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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

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

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 Triplicia Festa With a briefe rehearsall of the Funerall Solempnities at some Emperors Kings and Princes burials By Lodowike LLoyd Esquier Imprinted at London by Richard Ihones at the Rose and Crowne neere Holborne Bridge Ianuary 1591. Liber minimus labor maximus To the most high mighty Prince Elizabeth by the grace of God Queen of England France and Ireland c. ALexander the great most noble and vertuous Queene rebuked Aristotle the Philosopher for that he read in Athens cōmonto his Peripatetians which was peculiar to Princes such is the state and dignity of a king that the same Alex. commanded that none should set him in collours but Apelles nor in metals but Lysippus I had not attempted most soueraigne Lady to intreat of sacred Princes to write of their natiuities inaugurations coronations and annointings of their feasts triumphes vowes sacrifices with other pompe solempnitie therunto belonging thinges far beyond my reach had not 3. seueral most iust causes moued me therunto The first the day of your Maiest birth The 2. the day of your Highnesse cōming to the kingdome And the 3. the day that your Highnes was crowned Queene of England three most happy ioyful triumphant daies to England through the which we triumphed 2029●… daies with triumphs of Ouation the ioies whereof forced me most hūblyto present this to your Maiestie trusting that your Highnesse wil so accept of a Britane for Brutus sake as Artaxerxes the great accepted of the poore Persean Sinaetes a glasse of water of the riuer Cyrus for Cyrus sake In maximis enim voluisse sat est Your Maiesties most humble and obedient seruant Lod. LLoyd To the Reader IF the Greekes laboured so much that they brought fiftie of the most beautiful Virgins in al Greece before Apelles to draw the picture of Venus thereby and to be put vp in Ceramicus If the Romans traueiled as much to bring fiftie of the fairest Ladies of old Italie to set Iuno in collours to stand in the Capitol what may we in England say of such a sacred Prince whose vertues were they painted which Plato saith cannot be should far excel fifty Venus or fifty Iunos were all their prophane worthines in one picture painted But all kind of tymbers serue not to frame Mercurius image and euery collour serueth not to paint Phoebus How be it I wil imitate poore Tymantes who when he coulde not liuely expresse in collors the maiesty of Agamēnons countenance he threw a vaile ouer his picture to shadow his faultes to escape the reprehension of the lookers on I leaue Athens to honour their Minerua in the feast of Panathenaea with the triumph of Peplon Rome to worship Iuno in her feast Quinquatria with the triumphs of Epinicion the Iewes to solemnize their feast Neomenia the Perseans to magnifie their Kinges with sacrifices and songes of Theogonia we wil Ca●…tare Domino and solempnize Triplicia Festa for the seuenth of September the 17 of Nouember and the 15 of Ianuary which God graunt vs long to enioy for Christ his sake our sauiour The Triplicitie of Triumphes Of the pompe and solempnitie of Triumphes games and plaies in Natalitia vpon the natiuities of Emperors kinges and princes throughout the whole worlde THe natiuity of Emperours and Kinges in olde time were had in such honour and reuerence as all Kingdomes and countries of the worlde deuised by all meanes possible to obserue those great and victorious daies by feastes triumphes vowes sacrifices games and plaies to celebrate the memorie of a good Prince borne and to make mention of victories peace quietnesse iustice and other infinite good thinges and great felicity which is held by the birth of a vertuous prince and therefore the Romanes vowed in this feast Natalitia to build temples and to erect vp Altars to solemnize games to set vp Images and statues in the Capitoll in the market place and in the Orators court as in Athens they were woont to magnifie and set forth the dignity of kings and princes natiuities with the triumphant Arches and Pillers in Ceramicus in the Temple of the Muses and in the Castle of Minerua for the byrth of a good Prince is as the natiuity of a kingdome and the second birth of euery good particular subiect within the kingdome and therefore it was not lawfull in these ioyfull feastes Natalitia by Lycurgus law in Greece and by Numa Pomp law in Rome to offer any sacrifice of