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
to perfourme some vowes made for victorie obtained In this feast Equiria the Romanes vsed after the race and running of horses or mules to tie flaxe to Foxes tailes and then to fire it and to let them runne and plaie their partes among the people with much mirth and sport which they call Vulpium combustio the burning of the Foxe Gregorie the fift of that name pope of Rome who iointly with Otto the second of that name Emperour appointed and ordeined first the electors of Germanie that should make choise of their Emperour so that by Otto the second and Gregorie the fift this order of election was made 1001. Mar. Scotus affirmeth that at the feast of Easter Ierusalem was taken and destroied by Titus the emperour at what time two hundred thousand Iewes perished by sword and famine an hundred thousand sould and nintie thousand dispersed into all partes of the world Uppon the 14. Calend of Maie the old Druydes vsed their sacrifice which was vnder an oke whereon grew Messelden there they caused diuers and sundrie kindes of meat for their feast and two white bulles to be brought forth bound the priest being the sacrificer all clad in white should clime vp to the tree with a bill or an axe in his hand to cut off the Messelden from the tree then offered they their sacrifice to the Goddes vppon an altar which they made and laying their handes vpon the altar according to their custome offered Messelden supposing it to bee a sure remedie for all kinde of poison and also a present cause in their beasts being barreÌ„ to becom fruitful Aâ—ter sacrifice done they sate vnder the oke and held their feast with their ceremonâ—es according to the custome and Lawes of the olde Druydes which were of all people most superstitious for in all Countries their chiefe and greattest men of honour in old time were religious men as among the Persians Magi among the Ethiopians Gymnosophistae among the Scythians Agrippei these were honored as goddes in their countrie for without the councell and aduise of these men no man in their countreies would presume to take anie thing in hand these were of such great credite and of such honour as you haue heard before of the aucthorities of the Priestes in Egypt of Augurers in Rome and of the old Philosophers in Greece they appointed their feastes and they instituted their Sacrifice and all other Ceremonies belonging vnto their Goddes The 19 daie ONe of the three daies in which the Israelites were in the wildernesse of Sur and found no water that they might drinke for it was so bitter vntil the Lord shewed vnto Moses a tree which hee commaunded to bee cast into the water and so the waters were made sweete Uppon the 24. day of the moneth called Nisan which is the ninteenth of Aprill at the great Hidekill which is Tigris in prophane histories appeared to Daniel at euen a man clothed in linnen whose loines were girded vp with fine gold of Uphaz his body like vnto the Turkis stoane his face was like lightning his eies were like vnto flames of fire his arms and his feet were like in coloure to pollished brasse and his voice was like vnto the voice of a great multitude he instructed Daniel concerning the kinges of Persea of Greece of Egypt and of Syria their continuance and ende their warres and gouernment c. read Daniel who is the verie grounde and center of all true chronicles concerning the three last monarchies of the world Otto the eight Emperoure of Rome after hee had slaine Galba and inuaded the Empire was by Vitellius at that verie instant made Emperour who by the armies of the Germanes was discomfited in a light skirmish at Hebriacus for verie sorrow and greefe smote himselfe into the hart with his owne dagger as vppon this day when hee had raigned but 86. yeares and 15. daies Phocas who sâ—ue and succeeded Mauritius the good Emperour betweene these two Emperours was great difference the one gouerned the empire discreetlie and most happie the other brought the empire by his slouthfulnes and lecherie into such weaknesse and infamie that nothing remained sound but the naked name of an Emperour and therfore was burned by Heraclius in a village not far from Constantinople but Gerardus mercator referreth it to the 27. of March whereof also I remember to make mention Philip surnamed Pulcher the 45. king of Fraunce enâ—ised Guide the Earle of Flaunders to send his daughter to Paris and willed 30 Noble men and 30 gentlewomen to accompanie her thether promising to marrie hir whom hee welcomed in this sort he drowned the Earles daughter with hir thirtie gentlewomen and hanged 30. noble men and within a while after the Earle of Flaunders him selfe was taken by deceipte of Carolus phillips brother and had the like entertanment hereby grew great and terrible warres in so much that philip was iustlie depriued out of his kingdome This day among the Egyptians was recorded in the bokes of their priesâ—es at Memphâ—s called of the Romanes Egyptiacus dies The 20 daie THe Senators were wont to meete altogether as vpon this day in the Capitoll and there both dined and supped that night feasting and banquetting in the honour of Romulus their first founder and first King Uppon this day it was not lawfull to kill any beast for sacrifice they kept it so solemne and so religious for Romulus was so fauoured among the olde Romanes that long after his death they named him Quirinus and sacrificed vnto him vnder that name Constantinus the fift surnamed Capronimus so called â—or that he defiled his crisme at the font when he was baptised signum impietatis futurae as Iustine saith this was the sonne of Leo Isaurius who abolished Idols and Images this Capronimus as vpon this day was by his father created Emperour with him to gouerne 720. Mauritius Emperour of Constantinople a Cappadocian borne of a poore Notarie became Emperour vanquished the Persians and the Armenians he repressed the Longobards in Italie and with many moe victories gouerned the empire with both courage and wisdome but for his extreame auarice not paying vnto the souldiers their wages he with his two sonnes Theodosius and Tiberius were slaine by Phocas that succeeded him as vpon this day of this he was admonished in sleepe by a dreame as Iustine and Scotus affirmeth 603. Heraclius the sonne of Heracleona Emperour of Constantinople vpon this daye got a triumphant victorie ouer the Persians with fire and sworde both in Persia and in Medea he let lose Romane captiues and prisoners 50 thousand hee persecuted their king Cosroes into Media burning killing this Heracliâ—s was the only scourge of Persea during whose time Cosroes could neuer gouerne his kingdome neither stay in Persea but from place to place persecuted by Heraclius vntil Cosroes was slaine by his owne sonne Hormisda to get his kingdome The 21 Day PLutarche in the life
