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A06145	The triplicitie of triumphes Containing, the order, solempnitie and pompe, of the feastes, sacrifices, vowes, games, and triumphes: vsed vpon the natiuities of emperours, kinges, princes, dukes, popes, and consuls, with the custome, order and maners of their inaugurations, coronations and annointing. Wherein is also mentioned, the three most happy, ioyfull and triumphant daies, in September, Nouember and Ianuary, by the name of, Triplici Festa. With a briefe rehearsall of the funerall solempnities at some emperors, kings, and princes burials. By Lodowike LLoyd, Esquier.	Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.	1591 (1591)	STC 16632; ESTC S108790	41,640	70

their Augurer stood by or to the Perseans without their Magi being in place Of the ancient order ma ner of the inauguration and coronation of the Emperours of Rome THe Romanes in the latter time were woont at the Coronation of their Emperors to haue three seueral crowns the first of siluer which was kept in Aquisgrane a city in Ger many this crown belonged to the states of Germany where the late Caesars were by cōsent of the whole peeres of Germany crowned first The 2. was Iron which was kept in Millaine a citie in Italy where likewise hee should bee crowned with that Iron crowne which belonged to the kingdome of Lon●…barde The third crowne was the imperial Diadent of the Romanes Empire kept by the Popes of Rome and before the Popes by the Byshops of Rome which continued after Christ 600 yeares and od Two dayes before the Emperour should be crowned with the third and last Diadem he should come vnto the Chappel of the Emperours pallace the Byshop after sacrifice and seruice done should annoint the Emperour hauing on his head the Iron Crowne of Longobard where before he was crowned Now before him was brought by a Marquesse a golden scepter and by a Duke a sword of gold the 3 a sphear of gold with a crosse full of precious stones the 4 the imperiall Diadem of the Romans Frō thence the Emperor was brought to Vaticanum by a Cardinal where after hee had read many Roman ceremonies and customes ex libris Pontificiis before Caesar he held him a booke whereon the Emperour should sweare to defend maintain the Pontifical dignity of Rome From thence two other Cardinals shuld lead the Emperour into S. Gregories chappel where he shuld wear the imperial robe with certain weeds robes of rich garmēts of Damatia for that time appointed ther also certain ceremonies wer read to him concerning his care diligēce in the administration of the Romane Empire Omitting the particular celebration of sundry ceremonies he was with the holy oile annointed vppon his shoulders vpon his right arme by the ancient Cardinall and after by the Byshop of Rome stald in his imperiall seat where the Pope deliuereth vnto him a golden scepter signifieng thereby he should godly rule his people after he deliuered him a naked sword to persecute the enemies of Christ thirdly a golden apple fourthly a Crowne called rather Tiara for few Emperors of Rome vsed to be crowned at their inauguration at their first comming to the Empire These were Insignia Romani imperii the Emperor after these ceremonies being thus finished kneeling downe with great reuerēce kissed the popes foot toke his seat vpō the left hand of the Pope which was very richly appointed and then was called Emperour then the Bishop and the Emperour receiued both the Communion and after the Trompettes sounded the belles rang the people shouted they brought the Pope vnto his horse the Emperour standing on the left side of the Popes horse gaue the styrrop to the Popes foot and then the Emperour mounted on horse tooke still the left hand of the Pope before whome were caried three Ensignes The first was the Ensigne of the Church of Rome the second was the Popes peculiar Ensigne The third was the Emperors This briefly was the maner and order at the coronation of the Emperour Charles the fift the onely Emperour of Rome since the time of Charles the great Of the Coronation and annointing of the late kinges of Rome in this sort THe king that should bee elected King of the Romans was apparelled in a robe of Red silke straight gyrded about him vpon the which he ware another Italicall gowne his cloake was wrought with golde ouer and his hat in like sort as the seuen Electors hattes of Germany were in this apparel he is brought vnder a canapie whō some of the kings peeres did cary ouer the kings head into the temple The Electors do carie the imperial Ensignes before the King which were before at the coronation of Emperours 〈◊〉 golden Apple a type of the whole world which Countie Palatine one of the Electors carieth on the right hande before the King The Scepter was caried on the left hand before him by him that is Elector in Brandenburge The Sword is caried in the middle before the