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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

putteth vpon the King that rich garment called Dalmaticus Cereleus like a coate and vpon that he putteth a most sumptuous Princely cloake called Regale pallium Then the Archbyshop deliuereth vnto the King the ring and putteth it vpon the middle finger of the right hand saieng Accipe anulum c Take this ring in token of thy holy faith the firmnesse and soundnesse of the Kingdome whereby thou art to vanquish thy enemies through triumphant power banish all heresies and to bring thy subiects to continue faithfull to God through Christ Then the Archbyshop deliuereth the Scepter in the Kings right hand saieng also Accipe Sceptrum in signum regalis potentiae c. Take this Scepter of thy Kingdome in token of regall power to gouerne the kingdome truly and faithfully and to protect the Church and the people of God After the Ring and the Scepter are in this sort deliuered to the king he putteth into the left hand of the king the golden rod in like maner saieng Accipe Virgam virtutis aequitatis c. Take this rod of equitie and vertue whereby thou maiest instruct the ignorant and raise them that fall to comfort the good men and to feare the euill through him that is the rod of Iesse the key of Dauid and the scepter of Israel After this the Lord Chancelor of France if he be in place present if he be absent the Archbyshop with all the Peeres of France aswel of the Cleargie as of the Laiety doo solemply bring the Regall Crowne of France from the Altar vnto the Archbyshop who setteth it vpon the Kings head all the states of France laieng their hands vpon the Diadem and ther hold their hands while the Archbishop pronounceth these wordes Deus coronet te Corona gloriae honoris iusticiae c God crowne thee with the crowne of glorie and honour with the crowne of Iustice and constancy that thou by strong faith and fruites of good workes maist come to the kingdome of glorie After that the King is crowned the Archbyshop recyteth certaine short praiers and at the end of euery praier the Byshops Peeres and the states say Amen When these prayers be ended the Archbyshop turneth his face to the King and saith Stabilis esto retine statum c. Be strong and constant and keepe thy state which thou hast by succession from thy Father by the law of heritage These ceremonies being ended the Archbyshop with the rest of the States lead the king in most solempne and triumphant maner vnto a high throane made and prouided purposely for the King that he might be seene of all sitting in his chaire where the Archbishop that doth solemnize this coronation commeth vnto the King and kisseth him on the cheekes saieng Viuat Rex in eternum Let the King liue for euer In like sort the chiefest Peeres and states of Laiety Cleargie vse the like crremonies and saieng the like wordes the Gospell being read the King standeth vp of his chaire taketh off the Crowne from his head vntill the Gospell bee ended Two chiefe Archbyshops doo bring the Euangelist from the Altar vnto the King in his throane there kisseth the booke and after is brought by the states to the Altar to offer oblation seruice c. Being ended the Archbishop taketh the imperial Diadem of the King and those ceremoniall robes and holie garmentes prouided for the coronation of any King in France and putteth on the Kinges head a lesser Crowne with other princely rich apparell and so the king is brought into his pallace with all solempne pompe and triumph The Barons of France do bring Ampullam sanctam very honorably againe into Rhemes Ampulla a sa●red relique These are the whole ceremonies at the coronation of the Kings of France euen from Charles the great his time and by him first appointed as a generall inauguration of all the kings of France Phillippus Pulcher his charge to his son at his death Phillippus surnamed the Faire being ready to die called his eldest sonne named Lewes Hutinus whom he taught to heale the euil sicknesse called Strumae instructed his son to vse the words which at this day are vsed cōmending chastity holines of life to be a great cause in curing of this disease Of the inauguration annointing of the kings of Hungaria at their coronation AT the inauguratiō coronation of the kings of Hūgaria al the peeres nobilitie of Hungaria and Bohemia are present with al the pomp solēpnity that maybe thought of Vladislaus the which I wil not write but onely of their ceremonies