Miscellanies upon various subjects ... / [John Aubrey].

  • John Aubrey
Date:
1784
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    PAY-PyrAL ET Y, —.: bufinefs of importance ; for on that day they were overthrown at Allia by the Gauls; and the Fabii attacking the city of the Veii, were all flain, fave one. (Heylin, fpeaking of St. Peter’s patrimony.) And fee the calendar an- next to Oyid’s Fafforum, as to the laft cir- cumftance, The Jews accounted Auguft 10, an unfor- tunate day; for on that day the Temple was deftroyed by Titus, the fon of Vefpafian; on which day alfo the firft Temple was confumed with fire by Nebuchadnezzar. (Heylin.) The treafury of the times fays the eighth of Loyon (Auguft) the very fame day 679 years one after another. And not only among the Romans and Jews, but alfo among Chriftians, a like cuftom of _ obferving fuch days is ufed, efpecially Chil- dermas or Innocent’s day. Comines tells us, that Lewis XI. ufed not to debate any mat- ter, but accounted it a fign of great misfor- tune towards him, if any man communed with him of his affairs; and would be very angry with thofe about him, if they troubled him with any matter whatfoever upon that day. B 3 | | Brig
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