with Gold and Pearles so labour to be beautified with the Gold of Wisdome and the Pearles of Virtue, that after this life ended you may with the iust Virgines decently meete the everlasting Bridegroome our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christe and enter into the Kingly gate of the Heavenly Court by his helpe whoe with the father and the holy Ghost liveth and reigneth one God world wthout end. Amen.

Then the Arch-B putteth the Scepter into her righte hand [p. 51 and the Ivory Rodd with the Doue into her lefte hand; and sayth this prayer.

O Lord the Fountain of all good things, and the giver of all perfeccion, Graunt vnto thy Servante MARIE that shee may order aright the highe dignitie that shee hath obtained, and with good workes establish the glorie that thou hast given her, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Which being done the Queen ariseth and goeth from the Altare supported by 2 B's as before and soe passeth vp to the Stage.

And as she passeth by the King in his Throne shee doth Inclinare Regi, ejus Majestatem vt decet adorando.

Which having done shee is ledd to her Throne (on the lefte hand and somwhat lower then the Kinges) and without any further Ceremony taketh her place in it.

Being so placed in her Throne, there shee continueth a while, then she retireth herselfe accompanied as before, into her Trauerse, sett vp in S Edwards Chappell, while the King stayeth behinde, to receive the

communion.

/THEN THE ARC-BISHOPT

begineth the Communion and vseth this Prayer.

[p. 52

O Almightie God, Wee beseech thee that thy Servant CHARLES our King, whoe by thy mercie hath receiued the government of this Realme, may also receiue an increase of all vertues, wherby hee may be acceptable vnto thee, and avoid the gulfe of Vice, and overcome all his enemyes, and finally come to thee in glorie, whoe art the way the truth and the life, even Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then is the Epistle read by a Bishoppe.

THE EPISTLE.

11 Pet. 2. 13. 14. 15. etc.

'Submitt yo' selues therfore every man for the Lords sake, whither

1 The Epistle on the 3. Sonday after Easter: in m.

It was read by Dr Feild B of Landaff: in m,

it be vnto King as vnto the Cheife head, eyther vnto Rulers, as vnto them that are sent of him, for the punishment of evill doers, but for the Laude of them that doe well; for this is the Will of God that wth well doing you may stoppe the mouthes of foolish and ignorant men, as free and not having y' libertie /for a cloake of malitiousnes, but even [p. 53 as the servantes of God: Honor all men : love brotherly fellowshipp; feare god; honor the King.

Then the Ghospell read by another B

THE GHOSPELL.

Math. 22./ 15. 16. etc.1

Then the Phareses went out and tooke Councell2 howe they might tangle him in his Wordes, and they sent vnto him their disciples with Herods servantes saying, Master wee knowe that thou art just, and teachest the way of God, neyther carest thou for any man, for thou regardest not the outward appearance of men, Tell vs therfore, howe thinkest thou, is it lawfull that Tribute be given vnto Cæsar or not? but Jesus perceiving their wickednes said, Whie tempt you mee you hipocrites? Shewe mee the Tribute monney; And they tooke him a penny; and hee said vnto them, Whose is this Image and superscription? They answered vnto him Cæsars: Then said hee vnto them, Give therfore unto Cæsar /the things wch are Cæsars, and vnto God those things [p. 54 wch are Gods. When they heard these things they marvelled, and left him, and Went their way.

Then the ArchB beginneth, and the Quire singeth the Nicene Creed.

3I beleiue in one God, etc.

Then the ArchB readeth, or the Quire singeth the Offertory.

*Let my prayer come into thie presence as the Incense, and let the lifting vpp of my handes be as the evening Sacrifice.

And after that is read, the Organe playeth.

In the mean while the King discendeth from his Throne, and goeth unto the Altare, offerring y bread and wine for the Communion.

After wh offerring, the King kneeleth downe, and y ArchB pronounceth over him this prayer.

Blesse ô Lord wee beseech thee, these thy guiftes and sanctifie them

1 The Gospel on the 23 Sonday after Trinitie: in m.

2 It was read by Dr Harsnet B? of Norwth: in m. 3 Credo. Anth. 8: in m.

4 Offert. Anth. 9: in m.

unto this holy vse, that by them wee may be made partakers of the bodie and bloud of thine only begotten Sonne Jesus Christ; and thy Servant CHARLES, may be fedd vnto ever/lasting life, of Soule and Bodie, [p. 55 and inabled to the discharge of this great place and office, wherunto thou hast called him of thie great goodnes, Grant this ô Lord for the honor of Jesus Christ his sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen.

And then the King retourneth back to his chayer, and after a while he cometh the second time to y Altare and there offerreth Vnam Marcam Auri.

Hee kneeleth downe and the ArchB sayth.

Almighty God giue thee the dewe of Heaven, and the fatt of the Earth, and abundance of Corne and Wine. Let all the Nations serue thee, and the Tribes adore thee, and God shalbe thy helper. Almightie God blesse thee with the blessing of Heaven, above, the Mountaines and the Hills, and with the blessing of the earth beneath, with ye blessing of Corne, and Wine, and Fruite; and let the blessing of the old Fathers Abraham Isaac and Jacob1 be established vppon thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Then the ArchB shall also add this blessing.

