The entire ceremonies of the coronations of His Majesty King Charles II. and of her Majesty Queen Mary, Consort to James II: As published by those learned heralds Ashmole and Sandford. With the prayers at full length. To which is prefix'd, an introduction historical and critical; likewise an appendix, containing many curious particulars.

Table of contents

- [frontispiece]

- [titlepage]

- INTRODUCTION.

- The PROCEEDINGS on the Day of his MAJESTY'S Coronation were as follows:

- The PROCEEDING at carrying up the first Course, to the King's Table.

- THE CEREMONY OF THE CORONATION, &c. The Anointing, Crowning, and Inthroning of QUEEN MARY, Consort of KING JAMES the Second, with the Prayers at length, which are not to be found in Sandford's large History.

- APPENDIX.

- No. I. QUEEN ELIZABETH'S Coronation Prayer.

- No. II. A succinct Account of the Coronation of CHARLES the First.

- No. III. An Account of the ancient REGALIA, which were destroyed and dissipated, in the Time of the Com mon-wealth.

- No. IV.

- No. V. The LAWS relative to the CORONATION.

THE CEREMONY OF THE CORONATION, &c.

FINIS.

THE ENTIRE CEREMONIES OF THE CORONATIONS OF His Majesty King CHARLES II. and of her Majesty Queen MARY, Consort to JAMES II.

As published by those Learned Heralds ASHMOLE and SANDFORD.

With the PRAYERS 〈◊〉 full Length.

To 〈…〉, An INTRODUCTION Historical and Critical; LIKEWISE An APPENDIX, containing many curious Particulars.

LONDON: Printed for W. OWEN, at Temple-Bar; L. DAVIS and C. REYMERS, in Holborn; H. CHAPELLE, in Grosvenor-street; R. DAVIS, in Piccadilly; A. CHAPELLE, in Curzon-street, May Fair; J. WALTER, at Charing-Cross; and C. HENDERSON, at the Royal Exchange. MDCCLXI.

INTRODUCTION.

THE Happiness of Mankind depends visibly on their living in Society, and of Course under Subjection to Laws; of which, the shortest and the clearest Proof is this, that Men are alike miserable, under the two extremes of Tyranny and Anarchy; both of which are Privations of Law, and consequently of Government. The Operation of Laws, with respect to the Welfare of Society, depends upon their Execution, and this infers the Necessity of Magistrates, who, in all Monarchies, derive their Authority from the supreme Magistrate; whence the King is, with equal Truth and Propriety, said to be the Fountain of Justice as well as of Honour. The Nature of Offices has been always declared to the People by exterior Signs, and hence the Custom of investing Superior, and more especially the Supreme Magistrate, with extraordinary Solemnity, at his Entrance upon Government, which, tho' with very different Forms, has yet, in some Form or other, been practised in every civilized Nation.

There can be no Doubt, that the Ceremony of Anointing was borrowed from the Scriptures; and the Jews tell us, that all their Kings were anointed, from Saul to Hircanus. It passed from the Jews to other Nations, and seems to have been practised here soon after the Introduction of Christianity. The Monks indeed, would willingly persuade us, that Alfred the Great, was the first anointed King, and that he received his Unction from the Pope at Rome, which may be true, in respect to the Unction; but then, as Alfred was a Child of five Years old, it is much more likely, that it was the Chrism or Unction used in the Ceremony of Confirmation, than the Regal Unction. It appears from Gildas, the most ancient Writer of our own Nation, that is yet extant, that the British Kings were anointed; and this Practice was so constant, that the common Phrase in the old Chronicles, to express the Accession of a Prince to the Government, is this, that at such a Time, he was anointed King. We have therefore used this Ceremony as early, if not earlier, than any other Nation in Europe, as, if it was necessary, might be very easily shewn.

The Use of Crowns also is very ancient; and, in Process of Time, grew to be of very different Forms. The Diadem was originally of Cloth, and bound about the Head like a Fillet. Afterwards a Circle of Gold was in Use, some times plain, as was the ancient Crown of Scotland, sometimes adorned with Spires or Rays. The Saxon Kings used both. The former being called King's-Band, and the latter King's-Helm, as being worn upon a Helmet. In latter Times, it was also worn without the Helm, as well as with it, as appears in the Coins of our Saxon Kings. Other Ornaments were gradually added, such as the Flower-de-Lis. At length the Emperor wore a Crown with Bars, rising from the Sides, and joining at the Top, thence stiled a Crown Imperial. Authors are not agreed, when this was first introduced into England, some say by Edward III. on his being made Vicar General of the Empire, by Lewis of Bavaria; others by Henry V. Be that as it will, if an Imperial Crown is the Mark of Independent Sovereignty, then, no Doubt, our Kings have a Right to wear it, as well as those of France and Spain, and so they have long worn it.

There was not any thing, in which our Saxon Ancestors were more curious and exact, than in their Religious Ceremonies; and therefore we may reasonably suppose, they were particularly so in the Inauguration; or, as their own emphatic Term was, in the hallowing their Kings. This we find frequently mentioned, in that authentic History, stiled the Saxon Chronicle. This Solemnity, however, was not confined anciently to any particular Place; for, amongst other Princes, Alfred, justly surnamed the Great, was crowned at Winchester, Ethelstan, at Bath, where, as that History tells us, there were mighty Rejoicings, and a great Resort of the Clergy and Nobility upon the Occasion. But both in earlier and later Times than these, several of our Kings were crowned at Kingston upon Thames, which from thence received its Name, and is therefore stiled in Latin, Regiodunum by Leland, who thinks that at such Times a Theatre was erected, that the whole Ceremony might be more conspicuous to the People. But Edward the Confessor was crowned at Winchester; and it is particularly mentioned in the Saxon Chronicle, that he received many grave Exhortations from the Archbishop, in relation to the Duties of his high Office. Harold was crowned at Westminster, founded and scarce finished by King Edward, and as that Chronicle says, by the Appointment of his Predecessor, and by the Election of the People. In Respect to the Confessor's Memory, the Abbey of Westminster became in succeeding Times, the usual Place of our Monarch's Coronation, more especially as the Regalia of that King were kept there.

In our old Historians there are no Traces of the Ceremony, which is not to be wondered at, considering the Brevity of those Annals; but in the Leidger books, and other Abbey Records, many Fragments are to be met with, of most of the Ecclesiastical Ceremonies, and amongst others of the Coronations of some of these Kings, from which it plainly appears, that the Forms in use after the Conquest, and even the modern Forms, were borrowed from these; and this very probably would be still more evident, if we had any Saxon Ceremonial compleat. As it is, we see plainly that the different Prayers at the Unction, Crowning, putting the Sword, the Sceptre, and the Ball into the King's Hands, were taken from them; and, if we consider the Reverence ever paid to Antiquity, more especially in Matters of this Kind, it will not certainly appear strange.

After what has been related, it may seem a little surprising that some of our ablest Antiquaries have complained, that they could meet with no settled or authentic Form of the Coronation of our Monarchs. But a little Consideration will shew us, that we may easily account for this, in a manner very consistent with what has been already said. While our Ancestors continued Papists the Ceremonial still remained in Latin, tho' it may be not without Additions and Alterations. But after the Reformation farther Changes became necessary, as we find by the very imperfect Accounts yet remaining of the Coronation of Edward VI. in which his Oath, and no doubt, some other Parts were in English, that they might be understood by the People. In Process of Time, several of the Prayers and Collets grew obsolete and uncouth in their Language, which therefore rendered it requisite to review and retouch them, in order to accommodate the Service to the Language of the Times in which it was performed. When therefore Archbishop Laud was accused of altering the Coronation Service, at the Inauguration of Charles I. he pleaded the absolute Necessity of this; he said, that the Mutations and Emendations, which were made in some Parts of the Service, were partly to render the Sense clear, and partly to make it proper in grammatical English, which, he said, was done by Royal Authority, in a Committee for that Purpose; but that no material or essential Alterations were made, and that the King's Coronation Oath particularly remained untouched, and was the same with his Father's, which was settled by that pious and worthy Prelate, Archbishop Whitgift.

