The consent of time disciphering the errors of the Grecians in their Olympiads, the vncertaine computation of the Romanes in their penteterydes and building of Rome, of the Persians in their accompt of Cyrus, and of the vanities of the Gentiles in fables of antiquities, disagreeing with the Hebrewes, and with the sacred histories in consent of time. VVherein is also set downe the beginning, continuance, succession, and ouerthrowes of kings, kingdomes, states, and gouernments. By Lodovvik Lloid Esquire.

CHAP. I.

Of the first building of Rome by Romulus: of his gouernment, lawes, and appointing of Magistrates after he had founded the ci∣tie: of his warres with the Sabines: of his conquestes and victo∣ries ouer these Sabines, Fidenats, and of his triumph ouer king Acron.

IWill omit to write of the prophane an∣tiquitie of the Tuscans, and of their chiefe citie Hetruria, of whom you may reade * 1.1 Sempronius, M. Cato, Fabius Pictor, and ma∣ny others, where you may satisfie your selues of many such fables as are to bee founde in prophane histories: and there∣fore I will begin the historie of Rome frō the Latines, and so briefly passe vnto Romulus the first builder and first king of Rome, whose lineall race descended from the kings of the Latines, in the which kingdome reigned succes∣siuely sixteene kings before Romulus builded Rome from Aene∣as time, as in the histories of the kings of the Latines is de∣clared.

And nowe in what Olympiad Rome was builded, the Chro∣nicles crie out one against another in such sort, that some say * 1.2 that Rome was builded in the fift Olympiad, some in the sixt O∣lympiad, some in the eight, some in the ninth, and some in the twelfth Olympiad. But the best agree, that Rome was builded in the seuenth Olympiad: for yet prophane histories were not ac∣quainted with the actions of time, for fewe or none wrote in those dayes, or within three hundred yeeres after: for Rome in * 1.3 the beginning was but a little towne, and so frō time to time encreased her Territories, and enlarged her Confines, first by Romulus pollicie in warres, and secondarily by Numa Pompi∣lius * 1.4 wisedome in religion and peace.

At what time Phul Assur reigned the second king of newe Assyria, for now the monarchie of the Assyrians was takē away into Babylon after Sardanapalus time, by Phul Belochus the father of this king: for the kingdomes of newe Assyria or of Babylon,

of the Medes, and of Macedonia, began before the kingdome * 1.5 of Rome the space of one Iubilee, which is but fiftie yeres: and the kingdom of Lydia began 26. yeres before Rome, in the first Olympiad. Thus at one time almost fiue kingdomes begā their gouernment. About the name of Rome, diuerse opinions are: some say, that the Pelagians, after they had ouercome the grea∣test part of the world, and had subdued many nations, in the end did stay there, and named it Rome first: some say, that after the destructiō of Troy, certaine Troians (to saue themselues frō the sword with their wiues) tooke sea, & were driuē by winde to the Thuscan shore neere to the riuer Tiber, & that one Roma * 1.6 a Troiane lady named Rome, after her owne name: others hold opinion, that it was Romanus the sonne of Vlisses and of Circes, * 1.7 that first named Rome: other say otherwayes. Reade Plutarch, Fabius Pictor, and Cato, of the sundry opinions of Rome, you shall finde all in Halic.

Many fables are written concerning the name of Rome, and as many about Romulus birth, who (as the best writers a∣gree * 1.8) is the most likest to haue first named Rome. This Romu∣lus descended right from the line of the kings of Alba, euen * 1.9 from Aeneas body, which was the first king of the Latines that became king of Alba: for so were the kings of Alba before As∣canius time named, from whom Romulus by succession line∣ally issued. The historic is knowen of the two brethren, Nu∣mitor and Amulius the last kings of Alba: these brethren agree∣ed by lotte for the kingdome to make diuision, the one to haue the golde, siluer, iewels brought thither from Troy, rea∣die money and goodes, which fell by lotte vnto Amulius: and the other the kingdome which fell to Numitor. This had a * 1.10 daughter named Rhea, of some named Syluia, of others Ilia: this was Romulus mother afterward, though her vncle Amulius had put her to be one of the vestal virgins, which by the law might not be maried before thirtie yeeres of age, vnto whom Amu∣lius had a speciall regard lest shee should haue children: not∣withstanding she was found with child against the profession of the vestall virgines, and deliuered of two twinnes.

