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A06146	The order, solemnitie, and pompe, of the feastes, sacrifices, vowes, games, and triumphes: vsed vpon the natiuities of emperours, kinkes [sic], princes, dukes, popes, and consuls: with the custome, order, and manner of their inaugurations, coronations, and annoynting. With a briefe rehearsall of the funerall solemnities at some emperours, kings, and princes burials; Triplicitie of triumphes	Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.	1610 (1610)	STC 16633; ESTC S108796	40,346	66

predece●●●s the Kings of England but all other forraine Kinges as farre as heauen surmounteth the earth or as the glorie of God excelleth the pompe of man so far her Maiesty passeth other Kings in vertue religion goodnesse iustice trueth and peace it self which she brought with her vpon the day of her Highnes coronation to England which since her coronation shee planted in England that England may say Haec est dies quam fecit Dominus exultemus laetemur in ea The triumph whereof is such that Angelles doo triumph in Heauen and good godly men clap their hands on earth and say A Domino factum est istud And though the Kinges of England receiued the Christian faith before any other in the world The faith receiued into England before any other kingdō euen from Lucius time An. Dom. 177. before Clodouaeus the first Christestened King of France 300. yeares Before Marcus Iulius Philippus the first Christened Emperor of Rome 76. years and before Palladius was sent from Rome to Scotland by Celestinus then Byshop of Rome and before Patricius was by the same Celestinus sent to Ireland 197. yeares and before Suintilla who brought Hispaine to a Monarchie againe for Hispaine was subiect vnder the Saracens 800. yeares Before that vnder the Gothes the Vandals and the Romanes that they vsed to make their Computation per aera Augusti vntil Iohn the first 1372. who then commanded Anno Dom. to be vsed The Longobards the Gothes The Christened kings of the Gothes Longobards Vandals and Hunnes the Vandols and the Huns by reason of their warres between themselues were made Prouinces vnder the Romans and so continued vntil the Empire decaied After they had reuolted they elected Kinges to gouerne them whose names are these vnderwritten Agelmundus the first K. of the Longobards 394. Alaricus the first King of the Gothes after the reuolting from the Romans 404. yeares Gundericus the first K. of the Vandals 413. Atrila the first K. of the Hunnes 430. Now after these Kingdomes 600 years began the Kingdome of Polonia where the first crowned christened King was Miezlaus An. Dom. 963. In Hungaria the first crowned King was beatus Stephanus 1003. In Bohemia the first crowned K. was Vratislaus 1080. So in antiquity of Christianitie the kings of England are most ancient and so laid downe before Rome France Spain Scotland Ireland Poland Hungary Bohemia and the rest For it is allowed of all and written of Functus and others that Iosephus of Aramathia who buried the body of our Lord and Sauiour Lucius the Britā the first K. christened in the world came to Britaine twelue yeares after the death of Christ and conuerted many vnto the Faith But let it be from King Lucius time the first christened King of the world 177. For Cassianus saith there were but foure annointed christian Kings Four christiā Kings onelie annointed the Kings of Hierusalem the kings of England the Kings of France and the kinges of Scicily The funerall pompe of the Romane Emperours THe pomp and solempne state of the Funerals of the Roman Emperors were such as being set forth the solēpnity of the dead Emperor were such as the Senators Dictators Consuls and chiefe Magistrates of Rome being in their appointed funerall garments attending to carie the coffin with one before the Hearse plaieng vppon a Shalme or a Fluite with a mournfull funerall Song called Naenia 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which in like maner the Grecians vsed at the funeral of their Kings the songs which they called Ialemos Statues and images of the dead Then the Patricians and Senators caried before the dead Emperour his Statues and Images and after that the statues and Images of his predecessors to set foorth the dignitie of his stocke as Ca. Caesar did at the funerall of his Aunt mother vnto Marius whose Statues Caesar caused to be caried before the Coffyn with all the Sarieants cari●●g their Axes and rods with all the Ensignes Crownes rich spoiles and