and al were consumed and the vestall virgins forced to 〈◊〉 with the Idol of Vesta with them The play and games called Piscatorij which were celebrated in the fields of Mars as on this day by the fishmongers at Rome with their deuised mirth and sportes according to their custome The 8. daie AFter that Theseus had killed Scyron the Arcadian wrastling with him and a litle after slue Demastes in the citie of Herionia a great tirant imitating in al pointes Hercules who sacrificed Busirus and Aper cruell tyrants enen so Antheus the 8. daie of Hecatombeon at what time he saw his father Aegeus but of this Theseus and his exploits hereafter you shall read more In Vienna a towne in Austria a great meeting of the peers of Germanie with all the imperial state at what time the chiefe noble men of Austria ordained great games and plaies with great pompe and solemne shewes both on horsebacke and on foot which continued as Pantaleon saith the whole moneth of Iune at the which plaie Ferdinandus the Emperour brother to Charles the 5. was present 1559. Uppon this day Isacius Commenus was crowned Emperour of Greece by the Patriarch then of Constantinople and became afterward vngracefull to the Patriarch This Emperour after he had raigned two yeares and three moneths tooke the habit of a Munck vppon him and gaue vp the empire vnto Constantine Ducas and so afterward hee liued a monasticall life 1059. The 9. Day A Great feast in Rome was as vppon this day celebrated in the which they were wont to decke their Asses with garlandes about their neckes and Crownes vppon their heads and so to lead theÌ„ solemnly through the cittie of Rome into all streetes onely by the Milners and Bakers leauing their Mils and Baâ—khouses fully dressed with all kinde of flowers and greene boughes these asses being thus gorgeouslie and brauelie set out were loaden with bread of the which at their returne they kept a great solemne feast to the which they inuited their neighbours to celebrate the same after they had doone sacrifice to God Pan. Seruius Tullius the sixt king of Rome was vpon this daie slaine through the wickednes of his sonne in lawe Lu. Torquinius who was sonne to the last king before him whom Seruius succeeded also his owne daughter Tullia whom he had espoused to Torquinius was of the conspiracie and the onely means of her Fathers death in the 219. yeare after the building of Rome Pub. Rutilius Lupus then Consull at Rome after he had fought most valiantly with Marses was slaine in the battell at the riuer Thebonium the same very day Nola was taken by the Samnits and the yeare next following they gaue an ouerthrowe to Didius 664 M. Crassus a noble Romane equall in force and power to Caesar or to Pompey after many great victories was as vpon this day among tâ—e Barbarians and Parthians ouerthrowne at what time many noble captaines â—lew themselues for shame and sorrow of their ouerthrowe by Surena the Leiutenant of Parthia Censorimus Octauius Petromus and diuers other Romane Gentlemen slew themselues they strake off Pub. Crassus head and sent him to his father yet a liue but on that day slaine also In this battell 10000 Romanes were slaine and 1000 taken prisoners and after that Surena had bathed Crassus head in bloud and had melted gould into his mouth to the great reproche of the Romanes he sent both the heads of Crassus and of his sonne to Hyrodes king of Paâ—â—hia 50 yeares before Christ was borne Now Charles duke of Bugundie sonne to Philip brought 100000 armed men to Marten a towne in Heâ—uetia assaulted it but in vaine after tooke Lotoringia vpon the which offence warre grewe betweene Lewes king of Fraunce and this Charles this warre Paulus the second of that name pope of Rome pacified after this he came to the Emperour Frederike the third which lay then at Treueris with a braue companie of Horsemen expecting to bee created king of the Emperour but missing of that hope hee entered againe into armes and was slaine with 20000 of his men with him in a great battaile giuen him by Lewes the eleauenth king of Fraunce 1478. Alphonsus king of Arragon assaulted Naples as on this day tooke it and dwelt there then he warred in Apulia draue Renatus out of Apulâ—a and possessed the kingdome this king Iohana Queene of Sicilia depriued of his interest and title which he had through hir into Sicilia for she had adopted him after her dayes to be king of Sicilia and now she adopted into his place Lewis the third The long broiles of Henrie the fourth his furie and rage of ciuill warres was vpon this day ended at what time Rodulphus duke of Sueuia who also had married Henries sister and his great secret enemie was slaine at the riuer of Vuseredom in Saxonia as Marian Scotus affirmeth 1079. The 10 Daie TItus Didius Proconsull for the Romanes against the Celtiberians in Spaine whome hee most valiantly ouerthrew in a great battell ouer whome hee had his triumphe graunted him by the Senators with great honor into Rome as vpon this daye in the 660 yeare after the building of Rome Cruell Nero the sixt Emperour of Rome sonne in lawe to Claudius who adopted him his successor in the Empire not vnlike vnto his Unckle Caligula giuen to all riot and strange lust a tyrant that committed diuers murthers vpon his owne kinsâ—olkes slew his owne brother his mother and his wife hee murthered a great number of the Senators and cheefe men of the Cittie of Rome and at last he set the Cittie on fire that he might see how and after what maner fashion the Cittie of Troye burned when it was set on â—â—re vy the Gretians and hearing that he was adiudged by the Senators that he should be drawne naked through the Cittie with a forcke thrust into his head and so whipped vntill he were dead fled fourth of his pallace and slue himselfe three miles off from Rome 69. Frederike the first surnamed Barbarossa Emperour of Germanie in the voiage that he made to the holy land waged wacres against the Turke and ouerthrew him and subdued him and in Armenia died some say that he was drowned after he had raigned 37 yeares 1190. The 11 Day THe solemne feast called Quinquatria was in Rome most solemnlie celebrated with great mirth this feast endured fiue dayes in the honour of Minerua of this feast I haue spoken before Constantiâ—us surnamed Monomachus Emperour of Greece was maried vpon this day to Zoes and was crowned Emperour by Alexius Patriarch of Constantinople this Zoes whom he married had beene before married to the Emperour Romanus Argyropylus whose death she conspired with Michael Paphlago whom after she married who dyed within seauen yeares after then shee adopted to the Empire Michael Calaphates who likewise abused hir saying that Zoes went about to poison him
