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 Iune, which the He∣brewes called Siua•• their third moneth: with the A∣then••ans Hecatombeon their first moneth, and with the Egyptians called Pau∣ni: their tenth moneth.

The first daie.

ON this moneth the Athenians began their yeare which they called Hecatōbeon, a month dedicated and also consecrated by the old ancient Romanes to Mercurius.* 1.1 The Athenians as vppon this day be∣ing the first day of their yeare celebrated a solemne feast in the honor of Apollo at Athens,* 1.2 which they call Hecatombea af∣ter the name of their first moneth vsing the ceremonies & rites of such sacrifices according to the custome of Athens.

In Rome they held a feast to the goddes Carna called Fa∣baria in the which they were woont to vse sacrifice with great solemnitie, and to offer vp new fresh beanes mingled with fine flower to this Carna, and after their sacrifices and religious ceremonies were ended they kept this feast with much deuoti∣on and great holinesse, making cakes as the old Romanes in ancient time vsed of these beanes mingled with flower,* 1.3 euerie man kept a peece of a cake, or a whole cake in his house, vntill that time in the next yeare following.

To this goddesse Carna Iuu••us brutus the first Consull at Rome after the king when hee had banished Torquinius the proud the 7 and last king of Rome, solemnised a great sa∣crifice without the gate called Capena in mount Caelio, and after celebrated a feast in memorie of this victorie according to a vow which he had made to the goddes Carna before the bat∣taile on this day.* 1.4 Likewise the Romanes builded a temple con∣secrated the same and dedicated it to Tempest.

In the 690 yeare after the building of Rome when Lucius Murena and Cecus Iuuius were Consuls at Rome, Q. Me∣tellus triumphed ouer Creet, at the same verie day that Pom∣pei

the great eriumphed ouer the Pyrats on sea.* 1.5

Uppon this day a famous combat was appointed betweene Carolus king of Cicilia and Petrus king of Aragon about the kingdome of Sicilia, this was committed to an hundred cho∣sen men of either side and they should fight it out, the king of A∣ragon with an hundreth men, & the king of Cicilia should come with another hundreth men,* 1.6 and on whether side the victorie should goe, thether also the kingdome should goe.

Lodowick the fourth sonne to Iohn king of Bohemia was crowned king of Lumbardie at Millaine by his father who thē subdued Luca, Parma, Rhegium, Mutina and other citties in Italie before he was elected Emperour of Germanie 1337..* 1.7

Iulianus Didius borne at Millaine in Italie a nobleman by birth, and learned in the ciuill lawes, yet factious and very am∣bitious, after hee had raigned seauen moneths Emperour of Rome, Functius saieth hee raigned but 65. daies, was slaine by Sep. Seuerus, and beheaded, and his head put vppon a pole in the market place at Rome.

Nicolaus the second Pope of Rome died as vppon this day 1061. This Pope crowned Henrie the thirde Emperoure of Germanie,* 1.8 and he caused that the Popes should bee chosen by the election of the twelue Cardinals onlie.

Robertus, or as some say Rupertus Emperour of Ger∣manie made a great preparation at Augusta with his armie to passe to Rome, but the princes of Germanie at that time were against him, hee returned without anie great thing done,* 1.9 and tooke money of the Florentines to commence warre against Galeatius, but before he came to Germanie from Rome hee died in Achaia after he had raigned ten yeares.

The 2 daie

BY Henry the fourth and his armie the city of Rome was as∣saulted, who after three sharpe terrible battails fought with Rodolphus duke of Suenia, at y^• time elected K. of y^• Romans

came and reuenged his mallice vppon pope Gegorie the 7. otherwaies named Hildebrandus draue him out of Rome and possessed all the cittie of Rome, but when Gregorie was re∣stored by Rodulphus as Pantaleon af••irmeth to his papacie,* 1.10 againe, Hildebrandus the Pope sent a crowne with this inscri∣ption to Rodulphus, written rownd about the sam•• after this manner.

Petra dedit Petro, petrus diadema Rodulpho.

Uppon this day Valterius duke of Aquitania with a great armie of the Saracens entred into Fraunce, wasted, and spoiled the countrie vntill king Pipinus sonne to Charles the great came and gaue battail, in the which Valterus was slaine, and the armie of the Saracens was ouerthrowen and killed at Pe∣tragoricon. 968.

The 3. daie

M Fab. Ambustus at his third time being Consul of Rome triumphed with great solemnitie ouer the Tiburtines, vnder whom the Torquinians which were subdued and taken to the number of 307. soul∣diers in his first Consulship were slaine and sacrificed in Rome for that they rebelled with Torquinius their last king against their countrie, and now again by this Fabius in his third Con∣sulship, 348. of the best noble men were brought prisoners vnto Rome where they were whipped and scourged,* 1.11 and after put to the sword in the maket place at Rome, 397. yeares after the building of Rome.

Charles the third king of Neapolis leauing his sonne La∣dislaus behind, who after his father succeeded in Apulia, went vnto Hungaria, and their was created king, 1386. but short∣ly he was slaine through the conspiracie of these noble men in* 1.12 Hungaria, but Boof. referreth this day to the 5. of December, and also affirmeth that this king was bidden to Buda to a feast and was slaine sitting at the table.

Antioche a famous cittie in Siria was besieged by God∣fredus and his armie which were Christians, and was taken in

that voiage they went to Ierusam into the holy land to fight a∣gainst the Saracens and Infidels which were scattered into al partes of Asia and then dwelt in Ierusalem, against whom ma∣nie Christian princes went to commence warre,* 1.13 and to seeke to vanqtish out of the holie land 1090.

The 4. Day

VPon this daie a temple was builded and dedicated to Her∣cules in Circo Maximo,* 1.14 a place where the Romanes vsed all kind of exercises and agilitie both on horsebacke and on foot, at which time they also celebrated a feast in memorie of Her∣cules with solemne games and shewes in Numitia▪

Also an other temple was dedicated to Bellona with great solemne sacrifice, in the which Ap. Claudius a noble Romane caused this day to be celebrated in memorie of the victories of* 1.15 Pub. Sulpitius, and also Fabritius against king Pyrrhus when he was wounded, his Elephantes slaine, and his armie van∣quished to the number of 20000. men.

The 5 daie

AS vpon this day the Romans builded a temple vnto Faith, and yerely on this day they did vse solemne sacrifices to Iu∣piter Sponsar their patron, for the Romanes had Iupiter in most honor, to whom chiefly they did sacrifice, the 2. was to Mars the 3. was to Quirinus which they named Romulus during his life: & putting him in the nūber of the Gods they called him by the name of Quirinus.

The Boetians had a great ouerthrow by the Thessalians v∣pon this day at Gerestion two Countries in Greece long be∣fore the Peloponesian warre, which war was the destruction of Greece.

