The first part of the diall of daies containing 320. Romane triumphes, besides the triumphant obelisks and pyramydes of the Aegyptians, the pillers, arches, and trophies triumphant, of the Græcians, and the Persians, with their pompe and magnificence: of feastes and sacrifices both of the Iewes and of the Gentils, with the stately games and plaies belonging to these feastes and sacrifices, with the birthes and funeral pomps of kinges and emperours, as you shall finde more at large in the 2. part, wherein all kind of triumphes are enlarged. By Lodowick Lloid Esquire.

Of the moneth of March, which with the Iewes is called Adar the tenth moneth, with the Athenians called Munichion the 8. moneth, and with the Aegiptians Pharm••noth their 7. moneth.

The 1. Day

VPpon this day the Romanes began their yeare, euen from Romulus his time by the name of Annus Romuli, on which day the Senate had made a decree, that the altars in the temple of Vesta should bee consecra∣ted, new fire should be solemnlie set vp by Vestals virgins with greene Lawrell braunches, likewise in the howses of Flamines the priestes of Vesta, and in the house of the king called rex facroum, in the market place, and in the se∣nate house great solemnities of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ceremonies of fire,* 1.1 and of lawrell draunches with feastes and mirth, and especially the sacrifices of the priestes.

Besides the Romanes kept a solemne feast called Consua∣lia in memorie of the 600. Sa••••ne virgins, who after they were violently rauished, by the councell of Romulus, war en∣sued, and they with one consent entred ••aked into the field be∣tweene the two armies, the one side being their fathers the o∣ther their husbands, and with tears entreated both parties and reconciled their husbands vnto their fathers, and their fathers vnto their husbands, this feast was called matrona••a festa,* 1.2 this day the women vsed to serue their seruants at supper, and the husbands presented their wiues with giftes, and therefore it is called of some 〈◊〉〈◊〉 festa.

This moneth in old time was first dedicated vnto Miner∣ua, & therefore they keepe a great feast called Quinquatria, at what time the Romanes kept the feast of Ancylia, when Salij

should daunce vp and downe the streetes of Rome, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in their hands small round Targats which fell from the aire in the time of Numa Pompilius,* 1.3 singing and calling out vpon the end of euery verse, on the name of Mammuris, for it was he that had made that target Ancylia.

This very day also, they vsed in Rome in the hill Exquili∣nus a solemne sacrifice vnto Iuno in hee owne Temple: vpon the which day, Iosephus saith that the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dedication of the tem∣ple at Ierusalem after the captiuitie of Babilon, was licenced and permitted by Da••ius.

The Greekes held a solemne feast vnto Diana with great ceremonies and sacrifices called Munichia, on the which day it is supposed by some writers, that the third floud was in Acha••a in Greece, which continued two moneths, and drowned all Helespont the next regions into Asia, when Ogyges gouerned Athens, and Bellochus in A••••yria.

On this daye diuers noble Romanes had their triumphes with great honour in Rome, as Pub. Valerius Publi••ola, the first Consul after the kings, who triumphed ouer Torquinius & his armie, and ouer the Vients, after the building of Rome 264.

Also Lu. Cornelius Lentu••us triumphed ouer the Samuits and Lucans with much solemnitie, after the building of Rome 476. So did Quintus Luctatius (being Consul) triumphe o∣uer the Phaliscans, 512.

Lu. Silla, after he had subdued the most part of the Citties of Greece, he laid siege to Athens, tooke it,* 1.4 and slue most cruel∣lie the cittizens on this day.

Mar. Claudius Marcellus,* 1.5 Consul of Rome, triumphed with great glorie on this day ouer the Germanes and French∣men, after Rome was builded, 537.

Cai. Plautius Decianus, and Lu. Aemilius Mamertinus both Consuls of Rome, who had a solemne triumphe graun∣ted them by the Senators ouer the Prinernates, after the buil∣ding of Rome, 424.

Lodowick the ninth of that name king of Fraunce, with his three sonnes, and with a great armie sa••led from Massilia into Affrica, against the Sarazens, ouer whom he had a great victo∣rie,

in the yeare of Christ▪ 1270.

On this day Valerius Maximianus, was by Dioclesian the Emperour made Caesar, who for a time gouerned the em∣pire ioyntly, 290.

Basilius Emperour of Constantinople died on this day, he was a poore man in the beginning, and after hee came to be a Chamberlaine to the emperour Michael,* 1.6 whom this Basilius slew and after gouerned the Empire, 889.

As on this day Fran••iscus Guisius s••ue in Vasseio a towne of France 200 Frenchmen for religion,* 1.7 in the church as they serued God, 1562.

The 2 Day.

AMongst the Romans the second day of March was counted a dismall day, which they called Ater dies, for the Romans as you heard, recorded their fortu∣nate dayes, according to the euents of fortune, and the actions of time.

On this day a great battell was fought in Saxonia, at what time Albertus the Marquesse of B••and••nburge was taken, and his armie vanquished by Iohn Fridercus one of the em∣pire,* 1.8 1547.

The 3 Daie.

AS on this day, the olde Romanes examined the numbers of the S••nators, placing and displacing by the consent of the two Consuls, and the two 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Souldiers, and of the people, where by they might haue Se••atus legittimus.

Carolus duke of B••rgundie with all his armie, was ouer∣throwne in a great battell at Gra••sen by the Heluetians, on this day,* 1.9 1476.

Iohannes Fridericus Elector of Saxone, died 1554, and Leo the tenth of that name, a Florentine borne, was elected pope of R••me 1513, against this Pope Martin Luther began

to write and to set open the Church R••me to all men.

Ly••cost. writes, that on this daye, little children came in to our Sa••iour Christ to bee touched, at what time hee rebuked the Desciples for the keeping backe of them.

The 4 Daie.

THis day among the Iewes was heauie and vnfortunate, for Hamon had gotten from the King Assuerus licence,* 1.10 to kill all the Iewes within his dominions and prouinces, at what time Hester fasted for the Iewes, and great sorrow was made by Hester and her nephue Mardocheus, this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••ste Iudeo∣rum festum, but this sad daye was turned into a ••••yfull day, as you shall reade in another place.

Iudas Machabeus also made this day among the Iewes to be recorded most fortunate, for he slew the great armie of Antiochus, and the great blasph••mer Nicanor Ant••ochus generall, and hanged vp both his wicked hands which he held vp against the Temple, and also his blasphemous 〈◊〉〈◊〉 on the walles of Hierusalem before the Temple of Salomon: reade this historie in the second booke and last Chapter of the Ma∣chabes.

Au Manlius Torquatus surnamed A••ticus, at what time he was Consul at Rome, triumphed with great honour ouer the Phalisses after the building of Rome. 512.* 1.11

As on this day Iehoakin King of Iuda, after he had beene carried capt••••e with diuers of his nobles, among whome Da∣niel and his fellowes were also brought to Ba••ilon he was de∣liuered out of prison by Euilmedorach king of Babilon after Nabuchodonosors death,* 1.12 and was princely entertained with roiall garments, and sitting at the Kings table all the dayes of his life. Some thinke that vpon this day was the resurrection of our Sauiour Christ Iesus.

The 5 Day.

AS on this day the Iewes held a ioyfull feast called Festum sortium, appointed by Mardocheus in memory of the suddē

alteration of their sadnesse and sorrowe, being all then appoin∣ted for the sworde by the meanes of Hamon, and now conuer∣ted into ioye and solace, for the escaping of their present dan∣ger, at what time the Iewes slew 75000 Pagans and Hea∣thens, which were apointed in armes to destroie the Iews, were woont to feast vpon this day in their church, and when they heard of Hamons name, Scamna pugnis & malleis pul∣sant Reade the historie of Hester. 9.

Likewise vpon this day in the Cittie of Rome, the old Ro∣manes celebrated with great solemnitie sacrifice to the God∣desse Isis,* 1.13 in memorie of their often prosperous sayling, called Nauigium 〈◊〉〈◊〉

Lu. Papyrius, at what time he was dictator of Rome, trium∣phed ouer the Samnits with great pompe and glorie into Rome, 429.* 1.14 And after him Caius Papyrius maso Consul of Rome, most solemnlye triumphed from mount Albanus into Rome, ouer the people called Corses, 522.