vpon this daye elected Emperour of Germanie and crowned at Frankeforde 1152. Heleonora sister to Charles the fifth left window after the death of the king of Lusitania was marâ—ed to Francis of Valoyes the 57. king of Fâ—aunce and was crowned Queene of Fraunce in the church of Saint Denis at Paris 1531. Georgius the third of that name was made Pope of Rome vpon this day 731. This Pope entised the Frenchmen to warre vppon the Greekes and Longobardes for abolishing of Idoles The 6. Day THe old auncient Greekes do celebrate a great solemne feast in memorie of Theseus who imbarked on this day from Athens into Creet with the tribute of 7. yong men and seauen yong virgins according to the lawe of king Minoes alotted to the tribute money he offered vp a sacrifice called Hiceteria in the temple called Delphinion vpon the 6. of March which was an oliue bough hallowed and wreathed about with white wooll at what day the Greekes were wont to send their young girles to the same temple where Theseus offered Hicetaria to make their praiers and petitions to the goddesse Venus to bee their guide to whom they sacrificed a goat Antonius surnamed Pius for his lenitie and curtisie beeing Emperour of Rome died of a feuer vpon this day at a Manor place of his owne called Lorium 12 miles distant from Rome when he had liued 73. yeares yet Mar. Scotus referreth it to the 31. of October but he erreth often both in the daies and yeares The Iewes do celebrate on this day a great solemne feast called Purim in memorie of their victorie had against the heathens and for ioy of their deliuerance from the conspiracie of Hamon Augustus Caesar vppon this day in the fifteenth yeare of his raigne tooke vpon him the office of the high bishop called Pontifex Maximus The 7 Daie THe starre called Corona falleth in the west in the morning and the starre Pegasus riseth In Rome with the auncient Romanes great solemnicie of ceremoniâ—s and sacrifices were had vppon this day and celebrated in the honor of Iuno whose statelie feast was called of the Matrons of Rome Iunonalia festa at what time they vsed to do sacrifice in the temple of Iupiter Sordisci a people in Thracia were went in the moneth of Marchâ—â—oâ—ill those souldiers whom they tooke in the warres and to make sacrifice of their flesh to god Mars and to make a drinking cuppe of the sculles of their heads whereinto the Tiâ—acians powred the bloud of the souldiers and made therof an oblation of sacrifice vnto their gods with the one halfe the other they dranchâ— it mingled with water Upon this day in the 28 of his raigne died that noble emperour Traiane at Seleucia a towne of Isauria of the flix as he returned from Persides whose bones were set vnder a sumptuous piller which was of a 144. foot high All the Deuines and all the Phisitions of Rome did vse as vppon this day to meet together in the Temple of Minerua where a solemne oration was made in memorie of Thomas Aquinas this is called in Nouidius the fourth booke Doctorum feriae Phocas Liuetenant ouer the armies of Constantinus the 9. of that name did vpon this day wine the strongest cittie of Creete named Caudax This Phocas was elected after Emperour of Greece 950. The 8 daie THis was also a dismall day compted among the Romanes The Sea birds bigin on this day to appeare according to the Rules of Ptolom Fridericus the 3. of that name entred into the citie of Rome with pompe and great honor as vpon this day to bee crowned Emperour and to bee married with Heleonora daughter to the king of Lusiâ—ania 1452. Philippus Barbarossa was elected king of the Romanes against Otto who was before preferred by his friendes and now against his friends and against his owne force this Philip was chosen king 1199. Upon this day Gualtherus Sensaueir a noble captaine passed with a great armie of Christians and entred into Constantinople and from thence tooke his armie towards Ierusalem to deliuer the cittie from the tirannie of the Saracens which then were strong in all Asia and Africa 1696. The 9 Daie VPon this day they were wont in Rome in old time to bring in Uiolets all sweet flowers at what time the Senators gaue to euerie one are warde and then a great feast was made called Pub. eâ—ulum in the temples of S. Franciscus where a solemne oration was made in the praise of this Saint and the custome of that time much like to the rewards which the old Grecians were wont to giue to their Generall or Lieutenant who hauing obtained the battaile and put the enemie to flight was rewarded with a monument either in brasse or in marble with the title of his prowesse marshall feats called TropheuÌ„ Likewise the feast called Ancylia in memorie of Mamurius a most cunning woâ—rkeâ—an which wrought the like targets in Rome as the target of the Nimph Aegeria which was giuen to Numa This â—east was dedicated vnto Mamâ—rius to whom songs and odes were made and with great melodie and miâ—th they were by Numas lawes to bee song in this feast often rehearsing the name of Mamurius Fortie gallant knights stoutly professed christianity vpon this day who left both kinges and emperours wiues and children and stood with the church of Christ were willingly 〈◊〉 vnder Zicinyus 320 at what time Cyrillus the bishop bare theÌ„ companie at Sebasta Celestinus the second of that name pope of Rome died as vpon this day 1144. vnder this emperour florished Baliardus a philosopher who much withstood the christians with his subtill argumentes and did much harme in the Church of God The 10. daie THe Carthaginians were discomfited by sea at Lilibeum a cittie of Sicilia by Caius Luctatius then Consull at Rome at which time fourteene thousand Africans were slaine and 32. thousand taken prisoners 518. yeare after the building of Rome and as both Eutropius and Liuie affirme the suncke 125. shippes and tooke 73. shippes to the great praise of Caius Luctaâ—ius and Aulius Posthumius both then Consuls at Rome Titus Manlius Torquatus a noble Romane triumphed vppon this day with great honour ouer the Sardes for by this time the magnificence and dignitie of triumphes grew to bee such that it excelled in pompe and brauerie for a long time after the building of Rome during the time of their kinges when the Romanes force were not such as it grewe shortlie after in the Consuls time for in the first triumphs of kinges they vsed to goe on foote into the Cittie the second time to ride on horsebacke the third time carried in a chariot with two horses and after with four After Camillus time the dignitie of a triumph became such as it was not graunted to any though the victorie deserued triumph vnlesse hee had bin either Questor Consull or Dictator and also vnlesse he had vanquished
