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
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 â—…es ringyng af Belles sounding Trumpets with such clanâ—…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 furnishâ—…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
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
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 coÌ„sent 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 Lonâ—…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 FroÌ„ 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 garmeÌ„ts of Damatia for that time appointed ther also certain ceremonies wer read to him concerning his care diligeÌ„ce 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 reuereÌ„ce kissed the popes foot toke his seat vpoÌ„ 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 whoÌ„ 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
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
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
Prince their countrie and their children This sacrifice was among the Grecians in olde time called Hecatombaea and vsed after of the Romanes in the feast Natalitia Of the vowes of the Grecians for their Princes Gouernours and Magistrates The Grecians vowed for their Gouernours and Princes health and long life to dedicate Statues and Images of Marble Copper Iuorie Siluer and Golde to stand in Ceramicus in their Castle of Minerua in their Temples and to represent the maiestie of their Goddes with chains iewels crownes garlands with all solempne sacrifice singing Poeana to Iupiter the Sauior and to Iuno the Song Herea for the Princes of Greece all the Priests and sacrificers being crowned with Garlāds of Dliue leaues A vow yearelie made of the Aegyptians for the prosperous estate of the Kinges of A Egypt AMong the Egyptians a straight law was made by the Priestes of Memphis that they should assemble into one place once a yeere and shaue their heades and their beards and to dedicate the haires therof with solempne vowes to their God Serapis at Memphis to defende their Kinges from all harmes daungers and death The manner and order of the Perseans in making their Vowes for their kings THe ancient Perseans had their Kinges in such reuerence and honour that the Wise-men called Magi for that they had neither Temples nor Images would clime vp to an high hill and there make a pile of wood and vpon the wood they poured wine milke and honney and after sprinkled all kinde of sweete flowers as pawnes and pledges of their vowes which they made for their kings with supplication and sacrifice to the Sun whose temple said they was the whole world then to the Moone the starres and the Wind for the health and safeguard of their kinges all crowned with garlandes of greene boughes and so other Kingdomes and countries they vowed sacrifices seruing their Goddes for their kinges and Gouernours Then England Quid nisi vota supersunt For het that suckt Melissas milke and sat on Pallas lap Who can with sacred Sibils sleight Calypsos wiles entrap Of the Natiuity of King Cyrus and of the Persean feastes or ioy thereof THe great king Cyrus for so the Perseans named their Kinges after Cyrus time vpon the very day that hee was borne had victory ouer the Scythians and Saceans he so honoured and magnified that day that Cyrus commanded that they should bee called the great Kinges and appointed that it should be so solemnized yearely with a regall noble feast called Sacaea after the name of that nation conquered in the which feast was celebrated diuers straunge kindes of ceremonies as the maisters to attend vpon the seruauntes the mistresses vpon their maides imitating the orders and maners in the feast Saturnalia wherein also were Bachanalia vsed in the which feast were men women and children which disguised themselues like Faunes with Iauelings wrenthed about with Iuie in their handes and with Iuie crownes on their heades dancing and skipping after Psalters and Howboies singing sacred songs vnto Bacchus called Orgya and Dithyrambos this feast Cyrus commandad to be yearly solemnized in Babylon vpon the sixteenth day of the Moneth Loys on the which day Cyrus as some simpose was borne which day among the olde Perseans was highly honoured for of all the feastes and sacrifires of all solemne great daies the daies of their Kinges natiuities were must in honour esteemed This was the onely and greatest feast of the Perseans for the rich men would celebrate the feast of their Kings byrth with sacrificing of whole Camels horses Oxen and Asses sparing no cost in this feast the poorer sort strained themselues with all charges to set foorth the feast of their Kings natiuities at what time the Magistrates vsed to sing the song Magophonia at their feast and the song Theogonia at their sacrifice For this feast Sacaea was called among the Thessalians Peloria in C◅eete called Hermea in some place called Penagria In another place called Saturnalia but in all places vsed and celebrated with great solemnities at the natiuities of Kinges and princes and here