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 Aprill, which with the Iewes is called Nisan their first moneth, with the Athe∣nians called Thargelion their eleauenth moneth, and With the Aegiptians Pharmute their eight moneth.

The first Daie.

THis moneth of April is called of the Iewes▪ Nisan, which is the first moneth with the Hebrues,* 1.1 for the Iewes beginneth their yeare in this moneth: in the old time this moneth was of the Romans consecra∣ted vnto Venus, at what time they celebrated a feast called Vernalia, where the Romanes vsed sacrifice and solemine ce∣remonies vnto Venus, bedeckt with garlands made of diuers flowres on their heads,* 1.2 and mirtle branches in their handes. Likewise the women and matrones of Rome, washed and ba∣thed themselues in sweete water, and with garlands of mirtle crowned, came vpon this day to the temple of Fortune, and of∣fered oblations and sacrifice with Frankencense and other sweete odors, for their husbandes good successe and euents in warres.

In like order the auncient Greekes had vpon this day two great solemne feasts, the one called Thargelia festa, celebrated with many ceremonies vnto Apollo and vnto Diana,* 1.3 accord∣ing to the manner of the Gretians, the other feast called Apa∣turia, solemnized with diuers kinde of sacrifices vnto the god∣desse Venus.

In Rome vpon this day, Sempronius Blesus when he was Consul at Rome triumphed ouer the Affricans, at what time woone many cities,* 1.4 and though hee suffered shipwracke in his returne from Affrike to Rome with great riches and spoile, yet the Senators graunted him to come with a triumphe into the Cittie of Rome, 500 yeares after the bulding of the Cittie.

Q. Martius Philippus Consul of Rome, made a braue en∣trie into Rome with great pompe and honor, triumphing ouer the Hetruscans a people of Italy, before the first warres of the Romans against the Carthaginians eight yeares,* 1.5 for at this time the Romanes had enough to doe at home, by meanes of the warres, of the Tarentines, Samnits, Latens, and of other nations about them.

Also on this day Ser. Caruilius Max. being Consul then at Rome,* 1.6 triumphed most solemnely ouer the Sardintans, 519.

Tacitus the 34. Empero••r of Rome, after he had raigned but sixe moneths, dyed by an vprore among the Souldiers, the most common death that then happened to the Emperours of Rome, one preuenting an other by treason, that in 277 yeares 34 Emperours raigned in Rome, as Onoph. affirmeth, but Iustine saith, that Tacitus died of a feauer at Tarsus, but I leaue contention.

Valens was by his brother Valentinianus made Empe∣rour of Constantinople, to gouerne ioyntlie the Empire vpon this daye, 367. This was a cruell persecutor of the Christians, for he commaunded that 80. Christians should be drowned, that were sent to him frō the other Christians,* 1.7 to entreat for mercie and fauour, but Valeus being most worthyly afterward woun∣by the Gothes, and flyeng from the battell so wounded to a little cottage in a podre village, was burned most misera∣blie by the Gothes in his cottage where hee hid himselfe. His brother Valentinianus had no better end, for both were cruell Emperours.

Iustinus Thrax a base man borne, who was first a Swine∣heard, and then a heardman, and afterward became to bee a Souldiour, who after by manye euents of warres,* 1.8 was made by the Souldiers (after he had ranne through all kinde of preferment in the field) Emperour, 517, who as vpon this daye did adopt to the Empire his sisters sonne named Iustini∣anus, in the ninth yeare of his raig••e, and dyed within foure moneth after, he was a good Christian, and rooted out the he∣resie or the Arians and Ne••torians.

Conradus the third of that name, king of Bonaria, borne in Sue••ia, nephew to Henrie the fourth, being his daughters sonne, was by the consent of all Princes of Germanie, elected E••perour vpon this day 1139. he made a voiage into Asia a∣gainst the Saraze••s,* 1.9 but returned without any thing doone, by meanes of treason at home, by a wicked man named Ma∣nuell, who succeeded after him by treason in the Empire, as Onoph. and Iustine affirmeth.

As vpon this day 1081. Alectius surnamed Comnenus, was elected to succeed Nicephorus the Emperour,* 1.10 who after he had ended many battailes, he erected an Hospitall for p••••re fatherlesse children, and also a free schoole to be there instructed and brought vp after they were able to come from the H••spitall,

Clephis king of the Longobardes was slaine in Papia by the Italians,* 1.11 568. ••or before this time they had determined with Albonius there to inuade Italie foure yeares before this king Clephis was slaine.

Maunt Ae••na in Sicilia, was so shaken with an earthquake, that the fire that flamed therewith out of this hill,* 1.12 destroyed and burned many places, at what time the monasterie of S. Leo was vtterlye spoiled and consumed, as vpon this daye, 1536.

Rome was taken vpon this daye by Alaricus king of the Gotes,* 1.13 after he had continued his siege two yeares, 414 after Christ as Pau. Aemilius in his first booke setteth downe at large.

Sigismundus king of Polonia,* 1.14 died when hee had raigned 42. yeares, 1548. after whome succeeded also his sonne Sigismundus.

Some also hold opinion that our Sauiour Christ came vp∣on this day to Bethania, and called Lazarus from his graue, where he had beene foure dayes dead and buried, and he liued after as Mar. Scotus affirmeth 24 yeares, but he borroweth of the Rabbies all this vncertaine coniecture of the time, for the Iewes will be ignorant in nothing.

The 2 daie

VPon this day the old Romanes celebrated a solemne feast with great ceremonies in memorie of Quirinus, who was borne vpon this day, at what time the Romanes kept the feast Lupercalia with great solemnitie.

Christ after hee raised Lazarus from the graue would not enter to Ierusalem, which was 15 furlonges distant from Be∣thania, for the Iewes hearing of these miracles tooke councell how they might kill him, and therefore Iesus went to Ephra∣im a Cittie fiue miles distant from Bethanie.

Iane the wife of Philip surnamed pulcher king of Fraunce the 45 king in number died vpon this day, 1304. This queene was the onelie daughter of Henrie King of Nauarre.

Honorius the fourth of that name was elected Pope of Rome as vpon this day at Perusium, this pope builded many houses vpon the mount Auentine, and assigned to manie poore men certaine Gownes and clothes called Album amictum:

It is written that a Iew being baptized vpon this day against his will presentlie put fire in his owne house,* 1.15 tooke his wife and his children out, and ran vp and downe in the streets saying alowd and crying out, I am a Iewe, I am a Iew, and no chri∣stian, his house being burned and 40 houses more in Constan∣tia by the meanes of this his furie, 1349.

The 3 daie

VPon fridaie before the feast of Aester Christ Iesus our saui∣our suffred his passion as vppon this daie, by whose death death was swallowed vp, and the power of Sathan ouer∣throwen.

Henricus the second king of Fraunce and Philip which is now king of Spaine after many years of warre, at length con∣cluded

peace vpon this day, 1559.* 1.16

Eulalius in a schisme against Bonifacius then Bishop of Rome was elected bishop, and Bonifacius rebelled as on this day.* 1.17 This Bonifacius while yet he was ••ishop, which was 3. yeares and foure monethes ordained that none should bee allowed a priest before he were 30 yeares of age.

Pub. Posthumius Tubertus Consul then at Rome triumphed ouer the Sabines, 250. after the building of Rome. This was one of the first triumphes in Rome after the kinges were ba∣nished,* 1.18 at what time in their triumphes they vsed no such so∣lemnitie and pompe as they did after as to bee drawen in cha∣riots so sumptuouslie with four elephantes, or with four white Steedes, or with such pompe and roiall solemnitie or in wea∣ring purple robes and triumphant garments neither yet crow∣ned with garlands, nor with any great magnificence, which was after among them practised.