Upon the whole, it may be truly affirmed, that the Bulk and Substance of the Coronation Ceremony is the very same at this day, as it was above a thousand Years ago; and if any thing has been retrenched, it has been owing to superstitious Circumstances, superinduced on the ancient and venerable Form, which the Saxons had in use, and to which, even after the Norman Conquest, the Nation in general were so much attached, that it was thought expedient to preserve it; though afterwards, when the Knowledge of this Form came to be lost with the People, the Clergy might possibly introduce Expressions more favourable to their own Power, and more suitable to those Notions they were desirous should prevail. But these again, as we have before observed, were at the Reformation curtailed or taken away.

As to the Pieces that are here presented to our Readers View, they are such as may contribute to give them a tolerable Idea of the Coronation of a King and Queen. It was in this View, that the Order for the Coronation of Charles II. was selected, as being in most Respects preferable to that of his Brother, which has been so pompously displayed by Mr. Sandford, whose Knowledge and Diligence we by no means would depreciate; and the Assistance that he received hath enabled him to render it a truly valuable Work, so that it has been, and will be justly regarded as the fittest Model for future Ceremonies of that Kind. King Charles II. was not married at the Time of his Coronation, and therefore we have annexed the Ceremony of the Coronation of King James's Queen, Mary, which will be found exactly agreeable to that of Sandford, with the Addition of the Prayers, which, as well known at that Time, are, to shorten his Account, introduced with only a Line or two, and the Remainder dropt by an &c.

As to the Notes, they relate to Persons and Things; with respect to the former, the Reader will find what in the Perusal of such Pieces it is very natural to desire, the Names of those Prelates who assisted at those Ceremonies, which, as needless at that Juncture, were left out when they were originally published. In regard to the latter, they are calculated to explain the several Parts of the Regalia, and other Passages that seem to require Elucidation, that the whole might be as plain and perspicuous as possible. There is a Pleasure in reviewing the Pomp of past Triumphs, in recalling to our Remembrance those great Personages, who are long ago removed from our View, but whom the Fame of their Actions still renders worthy of our Notice. The whole stands now in such a Point of Light, as that the Ceremonies of these Coronations may be as clearly and as fully conceived, as if we had been present at them; and as far as could be judged, Care has been taken to answer every Question, that a judicious and inquisitive Peruser would naturally ask in going through them, the Omission of which so frequently and so greatly perplexes Relations of this Kind, and renders them more apt to raise than to satisfy our Curiosity.

As to the Appendix, it is composed of Pieces not commonly known, or easy to be found, as being either involved in large Works, where few would take the Pains to seek them, or hid in the Closets of Antiquaries, where it would have been no easy Matter to find them. The Account particularly of the Manner in which our ancient Regalia was lost, and in what it consisted, has so near a Relation to the Subject, and contributes so much to set it in a clearer Light, that it must be allowed to deserve a Place in such a Collection; as does also the Order of the solemn Cavalcade from the Tower to Westminster, which our Ancestors esteemed no inconsiderable Part of the Ceremony. These are likewise illustrated with such Notes as appeared necessary to explain them, and it is hoped, that the whole taken together will be found no unpleasing, unentertaining, or uninstructive Miscellany on the Subject of Coronations, which being the general Topic of Conversation at present occasioned their Publication, and as this has been attended with no small Degree of Haste, they are submitted to the Candour of the Public.

The PROCEEDINGS on the Day of his MAJESTY'S Coronation were as follows:

UPON Tuesday the 23d of April, being St. George's Day, about half an hour after seven in the Morning, the KING entered into his Rich Barge, took Water from the Privy Stairs at Whitehall, and landed at the Parliament Stairs, from whence he proceeded up to the Room behind the Lord's House called the Princes Lodgings; where, after he had reposed himself for a while, he was arrayed in his Royal Robes of Crimson Velvet, furred with Ermine, by which time the Nobility being assembled, robed themselves in the Lord's House and Painted Chamber.

The Judges also, with those of the Long Robe, the Knights of the Bath [a], and Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber, met in the Court of Requests.

After some Space, the King's Heralds and Pursuivants began to set the Proceeding in Order, each of them taking his Share, assigned in Chapter, held at the Heralds Office, the Evening before, and thence directed all the beforementioned Degrees, except the Nobility, down into Westminster Hall, where the rest of the Proceeding attended, and from whence the March began.

About half an hour after Nine, the Nobility having been first called over in the Painted Chamber, proceeded each according to his Rank and Dignity, in their Robes and Coronets before the KING, through the Court of Requests, into Westminster Hall, ascended up to the State, which was raised at the West End, and placed themselves upon each Side thereof.

HIS MAJESTY being set in his Chair under a rich Cloth of State, First Sir Gilbert Talbot the Master of the Jewel House, presented the Sword of State, as also the Sword called Curtana [b], and two other Swords, to the Lord High Constable[c], who took and delivered them to the Lord High Chamberlain[d], and he having drawn the last, laid then upon the Table before the KING.

Then the said Master of the Jewel House, delivered likewise the Spurs, to the Lord High Constable, and he again the same, to the Lord High Chamberlain, who also placed them upon the Table.

Immediately after, the Dean and Prebends of Westminster, by whom the Ragalia had been brought in Procession, from the Abby Church into Westminster Hall, being vested in rich Copes, proceeded from the lower End thereof in manner following:

- The Serjeant of the Vestry, in a Scarlet Mantle.

- The Children of the Kings Chapel, being twelve in Number, 〈◊〉 Scarlet Mantles.

- The Choir of Westminster, in Surplices.

- The Gentlemen of the Kings Chapel, being thirty-three in Number, in Scarlet Mantles.

- The Pursuivants, Heralds, and Provincial Kings.

- The Dean, carrying St. Edward's Crown[e].

- Dr. Heylin, the Scepter with the Cross [f].

- Dr. Heywood, the Scepter with the Dove [g].

- Dr. Nicholas, the Orb with the Cross [h].

- Dr. Killigrew, King Edward's Staff[i].

- Dr. Jones, the Chalice and Patena.

- Dr. Doughty, the Spoon.

- Dr. Busby, the Ampulla.

All standing towards the lower End of the Hall, ready to proceed; they made their first Reverence together, then coming to the middle of the said Hall, they there made a second, and thence going a little further, both the Choirs fell off and stood on either Side, through which Lane, the Pursuivants, Heralds, and Kings passing, fell likewise off on every side, the Seniors still placing themselves uppermost, towards the Throne, after whom, the Dean and Prebends proceeded, and arrived at the Foot of the Stone Steps, ascending to the Throne, where they made another Reverence.

This being done, the Dean and Prebends, with Garter principal King of Arms before them, (he waited their coming) together ascended the Steps, and approaching near to the Table, before the KING made their last Reverence.

The Dean first presented the Crown, which was by the Lord High Constable and Lord Great Chamberlain, set upon the Table, who afterwards took from each of the Prebends, that Part of the Regalia, which they carried, and laid them also by the Crown, which done they retired.

Then the Lord Great Chamberlain, presenting the Regalia, severally to the KING, his Majesty thereupon disposed of them, unto the Noblemen hereafter named, to be carried by them in the Proceeding to the Abby Church, viz.

- St. Edward's Staff, to the Earl of Sandwich.

- The Spurs, to the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery.

- The Scepter with the Cross, to the Earl of Bedford.

- The Pointed Sword, (born on the left Hand of Curtana) to the Earl of Derby.

- The Pointed Sword, (born on the right Hand thereof) to the Earl of Shrewsbury.

- The Sword called Curtana, to the Earl of Oxford.

