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A65093	The works of the famous antiquary, Polidore Virgil containing the original of all arts, sciences, mysteries, orders, rites, and ceremonies, both ecclesiastical and civil : a work useful for all divines, historians, lawyers, and all artificers / compendiously English't by John [i.e. Thomas] Langley.; De rerum inventoribus. English	Vergil, Polydore, 1470?-1555.; Langley, Thomas, d. 1581.	1663 (1663)	Wing V596; ESTC R28374	121,672	340

The Crouch or Crosse Friers began about the year of our Lord 1215. by the device of Syracus Bishop of Jerusalem which shewed Helen mother of Constantine where the Crosse lay hid and in memorial of the Cross he caused this brotherhood and Colledge of Friers to bear the Cross and yet they never knew what the Cross weighed in their bodies or in their hearts and forasmuch as they were sore wasted Innocentius the third renewed the Religion CHAP. IV. Black and Grey-Fryers the Trinity-order● Brigidians Jesuits new Hermites and Bonhomes ABout the time of Innocentius the third arose two famous founders of two superstitious Sects I mean Dominick the Spaniard and Francis the Italian of the Country of Vmbria Dominick at the first was a Canon but because he could not suffer to have a superiour and was also weary of the Cloyster he invented a new fraternity named Dominicans Black-Fryers or Fryers-Preachers because they had the charge to preach the Gospel without mixture of any Pharisaical leven The new guise of their Vesture made innocent Innocentius to wonder But Honorius the third by his Bull honourably admitted them the year of our Lord 1220 and Gregory the 9th put the matter all out of doubt canonized Dominick and by his Bull under Lead allowed him for a Saint Frances that was first of the Friers Augustines thinking that sect not to be sufficiently furnished with Hypocrisie began a new trade of living in the Mount Appenninus in a place named commonly Laverna doubtless a ground worthy for such a foundation as was beside the Word of God it was set up in the time of Honorius aforesaid They were named Minoribes of the humility and lowliness of heart that they should have but that was smally regarded and farthest from their study Two years after the year of our Lord God 1229 Francis was sanctified by Gregory and made a Saint Francisoans afterward fell at contention for the rules of their profession They that failed somewhat of the unperfect perfection of them retained the name of Minorites still the other entituled themselves Observants more worthy to be called Obstinate The latter fellows were brought in●o England by King Edward the 4th and were greatly inhanced by the famous Prince King Henry the 7th At the same time was Clara the Virgin Countrey-woman to Saint Francis which was a great Foundress of Nuns of the same Rule that Francis gave his Covent of them sprung the bastard Penitencers in the dayes of John the 22 and the year of our Lord 1315. The Order of the Trinity under Innocentius was begun by John Matta and Felix Anachorita in France in the County of Meldine Then also was founded or else not long after in the time of Martin the fourth the Religion of Virgins or Servants by one Philip of Florencia a Physitian and Benedict the 11th confirmed it in the year of our Lord 385. The Order of Brigidians was instituted by Brigidia a Widow that was Princess of Sueta under Vrban the 5th in the year of our Lord 1370 it was as well of men as women albeit they dwelt severally by themselves The Family of Jesuits was the Invention of Johannes Columbinus in the City of Senes in the time of the same Urban the year of our Lord 1368 they were no Priests nor consecrated persons but were men of the lay sort given and addicted to prayer and had the name of Jesuits because that name of Jesus should be often in their mouth they be much like to our Beads-men in England The Sect of new Hermites began in Urbin a City in Italy in the Countrey of Umbria where Polidore Virgil was born and was the device of one Petrus an Hetrurian and they had in the same City a goodly Hospitall or Guild-Hall The Bonhomes were instituted in England by Edmund son of Richard Earl of Cornwall which was brother to Henry the third and was elected King of the Romans and heir apparent to the Empire by the principal Electors about the year of our Lord 1257. The speciall head place of that Religion was Astrige where the noble King Henry the eighth hath now a goodly Palace This Edmund brought the bloud of our Saviour as it was said into the Realm CHAP. V. The original of sacred Knights and white sect WHilest the City of Jerusalem