The Signal Loyalty and Devotion of Gods Saints Part 2, Part 2 · Chapter 8 · Part
Te invocamus Domine.
Te invocamus Domine ſanct…, Pater Omnipotens eterne Deus, ut hunc famulum tuum Jacobum, quem tuae divinae diſpenſa…ionis providentia in primordio Plaſmatum uſque hunc praeſentem diem Juvenili ſlore letantem creſcer… conceſſiſti; eum tuae Pietatis dono ditatum, plenumque gratia veritatis de die in diem coram Deo & hominibus ad meliora ſemper proſicere facias, ut ſummi regiminis ſolium, gratiae ſupernae largitate gaudens ſuſcipiat: Et miſericordiae tuae muro ab hoſtium adverſitate undique munitum. Plebem ſibi commiſſam cum pace propitiationis & virtute victoriae feliciter regere mereatur, per Jeſum Chriſtum.
We beſeech thee, O Lord holy Father, almighty and everlaſting God, for this thy ſervant James, hat as at the firſt thou broughteſt him into the world by thy Divine Providence, and in the flower of his youth, haſt preſerved him untill this preſent day, ſo thou wilt evermore enrich him with the gift of piety, fulfill him with the grace of truth, and increaſe him daily in all goodneſſe in the ſight of God and men, that he may joyfully receive the ſeat of ſupreme Government, by the gift of thy ſupernal Grace; and being defended from all his Enemies, by the wall of thy Mercy, he may happily govern the people committed to his charge.
After the prayer done, beginneth the Letany to be ſung by two Biſhops. Vel duo Cantores. Infra Letaniam haec ad…ungantu…. Ut praeſentem famulum tuum in tua pietate, Juſticia & ſanctitate confirmare & conſervare digneris, te rogamus audi nos. Poſtea ſequantur hae orationes.
Omnipotens ſempiterne Deus creator omnium Imperatorum, angelorum Rex regnantium, Dominuſque Dominantium, qui Abraham fidelem famulum tuum de hoſtibus triumph…re …eciſti; Moyſi & Joſuae populo Praelatis multiplicem vi…oriam tribuiſti; humilemque David puerum tuum Regni faſtigio ſublimaſti. Salomonem Sapientiae, paciſque ineffabili munere ditaſti. Reſpice nos ad preces humilitatis noſtrae, & ſuper hunc famutum tuum qu…m ſupplici devotione in Regem conſecramus Benedictionum tuarum dona multiplica, eum que dextrae tuae potentia ſemper & ubique circunda, quatenu… praedicti Abrahae fide firmatus, Moyſis manſuetudine fretus, Joſuae fortitudine munitus. Davidi humilitate exaltatus. Salomonis ſapientia decoratus, Tibi in omnibus placeat. Et per tramitem juſtitiae inoffenſo greſſu ſemper incedat. Ecclaeſiamque tuam d…inceps cum Plebibus ſibi annexis ut enutriat ac doceat, muniat & inſtruat. Contraque omnes viſibiles & inviſibiles hoſtes …id…m potenter regaliter que virtutis regim…n adminiſtret, Et ad verae fidei paciſque Concordiam eorum a…imos (te opitulante) reformet, ut horum populorum debita ſubjectione fultus, cum digno amore glorificatus, ad paternum decenter ſolium tua miſeratione concendere mereatur. Tuae quoque protectionis galea munitus, & ſcuto inſuperabili jugiter protectus, armiſque eoeleſtibus circundatus, optabilis victoriae triumphum feliciter …apiat, terrorem que ſuae potentiae infidelibus inferat, Et pacem in militantibus letanter reportet per Dominum noſtrum qui virtute Crucis Tartara deſtruxit, regnoque diaboli ſuperacto, ad Coelos victor aſcendit, in quo poteſtas omnis regum conſiſtit & victoria, qui eſt gloria humilium & vita ſaluſque Popnlorum, qui tecum vivit. Amen.
