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A06146	The order, solemnitie, and pompe, of the feastes, sacrifices, vowes, games, and triumphes: vsed vpon the natiuities of emperours, kinkes [sic], princes, dukes, popes, and consuls: with the custome, order, and manner of their inaugurations, coronations, and annoynting. With a briefe rehearsall of the funerall solemnities at some emperours, kings, and princes burials; Triplicitie of triumphes	Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.	1610 (1610)	STC 16633; ESTC S108796	40,346	66

Britomarus King of the olde Gaules before they were called Frenchmen This honor hapned to none of the Romans beside for Rome yet was scant heard of but in continuance of time their triumphes grew vnto such a pompe that some were caried in triumphant chariots drawen with huge Elephants as Pompey the great in his triumphes ouer Affrica Iulius Caesar in his triumphes ouer the Frēchmen Some were caried with their triumphant Chariots drawen with tamed Lions others drawne with strong tamed Hartes The strange triumphes of the Romans as Aurelianus others drawen with great Tygers as Heliogabalus others drawen with monstrous Mares Hermaphrodits and others drawn with huge large dogges so that the Romans far excelled all Kingdoms in their triumphes especially in the time of their last Dictators and Consuls before their Emperours time for Pompey the great in his three triumphes ouer Affrica Asia and Europe caried captiues 339. Kinges children princes peeres noble men as prisoners to stand pledges in Rome among this number he brought Aristobulus king of Iudea and Tigranes King of Armenia fiue sonnes and two daughters of King Mythridates Others brought in their triumphs the Images and Statues of the kinges which were slaine or otherwise died before they could be taken Captiues as Lucullus brought the Statue or picture of Mithridates set out and painted very liuely in Ensignes Scipio caried in his triumph at Carthage the image of Asdrubal Hanibals brother So Augustus brought the image of Cleopatra to Rome in his triumph after she flew her selfe to beare companie with her friend Marcus Antonius Others brought in their triumphes Kinges aliue as Iulius Caesar brought King Iuba and his son 〈◊〉 King of Mauritania 〈◊〉 ●…th K. of N●●●dia with all their treasures of Mauritania in great triumphes and pompe into Rome Marius brought in his triumph Iugurth with al spoiles wealth of Numidia with all the solempnity that could be Paulus Emilius triumphed ouer Perseus king of Macedonia and his children whom he conquered and brought captiues and prisoners into Rome Others brought in their triumphes with all pompe and solempnitie crowned with Laurell and with Oliue garlands the formes liknesses and pictures of mountaines hilles woods cities townes riuers scituated in those regions whom they conquered Lu. Cornelius Scipio after he had put Antiochus the great to flight he caried in his triumph into Rome Alex. lib. 6. Cap. 6. the likenes and form of 130 Cities and townes which he conquered in Asia and therfore was surnamed Asiaticus Scipio Asiaticus Lu. Silla in like maner caried all the Cities of Greece set out very liuely on large Ensignes and painted brauely on banners and flagges So did Marcellus cary the picture of the citie Siracusia in his triumph set out on long Tables So did Caesar carie the likenesse and forme of the Riuer Nilus and the riuer of Rien in long Tables painted with the Pictures of Scipio and Cato So that nothing escaped the Romaines in their triumphs for the greatnes of the Empire grew such But all these triumphes of Alexander of Caesar and of others were gotten with blood and after lost with blood therfore sing we of Eliza the prince of peace Rue Rome in Noenian verse thy losse sing Greece your Ialemon song Cease Persea your Theogonian Odes sing we ELIZA long THe triumph of Alexander the great ouer Darius king of Persea was such that from Arbela vnto the great citie of Babylon the waies were so spread with all kind of flowers and sweet spices on the one side of the way were Altars thick builded of siluer golde and precious stones wher the Persian Magi stood in their Persean weedes with all the glorie and pompe that could be deuised to doo sacrifice to the Goddes singing their songs Theogonia with sacred verses himnes in praise of the Conqueror On the other side of the way were such sumptuous cables full of wine set vp with fine cheare to solace the wearie souldiers euery table hauing his banquet equall to the greatnesse of the victory Alexander made his triumph into Babylon this way The greatnes of