The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-07-20

with ribbons. The Nuremburg deputies ais
went in procession through the streets to th
emperor's palace, where Carl was to try OF
the garments of Charlemagne, court tailor
being in attendance to see what alteration
would be necessary. The Frankfort magis
trate brought the customary present of larg
gilded silver wash basin and jug, besides
purse filled with five hundred double ducats
two large butts of Rhine wine, and two Wagon
| loads of oats. The coronation day dawnet
at last, the people being awakened early by th'
bells calling the garrison to their posts at tht
city gates, which were to remain closed during
the ceremonies and to form the espalier from
the imperial palace to the Romer, and from
the Romer to the cathedral. At eight the two
archbishops, accompanied by n multitude o.
prelates, went to the cathedral, in readiness tt
receive the emperor. They were followed by
the Aix-la-Chapelle and Nuremburg deputies
to guard the insignia which had been placed
by the assistant clergy upon the altar. Mean
while the two swords Of Charlemagne had
been taken in solemn procession to the imperi.
al palace and from here the imperial procession
started for the cathedral, the high personages
mounted, the king on a Neapolitan full blood
under a canopy borne by ten members of the
imperial diet, and followed by an immense
train, with trumpeters and black drummers.
Arriving at the cathedral the religious cere-
monies commenced. The clergy greeted the
emperor, led him to the coronation altar and
then to the prayer chair" which was sur.
rounded by the high officials, while the heralds,
with the hereditary marshal of the empire ar
rayed themselves before the throne.
Then followed chanting and mass, the chief
court master then took the Bohemian crown
frAt off tb.. rarfo hnu1 ka wahk H..
of Mayence then read the litany over him,
held a sort of examination in the Latin Ian
guage about the duties of regents, then asked
the electors if they would be subject to the
new ruler a question which was, of course,
not negatived. After prayer, the archbishop
annointed the emperor with the sacred OIL
first" says Diarium of the coronation, "up.
on the crown of the head, to the proper ac-
c0mplishment of which the ambassador of the
elector of Brandenburg held up his majesty's
peruke little, then between the shoulders, on
the chest, on the right arm, between the hand
aud wrists and finally on the fiat hand, with the
words: This hand must be annointed with
the same sacred oil with which the kings and
prophets were annointed, like as Samuel an
nointed David TO be king" Then came the
task of the Nurcmburg deputies to accompany
the emperor into the couclave, in order to
cIothe his magesty with the imperial garments
and jewel this done, following his ornamented
majesty back TO the altar. where the sword of
Charlemagne was placed in his hands. with the
words: Take this sword from the unworthy,
though, by the administration of the apostles.
consecrated hands, and use it by virtue of our
blessing, in the protection of the holy church,
to which God has ordained il, and remember
what David says, 'Girt thy sword about thy
loinsn" The sword was then put in its
sheath, girded about the emperor's loins by
the elector of the palatinate. The archbishop
then placed ring upon the finger of his majes
ty, as sign of royal dignity, the sceptre and
imperial apple were handed to him: then the
deputies placed the mantle over
his shoulders, and finally the two archbishops
placed the imperial crown upon his head, and
received from him the oath of fidelity. The
sacrament was then administered, after divine
service the ecclesiastical blessing was admins.
tered, and the congratulations of the people
outside the church found vent in wild hurrah.
ng, "The Kaiser is crowned !"
POPULAR SPORTS AND FESTIVITIES.
Subsequent ceremonies were more popular
n character. From the cathedral to the RO-
ner, where the coronation banquet was to
AXE place, and in front of which the popular
were to be held an elevated cause
way had been erected and this covered with
orange and white CLOTH upon which the emper.
,r would tread, the distance being probably
wo hundred yards. The entire way was filled
20 excess by the crowd, which waited now
for its share of the festivities,
which consisted in scrambling and fighting for
pieces of the cloth as soon as the emperor and
he procession had passed over it. They fell
lpon it like tigers cutting and tearing and |
shouting with all their might. People had
hus an opportunity given to study at ease the
appearance presented by the cortege the orna-
nented garments of such antiquated fashion,
he gold and silver embroidery the variegated
'oats and stats the heralds, and, most inter-
sting of all, the old royal garments of Charlie.
nagne upon the forms of his successors
ioethe relates that when Maria Theresa saw
Ter consort, Francis the first, returning from
he cathedral clad in strange costume, looking
ike ghost of Charlemagne, and he, "as if
n JEST raised both his hands, and showed her
he imperial, globe, the sceptre and the Gu
ious gloves, she broke out into immoderate
aughter to the great delight and edifcation of
he crowd" He also narrates that when Jo-
eph H. was crowned, and made this memora-
lie journey from the cathedral to the Romer,
70 laughed outright when he saw his father
azing at him, since the old Carolingian gar
nents, in spite of all tucks and hens, would
ot sit we'll"
Such, in outline were the ancient ceremon-
es connected with the coronation of the OLD
ierman Emperors. J.P.J.
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