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A06137	The first part of the diall of daies containing 320. Romane triumphes, besides the triumphant obelisks and pyramydes of the Aegyptians, the pillers, arches, and trophies triumphant, of the Græcians, and the Persians, with their pompe and magnificence: of feastes and sacrifices both of the Iewes and of the Gentils, with the stately games and plaies belonging to these feastes and sacrifices, with the birthes and funeral pomps of kinges and emperours, as you shall finde more at large in the 2. part, wherein all kind of triumphes are enlarged. By Lodowick Lloid Esquire.	Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.	1590 (1590)	STC 16621; ESTC S108766	125,621	204

the riuer of Almono the sacred ceremonies were called Megalesia sacra This Berecynthia was called Pessinuntia to whome M. Iunius Brutus builded a temple dedicated those games and plaies called Megalenses ludi which should bee plaide in the spring time before the Idol of Pessinuntia by the finest and gallentest yongmen within Rome piched and chosen out by the Alcidebes the matrons of the cittie were cheefe in those plaies in their most sumptuous apparrell for in these playes were moddest shamefast chaste and honest actions vsed gesture Phocas the Emperour by the conspiracie of certaine that sought the Empire was slaine and vpon the same day Heraclius was elected in his roome Emperour yet Scotus referreth this murther vnto the nineteenth of Aprill in the yeare 611. Iohn Valesius the 50 king of Fraunce and father to Charles the fift surnamed the wise dyed as vpon this daye at London in England 1364. Lu. Posthumius Megellus the second time that hee was Consul at Rome with great pompe and glorie triumphed ouer the Samnits and ouer the Hetruscans by the appointment of the Senators 459 yeares after the building of Rome vpon the which selfe same daye 734. triumphed Lu. Cornelius Balbus ouer the Affricans in the beginning of the raigne of Augustus Caesar for the triumphe of those Consuls in those dayes were much obscured for the dignitie of the Consuls was defaced through the glorie of the Emperours who tooke from the Consuls all pompe and glory to set foorth their owne triumphes Upon this day 169. Lu. Septimius Seuerus was borne in a Towne called Lepus which was in Tripolinata a Prouince of Affricke This Emperour willed all men to call him Pertinax for the great zeale and goodwill which hee bare vnto him which Pertinax was slaine by Iulianus This Seuerus the Emperour by his victories ouer the Parthians and Arabians was surnamed both Parthicus and Arabicus Gregorie the eleuenth Pope of Rome died as vppon this day vnder this Pope all the Townes of Italie which were in subiection to the Pope reuolted and therefore this bishop remoued his seat from Fraunce into Rome againe The 8. daie FOr the space of thirtie daies the Israelites lamented much the death of Moses in the plaine of Noab vppon this day for after that God shewed all the land of Canaan hee went to the plaine of Moab to the top of mount Nebo where hee died and no man knoweth his graue to this day In Rome as vppon this day great solemnities of ceremonies and sacrifices were had and celebrated vnto Ianus in the temple of Concord in the temple of Health in the temple of Peace and in the temple of Ceres by all the women and matrons of the Cittie of Rome Aelius Pertinax the 26. Emperour of Rome when hee had raigned but 80 daies being a verie aged man was slaine in an vprore which fell among the gard through the reason of Iulianus who succeded him in the Empire notwithstanding some saie otherwise 194. Mar. Atil Regulus triumphed ouer the Samnites and ouer the Uolscanes I do not meane the great triumph which Regulus got ouer the Africanes when he s●ue 18 thousand enemies and tooke prisoners 5000. men when hee had receiued vnder his obeisance 73. cities and tooke 8. elephantes and sent them to Rome this was vpon an other day of which I shall speake of in an other place 459. Albertus marques of Brabenburge the scourge of Germanie with long warres manie yeares was borne vppon this day 1520 at which time died Henrie Glareanus poet Laure●tus in Friburge a towne in Germanie 1563. Aron and his two sonnes Madan and Abiliu remained at the dore of the taber●acle seauen daies and seauen nights and perfourmed that which Moses commaunded him from the spirit of God 2455. yeares after the creation of the world The 29 Day VPon this day Iosua the second Iudge of Israell that succeeded Moses sent out of Sichim two men to view Iericho and to spy the land at what time Rahab the harlot acknowledged the God of Israel and lodged the two Israelites and hid them from the king of Iericho who sought