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A56163	The first and second part of the signal loyalty and devotion of Gods true saints and pious Christians (as also of some idolatrous pagans) tovvards their kings, both before and under the law, and Gospel especially in this our island. Expressed in and by their private and publike private loyal supplications, prayers, intercession, thanksgiving, votes, acclamations, salutations, epistles, addresses, benedictions, options of long life, health, wealth, safety, victory, peace, prosperity, all temporal, spiritual, eternal blessings, felicities to their kings persons, families, queens, children, realms, armies, officers, chearfull subjections and dutifull obedience to them: whethe [sic] good, or bad, Christians, or pagans, orthodox, or heterodox, protectors, or persecutors of them. With the true reasons thereof from Scripture and policy. Evidenced by varieties of presidents, testimonies and authorities in al ages, ... Whereunto the several forms, ceremonies, prayers, collects, benedictions and consecrations, used at the coronations of Christian emperors, kings, queens (more particularly in England and Scotland, not formerly published) and of the Mahometan and Ægyptian kings, are annexed. By; Signal loyalty and devotion of Gods true saints and pious Christians, towards their kings.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1660 (1660)	Wing P3955; ESTC R217939	286,462	453

after another by God himself and Moses and Aaron as his Instruments Thus much concerning these most memorable antient Presidents before the Law and Kings of Israel which none have hitherto pressed or insisted on in this kind to my knowledge as I have done CHAP. II. I Shall in the next place proceed to Presidents of Gods Servants and people under the Law from the first erection of the Israelites into a kingdom till our Saviours Nativity intermixed with some examples of this kind in Pagan Idolators within that circle of time The first Prayer and President of this nature recorded in sacred Story by Gods own Spirit is that which was ●…ed at the anointing and inauguration of Saul the very first King * elected ordained by God himself over his ow●… people of Israel when Saul being chosen by lot and fetched from among the ●…ff where he had hid himself 1 Sam. 11. 23 24. The Prophet Samuel said to all the people See yee him whom the Lord hath chosen that there is none like him among all the people And all the people thereupon shouted and said God save the King or Let the King live as the Hebrew Phrase renders it which no doubt they o●…t times repeated according to the usual practice at all Kings inaugurations and coronations ever since which probably they ●…ned from the custom of other Nations round about them who had Kings and kingly Government before them as the 1 Sam. 8. 5 19 20. Make us a King to judge us like all the Nations Nay but we will have a King over us that we also may be like all the Nations compared with Deut. 17. 19. And shall say I will set a King over me like as all the Nations that are about me more than intimate Now these words Vivat Rex Let the King live or God save the King are not only a most royal loyal Salutation and Acclamation of all the People as directed to King Sauls person and inauguration but a direct Prayer unto God for his long life happiness and prosperous Reign over them as their King as the words themselves and the use of them in succeeding Ages import compared with Psal. 72. 15. Ps. 21. 4 5. Ps. 34. 12. Ps. 61. 6 7. Gen. 17. 18. Not long after when Saul had totally routed Nahash the Ammonite and his great Army and rescued Jabesh Gilead from them which they had encamped against 1 Sam. 11. 11. thereupon after this Salvation which the Lord had wrought by him for Israel v. 14 15. Samuel said to the pecple Come and let us go up to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there and all the people went to Gilgal and there they made Saul King before the Lord and there they sacrificed Sacrifices of Peace-offerings before the Lord and there Saul and the men of Israel rejoyced greatly Which words imply that both Samuel and the people by making Saul King the second time before the Lord and offering PeaceOff●…rings offering and rejoycing greatly before the Lord did make special Prayers and Thanksgivings unto God for his life prosperity and victorious success over his and their Enemies according to the subsequent Gospel-text grounded on this Pre●…dent 1 Tim. 2. 1 2. And Samuels subsequent words to the people at this meeting ch 12. 13 14 23 25. Now therefore behold the King whom ye have chosen and whom ye have desired and behold the Lord hath set a King over you if you will fear the Lord and serve him and obey his Voyce and not rebel against the Commandement of the Lord then shall both ye and also the King that reigneth over you continue following the Lord your God But if ye shall still do wickedly ye shall be destroyed both you and your King Moreover as for me God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you compared with the 1 Sam. 15. 35. where it is recorded that after Gods rejection of Saul and repenting he had made him King for disobeying his command in sparing Agag and the best of the Amalekites spoyles Nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul and ch 16. v. 1. And the Lord said to Samuel How long wilt thou mourn for Saul seeing I have rejected him from being King over Israel All these do clearly evidence that Samuel the Prophet and no doubt all other his loyal pious Subjects Priests and Levites did constantly make Prayers Supplications and Intercessions to God for Saul and bewail and moan for his Sins even after God had rejected him much more then did they perform this Duty before Gods rejection during all his Reign as well as at his inauguration The next King over Gods people by divine election and designation was David in whose House Seed and Royal Progeny God established the hereditary succession of the Crown and kingdom both by his Promise Covenant and Oath 2 Sam. 7. 10 to the end 1 Chron. 28. 4 to 10. 1 Kings 18. 25 26. 2 Chron. 7. 17 8. c. 23. 3. Ps. 89. 3 4 28 29. Ps. 132. 11 12 13 14. Jer. 33. 20 21. What particular Prayers and Acclamations were made at his Instalment in the Royal Throne over the Tribes of Israel I find not recorded in Scripture or Josephus only I read in general 2 Sam. 5. 3. All the Tribes of Israel came to David to Hebron and King David made a League with them in Hebron before the Lord and they anointed David King over Israel no doubt with many Prayers to God for his life and prosperous Reign and reiterated shouts Let the King live as at Sauls precedent and Solomons and other kings subsequent inaugurations though omitted for brevity in sacred History During Davids Reign I shall observe several particulars pertinent to my purpose 1. Davids Soul-ravishing Prayer and Thanksgiving made to God himself upon Gods message and promise to him by Nathan the Prophet to set up his Seed after him and to establish his House Kingdom and Throne for ever recorded at large 2 Sam 7. In which Prayer David used these expressions amongst other v. 25. c. And now O Lord God the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy Servant and concerning his House establish it for ever and do as thou hast said And let thy name be magnified for ever saying The Lord of Hosts is the God over Israel and let the House of thy Servant David be established before thee c. And now O Lord God thou art that God and thy words be true and thou hast promised this goodnesse unto thy Servant therefore now let it please thee to bless the House of thy Servant that it may continue for ever before thee for thou O Lord hast spoken it and with thy Blessing let the House of thy Servant be blessed for ever Here we have David the first hereditary king over Gods people upon the first tidings of Gods promise to settle the Inheritance and Succession of the kingdom of Israel in his House and seed for ever making a

N. ad Regni fastigium dignatus es provehere concede propitius ut a cunctis adversitatibus libertatus Ecclesiasticae pacis dono muniatur ad aeternae pacis gaudia te donante pervenire mereatur Per Dominum nostrum Quaesumus Omnipotens Deus ut famulus tuus N. qui tua miseratione suscepti Regni gubernacula virtutum etiam omnium à te percipiat incrementa quibus decenter armatus vitiorum monstra devitare hostem superare ad te qui via veritas vita es gratiosus valeat pervenire Per Dominum nostrum Deus in cujus manu corda sunt Regum inclina ad preces humilitatis nostrae aures misericordiae tuae f●…mulo tuo Imperatori nostro regimen tuae appone sapientiae ut haustis de tuo fonte eonsiliis tibi placeat super omnia Regna praecellat Per Dominum nostrum Deus cujus Regnum est omnium seculorum supplicationes nostras clementer exaudi Christianorum Regnum tibi subditum protege ut in tua virtute fidentes tibi placeaut super omnia Regna praecellant Per eundem Dominum nostrum Deus qui providentia tua coelestia simul terrena moderaris propiciare Christianorum rebus Regibus ut omnis hostium fortitudo te pro nobis pugnante frangatur Per eundem Domiuum nostrum Propiciare Domine precibus famulorum tuorum propter Nomen tuum Christiani nominis defende Rectores ut falus servientium tibi Principum pax tuorum possit esse populorum Per eundem Dominum Deus Regnorum omnium Regumque Dominator qui nos percutiendo 〈◊〉 ignoscendo conservas praetende misericordiam tuam ut tranquillitate pacis tua potestate firmata ad remedia correctionis utamur Per Dom. nostrum These were the constant publick and private prayers and Devotions of the Clergy and people for their Kings Princes and their Kingdoms heretofore not unseasonable for our present times In my perusal of the Clause Rolls in the Tower of London I have observed sundry Memorable Writs and Mandates issued by King Edward the 1 2 3. ●…ichard the 2. and other of our Kings to their Bishops Clergy Abbots Freers Predicants Minors and other Religious Orders upon sundry emergent occasions requiring and commanding them to make frequent and fervent Supplications Prayers I●…tercessions and Thanksgivings unto God alone not Saints or Angels in times of War danger Treaties and the like for his special assistance direction protection blessing and favour upon the King Queen Prince of Wales the Royal issue kingdom Nobles Armies the Kings Counsels Treaties affairs of all sorts and for publike peace and prosperity Which Writs because very rare pious pertinent to my present Theme suitable to the state of our affairs and never hitherto published in print I shall here insert the chiefest of them at large pretermitting all others of like nature for brevitie sake those here transcribed comprehending in them the form and substance of the residue except only Writs for Masses Dirgees and Prayers for deceased Kings Queens and Princes of which there are many Presidents heterogeneal to my Subject matter which I shall totally passe by Claus. 22 E. 1. m. 11. dorso Rex Archiepiscopo Eborum c. salutem Cum inter magnificum Principem Dominum Regem Franciae illustrem Consanguineum nostrum et Nos aliqua sint exorta propter quae ad partes intendimus transmarinas personaliter Nos conferre cum dicto Rege super hiis habituri colloquium et tractatum Credentes firmiter et sper●…tes quod felicior votis nostris effectus adveniret si devotorum intercessionibus ●…djuvemur Paternitatem vestram aff●…ctuosè requirimus et rogamus quatenus apud Deum preces devotas suppliciter effundatis et à vestris Subditis illud idem fieri injungatis ut in hujusmodi negotio prosequendo tractando ac etiam ordinando sic Deus Dominus regat et dirigat actus nostros quod cooperante unigenito Dei filio Jesu Christo labor noster in hac parte ita possit fructuosus haberi quod cedat ad laudem sui nominis ac statum quietum prosperum Regni nostri pariter honorem necnon ad totius Christianitatis commodum profectum T. R. apud Sanctum Albanum decimo die Febr. Consimiles literae diriguntur A. Dunolm Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur I. Epo Karliel Consimiles literae diriguntur O. Line Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur W. Elyen Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur R. Norwyc. Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur I. Wynton Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur G. Cic●…str Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur I. Roffen Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur Th. Exon. Epo Consimilies literae diriguntur N. Sarum Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur R. London Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur W. Bath Well Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur R. Coventr Lichf Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur G. Wygorn Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur Assav●…n Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur Th. Heref. Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur Bangor Epo Consimiles literae diriguntur Custod Spiritualitatis Archiepiscopatus Cant. sede vacante mutatis tamen mutandis viz. ubi paternitatem c. ibi devotionem c. Consimiles lite●…ae Custodi Episcopatus Landaven sede vacante diriguntur Consimiles literae diriguntur M. Meneven electo Claus. 24 E. 1. dorso m. 10. Rex Venerabili in Christo Patri R. eadem gratia Cant. Archiepo totius Angliae Primati salutem Evidentem Causae nost●…ae justiciam quam vos latere non credimus ferventi studio hactenus prosecuti et adhuc summo opere prosequentes pro recuperatione et prosecuti terrae nostrae Vascon tanquam Coronae Regiae et honori Regni nostri Angliae hereditario jure annexae de qua Rex ●…rancia nos injustè exhae●…edare conatur ad partes ips●…s Ducatus gentes nostras nupe●… cum potentia quam tunc commode potuimus et nunc demum Edmundum fratrem nostrum cum honorabili comitiva Nobilium dicti Regni duximus destinand Sanè ●…um in ●…omine non ●…it auxilium sed è coele ac propter hoc ●…porteat impotentiam nostram divinae manus praesidiis sustentari Paternitatem vestram requirimus rog●…mus quatenus non solum nostram set vestram justitiam intuentes corda vestra sursum habentes ad Dominum apud eum ut haec alia quae neg●…tic expedire cognoveritis antedi●…to procedant salubriter in ma●… us nostris prosperè dirigantur devotis supplicationibus insistatis Cumque ob reverentiam ●…edis Apostolicae et ad ve●…erabilium Patrum S. Albanem S. Penestren Episcoporum Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalium requisitionem instantem ad tractandum de treugis et pace cum Rege praedicto super guerris dissensionibus discordiis quibuscunque inter ipsum Nos exortis motis sollempnes Nuncios nostros ad partes

the 8th father of the high and mightie Princesse offamous memorie Elizabeth late Queen of England In confideration whereof albeit we your Majesties l●…yal and faithfull Subjects of all Estates and Degrees with all possible publike Joy and Acclamation by open Proclamations within few houres after the decease of our late Soveraign Queen acknowledging thereby with one full voice of tongue and heart that your Majesty was our only lawfull and rightfull Leige Lord and Soveraign and by our unspeakable and general rejoycing and applause at your Majesties most happy inauguration and Coronation by the affectionate desire of infinite numbers of us of all degrees to see your Royal Person and by all possible outward means have indeavoured to make demonstration of our inward love zeal and devotion to your most excellent Maj●…stie our undoubted rightfull Leige Soveraign Lord and King yet as we cannot do it too often or enough so can there be no means or way so fit both to sacrifice our unfeined and heartie thanks to Almighty God for blessing us with a Soveraign ador●…ed with the rarest gifts of mind and body in such admirable peace and quietnesse and upon the knees of our hearts to agnize our most constant faith obedience and loyalty to your Majestie and your Royal Progenie as in this high Court of Parliament where all the whole body of the Realm and every particular Member thereof either in Person or Representation upon their own free Elections are by the Laws of this Realm deemed to be personally present To the present acknowledgment whereof to your Majestie we are the more deeply bounden and obliged as well in regard of the extraordinarie care and pains which with so great wisdom knowledge experience and dexteritie your Majestie since the Imperial Crown of this Realm descended to you have taken for the continuance and establishment of the blessed peace both of the Church of England in the true and fincere Religion and of the Common-wealth by due and speedy administration of justice as in respect of the gracious care and inward aff●…ction which it pleased you on the first day of this Parliament so lively to expresse by your own words so full of high wisdom learning and virtue and so repleate with Royal and thankfull acceptation of all our faithfull and constant endeavours which is and ever will be to our inestimable consolation and comfort We therefore your most humble and loyal Subjects the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled do from the bottom of our hearts yield to the divine Majestie all humble thanks and prayses not only for the said unspeakable and inestimable benefits and blessings above mentioned but also that he hath further enriched your Highnesse with a most Royal Progenie of Most rare and excellent gifts and forwardnesse and in his goodnesse is like to increase the happy number of them And in most humble and lowly manner do beseech your most Excellent Majestie that as a memorial to all posterities amongst the Records of your high Court of Parliament for ever to endure of our Loyalty Obedience and harty and humble Affection it may be published and declared in this high Court of Parliament and enacted by authority of the same That we being bounden thereunto both by the Laws of God and Man do recognize and acknowledge and thereby expresse our unspeakable Ioyes That immediately upon the dissolution and decease of Elizabeth late Queen of England the Imperial Crown of the Realm of England and of all the Kingdoms Dominions and Rights belongiug to the same did by inherent Birthright and lawfull and undoubted Successien descend and come to your most Excellent M●…jestie as being Lineally Iustly and Lawfully next and sole Heir of the Blood Royal of this Realm as is aforesaid And that by the goodnesse of God Almighty and lawfull Right of descent under one Imperial Crown your Majestie is of the Realms and Kingdoms of England Scotland France and Ireland the most Potent and migh●…y King and by Gods goodnesse more able to protect and govern us your loving Subjects in all Peace and Plentie than any of your noble Progenitors And thereunto we most humbly and faithfully do submit and oblige our selves our heirs and posterities for ever until the last drop of our Bloods be spent And do beseech your Majestie to accept the same as the first fruits in this high Court of Parliament of our Loyalty and faith to your Majestie and your Royal Progenie and posterity for ever Which if your Majestie shall be pleased as an argument of your gracious acceptation to adorn with your Majesties Royal Assent without which it can neither be complete and perfect nor remain to all posteritie according to our most humble desire as a memorial of your Princely and tender affection towards us we shall adde this also to the rest of your Majesties unspeakable and inestimable benefits In which Act there are these particulars very seasonable and observable in respect of the present posture of our publike affairs 1. That the happy union and conjunction of our divided Kingdoms formenly torn and wasted with long and miserable dissentions and bloody civil wars between Competitors for the Crown and the King and Subjects is a great and unspeakable benefit and blessing to the Kingdom and Nation bestowed on them by God himself 2. That the re-uniting not only of the two but three mighty famous and antient Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland under one Imperial Crown and Heredirary King is a far more inestimable and unspeakable blessing to all 3. Kingdoms and Nations 3. That there is no Interregnum in Law in the Realm and Crown of England but that immediately upon the decease of the King thereof the Imperial Crown of the Realm of England and of all the Kingdoms Dominions and Rights belonging to the same do by inherent bi●…thright and lawfull and undoubted Succession Lineally Justly and lawfully descend to the next heir of the blood Royal before he be publikely crowned King As this Act in direct Terms declares and all the Judges of England unanimously adjudged in the case of Watson and Cleark 2. Popish Priests who held King James no lawfull King before he was Crowned and thereupon conspired to imprison him in the Tower c. for which they were both condemned and executed as Traytors Hill 1. Jacobi as had been oft adjudged before in the first 7. years of King H. 6. and in the cases of Queen Jane the Dukes of Northumberland and Suffolk the Lord Rochford Sir John Gates Sir Thomas Palmer and others condemned in levying War against her and executed 1 Mariae for Treason against Qu. Mary before she was Crowned to deprive her of the Crown which both the Peers and Judges of the Realm and the Parliament of 1 Mariae ch 16. adjudged Treason within 25 E. 3. against the mistaken Doctrine of Mr. Thomas Scot and some temporizing Lawyers of late years 4. That it is

the duty and practice of all loyal and saithfull Subjects of all estates and degrees with all po●…sible publike joyes unspeakable general rejoycings acclamations applauses affectionate desires by other means to proclaim acknowledge and Crown their lawfull hereditary Kings after the decease of their Ancestors and to make all possible demonstrations of their cordial loyalty love zeal and affection to them both in and out of Parliment being obliged thereunto both by the Laws of God and Man 5. That this Act of Parliament and the Oathes of Supremacy and Allegiance do both in point of Law Loyalty Justice Conscience oblige the whole English Nation their heirs and posterities for ever to be true faithfull loyal and obedient to King James his heirs and poste●…itie for ever and so to our present King till the last drop of their blood be spent as to their undoubted lawfull and hereditary Kings and Soveraigns 6. That a numerous hopefull royal Progeny likely to continue and perpetuate the hereditarie succession of the Crown in the true Regal line is an extraordinarie blessing and happinesse to the Kingdom for which they are all bound both in and out of Parliament to render all humble thanks and praises unto God To this I shall subjoyn the Statute of 3 Iaco●…i ch 1. entituled An Act for a publick Thanksgiving to Almighty God every year on the fifth day of November FOrasmuch as Almightie God hath in all ages shewed his power and mercy in the miraculous and gracious deliverance of his Church and in the protection of religious Kings and States And that no Nation of the earth hath been blessed with greater benefits than this Kingdom now enjoyeth having the true and free profession of the Gospel under our most gracious Soveraign Lord King Iames the most great learned and religious King that ever reigned therein enriched with a most hopefull and plentifull Progeny proceeding out of his Royal loyns promising continuance of this happinesse and profession to all posterity the which many malignant and devillish Papists Iesuites and Seminary Priests much envying and fearing Conspired most horribly when the Kings most Excellent Majesty the Queen the Prince and all the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons should have been assembled in the Upper House of Parliament upon the fifth day of November in the year of our Lord 1605. suddenlie to have blown up the said whole House with Gunpowder An invention so inhuman barbarous and cruel as the like