The rite of Milan, in which city the Emperor was crowned as king of Italy, appears in its earliest form[110] in the ninth century. It is very simple and short, being almost identical with the earliest Roman imperial rite. The whole consists of four prayers only; _Exaudi Domine preces nostras_; the ‘Consecratio’ _Prospice Omn. Deus serenis obtutibus_; the crowning form _Accipe coronam_; and lastly _Deus Pater aeternae gloriae_. Of these prayers the first three occur in the imperial rite of the Gemunden codex, and the last is found in Hittorp’s order. It is also interesting to note that there is no mention in any rubric of the anointing, which, if it occurred, doubtless took place during the consecration prayer[111]. There is no reference to any coronation of the queen consort. The Mass prayers are those which are found in ‘Egbert’s’ rite and are Roman. II A second stage of the Milanese rite, as found in an order[112] which Dr Magistretti assigns to the eleventh century, shews an interesting development. It is much longer than the older rite and is an amalgamation of the Anglo-Frankish rite as represented by ‘Egbert’ and the Roman. The whole of ‘Egbert’s’ order is found in it, the remaining forms being Roman. This order begins with the prayer _Omn. aeterne Deus creator omnium_. Then follows the ‘Consecratio seu Benedictio regis,’ consisting of the forms in ‘Egbert’ _Te invocamus_ and _In diebus eius_ combined into one, and the king is anointed with the form _Deus Dei filius_, (alia) _Deus electorum fortitudo_. The investitures follow in unusual order: the Crown, _Accipe coronam regni licet ab indignis_; the Verge, _Accipe virgam virtutis atque aequitatis_; the Sword, _Accipe gladium per manus episcoporum_; and the Ring, _Accipe regiae dignitatis anulum_; all the forms being those of Hittorp’s order. A series of benedictions follow the enthronisation, all of which are to be found in ‘Egbert,’ and then comes the acclamation _Vivat rex ille in sempiternum_, the kiss of the nobles, the prayer _Deus perpetuitatis_, and the charge _Rectitudo regis est noviter ordinati_, all as in ‘Egbert.’ The queen was also crowned in this order, but the MS. which contains it is mutilated and gives only the two first prayers, _Omn. semp. Deus fons et origo_ and _Deus qui solus_, which are the first two prayers of Hittorp’s order. III A third recension of the Milanese rite may be seen in the order used at the coronation of Henry VII and his Queen, Catharina[113], at Milan in 1311. This order represents the most elaborate stage of the Milanese rite and seems to have been subject to both French and Roman influence.