The life and death of william Long beard, the most famous and witty English traitor, borne in the citty of London Accompanied with manye other most pleasant and prettie histories, by T.L. of Lincolns Inne, gent.

Title

The life and death of william Long beard, the most famous and witty English traitor, borne in the citty of London Accompanied with manye other most pleasant and prettie histories, by T.L. of Lincolns Inne, gent.

Author

Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.

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Printed at London :: By Rychard Yardley and Peter Short, dwelling on Breadstreat hill, at the signe of the Starre,

1593.

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Subject terms

Fitzosbert, William, d. 1196.

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Contents

• title page
• ¶ THE LIFE AND death of William Long beard.
  • Howe Willyam Long beard betraied his elder bro∣ther vnto his death, of his falling in acquaintance with the Abbot of Cadonence in Normandy and how cunning∣ly and coulourably they got authority from the Kinge to accomplish their ambitious pretences.
  • How William with the long beard handled the cause of Pe∣ter Nowlay a Cobler, who was iniuried by Robert Be∣sant, sometime Bailife of London.
  • How William with the long beard behaued himselfe towardes the Courtiers, and of his loue to his faire Lemman Maude∣line.
  • How William with the long beard slew Arthur Brown, who deceiued him of his Maudline.
  • How William with the long beard after long trouble was taken by the kings officers, and executed for his misdemeanors.
  • William Long beards Epitaph.
• Of manie famous pirats, who in times past were Lordes of the Sea.
• A true and famous History of Partaritus king of Lombardie, who being pursued by Grimaldo, fled first of all to Cucano king of the Auarior Huns, and then into France, and finallie after manie trauailes was restored to his kingdom with much ma∣iestie, wherein the worthy memorie of two faithfull seruants is happilie registred.
• The wonderfull dreame of Aspatia the daughter of Hermoti∣mus the Phocencian a verie poore man, who afterwards tho∣row hir wonderful vertues, became the wife of Cyrus king of Percia and was afterwards married to Artaxerxes.
• A wonderous reuenge executed by Megallo Lercato of Genoua vpon the mightie Emperour of Trabisonda.
• The memorable deeds of Ualasca a Lady of Bohemia, whoe causing all other Ladies to kill their husbands, Brethren, and sonnes, raigned seuen yeares in Bohemia.
• An excellent example of continence in Frauncis Sforza.
• Of many learned men ancient and moderne, who violently and infortunatelie ended their daies.
• Howe kinge Rodorigo the last of the Royall house of the Gothes, lost his kingdome and life thorough his incontinence.
• Of many famous men whoe leauing the gouernement of the Commonweale gaue themselues ouer to a priuate life.
• A most subtill dispute made in Antioch in the presence of king Ptolomey, by seuen seuerall Ambassadors which of their Common-weales had the best lawes and most notable Customes.
• Strange Lawes of Tirzus the Tyrant where-through he withstood Conspiracies.