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Emblems of rarities: or Choyce observations out of worthy histories of many remarkable passages, and renowned actions of divers princes and severall nations With exquisite variety, and speciall collections of the natures of most sorts of creatures: delightfull and profitable to the minde. Collected by D.L.
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Lupton, Donald, d. 1676.
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of certaine Abbies religious Houses or other spirituall lands whereof they shall alow a certaine stipend to the entertaining of a certaine number of religious persons in every religious house under him and for that benefit are sworne at the entring into the said Order alwayes to defend the Spirituality and maintaine the Clergy in their priviledges but how they keepe their Oath it is well seene in every place of their spirituall possessions and thereof my selfe have oftentimes had oeular experience for travailing in that Countrey and passing oâ—tentimes by goodly religious houâ—ses I have sometimes for recreâ—ation having well tryed the courteous demeanor that commonly Religious men use towards strangers that come to view their houses entred into sundry of them where I have divers times beene sufficiently enformed by the religious how the King had given the rents and possessions of their houses to the Knights of his Order with the conditions already rehearsed which Knights allow them such bare exhibition that by reason it is not sufficient to entertaine the fourth part oâ— the number by them appoynâ—ted almost all of them aâ— constrayned eyther to forsakâ— their houses and begge oâ— else there to starve througâ— which occasion many goâ—â— religious houses are of late fallen in decay for want of reparation trimming up and inhabiting and will do more and more without a redresse And this have I learned in divers Religious houses beside the common murmuring of the Clergy and so wee may see how these Knights called of the Holy Ghost for to defend and maintaine the spirituality doe under pretence thereof rob and prodigally wast the spirituall possessions so that it may seeme only to be a policy under the correction of better judgement put in the Kings head to diminish spirituall livings which in that Countrey are wonderful great and satisfie his prodigall minde in rewarding by that meanes his flatterers because through his exceeding lavishnesse hee is scarce able otherwise to reward them The Bishop of Rome considering what dismembring of Church-lands and decay of Gods service commeth through this Order in the Realme of France will not grant the confirmation thereof although the King hath beene instant for the same but notwithstanding the Popes misliking thereof the Order is maintained though to the great weakning of the Religion in that Countrey Yea at the last celebration thereof which was on New-yeares day even 1581 I saw three Bishops were admitted into that Order The Collar is of Flowers de lys and flames of Gold with a Crosse and a Dove on it pendant representing the Holy Ghost wrought in Orange-tauny Velvet garnished about with silver beames which the Knights of that Order weare upon their Cloakes before their heart Their robe is a blacke Velvet Mantle poudered with Lillies and flamâ—s of Gold and Silver None are admitted to this Order who cannot proove their Nobility by 3 descents at least The sixt Order is of the Bath brought first into England 1â—99 by Henry the Fourth They are created at the Coronation of Kings and Queenes and the installation of the Princes of Wales Their duty is to defend true Religion Widdows Maids Orphans and to maintaine the Kings rights Of the Cannibals THe Cannibals are wilde people feeding uppon mans flesh which is a very sweete kinde of flesh If they get or finde any children within the age of 14 yeares they feede them and cram them as we doe Capons but those which are beyond 14 yeares of age they kill them out of hand devouring their hot guts immediately and the other parts of their bodies they salt and lay up as we doe poudred flesh they eaten women but keepe them onelâ— for the bearing of children 〈◊〉 we doe Hennes for egges If any for age is past childe bearing shee doth all drudgeâ—ry like unto a bond-woman they have no houses but the erect many trees together and so combine them in the top that it serveth for lodging Their beds be made of Silke and Hey they have no Iron but they use bones instead of Iron they dresse their meate in earthen pots mingling the flesh of Parats Geese Ducks and mans flesh together They are now come to more civility then they had in times