in England for September and Nouember Nil nisi dicimus Io. Your Dythirambion songes and Orgyes trickes your Bacchus daunce is done Your Iuie crownes and crowned Nymphes Your sacred Thyrsus's wonne Of the byrth of Alexander and of the Macedonian feastes THe Macedonians likewise vpon the byrthday of the great Alexander by the decree and commaundement first of Philip Alexanders father who during his life kept solempnly a most royall feast for three seuerall daies The first and the greatest feast was for his son Alexanders birth The second cause was for that his Lieutenant generall Parmenio had gotten a noble triumphant victorie ouer the Acaians The third cause was for that his horses chariots wan the garlāds at the games of Olympia This happened all in one day on which day Alexander the great was borne The same very day the monstrous great Temple of Diana was burnt by Herostratus to become thereby famous at what time the Priestes of Diana cried out Magnum Asiae malum nasci This feast Triplicia was long time after Alexander obserued by the Macedonians and yearely solemnized in memorie of Alexanders natiuity with great triumph pompe vpon the day of his byrth called Laeta fortunata Macedonum dies on which day the Macedonians vsed to weare the picture of Alexander about their neckes in iewels and on theis fingers in ringes This day they vsed sacrifice and celebrated plaies diuers kindes of games Argiraspides Alexanders chiefe souldiers celebrated the feaste of Alexanders natiuitie as long as they liued and disdained to serue vnder King Antigonus or any other King after Alexander died Euen so Homotimi chiefe souldiers vnder Cyrus refused to serue vnder Cambises and so of Achilles Myrmidones and of Pyrrhus Dolopes I may speake of others who refused after renowmed and valiant kings to serue wicked princes cruell Tyrants If the Macedonians solemnized so great a feast in memorie of Alexander vpon the eight of Februarie who liued but 12. yeares King and that with such blood that he left scant a King vpon the earth to succeed him what may be saide for September and that for 32. Septembers past which we sine caede sanguine haue enioyed Dux foemina factum This we may well say and sing Your stately daunce Enoplia call'd your pompe of Peplon fell To your solempne Epenician songe you Greekes must say farewell The manner and order of the Indians in celebrating the natiuitie of their kinges THe Indians so honoured the byrth-day of their King at what time the daies began to lengthen that the king with all his Nobles went to the riuer Ganges to wash bathe themselues where they offered in sacrifice to the Sun a number of blacke bulles for that collour among the Indians is most esteemed After sacrifice done to the Sun the King held a feast which
the Romans excelled with sundry pompes of triumphes to set foorth the dignities of their kings Dictators and Consuls Others in the sacred wood Aricinum do sacrifice to Diana with their pompe of Peplon c. Beside such magnificent and triumphant games and plaies to set foorth the dignities of the feast Natalitia in memory of good princes natiuities As at Athens Magna Panathenaea first instituted by Ericthonius to honour Minerua euery fift year In like maner as the games of Olympia was by Hereules celebrated to honor Iupiter or Isthmia was by Thesaeus made to honour Neptune So in Rome the great plaies and games called Ludi triumphales Ludi Natalitii were onely to that effect inuented to magnifie good princes and to record their worthinesse with feasts triumphes and plaies in memory of their natiuities For at this feast of Natalitia the common people assembled together with sweete flowers greene hearbes some made them booths with oken boughes and some tents couered with long reedes with great banquets and much mirth to honour the natiuities of kinges The Romaine shepheards dressed vpon that day their sheep-folde with greene rushes sweet flowers with branches and boughes they their wiues and families with nosegaies and gatlands with bagpipes and stddles celebrated their feast Palilia at the byrth of any king Dictator or Consull of Rome In other places they celebrated the games Saturnalia in December their games Sigillaria in January the games Lupercalia in February But in Athens their Bacchanalia is solempnized in Nouember where the Ministers priestes of Bacchus and Diana by the names of M◅mallones S◅leni Menades Bacchae Satyri c. al crowned with Iuy garlands and with Iuy Speares in their handes singing the song of Dithirambos dancing Enoplia with the pompe of Peplen to honour Bacchus But our Bacchanalia in England is otherwise in Nouember than in Athens wherefore we may Ca◅ere Paean and say Io for our Eliza For With Graces three with Muses nine with Sibils ten can she With three the fourth with nine the tenth With ten the eleuenth be The natiuity of our Sauiour Christ. The natiuitie of our Sauiour Christ seemed so simple his life so poore and his death so ignominious that hee was a stombling blocke to the Iewes and a laughing stocke to the Gentiles they so thought for that he was borne in