in their coronation for at the inauguration of Vladislaus king of Hungarie vpon the eleuenth of the Kalends of Octob. he was brought into Saint Maries Church between two bishops Before the king 3. of the chiefest peeres of Hungary caried one the Diadem the 2. caried the royal Scepter and the 3. caried the golden Aple which is as I said before a ripe or figure of the world before the Diadem the scepter the Aple were caried by two bishops two other royall Ensignes belonging to these ceremonies a siluer crosse by the Prior of Laurena and a golden Pax by the Bishop of Syrmia before these again wer caried two swords the one naked the other in a golden scabberd before these was the kings banner Regale vexillū royally displaied with other great solempnities when the King was brought into his royall seat into S. Ma. al the ensignes of the K. were laid before the Altar the Metropolitan of Hungary celebrating seruice the King is brought from his seat vnto the Altar hauing vpon the one side all the Bishops and cleagy of his kingdome on the other side all the Princes and peeres of the country When the king is brought vnto the Altar before the Metropolitan one of the Bishops that leadeth the king vttereth these words vnto the Metropolitan Most reuerend father the holy Church doth require that this noble knight should be aduanced vnto the regal dignity of a king The Metropolitan demandeth whether he be worthy of such honor dignity vnto the which al the bishops princes present affirm that for wisdome The charge giuen to the K of Hungary at his coronation vertue and manhood he was therunto elected then the Metropolitan chargeth the K. with the lawes and customes of the Kings of Hungary his predecessors geueth him his oth in this sort That he shuld first with a pure sound religion defend the Church of Christ and the catholike faith therein receiued vnto his death 2. To defend the common wealth from forraine inuasion 3. To maintaine peace with al care and diligence 4. That he would do nothing vnfit or vnseemelye for a King to doo 5. To vse iustice and equitie to his people These with many others the King is sworn by the Metropolitan at his coronation After the oth the Metropolitan beseecheth God to send this new elected K. the blessings that

Duke through the street the peoples throng was such that manie were with naked swordes to make way for the Emperour to passe by who commaunded by all rigour and extremitie to keepe the people off Of the inauguration of the great Duke of Hetruria Cosmus Medices by pope Pius the first at Rome with the ceremonies and solempnities thereunto belonging THe Pope prepared to goe to the Chappell of Sixtus where the Cardinals and the States of the most part of Italy expected his comming hauing his triple crown and his Pontificall robes on as is the manner at such solempne inaugurations Cosmus Duke of Florence which was to be made the great Duke of Hetrucia appareled with his princely attire caried the Popes traine into the Chappell of Sixtus The Duke was placed betwene two Priest-Cardinals for you must vnderstand that there were degrees of Cardinals Three degrees of Cardinals The first Degree were Deacon-Cardinals the second were Priest-Cardinals the third were Bishop-Cardinalles At these Cermonies the Duke hath that woonted place betweene two priest-Cardinals being apparelled not as the Duke of Florence but as the great duke of Hetruria This worde Great was among the Iewes Chiefe as the high Priest How this word Magnus was esteemed Among the Perseans the Grecians and Romans they vsed it as the greatest title dignity of name that might be geuen For among the Assirians was but one called Belus magnus the great Among the Chaldeans but one Nabuchadnezzar the great Among the Perseans one Xerxes the great Belus Xerxes Alexander and so in Macedonia one Alexander the great and in Asia but one Antiochus the great In Rome because their Emperours were great were three as Pompey the great Constantine the great So now the greate Duke of Hetruria a fellow to any Emperour being created The great pomp at the D. of Hetruria his coronatiō Vnto the Pope were brought a Crowne of gold and a siluer Scepter after the Epistle of the Masse was read the great Duke was lead in solempne order between two Dukes from his seat vnto the high Altar where the Pope after a fewe praiers for the Duke blessed the Crowne and the Scepter being receiued by the Cardinall and thē he taketh the Dukes Cap off and