This being once noised, they flocked unto him from all parts of Arabia. He being throughly instructed in Satan's school, and well seen in Magic, observed the present opportunity.1 The Romans and Persians then warred together, Mahomet with his Arabians want, & first took part with the Romans, but afterwards served them a life touch, and forsook them,2 and thereby weakened that side. In a while after he espied the Persians go to wrack, and having despised the Romans, he setteth less by the Persians, and then setteth forth himself with might and main with his Captains and Lieutenants (called Amirai) ⟨image 34⟩to subdue Nations, and to destroy the Christians, to th• end that he might establish that false religion, devised by himself and his wicked confederates: he prevailed wonderfully, and in short time after his decease (in the time of Ebubezer and Haumar, that successively reigned after him in Arabia) there were got and subdued to the Arabians, the Region of Gaza, the City Bostra in Arabia, Damascus Phoenicia, Egypt, Palestine, the City Jerusalem, all Syria, Antioch, Edessa, Mesopotamia, all Persia, yea, and in a manner all Asia: But I may not forget the end of Mahomet, who in an evening fitting up late in his palace, and having taken his fill of wine, wherein one of his companions had poured some poison, felt his wonted sickness approaching and made hast forth, saying he mu•t needs depart to confer with the Angel Gabriel, and go aside, least his glorious presence should be an occasion of their deaths: forth he went, and remembering that a soft place was best for his falling sickness, down he fell upon a dunghill, grovelling along with great pain, fuming at the mouth, and gnashing his teeth. The Swine came about the dunghill, fell upon him, wounded him sore, and had eaten him up▪ had not his wife and others of his house heard the noise of the hogs, and rescued the false Prophet. Antoninus reporteth,3 that he was not without sundry diseases, which his intemperate diet brought him: namely, the Pleurisy, and a kind of Lethargy, for oftentimes his senses seemed to be taken from him. He continued drooping the space of fourteen days, at length he departed this life, his belly had such a swelling that it seemed ready to burst, & his little finger bowed backwards.
This béeing once noysed, they flocked vnto him from all parts of Arabia. He béeing throughly instructed in Satans schoole, and well séene in Magicke, obserued the present opportunitie.1 The Romanes and Persians then warred together, Mahomet with his Arabians want, & first tooke part with the Romanes, but afterwardes serued them a life touch, and forsooke them,2 and thereby weakened that side. In a while after he espyed the Persians goe to wracke, and hauing despised the Romans, he setteth lesse by the Persians, and then setteth foorth himselfe with might and main with his Captaines and Lieutenants (called Amirai) ⟨image 34⟩to subdue Nations, and to destroy the Christians, to th• end that he might e•tablish that false religion, deuised by himselfe and his wicked confederates: hée preuailed wonderfully, and in short time after his decease (in the time of Ebubezer and Haumar, that successiuely raigned after him in Arabia) there were got and subdued to the Arabians, the Region of Gaza, the Citie Bostra in Arabia, Damascus Phenicia, Egypt, Palestina, the Citie Ierusalem, all Syria, Antioch, Edessa, Mesopotamia, all Persia, yea, and in a manner all Asia: But I may not forget the ende of Mahomet, who in an euening fitting vp late in his pallace, and hauing taken his fill of wine, wherein one of his companions had powred some poyson, felt his wonted sicknesse approching and made hast forth, saying hée mu•t néedes depart to conferre with the Angell Gabriel, and goe aside, least his glorious presence should bée an occasion of their deathes: forth he went, and remembring that a soft place was best for his falling sicknes, downe hee fell vppon a dunghill, groueling along with great paine, fuming at the mouth, and gnashing his teeth. The Swine came about the dunghill, fell vppon him, wounded him sore, and had eaten him vp▪ had not his wife and others of his house heard the noyse of the hogges, and rescued the false Prophet. Antoninus reporteth,3 that hee was not without sundry diseases, which his intemperate dyet brought him: namely, the Plurifie, and a kinde of Lithargie, for oftentimes his sences seemed to bee taken from him. He continued drooping the space of fourtéene daies, at length he departed this life, his bellie had such a swelling that it séemed readie to burst, & his little finger bowed backwards.
- 1Aventin. Annal. li. 3.Auentin. Annal. li. 3.
- 2Zonaras Annal. Tom. 3.
- 3Antonin. chro. part. a. tit. 13. ca. •