Alexand. triumphes with his Tygers Elephants Camels with a world of triumphs after him his souldiers alcrowned with Laurel with Epinician songs in the praise of the Gods and the Conquerours in such sort that infinit it were to set downe in particulars the pompe if that triumph how Darius wife his daughters his Nobles his treasures Pyramides Obelisks are Egyptian triumphes In fine the glorie greatnes of Persea was led in that triumph whereby was Alexander flattered by the Magi of Persea and the priestes of Amon calling him the sonne of Iupiter After he had triumphed with pompe and great solemnitie into Babylon he maried ninety of the Macedonian Peeres vnto so many Persean Ladies and Alexander himselfe maried Statira daughter to king Darius This feast continued fiue daies with all the royalty and magnificence of the world I wil omit his triumph ouer Porus king of India which seemed equall or rather greater than any his other Triumphes in Greece In Macedonia were Pillers and Arches triumphant made and set vp as monuments and Trophees of triumphes as the Egyptians had their Obeliskes Pyramides triumphant as the onely ornaments and remembrance of their kinges THe Romane Emperours were woont vpon the eyght of August to celebrate festiuall games with all pompe and showes Ludi votiui in which feast Ludi Votiui were solemnly plaied which continued as many daies as the Emperour raigned yeares in the Empire for the number of the daies in Votiuis ludis should answere the number of the yeares of the Emperors raigne So Adrianus honoured the first day of his adoption into the Empire by his Vncle Traiane with the plaies Ludi votiui as he celebrated the feast of his natiuity with the games called ludi Natalitii for these three daies the byrth day the imperiall day and the dieng day were euerye where with great honour and pomp solempnised for the Romans mused nothing more than one to excel another in pomp and in solempnity of triumphes as Galienus had an hundred white faire Oxen with their hornes gilded Galienus and their backes couered with all kinde of changeable silke ten Elephants with other wilde beasts to the number of 200. straunge Pageants diuers games and plaies some representing the maner and fourme of Cyclops some of Satyrs and Faunes Others trampling and danncing and fencing before the triumphant Chariot Women and maides carieng torches lampes and al kind of lightes to celebrate the feast Hecatombaeon after to play the games Circenses in memory of his natiuity The Emperour Probus among other solempnitie and pompe of triumphes caused his souldiers to plucke vp yoong greene trees by the Rootes Probus triumphes and set them so thicke rounde about the place Circus maximus that it seemed rather like a great parke or a greene forrest than a Theater to play on wherein

The priestes were gyrded about with a purple cloath the Senate in white robes with garlands of flowers on their heads the Magistrates and chiefe Officers of all Achaia with great pompe crowned with Laurell and Myrtle with hymnes and songes made a solempne procession round about Aratium vppon the byrth-day of Aratus such was his loue among the Grecians that he was chosen seuenteene times Generall of the Achaians and therefore such was the memorie of his natiuitie The Trophees and triumphes that were inuented to honour the natiuities af Kings and princes were such Cities builded to honor kings that some builded Cities as Alexandria to honor Alexanders name Caesarea to honour Caesar and Antiochia to magnifie the name of Antiochus the great Yea such were the dignities and honors of princes that the Senators and Patricians of Rome by common consent of all the Magistrates chaunged the name of the moneth Quintilis to be called the moneth of Iuly Quintilis chāged to Iuly Sextilis into August to honor the name of Iulius Caesar and the moneth Sextilis to be called August in memorie of Augustus byrth which to this day stands Yet Domitianus the Emperour though he had commanded by a decree that the moneth October shoulde bee called Domitianus after his owne name in remembrance of his natiuity and Germanicus father to Caligula commanded the moneth September to bee called Germanicus to holde his birth-day yet tooke no effect such is the continuance and long memory of a good Prince and such is the decay and short remembrance of a wicked prince Of the feasts and triumphs in Iulius Caesars natiuity THe natiuity of Iulius Caesar vpon the I de of Iuly was by himselfe so obserued that among all imperiall and triumphant feastes he only celebrated games plaies feastes and sacrifices vpon that day that far exceeded al