Westminster in the yeare of Lord 1532. Iohn Baptist was borne as vpon this day but I finde great contrauersie heerein amongst writers The 25 daie THe 25 daye of Iune beginneth the fourth moneth of the Iewes called Tamutz and the first daye of the moneth Tamutz Henrie the fourth emperour of Germanie gaue a great ouerthrowne on this daye to Rodulphus duke of Sueuia and king of Italie whome Pope Gregorie the seauenth called also Hildebrandus who reuoulting against Henrie the 4. crowned Emperour and against all the states of Germanie that betweene them both began great warres and diuers terrible battels the first at Fladenhen the second at the flood Ellestra the third at Merseburge a towne in Saxonia where Rodulphus was ouerthrowne and his armie scattered and slaine with no lesse losse to Henrie the victorie onely excepted 1080. Ludouicus Gallorum Delphinus duke of Aquitania and sonne to Charles the sixt surnamed Beneamatus was made king of Apulia by pope Iohn the 24 of that name and the lawfull king Ladislaus was by the Pope reiected This Dolphin of Fraunce married Margaret the daughter of Iames king of Scotland and within a while after died after whom succeeded Iohn his brother in Apulia Iohanna the sister of Ladislaus succeeded 1436. The most of the priâ—ces of Germanie being protestants professed the Gospell and confessed the same before Charles the fift emperour at Augusta as vpon this day in the assembly of the Peeres of Germanie for Martin Luther had disputed and opened the treacherie of Papacie in diuerse townes of Germanie and had wrote in the defence of the Gospell 1â—â—0 The 17 Daie AS 〈◊〉 this day Ancharsis the philosopher after he had traueâ—â— Egipt Greece and other places returning into the countrie of Scithia againe being excellently well learned he liking the religion of Greece better then Scythia vowed to the mother of the gods that if he sailed safe to Scythia that hâ— would celebrate hir feast day and offer sacrifice after the manner of the Cyzecenians which he performed in Scythia in a woâ—die place called Hyllaea not farre from Achilles race there Anacharses was spyed in his Grecian robe with his Thyrsis in his hand with such madde ceremonies as are in the sacrifice of Orgies after the manner of the Grecians Saulus the king of Scythia being his owne vnckle as Herodot saith was brought to the place who finding Anacharsis occupyed in the Grecians ceremonies shot him through with an arrow and slew him so that the Scythians cannot abide to heare of the name of Anacharsis for that he followed the Grecians supersticious ceremonies Iulianus Apostata the Emperour a great persecutor of the Christians a man excellentlye well seene in the Greeke tongue and learned in the liberall sciences he was likened by Eutrop. to Marcus Antonius in many things after he spoiled Assâ—ria and had vanquished the Parthians and returning from thence a conquerouâ— was slaine in the sixt of the calende of Iuly after he had raigned seuen yeares 366 it is of others otherwaies written as I said before read Ammianus In the moneth of Pauni Sesostris king in Aethiopia which kingdome he subdued erected vp many pillers within Egipt as triumphes of his victories according to the Egiptians custome and manner of triumphes cleane contrarie to the Lacedemonians who by the lawe of Liâ—urgus were forbidden to make any monument of their victories within Gâ—â—ece in marble brasse or Iuâ—rie for that it would mooue ciuill warres and stirre more enuie and discorde betweene Cittie and Ciâ—â—ie or betweene tribe and tribe it was also among the Romans that no triumphe might be had for any victorie gotten by ciuill warres for they refused therein to triumphe both Marius and Silla and after Caesar and Pompey and at last Augustus and Antonie for the best and the greatest conqueror hath no cause of triumphe in câ—â—ill warres The 27. Day CAius Marius a noble Romane was borne as vpon this day this Marius was Consull at Rome 7. times of whose triumphes and victories during that time you shall reade them in their places and in their time Likewise Câ— Carbo who was Conâ—ull at that time in Rome with Marius when ciuil warres were betweene Silla and Marius and slaine in that yeare of his Consulship by Pompei the great being then but a yong man was also borne with Marius as vpon this daie Romulus bâ—â—lded a Temple at Rome to Iupiter Sâ—ator in that place where hee staâ—ed when he fled from the Sabines who had then secretlie entred into Rome through the treacherie of Tarpeâ—a to reuenge the rauishment of their daughters and young Sabine virgins who were entised and deceaued by Romulus then Romulus being forced with shame to flie lifted vp his hand to heauen and praised Iupiter to staie the flight of his people and they staied vppon a sudden and in that place Romulus builded a temple as vppon this day to Iupiter the staier backe of Romulus and of his people Iouinianus after the death of Iulian the Apostata was by the consent of the armie in Persea chosen as vppon this day to haue the administration and rule of the