Trophees which Marius had gotten in his victories In like manner Tiberius Caesar the third Emperour of Rome caused at the funerall of his Father Drusus The pomp of Drusus funerall that the statue of Aeneas and all the statues of the Kings of Alba vntill Romulus time the 17. after Aeneas and the Statue of Romulus and of the whole familie of Gens Iulia from Romulus time to Iulius Caesar lineally The like pompe was before Silla and others by the Patricians and Senators Yet Marcus Aemilius Lepidus Pomponius Atticus with some others commaunded that they should not be brought into the Fielde of Mars with any solempnitie of Iupiters coate of triumphant garments Purple robes and such other pompe But specially if any died in the field the rare sight of the solempnitie excelled The Generall and chiefe Captaines euerie Officer with his band trailyng their Pikes after thē on the ground with the points of their Swords downward their Ensigns foulded together their Horses sheearde and clipt their dumb Musick with all the rufull sightes that might be inuented c. The maner of the funerall Pompe of the Grecians IN other partes of Greece they vsed more solempn mournful ceremonies at the funerall of their kings and Princes they tooke down their Bulwarkes Fortresses of warres The rusul funerals of the Macedonians Grecians they vntile their Temples they subuert their Altars they reiect and depose their Idoles they put out their fire and the men shaue both their heads beards and they clip their horses and left nothyng vndone that seemed mournful Then all the priests Maiestrats yong Gentlemen children caried Trophees and Monumentes of the dead kinge with his Ensignes and Armes crowned with Garlands according to the custome of Greece The Noble women caried diuers great Cuppes or Bowles some ful of wine others ful of milk some full of blood all in white Garments others caried honey cakes which should be sprinkled cast vpon the funeral fire at what time they sang Hymnes Odes and songs called Ialemos in the praise of the dead Prince 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and lastly when the King is solemply thus burned the Princes and great men of his blood should carie his ashes in golden pots crowned ouer with all kind of sweet flowers which should be as a memorie or Trophee of the dead King The Grecians had also these customs at the funeral of their deare friendes as Parents Brethren Sisters both the men and women should shaue their long haire and offer it vpon the hearse of the dead So Achilles solempnized the funerall of his deare friend Patroclus cutting the fore lockes of his haire Patroclus lamented by Achilles to set it among many other of Patroclus friendes vppon his Hearse or tombe Euripides death lamented by King Archelaus Euripides funerall was of Archelaus King of Macedonia so honrred that he lamented Euripides death with mourning apparell and with a shauen head and beard according to the vse and custome of the Macedonians Of the funerall pompe of the Egyptians THe Kings of Egypt were most sumptuously reserued in this order Their bodies were opened and were in such sort vsed as the Egyptians vse with Myrrhe Aloes honey salt waxe and many other sweet odours being seared vp and annointed with all precious oyles The funerall pomp of the K. of Egypt and so they reserued the bodies of their kinges in high buildinges made for the purpose far from the ground as in their Pyramides Labirinth before spokē The funeral was so lamēted that al Egypt mourned in this sort the men would clap dung and dyrt vpon their heads beat their bodies strike their breasts knocking 〈◊〉 heades to euery poste howling and crying for their king ●hei● women bare breasted besmear'd with al kind of filth running vp and downe in furious maner fasting mourning 72. daies from wine or any other meat sauing bread and the water of Nilus Of the funerall pompe of the Thracians THe Thracians Funerall is full of myrth and melody for when they bring their friendes to the graue they vse to sing Thracian Songes with all sweet musicke onely this ceremony they reserued when any man of great calling dieth his wife must bee brought the same day to the graue of her husband in her richest ornamēt and best apparel The pomp of the Thracians Funeral accōpanied with her parents and next in blood with great solempnitie which after sacrfice done vpon the graue of her husband shee must make sacrifice of her selfe The Priest must bring her to the Altar where she is sacrificed with a vaile ouer her face and after oblations and praiers done she is slain vpon her husbands graue for sacrifice Thus haue I laid downe the Natiuities Inaugurations Coronations and annointing of Emperors Kings and Princes aswell Paganes as Christians FINIS

