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PALLIUM GIVEN BY CRANMER, 29
Chichester, and Mr. Anthony Huse, registrar. It is
curious as showing the importance attached to investiture
with the palhum, as conveying the plenitude of
archiepiscopal power, and also as showing the position
which Henry intended the Primate of All England
to occupy after his final rupture with Rome.
Hitherto the pallium had been given by the Apostolic
See, a most solemn promise of obedience to the Pope
being previously made by the Archbishop elect. The
Archbishop of Canterbury was now, it seems clear,
to act as alterijcs orbis apostoliciis et patriarcha,
A special service took place on the occasion.
After certain versicles and collects the pallium was
asperged with holy water and blessed by the primate.
The iraditio pallii commenced as follows Ad
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honorem Dei PaU-is Omnipotentis, Filii et Spiriliis
Sancti, Inicineratceqiie
Virginis Maria et totiiis av/es/is
exerdtus, ac illustrissimi et serenissimi in Cliristo
principis et domitii nostri Henrici
VIII., &c., cui soli
et nulli alii obedientiatn et fidelitatem debes, &c.
Henry, nevertheless, was only reverting to the
original practice. The pall in its origin was not
a sacerdotal but an imperial robe. It was first
bestowed by the emperors only, afterwards by the
popes with their permission. Its use as a sign of
metropolitan dignity was much later than the original
custom of bestowing it as a distinction of honour or
compliment.i
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See "Gent. Mag." (Nov. i860), vol. Ixiv. p. 522. The
particulars of the ceremonial taken from Cranmer's Register
were communicated to that publication by Professor Stubbs.
The oath taken by Holgate is printed in Wilkins' " Concilia."
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