Souldiour and from a Souldiour became an Emperour who raigned three yeares then was slaine he and his sonne being a verie childe 240. C. Iulius Caesar entred into Rome from mount Albanus with great pompe and triumphe vpon this day 727 years after the building of Rome in the which yeare hee also was slaine Leo the sonne of Martianus the Empepor was chosen emperor of the East after his father vpon this day 457. Editta Wife to Otto the Emperor died vpon this day and was buried at Magdenburge 948. Henrie the eight king of England died vpon this day leauing a sonne behind him his successor Edward the sixt 1547. Lusitania a countrey of Spaine was so shaken with an Earthquake that much harme and great losse of it ensued at what day the Cittie of Ulisbone fell prostrate to the grounde 1531. Upon this daye in Rome was builded a temple and dedicated vnto Castor and Pollux 270 yeares after the building of Rome Polycarpus Bishop of Smyrna Pionicus and diuerse others after much constancie and bouldnesse were martired vnder Antoninus Verus 150. Of Polycarpus death Euseb. writeth very strange things read 3. booke and 15. chap. of his martirdome in Smyrna Sextus Apuleus proconsul of Rome had his triumph granted him out of Spaine vnder Octauianus the Emperour 727 yeares after the building of Rome The 27. Daie COcceus Nerua the thirteenth emperor of Rome who succeeded that deadly tyrant Domitianus after that hee had raigned almost two yeares died vpon this day at Rome 66. This Emperour aduaunced the publike weale behaued himselfe verie soberlie vpright and courteous and yet stoute and manfull he adopted after him a good man to gouerne named Traianus for it was hard to finde a good Emperour then in Rome and harder for a good Emperor to liue in Rome such treacherie and tirannie raigned theÌ„ that one Caesar kiled an other and one Emperor destroied another that the empire continued not aboue 400 yeares but was carried from Rome to Constantinople Henricus the sâ—nne of Fredericus Barbarossa king of the Romanes was married to Constantia daughter to Rogerus king of Sicilia of whome Fredericus the second was borne Seffanus and Constantinus both then Emperors were apprehended and taken by Constantinus the some of Leo and put into a Monasterie being shauen like Friers both head and beard Upon this day by the commaundement of Charles the fift a speach was had concerning religion fiue yeares after the first controuersie at Ratisâ—one in Germanie but because of the busines and warre ensuing it tooke no effect 1546. Stumpf. affirmeth that vpon this day a great battell was fought betweene the Tigurines and Heluetians at Vâ—ila a towne in Germanie Vitilianus Bishop of Rome died as vpon this daye 670. after he had beene elected 14. yeares this bishop brought into the Romane Church the Organes and musicke Licosth in his bookes of woonders saith that vpon this day appeared two golden pillers the one on the right hand of the sunne and the other on the left 1704. Ignatius bishop of Antioche suffered martirdome vnder Arcadius the Emperor this Ignatus committed his Church to Policarpus bishop of Smyrna The 28 Day VPon this day Charles the Great King of Fraunce and the first of that name of a Frenchman was made Emperour of Rome by Pope Leo this brought the Empire from Rome into Germanie and hauing doone many great exploits after he had erected Colledges Schooles in Bononia Papia and Lutetia died at Aquisgrane in the 46. yeare of his raigne Of this Charles the great the Frenchmen haue their cheefe antiquitie in matters touching the roialtie and dignity of their inaugurations of their kings and of the buriall of their princes the solemnitie of either began by this king and from his time whose Eusignes and reliques are left as monuments to be vsed at the coronation of the Kings of Fraunce at this daye as I haue written in the generall inauguration and crowning of their kings Alexius the 4. emperor of Constantinople was slaine vppon this day 124. Lu. Cornelius Dolabella triumphed ouer the Lusitanians and Spaniads 6â—5 yeares after the building of Rome Mari. Scotus saith that vpon this daye 1079. a terrible battaile was fought in Germany by a place called Fladechies where countie Manfridus with many others died A terrible earthquake was heard ouer all Siria vppon this day at what time many townes and manie thousands of people perished Cedrenus in his chronicles of the Greekes 746. Pascalis was elected pope of Rome without the consent of Lewes surnamed Pius king of Fraunce and also Emperour of Rome Upon this day at Darmset by the riuer of Rhine a great solemnitie of the nobles and peers of Germanie with running at tilt and at barriers and other games was celebrated 1496. Amongest the old and auncient Romanes the feast called Equitia was solemnly wont to be celebrated and kept in Mars his field at Rome sometime in Circo Maximo For this feast Equitia they had certaine plaies and games where horses and Mules some lose and some bound together and shoult so run in Circo Maximo Some vsed one race some vsed another These mules and horses made such a sport at Rome that while this play was celebrated Romulus caused the Sabine virgins to be rauished for the which cause great warres grew betweene the Romanes and the Sabines and in memorie of this Romulus appointed the feast called Consualia The 29 daie AS vppon this day the auncient Romanes were woont to create their kinges and euerie yeare they celebrated a solemne feast in memorie of their Kinges The solemnitie of inauguration and crowning of the Kings of Rome I did write in my other Booke Aurelianus Emperour of Rome borne in Ponnonia after he had subdued the Gothes vanquished the French men tamed Egypt and recouered both the East and West countries vnder his dominion and empire of Rome and triumphed ouer Zenobia Queene of Palmeria after he slue Odenatius the king her husband And after manie other famous exploits done he vsed Solons law called Amnistian which Thrasybulus reuiued in Athens after the banishment of the thirtie tyrantes and was as vpon this day slaine by his owne seruants betweene Constantinople and Heraclia some referre it to the fourth of Februarie â—76 Likewise Dagobertus Magnus king of France died at Spinetum of the fâ—ixe on this day 645. Philippus the 28. emperour of Rome and the first of that name with his sonne named also Philippus were slaine in one daie the elder at Verona the yonger at Rome after they had raigned seauen yeares as Mar. Scot. affirmeth but Eutrop. sayeth 5. yeares Batildis the wife of Clodoueus the second of that name king of Fraunce died at Paris 670. Isabella the wife of Edward the second king of England after manie broiles threw her husband the king into prison and caused her sonne named also Edward being
vpon this daye elected Emperour of Germanie and crowned at Frankeforde 1152. Heleonora sister to Charles the fifth left window after the death of the king of Lusitania was marâ—ed to Francis of Valoyes the 57. king of Fâ—aunce and was crowned Queene of Fraunce in the church of Saint Denis at Paris 1531. Georgius the third of that name was made Pope of Rome vpon this day 731. This Pope entised the Frenchmen to warre vppon the Greekes and Longobardes for abolishing of Idoles The 6. Day THe old auncient Greekes do celebrate a great solemne feast in memorie of Theseus who imbarked on this day from Athens into Creet with the tribute of 7. yong men and seauen yong virgins according to the lawe of king Minoes alotted to the tribute money he offered vp a sacrifice called Hiceteria in the temple called Delphinion vpon the 6. of March which was an oliue bough hallowed and wreathed about with white wooll at what day the Greekes were wont to send their young girles to the same temple where Theseus offered Hicetaria to make their praiers and petitions to the goddesse Venus to bee their guide to whom they sacrificed a goat Antonius surnamed Pius for his lenitie and curtisie beeing Emperour of Rome died of a feuer vpon this day at a Manor place of his owne called Lorium 12 miles distant from Rome when he had liued 73. yeares yet Mar. Scotus referreth it to the 31. of October but he erreth often both in the daies and yeares The Iewes do celebrate on this day a great solemne feast called Purim in memorie of their victorie had against the heathens and for ioy of their deliuerance from the conspiracie of Hamon Augustus Caesar vppon this day