Bethelem a litle village in Iudea and that hee liued and was conuersant among simple people without pomp and glorie and that he died the death of the crosse with reproch and shame supposing him to bee a Carpenters sonne but they were deceiued his byrth was most glorious the appearing of the Starre prooued it the discending of Angels singing Gloria in excelsis did manifest it the comming of Magi from the East did confirme it his life was most imperiall commanding water into wine the blind to see the lame to go the sicke to health and the dead to rise His death was moste triumphant with the song of Hosanna he vanquished deuils subdued hell and conquered the world and said Cousumatum est Therefore his natiuitie is to be solempnized of all Christians his life to be worshipped and death to bee glorified with Alleluiah Osanna and Gloria in excelsis songs triumphant and sit for Iesus Christ our sauiour Of the happy natiuitie of our gratious Queene Elizabeth WHat shall we write further of triumphs and of natiuities But our day began the seuenth of September the most happy and blessed day of Queene Elizas natiuitie of whome wee haue triumphed 20295 daies euery day being a triumphant day sithence her Maiesties byrth vnto this present time With whom neither Romulus though cannonized and after called God Quirinus neither Cyrus though named the Great King neither Xerxes called Titan neither Alexander the great though called the son of Iupiter neither Caesar though called perpetual Dictator In fine neither Assur nor Pharao neither Iew or Gentle can with their Triumphs and pomp of natiuities match Elizas byrth The reason is plaine because her God is the God of Abraham in whose seed the children of God possesse eternity and for whose sake we in England enioy peace and quietnes Thus endeth the feastes Natalitia concerning the Natiuities of kinges and princes Of the ancient order maner of the inaugurations coronations of diuers Em perors Kings Princes high Priests with their seueral ceremonies solemnities and first of the sacred annointing of Aaron the high Priest by Moses of his glorious garments of consecration sacrifice and sacred annointing of the high priest to be obserued in Israell for euer AFter that the Tabernacle was made which was long before the Temple God commaunded Moses to call Aaron first before he should bee annointed high Priest to make such sumptuous and glorious garments as the excellency of his calling might bee knowen and the dignitie of his Office present the Maiesty of the highest Hence al the annointed christian kings of the world tooke their platforme as an example to be followed in the inauguration annointing and crowning by God warranted and by his spirit particularly set down to Moses all the cunning and skilfull workmen in Iudea were appointed to make Aarons holy garments which were these 1 A Robe 2 An Ephod 3 An embrodered Coate 4 A breast Plate 5 A Myter 6 A Gyrdle 7 An holy crowne These were called holy garments and be consecrated before the high Priest shoulde bee annointed First a breast plate and an Ephod and vppon the Ephod two Onix stones on the which were grauen the 12. Tribes of Israell six vpon the one and six vpon the other which was made of pure golde blew silke and purple Scarlet and fine twined lumen of imbrodered worke Then had the high Priest an embrodered coate wrought very curiously and a curious robe wrought vnto the grounde vpon whose skirts were Pomgranets in golde wrought with purple silke and scarlet Then did Moses set a Miter vpon Aarons head and vpon the Miter a plate made of pure golde called the holy crown on which was written this sentence Holinesse vnto the Lord. For the high Priest could not giue sentence without that on his breast vpon the which were written these wordes Vrim and Thumin A breast plate of Iudgment with the like work as the Ephod was and made foure square an the which were set foure rowes of stones in this sort The 1. rowe A Rubie A Topaze A Carbūcle The 3. row A Turky An Achate An ◅ematit The 2. rowe An Emerald A Saphir A Diamond The 4. row a Chrysolit An Onix A Iasper These 12. stones according to the names of the 12. Tribes of Israell were wrought with gold and set in embosment After these holy Garments were made the high Priest was brought vnto the doore of the Tabernacle which was couered with blew silke purple and scarlet twined wrought with needle work ouer and there he was annointed to be