As vpon this day the Thebans had that famous victorie ouer the Lacedenionians, at which battail Cleōbrotus the king with al the peeres, and chiefest of the Lacedemomans were slaine, & that noble Greeke Cleomines was slaine at the kinges foote

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with a thousande of the most valiant Spartans about him, at that time there was a great feast at Sparta. When this newes came to the Ephories of the victorie of the Thebanes. This battaile was 30. years after the ouerthrow of Athens by Lisander the Lacedemonian,* 1.16 and now the ouerthrow of Spar∣ta by Epaminondas the Theban: these two citties were na∣med the two eies and the two legs of al Greece, and yet Sparta could not abide Athens, neither could Athens abide Sparta.

Gauerus countie of Egmond, and Philip countie of Hornia, were vppon this daie at the commaundement of Duke Dalbe at Brussels in Brabant beheaded.

The 6. Daye.

VPon this day Moses was called vp to mount Sinai by the Lord with his minister Iosuah, where he was sixe daies co∣uered with a clowde, and in the seauenth the Lord appeared vnto Moses,* 1.17 whose glorie seemed to bee like vnto consuming fire, and Moses was in the mount fortie daies and also fortie nightes.

The huge and monstruous Temple of Diana at Ephesus which for the greatnes thereof was deemed to be one of the se∣uen wonders, was burnt as vppon this daie,* 1.18 at what time the priestes of Diana cried out running vp and downe and saying, that this daie is borne the tormentor and plage of all Asia, for at that verie daie Alexander the great was borne when the Temple was on fire: which afterward verified the priestes say∣ings, yet some hold opinion that hee was borne the 6. day of A∣prill, 3610.

Philip king of Mac••donia gaue a great ouerthrow as on this day to the Illiricans by Parmenios courage, then being lieuetenant vnto him: hee tooke the cittie of Potidea and there wan the garland of price, in the games which were vsed in the mount Olimpus,* 1.19 for running tilting, & also iusting, with other exercises on horseback, which were vsuall and had in great esti∣mation among them.

Iulianus Apostataan exceeding great persecutor among the

Christians, and of the Christian religion, resembled by Eutro∣pius to M. Antonius, whom this Iulianus endeuored in all pointes to imitate, hee was well seene in the liberall sciences, hee excelled in the Greeke tongue, who in his warres against the Parthians,* 1.20 after hee had conquered Assiria, and returned thence was slaine by his enemies after he had raigned ninteen moneths as Eutrop▪ saith, who was present in these warres that hee was slaine in the 7. yeare of his raigne, and the sixt ca∣lend of Iulie, when hee had liued 31 yeares.

Alexander sonne to Ba••ilius and brother to Constantius raigned two yeares a most vicious and wicked Emperour, ne∣ther like father nor brother, geuen to lust and slothfulnesse cal∣ling those to honor and to bee chiefe with him which were most like to him in vice, and therefore hee died by such a filthie sur∣phet as is most straunge, with bleeding at his nostrels and also at his priuities,* 1.21 when he had raigned two yeares, not so long as Iustin writeth.

The 7 daie

ON this daie the Romanes builded a Temple called Tem∣plum mentis, for that they had bowed going to the African warres if they returned with victorie to build vp a Temple in memorie of the same, and to dedicate it vnto Minde, for they supposed Faith, Mind, Peace, Concord, and Fortune, to bee ca∣nonised goddesses,* 1.22 and therefore builded to these Temples, feastes and sacrifices.

The temple of Vesta was opened in Rome as vppon this day to renew the lampes where the Uestals Nunnes kept the holie and immortall fire, this ceremonie of keeping the holie fire was also in the Temple of Apollo in Delphos and likewise at Athens, but they differ in the ceremonies, for in Greece old women which were past mariage, and in Rome yong maides who might not marie with great deuotion and religion. These lightes were neuer put out, but once in Athens in the time of Aristion, & once in Delphos, when the temple of Apollo was ••••rnt by the Medes, and once in Rome in the time of the ciuill ••••rres betwee••e Pompei the great and Caesar, when altar,

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The play and games called Piscatorij, which were celebra∣ted in the fields of Mars as on this day by the fishmongers at Rome with their deuised mirth and sportes according to their custome.

The 8. daie

AFter that Theseus had killed Scyron the Arcadian wra∣stling with him and a litle after slue Demastes in the citie of Herionia a great tirant imitating in al pointes Hercules who sacrificed Busirus and Aper cruell tyrants:* 1.23 enen so Antheus the 8. daie of Hecatombeon, at what time he saw his father Aegeus, but of this Theseus and his exploits hereafter you shall read more.

In Vienna a towne in Austria a great meeting of the peers of Germanie with all the imperial state, at what time the chiefe noble men of Austria ordained great games and plaies with great pompe and solemne shewes both on horsebacke and on foot, which continued, as Pantaleon saith, the whole moneth of Iune, at the which plaie Ferdinandus the Emperour bro∣ther to Charles the 5. was present, 1559.

Uppon this day Isacius Commenus was crowned Empe∣rour of Greece by the Patriarch then of Constantinople, and became afterward vngracefull to the Patriarch.* 1.24 This Empe∣rour after he had raigned two yeares and three moneths, tooke the habit of a Munck vppon him, and gaue vp the empire vnto Constantine Ducas, and so afterward hee liued a monasti∣call life, 1059.

The 9. Day.

A Great feast in Rome was as vppon this day celebrated, in the which they were wont to decke their Asses with gar∣landes about their neckes, and Crownes vppon their heads▪

and so to lead thē solemnly through the cittie of Rome into all streetes onely by the Milners and Bakers, leauing their Mils and Ba••khouses fully dressed with all kinde of flowers and greene boughes, these asses being thus gorgeouslie and braue∣lie set out, were loaden with bread: of the which at their returne they kept a great solemne feast, to the which they inuited their neighbours to celebrate the same,* 1.25 after they had doone sacri∣fice to God Pan.

Seruius Tullius the sixt king of Rome, was vpon this daie slaine through the wickednes of his sonne in lawe Lu. Torqui∣nius, who was sonne to the last king before him, whom Seruius succeeded, also his owne daughter Tullia, whom he had espou∣sed to Torquinius was of the conspiracie, and the onely means of her Fathers death, in the 219. yeare after the building of Rome.

Pub. Rutilius Lupus, then Consull at Rome, after he had fought most valiantly with Marses,* 1.26 was slaine in the battell at the riuer Thebonium, the same very day Nola was taken by the Samnits, and the yeare next following they gaue an ouer∣throwe to Didius, 664,

M. Crassus a noble Romane, equall in force and power to Caesar or to Pompey, after many great victories, was as vpon this day among t••e Barbarians and Parthians ouerthrowne: at what time many noble captaines ••lew themselues for shame and sorrow of their ouerthrowe by Surena: the Leiutenant of Parthia, Censorimus, Octauius Petromus, and diuers other Romane Gentlemen slew themselues, they strake off Pub. Crassus head,* 1.27 and sent him to his father yet a liue, but on that day slaine also. In this battell 10000 Romanes were slaine, and 1000 taken prisoners, and after that Surena had bathed Crassus head in bloud, and had melted gould into his mouth to the great reproche of the Romanes he sent both the heads of Crassus and of his sonne to Hyrodes king of Pa••••hia, 50 yeares before Christ was borne.

