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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

predece●●●s the Kings of England but all other forraine Kinges as farre as heauen surmounteth the earth or as the glorie of God excelleth the pompe of man so far her Maiesty passeth other Kings in vertue religion goodnesse iustice trueth and peace it self which she brought with her vpon the day of her Highnes coronation to England which since her coronation shee planted in England that England may say Haec est dies quam fecit Dominus exultemus laetemur in ea The triumph whereof is such that Angelles doo triumph in Heauen and good godly men clap their hands on earth and say A Domino factum est istud And though the Kinges of England receiued the Christian faith before any other in the world The faith receiued into England before any other kingdō euen from Lucius time An. Dom. 177. before Clodouaeus the first Christestened King of France 300. yeares Before Marcus Iulius Philippus the first Christened Emperor of Rome 76. years and before Palladius was sent from Rome to Scotland by Celestinus then Byshop of Rome and before Patricius was by the same Celestinus sent to Ireland 197. yeares and before Suintilla who brought Hispaine to a Monarchie againe for Hispaine was subiect vnder the Saracens 800. yeares Before that vnder the Gothes the Vandals and the Romanes that they vsed to make their Computation per aera Augusti vntil Iohn the first 1372. who then commanded Anno Dom. to be vsed The Longobards the Gothes The Christened kings of the Gothes Longobards Vandals and Hunnes the Vandols and the Huns by reason of their warres between themselues were made Prouinces vnder the Romans and so continued vntil the Empire decaied After they had reuolted they elected Kinges to gouerne them whose names are these vnderwritten Agelmundus the first K. of the Longobards 394. Alaricus the first King of the Gothes after the reuolting from the Romans 404. yeares Gundericus the first K. of the Vandals 413. Atrila the first K. of the Hunnes 430. Now after these Kingdomes 600 years began the Kingdome of Polonia where the first crowned christened King was Miezlaus An. Dom. 963. In Hungaria the first crowned King was beatus Stephanus 1003. In Bohemia the first crowned K. was Vratislaus 1080. So in antiquity of Christianitie the kings of England are most ancient and so laid downe before Rome France Spain Scotland Ireland Poland Hungary Bohemia and the rest For it is allowed of all and written of Functus and others that Iosephus of Aramathia who buried the body of our Lord and Sauiour Lucius the Britā the first K. christened in the world came to Britaine twelue yeares after the death of Christ and conuerted many vnto the Faith But let it be from King Lucius time the first christened King of the world 177. For Cassianus saith there were but foure annointed christian Kings Four christiā Kings onelie annointed the Kings of Hierusalem the kings of England the Kings of France and the kinges of Scicily The funerall pompe of the Romane Emperours THe pomp and solempne state of the Funerals of the Roman Emperors were such as being set forth the solēpnity of the dead Emperor were such as the Senators Dictators Consuls and chiefe Magistrates of Rome being in their appointed funerall garments attending to carie the coffin with one before the Hearse plaieng vppon a Shalme or a Fluite with a mournfull funerall Song called Naenia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which in like maner the Grecians vsed at the funeral of their Kings the songs which they called Ialemos Statues and images of the dead Then the Patricians and Senators caried before the dead Emperour his Statues and Images and after that the statues and Images of his predecessors to set foorth the dignitie of his stocke as Ca. Caesar did at the funerall of his Aunt mother vnto Marius whose Statues Caesar caused to be caried before the Coffyn with all the Sarieants cari●●g their Axes and rods with all the Ensignes Crownes rich spoiles and Trophees which Marius had gotten in his victories In like manner Tiberius Caesar the third Emperour of Rome caused at the funerall of his Father Drusus The pomp of Drusus funerall that the statue of Aeneas and all the statues of the Kings of Alba vntill Romulus time the 17. after Aeneas and the Statue of Romulus and of the whole familie of Gens Iulia from Romulus time to Iulius Caesar lineally The like pompe was before Silla and others by the Patricians and Senators Yet Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Pomponius Atticus with some others commaunded that they should not be brought into the Fielde of Mars with any solempnitie of Iupiters coate of triumphant garments Purple robes and such other pompe But specially if any died in the field the rare sight of the solempnitie excelled The Generall and chiefe Captaines euerie Officer with his band trailyng their Pikes after thē on the ground with the points of their Swords downward their Ensigns foulded together their Horses sheearde and clipt their dumb Musick with all the rufull sightes that might be inuented c. The maner of the funerall Pompe of the Grecians IN other partes of Greece they vsed more solempn mournful ceremonies at the funerall of their kings and Princes they tooke down their Bulwarkes Fortresses of warres The rusul funerals of the Macedonians Grecians they vntile their Temples they subuert their Altars they reiect and depose their Idoles they put out their fire and the men shaue both their heads beards and they clip their horses and left nothyng vndone that seemed mournful Then all the priests Maiestrats yong Gentlemen children caried Trophees and Monumentes of the dead kinge with his Ensignes and Armes crowned with Garlands according to the custome of Greece The Noble women caried diuers great Cuppes or Bowles some ful of wine others ful of milk some full of blood all in white Garments others caried honey cakes which should be sprinkled cast vpon the funeral fire at what time they sang Hymnes Odes and songs called Ialemos in the praise of the dead Prince 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and lastly when the King is solemply thus burned the Princes and great men of his blood should carie his ashes in golden pots crowned ouer with all kind of sweet flowers which should be as a memorie or Trophee of the dead King The Grecians had also these customs at the funeral of their deare friendes as Parents Brethren Sisters both the men and women should shaue their long haire and offer it vpon the hearse of the dead So Achilles solempnized the funerall of his deare friend Patroclus cutting the fore lockes of his haire Patroclus lamented by Achilles to set it among many other of Patroclus friendes vppon his Hearse or tombe Euripides death lamented by King Archelaus Euripides funerall was of Archelaus King of Macedonia so honrred that he lamented Euripides death with mourning apparell and with a shauen head and beard according to the vse and custome of the Macedonians Of the funerall pompe of the Egyptians THe Kings of Egypt were most sumptuously reserued in this order Their bodies were opened and were in such sort vsed as the Egyptians vse with Myrrhe Aloes honey salt waxe and many other sweet odours being seared vp and annointed with all precious oyles The funerall pomp of the K. of Egypt and so they reserued the bodies of their kinges in high buildinges made for the purpose far from the ground as in their Pyramides Labirinth before spokē The funeral was so lamēted that al Egypt mourned in this sort the men would clap dung and dyrt vpon their heads beat their bodies strike their breasts knocking 〈◊〉 heades to euery poste howling and crying for their king ●hei● women bare breasted besmear'd with al kind of filth running vp and downe in furious maner fasting mourning 72. daies from wine or any other meat sauing bread and the water of Nilus Of the funerall pompe of the Thracians THe Thracians Funerall is full of myrth and melody for when they bring their friendes to the graue they vse to sing Thracian Songes with all sweet musicke onely this ceremony they reserued when any man of great calling dieth his wife must bee brought the same day to the graue of her husband in her richest ornamēt and best apparel The pomp of the Thracians Funeral accōpanied with her parents and next in blood with great solempnitie which after sacrfice done vpon the graue of her husband shee must make sacrifice of her selfe The Priest must bring her to the Altar where she is sacrificed with a vaile ouer her face and after oblations and praiers done she is slain vpon her husbands graue for sacrifice Thus haue I laid downe the Natiuities Inaugurations Coronations and annointing of Emperors Kings and Princes aswell Paganes as Christians FINIS