C. Fabricius Luscinius being Consul at Rome, had a tri∣umphe graunted him by the Senators, with much pompe and honor ouer the Lucanes, Brutianes, and also ouer the Sam∣nits, at one time, 471 yeares after the building of Rome. Of this great triumph Liui speaketh of.

Likewise on this daye triumphed Lucius Aemilius Papus (then Consul of Rome) ouer the Frenchmen, 528 years after the building of the Cittie of Rome. And C••••manlius being then P••oconsul of Rome, triumphed ouer the Frenchmen in Asia, so that vpo•• this day, at sundrie seuerall times, fiue so∣lemne great triumphes were kept and solemnized in the Cittie of Rome.

A great o••er throw was giuen vpon this daye to the Sara∣z••ns,* 1.15 at the ••o••ne called Nicea by the Christians, 1097.

Odoacer who made himselfe king of Italie, after the Em∣pire fell from Rome,* 1.16 was vanquished and slaine in his owne house, by Theodoricus King of the Gotes, at Rauena, 492.

Fredericus the first of that name, was as vpon this daye elected Emperour of Germanie, and crowned at Frankeforde, 1152.

Heleonora sister to Charles the fifth,* 1.17 left window after the death of the king of Lusitania, was mar••ed to Francis of Va∣loyes the 57. king of F••aunce, and was crowned Queene of Fraunce in the church of Saint Denis at Paris 1531.

Georgius the third of that name was made Pope of Rome vpon this day, 731. This Pope entised the Frenchmen to warre vppon the Greekes and Longobardes for abolishing of Idoles.* 1.18

The 6. Day

THe old auncient Greekes do celebrate a great solemne feast in memorie of Theseus, who imbarked on this day from Athens into Creet with the tribute of 7. yong men and seauen yong virgins, according to the lawe of king Minoes alotted to the tribute money,* 1.19 he offered vp a sacrifice called Hiceteria in the temple called Delphinion vpon the 6. of March which was an oliue bough hallowed and wreathed a∣bout with white wooll, at what day the Greekes were wont to send their young girles to the same temple where Theseus of∣fered Hicetaria, to make their praiers and petitions to the goddesse Venus to bee their guide, to whom they sacrificed a goat.

Antonius surnamed Pius for his lenitie and curtisie beeing Emperour of Rome died of a feuer vpon this day at a Manor place of his owne called Lorium 12, miles distant from Rome when he had liued 73. yeares, yet Mar. Scotus referreth it to the 31. of October, but he erreth often both in the daies and yeares.

The Iewes do celebrate on this day a great solemne feast called Purim in memorie of their victorie had against the hea∣thens,* 1.20 and for ioy of their deliuerance from the conspiracie of Hamon.

Augustus Caesar vppon this day in the fifteenth yeare of his raigne tooke vpon him the office of the high bishop called Pon∣tifex Maximus.

The 7 Daie.

THe starre called Corona falleth in the west in the morning, and the starre Pegasus riseth.

In Rome with the auncient Romanes great solemnicie of ceremoni••s and sacrifices were had vppon this day, and cele∣brated in the honor of Iuno,* 1.21 whose statelie feast was called of the Matrons of Rome Iunonalia festa, at what time they vsed to do sacrifice in the temple of Iupiter.

Sordisci a people in Thracia were went in the moneth of March••••o••ill those souldiers whom they tooke in the warres, and to make sacrifice of their flesh to god Mars, and to make a drinking cuppe of the sculles of their heads, whereinto the Ti••acians powred the bloud of the souldiers,* 1.22 and made ther∣of an oblation of sacrifice vnto their gods with the one halfe, the other they dranch•• it mingled with water.

Upon this day in the 28 of his raigne died that noble empe∣rour Traiane at Seleucia a towne of Isauria of the flix, as he returned from Persides, whose bones were set vnder a sump∣tuous piller which was of a 144.* 1.23 foot high.

All the Deuines, and all the Phisitions of Rome did vse as vppon this day to meet together in the Temple of Minerua where a solemne oration was made in memorie of Thomas A∣quinas, this is called in Nouidius the fourth booke Docto∣rum feriae.

Phocas Liuetenant ouer the armies of Constantinus the 9. of that name did vpon this day wine the strongest cittie of Creete named Caudax.* 1.24 This Phocas was elected after Em∣perour of Greece, 950.

The 8 daie

THis was also a dismall day compted among the Romanes. The Sea birds bigin on this day to appeare, according to the Rules of Ptolom.

Fridericus the 3. of that name entred into the citie of Rome with pompe and great honor as vpon this day to bee crowned Emperour,* 1.25 and to bee married with Heleonora daughter to the king of Lusi••ania, 1452.

Philippus Barbarossa was elected king of the Romanes against Otto, who was before preferred by his friendes, and now against his friends and against his owne force this Philip was chosen king, 1199.

Upon this day Gualtherus Sensaueir a noble captaine pas∣sed with a great armie of Christians and entred into Constan∣tinople,* 1.26 and from thence tooke his armie towards Ierusalem, to deliuer the cittie from the tirannie of the Saracens, which then were strong in all Asia and Africa, 1696.

The 9 Daie.

VPon this day they were wont in Rome in old time to bring in Uiolets & all sweet flowers, at what time the Senators gaue to euerie one are warde, and then a great feast was made called Pub. e••ulum in the temples of S. Franciscus, where a so∣lemne* 1.27 oration was made in the praise of this Saint, and the cu∣stome of that time, much like to the rewards which the old Gre∣cians were wont to giue to their Generall or Lieutenant, who hauing obtained the battaile, and put the enemie to flight, was rewarded with a monument either in brasse or in marble, with the title of his prowesse & marshall feats called Tropheū.

Likewise the feast called Ancylia in memorie of Mamurius a most cunning wo••rke••an, which wrought the like targets in Rome as the target of the Nimph Aegeria, which was giuen to Numa. This ••east was dedicated vnto Mam••rius, to whom songs and odes were made,* 1.28 and with great melodie and mi••th they were by Numas lawes to bee song in this feast, often re∣hearsing the name of Mamurius.

Fortie gallant knights stoutly professed christianity vpon this day, who left both kinges, and emperours, wiues and children, and stood with the church of Christ, & were willingly 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vnder Zicinyus, 320, at what time Cyrillus the bishop bare thē companie at Sebasta.

Celestinus the second of that name, pope of Rome died as vpon this day, 1144. vnder this emperour florished Baliar∣dus a philosopher, who much withstood the christians with his subtill argumentes, and did much harme in the Church of God.

The 10. daie

THe Carthaginians were discomfited by sea at Lilibeum a cittie of Sicilia by Caius Luctatius then Consull at Rome, at which time fourteene thousand Africans were slaine, and 32. thousand taken prisoners, 518. yeare af∣ter the building of Rome, and as both Eutropius* 1.29 and Liuie affirme, the suncke 125. shippes, and tooke 73. shippes, to the great praise of Caius Lucta••ius and Aulius Posthumius both then Consuls at Rome.

Titus Manlius Torquatus a noble Romane triumphed vp∣pon this day with great honour ouer the Sardes, for by this time the magnificence and dignitie of triumphes grew to bee such that it excelled in pompe and brauerie, for a long time af∣ter the building of Rome during the time of their kinges, when the Romanes force were not such as it grewe shortlie after in the Consuls time, for in the first triumphs of kinges they v∣sed to goe on foote into the Cittie, the second time to ride on horsebacke, the third time carried in a chariot with two horses and after with four. After Camillus time the dignitie of a tri∣umph became such as it was not graunted to any, though the victorie deserued triumph, vnlesse hee had bin either Questor, Consull or Dictator, and also vnlesse he had vanquished the e∣nemie in the field and slaine 5000. of the enemies, vnlesse hee had deliuered his office into the handes of the Senators, and quieted the prouince of the enemies, for as the victories of the Romanes grew great, so the triumphes grew famous.

On this day also Caius Flamineus Nepos with leaue and licence of the Senators had his triumph with pompe and so∣lemnitie to enter into the Cittie of Rome, and to passe with his

great spoile and treasures of the enemies carried in triumphe before him through the cittie into the Capitoll, where he solem∣nized Triumphale Epulum.