was never before heard of and was as some of the principal Conspirators thereof confesse purposely devised and con●…luded to be done in the said House that where the sundry necessarie and Religious Laws for preservation of the Church aud State were made which they falsly and slanderously term cruel Laws enacted against them and their Religion both place and persons should be all destroyed and blown up at once which would have turned to the utter ruine of this whole Kingdom had it not pleased Almighty God by inspiring the Kings most Excellent Majestie with a Divine spirit to interpret some dark ph●…ses of a Letter shewed to his Majestie above and beyond all ordinarie construction thereby miraculously discovering this hidden Treason not many hours before the appointed time for the execution thereof Therefore the Kings most Excellent Majestie the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and all his Majesties FaithfuIl and loving Subjects do most justly acknowledge this great and infinite Blessing to have proceeded merely from God his Great Mercy and to his most holy Name do ascribe all the Honour 〈◊〉 and Praise And to the end this unfeigned Thankfulnesse may never be forgotten but be had in perpetual Remembrance that all Ages to come may yield praise to his Divine Majesty for the same and have in memorie THIS IOYFULL DAY OF DELIUERANCE Be it therefore enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majestie the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the Authoritie of the same That all and singular Ministers in everie Cathedral and Parish-church or other usual place of Common prayer within this Realm of E●…gland and the Dominions of the same shall alwaies upon the fifth day of November say Morning Prayer and give unto Almighty God thanks for this most happy Deliverance And that all and everie person and persons inhabiting within this Realm of England and the Dominions of the same shall alwaies upon that day diligentlie and faithfullie resort to the Parish Church or Chapel accustomed or to some usual Church or Chapel where the said Morning prayer preaching or other service of God shall be used and then and there to abide orderlie and soberlie during the time of the said prayers preaching or other service of God there to be used and ministred And because all and everie person may be put in mind of this Dutie and be the better prepared to the said ●…oly service Be it enacted by Authoritie aforesaid That every Minister shall give warning to his Parishioners publikelie in the Church at morning prayer the Sunday before everie such fifth day of November for the due observation of the said day And that after morning Prayer or preaching upon the said fifth day of November they read publicklie distinctlie and plainlie this present Act. Upon this occasion there was a special Book of Prayers and Thanksgivings complied by the Bishops and Clergy prescribed by Authority to be annually read in all Churches and Chapels on the 5th of November wherein amongst others there were four remarkable prayers and thanksgivings relating to the King Queen Prince all the Royal posterity Nobility and Magistrates which I shall here insert I. ALmighty God who hast in all Ages shewed thy power and mercy in the miraculous and gracious deliverances of thy Church and in the protection of righteous and religious Kings and States professing thy Holy and Eternal Truth against the wicked conspi●…acies and malicious practises of all the enemies thereof We yield unto thee from the very ground of our hearts all po●…le praise and thanks for the wonderfull and mighty Deliverance of our gracious Sovaraign King L●…mes the Queen the Prince and all the Royal branches with the Nobility Clergy and Commons of this Realm assembled together in Parliament by ●…opish treachery appointed as sheep to the slaughter and that in most barbarous and savage manner no age yielding example of the like cruelty intended toward●… the Lords anointed and his people Can this thy goodness O Lord be forgotten worthy to be written in a pillar of Marble that we may ever remember to praise thee for the same as the fact is worthy a lasting monument that all posteritie may learn to detest it From this unnatural conspiracy not our merit but thy mercy not our foresight but thy providence hath delivered us not our love to thee but thy love to thy anointed servant and thy poor Church with whom thou hast promised to be present to the end of the world And therefore not unto

thalami atque omnia alia ordinantur prout suprà in coronatione Regis posita sunt f. 163. Die autem statuto Metropolitano et Praelatis in Ecclesia constitutis et se vestientibus Regina Reginalibus vestibus induta cum corona in capite et sceptro in manu à suis associata venit ad Ecclesiam et ascendit thalamum suum Illis autem paratis et suo ordine sedentibus ut suprà in coronatione Regis ordinatum est Regina de thalamo suo discentens cum corona in capite et sceptro in manu venit coram Metropolitano à quo facta ei reverentia petit Regem consor●…em suum benedici et coronari sub his verbis REverendissime Pater postulamus ut consortem nostram nobis à Deo conjunctam benedicere et corona Reginali decorare dignemini ad laudem et gloriam Salvatoris nostri Jesu Christi Deinde ad thalamum suum revertitur Interim Rex vestibus militaribus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ad 〈◊〉 à suis Praelatis domesticis non paratis o●… Comitibus Magna●…bus Regni et aliis associatus Qui c●…m venerit propè Presbyterium d●… Priores Episcopi 〈◊〉 paratis ei obviàm veniunt et cum mitr●…s capita 〈◊〉 aliquantulum inclinantes ipsum bireto deposito usque ante Metropolitanum deducunt coram quo Rex caput inclinans humilem ei reverentiam exhibet Dua facta prior Episcoporum deducentium stans detecto capite versus ad Metropolitanum vo●…e intelligibili dicit REvereudissime Pater postulat sancta Mater Ecclesia Catholica ut praesentem egregium militem ad dignitatem Regiam sublevetis Et omnia alia suo ordine fiunt prout habetur suprà sub prima rubrica de benedictione et coronatione Regis fol. 163. usque ad aliam rudricam de coronatione Reginae fol. 174. quae hic omittitur cùm sit priùs coronata These forms of Prayers and Ceremonies are used in most forein Kingdoms as Spain Hungary Bohemia Poland c. with some little variation relating only to their particular Kingdoms M. Paulus Stranskie Reipub. Bohemiae Lugd. Bat. 1634. c. 5. sect 12 to 20. p. 572 c. describing at large the manner of the Coronation of the Kings of Bohemia in later times informs us That after the Supreme Burgrave of Prague hath in the name of the most blessed and undivided Trinity pronounced such a one to be elected and accepted King of Bohemia all the multitude hearing this presently cry out ●…vat vivat vivat N. Bohemiae Rex After which h●…ving taken his Oath the Archbishop and Bishops use several set Prayers for him and all the People as well those who are present as absent at the Coronation feast cry out with ingeminated joyfull shouts Uivat vivat vivat Triumphatis Reipublicae Hostibus N. Bohemiae Rex In France they have a particular Pontifical or form of Prayers Benedictions and Ceremonies used at the Consecration of their Kings writen and used in the year 1365. the first year of Charles the 5th King of France by his special command and thus subscribed Ce liure du ●…acre des Roys de France est a nous Charles le v. de nostre nom Roy de France le fimes corriger ordeiner eserier istorier l'an 1365. agreeing for the most part with that in ●…rentius Bochellus Decretorum Ecclesiae Galli●…anae lib. 5. Tit. 2. De Consecratione Coronatione Regis Franciae c. 1. p. 701 to 755. Ordo ad Inungendum Coronandum Regem Primò paratur solium in modum Esehasaudi aliquantusum eminens contiguum exteriùs choroEcclesiae inter vtrumque chorum positum in medio in quo per gradus ascenditur Et in quo possint Pares regni aliqui si necesse fuerit cum eo consistere Rex autem die quo ad coronandum venerit debet processionalitèr recipi tam à Canonicis quàm à caeteris Ecclesiis conventualibus Sabbato praecedente diem dominicam in qua Rex e●… consecrandus coronandus Post Completorium expletum committitur Ecclesiae custodia custodibus à Rege deputatis cum propriis custodibus Ecclesiae Et debet Rex intempestae noctis silentio venire in Ecclesiam Orationem facturus ibidem in Oratione aliquantulum si voluerit vigilaturus Cum pulsatur autem ad matutinas debent esse parati Custodes Regis introitum Eccl. observantes qui alijs hostijs Ecclesiae firmius obseratis munitis Canonicos Clericos Ecclesiae deb●…nt honorisicè intromittere ac diligentèr quotienscunque opus fuerit eis Matutinae more solito decantentur Quibus expletis pulsatur ad Primam Quae cantari debet in aurora diei Post primam cantatam debet Rex cum Archiepiscopis Episcopis Baronibus aliis quos intromittere voluerit in Ecclesiam venire antequam fiat aqua benedicta debent esse sedes dispositae circà altare hinc indè ubi Archiepiscopi Episcopi honorificè sedeant Episcopis paribus videlicet primò Landunensi postea Beluacensi deinde Lingonensi posteà Cathalanensi ultimum Novi●… mensi cum alijs Episcopis Archiepiscopatus Remensis sedentibus seorsum inter altare Regem ab oppositis altaris non longè à Rege nec multis indecentèr interpositis Et debent Canonici Ecclesiae Remensis processionalitèr cum duabus crucibus cereis thuribulo cum incenso ire ad palatium Archiepiscopale Et Episcopi Landunensis Beluacensis qui sunt primi Pares de Episcopis debent esse in praedicta processione habentes sanctorum reliquias colle pendentes Et in Camera magna debent reperire Principem in Regem consecrandum sedentem quasi jacentem supra thalamum decenter ornatum Et cum ad dicti Principis praesentiam applicaverint Dicat Landunensis Episcopus hanc orationem Omnipotens sempiterne Deus qui famulum tuum N. fastigio dignatus es sublimare tribue quaesumus ei ut ita in hujus saeculi ●…ursu multorum in communè salutem disponat quatenus à veritatis tuae tramite non recedat Per Dominum Qua oratione dicta statim suscipiant eum duo praedicti Epistopi dextera laevaque honorificè ipsum reverenter ducant ad Ecclesiam canentes hoc Resp. cum Canonicis praedictis Ecce mitto Angelum meum qui praecedat te custodiat semper Observa audi vocem meam inimicus ero inimicis tuis affligentes te affligam praecedet te Angelus meus Finito Resp. cantetur Vers. Israel sime audieris non erit in te Deus recens neque adorabis Deum alienum ego enim Dominus Observa Cunctoque eum populo sequente ad hostium Ecclefiae Clerus subsistat Et alter Episcopus scilic et Beluacensis si praesen●… fuerit dicat hanc orationem quae sequitur DEUS qui scis humanum genus nulla virtute posse subsastere

