Rufrius Crispinus

[Arthur Neuendorffer]

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Franz Cumont Les Mystères de Mithra
http://tinyurl.com/khbk79m

<<When Commodus (Emperor from 180-192 C.E.) was initiated into the Mithraic
religion, there began an era of strong support of Mithraism that included
emperors such as Aurelian, Diocletian, and Julian the Apostate, who called
Mithras "the guide of the souls". All of these emperors took the Mithraic
titles of 'Pius', *FELIX* & *INVICTUS* (devout, *BLESSED* & *INVINCIBLE*).
From this point on, Roman authority legitimized their rule by
divine right, as opposed to heredity or vote of the Senate.>>
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("Victorious though in chains") *IN VINCULIS INVICTUS*
Motto in Tower Painting: http://www.gorki.net/Art/fa12.html
http://ladysarafina.home.att.net/wriothesley.JPG

*IN VINCULIS* : "in chains/bonds/fetters"
*NIL VICINUS* : "no neighbor"
*UNCIVIL SIN*
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http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/anagrams/
.
<<Even more curious is the [anagramma] for Southampton,
which explicitly states that he had been convicted
of *treason on false testimony inspired by ENVY* .>>
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. HENRICUS URIOTHESLEUS
. per anagramma
. THESEUS NIL REUS HIC RUO
.
.[I]ure quidem poteras hanc fundere ab ore querelam,
.[S]ors tibi dum ficto crimine dura fuit:
"[N]il reus en Theseus censura sortis iniquae
.[H]ic ruo, livoris traditus arbitrio."
.[A]t nunc mutanda ob mutata pericla querela est.
.[I]nclite, an innocuo pectore teste rues?
.[N]on sane. Hac haeres vacuo dat *VIVERE* cura,
.[C]ollati imperii sub Iove sceptra gerens.
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. HENRY WRIOTHESLEY by an anagram
. ('HERE I FALL, *THESEUS, GUILTY OF NOTHING* ')
.
Justly you were able to pour forth this complaint from
your mouth, your lot was harsh while a false accusation
prevailed. 'L.O. , Theseus is guilty of *NOTHING ,HERE*
I fall by an unfair lot's censure, betrayed by *ENVY's*
whim.' But now the complaint is to be altered, because
of altered perils. Great man, do you take a fall
with an innocent heart bearing witness? Not at all.
The *HEIR* , wielding the scepter of rule conferred
under Jove's auspices, grants you to live FREE of this
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http://www.philological.bham.ac.uk/anagrams/text.html
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______ *I(S)NHAIN(C)*
_______ *IN CHAINS*
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St Peter ad Vincula (London) From Wikipedia,

<<The Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula ("St. Peter in chains")
is the parish church of the Tower of London, dating from 1520 & is
a Royal Peculiar. The name refers to St. Peter's imprisonment under
Herod in Jerusalem. The Chapel is probably best known as the burial
place of some of the most famous prisoners executed at the Tower.>>
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1) "The Globe on the Banksyde" burned down
(i.e., "was removed") on St. Peter's day.