The godly Ezechias king of Iuda as some write, repaired the temple as vppon this day, and therein prepared oblations and sacrifices to please the Lord,* 1.19 at what time hee continued therein 8. daies instructing the people▪ and sanctifying of the temple.

The 4. Day

AGrippa Menenius surnamed Lanatns, fellow Consull to Posthumius Tubertus in the selfe same yeare, 250. af∣ter the building of Rome, triumphed ouer the Sabines, and made also his triumph the next day after Tubertus his fel∣low,* 1.20 ouer the Sabines Liuie said that they both had their tri∣umphs graunted by the senators in one day ouer the Sabines, they rode not in chariots, but were brought with serieants and officers before them, and with such pompe as was vsed in those daies, for then they triumphed but within Italie. The greatnes of the Romanes triumph grew by the warres of Africa, which was the first after they had conquered Italie.

The 5 Daie.

PLaies and games called Megalesia,* 1.21 were celebrated as vp∣pon this day in the honour of Cibeles the mother of the goddes, the sacrifices and solemnities done to this goddesse in the the temple at Rome were vsed in the 27. of March, as you before haue read, yet some referre these plaies to the last of March but plaies are vsedmanie times as occasion serueth.

The Israelits vpon this day with their captaine Iosua pas∣sed through the flood Iordane at what tyme the water dried before them as the red sea did in the time of Moses and Aaron and Iordane stood still vntil the priests had brought the Arke through the riuer vnto the other side,* 1.22 at which time the waters came againe together.

The Iues as on this day yearly prouided a male lamb of a yeare old without anie spot or blemish on him, for the feast of Easter, which they kept on y^• 14. daie of their moneth, Nisan, & then they kill him, and take part of his blood and strike it on the two side poastes, and vppon the vpper dore post of the howse where this lambe should bee eaten.* 1.23 God ordained this sacri∣fice as a token and a pledge of their deliuerance.

Lotarius sonne to Lodowick surnamed Pius the 24. king of Fraunce and the second emperour of Rome of a French man being then king of Italie by his father thither sent,* 1.24 was vppon this day elected and created emperour of Rome after his fa∣thers death, where he raigned 15. yeares: hee made his sonne Lodowick the second of that name his fellowe to gouerne with him in the empire.

Lodowick the 9.* 1.25 king of Fra••ce sailed as vpon this day from thence into Asia with a verie great armie to ease the christians being much vexed and afflicted by the Saracens, and after∣ward returned safe and sound into Fraunce againe, as Functi∣us saith, but others said, that he was taken by the Saracens in Damiata, 1250▪

Charles the fourth of that name and sonne to Iohn king of Bohemia was as on this day crowned emperour of Germany which Lodowick Bauarus being aliue & had raigned Empe∣rour 32. yeares tooke it so greeuouslie that Charles should be emperour during his life,* 1.26 that falling downe from his house on hunting died more for sorrow of the empire, then for the fall, 13••5.

Upon this day Charles the 5. entred into the citie of Rome, accompanied with pope Iulie the 3. who with great triumphe was receiued of the citizens where for a time hee remained to consult with the Pope of all estates of Christendome, in mat∣ters of state and religion.* 1.27

Philip king of Spaine that now is proclaimed peace vppon this day at Bridges betweene Henrie the second of that name king of Fraunce and himselfe,* 1.28 1559.

The 6. daie

AS vpon this day the magistrats of Athens did examine and visit the whole citie in that sort that the Romans afterward vsed in their Lustrum euerie fift yeare, with the Greeks called penrerides.

In Greece they celebrated a feast in memorie of Dianas birth which fel vpon this day, in which feast no sacrifice might be offred of blood, but the feast was solemnized with wafers fine cakes and wine, & they sacrificed frākinsence, sweet odors and spices, besydes they should honor this feast with all kind of delicate sweete flowers,* 1.29 and adorne their Idols with all gar∣lands, for in this feast all ioyes and mirth was solemnized with musicke, dauncing and feasting, but no killing of anie liuing beast vppon this day, and therefore it is called Hylaria festa.

Some also hold opinion that the birth day of Alexander the great,* 1.30 and his death was vppon this day, but better referred vnto the 8. of Iune.

Likewise that learned Philosopher Socrates the Athenian died vpon this day as Plutarch supposeth.

The second circumcision was by Iosua performed by the commaundement of God in Gilgar, for now they had left off 40 yeares after the first circumcision, and Iosua made him sharpe kniues as the Lord commaunded him, and circumcised all those which were borne in the wildernesse, after they came out of Egipt, for all their olde Captaines, and the Isralits that came out of Egipt were circumcised in the wildernesse, and for their disobedience to God they died euery one sauing Ca∣leb and Iosua they rebelled against God, and contemned Mo∣ses,* 1.31 for they remained 40. yeares in the wildernesse.

Our Sauiour Christ returning into Hierusalem, curssed the Figge tree for his barrennesse, at what time he entred into the temple and taught there, and stope the mouth of the Sadu∣ces and Phariseis, and returning to mount Oliuer, tooke occa∣sion by beholding of the Temple,* 1.32 to prophesie the destruction both of the cittie and of the world.

M. Aurelius Antonius Bassianius, which is also named Caracalla, died on this daye at Edessa, when he had raigned sixe yeares and two months, Pantaleon saith that he was both borne and dead as vpon one day,* 1.33 218.

The 7 Daie.

THe Athenians vsed vpon this daye to celebrate the feast of Thargelia, in the honour and memorie of Apollo▪ also the feast called Carnia was also solemnized in Cirena to Phoebus which is called Apollo, and taken for the Sunne, for the Sun was worshipped by so many names, that almost in no countrie the Sunne escapeth without feasts and sacrifices, with all kind of solemne worship doone vnto him, for he is worshipped with the Greekes by the name of Phoebus, with the Latins by the name of Apollo, with the Egiptians by the name of Serapis: with the Persians by the name of Onamasdris, &c.

Christ our Sauiour being in Bethania in the house of Si∣mon the lepor,* 1.34 at what time the woman powred vpon his head a box full of pretious ointment, where Iudas ••he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 was angrie for the waste thereof.

Zeno surnamed Isauricus a deformed man and base borne was by Leo Iunior his owne father made Emperour,* 1.35 490. who vsed the Empire more liker a tyrant then a Emperour, in whose time Constantinople was set on fire, and the most part thereof burned, at what time 120 thousands bookes were quite burned to ashes,* 1.36 amongst which bookes Homers poems were, being written with goulden letters, In testino draconis of 120 foote long, he died very poore, as Iustine & others affirme.

Charles the eight of that name, king of Fraunce, died sud∣denlie vpon this day at Ambrose, 1497. leauing no lawfull heires behinde him to succeed, and therefore Lewes the 12. of that name succeeded the 59 king of Fraunce, this king was called Pater populi, & the last king before the stocke of Valoyes became to be king of Fraunce.* 1.37

Anastasius the 40 Bishop of Rome, after the Apostles was elected vpon this day, who instituted, that no lame, impotent or maimed person, should be admitted to minister in the Church, and this Bishop also commaunded, that men should stand vp at the reading of the Gospell,* 1.38 398.

The 8 Daie.

VPon this daye the Romanes vsed a great triumphe with pompe and solemnitie,* 1.39 and with plaies, in memorie of Iuba king of Numidia by Augustus Caesar then conquered and brought to triumphe 45.

A dis••••all day and vnfortunate among the Iewes, for that vpon this day the K. Assuerus otherwise called Darius His∣daspis king of Persea made a lawe and a decree by his cheefe counceller Haman that all the Iewes being euery where scat∣tered in these his kingdomes, which were a 127 prouinces should be destroyed and slaine both man,* 1.40 woman, and childe, and therefore this day was among the Iewes named Luctuo∣sus Iudeor••m dies.

In the temple at Ierusalem, about nine of the clock at night shined such a light so bright about the cheefe altar,* 1.41 that it see∣med to be day: the brasen gates of the temple of their owne accord opened, and many woonders seene.

