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A06145	The triplicitie of triumphes Containing, the order, solempnitie and pompe, of the feastes, sacrifices, vowes, games, and triumphes: vsed vpon the natiuities of emperours, kinges, princes, dukes, popes, and consuls, with the custome, order and maners of their inaugurations, coronations and annointing. Wherein is also mentioned, the three most happy, ioyfull and triumphant daies, in September, Nouember and Ianuary, by the name of, Triplici Festa. With a briefe rehearsall of the funerall solempnities at some emperors, kings, and princes burials. By Lodowike LLoyd, Esquier.	Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.	1591 (1591)	STC 16632; ESTC S108790	41,640	70

the Romans excelled with sundry pompes of triumphes to set foorth the dignities of their kings Dictators and Consuls Others in the sacred wood Aricinum do sacrifice to Diana with their pompe of Peplon c. Beside such magnificent and triumphant games and plaies to set foorth the dignities of the feast Natalitia in memory of good princes natiuities As at Athens Magna Panathenaea first instituted by Ericthonius to honour Minerua euery fift year In like maner as the games of Olympia was by Hereules celebrated to honor Iupiter or Isthmia was by Thesaeus made to honour Neptune So in Rome the great plaies and games called Ludi triumphales Ludi Natalitii were onely to that effect inuented to magnifie good princes and to record their worthinesse with feasts triumphes and plaies in memory of their natiuities For at this feast of Natalitia the common people assembled together with sweete flowers greene hearbes some made them booths with oken boughes and some tents couered with long reedes with great banquets and much mirth to honour the natiuities of kinges The Romaine shepheards dressed vpon that day their sheep-folde with greene rushes sweet flowers with branches and boughes they their wiues and families with nosegaies and gatlands with bagpipes and stddles celebrated their feast Palilia at the byrth of any king Dictator or Consull of Rome In other places they celebrated the games Saturnalia in December their games Sigillaria in January the games Lupercalia in February But in Athens their Bacchanalia is solempnized in Nouember where the Ministers priestes of Bacchus and Diana by the names of M●…mallones S●…leni Menades Bacchae Satyri c. al crowned with Iuy garlands and with Iuy Speares in their handes singing the song of Dithirambos dancing Enoplia with the pompe of Peplen to honour Bacchus But our Bacchanalia in England is otherwise in Nouember than in Athens wherefore we may Ca●…ere Paean and say Io for our Eliza For With Graces three with Muses nine with Sibils ten can she With three the fourth with nine the tenth With ten the eleuenth be The natiuity of our Sauiour Christ. The natiuitie of our Sauiour Christ seemed so simple his life so poore and his death so ignominious that hee was a stombling blocke to the Iewes and a laughing stocke to the Gentiles they so thought for that he was borne in Bethelem a litle village in Iudea and that hee liued and was conuersant among simple people without pomp and glorie and that he died the death of the crosse with reproch and shame supposing him to bee a Carpenters sonne but they were deceiued his byrth was most glorious the appearing of the Starre prooued it the discending of Angels singing Gloria in excelsis did manifest it the comming of Magi from the East did confirme it his life was most imperiall commanding water into wine the blind to see the lame to go the sicke to health and the dead to rise His death was moste triumphant with the song of Hosanna he vanquished deuils subdued hell and conquered the world and said Cousumatum est Therefore his natiuitie is to be solempnized of all Christians his life to be worshipped and death to bee glorified with Alleluiah Osanna and Gloria in excelsis songs triumphant and sit for Iesus Christ our sauiour Of the happy natiuitie of our gratious Queene Elizabeth WHat shall we write further of triumphs and of natiuities But our day began the seuenth of September the most happy and blessed day of Queene Elizas natiuitie of whome wee haue triumphed 20295 daies euery day being a triumphant day sithence her Maiesties byrth vnto this present time With whom neither Romulus though cannonized and after called God Quirinus neither Cyrus though named the Great King neither Xerxes called Titan neither Alexander the great though called the son of Iupiter neither Caesar though called perpetual Dictator In fine neither Assur nor Pharao neither Iew or Gentle can with their Triumphs and pomp of natiuities match Elizas byrth The reason is plaine because her God is the God of Abraham in whose seed the children of God possesse eternity and for whose sake we in England enioy peace and quietnes Thus endeth the feastes Natalitia concerning the Natiuities of kinges and princes Of the ancient order maner of the inaugurations coronations of diuers Em perors Kings Princes high Priests with their seueral ceremonies solemnities and first of the sacred annointing of Aaron the high Priest by Moses of his glorious garments of consecration sacrifice and sacred annointing of the high priest to be obserued in Israell for euer AFter that the Tabernacle was made which was long before