O very mournful Libya! who fhall declare thy Calamities? Who fhall weep, bitterly for thee, O Cyrene!. Thou shalt not ceafe from grievous Lamentation at the time of thy Destruction.

Note, That Cyrene is a City in the Confines of Egypt and Ethiopia. Pentapolis is the Region of Cyrene, it has five Cities. Teucharis may be Tentyra, a City in the Province of Thebais, as well as Cyrene is in the fame Province. Arfinoe is now call'd Teucheira; it was call'd Sues: And Soe's may be Saiet, a City in Thebais.

Note, that after Tamerlane had beaten Badjazet and the Ægyptian Caliph, he pursued him into Egypt, and there took Damiata, and afterwards Grand Cairo, the Royal Seat of the Mammaluke Sultan, and his Army had the Spoil of that City: He follow'd the Sultan to Alexandria, and took it, and twenty of the Moorish Kings fubmitted to him. He left Chalybes Governour of Syria, Egypt and Libya. The firft Battel he fought was at Mount Stella, ann. 1397, Axilla a Genoefe being his chief Commander and Counsellor. The Egyptians evil Works are the cause of these Calamities, the Perfecutions in Diocletian's time, and the Cruelty of the Turks to them.

Note farther, That Libya was conquer'd by the Saracens, ann. 710, and fuffer'd long under that People, till the Turks conquer'd Tunis and Algiers, 1567.

The Ocean, which makes a great tempestuous noise,betwixt the Britains and rich French, fhall be fill'd with much Blood, because they did mifchief to the Sons of God

when

when the Phoenician King led the Gallic Hoft from the Sidonians, out of Syria; and he fhall flay thee.

Chriftians took

Saracens retoo

Note, That Philip King of France, and Richard The Western King of England, undertook an Expedition by Sidon, as.1103 Sea in the Holy War, and were fhipwreck'd, but st. Lewis K. of they afterwards took Ptolemais in Phenicia, and France rebuilt i moft of the French afterwards went home with in 125e. The their King; thofe Forces which remain'd hinder'd i: in 1289; the King Richard from taking Ferusalem. The two first took it 636 Kings had great Differences: Philip went home K. Richard too Cyprus in 1191. to make a War against King Richard, and after Many Sea-fight with King John; this occafion'd a Lofs to the have happen'd Christians.

And Ravenna it felf led on to that Slaughter.

Note, At this time the Emperors extorted Ra venna out of the Pope's hands, and the Differences in Italy hinder'd the prosecution of the Holy War.

fince betwixt France and En

gland.

The burning c

O Indians! do not be afraid; nor you, India and O magnanimous Ethiopians! when the thiopia. Circle of Capricorn moves on his Axis over these, and the Bull, with the Twins, fhall move in the middle of the Heavens, and the Virgin afcending, and the San about her Forehead, and fixing the Zone, fhall lead it thro' the Heavens; there fhall be a great burning in the Air all over the Earth, and the Stars fhall have a difpofition for fight ing, fo as to deftroy by lamentable Fire all the Land of India and Æthiopia.

Note,

Note, The burning of India and Ethiopia mukt be before the Turks conquer'd Corinth, and after K. Richard's Expedition into Phenicia and Cyprus, ann. 1135 ingens ficcitas, and 1137 Eftas ferventiffima. See Calvifus's Chronology.

The Conqueft of Lament, O Corinth! thy fad Destruction. Corinth by the When the three Sifters (Parce) fhall have

Turks.

fpun out their twined Threads, and fhall bring to the high part of the Ifthmus him that flies away deceitfully, according to the divine Decree, till all behold thee, who formerly didft cut the Rock with hard and fharp Tools; He fhall deftroy and waste thy Land, as 'tis decreed, for God alone gave to him to perform fuch things as no former King could do. First of all he shall ftand and command others to pull down the three Towers, and to root up the Foundations of the Walls on the Ifthmus,

Note, That Corinth stands upon the Ifthmus of Peloponnefus: This Ifthmus was fortified by a Wall and five Caftles, but Amurath the Second overthrew this Wall, by battering it four Days, ann. 1455, and then he ravag'd all the Country. Mahomet the Great afterwards wholly conquer'd it, ann. 1457, and took it from the Venetians. Many Kings had attempted to cut thro' this Ifthmus, to make it an Island, as Julius Cæfar, Caligula, and Nero: And to thefe Hiftories the Prophecy relates, comparing Nero's vain Attempt with Amurath's Success in destroying the Wall.

op ought to fo that they fhall be forc'd to eat the Flesh eroviar of their Ancestors; for all Men will be fub

ject

ject to the Slaughters and Fury of the impure King, because of the great City, and the juft People (formerly) preferv'd by an excellent Care and Providence (that is Conftantinople).

Note, That Mahomet the Great is the impure King, who conquer'd Peloponnefus after he had taken Conftantinople, the great City. Amurath made them tributary, but Mahomet fubdued Peloponnefus, ann. 1460: He carried Demetrius their Prince to Conftantinople, and gave him a Penfion; but Thomas his Brother fled into Italy. They provok'd the Turk by denying their Tribute, and he befieg'd their Cities, which made 'em eat their own Ancestors. Or, paying Tribute may be called fo in a Prophetic ftile; as the ten Kings eating the Fleth of the Whore, in the 17th Chapter of Revelat. Or, if it must be interpreted as the Larin Verfe is, Regis ut Infandi comedantur membra parentum, then they must eat raw Flesh; as the Tartars, who were the Ancestors of the Turks. The Sence of this Oracle being very obfcure, 'tis capable of many Interpretations.

O Inconftant! led by evil Councils, en- Mahomet th compafs'd by evil Fates, the Beginner of Great." Mifchief, and a great Deftroyer of Men! thy Creation was pernicious, but thou art preferv'd by Fate to be the most infamous amongst the Wicked, the Destruction and utter Ruin of Men. What Mortal can defire thee? Who is not inwardly griev'd? And what Kings are deftroy'd by throwing away their honourable Eftate in oppofition to thee? Thou haft fubverted all things,

and

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Cedes it:

and art an Inundation of the greatest Evils, and by thee all the beautiful Frame of the World is chang'd: Perhaps you will im pute thefe Changes to our Contentions, (that is, the Chriftians Diffenfions): How! do you fay I will perfwade you? and if I find any thing to reprehend, I will fpeak? There was formerly amongst Men a Splendour of the Sun, which fpread its Beams upon the Prophets, and the Tongues of the Prophets diftill'd fweet Drink to Men; it appear'd and encreas'd, and the Day 'rofe on all; but for this caufe, (i. e. their Diffenfion) O perverfe Counfellor, and Author of great Mischiefs! both the Sword and Mourning fhall come in thofe days: Thou art the beginning of all Troubles, and a great Destruction to Men; thy Creation is mifchievous, and thy Fate will be unfortunate.

Hear the unpleafant News, which shall A Plague be bitter to thee, and Deftruction to Men; s is the first but when Perfia fhall be free from Wars, , this is the and the Plague, and Mourning, then at that Ottomans. time shall arise the divine Stock of the hap

er News to

py and heavenly Jews, who fhall inhabit the City of God in the middle of the Earth, and they fhall encompass it with a great Wall as far as Foppa; they fhall build it very high, as if it reach'd the obfcure Clouds.

Note, That the preceding Difcourfe is against Mahomet the Great, who conquer'd Peloponnefus and Conftantinople: He was perfidious, ambitions, and cruel, and occafion'd the flaughter of 800000

Men.