PIETRO GIANNONE. 407 



aDeocoronato magno, et pacifico Romanorum im- 

 peratori vita ; but to the pope they call, according to 

 the appointed ceremonial : Domino noftro Xnnocentio, 

 a Deo decreto fummo pontifici et univerfali papas, 

 vita ! What is called the confecration being over, the 

 pope is mounted on a throne, and adorned with the 

 triple crown; which, as Angelus Rocca teaches, re- 

 prefents the imperial, the royal and the excleliaftical 

 authority, or the complete and univerfal dominion over 

 the whole world *, This done, a folemn proceffion 

 is made ; wherein the pope rides on a white horfe, 

 finely caparifoned. under a baldaquin, borne by eight 

 noblemen, or the ambaffadors of princes. When he 

 mounts the horfe, the emperor or a king has the ho- 

 nour to hold his ftirrup, and to lead the horfe fbr 

 fome time by the bridle ; and mould it fo happen, that 

 the emperor and a king, or fome other great prince, 

 lhould be at Rome together at that time, then the for- 

 mer would perform his office, appointed by the cere- 

 monial, on the right fide, and the latter on the left 

 fide, being after a certain time relieved in their duty 

 by two laics of quality -f. But, lhould the pope, either 



* Tres poteftates, hoc eft, imperatoriam, regiam et facerdota- 

 lem, plenariam fcilicet et univerfalem totius orbis auctoritatem re- 

 praefentantes. Bibliotheca.Vaticana, p. Roma, 1591. 



f Cum papa afcendit equum, major princeps, qui praefens adeft, 

 etiamfi rex effet aut imperator, ftapham equi papalis tenet, et 

 deinde ducit equum per frenum aliquantulum. Si impeiator aut 

 rex foli effent, id eft non effet: alius rex, foli equum ducerent cum 

 dextera manu ; fin vero effet alius rex, dignior a dextera 9 alius a 

 finiftra frenum tenerent. Si non fint reges, digniores ducant 

 equum, &c, Ceremonial, pontific. 



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