The 9 Daie.

THe charge and manner of eating the Passeouer, which was to be kept in the 14 daye of the first mo∣neth which is Nisan at euen, the first day of the feast of vnleauened bread, for this feast continued with the Iewes seauen dayes, this was celebrated in memorie of their deliuerance, at that night when all the first borne of Egipt man and beast were slaine by the Angell of the Lord,* 1.42 and in the re∣membrance of the bloud of the lambe which the Iewes sprink∣led vpon the doores, as a warning to the Angell to spare the Iewes of this feast of Passeouer, the first was in Egipt vnder Pharao, the second in Ierusalem, vnder king Ezechias the 3. and last vnder our Sauiour Christ at his death.

Againe in the second yeare after the Israelits came out of Egipt,* 1.43 vpon the selfe same day in the wildernesse of Sinay, the people of Israell celebrated the feast of the Passeouer, by the commaundement of the Lord vnto Moses, at euen of the 14. day of the moneth.

In Rome vpon this day Cerelia festa were most solemnlye with great ceremonies after their auncient custome, celebrated in the honor of their goddesse Ceres,* 1.44 vpon that day also the old Romans appointed with pompe and state, great plaies called Circenses ludi, to the same selfe goddess. In this feast the most statelie & magnificent shewes of all other solemne games were plaid in the great roome called Circus Maximus, this was se•• foorth cheefely by the triumphant emperors dedicated to Iupi∣ter for their victories, and before the Emperors by the C••••suls and Dictators, for before they went into the battell they would go into the Capitoll, and after sacrifice and due ceremonies done vnto Iupiter, they vowed if the gods would graunt them victorie, to celebrate publike plaies in this place Circo Maxi∣mo, which contained in length three furlongs, & of breadth one furlong, mad•• and enlarged by Caesar the Dictator, the build∣ings and seates which were made for the people to sit and to behold the games, amounted to the number of 200060. seates.

The 10 Day.

THe Isralits departed from Rameses a citie in the land of Gosan the 15. daye of the first moneth, which the Iewes call Nisan, on the morrow after the passeouer, vnder the conducting of Moses and Aaron, after that God had plagued the Egiptians, and had smitten the first borne within all Egipt,* 1.45 and God spared not the cheefe ru∣lers, and in remembrance of this their deliuerance and going out of Egipt, and from the tyramite of Pharao, God com∣maunded to sanctifie the first borne vnto him aswell of men as of beasts, the number that came out of Egipt were 600000, beside women and children: this was doone 2. Die Azino∣rum.

God gaue the citie of Iericho vnto Iosua, and Iericho was taken after Iosua had gone about the citie sixe dayes, as the Lord had commaunded him, and the seauenth day Iosua com∣passed Iericho seuentimes,* 1.46 and the seauen priests that bare the Arke should sound their seauenth trumpet of Rams hornes a long blast, and all the people shall shoute, and then the walles of Iericho shall fall, 2494.

Christ Iesus our Sauiour, by all probable reason of some of the best Astronomers, did offer vp himselfe vpon the crosse to God his father vpon this day, for our sinnes and transgressi∣on. Some also of the Fathers holde opinion that Adam was created vpon this daie,* 1.47 and that our Sauiour Christ tooke flesh of the Uirgin Marie, vpon the same daye that he dyed.

Upon this daye Septin••ius Seuerus the 21 Emperour of Rome, was borne in a Towne called Lepos in a Prouince of Affricke, 195.* 1.48

Also Theodosius Iunior, the sonne of Arcadius the Em∣perour, was borne vpon this day,* 1.49 401, in the declining state of the empire there were three: Theodosij the first of them was a noble Emperour, out of the house and progenie of Traiane, to whome he was most like in manners and conditions, and all his life was resembled to Traianas life, his victories were such that he merited to be called Theodosius the great.

Lewis surnamed Balbus the 26. king of Fraunce after hee had raigned 2 yeares died as on this day,* 1.50 879.

Rossana a cittie of Assiria with all the villages and townes within thirtie miles about were by a great earthquake shaken downe to the ground, also the great temple called Sophia at Constantinople with manie townes and buildinges of the cit∣tie were ouerthrowen vpon this day by that earthquake, 1556.

Lodowick Duke of Millaine was taken by the French men and brought to Fraunce captiue vnto Lewis the 12. king of Fraunce,* 1.51 1500. Eight yeares before this died Laurenti∣us Medices duke of Florence as vppon the same day, 1492.

The 11. daie

THis was the third day of the feast of the vnleuened bread and the second day after the Israelites had departed out of Egypt, at what day the Israelites remoued from Sucoth to the desart of Ethan in the edge of the wildernes not far from the red sea.

In the 16. of Nisan, which is the eleuenth of April Ezechia king of Iuda sanctifyed the house of the Lord in the eight day and made an ende in the sixteenth, in the which day Ezechias the king brought seuen Oxen▪ seuen ••ams, seuen sheep,* 1.52 and se∣uen goats to be a sinne offering for the kingdome, for the sanc∣tuarie, and for Iuda, and their blood were sprinckled vpon the Altar, and the Leuites with Cymbals, Psalteries, and harps, and all instruments of Dauid: and the Priestes held the trom∣pets, and the sonnes of Aaron were commaunded to offer these on the Altar of the Lord.

As vppon this day the noble Roman Milo was condemned to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 at Rome for the killing of Claudius,* 1.53 at what time Cice∣ro pronounced an eloquent orationin the behalfe of Milo, fifteen yeares before the birth of Christ.

Selymus the ninth Emperour of the Turkes began his em∣pire vpon this day, at what time his father Baiazeth was poi∣soned by a Iewish phisition, 1512. fyue yeares after hee had

subdued Siria, and conquered Egypt, looke Alcairon which is called Meniphis the chiefest cittie of Egypt, and tooke also their king Soldanus and haled him through the streetes of Al∣cairon by a rope, & after he commaunded him that he should* 1.54 be hanged in the chiefest gate of the cittie.

Iulius the second pope of Rome was vanquished by Lewis the eleuenth king of Fraunce at Rauenna, where the pope lost 16. thousand souldiers, and at that battaile Leo the tenth which was elected Pope, would vppon that day be crowned pope to chaunge the vnfortunate day to bee fortunate, some referre this day to be the 27. of March.

As on this day Lewis of Burbonie prince of Condie con••er∣red with the peeres of France at Aurelia about religion which was in question 30. yeares before at Ratisbone by Charles the fifth,* 1.55 at what time they consulted to take a voiage against the Turke, and this continued the space of a whole yeare, and en∣ded as vppon this day, 1542.

As vppon this day three sonnes and two Rainbowes were seene in the skies at Uenice.* 1.56

The 13 daie

THis was the fourth day of the vnleuened bread, & the third day after the Israelites had gone out of Egypt, and the 4. day Pharo made readie to march after them, for Moses had brought the bones of Ieseph out of Egipt, for so Ioseph willed and made the children to sweare that they should take his bones away with them, and the Lord went before them by daie in a piller of a cloud, and by night in a piller of fire.

The Iewes held another feast called festum manipuli spi∣carum,* 1.57 they should bring vnto the Priest a shea••e of the first fruites of their haruest, and hee should waue the sheafe before the Lord to be accepted for their sinnes, and this should be done the morrow after the Sabaoth day, for the Iewes had these manie feastes by the Lord commaunded to be kept.

• 1 The feast of the Passeouer.
• 2 The feast of vnleuened bread.
• 3 The feast of the first fruites.
• 4 The feast of blowing of trompets.
• 5 The feas••es of Tabernacles.

Of these in their places orderly as they fall▪ I shall hereafter plain••ie declare.

