God and therefore it wer no harme if the fourme of consecratyng therof wer redressed chaūged into a more godly fashion ⧠The .vii. Chapiter ¶ Who ordaigned praiyng why wee loke Eastward preachyng the Sacramente of the alter FOR so muche as wee are created of God after his owne Image for the entente to honoure and serue hym ▪ and so finally too enioye the eternal enheritaunce of heauen whiche we muste attain to by praier acknowledgyng oure owne infirmitie and referryng vs to the mercie of our moste louyng father It shall bee conuenient therfore to declare y e institucion of praier PRAIER therefore was frō the beginnyng as Abel praied Noha Abrahā Isaac Iacob with other Patriarkes praied to GOD in all their doubtfull affaires gaue thankes for the good acheuyng of theim Moses Aaron with other as Anna the wife of Helcana shewed vs example of praier But Christ is the first that did shewe to vs any speciall fourme of praier as appeareth in the Gospel of Matthew Afterward when men began to coumpte reken their praiers as though God were in our debt for often beggyng of hym there wer diuised by one Petrus Heremita a Frenchman of the citee of Amias bedes to saie lady psalters on the yere of our Lorde a thousande .xc. that is foure hundred .lvi. yeres ago The maner of turnyng our faces into the Easte when wee praie is taken of the old Ethnikes whiche as Apuleius remēbreth vsed to loke Eastwarde and salute y e sonne we take it in a custom to put vs in remembraunce y t Christe is the sonne of righteousnes that discloseth all secretes But that was not lawfull for the Hebrues as maie seme to vs by the settyng of y e tabernacle thei muste euer looke toward the temple as the story of Daniell declareth Moses whē he had receiued the ten cōmaundementes assembling the people together shewed them the will of God and that was the firste sermon or preachyng and the prophetes had without doubt open collacions And afterwarde Ihon Baptiste in the wildernesse of Iury preached and so did Christe hymself and gaue autoritie to y e Apostles disciples by special cōmaundemēt to do thesame THE blessed sacramēt of the alter was instituted by our sauiour Iesus Christ a litle before his passiō in Hierusalē at his supper whē he had ended y e Paschal lābe in this wise He toke bread after he had giuen thankes he brake it gaue it to his disciples saiyng take and eate this is my body y t shalbe giuen for you And takyng the cup gaue likewise thākes toke it to theim saiyng drynke all of this for this is my bloudde of the newe testamente whiche is shed for the remission of synnes This vnder the fourme of breade wyne he gaue to theim particularely his body and bloud sanctified in and by the word And gaue commaundement that like sacrifice should bee made in remembraūce of hym Alexander the bishop of Rome did ordain that this oblaciō should be made of swete bread wher afore it was leuened breade And he commaunded that water should bee mixte with wyne in the cuppe The .viii. Chapiter ¶ Who sacrificed first after Christes tradicion and encreased the partes of Masse EVERY thyng at the first in the mistery of the lordes supper was plain sincer and without any misture of ceremonies conteinyng more vertue then solemnite For it is manifest that Peter whiche either first of all or els with the rest of Apostelles did consecrate often tymes after the rite that he had receiued of Christ by and by after the consecraciō ioyned to the Lordes praier or Pater noster And I suppose it was not muche differyng from the Masse that is vsed in the churche on good Frydaie Celestinus ordaigned the praiers that the priest saieth when he reuesteth hymself to Masse or at puttyng on his clothes that begynneth Iudica me deus c. Albeeit it semeth by the woordes of Chrisostome in y e .xi. homely on Mathewe that it was taken of the churches of Grece and Asia whiche vsed to syng psalmes while the people assembled together Damasus instituted the confession at the beginnyng of Masse and some referre it to Pontianus Kyrië eleëson was frequēted in Grece first and Gregorius caused it to bee saied nyne tymes in the latine churche Gloria in excelsis is ascribed of some too Telesphorus of some to Hylarius of some to Symmachus and the counsaill of Toletane thynketh that the doctoures of the churche