This put Amulius in great fright for the kingdome, which * 1.11 for all his sleightes in seeking meanes to destroye these two twinnes, he coulde not hinder one iote of Gods prouidence herein: this Romulus grewe in time a goodly young man in height and strength passing all his people, hee was holy and religious, and much addicted to obserue diuinations, and vn∣derstanding the lewde practises & wicked intention of Amu∣lius from time to time without cōsent of his graundfather Nu∣mitor they sluehim, & restored their graundfather Numitor in∣to the kingdom of Alba: and hauing many fugitiue slaues and banished men which came from diuers countries with Romu∣lus & Remus to kill Amulius, they thought good to build them a citie in that place where they both were brought vp first, at what time strife beganne betwixt Romulus and Remus the two * 1.12 brethren, about the placing of Rome, which coulde not agree before Romulus had slaine his brother Remus.

After whose death Romulus layde the first foundation of Rome the twentie one of April, which day the Romanes kept holy and in memorie of the natiuitie of their countrie: they kept a feast day which the olde Thuscanes kept before, and vp∣on that day named the feast of Palilea: yet some write, that the foundation of Rome was laide by Romulus the thirtie of A∣prill, * 1.13 Eutropius the second day of May.

But when he had builded Rome, and situated the Citie vp∣on foure litle hilles, to them three other litle hilles after∣ward were added, whose names were written by Fabius Pictor in this sort.

• The first Mount named the mount Tarpeius.
• The second mount Quirinall.
• The third mount Palatine.
• The fourth mount Caelius. * 1.14
• The fifth mount Exquilinus.
• The sixth mount Auentinus.
• The seuenth mount Viminalis.

After Numitor his graundfather died, the kingdom of Alba fell vnto Romulus by inheritance: and after hee once builded Rome, hee was also by common consent of all made king, which Romulus refused before hee had seene some mysterie

by diuination wherein Romulus was very expert: but after that he had offered sacrifice vnto Iupiter, and sawe light shi∣ning vpon the left hand towardes the right hand, which a∣mong the olde Hetruscans were signes of good successe, Ro∣mulus was perswaded by diuination to take the kingdome of * 1.15 Rome vpon him: hee being king in his kingdome confirmed and made a lawe, that no king shoulde be in Rome after him, but such as by auguration had some happie tokens of his suc∣cesse in gouernment: this lawe continued not onely all the time of the Kings, but also in the time of the Consuls it was * 1.16 obserued: that no Consul nor Dictator shoulde be elected without consultation with Augurers, according to Romulus lawe. reade more in Halicar.

Nowe after that Romulus had builded Rome in this sort, * 1.17 and had gotten the kingdome of Alba into his hande (for now Numitor his graundfather died) he diuided his best figh∣ting and chosen men into two companies: in euery one of * 1.18 these companies were three thousand footemen, and three hundred horsemen, which were called by the olde Romanes Legions. After this, hee instituted a common wealth, hee or∣deined a hundred counsellours which were named Patrici∣ans, or Senators.

In the fourth moneth after Rome was builded, Romulus faigned certeine playes in Rome to drawe people into the Ci∣tie, whereby hee appointed by that meanes to entice the Sa∣bines daughters, and the women of Alba to come to Rome to see the playes: at what time a number were rauished by Romulus and his souldiers: the number of women which were thus rauished, some say were but thirtie, others say fiue hundred twentie seuen, and others say sixe hundred eightie * 1.19 three: of the which maides Romulus tooke but one onely to him selfe, named (as Plutarch calles her) Hersilia, a wise sober Virgine, and who afterwarde was the mediation of peace betwixt the Romanes and Sabines: and they say, Talassiues was the watch worde giuen by Romulus to his men, at that time when this rauishment shoulde bee executed, which name

was so much honoured amongst the olde Romanes, as Hyme∣neus was amongst the Grecians. For as the Greekes doe cele∣brate the feaste of Hymeneus, and so honour him with songes at mariages: euen so the olde Romanes vsed the like ceremo∣nie of Talassiues, when any Romane was maried: in Greece, they vsed songes to Hymeneus at the mariages, in Rome songes named Talassion.