King by the Duke of Saxony and the King himselfe led between two Byshops Where after the King was placed in his seate and the rest of the States and Peeres of Germanie with forraine Ambassadors being likewise placed some praiers and ceremonies ended and they brought vnto the Altar betweene soure Byshops the Bishop of Treuire the Byshop of Vnizheburge on the right hand the Byshop of Collen and the Byshop of Spire vpon the left hand of the king the Archbishop of Moguntia solemnizing the sacred seruice at the Altar which was also to annoint him king Before the Altar the King kneeled being demanded publiquely by the Archbyshop whether he would obserue the christian faith defend the Church of Rome administer iustice vnto the people augment and increase the Roman Empire protect widowes Orphanes and the poore And last of all whethee he would yeeld due reuerence and obedience to the Byshop of Rome To these demandes the king affirmatiuely answered that he would Then after some praiers done the Archbyshop annointed the former part of his head his shoulders also his breast his right arme and the palme of his right hand After the County Pallatine with these soure before named Bishops leadeth him into a secrete place where the king putteth on certaine hallowed Garments which Charles the great was woont to weare at his coronation From thence the King againe was lead vnto the Altar where the Archbyshop of Moguntia deliuered vnto his hande a naked sword with some ceremonies and words in commending the regall seat and kingdome of Italy into his hand the king put the sword into the sheath and the Elector of Saxonia lay the sword on the kinges side After the Archbyshop did put a Ring on his finger and laied a cloake vppon him which were for the coronation of the kinges of Rome by Charles the great appointed 700. yeares past and more Then was the king brought and stalde in Charles the great his seat as a ful possession of the kingdome where then the Scepter and the Apple were deliuered vnto him and the Crowne was put on his head then the Archbishop pronounced him King of Rome commending the king vnto the people and committing the people vnto the King at what time the Trompets sounded and all kind of myrth and melody solempnized which I omit to write In this order was Maximilian crowned King of Rome Of the election of the Emperours and of the kings of Germany THe election of the late kings of Rome are in this sort the seuen Princes Electors called Septemviri meete early about six of the clocke in Romanaeo there

presented Minerua with presents and rewardes On the which day the yoong knightes and lusty youthes of Rome entred in armes on hors backe and on foote into Martius field to honour Mineruas natiuitie with feats of Armes This feast was in Athens solemnized by the name of Panathenaea their Poets Orators Musitians contended for victories on the day of Pallas byrth as they did in the games called Scoenici The prize and reward of the Uictor was to weare a long precious garment called Palladium wrought ouer with golde and to weare a crowne of Laurell and to sit in the chaire of Pallas Of the birth of Ceres THe byrth of Ceres is solempnely celebrated with a royall feast called Cerealia with all games thereunto belonging with hymnes and songes named Iulos Of the birth of Venus THe natiuity of Venus is kept in memorie among the Grecians and the Romanes that yearly vppon the very day of Venus byrth the feast Adonia is celebrated the songes Eroticos with musicke and myrth round about her Altar in procession-wise al crowned with Myrtle dauncing feasting and sacrificing to honor Venus may we not then say O Dea certa nostra and after sing of Eliza. Howe pale in Ida Pallas plead how fond crau'd Iuno doome how vaine had Venus Paris prest had then ELIZA come Discend Calysto should from Skie flie skies should Hebe fro Vrania should from skies depart there should EIIZA goe Homers Birth SO Homers day was obserued that vpon the day of his byrth they coyned money in Chios with Homers image and his name written about the image so that when he died seauen cities of Asia contended for his funerall Smyrna Athens Rhodes c. Epicurus birth EPicurus Schollers on the twentith day of euery moneth celebrated a great feast called Ichada in remembrance of their maisters byrth for vppon that day they carie their Maisters Image to this feast and lay it in a chaire crowned with Laurell and trimmed with chames and Iewels with great solempnitie and with sacrifice to the Goddes for Epicurus byrth BEfore Rome had growen to any greatnesse the firste Kinges triumphed on foote into the citie as Romulus who though he triumphed ouer king Acron whome he slew in a combat chalenged yet he caried vpon his shoulders the rich spoiles of the same King being set in order vpon a yoong greene Oke as Trophees of Triumphes So did Cor. Cossus who slew fighting in field hand