- The Sword of State, to the Earl of Manchester.

- The Scepter with the Dove, to the Duke of Albemarle.

- The Orb with the Cross, to the Duke of Buckingham.

- St. Edward's Crown, to the Duke of Ormond.

- The Patena, to the Bishop of [k] Exeter. And lastly,

- The Chalice, to the Bishop of [l] London.

And because the Spoon and Ampulla, were not to be born in the Proceeding, and therefore ought not to have been brought thither, but placed upon the High Altar in the Abbey Church, there to lie in readiness, they were not presented to the KING, but commanded to be sent back thither, and laid thereon.

All Things being thus prepared, and it being about ten o'Clock, the Proceeding began from out of the said Hall, into the Palace Yard, through the Gate House and the End of King Street, thence along the Great Sanctuary, and so to the West End of the Abby Church, all upon blue Cloth, which was spread upon the Ground, from the Throne in Westminster Hall, to the great Steps in the Abby Church; by Sir George Carteret, Knight, Vice Chamberlain, appointed by the KING, to be his Almoner for this Day.

The Proceeding to the Coronation, was in the following Order:

The Drums, four.

The Trumpets, sixteen, in four Classes.

The Six Clerks of the Chancery.

Ten of the King's Chaplains, having Dignities.

The Aldermen of London.

The King's learned Council at Law.

The King's Sollicitor.

The King's Attorney.

The King's eldest Serjeant at Law.

The Esquires of the Body.

The Masters of Request.

The Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber.

The Knights of the Bath.

The Barons of the Exchequer, and Justices of both Benches, two and two, in Order, according to their Seniority of the Coif.

The Lord Chief Baron.

The Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.

The Master of the Rolls.

The Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench.

The Serjeant Porter.

The Serjeant of the Vestry.

The Children of the King's Chapel.

The Gentlemen of the King's Chapel.

The Prebends of Westminster.

The Master of the Jewel House, who now had Precedency of the Judges, in regard he brought the Sword and Spurs into Westminster Hall, and the KING to Church.

The Knights of the Privy Council.

Portcullis Pursuivant at Arms.

The Barons in their Robes two and two, carrying their Caps of Crimson Velvet turned up with Miniver, in their Hands.

The Bishops two and two, according to their Dignities, and Consecration.

Rouge Croixe Blue Mantle Pursuivant.

The Viscounts two and two, in their Robes, with their Coronets in their Hands.

Somerset

Chester

Heralds.

The Earls two and two, in their Robes, holding their Coronets in their Hands.

Richmond

Windsor

Heralds.

The Marquis of Dorchester, the Marquis of Worcester, in their Robes, with their Coronets in their Hands.

Lancaster

York

Heralds.

Norroy

Clarencieux

Provincial Kings, carrying their Crowns in their Hands.

The Lord High Treasurer [m].

The Lord High Chancellor [n].

St. Edward's Staff, born by the Earl of Sandwich.

The Spurs, born by the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery.

St. Edward's Scepter, born by the Earl of Bedford.

The third Sword drawn, and born by the Earl of Derby.

The Sword called Curtana, drawn and born by the Earl of Oxford.

The Pointed Sword drawn, and born by the Earl of Shrewsbury.

The Lord Mayor of London [o].

Garter Principal King of Arms [p].

The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod [q].

The Earl of Linds•y, Lord Great Chamberlain of England.

Serjeant at Arms

The Earl of Suffolk, Earl Marshal for this present Occasion.

The Sword of State, in the Scabbard, born by the Earl of Manchester Lord Chamberlain of the Houshold,

The Earl of Northumberland, Lord High Constable of England, for this present Occasion.

His Highness the Duke of YORK.

Serjeant at Arms

The Scepter with the Dove, born by the Duke of Albemarle.

St. Edward's Crown, born by the Duke of Ormond, High Steward, for this present Occasion.

The Orb, born by the Duke of Buckingham.

The Patena, born by the Bishop of Exeter.

The Regale or Chalice, born by the Bishop of London, in his Cope.

Barons of the Cinque Ports carrying the Canopy.

The KING

Barons of the Cinque Ports carrying the Canopy.

supported by the Bishops of

Bath and Wells[r],

and Durham [s].

His Train born by the Lords Mandevile, Cavendish, Ossory, and Percy, and assisted by the Lord Mansfield, Master of the Robes.

The Pensioners with their Pole Axes.

The Lord Lauderdale,

The Pensioners with their Pole Axes.

one of the Gentlemen of the Bed Chamber, to be near to the KING.

Mr. Ashburnham,

Mr. Seymour,

both Grooms of the Bed Chamber.

Captain of the Guard.

Captain of the Pensioners,

The Yeomen of the Guard.

When the Proceeding had entered the Abby Church, all passed through the Choir, and thence went up the Stairs towards the great Stage, and as they arrived at the top thereof, were disposed by the Heralds into two Galleries, built on either Side, the upper End of the Choir.

That on the North Side, received the Aldermen of London, the Judges 〈◊〉 Gentlemen of the Long Robe, the Choir of Westminster, the Gentlemen and Children of the King's Chapel; (excepting twelve Gentlemen, four Children, and one Organist, who went into a Gallery, raised on the South Side of the upper Choir, peculiarly appointed for them) And in the Gallery on the South Side were seated, the Knights of the Bath, and Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber. The KING being entered the West Door of the Abby Church, was received with an Anthem, begun by the Choir of Westminster, who with the Dean and Prebends, had before fallen off from the Proceeding, a little on the left Hand of the Middle Isle, and stayed there, to attend his coming, where also a Faldstool and Cushions were laid ready for his MAJESTY to kneel at.

The Anthem sung was the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 6th Verses of Psalm cxxii. I was glad when they said unto me, ‘ We will go into the HOUSE of the LORD.’ ‘ Whither the Tribes go up, the Tribes of the LORD, unto the Testimony of ISRAEL, to give Thanks unto the Name of the LORD.’ ‘For there are set Thrones of Judgment, the Throne of the HOUSE of DAVID.’ ‘Pray for the Peace of JERUSALEM, they shall prosper that love THEE.’

The KING being arrived at the Faldstool, kneeled down, and used some private Ejaculations, which being finished, he thence proceeded into, and through, the Choir, up to the great Theatre, (erected close to the four high Pillars standing between the Choir and the Altar) upon which the Throne of State was placed, being a Square raised on five Degrees, at the Entrance whereof, were set a Chair, Footstool, and Cushion, covered with Cloth of Gold, whereon he reposed himself.

Immediately after the Bishop of London, who was appointed to officiate in Part that Day, for the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose Age and Weakness rendered him incapable of performing his whole Duty at the Coronation, having the Lord High Constable, the Earl Marshal, the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Lord High Chancellor, and the Lord Chamberlain of the Household before him, went first to the South, next to the West, and lastly to the North Side of the Theatre, and at every of the said Sides, acquainted the People, that he presented to Them, KING CHARLES, the rightful Inheritor of the Crown of this Realm, and asked them if they were willing to do their Homage, Service, and bounden Duty to him.

As this was doing the KING rose up, and stood by the aforesaid Chair, turning his Face still to that Side of the Stage, where the said Bishop stood, when he spake to the People, who signified their Willingness, by loud Shouts and Acclamations.

The same Question was likewise put by the said Bishop, to all the Nobility present.

Immediately after this, the following Anthem was sung, by the Gentlemen of the King's Chapel. ‘Let thy Hand be strengthened and thy Right Hand be exalted. Let Justice and Judgment be the Preparation of thy Seat and Mercy and Truth go before thy Face. ’

In which Time, a large Carpet was spread, by a Groom and Page of the removing Wardrobe, from the Altar down below the half Paces ther••…, and over that a Silk Carpet and Cushion, laid by the Gentleman 〈◊〉 of the Black Rod, and Mr. Kinnersley: whereupon the Bishop of London, went down from the Stage towards the Altar, and having made his Reverence placed himself at the North Side thereof.