2) De Vere was crucified upside down like St. Peter:
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_______________ <= 19 =>
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. T OTHEO - {N} l ___(I) _ <E>B E G E T T E R O
. F THESE_- {I} n __-(S) - U<I>N G S O N N E T
. S MrWha_- {L} L __ [H]A {P} <P>(I)_{N}(S)S(S)E A
. N Dthat___ {E} T __ [E]R N_ <I> T__{I} E<P>R O M
. I SEDB Y O u ___- [R]E _ V <E> R_ {L}<I>V I N G
. <P>OEtW I s h ____ [E]T __ H (T) H__{E} W E L L W
. <I>ShIN- G a _____ [d V e] __ N (T) u _____ ReRI N S
. <E>tTIN G fort----_________ H (T) t
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In the 19 [de VERE] ELS array:
.
. Probability of Upper & Lower {NILE}'s ~ 1/176,000
. Probability of 4 oven <PIE>'s ~ 1/38,000
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After his library FIRE of 1623 Ben Jonson
wrote of his LOSS in "An Execration upon Vulcan"
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Thou mightst have had me perish, piece by peic[E],
To light Tobacco, or sa[V]e roasted Geese.
Sindg[E] Capons, or *poor Piggs* , d[R]oping their Eyes;
Cond[E]mn'd me to the Ovens with the <PIES> ;
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_________ <= 19 =>
.
. T h{O}u m i g h t s t h a v e h a d m
. {E}p{E}r i s h,p i{E}c e b y p{E}i c[E],
. T{O}l i g h t T{O}b a c c{O|O}r s a[V]
. {E}r o a s t{E}d G{E|E}s{E}S i n d g[E]
. {C}a p o n s{O}r p{O|O}r P i g g s,d[R]
. {O}p i n g t h{E}i r{E}y e s;C o n d[E]
. m n'd m e t{O}t h e{O}v e n s w i t{H}
. t h e<P I{E}S>;
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[E.VERE] 19 : Prob. ~ 1 in 1020
19 {E.O.}s : Prob. ~ 1 in 52
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. Antony and Cleopatra Act 5, Scene 2
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CLEOPATRA: Shall they hoist me up
. And show me to the shouting varletry
. Of censuring Rome? Rather a ditch in Egypt
. Be gentle grave unto me! rather on *NILUS' mud*
. Lay me stark naked, and let the water-flies
. Blow me into abhorring! rather make
. My country's high PYRAMIDES my *GIBBET*,
. And *HANG me up IN CHAINS* !
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In the fashion of Peter Nockolds:
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"Shakespeare": "They tke the *FLOW o' the NILE*
____ By certain scales i' the Pyramid."
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. T
. O T H
. E(O)N L I
. E B(E)G E{T}T
. E R O(F)T H{E}S E
. I N S U(I)N G{S}O N N
. E T S M R(W|H}A L L H A P
. P I N E(S|S|E|A}N D T H A T E
. T E R N I(T|I)E[P]R O M I S E D B
. Y O U R E V(E|R)L[I]V I N G P O E T W
. I S H E T H T(H|E)W[E]L L W I S H I N G A
. D V E N T U R E R I N[S]E T T I N G F O R T H
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Prob. [PIES] in center bottom ~ 1 in 32,000
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{SET}
{HAPI} Prob. in center ~ 1 in in 16,000
(E.WIFE.O.)
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<<{HAPI} (Golden Dawn) One of the Four Sons of Horus, {HAPI}
. was represented as a mummified man with the head of a *BABOON*.
.He was the protector of the lungs of the deceased, & was protected
. by the goddess Nephthys. The name {HAPI}, spelled with different
. HIEROGLYPHs, in most but not all cases, is also the name
. of the god who was the personification of the River *NILE*
. depicted as a corpulent man [Falstaff? / N(ev)ILE?]
. with a *CROWN of LILIES* (Upper {NILE} )
______ or papyrus plants (Lower {NILE}). - Shawn C. Knight
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufrius_Crispinus

<<Rufrius Crispinus was an equestrian who lived during the later Julio-Claudian dynasty. The satirist Juvenal spitefully described him as one the "dregs" of the "{NILE}", indicating his Egyptian origin. It is believed he came to Rome as a fish merchant. Under the Roman Emperor Claudius he was the commander of the Praetorian Guard. In 47, he suppressed a rebellion and was promoted by the Senate to the rank of praetor and was given one and half a million sesterces.

In AD 51, the Empress Agrippina the Younger removed him from his command position and replaced him with Sextus Afranius Burrus. She regarded Crispinus as loyal to Messalina's memory.

Crispinus married Poppaea Sabina, who would later become Empress (also Nero's second wife) and would bear him a son of the same name. They divorced, and Poppaea married Otho, whom she also divorced, going on to marry the Emperor Nero.

Crispinus later became a member of the Roman Senate, due to property qualifications and enjoyed senatorial status. Martial passingly mentions his purple cloak suiting his complexion. In 65, due to Nero's hatred for him, he was banished. One year later, Nero ordered his execution. His son would also die at Nero's hand, being drowned during a fishing trip. Also, his ex-wife was kicked to death by Nero. That Nero murdered the young son of Poppaea is a claim difficult to believe, as the boy would have never posed a threat to Nero's rule because of his father's low status. That he kicked his beloved wife Poppaea while pregnant is also a claim that comes solely from his detractors.>>
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satiromastix

<<Satiromastix, or The Untrussing of the Humorous Poet is a late Elizabethan stage play by Thomas Dekker, one of the plays involved in the Poetomachia or War of the Theatres. The play was entered into the Stationers' Register on 11 November 1601, and published in quarto in 1602, printed by Edward Allde for the bookseller Edward White. The title page of the quarto attributes authorship to Dekker, and states that the play was performed by both the Lord Chamberlain's Men and the Children of Paul's.

Satiromastix is a response to Jonson's The Poetaster, which premiered in the spring of 1601; Dekker's play adopts the characters Crispinus, Demetrius, and Tucca from Jonson's. So the final writing and the performance of Dekker's play had to fit between spring and November of that year. It has been conjectured that John Marston may have made some contribution to Satiromastix, since he was Jonson's prime antagonist in the matter; but here again no firm consensus has been achieved

Scholars agree that the figure of Horace in Satiromastix represents Ben Jonson.>>

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