the Temple God commaunded Moses to call Aaron first before he should bee annointed high Priest to make such sumptuous and glorious garments as the excellency of his calling might bee knowen and the dignitie of his Office present the Maiesty of the highest Hence al the annointed christian kings of the world tooke their platforme as an example to be followed in the inauguration annointing and crowning by God warranted and by his spirit particularly set down to Moses all the cunning and skilfull workmen in Iudea were appointed to make Aarons holy garments which were these 1 A Robe 2 An Ephod 3 An embrodered Coate 4 A breast Plate 5 A Myter 6 A Gyrdle 7 An holy crowne These were called holy garments and be consecrated before the high Priest shoulde bee annointed First a breast plate and an Ephod and vppon the Ephod two Onix stones on the which were grauen the 12. Tribes of Israell six vpon the one and six vpon the other which was made of pure golde blew silke and purple Scarlet and fine twined lumen of imbrodered worke Then had the high Priest an embrodered coate wrought very curiously and a curious robe wrought vnto the grounde vpon whose skirts were Pomgranets in golde wrought with purple silke and scarlet Then did Moses set a Miter vpon Aarons head and vpon the Miter a plate made of pure golde called the holy crown on which was written this sentence Holinesse vnto the Lord. For the high Priest could not giue sentence without that on his breast vpon the which were written these wordes Vrim and Thumin A breast plate of Iudgment with the like work as the Ephod was and made foure square an the which were set foure rowes of stones in this sort The 1. rowe A Rubie A Topaze A Carbūcle The 3. row A Turky An Achate An ●…ematit The 2. rowe An Emerald A Saphir A Diamond The 4. row a Chrysolit An Onix A Iasper These 12. stones according to the names of the 12. Tribes of Israell were wrought with gold and set in embosment After these holy Garments were made the high Priest was brought vnto the doore of the Tabernacle which was couered with blew silke purple and scarlet twined wrought with needle work ouer and there he was annointed to be

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 Vowes made in the feast Natalitia The Romans Vowes The Grecians Vowes The Aegyptians Vowes The Persians Vowes The Persean feasts vpon Cyrus natiuitie The great kings of Persia Herodot and Ctesias Theogonia Hermea Hylaria Hypingos Ivla. Xerxe first day to his kingdome called Titan. Timolions byrth Theogonia Aratus natiuity Cities builded to honor kings Quintil is chā ged to Iuly Sextilis into August Iu. Caesars natiuitie Elaphoboelea Iuno Apulcus de aureo asino Quinquatria Iulos The feast Adonia Ichada Acron Britomarus The strange triumphes of the Romans Iuba King of Mauritania Iugurth K of Numidia Alex. lib. 6. Cap. 6 Scipio Asiaticus The greatnes of Alexand. triumphe●… Pyramides Obelisks are Egyptian triumphes Ludi votiui Galie●… Probus triumphes Alex. lib. 6. Cap 6. Aurelianus triumph Titus triumph August The varietie of triumphes Isthmia Natalitia Saturnalia Sigillaria Lupercalia Bacchanalia The names of Bacchus prists Aarons annointing 〈◊〉 stones Exod 29 Saule annoi●… ted k. of Isra●… Halycar lib. 1 Lituus The inauguration of the first kinges of Rome The oath of the Kings of Rome The inaug●…tions of the kings of Persia from Cyrus time The ceremonies at the in auguratiō of the kings of Persea Tira Magi. Augurer●… The first emperors of Rome were not crowned 3. crownes be longed to the Romane empire The ceremonies at the coronation of the Emperors of Rome The orders of the coronatiō 6. Cal. Martii The inauguration of the latter Kinges of Rome Sigon lib 4. Cap. 24. Cigo lib. 4. Cap. 24 Septemuiri The maner order at the election of the late kings of Rome and Emperors of Germany by the 7. electors The oath of the Electors in choosing both kings Empetors of Rome Kings of Rome heires of Augustus The charge giuen to the K. of France at their coronation The Kings oath The ancient monuments at the corons tion of the K. of France The words of the ceremonies The Anthem at the annoin ting of the King Ampulla a sa ●…ed relique Phillippus Pulcher his charge to his son at his death Vladislaus The charge giuen to the K of Hungary at his coronation Stephen the first king annointed in Hungary The crowning of the Kings of Hungary Vladislaus was crowned and annointed King of Hungarie The ceremonies vsed at the coronatiō of the King of Poland The admoni tiō charge giuen to the K. of Poland at his coronation The demands to the Kinges of Poland with their answer to the same The oath of the K. of Poland at his coronation Their King is annointed Dalmatical robe The words ceremonies at the coronati-of the king of Polonia Vincenslaus the first annointed king of Bohemia by whom all their reliques and ceremonies were first instituted Holoserico a kind of preci ous costly silke The solempn musike and melody vsed at the corona tion of the K. of Bohemia The demāds of the Archb. to the Nobility of Bohemia concerning their new elected King The annointing of the 〈◊〉 of Bohemia The ceremonies at the coronation of the King of Bohemia The charge gi uen to the K. of Bohemia at his corona tion The oath of the King Muscouian Ceremonies A seat or a chaire The Metropolitans questions to the Emperour Three