Then the KING descended from his Throne, and proceeded towards the Altar, being supported by the Bishops of Durham, and Bath and Wells, with the four Swords, the Grand Officers, the Noblemen and Bishops, that carried the Regalia before him, the Dean of Westminster [t] also attending. Being arrived at the Steps of the Altar, he kneeled down upon the Cushion there laid ready for him, having first offered the Pall, which was of Cloth of Gold, and born by the Earl of Sandwich; as also a Wedge of Gold of a Pound weight, presented unto his Hands, by the Lord Cornwallis Treasurer of his Houshold; both which were received from the KING, by the Bishop of London, who laid them reverently upon the Altar. Immediately after, his MAJESTY retired to a Chair of State, set on the South Side of the Altar, a little below the Traverse, of Crimson Taffety.

After this the Bishops and Noblemen that carried the Regalia drew near to the Altar, and presented every particular to the said Bishop of London, who placed them also upon the Altar, and having so done, they retired to their Seats. Whereupon the KING kneeled at a Faldstool, set on the Right Side of the Chair of State, whilst the Bishop of London said this Prayer, ‘O GOD, which doth visit those that are humble, and dost comfort us by thy Holy SPIRIT, send down thy Grace upon this thy Servant CHARLES, that by him we may feel thy Presence among us, through JESUS CHRIST. AMEN.’

This Prayer ended, the Bishop of Worcester [u] went up into the Pulpit, placed on the North Side of the Altar, opposite to the KING, and began his Sermon, the Text being taken out of the 28th Chapter of Proverbs, and the second Verse.

From the beginning of the aforesaid Offering, to this Time, the KING was bare; but now he put on his Cap, made of Crimson Velvet turned up with Ermine, with which he sat covered all the Sermon Time.

On the KING'S right Hand, stood the Bishop of Durham, and beyond him, the Noblemen who carried the Swords, and held them naked and erect.

The Duke of YORK sat a little behind him on his left Hand, next to whom, stood the Bishop of Bath and Wells, together with the Lord Great Chamberlain.

The Lord High Chancellor, and Lord High Treasurer, sat on a Form, behind the Duke of YORK; and behind them in a Gallery sat the Dutchess of YORK.

In the same Gallery also were placed,

Baron Bateville, Ordinary Ambassador from Spain.

Prince Maurice of Nassau, Extraordinary Ambassador from the Elector of Brandenburgh.

Monfieur Weyman, the Elector's Chancellor, who was joined in Commission with him.

The Count Coningsmark, Envoy from Sweden.

Monsieur Friesendorf, Resident of Sweden.

Monsieur Pet••m, Resident of Denmark.

Monsieur Plessis Bellievre, Envoy from Monseigneur the Duke of Orleans.

Signior Giavarina, Resident of Venice.

Signior Bernardi, Resident of Genoa.

Monsieur La Motte and Mons. Frays, Envoys from the Prince Elector.

Monfieur Gormers, Deputy Extraordinary from Hamburgh.

An Envoy from the Cardinal of Hesse.

The Marquis de Montbrun, with several other Gentlemen Strangers.

But Don Francisco de Mello, the Embassador of Portugal, was placed in the Lord Chamberlain's Box.

On the North Side of the Altar, sat the Bishop of London directly opposite to the KING, in the Archbishop's Chair covered with Purple Velvet. The rest of the Bishops were placed on Forms behind him.

And higher towards St. Edward's Chapel, stood Garter Principal King at Arms, with the Officers of the standing and removing Wardrobe, viz. Mr. Rumbal, Mr. Townsend, and Mr. Kinnersley, in Scarlet Gowns, having a Crown embroidered with Gold on their left Sleeves. The Groom and Page of the Wardrobe, having Scarlet Gowns also, but not the Badge of the Crown. The Serjeant of the Vestry, with his gilt Verge, and other Vergers; with them also stood Mr. Ashburnham, Mr. Seymour, Mr. Elliot, Mr. Progers, and Mr. Chiffinch, with some other of the KING'S Servants, who attended to do Service.

Opposite to them, on the South Side of the Altar, stood the Dean and Prebends of Westminster.

St. Edward's ancient Chair
[w]
, covered all over with Cloth of Gold, was placed upon the North Side of the Altar, a little lower, than that belonging to the Archbishop; but something nearer the Middle of the Isle, and between the King's Chair of State, and the Pulpit.

Near the Pulpit, stood the Master of the Jewel House, and the Lord Mayor of London.

The Nobility not formerly named, who were seated upon Forms round about the inside of the Stage, when Sermon began, drew near to that Side thereof, which faced the High Altar and stood there.

On the Corners of the Stage, near the High Altar, adjoining to the two uppermost Pillars, were Places railed in, for the Provincial Kings, Heralds, and Pursuivants.

The Serjeants at Arms, being sixteen in Number, stood with their Maces on their Shoulders, within the Rails, on either Side the Entrance of the Stage from the Choir.

Over the Door, at the West End of the Choir, stood the Drums and Trumpets.

Sermon being ended, the KING uncovered his Head, and immediately the Bishop of London arose from his Seat, drew near unto the KING'S Chair of State, and asked him his Willingness to take the Oath, usually taken by his Predecessors.

The KING assenting thereunto,

The Bishop then administred the following Questions, which the KING answered severally.

Bishop. SIR, Will you grant and keep, and by your Oath confirm, to the People of England, the Laws and Customs to them granted, by the Kings of England, your lawful and Religious Predecessors; and namely the Laws, Customs, and Franchises, granted to the Clergy, by the glorious King St. Edward your Predecessor, according to the Laws of GOD, the true Profession of the Gospel established in this Kingdom, agreeable to the Prerogative of the Kings thereof, and the ancient Customs of this Realm?

King. I grant and promise to keep them.

Bishop Will you keep Peace, and Godly Agreement, according to your Power, both to GOD, the Holy Church, the Clergy, and the People?

King. I will keep it.

Bishop. Will you (to your Power) cause Law, Justice, and Discretion in Mercy and Truth; to be executed to your Judgment?

King. I will.

Bishop. SIR, Will you grant to hold and keep, the Laws and rightful Customs, which the Commonalty of this your Kingdom have? And will you defend and uphold them, to the Honour of GOD, so much as in you lieth?

King. I grant and promise so to do.

Then the Bishop of Rochester read the Bishops Petition to the KING as follows. ‘Our LORD and KING, We beseech you to pardon us, and to grant and to preserve unto us, and to the Churches committed to our Charge, all Canonical Privileges, and due Law and Justice, and that you would protect and defend us, as every good King, in his Kingdom, ought to be Protector and Defender of the Bishops and the Churches, under their Government.’

To which the King answered in the following Words: ‘With a willing and devout Heart, I promise and grant my Pardon, and that I will preserve and maintain to you, and the Churches committed to your Charge, all Canonical Privileges, and due Law and Justice, and that I will be your Protector and Defender to my Power, by the Assistance of God, as every good King in his Kingdom in Right ought to protect and defend the Bishops and Churches under their Government.’

Then the KING, assisted by the Bishops of Durham, and Bath and Wells, was led from his Chair to the Altar; the Sword of State being born before him, and the Lord Great Chamberlain attending, where he took the following Oath, in Sight of all present, laying his Hand upon the BIBLE. ‘The things which I have here promised, I shall perform and keep, so help me GOD, and the Contents of this Book.’

The KING was then led back, in like Manner, to his Chair of State, and immediately the Bishop of London, and the Choir begun the Hymn VENI, CREATOR SPIRITUS.