in the fifteenth yeare of his raigne tooke vpon him the office of the high bishop called Pontifex Maximus The 7 Daie THe starre called Corona falleth in the west in the morning and the starre Pegasus riseth In Rome with the auncient Romanes great solemnicie of ceremoniâ—s and sacrifices were had vppon this day and celebrated in the honor of Iuno whose statelie feast was called of the Matrons of Rome Iunonalia festa at what time they vsed to do sacrifice in the temple of Iupiter Sordisci a people in Thracia were went in the moneth of Marchâ—â—oâ—ill those souldiers whom they tooke in the warres and to make sacrifice of their flesh to god Mars and to make a drinking cuppe of the sculles of their heads whereinto the Tiâ—acians powred the bloud of the souldiers and made therof an oblation of sacrifice vnto their gods with the one halfe the other they dranchâ— it mingled with water Upon this day in the 28 of his raigne died that noble emperour Traiane at Seleucia a towne of Isauria of the flix as he returned from Persides whose bones were set vnder a sumptuous piller which was of a 144. foot high All the Deuines and all the Phisitions of Rome did vse as vppon this day to meet together in the Temple of Minerua where a solemne oration was made in memorie of Thomas Aquinas this is called in Nouidius the fourth booke Doctorum feriae Phocas Liuetenant ouer the armies of Constantinus the 9. of that name did vpon this day wine the strongest cittie of Creete named Caudax This Phocas was elected after Emperour of Greece 950. The 8 daie THis was also a dismall day compted among the Romanes The Sea birds bigin on this day to appeare according to the Rules of Ptolom Fridericus the 3. of that name entred into the citie of Rome with pompe and great honor as vpon this day to bee crowned Emperour and to bee married with Heleonora daughter to the king of Lusiâ—ania 1452. Philippus Barbarossa was elected king of the Romanes against Otto who was before preferred by his friendes and now against his friends and against his owne force this Philip was chosen king 1199. Upon this day Gualtherus Sensaueir a noble captaine passed with a great armie of Christians and entred into Constantinople and from thence tooke his armie towards Ierusalem to deliuer the cittie from the tirannie of the Saracens which then were strong in all Asia and Africa 1696. The 9 Daie VPon this day they were wont in Rome in old time to bring in Uiolets all sweet flowers at what time the Senators gaue to euerie one are warde and then a great feast was made called Pub. eâ—ulum in the temples of S. Franciscus where a solemne oration was made in the praise of this Saint and the custome of that time much like to the rewards which the old Grecians were wont to giue to their Generall or Lieutenant who hauing obtained the battaile and put the enemie to flight was rewarded with a monument either in brasse or in marble with the title of his prowesse marshall feats called TropheuÌ„ Likewise the feast called Ancylia in memorie of Mamurius a most cunning woâ—rkeâ—an which wrought the like targets in Rome as the target of the Nimph Aegeria which was giuen to Numa This â—east was dedicated vnto Mamâ—rius to whom songs and odes were made and with great melodie and miâ—th they were by Numas lawes to bee song in this feast often rehearsing the name of Mamurius Fortie gallant knights stoutly professed christianity vpon this day who left both kinges and emperours wiues and children and stood with the church of Christ were willingly 〈◊〉 vnder Zicinyus 320 at what time Cyrillus the bishop bare theÌ„ companie at Sebasta Celestinus the second of that name pope of Rome died as vpon this day 1144. vnder this emperour florished Baliardus a philosopher who much withstood the christians with his subtill argumentes and did much harme in the Church of God The 10. daie THe Carthaginians were discomfited by sea at Lilibeum a cittie of Sicilia by Caius Luctatius then Consull at Rome at which time fourteene thousand Africans were slaine and 32. thousand taken prisoners 518. yeare after the building of Rome and as both Eutropius and Liuie affirme the suncke 125. shippes and tooke 73. shippes to the great praise of Caius Luctaâ—ius and Aulius Posthumius both then Consuls at Rome Titus Manlius Torquatus a noble Romane triumphed vppon this day with great honour ouer the Sardes for by this time the magnificence and dignitie of triumphes grew to bee such that it excelled in pompe and brauerie for a long time after the building of Rome during the time of their kinges when the Romanes force were not such as it grewe shortlie after in the Consuls time for in the first triumphs of kinges they vsed to goe on foote into the Cittie the second time to ride on horsebacke the third time carried in a chariot with two horses and after with four After Camillus time the dignitie of a triumph became such as it was not graunted to any though the victorie deserued triumph vnlesse hee had bin either Questor Consull or Dictator and also vnlesse he had vanquished
came halting behind the Romane turned â—ppon the soden and fought with the Sabine and in fight slue him and then he easilie slue the other two being maimed before and not able to follow in fight ouer these Sabines M. Horatius was so receaued with such a triumph into Rome with al pomp and mirth his triumph was such that the Romanes long after vsed vpon this day a great feast in memorie of Horatius victorie The 24 daie THis was named amongest the Romanes Aegyptiacus dies either in memorie of some great victorie had ouer them by the Egyptians orels an ouerthrow The 5. day of the creation of the world wherein were foules fishes and other dumbe bâ—astes made by the Almightie vppon the which day our Sauiour Christ was taken by the Iewes and held his last supper As vppon this day Aurelius Quintilius was by the whole consent of the souldiers nominated Emperoâ—r and by the assent of the Senate hee was made Augustus a man of singular sobrietie of great patience and gentlenes hee succeeded his good brother Au. Claudius a worthie man and a noble emperour who for the worthie seruice hee did to his countrey had by the Senate appointed him a goulden sheeld to hang in the councell house and a goulden Image in the Capitoll for a perpetuall memorie of his worthines this good Quintilius raigned but 17. daies emperour after his brother and was slain as vpon this day The 25 daie CHrist Iesus the sonne of God tooke flesh of the virgin Marie vpon this day on the which day the Angell Gabriel â—â—luted the Uirgine The feast of the mother of the gods called Hylaria festa was solemnely celebrated in Rome vpon this day for that the daye began to be longer for in the time of Iulius Caesar and Octauius Augustus this day was counted the equinoctiall of the springe at what time the women of Rome sacrificed vnto Venus with great obsequies Theodosius the third of that name Emperour who was compelled by his Souldiers to take the name of an Emperor and within two yeares after was constrained vpon this daye to forsake the empire and to liue a priuate life in a monasterie he was so persecuted by â—eo the third surnamed Iconomachus so called for that hee defended Images who succeeded Theodosius 717. Frederike the second being Emperour was crowned king of Hierusalem and within 23. yeares after Conradinus the sonne of Conradus the Emperour was borne vpon this daye who died afterward at Naples 1252. Nicephorus surnamed Botoniates was elected Emperor of Constantinople vpon this daye who by Alexus was driuen out of his Empire into a monasterie where he died three years after he was chosen Emperor 1077. Iames the firste Bishop of Ierusalem after Christ and brother to him according to the manner of the Iewes which called them brethren that were cosins was stoned to death in witnesse of his faith as some writers suppose 64. Clemens the third Pope of Rome dyed 1191 by whose perswasion the Emperour Fredericke the first tooke a voyage into Italie besieged Mellaine Cremona Dertona and manye other Townes and Citties which reuolted from him he brought euen to the grouâ—de This Frederike was surnamed Aenobardus a Bononian borne and sonne to that Frederike which was Sonne to Conradus the Emperour The 26 Day THis was the seauenth day after the creation called the sabboth day The Rabbies of the Iewes more curious then wise in their fabulous bookes of Talmudists or Drash presume