the Heathens and Sarazens as ouer diuers parts of France and speciallie the great victorie which he had vpon this day ouer Chilpericus the second of that name and 19 king of Fraunce at a place called Camericus in the 718. yeare of Christs birth Henrie the fourth king of England vpon this day after hee had beene deliuered from many hard chaunces and had diuers good haps in ciuill warres languished in sicknesse and died vpon the 20 of March and was buried at Canterburie One sacrifice the Scythians haue in this manner in the moneth Nisan which is March when one dieth in Scythia of any great state his friends and his neighbours carie all his beasts and kill them for a feast to solemnize the funerall of the dead as the Romans and the Gretians doe celebrate a feast for the honour of Emperours and Princes birthe The sonne of this Scythian dead man causeth his fathers head being filled with all sweete odors to be guilted ouer and to be set as a monument of his father where once euery yeare vpon the very daye that his father died he keepeth a solemne feast wher his friends and his neighbours doe yearely at this feast offer sacrifice with ceremonies therevnto belonging vnto this gilded head abhorring the rites and sacrifices of any countries beside their owne as you heard what they did to Anachares and Siales for the ministring of the sacrifice and ceremonies of the Gretians The 21 Day MAximus the Emperour or rather tirant after hee had raigned in the empire 77. daies and had in that short time slaine Gratianus at Lugdunum after he came from Brittain and had driuen Valentinianus from his empire in the west was vppon this day as Mar. Scotus affirmeth cut in peeces by the souldiers of the Emperour Valentinianus yet Functius saieth that he was beheaded not farre from Aquilea 430. Also on this day 269. Galienus the emperâ—ur who raigned 15. yeares 7. with his father and eight yeares he gouerned the empire after his fathers death as Eutrop saith but he was slaine with his brother Valerianus both Emperours at Millaine and that vpon this day some varie in his saying that Valerianus was brother to Galienus but I let such controuersies passe After that Carolomaunus the sonne of Lodowicke the second of that name and brother to Lodowick the third who raigned both kinges of France had recouered Italie and setled himselfe quiet hee died vppon this day of a sicknesse called Apoplexia 880. Maximilian the Emperour son to Frederick the third was borne vppon this day in the new cittie of Austria 1459. Rodolphus Sueuus was crowned king of the Romanes by the bishop Sigisfridus against Henry of Magâ—ntia who stood against him in the election to be king 1077. The 22. Day THe Iewes whose fiue daies of intercalation do now begin after the moneth Adar which is the twelft moneth with the Iewes and the Egyptians do vse this kinde of intercalation as the Romans do with Iulius Caesar who brought from Egypt to Rome a cunning Mathematician and made the Romane yeare to agree with Egyptians by adding euerie foure yeare a day Henrie the fourth being before elected Caesar returned vppon this day from Campaniaâ—o Rome in triumphant sort with great honor ouer the Normans 1084. The English men had an ouerthrow by the French men and the Scots in the territorie of Anioy as vpon this day 1421. Hennibal the scourge of Rome beeing called from Italie into Africk to resist Scipio being made a new Consul and sent from Rome as generall ouer the Romanes Hannibal before he returned from Italie caused a triumphant arch to be set vp by the temple of â—uno Lucina in the which hee caused to bee engrauen his exploits and noble victories and the name of all the Consuls Dictators and gallant Romane captaines which he vanquished and slue at three great battels Tâ—ebeia Trasymene and Cannes which were set in Greek and Punicke letters for a memoriall of his being in Italie as a Trophie and a monument of his feats and victories against the Romanes The 17 Daie POlomie counted this day to be the equinoctiall of the spring being the fourth day of the creation of the world on the which day the Sunne the Moone and the starres were created This was the fifth and the last day of Quinquatria festa which was consecrated to Minerua in mount Caelio vpon the which day all the Trompeters should come to the said mount and there begin to sound from thence through all the streets of Rome sounding the Trompets vntill they came to the Capitol which was warning to the Senators the Cousuls and magistrates of Rome to come to the Capitol to finish the sacrifice of Quiâ—quatria into Minerua and to make an ende of the feast which is called Tubilusthium Of this day Ouid saith Summa dies â— quinque tuba lustrare canora c. Cornel. Scipio then Proconsuld in Africk in most solemne sort within a triumphant chariot came victor into Rome ouer the Africanes The same Scipio might be wel compared vnto Sesostris who for his victories and conquestes was called the Hercules of Egypt This Sesostris exceeded for his proâ—nesse and valure These lefâ— more trophes and monuments of his triumphes behind him in Egipt in Ethiopia in Asia and in Sâ—ithia then either Alexander or Cirus such 〈◊〉 Archers 〈◊〉 pillers of brasse coppâ—â— and of Iuorie according to the custome of Egypt This Sesostris carried kings captiues bound to his chariot from place in place whose monumentes after his death were by the priestes of Egypt so kept and defended that they would not permit Darius to haue his statue exected before Sesostris though Egypt was at that time 〈…〉 The courage of this Scipio in Carthage 〈…〉 Sardima and in all Africa seemed no lesse but that among a number of Romane Hercules which in Scipios daies florished in Rome he might chalenge 〈◊〉 ouer them all Selymus the Turke and second of that name satled from his 〈◊〉 of Constantinople towards the Ile of Melitea with a great and huge number of shippes and he bestowed there a whole Winters warre without anie conquest done at all In the warres which chaunced betweene the Romanes and the 〈◊〉 after much slaughter on both sides they agreed that there should bee three men vppon the Romans side and three also vppon the 〈◊〉 â—ide which should end this strife and finish this warre betweene them Three Romanes came into the â—ielde which were both horne at one birth beeing Brethren and called Horatij and the other three Sabines called Curiatij these were likewise bretheren in like sort borne 〈◊〉 one 〈◊〉 called â—rigemini fratres cousin germanes to the Romanes they fought it so valiantly that two of the Romanes 〈…〉 other Romans which liued who perceiuing their eagernes the Romane made as though he would flee and the Sabine that was not hurt followed him hard at the heeles the other being sore wounded