other feastes and games and after Caesars death his Nephew Augustus obserued the like course in remembrance of his Vncle Iu. Caesars natiuitie for he within his owne Pallace in Rotundo Templo kept yearely a solempne feast with all pompe and myrth to set foorth the remembrance of Caesars natiuity which feast continued for sixe daies during which time the plaies called Ludi palatini were celebrated with Epinician songes of Greece Thus if the Perseans in remembrance of Cyrus byrth the Macedonians in remembrance of Alexanders byrth the Siracusians of Tymoleon the Parthians of Arsaces the Achaians of Aratus and the Romans in remembrance of Romulus natiuitie celebrated feastes games and plaies with all solempne pompe myrth ioy and all kinde of triumphes singing out loud with songes of ioy called Talassius Then O quam te memoremus Eliza. Let Romanes sing Mamurius song And sound Talassius fame We laugh aloud and clap our hands And sound Elizas name VPon the twentith day of the moneth Munichion the yoong knightes and lusty Gallants of Athens in moste solemne order with the pompe of Peplon went in procession-wise crowned with Laurell from the Castle of Minerua to the wood Aricinum to doo sacrifice vnto Diana with torches Lampes and sundry kinde of lights in the night time to honour the natiuitie of Diana Elaphoboelea which is set foorth in the feast Elaphoboelea in Februarie with musick myrth and the song Hypingos The natiuitie of Iuno THe natiuity of Iuno is set foorth in Liuii to the full in this sort Iuno Two white Oxen were led from the Temple of Apollo through the gate Carmentalis vnto the City after were caried two Images of Iuno crowned with garlandes made of Cypresse after that went 27. yoong delicate Virgins apparelled all in white long Garments plaieng on instruments and singing sacred himnes in verses in the praise of Iuno vpon the day of her byrth after these Virgins followed ten men crowned with Laurell marching forward in procession-wise with great solempnity Apulcus de aureo asino vntill they came to the market place where the Virgins vsed some kinde of stately dauncing after dauncing they went to the Temple of Iuno to sacrifice and after sacrifice solemnized a great feast in memory of Iunos byrth The byrth of Minerua Quinquatria IN like maner vpon the Calendes of March the feast of Minerua was celebrated in Mount Celio at Rome wher the plaies called Quinquatria were sumptuously solemnized continuing fiue daies at what time they presented Minerua with presents and rewardes On the which day the yoong knightes and lusty youthes of Rome entred in armes on hors backe and on foote into Martius field to honour Mineruas natiuitie with feats of Armes This feast was in Athens solemnized by the name of Panathenaea their Poets Orators Musitians contended for victories on the day of Pallas byrth as they did in the games called Scoenici The prize and reward of the Victor was to weare a long precious garment called Palladium wrought ouer with golde and to weare a crowne of Laurell and to sit in the chaire of Pallas Of the birth of Ceres THe byrth of Ceres is solempnely celebrated with a royall feast called Cerealia with all games thereunto belonging with hymnes and songes named Iulos Iulos Of the birth of Venus The feast Adonia THe natiuity of Venus is kept in memorie among the Grecians and the Romanes that yearly vppon the very day of Venus byrth the feast Adonia is celebrated the songes Eroticos with musicke and myrth round about her Altar in procession-wise al crowned with Myrtle dauncing feasting and sacrificing to honor Venus may we not then say O Dea certa nostra and after sing of Eliza. Howe pale in Ida Pallas plead how fond crau'd Iuno doome how vaine had Venus Paris prest had then ELIZA come Discend Calysto should from Skie flie skies should Hebe fro Vrania should from skies depart there should ELIZA goe Homers Birth SO Homers day was obserued that vpon the day of his byrth they coyned money in Chios with Homers image and his name written about the image so that when he died seauen cities of Asia contended for his funerall Smyrna Athens Rhodes c. Epicurus birth EPicurus Schollers on the twentith day of euery moneth celebrated a great feast called Ichada in remembrance of their maisters byrth Ichada for vppon that day they carie their Maisters Image to this feast and lay it in a chaire crowned with Laurell and trimmed with chaines and Iewels with great solempnitie and with sacrifice to the Goddes for Epicurus byrth BEfore Rome had growen to any greatnesse the firste Kinges triumphed on foote into the citie as Romulus who though he triumphed ouer king Acron Acron whome he slew in a combat chalenged yet he caried vpon his shoulders the rich spoiles of the same King being set in order vpon a yoong greene Oke as Trophees of Triumphes So did Cor. Cossus who slew fighting in field hand to hand Tolumnius Generall of the Tuscans and so did Marcellus who likewise slew with his owne hand Britomarus

