Note
There are two orders[100] given by Martène, VIII and XI, which stand quite by themselves, and are not easily placed. Ordo VIII is taken from an Arles pontifical, dated by Martène c. 1200-1300. The rite is short and shews Roman influence. It begins with Te Deum, after which the king takes the oath in the later Roman form Profiteor coram Deo et angelis. The king is then presented to the metropolitan by two bishops and the consecration begins with the prayer Omnipotens sempiterne Deus creator omnium, followed by Deus Dei filius, during which the king is anointed on the head. He is then crowned with the Roman form Accipe igitur coronam regni, invested with the Verge, Accipe virgam, and enthroned with the Sta et retine. After the enthronisation is said either Deus qui victrices Moysi, a Roman form here first appearing, or Deus inenarrabilis. The forms of the coronation of the queen are almost identical with those of the Roman pontifical of 1520.
The Archbishop of Arles had no official part in the coronation of the French monarch. On the other hand, in strict theory, the emperor should be crowned at Arles as King of Burgundy, as well as at Aachen, Milan, and Rome; it is possible therefore that this order may represent the rite used on such an occasion, though but few emperors were actually crowned at Arles.
Ordo IX is still more puzzling. It is found in the Pontifical of Peter, Bishop of Senlis, who died in the year 1356. The consecration of the king is introduced by Benedic Domine hunc regem, then follows Deus inenarrabilis, after which the king is anointed, during the Deus qui es iustorum gloria, on feet, shoulders, and arms. The forms of the investitures with Sword (after which is said the prayer Deus qui providentia, which however is given out of place), Ring, Sceptre (which is followed by the benediction of the Oriflamme), and Crown follow more or less the Romanized third recension, but the benediction of the Oriflamme is inserted among them. The anointing of the feet is unique, and there can be very little doubt that this ceremony has never had a place in any rite. The probabilities are that both these orders are quite unauthoritative and were never used.