camped before the Lord there the Lord commaunded Moses to sanctifie the people and that they should be ready vpon the third daie to heare the Lord saying you shal bee vnto mee a kingdome of priests and an holy people In the first day of the thirde moneth the word of the Lord came to the prophet Ezechiel who spake vnto Pharao king of Egypt Assur is a Cedar in Libanon with faire braunches and thicke bowes of a high stature all the foules of the aire made their nestes in his braunches all the beastes of the field brought forth their yong vnder his bowes and vnder his shadow dwelt all mightie nations thus the Prophet setteth foorth the prosperitie of the Assirians and prophesieth a like distruction vnto them both Germanicus the sonne of Drusus and father to Caius Caligula which was the fourth emperour of Rome had a solemne triumph graunted him at Rome ouer the Cheruscians Angriuarians the Catteians and ouer the nations that dwelt as farre as Albis This Germanicus chaunged the name of the moneth September to be Germanicus as Iulius Caesar and his nephew Augustus changed the two monethes before called Quintilis and Sextilis to Iuli and August after their names which still continued but Germanicus after his death y â— moneth called Germanicus recouered his first name which was September Malancthon in his fourth booke saieth that vpon this daie Lotarius King of Fraunce also emperour of Germany was fought withal by his brethren in this great battaile all the whol stock af Charles the great were slaine for it is set downe that aboue 100000 were on both parties slaine of this day writers varie some referring it to the 11 of Maie and some to other daies 841. Ladiâ—laus sonne to Charles third King of Sicilia entred Rome in armes threw downe Adrian the emperors pillers raised many auncient monuments and got the possession of the Cappitoll but by the meanes of Paulus Visinus a noble Romane who ayded pope Gregory the 7 Rome was recouered and Ladislaus put to flight 1410. Upon this day Basilius Macedo of a poore boy became one in Michaell the emperors chamber and whome the emperor often times commanded to be slaine for he had some diffidence in Basilius yet he was slaine by this Basilius and after was crowned Emperour of Constantinople such was the state of emperours in those daies 870. Alphonsus king of Arragon besieged Iohanna queene of Naples in the castle at Capua but he was thence remoued put to flight at that time but with in a while after he tooke Neapoles and subdued Apulia and draue their king Reuatus to forsake his kingdome and after comenced warres against the Florentines 1443. The 27 Daie GReat solemnities sacrifices rites and cerimones were in Rome on this day in the temples of welthe honor vertue three goddesses among the Romans of great authoritie whom they celebrated with seuâ—rall seruises according to their custome The people of Israel being sanctified and their cloathes washed also hauing abstained from their wines being commaunded the second day to be ready for the next morning at what time God appeared in thunder and lightning commaunding the priests and the people not to touche the hill least they should perish The birth day of Antonnius surnamed Geta sonne to Septimius Seuerus the 21. Emperour of Rome who was slaine by his brother Antoninus Caracalla in his mothers lap 213. Spartianus referreth this to the first of Iune Lewis the 12. was as on this day with great ioy and gladnesse of all the kingdome of Fraunce elected king after his Father Charles the eights death as Aemilius affirmeth 1497. Some say that he was crowned vpon the very same day in the yeare following The 28 daie THis was the third daye wherein Moises and Aaron were commanded by the Lord to coâ—e to mount Sinai and the people to stand at the foote where they sawe the thunder and lightning and the noise of the trumpet and the mountaine smoking and the Lorde deliuered vnto Moises the second table of the commaundements As vpon this day the games and plaies called Fabrici ludâ— the feastiuall day of Smithes who met vpon the Theators and made a common feast together with great pompe which they sacrificed vnto Vulcan with all solemne ceremonies according to their supersticious customes Titus the sonne of Vespasian the 11 Emperour of Rome after he had liued 42. yeares died in the third yeare and eight moneth of his raigne at the same manner place where his father the good Emperour Vespasian died this emperor builded the Theator at Rome yet Sueto and others referre his death with more reason to the 13. of September 83. The Cathedrall Church at Misena when they sang Te deâ—m for ioye and gladnes of the taking of the Elector the author of a great commotion where many were slaine and the church burnt vnto the very ground by lightning 1547. The 29 Day AS vpon this daye Octauius Augustus M. Antonius and M. Lepidus three meÌ„ called Triumuiri after some bibering betweene Octauius and Antonius were made by the meanes of Lepidus friends after which all three ioyned their forces together against the Cittie of Rome at what time diuers of the Senate were banished and many that had beene Consuls were slaine as Cicero and diuerse other noble men The famous Cittie of Constantinople after long warres and often repulses giuen was vpon this day being on the feast of Penticoast by Mahomet the second of that name and the sixt Emperour of the Turkes taken and the head of Constantius then Emperour being slaine at that assault as hee fled set vpon a long pole and carried through the Cittie of Constantinople Philippus Valesius the 49. king of Fraunce and the first king of the house of Valoyes was with great pompe and solemnitie crowned as vpon this daye king of Fraunce during this kings raigne Fraunce had most terrible wars with England and since Fraunce neuer had the like since the Romane warre this is called with writers Atrox cruentum funestum bellum 1328. The 30 Day BErna a towne of Heluetia was besieged as vpon this daye by Rodulphus countie of Haspurge who after 12 yeares of interregnum which was with out y â— Empire was elected emperor of Germanie not by the Pope of Rome crowned but by the Bishop of Lusitania for said he manie emperours went into Italie with an huge armie few or none retorne resiting the fable of the foxe being desired by other beastes to come to visit the Lion being sicke I wish him wel sayd the foxe but I passe not for the sight of him I saw the steps of many going in but I saw the steps of none comming out 1287. The 31 Daie THe Iewes kept the feast called Pentecost on the 6. daie of the third moneth called Syuan which was 50. daies after the feast of the first fruites In this feast they
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