Britomarus King of the olde Gaules before they were called Frenchmen This honor hapned to none of the Romans beside for Rome yet was scant heard of but in continuance of time their triumphes grew vnto such a pompe that some were caried in triumphant chariots drawen with huge Elephants as Pompey the great in his triumphes ouer Affrica Iulius Caesar in his triumphes ouer the Frēchmen Some were caried with their triumphant Chariots drawen with tamed Lions others drawne with strong tamed Hartes The strange triumphes of the Romans as Aurelianus others drawen with great Tygers as Heliogabalus others drawen with monstrous Mares Hermaphrodits and others drawn with huge large dogges so that the Romans far excelled all Kingdoms in their triumphes especially in the time of their last Dictators and Consuls before their Emperours time for Pompey the great in his three triumphes ouer Affrica Asia and Europe caried captiues 339. Kinges children princes peeres noble men as prisoners to stand pledges in Rome among this number he brought Aristobulus king of Iudea and Tigranes King of Armenia fiue sonnes and two daughters of King Mythridates Others brought in their triumphs the Images and Statues of the kinges which were slaine or otherwise died before they could be taken Captiues as Lucullus brought the Statue or picture of Mithridates set out and painted very liuely in Ensignes Scipio caried in his triumph at Carthage the image of Asdrubal Hanibals brother So Augustus brought the image of Cleopatra to Rome in his triumph after she flew her selfe to beare companie with her friend Marcus Antonius Others brought in their triumphes Kinges aliue as Iulius Caesar brought King Iuba and his son 〈◊〉 King of Mauritania 〈◊〉 ●…th K. of N●●●dia with all their treasures of Mauritania in great triumphes and pompe into Rome Marius brought in his triumph Iugurth with al spoiles wealth of Numidia with all the solempnity that could be Paulus Emilius triumphed ouer Perseus king of Macedonia and his children whom he conquered and brought captiues and prisoners into Rome Others brought in their triumphes with all pompe and solempnitie crowned with Laurell and with Oliue garlands the formes liknesses and pictures of mountaines hilles woods cities townes riuers scituated in those regions whom they conquered Lu. Cornelius Scipio after he had put Antiochus the great to flight he caried in his triumph into Rome Alex. lib. 6. Cap. 6. the likenes and form of 130 Cities and townes which he conquered in Asia and therfore was surnamed Asiaticus Scipio Asiaticus Lu. Silla in like maner caried all the Cities of Greece set out very liuely on large Ensignes and painted brauely on banners and flagges So did Marcellus cary the picture of the citie Siracusia in his triumph set out on long Tables So did Caesar carie the likenesse and forme of the Riuer Nilus and the riuer of Rien in long Tables painted with the Pictures of Scipio and Cato So that nothing escaped the Romaines in their triumphs for the greatnes of the Empire grew such But all these triumphes of Alexander of Caesar and of others were gotten with blood and after lost with blood therfore sing we of Eliza the prince of peace Rue Rome in Noenian verse thy losse sing Greece your Ialemon song Cease Persea your Theogonian Odes sing we ELIZA long THe triumph of Alexander the great ouer Darius king of Persea was such that from Arbela vnto the great citie of Babylon the waies were so spread with all kind of flowers and sweet spices on the one side of the way were Altars thick builded of siluer golde and precious stones wher the Persian Magi stood in their Persean weedes with all the glorie and pompe that could be deuised to doo sacrifice to the Goddes singing their songs Theogonia with sacred verses himnes in praise of the Conqueror On the other side of the way were such sumptuous cables full of wine set vp with fine cheare to solace the wearie souldiers euery table hauing his banquet equall to the greatnesse of the victory Alexander made his triumph into Babylon this way The greatnes of Alexand. triumphes with his Tygers Elephants Camels with a world of triumphs after him his souldiers alcrowned with Laurel with Epinician songs in the praise of the Gods and the Conquerours