Selected quad for the lemma: day_n
Text snippets containing the quad
|
ID |
Title |
Author |
Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) |
STC |
Words |
Pages |
|
A16918
|
VVits theater of the little world
|
Albott, Robert, fl. 1600.; Bodenham, John, fl. 1600.
|
1599
(1599)
|
STC 381; ESTC S113430
|
200,389
|
568
|
his subiects vvith exactions dyed when he had raigned 18. yeres Antonius Comodus defamed himselfe by his wicked life and died suddainly raigning twelue yeeres 8. months Pertinax was very olde when hee was chosen and hauing raigned but 80. daies he was slaine in an vproare which sell among the gard by the meanes of Iulian. Didicus Iulianus bought the Empire vvith mony hee was a noble man expert in the lawes he was ouercom by Seuerus slaine in his pallace raigning 7. months Seuerus the only Emperour created forth of Affrique he was very couetous by nature cruell hee subdued Brittaine deceased at Yorke raigning 18. yeres Antoninus killed his brother Geta in hys mothers presence hee founded the Baths at Rome was much giuen to lust he espoused his mother in law Iuba and was slaine of Macrinus when he had raigned 6. yeeres Opilius Macrinus Diadumenus hys son succeeded were both slaine in a sedition raigning but one yeere 2. months Heliogabalus vvas a most dissolute wicked Emperour the base sonne of Antoninus he vvith his mother Semiamira were drawn vvith all spight through the Citty of Rome their bodies were torne in peeces cast into Tiber he raigned sixe yeeres Alexander Seuerus beeing but 17. yeeres old was chosen Emperour hee was a very vertuous Prince and the first Emperor that fauoured the Christians hee vvas slaine in Fraunce in a tumult that arose among the souldiours by the meanes of Maximinus in the thirteene yeere of his raigne Maximinus vvas first a Sheephearde in Thracia and afterward became a souldiour hee vvas the first that aspired to the Empyre by meanes of souldiours only he was slaine by Pupienus at Aquileia when he had raigned three yeeres Three at once bare the name of Augustus Pupienus Balbinus and Gordianus the the first two so soone as they came to Rome were slaine in the pallace Gordianus raigned alone he was come of a noble progeny and when he had raigned sixe yeeres he vvas slaine by the treason of Phillip who succeeded him Philip was the first Emperour that proâ—essed the Christian saith hee was slaine by Decius when he had raigned 5. yeares Decius made an act that all that worshipped Christ should be slaine both he and his â—onne were slaine in Barbary after they had â—aigned 2. yeares some write he was swallowed vp in an earthquake Virius Gallus and Volusianus his sonne â—aigned together then Emilianus attempted new conspiracies in Moesia and when they both went to subdue him they were slaine at â—teramna not raigning full out two yeares â—hey persecuted the Christians Aemilianus as hee was descended of base stock so was the time of his Empire obscure and without fame when he had raigned 3 moneths he was slaine Valerianus raigned 6. yeres he was discomfited taken prisoner by Sapores King of Persia who wheÌ„ he would take his horse he made Valerianus lie on the ground that hee might tred on him while he got on horsback he was slaine at Millaine ruled 6. yeares Galienus was lerned but giuen to great excesse dronkennes he was slaine likewise at Millaine hauing raigned with his Father 6. yeares and 9. after him Flauius Claudius a vertuous Prince sober and a maintayner of iustice within two yerâ— after he began his raigne sickned and dyed he ouercame the Gothes the Germaines restored Aegipt to the Empire Quintilius semblable as vertuous as hiâ— brother by the assent of the Senat was made Augustus and was slaine within 17. dayes after he began his raigne Aurelianus was borne in Denmark a stout man in war but cruell he was slaine through the treason of his owne seruants when he had raigned 5. yeres 6. moneths he was the first that wore a crowne imperial robes of gold and pearle which before were strange to the Romaines Tacitus a man of exceeding good conditions dyed within 6. moneths after his enterance Florianus raigned 2. moneths 20. daies he dyed by incision of his owne vaines did nothing worthy of memory Probus a man well expert in warfare a stout and iust man was slaine in an vproare which grew among the Souldiours when he had raigned 6. yeares 3. moneths Carus made his sonnes Carasius Numirianus Emperour with him Numirianus was vertuous and Carasius as wicked as Nero they raigned 2. yeares Carus was slaine with lightning and Numerianus by treason and Carasius by his owne companie Dioclesian was of ripe wisedome and garnished