And a little before the ending thereof, the Faldstool was set again at the King's Right Hand, whereat as soon as the Hymn was finished, he kneeled; the Bishop of London standing before him, and saying the following Prayer: ‘We beseech Thee, O LORD, Holy Father, Almighty and Everlasting GOD, for this thy Servant CHARLES, that, as at first thou didst bring him into the World by thy Divine Providence, and through the Flower of his Age has preserved him unto this present Day; so thou wouldst evermore enrich him with thy Bounty, and fill him with Grace and Truth, and daily increase in him all Goodness, in the Sight of GOD and Man; that being placed in the Throne of Supreme Government, assisted by thy heavenly Grace, and by thy Mercy defended from all his Enemies; He may govern the People committed to his Charge, in Wealth, Peace, and Godliness, through JESUS CHRIST our LORD. AMEN.’

The Prayer ended, the Bishop of London went to the North Side of the Altar, the KING still kneeling, and forthwith the Bishops of Peterborough [x] and Gloucester [y], went and kneeled on the upper Haut Pace of the Altar, where they began the Litany, the Choirs singing the Responses, the Dean of Westminster kneeling all the while at the King's left Hand.

After the Litany, the Bishop of London said the three following Prayers, at the North Side of the Altar: ‘Almighty and Everlasting GOD, Creator of all Things, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, Give Ear, we beseech Thee, unto our humble Prayers, and multiply thy Blessings upon this thy Servant CHARLES, whom, in thy Name, with lowly Devotion, we consecrate our KING. Grant, that by thy Inspiration he may govern with the Mildness of SOLOMON, and enjoy a peaceable Kingdom. Grant that he may serve Thee with Fear, and fight for Thee with Constancy. Defend him by thy mighty Arm, compass him with thy Protection, and enable him to overcome all his Enemies. Honour him before all the Kings of the Earth. Let him rule over Countries, and let Nations how down before him. Establish his Throne with Judgment and Equity. Let Justice flourish in his Days; and grant, that he, supported by the due Obedience and hearty Love of his People, may sit on the Throne of his Fathers many Years, and, after this transitory Life, may reign with Thee in thine everlasting Kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Amen. ’ ‘GOD, the unspeakable Author of the World, Creator of Men, Governor of Empires, and Establisher of all Kingdoms; who, out of the Loins of our Father Abraham, didst chuse a King, that became the Saviour of all Kings and Nations of the Earth; Bless, we beseech Thee, thy faithful Servant and our dread Sovereign Lord King Charles, with the richest Blessings of thy Grace, Establish him in the Throne of his Kingdom by thy mighty Aid and Protection, Visit him, as thou didst Moses in the Bush, Joshua in the Battle, Gideon in the Field, and Samuel in the Temple. Let the Dew of thine abundant Mercies fall upon his Head, and give him the Blessing of David and Solomon. Be unto him an Helmet of Salvation against the Face of his Enemies, and a strong Tower of Defence in the Time of Adversity. Let his Reign be prosperous, and his Days many. Let Peace, and Love, and Holiness, let Justice and Truth and all Christian Virtues flourish in his Time. Let his People serve him with Honour and Obedience; And let him so duly serve thee here on Earth, that he may hereafter everlastingly reign with Thee in Heaven, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ’ ‘GOD, which providest for thy People by thy Power, and rulest over them in Love, grant unto this thy Servant Charles, the Spirit of Wisdom and Government, that, being devoted unto Thee, he may so wisely govern his Kingdom, that, in his Time, the Church may be in Safety, and Christian Devotion continue in Peace, that so persevering to the End in good Works, he may, by thy Mercy, come unto thine Everlasting Kingdom, through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee, World without End. Amen. ’

A little before the last Prayer was ended, the Archbishop of Canterbury came out at the North Door of St. Edward's Chapel, vested in a rich Cope, and at the Conclusion thereof he began the Versicle.

Lift up your Hearts!

Resp. We lift them up to the Lord.

Archbishop. Let us give Thanks, unto the Lord our God.

Resp. It is meet and right so to do.

Archbishop. It is very meet and right, and our bounden Duty, that we should at all Times, and in all Places, give Thanks unto thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty and everlasting GOD, the Strength of thy Chosen, and the Exalter of the Humble, which in the beginning, by the pouring out of the Flood, didst chasten the Sins of the World, and, by a Dove conveying an Olive Branch, didst give a Token of Reconcilement unto the Earth, and again didst consecrate thy Servant Aaron a Priest, by the anointing of Oil, and afterwards, by the Effusion of this Oil, didst make Priests, and Kings, and Prophets, to govern thy People Israel, and, by the Voice of the Prophet David, didst foretel, that the Countenance of thy Church should be made chearful with Oil. We beseech Thee, Almighty Father, that thou wilt vouchsafe to bless and sanctify this thy Servant Charles, that he may minister Peace unto his People, imitate Aaron in thy Service and That he may attain the Perfection of Government in Counsel and Judgment, through Christ Jesus, our Lord. Amen.

This finished, the KING arose from the Faldstool, and went to the Altar, supported by the aforesaid Bishops of Durham and Bath and Wells, where he was disrobed by the Lord Great Chamberlain of his Royal Robes, which were immediately carried thence, into the Traverse erected in St. Edward's Chapel.

While this was doing, the Chair, that was before placed at the Entrance of the Stage, was removed and set on the North Side of the Altar, between it and St. Edward's Chair; whereunto the KING came, sat down, and was anointed by the said Archbishop, while the Dean of Westminster held the AMPULLA[z] and poured the Oil into the Spoon, first in the Palm of both his Hands, in manner of a Cross, the Archbishop as he anointed him pronouncing these Words:‘Let these Hands be anointed with Holy Oil, as Kings and Prophets have been anointed, and as Samuel did anoint David to be King; that thou mayest be blessed and established a King in this Kingdom, over the People whom the Lord thy God hath given Thee, to rule and govern. Which He vouchsafe to grant, who with the Father and the Holy Ghost, three in Person, and one in Unity, reigns in Glory everlasting. Amen. ’

After which, the Choir sung this Anthem: ‘ Sadoc the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, anointed Solomon King: and all the People rejoiced, and said, GOD SAVE THE KING.’

At the End of which Anthem, the Archbishop said this Prayer [a]: ‘Look down, Almighty GOD, with thy favourable Countenance upon this thy Servant and dread Sovereign, King Charles, and as thou didst bless Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, so vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, to water Him plentifully with the Blessings of thy Grace. Give unto Him of the Dew of Heaven, and of the Fatness of the Earth, abundance of Corn, Wine, and Oil, with Plenty of Fruits and other good Things. Grant him long to reign, and that in his Time there may be Health and Peace in this Kingdom. Grant, O Lord, that he may be a mighty Protector of this Nation, a bountiful Comforter of Churches, the most valiant of Monarchs, terrible to Rebels, amiable to his Nobles, and all his faithful Subjects. Make his Royal Court to shine in Princely Dignity, as a most clear Lightning, far and wide in the Eyes of all Men. Finally, let him be blessed with Children, that may reign as Kings after Him, and rule this Kingdom by Succession of all Ages; and after the glorious and happy Days of this present Life, give him, of thy Mercy, an everlasting Kingdom with thee in Heaven, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ’

And then proceeded with his anointing the KING'S Breast, between his Shoulders, on both his Shoulders, the Bowings of his Arms, and on the Crown of his Head, in manner aforesaid.

