The 12 Day.
AS vpon this daye a feast was celebrated at Athens cal∣led Cronia, in honour and memory of Saturne which continued 5 daies, wherein the Athenians vsed to feast
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.
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- 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.
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- Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.
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- 1590.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A06137.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 5, 2024.
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one another with great mirth, and to send mutuall presents and gifts, this feast is also called Saturnalia among the Romanes, and is assigned to Saturne as some write in the moneth of December, in the which the Romans being more religious thē the Greekes were woont to sacrifice with great solemnitie, and to celebrate a feast according to their custome and rites.
Likewise the Romans held a feast with prompe and ceremo∣nies after their manner vpon this day called Messorum pom∣pa, which vnto this day is vsed at Rome.
Pub. Lucinius Crassus Proconsul for the Romanes in in Hispaine, after his good seruice in many battailes, he van∣quished the Lusitans, and triumphed ouer them at Rome with the fauour and consent of both the Senators and people 600. yeares after Rome was builded.
Now this time Maximius was emperour, who then was in Britaine by the Souldiers proclaimed Caesar, and after cal∣led Augustus, came to France, slew Gratianus at Lugduum and draue Valentianus from the west empire to flie to Theo∣dosius, this Theodosius commenced warre vpon Maximus and vanquished him at Aquilea, where he was by Theodosi∣us slaine, as vpon this day, 392.
Carolus the third, surnamed Crassus, was by pope Iohn the eight of that name, and 42 in number, crowned Empe∣rour of Rome for that hee defended Italie from the Sara∣zens, which then were readie with an huge armie to inuade Italie. This Emperour was sonne to Lewis king of Germa∣nie of Almania, and of Lotharingia, he was called from Ita∣lie into Fraunce against the Normanes and the Danes, who then sore afflicted Fraunce, at what time he concluded a peace betweene him and the Gothes, and married the daughter of Gotfredus king of the Gothes named Gisla, and after he had raigned 12 yeares he died in Sue••ia, and was buried vpon this day in Augia, 889.
Notes
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Satur∣nalia.
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Trip. 9. cap. 12. Iustin.
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Aemil. lib. 4.