The mirror of fortune, or, The true characters of fate and destiny wherein is treated of the growth and fall of empires, the destruction of famous cities, the misfortunes of kings and other great men and the ill fate of virtuous and handsome ladies : whereunto is added Moral, politick, and natural reflection upon several subjects / written in French by Monsieur Chevreau : and newly translated into English by D. Decoisnon.
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- The mirror of fortune, or, The true characters of fate and destiny wherein is treated of the growth and fall of empires, the destruction of famous cities, the misfortunes of kings and other great men and the ill fate of virtuous and handsome ladies : whereunto is added Moral, politick, and natural reflection upon several subjects / written in French by Monsieur Chevreau : and newly translated into English by D. Decoisnon.
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To the Right Honourable THE LORD HOLLES, Baron
Holles of IFIELD. - THE EPISTLE TO THE READER.
- A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS of the First Part.
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THE MIRROR OF Fortune.
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CHAP. I.
Of Fortune. -
CHAP. II.
Of the Ruine of the first World, and of the Empire of the Assyrians. -
CHAP. III.
Of the Empire of the Persians. -
CHAP. IV.
Of the Empire of the Greeks. -
CHAP. V.
Of the Empire of the Romans. -
CHAP. VI.
Of the Kingdom or Empire of Mexica. -
CHAP. VII.
The Ruine of Carthage. -
CHAP. VIII.
Of the Ruine of Corinth. -
CHAP. IX.
Of the Ruine of Numance. -
CHAP. X.
Of the Ruine of Jerusalem. -
CHAP. XI.
Of the destruction of Rome. -
CHAP. XII.
Of the destruction of Constantinople. -
CHAP. XIII.
Of the Ruine of several Towns. - Of the unhappy Accidents that have been caused by the Elements.
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CHAP. XV.
Of Inundations and Floods. -
CHAP. XVI.
Of the Air. -
CHAP. XVII.
Of Fire.
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CHAP. I.
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OF Misfortune.
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CHAP. I.
Of MinosKing of Candia,and of The∣seusKing of Athens. -
CHAP. II.
Of CraetusKing of Lidia,and OetaKing of Colcos. -
CHAP. III.
Of some other Kings which have been depo∣sed from their Crowns. -
CHAP. IV.
Of Charles I.King of England. -
CHAP. V.
Of Kings and Princes which have been killed in Battels; and of those who have been used by their Enemies with much Insolence and Cruelty. -
CHAP. VI.
Of Princes that have been employ'd by their Enemies in shameful Offices, and of others who have been used unwor∣thily. -
CHAP. VII.
Of some great Men who have chosen to dye, rather then suffer the Cruelty of their Enemies, or the regret of their Misfor∣tunes. -
CHAP. VIII.
Of great Armies, which have been wor∣sted by small ones. -
CHAP. IX.
Of those who have been vanquisht and slain by their Enemies, after they have had Victory over them. -
CHAP. X.
Of those who have been killed by their Allies, Subjects, Soldiers, and Rela∣tions.
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CHAP. I.
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OF Misfortune.
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CHAP. I.
Of Princes who have been reduced to a Shameful Poverty. -
CHAP. II.
Of those that have been Fortunate. -
CHAP. III.
Of many Princes who have been Mur∣thered, where their lives seemed most safe and out of danger. -
CHAP. IV.
Of those who have been unjustly and un∣gratefully dealt with, by those Repub∣licks that they have faithfully served. -
CHAP. V.
Of those that dyed by strange Accidents. -
CHAP. VI.
Of those that died with joy, or sudden death. -
CHAP. VII.
Of them who have had but short Reigns. -
CHAP. VIII.
Of the Misfortune of Flatterers or Favou∣rites. -
CHAP. IX.
Of the mischiefs that have hapned to the adventurers in Tournois. -
CHAP. X.
Of the Misfortune of Duellists. -
CHAP. XI.
Of the Misfortunes that have befallen the Learned. -
CHAP. XII.
Of Misfortunes hapned to Ladies, conside∣rable by their Virtue, Dignities, or Birth.
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CHAP. I.
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