to hand Tolumnius Generall of the Tuscans and so did Marcellus who likewise slew with his owne hand Britomarus King of the olde Gaules before they were called Frenchmen This honor hapned to none of the Romans beside for Rome yet was scant heard of but in continuance of time their triumphes grew vit to such a pompe that some were caried in triumphant chariots drawen with huge Elephants as Pompey the great in his triumphes ouer Affrica Iulius Caesar in his triumphes ouer t●… Frēchmen Some were caried with their triumphant Chario●… ●…rawen with tamed Lions others drawne with strong tamed hartes as Aurelianus others drawen with great Tygers as Heliogabalus others drawen with monstrous Mares Hermaphrodits and others drawn with huge large dogges so that the Romans far excelled all Kingdoms in their triumphes especially in the time of their last Dictators and Consuls before their Emperours time for Pompey the great in his three triumphes ouer Affrica Asia and Europe caried captiues 339. Kinges children princes peeres noble men as prisoners to stand pledges in Rome among this number he brought Aristobulus king of Iudea and Tigranes King of Armenia fiue sonnes and two daughters of King Mythridates Others brought in their triumphs the Images and Statues of the kinges which were slaine or otherwise died before they could be taken Captiues as Lucullus brought the Statue or picture of Mithridates set out and painted very liuely in Ensignes Scipio caried in his triumph at Carthage the image of Asdrubal Hanibals brother So Augustus brought the image of Cleopatra to Rome in his triumph after she slewe her selfe to beare compaine with her friend Marcus Antonius Others brought in their triumphes Kinges aliue as Iulius Caesar brought King Iuba and his son with all their treasures of Mauritania in great triumphes and pompe into Rome Marius brought in his triumph Iugurth with al spoiles wealth of Numidia with all the solempnity that could be Paulus Emilius triumphed ouer Perseus king of Macedonia and his children whom he conquered and brought captiues and prisoners into Rome Others brought in their triumphes with all pompe and solempnitie crowned with Laurell and with Oliue garlands the formes liknesses and pictures of mountaines hilles woods cities townes riuers scituated in those regions whom they conquered Lu. Cornelius Scipio after he had put Antiochus the great to flight he caried in his triumph into Rome the likenes and form of 130 Cities and townes which he conquered in Asia and therfore was surnamed Asiaticus Lu. Silla in like maner caried all the Cities of Greece set out very liuely on large Ensignes and painted brauely on banners and flagges So did Marcellus cary the picture of the citie Siracusia in his triumph set out on long Tables So did Caesar carie the likenesse and forme of the Riuer Nilus and the riuer of Rien in long Tables painted with the Pictures of Scipio and Cato So that nothing escaped the Romaines in their triumphs for the greatnes of the Empire grew such But all these triumphes of Alexander of Caesar and of others were gotten with blood and after lost with blood therfore sing we of Eliza the prince of peace Rue Rome in Noenian verse thy losse sing Greece your Ialemon song Cease Persea your Theogonian Odes sing we ELIZA long The triumph of Alexander the great ouer Darius king of Persea was such that from Arbela vnto the great citie of Babylon the waies were so spread with all kind offlowers and sweet spices on the one side of the way were Altars thick builded of siluer golde and precious stones wher the Persian Magi stood in their Persean weedes with all the glorie and pompe that could be deuised to doo sacrifice to the Goddes singing their songs Theogonia with sacred verses himnes in praise of the Conqueror On the other side of the way were such sumptuous tables sull of wine set vp with fine cheare to solace the wearie souldiers euery table hauing his banquet equall to the greatnesse of the victory Alexander made his triumph into Babylon this way with his Tygers Elephants Camels with a world of triumph s after him his souldiers alcrowned with Laurel with Epinician songs in the praise of the Gods and the Conquerour in such sort that infinit it were to set downe in particulars the pompe of that triumph how Darius wife his daughters his Nobles his treasures In fine the glorie greatnes of Persea was led in that triumph whereby was Alexander slattered by