In Rome were certaine plaies and games called Ludi ce∣reales which endured eight daies, and were celebrated with the most solemne chear that might bee with the most pompe and sumptuous s••ghtes in the honor of Ceres, these were often pla∣ced by the names of Cereales, Circenses, also Ludi magni, & sometimes by the names of Ludi votiui, which were placed in Circo Maximo after any great triumph or victorie had.

Ludi Cereales were diuerslie in diuers countries solemni∣sed. Among the Grecians they vsed this sacrifice with torch∣light, in the which they imitated the Siracusa••s in the sacrifice to Proserpina, at what time they offered vp the best wheat and chiefest corne being winnowed and through picked and clensed the women, came to the altar of Ceres crowned with garlands made of wheat straw, being decked and set foorth with al sweet flowers in Rome. Their priestes held torches to this sacrifice, and none might come but Priestes and women,* 1.58 and then it should be solem••ized a little after Sonne setting. Among the Romans, they vsed these sacrifices and the plaies like vnto the plaies called Circenses, which of all the regall shewes is with most pompe and magnificence plaid in Circo maximo, at what time the Dictators, Consuls and magistrates of Rome, with all the Idols of their Goddes bedeck•• with ••ewels and chaines are set iniuorie and golden chairs aboue the triumphant states of the Consuls and Emperours to behold these games and plaies.

The Christians seperating themselues from the Iewes do kepe still a solemne feast the eight day after the resurrection.

of Christ in memory of his glorious resurrection instituted vp∣pon* 1.59 this daie by Higinus bishop of Rome, 146. after Christ.

Uppon this daie by D••oclesian the Emperour were great persecutions done vpon the Christians, and spoiled their chur∣ches to the number of 305. vpon the which daie the head of An∣drew* 1.60 the apostle was at Rome presented.

Henrie the fifth of that name after hee had kepe war••es in Flanders and against the Hungarians, went to Rome to bee crowded, and was resisted by the Pope, but peace being con∣cluded, he was with great solemnitie crowned Emperour of Germanie, and returning home from Rome, and buried his father Henrie the fourth at Spire,* 1.61 which had bin vnburied ••ine yeares, such was the desire of men for an Empire, and the con∣tempt of an Emperour.

The 29▪ Day.

THis is the first day of the feast of vnleuened bread, and the fourth day after the Israelites going out of Egypt, at what time Pharo pursued after them with all the peeres of Egypt, and at that time the Lord commaunded Moses to pitch their pauilions betweene Migdol and the red sea in hard and daun∣gerous places, for that God might haue the more glorie: their care was such of Pharo, and of his force following, that they cryed vnto the Lord and he heard them and deliuered them frō the tirannie of Pharo.

As vppon this day Romulus the first king and founder of* 1.62 Rome tooke the Cittie of Fidena, and brought it vnder obei∣sance of the cittie of Rome in the yeare, 14.

Caius Aurelius Cotta then Consull at Rome 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with great pompe and solemnitie ouer the Africans and ouer the Sicilians, 50••. I neede not to set forth euerie triumph with the pompe and solemnitie thereof, for that I haue set some out by the which you may thinke so of the other.

Mecenas a great man in honor with Augustus Caesar, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and defender of all learned men was borne as ••pen this

daye, whose memorie was in Rome solemnlie kept, with a feast solemnized by the learned patrons and fauoures of students, he liued together with Horace in the time of Augustus 2. Em∣peror of Rome,* 1.63 with whome he was greatlie exteemed: this Macenas name is much honoured among learned men, for his fauour to learning.

The goddesse Pessinūtia was by Cornelius Scipio brought to Rome called Mater magna or Dea magna, the great mo∣ther or the great goddesse, vnto whome in Phrigia the feast Orgia was celebrated in the honour of this goddesse,* 1.64 to whom at the riuer Gallus her priests were gelded and called Galli, according to the riuer, this image was found in the field of* 1.65 Phrigia called Pessinuntinam, and the Phrigians therefore called hir Pessinuntia.

The 14 Day.

THe 6. feast of the vnleuened bread, being as on this day the Israelits pitched their tents before Baal, Sephon, Pharo, & the Egiptians followed after, & the Israelits cried vnto the Lorde, and the Angell of God came be∣tweene the tents of Israell and the tents of Pharao in a piller* 1.66 of cloud by day, and in a piller of fire by night, and Moses stretched out his hand ouer the sea as God had commaunded him, and the sea went backe and gaue place for the Israelits to passe drie through the midst of the sea, and Pharao followed after them, and was with his power, and all the Princes of Egipt with all his peeres and all his pompe, drowned in the red Sea, and Moses and the Israelits gaue thanks vnto God* 1.67 with a song of triumphe, the victorie was so great, and the tri∣umphe was such, that neither Salmanas••er, Senaherib, Nabuchadonazar, Cirus, nor Alexander the great, had the like in any triumphe or great victorie of theirs, as Moses had ouer Pharao.

Pompeius the great vpon this daye tooke Ierusalem, and entred into Sanctum sanctorum, spoiled the Temple, and wasted the cittie 15. yeares before he was slaine in Egipt by

Septimius and Photinus, at what time he fled from Caesar at Pharsalia for succour to young Pharao, whose father Pompei restored to his kingdome, but his head was sent to Caesar for his good will,* 1.68 that was the welcome that Pompey had in E∣gipt with Ptholomey.

Octauius Caesar vanquished M. Antonius in the great battell at Mutina vpon this day, where two noble Consuls at Rome named Hircius and Pansa, at that time were slaine in the field, for it was for an empire, and therefore they fought Iustilie, for Cleopatra Queene of Egipt would faine be em∣presse of Rome,* 1.69 also Antonius seeking to please hir, little ex∣teemed his wife Octauia which was Augustus sister, hence proceeded the cause of these ciuill warres, vntill Antonius was with his louer Cleopatra vanquished.

The cittie of Ierusalem was vpon this day besieged by Ti∣tus emperour of Rome, at what time great multitudes of peo∣ple came from euery coast to the feast of the vnleauened bread, which at that time with great solemnitie was according to the commaundement kept at Ierusalem: of the often inuation, spoile & destruction of Ierusalem, you shall many times heere,* 1.70 for it was destroyed fiue times, first by the Egiptians, they by the Chaldeans, and after by the Romans. &c.

The Frenchmen after many harde conflicts by the Ger∣mans, and the Germans by the Frenchmen, as vpon this day through the aid of the H••luetians vanquished and ouerthrew the imperiall armie of Charles the fift in Pedemontana at what time the Frenchmen got such a victory yet to their smart, insomuch that Charles the Emperour and Frances Valoys the French king,* 1.71 were both contented to conclude a peace, 1544.

Leo the fourth Emperor of Rome, in the fift and last yeare of his raigne, at the earnest sute and request of his Nobles, and also of the people, elected and made his sonne Constantine the seauenth of that name his fellow Emperour,* 1.72 to gouerne with him in the empite, which was the onely sure way to staye him∣selfe in the empire, being matcht with his sonne, as it was the costome and manner of the Romane Emperours to do. 776.

Philip a verye y••ong man, in the 20. yeare of Lodowike

••urnamed Cra••sus was crowned king of Fraunce vpon the sixteene kalend of Maye,* 1.73 which is the foureteene day of Aprill, 1128.

The 15 Daie.

THis was the seauenth day and last of the feast called vnleauened after the Israelits passed through the red sea, and had giuen thankes to God for their de∣liuerance, they came to the wildernesse of Sin, which is betweene Elim and Sinai,* 1.74 where they wandred three dayes, murmering against God and Moises, who tooke them from the flesh pots of Egipt, at what time Quales couered their tents, and Manna couered the ground, so GOD pleased then their humors, and yet were these people not pleased.

