The historie of the world. In five bookes. Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham. 2 Of the times from the birth of Abraham to the destruction of the Temple of Salomon. 3 From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of Philip of Macedon. 4 From the Raigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that Kingdome in the Race of Antigonus. 5 From the settled rule of Alexanders Sucessors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon / By Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight.

  • Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
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[1652]
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Credit: The historie of the world. In five bookes. Intreating of the beginning and first ages of the same, from the creation unto Abraham. 2 Of the times from the birth of Abraham to the destruction of the Temple of Salomon. 3 From the destruction of Jerusalem, to the time of Philip of Macedon. 4 From the Raigne of Philip of Macedon, to the establishing of that Kingdome in the Race of Antigonus. 5 From the settled rule of Alexanders Sucessors in the East, untill the Romans (prevailing over all) made conquest of Asia and Macedon / By Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 Cliron„3^. greater puniihment than verball anger, due to them, if they-ftiould rebel!. So he depar¬ ted, carrying along with him into Egypt the unfortunate King f oboahazwho died in his Captivitic. , “ . ■ The reign of Jehoahaz was included in the end of his Fathers lafhyear *, otherwife it would hardly be found , that Jehojakim his fuccdfor did reign iten whole years 5 whereas the Scriptures give him eleven, that are current and incomplete. If any man will rather caft the three moneths of thisihort reign, into the firft year of the brother, than into the fathers laft, the fame arguments that (hall maintain his opinion, will alfo prove the matter to be unworthy of deputation $ and fo I leave it. Jehojakim in impietie was like his brorher, in fa&ion he was altogether Egyptian, as 10 having received his Crown at the hand of Pharao. The wickednefie of thele laft Kings, being exprelfed in Scriptures none otherwife,than by generall words, with reference to all the evill that their Fathers had done, makes it apparent, that the poyfon wherewith Ahaz and Manages had infe<51:ed the Land,was not fo expelled by the zealous goodnefle of but that it ftill cleaved unto the chief of the people, Tea, unto the Priefts alfo * and therefore it was not ftrange, that the Kings had their parts therein. The Royallau- thoritie was much abafed by the dangers wherein the Countrey flood, in this trouble- fome ahe : the Princes did in a manner what they lifted \ neither would the Kings for¬ bear to profefie, that they could deny them nothing. Yet the beginning of Jehojakim had the countenance of the Egyptian to grace it, which made him infoient and cruell$ 2o as we find by that example of his dealing with Uria the Prophet: though herein alfo the Princes do appear to have been inftigators. This holy man denounced Gods judge¬ ments againft the Citie and Temple, in like fort as other Prophets had formerly done, and did in the fame age. The King with all the men of power,and all the Princes,hearing of this, determined to put him to death. Hereupon the poor man fled into Egypt : but fuch regard was had unto JehojakimjhztUria was deliveredunto his Embaftadour,and fent back to the death 5 contrary to the cuftome ufed, both in thofe dayes, and fince a- mong all civill Nations, of giving refuge unto ftrangers, that are not held guilty of fuch inhumane crimes,as for the generall good of mankind ftiould be exempted from all pri¬ vilege. _ It concerned Pharao to give all contentment poflible to Jehojakim ; for the Affyrian * Lyon, that had not ftirred in many years, began about thefe times to roar foloud up¬ on the banks of Euphrates, that his voice was heard unto Nilus, threatning to make himfelf Lord of all the Forreft. The caufes that hitherto had withdrawn the houfe of Merodach from oppofing the Egyptian in his conqueft of Syria, require our confiderati- on in this place, before we proceed to commit them together at Carchemijh, where ftiortly after this the glory of Egypt is to fall. §. ln- AO of the Kings ^/Babylon and Media. How it came to paffe that the Kings of babel could not give attendance on their bufinejje in Syria 5 which caufedthem to lofe that Province. Erodach the fon of Baladan, who taking the advantage that Senackeribs mif- adventure and death, together with the diflention between his children, pre- fented, made himfelf King of Babylon, was eleven years troubled with a pow¬ erful! Enemie, farhaddon the fon of Senacherib, reigning over the Ajjyrians in Ni¬ ne ve *, from whom whileft he could not any other way divert his cares, hee was fain to omit all bufinefle in Syria, and (as hath been formerly ihewed ) to make over unto Ezechia fome part of the Kingdome of the ten Tribes. From this moleftation, the * death of a farhaddon did not only fet him ftce, but gave unto him fome part of Atfyria if not fas is commonly,but leffe probably thought) the whole Kingdome. How Greatly this was to the liking of the Affyrians, I will not here (land to enquire: his long remn fol¬ lowing, and his little intermedling in matters of Syria, make it plain,that he had work enough at home, either in defending or eftabliihing that which he had gotten. Jofe- phus gives him the honour of having won Nineve it felf, which we may believe • but furely he did not hold it long. For in the times foon following, that great Citie’was free, and vanquiihed Phraortes the Median. Perhaps it yeelded upon fome capitulation*! and