high priest his posterity after him putting on his coat first after the coat the tunicle of the Ephod thē the Ephod it self thē the breast plate after he had put on a Myter vpon his head vpon the Myter an holy crowne and then was the high Priest annointed with the holie oile and his Garmentes hallowed with sprinkling of the oile vppon them and these holy garmentes were reserued for the successor of the high Priest to be therin annointed and to minister in the holy place for the sacrifices and solemne ceremonies which were commanded to be done at the consecration of the Priest Of the sacred annointing of the kinges of Irsaell The annointing of the first king of Israel was by Samuel the Prophet who was commanded to annoint Saule the first king of the world that was annointed he poured oile vpon his head he kissed him and said the Lord hath annointed thee king ouer his inheritance and the people shooted saide God saue the King at this time began first the vse of oyle in annointing of Kings After this maner were Saule Dauid annointed Kinges of Israell and after Dauid his sonne Salomon The order and ceremonies were to ride vpon the Kinges beast and to sit vpon the kings throane where the Prophete being called the Seer poured the oile vpon his head to signifie the gift of the holy Ghost then the Prophet kissed the king vpon the cheeke and turned his face to the people and said God saue the King Then they sounded the trumpets and brought him to his dinner with all myrth and musicke Thus were Saule and Dauid annointed by Samuel and after them Salomon annointed king Of the maner and order of the inauguration and the making of the kinges of Rome IT was not lawfull by the Law of Romulus to elect any king in Rome without diuination which during the first kinges in Rome continued at the election of any King in Rome before the Consuls time at what time the Soothsaiers should ascend vp to the top of an hil or clime upto an high tower where the Soothsaier sat vpon a stone with his face towards the South with his Auguring staffe called Lituus in his left hand with the which he deuided and marked out the quarters of the heauen the foure coastes of the South vpon the right hand and the North vppon the left hauing done sacrifice and offered oblations with sacred vowes made he laide his hande vpon the new elected kinges head heauing vp the other hand vnto heauen looking as far as he could to the south praieth in this sort vnto the Gods Iupiter Pater si fas est Numam Pom. cuius ego caput teneo regem Romae esse vti nobis signa certa ac clara sint inter cos sines quos feci He earnestly looking into the South partes either for lightening or thundering or some flieng of birdes or some strange motion of stars at the sight of which thinges the Soothsaier openly pronounceth him to be king elected by the Goddes if no signe had appeared yet one ex Collegio Augurorum standing vpon the left hand of the Soothsaier should openly pronounce him king lawfully elected and appointed by the consent of Iupiter and Mars which wer the two chiefe Gods to whom the old Romans sacrificed Then the king shoulde be brought into the company of the sacred Priests called Flamines and Feciales there the high Byshop called Pontifex maximus should bring him ad Forum to the Market place ministring vnto the king his oath 1 Vt teneret sacra Deorum piè syncerè 2 Vt Iura sanciret patriae cum cura industria 3 Vt vrbem Romā defenderet cōstantia fortitudine 4 Vt Populum tueretur cum studio prudentia 5 Vt debitum honorem obsequium Pontifici max. to the Priests Flamines and Feciales Then the Priests Flamines brought him in a coate of Purple in graine and vpon that a long robe of purple collour which Romulus appointed to set foorth the maiesty of a king with twelue Serieāts carteng Maces before him and twelue Typctaues before the Serieants to make roome and to keep the people backe three hundred of the kinges guarde called Celeres and an hundred Senators attending vppon the newe King to Iupiters Temple to offer sacrifice and from Iupiters Temple after sacrifice to his Pallace to mount Palatine Of the order of the inauguration and Coronation of the kings of Persea IN Persea after great King Cyrus death for so were the kings of Persea called Great kinges his Successors vsed Cyrus orders with the like ceremonies as was solempnized at the inauguration of King Cyrus for then there was no annointing of any king in the whole world but of the kings of Israell other nations used such ceremonies as their countries obserued in their electing of Kings In some countries they made choise of the most likeliest man in sight as among the Ethiopians Among the Meads he that excelled in comelinesse and talnesse of person and strength of body should be elected king In Libia he that was most swift in running should bee King In Persea then a Kingdome vnder the Meades vntil Cyrus time whose greatnesse grew such as he became the onely Monarch by whome all the East kingdomes were subdued his successors the great Kings of Persea were with these ceremonies made kings They shold sit in Cyrus chair they should put on those garmentes that Cyrus first ware which were kept as monuments and reliques for the Kinges of Persea The new King sitting so in Cyrus chaire three of the greatest Peeresin Persea brought vnto him three dishes in the one were