Now Charles duke of Bugundie, sonne to Philip, brought 100000 armed men to Marten a towne in He••uetia assaul∣ted it but in vaine, after tooke Lotoringia, vpon the which offence warre grewe betweene Lewes king of Fraunce, and

this Charles: this warre Paulus the second of that name pope of Rome pacified: after this he came to the Emperour Frederike the third, which lay then at Treueris with a braue companie of Horsemen, expecting to bee created king of the Emperour,* 1.28 but missing of that hope, hee entered againe into armes, and was slaine with 20000 of his men with him in a great battaile giuen him by Lewes the eleauenth king of Fraunce. 1478.

Alphonsus king of Arragon assaulted Naples as on this day, tooke it and dwelt there, then he warred in Apulia, draue Renatus out of Apul••a,* 1.29 and possessed the kingdome: this king Iohana Queene of Sicilia depriued of his interest and title which he had through hir into Sicilia, for she had adopted him after her dayes to be king of Sicilia, and now she adopted into his place Lewis the third.

The long broiles of Henrie the fourth his furie and rage of ciuill warres, was vpon this day ended, at what time Rodul∣phus duke of Sueuia,* 1.30 who also had married Henries sister and his great secret enemie was slaine at the riuer of Vusere∣dom in Saxonia, as Marian Scotus affirmeth, 1079.

The 10 Daie

TItus Didius, Proconsull for the Romanes against the Celtiberians in Spaine, whome hee most valiantly ouer∣threw in a great battell,* 1.31 ouer whome hee had his triumphe graunted him by the Senators with great honor into Rome as vpon this daye, in the 660 yeare after the building of Rome.

Cruell Nero the sixt Emperour of Rome, sonne in lawe to Claudius, who adopted him his successor in the Empire, not vnlike vnto his Unckle Caligula giuen to all riot and strange lust, a tyrant that committed diuers murthers vpon his owne kins••olkes, slew his owne brother, his mother, and his wife, hee murthered a great number of the Senators, and cheefe men of the Cittie of Rome, and at last he set the Cittie on fire, that he might see how and after what maner & fashion the Cittie of

Troye burned, when it was set on ••••re vy the Gretians, and hearing that he was adiudged by the Senators that he should be drawne naked through the Cittie,* 1.32 with a forcke thrust into his head, and so whipped vntill he were dead, fled fourth of his pallace,* 1.33 and slue himselfe three miles off from Rome. 69.

Frederike the first, surnamed Barbarossa, Emperour of Germanie, in the voiage that he made to the holy land, waged wacres against the Turke,* 1.34 and ouerthrew him, and subdued him, and in Armenia died, some say that he was drowned after he had raigned 37 yeares, 1190.

The 11 Day.

THe solemne feast called Quinquatria, was in Rome most solemnlie celebrated with great mirth, this feast endured fiue dayes,* 1.35 in the honour of Minerua: of this feast I haue spoken before.

Constanti••us surnamed Monomachus, Emperour of Greece, was maried vpon this day to Zoes, and was crowned Emperour by Alexius Patriarch of Constantinople, this Zoes whom he married had beene before married to the Em∣perour Romanus Argyropylus, whose death she conspired with Michael Paphlago whom after she married, who dyed within seauen yeares after, then shee adopted to the Empire Michael Calaphates who likewise abused hir,* 1.36 saying that Zoes went about to poison him, and so he banished her, for the which he had his eyes pulled out by the people, in the fourth yeare of his raigne, and Zoes restored to the Empire, and at last married to this Constant••ne, with whome she liued 12. yeares and eight moneths.

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

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,* 1.37 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,* 1.38 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,* 1.39 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.

The 13 Daie.

THe Romans held this daye most solemne, for that they re∣corde this daye in their Calenders, as the birthe daye of the

Muses, celebrating a sumptuous feast, where they vsed many seuerall ceremonies in religious sort,* 1.40 with sundrie vowes to be perfourmed to euery one of the Muses, according to the quali∣tie and nature of the Muse.

Likewise they celebrated the feast of Merchants called Feriae mercatorum, wher they gathered in one place to make solem••e vowes to Neptune and to Mercurie for goods lost, and for further good speede in their Nauigation.* 1.41

Quinquatria a feast vnto Pallas which endured fiue daies, celebrated at Rome with much solemne state, and great mirth by the musitians, and songmakers, called Poets. The Musi∣tians should with their trumpets, shalmes, and all other instru∣ments, playe through all the Cittie of Rome,* 1.42 and their Poets should sing all kinde of verses through the streetes, vntill they came to the Temple of Minerua, and there solemnized a great feast, singing Odes to Pallas with many ceremonies therevn∣to belonging.

Charles the fift road vnto Augusta with great states, where many of the peeres of Germanie came to meete him, where certaine learned protestants exhibited their supplictions vnto the Emperour in defence of religion, as they did before at Maspurge, Vuormatia, Spire, and at Bernia, and in other places, where both papists and protestants by the appointment of Charles the Emperour met,* 1.43 at what time disputations were had, and the same in writing published, 1530.

Among the Egiptians vpon the 18. of the moneth Pauni, in the Cittie of Sais, when the day of their solemnitie approached to be celebrated, the feast of Minerua which is called Ellychi∣num, that is the feast of lights,* 1.44 for that is solemnized in the night time, at what time candles, torches, lamps, with al other kinde of lights, hang at euery mans doore, in their temples, in the obeliskes, and in their pyramides, feasting and sacrificing vnto Minerua all that night long, to this feast infinit number of Egyptians came: this feast is not onely in the cittie of Sais solemized, but also in euery cittie of Egipt, though chieflie in Sais, the secret ceremonies of their sacrifice were such, as it might not be solemnized in the day time, which was y^• cause y^• it was doone in the night time, for they are by their oracles war∣ned,

and by their priests taught and instructed, the time and the manner of their sacrifice, as were the Persians by their magi, and the Romanes by their Soothsaires called Augures.

The 14 daie.

XErxes the great king of Persia leauied a huge armie, and tooke his voyage into Greece, at what time the games of Olympia were celebrated,* 1.45 thinking thereby all Greece were busie in setting foorth their Olympicall feast, came to Ther∣mopila, where he was met by Leonidas a noble Greeke, and was put to ••light with the losse of 20000 Persians.