Antoninus Heliogabulus, a wicked and a most cruell em∣perour of Rome, for his ouermuch tyrannie and bea••••linesse vsed in Rome towards all men, was slaine vpon this day with great reproche and shame, as bothe Plut. Pantal▪ and others affirme, 123.

Ferdinandus the last Emperour of that name, was borne vpon this day in Medina,* 1.30 a towne in the kingdome of Castilia, whose natiuitie was solemnized yearelie with those games and plaies called Ludi natility.

Vladislaus King of Polonia,* 1.31 dyed as on this day, 1333. Brixia a famous towne, was vpon this day yeelded to the state of Uenice, 1428,

The 11 Day.

THis day the Sunne entering into Aries, is taken to be the equinoctiall of the spring.

The olde Greekes were woonte vpon this daye after Sunne setting, to vse certaine sacrifice to their gods for the preseruations of their citties, which after the Ro∣manes vsed to do the like: so both Greece and Rome were so superstitious to their gods, that none might contrary thē with∣out death, as Socrates and diuers other Philosophers dyd, as you may read in Plutarch. That to prophane the holie myste∣ries of the gods, was a sacriledge among all the Grecians, for so Alcibiades was accused that hee had offended against the goddesse Ceres and Proserpina, for that hee counterfetted in mockerie their holy misteries,* 1.32 apparrelling himselfe in vesti∣ments and copes as the Priests of Ceres were woont to doe, with his torche bearer and verger before him, his fellow scor∣ners with him, all in long robes like religious priests, and sa∣cred ministers, in manifest contempt and derision of the holye ceremonies and mysteries of Emolpides, Alcibiades was for his contempt heerein condemned, and his goods confiscated,

beside a decree made, that all the religious priests and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 should in their temple before Proserpina banne and cursse Al∣cibiades.

Heraclius the Emperour, in the 31. yeare of his gouerne∣ment died of the dropsie: this succeeded Phocas being thē Pre∣tor in Affrike for the Romanes, for when Phocas was slaine, the Souldiers made Heraclius Emperor: this restored Siria, Egipt, and Hierusalem to his Empire, 643. Scot. referreth this to the 28.* 1.33 of Februarie.

Lotharius the Saxon Emperour, waged battell vpon the Bohemians,* 1.34 at what time great slaughter was without victo∣rie to neither of them.

Lu. Cornelius Scipio, then Consul at Rome, triumphed ouer the Sardinians and the Corsicanes,* 1.35 at what time hee brought an exceeding riche spoile to Rome, 494.

Albertus which was surnamed for his valiant acts of armes and great strength Achilles Germanicus, a singular Soul∣dier, being Marquesse of Brandenburge, died as vpon this day at Frankford.* 1.36

The 12 Day.

AS vpon this day, in Rome they celebrated the my∣steries of Christ and his passion,* 1.37 with much deuoti∣on and great ceremonies, and withall they remem∣ber the holie lande in their feast.

C. Flaminius, and Pub. Furius, both then Consuls at Rome, after much good seruice and victories woone, they tri∣umphed most solemnly ouer the Frenchmen & the Lugurians in Rome with great honour,* 1.38 after the building of Rome 530 yeares.

Gregorius the last of that name, a little before the comming of the Pope yet in, was elected Bishop of Rome, a man of rare vertues, and of great learning, in so much that our Elders be∣gan to send their Children to schoole as vpon this daye where∣in he was consecrated Bishop of Rome, hee suffered death for Christ Iesus vnder Phocas, 604.

The 13 Daie.

THe Romanes vsed great sacrifice and ceremonies vnto Iu∣piter the founder a••d patron of their Capitol, for they vsed diuerse kindes of seruice at sundrie times to Iupiter, yeelding also to him diuerse surnames, as Sta••ore, and Iupiter Olim∣pian, Iupiter Ammonius, &c. according to the place where he is most honoured.

Also in Rome by the riuer Tiber, is the feast Equiria kept as before in Mars his field, for the Romans celebrate this feast in two places, in Mars his field, and at Tiber: but if the riuer Tiber be vp and ouerflowne,* 1.39 then is Equiria kept in mounte Caelio.

Mahomet the great Prophet of the Sarazens, died vpon this day, after he had for ten yeares poisoned with false doctrine all Arabia, and many places of Asia, who is to this time hono∣red amongst the Arabians and Sarazens as a great prophet, with solemne obsequies and sacrifice certaine daies of the yeare vpon his graue: whose principall feast was vpon euerye good friday, in contempt of the passion and death of our Sauiour Christ, he vseth all the pompe and glory that he can deuise vpon that day,* 1.40 though vpon euery friday, though the yeare he holdeth a solemne feast in memorie of his natiuitie, which was vpon a Friday, yet nothing in comparison of his other vpon good Fri∣day, the charges of that one feast surmounted all the other 52. feasts, 637.

Alexander the sixt of that name Pope of Rome dranke of that cuppe which hee had prouided for an other, by the negli∣gence of his cup bearer, and so by this meanes dranke his owne poison, and died of it, after that he had beene pope for eleauen yeares.

Rodolphus Duke of Sueuia,* 1.41 was nominated Emperour by diuers princes and Bishops of Germanie, against Henrie the fift of that name, who after raigned Emperour for twentie yeares, 1076.

The 14. Daie.

AS vpon this daye appeareth the Star••e called Aqua∣rius.

On this day likewise Henricus surnamed Heintz, Sonne to Fredericke the Emperour, being King of Sardinia, and appointed Lieutenant ouer all Italie, dyed at Bononia, 1271.

The 15 Daie.

THis was called Mercatorum festum, the Marchants feasts, at what time in Rome all the Marchants did vse to meete in one place, euery man with some deuise of mirth, vsing often the name of Bacchus, and crying out of this world, Quinquatrus minuscula, which was the name that they gaue vnto this feast.* 1.42

Againe vpon this day another feast was celebrated at Rome which was called Geniale festum. This day the parents and their children carried their wine with their delicacies into the fields and therewith all kinde of mirthe and musicke, they ban∣queted and kept a solemne feast in the honour of Hymaenaeus the God of Mariage.* 1.43

C. Iulius Caesar the first Emperour and perpetuall Dic∣tator of Rome, vpon this daye, at their session houlden in their councell house, was slaine by Brutus and Cassius before the Senators, and also by some of them, where he 23 had deadly wounds, as Suetonius saith, there were 60 that conspired his death, and therefore this daye was in Rome called after Par∣ricidium: for after Iulius Caesar and Augustus time, such ambition grew dayly in Rome, that from ambition it grewe vnto tyrannie, that the emperor which was made to day should be marthred the ne••t day, for so y^e Romans vsed to ch••ose their emperors, sometime at Rome by the Senators, sometime in

the field by the souldiers, but generallie by the sworde both in Rome and in the field. It was not so among the old Persians, for before Cyrus time none should be K. in Persea but one of the stocke of Achiminides, which name was common to all the kinges of Persea, for the kinges of Persea were all named Acheminides, as the Emperours of Rome were called Caesars.

Marcus Valerius Cor••us did solemnlie triumph in Rome ouer the Calenes, and after that hee was created Consull for 24. yeares, for that he slew a French man that chalenged any of the Romane armie to a combate, whereby the Romanes got then the victorie, when Lu. Furius was generall of the Roman armie. Of this you shall read more in Eutrop.

Manlius surnamed Valso a valiant Romane, entred into the citie of Rome,* 1.44 with great triumph ouer the Ueients after the building of Rome 279. Rome at this time had no warres far from the cittie, for that the Sabines, the Latens, the Fede∣nates, Thuscanes, Ueients, with manie other nations of their neighbours held the Romanes tacke.

Uppon this day Valentinianus the Emperour was stran∣gled to death at Uienna through the treason of Arbogastus,* 1.45 391.

Mi••zaus the second of that name king of Polande died vpon this day, as Functius affirmeth after he had raigned 10. years 1304.