blood vnto the Goddes but with corne honey milke cakes with all flowers and fruites of the earth frankensence and Myrrhe and other sweete odours so Pythagoras saith Nihil animatum Diis censuit immolandum in Natalitiis So it was in the feast of Palilia decreed that no beast should be slaine vpon that day for it was the byrth-day of Romulus the first founder and king of Rome which the olde Romanes with all feastes and myrth obserued for that was the day of Romulus byrth who after was cannonized a God and named Quirinus Upon the which day the Romanes vsed three solemne feasts games and plaies The one a natiuall feast in memorie of kyngs and princes byrth The second a triumphant feast in remēbrance of victories and triumphes The third the great vowed feast which was the most magnificent and the most regal feast of al celebrated in Circo Max. instituted by Tarquinius the proud the seuenth and last king of Rome continued by the Consuls and Dictators but fully inlarged and set forth with greater glory by Augustus Caesar. Vota pro salute principum So that all countries held the natiuities of their kinges and princes as the sound Anchor and sure stay of their states For it was lawfull as well to the vestals Uirgins to be present at the feast Natalitia among the Romanes as it was for the Nunnes of Ceres to come to the games of Olympia among the Grecians for it was a free and a ioyfull feast And therefore we sing and say in honor of September Sing we IO PAEAN glad and say our triumph now is such That Perseans yeeld and Greekes giue place and Romans triumphes couch Of the Vovves vvhich the Romans vsed to make for the health and good estate of their kinges Dictators Consuls and Emperours IT was a custome among the Romanes vpon the third of Ianuary to make Uowes and to sacrifice for the preseruation and healthof their Kinges Dictators or Emperors vpon the which day they erected an hūdred Altars wheron the priests called Flamines sacrificed an hūdred or\d\e an hūdred sheep an hundred Swine with supplication to the Gods for their

the Magi of Persea and the priestes of Amon calling him the sonne of Iupiter After he had triumphed with pompe and great solemnitie into Babylon he maried ninety of the Macedonian Peeres vnto so many Persean Ladies and Alexander himselfe maried Statira daughter to king Darius This feast continued fiue daies with all the r●…yalty and magnificence of the world I wil omit his triumph ouer Porus king of India which seemed equall or rather greater than any his other Triumphes in Greece In Macedonia were Pillers and Arches triumphant made and set vp as monuments and Trephees of triumphes as the Egyptians had their Obeliskes Pyramides triumphant as the onely ornaments and remembrance of their kinges THe Romane Emperours were woont vpon the eyght of August to celebrate festiua●…l games with all pompe and shewes in which feast Ludi Votiu●… were solemnly plaied which continued as many daies as the Emperour raigned yeares in the Empire for the number of the daies in Votiuis ludis should answere the number of the yeares of the Emperors raigne So Adrianus honoured the first day of his adoption into the Empire by his Uncle Traiane with the plaies Ludi votiui as he celebrated the feast of his natiuity with the games called ludi Natalitii for these three daies the byrth day the imperiall day and the dieng day were euerye where with great honour and pomp solempnised for the Romans mused nothing more than one to excel another in pomp and in solempnity of triumphes as Galienus had an hundred white faire Oxen with their hornes gilded and their backes couered with all kinde of changeable silke ten Elephants with other wilde beasts to the number of 200. straunge Pageants diuers games and plaies some representing the maner and fourme of Cyclops some of Satyrs and Faunes Others trampling and dauncing and fencing before the triumphant Chariot Women and maides carieng torches lampes and al kind of lightes to celebrate the feast Hecatombaeon after to play the games Circenses in memory of his natiuity The Emperour Probus among other solempnitie and pompe of triumphes caused his souldiers to plucke vp yoong greene trees by the Rootes and set them so thicke rounde about the place Circus maximus that it seemed rather like a great parke or a greene forrest than a Theater to play on wherein were a thousand wilde Boares a thousand Hartes a thousande Deares a thousand wilde Goates a thousand Estriges The next day were brought an hundred terrible Lions three hundred Leopardes brought out