to kill them C. Claudius the 5. Emperour of Rome sonne to Drusus which was brother to Tiberius and vncle by the fathers syde to Caligula after he had raigned 13. yeares and 9. moneths hee was poisoned by his owne wife in the yeare of our Lord 41. Lectisternium a feast among the Pa●nims in the honour of Iupiter Iuno and Minerua at what time sumptuous ritch beddes were spred in the Temples in the which their Images and Idols dect with all kindes of chaines of gould crownes garlands beset with Iewels and pearles were first laied in most magnificent and roiall manner with all ceremonies and solemnities in these gorgeous beds and a great feast celebrated with musick and mirth before them And after in the residue of the beds which were made within the temple as many as mightlie and eate and bare companie with their gods thinking themselues happie that they in this feast in their temples accompaniing their Idols had the fruition of so sacred a feast The Rabbies do affirme that as at this time our Sauiour Iesus Christ came to raise vp Lazarus from death at what time he came to Iericho and by the way gaue sight to the blind man and lodged in Zachaeus the publicans house The 30. Day THe French chronicles affirme that vppon this day the great and bloody victorie of Edward duke of Yorke fell which afterward was called Edward the fourth king of England Frederick the third being arch●uke of Austria was crowned emperour and raigned almost 54. yeares he was also vpon this day elected and crowned king of the Romans as Nauclerus saith but Cuspinianus who best knew y e state of Austria referreth this to the first day of Ianuarie It is not much to bee maruelled that writers contend for daies syth they in greatest causes varie much in yeares vetustas erroris plena and there●ore I repeat sometime histories that I wrot before The 31 Daie THe old Romans vppon thes day vsed solemne sacrifice and oblation to the moone vpon mount Auenti●e with such rites and ceremonies as the Augurers and high bishops had obserued for all ceremonies and sacrifice were by Numa Pomp. from the nimph Aegiria and also after Numa in the time of Torquine the prowd the booke of Sibill which were kept by the 3. magistrates called triumveri were full of these supersticious vaine ceremonies and sacrifices which the Romanes much honowred Ti. Pomp. Atticus died vpon this day 12. yeares after his frend M. Cicero was slaine by Hierenius and Popilius by y ● procurement of M. Antonius who likewise was ouerthrowen with his frend Cleopatra queene of Egipt by Oct. Augustus in this yeare that Pomp. Atticus died at what time ended the wars in Rome after the building of the citie of Rome 722. Henrie the first of

the old Brittaines of their kites and rau●ns But of the Egyptians feastes and sacrifices you shall read as they happen vpon their daies in their monethes which I haue laid downe as I found them Valentinus Cletus and Isidorus Bishops of Hispalensis were martyred vnder Domitianus the Emperour 630. Upon this day in Rome there was great solemne sacrifices and feasts celebrated vnto Ianus and likewise in Greece was the like vnto Isis which is called Ceres Pantal. lib. 1. This day in Rome by decrée of the Senators were orders prescribed in this sort that the Consuls Pretors Proconsuls and Tribunes of the people should examine and view the state of the Cittie least the like should happen to Rome as did in the time of Cateline Lentulus Pompey the great and Iulius Caesar Marius and Silla and such others This was appointed beside their inquisition which was euery fiue yeare by two Censors of Rome elected for that purpose that inquisition was called Lustrum Appian lib. 2. Carolus king of Cicilia died vpon this day and Laurentius the Patriarch of Constantinople died at Uenice A great turnement and triumph at Madenburge of all the nobilitie of Germany was caused by Henry the first Emperor of that name vpon this day 938. This was the first tilting in Germany of 32. lib. Torn Christ began vpon this day to fast fortie daies as Martianus Scotus lib. 1. Iohn the sixt Pope of that name a Gréeke borne was martyred Upon this day began the Tridentine Councell 1546. Sleid. lib 17. A great disputation in Berna a towne in Heluetia about religion on this day after which in many places religion was altered 1528. Sleid. As vppon this day Tiridates king of Armenia entred into Rome in Chariots sent by the Emperour Nero for him and the quéene his wife and his children and for other states which Tiridates had in his company into Naples where the Emperour Nero was Tiridates golden helmet was carried before him as the manner of the kings of Armenia be hee was commaunded to lay his sword from him while he talked with Nero in