to know all things and let nothing passe they say that vpon this day Lazarus was raised from his graue being dead for foure dayes by Christ Iesus Conradus the second of that name a Frenchman after he had laide long siege to Melaine returned to Rome and was crowned Emperour of Rome by Pope Iohn the twentith of that name he reuenged vpon those that dwelt in Pannonia for that they aided the Italians he made his some Caesar during his abode at Rome 1017. Romanus Argyropilus Emperour of Constantinople by the meanes of his wife a lewde vitious woman named Zoes was strangled by Mychael Paphlago who succeeded him in the Empire and married his wife whome she also vsed as an instrument of hir wicked life for a long time but shee died of a miserable disease fit for such a beast 1033. Two Uirgines of Hypborea venturing as farre as Delos to performe certaine sacrifice vowed to the goddesse Lucina for safe deliuerance at childe birthe they dying at Delos in this iourney are so honoured of the yoong maides at Delos that they doo offer vpon the graue of these Hyperborean Uirgins the long haires of their heads and after three dayes they hang their haire vpon a long pole ouer their tombe and the young men in like sorte binding theyr haires with certaine sweete hearbes in a kinde of sacrifice vnto Argis and Vpis graue Againe in the Countrey of Iouia other ceremonies were vsed by a number of yongewomen singing hymnes of Lycaeus worke to further the celebration of the ceremonies naming often in theyr Songes the two Hyperborean Uirgins by the name of Argis and Opis with solemne musicke vpon their graue in the meane while the Priests sprinkeled their Asâ—es which were kept in a pot ouer the graue of these Uirgins vpon a company of sicke persons who sat vpon the graue of the Hiporean Uirgins this became a Scythian sacrifice and from Scythia as Herodot dooth reporte into Thracia called Saâ—ra triticea The 27 Daie NIsan or Abib the first moneth of the Iewes for on this daye their yeare began imitating the Egiptians for the first daye of the newe moone after the equinoctiall of the springe according to the oulde Iewes order custome but the latter Iewes begin their yeare after the moone in the equinoctiall autumne hauing respect to the best season of the yeare at what time the Iubileis of Moses began vpon the which day Noah vncouered the Arke and sawe the waters decreased and earth appeared yet staied in the Arke 56 daies expecting the word of the Lord. The 2. yeare after the Isralits departed out of Egipt in the first day of y e first moneth Nisan Moses reared the tabernacle whom the Maiestie of the Lord in the sight of all men couered all daye with thicke cloudes and all night with shining flames of fire Likewise Ezechias king of Iuda began as vpon this daye to repaire the Temple of Salomon at Ierusalem and caused the Priests and the Leuites to sanctifie the house of the Lord with sacrifices and thankes giuing at what time were dedicated 600 Oxen and 3000 sheepe The Rabbies affirme that vpon this daye Abraham the Patriarke was about to sacrifice vppe to GOD his sonne Isaac Upon this daye the olde auncient Romanes sacrificed with great solemnity to the mother of the gods Berecynthia which yearely the Romans vsed with great pompe carrieng most sumptuouslie the image of Berecynthia to bee washt in
that name King of Fraunce died of a wounde that he got with running at Tilt on this day after hee had raigned 12 yeares after whom succeeded his sonne Franciscus the second of that name Pantaleon affirmeth that Franciscus the first raigned 32. yeares 1557. Alphonsus king of Spaine 1259 was by the Princesse of Gâ—rmanie elected to the empire which he refused for then the empire had bin void of an emperour 17. yeares which was the time of interegnum at what time Richard the Duke of Cornewall sonne to the king of England was crowned king of Rome of this time and of the certeintie thereof as Functius saieth writers do much varie Henricus the fourth of that name Emperour of Germanie was vpon this day being then the feast of Aester by Pope Clement the third as Functius saieth by Pope Steeuen the ninth crowned emperour who ranged 50. yeares whose wife named Bertha vsed the gouerment at her pleasure for she was the empresse and emperour Melancthon saieth in his chronicles that saint Ierom died on this day 420 at Betheme yet Volateranus affirmeth it 30. of September in the yeare of our Lord 442. Nehemias came vppon this day with letters from Artaxerxes to Hierusalem for the repairing of the Temple and also for the building vp of the walles of Hierusalem againe In the moneth Munychion among the Egiptians called Pharme Menedeâ— K. of Egypt ended his great and wonderous tombe which for the rarenesse thereof was called a Labyrinth the patterne whereof Dedalus brought with him from Egipt vnto Creet where he builded the like to king Minos It was hard for any that entred into this Labyrinth to come out thence without a guide This Labyrinth was made a place of buriall for the kinges of Egyptlineallie descending from the bodie of Menedes and not for others in so much that the kinges of Egypt afterwardes contended who should excell in these woorkes some in Labyrinthes some in building of Piramides and some in building of monsterous great Temples for their burials as the priestrs of Vulcan affirme in their sacred bookes at Memphis that 43. of the most aâ—ncient kings of Egypt were buried in these Pyramides of the which number 17. remained vntill the time of Ptolomi the sonne of â—agi one of the souldiers of the great AlexaÌ„der This was the first king of the Ptolomeis after the name of Pharaos for the first kinges of Egypt from Menas time vntil the time of 52. kings we haue as litle to write of as we haue of the first ancieÌ„t kings of Assiria The names of the Triumphes solemnized in Rome within the moneth of March and by whome 1 P. Valer. Publicola 2 L. Aemil. Mamertimus 3 L. Cornel. Lentulus 4 Q. Luctatius Cerco 5 M. Claud. Marcellus 6 A. Manl. Torqua Atticus 7 L. Papyrius 8 C. Fabricius Luscinius 9 C. Papyr Maso 10 L. Aemil. Papus 11 Cn. Manl. Volso 12 T. Manl. Torquatus 13 L. Aemil. Papus 14 C. Flamineus Nepos 15 L. Conel Scipio 16 C. Flamineus 17 Pub. Furius 18 Manlius Volso 19 M. Valerius Coruus 20 M. Pomp. Matho 21 M. Valer. Maximus 22 C. Conelius Scipio 23 L. Posthumi Megellâ—s 24 L. Conel Balbus 25 M. Atil Regulus The names of the solemne feasts and sacrifices within the moneth of Marche Munichia Matronalia Quinquatria Bachanalia Iunonalia Equiria Liberalia Quinquaria Minerualia Hylaria Megalesia These games and plaies called triumphant plaies vowed games must of necesâ—itie bee celebrated and solemnized after any great triumphe together with the feast Triâ—mphale Epulum which is also a feast appointed in the Capitoll belonging alwaies vnto any great triumphe Ludi Votiui Ludi Triumphales Ludi Natalitij Finis mensis Martij Of the moneth of Aprill which with the Iewes is called Nisan their first moneth with the Athenians called Thargelion their eleauenth moneth and With the Aegiptians Pharmute their eight moneth The first Daie THis moneth of April is called of the Iewes Nisan which is the first moneth with the Hebrues for the Iewes beginneth their yeare in this moneth in the old time this moneth was of the Romans consecrated vnto Venus at what time they celebrated a feast called Vernalia where the Romanes vsed sacrifice and solemine ceremonies vnto Venus bedeckt with garlands made of diuers flowres on their heads and mirtle branches in their handes Likewise the women and matrones of Rome washed and bathed themselues in sweete water and with garlands of mirtle crowned came vpon this day to the temple of Fortune and offered oblations and sacrifice with Frankencense and other sweete odors for their husbandes good successe and euents in warres In like order the auncient Greekes had vpon this day two great solemne feasts the one called Thargelia festa celebrated with many ceremonies vnto Apollo and vnto Diana according to the manner of the Gretians the other feast called Apaturia solemnized with diuers kinde of sacrifices vnto the goddesse Venus In Rome vpon this day Sempronius Blesus when he was Consul at Rome triumphed ouer the Affricans at what time woone many cities and though hee suffered shipwracke in his returne from Affrike to Rome with great riches and spoile yet the Senators graunted him to come with