with many vertues yet a great persecutour of the Christians Maximinianus was associated to him in the Empire the first raigned 20. yeres they both left the Empire and liued priuatly Dioclesian slew himselfe for feare of Licinius Constantinus Maximinianus was slaine of Constantius his brother in law Constantius and Galerius sirnamed Armenius for that he somtimes kept beasts raigned 4. yers with great praise CoÌ„stantius died in England and Galerius killed himselfe Constantinus as some write was the first Emperor that professed the name of Christ he bulded CoÌ„stantinople in that place which was called Bizantium he was a vertuous godly Prince he raigned 30. yeares Three Emperours and Caesars raigned at once Constantinus in Fraunce Spaine and Germany Constantius in the East Constans in Italy The first was slaine when hee had raigned 3. yeares the second was killed by Magnentius wheÌ„ he had raigned 13 yeres and Constans died when he had ruled 39. Iulianus the Apostata raigned 3. yeares he was a great persecutor of the Christians whâ— he was deadly wounded and lay vppon the ground he threw his blood to heauen-ward saying Vicisti Gallilaee Iouinianus was a very good Prince and fauorer of the Gospel he instituted that titheâ— should be paid he died sodainly when he had raigned 7 moneths Valentianus Valens raigned foureteene yeres they were both Christians Valens was slaine by the Gothes and Valentianus dyed by an extreame bleeding Gratianus raigned sixe yeares hee was a true maintainer of religion and learned hee made Theodosius partner with him and was slaine in Fraunce by his Gouernour Maximus Theodosius raigned after him eleauen yeares hee was a Spaniard and a godly and vertuous Prince restoring the peace to the Church whose death Saint Ambrose bewailed and writ thus of him That hee was more carefull for the estate of the Church thaâ— to preuent his owne dangers Arcadius raigned with his brother Honorius the one in the East 15 yeares the other in the VVest 29 yeres and dyed Theodosius the 2 sonne of Arcadius ruled â—t Constantinople 42. yeares he was a most vertuous Prince and chose Valentinian as â—hen a child to raigne with him he dyed of â—he pestilence Valentinianus was slaine by a Souldiour hired of one Maximus to that end for that he had forced his wife he raigned fiue and twenty yeares Martianus after he had gouerned the Empire 7 yeares was poysoned at Constantinople by the treasons of Ardibure and Aspar hys Father beeing a vertuous and iust Prince Leo the first ruled 17 yeares
two little Circles the one about the head of Aries the other of Libra which is called the motion of Trepidation The other seauen Spheares are of the seauen Planets of which Saturne is the highest yet slowest in proper motion cold dry and pale who endeth his course in thirty yeeres he mooueth from vvest toward East Iupiter is temperate faire and bright moouing from VVest to East vvhose course 〈◊〉 preformed in twelue yeeres Mars is hote and dry of fierie colour making his reuolution from VVest toward East in two yeeres Sol is a King among the Plants in the midâ— of his throne the golden eye of heaueÌ„ lightning the vniuersall frame with his beames making one perfect reuolution in three hundred sixtie fiue dayes and sixe houres Venus is cold moist and cleere her coursâ— is like vnto Sol neuer aboue eight fortie degrees from him when she sheweth in ouâ— Horizon shee is called Lucifer the day starre and when shee followeth him shee is called Hesperus the euening starre Mercurie is neuer aboue 29. degrees from the Sun his course is like vnto the same The Moone lowest of the seauen running ouer the whole Zodiacke in 27. dayes and eyght houres and somewhat more Al these seauen make theyr reuolution naturally froÌ„ VVest to East yet by violence of the first moueable are carried from East to VVest The Spheare of heauen goeth vpon two Poles the North and the South which are neuer seene of vs. The Center of the Spheare is the middle poynt of the same and the Axe of it is a right line passing from one side of the same by his Center to the coÌ„trary side about which the roundnes of heauen moueth as a wheele about an Axletree but the lyne it selfe standâ—th still The ends of this line Axis are called Cardines caeli because they mooue about the hollownes of the Poles The Hemispheare is halfe the Spheare that is the part that is seene of vs for default of our sight it seemeth to vs to touch the earth In the body of the highest Spheare first Moueable it is imagined that there are ten Circles the sixe greater are the Aequinoctial Zodiacke Horizon Meridian and two Colures the lesser foure are the Tropicke