The living librarie, or meditations and observations historical, natural, moral, political, and poetical / Written in Latin by P. Camerarius. And done into English by John Molle.
- Philipp Camerarius
- Date:
- 1621
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The living librarie, or meditations and observations historical, natural, moral, political, and poetical / Written in Latin by P. Camerarius. And done into English by John Molle. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![E ee eer ann prayfe of thofe that were dead, and of their valour, that the yong men might fing them before all the people. For conclufion, Iwill heere remember the memorable deed of King Zews the x 1. defcribed by Robert Gagain , which ci Ha fheweth , that this. Prince had a defire that the name of thofe that were dead cap-X 2. fhould remaine wholeand found, without feeking for reuenge,whatfocuer their life had beene. The father of this Zews had entertained the faire Agnes,who defired to be buried inthe church of the caftle of Loches. For this caufe fhejha- uing endowed it withan yearely rent, made her Toombe to bec fet vp in the middeft of the Queere: A while after Lewis comming thither, asked who it was that lay in that Toombe : A Pricft anfwered him, that it was the faire Agnes, faying thus withall, Sir, fora/much as this Toombe is a let and binderauce unto «ssf fo ik pleafe you, wee would gladly remaoue it iuto [ome Chappell. That which you require (anfwered the King) à aot reafonable; for although this woman while fhe lined was an beauie friend of mine, yet will I not viglate ber. Sepulchre nor the lawes of burial, Befides , Iwill not beleeue that you layd her bodie in fo eminent a place without a rich re- compence : Performe therefore to your. benefactref[e now [hee is dead, that which you pro- mife her while [Dee lined : and take heed you remooue her not from hence to any other place. - | Awdto the end you may ref} o much the more bound to pray for her,1 gine you more fixe 6o. erlíng.! thoufand Francs. And therewithall hee caufed the fame to bee told out vnto | them,ordayning that it fhould bee put foorth fora perpetual yearely benefit | V————————————— Z«ZAANÁ—— for that Church. The fame Author recounteth ( after John Chartier an ancient Hiftoriographer) that when Charles the vit. the father of Lews the x 1. had befieged Harflew to driue the Englifh from thence,hee went and lodged in the Abbay of Gemet, whither the faire Agnes came of purpofe to aduertife the King of fometreafonthat was complotted againft him. And hee addeth, that | the common fpeech was in his time, that Charles kept her, and had a daughter by her, which died a few daies after : albeit Charles vtterly denicd that fhee | was his daughter. Agnes died in that Abbay of Gemet, hauing left and given away by will the fumme of threefcore thoufand crownes. Her bowels were | buried there, but the body was imbalmed and interred at Loches. She wasa | woman of a pleafing gonuerfation , but full of pompe, taking a glorie to bee | proudly attended. The which ( becaufe it asked a round fumme of money to maintaine it) made the world thinke that Charles furnifhed the expenfe,to enioy the Lady. And that which ftrengthened this opinion, was that her ! friends were feene of a fudden greatly graced and exceedingly prouided for. | poe 23. | The Lord ofHallion maketh mention of this gues inthe life of Charlesthe v11. 7 And Pontus Heuter a Hollander in the Hiftory of the Dukes of Burgundie; | writeth ; that. Agnes being exceedingly beloued of Charles, was (by common | report)fent out of the world by the deuifes of the Dolphintonne and fucceffor | to Charles,called Lewis the X 1. : pelea Nit gos AN mn Fo os hic ty ga aay oh hi CHAP Te Of tbt notable bountie of Princes towards learned men. 48) HE Ancients haue faid very well, That Honour nourifheth Arts. 4 And Hiftories doe fhew. that theexcellent men of formerages 7 gaue themfelues with great earneftneffe to the. findie of “the Be 2] Liberall Sciences ; and that which is more,cherifhed, and rightly 2 5V45| rewarded thofe that profeffedand taught the fame. Therefore weeneed not maruell if in their times, Arts and Sciences did Inthe 4.chap.) of the fame booke,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30334913_0028.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
