Mofes his Selkeleniall. I milerable experience , found in their t outward glory, andworldly felicity what achange hath a little timemade in all their honours, riches, anddelights! That victorious Emperour Henry tbefioth, whohad fought two and fif- typitchedbattels, fell to that poverty bcforehedyed, as he was forced tope- tition to bee a Prebend in the Church of Spier, to mlintaine him in his old age. And Preopitos reports of King Gillimer, who was a potent Kingof the Vandals,who was fo lowbrought, as to intreat his friend to fend him a fpunge, a loafe ofbread, anda harpe ; a fpunge to dry up his teares, a loafe of bread to maintainhis life, and a harpe to fo- lace himtelfe in his rnifery. Philip de Qmines reports of a Duke of xceter,"1 who thoughhe had marriedEdward the fourths fitler,yet he faw him in the low countries beggingbarefoot. the onlyman living in his time,having his eyes put our, was led at lait in a firing, crying,give ahalf:poi, to Belli- farzw. Pate 00i1072 Bellifajo. Thereare the uncertainties, and mu- tabilities of all worldly honours :
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