vnto Themistocles the reuenues of three great citties of Asia for his allowance of bread wine vittels these three citties were Myontia Lampsacus Magnesia where Themistocles was when these letters came from the king but after Themistocles had wayed the charge of Artaxerxes he resolued with himselfe in this sort After secret sacrifice vnto the gods and solemne feast made vnto his friends first to keep promise with the king of Persia to whome he promised his seruice during his life against the Gretians and therefore he resolued to die like a true Grecian for his promise was but during life for he manfully dranke Buâ—â— bloud mingled with poisoâ— and dyed least he might seeme to sâ—aine the glory of the Athenians or hinder Cimon of his victories and triumphes which he was like to haue ouer the Persians at that time The 9 Day AS vpon this daye at night the Romans vsed great sacrifices and ceremonies for three seuerall nights one after another to purge and to cleanse theyr houses from sprites that walked in the night time called Lemures and therefore they solemnized and dedicated feasts to those sprits called Lemuria â—octurna to driue those sprites from their houses supposing by their sacrifices to appeace them As on this day being the 14. of the second moneth â—air they which were defiled by a dead man or any other way vncleanâ— should keepe the passeouer vnto the Lord for they were deferred for their vncleannesse from the 14. day of the first moneth vntill the 14 of the second moneth and they should eate it with vnleauened bread and sower hearbes as the Lord had commaunded also they should leaue none of it vntill the morning nor breake any bone of it After that Ezechias had proclaimed throughout all Israell from Beerseba to Dan that they should come and â—ould the feast of the passeouer at Ierusalem the 14. daye of the second moneth the Leuits slue the passeouer the same day and brought in the burnt offerings vnto the house of the Lord in this feast Eâ—echias king of Iuda gaue 1000 yong Oxen and seuen thousand sheepe to the congregation and his Lords gaue also 1000 Oxen and 1000 sheepe and so in this feast a great number of the Priests and of the Leâ—â—ts were sanctified 〈◊〉 there was great gladnesse and ioye in Ierusalem The 10 Daie AS vpon this day Clau. Tiberius Nero the third Emperour of Rome sonne to Liuia Augustus wife by hir first husband triumphed ouer the Germans the Illyrians the Dalmatians and ouer the Pannonians after this great triumphe fell to all kinde of lasciuiousnesse in so much that he became in such contempt with the people that insteed of Tiberius Nero they called him Biberius Mero and he commaunded that the cheefe cittie of Cappadocia called Mazaca should be called Caesarea after him Tiberius Claudius sonne to Drusus and vncle to Caligula the fift Emperour of Rome was borne vpon this day on the which day Camillus a Romane was proclaimed emperour in Dalmatia by the Soudliors and vpon the fift day after he was slaine by the same selfe Souldiors The 11 Daie COnstantinople before time called Byzantium a noble cittie in Thracia was as vpon this day after her second building finished in the 20 yeare of the raigne of Constantine the great and in all points made equall to Rome and by some called Noua Roma but he named it Constantinople after his owne name he rebuilded a new the cittie Drepana in Bethanya and named it Helenopolis after his mothers name which was named Helena Lotarius sonne to Lewis surnamed Pius the 24 king of Fraunce and the second Emperour of Rome of a Frenchman after that his father Lewis the godlie dyed Lotarius succeeded him in the Empire but his two brethren rebelled against him Lewis and Charles surnamed Caluus a battell was fought betweene them at Fonâ—oniacus where after the shedding of much blood they concluded a peace Lotarius should hould Italie and the empire Charles should be king of Fraunce and Lewes should gouerne Germany and Hungeria 824. The 12 Daie IN the 600 yeares of Noach life and in the 17. day of the second moneth entred Noah with his three sonnes Sem Cham and Iaphet and their three wiues into the arke Come thou and all thy house said the Lord to Noah to the arke for thee haue I seene righteous in this generation and take of euery cleane beasts seauen and seauen the male and his female but of the vncleane cattell take two the male and the female of fowles of the ayre seuen and seuen the male and the female to keepe seed a liue on earth and they came two and two male and female into the arke as God had commaunded them In Athens as vpon this daye a great feast was solemnlie kept and celebrated in the memorie of the most famous and glorious victorie at Mantinaea the cheefe cittie of Arcadia the glorie thereof fell to the Thebans through the prowisse and courage of Epamâ—ondas their generall Lu. Cornelius Maluginenses then Consul at Rome triumphed ouer the Voliâ—cans and the Antiates after which triumphe the triumphant banquet was celebrated with great pompe and solemnity from Bellonas temple vnto the Capitol in the 294. yeare after the building of Rome Charles king of Fraunce hauing subdued the Neopolitans entered into the Cittie of Naples with a most solemne triumphe with great pompe and honour most sumptuous and riche in his imperiall robes but he was troubled by the Venetians and by the power of Millaine in his returne from Neapoles to Fraunce this Charles had married a Duches of England espoused before to Maxilian the Emperor The 13 daie THis was the third and last daye of the feast Lemuria at what time the men and the women celebrated a feast with great pompe and solemnitie according to the old auncient rites and ceremonies of the Romans for feastes and sacrifices were the onelie meanes they vsed to appease their gods for euery victory or triumph they had they celebrated a feast in memorie of that day and for euerie ouerthrow they receaued they recorded that to be a most vnfortunate day The Romans began their games and plaies as vppon this day which were called Persici â—udi which continued for the space of fiue daies in memorie of the victories which the Romanes obtained against the Persians ouer whom triumphed T. Flaminius with great pompe and after him againe triumphed P. Aemilius with woonderfull great regall solemnitie The temple of Pantheon was as on this day consecrated at Rome with great solemnitie vppon whose alter cherries and beanes were offered in sacrifice c. Also the Iewes do celebrate a solemne feast in memorie of the great plague in the which died 3000. learned Iewes as vpon this day ended this feast which was kept by the Iewes 30. daies after their feast called Manupulorum festum The 14. Day LEwis the eleuenth king of Fraunce