of Siria Libia three hundred mightie hugh Beares an hundred Lionesses with many other wild beastes at what time they vsed hunting with all kind of weapons and dartes with all deuices and pollices for the killing of those beastes In like sort Aurelianus triumphed ouer king Ode●…atus and ouer Zenobia Queene of Palmeria the pompe whereof was such that three triumphant imperiall chariots one of siluer the second chariot all of golde the third all of precious stones in the which Queene Zenobia was caried a Queene of passing vertues and singular learning In this triumph the Emperour Aurelianus followed in the fourth chariot which was drawen with eight faire strong Harts In this triumph were Elephantes Tygers Alces Camels Leopardes beside infinite number of wilde and tame beasts In the triumph of Seuerus were foure hundred wild beasts and three hundred tame beastes in all seuen hundred wilde tame beasts let loose in the Amphitheators in Rome as Lions Panthers Elephants and Beares wilde Asses wilde Oxen and wilde Beares which after long terrible and daungerous fight were slaine by polliticke stratagems and the feast thereof was celebrated for seuen daies an hundred beasts euery day consumed in feasts with all solempnity pomp magnificence and glorie Titus celebrated two feastes one in memorie of his father Vespasianus in Beritto a citie in Siria and the other in remembrāce of his brother Domitianus natiuity in Caesarea Who after great games and royaltie caused diuers Iewes taken Captiue at the sacking of Hierusalem to fight with terrible wilde beastes and so to be deuoured And so of the rest of the Romans triumphes which were in number 320. from Romulus the first triumphāt King vnto Probus the last triumphant Emperour which continued 260 Olympiads so long the Romans state continued The Romans triumphed but 320 in 1200. yeares O ten times more happye England sithens her Maiestie was crowned Queene vntill this day 20295 triumphes of Ouation without blood which neither Romanes Grecians Perseans could neuer boast of for their triumphes were bloody therfore blesse we her birth and say Here Ioue Pandora staid in state here Mars Pamphila stal'd Here Phoebus points Pansophias seat diuine Eliza cald With Oliues dect with Palme attyr'd with Laurell crown'd is she With Myrtle branch triumphant like a prince of Peace to be Of the byrth of Mahomet THe natiuity of Mahomet which was vpon Friday is vnto this day among the Saraceas solempnly celebrated with diuers ceremonies and sacrifices in remembrance of his byrth euery Fryday through the yeare but specially vpon good Fryday in contempt of our Sauiour Christ the Saracens haue such a royall feast that the charges of that one dayes feast far surmounteth all the other 51. feastes The Arrabians honour the natiuity of their Mahomet so much that they begin the yeare and make their computation of time from the byrthday of Mahomet by the name of this word Hegyra as the Hispaniards were wcont of long time after they were subdued by the Romaines to number their yeares from Augustus Caesars raigne by these foure letters A er a which is Annus erat Augusti If these infidels and Paganes obserue a memoriall for the natiuities of their kings and princes throughout the whole world as In Persea the byrth of Cyrus vpon the 16. day of the moneth Lois In Macedonia the natiuity of Alexander the great vpon the Ide of Februarie And in Rome the natiuity of Romulus vpon the 21. of Sept. In like sort the natiuity of Iu. Caesar vpō the 4. Ide of Iuly The natiuity of Nerua vpon the 4. Calend of Decemb. The natiuity of Adrian vpon the 6. Calend of Nouemb. Of Antonius pius vpon the first of Aprill Of Gordianus vpon the 1●… of Ianuary Of Constantine the great vpon the 4. Calend of February And so of Traiane Vespatian and others whose natiuities were with great honor obserued and with great dignitie of triumphes feasts sacrifices games and plaies with all pompe and glorie in remembrance of good kings natiuities solempnized For Beata respub cui pinceps Philosophus If all the kingdomes of the world in their feast Natalitia in memorie of the most happy state of a good King vsed al kind of strange inuentions to magnifie their kings The Egyptians in their Pyramides Obeliskes The Grecians in their triumphant Arches and Pillers the Perseans with feastes banstets solemnized the natiuities of their kings and