O Almighty and everlaſting God, Creator of all things, Ruler of Angels, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, who didſt cauſe thy faithful ſervant Abraham to triumph over his enemies; didſt give many victories to Moyſes, and Joſhua, the Governors of thy people, didſt exalt thy lowly ſervant David, unto the height of a Kingdome; didſt enrich Solomon with the unſpeakable gift of Wiſdome and Peace. Give ear we beſeech thee unto our humble Prayers, and multiply thy bleſſing upon this thy Servant, whom in lowly devotion we do conſecrate our King; that he being ſtrengthned with the Faith of Abraham, indued with the Mildneſſe of Moyſes, armed with the Fortitude of Joſhua, exalted with the humility of David, beautified with the Wiſdome of Solomon, he may pleaſe thee in all things, he may alwaies walk uprightly in the way of Righteouſneſſe, he may nouriſh and teach, defend and inſtruct thy Church and people, and like a mighty King, miniſter unto them the government of thy Vertue againſt all enemies viſible and inviſible, and by thy help reform their mindes to the concord of true Faith and peace, that being underpropped by the due Obedience, and honoured by the condign Love of theſe his people, he may, by thy mercy royally aſcend up to the throne of his forefather, and being defended with the Helmet of thy protection, covered with thy invincible ſhield, and all clad with heavenly Armour, he may gloriouſly triumph, and by his power both terrifie infidels, and bring joyfull peace to thoſe that fight for thee, through our Lord, who by the power of his Croſſe hath deſtroyed Hell, and having overthrown the Kingdome of the Devil, is with victory aſcended into Heaven, in whom doth conſiſt all Power, Kingdome and Victory, who is the glory of the humble, the life and ſalvation of his people, who live…h with thee and the holy Ghoſt.
Bonedio domine, &c. hunc Regem noſtrum Jacobum, qui regna moderaris a ſeculo, & tali eum benedictione glorifica, ut Davidis teneat ſublimitas ſceptrum & gloriſicatus in ejus te propitio reperiatur merito. Da ei tuo inſpiramine cum manſuetudine ita regere Populum ſicut Salomonem feciſti regnum obtinere pacificum. Tibi cum timore ſemper ſit ſubditus, tibique militet cum quiete. Sit tuo Clipeo protectus cum Proceribus, & ubique tua gratia major exiſtat. Honorifica eum prae cunctis regibus Gentium. Felix populis dominetur, & feliciter eum Nationes adorent. Vivat inter gentium Catervas magnanimus. Sit in judiciis aequitatis ſingularis. Locuplet eum tua praedives dextera frugiferam obtineat patriam. Et ejus libris tribuis profutura Praeſta ei prolixitatem vitae per tempora, ut in diebus ejus oriatur juſtitia. A te robuſtum teneat regiminis ſolium, & eum Jocunditate & Juſtitia eterno glorietur in regno. Amen.
O Lord, thou that governeſt all Kingdomes from everlaſting, bleſſe we beſeech thee this our King, that he may rule like David, and by thy mercy obtain his reward. Grant that by thy inſpiration he may govern with the mildeneſſe of Solomon, and enjoy a peaceable Kingdome. Grant that he may ſerve thee with fear, and fight for thee with conſtancy. Protect him and his Nobles with thy Shield, and alwaies give him victory by thy Grace. Honour him before all the Kings of the earth; Let him rule over Countryes, and let Nations adore him. Let him be ſingular in Judgement and Equity, and make him rich with thy rich right hand. Give him a fruitful Country, and give to his Children all good things. Give him a long life in this world, and in his dayes let Juſtice ſlouriſh. Strengthen thou the throne of his Government, and with gladneſſe and righteouſneſſe, let him glory in thy eternal Kingdome, through Jeſus Chriſt.
Deus ineſfabilis author mundi, Conditor generis humani, Gubernator imperii Confirmator, regni, qui utero fidelis amici tui Patriarchae noſtrae Abrahae praeelegiſti Regem ſeculis profuturum. Tuum preſentem Regem hunc cum exercitu ſuo per int…rceſſionem omnium Sanctorum uberi benedictione locupleta, & in ſolium Regni firma ſtabilitate connecte viſita eum ſicut Moyſem in Rubro, Joſuam in Praelio, Gedeon in agro Samuelem in templo. Et illa eum benedictione ſyderia, ac ſapientiae tuae rorae perfunde, quantum beatus David in Pſalterio, Salomon filius ejus, te remunerante precepit è coelo. Sis ei contra acies Inimicorum lorica, in adverſis galea, in proſperis patientia, in protectione Clipeus ſempeternus, & preſta ut gentes illi teneant fidem. Proceres ſui habeant pacem, diligant Caritatem, abſtineant ſe à cupiditate, loquantur juſtitiam, cuſtodiant veritatem. Et ita populus iſte pullulet coalitus benedictione aeternitatis ut ſemper permanea… tripudiantes in pace victores, per Chriſtum Dominum noſtrum, &c.