degrees of Cardinals How this word Magnus was esteemed Belus Xerxes Alexander The great pomp at the D. of Hetruria his coronatiō The cere●…nies at the coronation of the great Duke of Hetruria The oath of Cos. Medice●… D. of Florēce when he was made Duke of Hetruria The P. of Ca rynthia created in a Medow on a Marble stone The Prince of Carynthia created in an old beggars weed Questions demaunded by a simple Clowne of the States of Carynthia A Clowne striketh the Prince on the cheeke The Prince drinketh water out of ●… Countrie mans cap. The Prince sitteth in iudgment on a stone in a me dow to heare causes pleaded The strange Scepters vsed by kings and Princes in times past The order maner of the inauguration of Pope Gregory the tenth Kings Embassadors carieth the pope to his coronation The Popes dinner his banquets after dinner Richard the 〈◊〉 Steward Constable Chamberlain The order maner of the coronation of the kings of England The faith receiued into England before any other kingdō The Christened kings of the Gothes Long obards Vandals and Hunnes Lucius the Britā the first K. christened in the world Four christiā Kings onelie annointed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Statues and images of the dead ●…he pomp of Drusus funerall The rusul funerals of th●… Macedoni●… Grecians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Patroclus lamented by Achilles Euripides death lamented by King Archelaus S●…●…he funerall in pomp of the d●… K. of Egypt The pomp of the Thracians Funeral

their Augurer stood by or to the Perseans without their Magi being in place Of the ancient order ma ner of the inauguration and coronation of the Emperours of Rome 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 Ger many 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 Lon●…barde The third crowne was the imperial Diadent 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 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 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 This 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 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 〈◊〉 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 soure 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 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 palme of his right hand After the County Pallatine with these soure 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 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 Of the election of the Emperours and of the kings of Germany THe election of the late kings of Rome are in this sort the seuen Princes Electors called Septemviri meete early about six of the clocke in Romanaeo there

readeth 3. short collects for the grace blessing of God wherby the king might the better gouerne his people with wisedome vertue Then the King kneeling is ready for the holie oile and by the Archbyshop is annointed in fiue places of his body First vpon his head then vpon his breast thirdly in the at me holes fourthly on his elbowes and fiftly and vppon both his shoulders saieng these wordes at euery seuerall annointing Vnguo te oleo sanctificato c. I annoint thee with this sanctified Oile in the name of the Father c. and all the Bishops and States say Amen While the Archbyshop annointeth the King they in the Chore sang this Antheme Sadoke the high priest and Nathan the prophet came to Salomon at Ierusalem merilie saieng God saue king Salomō for euer Thē the Archbishop reciteth a Collect desiring God to annoint this King as hee had annointed his Priestes Prophetes and his Martires which ouely through faith subdued Kingdomes c. When the Archbyshop had ended some praiers after the an nointing of the King and being lead vp againe by the Archbyshop and Byshops the great Chamberlaine of France 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 banquish 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 King and the Scepter are in this sort deliue red 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 sateng 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. Bring 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 These are the whole ceremonies at the coronation of the Kings of France euen from Charles the great his tune and by him first appointed as a generall inauguration of all the kings of France Philippus 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 inaugurat●… coronation of the kings of Hūgaria 〈◊〉 the peeres nobilitie of Hungaria and Bohemia are present with al the pomp solēpnity that maybe thought of 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 〈◊〉 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 Pr●…r of Laurena and a golden Par 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 displased 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 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 siri●… 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 be●…etheth God to send this new elected K. the blessings that was geuen to Abraham Moses Dauid in vanquishing their enemies the K kneeling vpon the left hand of the Metropolitane before the Altar at these praiers which being finished the K. is annointed on his right arme and vpon his right shoulder with the sacred oile called Arcanū After the ancient customes and maners of the kinges of Hungaria Then was