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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

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 siri●… 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 be●…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 Arcanū 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 sa●…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 Firmētur 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 cōmeth 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 vnderstād of the faith pictie vertue that belong to Princes reciting to him the

naked swordes to make way for the Emperour to passe by who commaunded by all rig●…ur and extremitie to keepe the people off Of the inauguration of the great Duke of Hetruria Cosmus Medices by pope Pius the first at Rome with the ceremonies and solempnities thereunto belonging THe Pope prepared to goe to the Chappell of Sixtus where the Cardinals and the States of the most part of Italy expected his comming hauing his triple crown and his Pontificall robes on as is the manner at such solempne inaugurations Cosmus Duke of Florence which was to be made the great Duke of Hetrucia appareled with his princely attire caried the Popes traine into the Chappell of Sixtus The Duke was placed betwene two Priest-Cardinals for you must vnderstand that there were degrees of Cardinals The first Degree were Deacon-Cardinals the second were Priest-Cardinals the third were Bishop-Cardinalles At these Cermonies the Duke hath that woonted place betweene two priest-Cardinals being apparelled not as the Duke of Florence but as the great duke of Hetruria This worde Great was among the Iewes Chiefe as the high Priest Among the Perseans the Grecians and Romans they vsed it as the greatest title dignity of name that might be geuen For among the Assirians was but one called Belus magnus the great Among the Chaldeans but one Nabuchadnezzar the great Among the Perseans one Xerxes the great and so in Macedonia one Alexander the great and in Asia but one Antiochus the great In Rome because their Emperours were great were three as Pompey the great Constantine the great So now the greate Duke of Hetruria a fellow to any Emperour being created Unto the Pope were brought a Crowne of gold and a siluer Scepter after the Epistle of the Masse was read the great Duke was lead in solempne order between two Dukes from his seat vnto the high Altar where the Pope after a fewe praiers for the Duke blessed the Crowne and the Scepter being receiued by the Cardinall and thē he taketh the Dukes Cap off and putteth the Crown vpon his head saiyng Accipe Coronā c. And the Scepter into his hand saiyng Accipe Virgam amoris This being done the Duke of Hetruria kisseth the Popes foote is brought again between two Cardinals to his seat and from his seat within a while he is lead betweene two Cardinalles to the Altar to offer his oblation which is a Goulden Chalice with a Couer and a golden Bason vpon the Chalice was wrought by curious Art three pictures of Faith Hope Charitie which three held the Chalice with their hands hauing vnder their feet the foure Euangelists There was added also very curiously on the Chalice the Armes and Ensignes of the pope and of the great Duke The seruice being ended the great Duke was solempnly againe to take his oath which was in this sort I Cosmus Medices great Duke of Hetruria doo promise and sweare to the holy Churce of Rome and Sea Apostolique all woonted obedience reuerence and warship which I by my Legates haue hitherto perfourmed Also I promise and here I vow to bee most studious and carefull of the Catholike religion and to obey the Popes Holinesse as Gods Uicar so helpe me God and the contentes of this Euangelist After this the Pope vsed a few praiers and so the solempnitie was done Of the ancient and strange ceremonies at the Election of the Prince of Corynthia CORINTHIA is a Prouince where the Sclauonians speach is spoken where maners and customes are most strange and the like Ceremonies not read of When any new elected Prince entreth into his gouernment hee is brought into a faire large valley where was wo●…nt to be an ancient citie where some monumentes are lest as reliques so that time ware out the name of it In a wyde faire medowe hard by a Marble stone is erected vppon the which stone 〈◊〉 Rusticall fellow standeth which by succession of blood that place and Office by haritage death possesse There hee hath hard by him a deformed lean Mare and an old lean Oxe and the Rusticall country people in heapes about him On the farther side of the medowe is the newe Prince with his Barons and States about him with great pompe and solempnytie verie richlie Attyred all in Purple hauinge the Princes Ensignes and his Armes and twelue Banners caried salempnlye before him the Prince beinge apparayled verie poore like a simple Countreyman in olde broken Garmentes his Cappe bare and his shooes worne with a Countrey Staffe in his hand seeming rather more like a Sheaphearde then a Prince Who when he commeth nigh to the Clowne that standeth vpon the Stoane he crieth out in the Sclauonian tongue and asketh who is this that is commyng heere so proude The Barons and the States aunswere and say hee is Prince of the Countrie then the Countrey man from the Marble stone demaundes againe Is this man a right and iust Iudge Dooth hee seeke the benefite and wealth of this Countrie Is hee of honest and vertuous condition Is he a found Christian in religion Will he defend the true faith And is he woorthy of this honour To whome all the States and Barons answere he is and shall be Againe he saith I aske you by what lawe and right should I bee remooued from this seat The Countie of Goritia answereth and saith For money this place is bought then this Oxe and this Mare shalbe thine and all the Garmentes which last the Prince did put off and thy house shalbe free without anie Tribute Then the Countreyman discendeth and meeteth the Prince and striketh him a litle on the cheek saiyng I command thee to be a good iust Prince then he taketh his Mare and his Oxe and giueth the place to the Prince who streight standeth vpon the Marble stone taking a naked Swoord into his hand First he doeth floorish it one way●… then he doth floorish it another waye promising therby equal Iustice to the people there they bryng water in a countrey mans Cappe to drinke to signifie vnto the Prince that he should abstaine from Wine After these Ceremonies the Prince cometh downe from the Marble stone and is brought to the Temple called our Ladies Chappel whiche was as some do write the Seate somtime of a Byshop then from thence after some Sacrifice which was to bee vsed all things done and perfourmed the Prince putteth off the Rusticall Garmentes that he put on before to perfourme the custome and ceremonies of the Countrey and weareth his Princelie wonted Attyre and after he had feasted with his Barons and his Nobilytie he retourned to the Medowe againe where the Marble stoane was and sitteth there on his Tribunall Seat to heare causes pleaded and to giue Iudgement accordyng to Iustice this is the maner and strange custome of the election of any Prince in Carynthia So strange were the customs and maners in old time aswell at the election and