Which being done, the Anointing was dried up with fine Linen, and the Loops of his Shirt closed up by the Dean of Westminster, and then the Archbishop said these two Prayers: ‘ GOD, the Son of GOD, Christ Jesus our Lord! who is anointed of his Father with the Oil of Gladness above his Fellows, pour down upon thy Head the Blessing of the Holy Ghost, and make it enter into thy Heart, so that thou mayest receive invisible Grace; and, having justly governed thy temporal Kingdom, thou mayest reign with him eternally, who being without Sin, doth live in Glory, with GOD the Father, and the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever.’ ‘GOD, which art the Glory of the Righteous, and the Saviour of Sinners, who hath sent thy Son to redeem Mankind with his Precious Blood, who bringest Wars to an End, and defendest those that trust in Thee; upon whose good Will and Pleasure doth depend the Strength of all Kingdoms; we humbly pray, in this Royal Seat, to bless this thy Servant, who putteth his Confidence in thy Mercy. Vouchsafe in thy Favour to be present with him, that he, which desireth to be defended by thy Protection, may be stronger than his Enemies. Crown him with the Crown of Justice and Piety, that with all his Heart and all his Mind he may trust in thee, serve thee, defend and advance thy Holy Church, and govern the People committed to his Charge, in Justice and Equity. Kindle, O Lord, his Heart with the Love of thy Grace, by the inward Anointing wherewith thou hast anointed Priests, Kings, and Prophets; that be, loving Justice, and leading his People by the Ways of Righteousness, after the glorious Course of this Life, which thou hast appointed, may come to Eternal Joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ’

During the time of Unction, a rich Pall os Cloth of Gold, brought from the great Wardrobe by Mr. Rumball was held over the King's Head, by the Dukes of Buckingham and Albemarle, the Earls of Berks and Sandwich, as Knights of the most noble Order of the Garter.

After these Prayers, the Lord Great Chamberlain delivered the Coif to the Archbishop, who put it on the King's Head, and immediately after the Dean of Westminster, put the Colobium Sindonis or Surplice [b], upon the King. Whereupon the Archbishop (the King thus clothed) said this short Prayer: ‘O GOD, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, by whom Kings reign, and Princes decree Justice, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, in thy favour, to bless this Kingly Ornament, and grant that thy Servant Charles our King, who shall wear it, may shine in thy Sight, with the Ornament of a good Life and Holy Actions, and after this Life ended, he may for ever enjoy that Life and Glory, which hath no End, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.’

This said, the Dean of Westminster, having likewise fetched the Tissue Hose and Sandals from the Altar, he arrayed the KING therewith, as also with the Super Tunica [c] or Close Pall of Cloth Cloth of Gold, and girded the same about him.

But the Taffety and Shirt was not used.

After all, the Dean took the Spurs from off the Altar, and delivered them to the Lord Great Chamberlain, who touched the KING'S Heels therewith, and forthwith sent them back to the Altar.

Then the Archbishop received the Sword of State, in the Scabbard from the Lord Chamberlain of the Houshold, and laid it upon the Altar, saying this Prayer: ‘Hear our Prayers we beseech Thee O Lord! and vouchsafe by thy Right Hand of Majesty, to bless and sanctify this Sword, wherewith this thy Servant Charles defireth to be girt, that it may be a Defence and Protection, of Churches, Widows, and Orphans, and all thy Servants; and a Terror to all those, that lie in wait to do mischief, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ’

This Prayer finished, the Archbishop and Bishops assisting, delivered the Sword back to the KING, saying, Accipe Gladium, per Manus Episcoporum [d].

Whereupon the Lord Great Chamberlain girt it about the KING, and the Archbishop said, ‘Receive this Kingly Sword, which is hallowed for the Defence of the Holy Church, and delivered unto Thee, by the Hands of the Bishops, though unworthy, yet consecrated by the Authority of the Holy Apostles, and remember of whom the Psalmist did Prophesy, saying, Gird thyself with thy Sword, upon thy Thigh, O thou most mighty, and with this Sword exercise thou the force of Equity, and mightily destroy the growth of Iniquity. Protect the Holy Church of GOD, and his faithful People. Defend and help Widows and Orphans. Restore things gone to Decay, and maintain those that are restored; that doing thus, thou mayest be glorious in the triumph of Virtue, and excellent in the Ornament of Justice; and Reign for ever, with the Saviour of the World, whose Image you bear, who with the Father and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth World without End.’

After this, the Dean of Westminster took the Armill [e], made of Cloth of Tissue, and put it about the KING'S Neck, and tied it to the Bowings of his Arms, the Archbishop standing before the KING, with the Bishop of London, on his Right Hand, and saying. ‘ Receive the Armill of Sincerity and Wisdom, as a Token of GOD'S embracing, whereby all thy Works may be defended against thine Enemies, both bodily and ghostly, through Jesus Christ our Lord. ’

Next the Mantle [f] or open Pall, being made of Cloth of Gold and lined with red Taffety, was put upon him by the said Dean, the Archbishop likewise using the Words of Signification, viz. ‘Receive this Pall, which is formed with four Corners, to let thee understand that the four Corners of the World are subject to the Power of GOD, and that no Man can happily reign upon Earth, who hath not received his Authority from Heaven.’

In the next Place, the Archbishop took St. Edward's Crown, and blessed it, saying[g], ‘GOD the Crown of the Faithful, who on the Heads of thy Saints placeth Crowns of Glory; bless and sanctify this Crown, that as the same is adorned with divers precious Stones, so this thy Servant, wearing it, may be replenished of thy Grace with the manifold Gifts of all precious Virtues, through the King eternal, thy Son our Lord. Amen. ’

In the mean Time St. Edward's Chair was removed into the Middle of the Isle, and set right over against the Altar, whither the KING went and sat down in it; and then the Archbishop brought St. Edward's Crown from the Altar, and put it upon his Head.

Whereupon all the People, with loud and repeated Shouts, cried, GOD SAVE THE KING. And by a Signal then given, the great Ordinance from the Tower were also discharged.

At the ceasing of these Acclamations, the Archbishop went on, saying, ‘GOD crown thee with a Crown of Glory and Righteousness, with the Honour and Virtue of Fortitude; that, by a right Faith and manifold Fruits of good Works, thou mayest obtain the Crown of an everlasting Kingdom, by the Gift of him whose Kingdom endureth for ever. Amen. ’

Adding thereunto this Prayer:
O GOD of Eternity, the Commander of all Powers, the Vanquisher of all Enemies; Bless this thy Servant, who
At which Words the King bowed his Head.

boweth his Head unto thy Majesty; preserve him in Health and prosperous Felicity; be present with him whensoever he calleth upon thee; give him, we beseeth Thee, the Riches of thy Grace, fill his Soul with Goodness, and crown him with thy Mercy, and let him always in godly Devotion wait upon Thee, through thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

After the Prayer, the Archbishop read the Conforture: ‘ Be strong and of a good Courage, and observe the Commandments of the Lord, to walk in his Ways, and keep his Ceremonies, Precepts, Testimonies, and Judgments; and Almighty GOD prosper and strengthen thee, whither soever thou goest. The Lord is my Ruler, therefore I shall want nothing.’

In the mean Time, the Choir sung this Anthem: ‘The KING shall rejoice in thy Strength, O LORD; exceeding glad shall he be of thy Salvation: for Thou hast granted him his Heart's Desire, and hast not denied him the Request of his Lips; for Thou hast prevented him with Blessings of Goodness, and hast set a Crown of pure Gold upon his Head. ’

Upon this, the Dukes, Marquisses, Earls, and Viscounts, put on their Coronets; the Barons their Caps [h], and divers of them came and stood about the KING, who still sat in St. Edward's Chair.

Garter and the other Kings at Arms, put on their Crowns likewise.

