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Now the bells ring for Mass, and they go to the main church to hear the Mass and service; they go to pray at the cathedral. NOW THE BELLS RING FOR MASS AND THEY GO TO THE MAIN CHURCH TO HEAR THE MASS IN SERVICE THEY GO TO PRAY AT THE CATHEDRAL
. Then he bade the bishops and priors and the abbots of the Church step forward and anoint the new King, as the Christian practice is. Now all the prelates, young and old, came forward; for at the court there were a great number of bishops and abbots. The Bishop of Nantes himself, who was a very worthy and saintly man, anointed the new King in a very holy and becoming manner, and placed the crown upon his head. King Arthur had a sceptre brought which was very fine. Listen to the description of the sceptre, which was clearer than a pane of glass, all of one solid emerald, fully as large as your fist. I dare to tell you in very truth that in all the world there is no manner of fish, or of wild behest, or of man, or of flying bird that was not worked and chiselled upon it with its proper figure. The sceptre was handed to the King, who looked at it with amazement; then he put it without delay into King Erec's right hand; and now he was King as he ought to be. Then he crowned Enide in turn.  AND THE OTHER BY TWO GENTLEMEN THEN HE BADE THE BISHOPS AND PRIORS AND THE ABBOTS OF THE CHURCH STEP FORWARD AND ANOINT THE NEW KING AS THE CHRISTIAN PRACTICE IS NOW ALL THE PRELATES YOUNG AND OLD CAME FORWARD FOR AT THE COURT THERE WERE A GREAT NUMBER OF BISHOPS AND ABBOTS THE BISHOP OF NANTEZ HIMSELF WHO WAS A VERY WORTHY AND SAINTLY MAN ANOINTED THE NEW KING IN A VERY HOLY AND BECOMING MANNER AND PLACED THE CROWN UPON HIS HEAD KING ARTHUR HAD A SCEPTRE BROUGHT WHICH WAS VERY FINE LISTEN TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SCEPTRE WHICH WAS CLEARER THAN A PANE OF GLASS ALL OF ONE SOLID EMERALD FULLY AS LARGE AS YOUR FIST I DARE TO TELL YOU IN VERY TRUTH THAT IN ALL THE WORLD THERE IS NO MANNER OF FISH OR OF WILD BEAST OR OF MAN OR FLYING BIRD THAT WAS NOT WORKED AND CHISELLED UPON IT WITH ITS PROPER FIGURE THE SCEPTRE WAS HANDED TO THE KING WHO LOOKED AT IT WITH AMAZEMENT THEN HE PUT IT WITHOUT DELAY INTO KING ERIC'S RIGHT HAND AND NOW HE WAS KING AS HE OUGHT TO BE THEN HE CROWNED ANE IN TURN
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