ouerthrew the Uenetians as vpon this day in a great and terrible battaile at Bondinum where 8000. Italians were slaine Cleomenes king of Sparta being taken of Ptolomi king of Egipt in the wars was put in prison but Cleomenes brake the prison in Alexandria but when he saw he could not escape the handes of the king after much slaughter within the towne exhorted his companie which were but thirtie in number to die like men by their own handes and not by the enemie saying let not Fortune triumph ouer fortitude which being perfourmed and the newes brought to Ptolomie hee caused the bodie of king Cleomenes to be hanged vp vpon a Crosse and commauÌ„ded also his bodie their to bee kept and watcht the watch at length espied a serpent wreathed about his head and coueres all his face in so much that no raâ—â—ning fowle durst come neere him the king fell to so superâ—â—icious a feare that hee had offended the Goddes that hereupâ—on he with his nobles and all the Ladies of the court began to make manie sacrifices of purification making also their praiers and supplications vnto Cleomenes as vnto ademie God calling him the sonne of the Gods with sacrifising of diuers oblations in the verie place of execution so supersticious and blinde were those Egyptians in religion towards their gods The 15. daie FRom the desarts of Sinay the children of Israell departed vpon the twenteeth daie of the second moneth and rested in the wildernes of Pharan at what time the Lord commaunded Moses to make two trompets of syluer to call the congregation together when y â— campe should iourney these trompets should bee sounded also on their feast daies in the beginning of their moneths they were likewise commaunded by the Lord to sound these trompets ouer their burnt sacrifices and peace offeringes The Romanes vsed sacrifice after their heathenish custome vppon this daie to Iupiter feretrum and vpon the which daie they were wont to make Images of rushes called scyrpea simulacra to offer vppon the Altar of their Idols when none might celebrate sacrifice or approch nigh to any of the sacred altars before he had sprinckled his bodie with cleane water and had vppon his head a crowne of lawrell consecrated by Iupiters Priest called Flamen dialis to whom the sacrifice was solemnised besides he should be instructed in the secrete misteries of the hidden ceremonies belonging to the sacrifice Uppon this day God Mercurie was born to whom the Romanes builded a Temple in a place called Circus maximus there they celebrated a great solemne feast and vsed sacrifice and appointed sundrie games and plaies and all kind of exercise both on horsebacke and on foot and at that verie feast they kept mercatorum ferias the Marchants feastes where they offered oblations and sacrifices in the honor of God Mercurie The ten magistrates of Rome called Decemuiti vpon this daie after they were first created and the lawes of the twelue tables brought from Athâ—ns to Rome came with great pompe and glory to the market place of Rome hauing an 120. sariants bearing maces and 〈◊〉 before them as though they were ten kinges thereby grew sedition in the cittie for their pride â—ust rape and other wicked dealings which were intollerable they were put downe after they had by force gouerned 3. years more like to ten tirants or ten Torquins then to ten ciuil magistrates C. Plautius proculus Consull at Rome triumphed ouer the Hernices with whom Marcus Fabius Ambustus was made Consull at which time the Torquinians so called for that they held with Torquinius the prowde offered 307. Romane souldiers being taken prisoners in the waie of sacrifice I meane killed them most cruellie and offered their blood vp insacrifice to the furies called Eumenides but they were well requited for so manie Torquinians were at an other time slaine and sacrifised in the maket place at Rome Valentinianus Iunior the third of that name as Iustine affirmeth which was by the souldiers proclaimed emperour being but a boie after his fathers death was by Maximus that then was made emperour of Brittaine by the souldiers driuen out of the empire to Theodosius after a while through the treason of Eugenius was slaine but herein writers do much varie On this day Rodulphus surnamed Burgundus died being the 31. king of France after he had raigned two yeares by himselfe then Lodowick with his mother returning from England whither before they fled for succour is restored to his kingdom againe Funct affirmeth that he died the first callends of Iune Also the Christians besieged Nicea a citâ—ie of Stria for this time the Saracens had scattered themselues not onely in Asia and Affrick but also vnto Europe but they were met withal in all places by the Christian Princesse and fought with all with manie ouerthrowes geuen vnto them 1097. The 16 Day THis is one of the daies that Titus the Emperour besieged and wan the inner part of the wall called of the Iewes Acran where the Romanes set vp their ensignes and aduaunced themselues vppon the walles at what time a great slaughter was made in Ierusalem by Titus Vratislaus The first king of Bohemia was crowned as vpon this day beeing the 17. kalend of Iune by the bishop of Treuira called Eugelbertus in the chiefe church of Praga who died by a fall from his horse within few daies after the coronation after whom succeeded his brother Conradus who raigned king of Bohemia for the space of seuen moneths Conradus the second of that name and sonne to Henrie the fourth emperour of Germanie was vppon this day being then the feast of Pentecost crowned king of the Romanes at Aquisgraue by Hermanus archbishop of Collen The 17 Daie AGaine the Israelites offended the Lord and the fire of the Lord burnt amongest them and consumed them that were vttermost of the host and Moses praied for the people and the fire staied they loathed Manna which the Lord raigned vnto them from heauen they desired the flesh of Egypt the Cucumbers Melons Leekes Onions and Garlike and Moses was wearie with the crie of the people and hee praied vnto the Lord for them and for himselfe and the Lord eased Moses of his chardge and caused him to bring 70. of the elders of Israell to the tabernacle that they might haue the spirit of Moses to gouerne the congregation with Moses The 18. Day THe Romans record in their old CaleÌ„ders that Iupiter Ammon their god as borne vpon this day and therefore in memorie of his birth they held a feast and vsed solemne sacrifice Alexander the great was made to beleeue by the priests of Ammon that hee was this Iupirers sonne and therefore he commaunded that he should be so called Upon the 23 day of the second moneth Simon the brother of Iudas Machabeus succeeded after his brother Ionathan wonne the castle of Ierusalem and entred into it with thankes giuing with