Calendaria festa which the old Late••s vsed as on this day long after they were subdued by Tul. Hostilius, and made subiect vnto the Romanes, yet they reserued the lawes and customes of their countries and their old religiō to their coun∣trie gods, for in mount Alba they met in the temple of Iupiter to the number of 67. so manie at one time might celebrate the feast and offer sacrifice, for it was among the old Late••s once euerie moneth, and therefore called Calendaria festa•• to this temple some brought cheese, some brought milke, some lambs, some brought honey, and the most part brought cakes, called Mola made of meale & salt, in this feast they sacrificed a bull vnto Iupiter, with the ceremonies thereunto belonging: after sacrifice and the feast done, they deuided this sacrificed bull be∣tweene

them and sent a pee•••• of the fleash to euerie cittie and towne about them.

The 10. daie

AS on this day was celebrated the great and famous victory of the Greeks ouer the Persians nauie by sea at Salamina, at what time armed men were seene which did reach out their hands from the Ile of Egina towards the Grecian gallies al∣so songes were hard in the aire in the praise of Iacchus, and flames of fire were seene in the element, with many ••••oe won∣ders which appeared towards the cittie Eleusin, of which Plu∣tarch men••ioneth,* 1.46 this was one of the most glorious victories that euer the Greekes had chiefly gotten by the pollicie and cunning of Themistocles the Athenian.

Upon the selfe same day, 77 yeares after this victorie, at Salamina by that noble Greeke▪ Themistocles the Cittie of* 1.47 Athens was ouerthrowne and taken by Lisander the Spartan after he had scattered their Nauies at the riuer of Go••es called Aegos Potamos.

Tiberius Caesar the third, emperor of Rome, in the 23 yeare of his raigne, disceased in Campania with great reioysing of the Romanes vpon this daie, yet some saie that he died about Naples,* 1.48 in a village called Lucullana, in the 39. yeares of Christ.

Lotarius Caesar, sonne to Lodowicke surnamed Pius, and emperour of Germanie,* 1.49 after his fathers death was made em∣perour, against whome Pipinus and Lodowike his brethre•• conspired, and gaue him vpon this day such a terrible battaile▪ that on both parties such slaughter was made, that all Fraunc•• was long weakened thereby.

Upon this daye 1185,* 1.50 dyed Bald••inus the fourth of tha•• name King of Hierusalem, for verie greefe of the ciuill sediti¦on of that time within the cittie.

Mar. Pomponius Mato, Consul then at Rome, triumphe•• ouer the Sardeis, and was solemnlie with great ioye receiue into Rome, 520 yeares after the building of the cittie, as 〈◊〉〈◊〉

and others affirme vpon this daye.

The cittie of Rome was taken now the fourth time by the Gothes,* 1.51 at what time Iustinianus was emperour of Rome after the building thereof 1300.

Pope Ioan the 14. of that name died, and Bonifacius the seuenth succeded him Pope of Rome vpon the same day,* 1.52 this Bonifacius was a cruell sacrilegious priest, for he robbed all the churches of Rome of all their gold and siluer, and fled with great abundance of treasure to Constantinople, 985.

Uppon this day was Euripides the Greeke poet borne, and Vatablus & Tussanus 2,* 1.53 famous learned men, the one a rea∣der of the Hebrue tongue, the other of the greek tongue, died at Paris, 1547.

This day was amongest the Romanes accompted a dismal day, woonder not that the Romanes had so manie vnfortunat and vnhappie daies, for they recorded all those daies to bee vnhappie, wherein they susteined great losses, by warres, or any harm, shame, or otherwise, and accompted those daies fe∣stiuals when any victorie was gotten, or any Countrie ouer∣throwen, at what time they vsed to triumph.

The 17 Daie.

AN vnhappie day this was accompted among the Romanes,* 1.54 for they came to the temple of Berecynthia, the mother of the Gods, and there with ••eares, wa••••ing and weeping they sought to please their goddesse, and for to haue aid in their enterprises.

Likewise in Rome vppon this day the youthes of the cittie, when they were 14. yeares of age kept solemnly their feast cal∣led Liberala, at what time those youngmen that were most wise and discreet should weare vppon them this day a gown as a gouernment of grauitie in token they should in time become graue and discreet Consuls to gouerne the Cittie, this feast Varro called Agonia.

Uppon this day M. Valerius Messala being then Consult at Rome brought his triumph most honourable from Africke to Rome, and with great pomp and honor triumphed ouer the A∣fricans and ouer Hiero king of Sicile, who in respect to bee pardoned,* 1.55 hee with the rest of his nobilitie gaue to the Ro∣manes 200. talents of siluer, and yeelding himselfe to Valeri∣us, and concluded peace with the Romanes 490.

Mar. Aurelius Antonius the 24. Emperour of Rome after hee had raigned two yeares and 8.* 1.56 moneths was slaine with his mother Semiamira in an vprore which the souldiers made. This was Antoninus Carocalla his sonne, as some supposed, 224.

Euen so vppon this day Valentinianus Iunior the Em∣perour 3 of that name was slaine by secret treason of his friendes he was the sooner kild,* 1.57 as Iustine saieth by one Maxi∣mus for his wife who is a passing faire woman 455.

Solymanus Emperour of the Turke was horne vpon this day, 150, and died in Ungaria when he had raigned 48. yeares.

Ferdinandus had the Empire resigned to him from his brother Charles the 5. who departed into Spaine with both his systers, Marie and Leonara, where he died in a monas••rie, leauing the empire vnto his brother Ferdinandus, who vppon this day was crowned at Frankford•• as both Sabel and Fun••. do affirme 1558.

Fredericke the third of that name, with great solemnitie and pompe was crowned Emperour of Rome. 1451.

The 18. Day

THe s••arre called Miluus appeareth vpon this day in the morning.

Uppon the 18. of this moneth Munichyon, which is March, is the feast Adonia celebrated, in the which feast the women and yong Uirgins of Greece did set vp in diueers

places of their citties, in euery streete, in euery temple, images like dead corses, which they were woont to carrie at burials, there they presented their mournings and lamentations made at the funerals of the dead, with shriking and crying, and bea∣ting themselues with blubbering eyes,* 1.58 and haling their heires in token of the sorrowe and greefe that the goddesse Venus made for the death of hir friend Adonis.

Great sacrifice with ceremonies and solemnities were vpon this day in Rome to Gabriell the Archangell, as Nouidius saith, at which day the temple of Iunpiter Palatinus was bur∣ned with the bookes of Sibilla, which were by the commande∣ment of Numa Pompilius the second king of Rome, kepte with great care in the temple aforesaid of Iupiter.

Euilmedorach king of Babilon, and sonne to Nabucho∣donozar, aduaunced Ioachim king of Iude, for that he by the 〈…〉〈…〉 Ieremie yeelded himselfe with all his court to him, and now in the 37.* 1.59 yeare of the ••aptiuitle of Babilon, he was set at libertie out of prison, and sat at ••he kings table with great fauour and honour all the dayes of ••oa∣chims life: some appileth this day to be the 27. of the twelfth moneth 〈◊〉〈◊〉

Opilius Macrinus emperour of Rome, was slame with his some named D••adimenus by the same selfe Souldiors,* 1.60 that created them both emper••urs, after they raigned both one yeare and two monthes.

Alexander Seu••rus whom the Romans named Caesar, and the whole Senate created Augustus, being but twelue yeares 〈…〉〈…〉 prince that fououred all good men, and 〈…〉〈…〉 emperor that fauoured the Christians, was slaine in Fraunce in a tumult that grew among the Souldiers vpon this day, yet Melancthon referreth it to the 28 of Iune, and Scotus to the 17 of December.

Upon this day appeared a horible Comet with a long taile, which indured as Lycosthenes saith 8. weekes,* 1.61 after the which infinite were the number that died in euery part of Europe, by sicknesse which fell at that time. 1400.

The 19 Daie.

IN ••••ld auncient time by the Romans, a temple was builded on mount Coelio, and vpon this day dedicated vnto Miner∣ua, where they were woont once euery yeare, to celebrate a so∣lemne feast called Quinquatria which continued fiue daies in memory of the birth or Minerua,* 1.62 in this feast it was not lawfull for any man to drawe his sweard out of the sheath, in so much the Fencers called Gladiatores might by no meanes playe on the stage vpon this daye. Againe the children at Rome vpon this day kept their feast called Minerualia, not vnlike▪ to the feast Panathenea, which the Athenians were woont to cele∣brate to Menerua.