they consult vntill nine from thence they goe in solempne order into S. Bartholmewes First goeth before the Archbyshop of Moguntia and the Byshop of Treuire Next went the Byshop of Collen and the King of Bohemia Then last went County Pallatine the Elector of Saxon. the Elector of Brandenburge and so in order sate in the Church and after some praiers done they came from their seates with great pompe and solempnity vnto the Altar where euery one of the seuen princes Electors take there a solempne oath one after another in these wordes I doo sweare vpon this Euangelist before me that with al my faith which I owe vnto God my diligence and care which I owe vnto the Empire without reward or hope of greater honour that I will choose with all faith and trueth a iust and a fit man for the Kingdome of Rome as much as in mee lieth After this oath is ministred vnto the seuen Princes Electors seuerally one after another they return into their seats then they sing most solempnly with Organes Shalmes and other musicke Veni Creator After this they withdraw themselues into the Councel house where they stay half an hower the doore lockt vpon thē they call the chiefe Peeres of Germany vnto their Councell house as Messengers vnto the Emperour to signifie their election and to desire the Emperour in name of the Electors of his good will herein and if his Maiesty would vouchsafe to come to the Church of Saint Bartholmewes at Frankford a place as Westminster is in England or S. Dennis in France If the Emperour come he is receiued by the Archbyshop of Moguntia and the Duke of Bauaria and the rest of the Electors meete him at the Church dore according to their custome and there with solemnitie and pompe they bring him into the Councell house in his imperial robe and his Diadem on his head to accept of this election and from thence after the election is signified vnto him by the Archbishop of Moguntia in order they come foorth into the church the Emperour vnto his imperiall seate the new elected King lead betweene the aforesaid foure Bishops vnto the Altar according to the woonted rites and ceremonies of their elections they set the King and there he is crowned King by the Electors Te Deum c. is sung then the trumpets belles gunnes and all kind of sounding is there and after al this is done they lead the King vnto his roiall seate prouided in the middest of the Church and there proclaimed King of the Romanes and heire of Augustus Thus shortly haue I laide downe the maner of the election of the latter kinges of Rome They haue their seuerall ceremonies in crowning of their Kinges and Emperours In Aquisgrane with siluer In Millaine with Iron and in Rome with a Crowne of gold For these three Crownes belonged proper to the Empire of Rome Of the maner and forme of the inauguration annointing of the kings of France at their coronations with al other ancient ceremonies and solemnities FOr the inauguration and annointing of the Kinges of France First a regall throane is made in the body of the Church at S. Denis the night before the king of France is crowned the keies and custody of the Church is committed to the kinges guard the King that night entreth into the church very deuoutly to pray there continueth a while in the morning the kings watch with his guard lock all the doores of the church morning praiers being ended the King with al his barons nobles peeres with al archbishops Bishops early in the morning come to the church wher the archbishop of Rhemes doth most richly attire himselfe to celebrate seruice In the meane time the Abbot and the Monkes of Rhemes bring Ampullam to S. Dennis with great reuerence the Archbishop comming to the Altar in his Pontifical robes and speaketh to the king in this wise We request thee and require thee that thou defend the canonicall priuiledge of the Church committed to our charge that thou wilt obserue iustice and the law of France as that thou wilt keepe vs and saue vs as a King ought in his Kingdome preserue and maintaine any that putteth confidence vnto him whether he be of the Cleargy or of the Laiety To this the King dooth promise and voweth that he will defend maintaine and keepe with all his power both the state of the Cleargie and the Laiety saieng Promitto ●…ro me vnicuique vestrum legē ius debitum Ecclesiae seruaturum This doth the king of France promise and sweare with a solempne oath before all the states of France After the kings oath is ended two Archb. take the king by the hand and lead him before the high Altar where he kneeleth vntill some certain songs and praiers be ended Upon the Altar is set most so lempnly the imperial Diadem of France with another lesser crowne beside the regal sword in his scabberd