Empire a verie good Prince and a religious Emperour for hee instituted that the tithes should bee paied to the Churches how be it hee had litle good successe for hee fell sicke and died within eight moneths after 365. As vpon this daie died Martianus at Constantinople in the seauenth yeare of his raigne He from a meane souldier first in Lidia became emperour of all Greece hee recouered the Emâ—â—e being much troâ—led and also weakned at that time hee asâ—â—aged the furie of the Parâ—â—ians and subdued the Uandoles and vanquished Attila king of the Gotes and concluded peace with all countries for hee loued peace and would often say Arma non induamus dum pace potiri possumus 458. The 28. daie AFter that Theseus had reduced all things in order and had reformed Athens and remoued Iudges and Magistrates to a greatter state to whom hee builded a councell hall long before Areopagyts who were before the Aâ—phâ—ctions and after that Theseus had brought all into one corporation hee instituted a great feast and common sacrifice for al the countrie of Attica called Panathenaea This was the onely greatest feast among the Athenians to this feast no straunger might come and therefore hee appointed another feast in Athens for straungers the 16. of Iune called Metoichia In the moneth Pauni in the Cittie of Bubasti in Egypt a great feast is celebrated in the honor of Diana to this feast they came from all partes of Aegipt men and women some by sea and some on foot the men cum tibijs dauncing and reioicing through euerie towne as they trauell through the countrie the the women crepitacula tenentes in like maner sing daunce some clapping their handes togither some with one noise and some with another with such antick toâ—es and
were painted as I said and set foorth with all brauerie in the Ensignes of the Conquerour in like forme and shape as they were builded and situated in those Countries where they stood C. Claudius surnamed Caninus 2. Consul of Rome triumphed ouer the Samnits and the Lucanes 480. Lu. Aniti Gallus on this day subdued Gentius king of Illyria and with great glorye triumphed ouer him and ouer the Illyrians 586. Hierusalem was deliuered vp to Fredericus the second emperour by letters receiued of the Soldaâ— of Egipt 1219. Martin Luther dyed at Islebia a towne where hee was borne being 63 yeares of age 1546. The 19 Daie AMong the Romanes was a feast which they called Charistia festa which was celebrated onely betweene families and kindred of an house or stocke one saluting another with rewardes and presents no stranger might be in this feast Clodius Albinus which made himselfe to bee proclaimed emperour of Rome in France was by Septimius-Seuerus subdued and taken his armie ouerthrowne and himselfe with all his family slain as on this day at Lugdunum which is Lions 203. On this day were three kings bodies which had beene buried before most solemnly brought to Colonia and there buried againe 1178. Franciscus Duke of Guise was slaine on this day by Iohn Poltrotto at the siege of Aurelia and therefore was drawne in peeces by Horsses at Paris some say this fact was doone on the 18 of Februarie 1563. Upon this day died Sabinianus the 62. and last Bishop of Rome for after him next Bonifacius the third was made the first pope after 62. Bishops at what time papacie began in Rome together with the kingdome of the Sarazens of popes heereafter I will make no mention with this farewell that from Gregorie the great the last pope of Rome being in number 62 vntill Gregorie the 13. raigned 166. popes The 20 Daie ON this day beginneth the moneth Adar which with the Iewes is the twelfth moneth on which moneth the Prophet Ezechiel cried out vpon the Iewes and prophecied vnto them the calamitie and miserie following Lu. Aemilius Regillus triumphed ouer Antiochus the great king of Siria by sea after the building of Rome 564. Marcus Fuluius the nobler proconsul of Rome triumphed ouer the Aetolians Ambrocians and the Cephalenians with great pompe 566. C. Sulpitius Gallus consul at Rome triumphed on this daye ouer the Ligurians though not solemnized as one of the greatest triumphes yet with the companie and meeting of the Senators and the Patricians and the cheefe magistrates of the Cittie of Rome at Bellonas Temple from thense they brought him to the Capitoll being carried in a Charriot and his Souldiers crowned with lawrell this kinde of triumph as by the law appointed to any conquerour that reserued the decree of the Senators in their edictes made de triumphis Charles the 5. was crowned as on this day king of Lumbardie in Bononia 1530. Edward the 2. sonne to the first Edward borne at Carnarâ—â—on married Isabel the French kinges daughter at Bulleine and were both crowned at Westminster as vppon this day 1308. Aurelius Quintilius the 32. Emperour of Rome was slaine as on this day within 17. daies after he was by consent of the Senate created Augustus after his brother Flauius Claudius who raigned before him Emperour for twoâ—yeares almost Of these Emperours few or none haue their imperial funeral which