In Rome likewise vpon this day was kept a great solemne∣tie among the Smithes and Carpenters,* 1.63 and other artificers, called Fabrorum ••erie.

In Athens the feasts of Knights, at what time the yoong Knights of all Achia, should meete vpon this daye at Athens, and with great pompe and glorie they marched from the castl•• of Minerua into the temple of Iupiter, most sole••••lie through the streetes,* 1.64 and there in the temple vsed sacrifice and returned to keepe their feast in the castle of Minerua.

Upon this day Ioseph the sonne of Iacob after he was sold of his brethren into Egipt, where after much imprisonment he•• opend the dreame of king Pharao,* 1.65 of the seauen fat 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and of the seauen leane kine that did deuoure the fat kine, 〈…〉〈…〉 therefore aduaunced to be head gouernour and ruler once all Egipt.

Phocion a noble Greeke, captaine of Athens, the sonne of Miltiades the worthy and glorious conquero•• of the famous battell at Marathon, this Phocion no lesse famous for diuerse victories then his father, after great seruice doone to his coun∣trie, was by his countrymen condemned to die, to gratifi•• Cassander king of Macedonia, who saught by all mea••es the destruction of Phocion, he to auoide the vniust sentence of his

••••untriemen, and the furie and rage of Cassander, poisoned himselfe: but some say that hee was by others poisoned,* 1.66 but it was in Athens a reward appointed to any that resisted the re∣ligion of their gods.

Gaudentius and Io••ius friends and companions of Ho∣••orius the emperour,* 1.67 ouerthrew all the supersticious temples at Charthage in Affrica, and burned their idols as vpon this day, 398.

The great councell called Lateranense,* 1.68 where three hun∣dred Bishoppes gathered together, began vpon this daye, 1182.

The 20 Daie.

THe most glorious triumph of our sauiour Christ Iesus into Hierusalem, was as vpon this day, which triumph though it seemed contemptious to the Iewes, for that he was borne poore, and supposed to be a Carpenters sonne, and that he rode vpon an Asse,* 1.69 a simple silie beast, with∣out any pompe or triumphe which the Iewes expected to haue in their king that should be, but these vaine people were much deceiued, for this triumph onely excelled farre all the vaine so∣lemnities and regall pompe, either of Xerxes triumph into Greece, or of Alexander the great into Babilon, for as the victorie of this triumphant king did much exceed all their vic∣tories being made one, so his triumph surmounted all the tri∣umphes of the worlde were they all in one triumphe: in this triumphe they spread their raiment vpon the way, and cut bran∣ches of Palmes, and sang Hosanna in excelsis, which song con∣tained in it selfe more maiestie and glorie, then all the trium∣phant pompe of the world could deuise.

Some of the Iewes Rabbies affirme this daye to bee the first daye that was created, for the latter Iewes referreth the creation of the worlde to the time of Autumne, for then the Iubilers began, and the yeare was plentifull of all kinde of things.

This was the second festiuall day in mount Coelio in memo∣rie of Mineruas birth,* 1.70 called Qu••hquaria, for this feast as you heard endured for fiue daies, on the which daye Ouid the poet was borne, and Cicero in that yea••e was slaine, when Pausa was Consul at Rome 40. yeares before Christes birthe.

The dedication of the crosse was in Rome vpon this daye,* 1.71 where women onely vsed great ceremonies and solemnities, at what time it was not lawfull for any man to sacrifice amongst women, or to enter once into their church vpon this day.

Carolus Martellus a famous prince of Fraunce, among many worthie renowned and great victories, as well ouer the Heathens and Sarazens, as ouer diuers parts of France, and speciallie the great victorie which he had vpon this day ouer Chilpericus the second of that name, and 19 king of Fraunce at a place called Camericus in the 718. yeare of Christs birth.

Henrie the fourth king of England,* 1.72 vpon this day, after hee had beene deliuered from many hard chaunces, and had diuers good haps in ciuill warres, languished in sicknesse, and died vpon the 20 of March, and was buried at Canterburie.

One sacrifice the Scythians haue in this manner, in the mo∣neth Nisan which is March, when one dieth in Scythia of any great state his friends and his neighbours carie all his beasts, and kill them for a feast to solemnize the funerall of the dead, as the Romans and the Gretians doe celebrate a feast for the honour of Emperours and Princes birthe. The sonne of this Scythian dead man, causeth his fathers head being filled with all sweete odors,* 1.73 to be guilted ouer, and to be set as a monu∣ment of his father, where once euery yeare vpon the very daye that his father died, he keepeth a solemne feast, wher his friends and his neighbours doe yearely at this feast offer sacrifice with ceremonies therevnto belonging vnto this gilded head, abhor∣ring the rites and sacrifices of any countries beside their owne as you heard, what they did to Anachares, and Siales, for the ministring of the sacrifice and ceremonies of the Greti∣ans.

The 21 Day.

MAximus the Emperour, or rather tirant, after hee had raigned in the empire 77. daies, and had in that short time slaine Gratianus, at Lugdunum after he came from Brittain, and had driuen Valentinianus from his empire in the west, was vppon this day, as Mar. Sco∣tus affirmeth cut in peeces by the souldiers of the Emperour Valentinianus, yet Functius saieth that he was beheaded not farre from Aquilea, 430.

Also on this day,* 1.74 269. Galienus the emper••ur who raigned 15. yeares, 7. with his father, and eight yeares he gouerned the empire after his fathers death, as Eutrop▪ saith, but he was slaine with his brother Valerianus both Emperours at Mil∣laine, and that vpon this day some varie in his saying, that Va∣lerianus was brother to Galienus, but I let such controuer∣sies passe.

After that Carolomaunus the sonne of Lodowicke the se∣cond of that name, and brother to Lodowick the third, who raigned both kinges of France, had recouered Italie and setled himselfe quiet hee died vppon this day of a sicknesse called A∣poplexia 880.* 1.75

Maximilian the Emperour son to Frederick the third was borne vppon this day in the new cittie of Austria, 1459.

Rodolphus Sueuus was crowned king of the Romanes by* 1.76 the bishop Sigisfridus against Henry of Mag••ntia who stood against him in the election to be king, 1077.

The 22. Day

THe Iewes whose fiue daies of intercalation do now begin after the moneth Adar, which is the twelft moneth with the Iewes and the Egyptians, do vse this kinde of intercalation, as the Romans do with Iulius Caesar who brought from Egypt to Rome a cunning Mathematician, and made the Romane

yeare to agree with Egyptians by adding euerie foure yeare a day.

Henrie the fourth being before elected Caesar, returned vp∣pon this day from Campania••o Rome in triumphant sort with* 1.77 great honor ouer the Normans 1084.

The English men had an ouerthrow by the French men and the Scots in the territorie of Anioy, as vpon this day, 1421.

Hennibal the scourge of Rome beeing called from Italie into Africk to resist Scipio, being made a new Consul,* 1.78 and sent from Rome as generall ouer the Romanes Hannibal before he returned from Italie caused a triumphant arch to be set vp by the temple of ••uno Lucina, in the which hee caused to bee engrauen his exploits and noble victories, and the name of all the Consuls, Dictators, and gallant Romane captaines, which he vanquished and slue at three great battels T••ebeia, Trasy∣mene, and Cannes, which were set in Greek and Punicke let∣ters for a memoriall of his being in Italie as a Trophie and a monument of his feats and victories against the Romanes.

The 17 Daie.

POlomie counted this day to be the equinoctiall of the spring being the fourth day of the creation of the world, on the which day the Sunne, the Moone,* 1.79 and the starres were crea∣ted. This was the fifth and the last day of Quinquatria festa, which was consecrated to Minerua in mount Caelio, vpon the which day all the Trompeters should come to the said mount, and there begin to sound, & from thence through all the streets of Rome sounding the Trompets vntill they came to the Ca∣pitol, which was warning to the Senators, the Cousuls and magistrates of Rome to come to the Capitol to finish the sa∣crifice of Qui••quatria into Minerua, and to make an ende of the feast, which is called Tubilusthium. Of this day Ouid saith,

Summa dies •• quinque tuba lustrare canora, &c.