the King by the Bishops and Princes brought into his seat and from thence he was lead into a secret chancel putting off his princelie robes and putting on the olde ancient regall weeds of K. Stephen which were left there for monuments from Steuen for the coronation of the Kinges of Hungarie his successors as France doo of Charles the great wrought ouer with silke and golde where the pictures of the twelue Apostles before the throne of God vppon their knees cum auris cothurnis on his feet He was in this habit leade againe to his seat and from thence brought vnto the Altar where the Metropolitane deliuerth into his hand the naked sword sa●…g unto the king in this sort Take this sacred sword by the authority of the Apostles to thee it is giuen to exercise iustice to maintaine trueth to reward vertue and to punish vice With this sword protect thy people defend the Church persecute heretikes saue widowes and Orphanes from wrongs These with many other good wordes being spoken by the Metropolitane the King flourisheth the naked sword vpon the right hand and then vpon the left hand in token that he will execute the lawes of Hungary iustly and truly euery where and then putteth the Sword into the scabbetd and girdeth it to his side Then the Byshops doo bring vnto the Metropolitane the crowne which he taketh from the Bishops and setteth it vppon the Kinges head saieng these words Take this holy and sacred Diadem in honour and glorie of the Trinitie and know that thereby thou art called to bee also a spirituall Pastor in the mysteries of the Church hoc crede opus fortitudinis esse against the enemies of God Then the Metropolitane taketh the Scepter and deliuereth it into the Kings hand and saith these wordes Virtutis veritatis virgam accipe receiue here the rod of vertue and trueth whereby thou must put downe the wicked proud man exalt the good and godly man direct the ignorant remember that this Scepter is virga aequitatis virga regni and therefore vse iustice and loue trueth for that purpose God hath annointed thee king of Hungarie This being finished the king is lead by the Metropolitan the Byshops the Peeres from the Altar vnto his seat with his crowne vpon his head with his Scepter in his hand and with the rest of the Ensignes caried before him When he is placed in his seat by the Metropolitan he saith vnto the King Stet hic inclitè Rex ac regna Then the Metropolitan doth make his praier for the King in the latter end of which praier he saith Firmētur manus tuae exaltetur dextra tua iudicium praeparatio sedis tuae After this he is brought againe by the Metropolitan vnto the Altar where both the Metropolitan and the King receiue the Communica After seruice done the King and the Metropolitan goe together vntill the king come to a sumptuous regall seat prouided for him where the Lawes and customes of Hungaria are read vnto him where the King taking the Crowne from his head sweareth vppon the Crowne to performe all the lawes and customes of Hungaria as nigh as he can and with that the people shout and crie aloud with all myrth and melody they can This is the ancient order of the coronation of the Kinges of Hungaria This inauguration was solempnized vppon the eleuenth day of the Kalends of October at the coronation of Vladislaus King of Hungaria The ceremonies solemnities at the inauguration of the kings of Polonia at their crowning and at their annointing FIrst al the Archbishops Bishops Abbats Suffragans with al the Peeres of Polonia shal meete together in the cathedrall Church of Graconia the Bishops in their pontificall weedes Cum stolis albis Mitris infulis super pellices In like sort the Knightes Barons and all the Nobles of Polonia meet in the cathedral Church The Archbyshops Bishops and chiefe peeres with great pompe goe in order to bring the new eleted King to his coronation The King was apparelled by the Lorde Marshall of Poland and by the chiefe Maister of Ceremonies whose Office is alwaies to attend the ceremonial Order Ensignes and Monumentes The kyng had Sandals on his feete Gloues on his hands a Coat a Cloake painted and figured with alba Dalmatica in these ceremoniall weeds appointed for the kings of Polonja to come from the Pallace to the Cathedral Church where the king is lead betweene two Byshoppes the rest before him and behinde him in most solempne order from the Church into his seat where standing in his royal Seat the Archbish. reciteth certaine short Collects the Crowne the Scepter the golden Apple a naked Sword were caried before the king the Byshops Abbots with the Archbishops had their Crosses caried in solempn order before the king likewise vntill they came to the Church doore there the Embassadors Legates of forreigne kings receiue from these Noble men the crown the Scepter the Apple and the Sword and they caried them from the Porch of the Cathedral church vnto the high Altar vpon the which Altar these Regal Ensigns are laid this being done one of the Byshops after a few ceremoniall praiers cōmeth vnto the kings seat standing before the king he admonisheth the king of the great dignity that he was to receiue at the hands of the Bishops the Ministers of God the 〈◊〉 of Christ for that day to annoint to crown him king of Polonia giuing the king to vnderstād of the faith pictie vertue that belong to Princes reciting to him the