before our Christian men had conquered it in the year of our Lord 1099 was in subjection to the Saracens the Latine Christians that lived there tributaries purchased a licence to build near unto the Holy Sepulchre dwelling houses and among other they made an Hospital of our Lady to receive the strange Pilgrims and appointed a Provost to entertain them This was in Silvester the first his time the year of our Lord three hundred twenty and four and renewed the year of Christ one thousand three hundred ninety and seven in the time of Celestine the third Bishop of Rome After the pattern of this house was devised a like house of Virgins in memorial of Mary Magdalen to receive the Women that resorted thither It began in the 2d Vrbanes dayes the year of our Lord 1099. Notwithstanding because the multitude of Latine Pilgrimes waxed very great they builded three Hospitals of Saint John Baptist as some say Albeit some think it was of John Eleemosinarius that was the Patriarch of Alexandria in the reign of the Emperour Phocas This Sect one Gerardus adorned with a white Cross in a black vesture grand Captain of these Knights was Ramundus when Clement the fifth had the See of Rome about the year of our Lord 1310 yet some affirm that the beginning of them was in the 3d Alexanders dayes the year of Christ one thousand one hundred seventy and nine and they be called of the order of Saint John or Knights of the Rhodes because they won the Rhodes from the Turks which afterwards they lost again in January in the year of our Salvation one thousand five hundred twenty three albeit they did long defend it manfully The Temples order was begun in Gelasius the second his dayes in the year of Christs Incarnation one thousand one hundred twenty and eight by Hugo Paganus and Gaufridus de sancto Alexandro they were named Templers because they kept in a part of the buildings near to the Temple they kept Bernardus rule in their living But Clement the fifth deposed them partly for that they renounced the Faith and conspired with the Turks and partly for other notable crimes The order of Teutonicks or Dutch Lords began in Jerusalem by a Dutch man whose name is not known Their office was to fight against the enemies of Christs Cross it began in the dayes of Clement the third the year of Christs incarnation 1190. Petrus Ferdinandus a Spaniard began the order of Saint James Knights that lived after St Austins rule under Alexander the third and in the year of our Lord one thousand one hundred and sixty in the same

his word should have the weight of an Oath I could wish that our Bishops would mark and follow both those properties of these Heathen Religions for then the state of our Religion should be better case then it is and others would not enforce so lightly a Priest to the necessity of an oath which should have no other terms but yea and nay to confirm or deny their saying Beside this Flamin that was called Dialis because he was consecrated to Jupiter there were by the same Numa ordained two other one to Mars another to Quirine albeit Plutarch saith it was Romulus that instituted Priests to Jupiter and Mars Virgins Vestall were of his bringing in also and founded in honour of Vesta daughter to Saturnus The first that ever was chosen into that Religion was called A●●ata and of her all were named likewise A maid might not be under six years of age nor above ten if she were created of this Religion These continued in their profession thirty years where of the first ten they spent in learning the Rites the other ten they ministred and the last of their years they taught other Novices and when her term of years was expired she might marry or tarry in that Religion still They were found at the charges of the common chest and if any of them committed any carnal act with any man she was born in the sight of all the people out of the City and at the gate named Collina was buried quick They rode in a Wagon and other Magistrates rode to them and if they came by in time of execution the condemned was quite delivered This Religion began at Alba by the institution of Ascanius and was renued in Rome by King Numa A high Bishop was instituted also by him to have the chief stroke in all ceremonies of Sacrificing and he prescribed the dayes and places of Sacrifices and in what form they should be done He ordained also to Gradivus Mars twelve Priests named Salii because they danced in a solemn manner and went about the City with songs They ware an embroidered coat with a Brazen Breast-plate and a round Tergate It seemeth that Numa took this Rite from the Hebrews for David went before the Ark of the