Attila king of the Hunnes a mightie Captaine, the onelye king that raigned among the Germanes, that plaid his part in the weast kingdomes, no otherwise then Cyrus or Alexander did in the East: hee on this daye assaulted Auerlia a cittie in Fraunce, and wanne it, but at that time hee was by Aetius the Romane Leiutenant through the aide of the Frenchmen and Burgundians kept from the spoile thereof: this Attila kept Germanie vnder his winges,* 1.46 and subdued many of Fraunce as you shall read. 451.

The 15 Daye.

GReat solemne sacrifices were vsed at Rome to the wine, to Oyle, and to bread, for the Romans omitted nothing by the which they had any gaine, but they would vse vowes, sacrifices and other religious ceremonies, this sacrifice was vsed for those that were bitten by madde Dogges.* 1.47 Also vpon this day the Romanes cleansed and purged the Temple of Vesta, and brought the filthe of the Temple into the riuer of Tiber, and after they kept shut the temple as Ouid.

H••c est illa dies, qua tu purgamina Vestae, Tybri per Hetruscas in marimittis aquas.

The Hungarians inuaded Austria, at what time the most part of the nobles of Hungaria dyed in that voyage, not with∣out great losse of the people of Austria, for though they had the

victorie yet Frederike the Archduke of Austria was slaine in that warre, and that made some writers attribute the victorie to the Hungarians, as Functius dooth, saying that all the No∣bilitie, and also the Archduke Fredericke were ouerthrowne and slaine, 1235.

All countries solemnized this feast called Bacchanalia, by diuers and sundrie manners, in Egipt they held this feast vnto Bacchus without S••ines flesh, the ceremonies wherof seeme strange, for the women had hanging about their neckes like small strings of a Lute,* 1.48 vpon the which hanged small pictures like little puppets, instarphalli, for that was the onely pompe of the feast which these women did carrie about them, with such madde frisking, skipping, and strange gamalds of daunsing, hauing minstrles before them playing, and they following after singing songes in the honour of Bacchus, these little pictures were made by some fleights to mooue of themselues as though their chinnes mooued and sang with them for company, mentu∣la mutante, as though they honoured the feast of Phallum with songes and dauncing to honor God Bacchus, the like ceremo∣nies the Pelasgans taught the Athenians,* 1.49 who first erected the Image of Mercurie, and vsed the like ceremonies in their sacrifices, of the which Herodot doth write at large.

The 16 Daie

MEtoichia a feast solemnlie kept at Athens,* 1.50 in memorie of Theseus for diuers great good benefits doone to the Athe∣nians, this feast onely was for strangers, which came to dwell at Athens which Theseus had brought from diuerse places,* 1.51 at what time Theseus cained money, which he marked with the stampe of an Oxe, in the memory of the Bull of Marathon which he slue: that feast is celebrated to this day by the stran∣gers at Athens, vpon the 16▪ of the moneth Hecatombeon which moneth also in Gree••e is generally called Cronius.

The most renowned victorie of the Greekes ouer the Per∣sians by sea at Artemesium, where Xerxes with all his whole Nauie was ouerthrowne, as vpon this day: this victorie made Themistocles to be so honored of the Gretians, y^• the captains

••fter sacrifice doone, gaue him an oliue branche in token of the victorie, and they sent 300 of their lustie youthes to accompa∣nie Themistocles, his renowne grew such by this victorie, that when Themistocles came to the next feast of the Olim∣picall games, all the people cast their eyes on him, clapping their hands, & shewing him vnto strangers that knew him not, of this daye diuers varye, for that the moneths of the Greti∣ans differre, and are mistaken by writers.

Hugo Countie of Paris, father to that Hugo Capetus,* 1.52 which was the first king of Fraunce, of the nations of the inha∣bitants called Galli, (whose stocke is famous among the Frenchmen) dyed vpon this day, and is buried at S. Denis in Paris, 957.

The 17 Daie.

THe Iewes celebrated a ioyfull feast in memorie of their de∣liuerance from Hamons malice, at what time he had pro∣cured king Asue••us to direct his decree for the killing and murthering of so many Iewes as could be found within all the dominions of the king of Persea, which were 127 regions, and nowe by the meanes of Mardocheus, and the prayer of Ester, they were deliuered,* 1.53 and Hamon and his ten sonnes hanged, with an infinit number of their enimies slaine, but this feast was kept on the thirteenth of▪ the moneth▪ Adar, which is Marche.

Sp. Posthumius an auncient Romane, as on this daye gaue battell to the Volscans and to the Aequeis, and vanquished them:* 1.54 the victorie was the greater and farre more famous, for that the Romans then were not strong, nor their territories great, for it extended not past 18. miles from Rome, 266.

Io. Albertus king of Polonia dyed vpon this daye at Tu∣rone in Prusia, after whom succeeded his brother Alexander duke of Lituania, 1502. Upon the verie selfe same daye 48. yeares after Charles the ninth king of Fraunce was borne, 1550.

The 18 Day

VNto Anna were certaine ceremonies and sacrifices vsed as on this day, at which time Alexander the great fel in a Fe∣uer after much surfetting and drinking,* 1.55 & within 21 daies after died at Babilon, 324 yeares before Christ our Sauiour his birth.

Charles the 5. was elected Caesar, and made emperour of Germanie as vpon this day, though he was absent at Franck∣ford about other businesse of his owne, some referre it to the 28. of this moneth,* 1.56 but he was crowned at Aquisgraue the 12. day of October, as Func. in his Chronicles most plainly affir∣meth.

A League of peace was concluded betweene Henrie the first king of Fraunce, and Philip king of Spaine that nowe is as vpon this day at Paris with great roialtie.

Pontianus the 19. Bishop of Rome, was in the time of the Emperour Alexander Seuerus persecuted for the profes∣sion of the Gospell, and died for the same in Sardinia, Ono∣phrius doth varie much from Functius and others as well in the numbers as in the time, 231.

The 19 daie

ON mount Auentine great and solemne sacrifices with reli∣gious ceremonies were celebrated as on this day in the ho∣nor of Pallas.* 1.57

In the great warres betweene the Polonians and the Rus∣sians in a battail at Sauichostum, as on this day, in the which the Russians were vanquished and o••erthrowen.

After some terrible battails and betweene Philip prince of the Catteians and Charles the fifth, the Catteians yeelded, at Hala in Saxonia, at what time the riuer of Rheine did much harme to men and beastes, 1205.

The 20. Day

THis day was the 40. daie after y^• Noah entred into the ar•••• during which time the fountaines of the deepe were broken vp, and the windowes of Heauen were opened that it rained for the space of fortie daies, in so much that the water encreased & rose 15 cubits aboue the height of any mountaine for an 150. daies,* 1.58 that all flesh perished.