in such sort that infinit it were to set downe in particulars the pompe if that triumph how Darius wife his daughters his Nobles his treasures Pyramides Obelisks are Egyptian triumphes In fine the glorie greatnes of Persea was led in that triumph whereby was Alexander flattered by the Magi of Persea and the priestes of Amon calling him the sonne of Iupiter After he had triumphed with pompe and great solemnitie into Babylon he maried ninety of the Macedonian Peeres vnto so many Persean Ladies and Alexander himselfe maried Statira daughter to king Darius This feast continued fiue daies with all the royalty and magnificence of the world I wil omit his triumph ouer Porus king of India which seemed equall or rather greater than any his other Triumphes in Greece In Macedonia were Pillers and Arches triumphant made and set vp as monuments and Trophees of triumphes as the Egyptians had their Obeliskes Pyramides triumphant as the onely ornaments and remembrance of their kinges THe Romane Emperours were woont vpon the eyght of August to celebrate festiuall games with all pompe and showes Ludi votiui in which feast Ludi Votiui were solemnly plaied which continued as many daies as the Emperour raigned yeares in the Empire for the number of the daies in Votiuis ludis should answere the number of the yeares of the Emperors raigne So Adrianus honoured the first day of his adoption into the Empire by his Vncle Traiane with the plaies Ludi votiui as he celebrated the feast of his natiuity with the games called ludi Natalitii for these three daies the byrth day the imperiall day and the dieng day were euerye where with great honour and pomp solempnised for the Romans mused nothing more than one to excel another in pomp and in solempnity of triumphes as Galienus had an hundred white faire Oxen with their hornes gilded Galienus and their backes couered with all kinde of changeable silke ten Elephants with other wilde beasts to the number of 200. straunge Pageants diuers games and plaies some representing the maner and fourme of Cyclops some of Satyrs and Faunes Others trampling and danncing and fencing before the triumphant Chariot Women and maides carieng torches lampes and al kind of lightes to celebrate the feast Hecatombaeon after to play the games Circenses in memory of his natiuity The Emperour Probus among other solempnitie and pompe of triumphes caused his souldiers to plucke vp yoong greene trees by the Rootes Probus triumphes and set them so thicke rounde about the place Circus maximus that it seemed rather like a great parke or a greene forrest than a Theater to play on wherein

Soothsaier sat vpon a stone with his face towards the South with his Auguring staffe called Lituus in his left hand Lituus with the which he deuided and marked out the quarters of the heauen the foure coastes of the South vpon the right hand and the North vppon the left hauing done sacrifice and offered oblations with sacred vowes made he laide his hande vpon the new elected kinges head heauing vp the other hand vnto heauen looking as far as he could to the south praieth in this sort vnto the Gods Iupiter Pater si fas est Numam Pom. cuius ego caput teneo regem Romae esse vti nobis signa certa ac clara sint inter eos fines quos feci He earnestly looking into the South partes either for lightening or thundering or some flieng of birdes or some strange motion of stars The inauguration of the first kinges of Rome at the sight of which thinges the Soothsaier openly pronounceth him to be king elected by the Goddes if no signe had appeared yet one ex Collegio Augurorum standing vpon the left hand of the Scothsaier should openly pronounce him king lawfully elected and appointed by the consent of Iupiter and Mars which wer the two chiefe Gods to whom the old Romans sacrificed Then the king shoulde be brought into the company of the sacred Priests called Flamines and Feciales there the high Byshop called Pontifex maximus should bring him ad Forum to the Market place ministring vnto the king his oath 1 Vt teneret sacra Deorum piè syncerè The oath of the Kings of Rome 2 Vt Iura sanciret patriae cum cura industria 3 Vt vrbem Romā defenderet cōstantia fortitudine 4 Vt Populum tueretur cum studio prudentia 5 Vt debitum honorem obsequium Pontifici max. to the Priests Flamines and Feciales Then the Priests Flamines brought him in a coate of Purple in graine and vpon that a long robe of purple collour which Romulus appointed to set foorth the maiesty of a king with