obeisance of the Empire of Rome to whom the Armenians paid tribute the king tooke his keie and lockt his sword in his scabard and therewithall made some reuerent obeisance vnto Nero In Naples hee was feasted with great pompe and solemnitie hée was brought to see the Gladiatory plaies and other triumphes by sundry men done and by sundry women and beside strange ●●ghts and inuentions by Ethiopian yoong men with all kind of hunting within the Amphytheater of wilde beastes with tame beasts fighting one against another After this Nero brought the king with all his pompe into Rome where all the Cittie in most sumptuous manner was adorned and set foorth with garlands of flowers and crownes of laurell and there in presence of all the people the king of Armenia said I am Tiridates king of Armenia nephew vnto the great Arsaces king of Parthia and brother to king Pacorus and king Vologaesius and thy seruaunt Nero whom I honour as the Sunne and I am euen he whose fortune lieth in Neroes hand to whom I came from Euphrates with the Quéene my wife and these young princes to yéeld my seruice due honour whereat the people showted out and Nero rising from his chaire laide a diademe of gold vpon Tyridates head saying For that thou camest from Euphrates to Rome and shewest thy obedience vnto the Empire beholde I will bestow that kingdome vpon thee which neither thy Father left thee neyther thy brother could giue thee after which solemne speach being done many triumphes plaies and feasts were shewed vnto the king of Armenia The charges of Tiridates iourney from Euphrates to Rome which was nine moneths stoode the Cittie of Rome in 8000. crownes euery day one with another Sigon lib. 3. The eight Daie THe eight day of euerie moneth in olde time amongst the Gréekes was consecrated to their God Vulcan as the third of euerie moneth was dedicated vnto Minerua This day before noone declared the nature of Iune and after noone the nature of May. Ferdinandus king of Castile entred with great tryumph into the Cittie of Granata which was vnder the Saracens for eight hundred yéeres he subdued the Saracens and woon the Towne Pantal. lib. 1. Sp. Caruilius at what time he was Consul at Rome tryumphed as vpon this day ouer the Samnites the pompe and solemnitie whereof and of all other great triumphes you may read in the generall triumph heere following The order and generall forme of the most greatest and renowned triumphes of the Romanes appointed for the worthiest conquerors by consent of the Senators and Consuls were in this order the triumph should begin to be set out euen from that place where they tarried for the Senate and Magistrates of Rome with all the Cittizens called Territorium triumphale Vaticani out of the walles of the Citte in olde time harde by th● Temple of Bellona tipstaues were commaunded with siluer trunches and staues to go before and rid the way and to kéepe the people in order From thence the state of the Cittie go in order their Censors Tribunes Aediles the Pretor the Consuls and the Dictator in most solemne order kept Viam trumphalem before them from Bellonas temple through the fields of Flora vntill they came to the gate of the Cittie called Triumphalis porta from thence they went with the greatest solemnitie and the most imperiall pompe that might bee deuised through the stréete called Platea Iudaeorum from thence to the temple of Iuno from Iunos temple to the temple of Ianus and so vntill they came to the Capitoll going before as you heard the Senators and the Magistrates of Rome after followed the religious men the high Bishop called Pontifex Maximus the Priestes Flamines their Augures Southsayers singing edes psalms vnto their Gods in verses after came Sal● which carried the golden targets called Ancylia dauncing and leaping as their manner is when they carrie Ancylia before whom went all kinde of swéet harmony and musicke clothed and crowned in most sumptuous manner after these followed the Uestal Uirgins with their ceremonies sacred in carrying the eternall ●●re of the Goddesse Vesta then the Priests of Bacchus men women with their haires loose and naked with Thirsus in their hands crowned with Iuie crowns Haud secus quā in orgyis beside tumblers stage-plaiers such like iesters as others before mentioned did set foorth the dignitie of the triumph these triumphes were nine houres going from Territorium triumphale where they began vntill they came to the Capitoll After the conquerour was carried in a triumphant Chariot by foure braue white horses and somtime carried in most solemne sort and pompe with huge and stately Elephants as Pompey the great was carried in his Affrican triumph and Iulius Caesar in his triumph ouer the Gaules and Gordianus in his tryumph ouer the Persians sometime carried by great tamed Hartes as