Numa Pompilius the second king of Rome, instituted a feast to appease the goddes, at what time the plague fell vpon their cattell, this feast was called Fordicidia, in which feast it was not lawful for the priests to offer no sacrifice but pregnan∣tem bouem,* 1.75 at what time the Idols of their housholde gods which were called Lares, had vpon them a long robe made of Dogges skins, and crowned with a Garland made of sweete flowers, to whome sacrifice was offered with corne and Fran∣kencense, for their Idols were kept in their houses and in theyr gardens, to driue sprites away, and to watch their houses from any harme or danger that might happen in the night time.

Pipinus sonne to Charles the great king of Fraunce, and Emperour of Rome, was crowned king of Italy by his father,* 1.76 and Lodouicus surnamed Pius his other sonne, who succee∣ded him both in the Empire and in the kingdome of Fraunce, was made king of Aquitania, 781.

Romanus Argyropylus Emperour of Constantinople,* 1.77 when he had raigned fiue yeares and sixe moneths, died vpon this daye, Iustine saith, that he was through treason drowned, where he hathed himselfe, 1033.

Henrie the sixt of that name, was crowned Emperour of Rome by Pope Celestinus with great pompe and solemnitie, this was sonne to Fredericke surnamed Barbarossa, who raigned 38 yeares Emperour,* 1.78 during which time this Hen∣rie was crowned king of Rome. 1191.

Balduinus first Earle of Flaunders,* 1.79 and after was elected Emperour of Constantinople, after he had raigned scant one yeare,* 1.80 leauing the Empire to his brother Henrie, who succee∣ded him and raigned after him sixe yeares, 1205.

I find in some Chronicle, that Charles the seauenth king of Fraunce, as vpon this daye gaue a great ouerthrowe to the Englishmen in Normandy, but it was well requited, for Hen∣rie the sixte king of England,* 1.81 in the tenth of this Charles his raigne, was crowned king of France in their cheefe Church at Paris, Functius could say no lesse with wounds and calamities enough to requite the first ouerthrowe, so that Victor became Victus, 1450.

The 16 Daie.

I Finde not much that were doone vpon this daye worth the writing,* 1.82 sauing of the death and election of some Bishops of Rome, amongst whom Anicetus the tenth bishop of Rome suf∣fered death vnder the emperour Seuerus, this Bishop instituted that no priest should haue a beard, nor let his hatre to growe long, 160.

Lodowicke Countie of Helsfenstein was most cruellye murthered and slaine in an vprore of the Countrie men in Sue∣uia,* 1.83 but after they were like sheepe slaine in manye places of Germanie for the same, 1525.

I reade that in Scythia they were wont to celebrate a feast once a yeare, in the moneth Thargelion, to worship and to ho∣nour Mars his sworde, in the which beside the sacrificing of a horse, they vsed this ceremonie, to lay the sword of Mars called Acinax, as Mercuries sword was called Harpen, vpon a pile of wood, vnto the which the Scithians did more reue∣rence then to anye of their other gods, and did sacrifice vnto

this sword of euerie 100, prisoner one, as the beastes were sa∣ficed, but in this maner, first they powred wine vpon the heads of the prisoners that should be slain in sacrifice after they tooke them into a certaine great vessell, where they were slaine, and from thence caried to the place where Mars his sword was put vp, and taking the bloud of the sacrificed men, they powred it vpon the sword of Mars for among the Scythians the chiefe seruice is to drincke of the blood of the first man that they kil of their enemies, and to bring his head to the king, of whose scull if hee be a great man the king doth drinke of.

The 17 Day.

VPon this daie the Iewes were wont to celebrate a feast in memorie of their Passouer which they vsed for a long time after the departing of the Israelites out of Egipt: this was called Festum vincite in remembrance of the noble victorie and glorious triumph they had ouer Pharo with all his peers, nobles, and al the force and power of Egipt, at what time the read sea was appointed by God to make an end of Pharos ty∣rannie, and to giue his people victorie.

Felicianus with his naked sword in his hand most cruelly wounded Carolus king of Hungarie beeing at meat, at one ta∣ble with him, and had then slaine him had hee not bin saued by the companie which were with him conuersant at the Table. 1330.

Martin Luther being as on this day before Charles the 5. and all the states of Germanie,* 1.84 shewed and opened the falshod the abhominations and wickendes of the Romane religion, of their indulgences, and defended most syncerely this religion.

It is written that as vpon this day the sea brake into Flan∣ders, and drowned an hundred thousand people beside the losse of Cattels infinit number, the like hath not bin seene before, as Munster affirmeth.

he 18 Daie.

THe feast Equiria was celebrated with great solemnitie at Rome as vpon this day in Circo maximo with other pas∣times and plaies called Circenses ludi, which were alwaies appointed to perfourme some vowes made for victorie obtai∣ned.* 1.85 In this feast Equiria the Romanes vsed after the race and running of horses or mules, to tie flaxe to Foxes tailes, and then to fire it, and to let them runne and plaie their partes among the people with much mirth and sport, which they call Vulpium combustio, the burning of the Foxe.

Gregorie the fift of that name pope of Rome, who iointly with Otto the second of that name Emperour, appointed and ordeined first the electors of Germanie that should make choise of their Emperour so that by Otto the second and Gregorie the fift this order of election was made, 1001.

Mar. Scotus affirmeth that at the feast of Easter Ierusalem was taken and destroied by Titus the emperour, at what time two hundred thousand Iewes perished by sword and famine an hundred thousand sould,* 1.86 and nintie thousand dispersed into all partes of the world.

Uppon the 14. Calend of Maie the old Druydes vsed their sacrifice which was vnder an oke whereon grew Messelden, there they caused diuers and sundrie kindes of meat for their feast and two white bulles to be brought forth bound, the priest being the sacrificer all clad in white should clime vp to the tree* 1.87 with a bill, or an axe in his hand to cut off the Messelden from the tree, then offered they their sacrifice to the Goddes vppon an altar which they made, and laying their handes vpon the al∣tar according to their custome offered Messelden, supposing it to bee a sure remedie for all kinde of poison, and also a present cause in their beasts being barrē to becom, fruitful. A••ter sacri∣fice done they sate vnder the oke, and held their feast with their ceremon••es according to the custome and Lawes of the olde Druydes, which were of all people most superstitious, for in all

Countries their chiefe and greattest men of honour in old time were religious men as among the Persians Magi, among the Ethiopians Gymnosophistae, among the Scythians Agrip∣pei, these were honored as goddes in their countrie, for with∣out the councell and aduise of these men no man in their coun∣treies would presume to take anie thing in hand, these were of such great credite and of such honour as you haue heard before of the aucthorities of the Priestes in Egypt, of Augu∣rers in Rome, and of the old Philosophers in Greece, they appointed their feastes, and they instituted their Sacrifice, and all other Ceremonies belonging vnto their Goddes.

The 19 daie

ONe of the three daies in which the Israelites were in the wildernesse of Sur, and found no water that they might drinke for it was so bitter,* 1.88 vntil the Lord shewed vnto Moses a tree which hee com∣maunded to bee cast into the water, and so the waters were made sweete.

Uppon the 24. day of the moneth called Nisan, which is the ninteenth of Aprill, at the great Hidekill which is Ti∣gris in prophane histories appeared to Daniel at euen, a man clothed in linnen, whose loines were girded vp with fine gold of Uphaz, his body like vnto the Turkis stoane, his face was like lightning, his eies were like vnto flames of fire, his arms and his feet were like in coloure to pollished brasse, and his voice was like vnto the voice of a great multitude, he instruc∣ted Daniel concerning the kinges of Persea, of Greece, of E∣gypt and of Syria, their continuance and ende, their warres and gouernment, &c. read Daniel who is the verie grounde and center of all true chronicles concerning the three last mo∣narchies of the world.