a triumphe into the Cittie of Rome 500 yeares after the bulding of the Cittie Q. Martius Philippus Consul of Rome made a braue entrie into Rome with great pompe and honor triumphing ouer the Hetruscans a people of Italy before the first warres of the Romans against the Carthaginians eight yeares for at this time the Romanes had enough to doe at home by meanes of the warres of the Tarentines Samnits Latens and of other nations about them Also on this day Ser. Caruilius Max. being Consul then at Rome triumphed most solemnely ouer the Sardintans 519. Tacitus the 34. Emperoâ—r of Rome after he had raigned but sixe moneths dyed by an vprore among the Souldiers the most common death that then happened to the Emperours of Rome one preuenting an other by treason that in 277 yeares 34 Emperours raigned in Rome as Onoph affirmeth but Iustine saith that Tacitus died of a feauer at Tarsus but I leaue contention Valens was by his brother Valentinianus made Emperour of Constantinople to gouerne ioyntlie the Empire vpon this daye 367. This was a cruell persecutor of the Christians for he commaunded that 80. Christians should be drowned that were sent to him froÌ„ the other Christians to entreat for mercie and fauour but Valeus being most worthyly afterward wounby the Gothes and flyeng from the battell so wounded to a little cottage in a podre village was burned most miserablie by the Gothes in his cottage where hee hid himselfe His brother Valentinianus had no better end for both were cruell Emperours Iustinus Thrax a base man borne who was first a Swineheard and then a heardman and afterward became to bee a Souldiour who after by manye euents of warres was made by the
this day elected and created emperour of Rome after his fathers death where he raigned 15. yeares hee made his sonne Lodowick the second of that name his fellowe to gouerne with him in the empire Lodowick the 9. king of Fraâ—ce sailed as vpon this day from thence into Asia with a verie great armie to ease the christians being much vexed and afflicted by the Saracens and afterward returned safe and sound into Fraunce againe as Functius saith but others said that he was taken by the Saracens in Damiata 1250 Charles the fourth of that name and sonne to Iohn king of Bohemia was as on this day crowned emperour of Germany which Lodowick Bauarus being aliue had raigned Emperour 32. yeares tooke it so greeuouslie that Charles should be emperour during his life that falling downe from his house on hunting died more for sorrow of the empire then for the fall 13â—5 Upon this day Charles the 5. entred into the citie of Rome accompanied with pope Iulie the 3. who with great triumphe was receiued of the citizens where for a time hee remained to consult with the Pope of all estates of Christendome in matters of state and religion Philip king of Spaine that now is proclaimed peace vppon this day at Bridges betweene Henrie the second of that name king of Fraunce and himselfe 1559. The 6. daie AS vpon this day the magistrats of Athens did examine and visit the whole citie in that sort that the Romans afterward vsed in their Lustrum euerie fift yeare with the Greeks called penrerides In Greece they celebrated a feast in memorie of Dianas birth which fel vpon this day in which feast no sacrifice might be offred of blood but the feast was solemnized with wafers fine cakes and wine they sacrificed fraÌ„kinsence sweet odors and spices besydes they should honor this feast with all kind of delicate sweete flowers and adorne their Idols with all garlands for in this feast all ioyes and mirth was solemnized with musicke dauncing and feasting but no killing of anie liuing beast vppon this day and therefore it is called Hylaria festa Some also hold opinion that the birth day of Alexander the great and his death was vppon this day but better referred vnto the 8. of Iune Likewise that learned Philosopher Socrates the Athenian died vpon this day as Plutarch supposeth The second circumcision was by Iosua performed by the commaundement of God in Gilgar for now they had left off 40 yeares after the first circumcision and Iosua made him sharpe kniues as the Lord commaunded him and circumcised all those which were borne in the wildernesse after they came out of Egipt for all their olde Captaines and the Isralits that came out of Egipt were circumcised in the wildernesse and for their disobedience to God they died euery one sauing Caleb and Iosua they rebelled against God and contemned Moses for they remained 40. yeares in the wildernesse Our Sauiour Christ returning into Hierusalem curssed the Figge tree for his barrennesse at what time he entred into the temple and taught there and stope the mouth of the Saduces and Phariseis and returning to mount Oliuer tooke occasion by beholding of the Temple to prophesie the destruction both of the cittie and of the world M. Aurelius Antonius Bassianius which is also named Caracalla died on this daye at Edessa when he had raigned sixe yeares and two months Pantaleon saith that he was both borne and dead as vpon one day 218. The 7 Daie THe Athenians vsed vpon this daye to celebrate the feast of Thargelia in the honour and memorie of Apollo also the feast called Carnia was also solemnized in Cirena to Phoebus which is called Apollo and taken for the Sunne for the Sun was worshipped by so many names that almost in no countrie the Sunne escapeth without feasts and sacrifices with all kind of solemne worship doone vnto him for he is worshipped with the Greekes by the name of Phoebus with the Latins by the name of Apollo with the Egiptians by the name of Serapis with the Persians by the name of Onamasdris c. Christ our Sauiour being in Bethania in the house of Simon the lepor at what time the woman powred vpon his head a box full of pretious ointment where Iudas â—he 〈◊〉 was angrie for the waste thereof Zeno surnamed Isauricus a deformed man and base borne was by Leo Iunior his owne father made Emperour 490. who vsed the Empire more liker a tyrant then a Emperour in whose time Constantinople was set on fire and the most part thereof burned at what time 120 thousands bookes were quite burned to ashes amongst which bookes Homers poems were being written with goulden letters In testino draconis of 120 foote long he died very poore as Iustine others affirme Charles the eight of that name king of Fraunce died suddenlie vpon this day at Ambrose 1497. leauing no lawfull heires behinde him to succeed and therefore Lewes the 12. of that name succeeded the 59 king of Fraunce this king was called Pater populi the last king before the stocke of Valoyes became to be king of Fraunce Anastasius the 40 Bishop of Rome after the Apostles was elected vpon this day who instituted that no lame impotent or maimed person should be admitted to minister in the Church and this Bishop also commaunded that men should stand vp at the reading of the Gospell 398. The 8 Daie VPon this daye the Romanes vsed a great triumphe with pompe and solemnitie and with plaies in memorie of Iuba king of Numidia by Augustus Caesar then conquered and brought to triumphe 45. A disâ—â—all day and vnfortunate among the Iewes for that vpon this day the K. Assuerus otherwise called Darius Hisdaspis king of Persea made a lawe and a decree by his cheefe counceller Haman that all the Iewes being euery where scattered in these his kingdomes which were a 127 prouinces should be destroyed and slaine both man woman and childe and therefore this day was among the Iewes named Luctuosus Iudeorâ—m dies In the temple at Ierusalem about nine of the clock at night shined such a light so bright about the cheefe altar that it seemed to be day the brasen gates of the temple of their owne accord opened and many woonders seene The 9 Daie THe charge and manner of eating the Passeouer which was to be kept in the 14 daye of the first moneth which is Nisan at euen the first day of the feast of vnleauened bread for this feast continued with the Iewes seauen dayes this was celebrated in memorie of their deliuerance at that night when all the first borne of Egipt man and beast were slaine by the Angell of the Lord and in the remembrance of the bloud of the lambe which the Iewes sprinkled vpon the doores as a warning to the Angell to spare the Iewes of this feast of Passeouer the first was