Lord dancing Heraulds of Arms which were called Feciales Sacardotes were ordained by him to provide that no battle were unjustly taken in hand they also made leagues established Peace or if it were not duely made they might break it and offer oblation for the offence of the Captain and the hole Army Pater Patraetus was an Officer that made all leagues or Bonds and was created by the Heraulds as Marcus Valerius first Herauld ordained Spurius Fusius first in the office of Pater Patratus After the expulsing of Kings an office called Rex Sacrificulus was appointed which should do all such customable observances as the Kings should do Albeit it was under the High Priest or Bishop the first tha● did bear that office was Marcus Papirius Epulones had the Office of appointing feasts and solemn Bankets to Jupiter and the other gods these were also called Sodales Titii which were ordained by Romulus after he joyned fellowship with Titus Tatius The End of the Fourth Book Polidore Virgil. The Fifth BOOK CHAP. I. Of the decking of Churches on Holy-dayes offering of Images of Wax and Tables of Miracles solemnizing first Masses of Priests THere be many superstitious Customs crept in among Christian Congregations which cam● of an Ethnick opinion● and because they could not altogether be abolished and extirpated yet they were transposed to a better use and removed from Idolatry to the ●●●●shing of Churches and Temples of 〈◊〉 faithfull people As trimming of 〈◊〉 Temples with hangings flowrs ●●●ghes and garlands was taken of the Heathen people which decked their Idols and houses with such array In like manner it is to be thought of the the of hanging up Images of Wax and Tapers before Saints or as often as any member is diseased to offer the same in 〈◊〉 as leggs arms feet Paps Oxen Horse or sheep which were hanged up in the Church before that Saint by whom as they believed they had obtained health of the said member or ●east for this came of an old Heathenish fashion of sacrifices that the Pagans offered to Saturnus and Pluto in an Isle of Italy named Cotillia whereof I spake before I think the bearing of Candles that we use on the Feast of the Purification of our Lady called Candlemas-day came of this Gentile rite also that in burning them we might worship the Saints as they honoured their false god Saturn It seemeth that Lamps and hanging lights began of the Candles that Moses set up to burn in the Tabernacles The fastening up of Tables wherein the Miracles are written for ● Monument and testimony to the posterity came of a custome as Strabo writeth that is used in Greece where the manner is that whosoever was relieved of any sicknesse or malady should hang up a Table containing the recovery of his health in the Temple of that God that had preserved him and especially there were many set up in Aesculaplu●● Temple at Epidaurus The use of feasting on holy-dayes and at the first Masse of Priests was borrowed also of the Gentiles which honoured the day of consecrating their Religious as solemnly at the day of their Nativity with devour and religious breakfasts and feasts calling it the Native day of their sacred personages whereof Apul●ius maketh mention And it is a good usage because the day of the birth bringeth but onely life the day of consecrating a Priest bringeth or else ought to procure a good and godly life Albeit 〈◊〉 Maundy-Thursday hath been the manner from the beginning of the Church to have a general drinking as appeareth by S. Paul's writing to the Corinthians and Tertullian to his Wife CHAP. XI The manner of casting money to the people New-Years gifts Dancing Maying Christmas Lords IT smelleth also of Gentility that the Bishop of Rome Emperours and Kings at their Coronation are wont to scatter money among the Commons and make Royal feasting which is a pretence or sign of the beneficence or liberality that is to come afterwards For the old Romans used the same order and institution in their Triumphs Games and Funerals as Suetonius recordeth Presenting of New-years gifts had its original thence likewise for Suetonius Tranquillus reporteth that the Knights of Rome gave yearly on the Kalends of January a present to Augustus Caesar although he were absent Which custome remaineth in England for the Subjects send to their Superiours and the Noble personages give to the Kings some great gifts and to gratify their kindnesse he doth liberally reward them with some thing again But I commend more the manner of the Italians for there the richest and most noble give to the poor inferiours it is a signification of good and prosperous fortune of all the whole year following The