"On Sunday, the 17th of October, the King sent foure Barons vnto the Abbey of Saint Remy, to fetch the _holie oyle_. They parted earlie in the morning, with their Esquires and Gentlemen; either of them having a banner, with his armes, caried before him, causing a _white hackney_ to be led, for the Prior of Saint Remy, who was to carry the said _holie oyle_.
"The Cardinal of Joyeuse, who was to represent the Archbishop of Rheims, and to doe the office, at the ceremonie, came soone after into the church, with eight Bishops to assist him, where, attending the comming of the Peeres, he sat him downe in his pontificall robes. Two of these Bishops were attired like Deacons, with mitres; two like Sub-Deacons, with mitres; and foure with copes and mitres. Soon after arrived the ecclesiasticall Peeres, in their pontificall robes.... At the same instant there came, from the King's lodging, the Princes of Condé and Conty ... who were deputed by the King to hold the places of ... attyred in their robes and coronets, according to their qualities. Having done their devotions, and saluted one another, they sent the bishops of Laon and Beauuais to fetch the King, in their pontificall habits (_having certaine reliques of the holie Saintes hanging about their neckes_), conducted by the Master of the Ceremonies; all the Prebendes of oure Ladies church marching in goodlie procession before them. Being come to the King's chamber, and finding it shut, the Bishop of Laon knocked three several times, to either of which the greate Chamberlaine demanded, '_What would ye?_' The Bishop answered, '_Lewis the Thirteenth, son to Henrie the Greate_'; whereunto the Chamberlaine replied, '_He sleepeth_'; then knocking againe, he had the like answere. But at the third time the Bishop answered, '_Lewis the Thirteenth, which God hath given us for King_'; then the door was opened, and the Bishops entered with the cheife chaunter of Rheims, &c., where they found the King laid on his bed, _having his shirt slit before and behind_, to receive the holie Vnction, and uppon it a waistecoat of crimson sattin, _slitted in like maner_, and thereon a long robe of cloth-of-_siluer_. The Bishop of Laon having finished a prayer, kissing their hands, they lifted the King from his bed, with all _shewes of honour_, and then led him, _singing_, to the church doore. Before him, there marched, first the greate Prouost, with his archeres; then the Clergie which had accompanied the two Prelates; the hundrede tall Swissers of his guard: the drummes, haultbois, and herauldes; the nobilitie; the great Master of the Ceremonies; the Knights of the Holie Ghoste, with their great order hong about their neckes, in the middest of two hundred Gentlemen of the King's house; and _the Scottish Guards, in their own proper_ habiliments. Before his Maiestie went the Mareschall la Chastre, _representinge the Constable_, carying a naked sworde, &c. &c. After some ceremonies at the church doore, the King approacheth neare untoe the high altar, where he was presented, by the Bishops of Laon and Chalons, untoe the Cardinal Joyeuse, who said many prayers, whilest the King was at his deuotions. After this he was led untoe his seate, with his Noblemen and officers about him. In the meane tyme, all the religious men of Saint Remy came solemnlie in procession, being accompanied by the cheife of the towne, caryinge torches of virgines waxe in their hands: Their Prior was mounted upon the _white hackney_, having a foote-cloath of cloath-of-silver, carying the _violl of holie oyle, in a pixe_, hanginge about his necke, being under a canopie of cloath-of-silver, borne by foure Monkes. The Cardinall being advertised of the arrivall of _the said oyle_, hee went, in his pontificalibus, to meet it, with the eight Bishops which assisted him, and all the singinge men and quiristeres. But before they would deliver it unto the Cardinall, they made him (according to the custome) binde himself to restore it untoe them againe. After saying a praier, hee shewed the _holie oyle_ untoe the people; and then set it down vpon the high altar, _with all the Godlie reuerence_. (The coronation oath and some ceremonies are here omitted for brevity). The King having taken the oathes, with inuocation of the name of God, laying his handes vpon the Gospel, which he kist with greate reuerence. The King's ornaments ... were layd upon the altar; and on the left hande side, neere vnto them, stoode the _Prior of Saint Denis_, who hath the keeping of them; and on the right side stoode the Prior of Saint Remy, _looking sharplie to the holie oyle_.[54] The Bishops of Laon and Beauvais, hauing conducted him vnto the altar, Mons. de Belgarde tooke off his roabe of cloath-of-silver.