As on this day the Tarentines desired Pyrrhus king of Epy∣rus to assist them against the Romanes, which was the first battaile that the Romanes had with any forreine enemie, they builded a Temple in Circo Maximo to the God Summa∣nus, for the Romanes much feared Pyrrhus being the greatest warriour of the world,* 1.59 and therefore they as on this daie vsed solemne sacrifice within this newe erected Temple vnto Sum∣manus.

At Antiochia a great cittie in Siria by Godfredus and Bal∣duinus two captaines and conductors of a great armie of chri∣stians was geuen a famous battaile vnto the Persians,* 1.60 in the which battaile, 5000. were slaine after they tooke Ierusalem where they raigned kinges one after another, 1••98.

Philippicus surnamed Barnamus being but a Souldiour at Chersona became by seruice to bee Emperour of Greece, and after he had raigned two yeares hee was forced to forsake the Empire vpon this day and by Artemius,* 1.61 which is called A∣ustasius was taken, and his eies pluckt out, and after put in prison where he died, 715.

Terouana a towne in Fraunce was assaulted and taken by the imperiall armie, spoiled and afterward was lamentablie burnt with fire.* 1.62

Io. Chrisostom a singular, godly & a learned man, was ba∣nished by the generall councel then assembled at Cyprus,* 1.63 for that he would not subscribe to the burning of Origens books, which were by Epiphanius and Theophilus condemned, but he was afterward called backe with great honor.

The 21 Daie.

AT the cittie of Rome this daie is kept a festiuall daie in the honor of Hercules, to whom they do great sacrifice, with al religious ceremonies thereunto belonging▪

C. Centumalus proconsul for the Romanes ouer I••yrica, whom he vanquished and ouerthrew by a battaile geuen on the Sea,* 1.64 ouer whom he with great commēdation triumphed cum nauali triumpho.

Mahomet the second of that name and the 6 emperour of the Turkes the onely scourge that plagued the Christians,* 1.65 and al∣so the only t••rant that afflicted Asia, who did much augment his empire as vppon this day, againe the third time hee laied siege to Rhodes, and yet failed of his purpose, and was forced to passe with his armie to Apulia.

The Heluetians being in warre with their next neighbours,* 1.66 gaue them battaile at Lauppen a cittie in the Confines of Hel∣uetia, ouerthrew them and slue them to the number of three hundreth, 1338.

The 22 daie

PHilip the sunne of Frederick surnamed Barbarossa and the first Frederick of that name,* 1.67 after his great warres against Alsatia, Argentina, and Thuringia taking some repose in the castle of Bamberga, was there traiterouslie slaine by Otto the County of U••ietelspatch to the great grief of al Germanie af∣ter he had raigned 9. yeares, 1208.

The mariage of Philip king of Spaine was solemnly cele∣brated as vpon this daie at Paris in Fraunce vnto Elizabeth daughter to Henrie the second, but Functius saith the first of that name king of Fraunce, with great pompe, roialtie & mag∣nificence, in the which feast 8. daies after the marriage Henrie king of Fraunce was slaine by apeece of a staffe which brake & ran through his eie into the braine pan as hee was running at T••••t, 1559.

The 23. daie

AS vppon this day the Romanes vsed to sende mutuall pre∣sentes one to another, and to salute their neighbours with diuers kind of sweet sauours, as ginger, peper, suger, and such like, and likewise they gathered all kind of hearbs in the honor of Vulcan,* 1.68 and after this, they met togither with manie cere∣monies, and did great sacrifice vnto fire, for the sauegard and t••ition of their young children.

The famous victorie of Hanniball ouer the Romanes at Thrasimenum in Perusia was such, that Flaminius the consul was killed, and fifteene thousand more slaine in the field, and al∣most so manie taken, this battail was so fiercly fought on both sides, that a great earthquake which was at that instant, ouer∣threw some cities, and turned mighty streams of riuers against their course: and did manie terrible thinges besides: yet they were so earnest in fight that nether parties felt it,* 1.69 but the moane and lamentation was such in Rome for so great an ouerthrow, that they recorde this day as one of their chiefe vnfortunate daies and this happened by the ouer••ight and rashnes of Flami∣nius the Consul.

Otto the first of that name Emperour of Germanie, and sonne to Henrie the first duke of Saxonie and after crowned king of Germany, maried y^• daughter of one Edmundus King of England: this Otto ouerthrew the Bauarians, and gaue the Hungarians such a terribl battaile at the riuer of Licum that 3. kinges were taken by Otto and hanges at that ouerthrow,* 1.70 he after made warres vppon the Bohmians, wasted and spoiled B••hemia, an•• tooke their citties, thence hee entred into Italie, and lated siege to Rome, and the gates were opened to him, at what time he tooke the pope Benedictus the 5. from his papa∣cie, and restored Leo the 7 to his form••r estate.

The Turkes againe inuaded the Ile of Melitia, and in the time of Solyman the tenth emperour laid hard siege to the ca∣stle of Mercurie, where Caelius affirme that manie thousands on either syde were at that Turkish armie slaine, 1565.

A••ulphus ••ount••e of Nassau was elected Emperour of Germany, this Adulphus for his ambitious dealing against Albertus duke of Austria, sonne to Rodolphus the Emperor which was well esteemed and beloued with all the ••lates of Germanie, whome this Adulphus by all ambitious meanes sought to banishe, and to driue him from Austria,* 1.71 but he was therefore deposed from his Empire after he had raigned ••ixe yeares, and with all the consents of the Princes of Ger∣manie, Albertus Duke of Austria was as vpon this day placed in his roome, 1298. This day of Onoph••••us and others is set downe to be the 27 of Iu••e.

As vpon this day died that noble and valiant Gretian Peri∣cles, cheefe gouernour of Athens after Themillocles, whose victories and triumphes were such that hee had nine ••euerall monuments, equall in number to the nine victories which hee got in nine great battels, set vp in diuerse places, some in A∣thens, some in other places of Greece,* 1.72 but especially in Cera∣micus, which was a place appointed by the Athenians to ho∣nour Conquerours with triumphant arches and pillers,* 1.73 with their names therevpon ingrauen with letters of gould, where∣by he merited by his victories lenitie, iustice, and diuers other vertues, to be surnamed Olymphus.

The 24 Day.

A Great solemne feast at Rome, at the which they vsed much deuotion, wit•• sacrifice and many religious cere∣monies to the goddesse Fortune,* 1.74 as vpon this day they trimmed their shippes vpon the riuer Tyber with sundrie garlands, and crowned their toppes with lawrell, mirtle and Oken boughes, in token of Triumphes and victories, and there they banqueted and feasted with all pleasant mirthe and melodie.

Asdrubal brother vnto Hanniball,* 1.75 being sent for to come from Spaine into Italie by his brother Hanniball, fell into the handes of Appius Claudius Nero, by an ambushment laid for him, where he was slaine manfully fighting for himself,

his head was brought and throwne before Hannibals tents, his armie slaine and taken, and a great quantitie of treasure was brought to Rome:* 1.76 this Asdruball has plagued the Ro∣maines in Spaine, and slue both the Scipios which had beene long conquerours for the Romans in Spaine,* 1.77 of whom I shall speake when I came to the time of their dealings.