past Of the Lyon LYons live in many Countries in Affrica they have a cruell and terrible looke and thinne haires Pliny thinketh that his especiall valiancy is when his maine covereth his necke and shoulders In Affrica for the scarcity of waters many wilde beasts meete together at some one puddle where males and females of divers kindes use naturall conjunction whereof commeth monstrous yong Aristotle saith that the shee Lyon hath at her first generation five yong and that every year-after shee bringeth forth lesse by one untill shee waxe barren and that her yong are without shape or fashion about the bignesse of a Weasell Herodoâ—us and Gellius thinketh the contrary that shee bringeth forth one every yeare Democritus saith this beast onely is bred and brought forth with open eyes and that hee is given to little sleep as it may appeare because his tayle is often wagging as hee sleepeth The Male Lyon maketh urine like unto a Dogge which is strong in savour The Lyons drinke seldome they feed every other day after satiety they be without meat for 3 dayes they devoure such things as they can wholly they live long The Lyon only of al fierce and cruell beasts sheweth clemency towards the humble for hee spareth the prostrate and when he rageth he useth his violence rather against Men then Woemen He never uttereth his Force against infants and children but beeing driven with great Famine thereto His tayle is a note of his minde and stomacke as the eares bee in a horse for if his tayle stirreth not he is gentle and peaceable the which is a rare thing for he is most commonly angry He keepeth his desire of revenging long against any that hatve hurt him being wounded hee doth note and marke him that gave the wound and in a great multitude will invade him His bones are sound and not hollow whereof some write that out of his bones fire may be striken as out of stones and therefore sometimes he is so raging with anger and in such a burning heate that hee dyeth presently He is never exasperate or moved but either by famine or hurt This one thing is to be noted in so cruell a beast that wheeles runned about and empty Carts and the combes and singing of Cocks doth make him afraid but especially hee is afraide of fire Of the people called the Nigrites and others THere is a kinde of people nigh unto the confines of the west Arabians called Azanagi whose colour is betwixt blacke and ash-colour they live with Barley and Dates and Camels milke and because they are neare unto the Nigrits they feede sometimes upon divers kinde of pulse they be no great feeders for the scarcity of victuals maketh them to suffer and tollerate much famine The Portugals use merchandize
their computation of time from the birth-day of Mahomet by the name of this word Hegyra as the Spaniards were woâ—â— of long time after they were subdued by the Romans to number their yeares from Augustus Caesars Reigne by these 4 letters A er a which is Annus â—rat Augusti These Infidels and Pagans observe a memoriall for the nativities of their Kings and Princes throughout the whole world In Persia the birth of Cyrus upon the 16 day of the Moneth Lois In Macedonia the nativity of Alexander the great upon the Ides of February And in Rome the nativity of Romulus upon the 21 day of September In like sort the nativity of Iulius Caesar upon the fourth of the Ides of Iuly The nativity of Nerva upon the 4 Calend of December The Nativity of Adrian upon the 6 Calend of November Of Antonius pius upon the first of Aprill Of Gordianus upon the 13 of Ianuary Of Constantine the great upon the 4 Calend of Februâ—ary And so of Traiane Vespatian and others whose Natiuities were with great honour observed and with great dignity of triumphes feasts sacrifices games and playes with all pompe and glory in remembrance of good Kings nativities solemnized For Beata respâ—â—â— cui princeps Philosophus All the Kingdomes of the World in their feast Natalitiâ— in memory of the most happy state of a good King used all kinde of strange inventions to magnifie their Kings the Egyptians in their Pyramides and Obeliskes the Grecians in their triumphant Arches and Pillars the Persians with feasts and banquets solemnized the Nativities of their Kings and the Romans excelled with sundry pompes of triumphs to set forth â—he dignities of their Kings Dictators and Consuls Others â—n the sacred Wood Aricinâ—m doe sacrifice to Diana with â—heir pompe of Peplon c.. Beside such magnificent and triumâ—hant Games and Playes to set â—orth the dignities of the feast Natalitia in memory of good â—rinces nativities As at Aâ—ens Magna Panathenaea first â—stituted by Ericthonius to hoâ—our