Most reuerend father the holy Church doth require that this noble knight should be aduanced vnto the regal dignity of a king The Metropolitan demandeth whether he be worthy of such honor dignity vnto the which al the bishops princes present affirm that for wisdome vertue and manhood he was therunto elected then the Metropolitan chargeth the K. with the lawes and customes of the Kings of Hungary his predecessors geueth him his oth in this sort That he shuld siriâ—… with a pure sound religion defend the Church of Christ and the catholike faith therein receiued vnto his death 2. To defend the common wealth from forraine inuasion 3. To maintaine peace with al care and diligence 4. That he would do nothing vnfit or vnseemelye for a King to doo 5. To vse iustice and equitie to his people These with many others the King is sworn by the Metropolitan at his coronation After the oth the Metropolitan beâ—…etheth God to send this new elected K. the blessings that was geuen to Abraham Moses Dauid in vanquishing their enemies the K kneeling vpon the left hand of the Metropolitane before the Altar at these praiers which being finished the K. is annointed on his right arme and vpon his right shoulder with the sacred oile called ArcanuÌ„ After the ancient customes and maners of the kinges of Hungaria Then was the King by the Bishops and Princes brought into his seat and from thence he was lead into a secret chancel putting off his princelie robes and putting on the olde ancient regall weeds of K. Stephen which were left there for monuments from Steuen for the coronation of the Kinges of Hungarie his successors as France doo of Charles the great wrought ouer with silke and golde where the pictures of the twelue Apostles before the throne of God vppon their knees cum auris cothurnis on his feet He was in this habit leade againe to his seat and from thence brought vnto the Altar where the Metropolitane deliuerth into his hand the naked sword saâ—…g unto the king in this sort Take this sacred sword by the authority of the Apostles to thee it is giuen to exercise iustice to maintaine trueth to reward vertue and to punish vice With this sword protect thy people defend the Church persecute heretikes saue widowes and Orphanes from wrongs These with many other good wordes being spoken by the Metropolitane the King flourisheth the naked sword vpon the right hand and then vpon the left hand in token that he will execute the lawes of Hungary iustly and truly euery where and then putteth the Sword into the scabbetd and girdeth it to his side Then the Byshops doo bring vnto the Metropolitane the crowne which he taketh from the Bishops and setteth it vppon the Kinges head saieng these words Take this holy and sacred Diadem in honour and glorie of the Trinitie and know that thereby thou art called to bee also a spirituall Pastor in the mysteries of the Church hoc crede opus fortitudinis esse against the enemies of God Then the Metropolitane taketh the Scepter and deliuereth it into the Kings hand and saith these wordes Virtutis veritatis virgam accipe receiue here the rod of vertue and trueth whereby thou must put downe the wicked proud man exalt the good and godly man direct the ignorant remember that this Scepter is virga aequitatis virga regni and therefore vse iustice and loue trueth for that purpose God hath annointed thee king of Hungarie This being finished the king is lead by the Metropolitan the Byshops the Peeres from the Altar vnto his seat with his crowne vpon his head with his Scepter in his hand and with the rest of the Ensignes caried before him When he is placed in his seat by the Metropolitan he saith vnto the King Stet hic inclitè Rex ac regna Then the Metropolitan doth make his praier for the King in the latter end of which praier he saith FirmeÌ„tur manus tuae exaltetur dextra tua iudicium praeparatio sedis tuae After this he is brought againe by the Metropolitan vnto the Altar where both the Metropolitan and the King receiue the Communica After seruice done the King and the Metropolitan goe together vntill the king come to a sumptuous regall seat prouided for him where the Lawes and customes of Hungaria are read vnto him where the King taking the Crowne from his head sweareth vppon the Crowne to performe all the lawes and customes of Hungaria as nigh as he can and with that the people shout and crie aloud with all myrth and melody they can This is the ancient order of the coronation of the Kinges of Hungaria This inauguration was solempnized vppon the eleuenth day of the Kalends of October at the coronation of Vladislaus King of Hungaria The ceremonies solemnities at the inauguration of the kings of Polonia at their crowning and at their annointing FIrst al the Archbishops Bishops Abbats Suffragans with al the Peeres of Polonia shal meete together in the cathedrall Church of Graconia the Bishops in their pontificall weedes Cum stolis albis Mitris infulis super pellices In like sort the Knightes Barons and all the Nobles of Polonia meet in the cathedral Church The Archbyshops Bishops and chiefe peeres with great pompe goe in order to bring the new eleted King to his coronation The King was apparelled by the Lorde Marshall of Poland and by the chiefe Maister of Ceremonies whose Office is alwaies to attend the ceremonial Order Ensignes and Monumentes The kyng had Sandals on his feete Gloues on his hands a Coat a Cloake painted and figured with alba Dalmatica in these ceremoniall weeds appointed for the kings of Polonja to come from the Pallace to the Cathedral Church where the king is lead betweene two Byshoppes the rest before him and behinde him in most solempne order from the Church into his seat where standing in his royal Seat the Archbish. reciteth certaine short