Aurelianus was other with Tigers and others with monstrous Dogges To such excéeding pompe and glorie grew the Romanes after their Affrican victories that within the triumphant Chariots were carried with the conquerour the simulacher of Iupiter with his scepter in his hand Neptune with his thrée picked forke Mercurie winged about his shoulders and his legges and Iuno carrying in her hande Quirinus speare thus the triumpher marched into the Capitoll the soldiers crowned with laurell round about the Chariot singing songs in praise of the conquerour where after sacrificing an Ox vnto Iupiter with publike thanks vnto the Gods for the victorie the feast was prepared called Epulum triumphale which was the common banquet appointed after any triumph Ferdinandus the Emperour returning from Frankford and comming vnto Basill was receiued and welcomed with great honour 1563. Pantal. lib. 1. Albertus Marques of Brandenburge after many sharpe battels and long warres in diuers places of Germany died at Fortzhemi 1557. being 35. yeeres of age Celestinus the third Bishop of Rome died and on the same day Innocentius the third was elected into his place this made the Decretals and other bookes this caused the Councell called Laterense to come together 1â—98 Volat. Likewise Constantinus Sirus a Pope whom Iustinianus the Emperour and second of that name reuerenced so much that he went from Constantinople to Nicomedia to méete him and there to submit himselfe vnto the Pope to haue his absolution for sinne Seuerinus a godly learned man that preached Christ about the Riuer of Danuby died 483. The ninth Daie VPon this day the feast called Compitalia was celebrated in Rome at what time the Pretor should speake these wordes in presence of the people Die nono post Calendas Ianuarii Quiritibus compitalia erunt Also Compitalia festa were those feasts at Rome when the plaies called Compitales ludi were celebrated in the stréetes in euery towne of the country To these games were there Images and Idols brought with all solemne ceremonies of the people they were set vpon the table where Epulae Iouis were celebrated they were also laid on Altars crowned with all kind of garlands and set foorth with swéet flowers deckt and trimmed with chaines and Iewels c. Also it was commaunded by Seruius Tullius that once euery yéere in the temples of the Gods vpon this feast solemne sacrifice should be consecrated vnto the Goddesse Mania and the Gods called Lares vnto whom the people offered onyons heades in stéed of mens heades Augustus Caesar vsed this play in his daies to bring his country Gods to be carried from the place where these Compitalia were celebrated at what time they began to be called Augustales ludi the sacrifice whereof was solemnized vnto Lares This was inuented first by Tarquinius the proud these plaies had sundry names among the Romanes as Compitales plebei Curales and Augustales For vnderstand that among the olde Romanes there was no games or plaies instituted but had their proper feast with all the pompe that might be and their sacrifice to one God or other more or lesse either before victories vowed in the Temples to the Gods or after victories inuented and he that was conquerour had a Ram for reward of his victorie giuen him Macrob. lib. 1. Likewise the feast Agonalia was solemnly kept to Ianus among the Romanes at what time the best Magistrate of the Cittie should commaund a Ram to be killed being the chiefest of the flocke hee himselfe being the chiefest man in the Cittie whosoeuer he were should solemnly offer vp the Ram in the Temple of Ianus for sacrifice and dutiful seruice to God Ianus these daies of sacrifice were called Agonales The wife of Charles the eight and after married to Lewis the twelfth both kings of France died 1514. she was an English woman as the Chronicles â—f the kings of Fraunce doe record Hadrianus the sixt schoolemaster of the Emperour Charles the fift was elected Bishop of Rome vpon this day Praeter opinionem 1522. Onoph Iohn the twelfth of that name was the 133. Pope elected 938. an infamous and vicious Pope and therefore driuen to exile by Otto the Emperour at what time he died in a caâ—e for feare of Otto Iohannes Aduentinus a learned Germaine died vpon this day at Ratisbone 1534. Under Valentinianus the Emperour was martyred vpon this day 358. Iuuencus a religious man of Antiochia and one Marcella as I â—inde in Eusebius Stephanus surnamed Porcarius a Romaine moued sedition and thereby fell to armes in Rome where he was taken and hanged vpon Hadâ—ianus the Emperours Piller or arche 1433. This daye openeth the nature of August before noone and after noone dooth shew the state of Iuly as in Practica rusticorum is laid downe The tenth Daie THis was woonte to be a dismall day to the Romaines for euery fourth day before any Ide Nones or Calends which the Romaines forbad any sacrifice to be vsed or any ceremonies to be done for vpon such dayes they susteined great ouerthrowes and much losse and therefore called Atridies Some write that Ierusalem was by Nabuchodonosar besieged this day being the tenth day of the tenth moneth but they erre much as it shall be said in another place in mistaking the daies and the moneths Charles the fift married with Isabell the sister of the king of Portingale with great pompe and solemnitie Honorus was by his father Theodosius elected and made Caesar and Emperor 393. This vanquished many cruell tyrants for 32. yeares that he raigned Emperour as Eusbeius affirmeth Frederike Lord Elector of Palantine vpon this day changed the state of religion at Heidelberge in Germanie 1546. Gregorie the tenth who made peace betweene the Venetians and they of Genua in Italie died who also called a generall councell at Lugduum where Michael Paleologus Emperor of Constantinople was reconciled to the Latine Church 1278. Fabianus which was consecrated Bishop of Rome 237 suffered martirdome vnder Decius the Emperor vpon this day this Bishop made a lawe that no marriage should he betweene kindered within fiue degrees he also commaunded that all Christians should receiue the communion thrise in a yeare that euery yeare a new Chrisme should bee made and the olde burned This day sheweth the nature of October before noone and after noone the state of September The Sunne entreth into Aquarius The eleuenth Daie THe feast called Carmentalia was as vpon this day celebrated which continued fiue dayes by the matrons of Rome in the honor of Carmenta some suppose her to be the Goddesse of Destinie and hath rule and power ouer the natiuities of men and therefore the women of Rome reuerenced this Carmenta very much others saye that shee was the Wife of Euander the Arcadian which was so inspired by God Phoebus that she was accoumpted and taken for a demie Prophetesse and tooke vpon hir to giue oracles in verse in that sacrifice which
of Romulus affirmeth that the building of Rome began vpon this day and that Romulus proportioned and measured the compasse of the wals and setled downe the plot of the citie which was in the beginning but a little thing and vpon that very daye that Romulus began to build Rome Numa Pomp. the second king that suceeded him was borne in Cures a towne of the Sabines Palilia festa in the honour of the goddesse Pales was celebrated of the Shepheards before the building of Rome by Romulus The Shepheards vsed in the dawning of this daye to decke and to adorne the sheepefolde with greene bowes and branches and with greene turffes with diuers kind of floures Likewise they cast squibbes and such other pretie deâ—ises with fire with much sport and pastime which feast of Shepheardes according to their custome was kept and solemnly celebrated vpon the same day that Rome was builded in the which feast it was not by the law of Numa Pomp. lawfull to offer any sacrifice of bloâ—d vnto Pales the goddesse of Shepheards that day for in those feasts that either a great citie was builded or a great prince borne no beast might be kilde no bloud might be sacrificed neither lawfull once to name the peculiar god of that place altogether like to the feast of Natalitia which is the feast of Natiuities and also like to the feast Terminalia which is celebrated to the God of Confines The sacrifice in this feast among the Shepheards were wafers garlike and new wine boiled This was first instituted by Romulus by the name of Natalitia and Pallilia was celebrated by the Shepheards before Rome was builded In the 1000. yeare after the building of Rome Philippus the first Christian