among the Romanes excelled in solemnitie and state of funerall pomp such was the slaughter and murthering of emperours after they had first allowed 2. Caesars and one Augustus then 3. Caesars and at last 4. Caesars These many Caesars could not agree in one Empire for Nulla regni fides socio euerie Caesar would be Augustus and some Augustus would be Antoninus vntil their empire was taken froÌ„ Rome into CoÌ„stantinaple for of 89. Emperours that raigned in Rome from Iulius Caesar to Constantine the sixt you shall not reade of ten that died in their beds Elizabeth the wife of Philip king of Fraunce died on this day 1189. Iames Steward king of Scotland was slaine through treason by his owne subiectes as on this day 8436. The Heluetians vanquished in a great battaill an armie of Austria at Hardt 1400. The 21 Day IN Rome with the auncient Romans a feast was solemnized in this day called Vinalia at what time they vsed by old customes to â—ast their newe wines and to drinke their first drinke vnto Iupiter as the first founder and benefactor of their doings There was another feast called Uinalia celebrated by the priestes called Flamines at what time they gathered their grapes and hallowed the vines then they caused a lamb to be sacrificed vnto Iupiter and at what time the new wine was carried by the priestes flamines into the temple of Venus after large feastings and drinking of seruants and also of strangers and clownes of the countrie and therefore called Rustica vinalia The sacrifice which they vsed at this feast was called Meditrinalia vnto the goddesse Meditrina these superstitious ceremonies grew in Rome from Numas time for Romulus vsed no wine in sacrifice but milke mingled with honie so the old Grecians when Pythagoras and Vlisses vsed to do sacrifice to Vrania with water and honie mingled Another feast called Terminalia was celebrated in like sort at Rome but of some referred to the seauenth Calendes of March On this day Bonifacius the third was elected the first pope 606. years after that 63. bishops had vsed the seat by the names of bishops since the time of the Apostles Guido king of Italie a marshall man was by pope Steeuen the 5. of that name crowned emperour of Rome vppon this day 890. On this day the Christians ouerthrew an innumerable companie of the Saracens at the riuer Pharsura 1097. Carolus Pulcher the 48. king of Fraunce and the last before the house of Valloys came to the crowne of Fraunce was as on this day crowned king of Fraunce 1321. The 22 daie THe feast Terminalia was in Rome celebrated vnto Terminus the god of Confines The Romans had a teÌ„ple ioyntlie consecrated and dedicated to Faith and to tearme vnto whom they do sacrifice both publickly and priuatelie vpon the limites of inheritance and vppon the Confines of borders In old time they did sacrifice vnto Terminus with out anie bloud by the law of Numa as Lycurgus in like sort commaunded the Spartans to do no sacrifice to the Gods with bloud but with hearbs fruites corne honie milke wine which continued in Greece for a time therefore Numa instituted that in this feast Terminalia such sacrifice and oblations should be done to Terminus with synceritie and vprightnesse without bloud or murthering of any thing that had life as to him that was witnes of their limits confines and bondes and as a keeper of peace and a Iudge of Iustice. On this day being with the Iewes
Souldiers after he had ranne through all kinde of preferment in the field Emperour 517 who as vpon this daye did adopt to the Empire his sisters sonne named Iustinianus in the ninth yeare of his raigâ—e and dyed within foure moneth after he was a good Christian and rooted out the heresie or the Arians and Neâ—torians Conradus the third of that name king of Bonaria borne in Sueâ—ia nephew to Henrie the fourth being his daughters sonne was by the consent of all Princes of Germanie elected Eâ—perour vpon this day 1139. he made a voiage into Asia against the Sarazeâ—s but returned without any thing doone by meanes of treason at home by a wicked man named Manuell who succeeded after him by treason in the Empire as Onoph and Iustine affirmeth As vpon this day 1081. Alectius surnamed Comnenus was elected to succeed Nicephorus the Emperour who after he had ended many battailes he erected an Hospitall for pâ—â—re fatherlesse children and also a free schoole to be there instructed and brought vp after they were able to come from the Hâ—spitall Clephis king of the Longobardes was slaine in Papia by the Italians 568. â—or before this time they had determined with Albonius there to inuade Italie foure yeares before this king Clephis was slaine Maunt Aeâ—na in Sicilia was so shaken with an earthquake that the fire that flamed therewith out of this hill destroyed and burned many places at what time the monasterie of S. Leo was vtterlye spoiled and consumed as vpon this daye 1536. Rome was taken vpon this daye by Alaricus king of the Gotes after he had continued his siege two yeares 414 after Christ as Pau. Aemilius in his first booke setteth downe at