Cornel. Scipio then Proconsuld in Africk in most solemne sort within a triumphant chariot came victor into Rome ouer the Africanes. The same Scipio might be wel compared vnto Sesostris, who for his victories and conquestes was called the Hercules of Egypt. This Sesostris exceeded for his pro∣••nesse and valure. These lef•• more trophes, and monuments of his triumphes behind him in Egipt, in Ethiopia, in Asia, and in S••ithia then either Alexander, or Cirus, such 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Archers, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pillers of brasse, copp••••, and of Iuorie, according to the custome of Egypt. This Sesostris carried kings captiues bound to his chariot from place in place, whose monumentes after his death were by the priestes of Egypt, so kept and defended, that they would not permit Darius to haue his statue exected, before Sesostris though Egypt was at that time, 〈…〉〈…〉 The courage of this Scipio in Car∣thage, 〈…〉〈…〉 Sardima, and in all Africa seemed no lesse, but that among a number of Romane Hercules, which in Scipios daies florished in Rome, he might chalenge 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ouer them all.

Selymus the Turke,* 1.80 and second of that name satled from his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Constantinople towards the Ile of Melitea with a great and huge number of shippes, and he bestowed there a whole Winters warre without anie conquest done at all.

In the warres which chaunced betweene the Romanes and the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, after much slaughter on both sides, they agreed that there should bee three men vppon the Romans side,* 1.81 and three also vppon the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••ide which should end this strife, and finish this warre betweene them. Three Ro∣manes came into the ••ielde which were both horne at one birth beeing Brethren, and called Horatij, and the other three Sabines called Curiatij, these were likewise bretheren in like sort borne 〈◊〉〈◊〉 one 〈◊〉〈◊〉 called ••rigemini fratres & cousin germanes to the Romanes, they fought it so valiantly that two of the Romanes 〈…〉〈…〉

other Romans which liued who perceiuing their eagernes, the Romane made as though he would flee, and the Sabine that was not hurt followed him hard at the heeles, the other being sore wounded came halting behind, the Romane turned ••ppon the soden and fought with the Sabine, and in fight slue him and then he easilie slue the other two, being maimed before and not able to follow in fight, ouer these Sabines M. Horatius was so receaued with such a triumph into Rome with al pomp and mirth, his triumph was such that the Romanes long after vsed vpon this day a great feast in memorie of Horatius vic∣torie.

The 24 daie

THis was named amongest the Romanes Aegyptiacus dies either in memorie of some great victorie had ouer them▪ by the Egyptians orels an ouerthrow.

The 5. day of the creation of the world wherein were foules▪ fishes, and other dumbe b••astes made by the Almightie, vppon the which day our Sauiour Christ was taken by the Iewes,* 1.82 and held his last supper.

As vppon this day Aurelius Quintilius was by the whole consent of the souldiers nominated Empero••r, and by the as∣sent of the Senate hee was made Augustus a man of singular sobrietie of great patience and gentlenes, hee succeeded his good brother Au. Claudius a worthie man, and a noble empe∣rour who for the worthie seruice hee did to his countrey had by the Senate appointed him a goulden sheeld to hang in the councell house and a goulden Image in the Capitoll, for a per∣petuall memorie of his worthines, this good Quintilius raigned but 17. daies emperour after his brother and was slain as vpon this day.

The 25 daie▪

CHrist Iesus the sonne of God tooke flesh of the virgin Ma∣rie vpon this day, on the which day the Angell Gabriel ••••∣luted

the Uirgine.

The feast of the mother of the gods called Hylaria festa, was solemnely celebrated in Rome vpon this day, for that the daye began to be longer, for in the time of Iulius Caesar and Octauius Augustus,* 1.83 this day was counted the equinoctiall of the springe, at what time the women of Rome sacrificed vnto Venus with great obsequies.

Theodosius the third of that name Emperour, who was compelled by his Souldiers to take the name of an Emperor, and within two yeares after was constrained vpon this daye to forsake the empire, and to liue a priuate life in a monasterie, he was so persecuted by ••eo the third surnamed Iconoma∣chus, so called for that hee defended Images, who succeeded Theodosius, 717.

Frederike the second,* 1.84 being Emperour was crowned king of Hierusalem, and within 23. yeares after, Conradinus the sonne of Conradus the Emperour, was borne vpon this daye, who died afterward at Naples, 1252.

Nicephorus surnamed Botoniates, was elected Emperor of Constantinople vpon this daye, who by Alexus was driuen out of his Empire into a monasterie, where he died, three years after he was chosen Emperor, 1077.

Iames the firste Bishop of Ierusalem after Christ,* 1.85 and bro∣ther to him according to the manner of the Iewes which called them brethren that were cosins, was stoned to death, in wit∣nesse of his faith, as some writers suppose, 64.

Clemens the third Pope of Rome dyed, 1191, by whose perswasion the Emperour Fredericke the first tooke a voyage into Italie, besieged Mellaine, Cremona, Dertona, and ma∣nye other Townes and Citties which reuolted from him, he brought euen to the grou••de. This Frederike was surna∣med Aenobardus a Bononian borne, and sonne to that Fre∣derike, which was Sonne to Conradus the Emperour.

The 26 Day.

THis was the seauenth day after the creation called the sab∣both day.

The Rabbies of the Iewes, more curious then wise in their fabulous bookes of Talmudists or Drash, presume to know all things and let nothing passe,* 1.86 they say that vpon this day Laza∣rus was raised from his graue, (being dead for foure dayes) by Christ Iesus.

Conradus the second of that name, a Frenchman, after he had laide long siege to Melaine, returned to Rome, and was crowned Emperour of Rome by Pope Iohn the twentith of that name,* 1.87 he reuenged vpon those that dwelt in Pannonia, for that they aided the Italians, he made his some Caesar during his abode at Rome, 1017.

Romanus Argyropilus Emperour of Constantinople, by the meanes of his wife a lewde vitious woman named Zoes was strangled by Mychael Paphlago who succeeded him in the Empire,* 1.88 and married his wife whome she also vsed as an instrument of hir wicked life for a long time, but shee died of a miserable disease, fit for such a beast, 1033.

Two Uirgines of Hypborea venturing as farre as Delos to performe certaine sacrifice vowed to the goddesse Lucina,* 1.89 for safe deliuerance at childe birthe, they dying at Delos in this iourney, are so honoured of the yoong maides at Delos, that they doo offer vpon the graue of these Hyperborean Uirgins the long haires of their heads, and after three dayes they hang their haire vpon a long pole ouer their tombe: and the young men in like sorte binding theyr haires with certaine sweete hearbes in a kinde of sacrifice vnto Argis and Vpis graue. A∣gaine in the Countrey of Iouia,* 1.90 other ceremonies were vsed by a number of yongewomen, singing hymnes of Lycaeus worke, to further the celebration of the ceremonies, naming often in theyr Songes the two Hyperborean Uirgins by the

name of Argis and Opis, with solemne musicke vpon their graue: in the meane while the Priests sprinkeled their As••es which were kept in a pot ouer the graue of these Uirgins vpon a company of sicke persons, who sat vpon the graue of the Hi∣porean Uirgins: this became a Scythian sacrifice, and from Scythia, as Herodot, dooth reporte into Thracia, called Sa••ra triticea.

The 27 Daie.

NIsan or Abib the first moneth of the Iewes, for on this daye their yeare began,* 1.91 imitating the Egipti∣ans for the first daye of the newe moone after the equinoctiall of the springe, according to the oulde Iewes order & custome: but the latter Iewes begin their yeare after the moone in the equinoctiall autumne, hauing respect to the best season of the yeare, at what time the Iubileis of Mo∣ses began, vpon the which day Noah vncouered the Arke, and sawe the waters decreased and earth appeared, yet staied in the Arke 56 daies expecting the word of the Lord.

The 2. yeare after the Isralits departed out of Egipt,* 1.92 in the first day of y^e first moneth Nisan, Moses reared the tabernacle whom the Maiestie of the Lord in the sight of all men, coue∣red all daye with thicke cloudes, and all night with shining flames of fire.

Likewise Ezechias king of Iuda,* 1.93 began as vpon this daye to repaire the Temple of Salomon at Ierusalem, and caused the Priests and the Leuites to sanctifie the house of the Lord with sacrifices and thankes giuing,* 1.94 at what time were dedica∣ted 600 Oxen, and 3000 sheepe.