Minerva every fift yeare â—n like manner as the games â—f Olympia was by Hercules celebratâ—d to honour Iupiter or Isthmia was by Thaeseus made to honour Neptune So in Rome the great Playes and Games called Ludi triumphalâ—â— Ludi Natalitij were onely toâ— that effect invented to magnifie good Princes and to record their worthinesse with Feasts Triumphes and Playes in memory of their nativities For 〈◊〉 this feast of Natalitia the common people assembled together with sweete flowers green hearbes some made them boothes with Oken bougheâ— and some tents covered witâ— with long Reeds with greaâ— banquets and much mirth 〈◊〉 honour the nativityes of Kingâ— The Roman shepheards dresâ— upon that day their sheepe-â—â—â— with greene rushes sweet floâ—ers with branches and boughâ— they their Wives and Families with nose-gaies and garlands with Bagpipes and fiddles celebrated their feast Natalitia at the birth of any King Dictator or Consull of Rome In other places they celebrated the games Saturnalia in December their games Sigillaria in Ianuary the Games Lupercalia in February But in Athens their Bacchanalia is solemnized in November where the Ministers and Priests of Bacchus and Diana by the names of Mimallones Sileni Mâ—nades Bacchae Satyrae c. all crowned with Ivey Garlands and with Ivey speares in their hands singing the song of Dithirambos dancing Enoplia with the pompe of Peplon to honour Bacchus then how ought wee to celebrate the Natalitia and inauguration of our Englands joy the establisher of our peace King Iames of blessed memory and also his sacred Majesty who is the greatnesse of great BRITAINE and the unparallel'd patterne to all Kingdomes of Piety and Religion of whom it may be truely said With Graces three with Muses nine With Sibyls twelve can he With three the fourth with nine the tenth With twelve the thirteenth be Of the inauguration and anointing of the great Duke of Muscovia with the ceremonies at their Coronation AT the Coronation of the great Duke of Muscovia 〈◊〉 the States of Muscovia whicâ— they call Camesi assemble together at Saint Michael their chiefe Temple the day appointed for the Coronation the Citty is so strawed with flowers and sweet odours and set forth with boughes that their triumph is great feasting according to the custome of the Musâ—ovites The great men meete the Duke or the Emperour and â—ring him into the Temple who â—t his comming into the Temple an old fatherly man meeteth him having on a long garment downe to the ground Bombycina veste This embraced the Emâ—erour most courteously for â—ee was the Metropolitan of Muscovia or the chiefe Priest which they call Princeps sacroâ—um whose authority and command in that Countrey is very great In the midst of the Temple was made a Theater with seates to fit on and with staires to passe to every place of the Theater being set forth with most sumptuous showes the feat of the Emperours was made most royall 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 laced close at his breast called Bombycina vestis his hands so be set with Jewels that onely the Emperours hands and his head were to bee wondred at Now the Emperour being in his Palace the States and the great men in their feats the chiefe Priest or the Metropoliâ—tan turneth his face and looketh upon the Emperour saying My most loving Sonne and great Duke of Muscovia now the Gods have placed thee in the highest Tower of Fortune and in the great state of Dignity not to harme or hurt thy people but to helpe and to guide them not to devoure them but to relieve them ministring Lawes and Iustice to every man alike laying before thine eyes the noble Examples of the best Emperours thy Father brought much calamity and wrought many dangers to this Empire Wilt thou defend thy Countrey with Iustice and with armes make much of good men and subdue the wicked If thou doe this we thy Cittizens here will pray unto the regall Gods of supernall and infernall power to blesse thee with much felicity that in thee wee may see our Countrey flourish This being done the people make great joy and triumph form 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 Muscovites for it seemed by the tyranny of the Emperours that they use very few godly ceremonies I should have set downe at the comming of the great Duke through the streete the peoples throng was such that many were with naked swords to make way for the Emperour to passe by who commanded by all rigour and extremity to keep the people off The Nativity of our Saviviour Christ. THe Nativity of our Saviour Christ seemed so simple his life so poore and his death so â—gnominous that he was a stumbling blocke to the Iewes