fiue drie Figges in the second a litle Turpentine the third Milke These ceremonies being finished after that the new King had eaten of the drie figges and had tasted of the Turpentine and drank of the milke he rose from Cyrus chaire and was thence brought vnto the next hill for the Perseans had no Temples nor Altars there After supplications done they sacrificed vnto the Sunne whose Temple say they is the whole worlde Thence the King is brought to Persepolis where the newe King againe putteth on the twelue sundrie robes of Cyrus one after another by seuerall ceremonies to be done while they don sacrifice vnto the whole hoste of heauen the Sunne the Moone and the Starres whome the Perseans call in one name Iupiter Magi there hauing Tiara on their heades and crowned with Myrtle sang their sacred songes Theogonia while the newe King is putting on of these twelue robes After this the King went to Cyrus chaire and read the lawes of Persea for as the old Kings of Rome were only by the deuination of the Augurers made kings and instructed in their kingdoms so the kings of Persea were by their Magi instructed in their sacrifice taught in their religion without whom neither was it lawful to the Romanes to doo sacrifice without

care and diligence that should bee in a king consideryng all powers and authoryties to come from God by whom kyngs do rule gouerne These with many the like words as are spoken to the kings of Hungaria for that diuers of the ceremonies and crowning of the kyngs of Hungaria and of the kyngs of Polonia do agree in many things Then the new elected kyng is brought frō his seat vnto the Altar where the Archbysh is at seruice After Praiers done then he turneth vnto the new kynge and demaundeth these questions of hym Wilt thou hould maintaine the holy Apostolique fayth from the Catholique Church receiued The kyng affirmeth and saith I wyl The Archbyshop demaundeth againe Wilt thou bee a Defender to guard the Church and the Ministers therof The kyng answereth I will The thyrd time the Archb. asketh the king Wilt thou maintain rule and defend the kingdom which God committeth into thy hand according to the lawes customs of Polonia To this the K. answereth and saith that he wil perform by the help of God al these things faithfully truly with al care and diligence to the vttermost of his power And then the king kneeling before the Archbyshop baraheaded with both his hāds vpon a book vttereth these words I N. naming his owne name that shall be King of Polonia doo professe and promise before God and his Angels that I will with all faith and trueth keepe the lawes exercise iustice maintaine the peace and quietetnesse of the church and yeeld due obedience reuerence and canonicall honour to the Pope of Rome and to his Bishops pro posse nosce as Emperours and other Kinges doo and will obserue due honour and loue to the states of Polonia so God help me and the contentes of this sacred booke Then the Archbishop reciteth a collect that it would please God to blesse him as he did blesse Abraham and Moses and to send him victories and triumphes as he did send to Iosua and to Dauid to teach him with wisdom as Salomon with the mildnes of Moses with the fortitude of Iosua with the humility of Dauid and with the faith of Abraham c Then the Archbishop kneeling on his knees and the king flat on his face vpon the ground singeth aloud from the high Altar this verse that it would please God to accept of this seruice as a reasonable sacrifice the Quire answering Wee beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. Then the Archbyshop standing turneth vnto the King holding the crosse vpon him being vpon the ground goeth forward with his praiers saieng Hunc in Regem coronandum benedicere digneris that it would please God to blesse this new elected King the Chore answering as before Then the Bishops the Abbats and the Chore sing the L●…tany Supra Regem ouer the king which all this while lieth flat on his face vpon the ground When the Letany is ended the Archbyshop sitteth downe the King before him kneeling the Archbishop annointeth him with the thumbe of his right hand he annointeth the king in the palme of his right hand and from thence vnto his elbow and betweene his two shoulders saieng I annoint thee king with this holy and sacred oile in the name of the Father and of the sonne and of the holy Ghost Then the Archbyshop praieth vnto God to blesse this annointed king by him as he did blesse Iehu Azachiel being annointed by the hands of Helias the one K. of Israel the other King of Siria As Dauid Saul by the handsof Samuel After many of these godly Collects and praiers for the inauguration and annointing of kings published the Archbishop doth againe attire the King with his Dalmatical robe saieng Take this robe formed and framed quadrant foure square that thou maist knowe that the foure coastes of all the whole world