I referre them that woulde faine delight them selues with * 1.20 those matters, to Fabius Pictor and to Plutarch, and I wil briefe∣ly returne to the Romane histories which are long and large, for that the Romanes of this litle poore beginning which you heard of (I speake of Romulus a meane man in the beginning, * 1.21 and of Rome a litle Towne at the first) became so great in time, that it deuoured and swallowed vp all the kingdomes * 1.22 of the worlde: so Eutropius saith, that the Romane Empire which at the first beginning thereof was the least of al other, in processe of time became the most ample of all other Em∣pires. Now while Romulus deuised by al pollicie to make Rome of some fame, Acron king of Ceminenses mistrusting the old en∣terprises * 1.23 of Romulus, and fearing the like attempt as he did to * 1.24 the Sabines, began to make hote and violent warres vpon him * 1.25 with a puissant army, inuaded Romulus territories, where Ro∣mulus met him couragiously, and (to auoide the slaughter of many) a combat was betwixt the two kings in persons ap∣pointed, in the which combat Romulus killed Acron, ouerwhō * 1.26 he first triumphed & gote the victorie. This was the first bat∣tell that Romulus began with such good successe, that he ouer∣threw the Ceminenses, the Antenates, and the Crustumens, being aided by Seuis king of Etruria. Romulus (to discharge his vowe made to Iupiter) made his triumph ouer these nations, han∣ging the armour & weapons of king Acron about the bowe of a yong oke, which Romulus caried on his right shoulder mar∣ching on foote before the army towards the citie, with a roy∣al song of victory. This was the first triumph of Romulus, & the * 1.27 first entry giuē into other triumphs that folowed presētly. Af∣ter this triumph of Romulus, the Sabines could not forget their

iniurie for their daughters and virgines rauished by Romulus, * 1.28 but elected Tatius a gallant gentleman to be Generall of the Sabines, and to reuenge the wrong done by Romulus. Tatius besieged Rome: that time one named Tarpeius was appoin∣ted captaine of the Castle, whose daughter named likewise Tarpeia, betrayed the whole Citie for a reward, which Tatius promised: some say that Tarpeia was Tatius daughter.

By this treason of Tarpia, the Sabines entred Rome, and great warre continued betwixt the Sabines & the Romanes 3. yeres.

But in time betwixt Romulus and Tatius peace was conclu∣ded, and they both together reigned ioyntly, and gouerned Rome fiue yeeres, Tatius dwelling by mount Tarpeius, after∣warde called the Capitoll, and Romulus on mount Palatium: * 1.29 but within a while in this fiue yeere Tatius was slaine, and Ro∣mulus gouerned himselfe and ouercame the Antenates, the Veients, and other nations, triumphed ouer them the second time. And when that Romulus had reigned thirtie seuen yeres, after three seuerall triumphes he died, of whose death diuerse * 1.30 opinions are of Romulus assencion into heauen in the sight of Proclus, and of a voyce heard he should be called Quirinus af∣ter his death: reade Plutarch concerning his vanishing away, and concerning his whole life. Romulus strength & his whole force exceeded not aboue two thousand footemen, and not three hundred horsemen, when he beganne his kingdome in Rome: but when Romulus died, hee left fourtie sixe thousand footemen, and a 1000. horsemen.

During the time of Romulus gouernment reigned in Assyria Salmanasser 10. yeres, by whō Samaria was subdued, & the 10. * 1.31 tribes of Israel caried captiue into Babylon. Also Senaherib his sonne reigned after his father seuen yeeres, he likewise wasted and spoyled Iudea in the time of king Ezechias, vntill hee was vanquished & al his armie to the number of a hundred twen∣tie sixe thousand. In Lydia reigned two kings during Romulus time, Haliagtes the 2. king, and Meles the 3. king. In the begin∣ning of the Romans kingdom the third kind of gouermēt begā in Athens after 17. kings gouernment, & then after 13. Iudges.

Now beganne the thirde alteration of the state called Decen∣nales principes, a magistrate that should continue tenne yeeres in office, and then another elected into his roume.

Now in that time that Romulus raigned, beganne in Rome diuers kinds of magistrats and officers, lawes and orders were by Romulus appointed for the better gouernment of the citie of Rome, as Senators, Tribunes, Aediles, Celeres and diuers other sacred and religious offices, as Flamines, Bishops, Foeciales, Salij, vestal Nunnes, southsayers and others: the right vse of their offices being not knowen to the reader, vnlesse he be wel read * 1.32 in histories, I haue orderly as they were appointed by Romu∣lus, here set downe as many magistrates, officers and offices, as were in Rome by Romulus first instituted during his raigne.

