Note 10 — ENGLISH CORONATION CEREMONIES
Reading edition
In the Archæologia, vol. xv. art. 24, is "A true and perfect Inventory of all the Plate and Jewells now being in the Upper Jewell House of the Tower, in the charge of Sir Henry Mildmay, together with an appraisement of them, made and taken the 13th, 14th, and 15th daies of August, 1649;" containing the following account of "crowns," &c. demolished:—
£.s.d.
"The imperiall crowne of massy gold, weighing 7 lb. 6 oz. valued at111000
The queene's crowne of massy gold, weighing 3 lb. 10 oz.33834
A small crowne found in an iron chest formerly in the Lord Cottingham's charge, &c.:
The gold73168
The diamonds, rubies, sapphires, &c. 355 0 0
The globe, weighing 1 lb. 5¼ oz. 57 10 0
Two coronation bracelets, weighing 7 oz. (with three rubies and twelve pearls) 36 0 0
Two sceptres, weighing 11 oz. 60 0 0
A long rod of silver gilt, 1 lb. 5 oz. 4 10 8
"The foremencion'd crownes, since the inventorie was taken, are, according to ordr of Parliamt, totallie broken and defaced."
A second inventory, containing "that part of the regalia" found at Westminster, mentions "King Alfred's crowne of gould wyer worke, sett with slight stones, and 2 little bells, p. oz. 79½, at £3. per oz., £248. 10s. 0d."