says, that on this night all Egypt was illuminated; as those who did not attend the feast observed this part of the ceremony at their dwellings. The 18th of this mouth is marked as the panegyry of Netpe, the 23rd of Horus, and the 28th of Osiris. The 5th of Pachon was that of Osiris, the Lord of Tattou. But we must not exhaust the patience of our readers. Enough has been said to show the nature of this almanack; and while it remains the only one of its kind no information of any value can be expected from it, beyond the fact, which we have set out with establishing, the true date of the reign of Rameses the Great. This, we think, it fixes on sure grounds; and, in that respect, but in that only, it is an important as well as a curious document. THE MOTHER'S GRAVE. BY SARAH PARKER. We're kneeling by thy grave, mother, the sun has left it now, We pass'd our cottage door, mother, for still we call it ours, And gleam'd upon a little child with sunny curling hair, We thought upon that time, mother, and on thy dying bed, No glad hearth have we now, mother, to kneel at eventide, Oh! were we by thy side, mother, so quiet in the earth, And meet-oh, joy!-to part no more, nor shed one tear of woe. We're kneeling round thy grave, mother, the sun has left it now, "QUEM. CREANT. ADORANT; NELL' ESERGO ROMAE IL NUOVO PONTEFICE SEDENTE SOTTO IL TRONO, (SUL QUALE LO SPIRITO SANTO,) E CORONATO DA DUE CARDINALI CON ALTRI ASTANTI, E FIGURA GENUFLESSA DI UN SOLDATO SVIZZERO AVANTI L'ALTARE."* THE election of another Pope has induced us to call the attention of our readers to the medal at the head of this article, and to the subject it illustrates. It is the second in the series of Roman medals referred to in a former number (June, 1842), and the second also, of Martin V., with whom that series commences, and who was elected in 1417. It was also adopted by his successors, Eugenius IV. and Adrian VI. The reverse refers to two different ceremonies. The device represents the coronation; and the motto ("whom they create they adore") alludes to the adorations of the newly-elected pontiff, of which there are several, both preceding and following his enthronement, his consecration, and his coronation. Of all these ceremonies as they are practised at present (for they have been increased in number and solemnity from time to time) official details are to be found in an "Account of the Court of Rome," printed in Rome, in 1824.† But instead of quoting these tedious regulations them "Serie dei Conj. di Medaglie Pontificie, Roma, &c. 1824." For an account of this descriptive catalogue, see our number for June, 1842. "Relazione della Corte di Roma, &c." The prefatory notice informs us, that this account was first published by Girolamo di Lunado, at Braccianoro in 1641; reprinted in Venice in 1702, and finally corrected and reduced to its present state by Francesco Antonio Zaccaria; and published by Andrea Tosi, in Rome, in 1765, of which last, the present edition (Rome, 1824) is stated to be a faithful reprint. It has the regular "reimprimatur." Those who cannot procure this work, will find the same information in a work, entitled "Tableau de la Cour de Rome," par Le St. J. A. Prelat du Pope Innocent XI. A la Haye, 1707;" or in the "Ceremonies et contumes Religieuses" of Bernard Picard (Amsterdam, 1723), who (vol. i. p. 49) quotes the "Tableau" (what edition he does not mention) as a translation from the Italian "Relazione della Corte de Roma." An older work than any of the foregoing, and probably the foundation of them, is "Libri tres Sacrarum Ceremoniarum sive Rituum Ecclesiasticorum Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ," printed at Venice in 1516, with the approbation of the Venetian Senate, and of Leo X., to whom also it is dedicated by the compiler, Christopher Marcellus, then Archbishop elect of Corfu, who seems (from page vii.) to have taken his details of the pope's election from an account of that of Innocent selves, we think it will be more interesting to our readers, if we lay before them extracts from the account given by an eye-witness of their actual exhibition in the case of Innocent X.,* who was elected in September, 1644; introducing from the above authority, as we go along, any changes that have since been made, so as to give the ceremonies as they are now celebrated. After having detailed the obsequies, &c. of the preceding Pope Urban VIII. the writer introduces us to the curious proceedings for shutting up the cardinals in conclave, and the various other contrivances (all prescribed by previous popes) for securing the members of this inspired assembly from external intrigues, and compelling them, as far as possible, when shut up, to an honest discharge of their duty. these we shall give a few samples. Of "All those before mentioned," (viz. : fifty-four cardinals, including “Pamphilio, a Roman,"subsequently elected pope) "being entered into the conclave, went directly into Pope Sixtus the Fourth his chappell, where the cardinall Dean made certain prayers; after which, every cardinal repaired to his own seat, and there sat him downe, whereupon every one being shut out of the chappell, and no others besides the cardinalls remaining there, but Signior Gioseppe Franfanelli, secretary of the Sacred Colledge, and the five masters of the ceremonies, the bulls appertaining to the creation of the new pope were read and allowed by the said secretary, and by Domenico Belli, and Francesco Maria Fabei, two of the masters of the ceremonies; they being so read, the cardinals one after another swore the observation of them; afterwards retiring to their several cells, and having made an end of eating, they repaired again to the said chappell, where the Prince Savelli, perpetuall marshall of the Holy Church, and door-keeper of the conclave, together with the Lord Bonvisio, clerke of the chamber, the governor of Borgo, and many other prelats, which were all deputed for the custody of the passages, took their oath before the cardinall Dean. "That done, all the cardinalls returned back to their cells to give audience to the Lords ambassadors, and the titular personages of the court, untill three hours within night, at which time, upon the ringing of a bell by one of the masters of the ceremonies, they fell to immuring and doing all that was needful for the shutting up of the conclave; which being finished, the cardinal dean and the cardinall chamberlain went over all the conclave to see that it was thoroughly walled and well closed up every where, and thereof the master of the ceremonies made a publick instrument; after that every one of the cardinalls retired to his cell, none remaining within the conclave besides themselves and their conclavists (whereof each of them had no more than two, only the aged and infirm had, out of grace, three granted to them), saving the lord vestry keeper, with his adjutant; five masters of the ceremonies with their servants, the secretary, with an adjutant; Father Valentino Mangioni, a Jesuit, the confessor; two physicians; a chirurgeon; an apothecary, with two adjutants; two master workmen, the one a mason, the other a carpenter; and sixteen labourers; which were elected by secret votes inclusive in the congregations, which were held in Saint Peter's Vestry every morning, before their entering into the conclave, after the saying of the masse of the requiem," &c.-page 161. "A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WAS WITHOUT THE CONCLAVE. "First of all, in all the passages VIII. (1484). In the College library, there are copies of this and of three reprints of it. Cologne, 1558, 1572, 1574. Older again than the foregoing are the various " Ordo Romanus," collected by Mabillonius in the second volume of his Museum Italicum (Paris, 1689). The latest of those by Peter Amelius, seems (page 525) to have been compiled about the time of Gregory XI. (1370). See also Burder's Religious Ceremonies and Customs. London, 1841. "The Court of Rome, wherein is set forth the whole Government thereof, &c. together with the manner of the now Pope, Innocent the Tenth's, Election, Coronation, and riding in State to take possession of the Lataranese Church, &c. translated out of Italian into English by H. C., Gent. (Henry Cogan); London, 1654." The original seems to have been some edition of the "Relazione," printed soon after the election of Innocent X., with an account annexed (evidently by an eyewitness) of the proceedings on that occasion. there were good guards placed by the Prince Savelli, as keeper of the conclave, and perpetuall marshall of the Holy Church; which guards never stirred from thence, night nor day, untill the creation of the new high bishop. On Saint Peter's Piatza, foure courts of guard of Levaes souldiers, sett there by the Lord Don Taddeo Barberino, as generall of the Holy Church, by the appointment of the Sacred Colledge, during the vacancy of the sea. 66 Upon the stairs of the Apostolicall Palace, that looks to the Piatza, the Switzers of his holinesse guard made a baricado of tables with two