The Rabbies affirme that vpon this daye Abraham the Patriarke was about to sacrifice vppe to GOD his sonne* 1.95 Isaac.

Upon this daye the olde auncient Romanes sacrificed with great solemnity to the mother of the gods Berecynthia, which yearely the Romans vsed with great pompe, carrieng most sumptuouslie the image of Berecynthia to bee washt in the ri∣uer of Almono,* 1.96 the sacred ceremonies were called Megalesia sacra. This Berecynthia was called Pessinuntia, to whome M. Iunius Brutus builded a temple, & dedicated those games and plaies called Megalenses ludi, which should bee plaide in the spring time before the Idol of Pessinuntia, by the finest and gallentest yongmen within Rome,* 1.97 piched and chosen out by the Alcidebes, the matrons of the cittie were cheefe in those plaies, in their most sumptuous apparrell, for in these playes were moddest, shamefast, chaste and honest actions vsed gesture.

Phocas the Emperour, by the conspiracie of certaine that sought the Empire,* 1.98 was slaine, and vpon the same day Hera∣clius was elected in his roome Emperour, yet Scotus refer∣reth this murther vnto the nineteenth of Aprill, in the yeare 611.

Iohn Valesius the 50 king of Fraunce, and father to Charles the fift,* 1.99 surnamed the wise, dyed as vpon this daye at London in England, 1364.

Lu. Posthumius Megellus, the second time that hee was Consul at Rome, with great pompe and glorie triumphed ouer the Samnits and ouer the Hetruscans by the appointment of the Senators,* 1.100 459 yeares after the building of Rome: vpon the which selfe same daye 734. triumphed Lu. Cornelius Balbus ouer the Affricans, in the beginning of the raigne of Augustus Caesar, for the triumphe of those Consuls in those dayes were much obscured, for the dignitie of the Con∣suls was defaced through the glorie of the Emperours, who tooke from the Consuls all pompe and glory, to set foorth their owne triumphes.

Upon this day 169. Lu. Septimius Seuerus was borne in a Towne called Lepus, which was in Tripolinata a Pro∣uince of Affricke: This Emperour willed all men to call

him Pertinax for the great zeale and goodwill which hee bare vnto him, which Pertinax was slaine by Iulianus. This Se∣uerus the Emperour by his victories ouer the Parthians and Arabians, was surnamed both Parthicus and Arabicus.

Gregorie the eleuenth Pope of Rome died as vppon this day,* 1.101 vnder this Pope all the Townes of Italie which were in subiection to the Pope reuolted, and therefore this bishop re∣moued his seat from Fraunce into Rome againe.

The 8. daie

FOr the space of thirtie daies the Israelites lamented much the death of Moses in the plaine of Noab vppon this day, for after that God shewed all the land of Canaan,* 1.102 hee went to the plaine of Moab to the top of mount Nebo where hee died, and no man knoweth his graue to this day.

In Rome as vppon this day great solemnities of ceremo∣nies and sacrifices were had and celebrated vnto Ianus in the temple of Concord, in the temple of Health, in the temple of Peace and in the temple of Ceres, by all the women and ma∣trons of the Cittie of Rome.

Aelius Pertinax the 26. Emperour of Rome when hee had raigned but 80, daies, being a verie aged man, was slaine in an vprore which fell among the gard through the reason of Iulianus who succeded him in the Empire: notwithstanding some saie otherwise, 194.

Mar. Atil. Regulus triumphed ouer the Samnites, and o∣uer the Uolscanes, I do not meane the great triumph which Regulus got ouer the Africanes when he s••ue 18 thousand e∣nemies, and tooke prisoners 5000. men when hee had receiued vnder his obeisance 73.* 1.103 cities and tooke 8. elephantes, and sent them to Rome, this was vpon an other day of which I shall speake of in an other place, 459.

Albertus marques of Brabenburge, the scourge of Ger∣manie with long warres manie yeares, was borne vppon this day, 1520, at which time died Henrie Glareanus & poet Lau∣re••tus

in Friburge a towne in Germanie, 1563.

Aron and his two sonnes Madan and Abiliu remained at the dore of the taber••acle seauen daies and seauen nights, and perfourmed that which Moses commaunded him from the spi∣rit of God,* 1.104 2455. yeares after the creation of the world.

The 29 Day.

VPon this day Iosua the second Iudge of Israell that succee∣ded Moses sent out of Sichim two men to view Iericho, and to spy the land,* 1.105 at what time Rahab the harlot acknowledged the God of Israel and lodged the two Israelites and hid them from the king of Iericho, who sought to kill them.

C. Claudius the 5.* 1.106 Emperour of Rome sonne to Drusus which was brother to Tiberius and vncle by the fathers syde to Caligula after he had raigned 13. yeares and 9. moneths, hee was poisoned by his owne wife in the yeare of our Lord▪ 41.

Lectisternium a feast among the Pa••nims in the honour of Iupiter, Iuno,* 1.107 and Minerua, at what time sumptuous & ritch beddes were spred in the Temples, in the which their Images and Idols dect with all kindes of chaines of gould, crownes & garlands beset with Iewels and pearles were first laied in most magnificent and roiall manner with all ceremonies and solem∣nities in these gorgeous beds, and a great feast celebrated with musick and mirth before them. And after in the residue of the beds which were made within the temple, as many as might¦lie and eate and bare companie with their gods, thinking them∣selues happie that they in this feast in their temples accompani∣ing their Idols had the fruition of so sacred a feast.

The Rabbies do affirme that as at this time our Sauiour Iesus Christ came to raise vp Lazarus from death, at what time he came to Iericho, and by the way gaue sight to the blind man, and lodged in Zachaeus the publicans house.

The 30. Day

THe French chronicles affirme that vppon this day the great

and bloody victorie of Edward duke of Yorke fell, which af∣terward was called Edward the fourth king of England.

Frederick the third being arch••uke of Austria was crow∣ned emperour and raigned almost 54. yeares, he was also vpon this day elected and crowned king of the Romans as Naucle∣rus saith, but Cuspinianus who best knew y^e state of Austria re∣ferreth this to the first day of Ianuarie. It is not much to bee maruelled that writers contend for daies syth they in greatest causes varie much in yeares, vetustas erroris plena, and there∣••ore I repeat sometime histories that I wrot before.

The 31 Daie.

THe old Romans vppon thes day vsed solemne sacrifice and oblation to the moone vpon mount Auenti••e with such rites and ceremonies as the Augurers and high bishops had obser∣ued, for all ceremonies and sacrifice were by Numa Pomp. from the nimph Aegiria, and also after Numa in the time of Torquine the prowd, the booke of Sibill, which were kept by the 3. magistrates called triumveri were full of these supersti∣cious vaine ceremonies and sacrifices which the Romanes much honowred.

Ti. Pomp. Atticus died vpon this day 12. yeares after his frend M. Cicero was slaine by Hierenius, and Popilius by y^• procurement of M. Antonius,* 1.108 who likewise was ouerthrowen with his frend Cleopatra queene of Egipt by Oct. Augustus in this yeare that Pomp. Atticus died, at what time ended the wars in Rome, after the building of the citie of Rome, 722.

Henrie the first of that name King of Fraunce, died of a wounde that he got with running at Tilt on this day,* 1.109 after hee had raigned 12 yeares, after whom succeeded his sonne Fran∣ciscus the second of that name. Pantaleon affirmeth that Franciscus the first raigned 32. yeares, 1557.

Alphonsus king of Spaine, 1259, was by the Princesse of G••rmanie elected to the empire, which he refused, for then the empire had bin void of an emperour 17. yeares which was the time of interegnum, at what time Richard the Duke of

Cornewall sonne to the king of England was crowned king of Rome,* 1.110 of this time, and of the certeintie thereof as Functi∣us saieth, writers do much varie.

Henricus the fourth of that name Emperour of Germanie was vpon this day, being then the feast of Aester by Pope Cle∣ment the third,* 1.111 as Functius saieth by Pope Steeuen the ninth crowned emperour who ranged 50. yeares whose wife named Bertha vsed the gouerment at her pleasure, for she was the empresse, and emperour.

Melancthon saieth in his chronicles that saint Ierom died on this day 420, at Betheme, yet Volateranus affirmeth it 30. of September in the yeare of our Lord, 442.

