But  how  the  pofteritic  of  Letter- inuentcrs  were  by  letters  circumucntcdi  it  will
notbe  an  vnwclcomeftratageme  to  our  reader.  When  theChriftian  forces  in  the
time  of  Ludo'.iictti  Crafw  befieged  Tyrus  by  fea  and  land,  a  Doue  was  fcene  to  come
flying,  and  deemed  by  expert  men  which  had  feene  experience  of  the  like,  to  carrie
letters  to  the  befieged  :  whereupon  a  terrible  ftiout  was  raifed  through  thearmic
which  rent  the  aire  with  fuch  violence,  or  elfe  fo  amazed  the  feelie  Doue,  that  downe
flieefell  ;  They  tooke  her  letter  from  her,  wherein  was  contained  that  thcTyrinhs
ftiould  be  of  good  courage,  and  fhortlie  reliefe  (liould  bee  f:nt.  This  rhcy  tooke  a-
way  and  fafrncd  another  of  contrary  tenure  to  this  fwift  Carrier,w  hich  prcfcntly  con-
ueycd  the  fame  to  her  home  at  Tyrus,  and  with  her  counterfiit  ncwes  caufcd  the  Ty-
rianstoyceld.     'Dienyf.  hlexandrtnus  called  Tyrus  nj/n^/Lofor  theantiquitic.
OfthePhcenican  kings  here  might  be  rnferted  alargeHiftorie  ;  but  Ifearetcdi-
oufhefle.  Their  Catalogue  is  thus  in  .?f^/'?^er/  ''Canons;  firft  /4^//'.t/»i,  two  ycnres;
Hierom,  the  fonne  oi Abil>4lsts,  ? 8,  yeares;  Blenzaros,  7;  %y^bdejiartns,  p;  the  Nu  ces
fonne,  j  2;  tt/iJlartusTiaUaftriF'  1 2;  Aferyraus,  %  Thtles,  8  moncths;  hhob.xal,  the
Prieft  of  Aftaitc,  7,  z  yeares  j  Badez.orus,  6 ;  C^iargenas  p;  Pygmalien,  47.1n  his  time
D.'«fsfledinto  Libya.  Alongtime  afterthis  raigned  another /fo^<*/«j  19.  yeares;
Baal^^o  and  then  ludges  ruled:  Ecnihahtsz.  moneths ;  Helbes  to.  moneths ;  Abba~
rtis^  the  high  Prieft,  1 1  .moneths;  Balator,  i .  yerc;  MytgonnsinA  (jereflratfis,6;  Mer'


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bal  (  fent  from  Babylon  )  4  ;  Hirom  his  brother,  20.  Thus  much  out  of  the  Phceni-
cian  Antiquities:  thercftofthcirHiftorieisforfubflance,  the  fame  with  the  Syrian
before  handled.