' Domino commiss●…m regia virtute ab improbis def●…dat pravos corrigas rectos 〈◊〉 ut viam rectam 〈◊〉 poss●…t tuo 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 de temporali regno ad 〈◊〉 regnum pervenias ipso 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 regnum 〈◊〉 in secula 〈◊〉 Amen Receive the Scepter the signe of Kingly power the Rod of the Kingdome the Rod of Vertue that thou m●…ist govern thy sel●… aright and d●…nd the holy Church and Christian people committed by God unto thy charge Punish the wicked and protect the just and lead them in the way of righreousnesse that from this Temporal kingdome thou mai●… be advanced to an Eternal kingdome by his goodnesse whose kingdome is everlasting After the Archb●…shop saith this prayer Omnium Domine fons bonorum cunctorumque Deus institutorum perfectuum tribue quaesumns famulo tuo Jacobo adeptam benè regere dig●…atem à te sibi praestitum honorem dign●…re corroborare Honorifica eum 〈◊〉 regibus uberi eum benedictione locupleta in solio regni firma stabili●…te consolida visita eum sobole praesta eum prolixitatem vitae In diebus ejus semper ●…riatur Justitia ut cum ●…ecunditate 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 glorietur in regno O Lord the Fountain of all good things and the author of all good proceedings grant we beseech thee to this thy servant James that he may order aright the dignity he hath o●…tained Vouchsafe to confirm the honour which thou hast given him honour him before all Kings and ●…rich him with a rich benediction establish him in the throne of this Realm visit him with increase of Children let justice spring up in his dayes and with joy of gladnesse let him reign in thine everlasting kingdome Then the Archbishop delivereth the Rod with the Dove into the Kings left hand saying Accipe virgam virtutis atque aeq●…atis qua intelligas te mulcere pios terrere superbos Errantes ●…iam doce Lapsisque manum porrige 〈◊〉 superbos releves humiles ut aperiat tibi est●…um Josus Christus dominus noster qui de se ipso ait Ego sum ostium per me si quis introierit s●…lvabitur Et ipse qui est clavis D●…vid Sc●…um domus Israel qui aperit nemo cl●…udit claudit nemo aperit sit tibi adjutor qui educit vinctum de domo Carceris sedentem in t●…nebris umbra mortis ut in omnibus sequi merearis eum de quo Propheta David cecinit Sedes tua Deus in seculum seculi virga recta est virga regni tui imitare ipsum qui dicit Diligas justitiam odio habeas iniquitatem propterea un●…it te Deus Deus tuu●… oleo laetitiae ad exemplum i●…us quem ante secula unxerat prae particibus suis Iesum Christum Dominum nostrum c. Receive the Rod of vertue and equity Learn to make much of the godly and to terrifie the wicked Shew the way to those that go astray Offer thy h●…nd to those that fall Repress the pro●…d Lift up the Lo●…vly that our Lord Jesus Christ may open to thee the dore who saith of himself I am the dore b●… me if any man enter in he shall be safe and let him be thy helper who is the key of David and the Scepter of the house of Israel who openeth and no man shutteth who shutteth and no man openeth who bringeth forth the captive out of prison where he sate in darkness and in the shadow of death that in all things thou mayest follow him of whom the Prophet David saith Thy seat O God endureth for ever the Scepter of thy Kingdome is 〈◊〉 right Scepter thou hast loved righ●…eousness and hated iniquity Where●…ore God even thy God hath anointed thee with the oyl of gladness above thy Fellows even Jesus Christ our Lord. After this he blesseth the King saying Benedicat tibi c. Dominus 〈◊〉 t●… 〈◊〉 t●… voluit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 suum esse Regem 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 seculo f●…licem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 esse 〈◊〉 ●… 〈◊〉 The Lor●… 〈◊〉 and keep ●…hee and ●…s ●…e hath m●…de thee King 〈◊〉 his people so he still p●…osper the●… in this world an●… 〈◊〉 thee p●…rtaker o●… his ete●…nal 〈◊〉 in the world to come Amen Gran●… O Lord th●…t the Clergy and People gathered together by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●…or this service of the King may by the g●…acious 〈◊〉 of thy goodnesse and th●… vigil●…nt care of ●…hy 〈◊〉 ●…nd King be continually governed and 〈◊〉 in all 〈◊〉 Amen Grant that they obeying ●…hy holy will m●…y be ●…reed from ●…ll adversities and 〈◊〉 the riches of thy grace may with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 w●…lk in ●…he waies of thy Commandements that in this life being made partakers of thy peace they may be Citizens of thy Kingdome in the life that is to come through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen The King kisseth the Archbishop and the Bishops then Assistant After this the King goeth up ●…rom the Altar to the Stage all the Peers solemnly attending his Maj●…sty in their places In the mean time the Quire sing 〈◊〉 de●…m 〈◊〉 c. Which being ended the Archbishop 〈◊〉 the King into his throne there a●…ying Sta retine à modo l●…cum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 usque 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tenuisti 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 per 〈◊〉 Dei omnipotent is praesentem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 om●…ium Episcoporum caeterorumque Dei 〈◊〉 quanto Clerum sanctis altaribus propinquiorem 〈◊〉 tanto ei potiorem in locis congruis honorem impendere memineris qu●…tenus mediator Dei hominum te mediatorem Cleri Plebis in hoc regni Solio confirmet in regnum aeternum regnare faciat Jesus Christus Dominus noster Rex R●…gum Dominus Dominantium qui cum patre spiritu sancto vivit regnat in secula seculorum Amen Stand and hold fast from henceforth that place whereof hitherto tho●… hast been heir by the succession of thy fore-fathers being now delivered unto thee by the authority of Almighty God and by the ●…nds of Us and all the Bishops and Servants of God and as thou seest the Clergy to come nearer unto the Altar so remember that in places convenient thou give them greater honour●… that the mediator of God ●…nd Man may establish thee in this Kingly throne to be the mediator betwixt the Clergy and the Laity and that thou maist raigne for ever with Jesus Christ the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords who with the Father and the holy Ghost ●…veth and reigneth for ever Amen Which done all the Peers do their homage to the King His verbis I become your Leige-man of Life and Limb and of Carthly Worship and Faith and ●…eoth shall bear unto you to live and dye with you against all manner of folk So God me help And after put their hands and touch the Crown by way of ceremony as promising to ●…upport it with all their power Then the King to ease himself of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rod in

to offer and receive the Communion The Queen going with the King into Saint Edwards Chappell putteth off her Crown there at the Altar before which Altar she stayeth untill the King hath made himselfe ready in the Traverse After they both put on their Crowns Imperial and so go to the Pallace For the fourth I shall communicate to the World this Form of King Charles the I. his Coronation in Scotland Anno 1633. Written with Mr. Dells own hand Secretary to the late Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Dr. Laud. The Form of Coronation and Rites to be used therein collected from other the like Solemnities known to have been used either in this Kingdom or by other great Princes abroad LEaving the choice of the Place and Church to his Majesties own appointment wheresoever the Coronation shall be done A Stage must be set up made square and fastned to four Pillars of the Church railed about and the Rayles and Stage overspread and covered with Carpets and Tapestry The Stage being made of some convenient height and breadth must have some Steps for ascent on the West part about the mid'st thereof and as many for descent to the Altar or Table which is to be placed on the East Upon the Stage another little Scaffold must be erected of two foot high which two steps to ascend on which the Throne of State must be placed and adorned as is meet A Chayre of State must also be set on the Stage on the right hand of the little Scaffold with a Fald-stoole and Cushions for his Majesty to do his Devotion A little Traverse is to be made on the South side of the Altar or Table for the King to repose and disrobe himself Round ●…bout on the right and left hand of the Stage there must be Scaffolds for Noblemen Barons Knights Gentlemen of the Chamber and others to rest and behold Within the compass of the Altar or Table a Pulpit must be set for Sermon Over against it a Chayr of State for his Majesty with a Foldstool to kneel at On the West side of the Pulpit a Foarm covered with Tapestry for the Arch-Bishop and Bishops serving at the Coronation The Evening before the King would be at service in Chappel besides his private Devotion whereof the Bishop of Dunblane now Dean of the Chappel must have care to remember his Majesty The Regal Crown Scepter and Sword with the Great Seal of the Kingdome and Spurs are to be delivered to such Persons as his Majesty will appoint for carrying the same There is likewise to be provided a Red silken Coat having the Places for the Anointing opened and looped which his Majesty is to weare next to his Shirt The Sacred Oyl is to be provided also and put in some Silver Vessel Cloath of some colour red or blew must be prepared and spread on the Ground from the Palace Hall dore to the Stage in the Church for his Majesty to walk upon all the way which Way must be rayled on every side This must be done in the Morning of the Coronation by some Nobleman that his Majesty will make Almoner for that day And this concerning the preparation The Morning of the Coronation The Bishops Noblemen and Commissioners of Burroughes to the number of six are at that Morning to come unto the Presence The Constable and Marshal who are to carry their Battones in their hands all that day having brought the King from his Bed chamber to the Presence and after he is placed in his Chaire they all making the Reverence that becomes Some one of the Church or Noblemen speaks to this purpose Sir the Estates of this your native and ancient Kingdom calling to mind the great happiness they enjoyed under the Goverment of your Majesties Father of blessed memory and acknowledging your Highness to be the rightful Heir of this Crown by a long and lawful descent do beseech your Majesty to receivet hem into your Highness protection to govern them by the Laws of the Kingdome and defend them their Rightes and Liberties by your Royal power Offering their Service in most humble manner to your Majesty with their Vows to bestow Land Life and what else is in their power for the safety of your Majesties sacred Person and maintenance of your Crown which they intreat your Majesty to accept and pray Almighty God that you may happily and for many years enjoy the same The King Answers I do esteem your affections more then the Crowns of many Kingdomes and will by Gods assistance bestow my life for your defence wishing to live no longer then I may see this Kingdom flourish in all happiness Then kissing his Majesties hands they prepare all to go in their ranks as they are appointed towards the Church The Lyon K. of Arms having an open Crown upon his Head carries in his hand the Vessel containing the sacred Oyl Two of his Brethren walk on either of his hands one The Trumpets sound and so they march The Receiving of the King into the Church THe Arch-Bishop and Bishops with the Musitians of the Chappel are to meet the King at the Entry in Procession wise The King is received under a Canopy supported by four Barons Two Bishops walk one on his Majesties one hand and another upon the other The Dean of the Chappel is alwayes by to inform the King of the Ri●…es of the Solemnity as need shall be The King is received with an Anthem into the Church Protector noster c. Behold oh Lord our Protector and look upon the face of thine Anointed because one day in thy Court is better then a thousand c. Quam dilecta c. The King passing up the Church goeth to the Stage and reposeth himself a little The Regal Crown Scepter Sword Great Seal and Spurs are laid down on a Taffel besides the Altar or Table The sacred Oyl is delivered by Lion K. of Armes to the Dean of the Chappel who brings it ●…o the Archbishop and he sets the same on the Table Then the King comes down from the Stage and the Sermon begins Which ended the King ascends again to the Stage and sits down in the Chair of State Then the Arch-bishop the Marshal of Scotland going before him goeth to all the Quarters of the Stage and speaks to the People in these words Sirs I do present unto you King Charles the rightful and undoubted Inheritor of the Crown and dignity of this Realm This day is by the Peers of the kingdome appointed for his Coronation And are you not willing to have him for your King and become subject unto him and his Commandements The King stands up in this time and as the Archbishop goes from one part of the Stage to another turneth himself that he may be seen of the People The People declare their willingness by their Acclamations and Shouts crying God save King Charles or Let the King live Then is sung this Anthem Firmetur manus tua c.

