armes, and then followed William Mandeuill earle of Albemarle, bearing a
crowne of gold a great heigth before the king, who followed the same,
hauing Hugh bishop of Durham on the right hand, and Reignold bishop of
Bath on the left, ouer whom a canapie was borne: and in this order he
came into the church at Westminster, where before the high altar in the
presence of the cleargie & the people, laieng his hand vpon the holie
euangelists and the relikes of certeine saincts, [Sidenote: The king his
oth.] he tooke a solemne oth, that he should obserue peace, honour, and
reuerence to almightie God, to his church, and to the ministers of the
same all the daies of his life. Also that he should exercise vpright
iustice to the people committed to his charge, and that he should
abrogate and disanull all euill lawes and wrongfull customes, if anie
were to be found within the precinct of his realme, and mainteine those
that were good and laudable.

This doone, he put off all his garments from the middle vpwards, his
shirt excepted which was open on the shoulders, that he might be
annointed. The archbishop of Canturburie annointed him then in thrée
places, to wit, on the head, on the shoulders, and on the right arme,
with praiers in such case accustomed. After this, he couered his head
with a linnen cloth hallowed, and set his cap aloft thereon; and then
when he had put on his roiall garments and vppermost robe, the
archbishop tooke vnto him the sword wherewith he should beat downe the
enimies of the church; which doone, two earles put his shoes vpon his
feet, and hauing his mantell put on him, the archbishop forbad him on
the behalfe of almightie God, not to presume to take vpon him this
dignitie except he faithfullie meant to performe those things which he
had there sworne to performe. Wherevnto the king made answer, that by
Gods grace he would performe them. Then the king tooke the crowne beside
the altar, and deliuered it to the archbishop, which he set vpon the