from Vinceslaus Chappell and laid vpon the high Altar all other regall Ensignes called Insignia regia symbola were also laid vpon the Altar except the two loaues of bread and the pots of wine which were laid vpon a side table When this musicall noise ended the King was solempnly lead vnto the Altar and presented by all the Bishoppes of Bohemia before the Archbyshop of whome they require in the name of the holy Church their mother that this new elected Prince should be King of Bohemia The demāds of the Archb. to the Nobility of Bohemia concerning their new elected King thereunto the Arcbyshop demaundeth of the Byshops whether they thought him fitte and woorthy for so high a dignitie They all with one voice affirmed the woorthenesse of the man Then all they kneeling downe with the Archbyshop and the King fell to prayers After praiers the Archbyshop blesseth the King three seuerall times wishing vnto him a most happie and fortunate raigne to the which the Byshoppes answere Terogamus audi nos From hence the King was lead by the Byshops to his seat being set in the middest of the Quire vnder a canapy of great marueilous rich state the byshops cum suo quisque Episcopali pedo on the one side of the King with the rest of the Peeres Nobles of Bohemia on the other side also they that caried the Diadem the Scepter the Sword and the Apple From his seat againe the King was brought vnto the high Altar where the Archbyshop read before the King ex libro rituali the customes Ceremonies and orders of his Predecessors After he had annointed the new King with his right thumb with the sacred oile vpon his arme in the maner and forme of a crosse Likewise hee annointed him on his breast The annointing of the k. of Bohemia and on both his shoulders This being ended the Noblemen brought to the Archbyshop the Diadem the Scepter the Sword the Apple and the Ring he receiuing the same doth first sanctifie and hallow them before he deliuereth them to the king After in this order he doth deliuer the sword into the Kings hand naked The ceremonies at the coronation of the King of Bohemia and after the Archbyshop taketh the naked Sworde out of the Kings hand and putteth it in the Scabberd and girdeth it to the Kings side Secondly he putteth the ring vppon that finger of the right hand which is called Anularis digitus Thirdly he deliuereth into the left hand the Apple and the Scepter into the right hand of the King These Ceremonies being once ended the Archbyshoppe dooth aske the King certaine questions on this manner as the Polonians vse at the coronation of their Kings Wilt thou maintaine the Faith Wilt thou defende the Church and be a buckler and shield vnto the Ministers thereof The charge giuen to the K. of Bohemia at his coronation Wilt thou protect and defend this Kingdome committed to thy charge Wilt thou obserue the lawes and customes of Bohemia To al these the King answereth and saith I will thereupon taketh his solempn oath Then is there also a nobleman in the name of the King that demaundeth also of the people The oath of the King whether they bee contented to be subiect to this newe elected King and whether they confirme the Kingdome vnto him with al obedience and faith due vnto him to be performed and yeelded This being consented vnto by the states and the people certaine of the chiefe men come before the King in the name of all the whole Kingdome laying their handes vppon the imperiall Diadem as the maner is of Bohemia doo sweare solempnly with their faith and trueth in the name of all the people of Bohemia to serue the King to obey him as their soueraigne Lord and maister This being ended the Archbishop pronounceth out saith Thanks be vnto God and therewith the Trompets gunnes belles altogether soundeth with such noise and triumph vntil the King be brought againe with all pompe and solempnitie vnto his pallace This is the maner and ceremonies of the annointing and inauguration of the Kinges of Bohemia at their coronation Of the inauguration annointing of the great Duke of Muscouia with the ceremonies at their coronation AT the coronation of the great Duke of Muscouia all the states of Muscouia which they cal Camesi assemble together at S. Michaell their chiefe Temple the day appointed for the coronation the