and Coronations of their Kings Princes yea to pray for their Persons Kingdoms Posterities Felicity Stability Tranquillity Perpetuity and for their speedy comming restitution when forcibly driven from their Kingdoms by Enemies or Rebels And if any malicious Pharisees Priests Scribes or ●…rayterous Antimonarchists shall be sore displeased with them for these th●…ir Prayers Prayses Rejoycings Thanksgivings and rebuke them for the same King Jesus his own Answere to the Pharisees Priests and Scribes forecited may for ever stop their mouths and reclaim them ●…rom such disloyal ●…reasonable rebukes And so much the rather because these premi●… Presidents both before and under the L●…w and Gospel app●…ved prescribed by God and practised by his Servants were the ground of this Gospel exhortation and injunction which not only approve●… and prescribes but commends the same to all Christians under the Gospel in these observable words 1 Tim. 2. 1 2 3. I exhort therefore that first of all Supplications Prayers Intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men for Kings in the first place as Supreme 1 Pet. 2. 13 14. and for all that are in Authority under and after them that we may live a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour who will have all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth I shall a little insist on this Gospel Text as most punctual full pertinent to my purpose the rather because in August 1659. in the University of Cambridge it self a Minister of the Gospel the Son of a Parliament man was by the Maior of the town whose wife is a Quaker apprehended by a company of Souldiers and kept Prisoner for a time only for praying in general for all Christian Kings Princes and Governors according to this Text when George Whitehead and George Fex two Quakers blasphemously railed and disputed against Jesus Christ the two other Persons the blessed Trinity and the word of God an whole hour together in the Maiors presence and sundry others without check or punishment such are the atheistical antimonarchical times wherein we live In this text consider 1. The Pen-man of it by divine inspiration S. Paul the Apostle of Jesus Christ specially delegated by him to the Gentiles uncircumcision to open their eies to turn them from darkness to light and from ●…he power of Satan unto God And to bear Christs name before the Gentiles and Kings Acts 9. 15. c. 26. 1●… 17 18. Gal. 2. 2 7 8 9. Eph. 3. 1 to 12. Acts 13. 46 47. c. 15. 7. c. 18. 6. c 21●… 19 20. c. 22 21. c. 28. 28. Rom 11. 13. c. 15. 15 to 25. Col. 1. 27 28. 2 Tim. 1. 11. c. 4. 17. Therefore these Duties are specially recommended and prescribed to them 2ly The person to whom this Epistle and exhortation was principally particularly directed even Timothy his dearly beloved Son and Fellow●… Minister in preaching the Gospel to the Gentiles then residing at Ephesus 1 Tim. 1 3. a City and Church of the Gentiles where he exercised his Ministry and was to perform these Duties publickly in his own person as a Minister to excite all others thereunto Therefore these Duties of making publick Supplications Prayers Intercessions and Thanksgivings for Kings both in publick and private do principally belong and are carefully to be performed by all Ministers and Preachers of the Gospel to and amongst the Gentiles 3ly The manner of pressing these Duties the Apostle doth most earnestly and zealously urge their performance as the words I exhort or earnestly desire import Exhortings being the most passionate pathetical fervent pressing of men to duties Lu. 3. 18. Act. 11. 23. c. 13. 15. c. 2. 40. c. 15. 32. c. 20. 2. Rom. 12. 8. 1 Thes. 2. 11 12. c. 4. ●… c. 5. 14. 2 Thes. 3. 12. 1 Tim. 4. 13. c. 6. 2. 2 Tim. 4. 2. Tit. 1. 9. c. 2. 6 15. Heb. 3. 13. c. 12. 5. c. 13. 22. 1 Pet. 5. 1. Jude 3. 4ly The grounds of his enforcing these Duties so earnestly implyed in the word therefore relating to the close of the precedent Chapter v. 18 19 20. This charge I commit unto thee Son Timothy according to the Prophecies that we●… before on thee that thou by them mightest war a good warfare holding Faith and a good Conscience which he could not do or perform unless he discharged these Duties he thus exhorted him to being a part of his spiritual good warfare and both a means and evidence of his holding Faith and a good Conscience and his neglect or contempt of them a ready way to make shipwrack of them as Hymeneus and Alexander had done whom he had dilivered to Satan Antimonarchical and Antimagistratical Ministers or Christians will soon turn Apostates and Blasphemers yea put away and make shipwrack of their Faith and good Conscience towards God when they became disloyal and rebellious to their Kings and give over Supplications Prayers Intercessions and Thanksgivings for them as we have found by late sad experiments 5ly The primacy and excellency of these Duties before all others expressed in the clause I exhort therefore that first of all that is in the first place before and above all other Duties parts of Ministry or Christianity they are carefully conscienciously cordially to be performed without the least omission or neglect 6ly The variety of the Duties set forth by these various expressions That Supplications Prayers Intercessions and Thanksgivings all in the plural number be made for Kings Which pluralities imply 1. A universality of their several kinds to wit That all sorts of Supplications Prayers Intercessions and Thanksgivings whatsoever ought to be made for them 2ly A multiplicity of each of them not a single Supplication Prayer Intercession Thanksgiving and no more but many and manifold Supplications Prayers and Thanksgivings 3ly A frequency fervency constancy perpetuity in the performance of them both in publick and private all our lives long without ceasing or flagging as the marginal Scriptures evidence 4ly An universality in respect of persons and places thus expressed in the verse following I will therefore that men pray every where lifting up holy hands 5ly An universality of things Mercies Blessings c. for which Supplications Prayers Intercessions and Thanksgivings ought at any time ordinarily or extraordinarily publickly or privately to be made to God in behalf of Kings 6ly Supplications for the pardon and remission of all their sins errors miscariages frailties iniquities whatsoever for converting diverting or keeping them from all evil and destructive waies errors counsels designs undertakings whatsoever dishonourable to God scandalous to Religion hurtfull to the Church fatal to their Kingdoms People Royal persons families and posteritie and for removing all inflicted threatned or feared judgements evils from their Persons Families Kingdoms Relations Prayers for all sorts of corporal temporal spiritual eternal Blessings Mercies which they at any time

us not unto us Lord but to thy Name be ascribed all honour and glorie in all Churches of the Saints throughout all generations for thou Lord hast discovered the sn●…s of death thou hast broken them and we are delivere d be thou still our mighty Protector and scatter our cruel Enemies which delight in blood infatuate their Counsel and root out their Babylonish and Antichristian sect which say of Ierusalem down with it even to the ground And to that end strengthen the hands of our gracious King the Nobles and Magistrates of the Land with Iudgement and Iustice to cut off ●…hese Workers of Iniquity whose Religion is Rebellion whose Faith is Faction whose Practise is murthering of Souls and Bodies and to root them out of the confines and limits of this Kingdom that they may never prevail against us and triumph in the ruine of thy Chu●…h and give us grace by true and serious repen●…ance to avert these and the like Judgements from us This Lord we earnestlie crave at thy mercifull hands togethe●… with the countenance of thy powerfull protection over our bread Soveraign the whole Church and these Realms and the speedie confusion of our implacable Enemies and that for thy dear Sons sake our onlie mediator and advocate II. ALmighty God and heavenly Father which of thy everlasting providence and tender mercy towards us hast prevented the extreme malice and mischievous imagination of our ensmies revealing and con●…nding their horrible and devilish enterprise plotted against our Soveraign Lord the King his Royal House and the whole S●…ate of this Realm for the subversion thereof together with the truth of thy Gospel and pure Religion amongst us and for the reducing of Popish Superstition and tyranny into this Church and land we most humbly prayse and magnifie thy glorious name for thine infinite gracious goodnesse in this our marvellous Deliverance we confesse it was and is thy mercy thy mercy alone most mercifull Father that we are not cons●…med that their snare is broken and our Soul is escaped For our sins cryed to Heaven against us and our iniquities justly called for judgement upon us but thy great mercy towards us hath exalted it self above judgement not to deal with us after our sins to give us over as we deserved to be a prey to our enemies but taking our correction into thine own hands to deliver us from their blood-thirsty malice and preserve from death and destruction our King and Stat●… with thy Gospel and true Religion amongst us Good Lord give us true repent●…nce and unfeigned conversion unto thee to prevent further judgements increase us more and more in lively Faith and fruitfull love in all obedience that thou mayest continue thy loving favour with the light of thy Gospol to us and our Posterity for evermore Make us now and alwaies truely thankfull in heart word and deed for all thy gracious mercies and this our special deliverance Protect and defend our Soveraign Lord the King with the Queen and all the Royal Progeny from all treasons and conspiracies preserve them in thy faith fear and love under the shadow of thy wings against all evil and wickednesse prosper their reign with long happinesse on earth and everlasting glory following in the Kingdom of Heaven Bless the whole State and Realm with grace and peace that with one heart and mouth we may praise thee in thy Church and alwaies sing joyfully that thy mercifull kindness is ever more and more towards us and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever through Jesus Christ o●…r only Saviour and Redeemer Amen III. ETernal God and our most mighty Protector we thy people of this Land confesse our selves above all the Nations of the earth infinitely bound unto thy heavenly Majesty for thy many unspeakable benefits conferred and hea●…ed upon us especially for planting thy Gospel among us and placing over us a most gracious King a faithfull Professor and Defendor of the same both which exasperate the enemies of true Religion and enrage their thoughts to the invention of most dreadfull designs all which notwithstanding it hath pleased thee bitherto either to prevent or overthrow at this time principally thou hast most strangely discovered an horrible and cruel plot and device for the massacring as well of thy d●…ar Servant and our dread Soveraign as of the chief States assembled in thy fear for the continuance of thy truth and good of this Realm We humbly present ourselves at thy feet admiring thy might and wisedom and acknowledging thy grace and favour in preserving them and the whole Realm by their safety beseeching thee for thy Son Iesus Christ his sake to continue still thy care over us and to shield our gracious King under the shadow of thy wings that no