putteth the Crown vpon his head saiyng The ceremonies at the coronation of the great Duke of Hetruria Accipe Coronā c. And the Scepter into his hand saiyng Accipe Virgam amoris This being done the Duke of Hetruria kisseth the Popes foote is brought again between two Cardinals to his seat and from his seat within a while he is lead betweene two Cardinalles to the Altar to offer his oblation which is a Goulden Chalice with a Couer and a golden Bason vpon the Chalice was wrought by curious Art three pictures of Faith Hope Charitie which three held the Chalice with their hands hauing vnder their feet the foure Euangelists There was added also very curiously on the Chalice the Armes and Ensignes of the pope and of the great Duke The seruice being ended the great Duke was solempnly againe to take his oath which was in this sort I Cosmus Medices great Duke of Hetruria doo promise and sweare to the holy Churce of Rome and Sea Apostolique all woonted obedience reuerence and worship The oath of Cos Medices D. of Florēce when he was made Duke of Hetruria which I by my Legates haue hitherto perfourmed Also I promise and here I vow to bee most studious and carefull of the Catholike religion and to obey the Popes Holinesse as Gods Vicar so helpe me God and the contentes of this Euangelist After this the Pope vsed a few praiers and so the solempnitie was done Of the ancient and strange ceremonies at the Election of the Prince of Corynthia CORINTHIA is a Prouince where the Sclauonians speach is spoken where maners and customes are most strange and the like Ceremonies not read of When any new elected Prince entreth into his gouernment hee is brought into a faire large valley where was woont to be an ancient citie The P. of Carynthia cteated in a Medow on a Marble stone where some monumentes are left as reliques so that time ware out the name of it In a wyde faire medowe hard by a Marble stone is erected vppon the which stone a Rusticall fellow standeth which by succession of blood that place and Office by heritage dooth possesse There hee hath hard by him a deformed lean Mare and an old lean Oxe and the Rusticall country people in heapes about him On the farther side of the medowe is the newe Prince with his Barons and States about him with great pompe and solempnytie verie richlie Attyred all in Purple hauinge the Princes Ensignes and his Armes The Prince of Carynthia created in an old beggars weed and twelue Banners caried solempnlye before him the Prince beinge apparayled verie poore like a simple Countreyman in olde broken Garmentes his Cappe bare and his shooes worne with a Countrey Staffe in his hand seeming rather more like a Sheaphearde then a Prince Who when he commeth nigh to the Clowne that standeth vpon the Stoane he crieth out in the Sclauonian tongue and asketh who is this that is commyng heere so proude The Barons and the States aunswere and say hee is Prince of the Countrie then the Countrey man from the Marble stone demaundes againe Questions demaunded by a simple Clowne of the States of Carynthia Is this man a right and iust Iudge Dooth hee seeke the benefite and wealth of this Countrie Is hee of honest and vertuous condition Is he a sound Christian in religion Will he defend the true faith And is he woorthy of this honour To whome all the States and Barons answere he is and shall be Againe he saith I aske you by what lawe and right should I bee remooued from this seat The Countie of Goritia answereth and saith For money this place is bought then this Oxe and this Mare shal be thine and all the Garmentes which last the Prince did put off A Clowne striketh the Prince on the cheeke and thy house shal be free without anie Tribute Then the Countreyman discendeth and meeteth the Prince and striketh him a litle on the cheek saiyng I command thee to be a good iust Prince the● he taketh his Mare and his Oxe and giueth the place to the Prince who streight standeth vpon the Marble stone taking a naked Swoord into his hand First he doeth floorish it one waye then he doth floorish it another waye promising therby equal Iustice to the people there they bryng water in a countrey mans Cappe to drinke to signifie vnto the Prince The Prince drinketh water out of a Countrie mans cap. that he should abstaine from Wine After these Ceremonies the Prince cometh downe from the Marble stone and is brought to the Temple called our Ladies Chappel whiche was as some do write the Seate somtime of a Byshop then