Citie is so strawed with flowers and sweet odours and set foorth with boughs that their triumph is great feasting according to the custome of the Muscouites The great men meete the Duke or the Emperour and bring him into the Temple who at his comming into the Temple an old fatherly man meeteth him hauing on a long garment down to the ground Bōbycina veste This imbraced the Emperour most curteously for he was the Metropolitane of Muscouia Muscouian Ceremonies or the chiefe priest which they call Princeps sacrorum whose authoritie in that countrie is great In the midst of the Temple was made a Theator with seates to sit on and with staires to passe to euery place of the Theator being set forth with most sumptuous showes The seat of the Emperours was made most roiall A seat or a chaire and with great magnificence sitting in Scamno with a rich purple cap on his head beset with gold and precious stones a precious garment wrought with gold and laced cloase at his breast called Bombycina vestis his hands so beset with Iewels that only the Emperours hands and his head were to be woondred at Now the Emperour beeing in his Pallace the States and the great men in their seates the chiefe Priest or the Metropolitan turneth his face and looketh vppon the Emperor saieng My most louing Sonne and great Duke of Muscouia now the Goddes haue placed thee in the highest tower of Fortune and in the great state of dignitie not to harme or hurt thy people but to help and to guide them not to deuoure them but to relieue them ministring lawes iustice to euery man alike laying before thine eies the noble examples of the best Emperors thy father brought much calamitie and wrought manie daungers to this Empire Wilt thou defend thy countrie with Iustice The Metropolitans questions to the Emperour and with Armes make much of good men and subdue the wicked If thou doo this we thy Citizens here will pray vnto the regall Goddes of supernall and infernall power to blesse thee with much felicitie that in thee we may see our Countrie flourish This being done the people make great ioy and triumph from the highest to the lowest and therewithall much money is throwne among the vulgar people I could not read of any crown nor of any other monuments among the Muscouites for it seemed by the tyranny of the Emperours that they vse very fewe godly ceremonies I should haue set downe at the comming of the great

from thence after some Sacrifice which was to bee vsed all things done and perfourmed the Prince putteth off the Rusticall Garmentes that he put on before to perfourme the custome and ceremonies of the Countrey The Prince sitteth in iudgment on a stone in a medow to heare causes pleaded and weareth his Princelie wonted Attyre and after he had feasted with his Barons and his Nobilytie he retourned to the Medowe againe where the Marble stoane was and sitteth there on his Tribunall Seat to heare causes pleaded and to giue Iudgement accordyng to Iustice this is the maner and strange custome of the election of any Prince in Carynthia So strange were the customs and maners in old time aswell at the election and coronation of Princes The strange Scepters vsed by kings and Princes in times past as also in their ceremonies and Scepters For the first kings of the world vsed for their Scepters long gilded Speares The old kings of Rome vsed a crooked staffe called Lituus Tarquinius Priscus the fift king of Rome had his Scepter of Iuorie The Kings of India had their Scepters of Ebany The Liddians caried before their Kings great Axes The kings of Scicily vsed a siluer staffe for their Scepter The Babylonians vsed diuers kindes of Scepters with sundrie figures as of Lions Eagles c. The great pomp Solemnytie at the Inauguration of the Pope of Rome THE Pope of Rome at his Inauguration excelled all other princes in solempnitie and pompe for after that the Pope is new elected by the whole Colledge of Cardinals he commeth from his Pallace of S. Angelo with great glory The order maner of the inauguration of Pope Gregory the tenth toward S. Peters Church first the Officers as Stewards Comptrollers Tresurers and chiefe rulers apparelled all in red long gownes Secondly the knights of Rome Thirdly the Barons Counties and Marquesses Then the Abbats Then followed the Bishops after the byshops the Archbyshops in their long Pontificall garmentes with rich and sumptuous white siluer Myters beset with stones After followed three degrees of Cardinals Deacon-Cardinals Priest-Cardinals and Byshop-Cardinals The Pope with passing pompe is caried aboue the ground vppon mens shoulders in Cella gestatoria with his triple