Warres being proclaimed against the Carthaginians by Scipio Affricanus and by Masinissa king of Numidia, who had ioyned friendship with the Romanes, this Masinissa being 92 yeares ould gaue an ouerthrow to king Syphax on this day this Masinissa left behind him 44 sonnes, and appointed Scipio Affricanus whom he deerelie loued, to be ouerseer, and to distribute his kingdome as it pleased him amongst them,* 1.78 609 yeares after Rome was builded.

Vespasian the ten emperour of Rome, a good and a vertu∣ous man, after he had raigned nine yeares, and liued 69. yeares died in a manour of his owne,* 1.79 among the Sabines of the Flixe as vpon this day,* 1.80 81 yeares after Christ.

The Sarazens as vpon this day 1083, had a great battaile giuien them by the Spaniards in the territories of Granata in Spaine, at what time by chaunce not lookt for, an armie of Englishmen entred fresh into the battaile, whereby the Sara∣zens were ouerthrowne, this the French Chronicles allow, and Pantal in his fift booke affirmeth.

Cazimirus Duke of Massonia, was crowned king of Po∣lande with solemne pompe and great magnificence, as vpon this day, being then vpon the feast of S. Iohn Baptist, 1448. So also was Henrie the eight king of England, and his wife Katherine Dowger crowned at Westminster, in the yeare of Lord, 1532.* 1.81

Iohn Baptist was borne as vpon this day, but I finde great contrauersie heerein amongst writers.

The 25 daie.

THe 25 daye of Iune beginneth the fourth moneth of the Iewes called Tamutz, and the first daye of the moneth Tamutz.

Henrie the fourth, emperour of Germanie, gaue a great o∣uerthrowne on this daye to Rodulphus duke of Sueuia, and king of Italie, whome Pope Gregorie the seauenth called also Hildebrandus, who reuoulting against Henrie the 4. crowned Emperour, and against all the states of Germanie, that betweene them both began great warres, and diuers ter∣rible battels, the first at Fladenhen,* 1.82 the second at the flood El∣lestra, the third at Merseburge a towne in Saxonia, where Rodulphus was ouerthrowne, and his armie scattered and slaine, with no lesse losse to Henrie, the victorie onely excepted, 1080.

Ludouicus Gallorum Delphinus, duke of Aquitania and sonne to Charles the sixt surnamed Beneamatus, was made king of Apulia by pope Iohn the 24 of that name, and the law∣full king Ladislaus was by the Pope reiected: This Dolphin of Fraunce married Margaret the daughter of Iames king of Scotland, and within a while after died, after whom succeeded Iohn his brother,* 1.83 & in Apulia Iohanna the sister of Ladislaus succeeded, 1436.

The most of the pri••ces of Germanie being protestants, professed the Gospell, and confessed the same before Charles the fift emperour at Augusta, as vpon this day, in the assem∣bly of the Peeres of Germanie, for Martin Luther had dispu∣ted and opened the treacherie of Papacie in diuerse townes of Germanie,* 1.84 and had wrote in the defence of the Gospell, 1••••0.

The 17 Daie.

AS 〈◊〉〈◊〉 this day, Ancharsis the philosopher, after he had tra∣ue•••• Egipt, Greece, and other places, returning into the

countrie of Scithia againe, being excellently well learned, he liking the religion of Greece better then Scythia, vowed to the mother of the gods that if he sailed safe to Scythia that h•• would celebrate hir feast day, and offer sacrifice after the man∣ner of the Cyzecenians which he performed in Scythia, in a wo••die place called Hyllaea,* 1.85 not farre from Achilles race, there Anacharses was spyed in his Grecian robe, with his Thyrsis in his hand, with such madde ceremonies as are in the sacrifice of Orgies, after the manner of the Grecians, Saulus the king of Scythia being his owne vnckle, as Herodot saith, was brought to the place, who finding Anacharsis occupyed in the Grecians ceremonies, shot him through with an arrow and slew him, so that the Scythians cannot abide to heare of the name of Anacharsis, for that he followed the Grecians super∣sticious ceremonies.

Iulianus Apostata the Emperour, a great persecutor of the Christians,* 1.86 a man excellentlye well seene in the Greeke tongue, and learned in the liberall sciences, he was likened by Eutrop. to Marcus Antonius in many things, after he spoi∣led Ass••ria, and had vanquished the Parthians, and returning from thence a conquerou••, was slaine in the sixt of the calende of Iuly, after he had raigned seuen yeares, 366, it is of others otherwaies written, as I said before read Ammianus.

In the moneth of Pauni, Sesostris king in Aethiopia, which kingdome he subdued, erected vp many pillers within Egipt, as triumphes of his victories, according to the Egiptians cu∣stome and manner of triumphes, cleane contrarie to the La∣cedemonians,* 1.87 who by the lawe of Li••urgus were forbidden to make any monument of their victories within G••••ece, in mar∣ble, brasse, or Iu••rie, for that it would mooue ciuill warres, and stirre more enuie and discorde betweene Cittie and Ci••••ie, or betweene tribe and tribe: it was also among the Romans, that no triumphe might be had for any victorie gotten by ciuill warres,* 1.88 for they refused therein to triumphe both Marius and Silla, and after Caesar and Pompey, and at last Augustus and Antonie, for the best and the greatest conqueror hath no cause of triumphe in c••••ill warres.

The 27. Day.

CAius Marius a noble Romane was borne as vpon this day, this Marius was Consull at Rome 7. times, of whose tri∣umphes and victories during that time you shall reade them in their places and in their time. Likewise C••. Carbo,* 1.89 who was Con••ull at that time in Rome with Marius, when ciuil warres were betweene Silla and Marius and slaine in that yeare of his Consulship by Pompei the great, being then but a yong man, was also borne with Marius as vpon this daie.

Romulus b••••lded a Temple at Rome to Iupiter S••ator in that place where hee sta••ed when he fled from the Sabines, who had then secretlie entred into Rome through the treache∣rie of Tarpe••a to reuenge the rauishment of their daughters, and young Sabine virgins, who were entised and deceaued by Romulus,* 1.90 then Romulus being forced with shame to flie, lif∣ted vp his hand to heauen, and praised Iupiter to staie the flight of his people, and they staied vppon a sudden, and in that place Romulus builded a temple as vppon this day to Iupiter, the staier backe of Romulus and of his people.

Iouinianus after the death of Iulian the Apostata,* 1.91 was by the consent of the armie in Persea chosen as vppon this day to haue the administration and rule of the Empire, a verie good Prince and a religious Emperour, for hee instituted that the tithes should bee paied to the Churches, how be it hee had litle good successe, for hee fell sicke and died within eight moneths,* 1.92 after, 365.