twelue Serieāts carieng Mares before him and twelue Typstaues before the Serieants to make roome and to keep the people backe three hundred of the kinges guarde called Celeres and an hundred Senators attending vppon the newe King to Iupiters Temple to offer sacrifice and from Iupiters Temple after sacrifice to his Pallace to mount Palatine Of the order of the inauguration and Coronation of the kings of Persea IN Persea after great King Cyrus death for so were the kings of Persea called Great kinges his Successors vsed Cyrus orders The inaugutions of the kings of Persia from Cyrus time with the like ceremonies as was solempnized at the inauguration of King Cyrus for then there was no annointing of any king in the whole world but of the kings of Israell other nations vsed such ceremonies as their countries obserued in their electing of Kings In some countries they made choise of the most likeliest man in sight as among the Ethiopians Among the Meads he that excelled in comelinesse and talnesse of person and strength of body should be elected king In Libia he that was most swift in running should bee King In Persea then a Kingdome vnder the Meades vntil Cyrus time whose greatnesse grew such as he became the onely Monarch by whome all the East kingdomes were subdued his successors the great Kings of Persea were with these ceremonies made kings They shold sit in Cyrus chair they should put on those garmentes that Cyrus first were which were kept as monuments and reliques for the Kinges of Persea The new King sitting so in Cyrus chaire three of the greatest Peeres in Persea brought vnto him three dishes in the one were fiue drie Figges in the second a little Turpentine the third Milke These ceremonies being finished after that the new King had eaten of the drie figges and had tasted of the Turpentine The ceremonies at the in auguratiō of the kings of Persea and drank of the milke he rose from Cyrus chaire and was thence brought vnto the next hill for the Perseans had no Temples nor Altars there After supplications done they sacrificed vnto the Sunne whose Temple say they is the whole worlde Thence the King is brought to Persepolis where the newe King againe putteth on the twelue sundrie robes of Cyrus one after another by seuerall ceremonies to be done while they doo sacrifice vnto the whole hoste of heauen the Sunne the Moone and the Starres whome the Perseans call in one name Iupiter Magi there hauing Tiara on their heades Tiara and crowned with Myrtle sang their sacred songes Theogonia while the newe King is putting on of these twelue robes After this the King went to Cyrus chaire and read the lawes of Persea Magi. For as the old Kings of Rome were only by the deuination of the Augurers made kings and instructed in their kingdoms so the kings of Persea were by their Magi instructed in their sacrifice taught in their religion without whom neither was it lawful to the Romanes to doo sacrifice without their Augurer stood by Augurers or to the Perseans without their Magi being in place Of the ancient order maner of the inauguration and coronation of the Emperours of Rome The first emperors of Rome were not crowned 3. crownes be longed to the Romane empire THe Romanes in the latter time were woont at the Coronation of their Emperors to haue three seueral crowns the first of siluer which was kept in Aquisgrane a city in Germany this crown belonged to the states of Germany where the late Caesars were by cōsent of the whole peeres of Germany crowned first The 2. was Iron which was kept in Millaine a citie in Italy where likewise hee should bee crowned with that Iron crowne which belonged to the kingdome of Longobarde The third crowne was the imperial Diadem of the Romanes Empire kept by the Popes of Rome and before the Popes by the Byshops of Rome which continued after Christ 600. yeares and od Two dayes before the Emperour should be crowned with the third and last Diadem he should come vnto the Chappel of the Emperours pallace the Byshop after sacrifice and seruice done should annoint the Emperour The ceremonies at the coronation of the Emperors of Rome hauing on his head the Iron Crowne of Longobard where before he was crowned Now before him was brought by a Marquesse a golden scepter and by a Duke a sword of gold the 3. a sphear of gold with a crosse full of precious stones the 4. the imperiall Diadem of the Romans Frō thence the Emperor was brought to Vaticanum by a Cardinal where after hee had read many Roman ceremonies and customes ex libris Pontificiis before Caesar he held him a booke whereon the Emperour should sweare to defend maintain the Pontifical dignity of Rome From thence two other Cardinals shuld lead the Emperour into S. Gregories chappel The