made it Collectes Gelasius Gregory gathered And the grayle was appoyncted by theim also Alleluya was trāslated from Hierusalē to the latyne churche in the tyme of Damasus The tract Durandus saith was diuised by Telesphorus and sequences were inuented firste by one Nothgerus an Abbot The Epistles and Gospell were as Hierom wryteth vsed in the East churches of verie auncient tyme wherefore I suppose wee had the maner to reade the Epistle Gospell of those churches albeit some saie Telesphorus ordaigned theim some suppose that Hierom at the request of Damasus did diuide theim as we reade them now at this daie Anastasius commaunded y t we should stand at the Gospell in tokenyng that menne should be in a redinesse to defend the doctryne of the Gospell The first part of the Crede Marcus ordaigned to bee red after it was made by the coūsaill of Nicene And the second part Et spiritum sanctum that the counsaill of Constantinople composed Damasus caused to be read in y e churche Entichianus instituted the offertory to bee songen whilest the people offred suche thynges as wēt to the relief and comfort of the poore The offertory remaigneth but the pouertie is forgotten as though thei had no part in Christ and were vile abiectes of the worlde Gelasius made the prefaces howbeeit in the beginnyng thei vsed but one preface And Sextus putte to the sanctus out of the Prophete Esaias Washyng of handes beganne either of the olde testament where thei did nothyng with vnwashed handes or els of the Gētiles whiche afore their sacrifices vsed too washe their handes as Hesiodus witnesseth BVRNYNG of encense y t was occupied in the old testament by Aaron and of the Panimes in their supersticiouse rites Leo y e third ordaigned to be had in the latyne churche The priuitie of the Masse called the Canon was made by diuerse persones as Gelasius made Te igitur Sitirius added Communicātes and Alexander the firste that was long before them made Qui pridie and that was the beginnyng of the Canon before that tyme. For Alexander was three hundred .lx. yeres more before Gelasius Hanc igitur Leo ioyned and Gregory annexed three peticiōs in thesame Diesque nostros and so furth Innocentius the first instituted that priestest in the vpper part
y e one was more then a prophete so the other was aboue the state and condicion of Monkes Some assigne the original of it to Antony other referre it to one Paule a Thebane surnamed Heremite bycause he laide the fouÌ„dacion of y e maner of liuyng solytary Neuertheles for so muche as euery maÌ„ may speake his phantasye in a thing doubtful I thynke y e institucion of this monastical life to haue proceded of y e Essees a religiouse brotherhod among y e Hebrues that liued after a greater perfection then the Monkes did in their supersticiouse phaÌ„tastical tradicioÌ„s as appeareth by the .viii. boke of Eusebius de preparatione euangelica Of their precedence Antonye and Paule the Thebane toke example of orderyng the rules and preceptes of theyr religiouse scolars Albeit it shal agre of good right to ascribe the oryginal of it to Antony whiche although he were not the fyrst yet he did specially encorage the endeuours of al other to lead that lyfe and aucthorised the discipline of Monkes in Egypt And afterwarde Basilius in Grece and Hilarion in Syria dyd muche augment amplifie that purpose For this Hilarion a man of great vertue by callyng on the name of Iesus healed at the cytie of Gaza the sonnes of a noble woman whervpon the brute of him was so noysed that many out of Syria Egypte repayred vnto him he fouÌ„ded abbeys in Palestine instructed theÌ„ w t rules of liuyng As for Antony he liued in the wildernes of Thebais in Egypt builded there an abbeye where he him selfe w t Sarmatas Amatas and Macarius his disciples liued in so ernest contemplacion and praier â–ª that they liued onely with bread and water his holynes was suche that Helena mother of Constantine dyd commende her selfe and her sonne to his praiers He dyed in the wyldernes when he was an C.v. yeres olde the yere of oure saluacion CCC.lxi his disciples Amatas and Macharius encreased muche the religion after his death Sarmatas was slayne by the Saracenes The institucion of this state of liuyng came I graunte of a good zeele to godlynes but the deuil