Crowne on his head full of precious stones and with a most sumptuous and precious robe wrought ouer very artificially with golde and set with diuers stones and so caried to Saint Peters Church vpon Kings Embassadors shoulders Kings Embassadors carieth the pope to his coronation After some praiers and sacrifice done he is hoised againe vpon mens backes and caried from Saint Peters into Saint Andrewes Chappel where after many rites and ceremonies there finished which was there prouided for his inauguration he is taken vp againe into his golden chaire from Saint Andrewes Chappel where Andrew the Apostles head is presented thence hee is caried to the Chappell of S. Peter and S. Paule thence caried from place to place by the Legats and Ambassadors of all the Kings of Christendome then being in Rome representing the states of Kings and Emperors Oh Superbum Animal for betweene golden and siluer Crosses the Myters of Byshoppes and Cardinalles hats shining as starres with diuers kindes of precious stones with Iewels the Popes triumpaunt cariage vnder such a regall Canapie with his triple Crowne his rich and Pontificall garments blessing the people passed farre the pompe of great Xerxes in his voyage into Greece The Popes dinner his banquets after dinner or the Triumphs of great Pompey ouer all Affrica and Asia at Rome Hos iudos et iocos diceres prout rabies Papae with such peales of Gūnes ringyng af Belles sounding Trumpets with such clamours and noise of other brazen Instruments that it farre surmounted the besieging of Carthage or the assaulting of Munantia In the like triumph and pompe hee is againe caried into his Pallace of S Angelo blessing the people from place to place and in euery place as he is caried the people againe crieng out wishing him the felicitie of Augustus and the loue of Traian vsing seuerall solempne ceremonies with the greatest pompe inuented His dinner that day exceeded Ca. Caesar who in his triumph ouer Affrica prepared 22000 tables most royally furnished and his banquets after dinner far excelled the banquets of L. Lucullus or Marcus Antonius His myrth and musicke passed the feast Hyacynthia Of the most happy ioyfull and triumphant day of her Maiesties coronation vpon the 15. of Ianuary I Need not particularly set down the solemnitie of that day neither can I if I would declare the ioyes and triumphs of that day For wheras her Maiesties predecessors studied how one might excell another with roialty pompe and solemnity of ceremonies as Richard the second and after him Richard the 2 Henry the fourth at whose coronation Iohn king of Castels and Legions then being Duke of Lancaster Earle of Leicester and Lincolne who as Duke of Lancaster chalenged to beare the chiefe Sword before the King called Cortana as Earle of Lincolne hee chalenged to be Caruer at the Kings table and as Earle of Leicester he chalenged to be L. high Steward of England Steward Thomas de Woodstocke the Kings Vncle was admitted to be Constable of England Constable Robert Earle of Oxford was admitted to the office of a Chamberlaine Chamberlain Thomas Beauchamp Earle of Warwicke was admitted to beare the third Sword for there were three Swordes assigned to be borne before the King at his coronation but I find but two Swordes in Modius Pandectes Ensis politicus Ensis Ecclesiasticus Vpon the day of the Kings coronation the L. Maior and the Citizens of London by the Recorder made petition to the King that the Maior might serue the King at his dinner in the hall at his coronation The order maner of the coronation of the kings of England The Barons of the fiue Ports were admitted to the Office to beare ouer the Kings head a Canapie of cloath of gold vpon foure Speares couered with beaten Siluer in most solempne order great solempnitie from the Tower through the Citie of London with such magnificent pompe and triumphes as were full equall to the Emperours of Rome or the kinges of Fraunce And in these two thinges passed Fraunce Rome Persea or any other Kingdom of the world The first the noble and general chalenge of Monomachia in Combat with any Knight of the world by the Kinges Champion Sir Iohn Dymmocke Knight vppon the day of coronation armed and mounted on horsbacke readie to performe the chalenge in the behalfe of the King In the second ceremony they excelled for that at the coronation of Henry the fourth nine seuerall Conduites ran for two daies of Claret wine and white wine in nine seueral places of the citie of London as plentie as water to all passers by But the most happie ioyfull and triumphant day of her Maiesties Coronation not onely excelled all her