Now that they accustomed to burn or bury with them, things wherein they excelled, delighted, or which were dear unto them, either as farewells unto all pleasure, or vain apprehension that they might use them in the other world, is testified by all Antiquity. Observable from the Gemme or Beril Ring upon the finger of _Cynthia_, the Mistress of _Propertius_, when after her Funeral Pyre her Ghost appeared unto him. And notably illustrated from the Contents of that _Roman_ Urne preserved by Cardinal _Farnese_,[29] wherein besides great number of Gemmes with heads of Gods and Goddesses, were found an Ape of _Agath_, a Grashopper, an Elephant of Ambre, a Crystal Ball, three glasses, two Spoons, and six Nuts of Crystall. And beyond the content of Urnes, in the Monument of _Childerick_ the first,[30] and fourth King from _Pharamond_, casually discovered three years past at _Tournay_, restoring unto the world much gold richly adorning his Sword, two hundred Rubies, many hundred Imperial Coyns, three hundred Golden Bees, the bones and horseshoe of his horse enterred with him, according to the barbarous magnificence of those dayes in their sepulchral Obsequies. Although if we steer by the conjecture of many and Septuagint expression; some trace thereof may be found even with the ancient Hebrews, not only from the Sepulcral treasure of _David_, but the circumcision knives which _Josuah_ also buried. [29] Vigeneri Annot. in 4. Liv. [30] Chifflet in Anast. Childer. Some men considering the contents of these Urnes, lasting peeces and toyes included in them, and the custome of burning with many other Nations, might somewhat doubt whether all Urnes found among us, were properly _Romane_ Reliques, or some not belonging unto our _Brittish_, _Saxon_, or _Danish_ Forefathers. In the form of Burial among the ancient _Brittains_, the large Discourses of _Cæsar_, _Tacitus_, and _Strabo_ are silent: For the discovery whereof, with other particulars, we must deplore the loss of that Letter which _Cicero_ expected or received from his Brother _Quintus_, as a resolution of _Brittish_ customes; or the account which might have been made by _Scribonius Largus_ the Physician, accompanying the Emperor _Claudius_, who might have also discovered that frugal Bit[31] of the Old _Brittains_, which in the bigness of a Bean could satisfie their thirst and hunger. [31] Dionis excerpta per Xiphilin. in Severo.