peruerter of all good thynges dyd so empoysone the heartes of them that folowed that they had more trust in their workes then fayth in Christes blod then euery man beganne new rules of workes to be theyr owne sauiours and went so supersticiousely to worke that al was out of rule and abhominable in the sight of God ⧠The .ii. Chapiter ¶ The diuision of monastical life into sundry secâ—â—s and â—actions AN hundreth .lxvi. yeare after y e death of Antony Benet an ItaliaÌ„ borne at Nursie in Vmbria when he had liued long in solitarines resorted to a cytie of Italy named Sublaque a cytie of the Latines forty miles from Rome And forbecause he was greatly delited with wyldernes and also the people preased there muche to see and heare his preachynges he departed thence to Cassine And in y e tyme of Iohn the fyrst about y e yere of our lord CCCCC xxiiii he buylded ther an abbey and assembled the Monkes that were dispersed alone in diuerse places into one couente and ordered them with instructions of maners rules of liuyng confyrmed with thre vowes that is chastitee wylfull pouertie and obedience because they shuld al together mortify their owne wyl and lustes These thre forenamed vowes Basilius bishop of Gesaria did fyrst institute and publishe in the yere of oure lorde CCC.lxxxiii And also assigne the yere of probacion or trial that religiouse persons had afore they were professed The order of CluniaceÌ„ses were ordeyned by one Odon an abbotte at Masticense a village of Burgundie And WilliaÌ„ duke of Aquitany gaue them on house the yere of our lorde ixC xvi in the tyme of Sergius the thyrd Not long after the religion of Camaldimenses was begoÌ„ne by Romoaldus of Rauenna in the mounte Apenninus the yere of our lord .viii. C.l. they kept perpetual sileÌ„ce euery wednesday friday they fast bread water they go barefoote lye on the ground In a part of the same mountayne called Vallis Vmbrosa or the shadowed valey in y e yere of Christes incarnacion M lx vnder Gregory y e vi Iohn Gualbert begaÌ„ne a new sect of Monkes named theÌ„ of the place where the abbey stode the shadowed valie order The Monkes of Oliuere sprong vp as a fruite of discorde the same yere that the variance was amoÌ„g the thre bishops were instituted by Barnardus Ptolomeus y e yere of Christ M. cccc.vii vnder Gregory the .xii. The faction of Grandimontensers beganne by Steuen of Auerne in Aquitany or Guyen the yere of our lord M.lxxvi vnder Alexander the second had theyr tytle of y e mountayne where their abbey stode A litle after y e same tyme Robert abbot of Molisme in Cistercium a Forest of Burgundie dyd institute y e order of Cistercians albeit some ascrib this to one Ordingus a Monke that persuaded Robert to the same aboue the yere of our lord M.xcviii vnder Vrbane the second Of this religion was the great clerke s Barnarde Almost an C. yere after this in y e yere of our lorde M.C.lxvi The order of Humiliates was diuised by certeine persons exiled by Fredericus Barbarussa which when thei were restored to theyr couÌ„tre apparelled the selfes in white liued by a kynd of vow in praiers penury workyng wulle were admitted by Innocentius the thyrd and other his successours Celestines were founded by Celestinus the fyfte of that name bishop of Rome in the yere of our lorde M.C.xcviii In England saint Gylbert at Tyrington Sempringham begaÌ„ne an order called after him Gylbertines in the tyme of Eugenius the fourth the yere of Christes incarnacion Mcxlviii The Iustinianes were inuented by Lewes Barbus a religiouse man of Venice In the abbey of sainct Iustine at Padway the yere of our saluacion M. CCCC.xii in the daies of Iohn the .xxiii. There were also orders of NuÌ„nes diuised after the same rules of supersticion as the other be ⧠The .iii. Chapiter ¶ Of the Hierominians Chanons Chatterhouse Monkes Whyte frears Crouchefryes with other HIERONIMIANS had theyr beginnyng of s Hierome whiche leauyng his natyue couÌ„tre went into Iury and ther not farre froÌ„ Bethlehem builded him an house where he liued very deuoutly the latter ende of his life in the tyme of Innocentius the .vii. The yere of our lorde M. CCCC.v After his example other counterfetted a resemblant of perfeccion namyng theÌ„ selues Hieronimians wearyng their cloothes of whyte and a coope playted aboue ouer their coate girde with a leather gyrdel There were also certayne Heremites called Hierominians of the foundacion of one Charles Grauel of Florence which made him selfe an Hermite of the same religion in the mouÌ„taynes of Fessulus other there