are subiects to the deuine power of God and that there is no power nor authoritie but from God From the high Altar the King is lead into his royall seat where the Archbishop deliuereth vnto the King kneeling vp his knees a Sword saieng Accipe Gladium de super Altare c. Ta●…e this Sword taken from the Altar and consecrated by the authority of the Apostles to reuenge euill to presse iniquitie and to destroy the enemies of God In like sort he setteth the Diadem vpon the Kings head with like wordes and ceremonies as the Hungarians doo Then the Archbyshop deliuereth the scepter into his right hand and the Apple into his left hand vttereth these words Accipe virgā c. Take this scepter the scepter of equity and vertue the scepter of thy Kingdome And so the Apple the figure and type of the world with the like wordes as before At that time the new annointed king dooth offer bread and wine for sacrifice which being ended he is lead into the middest of the Cathedrall Church into a regall throane made for that purpose wherof by the Archbysh the king is put in possession of his kingdome saieng these words Sede retine locū tibi a Deo delegatum Sit and keepe that place geuen vnto thee from God Then he saieth Firmetur manus tuae exaltetur dextra tua as before After this the Archbishop standing vpon the right hand of the King he praieth vnto God to visit this King as he did visit Moses in the bush Iosua in his tents Gedion in the fields and Samuel in the Temple This being thus finished the King is brought into his Pallace with all the pompe and solempnity that may be These are the ceremonies and solempnities at the coronation of any of the kings of Poland Of the annointing and coronation of the kinges of Bohemia and of the ceremonies and solempnities therof AT the very day that the Kings of Bohemia should bee annointed and crowned all the knightes Barons and chiefe Nobles of Bohemia meete at the pallace of the new elected king about sixe of the clock in the morning From thence with all pompe he is most rotally brought to the Cathedrall Church at Praga The Metropolitane of Bohemia before whom went foure of the principall Peeres of Bohemia two of the foure caried either of them a loafe of bread of some round bignesse the one on a golden standing cup the other on a siluer cup for that gold and siluer are fit for Sacrifice The other two caried two golden pots full of white wine Before the king are caried a rich precious Diadem the Scepter and the Apple The Sword which was a monument that Vincenslaus left to his Successors was caryed by the Chancelor of Bohemia in a scabberd of red Holoserico Thus the King was lead out of the Chappel of S Vinceslaus being by the Chamberlaine of Bohemia attyred after the maners and ancient custom of the Bohemians to the high 〈◊〉 where the Archbyshop of Praga attended and expected the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Assoone as he that caried the Diadem before the Kinge

coronation of Princes as also in their ceremonies and Scepters For the first kings of the world vsed for their Scepters long gilded Speares The old kings of Rome used a crooked staffe called Lituus Tarquinius Priscus the fift king of Rome had his Scepter of Iuorie The Kings of India had their Scepters of Ebany The Liddians caried before their Kings great Axes The kings of Scicily vsed a siluer staffe for their Scepter The Babylonians vsed diuers kindes of Scepters with sundrie figures as of Lions Eagles c. The great pomp Solemnytie at the Inauguration of the Pope of Rome THE Pope of Rome at his Inauguration excelled all other princes in solempnitie and pompe for after that the Pope is new elected by the whole Colledge of Cardinals he commeth from his Pallace of S. Angelo with great glory toward S. Peters Church first the Officers as Stewards Comptrollers Tresurers and chiefe rulers apparelled all in red long gownes Secondly the knights of Rome Thirdly the Barons Counties and Marquesses Then the Abbats Then followed the Bishops after the byshops the Archbyshops in their long Pontificall garmentes with rich and sumptuous white siluer Myters beset with stones After followed three degrees of Cardinals Deacon-Cardinals Priest-Cardinals and Byshop-Cardinals The Pope with passing pompe is caried aboue the ground vppon mens shoulders in Cella gestatoria with his triple Crowne on his head full of precious stones and with a most sumptuous and precious robe wrought ouer very artificially with golde and set with diuers stones and so caried to Saint Peters Church vpon Kings Embassadors shoulders After some praiers and sacrifice done he is hossed againe vpon mens backes and caried from Saint Peters into Saint Andrewes Chappel where after many rites and ceremonies there finished which was there prouided for his inauguration he is taken vp againe into his golden chaire from Saint Andrewes Chappel where Andrew the Apostles