As vpon this daie died Martianus at Constantinople in the seauenth yeare of his raigne, He from a meane souldier first in Lidia became emperour of all Greece, hee recouered the Em∣••••e being much tro••led and also weakned, at that time hee as∣••••aged the furie of the Par••••ians, and subdued the Uandoles, and vanquished Attila king of the Gotes,* 1.93 and concluded peace with all countries, for hee loued peace, and would often say, Arma non induamus, dum pace potiri possumus, 458.

The 28. daie

AFter that Theseus had reduced all things in order, and had reformed Athens, and remoued Iudges and Magistrates to a greatter state, to whom hee builded a councell hall, long be∣fore Areopagyts who were before the A••ph••ctions, and after that Theseus had brought all into one corporation, hee institu∣ted a great feast and common sacrifice for al the countrie of At∣tica called Panathenaea, This was the onely greatest feast a∣mong the Athenians,* 1.94 to this feast no straunger might come and therefore hee appointed another feast in Athens for straun∣gers the 16. of Iune called Metoichia.

In the moneth Pauni in the Cittie of Bubasti in Egypt a great feast is celebrated in the honor of Diana to this feast they came from all partes of Aegipt men and women, some by sea, and some on foot, the men cum tibijs dauncing and reioicing through euerie towne as they trauell through the countrie, the the women crepitacula tenentes, in like maner sing & daunce, some clapping their handes togither, some with one noise and some with another, with such antick to••es and tricks, and with such strange gestures as I passe with silence to speake of their impudencie, they do come to this feast as Herodot, doth men∣tion 70000. men and women besides children, and in this sort they feast that day, and drinke more wine then they do all the yeare after, offering in sacrifice to the goddes Diana diuers oblations of beastes and foules.

Alexander the great after some opinions died as vpon this daie, yet Plutarch and others referre it to the 28. of March, manie were suspected of his death, and therefore manie were put to death by Olympias his mother, as Iola, Antipater, yea Aristole was thought to be one of the conspiracie, and the o••ely inuentor of the poison: some againe wrote that his drin••••king and feasting brought him to an ague, drincking out of Hercules, cuppe, for Alexander was so much addicted to that cup making both garlands and crownes, and appointing great rewardes to the best carowser, but howsoeuer it was, he died after he had raigned twelue yeares, and left at Babilon vnbu∣ried

manie daies, for his Princes and Captaines contended for kingdomes. All the kingdomes of the East countries were the•• in Alexanders handes, but at length he was buried in Alexan∣dria a towne of his owne.

As vppon this day Diogenes the Philosopher being bitten with a dogge dyed neglecting his sore like a cynicke dogged fellow, and therfore a piller was set on his graue, and a picture of a dog vpon it. This Philosopher disdained Alexander & all his pompe, in such sort that Alexander wished to be Diogenes if he were not Alexander,* 1.95 for that Diogenes contemned the world, the glorie, and the pompe thereof as much as Alexan∣der did, who wept for that hee could not be king of one world, sith he heard by Democritus and other philosophers that there were diuers and sundrie worlds, so that Alexander and Dio∣genes died both in one daye.

The 29 daie

HIerusalem was as on this day besieged of Nabuchodono∣sor in the 1691. yeare after the flud, and in the 9. yeare of Nabuchodonosor, and continued vntill the 11. yeare of his raigne, during which time the citie was taken,* 1.96 Zedechias sons slaine before his face, and Zedechias owne eies put out, and al Iuda brought captiue to Babilon, but this is laied down in the last of the Kinges to be the tenth day of the tenth moneth Te∣beth, which is Ianuarie, for the tenth of ••ebeth is the 21. of Ianuarie. By mistaking of the moneths in diuers countries diuers errors do escape.

In the fifth day of the fourth monet•• Ezechiel the priest and after a prophet, being by the riuer Cheba••, and in the fifth ••ear of Ioachius captiuitie, saw a stormie winde comming from ••he North, with a great clow••e and fire enfoulding it selfe in the clowde, and out of the middest thereof the likenesse of foure beastes appeared, and their form was like to the forme of man, and euerie beast had 4 faces & 4. wings,* 1.97 these 4. had the face of a man, & the face of a lion on the right si••e, & the face of an Oxe and of an Eagle on the left side. You may read more of this in Ezechiel.

Upon this day was builded a Temple on mount Quirinall in Rome to Quirinus in memorie of Romulus, which is also named Qui••inus their first king and founder, in this Temple they vsed sacrifice and deuout ceremonies to honor Romulus whom they canon••sed after his death:* 1.98 this sacrifice was cal∣led Quiri••ia after his name.

Peter the Apostle of Iesus Christ our sauiour, after he had preached the ghospel in Pontus, in Galatia, Cappa••ocia, Bi∣thynia, and last at Rome where he suffred death, hanged with his head downward vnder the cruell emperour Nero, so hee suffred death on the third calend of Iulie after whom vpon the same day Paul the godlie and most learned Apostle was behea∣ded* 1.99 after that he had preached in Iudea▪ I••••irica, Greece, Ita∣lie, Spaine, and in diuers other countries, of whom his epis∣tles make mention of, 68.

Scylus king of Scithia affecting the sacrifice and rites of the Grecians was found as vppon this daie, as Anacharsis was for vsing the feast and ceremonie of Orgia, which was a feast vsed with solemne sacrifices to Bacchus, was driuen out of his kingdome, and his brother Octomasides elected King in his place, so straight the Scithians obserue their owne religion, yet Budini a people that imitate the Scithians, whose speach is mingled partlie with the Greeke tongue and partly with the Scithian v••e their Trieterica sacrifi••la euery third yeare after the manner of the Grecians hauing their Temples, altars, and their ••••ols as the Grecians haue,

The 30 daie

IN Rome as vpon this day they celebrated a solemne feast to Hercules and to the Muses, in the which feast the Romanes vsed their seuerall ceremonies with so manie kind of sacrifices wherein they excelled all nations, for most comely they playd in their g••mes and publicke shewes the whole life of tha•• God with such reuerence and religions customes in obseruing a de∣corum in all thinges as they are full of feastes and sacrifices: in the which moneth the great solemne feast of Is••s in the citie

of Bus••ris which is in all Egypt most honoured, they take for y^• Moone, as they do take Osiris for the Sunne, in the which feast after their sacrifices and ceremonies are done in honouring of Isis they beat and strike themselues about the face with their owne handes,* 1.100 yea they wounde and pricke themselues with Kniues and Bodkins, and also with other kinde of sharpe in∣strumentes, afflicting and persecuting themselues with diuers tortures in such a most straunge sort, that they thinke Isis not appeased before they vse these ceremonies according vnto their ancient custome.