orders of the coronatiō where he shuld wear the imperial robe with certain weeds robes of rich garmēts of Damatia for that time appointed ther also certain ceremonies wer read to him concerning his care diligēce in the administration of the Romane Empire Omitting the particular celebration of sundry ceremonies he was with the holy oile annointed vppon his shoulders vpon his right arme by the ancient Cardinall and after by the Byshop of Rome stald in his imperiall seat where the Pope deliuereth vnto him a golden scepter signifieng thereby he should godly rule his people after he deliuered him a naked sword to persecute the enemies of Christ thirdly a golden apple fourthly a Crowne called rather Tiara for few Emperors of Rome vsed to be crowned at their inauguration at their first comming to the Empire These were Insignia Romani imperii the Emperor after these ceremonies being thus finished kneeling downe with great reuerēce kissed the popes foot toke his seat vpō the left hand of the Pope which was very richly appointed and then was called Emperour then the Bishop and the Emperour receiued both the Communion and after the Trompettes sounded the belles rang the people shouted they brought the Pope vnto his horse the Emperour standing on the left side of the Popes horse gaue the styrrop to the Popes foot and then the Emperour mounted on horse tooke still the left hand of the Pope before whome were caried three Ensignes The first was the Ensigne of the Church of Rome the second was the Popes peculiar Ensigne The third was the Emperors Thus briefly was the maner and order at the coronation of the Emperour Charles the fift the onely Emperour of Rome since the time of Charles the great 6. Cal. Martii Of the Coronation and annointing of the late kinges of Rome in this sort THe king that should bee elected King of the Romans was apparelled in a robe of Red silke straight gyrded about him vpon the which he ware another Italicall gowne his cloake was wrought with golde ouer and his hat in like sort as the seuen Electors hattes of Germany were in this apparel he is brought vnder a canapie whō some of the kings peeres did cary ouer the kings head into the temple The Electors do carie the imperial Ensignes before the King which were before at the coronation of Emperours a golden Apple a type of the whole world which Countie Palatine one of the Electors carieth on the right hande before the King The Scepter was caried on the left hand before him by him that is Elector in Brandenburge The Sword is caried in the middle before the King by the Duke of Saxony and the King himselfe led between two Byshops Where after the King was placed in his seate and the rest of the States and Peeres of Germanie with forraine Ambassadors being likewise placed some praiers and ceremonies ended and they brought vnto the Altar betweene foure Byshops the Bishop of Treuire the Byshop of Vnizheburge on the right hand the Byshop of Collen and the Byshop of Spire vpon the left hand of the king the Archbishop of Moguntia solemnizing the sacred seruice at the Altar which was also to annoint him king Before the Altar the King kneeled The inauguration of the latter Kinges of Rome being demanded publiquely by the Archbyshop whether he would obserue the christian faith defend the Church of Rome administer iustice vnto the people augment and increase the Roman Empire protect widowes Orphanes and the poore And last of all whethee he would yeeld due reuerence and obedience to the Byshop of Rome To these demandes the king affirmatiuely answered that he would Then after some praiers done the Archbyshop annointed the former part of his head his shoulders also his breast his right arme and the paline of his right hand After the Country Pallatine with these foure before named Bishops leadeth him into a secrete place where the king putteth on certaine hallowed Garments which Charles the great was woont to weare at his coronation From thence the King againe was lead vnto the Altar where the Archbyshop of Moguntia deliuered vnto his hande a naked sword with some ceremonies and words in commending the regall seat and kingdome of Italy into his hand Sigon lib 4. Cap. 24. the king put the sword into the sheath and the Elector of Saxonia lay