Otto the eight Emperoure of Rome after hee had slaine Galba, and inuaded the Empire, was by Vitellius at that

verie instant made Emperour, who by the armies of the Ger∣manes, was discomfited in a light skirmish at Hebriacus for verie sorrow and greefe smote himselfe into the hart with his owne dagger as vppon this day when hee had raigned but 86.* 1.89 yeares and 15. daies,

Phocas who s••ue and succeeded Mauritius the good Empe∣rour, betweene these two Emperours was great difference, the one gouerned the empire discreetlie and most happie, the other brought the empire by his slouthfulnes and lecherie into such weaknesse and infamie that nothing remained sound, but the naked name of an Emperour, and therfore was burned by Heraclius in a village not far from Constantinople, but Ge∣rardus mercator referreth it to the 27. of March, whereof also I remember to make mention.

Philip surnamed Pulcher the 45. king of Fraunce en••ised Guide the Earle of Flaunders to send his daughter to Paris and willed 30 Noble men and 30 gentlewomen to accompanie her thether, promising to marrie hir, whom hee welcomed in this sort, he drowned the Earles daughter with hir thirtie gen∣tlewomen and hanged 30. noble men,* 1.90 and within a while after the Earle of Flaunders him selfe was taken by deceipte of Carolus phillips brother, and had the like entertanment, hereby grew great and terrible warres, in so much that philip was iustlie depriued out of his kingdome.

This day among the Egyptians was recorded in the bokes of their pries••es at Memph••s called of the Romanes Egyptia∣cus dies.

The 20 daie

THe Senators were wont to meete altogether as vpon this day in the Capitoll,* 1.91 and there both dined and supped that night, feasting and banquetting in the honour of Romulus their first founder and first King. Uppon this day it was not lawfull to kill any beast for sacrifice, they kept it so solemne and so religious, for Romulus was so fauoured among the olde Romanes, that long after his death they named him Quirinus

and sacrificed vnto him vnder that name.

Constantinus the fift surnamed Capronimus so called ••or that he defiled his crisme at the font when he was baptised sig∣num impietatis futurae, as Iustine saith, this was the sonne of Leo Isaurius,* 1.92 who abolished Idols and Images, this Capro∣nimus as vpon this day, was by his father created Emperour with him to gouerne, 720.

Mauritius Emperour of Constantinople a Cappadocian borne, of a poore Notarie became Emperour, vanquished the Persians, and the Armenians, he repressed the Longobards in Italie,* 1.93 and with many moe victories gouerned the empire with both courage and wisdome, but for his extreame auarice, not paying vnto the souldiers their wages, he with his two sonnes Theodosius and Tiberius were slaine by Phocas that succee∣ded him, as vpon this day, of this he was admonished in sleepe by a dreame, as Iustine and Scotus affirmeth, 603.

Heraclius the sonne of Heracleona, Emperour of Con∣stantinople, vpon this daye got a triumphant victorie ouer the Persians, with fire and sworde both in Persia and in Medea, he let lose Romane captiues and prisoners 50 thousand, hee persecuted their king Cosroes into Media, burning & killing: this Heracli••s was the only scourge of Persea,* 1.94 during whose time Cosroes could neuer gouerne his kingdome, neither stay in Persea, but from place to place persecuted by Heraclius, vntil Cosroes was slaine by his owne sonne Hormisda, to get his kingdome.

The 21 Day.

PLutarche in the life of Romulus affirmeth, that the build∣ing of Rome began vpon this day,* 1.95 and that Romulus pro∣portioned and measured the compasse of the wals, and setled downe the plot of the citie, which was in the beginning but a little thing, and vpon that very daye that Romulus began to build Rome, Numa Pomp. the second king that suceeded him, was borne in Cures a towne of the Sabines.

Palilia festa in the honour of the goddesse Pales was cele∣brated

of the Shepheards before the building of Rome by Ro∣mulus▪ The Shepheards vsed in the dawning of this daye, to decke and to adorne the sheepefolde with greene bowes and branches, and with greene turffes, with diuers kind of floures. Likewise they cast squibbes and such other pretie de••ises, with fire, with much sport and pastime, which feast of Shepheardes according to their custome was kept, and solemnly celebrated vpon the same day that Rome was builded, in the which feast it was not by the law of Numa Pomp. lawfull to offer any sa∣crifice of blo••d vnto Pales the goddesse of Shepheards that day, for in those feasts that either a great citie was builded or a great prince borne, no beast might be kilde, no bloud might be sacrificed,* 1.96 neither lawfull once to name the peculiar god of that place, altogether like to the feast of Natalitia, which is the feast of Natiuities, and also like to the feast Terminalia, which is celebrated to the God of Confines. The sacrifice in this feast among the Shepheards, were wafers, garlike, and new wine boiled. This was first instituted by Romulus, by the name of Natalitia, and Pallilia was celebrated by the Shep∣heards before Rome was builded.

In the 1000. yeare after the building of Rome, Philippus the first Christian Emperour of Rome, together with his sonne Philip began their raigne, in the second of their Empire some say they made great preparations and great solemnities of games and shewes at Rome, with such pompe and magnifi∣cence, as the like had not beene seene since the Consuls time, he celebrated the games called Seculares ludi,* 1.97 which were the onelie plaies of pompe and magnificence, and were with great solem••itie plaide, and it was the last time that Ludi se∣culares were plaide in Rome, for those plaies were but sil∣dome plaide.

Probus the 36. Emperour of Rome, after he had raigned sixe yeares and three moneths, a stoute and a iust Emperour, expert in warfare and courteous in behauiour, he was the last Emperour that triumphed in Rome, afterward he was slaine at Syrmiu•• in an vprore which grew among the Souldiers in

an Iron tower, as Scotus affirmeth:* 1.98 but Onophrius refer∣reth it to the 2. of December.

The renowned prince king Henrie the seauenth, after long sickenesse deceased at Richmond, as vpon this day, but of some referred to the 22. of Aprill after he had raigned 23. yeares and eight moneths, and on the ninth of Maye he was brought to Paules with many Nobles, Knights, and Gentlemen, and a thousand torches burning before him: & on the morrow was buried at Westminster on the eleuenth of Maye, in the new chappell which he had caused to be builded, 1508.

The 22 Daie.

HOnorius the sonne of Theodosius raigned Emperour of Rome, in the same sel••e yeare that Arcadius raigned Em∣perour in Constantinople, and dyed as vpon this day, after he had raigned with Arcadius thirteene yeares, and with Theo∣dosius lunior which was Arcadius sonne sixteene yeares,* 1.99 in this Emperors time the booke which the Iewes call Talmud, was made by two Rabbines of the Iewes, as Platina and Scotus affirmeth, but Onophrius referreth it to the fifteene of August, 414.

As vpon this daye in the Cittie of Florence in Italie, be∣ing vpon the Sabbaoth day, a company of factious Cittizens called Pactiana, entred into the Church at masse time, ran vp∣on the house and familie of Medeces, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Iulianus, and woun∣ded a Nobleman called Laurentius and many others, among whome Laurentius escaped and made away with his weapon, and hauing some aide by his good freends, presently fought with them,* 1.100 tooke them and hanged a number of them to the ve¦rie windowe of the towne court. As Volat in his fi••t booke af∣meth, 1478.

The 23 Daie.

THe feast called Vinalia priora, was celebrated & solem∣nized in Rome vpon this day to Iupiter and to Venus, in this feast the Romanes vsed to take the first taste of their wine, and to consecrate certaine vessels in sacrifice for Iupiter against the feast daye of Vinalia:* 1.101 of this feast I shall speake more in an other place.

Mahomet the false prophet of the Saracens, was borne vp∣on this day being then vpon Friday, 593. and therefore the Arabians and the Sarazens obserue fridaye for their chiefest feast,* 1.102 and they honour that daye as the Christians honour the Sabaoth which is Sunday, & they begin to acount their years from that day, as we doe from the yeare of our Lord and Sa∣uiour, which they call Hegyra which is to them peculiar, as to the Spaniards Aera, or as indictions were now last the ac∣count of the Romans, after their Lustrum or Consulatus.