large Sigismundus king of Polonia died when hee had raigned 42. yeares 1548. after whome succeeded also his sonne Sigismundus Some also hold opinion that our Sauiour Christ came vpon this day to Bethania and called Lazarus from his graue where he had beene foure dayes dead and buried and he liued after as Mar. Scotus affirmeth 24 yeares but he borroweth of the Rabbies all this vncertaine coniecture of the time for the Iewes will be ignorant in nothing The 2 daie VPon this day the old Romanes celebrated a solemne feast with great ceremonies in memorie of Quirinus who was borne vpon this day at what time the Romanes kept the feast Lupercalia with great solemnitie Christ after hee raised Lazarus from the graue would not enter to Ierusalem which was 15 furlonges distant from Bethania for the Iewes hearing of these miracles tooke councell how they might kill him and therefore Iesus went to Ephraim a Cittie fiue miles distant from Bethanie Iane the wife of Philip surnamed pulcher king of Fraunce the 45 king in number died vpon this day 1304. This queene was the onelie daughter of Henrie King of Nauarre Honorius the fourth of that name was elected Pope of Rome as vpon this day at Perusium this pope builded many houses vpon the mount Auentine and assigned to manie poore men certaine Gownes and clothes called Album amictum It is written that a Iew being baptized vpon this day against his will presentlie put fire in his owne house tooke his wife and his children out and ran vp and downe in the streets saying alowd and crying out I am a Iewe I am a Iew and no christian his house being burned and 40 houses more in Constantia by the meanes of this his furie 1349. The 3 daie VPon fridaie before the feast of Aester Christ Iesus our sauiour suffred his passion as vppon this daie by whose death death was swallowed vp and the power of Sathan ouerthrowen Henricus the second king of Fraunce and Philip which is now king of Spaine after many years of warre at length concluded peace vpon this day 1559. Eulalius in a schisme against Bonifacius then Bishop of Rome was elected bishop and Bonifacius rebelled as on this day This Bonifacius while yet he was â—ishop which was 3. yeares and foure monethes ordained that none should bee allowed a priest before he were 30 yeares of age Pub. Posthumius Tubertus Consul then at Rome triumphed ouer the Sabines 250. after the building of Rome This was one of the first triumphes in Rome after the kinges were banished at what time in their triumphes they vsed no such solemnitie and pompe as they did after as to bee drawen in chariots so sumptuouslie with four elephantes or with four white Steedes or with such pompe and roiall solemnitie or in wearing purple robes and triumphant garments neither yet crowned with garlands nor with any great magnificence which was after among them practised The godly Ezechias king of Iuda as some write repaired the temple as vppon this day and therein prepared oblations and sacrifices to please the Lord at what time hee continued therein 8. daies instructing the people and sanctifying of the temple The 4. Day AGrippa Menenius surnamed Lanatns fellow Consull to Posthumius Tubertus in the selfe same yeare 250. after the building of Rome triumphed ouer the Sabines and made also his triumph the next day after Tubertus his fellow ouer the Sabines Liuie said that they both had their triumphs graunted by the senators in one day ouer the Sabines they rode not in chariots but were brought with serieants and officers before them and with such pompe as was vsed in those daies for then they triumphed but within Italie The greatnes of the Romanes triumph grew by the warres of Africa which was the first after they had conquered Italie The 5 Daie PLaies and games called Megalesia were celebrated as vppon this day in the honour of Cibeles the mother of the goddes the sacrifices and solemnities done to this goddesse in the the temple at Rome were vsed in the 27. of March as you before haue read yet some referre these plaies to the last of March but plaies are vsedmanie times as occasion serueth The Israelits vpon this day with their captaine Iosua passed through the flood Iordane at what tyme the water dried before them as the red sea did in the time of Moses and Aaron and Iordane stood still vntil the priests had brought the Arke through the riuer vnto the other side at which time the waters came againe together The Iues as on this day yearly prouided a male lamb of a yeare old without anie spot or blemish on him for the feast of Easter which they kept on y â— 14. daie of their moneth Nisan then they kill him and take part of his blood and strike it on the two side poastes and vppon the vpper dore post of the howse where this lambe should bee eaten God ordained this sacrifice as a token and a pledge of their deliuerance Lotarius sonne to Lodowick surnamed Pius the 24. king of Fraunce and the second emperour of Rome of a French man being then king of Italie by his father thither sent was vppon
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