Then the Master of the Jewel House, delivered to the Archbishop the Ring [i], who consecrated it after this manner, saying,‘Bless, O Lord, and sanctify this Ring, that thy Servant, wearing it, may be sealed with the Ring of Faith, and by the Power of the Highest, be preserved from Sin; and let all the Blessings, which are found in Holy Scripture, plentifully descend upon him, that whatsoever he shall sanctify, may be holy; and whatsoever he blesseth, may be blessed. Amen. ’

After which he put it upon the fourth Finger of the King's Right Hand, and said, ‘Receive this Ring of kingly Dignity, and by it the Seal of Catholic Faith; that as this Day thou art consecrated, the Head and Prince of this Kingdom and People, so thou mayest preserve, as the Author and Establisher of Christianity, the Christian Faith; that being rich in Faith, and happy in good Works, thou mayest reign with him, that is King of Kings, to whom be Honour and Glory for ever and ever. Amen. ’

And then began this Prayer: ‘O GOD, to whom belongeth all Power and Dignity, give unto thy Servant Charles the Fruit of his Dignity, wherein grant he may long continue, and fear Thee always, and always labour to please Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ’

When this Prayer was finished, the Linen Gloves were delivered to the KING, by the Lord Great Chamberlain, who going to the Altar, ungirt his Sword, and offered it at the Altar in the Scabbard, which being redeemed by the Lord Chamberlain of the Household, was drawn out of the Scabbard, and carried naked by him, all the following Part of the Solemnity.

Then the Archbishop took the Scepter with the Cross from off the Altar, and delivered it into the KING'S Right Hand saying, ‘Receive this Scepter, the Sign of Kingly Power, the Rod of Kingdoms, the Rod of Virtue, that thou govern thyself aright, and defend the Holy Church and Christian People committed by GOD unto thy Charge; punish the Wicked, and protect the Just, and lead them in the Ways of Righteousness, that from this temporal Kingdom, thou mayest be advanced to an eternal Kingdom, by his Goodness whose Kingdom is everlasting. Amen. ’

Whilst this was pronounced by the Archbishop, Mr. Henry Howard delivered to the KING, a rich Glove which he put on his right Hand, and then received the Scepter. And after that, the Archbishop said this Prayer. ‘O LORD the Fountain of all good Things, and the Author of all good Proceedings, grant, we beseech Thee, to this thy Servant CHARLES, that he may order aright, the Dignity which he hath obtained. Vouchsafe to confirm the Honour, which thou hast given him. Honour him before all Kings, and enrich him with thy Benediction, establish him in the Throne of his Realm, visit him with increase of Children. Let Justice spring up in his Days, and with all Felicity let him reign in thine everlasting Kingdom. Amen. ’

During which Time the said Mr. Howard performed the Service 〈◊〉 supporting the King's right Arm, according as it was adjudged him 〈…〉 Court of Claims, by Virtue of holding the Manor of Works•p, in 〈◊〉 County of Nottingham.

Next of all, the Archbishop took the Scepter with the Dove, and 〈◊〉 it into the King's Hand also, saying,‘Receive the Rod of Virtue and Equity, learn to make Account of the 〈◊〉 and to terrify the Wicked; shew the Way to those that go astray, offer 〈◊〉 Hand to those that fall, repress the Proud, lift up the lowly, that our Lord JESUS CHRIST may open to thee the Doors, who saith of himself, I am 〈◊〉 Door, by me if any Man enter, he shall be safe: And let him be 〈◊〉 Help, who is the Stay of DAVID, and the SCEPTER of the HOUSE of ISRAEL, who openeth and no Man shutteth, who bringeth the Captive out 〈◊〉 Prison, where he sat in Darkness, and in the Shadow of Death. That 〈◊〉 all Things thou mayest follow him, of whom the Prophet DAVID saith, Thy Seat, O GOD, endureth for ever: the Scepter of thy Kingdom is a righ• Scepter. Thou hast loved Righteousness, and hated Iniquity; wherefore GOD even thy GOD hath anointed thee with the Oil of Gladness above thy Fellows; even JESUS CHRIST our LORD. AMEN.’

After which the KING kneeled, holding both the Scepters in his Hands, whilst the Archbishop thus blessed him: ‘The Lord bless and keep thee; and as he hath made thee King over his People, so may be still prosper thee in this World, and make thee Partaker of his Eternal Felicity in the World to come. Amen. ’

Then the KING arose, and set himself again in St. Edward's Chair, whilst the Archbishop and Bishops present, one after another kneeled before him, and were kissed by him.

In the mean Time, the King's Chair of State, wherein he was anointed, was set above the upper Steps at the Entrance upon the Theatre, whither the KING went as soon as he had performed the Ceremony of kissing the Bishops; having now four Swords born naked before him, the Archbishop, Bishops, and great Officers attending. At his Arrival there, the Archbishop said this Prayer, the KING kneeling. ‘Grant, O LORD, that the Clergy and People, gathered together by thy Ordinance, for this Service of the King, may, by the most gracious Assistance of thy Goodness, and the vigilant Care of thy Servant our King, be continually governed and preserved in all Happiness, and that they, obeying thy holy Will, may be freed from all Adversities, and enjoying the Riches of thy Grace, may with fervent Love, walk in the Ways of thy Commandments, that, in this Life being made Partakers of thy Peace, they may be Citizens of thy Kingdom, in the Life to come, through JESUS CHRIST our LORD. AMEN.’

Then the KING arose, and reposed himself in his Chair, whilst both the Choirs sung TE DEUM.

When Te Deum was ended, the KING ascended his Throne, placed in the Middle of the Theatre, the Swords and great Officers standing on either Side, as also the Bishops, some in Copes, others in Rochets, the Archbishop then saying,‘Stand and hold fast from henceforth that Place of Royal Dignity, whereof thou art the lawful and undoubted Heir by Succession, from thy Forefathers, being now delivered unto thee, by the Authority of Almighty GOD, by the Hands of us and all the Bishops and Servants of GOD; and as thou seest the Clergy approach nearer unto the Altar, so remember that in Places suitable, thou give them greater Honour, that the Mediator of God and Man, may establish thee in this Kingly Throne, to be the Mediator between the Clergy and Laity; that thou mayest reign for ever, with JESUS CHRIST, the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, who with the Father and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth World without End. AMEN.’

After this, the Bishops and Nobility did their Homage to the KING, in manner following,

And first the Archbishop of Canterbury kneeled down before the King's Knees, and said,
I, William [k] Archbishop of Canterbury, shall be faithful and true, and Faith and Truth bear unto you, our Sovereign Lord, and your Heirs Kings of England, and shall do and truly acknowledge the Service of the Land, which I claim to hold of You, in the Right of the Church. So help me GOD.

Which said, he kissed the King's left Cheek.

The like did all the other Bishops that were present.

Then came up the Duke of YORK, with Garter Principal King of Arms before him, and his Train born by two Gentlemen, who being arrived at the Throne kneeled down before the KING, put off his Coronet, and did his Homage. At which the Drums beat, Trumpets sounded, and all the People shouted.

The like did the Dukes of Buckingham and Albemarle, for themselves and the rest of the Dukes.

So also did the Marquisses of Worcester and Dorchester.

Next the Earl of Oxford did Homage after the same manner, for himself and all the rest of the Earls, who attended upon him, to signify their Consent.

After him, Viscount Hereford, did the like for himself and the rest of the Viscounts; and then the Drums beat, and Trumpets sounded.

Lastly Baron Audley, in like manner, did Homage for himself and all the Barons; who also accompanied him, to the Throne, to signify their Consent; which being finished, Drums, Trumpets, and Shouts followed.

The Words of Homage, uttered by such of the Nobility as kneeled down, were,‘I, M. M. do become your Liege Man, of Life and Limb, and of earthly Worship; and of Faith and Truth I shall bear unto you, to live and die against all manner of Folks. So help me GOD.’

Afterwards, the Duke of YORK, and all the Nobility, singly ascended the Throne, and touched the King's Crown, promising by that Ceremony, to be ever ready to support it, with all their Power.

During the Performance of this solemn Ceremony, the Lord High Chancellor went to the South, West, and North Sides of the Stage, and proclaimed to the People, the King's GENERAL PARDON, being attended by Garter to the South Side, and by a Gentleman Usher, and two Heralds, to the other two Sides.

And at these three Sides at the same Time, did the Lord Cornwallis, Treasurer of his Majesty's Household, fling abroad the Medals both of Gold and Silver, prepared for the Coronation, as a Princely Donation or Largess among the People.