be y t say one Redo earle of mount Granel did institute them in Fessulus in the tyme of Gregorye the .xii. Yet there be that say that the originall of this brotherhod was instituted of Hierom in deserte that Eusebius of Cremona with other deuoute and holy men whiche kept conuersacion with him did enlarge and augment the familie of that profession As concernyng the Channons reguler ther be two opinions for some saye that Austen by and by after he was created byshoppe broughte hys Chānons in this rule and fourme of liuyng wherin they haue bene so lōg trayned and noseled vp other some bragge and make their vaunt that it was deuised of the Apostles and of this opinion was Thomas of Aquine But howsoeuer the matter go Austen was doubtles ether the inuentour of the secte or renewer of it and therfore maye be iustlye taken for an autoure of that faction and so was he likewyse of Augustines Hermites The Chanons clothyng was a white cote a linnyn rochet vnder a blacke coape with a scapuler to couer their head and shoulders The Hermites haue a contrary vesture a blacke coat with alike scapuler and another coat of whyte a lether gyrdle Of these there be diuerse orders As y e order of s Sauiour of the scopettines whiche wer ordeined by one Steuen Iames two men of Senes in the tyme of Vrbane the .v. the yere of Christ M.ccc.lxx and Gregory the .xi. by his consent confirmed thē in their hipocrisie The Frisonaries is another brood which began among the Hetrurians in the countie of Luces that is other wise called lateraneuse by the diuise of Iames Britiane in y e tyme of Ihō the .xxiiii. the yere of Christ M. cccc.xii thei were amplified encreased bi Eugenius the .iiii. The .iii. order is titled y e brethred of s Gregory de Alga this was ordeyned at Venece by Laurence Iustinian in the time of Innocencius the .vii. y e yere of our lord M cccc vii with diuers other orders whiche forsomuche as they rise sodēly like toad stoles in a raine I wyl omit thē Bruno of Colen y e red sometime the philosophi lecture at Paris did institute the Charterhouse monkes in the diocese of Gracianopolis at a place named Cartusia in the yere of our lord M.lxxx vnder Gregorye the .vii. their life was outwardly ful of painted holines in forbering flesh fasting bread and water eueri friday ful of solitarines muche silence euer pinned in and women were banished out of the house with other semblable ceremonies The Carmelites or white friers wer as some say begon in mount Carmelus after the example of Helias y e prophet which liued their lōg solitary they wer fyrst assēbled together by Almericus B. of Antioch y e yere of our lord M.clxx in y e time of Alexander the .iii. they wer so called our Lady friers of a chapel of our lady y t was in y e hil Carmelus Neuertheles vpon cccc yeares after in the tyme of Innocentius the third they were reformed by Albartus byshop of Hierusalem accordyng to the rule of Basilius and the colowre of their coape was turned into whyte by Honorius the third where afore it was russet The order of Pemōstratenses was instituted in the diocesse of Laudune by Northbergus a priest and the preceptes of that couent were gathered out of s Austens rules and admitted for good by Calixtus the seconde in the yere of our lorde M.C.xx. The Crouch or crosse Friers began about the yere of our lorde M.cc.xv. by the diuise of Cyriacus bishoppe of Hierusalem whiche shewed Helene mother of Constantine wher y e crosse lay hyd And in memorial of y e crosse he caused this brotherhod colledge of Friers to beare the crosse And yet they neuer knew what y e crosse weied in their bodyes or in their heartes forsomuche as they were sore wasted Innocentius the .iii. renewed the religion The .iiii. Chapiter ¶ Blacke and Gray friers the Trinite order Brigidians Iesuates new Hermites and Bonhomes ABOVTE the tyme of Innocentius the third arose two famouse founders of two supersticious sectes I meane Dominicke the Spaniarde and Frauncis the Italian of the countrie of Vmbria Dominicke at the fyrst was a Chanon