head is presented thence hee is caried to the Chappell of S. Peter and S. Paule thence caried from place to place by the Legats and Ambassadors of all the Kings of Christendome then being in Rome representing the states of Kings and Emperors Oh Superbum Animal for betweene golden and siluer Crosses the Myters of Byshoppes and Cardinalles hats shining as starres with diuers kindes of precious stones with Iewels the Popes triumpaunt cariage vnder such a regall Canapie with his triple Crowne his rich and Pontificall garments blessing the people passed farre the pompe of great Xerxes in his voyage into Greece or the Triumphs of great Pompey ouer all Affrica and Asia at Rome Hos iudos et iocos diceres prout rabies Papae with such peales of ●…es ringyng af Belles sounding Trumpets with such clan●…urs and noise of other brazen Instruments that it farre surmounted the besieging of Carthage or the assaulting of Munantia In the like triumph and pompe hee is againe caried into his Pallace of S. Angelo blessing the people from place to place and in euery place as he is caried the people againe crieng out wishing him the felicitie of Augustus and the loue of Traian vsing seuerall solempne ceremonies with the greatest pompe innented His dinner that day exceeded Ca. Caesar who in his triumph ouer Affrica prepared 22000 tables most royally furnish●…d and his banquets after dinner far excelled the banquets of L. Lucullus or Marcus Antonius His myrth and musicke passed the feast Hyacynthia Of the most happy ioyfull and triumphant day of her Maiesties coronation vpon the 15 of Ianuary I Need not particularly set down the solemnitie of that day neither can I if I would declare the ioyes and triumphs of that day For wheras her Maiesties predecessors studied how one might excell another with roialty pompe and solemnity of ceremonies as Richard the second and after him Henry the fourth at whose coronation Iohn king of Castels and Legions then being Duke of Lancaster Earle of Leicester and Lincolne who as Duke of Lancaster chalenged to beare the chiefe Sword before the King called Cortana as Earle of Lincolne hee chalenged to be Caruer at the Kings table and as Earle of Leicester he chalenged to be L. high Steward of England Thomas de Woodstocke the Kings Uncle was admitted to be Constable of England Robert Earle of Oxford was admitted to the office of a Chamberlaine Thomas Beauchamp Earle of Warwicke was admitted to beare the third Sword for there were three Swordes assigned to be borne before the King at his coronation but I find but two Swordes in Modius Pandectes Ensis politicus Ensis Ecclesiasticus Upon the day of the Kings coronation the L. Maior and the Citizens of London by the Recorder made petition to the King that the Maior might serue the King at his dinner in the hall at his coronation The Barons of the fiue Ports were admitted to the Office to beare ouer the Kings head a Canapie of cloath of gold vpon foure Speares couered with beaten Siluer in most solempne order great solempnitie from the Tower through the Citie of London with such magnificent pompe and triumphes as were full equall to the Emperours of Rome or the kinges of Fraunce And in these two thinges passed Fraunce Rome Persea or any other Kingdom of the world The first the noble and general chalenge of Monomachia in Combat with any Knight of the world by the Kinges Champion Sir Iohn Dymmocke Knight vppon the day of coronation armed and mounted on horsbacke readie to performe the chalenge in the behalfe of the King In the second ceremony they excelled for that at the coronation of Henry the fourth nine seuerall Conduites ran for two daies of Claret wine and white wine in nine seueral places of the citie of London as plentie as water to all passers by But the most happie ioyfull and triumphant day of her Maiesties Coronation not onely excelled all her predecessors the Kings of England but all other forraine Kinges as farre as heauen surmounteth the earth or as the glorie of God excelleth the pompe of man so far her Maiesty passeth other Kings in vertue religion goodnesse iustice trueth and peace it self which she brought with her vpon the day of her Highnes coronation to England which since her coronation shee planted in England that England may say Haec est dies quam fecit Dominus exultemus laetemur in ea The triumph whereof is such that Angelles doo triumph in Heauen and good godly men clap their hands on earth and say A Domino factum est istud And though the Kinges of England receiued the Christian faith before any other in the world euen from Lucius time An. Dom. 177. before Clodouaeus the first Christestened King of France 300. yeares Before Marcus Iulius Philippus the first Christened Emperor of Rome 76. years and before Palladius was sent from Rome to Scotland by Celestinus then Byshop of Rome and before Patricius was by the same Celestinus sent to