the third day of their moneth Adar the citie of Hierusalem being hetherto letted hindered by the Samaritans was with great ioy of the people after their captiuitie in Babilon for seauentie yeares now againe by Zorobabell Nehemias and Esdras licenced with full authoritie of Darius king of Persea to be builded Martin Luther as on this daye as Melancthon saith was caried from Islebis to Whittenberge to be buried Petrus Toletanus Uiceroy of Naples laying siege to Sena died as on this day at Florentia a cittie of Italie The 23 Daie TArquinius Superbus the seauenth and last king of the Romanes was driuen out of Rome by Iu Brutus 220. yeares after the building of Rome after which time this day was named Regifugium Plut. Bruto in Ouid pleasantlie noteth this day in these verses Nunc mihi dicenda Regis fuga c. Iustinianus in the second yeare of his raigne beganne to reedifye the great Temple of Constantinople being throwen flat to the ground by an earthquake 531. Ladislaus surnamed Posthumus the sonne of Albertus the second emperour was borne as vpon this day 1440. and after was crowned king of Hungaria and Bohemia In the moneth Mechir which is Februarie in Egipt they vsed to celebrate the ceremonies of Isis whose Image among the Egyptians is set foorth with a goulden cup in hir right hand and in hir left a key hir sacrifice sometime is pefourmed by young virgins in the night time at what time Isis priestes were clothed in white linnen verie sad and mournful wandring vp and downe the cittie before they solemnized the sacrifice of Isis but all hir priestes after this mourning in the streets were verie io●full and glad to celebrate the sacrifice with pure deuotions and such ceremonies as one doth come like a hunter with a hunting staffe in his hand an other like a souldier cum balteo another in a long gowne like a woman cum stola others with white long roddes like officers going before the Idols others of hir priestes with strange visers on their faces and withdiuers kindes of strange garments were going solemnizing hir sacrifice About the Idole were women apparrelled all white some with glasses going before and some with combes comming after the Idol some with lampes and lights carried in most ceremoniall sort with songes and musicke according to the Egyptians manners The Grec●ans in like sort had in this moneth many ceremonies in euerie citty of theirs for there was no meeting of states no consultation of warres nor no councell taken but where sacrifice were appointed first to be solemnized as in Ionia they meete in the temple of Pallas where all Boetia assembled and after feasting and sacrifice celebrated which was called Pamboetia sacra they consulted of the state of their countrie In Tro●zene euerie yeare the Iudges called Amphictions which were the general iudges of all Greece meete in the temple of Nep●une where 7. cittes assembled Athens Aegina Nauplia Epidaurus and the rest to consult and to conferre in councell and matter of states but after solemne sacrifice to their gods not omitting on iot of their ceremonies in so much that in some sacrifice they thought the blood of beastes could not please the gods and therefore they would often goe into a wood called silua sacra where a quicke man was solemnly slaine and sacrificed This kinde of cruell sacrifice was doone to Saturne to Mars and to Bacchus so often as they were by oracles warned so superstitious to their gods were the Heathens that they spared not their owne liues to please their Idols The 24 Day THis day is Dies intercalaris for the yeare which con●ameth 365 dayes and sixe houres besides some odde 〈◊〉 of these sixe houres euery fourth yeare one naturall daye is heere intercalenderd for in olde time with the Romaines ten moneths were counted for a whole yeare vntill Numa Pompilius the second king of Rome added these moneths Ianuarie and Februarie of these moneths I write more at large in other places Lu. Cornelius Lentulus surnamed Caudinus Consul of Rome as on this daye triumphed solemnlie ouer the Ligurians 516 yeares after Rome was builded and was by Senators accompanied to the Capitoll and was by the Magistrates presented with presents according to the custome and manner of some triumphes which was obserued in Greece among the Athenians when any Generall or great Magistrate of Athens had vanquished the enemies and had gotten victorie at his returne all the cheefe states of Athens in their seuerall degrees being cloathed in theyr most sumptuous and riche garments should meete the Conquerour out of the Cittie of Athens carrying before them all their Idols and Images of their gods with all other relikes