but bycause he could not suffre to haue a superior and was also wery of the cloyster he inuented a newe fraternite named Dominicans black Friers or Friers preachers bycause they had the charge to preache y e Gospel without mixture of any pharisaical leauen The newe guyse of their vesture made innocente Innocentius to wonder But Honorius the .iii. by his bulle honorably admytted them the yeare of our lorde M.CC.xx. and Gregory the ninth putte the matter out of all doubt canonised Dominicke and by his bulle vnder lead alowed him for a sainct Frauncesse that was fyrst of y e friers Austens thinkyng that secte not to be sufficiently furnished with hipocrisie beganne a newe trade of liuyng in the mounte Appoeninus in a place named cōmonly Iauerna doubtles a ground worthy for suche a foūdacion as was besyde the worde of God it was set vp in the tyme of Honorius aforesayd They were named Minores of the humilitie lowlynes of hart that thei shuld haue but that was smally regarded furthest from their study Two yeres after y t was the yere of oure Lorde M.CC.xxix Frauncisse was sanctified by Gregory made a sainct Fraunciscanes afterward fel at cōtencion for the rules of their profession They that fayled somewhat of y e vnperfecte perfection of them retayned the name of Minorites styl the other titled them selues obseruauntes more worthy to be called obstinate The latter felowes were broughte into England by kyng Edwarde the iiii were greatly enhaunced by the famouse prince kyng Henry the .vii. At the same tyme was Clara the Vyrgyn countrie woman to sayncte Frauncisse whiche was a great foundresse of Nunnes of y e same rule that Frauncesse gaue his couent of them sprōg the basterde penitencers in the dayes of Iohn the .xxii. and the yere of our lord M.CCC.xv The order of the Trinite vnder the sayd Innocentius was begonne by Iohn Marta and Felyx Anachorita in Fraunce in the countrie of Meldine Then also was founded or els not long after in the tyme of Martin the fourth the brotherhod of Mayres seruauntes by one Philip of Florencia a Phisician and Benedicte the .xi confirmed it in the yere of our Lorde M.CCC.lxxxv The order of Brigidians was instituted by Brigidia a wyddowe that was princesse of Sueta vnder Vrbane the .v. in the yeare of oure Lorde M.ccc.lxx it was aswell of men as women albeit thei dwelled seuerally by them selues The familie of Iesuites was the inuēcion of Iohannes Colūbinus in the citie of Senes in the time of the same Vrbane the yere of
Camillus lv Cancer xxxii Candelles lix Candelmas day C. Canis lii Canonisyng of saiÌ„ctes c.xxv. Cappes xcvii Cardinalles xcii CarpeÌ„ters arte lxxviii Cartagens were fyrst marchauntes lxxx Castyng lottes xxxv Castyng mony abrode C.ii. Cecrops viii xii Centaurie was found by Chiron xxxii Ceres xxxvii Ceres Image lxiii Ceremonies why they were so named C.xiii. Chaldees xxi xxvi Chalices of wood C.xxviii Chalices of siluer and golde Idem Chamberleines xciii Chariotes l. Charmes xxxiii Chaunces lii Chaunters lxxxviii Chery trees lxvii Chese makyng lxvi Chesse li. Chippe are lxxviii Chiromancie xxxiiii Chiron auctour of salues xxxi Chitteryng of byrdes xxxv Chius lii Chrisippus ii Chrisme c.iii. Christ authour of our priesthod lxxxviii Christal lxi Christmas lordes c.ii. Christenyng of infantes lxxxvi Churches and churche yardes xcii c Cicero xxi Circenses lii Circumsion lxxxv Ciuil croune lvi Ciuil law â–ª xxxvii Cleanthes ii Cleophantus inuented colours lxiiii Clergie lxxxvii Clockes xliiii Cocke boate lxxx Coynyng lix Collage of secretaries c.xlix Comedies xviii CoÌ„meÌ„dacions to dead bodies lxxiiii CoÌ„mon welth xxxviii CoÌ„mon women lxxxi Communion c.xiii Compasse lxxviii Confession c.xv. Confirmacion c.iiii. Coniurers lxxxviii Constantine forbadde putting to death of the crosse c.vii. Constantyne borne in England fyrst christen emperour c lvi Consuls of Rome xl Corax gaue rules of Rhethorike xxi Corne sowyng lxv Corona triumphalis lvi Corporaces c.xxviii Corpus Christi daye c.xxiiii Couering of scaffoldes lxxvii Counsailes c.lii. Countyng by nayles xxix Cranes or vernes xlix Cratus taught grammer in Rome xv Cries liii Crosse bowes xlix Crosse daies c.xxiiii Crosse forboden to be made c.vii. Crounes of brasen plate lvi Crounes of diuers sortes lvii Cuppes were