God the unſpeakable Author of the World, the Creator of Mankinde, the Governor of Empires, the Eſtabliſher of Kingdomes, who out of the loynes of thy faithfull friend out Father Abraham, didſt chooſe a King that ſhould ſave all Nations. Bleſſe we beſeech thee this our preſent King, and his Army with a rich bleſſing. Eſtabliſh him in the throne of this Kingdome. Viſit him, as thou didſt viſit Moſes in the Buſh, Joſua in the Battel, Gedeon in the Field, and Samuel in the Temple; beſprinkle him with the dew of thy Wiſdome, and give unto him the bleſſing of David and Solomon. Be thou unto him a coat Armour againſt his Enemies, and an Helmet in adverſity. Give him patience in Proſperity, and protect him alwaies with thy Shield. Grant that other Countries may keep Faith unto him, and that his Nobles may live in Peace, embrace Charity, abſtain from Covetouſneſſe, ſpeak Juſtice and maintain Truth; and ſo this people may grow up together with the bleſſing of Eternity, that having overcome, they may rejoyce in everlaſting peace, through Chriſt our Lord.
Deus qui populus tuis virtute conſulis, & amore dominaris, da huic famulo tuo Jacobo spiritum ſapientiae, cum regimine diſciplinae, ut tibi toto corde devotus in regni regimine maneat ſemper idoneus, tuoque munere ipſius temporibus ſecuritas Eccleſiae dirigatur, & in tranquillitate devotio Chriſtiana permaneat, ut bonis operibus perſeverans ad aeternum regnum te duce valeat pervenire, per Dominum Jeſum Chriſtum, &c.
God which provideſt for thy people by thy Power, and ruleſt over them in Love, grant unto this thy Servant James, the ſpirit of Wiſdome and Government, that being devoted unto thee with all his heart, he may ſo wiſely govern this Kingdome, that in his time the Church may be in ſafety, and Chriſtian Devotion may continue in peace, that ſo perſevering to the end in good works, he may by thy mercy come unto thine everlaſting Kingdome, through thy Son our Lord Jeſus Chriſt, who liveth and reigneth with thee world without end. Amen.
The Letany being ended, the Archbiſhop begineth to ſay aloud,
Surſum Corda.
Reſp.
Habemus ad Dominum.
Lift up your Hearts, &c.
Anſw.
We lift them up unto the Lord.
Verè dignum & juſtum eſt aequum & ſalutare, os tibi ſemper & ubique gratias agere, domine ſancte, pater omnipotens, eterne Deus, electorum fortitudo & humilium celſitudo, qui in primordio per effuſionem diluvii Crimina mundi caſtigare voluiſti, & per Columbam ramum olivae portantem pacem terris redditam demonſtraſti. Iterumque Aaron famulum tuum per unctionem olei ſacerdotem ſanxiſti, & poſteà per hujus unguenti infuſionem ad Regendum populum Iſraeliticum ſacerdotes ac Reges & prophetas praefeciſti, vultumque Eccleſiae in oleo exhilerandum per Prophaeticam famuli tui vocem Davidi eſſe praedixiſti. Ita quaeſumus omnipotens Pater ut per hujus creaturae pinguedinem hunc ſervum tuum Jacobum ſanctiſicare tua benedictione digneris, eumque in ſimilitudine Columbae pacem ſimplicitatis populo ſibi ſubdito praeſtare, & exemplo Aaronis in Dei ſervicio diligenter imitari, regnique faſtigia in Conſiliis ſcientiae & aequitate judicii ſemper aſſequi, vultumque hilaritatis per hunc olei unctionem tuamque benedictionem (te adjuvante) Toti Plebi paratum habere facias per Chriſtum Dominum noſtrum, &c.
It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we ſhould at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, Almighty and everlaſting God, the ſtrength of thy Choſen, and the exalter of the Humble, which in the beginning, by the pouring out of the Flood, didſt chaſten the ſins of the world, and by a Dove conveying an Olive branch, didſt give a token of reconcilement unto the earth, and again didſt conſecrate thy ſervant Aaron a Prieſt, by the anoyn…ing of Oyl, and afterward by the effuſion of this Oyl, didſt make Prieſts, and Kings, and Prophets, to govern thy people Iſrael, and by the voice of the Prophet David, didſt foretell that the Countenance of thy Church ſhould be made cheerfull with Oyl. We beſeech thee almighty Father, that thou wilt vouchſafe to bleſſe and ſanctifie this thy Servant James, that he may miniſter Peace unto his people, and imitate Aaron in the ſervice of God. That he may attain the perfection of Government in Counſel and Judgement, and a countenance alwaies cheerful, and amiable to the whole people, through Chriſt our Lord.
This done, the King ariſeth from his Devotion, and repoſeth him a while in his chair of Eſtate.