and monuments of Athens to set foorth the dignitie of the triumphe for among the Gretians the dignitie of their triumphes were most in the 〈◊〉 of Garlandes and Crownes wherewith the Captaines and the Orators were most solemnlye crowned with all manner of solemnitie vpon any great victorie gotten they had their slatues and trophes erected vp in Ceramicus a place hard by Athens where the Images of their gods and the statues of their cheefe Captaines and magistrates were put vp C. Dulcius Nepos Consul of Rome first triumphed by sea ouer the Sicilians and after he had a solemne triumphe granted him ouer the Carthagin●ans 493. M. Claudius Marcellus triumphed in the Cittie of Rome with great pompe ouer the Frenchmen and ouer the Ligurians of whose diuerse triumphes mention is made often of the order and manner thereof These daies being called Intercalares dies when Marcellus triumphed might be by the authors of these histories taken for the whole moneth for that before that Iulius Caesar had reduced vnto this order of intercalation the yeare the Romanes followed the Greekes in their intercalation This triumph is with the greatest pompe solemnized and the greatest glorie finished that it was counted one of the roialest and greatest triumphes which if I should set foorth the dignitie with the solemnitie and pompe thereof I should be tedious howbeit I haue set diuerse triumphes downe in order and manner as they were solemnized by the which you may proportion these last triumphes by the dignitie of the other triumphes so set foorth and yet some triumphes farre exceeded others according to the greatnesse of the victorie as the victories of Claud. Marcellus excelled much L. Cornelius and Nepos triumphes Carolus the fourth emperour dyed on this daye at Praga in the 33. yeare of his raigne 1379. Auent referreth it to the 26. of Nouember Carolus the sixt was on this daye borne at Gandanum in Flaunders at three of the clocke in the morning 1500 which daye the Germaines for a long time celebrated as a fortunate day following the Romans vse who in the memorie of their Emperours natiuities solemnized games and playes as is mentioned vpon their dayes Frances the second king of Fraunce was by Charles the fift taken

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 gottē 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 ●laine at that assault The 7 daie 〈…〉 Ides of May are consecrated laride● 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 Cai●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 delici● being with his father at the assaulting of Ierusalem shot 12. arrowes and ●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 agillit●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 arm●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

heereof he setteth his bowe in the clowdes in memorie of his promise A great solemne day among the Romanes at what time they with processions sacrifices went to visit their corn this feast was called ●ustratio segetum on the which day they builded vp a temple and dedicated the same to the goddesse Fortune that shee might vouchsafe to accept their processions and sacrifice and to prosper their corne Constantinus the great that good Emperour that fauoured the Christians and the church of Christ after manie great good thinges by him done died as vpon this da●e at Nicomedia a cittie in Bithinia after he had raigned 31 yeares and had liued 66. Lodowick the fourth of that name surnamed B●uarus was most solemnly crowned Emperour of Germanie by all the Cardinals of Rome in spite of pope Iohn the 22. of that name in saint Peters Chuch at Rome for the Pope had elected Friderick duke of Austria and would haue crowned him and stood against the state of Germanie for the space of 8. yeares wars did grow in so much that Frederick was taken and killed by Lodowick the fourth 1327. Henrie the third surnamed Niger sonne to Gerardus the second who was by his fathers meanes crowned king of the Romanes as vpon this daie and afterward by consent of all the Princes of Germanie was elected emperour who streight inuaded Bohemia and subdued them hee plagued Hungaria spoiled their countrey and subdued two of their chiefe citties and restored their king whom they had driuen out of his kingdome againe 1054. The 23 Day CRunnus the Prince of Bulgaria gaue a great ouerthrowe to the Christians as vpon this daie at Adrinopohs a town which Adrian the Emperour builded and called it after his own name about which time Mahomet the 2. went to Rode vppon this day with an infinite number of souldiers and there plaied the cruell tirant for three moneths both on sea and vpon land besieged Rhode and seeing that hee could do no good hee returned