Mirror for Magistrates, Volume 1
T. Bensley, Printer, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London.
Mirror for Magistrates.
EDITED BY JOSEPH HASLEWOOD.
VOLUME I.
LONDON: PRINTED FOR LACKINGTON, ALLEN, AND CO. FINSBURY SQUARE; AND LONGMAN, HURST, REES, ORME, AND BROWN, PATERNOSTER ROW. 1815.
Mirror for Magistrates,
IN FIVE PARTS.
VOLUME THE FIRST ,
CONTAINING
PART I. BY JOHN HIGGINS.
PART II. BY THOMAS BLENER-HASSET.
COLLATED WITH VARIOUS EDITIONS, AND HISTORICAL NOTES, &c. By JOSEPH HASLEWOOD.
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Mirror for Magistrates.
INTRODUCTION.
The Mirror for Magistrates.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Loue and liue.
To the nobility and all other in office, God graunt the increase of wisedome, with all thinges necessary for preseruation of theyr estates.
THE AUTHORS INDUCTION.
How King Locrinvs the eldest sonne of Brutus liued vitiously, and was slaine in battaile by his wyfe Queene Guendoline, the yeere before Christ, 1064.
How Qveene Elstride the Concubine and second wife of king Locrinus was miserably drowned by Queene Guendoline, The yeare before Christ, 1064.
How the Lady Sabrine daughter of King Locrinus and Elstride, was drowned by Queene Guendoline, the yeare before Christ, 1064.
How King Madan for his euill life was slayne by Wolues, The yeare before Christ, 1009.
How King Malin was slayne by his brother King Mempricius, the yeare before Christ, 1009.
How King Mempricius geuen to all lust was deuoured by wolues, the yeare before Christ, 989.
How Qveene Cordila in dispaire slew her selfe, The yeare before Christ, 800.
How King Morgan of Albany was slayne at Glamorgan, in Wales, The yeare before Christ, 766.
How King Kimarvs was deuoured by wilde beastes the yeere before Christ 321.
How King Morindus was deuoured by a monster, the yeare before Christ, 303.
Howe the Lord Irenglas cosen to king Cassibellane was slayne by the Lord Elimine cosen to Androgeus Earle of London, about the yeere before Christ, 51.
How Caivs Ivlivs Cæsar which first made this Realme tributary to the Romaynes, was slayne in the Senate house, about the yeare before Christ, 42.
How Clavdivs Tiberius Nero Emperour of Rome was poysoned by Caius Caligula, The yeare of Christ, 39.
How Caivs Caesar Caligula Emperour of Rome was slayne by Cherea and others, The yeare of Christ, 42.
How Gviderivs King of Britayne and the elder sonne of Cimbaline was slayne in battayle by a Romayne, The yeare of Christ, 44.
How Laelivs Hamo the Romayne Captayne was slayne after the slaughter of Guiderius, about the yeare of Christ, 46.
How Clavdivs Tiberius Drusus, Emperour of Rome, was poysoned by his wife Agrippina, the yeere of Christ, 56.
How the Emperovr Domitius Nero liued wickedly and tyrannously, and in the ende miserably slewe himselfe, the yeere of Christ, 70.
How Sergivs Galba the Emperour of Rome (gieuen to slaughter, ambition, and glotony) was slayne by the souldiers, The yeare of Christ, 71.
How the Viciovs Siluius Otho, Emperour of Rome, slew hym selfe, The yeare of Christ 71.
How Avlvs Vitellius Emperour of Rome came to an infortunate end, The yeare of Christ, 71.
Londricvs the Picte slayne by King Marius of Britayne, about the 80. yeere of Christ, giues his verdit of Fortune.
How Seuerus the Emperour of Rome, and Gouernour of Britayne, was slaine at Yorke, fighting against the Pictes, about the yeere after Christ, 206, after others, 213.
How Fvlgentivs a Scythian, or Picte, was slayne at the seege of Yorke, about the yeare of Christ, 206, or 213.
How Geta the Yonger sonne of th’Emperour Seuerus once gouernour of Britayne, was slayne in his mother’s armes by his brother Antonine, Emperour of Rome, about the yeare of Christ, 214.
How Aurelius Antonius Bassianus Caracalla, Emperour of Rome, was slayne by one of his owne seruauntes, about the yeere of Christ, 209.
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THE COMPLAINT OF CARASSUS.
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THE LYFE OF QUEENE HELLINA.
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THE COMPLAYNT OF VORTIGER.
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THE COMPLAINT OF VTER PENDRAGON.
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THE COMPLAYNT OF CADWALLADER.
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THE COMPLAINT OF SIGEBERT.
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THE LYFE OF LADYE EBBE.
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THE COMPLAYNT OF EGELREDE.
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THE COMPLAINT OF EDRICUS.
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THE COMPLAINT OF HAROLDE.
William Duke of Normandie, and ryght heyre to the Englyshe crowne, to Harolde the Vsurper.
Harolde the English King, to thee William, Duke of Normandie.
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Transcriber’s Notes
