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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. 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
ine gold. As soon as he had spoken and given the command, without delay the crowns were brought before him, all sparkling with carbuncles, of which there were four in each. The light of the moon is nothing compared with the light which the least of the carbuncles could shed. Because of the radiance which they shed, all those who were in the palace were so dazzled that for a moment they could see nothing; and even the King was amazed, and yet filled with satisfaction, when he saw them to be so clear and bright. He had one of them held by two damsels, 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 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. TWO MASSIVE CROWNS OF FINE GOLD AS SOON AS HE HAD SPOKEN AND GIVEN THE COMMAND WITHOUT DELAY THE CROWNS WERE BROUGHT BEFORE HIM ALL SPARKLING WITH CARBUNCLES OF WHICH THERE WERE FOUR IN EACH THE LIGHT OF THE MOON IS NOTHING COMPARED WITH A LIGHT WHICH THE LEAST OF THE CARBUNCLES COULD SHED BECAUSE OF THE RADIANCE WHICH THEY SHED ALL THOSE WHO WERE IN THE PALACE WERE SO DAZZLED THAT FOR THE MOMENT THEY COULD SEE NOTHING AND EVEN THE KING WAS AMAZED AND YET FILLED WITH SATISFACTION WHEN HE SAW THEM TO BE SO CLEAR AND BRIGHT HE HAD ONE OF THEM HELD BY TWO DAMSELS 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
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