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.

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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.
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Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.
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Imprinted at London :: By Richard Ihones, at the Rose and Crowne, neere Holborne Bridge,
Ianuary. 1591.
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Rites and ceremonies -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A06145.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.

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Of the funerall pompe of the Egyptians.

THe Kings of Egypt were most sumptuously reserued in this order: Their bodies were opened, and were in such sort vsed, as the Egyptians vse, with Myrrhe, Aloes, honey, salt, ware, and many other sweet odours, being feared vp and annointed with all precious oyles, and so they reserued the ha∣•…•…es * 1.1 of their kinges in high buildinges made for the purpose, far from the gro•…•…, as in their Pyramides & Labirinth, be∣fore spokē. The funeral was so lamēted, that al Egypt mour∣ned in this sort: the men would clap dung and dyrt vpon their

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heads, beat their bodies, strike their breasts, knocking their heades to euery poste, howling and crying for their king: their women bare breasted, •…•…ermear'd with al kind of filth, running vp and downe in furious maner, fasting & mourning 72. daies from wine or any other meat, sauing bread and the water of Nilus.

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