Emperour of Rome together with his sonne Philip began their raigne in the second of their Empire some say they made great preparations and great solemnities of games and shewes at Rome with such pompe and magnificence as the like had not beene seene since the Consuls time he celebrated the games called Seculares ludi which were the onelie plaies of pompe and magnificence and were with great solemâ—itie plaide and it was the last time that Ludi seculares were plaide in Rome for those plaies were but sildome plaide Probus the 36. Emperour of Rome after he had raigned sixe yeares and three moneths a stoute and a iust Emperour expert in warfare and courteous in behauiour he was the last Emperour that triumphed in Rome afterward he was slaine at Syrmiuâ— in an vprore which grew among the Souldiers in an Iron tower as Scotus affirmeth but Onophrius referreth it to the 2. of December The renowned prince king Henrie the seauenth after long sickenesse deceased at Richmond as vpon this day but of some referred to the 22. of Aprill after he had raigned 23. yeares and eight moneths and on the ninth of Maye he was brought to Paules with many Nobles Knights and Gentlemen and a thousand torches burning before him on the morrow was buried at Westminster on the eleuenth of Maye in the new chappell which he had caused to be builded 1508. The 22 Daie HOnorius the sonne of Theodosius raigned Emperour of Rome in the same selâ—e yeare that Arcadius raigned Emperour in Constantinople and dyed as vpon this day after he had raigned with Arcadius thirteene yeares and with Theodosius lunior which was Arcadius sonne sixteene yeares in this Emperors time the booke which the Iewes call Talmud was made by two Rabbines of the Iewes as Platina and Scotus affirmeth but Onophrius referreth it to the fifteene of August 414. As vpon this daye in the Cittie of Florence in Italie being vpon the Sabbaoth day a company of factious Cittizens called Pactiana entred into the Church at masse time ran vpon the house and familie of Medeces 〈◊〉 Iulianus and wounded a Nobleman called Laurentius and many others among whome Laurentius escaped and made away with his weapon and hauing some aide by his good freends presently fought with them tooke them and hanged a number of them to the verie windowe of the towne court As Volat in his fiâ—t booke afmeth 1478. The 23 Daie THe feast called Vinalia priora was celebrated solemnized in Rome vpon this day to Iupiter and to Venus in this feast the Romanes vsed to take the first taste of their wine and to consecrate certaine vessels in sacrifice for Iupiter against the feast daye of Vinalia of this feast I shall speake more in an other place Mahomet the false prophet of the Saracens was borne vpon this day being then vpon Friday 593. and therefore the Arabians and the Sarazens obserue fridaye for their chiefest feast and they honour that daye as the Christians honour the Sabaoth which is Sunday they begin to acount their years from that day as we doe from the yeare of our Lord and Sauiour which they call Hegyra which is to them peculiar as to the Spaniards Aera or as indictions were now last the account of the Romans after their Lustrum or Consulatus Michael the fourth of that name Emperour of Constantinople sonne to Andronicus Senior surnamed Palaeologus was slaine vpon this daye 867. The 24 Daie AS vpon this daye Troye a most famous cittie in Asia was taken after ten yeares terrible warres betweene the Greekes and the Troians in this warre died the most part of the famous men that then flourished in all Greece and Asia and that for one lewd woman named Helena The historie is so well knowne that I neede not much to speake of it yet others referre it to another day which I in an other place haue layde downe more at large Anno mundi â—783 The Romans vsed as vppon this daye to celebrate an ancient feast called Lustria festa this feast had diuers kindes of vses and was celebrated of all kind of persons the captaines and the souldiers solemâ—ized this feaste in this sort They sounded their trompets most pleasantly at euerie chiefe place in the cittie at what time they did view their armories munitions engins and other preparations for warres and then came to the Temple of Mars and with great ioy feasted and after they vsed sacrifice vnto Mars Another kind of this viewing called Lustrum was vsed at the funerall of the dead emperors great generalles that died in the warres they would with great funerall pompe three times compasse the pile of woode being armed and with speares in their hands and shaking them with frowning lookes at the pile of wood as it were vppon an enemie of the countrie for it was appointed to burie the bodie of those Emperours kinges and princes they going procession like about the hearse wailing and lamenting the death of the Emperour do sing most tragicall verses in mournful manners shaking still their swords and speares and stamping the ground with their feet vntil the bodie be laid vpon the pile then they threw all sweet flowers spices and odors vpon
the body and after the burying they take his ashes into seuerall pottes and keepe it diuers kindes of feastes bee called Lustrum of which I shal more at large shewe as occasion serueth The Carthaginians were vanquished in Sicilia by Timoleon the Corinthian in a great battaile ouer whome hee triumphed at Rome as vppon this day The first king of Fraunce called Pharamundus was elected as vppon this day 419. at what time the Frenchmen were called Sicambri from the 86. of Olympiad vntill Francus time which was in the 104. Olympiad of this Francus they were named Frenchmen The 25 Day PLyntâ—ria festa which properlie in Athens is solemnised vnto Minerua vppon the 25. of September but sometime in Aprâ—â— and sometime in Iulie but the ceremonie is a like at all times for the priestes of Minerua called Praxiergides do take from the image of this goddesse al hir raiment and iewels keep the image close couered ouer at what time certaine secret sacrifice with hidden ceremonies thereunto belonging were celebrated vnto Minerua in bathing and in washing y â— image with sweete rose water with decking of it againe with diuers kinde of flowers with spices and delicate odors for so it is named among the Athenians the weshing feast compted vnfortunate to do any thing for that Minerua as vppon that daye is not to bee seene Also by Numa Pompilius the second king of Rome Rubigalia festa was instituted in Rome and vppon this day celebrated in the second yeare of Numas raigne for that time the corne should be weeded which feast is celebrated out of the cittie of Rome in the fields by Iupiters priests called Flamen Quirinalis the sacrifice that should be offered in this feast to Pales for Corne and for cattell was wine and frankensence powred vpon the entraels of a dogge with verses song vnto the goddesse Pales to prosper the corne and the cattell and to preferre the fruites of the fields Alcibiades after hee had bin banished from Athens for his carelesse and negligent seruice at Siracasa hee went to Sparta and conferred with the Lacedemonians against his countreymen the Athenians yet by meanes of Thrasybulus Alcybiades was receiued againe into Athens with great ioie The famous cittie of Tripolis was by the Souldane and the Saracens vpon this day subdued ouerthrowen at what time all the Christians were slaine that dwell there or were at that warre The 26 Daie MOses and Aaron were commaunded to number the Israâ—lites in the wildernes the number wherof came to 603550. that were about twentie yeares of age and beside the Leuites which were 22000. died all in the wildernesse for their disobedience and their vnthankfulnesse towardes God onelie Iosua and Caleb excepted The Temple at Ierusalem was begon as vpon this daie to be built by Zorobabel Nehemias and other infinite number of the Iewes that returned from the captiuitie of Fabilon at what time they laid the foundation of the house of God in the new moone of the second moneth and in the second yeare they were come to Iurie and to Ierusalem of their vowes and sacrifices read the third of Esdras Marius Antonius surnamed the Philosopher was borne as vpon this day in his time onelie the Romanes were gouerned by two emperours at one time who with indifferent authoritie gouerned the empire in whose time on part of England receiued the faith Conradus the second of that name a French man