mischievous attempt may come near nor the Sons of wickednesse may hurt him but that under him we may still enioy this his peaceable Government with the profession of the Gospel of thy Son Iesus Christ to whom with thee and the holy Ghost c. IV. O God infinit in power and of endless mercy we give thee all possible thanks since it hath pleased thee so miraculously to discover and defeat the mischievous plots of thine and our Enemies thou hast delivered our dread Soveraign from the snares of the Fowler and his Nobles from the fire of the fury of the wicked he shall rejoyce in thy Salvation and we his People shall tryumph in this thy wonderfull Deliverance thy Gospel shall prosper and thine Adversaries shall be confounded And multiply good Lord we beseech thee thy great goodnesse towards our gracious King and his Kingdoms from this time forth through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen After this Deliverance from this horrid Powder-plot there were these 2. forms of Prayers used in the Commons House by the Speak●…rs during the Parliaments session very seasonable for our times wherein they expressed their Loyalty and Devotion to the King and his Royal Progeny A Prayer used by the Speaker of the Commons House of Parliament I. O GOD most great and glorious which dwellest in the Heavens over all yet humblest thy self to behold the things that are done upon the earth we the people and sheep of thy pasture assembled by thy providence to the performance of this high service whereupon the honour of thy name the beauty of thy Church amongst us the glory of the King and wealth of our State doth depend knowing that without thee we can do nothing do at this time with fear and reverence in the beginning of our consultations first look up unto thee from whom wisedom and happie successe doth come praying thee to look down upon us who first look up unto thee from whom wisdom and happie successe doth come praying thee to look down from Heaven upon us with the eye of thy mercy to draw near unto us with the presence of thy grace to prepare us all with counsel and understanding and to be President and Director of

2. 1 2 3. Haec regula Ecclefiastica est tradita a Magistro Gentium qua utuntur Sacerdotes nostri ut pro omnibus supplicent Deprecantes pro Regibus 〈◊〉 seculi ut subjectas habeant Gentes ut in pace positi in tranquillitate mentis quietè Deo Domino servire possumus Orantes etiam pro 〈◊〉 quibus sublimis potestas est credita ●…t in justitia veritate gubernent Rempublicam suppeditante rerum abundantia amota perturbatione seditionis succedat laetitia c. ut sepositis omnibus quae huic Imperio infesta inimica sunt in affectu pietatis castitatis Deo servi●…e possumus Perturbatio enim captivitas nec pietatem servat nec castitatem Unde enim pius qui invidus est unde ●…astitas ubi potestatis suae non est In his Epistolarum l. 5. Epist. 26. ad Gratianum Augustum he thus expresseth his fervent Prayers for him Et nocte die in tuis castris cura censu locatus Orationum excubias praetendebam si invalidus merito sed affectu sedulus Et haec quidem pro tua salute deferebamus pro nobis faciebamus Nihil hic adulationis est si scit ipse arbiter quem fateris in quem piè credis me non solum officio publico debitas pend●…re preces sed etiam amore privato Which Epistle he concludes with this Prayer for this Emperor ' Beatissimum te florentissimum Deus Omnipotens Pater Domini nostri Jesu Christi tueri aetate prolixa et Regnum tuum in summa gloria et pace perpetua confirmare dignetur Domine Imperator Auguste Divino electe judicio Princiyum gloriosissimo In his Epist. l. 4 Epistola 28. Ad Theodosium Imperatorem he concludes with this Prayer Beatissimus florentissimus cum sanctis pignoribus fruaris tranquillitate perpetua Imperator Auguste To pretermit all other passages of this kind in his Funeral Oration De obitu Valentiniani Imperatoris he hath this passionat expression Nulla inhonoratos vos mea transibit Oratio Nulla nox non donatus aliqua precum mearum contexione transcurret Omnibus Oblationibus frequentabo c. Q●…am nostrae vitae temporibus fulcire curaremus ut de nostris Annis viveret qui fungi non potuit suis Which he thus concludes Te quaeso summe Deus ut clarissimos juvenes matura resurrectione suscites resuscites ut immaturum hunc vitae istius cursum matura resurrectione compenses to which this other passage in his Oration De obitu Theodosii Imperatoris might be added Da requiem perfectam servo tuo Theodosio Requiem quam praeparasti sanctis tuis This Godly Emperor Theodosius as Eutychius Patriarch of Alexandria records was by the joynt and fervent Prayers of the Christians in Constantinople who spent the whole night in Supplications and beseeched God and our Lord Jesus Christ ut nobis Regem eligat quemcunque ipse elegerit nobis Regem praeficiamus miraculously elected and chosen Emperor beyond all human expectation being of a very poor and mean condition as he there relates Gregory Bishop of N●…ssa in his excellent Book De Oratione p. 6. hath this memorable passage Oratio corporum robur est abundantia domus recta Iuris ac Legum in Civitate constitutio Regni vires belli Trophaeum pacis securitas dissidentium conciliatio conjunctorum conservatio c. Therefore it was certainly used by all Christians Churches Bishops Ministers Subjects for their Kings and Kingdoms to effect these publick ends especially in times of war and danger The 150. Godly Bishops assembled together in the first General Council of Constantinople Anno 381. in their Epistle to the Emperor Theodosius not only render publick Thanks to God for advancing him to the Empire for the peace of the Church and maintenance of the Orthodox Faith but likewise pray to God for the establishment of his Empire in peace and righteousnesse for many Generations and his temporal and eternal joy and beatitude in these ensuing words Initio quidem nostri ad tuam Poetatem scripti Gratias agamus Deo qui 〈◊〉 Pietatis Imperium constituit ad communem pacem Ecclesiarum sanae fidei confirmationem agentes autem DEO DEBITAS GRATIAS necessaria quoque ea quae acta sunt in sancto Concilio ad tuam referri●…us pietatem c. Dominus autem Imperium tuum in pace et Iustitia stabiliat transmittatque et producat in multas et infinitas usque generationes atque ad terrenam potentiam caelestis quoque Regni gaudium et fructum adjiciat Gratificetur Deus orbiterrarum ut te qui reverà pietatis studiosissimus Deique amantissimus Imperator es valentem omnibusque 〈◊〉 rebus Florentem et excellentem 〈◊〉 id quod sancti etiam ab illo praecibus et votis petunt et orant This being the general usual Prayer of all Bishops Saints and Christians for him under his Empire both in their Churches Closets Epistles to him The Bishops assembled in the Council of Aquileia whereof St. Ambrose was one in their Epistle to Gratian Valentinian and Theodosius the Emperors use this Benediction and thanksgiving for their advancement to the Empi●…e B●…nedictus Deus Pater Domini nostri Jesu Christi qui vobis Romanum Imperium dedit Et Benedictus Dominus noster Jesus Christus Unigenitus Dei Filius Qui Regnum v●…strum sua pietate custodit apud quem gratias agimu●… vobis 〈◊〉 Principes quod fidei vestrae studium probavistis c. concluding with this prayer and option for them Ut vos Deo Praestante triumphetis qui paci Ecclesiarum quietique 〈◊〉 St. Jerom in his Commentary and Caelius Sedulius too in his Exposition on the 1 Tim. 2. 1 2 3. presse the duty of Praying for Kings though Pagans and persecutors in the same words and manner almost as St Ambrose Chrysostom Theodoret Primasius and Rhemigius hereafter cited And Comment in Danielem c. 6. v. 21. Tom. 4. p. 509. upon Daniels words to King Nebuchadnezzar Rex in aeternum vive he thus paraphraseth Honorat honorantem se et 〈◊〉 vitam Impreca●…ur ee●…ernam though cast into the Lions den by his command St. Chrysostom Archbishop of Constantinople though very much persecuted by the Emperor and Empresse for his zeal and piety yet zealously presseth the duty of Prayer for Kings and all in Authority though Infidels and wicked Homilia 33. in Epistolam ad Corinthios 1. c. 13. Quod oporteat orare pro Infideli audi quid dicat Paulus Obsecro primum omnium fieri obsecrationes orationes postulationes gratiarum actiones pro omnibus hominibus Quod autem non essent omnes fideles est cuivis perspicuum Et rursus pro Regibus omnibus qui in sublimitate constituti sunt Quod autem ii essent impii iniqui hoc quoque est perspicuum Deinde

generaliter cunctos qui nostri conventui interfuêre ut obedientes sint Domino excellentissimo Imperatori nostro et fidem quam ei promissam habent inviolabiliter conservare studeant Orationes quoque assiduas intentè fundere pro ejus stabilitate ac incolumitate omnes se velle secundum nostram admonitionem unanimiter professi sunt ut misericordia divina longiori aevo illius m●…nsuetudinem conservare dignetur c. The Council of Mentz about the same time under Charles the Great c. 1 c. made this Prayer for him and his Posterity In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus sancti Gloriosissimo et Christianissimo Imperatori Carolo Augusto verae Religionis Rectori ac Defensori Dei Ecclesiae una cum prole sua ejusque Fidelibus vita et salus honor et benedictio cum victoria fine fine mansura The Council of Cavailon the same year under this Charles the Great thus decreed Omnis iste Conventus gratissima deliberatione decrevit ut ab omnibus indes●…nenter orationes fiant pro vita et incolumitate pro salute animae et corporis Domini Imperatoris prolisque ejus pro statu Regni c. The Synod of Rhemes the same year under the same Emperor decreed Ut pro Domino Imperatore s●…aque Nobilissima prole Orationes et Oblationes quae pro ipsis hactenus Deo Omnipotenti oblatae sunt augeantur ut eos suis temporibus in praesenti seculo cum omni saelicitate custodiat et in futuro cum sanctis Angelis suis pia miseratione gaudentes efficiat The like is decreed in Capitularia Caroli Magni Ludovici l. 7. c. 7. Fredericus Lindebrogus Codex Legum Antiqu p. 1663. The Synod of Paris under Lewis Lotharius Anno 829. l. 1. c. 8. as it presseth all Obedience Subjection and Loyalty to Kings so it prescribes constant Prayers for them from the 1 Tim. 2. concluding thus Si enim Hieremias Propheta Dei pro vita Idololatrae Regis Nebuchadonozor orare admonet quantò magis pro salute Christianorum Regum do omnibus ordinibus Deo est humiliter supplicandum The Synod of Paris under Bishop Odo made this Decree Praecipitur districtè omnibus Presbyteris ut pro Domino Rege faciant specialem commemorationem quando poterunt Theodulphus Abbas Floriacensis et Aurelianensis Episcopus in his Poems to Ludovicus the Emperor thus prays for him Inclite Caesar ave Ludovice serene valeque Et tibi cun●…ipotens det bona cuncta Deus Orbis te totus laudat veneratur amatque Et monitis paret sedulus undè tuis c. Grates pro vestrâ summa pietate rependam Aeterno Patri qui vos regnare potenter Et mores sanctos servare salubriter egit Prospera multigenis concedens cuncta triumphis c Uos pater et gnatus Sanctus quoque Spiritus omni Tempore concedat Domino praestan●…e valere In his Poem In Adventu Caroli filii Augustorum he hath this Salutation and Prayer for him Salve Regum sancta proles Nullus ordo nulla rerum Mens lingua cor voluntas Salve Regum sancta proles Dicat omnis plebis agmen Dives pauper sospes aeger Salve Regum sancta proles Chare Christo Carole Nunc silescat vastitas Laudem dando personet Chare Christo Carole c. Clerus ipse primitus Consonent in laudibus Chare Christo Carole