the sword on the kinges side After the Archbyshop did put a Ring on his finger and laied a cloake vppon him which were for the coronation of the kinges of Rome by Charles the great appointed 700. yeares past and more Then was the king brought and stalde in Charles the great his seat as a ful possession of the kingdome where then the Scepter and the Apple were deliuered vnto him and the Crowne was put on his head then the Archbishop pronounced him King of Rome commending the king vnto the people and committing the people vnto the King at what time the Trompets sounded and all kind of myrth and melody solempnized which I omit to write In this order was Maximilian crowned King of Rome Cigo lib. 4. Cap. 24 Of the election of the Emperours and of the kings of Germany Septemuiri THe election of the late kings of Rome are in this sort the seuen Princes Electors called Septemviri meere early about six of the clocke in Romanaeo there they consult vntill nine from thence they goe in solempne order into S. Bartholmewes The maner order at the election of the late kings of Rome and Emperors of Germany by the 7. electors First goeth before the Archbyshop of Moguntia and the Byshop of Treuire Next went the Byshop of Collen and the King of Bohemia Then last went County Pallatine the Elector of Saxon. the Elector of Brandenburge and so in order sate in the Church and after some praiers done they came from their seates with great pompe and solempnity vnto the Altar where euery one of the seuen princes Electors take there a solempne oath one after another in these wordes I doo sweare vpon this Euangelist before me that with al my faith which I owe vnto God my diligence and care which I owe vnto the Empire without reward or hope of greater honour The oath of the Electors in choosing both kings Emperors of Rome that I will choose with all faith and trueth a iust and a fit man for the Kingdome of Rome as much as in mee lieth After this oath is ministred vnto the seuen Princes Electors seuerally one after another they return into their seats then they sing most solempnly with Organes Shalmes and other musicke Veni Creator After this they withdraw themselues into the Councel house where they stay half an hower the doore lockt vpon thē they call the chiefe Peeres of Germany vnto their Councell house as Messengers vnto the Emperour to signifie their election and to desire the Emperour in name of the Electors of

The Archbyshop demaundeth againe Wilt thou bee a Defender to guard the Church and the Ministers therof The kyng answereth I will The thyrd time the Archb. asketh the king Wilt thou maintain rule and defend the kingdom which God committeth into thy hand according to the lawes customs of Polonia To this the K. answereth and saith that he wil perform by the help of God al these things faithfully truly with al care and diligence to the vttermost of his power And then the king kneeling before the Archbyshop bareheaded with both his hāds vpon a book vttereth these words I N. naming his owne name that shall be King of Polonia doo professe and promise before God and his Angels that I will with all faith and trueth keepe the lawes exercise iustice maintaine the peace and quie●et●esse of the church and yeeld due obedience reuerence and canonicall honour to the Pope of Rome The oath of the K. of Poland at his coronation and to his Bishops pro posse nosce as Emperours and other Kinges doo and will obserue due honour and loue to the states of Polonia so God help me and the contentes of this sacred booke Then the Archbishop reciteth a collect that it would please God to blesse him as he did blesse Abraham and Moses and to send him victories and triumphes as he did send to Iosua and to Dauid to teach him with wisdom as Salomon with the mildnes of Moses with the fortitude of Iosua with the humility of Dauid and with the faith of Abraham c Then the Archbishop kneeling on his knees and the king flat on his face vpon the ground singeth aloud from the high Altar this verse that it would please God to accept of this seruice as a reasonable sacrifice the Quire answering Wee beseech thee to heare vs good Lord. Then the Archbyshop standing turneth vnto the King holding the crosse vpon him being vpon the ground goeth forward with his praiers saieng Hunc in Regem coronandum bene dicere digneris that it would please God to blesse this new elected King the Chore answering as before Then the Bishops the Abbats and the Chore sing the Letany Supra Regem ouer the king