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A letter giving an account of the manner of chusing Joseph King of Hungaria to be king of the Romans, on Jan. 21. 1689/90 By the eight electors of the sacred Roman empire. Licens'd, Jan. 18. 1690.
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Wing L1549B; ESTC R213611
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the Vicars approach to the Table and take from thence the Imperial Ornaments which they deliver to the Electors that are present and they keep the Ornaments of the absent Electors And so they conduct the elected King to the Throne in a competent order every one taking his Princely Seat at the usual side and then one of the Canons of Mentz and commonly the chiefest the Thumprobst proclaims the elected King which they in a most ravishing manner accompany to the Palace The King of the Romans that is thus chosen in the Emperor's Life time differs from the Emperor 1. In his Coat of Arms the Emperor has a two-headed Eagle but the King of the Romans has but a single one 2. The Emperor makes use of Bulls but the King of the Romans only of a Seal 3. The Emperor is called Always August but the Roman King is only call'd August 4. The Emperor calls and greets the King of the Romans Our Cousin c. or sometimes Majesty and Cousin together but the King calls the Emperor his Lord and Majesty 5. The King of the Romans can commit High Treason against the Emperor 6. The Power of the Roman King is but by the Commission of the Emperor so that whatsoever he does he does it by the Emperor's Authority which appears by the Capitulation prescribed to Rodolph the II. We will not assume to Us any thing of the Government or Administration of the Sacred Roman Empire no further than as far as his Imperial Majesty will grant and permit Us. Neither shall or will we be in any way prejudicial to his Majesties Highness and Imperial Dignity during his Majesties Life But some say that he has his Power by virtue of his Election which Power is limited and only to be exercised at a certain time and manner Such is to be seen in R. J. Spir. 1542. instead and in the name of his Imperial Majesty and for Our Self And in the Capitulation of Maximilian the II. and Ferdinand the III. by Our Royal and future Imperial Government The King of the Romans on the other side agrees with the Emperor in regard of his Dignity save the Emperor's Prerogative and Preheminence And thence it is that the King of the Romans is called the Head of the Empire after the Emperor because he is in certain hopes to have it as sure as the Dolphin in France is to have the Kingdom of France and a true Prince of Wales that of Great Britain and the Prince in Spain that of Spain Now the Elector of Mentz as Arch-Chancellor through Germany did assemble the Electors of the Roman Empire according to the said manner and the form of the Golden Bull intreating them That they would come to the Election of a King of the Romans at Augsbourg within the space of three Months which they did accordingly and appeared there And first of all Leopold the Roman Emperor and then the eight Electors 1. Anselm Francis Frederic Elector and Arch-Bishop of Mentz and Arch-Chancellor through Germany 2. John Hugo Elector and Arch-Bishop of Trier Arch-Chanceâ—lor through France 3. Clemens Elector and Arch-Bishop of Cologn Arch-Chancellor through Italy 4. Leopold King of Bohemia Arch-Skinker or Arch-Cup-bearer of the Sacred Roman Empire His Person was represented by the Chancellor of the Kingdom of Bohemia 5. Maximilian Maria Elector of Bavaria and Arch-Sewer of the Sacred Roman Empire 6. George the III. Elector of Saxony and Arch-Marshal of the Sacred Roman Empire He was represented by his Ambassador 7. Frederic the III. Elector of Brandenbourg and Arch-Chamberlain of the Sacred Roman Empire did not come in Person but was represented by his Ambassador 8. Philip William Elector Palatin and Arch-Treasâ—rer of the Sacred Roman Empire They being assembled at Augsbourg the Emperor in a fine Speech desired them to chuse a King of the Romans to which hitherto the unhappy Division of the Empire has put a stop and now being united he intreated them to proceed to that Election for the good of the Empire and then that the French King might be frustrated in his imaginary and vain hopes he hitherto did feed himself with in aspiring to an Universal Monarchy and recommended to them his own Son Joseph King of Hungaria as well for his Virtue as his Power This Prince Joseph whose Youth promises great things was born the 26th of June 1678. of Leopold the Emperor his Father and of Eleonora the Empress his Mother the Elector Palatin's eldest Daughter Upon this the Electors continued in their Meetings and Consultations and fixed the 21 11 of January 1690 for that great Election and formed the Capitulation the King of the Romans is bound by Oath to keep and then upon the said day they proceeded to the Election and with one consent they chose Joseph King of Hungaria King of the Romans The Coronation is speedily to be performed and great preparations are made for it and a great quantity of Medals coined The confluence of Strangers of all ranks which come from all parts of Christendom to see this unparallel'd sight is so great here that we reckon above 3000 already come to this place FINIS