there are also laid vpon the Altar a paire of golden spurs a Scepter of pure gold with a golden rod springingforth as it were out of an Iuory hand also a paire of hose called Sandanali of purple collor wrought ouet cum floribus Lirints of pure gold a coat which is called Dalmatica and a regall cloake these were ancient monumentes and orders of France instituted by Charles the great left as reliques monuments after him to his successors the kings of France These ought the Abbat of S. Dennis to bring to Rhemes from his owne Monastry the K. standing before the Altar vnlaceth himselfe vnto his shirt the great Chamberlain of France receiueth at the Abbat of S. Dennis the sandals which the king weareth After the Duke of Burgundy putteth the kings spurs on and presently taketh them off againe then the Archbyshop girdeth the sword to the kings side and straight taketh it off and draweth it out of the scabberd and deliuereth it into the kings hand saieng Accipe gla dium tibi datum quo possis repellere omnes inimicos sanctae Ecclesiae regnū sibi commissum defendere c. Take this sacred Sword which is deliuered vnto thee from aboue whereby thou maist resist banish all the enemies of God and the aduersaries of his Church defend the kingdome committed vnto thee Then the Chore sang this Antheme Confortare esto v●…hs obserua legem domini Dei tui c. Be strong and corragious and obserue the lawes of thy Lord God that thou maist walke in his wales and keepe his commandements as testimonies of his loue and God shall strengthen thee and saue thee wheresoeuer thou be The king taketh the sword out of the Archbishopes hande and deliuereth it to the Constable of France to bee caried before the King then the king is annointed with the holie and most sacred oile which was brought by the Abbot of Rhemes but before that the K. is annointed the Archbishop

came in sight of the people the troope of Trompeters sounded and a number of brazen harnes were with all triumphant myrth likewise sounded the 〈◊〉 and other music●… instrumets 〈◊〉 also to sing with the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 those melodies were 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 instruments 〈◊〉 brought from Vinceslaus Chappell and laid vpon the high Altar all other regall Ensignes called Insignia regia symbola were also laid vpon the Altar except the 〈◊〉 ●…ies of bread and the pots of wine which were laid vpon a side table When this musicall noise ended the King was solempn●… load into the Altar and 〈◊〉 by all the Bishopp●… of Bohemia before the Archbyshop of whome they require in the name of the holy Church their mother that this new elected Prince should be King of Bohemia the 〈◊〉 the Archyshop demaundeth of the Byshops whether they thought him fitte and woorthy for so high a dignitie They all with one voice affirmed the woorthenesse of the man Then all they kneeling downe with the Archbyshop and the King fell to prayers 〈◊〉 praiers the Archbyshop●… blesseth the King three seuerall times wishing vnto him 〈◊〉 most happie and fortunate raigne to the which the Byshoppes answere Terogamus audi nos From hence the King was lead by the Byshops to his seat being set in the middest of the Quire vnder a ca●…apy of great maruellous rich state the byshops cum suo quisq Episcopali pedo on the one side of the King with the rest of the Peeres Nobles of Bohemia on the other side also they that caried the Diadem the Scepter the Sword and the Apple From his seat againe the King was brought vnto the high Altar 〈◊〉 the Archbyshop ●…ead before the King ex libro rituali the customes Ceremonies and orders of his Predecessors After he had annointed the new King with his right thump with the sacred oile vpon his arme in the maner and for●…ue ●…f a crosse Likewise hee annointed him on his breast and on both his shoulders This being ended the Noblemen brought to the Archbyshop the Diadem the Scepter the Sword the Apple and the Ring the receiuing the same doth first sanctifie and 〈◊〉 them before he deliuereth them to the king After in this order he doth deliuer the sword into the Kings hand naked and after the Archbyshop taketh the naked Sworde out of the Kings hand and putteth it in the Scabberd and girdeth it to the Kings side Secondly he putteth the ring vppon that ●…nger of the right hand which is called An●…laris digitus Thirdly he deliuereth into the left hand the Apple and the Scepter into the right hand of the King These Ceremonies being once ended the Archbyshoppe dooth aske the King certaine questions on this