The triplicitie of triumphes Containing, the order, solempnitie and pompe, of the feastes, sacrifices, vowes, games, and triumphes: vsed vpon the natiuities of emperours, kinges, princes, dukes, popes, and consuls, with the custome, order and maners of their inaugurations, coronations and annointing. Wherein is also mentioned, the three most happy, ioyfull and triumphant daies, in September, Nouember and Ianuary, by the name of, Triplici Festa. With a briefe rehearsall of the funerall solempnities at some emperors, kings, and princes burials. By Lodowike LLoyd, Esquier.

To the Reader.

IF the Greekes laboured so much, that they brought fiftie of the most beautiful Virgins in al Greece before Apelles, to draw the picture of Venus thereby, and to be put vp in Ceramicus. If the Romans traueiled as much, to bring fif∣tie of the fairest Ladies of old Italie, to set Iuno in collours, to stand in the Capitol, what may we in England say of such a sacred Prince, whose vertues, were they painted (which Pla∣to saith cannot be) should far excel fifty Venus, or fifty Iu∣nos, were all their prophane worthines in one picture pain∣ted: But all kind of tymbers serue not to frame Mercurius i∣mage, and euery collour serueth not to paint Phoebus: How be it, I wil imitate poore Tymantes, who when he coulde not liuely expresse in collors the maiesty of Agamēnons counte∣nance, he threw a vaile ouer his picture, to shadow his faultes to escape the reprehension of the lookers on.

I leaue Athens to honour their Minerua in the feast of Panathenaea, with the triumph of Peplon: Rome to worship Iuno in her feast Quinquatria, with the triumphs of Epinici∣on: the Iewes to solemnize their feast Neomenia, & the Per∣seans to magnifie their Kinges with sacrifices and songes of Theogonia: we wil Ca•…•…tare Domino, and solempnize Triplicia Festa for the seuenth of September, the 17 of Nouember, and the 15 of Ianuary, which God graunt vs long to enioy for Christ his sake our sauiour.