c. Which Salve is 7. times more repeated in that Poem with other Prayers for Prince Charles In his Poem In adventu Lotharii Imperatoris he useth the●…e Prayers for and Acclamations to him Imperator magne vivas Gaudeat totum tuorum Omnis aetas omnis ordo Imperator magne vivas Sancta Lothari Maria virgo Et simul eum Patre magno Imperator magne vivas Et Valens junctis beatis Uestra pax in pace cunctos Intus extra longe juxta Britto cedat atque Bulgar Uita virtus et potestas Fama felix te sequatur Summa summae Trinitati Quae gubernet et coronet Imperator magne vivas Semper et feliciter which is ten times repeated Agmen hic fidelium Corde dicens intimo Semper et feliciter Te cum Fratribus Servet armet protegat Semper et feliciter Hoc Precetur omnibus Firmet apta subditos Fulgeat concordia Omnis ardor Hostium Robur et victoria Atque vitae praemia Sit per aevum Gloria Te per omne seculum Semper et feliciter Walafridus Strabus Abbot of St. Gall in his Poem to Ludovicus the Emperor makes this expression of his Loyalty to and prayes thus for him Vilia pro meritis sunt haec munuscula vestris Sed tamen ex pleno quae dat amore fides Quam vobis servare diu totumque per aevum Hanc animam veluti nitar ad usque obitum Quid mihi quid possit consistere clarius unquam Gloria quàm Domini continuata pii c. Ipse pio vires divinaque munera Regi Et clarum aeterno tempore det columen Pacem consilio faciet retinere salubri Quem paci aeternae muneribusque parat Haec vos cum vestris repetitus saepius Annis Haec ad festa Deus provehat incolumes In his Verses to the Empresse Judeth he prayes thus for her and hers Orabo quod ipse Hactenus orabam quaeque petenda reor Uita praesidio pace et solamine Christi Uos vestrosque simul tempus in omne frui Proxima sanctorum quod nos per festa dierum Plenius acturos credimus et volumus In another b Poem to her in reference to her name Judeth he prays thus for her Nomine quem sequitur factis da Christe sequatu●… Pace fide pietate animo sermonibus ausis Dogmate consiliis successu et prole fideli c. Laeta cubans sit laeta sedens sit laeta resurgens Laetetur que poli faelix in sede locata In his other Verses to her he prays thus Uos vestrosque Dei semper miserata potestas Protegat exaltet ffrmet regat armet adornet And in his Poem to Charles the Emperors Son by Judeth he prays thus for him Majestas tibi cuncta Dei det prospera semper Et vitae aeternae dulcia dona seret Haymo Bishop of Halberstat in Germany Interpretatio in 1 Epist. Tim. c. 2. v. 1 2 3. hath the self-same Commentary and Words pressing the duty of praying for Kings as Remigius forecited Hincmarus Archbishop of Rhemes in France flourishing under Charles the Great and Lewis his sonne one of the learnedest Scholars in that age in his Epistola 1. ad Ludovicum Balbum Regem who desired his advice how hee might settle and govern his distracted Kingdom in peace in such a time of confusion as we now are in returns him this answer in an Epistle thus directed Domino Ludovico

a fruitful Country and give to his Children all good things Give him a long life in this world and in his dayes let Justice flourish Strengthen thou the throne of his Government and with gladnesse and righteousnesse let him glory in thy eternal Kingdome through Jesus Christ. Deus in●…ffabilis author mundi Conditor generis humani Gubernator imperii Confirmator regni qui utero fidelis amici tui Patriarchae nostrae Abrahae praeelegisti Regem seculis profuturum Tuum presentem Regem hunc cum exercitu suo per in●…rcessionem omnium Sanctorum uberi benedictione locupleta in solium Regni firma stabilitate connecte visita eum sicut Moysem in Rubro Josuam in Praelio Gedeon in agro Samuelem in templo Et illa eum benedictione syderia ac sapientiae tu●… rorae perfunde quantum beatus David in Psalterio Salomon filius ejus te remunerante precepit è coelo Si●… ei contra acies Inimicorum lorica in adversis galea in prosperis patientia in protectione Clipeus sempeternus presta ut gentes illi teneant fidem Proceres sui habeant pacem diligant Caritatem abstineant se à cupiditate loquantur justitiam custodiant veritatem Et ita populus iste pullulet coalitus benedictione aeternitatis ut semper permaneant tripudiantes in pace victores per Christum Dominum nostrum c. God the unspeakable Author of the World the Creator of Mankinde the Governor of Empires the Establisher of Kingdomes who out of the loynes of thy faithfull friend our Father Abraham didst choose a King that should save all Nations Blesse we beseech thee this our present King and his Army with a rich blessing Establish him in the throne of this Kingdome Visit him as thou didst visit Moses in the Bush Josua in the Battel Gedeon in the Field and Samuel in the Temple besprinkle him with the dew of thy Wisdome and give unto him the blessing of David and Solomon Be thou unto him a coat Armour against his Enemies and an Helmet in adversity Give him patience in Prosperity and protect him alwaies with thy Shield Grant that other Countries may keep Faith unto him and that his Nobles may live in Peace embrace Charity abstain from Covetousnesse speak Justice and maintain Truth and so this people may grow up together with the blessing of ●…ity that having overcome they may rejoyce in everlasting peace through Christ our Lord. Deus qui populus tuis virtute consuli●… amore dominaris da huic famulo tuo Jacobo spiritum 〈◊〉 cum regimine disciplinae ut tibi toto corde dev●… in regni regimine maneat semper idoneus tuoque munere ipsius temporibus securitas Ecclesiae dirigatur in tranquillitate devotio Christiana perma●… ut bonis operibus perseverans ad aeternum regnum te duce valeat pervenire per Dominum Jesum Chri●… c. God which providest for thy people by thy Power and rulest over them in Love 〈◊〉 unto this thy Servant James the spirit of Wisdome and Government that being devoted unto thee with all his heart he may so wisely govern this Kingdome that in his time the Church may be in 〈◊〉 and Ch●…n Devotion may continue in peace that so persevering to the end in good works he may by thy mercy come unto thine everlasting Kingdome through thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ who liveth and reigneth with thee world without end Amen The Letany being ended the Archbishop begineth to say aloud Sursum Corda Resp. Habemus ad Dominum Lift up your Hearts c. Answ. We lift them up unto the Lord. Verè dignum justum est aequum salutare os tibi semper ubique gratias agere domine sancte pater omnipotens eterne Deus electorum fortitudo humilium celsitudo qui in primordio per effusionem diluvii Crimina mundi castigare voluisti per Columbam ramum olivae portantem pacem terris redditam demonstrasti Iterumque Aaron famulum tuum per unctionem olei sacerdotem sanxisti postea per hujus unguenti infusionem ad Regendum populum Israeliticum sacer●…es ac Reges prophetas praefecisti vultumque Ecclesiae in oleo exhiler andum per Prophaeticam famuli tui vocem Davidi esse praedixisti Ita quaesumus omnipot●… Pater ut per hujus creaturae pinguedinem hunc servum t●…um Jacobum sanctificare tua benedictione digneris eumque in similicudine Columbae pac●…m simplicitatis populo sibi subdito praestare exemplo Aaronis in Dei servicio diligenter imitari regnique fastigia in Consiliis scientiae aequitate judicii semper assequi vultumque hilaritatis per hunc olei unction●…m tuamque benedictionem te adjuvante Toti Plebi paratum habere facia●… per Christum Dominum nostrum c. It is very meet right and our bounden duty that we should at all times and in all places give thanks unto thee O Lord holy Father Almighty and everlasting God the strength of thy Chosen and the exalter of the Humble which in the beginning by the beginni●…g out of the Flood 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 t●…e 〈◊〉 of the world ●…nd by a D●…ve conv●…ying an Olive b●…nch did●… give a token of reconcile 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and ag●…in did●… consec●…te thy ser●… Aaron a P●…est by the anoy●…ing of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 by the 〈◊〉 of this Oyl did●… make Priests and Kings and Prophets to govern thy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and by the voice of the 〈◊〉 David ●…idst 〈◊〉 th●… the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Church shou●… be m●…de cheerfull 〈◊〉 Oyl We beseech thee almighty Father that thou 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to blesse and ●…tifie this thy Serv●…nt 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he 〈◊〉 minister Peace unto his people and 〈◊〉 Aaron in the service of God That he may attain the ●…ection of Government in Counsel and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a 〈◊〉 alwaies cheerful and amiable to the whole people through Christ our Lord. This done the King ariseth from his Devotion and reposeth him a while in his chair of Estate After a while he goeth to the Altar and there disrobeth himself of his upper garments his under apparel being made open with loops only closed at the places which are to be anoynted The Archbishop undoeth the loops and openeth the places which he is to anoynt The Archbishop first anoynteth his hands saying Unguantur manus c. istae de 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 unde uncti fuerunt Reges proph●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ut sis benedictus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 istum quem Dominus Deus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gubernandum Quod ipse prestare 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Spiritu sancto c. Let these hands be anoyn●…d as 〈◊〉 ●…nd P●…phets have been anoyn●…ed and as Samuel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be King that thou maist be blessed a●…d 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a King in this Kingdome over this people whom the Lord thy God hath given thee to rule and govern which he vouch●… to grant who with the Father and the holy Ghost