crouned lvii D DAies of euerye moneth xliii Dayes turned into feries c.xxi Daies named of y e planetes Ibidem Dayly communion c.xiiii Daphis fouÌ„d the shepherdes earolles xvii Dardanus Crezenius xxiiii Dartes xlviii Dauid song in metre xxiii Daunsyng li. c.ii Decking of churches c Declamator xxi Decrees xl Dead bodies lxxiiii and .c.xxv. Dedalus slewe his neuewe lxxix DedicacioÌ„ daies c.xxv. Dedicatyng of Churches c.viii Degrees of kynred inhibited to mary C.vi Deifiyng of the Emperour lxxiiii Deleyng of wines lxvi Demaratus taught the HetruriaÌ„s letters xiiii Demaratus lxiiii Democratia begaÌ„ne in Rome xli Democracie xxxviii Democritus vi Demosthenes xxi DenouÌ„cyng the Dictator xl Deseases xxxi Deâ—any xxxii DeuisioÌ„ of nacioÌ„s vii Deuorcement x. Diagoras ii Dialles xliiii Dialoges xxvi Debutades lxiiii Dyce li. Dictatoures fyrste in Rome xl Dictatours office Ibi. Diyng of wolle lxix Diyng of heare lxxxii Diocesses xcii Dioclesian a great persecutour C.lv. Diodorus xii Dionisius lxv Dirceus captaine of y e Lacedemonians xxiiii Diriges or Exequies C.xxvi Disguisyng C.iii. Diuerse deuisions of the yere xlii Diuerse deuisions of the day xlv Diuerse kyndes of meter xvii Diuerse maners of paper xlvii Diuersitee of speches vii Diuisions of the night xlv Dreames xxxvi Drinkyng on maundy thursday C.i. Druides xxv Drumslades in warre xxiiii Dulcymers xxiiii Dungyng land lxv E EAster C.xix Easter appointed to be kept on the Sonday C.xxi. Easter instituted by the Apostles C.xxii. Easter is to be kepte in Marche C.xxii. Earyng of fleshe lxvii Eclipse of the Sunne and moone xxvii Egges lxviii EgiptiaÌ„s ii xxvi.lxxii Egyptians are superstitious lxxxiii Egyptians letters xii Egiptians fouÌ„d Geometry â—xviii Egyptians founde the yere xlii Election of the bishop of Rome xciiii Electoures of the Emperour Ibidem Eliazer driueth out spirites xxxiiii Elymnete lx Embryng daies C.xix Embroderyng lxvii Ennius called the Poetes holy xvi Empedocles vi xxi Endimion perceiued y e course of the Moone xxvii Enos xii lxxiii Epicarmus xiii Epicurus ii Epicurus taught graÌ„mer fyrst xv Epulones C. Ethiopians xii Ethiopians opinioÌ„ of man vi Euander broughte letters into Ital. xiiii Euen and odde lii Eumolphus xiii Eâ—comunicacion xâ—vi Exequies or Diriges C.xxvi Exercises l. Extreme vnction c.iiii. F FAmous Phisicians xxxi Fanes xxâ—viii Fastyng C.xviii Faunus i. Feastes instituted by y e Apostles C.xxiii Feastes instituted at y e counsail of Lyons C.x iiii Februarie xliii Facâ—ales Sacerdotes xcix Fedyng of birdes xxxv Fery boates lâ—xx Fetters xli F. was taken of y e Ayâ—lians xiiii F. for .v. coÌ„sonant xiiii Fidlers pipers xxiiii Fightyng on horsebacke l. Figures of Arithemetike xxix Fyre iiii lviii.c.viii Fyre and water gyuen in token of chastitee x. Fyrst masse of priestes c.i. Fyrst churche of y e christians c.vi Fyrst churche in Rome c.vii. Fishyng lxviii Fleshe was not eaten before Noe. c xviii Fliyng of birdes xxxv Fyue partes of Philosophi xxvi Foreheades lxxxii Frederike Feltrius liberary xlvi Fullers crafte lxix Funeralles lxxiiii Funeral plaies li. G GAley lxxx Games li Garlandes lv lvi Gates of marble lxxi Geomancie xxxiiii Gymnosophistes xxv Glasses to loke in lix Glasse lx Glewe lxxviii God his nature iii. God made made vi God what he is iiii God was the authour of lawes xxxvii God is made manne lxxxiiii Gods mercy Ibidem Goddesses of fauoure xxiii God father and Godmother lxxxvii Godbrother and godsister c.vi Golde lvii lix Gonnes when they were fyrst made xlix Good angelles i. Goshauke lxxvi Grace at meate c.xxi GraÌ„mer .ii. partes xv Grauers in marble lxxi Grecians lerned in Egypt xxvii Gregory stablished the single lyfe of priestes c.v. Greke stories xx Grindyng lxv HAberion xlviii Allowing of priestes vestures Cxxviii Hampers lxxviii Hangynges lxix Harneis xlviii Harpe lviii Harpe who found it xxiii Hebrue letters xiii Hebrues were authores of Poetry xvi Hebrues were authores of philosophi xxv Hebrues after Iosephus founde Geometrye xxix Hebrues ordaygned Democracie xxxviii Hechwall xxxi Helene founde the crosse Cvii Helmettes xlviii Herbe called baliÌ„ xxxi Herbes were created for manne Ibidem Hercules basilicê° lii Hercules lxi Heretickes Cli. Heroicall verse xvii Hiperbius lxvii Hippocrates xxx Histories