The 3\(jitural H'tjlory 
91. In this County are beheld certain Courts of Parliament^ in 
which Kings heretofore were folemnly eledled, which are fur- 
rounded with greaty?owe^,for the moft part twelve in number, and 
one other Jlone exceeding the reft in eminency, fet in the middle ; 
upon which (as upon a RegalThrone) they feated the new ele- 
cted King^ by the general fuftrage of the AiTenibly, and inaugu- 
rated him with great applaufe and loud acclamations. Here they 
held their gxczi Councils^ and confulted about affairs of the King^ 
dom : But when they met together to nominate their Kings^ the 
Ele^ors ftood upright on the Jiones environing the Courts and gi- 
ving their voices, thereby confirmed their choice. 
92. The very fame pradice of the Northern Nations^ with the 
Ceremonies of it, are alfo briefly fet down by Saxo Grammaticu^^ 
Le^uri Regem veteres affixis humo Saxpsinfifterefuffragiaquepromere 
confueverunt^ fubje^orum lafidum firmitate, fa^i conftantiam omina*- 
turi % i. e. that the Ancients being about to choofe their King, 
ufedto ftand upon ^ifowe^ fixed in the ground, and thence give 
their votes^ by the firmnefs of the fiones on which they ftood, ta- 
citly declaring the /m«e/y of their A^, Which manner of e/e- 
6iion\^z\{o proved of them, by Crantziu^-, Meurfm^ -dxABern* 
hardu6 Malincort de Archicancellariis ^. 
93. Which places of e/e(3io72 it feems were held fo jacred^ as 
further teftified by Wormiu6 % and out of him by Dr. Charleton % 
that in times of feace the Candidate King^ was obliged de Jure 
there to receive his Inauguration^ the place and ceremonies being 
accounted effential parts of his right to Soveraignty^ and the votes 
of his EleSiors much more valid and authentick for being pro- 
nounced in the ufual Forum, 
94. But if it happened the King fell in a Foreign expedition by 
the hand of tht enemy ^ the y4r/wj prefently got together a parcel 
of great ftones^md. fet them in fuch a rounds as well fomtimes per- 
haps for the interment of the corps of the deceafed King, as ele-^ 
6iion oi his fucceffor. And this, 'tis like, they did, i. Becaufe 
they efteemed an ek^ion in fuch a Forum^ a good addition of Ti- 
tle, Andfecond, with all expedition, becaufe by the delay of 
fuch eleSiion too long, irreparable damages many times accrewcd 
to the thereupon ^ ; which pradice of the P^m they 
" Saxon. GrammathiHift. J)anorum,lib. i. fuhinitium. t De <juihtit vide Ohwm Wwmittm, Mon. Van. 
/ih. I. cap. 11- ^ Uidem fui-finem. Sfone-Hengrefkoiedtothe I>attes,p, ^ Ol- Wormii Mo». Dan. 
iib. I. cap. 12 . {ub finem. 
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