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
little puppets instarphalli for that was the onely pompe of the feast which these women did carrie about them with such madde frisking skipping and strange gamalds of daunsing hauing minstrles before them playing and they following after singing songes in the honour of Bacchus these little pictures were made by some fleights to mooue of themselues as though their chinnes mooued and sang with them for company mentula mutante as though they honoured the feast of Phallum with songes and dauncing to honor God Bacchus the like ceremonies the Pelasgans taught the Athenians who first erected the Image of Mercurie and vsed the like ceremonies in their sacrifices of the which Herodot doth write at large The 16 Daie MEtoichia a feast solemnlie kept at Athens in memorie of Theseus for diuers great good benefits doone to the Athenians this feast onely was for strangers which came to dwell at Athens which Theseus had brought from diuerse places at what time Theseus cained money which he marked with the stampe of an Oxe in the memory of the Bull of Marathon which he slue that feast is celebrated to this day by the strangers at Athens vpon the 16 of the moneth Hecatombeon which moneth also in Greeâ—e is generally called Cronius The most renowned victorie of the Greekes ouer the Persians by sea at Artemesium where Xerxes with all his whole Nauie was ouerthrowne as vpon this day this victorie made Themistocles to be so honored of the Gretians y â— the captains â—fter sacrifice doone gaue him an oliue branche in token of the victorie and they sent 300 of their lustie youthes to accompanie Themistocles his renowne grew such by this victorie that when Themistocles came to the next feast of the Olimpicall games all the people cast their eyes on him clapping their hands shewing him vnto strangers that knew him not of this daye diuers varye for that the moneths of the Gretians differre and are mistaken by writers Hugo Countie of Paris father to that Hugo Capetus which was the first king of Fraunce of the nations of the inhabitants called Galli whose stocke is famous among the Frenchmen dyed vpon this day and is buried at S. Denis in Paris 957. The 17 Daie THe Iewes celebrated a ioyfull feast in memorie of their deliuerance from Hamons malice at what time he had procured king Asueâ—us to direct his decree for the killing and murthering of so many Iewes as could be found within all the dominions of the king of Persea which were 127 regions and nowe by the meanes of Mardocheus and the prayer of Ester they were deliuered and Hamon and his ten sonnes hanged with an infinit number of their enimies slaine but this feast was kept on the thirteenth of the moneth Adar which is Marche Sp. Posthumius an auncient Romane as on this daye gaue battell to the Volscans and to the Aequeis and vanquished them the victorie was the greater and farre more famous for that the Romans then were not strong nor their territories great for it extended not past 18. miles from Rome 266. Io. Albertus king of Polonia dyed vpon this daye at Turone in Prusia after whom succeeded his brother Alexander duke of Lituania 1502. Upon the verie selfe same daye 48. yeares after Charles the ninth king of Fraunce was borne 1550. The 18 Day VNto Anna were certaine ceremonies and sacrifices vsed as on this day at which time Alexander the great fel in a Feuer after much surfetting and drinking within 21 daies after died at Babilon 324 yeares before Christ our Sauiour his birth Charles the 5. was elected Caesar and made emperour of Germanie as vpon this day though he was absent at Franckford about other businesse of his owne some referre it to the 28. of this moneth but he was crowned at Aquisgraue the 12. day of October as Func in his Chronicles most plainly affirmeth A League of peace was concluded betweene Henrie the first king of Fraunce and Philip king of Spaine that nowe is as vpon this day at Paris with great roialtie Pontianus the 19. Bishop of Rome was in the time of the Emperour Alexander Seuerus persecuted for the profession of the Gospell and died for the same in Sardinia Onophrius doth varie much from Functius and others as well in the numbers as in the time 231. The 19 daie ON mount Auentine great and solemne sacrifices with religious ceremonies were celebrated as on this day in the honor of Pallas In the great warres betweene the Polonians and the Russians in a battail at Sauichostum as on this day in the which the Russians were vanquished and oâ—erthrowen After some terrible battails and betweene Philip prince of the Catteians and Charles the fifth the Catteians yeelded at Hala in Saxonia at what time the riuer of Rheine did much harme to men and beastes 1205. The 20. Day THis day was the 40. daie after y â— Noah entred into the arâ—â— during which time the fountaines of the deepe were broken vp and the windowes of Heauen were opened that it rained for the space of fortie daies in so much that the water encreased rose 15 cubits aboue the height of any mountaine for an 150. daies that all flesh perished As on this day the Tarentines desired Pyrrhus king of Epyrus to assist them against the Romanes which was the first battaile that the Romanes had with any forreine enemie they builded a Temple in Circo Maximo to the God Summanus for the Romanes much feared Pyrrhus being the greatest warriour of the world and therefore they as on this daie vsed solemne sacrifice within this newe erected Temple vnto Summanus At Antiochia a great cittie in Siria by Godfredus and Balduinus two captaines and conductors of a great armie of christians was geuen a famous battaile vnto the Persians in the which battaile 5000. were slaine after they tooke Ierusalem where they raigned kinges one after another 1â—98 Philippicus surnamed Barnamus being but a Souldiour at Chersona became by seruice to bee Emperour of Greece and after he had raigned two yeares hee was forced to forsake the Empire vpon this day and by Artemius which is called Austasius was taken and his eies pluckt out and after put in prison where he died 715. Terouana a towne in Fraunce was assaulted and taken by the imperiall armie spoiled and afterward was lamentablie burnt with fire Io. Chrisostom a singular godly a learned man was banished by the generall councel then assembled at Cyprus for that he would not subscribe to the burning of Origens books which were by Epiphanius and Theophilus condemned but he was afterward called backe with great honor The 21 Daie AT the cittie of Rome this daie is kept a festiuall daie in the honor of Hercules to whom they do great sacrifice with al religious ceremonies thereunto belonging C. Centumalus proconsul for the Romanes ouer Iâ—yrica whom he vanquished and ouerthrew by a