xix Hoye lxxx Holy breade Cxxxii. Holy daies Cviii. and Cxxii Holy water Cix Hony lxvii Horsses xlix Hostanes wrote bokes of magike xxxiii Houres xliii liii Houses lxx Huntyng lxviii Huntyng staues xlix Housbandry lxv I IAcob made a league liiii Ianuarie xliii Ianus xii Ianê° coines of bras lix Iauelyns xlviii Icarius lxvi Idei dactili lviii Ides xliii Idolatry xi Iehosuah liiii Iginius made firste orders xc Ihon Baptist Cx. Ihon Cuthenbergus found printyng xlvi Images lxi cxxxi Images of kynges xi Images of waxe C. Institucion of wedlocke viii Instrumentes of husbandry lxv Instrumentes of phisicke xxx Iob. xvi Ioseph lxxxii Iron lviii Isaac digged pittes lxxii Isis i. Iubile C.xlvii Iulius Cesar made the yere perfect xliii Iupiter ii Iustes iÌ„ Rome lxxii Iustyng speares xlix K KEele lxxx Epyng y e secrameÌ„t in churches cxiiii Kyngdome beganne in Egipt xxxviii Kynges how thei behaued theÌ„selfes Ibi. KiÌ„ges of Rome xxxix Kynges and Quenes of Englande xcviii Kynges and priestes wer anoynted C.iii. Kynred inhibited too mary C.vi Kissyng the bishop of Romes feete xcvii Knightes weare rynges for difference lx Knightes of the Rhodes C.xli. Knightes of saincte Iames C.xlii. Knightes of Iesus Christe Ibidem
Shippes lxxx Shomakers crafte lxix Shroueâ—wesday ciii Sycles lix Silke lxix Silla xli Siluer lviii Siluer coyned in Egina lix Siluester commaunded that a prieste should haue but one wife C.v. Simony C.l. Simonides iii Singyng psalmes by course C xix Syngyng to the lute â—xiiii Syngle liuers ix Sithes xlix Siues sarces lxvi Slynges xlix Smityng fire with woode lix Smithes forge lviii Socrates xxiii Solicitours C.xlix Soll. xliiii Solle masse daie C. and xxvii Somners C.xlix SoÌ„nes of Noha vii SoÌ„nes of Seth fouÌ„d the letters xiii Sotheryng of Iron lviii Speares xlviii Speakyng of the nature of God is dauÌ„gerous lii Spyndelles lxix Spinnyng lxviii lxix Spirites xxxiii Spirituall priestehod lxxxviii Spurius Caruiliê° x. Squire lxxviii Stacions C.xlvii Stallyng a bishoppe xci Staâ—es xlviii Steples lxxiii lxxiiii Stephen is martyred lxxxiiii Sterres of what power thei bee xxvi Stewes lxxxi Stithee lviii Stockes xli Storye of a Kynges daughter ix Strikyng of y e clocke xliiii SubdeacoÌ„s lxxxviii Subsydes and taxes xli Succession in priestehoode lxxxviii Sundery deuision of the daie xlv Supersticion turned into religion C.xix Supplicacions C.xxx Susanna lxxxi Swearyng xcvi Swyne commended in sacrifices lxvii Swordes xlviii Sworde plaiers liii T TAbles li. Akyng of housell at Easter C.xiiii Talus li. Tapers C. Targettes xlviii Taxes or Subsidye that thei paie which haue benefices C.xlix Taxes or Subsidies xli Telesphorus did appoyncte Lente to be kepte afore Easter C.xix Tennis li. Tentes lxxii Textes prouyng confession C.xvi. Thales ii xlii Theatres lxxviii Themistocles xxiii Theodosius coÌ„maunded that no Crosse should be grauen on the grounde C vii Theseus first tyrante xxxix Thessaly vsed Magike xxxiii ThraciaÌ„s fashion of buriyng lxxiii Thre strynges in the harpe xxiii Three partes of philosophie xxv Thre masses on Christemasse daie C.xiii. Three partes of phisike xxx Thre kyndes of lawes xxxvi Three powers of the starres xxvi Tyle and slate lxx Tyrians were connyng Carpenters lxxix Tysias gaue rules of Rhethorike xxi Tithes C.xxxii Titles of Bishoppes of Rome C.xlviii Tonges lviii Towers lxxi Tragidies xvii Tragos xvii Transfiguracion C. and xxiiii Tribunes xl Triumphes lv Tryx xviii Trewe faste C.xix Truse for yeres liii Tubalcain xxii xlviii and lviii Turnyng oure faces Eastward C.ix. Two kyndes of prophesiyng xxxv Twoo partes of graÌ„mer xiiii V. VEnus lii Enus a commen woman lxxxi Vermilion lxi Vigilles C.xx Visers wer found by Echilus xviii Voyces xxxix Vowes C.xxix and. C.xxxv. Vse of Scotlande ix Vses in the seruice C.xviii Vulcanus lviii Vultursii lii Vxor ab ungendo x. W WAggons l. Alles of houses lxx and .lxxi. Washing of feete on maundy Thursday xcviii Washyng dedde bodies C xxvii Watche woordes xlviii Watches Wardes xlviii C.xx Water is cause materiall iiii Water diall xliiii Weightes and measures xxix Weuyng lxviii Wethercockes xxviii Whitsondaie lxxxvii What men were deified i. Wymble lxxviii Wyndes xxvii Wine lxvi Wyne tauernes Ivi Winter garlaÌ„des lvi Wolle lxix Women had commeÌ„dacioÌ„s