After that Romulus had builded Rome after the death of his brother Remus he made these many lawes.

1. First he deuided the whole company of the multitude into three tribes, and hee deuided the three tribes into 30. partes, which were called Curiae.

2. Then he elected one chiefe magistrate to gouerne Rome in his absence, which was named Praefectus vrbis, as Viceroy, or as lieuetenant to Romulus, as Iulius Caesar and Au∣gustus 750. yeeres after Romulus time vsed the like.

3. Romulus made a choise of 300. stoute and valiant souldiours called Celeres, and a captaine ouer them called * 1.33 Tribunus Celerum, these were Romulus gard: the Tribune was as Esquire of the body, or as captaine of the gard, to defend him from any sudden assault, and readie to execute the kings commandement.

4. Romulus appointed 12. men officers called Lictores, * 1.34 that should carie tipstaues or rods to make roume and way before the king.

5. Hee also appointed after them 12. othermen called Caduceatores, which were appointed next the kings person before him to carie axes, or mases, as Serieants at armes, an office of great antiquitie in all countreys of the world: for

we reade in Homer that Agamemnon sent a Serieant at armes * 1.35 called Talthubius to arrest Achilles for his absēce in the warres, and for his disobedience to Agamemnon, being then appoin∣ted generall for the Grecians against the Troyans.

6. When Romulus had prouided these officers for the sauegard of his person, he likewise erected counsellers, and made choise of a hundreth graue and wise men, who for the honour of their place, and dignitie of their calling, should be named Senators, to gouerne and to foresee the * 1.36 dangers and perils of the citie, to punish vice, and to reward vertue. These were called by strangers, princes of Rome, to whom the king committed the whole direction and cor∣rection of the citie. The familie and stocke of the Senators were called Patricij: for all Senators were elected out of the Patricians.

7. Hee appointed the place and the time where the Augurers and Southsayers should vse their diuination tou∣ching * 1.37 the euents and proceedings of Rome, which should be before Sunne rising, and after sunne setting: for Romulus himselfe caried the Augurers crooked staffe for his skill in diuination.

8. Then hee erected three Augurers with their orders * 1.38 and authorities, by whom all sacrifices and religious cere∣monies were solemnized. These three hee elected out of the three tribes.

9. He instituted that no man might enter into the Se∣nate to heare any cause pleaded or consulted, before hee were 25. yeres of age: he seemed to be of Aristotles opinion, that held, Iuuenem non esse Philosophiae idoneum.

10. After that Romulus had inuented these many good and seemely decrees, to set foorth that little kingdome of Rome: Now last of all he made lawes for setting foorth the dignitie of a king, as to weare purple colours: for Romulus * 1.39 ware a coate of purple in graine: and vpon that a long robe of purple colour: for this princely and riche colour was onely esteemed of the olde Romanes, and so honoured, that

none might weare it but the kings of Rome, and after the kings time, onely the Dictators and Consuls.

11. Romulus instituted a feast in memorie of Hersilia, and other Sabine virgines which were rauished, by whose meanes peace was concluded betwene Romulus and Tatius king of the Sabines. These feasts were called Matronalia. * 1.40

12. He also instituted the feast called Lupercalia, which * 1.41 was celebrated in Rome in memory of Romulus escape, when that he slew Aemilius his father vnknowen, but taken for his vncle, he ranne with a naked sword in his hand from Alba, to the very place where the wolfe gaue him sucke first. Reade Plutarch of Romulus life. They vsed at this feast a sacrifice in a denne vnder mount Palatine in the moneth of Februarie, * 1.42 in the honour of god Pan and Faunus.

Now Rome hauing her first foundation by Romulus, and much encreased by the policie and gouernment of Romulus, that the confines of Rome extended into diuers parts of Italy, and so enlarged by the warres of Romulus, and yet not 8 miles from the towne of Rome, that Numa Pompilius who succeeded him not in blood, but by election, for that hee was a Sabine borne in the citie of Cures, and had maried Tacia the onely daughter and heire of Tatius the Sabine, who before had go∣uerned Rome together with Romulus.