courts of guard; and another within the courtyard of the first gate; and on the stairs, whereby one descends into Saint Peter's, were two others likewise. "The conclave was walled up by the masons, and all the doores, every little crany, together with the great and lesser windows of the lodgings, were close made up; leaving on the top an overturne of foure or five hands bredth, covered with linnen cloath, where of part was nailed downe, and part of it was not. "There were on divers parts seven passages, whereby the Dyet entred, comming in this order: first of all, came two of that Cardinall's palfery men, unto whom the Dyet went, with two long purple-coloured maces of wood in their hands, having their master's arms on them; next to them went the mace bearer with a silver mace, and other gentlemen; after whom came the lewer with a napkin on his shoulder, followed by two palfery men who carried cups, goblets, and chafing dishes; two others with manchett, and two others with glasse bottles of wine and water: all which went in rank one after another, with a purple coloured mace of wood borne before them; the said deputy prelates who had the charge to see what entred into the passage, and which was changed every severall meale, assisting at every passage, and diligently searching every thing that was carried in. As soon as all the dyet was entred, an apparitor assisting for that purpose, in a purple robe, with a mace of silver, shut up the passage; whereupon the assisting prelate went to see whether the said passage was well shut, and then with a paper sealed up the lock; the like was done on the inside by the masters of the ceremonies." 66 CEREMONIES PERFORMED AFTER THE SHUTTING UP OF THE CONCLAVE. "In the morning, after the shutting up of the conclave, the deacon cardinall celebrated the masse of the Holy Ghost, and gave the communion to all the other cardinalls, making a briefe exhortation to the whole sacred colledge, for the election of the new high bishop. In the end, after many scrutinies, for the space of thirty and seven dayes concerning divers persons, and the vacancie of the sea for a month and seventeene dayes, on Thursday, the 15th of September, 1644. The most eminent Cardinall Pamphilio, having said his masse in the Paolina chappell, according as he used to do every morning, entred with the other cardinalls into the chappell of Sixtus Quartus, and seating himselfe in his place, the masse, pro electione Romani Pontificis commenced, which was sung every morning by the lord vestry keeper. After which began the scrutiny for the most eminent Cardinall Pamphilio, wherein he had fifteene votes; and then in the accesse, thirty and three; the said scrutiny continuing for the space of sixe houres. Afterwards, the said chappell being opened, the lord vestry keeper with the five masters of the ceremonies, and the secretary entred into it, and burned the schedules. That done, the first Deacon Cardinall Caperini, and (in the stead of the Prince Cardinal de Medici, who was sick of the goute) the second Deacon Cardinal Barberino, went and made humble suite unto the most eminent Cardinal Pamphilio, that he would accept of the Papacie, according to this election that was made of him by the Sacred Colledge, which he accepted of, and took unto himself the name of Innocent the Tenth. Thereupon the two deacon cardinalls, Barberino and Ginetti, conducted him to the back side of the altar of the said chappell, where, with the assistance of the lord vestry keeper, and the masters of the ceremonies, he was despoiled of his cardinall's vestments, and attired in the Papale habit, and so they placed him in the pontificall seat, before the altar of the said chappell, when the cardinal deacon beginning first to do him reverence, by kneeling before him, and kissing his feet, and his right hand, his holinesse raised him up, and gave him the "osculum pacis," both on the one, and the other cheeke; after which all the other cardinalls successively did him reverence in like manner, and acknowledged him for the high bishop. Then Cardinall Barberino and Signior Domenico Belli, one of the mas ters of the ceremonies, took up the crosse, and while the music of the chappell sung the Ecce sacerdos magnus, qui in diebus suis placuit Deo, et inventus est justus Behold the great high priest who has pleased God, and is found just "they went, his eminence going foremost, to the lodging of the Benediction, where, having caused so so much of the window of that lodging to be broken downe as they might well