Nehemias came vppon this day with letters from Artax∣erxes to Hierusalem for the repairing of the Temple,* 1.112 and al∣so for the building vp of the walles of Hierusalem againe.

In the moneth Munychion among the Egiptians called Pharme, Menede•• K. of Egypt ended his great and won∣derous, tombe, which for the rarenesse thereof was called a Labyrinth, the patterne whereof Dedalus brought with him from Egipt vnto Creet, where he builded the like to king Mi∣nos. It was hard for any that entred into this Labyrinth to come out thence without a guide. This Labyrinth* 1.113 was made a place of buriall for the kinges of Egyptlineallie descending from the bodie of Menedes and not for others, in so much that the kinges of Egypt afterwardes contended who should excell in these woorkes,* 1.114 some in Labyrinthes, some in building of Pi∣ramides, and some in building of monsterous great Temples for their burials, as the priestrs of Vulcan affirme in their sa∣cred bookes at Memphis, that 43. of the most a••ncient kings of Egypt were buried in these Pyramides, of the which num∣ber 17. remained vntill the time of Ptolomi the sonne of ••agi, one of the souldiers of the great Alexāder. This was the first king of the Ptolomeis after the name of Pharaos, for the first kinges of Egypt from Menas time vntil the time of 52. kings, we haue as litle to write of, as we haue of the first anciēt kings of Assiria.

The names of the Triumphes solemnized in Rome within the moneth of March, and by whome.

• 1 P. Valer. Publicola,
• 2 L. Aemil. Mamertimus,
• 3 L. Cornel. Lentulus,
• 4 Q. Luctatius Cerco,
• 5 M. Claud. Marcellus,
• 6 A. Manl. Torqua. Atticus
• 7 L. Papyrius,
• 8 C. Fabricius Luscinius,
• 9 C. Papyr. Maso,
• 10 L. Aemil. Papus.
• 11 Cn. Manl. Volso.
• 12 T. Manl. Torquatus.
• 13 L. Aemil. Papus,
• 14 C. Flamineus Nepos,
• 15 L. Conel. Scipio,
• 16 C. Flamineus,
• 17 Pub. Furius.
• 18 Manlius Volso,
• 19 M. Valerius Coruus,
• 20 M. Pomp. Matho.
• 21 M. Valer. Maximus.
• 22 C. Conelius Scipio.
• 23 L. Posthumi. Megell••s
• 24 L. Conel. Balbus.
• 25 M. Atil. Regulus.

The names of the solemne feasts and sacrifices within the moneth of Marche.

• Munichia,
• Matronalia,
• Quinquatria,
• Bachanalia,
• Iunonalia,
• Equiria,
• Liberalia,
• Quinquaria,
• Minerualia,
• Hylaria,
• Megalesia.

These games and plaies called triumphant plaies & vowed games, must of neces••itie bee celebrated and solemnized after any great triumphe, together with the feast Tri••mphale Epu∣lum, which is also a feast appointed in the Capitoll belonging alwaies vnto any great triumphe.

• Ludi Votiui,
• Ludi Triumphales,
• Ludi Natalitij.

Finis mensis Martij.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Macrob. 1 cap. 12.
• * 1.2

  Pantal. lib. 3.
• * 1.3

  Plut. in Numa.
• * 1.4

  Plut. in Silla.
• * 1.5

  Pantal. lib. 3.
• * 1.6

  Onoph.
• * 1.7

  Pant. lib. 3
• * 1.8

  Sleid.
• * 1.9

  ••••umof. 8.
• * 1.10

  13. of the moneth Adar.
• * 1.11

  Plutar.
• * 1.12

  Stumpf.
• * 1.13

  Cal. Rom.
• * 1.14

  Pantal. lib. 3.
• * 1.15

  Pantal. lib. 3.
• * 1.16

  Pantal. lib. 3.
• * 1.17

  Pant. l••b. 3
• * 1.18

  Onoph.
• * 1.19

  Eutrop. lib. 7.
• * 1.20

  Hester 9.
• * 1.21

  Pantal. lib. 3.
• * 1.22

  Sexi. Ruf. Ep••t.
• * 1.23

  Eutrop. 8.
• * 1.24

  Cedr.
• * 1.25

  Cusp.
• * 1.26

  Tyr. lib. 1. cap. 21.
• * 1.27

  Nouid. 4.
• * 1.28

  Pl••t. in Numa.
• * 1.29

  Eutrop. 2.
• * 1.30

  Pantal. lib. 3.
• * 1.31

  Chron. 11.
• * 1.32

  Alcidia∣des accu∣sed.
• * 1.33

  Mar. scot.
• * 1.34

  Pant. lib. 3
• * 1.35

  Plutar.
• * 1.36

  Pros. lib. 2.
• * 1.37

  No••id.
• * 1.38

  Liuius. Plutar.
• * 1.39

  Nouid. i•• fast.
• * 1.40

  Cael. lib. 1. de Sarace.
• * 1.41

  Gerard. Me••••.
• * 1.42

  Cal. Rom.
• * 1.43

  Nouid. 3.
• * 1.44

  Liui.
• * 1.45

  Beuth.
• * 1.46

  Plut. in L••sandro.
• * 1.47

  Pant. lib. 3 & Plut.
• * 1.48

  Suet.
• * 1.49

  Funct.
• * 1.50

  Hist. ••el. ••ac.
• * 1.51

  Pantal. lib. 3.
• * 1.52

  Volat.
• * 1.53

  Beut.
• * 1.54

  Alex, li. 4
• * 1.55

  Entrop. 2.
• * 1.56

  Eutrop. 8.
• * 1.57

  Pantal. lib. 3.
• * 1.58

  The ••east Adonia.
• * 1.59

  Masse.
• * 1.60

  Mar▪ Sco. & Iustin.
• * 1.61

  Lycosth.
• * 1.62

  The feast Quin∣quatria.
• * 1.63

  Nouid. 4.
• * 1.64

  Cal. Vet.
• * 1.65

  Genes. 41.
• * 1.66

  Plutar. in Phon.
• * 1.67

  Aug. lib. 18 De ciuita∣te Dei.
• * 1.68

  Pantal. proso••••.
• * 1.69

  The glo∣rious tri∣umphe of Ch. Iesus into Ieru∣salem.
• * 1.70

  Cal, Rom.
• * 1.71

  Nouidi. 4.
• * 1.72

  Lili.
• * 1.73

  Herod••t. lib. 4.
• * 1.74

  Eutrop. 9.
• * 1.75

  Melanct. chrou. 4.
• * 1.76

  Stumpf. lib. 4.
• * 1.77

  Auent.
• * 1.78

  Hannibal
• * 1.79

  Gen. 1.
• * 1.80

  Cael. de bel, Milet.
• * 1.81

  Dion. lib. 3
• * 1.82

  Math. 20.
• * 1.83

  Macrob. ••
• * 1.84

  Auent.
• * 1.85

  Mar. scot. lib. 2.
• * 1.86

  Pant. lib. 3
• * 1.87

  Onoph. Iustin.
• * 1.88

  G••dr.
• * 1.89

  Hyper∣boreans virgins.
• * 1.90

  Herod.
• * 1.91

  Rab. Elea.
• * 1.92

  Exod. vult
• * 1.93

  2. Chro. 29.
• * 1.94

  The sa∣crifice of Ezechias.
• * 1.95

  Genes. 22.
• * 1.96

  Cal. Rom.
• * 1.97

  Alex. li 6. cap. 19.
• * 1.98

  Gerard. Merc.
• * 1.99

  Pantal. lib. 3.
• * 1.100

  Liuius.
• * 1.101

  Sabel.
• * 1.102

  Deut. of the last chapter.
• * 1.103

  Plutar.
• * 1.104

  Leuit. 8
• * 1.105

  Iosua••••.
• * 1.106

  E••••rop. 7.
• * 1.107

  The feast lectister∣nium.
• * 1.108

  Volat.
• * 1.109

  Sleid.
• * 1.110

  Onoph.
• * 1.111

  Pantal. lib. 3.
• * 1.112

  2 Esd. 2.
• * 1.113

  Labyrinth
• * 1.114

  Herodot. lib. 2.