cittie of Rome were great games and solemne shewes which continued 6. daies either in remembrance of anie great victorie had ouer the enemie or in memory of some kingdom gotteÌ„ to the Empire of Rome or for some great fortune past The Romans were wont vpon those daies to celebrate with great pomp and solemnitie games or plaies called Ludi magni as these games Circences Cereales Seculares and yet counted one of the vnfortunate daies among the Romanes Aulus Manlius being then consul of Rome when he had waged battail against Phalisa a wealthie citie in Italie he wan it within 9. daies siege where he slue 15. thousand the residue hee graunted life vnto ouer whom he had a triumph graunted by the Senate 512. Anacletus the third bishop of Rome the successor of Linus who succeeded Peter the Apostle if at anie time Peter was bishop of Rome this Anacletus raigned Bishop 12. yeares and two moneths hee ordained that a Bishop should be consecrated by the three Bishops and a priest should be made by one Bishop Carolus the second of that name king of Neaples after he had raigned 25. years died after whom succeeded Robertus 1308. The 5 daie VPon this day Noah had warning to make the arke as God commaunded him saying make thee an arke of Pine tree pitch it within and without the length thereof shall bee 300. Cubites the breadth 50. and the height of the arcke shall bee thirtie c. a windowe of a cubite length and two dores in the syde of the arke and three loftes one aboue another Carolus the great and first of that name king of Frannce and after emperour of Germanie was intreated by Pope Hadrian the first of that name and the 29. pope to come vnto Italie against the Longobards who much molested the Romane state at what time Charles ouerthrew their army and banished Desiderius their king who after yeelded himselfe to Charles and so finished the kingdome of the Longobards which continued in Italie 204 yeares and brought them subiect to the crowne of Fraunce Cazimirus king of Polonia in the 25. yeare of his raigne was by treason poisoned and on this day died 1194. This Cazimirus had four prouinces within Russia hee vanquished the Prussians and brought the Russians subiect to Polonia as Functius saieth Augustinus first a great philosopher and then a great heretick being the reader of the rhetoricke lector in Millaine by often hearing of Ambros his sermons then Bishop of Millaine and by often conferring was conuerted vpon this daie as Vincentius affirmeth vnto Gods church and became the onely doctor of the Latine church at what time raigned in Rome Gratianus and Valentianus emperours 373. Vincentius saith that hee was after disciple to Ambrose and was made bishop of Hipponia in Africk The 6 Daie VPon this day Pau. Iouius affirmeth that the citie of Rome togither with pope Clement the 7. of that name was taken and spoiled by the imperiall armie of Germanie by the Spaniards aide at what time Charles duke of Burbonie was shot through and â—laine at that assault The 7 daie 〈…〉 Ides of May are consecrated larideâ— to the houshold Gods at what time they vsed solemne 〈◊〉 with such 〈◊〉 and ceremonies as vppon this day the bakers of Rome did vse to crowne their Asses with bread made of dough and made garlandes likewise of Oken boughes about their Asses neckes and in the which feast the bakers of Rome were wont to sacrifice vnto their domesticall Idols called Lares new bread and fine flower this was a great festiual day among the bakers and with great solemnitie in Rome obserued Caiâ—s Sulpitius Petitus hauing bin three seuerall times consull at Rome and after made dictator who in his office of Dictatorship did triumph ouer the Gaules being afterward called Frenchmen Likewise Q. Fabius Vibulanus an excellent Romane of that time before ten Commissioners called Decemuiri were created seauen yeares and within 50 yeares of the last ouerthrow of Torquinus Superbus the seauenth and last king of Rome triumphed ouer the people called Aqui 294. yeares after the building of Rome Titus the sonne of Vespasian the emperour a man worthy of admiration and full of good vertues called homini deliciâ— being with his father at the assaulting of Ierusalem shot 12. arrowes and â—lue with euerie arrow one of the Iewes he was wont to saie that day was lost in the which hee gaue nothing for hee would say that no man ought to depart from an emperour sad or sorrowful vpon this day through his great agillitâ—e and courage first woon the walles for Ierusalem was stronglie walled by reason of so long warres for it was fiue times conquered Otto the second sonne to Otto the first Emperour of Germanie was elected king at Vuormatia and was crowned Emperour at Rome and raigned with his father 6 yeares and after his fathers death 10. years he maried Theophania daughter to Io. Zimisces Emperour of the Grecians for the emperour of Constantinople was so called he subdued Henrie duke of Bauaria and had good successe against the Greekes and also against the Saracens hee wasted and spoiled the most part of Bohemia he brought his armâ—e against