Michael the fourth of that name, Emperour of Constanti∣nople, sonne to Andronicus Senior surnamed Palaeologus, was slaine vpon this daye, 867.

The 24 Daie.

AS vpon this daye,* 1.103 Troye a most famous cittie in Asia, was taken, after ten yeares terrible warres betweene the Greekes and the Troians, in this warre died the most part of the famous men that then flourished in all Greece and Asia,* 1.104 and that for one lewd woman named Hele∣na. The historie is so well knowne, that I neede not much to speake of it, yet others referre it to another day, which I in an other place haue layde downe more at large, Anno mundi. ••783.

The Romans vsed as vppon this daye to celebrate an an∣cient feast called Lustria festa, this feast had diuers kindes of vses, and was celebrated of all kind of persons, the captaines and the souldiers solem••ized this feaste in this sort.* 1.105 They sounded their trompets most pleasantly at euerie chiefe place in the cittie, at what time they did view their armories, muniti∣ons, engins, and other preparations for warres, and then came to the Temple of Mars,* 1.106 and with great ioy feasted and after they vsed sacrifice vnto Mars. Another kind of this viewing called Lustrum was vsed at the funerall of the dead emperors great generalles that died in the warres, they would with great funerall pompe three times compasse the pile of woode being armed, and with speares in their hands and shaking them with frowning lookes at the pile of wood, as it were vppon an enemie of the countrie, for it was appointed to burie the bodie of those Emperours, kinges, and princes, they going processi∣on like about the hearse, wailing and lamenting the death of the Emperour, do sing most tragicall verses in mournful man∣ners, shaking still their swords and speares, and stamping the ground with their feet vntil the bodie be laid vpon the pile, then they threw all sweet flowers, spices and odors vpon the body, and after the burying, they take his ashes into seuerall pottes and keepe it, diuers kindes of feastes bee called Lustrum, of which I shal more at large shewe as occasion serueth.

The Carthaginians were vanquished in Sicilia by Timo∣leon the Corinthian in a great battaile,* 1.107 ouer whome hee tri∣umphed at Rome as vppon this day.

The first king of Fraunce called Pharamundus was elec∣ted as vppon this day, 419. at what time the Frenchmen were called Sicambri from the 86. of Olympiad vntill Francus time, which was in the, 104. Olympiad, of this Francus they were named Frenchmen.* 1.108

The 25 Day.

PLynt••ria festa which properlie in Athens is solemnised vnto

Minerua vppon the 25. of September, but sometime in Apr•••• and sometime in Iulie but the ceremonie is a like at all times, for the priestes of Minerua called Praxiergides do take from the image of this goddesse al hir raiment and iewels, & keep the image close couered ouer, at what time certaine secret sacrifice with hidden ceremonies thereunto belonging were celebrated vnto Minerua, in bathing and in washing y^• image with sweete rose water, with decking of it againe with diuers kinde of flo∣wers,* 1.109 with spices and delicate odors, for so it is named among the Athenians the weshing feast, & compted vnfortunate to do any thing, for that Minerua as vppon that daye is not to bee seene.

Also by Numa Pompilius the second king of Rome Rubi∣galia festa was instituted in Rome, and vppon this day cele∣brated in the second yeare of Numas raigne, for that time the corne should be weeded, which feast is celebrated out of the cittie of Rome in the fields by Iupiters priests called Flamen Quirinalis,* 1.110 the sacrifice that should be offered in this feast to Pales for Corne and for cattell, was wine and frankensence powred vpon the entraels of a dogge, with verses song vnto the goddesse Pales to prosper the corne and the cattell, and to pre∣ferre the fruites of the fields.

Alcibiades after hee had bin banished from Athens, for his carelesse and negligent seruice at Siracasa, hee went to Sparta,* 1.111 and conferred with the Lacedemonians against his countreymen the Athenians, yet by meanes of Thrasybulus, Alcybiades was receiued againe into Athens with great ioie.

The famous cittie of Tripolis was by the Souldane,* 1.112 and the Saracens vpon this day subdued & ouerthrowen, at what time all the Christians were slaine that dwell there or were at that warre.

The 26 Daie.

MOses and Aaron were commaunded to number the Isra••∣lites in the wildernes the number wherof came to 603550.

that were about twentie yeares of age, and beside the Leuites which were 22000. died all in the wildernesse for their diso∣bedience and their vnthankfulnesse towardes God onelie, Iosua and Caleb excepted

The Temple at Ierusalem was begon as vpon this daie to be built by Zorobabel. Nehemias and other infinite number of the Iewes that returned from the captiuitie of Fabilon, at what time they laid the foundation of the house of God in the new moone of the second moneth and in the second yeare they* 1.113 were come to Iurie and to Ierusalem of their vowes and sacri∣fices read the third of Esdras.

Marius Antonius surnamed the Philosopher was borne as* 1.114 vpon this day in his time onelie the Romanes were gouerned by two emperours at one time, who with indifferent authoritie gouerned the empire, in whose time on part of England recei∣ued the faith.

Conradus the second of that name, a French man borne, was by Pope Iohn the second of that name, 1027. with great solemnitie and pompe at Rome crowned Emperour, and his brother Gebardus for that he rebelled against the Emperour his brother, was compelled to bee a Muncke. Conradus cre∣ated then his owne sonne king of Rome in the second yeare of his raigne.

The 27 daie

OT to the fourth of that name was crowned Emperour by y^• consent of al the princes of Germanie by pope Innocenti∣us the fourth in contempt of Philip the sonne of Fredericke Barbarossa brother to Henrie the sixte, who then gouerned the Empire.* 1.115 This Otto maried Philip daughter, and raigned foure yeares, inuaded Sicilia, and did much iniurie vnto the church, wherefore Pope Honorius excommunicated him.

I can find no great thing written vpon this daie.

The 28 daie

THe feast called Floralia was at Rome vpon this day cele∣brated,

this feast was commaunded by the bookes of Sibilla, with great honor and solemnitie to bee kept, at what time the Romanes were wont to sacrifice vnto their goddesse Flora all kind of flowers and fruits that the earth yeelded most deuout∣lie and religiouslie crauing Flora to prosper and to encrease all thinges in their fields and elswhere abrode,* 1.116 516▪ after the buil∣ding of Rome.

Likewise the old Romanes celebrated great games and so∣lemne shewes called Ludi celebres, these plaies endured vntil the fourteeuth of May, for these plaies which the Ediles vsed vppon the Theaters when it pleased them, for all other plaies sauing the plaies of Ludi celebres, and Ludi Liberales had their daies and times appointed by the law of the high bishop, and by the Priestes flamines.

Syuius Otto was borne as vppon this day in the 34. yeare after Christ as Functius noted in his tables of the Emperour of Rome, at what time Aruntius Camillus & Domitius Ae∣nobardus were Consuls at Rome, this after inuaded by kil∣ling of Galba the seuenth Emperoure of Rome,* 1.117 when that Galba had raigned but seauen moneths, and euen so Otto was by Vitellius in like sort vanquished within 95. daies of his raigne, at what time Otto as you heard of his death, in ano∣ther place, thrust himselfe into the hart with his owne dag∣ger,

As vppon this day, 518. Fla. Valerius Emperour of Con∣stantinople, surnamed by the Grecians Dicoros, for that he had one blacke eie, and the other graie, was stricken by a thunder∣bolt and died after hee had raigned 27▪ yeares, this Emperour was by the perswasion of his wife much addicted to the mon∣struous heresie of Eutichianus,* 1.118 some say this emperour died the tenth of Iulie.

