Ahias of Shilo; receives the meffage. The Epitafis in that the hearing the child fhall die as the comes home, refuses to return, thinking thereby to elude the oracle. The former part is spent in bringing the fick prince forth as it were defirous to fhift his chamber and couch as dying men ufe, his father telling him what facrifice he had fent for his health to Bethel and Dan; his fearlefnefs of death, and putting his father in mind to fet [fend] to Ahiah. The Chorus of the elders of Ifrael, bemoaning his virtues bereft them, and at another time wondring why Jeroboam being bad himself should so grieve for his fon that was good, &c.

Imbres, or the Showers, 1 Reg. 18, 19.

21.

Naboth σuxopa, 1 Reg.

Ahab, 1 Reg. 22. beginning at the fynod of false prophets; ending with relation of Ahab's death; his body brought; Zedechiah flain by Ahab's friends for his feducing. (See Lavater, 2 Chron. 18.)

Elias in the mount, 2 Reg. I. 'OpeCáτns, or better, Elias Polemiftes.

Elifæus Hudrochoos, 2. Reg. 3. Hudrophantes, Aquator. Elifæus Adorodocétas. Elifæus Menutes, five in Dothaimis, 2 Reg. 6.

Samaria Liberata, 2 Reg. 7. Achabæi Cunoboremeni, 2 Reg. 9. The scene Jefrael: beginning from the watchman's discovery of Jehu till he go out: in the mean while, meffage of things paffing brought to Jefebel, &c. Laftly the 70 heads of Ahab's fons brought

Jehu Belicola, 2 Reg. 10. Athaliah, z Reg. 11. Amaziah Doryalotus, 2 Reg. 14. 2 Chron. 25.

Hezechias πολιορκέιρος, Reg. 18, 19. Hefechia befieg'd. The wicked hypocrify of Shebna, fpoken of in the 11, or thereabout of Ifaiah, and the commendation of Eliakim will afford aooppas 20you, together with a faction, that fought help from Egypt.

Jofiah Ala omenos, z Reg. 23. Zedechiah vorrei av, 2 Reg. but the ftory is larger in Jeremiah.

Solymar Halofis; which may begin from a message brought to the city, of the judgment upon Zedechiah and his children in Ribla, and fo feconded with the burning and deftruction of city and temple by Nebuzaradan; lamented by Jeremiah.

Afa or Æthiopes, 2 Chron. 14, with the depofing his Mother, and burning her idol.

The three Children, Dan. 3.

The maffacre of the Britons by
Hengift in their cups at Salisbury
plain. Malmbury.

4. Sigher of the Eaft-Saxons re-
volted from the faith, and reclaim'd
by Jarumang.

5. Ethelbert of the Eaft-Angles
flain by Offa the Mercian. See
Holinfh. L. 6. c. 5. Speed in the
Life of Offa and Ethelbert.

6. Sebert flain by Penda after
he had left his kingdom. See Ho-
linfhed, 116. p.

7. Wulfer flaying his two fons,
for being Chriftians.

8. Ofbert of Northumberland
flain for ravishing the wife of Bern-
bocard, and the Danes brought in.
See Stow. Holinfh. L. 6. c. 12. and
efpecially Speed, L. 8. c. 2.

the

9. Edmund last king of the Eaft-
Angles martyr'd by Hinguar
Dane. See Speed, L. 8. c. 2.
10. Sigebert, tyrant of the Weft-
Saxons flain by a Swineherd.

11. Edmund brother of Athel-
stan flain by a thief at his own table.
Malmefb.

12. Edwin, fon to Edward the
younger, for luft depriv'd of his
kingdom, or rather by faction of
Monks, whom he hated; together
with the impoftor Dunftan.

13. Edward fon of Edgar mur-
der'd by his step-mother. To which
may be inferted the tragedy ftirr'd
up betwixt the Monks and Priests
about marriage.

14. Etheldred, fon of Edgar, a
flothful king, the ruin of his land
by the Danes.

15. Ceaulin, king of Weft-Sax-
ons, for tyranny depos'd, and ba-
nish'd, and dying.

16. The flaughter of the Monks
of Bangor by Edelfride ftirr'd up,

as is faid, by Ethelbert, and he by
Auftin the Monk, because the Bri-
tons would not receive the rites of
the Roman Church. See Bede,
Geffrey Monmouth, and Holinfhed,
p. 104. which muft begin with
the Convocation of British Clergy
by Auftin to determin fuperfluous
points, which by them was re-
fufed.

17. Edwin by vifion promis'd
the kingdom of Northumberland
on promife of his converfion, and
therein establish'd by Rodoald king
of Eaft-Angles.

18. Ofwin king of Deira flain
by Ofwie his friend king of Ber
nitia, through inftigation of flat-
terers. See Holinfhed, p. 115.

19. Sigibert of the Eaft-Angles
keeping company with a perfon ex-
communicated, flain by the fame
man in his houfe, according as the
bishop Cedda had foretold.

20. Egfride king of the Nor-
thumbers flain in battle against the
Picts, having before wafted Ireland,
and made war for no reason on
men that ever lov'd the English;
forewarn'd alfo by Cuthbert not to
fight with the Pics.

21. Kinewulf, king of Weft-
faxons, flain by Kineard in the
houfe of one of his concubines.

22. Gunthildis, the Danish lady,
with her husband Palingus, and her
fon, flain by appointment of the
traitor Edrick in king Ethelred's
days. Holinfhed, 7. L. c. 5. toge-
ther with the maffacre of the Danes
at Oxford. Speed.

23. Brightrick of Weft-faxons
poifon'd by his wife Ethelburge
Offa's daughter, who dies miferably
alfo in beggery after adultery in a
nunnery. Speed in Bithrick.
24. Alfred