Lotarius the 33. king of Fraunce hee burned and destroied vnto the verie cittie of Paris and also burned the suburbes of Paris he died at Rome poisoned by the Italians for his too much seueritie 〈◊〉 gouernment as is thought 984. Likewise Ladislaus the third and sonne to Emericus the 16. king of Hungaria after he had raigned scant one yeare died as Functius saith the seauenth Calend of September Bonfinus affirmeth that he raigned 16. yeares who in this is before Functius to be beleeued for his decades do entreat only of Germany The 8 Daie THis day was an vnfortunate day among the Romans for the first day of euery moneth after the Nones is recorded vnluckie for some great ouerthrowe which the Romans vpon this day sustained The Uirgins of Rome as vpon this daye in the temple of S. Michael vsed in old time to be married for that the Romans suppose that Michaell the Archangell appeared in that place where they then builded and dedicated a temple in memory thereof in the suburbes of Rome and therefore all the maides of Rome made choise of this day to marrie Henrie sonne to Frederike the second of that name Emperour of Germanie being yet but a boye in Colonia was by his father the emperor caused to be crowned king of Rome and after sent him to Calabria to see good order and peace kept 1222. As vpon this day Letters came from Artaxerxes king of Persia vnto Themistocles at Magnesia to leauie souldiers to assemble Captaines and charging him straightly to haue an eye to the Grecians armie according to his promise made vnto Artaxerxes when he was banished from Athens at what time he was taken into such fauour with the king of Persia as he graunted
and so he banished her for the which he had his eyes pulled out by the people in the fourth yeare of his raigne and Zoes restored to the Empire and at last married to this Constantâ—ne with whome she liued 12. yeares and eight moneths The 12 Day AS vpon this daye a feast was celebrated at Athens called Cronia in honour and memory of Saturne which continued 5 daies wherein the Athenians vsed to feast one another with great mirth and to send mutuall presents and gifts this feast is also called Saturnalia among the Romanes and is assigned to Saturne as some write in the moneth of December in the which the Romans being more religious theÌ„ the Greekes were woont to sacrifice with great solemnitie and to celebrate a feast according to their custome and rites Likewise the Romans held a feast with prompe and ceremonies after their manner vpon this day called Messorum pompa which vnto this day is vsed at Rome Pub. Lucinius Crassus Proconsul for the Romanes in in Hispaine after his good seruice in many battailes he vanquished the Lusitans and triumphed ouer them at Rome with the fauour and consent of both the Senators and people 600. yeares after Rome was builded Now this time Maximius was emperour who then was in Britaine by the Souldiers proclaimed Caesar and after called Augustus came to France slew Gratianus at Lugduum and draue Valentianus from the west empire to flie to Theodosius this Theodosius commenced warre vpon Maximus and vanquished him at Aquilea where he was by Theodosius slaine as vpon this day 392. Carolus the third surnamed Crassus was by pope Iohn the eight of that name and 42 in number crowned Emperour of Rome for that hee defended Italie from the Sarazens which then were readie with an huge armie to inuade Italie This Emperour was sonne to Lewis king of Germanie of Almania and of Lotharingia he was called from Italie into Fraunce against the Normanes and the Danes who then sore afflicted Fraunce at what time he concluded a peace betweene him and the Gothes and married the daughter of Gotfredus king of the Gothes named Gisla and after he had raigned 12 yeares he died in Sueâ—ia and was buried vpon this day in Augia 889. The 13 Daie THe Romans held this daye most solemne for that they recorde this daye in their Calenders as the birthe daye of the Muses celebrating a sumptuous feast where they vsed many seuerall ceremonies in religious sort with sundrie vowes to be perfourmed to euery one of the Muses according to the qualitie and nature of the Muse. Likewise they celebrated the feast of Merchants called Feriae mercatorum wher they gathered in one place to make solemâ—e vowes to Neptune and to Mercurie for goods lost and for further good speede in their Nauigation Quinquatria a feast vnto Pallas which endured fiue daies celebrated at Rome with much solemne state and great mirth by the musitians and songmakers called Poets The Musitians should with their trumpets shalmes and all other instruments playe through all the Cittie of Rome and their Poets should sing all kinde of verses through the streetes vntill they came to the Temple of Minerua and there solemnized a great feast singing Odes to Pallas with many ceremonies therevnto belonging Charles the fift road vnto Augusta with great states where many of the peeres of Germanie came to meete him where certaine learned protestants exhibited their supplictions vnto the Emperour in