This Numa was entreated to accept the kingdome by am∣bassadours * 1.43 sent vnto him from the people of Rome with one consent, who after a long negatiue oration made vnto Proclus and Valesus, and being vrged thereunto both by Sabines and * 1.44 Romanes, accepted against his will the gouernment of Rome: after the Senators bare rule by the space of fiue dayes, which was called interregnum betweene Romulus and Numa, which * 1.45 was accompted one whole yeere.

This king was vertuous, godly; and religious, addicted al∣together to gouerne Rome with peace: for during the whole time of his raigne, Numu waged no warre, but established lawes, and framed such decrees and orders, as kept the people

which had bene so long accustomed with warres, vnder Ro∣mulus in quietnes and tranquilitie, which neuer happened in Rome, but onely in Numas time, and once in Augustus Caesars time. When Numa was consecrated king of Rome by the Au∣gurers, hee beginneth with the seruice of his gods, and there∣fore he instituted bishops, and diuers kinde of priests: he ere∣cted a colledge for the vestal virgines: he appointed the holy * 1.46 and immortal fire, with honour and reuerence to be kept by the vestal virgines. These ceremonies he had from Greece: for the like ceremonie was in Athens by old women, in watching the holy lampe, and in Delphos in the temple of Apollo. * 1.47

Hee founded diuers temples in Rome, with innumerable rites and ceremonies: he first corrected the Kalender, though not so exactly, yet he so perfected it, that then the Romane yere * 1.48 of tenne moneths was made twelue, by adding Ianuary and February. Which Numa not only added to the yere of tenne moneths, but he mended also the 10. moneth, and the dayes of the moneths: he corrected the Kalenders which was also by Romulus begunne, but finished by Numa.

This continued from Romulus vntill Iulius Caesars time by the name of Romulus yeere, who then caused the yeere to be∣ginne in March, a moneth which he consecrated to his sup∣posed father Mars, not knowing then Aemilius to be his father whom hee slewe then. But to Numa, in whose time a great plague raigned in Rome, at what time fell from heauen a bra∣sen or copper target, and lighted betweene Numas hand cal∣led Ancylia. Of this target I shal speake in another place.

The lawes that Numa taught then to the people being rude and ignorant, were no otherwise made, then the lawes of Ly∣curgus * 1.49 in Sparta, or of king Minos in Creete: for Numa made the people to beleeue that the lawes which he gaue, were frō the gods sent into him by the nimph Aegiria, with whom he had sundry times conference in mount Auentine. So did Lycurgus admonish the Spartans with the lawes from Apollo, which Ly∣curgus * 1.50 (as he saide) brought from Delphos into Greece: in like fort Minos made his people beleeue, that his decrees and * 1.51

lawes were giuen to him by Iupiter in mount Curetes. So did * 1.52 Silla make his souldiers beleeue, that hee had some spirite in a litle table that hanged about his necke, that instructed him in all his warres. And so did Sertorius by his white hinde make * 1.53 his captaines thinke, that hee was sent from the goddesse Diana.

Now Numa a peaceable and religious prince, aduanced tillage in Rome, and deuided his people into diuers occupati∣ons: hee limitted bonds to the territories of Rome, and tooke away all factions that helde before with Romulus and Tatius, and gouerned Rome with such iustice and clemencie, that all warres and dissentions were forgotten in Rome: the temple of Ianus was shut, which was an olde custome in the time of peace, which continued the whole raigne of Numa, which was 43. yeeres: for the Romanes had no warres in all Numas time: for (as Plato saith) there is true gouernment, and there * 1.54 is a happy common wealth, where the minde of a wise Philo∣sopher is ioyned to the maiestie of a king, where graue coun∣sel is giuen, and good lessons taught, the vertuous man rewar∣ded, and the vicious man punished.

This good king liued of al others most happy in peace and * 1.55 quietnes, all the dayes of his life: and the misfortune of fiue other kings which after him succeeded, caused the honour of Numa to shine with more glorie: for (as Plutarch saith) foure of them died not their naturall death, three were killed with * 1.56 treason, and the fourth was striken with a thunder bolt, and burnt with lightning, and the 5. driuen out of his kingdome, and died in exile: so that of the seuen kings Numa onely ex∣celled, of whom some say that hee had no children but one daughter called Pompilia, which was maried to C. Martius Co∣riolanus. * 1.57 Of this Pompilia was borne Ancus Martius the fourth king of Rome: some say againe, that Numa had foure sonnes, named Pompo, Pinus, Calpus, and Mamercus: and of these foure * 1.58 descended the noblest races and most ancient houses of the Romanes. Reade of this king more in Plutarch, and in Dioni∣sius * 1.59 Halicarnassaeus.

