Agrippa Cornelius, account of him and his dog, n 97 'Anaxarchus, reported to have been pounded in a mortar 136 Antipathy, ludicrous instance of, n Apocrypha, enmity of the Presbyterians to it, n 242 366 358 ib. Apollonius Thyaneus, the philosopher, account of, n - 101 Bakers, the ancient way of punishing them for false weights, n Barnacles turn Soland geese ibid, n Barratry, explanation of the term, n Bees, the manner of repairing them, n lose their lives with their stings, n Bird of Paradise, n Bishops insulted Page Line 429 Blank instruments ridiculed, n Blood, transfusion of it, remarkable instances of, n Bodin, M. account of, n Booker, the astrologer, account of, n ibid, n Braying in a mortar a punishment in Turkey, n Breaking gold formerly esteemed a marriage contract, n 426 Brereton, Sir William, account of, n Brotherhood, holy, n Byfield, Adoniram, who, n Cabal, origin of the word, n Calamy, Edmund, account of, n Caldesed, explanation of the word, n Caligula, character of; n his ridiculous expedition, n Camisado, explanation of the word, n 425 250 359 365 359 119 Cardan, his ludicrous opinion, concerning the tail of the lost his life to save the credit of his prediction, n Cassiopeia's chair, n Cavalier of Sarum carried away by the devil' ibid, n Cavaliers, the steadiness of their loyalty Cerberus, the fable of, n Chaldeans, their method of judging of nativities, n Civic crown, the Roman reward for saving the life of a Clergy, benefit of, explained, n Conjurers, ancient ones, pretended to bring down the moon from her sphere, n Conjurer in Moorfields, anecdote of, Page Line 105 236 104 422 211 93 canonized by his chaplains, " Richard, account of, n anecdote of, n Cross, aversion of the fanatics of those times to the sign of, n Croysado, General, who, n Damon and Pythias, story of, n Dewtry, what, n Desborough, colonel, account of, n Devil of Mascon, n said to appear to the parliament commissioners at why supposed to have a cloven hoof, n Dilemma explained, n Divorce, in what cases allowed, n Druids borrowed money to be repaid in the next world, n Dutchman, story of a, n Ears, account of some remarkable ones, n. - Egyptians of opinion that the sun has twice shifted his course, n Empedocles, the philosopher, n- Page Line 116 95 453 Excommunication, the abuse of it by the Presbyterians, n 254 Hans towns, who so called, n Hazlerig, Sir Arthur, account of, n Henderson, Mr. account of him, with his character of Charles I. 339 378 - 371 |