which all this while lieth flat on his face vpon the ground When the Letany is ended the Archbyshop sitteth downe the King before him kneeling the Archbishop annointeth him with the thumbe of his right hand he annointeth the king in the palme of his right hand Their King is annointed and from thence vnto his elbow and betweene his two shoulders saieng I annoint thee king with this holy and sacred oile in the name of the Father and of the sonne and of the holy Ghost Then the Archbyshop praieth vnto God to blesse this annointed king by him as he did blesse Iehu Azachiel being annointed by the hands of Helias the one K. of Israel the other King of Siria As Dauid Saul by the hands of Samuel After many of these godly Collects and praiers for the inauguration and annointing of kings published Dalmatical robe the Archbishop doth againe attire the King with his Dalmatical robe saieng Take this robe formed and framed quadrant foure square that thou maist knowe that the foure coastes of all the whole world are subiects to the deuine power of God and that there is no power nor authoritie but from God From the high Altar the King is lead into his royall seat where the Archbishop deliuereth vnto the King kneeling vp-his knees a Sword The words ceremonies at the coronati-of the king of Polonia saieng Accipe Gladium de super Altare c. Take this Sword taken from the Altar and consecrated by the authority of the Apostles to reuenge euill to presse iniquitie and to destroy the enemies of God In like sort he setteth the Diadem vpon the Kings head with like wordes and ceremonies as the Hungarians doo Then the Archbyshop deliuereth the scepter into his right hand and the Apple into his left hand vttereth these words Accipe virgā c. Take this scepter the scepter of equity and vertue the scepter of thy Kingdome And so the Apple the figure and type of the world with the like wordes as before At that time the new annointed king dooth offer bread and wine for sacrifice which being ended he is lead into the middest of the Cathedrall Church into a regall throane made for that purpose wherof by the Archbysh the king is put in possession of his kingdome saieng these words Sede retine locū tibi a Deo delegatum Sit and keepe that place geuen vnto thee from God Then he saieth Firmetur manus tuae exaltetur dextra tua as before After this the Archbishop standing vpon the right hand of the King he praieth vnto God to visit this King as he did visit Moses in the bush Iosua in his tents Gedion in the fields and Samuel in the Temple This being thus finished the King is brought into his Pallace with all the pompe and solempnity that may be These are the ceremonies and solempnities at the coronation of any of the kings of Poland Of the annointing and coronation of the kinges of Bohemia and of the ceremonies and solempnities therof AT the very day that the Kings of Bohemia should bee annointed and crowned all the knightes Barons and chiefe Nobles of Bohemia meete at the pallace of the new elected king about sixe of the clock in the morning From thence with all pompe he is most rotally brought to the Cathedrall Church at Praga The Metropolitane of Bohemia before whom went foure of the principall Peeres of Bohemia two of the foure caried either of them a loafe of bread of some round bignesse Vincenslaus the first annointed king of Bohemia by whom all their reliques and ceremonies were first instituted the one on a golden standing cup the other on a siluer cup for that gold and siluer are fit for Sacrifice The other two caried two golden pots full of white wine Before the king are caried a rich precious Diadem the Scepter and the Apple The Sword which was a monument that Vincenslaus left to his Successors was caryed by the Chancelor of Bohemia in a scabberd of red Holoserico Holoserico a kind of precious costly silke Thus the King was lead out of the Chappel of S. Vinceslaus being by the Chamberlaine of Bohemia attyred after the maners and ancient custom of the Bohemians to the high Altar where the Archbyshop of Praga attended and expected the Kings comming Assoone as he that caried the Diadem before the Kinge came in sight of the people the troope of Trompetors sounded and a number of brazen hornes were with all triumphant myrth likewise sounded The solempa musike and melody vsed at the coronation of the K. of Bohemia the Organes and other musicall instrumēts began also to sing with the quire While these melodies were doing the reliques monuments wer brought