defence of religion as they did before at Maspurge Vuormatia Spire and at Bernia and in other places where both papists and protestants by the appointment of Charles the Emperour met at what time disputations were had and the same in writing published 1530. Among the Egiptians vpon the 18. of the moneth Pauni in the Cittie of Sais when the day of their solemnitie approached to be celebrated the feast of Minerua which is called Ellychinum that is the feast of lights for that is solemnized in the night time at what time candles torches lamps with al other kinde of lights hang at euery mans doore in their temples in the obeliskes and in their pyramides feasting and sacrificing vnto Minerua all that night long to this feast infinit number of Egyptians came this feast is not onely in the cittie of Sais solemized but also in euery cittie of Egipt though chieflie in Sais the secret ceremonies of their sacrifice were such as it might not be solemnized in the day time which was y â— cause y â— it was doone in the night time for they are by their oracles warned and by their priests taught and instructed the time and the manner of their sacrifice as were the Persians by their magi and the Romanes by their Soothsaires called Augures The 14 daie XErxes the great king of Persia leauied a huge armie and tooke his voyage into Greece at what time the games of Olympia were celebrated thinking thereby all Greece were busie in setting foorth their Olympicall feast came to Thermopila where he was met by Leonidas a noble Greeke and was put to â—light with the losse of 20000 Persians Attila king of the Hunnes a mightie Captaine the onelye king that raigned among the Germanes that plaid his part in the weast kingdomes no otherwise then Cyrus or Alexander did in the East hee on this daye assaulted Auerlia a cittie in Fraunce and wanne it but at that time hee was by Aetius the Romane Leiutenant through the aide of the Frenchmen and Burgundians kept from the spoile thereof this Attila kept Germanie vnder his winges and subdued many of Fraunce as you shall read 451. The 15 Daye GReat solemne sacrifices were vsed at Rome to the wine to Oyle and to bread for the Romans omitted nothing by the which they had any gaine but they would vse vowes sacrifices and other religious ceremonies this sacrifice was vsed for those that were bitten by madde Dogges Also vpon this day the Romanes cleansed and purged the Temple of Vesta and brought the filthe of the Temple into the riuer of Tiber and after they kept shut the temple as Ouid. Hâ—c est illa dies qua tu purgamina Vestae Tybri per Hetruscas in marimittis aquas The Hungarians inuaded Austria at what time the most part of the nobles of Hungaria dyed in that voyage not without great losse of the people of Austria for though they had the victorie yet Frederike the Archduke of Austria was slaine in that warre and that made some writers attribute the victorie to the Hungarians as Functius dooth saying that all the Nobilitie and also the Archduke Fredericke were ouerthrowne and slaine 1235. All countries solemnized this feast called Bacchanalia by diuers and sundrie manners in Egipt they held this feast vnto Bacchus without Sâ—ines flesh the ceremonies wherof seeme strange for the women had hanging about their neckes like small strings of a Lute vpon the which hanged small pictures like
battaile geuen on the Sea ouer whom he with great commeÌ„dation triumphed cum nauali triumpho Mahomet the second of that name and the 6 emperour of the Turkes the onely scourge that plagued the Christians and also the only tâ—rant that afflicted Asia who did much augment his empire as vppon this day againe the third time hee laied siege to Rhodes and yet failed of his purpose and was forced to passe with his armie to Apulia The Heluetians being in warre with their next neighbours gaue them battaile at Lauppen a cittie in the Confines of Heluetia ouerthrew them and slue them to the number of three hundreth 1338. The 22 daie PHilip the sunne of Frederick surnamed Barbarossa and the first Frederick of that name after his great warres against Alsatia Argentina and Thuringia taking some repose in the castle of Bamberga was there traiterouslie slaine by Otto the County of Uâ—ietelspatch to the great grief of al Germanie after he had raigned 9. yeares 1208. The mariage of Philip king of Spaine was solemnly celebrated as vpon this daie at Paris in Fraunce vnto Elizabeth daughter to Henrie the second but Functius saith the first of that name king of Fraunce with great pompe roialtie magnificence in the which feast 8. daies after the marriage Henrie king of Fraunce was slaine by apeece of a staffe which brake ran through his eie into the braine pan as hee was running at Tâ—â—t 1559. The 23. daie AS vppon this day the Romanes vsed to sende mutuall presentes one to another and to salute their neighbours with diuers kind of sweet sauours as ginger peper suger and such like and likewise they gathered all kind of hearbs in the honor of Vulcan and after this they met togither with manie ceremonies and