of Cancer the Tropicke of Capricorne the Articke and Antarticke The Equinoctiall called the Aequator or girdle of heauen deuideth Heauen into two parts alike the which be called Hemispheares so called eyther for that it is equally in the midst of heauen or for that the Sun coÌ„ming to his circle makes both day night equall The Zodiacke is a great circle taketh his name of the Greek word signifying a lyuing creature and of the Latines Signifer for thâ—â— it beareth the twelue signes Horizon deuideth the halfe of the Heaueâ— which we see from the halfe which vvee 〈◊〉 not in Latine it is called Finitor maketh principal points East VVest North Soutâ— The Meridian passeth froÌ„ the Poles of 〈◊〉 world by our Verticall poynt cutting the Hâ—â—rizon in the North and South poynts Colures doe declare the times called Aequâ—â—noctiall and Solstitiall that is when the daâ— and night be equall in length also when thâ— day and the night are at the longest passinâ— by the signe Libra into Aries turne 〈◊〉 to their owne point The Tropicke of Cancer is a circle equallâ—â— distant from the Equinoctiall lying betweenâ— it and the North Pole and touching the Eâ—clipticke in the beginning of Cancer it is calleâ— Tropicke signifying a returning because thâ— Sunne beeing brought to this point falletâ— in his noone height and returneth againe The Tropicke of Capricorne is betwixt the Aequator and the South Pole is described by the Sun in the shortest day of vvinter 〈◊〉 which time the sun entereth into Capricorne The Articke Circle is a lesse circle of the Spheare described by the Northerne Pole of the Ecliptick Proclus sayth it is described by the formost foote of Vrsa maior thereof taketh his name The Antarticke is a like circle described by the South Pole of the Eclipticke and is called Antarticke of a Greek word which signifieth Opposition because it is opposite to the other The foure greater circles are still the same through the whole world and are sayd to bee moueable circles for so much as in the motion of heauen they be also mooued of the which the Aequinoctiall and the Zodiacke are moueable perfectly but the two Colures are vnperfectly mooueable and neuer shew the whole circle in any crooked Spheare The other 2. greater circles be called fixed for that they neuer mooue by the motion of heauen but they be changeable in euery region forsomuch as the Verticall of euery Region is diuers by the which the Meridian of necessitie must passe and is the Pole also of the Horizon By the twelue signes the Planets that bee called Sidera errantia moue not for they err for they haue most certaine moouing but they bee called errantia because they holde theyr course against the course of the Firmament Marcianus Caput Draconis and Cauda Draconis the heaâ— of the Dragon and the tayle are two starre that are of the natures of Planets this Draâ—gon kept the garden of the Hesperides anâ— for his continuall vvatching vvas placed iâ— Heauen Ouid. Cepheus was sometimes King of Egipt thâ— husband of Cassiopeia and Father of Andrâ—â—meda the loue of Perseus at whose byrth thâ— Gods swore that none of his kinde should tast of immortalitie and therefore hee 〈◊〉 stellified Bootes or the Northerne VVagoner keeâ—peth the two Beares the same circle is calleâ— Arâ—ophilax and is beautified vvith manâ— starres Corona or Ariadnes crowne made of niâ—â— siluer starres which was the garland that Venus gaue vnto her when she became Bacchuâ— loue after that Theseus forsooke her Ouid. Hercules after his many great labours 〈…〉 the consent of all the Gods vvas taken vâ— into Heauen Lyra or the Harpe of Orpheus by vvhoâ—â— melodious touch hee drevve stones byrds and beasts after him after his death vvaâ— fained to be a signe in Heauen Cignus the Swanne vnder whose shape Iupiter rauished Laeda was by him made a star Cassiopeia sometimes the pride of Egypt for brauing the Sea Nymphs Nereides with her beauty was changed into a starre vvho in the motion of the heauens is drawn backwards Perseus is next her the sonne of Danae whoÌ„ Iupiter begot of her in the shape of a golden shower he ouercame Medusa by the help of Minerua and rescued Andromeda but at hys returne his grandsire Acriseius meeting him vvas by Medusas heade turned to a stone which Perseus much lamenting was by the Gods taken vp into heauen Auriga or the VVagoner the Poets fayne to be Hippolitus who stying his mother Phaedras lust was for his chastitie by the Gods made a starre By him stands the great Iupiters Nurse by wâ—om hee vvas fostered vvhen hee vvas conueied by his mother Ops from Saturne who would haue deuoured him Serpentarius the Serpent holder hauing the