Q. Mar. Tremulus being Consull at Rome triumphed o∣uer the Hernices and Anaguins in the 447. yeare after the buil∣ding of Rome, this was y^• 2. age of Rome, called adolescentia Romana which continued fr••m the Kings vntil Appius Clau∣dius, at what time the triumphes began to be of great pompe* 1.101 according to the victorie of the conquerour for the Athenians crowned the victor with a crowne of Oken leaues called ciui∣tas corona appointed for them, that the states of Citties, as Pericles and Demosthenes do affirme, that they might not in Greece make a mo••••ment of their victorie in brasse, or in any durable stoane to maintaine or to moue dissention betweene their posterities, but with garlands and crownes made of flo∣wers, leaues, and such like.

In the latter yeares of Charles the fi••t, a decree was made at Augusta by the Emperour and all the states of Germanye, that the new forme of religion so often consulted, disputed, and de••ended by Martin Luther and others, should continue vntill the next generall councell, this decree of Inreri•• was publi∣shed in all the citties of Germanie, and allowed by the Empe∣rour and the peeres, this decree saith Functius was published the 18. of Maye, but Sleid and Pantal affi••meth this daye, 1548.

T. Statilius Taurus then Proconsull in Aff••ick vnder Octa∣uius Caesar, triumphed with great pompe and solemnitie ouer the Affricans, 719. you must proportion the state of the triumph to the greatnesse of the victorie, for great victories made great triumphes, specially among the Romanes, for the Persians and the Egiptians vsed not such stately glori••us triumphes as

the Romans did, nor with any great pompe and magnificence, but they vsed for to set vp their statues and images in brasse or in copper, or st••ne, vpon arches or pillers made for that pur∣pose in memorie of their victories, with certaine Persian ca∣racters, or Egiptian letters, in token of their triumphes, and that they erected vp in euery great cittie, as Memphis, Sais, Pelusium, to signifie vnto▪ their posterities their victories, which the priests of Vulcan had in charge to keepe, contrarie to the Grecians, who were not permitted to set vp any monu∣ment of triumphes or victories by the Iudges of all Greece called Amphictions, because it should not stirre or prouoke enuie betweene Tribes or Citties, but they should were gar∣lands, and be crowned with diuerse kinde of crownes made of lawrell, myrtle, pine, oken leaues, for triumphes were not per∣mitted, neither among the Gretians nor among the Romans for anye victorie obtained in ciuill warres.

FINIS.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Nouid.
• * 1.2

  Hecatom∣bea.
• * 1.3

  Macrob.
• * 1.4

  Macrob. 1
• * 1.5

  Eutrop. 6.
• * 1.6

  Pant. lib. 6
• * 1.7

  Pan. Io••.
• * 1.8

  Volat.
• * 1.9

  Functius
• * 1.10

  Pantal. 6.
• * 1.11

  Liuius.
• * 1.12

  Bonf. lib. 8
• * 1.13

  Tir. lib 9.
• * 1.14

  Cal. Rom.
• * 1.15

  Liuius. & Ouid.
• * 1.16

  Plut.
• * 1.17

  Exod. 24.
• * 1.18

  Plutarch.
• * 1.19

  Pl••t.
• * 1.20

  E••trop. 10
• * 1.21

  Functius.
• * 1.22

  Nouid.
• * 1.23

  Plutarch.
• * 1.24

  Iustin.
• * 1.25

  N••uid. 6.
• * 1.26

  Didius Viuius.
• * 1.27

  Flor. lib. 3 cap. 11. Plutar. in Crasso.
• * 1.28

  Functius Monst.
• * 1.29

  Pant. lib. 6
• * 1.30

  Mar. scot.
• * 1.31

  Liuius.
• * 1.32

  Tacit. lib. 16.
• * 1.33

  Eutrop. 6.
• * 1.34

  Cuspina.
• * 1.35

  Quin∣quatria.
• * 1.36

  Volat. lib. 23. Cedr. & Iust. in epit. Ceso∣rum.
• * 1.37

  Satur∣nalia.
• * 1.38

  Trip. 9. cap. 12. Iustin.
• * 1.39

  Aemil. lib. 4.
• * 1.40

  Nouid. ••.
• * 1.41

  Nouid.
• * 1.42

  Quin∣quatria.
• * 1.43

  Sleid.
• * 1.44

  Minerua▪
• * 1.45

  Herod. 7▪ Dionys. 9.
• * 1.46

  Tritem & Pant. lib. 6
• * 1.47

  Sacrifice.
• * 1.48

  Baccha∣nalia.
• * 1.49

  lib. 2.
• * 1.50

  Me••oi∣chia.
• * 1.51

  Plut. in Theseo.
• * 1.52

  Beuth. Funct.
• * 1.53

  Hester. 16
• * 1.54

  Liuius.
• * 1.55

  Mel. lib. 2
• * 1.56

  Sab. lib. 29.
• * 1.57

  Nouid.
• * 1.58

  Gen. 7.
• * 1.59

  Cal. Rom.
• * 1.60

  Aemil.
• * 1.61

  Onoph.
• * 1.62

  Aemil. Cont.
• * 1.63

  Onoph.
• * 1.64

  Pantal. 6.
• * 1.65

  Caelius de Saracenis
• * 1.66

  Stumf. 6.
• * 1.67

  Functius.
• * 1.68

  Nouid.
• * 1.69

  Plutarch.
• * 1.70

  F••nct.
• * 1.71

  Cuspina.
• * 1.72

  Cerami∣cus.
• * 1.73

  Alex. lib. 3
• * 1.74

  Pantal. 6. Plutarch.
• * 1.75

  Asdrubal.
• * 1.76

  Liuius. lib. 18.
• * 1.77

  Eutrop. 3. Funct.
• * 1.78

  Eutrop. 3.
• * 1.79

  Suet. lib. 10.
• * 1.80

  Eutrop. 7.
• * 1.81

  Lu. Sur.
• * 1.82

  Cuspician. Functius Chrom.
• * 1.83

  Io. Til.
• * 1.84

  Sleid. lib. 7.
• * 1.85

  Anachar∣sis,
• * 1.86

  Anmian. lib. 22. 23. & 24.
• * 1.87

  H••••od. lib. ••.
• * 1.88

  No tri∣umphe graunted in ciuill warres.
• * 1.89

  Pantal. 6.
• * 1.90

  Plutar.
• * 1.91

  Iouinianus
• * 1.92

  Iustin.
• * 1.93

  Mar. ••oot.
• * 1.94

  Cal. Rom.
• * 1.95

  Laertius in vita dingenis.
• * 1.96

  4 Reg. cap. 25.
• * 1.97

  cap. 1.
• * 1.98

  Plut.
• * 1.99

  as some thinke
• * 1.100

  Isis.
• * 1.101

  Q. Mar. Tremulus triumph.