82/118 The day was well-nigh over when at length Charles received the Imperial insignia from the Pope's hands. _Accipe gladium sanctum, Accipe virgam, Accipe pomum, Accipe signum gloriae_! As Clement pronounced these sentences, he gave the sword, the scepter, the globe, and the diadem in succession to the Emperor, who knelt before him. He then rose and took his throne beside the Pope. It was placed two steps lower than that of Clement. The ceremony of coronation and enthronization being now complete, Charles was proclaimed: _Romanorum Imperator semper augustus, mundi totius Dominus, universis Dominis, universis Principibus et Populis semper venerandus_. |