The 29 daie

A Great ceremonie according to the custome of the Romans were celebrated as vppon this day to the goddesse Vesta in mount Palatine, where sometime Romulus the founder and

first king of Rome dwelt.* 1.119

Decius the 29 emperor of Rome borne at Bubalia in Hun∣garia, in whose time the 8. persecution began, he persecuted the christians so extreamlie, that he made an act that all that worshipped Christ should be slaine, but he and his sonne called also Decius in the warres against the Gothes were slaine, some wrote that he was drowned in Thracia in the riuer A∣bricium, some wrote that he was swallowed into the earth by an earthquake,* 1.120 and some say that he suncke in bogs and ma∣rish ground, his bodie could neuer bee found, hee raigned two yeares.

The 30 Daie.

ARcadius Emperor of Constantinople deuiding the Empire betweene Honorius, who then was made Emperour and himselfe: this Arcadius fol∣lowing his wife Eudoxias councell, fell into such hatred that his owne Tutor Rufinus conspired his death with Alaricus king of the Gothes, but Rufinus treason was found, and therefore he was slaine, Caianus attempted the like trea∣son, and was likewise slaine: this Arcadius banished that god∣lie and learned man Iohn Chrisostome Bishop of Constanti∣nople, and after he had raigned thirteene yeares died vpon this daye, leauing behind him Theodosius Iunior his sonne to suc∣ceede him.

A great terrible earthquake was in Italie vpon this daye, at what time Charles the great the first Emperour and king of that name,* 1.121 was at Spoletum, this earthquake did much harme not onely in Italie, but also in Fraunce and Ger∣manie. 802.

The names of those Consuls and Captaines that had their triumphes graunted them by the Senators at Rome, within the moneth of Aprill, are these that followe.

• 1 Q. Martius Phillippus.
• 2 M. Valerius Max.
• 3 C. Sempronius Blesus.
• 4 S. Caruilius Max.
• 5 P. Posthumi••s Tubertus.
• 6 Agrippa Menenius Lanatus.
• 7 C. Aurelius Cotta.

The names of the feasts and sacrifices celebrated with great solemnitie in Rome within this moneth of Apri••l.

• Thargelia.
• Vernalia.
• Carnia.
• Fordicidia.
• Vincite.
• Equiria.
• Quirinalia.
• Agonia.
• Palilia.
• Vinalia.
• Lustria.
• Plyntiria.
• Robigalia.
• Floralia.

The solemne games and plaies in Rome within Aprill are thus named.

• Megalenses Ludi.
• Ludus Magnus.
• Ludi Cereales.
• Ludi Hastiles.
• Ludi Celebres.

Finis Aprilis mensis.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Vernalia.
• * 1.2

  Cal. Rom.
• * 1.3

  Suidas.
• * 1.4

  ••utrop. 2.
• * 1.5

  Eutrop. 2.
• * 1.6

  Pant. lib. 4.
• * 1.7

  Read the 30. book of Amia∣nus.
• * 1.8

  Suet. in vita Cae∣sarum.
• * 1.9

  Onoph. & Instin.
• * 1.10

  Pantal. lib. 4.
• * 1.11

  Gerard. Merc.
• * 1.12

  Lycosth. de prodig.
• * 1.13

  Sabel. 7. Enned. 6.
• * 1.14

  Mart. Chrom. in orati ••ineb.
• * 1.15

  Stumpf. 5▪
• * 1.16

  Aemil.
• * 1.17

  Volat.
• * 1.18

  Pan••al. 4.
• * 1.19

  2 Paral. 29
• * 1.20

  Liui.
• * 1.21

  Megale∣sia.
• * 1.22

  Ios. 3. & 4.
• * 1.23

  Exod. 12.
• * 1.24

  Onoph.
• * 1.25

  Hist. Sa∣racen. lib. cap. 7.
• * 1.26

  Pantal. lib. 4.
• * 1.27

  Nouid. lib 4.
• * 1.28

  Pant lib. 4
• * 1.29

  Alex. lib. 2. cap. 22.
• * 1.30

  Alex. lib. 4. cap. 20.
• * 1.31

  Iosua.
• * 1.32

  Math. 21.
• * 1.33

  Eutrop. 8.
• * 1.34

  Math. 26
• * 1.35

  120000 bookes burned.
• * 1.36

  Iustin in Isaurico.
• * 1.37

  Iustin.
• * 1.38

  Volat.
• * 1.39

  ••uet.
• * 1.40

  Ester. 13.
• * 1.41

  E••eb. 3.
• * 1.42

  Exod. 12.
• * 1.43

  Num. 9. Leuit. 23.
• * 1.44

  Cerealia festa.
• * 1.45

  Exod. 13.
• * 1.46

  Iosua. 6.
• * 1.47

  Cedr. Au∣gust.
• * 1.48

  Herod. 2.
• * 1.49

  Sex. Aur. Victor. de Caes. epit.
• * 1.50

  Beuth.
• * 1.51

  Volat.
• * 1.52

  2. Paral. 29.
• * 1.53

  Appia••. lib. 2.
• * 1.54

  Pan. Iou.
• * 1.55

  Pantal. 4.
• * 1.56

  Sleid.
• * 1.57

  Fest. spi∣carum.
• * 1.58

  Alex. li. 6. cap. 19.
• * 1.59

  Pant lib. 4
• * 1.60

  Nouid. 4.
• * 1.61

  Exod. 14.
• * 1.62

  Dionis.
• * 1.63

  Plut.
• * 1.64

  Cal. Ro••.
• * 1.65

  Herod. lib. 1.
• * 1.66

  Phar••o.
• * 1.67

  Exod. 14.
• * 1.68

  Mel••nch. 2. chron.
• * 1.69

  Flor. lib. 4
• * 1.70

  Ioseph. 6.
• * 1.71

  Pau. Iou.
• * 1.72

  Onoph. & Funct.
• * 1.73

  Funct.
• * 1.74

  Exod. 15.
• * 1.75

  Fordicidi••
• * 1.76

  Onoph.
• * 1.77

  Cedr.
• * 1.78

  O••oph.
• * 1.79

  Funct.
• * 1.80

  Iustin.
• * 1.81

  o••n. Til.
• * 1.82

  Functius.
• * 1.83

  Sleid.
• * 1.84

  Munst. lib 3.
• * 1.85

  Cal. Rom.
• * 1.86

  Mar. scot.
• * 1.87

  The sacri∣fice of the Druides.
• * 1.88

  Exod. 15
• * 1.89

  Eutrop. 7.
• * 1.90

  Cron. reg. Franc.
• * 1.91

  Romulus
• * 1.92

  Pant lib. 4 Iustin.
• * 1.93

  Iustin. & Scotus.
• * 1.94

  Diac. lib. 2 Functius.
• * 1.95

  Plut. Solin. cap. 2.
• * 1.96

  Plin. lib. 18. cap. 26.
• * 1.97

  Eutrop. lib. 9.
• * 1.98

  Iust. de vit. C••s.
• * 1.99

  Plat. Scot. Onoph.
• * 1.100

  Volat. lib. 5.
• * 1.101

  Plin. lib. cap. 29.
• * 1.102

  Herod. 3.
• * 1.103

  Plutar. in Camillo.
• * 1.104

  Volat. 4 lib. ••.
• * 1.105

  Lustria festa.
• * 1.106

  Cal. Rom.
• * 1.107

  Plnt.
• * 1.108

  Triteui••s.
• * 1.109

  Plut.
• * 1.110

  Plin. 18.
• * 1.111

  Plut. anno mundi 3549.
• * 1.112

  Pantal. 4.
• * 1.113

  Chap. 1.
• * 1.114

  Eutrop. 8.
• * 1.115

  Onoph.
• * 1.116

  Pantal. lib. 4.
• * 1.117

  Eutrop. 7.
• * 1.118

  Mar. scot.
• * 1.119

  No••id. in fast.
• * 1.120

  Eutrop. 6. Funct.
• * 1.121

  Lycosth. de prodij••.