Compare 1577 edition: 1 The order of his coronatiõ. Matth. Paris. At his coronation, first the archbishops of Can|turburie, Roan, Trier, and Dublin, which were pre|sent, with all the other bishops, abbats and cleargie, apparelled in rich copes, and hauing the crosse, holie water and censures carried afore them, came to fetch him vnto the doore of his priuie chamber, and there receiuing him, they led him vnto the church at West|minster, till he came before the high altar with a so|lemne procession. In the middle of the bishops and cleargie went foure barons, Rog. Houed. bearing candlesticks with tapers, after whom came Geffrey de Lucie bea|ring the cap of maintenance, and Iohn Marshall next to him, bearing a great and massiue paire of spurs of gold: then followed William Marshall earle of Striguill aliàs Pembroke, who bare the roi|all scepter, in the top wherof was set a crosse of gold: and William de Patrike earle of Salisburie going next him, bare the warder or rod, hauing on the top thereof a doue. Then came thrée other earles, Dauid brother to the king of Scots, the earle of Hunting|ton, Iohn the kings brother earle of Mortaigne, and Robert earle of Leicester, ech of them bearing a sword vpright in his hand with the scabberds richlie trimmed and adorned with gold.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle of Mortaigne went in the midst be|twixt the other two. After them followed six earles and barons, bearing a checker table, vpon the which was set the kings scochens of armes, Rog. Houed. and then fol|lowed William Mandeuill earle of Albemarle, bea|ring a crowne of gold a great heigth before the king, who followed the same, hauing Hugh bishop of Dur|ham 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,The king his oth. laieng his hand vpon the holie euangelists and the relikes of certeine saincts, he tooke a solemne oth, that he should obserue peace, ho|nour, 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 pre|cinct of his realme, and mainteine those that were good and laudable.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 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 accusto|med. 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 vpper|most robe, the archbishop tooke vnto him the sword wherewith he should beat downe the enimies of the church; which doone, two earles put his shooes vpon his feet, and hauing his mantell put on him, the arch|bishop forbad him on the behalfe of almightie God, not to presume to take vpon him this dignitie, ex|cept 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 be|side the altar, and deliuered it to the archbishop, which he set vpon the kings head, deliuering to him the scepter to hold in his right hand, and the rod roiall in his left hand, & thus being crowned he was brought backe by the bishops and barons, with the crosse and candelsticks, and three swords passing foorth before him vnto his seat. When the bishop that sang the masse came to the offertorie, the two bishops that brought him to the church, led him to the altar, and brought him backe againe.