Blesseô Lord the verteous Carriage of this King, and [p. 56 accept the workes of his hands; replenish his Realme with the blessing of Heaven, of the dewe of the Water, and of the deepes; let the influence of the sonne and the Moone droppe fatnes vppon the high Mountaines, and ye Cloudes plenty vppon the lowe Vallies; that the Earth may abound with store of all things. Let the blessing of him that appeared in the bush discend vpon his head, and the fullnes of thie blessing fall vppon his Children and posteritie. Let his feete be dipped in Oyle, and his horne exalted like the horne of an Vnicorne, by wch hee may scatter his enemyes from the face of the Earth. The Lo: y' setteth in Heaven be his defender for ever and ever through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The King kneeling still at the Stepps of y Altar the ArchB proceedeth to y Consecration of the Sacrament: and having communicated himselfe,

Hee administreth the Bodye

And the D. of Westm" y Cuppe

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to the Kinge.

When the Communion is ended, the King retourneth to his [p. 57

Throne.

1 shal struck through after this word.

In the meane tyme, the Quire singeth y Antheme
Intellige Clamorem. Psal. 52.

O Hearken thou, etc.

After the Antheme, the Arch B readeth the last Prayers; and the Quire singeth. Glorie bee to God, etc.

And so the Communion endeth.

Then the King accompanied and attended as before, goeth into St Edwards Chappell, from his Throne, in State.

And at y Altare the ArchB taketh off first the Kings, and then the Queenes Crownes, and layeth them uppon the Altare there.

The King withdraweth himselfe into the Trauerse prepared for him. The meane while the Queene hath a Chayer before the Altare, to repose her selfe in; and a Faldstoole to doe her Deuotions at, untill the Kings retourne.

In the Trauerse the greate Chamberlaine of England [p. 58 disrobeth the King of St Edwards Roabes, and forthwith deliuereth them to the Deane of Westminster, who bringeth them, and layeth them vppon the Altare.

Then is the King newly arrayed with the Robes prepared for his Ma's wearing that day, and laid ready in the Trauerse, to the end that by y Great Chamberlaine, they may be put on.

The King being thus newly arrayed, commeth from the Trauerse to St Edwards Altare.

The ArchB invested still in the same manner he was the Communion, setteth the Crownes Imperiall (provided for the King and the Queene to weare that day) vppon their heades.

The King and Queene so crowned, taking into their Hands each of them the Scepter and the Rodde, (after the Traine is sett in order before them) goe from St Edwards Altare up to the Stage; and so through the middest of the Quire, and Church, out of y West dore, retourne to y Pallace, the same way they came, Cum magna gloria.

The Scepter and Rodds of St Edward, wh the King and [p. 59 Queene carryed in their hands, are after Dinner (when the King and Queene withdrawe themselves into their Chambers) to be delivered to the Church of Westminster, to be kepte as heretofore they have beene, with the residue of the Regalia.

FINIS.

Laus Deo in excelsis.

XXIV.

Inventory of the Regalia taken in 1649.

On the overthrow of the monarchical form of government in 1649 the Parliament ordered the destruction of the Regalia preserved at Westminster. The inventory taken of them on this occasion is extremely interesting, as it shows with considerable fullness the composition of the ornaments. From this it appears that most of the Regalia were of silver gilt or even of baser material. The gold plate dish is probably St. Edward's Paten. The chalice of St. Edward is said to be of glass and "wrought in figures and set in gold with some stones and pearls"; and it is noticeable, with regard to what Sporley says of the material of the sceptres and rods, that one is found "upon triall" to be made of wood and silver gilt, another also to be of iron. The "dove of gold set with stones and pearl" is doubtless the ampul, the "Collar of Crimson Taffaty," the armilla, and the staff of black and white ivory, the Queen's ivory rod.

In the earlier part of the Inventory the globe is mentioned, and after it come "2. Coronation Braceletts." How or when these were used is difficult to determine, but that they were considered a necessary part of the ornaments is shown by the presence of a couple amongst the regalia in the Tower at the present day.

At the end of the Inventory is a list of the robes, closing with "One old Comb of horne worth nothing." It is easy to see what the robes were, and we can well believe that there would have been people even in 1649 who would have been willing to give ten shillings or more for some of the items of this list.

[Soc. Antiq. Lond. MS. 108 fo. 14.]

/The Kings Crowne.

The Imperial Crowne of massy gold weighing 7 7 ti. 6 ounces, enriched with 19. Saphires. 37. Rubies Ballass, 21. small Rubies. 2. Emrods. 28. Diamonds. 168. Pearles. The gold (6 oz. being abated for the Stones :) valued at 280. ti.

The Saphires

at 198. fi. the Ballass. Rubies at
149. i the
small Rubies at 16 ti. the Emralds at 5. the
Diamonds at 288 the pearls at 174 amounts in

all to

1 The sum added together comes to £1,110, but in the MS. there is considerable confusion in the figures between £990 and £1,110, the one being written over the other.