borne was by Pope Iohn the second of that name 1027. with great solemnitie and pompe at Rome crowned Emperour and his brother Gebardus for that he rebelled against the Emperour his brother was compelled to bee a Muncke Conradus created then his owne sonne king of Rome in the second yeare of his raigne The 27 daie OT to the fourth of that name was crowned Emperour by y â— consent of al the princes of Germanie by pope Innocentius the fourth in contempt of Philip the sonne of Fredericke Barbarossa brother to Henrie the sixte who then gouerned the Empire This Otto maried Philip daughter and raigned foure yeares inuaded Sicilia and did much iniurie vnto the church wherefore Pope Honorius excommunicated him I can find no great thing written vpon this daie The 28 daie THe feast called Floralia was at Rome vpon this day celebrated this feast was commaunded by the bookes of Sibilla with great honor and solemnitie to bee kept at what time the Romanes were wont to sacrifice vnto their goddesse Flora all kind of flowers and fruits that the earth yeelded most deuoutlie and religiouslie crauing Flora to prosper and to encrease all thinges in their fields and elswhere abrode 516 after the building of Rome Likewise the old Romanes celebrated great games and solemne shewes called Ludi celebres these plaies endured vntil the fourteeuth of May for these plaies which the Ediles vsed vppon the Theaters when it pleased them for all other plaies sauing the plaies of Ludi celebres and Ludi Liberales had their daies and times appointed by the law of the high bishop and by the Priestes flamines Syuius Otto was borne as vppon this day in the 34. yeare after Christ as Functius noted in his tables of the Emperour of Rome at what time Aruntius Camillus Domitius Aenobardus were Consuls at Rome this after inuaded by killing of Galba the seuenth Emperoure of Rome when that Galba had raigned but seauen moneths and euen so Otto was by Vitellius in like sort vanquished within 95. daies of his raigne at what time Otto as you heard of his death in another place thrust himselfe into the hart with his owne dagger As vppon this day 518. Fla. Valerius Emperour of Constantinople surnamed by the Grecians Dicoros for that he had one blacke eie and the other graie was stricken by a thunderbolt and died after hee had raigned 27 yeares this Emperour was by the perswasion of his wife much addicted to the monstruous heresie of Eutichianus some say this emperour died the tenth of Iulie The 29 daie A Great ceremonie according to the custome of the Romans were celebrated as vppon this day to the goddesse Vesta in mount Palatine where sometime Romulus the founder and first king of Rome dwelt Decius the 29 emperor of Rome borne at Bubalia in Hungaria in whose time the 8. persecution began he persecuted the christians so extreamlie that he made an act that all that worshipped Christ should be slaine but he and his sonne called also Decius in the warres against the Gothes were slaine some wrote that he was drowned in Thracia in the riuer Abricium some wrote that he was swallowed into the earth by an earthquake and some say that he suncke in bogs and marish ground his bodie could neuer bee found hee raigned two yeares The 30 Daie ARcadius Emperor of Constantinople deuiding the Empire betweene Honorius who then was made Emperour and himselfe this Arcadius following his wife Eudoxias councell fell
into such hatred that his owne Tutor Rufinus conspired his death with Alaricus king of the Gothes but Rufinus treason was found and therefore he was slaine Caianus attempted the like treason and was likewise slaine this Arcadius banished that godlie and learned man Iohn Chrisostome Bishop of Constantinople and after he had raigned thirteene yeares died vpon this daye leauing behind him Theodosius Iunior his sonne to succeede him A great terrible earthquake was in Italie vpon this daye at what time Charles the great the first Emperour and king of that name was at Spoletum this earthquake did much harme not onely in Italie but also in Fraunce and Germanie 802. The names of those Consuls and Captaines that had their triumphes graunted them by the Senators at Rome within the moneth of Aprill are these that followe 1 Q. Martius Phillippus 2 M. Valerius Max. 3 C. Sempronius Blesus 4 S. Caruilius Max. 5 P. Posthumiâ—s Tubertus 6 Agrippa Menenius Lanatus 7 C. Aurelius Cotta The names of the feasts and sacrifices celebrated with great solemnitie in Rome within this moneth of Apriâ—l Thargelia Vernalia Carnia Fordicidia Vincite Equiria Quirinalia Agonia Palilia Vinalia Lustria Plyntiria Robigalia Floralia The solemne games and plaies in Rome within Aprill are thus named Megalenses Ludi Ludus Magnus Ludi Cereales Ludi Hastiles Ludi Celebres Finis Aprilis mensis Of the moneth of Maie with the Hebrewes called lair their second moneth with the Atheniaus called Scyrophorion their last moneth and with the Aegiptians called Pachon their ninth moneth The first Daie THis moneth of Maie is called with the Iewes Iair and the first daie of Maie is the 6 of Iair and with the Athenians named Scyrophorion this moneth in old time was consecrated vnto Maia the mother of Mercurius for as vpon this day in old Rome a temple was both consecrated and dedicated vnto Maia vnder the name of Bona dea in this temple one of Vulcans priests called Flamen Vulcanalis should offer a Sowe farrowing to Mercurie and to this mother Maia The Romanes vsed to sacrifice on this day and with much solemnitie they were woont to offer vpon the altars of their goddesses euery goddesse in hir owne temple and vpon hir own altar diuerse kindes of oblations and sundrie orders of sacrifices to their cheefe Idol which they called Bona dea another to Fauna another to Saturnus wife called Ops and another to the goddesse Fatua of these Macrobius in his first booke and Nouidius in his fift booke maketh mention Likewise they sacrificed to their houshould gods called Lares the order and discription of their ceremonies in these sacrifices I haue expounded them in their places the Athenians also held a feast called Scyreum festum in this feast none might be but the Senators and cheefe men of the cittie of Athens resembling much the Iewes feast called Palmarum festum at what time they vsed to make them boothes of greene branches of palmes and of Oken boughes in like sort as the Romans kept the feast called Vmbracula so the Athenians kept theyr feast called Scyrea Put. Valerius Publicola the first Consul of Rome after their kings vpon this day triumphed ouer the Sabines and ouer the Uients he was the first that entred into Rome triumphing vpon a chariot drawne with foure horses the victories of this noble Romane were many for he had beene foure times Consul a very discreet wiseman he did in his time set vp some solemne games and feasts appointed sacrifices vnto Pluto for he found in some of Sibils books that the oracles of Apollo were not fully kept who euer commaunded feasts and sacrifices to be doone to the goddes as Liuius and Plutarch affirmeth 278. In like order triumphed Quintus Publius Philo being then Pâ—oconsul of Rome ouer the Samnits and ouer the Palepolitans with great honour and solemnitie at Rome and by the full consent of the Senators for none might enter with a triumph into Rome without the Senators had licenced the same so great was the authoritie of the Senate this triumph was in the 427 yeare after the building of Rome Leo the sonne of Constantinus the fift surnamed Capronimus Emperour of Constantinople after he had raigned fiue yeares and had made his sonne Constantinus the fixt of that name with the consent of the people emperour to gouerne ioyntlie with him in the Empire dyed as vpon this day 790. Pipinus surnamed the short was created king of Fraunce vpon this day 751 This was sonne to Charles the great and brother to Lewes called Pius This Charles in his life time had made Lotarius his eldest sonne king of Italie and made this Pipinus his second Sonne king of Aquitania and made his third sonne called Lewes king of the Noricans as Functius affirmeth yet others varrie in this Bela the third and 14 king of Hungarie died vpon this day after he had raigned 23 yeares 1199. The second Day THis day was taken for an vnfortunate daye among the olde Romans and so recorded that no man might marrie vpon this daie for among the Romanes certaine daies were prohibited to marrie called dies