Joannis Seldeni jurisconsulti opera omnia, tam edita quam inedtia : in tribus voluminibusCollegit ac recensuit; vitam auctoris, praefationes, & indices adjecit . pulo adeft nemo ; adeft autera quicquid eft milirum, & famulorum, feu mini- ftrorum aulicorum imperaroris. Tum in arrium palarii defcendens, aftante quaeftorc fuo, geren- teque laciniamveftisplenamimperatoria pecunia, eaque aurea, manu plena fumens, in orbem di- fpergit. Qiia tota difperfa, quaeftor kciniam iterum, & tertium, & quartum, & faepius im- plet. Caufa hujus diftributiouis auri haec eft, quod imperator de fuo fumptum faciens


Joannis Seldeni jurisconsulti opera omnia, tam edita quam inedtia : in tribus voluminibusCollegit ac recensuit; vitam auctoris, praefationes, & indices adjecit . pulo adeft nemo ; adeft autera quicquid eft milirum, & famulorum, feu mini- ftrorum aulicorum imperaroris. Tum in arrium palarii defcendens, aftante quaeftorc fuo, geren- teque laciniamveftisplenamimperatoria pecunia, eaque aurea, manu plena fumens, in orbem di- fpergit. Qiia tota difperfa, quaeftor kciniam iterum, & tertium, & quartum, & faepius im- plet. Caufa hujus diftributiouis auri haec eft, quod imperator de fuo fumptum faciens, omnes fecum laetari, unaque feftum diem celebrare cu- pit. Ritus igitur in coronatione imperatorum fervari folitus talis eft : & fervatus eft etiam in u4ndronico jumore imperatore, indidioue odlava, ineunte menfe Februario. This is of the time of mcccxxx. of our Sa-viour, and is the beft f authority for the rites ofcoronation in that Greek empire while it of a more antient falhion rhere, youpjay fee in Leunclavius his Turkijh fande£is,caf. 119. And this was the fhape of the empe-ror in his crowa^d robeg^f fcapilas, and the popes crowning him. Moft ofthe reft of the particulars being referred to thcpreceding ceremonial in the fame volume, for thccoronarion of a king, which, becaufc it is obvi-ous enough (and rhe fontificales ofRomehave alarger rhar fliall anon follow here) I tran-fcribe nor. Only this I obferve of it out ofSigonius, that the coronation of the emperor asking of Italy at Millain or Monza (performedby the archbilhop oi Millain) \ was to be doneaccording to that ceremonial. Ea res, faith *he, maxima fieri caeremonia conjuevit quae inrituali antiquijjlmo continetur qui ordo Roma-nus vocatur. And the very fyllables of much ofthat ordo or ritual are fitted to the coronationsof our antient kings in the fame pontijicale oucof which fome pieces are before inferted. Youmay eafily enough compare the ordo Romanusvvith thofe pieces. But t


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