Collects the Crowne the Scepter the golden Apple a naked Sword were caried before the king the Byshops Abbots with the Archbishops had their Crosses caried in solempn order before the king likewise vntill they came to the Church doore there the Embassadors Legates of forreigne kings receiue from these Noble men the crown the Scepter the Apple and the Sword and they caried them from the Porch of the Cathedral church vnto the high Altar vpon the which Altar these Regal Ensigns are laid this being done one of the Byshops after a few ceremoniall praiers coÌ„meth vnto the kings seat standing before the king he admonisheth the king of the great dignity that he was to receiue at the hands of the Bishops the Ministers of God the 〈◊〉 of Christ for that day to annoint to crown him king of Polonia giuing the king to vnderstaÌ„d of the faith pictie vertue that belong to Princes reciting to him the
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 musicâ—… 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 〈◊〉 â—…ies of bread and the pots of wine which were laid vpon a side table When this musicall noise ended the King was solempnâ—… load into the Altar and 〈◊〉 by all the Bishoppâ—… 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 Archbyshopâ—… 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 caâ—…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 â—…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 forâ—…ue â—…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 â—…nger of the right hand which is called Anâ—…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 BoÌ„bycina 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 â—…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 themâ—…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
Ireland 197. yeares and before Suintilla who brought Hispaine to a Monarchie againe for Hispaine was subiect vnder the Saracens 800. yeares Before that vnder the Gothes the Uandals and the Romanes that they vsed to make their Computation per aera Augusti vntil Iohn the first 1372. who then commanded Anno Dom. to be vsed The Longobards the Gothes the Uandols and the Huns by reason of their warres between themselues were made Prouinces vnder the Romans and so continued vntil the Em pire decaied After they had reuolted they elected Kinges to gouerne them whose names are these vnderwritten Agelmundus the first K. of the Longobards 394. Alaricus the first King of the Gothes after the reuolting from the Romans 404. yeares Gundericus the first K. of the Uandals 413. Atrila the first K. of the Hunnes 430. Now after these Kingdomes 600 years began the Kingdome of Polonia where the first crowned christened King was Miezlaus An. Dom. 963. In Hungaria the first crowned King was beatus Stephanus 1003. In Bohemia the first crowned K. was Vratislaus 1080. So in antiquity of Christianitie the kings of England are most ancient and so laid downe before Rome France Spain Scotland Ireland Poland Hungary Bohemia and the rest For it is allowed of all and written of Functus and others that Iosephus of Aramathia who buried the body of our Lord and Sauiour came to Britaine twelue yeares after the death of Christ and conuerted many vnto the Faith But let it be from King Lucius time the first christened King of the world 177. For Cassianus saith there were but foure annointed christian Kings the Kings of Hierusalem the kings of England the Kings of France and the kinges of Scicily The funerall pompe of the Romane Emperours THe pomp and solempne state of the Funerals of the Roman Emperors were such as being set forth the solēpnity of the dead Emperor were such as the Senators Dictators Consuls and chiefe Magistrates of Rome being in their appointed funerall garments attending to carie the coffin with one before the Hearse plaieng vppon a Shalme or a Fluite with a mournfull funerall Song called Naenia which in like maner the Grecians vsed at the funeral of their Kings the songs which they called Ialemos Then the Patricians and Senators caried before the dead Emperour his Statues and Images and after that the statues and Images of his predecessors to set foorth the dignitie of his stocke as Ca. Caesar did at the funerall of his Aunt mother vnto Marius whose Statues Caesar caused to be caried before the Coffyn with all the Sarieants carieng their Ares and rods with all the Ensignes Crownes rich spoiles and Trophees which Marius had gotten in his victories In like manner Tiberius Caesar the third Emperour of Rome caused at the funerall of his Father Drusus that the statue of Aeneas and all the statues of the Kings of Alba vntill Romulus time the 17. after Aeneas and the Statue of Romulus and of the whole familie of Gens Iulia from Romulus time to Iulius Caesar ◅eally The like pompe was before Silla and others by the Patricians and Senators Yet Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Pomponius Atticus with some others commaunded that they should not be brought into the Fielde of Mars with any solempnitie of Iupiters coate of triumphant garments Purple robes and such other pompe