After a while, he goeth to the Altar, and there diſrobeth himſelf of his upper garments (his under apparel being made open with loops only cloſed) at the places which are to be anoynted.
The Archbiſhop undoeth the loops, and openeth the places which he is to anoynt.
The Archbiſhop firſt anoynteth his hands: ſaying,
Unguantur manus, &c. iſtae de oleo ſanctificato unde uncti fuerunt Reges & prophetae. Et ſicut Samuel David in regem, ut ſis benedictus & conſtitutus Rex in regno iſto ſuper populum iſtum quem Dominus Deus tuus dedit tibi ad regendum & gubernandum; Quod ipſe preſtare dignetur, qui cum Patre & Spiritu ſancto, &c.
Let theſe hands be anoynted, as Kings and Prophets have been anoynted, and as Samuel did anoynt David to be King, that thou maiſt be bleſſed, and eſtabliſhed a King in this Kingdome over this people, whom the Lord thy God hath given thee to rule and govern, which he vouchſafe to grant, who with the Father and the holy Ghoſt, &c.
The mean while the Quire ſingeth the Anthem, Sadoc. Sacerdo….
Sadock the Prieſt, and Nathan the Prophet, anoynted Solomon King, and all the people rejoyced, and ſaid, God ſave the King for ever.
The Archbiſhop ſaith this prayer.
Prospice omnipotens Deus ſerenibus obtutibus hunc glorioſum Regem, & ſicut benedixiſti Abraham, Iſaack & Jacob, ſic illum largis benedictionibus ſpiritualis gratiae cum omni plenitudine tua potentia irrigare atque perfundere dignare. Tribue ei de rore coeli & de pinguedine terrae habundantiam frumenti vini, & olei, & omnium frugum opulentiam ex largitate divini muneris long a per tempora, ut illo regnantè ſit ſanitas corporum in patria, & pax inviolata ſit in regno, & dignitas glorioſa regalis Pallatii maximo ſplendore Regiae poteſtatis oculis omnium fulgeat, luce Clariſſima choruſcare atque ſplendeſcere qui ſplendidiſſima fulgura maximo profuſa lumine videatur. Tribue ei Omnipotens Deus, ut ſit ſortiſſimus protector patriae, & Conſolator eccleſiarum ac Coenobiorum ſanctorum, maxima cum pietate regalis munificentiae, atque ut ſit fortiſſimus regum triumphator, hoſtium ad opprimendas rebelles, & paganas nationes. Sitque ſuis inimiciis ſatis terribilis pro maxima fortitudine regelis potentiae. Optimatibus quoque atque praecelſis proceribus ac ſidelibus ſuiregni Munificus & amabilis, & pius; Ut ab omnibus timeatur atque deligatur. Reges quoque de lumbis ejus per ſucc…ſſiones temporum futurorum egredi…n…ur, regnum hoc regere totum, & p…ſt glorioſa tempora atque faelicia praeſentis vitae gaudia ſempiterna in perpetua beatitudine habere mereatur. Per Chriſtum, &c.
Look down Almighty God with thy favourable countenance upon this glorious King, and as thou did'ſt bleſſe Abraham, Iſaac and Jacob, ſo vouchſafe we beſeech thee by thy power, to water him plentifully with the bleſſings of thy grace. Give unto him of the dew of Heaven, and of the fatneſſe of the Earth, abundance of Corn, and Wine, and Oyl, and plenty of all fruits of thy goodneſſe long to continue, that in his time here may be health in our Countrey, and Peace in our Kingdome, and that the glorious dignity of his Royal Court, may brightly ſhine as a moſt clear lightning, far and wide in the eyes of all men. Grant Almighty God, that he may be a moſt mighty protector of his Countrey, a bountifull comforter of Churches and holy Societies, the moſt valiant of Kings, that he may triumph over his enemies, and ſubdue Rebels and Infidels; that he may be loving and amiable to the Lords and Nobles, and all the faithfull Subjects of his Kingdome, that he may be feared, and loved of all men, that his Children may be Kings to rule this Kingdome by ſucceſſion of all ages, and that after the glorious Nota.and happy dayes of this preſent life, he may obtain everlaſting joy and happineſſe through Chriſt our Lord.
The prayer ended, the Archbiſhop p…ceedeth with his anoynting.
1. Of the Breaſt.
2. Between the Shoulders.
3. Of both the Shoulders.
4. Of the boughes of both his armes.
5. Of his head in the Crown.
The anoynting being done, the Abbot of Weſtminſter cloſeth the loops again which were opened.
The Archbiſhop ſaith theſe prayers.