did great sacrifice vnto fire for the sauegard and tâ—ition of their young children The famous victorie of Hanniball ouer the Romanes at Thrasimenum in Perusia was such that Flaminius the consul was killed and fifteene thousand more slaine in the field and almost so manie taken this battail was so fiercly fought on both sides that a great earthquake which was at that instant ouerthrew some cities and turned mighty streams of riuers against their course and did manie terrible thinges besides yet they were so earnest in fight that nether parties felt it but the moane and lamentation was such in Rome for so great an ouerthrow that they recorde this day as one of their chiefe vnfortunate daies and this happened by the ouerâ—ight and rashnes of Flaminius the Consul Otto the first of that name Emperour of Germanie and sonne to Henrie the first duke of Saxonie and after crowned king of Germany maried y â— daughter of one Edmundus King of England this Otto ouerthrew the Bauarians and gaue the Hungarians such a terribl battaile at the riuer of Licum that 3. kinges were taken by Otto and hanges at that ouerthrow he after made warres vppon the Bohmians wasted and spoiled Bâ—hemia anâ— tooke their citties thence hee entred into Italie and lated siege to Rome and the gates were opened to him at what time he tooke the pope Benedictus the 5. from his papacie and restored Leo the 7 to his formâ—r estate The Turkes againe inuaded the Ile of Melitia and in the time of Solyman the tenth emperour laid hard siege to the castle of Mercurie where Caelius affirme that manie thousands on either syde were at that Turkish armie slaine 1565. Aâ—ulphus â—ountâ—e of Nassau was elected Emperour of Germany this Adulphus for his ambitious dealing against Albertus duke of Austria sonne to Rodolphus the Emperor which was well esteemed and beloued with all the â—lates of Germanie whome this Adulphus by all ambitious meanes sought to banishe and to driue him from Austria but he was therefore deposed from his Empire after he had raigned â—ixe yeares and with all the consents of the Princes of Germanie Albertus Duke of Austria was as vpon this day placed in his roome 1298. This day of Onophâ—â—us and others is set downe to be the 27 of Iuâ—e As vpon this day died that noble and valiant Gretian Pericles cheefe gouernour of Athens after Themillocles whose victories and triumphes were such that hee had nine â—euerall monuments equall in number to the nine victories which hee got in nine great battels set vp in diuerse places some in Athens some in other places of Greece but especially in Ceramicus which was a place appointed by the Athenians to honour Conquerours with triumphant arches and pillers with their names therevpon ingrauen with letters of gould whereby he merited by his victories lenitie iustice and diuers other vertues to be surnamed Olymphus The 24 Day A Great solemne feast at Rome at the which they vsed much deuotion witâ— sacrifice and many religious ceremonies to the goddesse Fortune as vpon this day they trimmed their shippes vpon the riuer Tyber with sundrie garlands and crowned their toppes with lawrell mirtle and Oken boughes in token of Triumphes and victories and there they banqueted and feasted with all pleasant mirthe and melodie Asdrubal brother vnto Hanniball being sent for to come from Spaine into Italie by his brother Hanniball fell into the handes of Appius Claudius Nero by an ambushment laid for him where he was slaine manfully fighting for himself his head was brought and throwne before Hannibals tents his armie slaine and taken and a great quantitie of treasure was brought to Rome this Asdruball has plagued the Romaines in Spaine and slue both the Scipios which had beene long conquerours for the Romans in Spaine of whom I shall speake when I came to the time of their dealings Warres being proclaimed against the Carthaginians by Scipio Affricanus and by Masinissa king of Numidia who had ioyned friendship with the Romanes this Masinissa being 92 yeares ould gaue an ouerthrow to king Syphax on this day this Masinissa left behind him 44 sonnes and appointed Scipio Affricanus whom he deerelie loued to be ouerseer and to distribute his kingdome as it pleased him amongst them 609 yeares after Rome was builded Vespasian the ten emperour of Rome a good and a vertuous man after he had raigned nine yeares and liued 69. yeares died in a manour of his owne among the Sabines of the Flixe as vpon this day 81 yeares after Christ. The Sarazens as vpon this day 1083 had a great battaile giuien them by the Spaniards in the territories of Granata in Spaine at what time by chaunce not lookt for an armie of Englishmen entred fresh into the battaile whereby the Sarazens were ouerthrowne this the French Chronicles allow and Pantal in his fift booke affirmeth Cazimirus Duke of Massonia was crowned king of Polande with solemne pompe and great magnificence as vpon this day being then vpon the feast of S. Iohn Baptist 1448. So also was Henrie the eight king of England and his wife Katherine Dowger crowned at