In Aethiope raigned while Numa liued and ruled Rome, a king called Tarachus, which came to ayde the king of Egypt against * 1.60 Sanaherib king of the Assyrians, at what time the Empire of E∣gypt was deuided into twelue prouinces, by equall portions betwixt 12. princes. When Numa beganne his kingdome in Rome, Candaules the fourth king of Lydia gouerned the Lidians, whose historie both of his wife, and of his life, together with * 1.61 the fable of Giges ring, is written in Herodotus at large. Ma∣nasses also king of Iudea for his wickednes against the Lorde, was deliuered into the hands of Benmerodach king of the Chal∣deans, and was caried captiue into Babylon. Deioces the fift go∣uernour that gouerned the Medes, and the first king that raig∣ned ouer them, liued this time. In Athens raigned Leocrates the fift magistrate, Absander the 6. magistrate, and Erixias the last magistrate of Athens, in that gouernment of 10. yeeres to * 1.62 euery magistrate appointed, which continued the time of 7. seuerall magistrats, which was 70. yeeres.

Concerning this kings death, he himselfe cōmanded that his body should be burned, and therfore they made two cof∣fines of stone: in the one of them Numas body was layed: in the other, his bookes which were written with his owne hand: twelue bookes were written concerning the office of the priests, and 12. other cōcerning Philosophie, and the dis∣cipline of Numa. He commaunded in his last will, that these * 1.63 bookes should be buried with his body at the hill called Iani∣culū: and so after he had liued 80. yeres, and raigned 43. yeres, he died: who in his life time instituted these lawes. * 1.64

1. He instituted the kinds of priests which were called Flamines, of these were 4: one to Iupiter called Flamen dialis * 1.65 who only should be present at sacrifice done to Iupiter: two vnto Mars called Flamines Martiales: these in like maner should instruct the people the maner and order of sacrifice done to Mars.

3. And the fourth he appointed in the honour of Qui∣rinus, called Quirinalis Flamen, to celebrate the memorie of Romulus: for so Romulus was honoured and called by the * 1.66

name of Quirinus. After this these priests were all bishops, archbishops, cardinals and patriarkes, by the names of Fla∣mines, Protoflamines, Archiflamines, &c.

4. Then Numa instituted another order of priesthood called Faeciales, which were peace makers, to pacifie quarels, * 1.67 to entreat of peace, if they could, else to denounce warres: for without their licence the king might not commence warre with the enemies.

5. Againe he appointed another nōber of priests which were 12. named Salij, that should dance & leape before the sacrifice in the moneth of March, apparelled with pide cas∣socks, girded with swords about them, with copper helmets on their heads, with Thracian targets, and short daggers in their hands.

6. He augmented the nomber of soothsayers by Romulus first instituted, & erected a colledge of soothsayers, appoin∣ting * 1.68 one to be chiefe called Pontifex Max. that had the au∣ctority of hie priest, & was master of al the pōtifical lawes.

7. He also made a lawe that no stranger might be of this sacred societie, but such holy deuout and religious men, as Pontifex Max. with his colledge of soothsayers, should elect by diuination.

8. He also appointed 4. vestal virgins, which should watch * 1.69 and attend the holy and immortall fire, with reuerence and great honor consecrated to Vesta, which vsed like ceremo∣nies as the olde women did in Athens in watching the holy lampe.

9. He decreed that the targets called Ancylia should be in * 1.70 the custodie of the 12. priestes called Salij, in like maner as the custodie of the lampe was cōmanded to the virgins. * 1.71

10. After this he deuided his people into diuers occupa∣tiōs, some to tillage, some to one science, some to another.

11. He instituted certaine priestes to Berecynthia, which should be gelded, which were named Galli, aster the name of a riuer in Phrygia, where they were gelded: but this was Pesinuntia as Images brought to Rome by Scipio Nasica, long

after Numas time, to whom these ceremonies were done in memorie of Claudia, who with her girdle halde the shippe where the idole of Pesinuntia was. Reade of these lawes and orders more in Pomp. Laetus, and in Fenestella.

