Emblems of rarities: or Choyce observations out of worthy histories of many remarkable passages, and renowned actions of divers princes and severall nations With exquisite variety, and speciall collections of the natures of most sorts of creatures: delightfull and profitable to the minde. Collected by D.L.

Of the funerall pompe of the Egyptians.

THE Kings of Egypt were most sumptuously reserved in this order: their bodies were opened, and were in such sort used, as the Egyptians use, with Myrhe, Aloes, Honey, Salt, Waxe, and many other sweete odours, being seared up, and a∣nointed with all precious oyles, and so they reserved the bodies of their Kings in high buildings made for the purpose, far from the ground, as in their Pyra∣mides and Labyrinth before spo∣ken. The Funerall was so la∣mented, that all Egypt mour∣ned in this sort: the men would clap dung and dirt upon thei•• heads, beate their bodies, stri•••• their breasts, knocking their

heads to every poste, howling and crying for their King: their women bare-breasted, besmeard with all kind of filth; running up and downe in furious manner, fasting and mourning 72 dayes from wine or any other meat, sa∣ving bread, & the water of Nilus.