into English by R.B.

Of Galatia.

GAlatia or Gallo-Grecia is a countrey of Asia minor, distant from Ierusalem 400 miles; hauing vpon the East Cappa∣docia, vpon the South Pamphilia, vpon the West Bythinia, and on the North the Euxine sea. The cities of this country were an∣tiently Sinopis, where King Mithridates kept his Court, and Dio∣genes the Cynick was born; Amisus, also Pessinus, where the Mo∣ther of the gods was had in great honor, and was fetcht thence by the Romans. This was a famous mart town (as Livy saith, li. 29.) Laodicea, Tauius, and Ancyra, where there was held a notable Si∣nod: and in this large and spatious country also stood Antiochia Pisidia; for the Galathians dwelt in all Paphlagonia a part of Li∣caonia, Pisidia, and Isauria: in which countries the Apostle Paul taught the Gospel of Christ.

These inhabitants (which in those daies were called Galathi∣ans) are said to be a people of France, who ioyning themselues to the Cymbrians, Danes, and Germans, vnder the conduct of Bren∣nus their captain inuaded Italy; in which enterprise they were so fortunat that they conquered a great part of it, wherin they plan∣ted colonies: and because of their neernesse to their own country

in processe of time grew mightie; and from that beginning the countrey where they inhabited was called Cice-alpine-Gallia; taking that name partly of the place, partly of the people. After, Brennus and his armie making vse of their fortunes, forraged all Italy, and came to Rome, which they woone and sackt, all but the Capitoll, and that also was in great danger, vntill such time as Ca∣millus (a valiant Roman Captaine) taking aduantage of the ene∣mies securitie (who now tooke more care how to satisfie their couetousnesse, than to defend what they had got) of a sudden set vpon them; by which vnexpected inuasion they were put to a maruellous straight, and the besieged greatly incouraged; so that they also issuing out of the Capitoll, made such a slaughter, that they forced Brennus and his armie to retire, and to restore all the pillage that hee had got, and also forsake the countrey. This misfortune they bore patiently, considering their former prospe∣ritie, and in hope of better successe sailed thence into Grecia: where, after they had attempted many noble exploits, and failing in some, they determined a voyage for Delphos, because there was great store of treasure, and the inhabitants (as they suppo∣sed) weake to oppose their armie. In this expedition they vsed much pillage and robbing vpon the Seas; and through many dangers came at length to this Isle, landed their men, wan the ci∣tie, fired a great part of it, and put many of the inhabitants to the sword: with this victorie, most of his armie which were more re∣ligious than the rest, would haue willingly left the countrey; but Brennus who beforetimes had beene vsed to sacriledge, and those that were as couetous as himselfe, thought it basenesse through an opinion of holinesse to leaue so great a bootie behind them as was contained in the Temple of Apollo, (for that place of all the Temples of the world in those times was notorious for riches and treasure, the many and great gratuities and offerings of most Princes, which were both magnificent and rich, being hoarded vp in the secret caues of this Oracle) wherefore they attempted the assault, but with bad successe, for the diuell raised such a tempest, with thundring, lightning, and other strange and vncoth acci∣dents, that Brennus in this distemperature of the aire was* 1.1 slaine, many of his shippes were set on fire, and the greatest part of

his armie lost, being either spoiled with lightning, slaine by the inhabitants, or dispersed with feare. Such euent had this sacrile∣gious attempt. Those that remained, after they had gathered themselues into a body, went thence into Asia the lesse, and plan∣ted themselues in this country; where the inhabitants in pro∣cesse of time called them Gallo-Graecians, adding their origi∣nall name to that of the countrey wherein they liued: and after, for beauties sake, they were called Galatians, See Liu. lib. 5. Dio∣dorus Siculus, lib. 6. saith, That the inhabitants of Galatia were so called of this people, in the time that Gidion iudged Israel, & that Cyrus was Emperour of Persia; both may be true, considering the mutabilitie and change of States in those times.

Some thinke they were first called Galatians by Attalus King of Pergamus, (who gaue them a great ouerthrow close by the ri∣uer Halym) because they originally were of Gallia, and continu∣ed sometime in Graecia, and after came into Asia; so he joyning these two names into one, called them Gallo-Graecians, or Gal∣latians. This history is diuersly reported by diuers authors; but all conclude that they rested and inhabited in Asia, where their posteritie continued to this day.

In times past it was a very warlike and generous nation, and in their expedition performed many noble exploits, attaining to eminence onely by their sword; for which cause many Princes neere them were beholding vnto them for their aide: but withall, cruell and barbarous, insomuch as they oftentimes eat their cap∣tiues or offered them to their gods; and thus they continued for the space of 300 yeares, till Paul comming into that countrey preached the Gospell amongst them, and conuerted them from this Barbarisme to the Christian faith. He sent an Epistle to this people from Rome, being 1200 miles. They in those times held all Paphligonia, a part of Phrigia, Cappadocia, and of all the neighbouring countries thereabouts, which after their names was called Gallo Graecia or Galatia: such a mightie nation was this growne in a short time, at first being a people thrust out of theit owne countrey for want of a place to inhabit in, as you may reade more at large in the fifth booke of Liuie, whose autho∣ritie I haue principally followed herein.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Some say he killed himself with his owne dagger.