in Rome lxxv Women maye not bare their heddes in the churche xcvii Women of Inde lxxiiii Woorkes due on the holy daies C.xxii. Worlde made of naught iiii World was made by meter xvi Wrestlyng li. Writyng in Egypte lxxvi Writyng tables C.i. X. X Letter xiiii Xamolxis xxv Xerxes li. Y YAwnyng C.xxx Ere who founde it xlii Ymages lxi Ymages of the wyndes xxviii Ymages of waxe C. Yokyng oxen lxv Yron lviii Yuye xxxii Z. ZEno vi Oroastes found Magike xxxiii ⧠The ende of ⧠the Table IMPRINTED at London vvithin the precincte of the late dissolued house of the grey Friers by Richard Grafton Printer to the princes grace the .xvi. daie of Aprill the yere of our Lorde 1546. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum Ephe. vi Good angels Oracles doubtful What men were deified Isis Neptunus Faunus Pallas Apollo Iupiter Belus Opinions of the philosophiers Thales Cleanthes Anaxagoras Chrysippus Diagoras Protagoras Epicurus AnaximaÌ„der The Egyptians Saturnus father of the goddes To speake of the nature of God is dauÌ„gerous Simonides One God what God is Water is cause material Fyre Foure elementes Ayre Atomos The worlde was made of naught Plato Two opinions of the birth of man The second opinion The Egiptians opinion of man Mice engendred of the mudde The story of Psammaticê° Ethiopians opinion of man Aborigines AnaximaÌ„der Democritus zeno Poetes God made man â–ª Adam the fyrst man Diuersitee of speches Religion Babilon Deuision of nacions Sonnes of Noe. Auctours of the names of countries Institucion of wedlocke Mariage beganne in paradise Cecrops The maners of diuers nacions in mariages Massagites Arabians Punishment for aduoutry A storye Biyng of wiues Nasamones The vse of Scotland Malcolme kyng of the Scottes Single liuers DeuorcemeÌ„t Spurius Seruilius Moses ordeined deuorcementes Rites of mariages â–ª Fyre and water geuen in token of chastitee Maydes of Rome and Grece Vxor abvn gendo Occasion of Idolatry Images of kynges Melissus Belus Ethiopians Ianus Cadmus Orpheus Cecrops Cain Abel Enos Letters Diodorus Menon The Egyptians letters Plinie Cadmus founde .xvi. letters Palamedes added foure letters Epicarmus Cadmus Eumolphus â–ª Moses Sonnes of Seth found the letters Hebrue letters Euander brought letters into Italy Demaratus taught the Hetrurians letters The letter f. was taken of the Aeolians F. for u. consonant q. letter x. letter Two partes of grammer Epicurus taught grammer first Crates taught grammer in Rome Antonius Enipho a scholemaster Poetrie Poetes be called holy of Ennius Hebrues were auctours of Poetry Moses Dauid The Psalteâ— of Dauid Salomon Iob. Orpheus Linus Liuius Andâ—onicus The worlde was made by meter Dyuerse kindes of meter Heroical verse Archilocus found iambê° Daphnis founde y e sheperdes carols Tragedies 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vysâ—rs were founde by Eschilus Famous tragedies 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A Tragedie A comedie Archilaus A satyrâ— Two sortes of Satires Lybeâ—ye of the old satyre New Comedye Menander Satires wherof they were named Hystories Cadmus wrote the story of Syrus Moses dyd write the fyrst storye Priestes of Egypt wrote stories Pheresides Prose Greke stories Latin stories Rhethoryke Marcurie Empedocles Corax and Thisias gaue rules of Rhethorike Dâ—mosthenes Cicero Partes of Rhethorike Oratoure Rhethoricien Declamator Orpheus Fynders of Musike after diuers authours Dionisius zethus Amphyon Archadiens Marcurye found the coÌ„cordes Cubalcain Nature gaue musyke â–ª to men Labourers passe the time with songes Musyke maketh men effeminate Socrates Themystocles Salii martiâ— Dauid Harpe Marcurâ— â–ª Thre strynges in the harpe Amphyon Goddesses of sauoure Shalmes Dardanius Trezenus Pype Singyng to the Lute Δ Regalles Nables Dulcimers Brasen troÌ„pe Dyrceus capitayne of the Lacedemonians Moses fouÌ„d the trompe Archadiens brought instrumentes into Italy Lacedemonians maner in warre Drumslades in warre Pypers and Fidlers Philosophie Magiciens Chaldees Gymnosophistes Druides Ochus Xamolxis Orpheus Atlas Hebrues were auctours of Philosophie Pythagoras calleth him selfe a Philosophier Thre partes of Philosophie Fiue partes Dialoges Thre power of the sterres Obseruyng of daies Chaldees Astrologie Egiptians Mercury