But specially if any died in the field the rare sight of the solempnitie excelled The Generall and chiefe Captaines euerie Officer with his band trailyng their Pikes after thē on the ground with the points of their Swords downward their Ensigns foulded together their Horses sheearde and clipt their dumb Musick with all the rufull sightes that might be inuented c. The maner of the funerall Pompe of the Grecians IN other partes of Greece they vsed more solempn mournful ceremonies at the funerall of their kings and Princes they tooke down their Bulwarkes Fortr◅sses of warres they vntile their Temples they subuert their Altars they reiect and depose their Idoles they put out their fire and the men shaue both their heads beards and they clip their horses and left nothyng vndone that seemed mournful Then all the priests Maiestrats yong Gentlemen children caried Trophees and Monumentes of the dead kinge with his Ensignes and Armes crowned with Garlands according to the custome of Greece The Noble women caried diuers great Cuppes or Bowles some ful of wine others ful of milk some full of blood all in white Garments others caried honey cakes which should be sprinkled cast vpon the s◅ral fire at what time they sang Hymnes Odes and songs called Ialemos in the praise of the dead Prince and lastly when the King is solemply thus burned the Princes and great men of his blood should carie his a◅es in golden pots crowned ouer with all kind of sweet flowers which should be as a memorie or Trophee of the dead King The Grecians had also these customs at the funeral of their deare friendes as Parents Brethren Sisters both the men and women should shaue their long haire and offer it vpon the hearse of the dead So Achilles solempnized the funerall of his deare friend Patroclus cutting the fore Iockes of his haire to set it among many other of Patroclus friendes vppon his Hearse or tombe Euripides funerall was of Archelaus King of Macedonia so ho◅rred that he lamented Euripides death with mourning apparell and with a shauen head and beard according to the vse and custome of the Macedonians Of the funerall pompe of the Egyptians THe Kings of Egypt were most sumptuously reserued in this order Their bodies were opened and were in such sort vsed as the Egyptians vse with Myrrhe Aloes honey salt ware and many other sweet odours being feared vp and annointed with all precious oyles and so they reserued the ha◅es of their kinges in high buildinges made for the purpose far from the gro◅ as in their Pyramides Labirinth before spokē The funeral was so lamēted that al Egypt mourned in this sort the men would clap dung and dyrt vpon their heads beat their bodies strike their breasts knocking their heades to euery poste howling and crying for their king their women bare breasted ◅ermear'd with al kind of filth running vp and downe in furious maner fasting mourning 72. daies from wine or any other meat sauing bread and the water of Nilus Of the funerall pompe of the Thracians THe Thracians Funerall is full of myrth and melody for when they bring their friendes to the graue they vse to sing Thracian Songes with all sweet musicke onely this ceremony they reserued when any man of great calling dieth his wife must bee brought the same day to the graue of her husband in her richest ornamēt and best apparel a◅panied with her parents and next in blood with great solempnitie which after sacrfice done vpon the graue of her husband shee must make sacrifice
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 chaÌ„ 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. triumpheâ—… Pyramides Obelisks are Egyptian triumphes Ludi votiui Galieâ—… 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 annoiâ—… ted k. of Israâ—… Halycar lib. 1 Lituus The inauguration of the first kinges of Rome The oath of the Kings of Rome The inaugâ—…tions of the kings of Persia from Cyrus time The ceremonies at the in auguratioÌ„ of the kings of Persea Tira Magi. Augurerâ—… 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 coronatioÌ„ 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 â—…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 coronatioÌ„ of the King of Poland The admoni tioÌ„ 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 demaÌ„ds 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 coronatioÌ„ The cereâ—…nies at the coronation of the great Duke of Hetruria The oath of Cos. Mediceâ—… D. of FloreÌ„ce 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 â—… 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 kingdoÌ„ The Christened kings of the Gothes Long obards Vandals and Hunnes Lucius the BritaÌ„ the first K. christened in the world Four christiaÌ„ Kings onelie annointed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Statues and images of the dead â—…he pomp of Drusus funerall The rusul funerals of thâ—… Macedoniâ—… Grecians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Patroclus lamented by Achilles Euripides death lamented by King Archelaus Sâ—…â—…he funerall in pomp of the dâ—… K. of Egypt The pomp of the Thracians Funeral