manner as the Polonians vse at the coronation of their Kings Wilt thou maintaine the faith Wilt thou defende the Church and be a buckler and shield vnto the Ministers thereof Wilt thou 〈◊〉 and defend this Kingdome committed to thy charge Wilt thou obserue the lawes and customes of Bohemia To al these the King answereth and saith I will thereupon taketh hie solempn oath Then is there also a nobleman in the name of the King that demaundeth also of the people whether they bee contented to be subiect to this newe elected King and whether they confirme the Kingdome vnto him with al obedience and faith due vnto him to be performed and yeelded This being consented vnto by the states and the people certaine of the chiefe men come before the King in the name of all the whole Kingdome laying their handes vppon the imperiall Diadem as the maner is of Bohemia doo sweare solempnly with their faith and trueth in the name of all the people of Bohemia to serue the King to obey him as their soueraigne Lord and maister This being ended the Archbishop pronounceth out saith Thanks be vnto God and therewith the Trompets gunnes belles altogether soundeth with such noise and triumph vntil the King be brought againe with all pompe and solempnitie vnto his pallace This is the maner and ceremonies of the annointing and inauguration of the Kinges of Bohemia at their coronation Of the inauguration annointing of the great Duke of Muscouia with the ceremonies at their coronation AT the coronation of the great Duke of Muscouia all the states of Muscouia which they cal Camesi assemble together at S Michaell their chiefe Temple the day appointed for the coronation the Citie is so strawed with flowers and sweet odours and set foorth with boughs that their triumph is great feasting according to the custome of the Muscouites The great men meete the Duke or the Emperour and bring him into the Temple who at his comming into the Temple an old fatherly man meeteth him hauing on a long garment down to the ground Bōbycina veste This imbraced the Emperour most curteously for he was the Metropolitane of Muscouia or the chiefe priest which they call Princeps sacrorum whose authoritie in that countrie is great In the midst of the Temple was made a Theator with seates to sit on and with staires to passe to euery place of the Theator being set forth with most sumptuous showes The seat of the Emperours was made must roiall and with great magnificence sitting in Scamno with a rich purple cap on his head beset with gold and precious stones a precious garment wrought with gold and ●…aced cloase at his breast called Bombyeina vestis his hands so beset with Iewels that only the Emperours hands and his head were to be woondred at Now the Emperour beeing in his Pallace the States and the great men in their seates the chiefe Priest or the Metropolitan 〈◊〉 his face and looketh vppon the Emperor saieng My most louing Sonne and great Duke of Muscouia now the Goddes haue placed thee in the highest tower of Fortune and in the great state of dignitie not to harme or hurt thy people but to help and to guide them●…ot to deuoure them but to relieue them ministring lawes iustice to euery man alike saying before thine eies the noble examples of the best Emperors thy father brought much calamitie and brought manie daungers to this Empire Wilt thou defend thy countrie with Iustice and with Armes make much of good men and subdue the wicked If thou doo this we thy Citizens here will pray vnto the regall Goddes of supernall and infernall power to blesse thee with much felicitie that in thee we may see our Countrie flourish This being done the people make great ioy and triumph from the highest to the lowest and therewithall much money is throwne among the vulgar people I could not read of any crown nor of any other monuments among the Muscouites for it seemed by the tyranny of the Emperours that they vse very fewe godly ceremonies I should haue set downe at the comming of the great Duke through the street the peoples throug was such that manie were with

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