his siege and marched with his army toward Apulia 1474. After the Philistines had the great victorie ouer the Israelites when they had found the bodie of Saul being slaine and his three sonnes dead in the field with him they stripped Saul out of al his armour they cut of his head and sent it to the land of the Philistines to publish the victorie and they hanged the armour of king Saul in the temple of Astaroth their Assirian idol they commaunded also that his body should bee hanged on the wall of Bethshan and his head to be set on a pole they sent also the heads and the quarters of Ionathan Abinadab and Malchisha being the three sonnes of king Saul vnto diuers cities of the Philistines to hang them vpon poles in the temples before their Gods in token of victorie and triumph An ouerthrow was geuen to Charles the fifth his armie at Uisurgine and vppon the same day Wittenberge was yeelded vp vnto the Emperour for this Charles the fil● neuer quieted himselfe before he had subdued all Flanders and the most part of Germanie vnder his empire 1547. The 24 daie A Great daie among the Syracusans and commaunded to be solemnly celebrated in memory of their famous victorie had ouer the Athenians by the riuer called Asinara at what time Niccas generall for Athens with all his whole armie were ouer throwen slaine and scattered This Syracusa the chefe citie in Sicilia was by the perswasions and councell of Alcibiades taken in hande to the great hurt and losse to Athens Otto the thirde was crowned Emperour of Germanie by Gregorie the 5. pope of Rome after hee returned to Saxonia and hearing that Gregorie the 5. whom hee had caused to bee made Pope was deposed by Crescentius and by the cittizens and had put in his roome a Grecian borne named Iohn the 17 of that name the Emperour returned in all hast besieged the cittie and tooke it tooke Crescentius pluckt out both his eies cropt his eares off and put him vppon an asse to ride through Rome as a spectacle and after slue him he restored Gregory to his papacie and made Iohns eies to bee had out and after to be banished 1000. Edward the 5. with his brother Richard sonnes to Edward the fourth king of England were slaine some say smothered some say drowned in the tower at London by that cruel monster Richard the third their owne vncle Edward the 4. his brother 1483. The 25. Day SEruius Tullius the sixt king of Rome triumphed on this day ouer the Hetruscans and ouer the Sabines this annexed to the cittie three hilles or litle mounts called mount Q●irinall mount Uiminall and mount Erquiline he entrenched rounde the walles of the cittie and he did first inuent the mustering of men at what time their was not found in Rome past 84. thowfand cittizens M. Marcellus being againe reconciled to the Emperour Caius Caligula was slaine by his familiar frende Magius Chilo as he returned to Rome by the way and after Magius slue himselfe the 43. yeare of our sauiour Christ. Sethon one of Vulcans priestes afterward made king of Egypt being so hated of his people and in such contempt with his subiectes that at what time Senacherib king of the Assirians came with a great armie of Arabians to inuade Egypt at what time in the moneth Pachon the people forsooke Sethon and reuolted from him how be it hee was warned by a vision in sleepe to geeue battail to the Arabians which he perfourmed he pitcht his tentes at Pelusium hauing fewe souldiers in his band the night before the battail should bee fought a great and huge swarme of rats and mise came and deuoured their bowstringes their quiuers spoiled their targets bucklers and did eat vp al their matches for their shot in fine they disordered all thinges in the Arabian camp that in the morning they were sorced to flie in which flight manie were slaine and taken Sethon the king hauing this victorie in this the priest of Vulcan caused an arch to be made on which y ● statue of Sethō was set in Spayrs holding a rat in his hand with this inscription In me quis intuens pius est in this order did the Egyptians triumph in their monstruous huge works and buildings setting vp their pictures Images to stand in Spairs to manifest their triumphes but in their sacrifices and superstitious ceremonies they farre exceeded the Romanes which I haue for example set downe for that they began long before the Romanes who had most of their sacrifice and ceremonies from the Grecians and the Grecians from the Egyptians The 26 Daie VPon this day beginneth the third moneth which the Iewes call Siban or Syuan the seuenth of this moneth answeareth the first of Iune In the third moneth in the which the Israelites went out of Egypt they came vnto the wildernesse of Sinay where the Israelites pitched their Tentes and