Notes

• * 1.1

  These 3. wrote more then they could proue of Italie, or more then is allowed by Myrsilus or Halic.
• * 1.2

  The historie of the Latines.
• * 1.3

  Romulus a war∣like king.
• * 1.4

  Numa Pomp. a peaceable prince.
• * 1.5

  The kingdom of Lydia began in the first Olymp.
• * 1.6

  M. Cato defrag.
• * 1.7

  Fab. Pictor de aureo seculo.
• * 1.8

  Halicar. lib. 1.
• * 1.9

  Romulus li∣neally descen∣ded from Aeneas.
• * 1.10

  Rhea Romulus mother.
• * 1.11

  Amulius hin∣dred of his purpose.
• * 1.12

  Strife be∣tweene Romu∣lus and Remus.
• * 1.13

  Fabius Pictor lib. 2.
• * 1.14

  Dionis. lib. 2.
• * 1.15

  Dionys. Halic. lib. 2.
• * 1.16

  No king in Rome without diuination.
• * 1.17

  Plutarch in Romulo.
• * 1.18

  3000. footemē •…•…nd 300. horse of the old Ro∣manes called legions.
• * 1.19

  The rape of the Sabines virgines.
• * 1.20

  Plutarch. in Romul,
• * 1.21

  Fabius lib. 2. De aure•…•… seculo.
• * 1.22

  Eutrop. lib. 1.
• * 1.23

  Plutarch.
• * 1.24

  Fabius lib. 2.
• * 1.25

  Eutrop. lib. 1.
• * 1.26

  Acron king of Cemnens. kild by Romulus.
• * 1.27

  The first tri∣umph in Rome.
• * 1.28

  Tatius elected generall for the Sabines a∣gainst the Ro∣manes.
• * 1.29

  Warres be∣tweene Tatius and Romulus.
• * 1.30

  Reade Dionis. Halicar. lib. 2. & Eutrop. lib. 1.
• * 1.31

  Dionys. Halic. lib. 2.
• * 1.32

  Romulus lawes.
• * 1.33

  300. Celeres.
• * 1.34

  12. Lictores.
• * 1.35

  The antiquitie of Serieants at Armes.
• * 1.36

  Senators by Romulus first made.
• * 1.37

  The time and place of Au∣gurers.
• * 1.38

  Reade Fene∣stella and Pom L•…•…tus of these lawes.
• * 1.39

  The dignitie of a king.
• * 1.40

  Matronalia.
• * 1.41

  Lupercalia.
• * 1.42

  A sacrifice to Pan and to Faunus.
• * 1.43

  Numa Pompi∣lius the second king of Rome.
• * 1.44

  Eutrop. lib. 1.
• * 1.45

  Interregnum for fiue dayes.
• * 1.46

  Flamines, F•…•…∣ciales, Salij.
• * 1.47

  Ceremonies in Athens.
• * 1.48

  The yeere corrected and augmented by Numa.
• * 1.49

  Dissimulation in Religion.
• * 1.50

  Lycurgus.
• * 1.51

  Minoes.
• * 1.52

  Plat•…•…iae Sil•…•…t.
• * 1.53

  Superstition soone belee∣ued.
• * 1.54

  Platoes saying of a king.
• * 1.55

  The happie raigne of Numa.
• * 1.56

  Plutarch in Numa.
• * 1.57

  Pompilia.
• * 1.58

  The 4. sonnes of Numa.
• * 1.59

  Halicar. lib. 1.
• * 1.60

  Tarachus.
• * 1.61

  Herodot. lib. 1.
• * 1.62

  Decennales principes, con∣tinued tenne yeeres.
• * 1.63

  Numa buried at the hill Ia∣niculum.
• * 1.64

  Dionisius Hali∣car. lib. 3.
• * 1.65

  Flamines.
• * 1.66

  Romulus cal∣led Quirinus.
• * 1.67

  Faeci•…•…es.
• * 1.68

  Pomp. Laetus.
• * 1.69

  Plato in Numa Pomp.
• * 1.70

  Ancylia.
• * 1.71

  12. Salij.