of her selfe The Priest must bring her to the Altar where she is sacrificed with a vaile ouer her face and after oblations and praiers done she is slain vpon her husbands graue for sacrifice Thus haue I laid downe the Natiuities Inaugurations Coronations and annointing of Emperors Kings and Princes aswell Paganes as Christians FINIS Vowes made in the feast Natalitia The Romans Vowes The Grecians Vowes The Aegyptians Vowes The Persians Vowes The Persean feasts vpon Cyrus natiuitie The great kings of Persia Herodot and Ctesias Theogonia Hermea Hylaria Hypingos Ivla. Xerxe first day to his kingdome called Titan. Timolions byrth Theogonia Aratus natiuity Cities builded to honor kings Quintil is chā ged to Iuly Sextilis into August Iu. Caesars natiuitie Elaphoboelea Iuno Apulcus de aureo asino Quinquatria Iulos The feast Adonia Ichada Acron Britomarus The strange triumphes of the Romans Iuba King of Mauritania Iugurth K of Numidia Alex. lib. 6. Cap. 6 Scipio Asiaticus The greatnes of Alexand. triumphe●… Pyramides Obelisks are Egyptian triumphes Ludi votiui Galie●… Probus triumphes Alex. lib. 6. Cap 6. Aurelianus triumph Titus triumph August The varietie of triumphes Isthmia Natalitia Saturnalia Sigillaria Lupercalia Bacchanalia The names of Bacchus prists Aarons annointing 〈◊〉 stones Exod 29 Saule annoi●… ted k. of Isra●… Halycar lib. 1 Lituus The inauguration of the first kinges of Rome The oath of the Kings of Rome The inaug●…tions of the kings of Persia from Cyrus time The ceremonies at the in auguratiō of the kings of Persea Tira Magi. Augurer●… The first emperors of Rome were not crowned 3. crownes be longed to the Romane empire The ceremonies at the coronation of the Emperors of Rome The orders of the coronatiō 6. Cal. Martii The inauguration of the latter Kinges of Rome Sigon lib 4. Cap. 24. Cigo lib. 4. Cap. 24 Septemuiri The maner order at the election of the late kings of Rome and Emperors of Germany by the 7. electors The oath of the Electors in choosing both kings Empetors of Rome Kings of Rome heires of Augustus The charge giuen to the K. of France at their coronation The Kings oath The ancient monuments at the corons tion of the K. of France The words of the ceremonies The Anthem at the annoin ting of the King Ampulla a sa ●…ed relique Phillippus Pulcher his charge to his son at his death Vladislaus The charge giuen to the K of Hungary at his coronation Stephen the first king annointed in Hungary The crowning of the Kings of Hungary Vladislaus was crowned and annointed King of Hungarie The ceremonies vsed at the coronatiō of the King of Poland The admoni tiō charge giuen to the K. of Poland at his coronation The demands to the Kinges of Poland with their answer to the same The oath of the K. of Poland at his coronation Their King is annointed Dalmatical robe The words ceremonies at the coronati-of the king of Polonia Vincenslaus the first annointed king of Bohemia by whom all their reliques and ceremonies were first instituted Holoserico a kind of preci ous costly silke The solempn musike and melody vsed at the corona tion of the K. of Bohemia The demāds of the Archb. to the Nobility of Bohemia concerning their new elected King The annointing of the 〈◊〉 of Bohemia The ceremonies at the coronation of the King of Bohemia The charge gi uen to the K. of Bohemia at his corona tion The oath of the King Muscouian Ceremonies A seat or a chaire The Metropolitans questions to the Emperour Three degrees of Cardinals How this word Magnus was esteemed Belus Xerxes Alexander The great pomp at the D. of Hetruria his coronatiō The cere●…nies at the coronation of the great Duke of Hetruria The oath of Cos. Medice●… D. of Florēce when he was made Duke of Hetruria The P. of Ca rynthia created in a Medow on a Marble stone The Prince of Carynthia created in an old beggars weed Questions demaunded by a simple Clowne of the States of Carynthia A Clowne striketh the Prince on the cheeke The Prince drinketh water out of ●… Countrie mans cap. The Prince sitteth in iudgment on a stone in a me dow to heare causes pleaded The strange Scepters vsed by kings and Princes in times past The order maner of the inauguration of Pope Gregory the tenth Kings Embassadors carieth the pope to his coronation The Popes dinner his banquets after dinner Richard the 〈◊〉 Steward Constable Chamberlain The order maner of the coronation of the kings of England The faith receiued into England before any other kingdō The Christened kings of the Gothes Long obards Vandals and Hunnes Lucius the Britā the first K. christened in the world Four christiā Kings onelie annointed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Statues and images of the dead ●…he pomp of Drusus funerall The rusul funerals of th●… Macedoni●… Grecians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Patroclus lamented by Achilles Euripides death lamented by King Archelaus S●…●…he funerall in pomp of the d●… K. of Egypt The pomp of the Thracians Funeral