non nâ—pâ—iales as Macrobius maketh mention M. Claudius Marcellus consull at Rome in the which office hee had bene seauen seuerall times and for his courage and prowes the Romanes called him ensem Romanum the sweard of Rome of whom Hanniball was woont to say nec victorem nec victum quietum habeo Marcellum â—and also named him the Romane Hanniball as vppon this day triumphed ouer the Insubrians and ouer the people of Comenses 557. This day was the birthday of Frederick marques of Brandenburge the sonne of Albertus surnamed the Achilles Germanicus vpon the which day the Saracens were ouerthrowen by the Greekes in Thracia by sea The 3 Day THe Romans recorded this day diem Egyptiacum in their calenders on the which day the women of Rome might not lawfullie goe into the Chappell of the holie crosse for the Egyptians had two vnfortunate dayes in the which the priestes of Egypt had commaunded that nothing should be attempted on those daies the Romanes being as superstitious as they obserued these two daies with like reuerence as the Egyptians did as Nouidius affirmeth Mahomet the second of that name and the sixt Emperour of the Turkes as vppon this day sent three seuerall armies the first to Italie the second to Rhodes and the third to Egypt in which armie he was present himselfe this Emperour affected the whole world and therefore began in Greece with the empire of Constantinople which he besieged and subdued and after died at Bythinia of the Colicke 1481. The cittie of Constantia was most lamentablie burned as vpon this day 1314. vppon the which time also happened such an earthquake in Polonia that manie townes fell and much cattel lost not without the distruction of manie people 1200. The 4 daie VPon this day in the
camped before the Lord there the Lord commaunded Moses to sanctifie the people and that they should be ready vpon the third daie to heare the Lord saying you shal bee vnto mee a kingdome of priests and an holy people In the first day of the thirde moneth the word of the Lord came to the prophet Ezechiel who spake vnto Pharao king of Egypt Assur is a Cedar in Libanon with faire braunches and thicke bowes of a high stature all the foules of the aire made their nestes in his braunches all the beastes of the field brought forth their yong vnder his bowes and vnder his shadow dwelt all mightie nations thus the Prophet setteth foorth the prosperitie of the Assirians and prophesieth a like distruction vnto them both Germanicus the sonne of Drusus and father to Caius Caligula which was the fourth emperour of Rome had a solemne triumph graunted him at Rome ouer the Cheruscians Angriuarians the Catteians and ouer the nations that dwelt as farre as Albis This Germanicus chaunged the name of the moneth September to be Germanicus as Iulius Caesar and his nephew Augustus changed the two monethes before called Quintilis and Sextilis to Iuli and August after their names which still continued but Germanicus after his death y â— moneth called Germanicus recouered his first name which was September Malancthon in his fourth booke saieth that vpon this daie Lotarius King of Fraunce also emperour of Germany was fought withal by his brethren in this great battaile all the whol stock af Charles the great were slaine for it is set downe that aboue 100000 were on both parties slaine of this day writers varie some referring it to the 11 of Maie and some to other daies 841. Ladiâ—laus sonne to Charles third King of Sicilia entred Rome in armes threw downe Adrian the emperors pillers raised many auncient monuments and got the possession of the Cappitoll but by the meanes of Paulus Visinus a noble Romane who ayded pope Gregory the 7 Rome was recouered and Ladislaus put to flight 1410. Upon this day Basilius Macedo of a poore boy became one in Michaell the emperors chamber and whome the emperor often times commanded to be slaine for he had some diffidence in Basilius yet he was slaine by this Basilius and after was crowned Emperour of Constantinople such was the state of emperours in those daies 870. Alphonsus king of Arragon besieged Iohanna queene of Naples in the castle at Capua but he was thence remoued put to flight at that time but with in a while after he tooke Neapoles and subdued Apulia and draue their king Reuatus to forsake his kingdome and after comenced warres against the Florentines 1443. The 27 Daie GReat solemnities sacrifices rites and cerimones were in Rome on this day in the temples of welthe honor vertue three goddesses among the Romans of great authoritie whom they celebrated with seuâ—rall seruises according to their custome The people of Israel being sanctified and their cloathes washed also hauing abstained from their wines being commaunded the second day to be ready for the next morning at what time God appeared in thunder and lightning commaunding the priests and the people not to touche the hill least they should perish The birth day of Antonnius surnamed Geta sonne to Septimius Seuerus the 21. Emperour of Rome who was slaine by his brother Antoninus Caracalla in his mothers lap 213. Spartianus referreth this to the first of Iune Lewis the 12. was as on this day with great ioy and gladnesse of all the kingdome of Fraunce elected king after his Father Charles the eights death as Aemilius affirmeth 1497. Some say that he was crowned vpon the very same day in the yeare following The 28 daie THis was the third daye wherein Moises and Aaron were commanded by the Lord to coâ—e to mount Sinai and the people to stand at the foote where they sawe the thunder and lightning and the noise of the trumpet and the mountaine smoking and the Lorde deliuered vnto Moises the second table of the commaundements As vpon this day the games and plaies called Fabrici ludâ— the feastiuall day of Smithes who met vpon the Theators and made a common feast together with great pompe which they sacrificed vnto Vulcan with all solemne ceremonies according to their supersticious customes Titus the sonne of Vespasian the 11 Emperour of Rome after he had liued 42. yeares died in the third yeare and eight moneth of his raigne at the same manner place where his father the good Emperour Vespasian died this emperor builded the Theator at Rome yet Sueto and others referre his death with more reason to the 13. of September 83. The Cathedrall Church at Misena when they sang Te deâ—m for ioye and gladnes of the taking of the Elector the author of a great commotion where many were slaine and the church burnt vnto the very ground by lightning 1547. The 29 Day AS vpon this daye Octauius Augustus M. Antonius and M. Lepidus three meÌ„ called Triumuiri after some bibering betweene Octauius and Antonius were made by the meanes of Lepidus friends after which all three ioyned their forces together against the Cittie of Rome at what time diuers of the Senate were banished and many that had beene Consuls were slaine as Cicero and diuerse other noble men The famous Cittie of Constantinople after long warres and often repulses giuen was vpon this day being on the feast of Penticoast by Mahomet the second of that name and the sixt Emperour of the Turkes taken and the head of Constantius then Emperour being slaine at that assault as hee fled set vpon a long pole and carried through the Cittie of Constantinople Philippus Valesius the 49. king of Fraunce and the first king of the house of Valoyes was with great pompe and solemnitie crowned as vpon this daye king of Fraunce during this kings raigne Fraunce had most terrible wars with England and since Fraunce neuer had the like since the Romane warre this is called with writers Atrox cruentum funestum bellum 1328. The 30 Day BErna a towne of Heluetia was besieged as vpon this daye by Rodulphus countie of Haspurge who after 12 yeares of interregnum which was with out y â— Empire was elected emperor of Germanie not by the Pope of Rome crowned but by the Bishop of Lusitania for said he manie emperours went into Italie with an huge armie few or none retorne resiting the fable of the foxe being desired by other beastes to come to visit the Lion being sicke I wish him wel sayd the foxe but I passe not for the sight of him I saw the steps of many going in but I saw the steps of none comming out 1287. The 31 Daie THe Iewes kept the feast called Pentecost on the 6. daie of the third moneth called Syuan which was 50. daies after the feast of the first fruites In this feast they