sanctam Dei Ecclesiam ejusque fideles propugnando protegas Non minus sub fide falsos quam Christiani nominis hostes execreris ac destruas viduas pupillos clementer adjuves ac defendas desolata restaures restaurata conserves ulciscaris injusta Confirmes bene disposita quatenus haec in agendo virtutum triumpho gloriosus Justitiaeque cultor egregius cum mundi salvatora cujus typu●… geris in nomine sine fine merearis reg●…are Qui cum patre ●…piritu Sancto c. Receive this Kingly Sword which is hallowed for the defence of the Faith of Christs holy Church and delivered unto thee by the hands of Bishops though unworthy yet Consecrated in the place of the holy Apostles and remember of whom the Psalmist did prophe●… saying Gird thy self with thy Sword upon thy Thigh O thou most mighty and with this Sword exercise thou the force of Equity and mightily destroy the growth of Iniquity protect the holy Church of God and his faithful people and pursue Hereticks no lesse then Infidels defend and help Widdows and Orphans Restore the things that are gone to decay and maintain those things that are restored be revenged of injustice and confirm things that are in good order that doing these things thou maist be glorious in the triumph of Vertue and excellent in the ornament of Justice and reign for ever with the Saviour of the world whose image you bear who with the Father and the Holy ghost Then the Armill is pu●… about his neck in the manner of a Stole and tyed to the boughts of his two Arms. The Archbishop saying Accipe armillas sinceritatis sapientiae divinaeque circumdationibus judicium quibus intelligas omnes operationes tuas contra hostes visibiles invisibiles posse esse munitas per Dominum nostrum c. Recive the Armill as a token of Gods embracing whereby all thy works may be defended against thy enemies both bodily and ghostly through Christ our Lord. Then the Mantle or open Pall is put on by the Abbor of Westminster The Archbishop saying Accipe pallium quatuor initiis formatum per quod intelligas quatuor mundi partes Divinae potestati esse subjecta●… Nec quenquam posse feliciter regnare i●… terris nisi cui potestas regnandi fuerit collocata de Coelis Receive this Pall which is formed with four Corners to let thee understand that the four quarters of the world are subject to the power of God and that no man can happily reign upon Earth who hath not received his authority from Heaven Then the Archbishop taketh the Crown into his han●…s and saith this prayer Deus perpetuatis Du●… virtutum cunctarum hostium victor benedic hunc famulum tuum Jacobum tibi caput suum inclinantem prolixa sanitate prospera felicitate eum conserva ubicunque auxilium tuum invocaverit cito adsis protegas ac defenda●… Tribue ei quaesumus domine divitia●… gratiae tuae●… comple in bonis desiderium e●…us corona eum in misericordia tua tibique domino opia devotione jugiter famuletur per Dominum nostrum Iésum Christum filium c. O God of Eternity the commander of all Powers the vanquisher of all Enemies blesse this thy servant who boweth his head unto thy Majesty preserve him in long health and prosperous felicity be present with him pro●…ect and defend him whensoever he calleth upon thee Give him we beseech thee the riches of thy Grace fill his soul with goodnesse and crown him with thy mercy and let him alwaies in godly devotion wait upon thee through thy Son our Lord Iesus Christ. The Archbishop Crowneth the King saying Coronet te Deus cor●…na Gal●…aque justi●…iae honore opere fortitudinis ut per officium nostrae benedictionis cum fide recta multiplici bonoram operum fructu ad Coronam pervenias regni perp●… Ipse largiente cujus reg●…um permanet in secula seculorum God Crown thee with a Crown of Glory and Righteousnesse with the honor and work of Fortitude that thou by ou●… Ministery having a right Faith and manifold fruit of good works ●…aist obtain the Crown of an everlasting kingdome by the gift of him whose kingdome ind●…eth for ever In the mean time the Quire singeth the Anthem Confortare Be strong ●…nd os a good courage and observe the Commandem●… of the Lord to walk in his wayes and keep his Ceremonies Precepts Testimonies and Iudgements and almighty God prosper and strengthen thee whithersoever thou goest The Lord is my Ruler therefore I shall want nothing Deus in virtute The King shall rejoyce in my strength O Lord exceeding Then he putteth the Ring on his Wedding finger saying Accipe regiae dignitatis a●…nulum per hun ●…e Catholicae fidei signaculum quatenus ut hodie ornaris ●…aput Princeps regni ac Populi ita perseveres auctor stab●… Christianitatis Christianae fidei ut felix in opere locuples in fide cum rege Regum glorieris Cui est honor gloria per aeterna secula seculorum Amen Receive the Ring of Kingly dignity and by it the seal of Christian Faith that as this day thou art adorned the head and Prince of this Kingdome and People so thou maist persevere as the Author and establisher of Christianity and the Christian Faith that being rich in Faith and happy in Works thou maist reign with him who is King of Kings to whom be glory and honour for ever and ever After this the Archbishop saith this prayer Deus cujus est c. omnis potestas dignitas da f●…mulo tuo propriae suae dignitatis effectum in qua te remunerante permaneat semperque te timeat tibique jugiter placere contendat per Dominum nostrum c. O God to whom belongeth all Power and Dignity give unto thy Servant the Fruit of his Dignity wherein grant he may long continue and fear ●…ee alwaies and alwaies labour to please thee through Christ our Lord. The King cometh to the Step of the Altar to receive the Sacrament The Archbishop ministreth the Bread The Abbot of Westminster the Cup. The King returneth to his Throne and there staieth the end of Service The Communion being done the King cometh down in Estate to the Altar Thence into King Edwards Chappell The King taketh off his Crown and delivereth it to the Archbishop who ●…aieth●… it on the Altar there The King withdraweth himself into the Traverse There the great Chamberlain of England disrobeth him of the Robes of King Edward the Confessor These Robes he immediately delivereth to the Abbot of Westminster The King is arrayed with his own Royal Robes provided for his Majesty to wear that day The King being newly arrayed cometh forth of the Traverse and goeth to King Edwards Altar There the Archbishop putteth on him the Crown which is provided for his Majesty to wear that day The King taketh again his Scepter with the Cross into his hand

comes to the Pulpit side and sitting in a Chair a Canopy is held over his Head all the time of his Anointing The Archbishop first anoints his Hands in the Palms saying In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost which wordes he repeats in all the several Anointings let these hands be anointed with Oyl as Kings and Prophets have been anointed And as Samuel did anoint David to be King that thou mayest be blessed and established a King in this Kingdome over the People whom the Lord thy God hath given thee to rule and govern Which he vouchsafe to grant who with the Father and the Holy Ghost is one and reigns in glory everlasting Amen In this time the Singers do sing the Anthem Sado●…ke the Priest and Nathan the Prophet anoin●…ed Solomon King and all the People rejoyced and said God save the King for ever Then the Archbishop says this Prayer Look down Almighty God upon this thy Servant our dread Soveraign King Charles with thy favourable countenance and as thou didst bless Abraham Isaac and Jacob so vouchsafe we beseech thee to water him plentifully with the Blessing of thy Grace give unto him of the dew of Heaven and of the fatness of the Earth abundance of Corn Wine and Oyl with all plenty of fruites and other good things Grant him long to continue and that in his time there may be health and peace in this Kingdome Grant O Almighty God that he may be a mighty Protector of this Country a bountiful Comforter of Churches and holy Societies the most valiant of Kings terrible to Rebels and Infidels amiable to his Nobles and to all his faithful Subjects Make his Royal Court to shine in Princely dignity as a most cleer Lightning far and wide in the Eyes of all men Finally let him be blessed with happy Children that may reign as Kings after him and rule this Kingdom by Succession of all Ages and after the glorious and happy dayes of present life give him of thy mercy an everlasting Kingdome with thee in the Heavens through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen The Prayer ended the Archbishop proceeds in the Anointing 1. His Breast 2. Betwixt the Shoulders 3. Both the Points of the Shoulders 5. Boughs of his Arms. 5. The Crown of his Majesties head The Anointing done the Dean of the Chappel closeth the loops again which were opened Then the Archbishop reads this Benediction God the Son of God Christ Jesus our Lord who was anointed of his Father with Oyl of gladness above his fellows pour down upon thy Head the Blessing of the Holy Ghost and make it enter into the inward parts of thy Heart so that thou mayest reign with him in the Heavens eternally Amen This pronounced a shallow Quoife is pnt upon the Kings head because of the Anointing Then the King goerh to the Altar and the Robe is put upon him at which the Archbishop says this Prayer O God the King of Kings and Lord of Lords by whom Kings do reign and Law-givers make good Laws vouchsafe in thy favour to bless this thy Servant Charles in all his Government that living godly and leading his People by the way of righteousness after a glorious course in this life he may attain that joy which hath no end through our Lord. Amen Then the Sword is brought to the Archbishop who laying it on the Altar prayes in this manner Hea●… our prayers we beseech thee O Lords and vouchsafe by thy right hand of Majesty to bless and sanctifie this Sword wherewith thy Servant Charles desires to be girt by the same he may defend Churches Widdows Orphans and all the People of God against the savage cruelty of Pagans and Infid●…ls and that it may be a terrour and fear to all those that lie in wait to do mischief through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Then the Archbishop takes up the Sword and puts it in the Kings hand saying Receive this Kingly Sword for the defence of the faith of Christ and protection of his Holy Church and remember him of whom the psalmist did prophecy saying ●…ird thy self with thy Sword upon thy Thigh O thou most mighty and with thy sword execute thou Equity and justice Persue all Hereticks and Infidels defend Widdows and Orphans restore the things that are gone to decay maintain and confirm the things that are restored and in good order destroy the growth of iniquity and take punishment of all injustice that you may be glorious in the triumph of vertue and reign with him whose Image you bear for ever and ever Amen The Sword is girt to the Kings side by one of the Peers thereto oppointed Then the King returns to the Chair wherein he was anointed and hath the Spurs put on by the Lord Marshal Aster which the Archbishop taking the Crown in his hand sayes this prayer O God the Crown of all the faithful who dost Crown their Heads with pretious Stone that trust in thee bless and sanctifie this Crown that as the same is adorned with many precious Stones so this thy Servant that weares the same may be replenished of thy Grace with the manifold gifts of all precious Virtues through Christ our Lord. Amen Then the Archbishop crowneth the King saying God Crown thee with a Crown of glory and righteousness with the Honour and vertue of fortitude that by a right faith and manifold fruits of good works you may obtein the Crown of an everlasting kingdome by the gift of him whose kingdome endu●…eth for ever Amen Then the King goes to the Stage and sits in the Chair of State which is placed by the Throne Then the Lyon by direction of the Marshal calls the Nobles who set their hands to the Crown and say every man these words So God not help me as I shall support thee And when they have done they all hold up their hands and swear to be loyal and true Subjects The Marshals having in his hand the obligatory Oath of the People goeth to the four Corners of the Stage and reads the same to the Lyon who cries it down to the people and they all hold up their hands and say Amen The Oath of the People is this We swear and by the holding up of our hauds do promise all subjection and loyalty to King Charles our dread Soveraign and as we wish God to be merciful unto us shall be to his Majesty true and faithful and be ever ready to bestow our Lives Lands and what else God hath given us for the defence of his sacred Person and Crown When the King is Crowned the Earles and Viscounts put on their Crownes and the Lyon his The other Barons and Lords continue bare and uncovered Then is this Anthem sung Be strong and of good courage and observe the Commandements of the Lord to walk in his wayes and keep his Ceremonies Precepts Testimonies and Judgements And almighty God strengthen and prosper thee wheresoever thou