passe through it with the crosse, the cardinall showed it to the people, who, with great desire, stood expecting it on the Piatza, in sign that by the grace of God there was an election made of a new Roman high bishop, and his eminence, with a loud voice, declared it to the people, with these ensuing words: Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum, habemus papam eminentissimum et reverendissimum Dominum Joannem Baptistam Pamphilium qui sibi nomen imposuit Innocentium decimum.' "Hereupon all the people that stood upon St.Peter's Piatza, fell out into great acclamation of joy, and ran up and down the streets, striving a vye who should first give notice of it to their friends and kindred; so that there was nothing but shouting for joy everywhere-long live the new high bishop, long live the house of Pamphilio;' and at the same instant was the wonted sign given to the Castle St. Angelo, which shot off all its great ordinance, for a clear demonstration to the whole citty of the creation of the new Pope, upon the thundering whereof, there was not a bell in all Rome which was not rung for joy, being accompanyed with the sound of drumes and trumpets, and volleys of shot, as well from the foot as the horse, which stood quartered on St. Peter's Piatza, and divers other places. To conclude, such and so great was the gladnesse, as no tongue is well able to expresse it." "CEREMONIES PERFORMED IN GOING OUT OF THE CONCLAVE. "While his holinesse and the cardinalls were making a collation, and reposing themselves, the conclave was, by a great number of masons, everywhere unwalled and unclosed; after which the cardinalls, aforesaid, went againe into the said chappell to make the second adoration, and the Pope being seated upon* the altar in his pontificall robes, the deacon cardinall began first, as before, to do him reverence, and then all the rest of the cardinalls, one by one, did the like that ended, the crosse and the musick of the chappell singing divers anthems, and going before, the Pope was carried in a pontificale ehair to Saint Peter's, where, being placed on THE HIGH ALTAR, he was the third time reverenced by all the cardinalls, in the manner as aforesaid, the musick of the chappell singing in the meantime, 'TE DEUM LAUDAMUS,' &c., which once finished, together with the Cardinall's Adoration, the deacon cardinal read ' in Cornu Epistolæ,' certain verses and prayers concerning the new high bishop, who all the while sat upon the altar; from whence descending, he turned himself to the people, and gave them his benediction; and then going out of the said church, with the said cardinalls, whom he saluted on every side of him as he went along, he put himself into a close pontificale chair, and so was carried to his lodgings with a great train of attendants." Referring to the description of this extraordinary proceeding as it is at present conducted, we find it thus set forth "His holiness, elevated by his chairbearers in his pontifical chair, and preceded by the cross and by the choir of the chapel, chaunting Ecce Sacerdos Magnus, qui in diebus suis placuit Deo, et inventus est justus. Behold the great high priest who has been well pleasing to God, and found just,' accompanied by the Holy College, and surrounded by the Swiss Guards, is borne into the Basilica of St. Peter. Arrived at the chapel of the Most Holy Sacrament he descends, kneels, and prays for a short time; thence he is carried to the high altar where he offers a short prayer in front of the confession of the apostles, after which he ascends the altar, and seats himself upon the middle of it. Immediately the most eminent the dean gives out, and the choir takes up, the Te Deum Laudamus,' while he is being a third time adored by the cardinals. This adoration being terminated, the same most eminent dean repeats the prayers and supplications for the new pontiff, who afterwards descends from the altar on its step, lays aside his mitre, and, inclining the cross, bestows on the great multitude of people there assembled, his first benediction."† The original English, in this sentence, is "before" not upon the altar. But this must be a mistake, probably of the translator; for the account published, 1516, and referred to above (note page 192), as well as all the later ones, place the pope on the altar during this adoration, as well as during that in St. Peter's. "Sua Santità poscia alzata in sedia gestatoria dai Parafrenieri Pontifici preceduta dalla croce, e da'musici, che cantano ecce Sacerdos Magnus, accom |