The KING being thus enthronized, the Gentlemen of his Chapel began this Anthem:

Behold; O LORD our Defender, and look upon the Face of thine anointed.

The LORD GOD is a Light and Defence. The LORD will give Grace and Glory, and no good Thing will be withold from them, that live a Godly Life.

O LORD GOD of Hosts! Blessed is the Man, who putteth his Trust in thee.

In the mean Time, the KING took off his Crown, and delivered it to the Lord High Chamberlain, to hold; the Scepter with the Cross to Mr. Henry Howard, and that with the Dove, to the Duke of Albemarle.

The Epistle taken out of the First Epistle of St. Peter, the Second Chapter, and beginning at the Eleventh Verse, was read by the Bishop of Chichester [l].

The Gospel, being Part of the Twenty-second Chapter of St. Matthew, beginning at the 15th Verse, by the Bishop of Ely [m]

After which the Nicene Creed was begun by the Bishop of London, and sung by the Gentlemen of the Chapel, with Verse and Chorus, the Violins and other Music playing alternately.

All which Time, the KING stood by his Throne.

But, towards the End of the Creed, he again took his Crown from the Lord Great Chamberlain, and put it on his Head, as also the Scepter with the Cross from Mr. Howard, and that with the Dove, from the Duke of Albemarle, and prepared for his Descent from his Throne, towards the Altar, to receive the Communion.

And as soon as the singing of the Creed was fully ended, the KING descended with the Crown on his Head, and Scepters in both Hands, the Bishops of Durham and Bath and Wells supporting him, with the four Swords naked before, and all the great Officers of State attending.

During the Time of this Proceeding, the Choir sung,‘Let my Prayer come up unto thy Presence, as the Incense; and the lifting up of my Hands, be as an Evening Sacrifice. ’

Here the Archbishop of Canterbury retired from the Ceremonies into St. Edward's Chapel, and thence went home, leaving the Remainder of his Duty to be performed by the Bishop of London.

At the KING'S Approach to the Altar, the Bishop of Ely delivered unto him Bread and Wine, which he there offered, and then returned to the Faldstool on the South Side of the Altar, near his Chair of State, before which he kneeled down, and laid his Crown upon the Cushion before him, towards his right Hand; and the Scepter with the Dove on his left, and gave again to Mr. Howard the Scepter with the Cross, who held it kneeling on the King's right Hand. The Great Officers, and the Noblemen with the four Swords naked and erect, standing about him.

Then the Bishop of London said this Prayer: ‘Bless, O LORD, we beseech Thee, these thy Gifts, and sanctify them unto this holy Use; that by them, we may be made Partakers of the Body and Blood of thy only begotten Son, JESUS CHRIST. And grant that thy Servant CHARLES, our dread Sovereign, may be fed thereof unto everlasting Life of Soul and Body, and enabled thereby to discharge the Duty of his high Place and Office, whereunto thou hast called him, of thy great Goodness. Grant this, O LORD, for JESUS CHRIST'S sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. AMEN.’

At the End of which, the Lord Cornwallis, Treasurer of the Houshold, presented the KING with another Wedge of Gold, which goeth under the Name of the Mark of Gold. This the KING offered into the Bason, kneeling still at his Faldstool, whilst the Bishop of London said the following Prayer: ‘Almighty GOD, give thee of the Dew of Heaven, and of the Fat of the Earth, and abundance of Corn and Wine. Let the Nations serve thee, and the Tribes worship thee, and let him be blessed that blesseth thee; and GOD shall be thy Helper. Almighty GOD, bless you with the Blessing of Heaven above, in the Mountains and Hills, and with the Blessings of the Earth beneath; with the Blessings of Corn, and Wine, and Fruit, and let the Blessings of the Fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, be established upon thee, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord. Amen. ’

And next pronounced this Blessing: ‘Bless, O LORD, the virtuous Carriage of this KING, and accept the Work of his Hands; replenish his Realm with the Blessings of Heaven, of the Dew of the Water, and of the Deeps. Let the Influence of the Sun and Moon drop down Fatness upon the high Mountains, and the Clouds rain Plenty on the Vallies, that the Earth may abound with all Things. Let the Blessings of him, that appeared in the Bush, descend upon his Head; and the Fulness of his Blessings fall on his Children and Posterity. Let his Feet be dipped in Oil, and his Horn exalted, as the Horn of an Unicorn; with which he may scatter his Enemies from off the Face of the Earth. The Lord that sitteth in Heaven be his Defender, for ever and ever, through JESUS CHRIST our LORD. AMEN.’

Then the Bishop proceeded to the Consecration of the Sacrament. Which being finished, he first of all received, next the Dean of Westminster, then the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and lastly the Bishop of Durham.

The four Prelates having communicated, Preparation was made for the King's receiving, who kneeled all this while before the Faldstool.

The Towel being brought and presented to the Bishops of Hereford [n] and Carlisle [o] they held it before the KING while he received.

The Bishop of London gave the KING the Bread, and the Dean of Westminster the Cup.

As soon as the KING had received, this Anthem was begun by the upper Choir,

"O hearken unto the Voice of my Calling, my King, and my God!

My Voice shalt thou hear in the Morning, O LORD; in the Morning will I direct my Prayer unto Thee.

For thou, LORD, wilt bless the Righteous; with Favour wilt thou compass him, as with a Shield."

In the mean while, the KING returned to his Throne, upon the Theatre, with the Crown on his Head, and the Scepters in his Hands.

When he came thither, he put off his Crown, and delivered it to the Lord Great Chamberlain; the Scepter with the Cross, to Mr. Howard; and that with the Dove, to the Duke of Albemarle.

And then the Bishop of London went on with the Communion; which being finished, the KING, attended as before, descended from his Throne, crowned, with both the Scepters in his Hand.

The rest of the Regalia, which lay all this while on the Altar, being delivered to the Noblemen, that brought them in the Proceeding to the Church, were carried before him; and thence the KING proceeded into St. Edward's Chapel, the Organs playing all the while.

Where being arrived, he took off St. Edward's Crown, and delivered it to the Bishop of London, who immediately laid it upon St. Edward's Altar; all the rest of the Regalia were given into the Hands of the Dean of Westminster, and laid there also.

Afterwards, the KING entered into the Traverse, erected in the middle of the Wall, on the back side of the High Altar, and there retired whilst he was disrobed of St. Edward's Robes, by Mr. Seymour and Mr. Ashburnham, Grooms of the Bedchamber, on the behalf of the Lord Great Chamberlain, which were laid on St. Edward's Altar, by the Bishop of Durham, and afterwards delivered to the Dean of Westminster, to lay up with the Regalia.

After this the KING was arrayed in his Purple Robes, and then came near to St. Edward's Altar, where the Bishop of London stood ready with the Imperial Crown in his Hands, and set it upon the King's Head, upon which the KING took the Scepter with the Cross in his right Hand, and the Globe in his left, and immediately the Proceeding began thence into Westminster Hall, the same Way that he came, and attended after the same Manner, saving that the Noblemen and Bishops, which brought the Regalia to the Abby Church, went not now immediately before the KING, as they did then, but were ranked in Places, according to their Degrees and Consecrations; all the Noblemen with their Coronets and Caps on their Heads. The Kings of Arms marched likewise with their Crowns on.

The Proceeding being entered into Westminster Hall, the Nobility, and others who had Tables assigned them, went and placed themselves thereat; but the KING, attended by the Great Officers, withdrew into the inner Court of Wards for half an Hour. In the mean Time, all the Tables in the Hall were served, before the King's Service came up, and were placed in this Manner:

On the right Hand of the King's Throne, below in the Hall, were set two Tables, one beneath the other. At the upper End of the first, next the State, which had two Side Tables to serve it, sat the Bishops, and below them the Judges with the rest of the Long Robe.

At the second Table, which had two Side Board Tables likewise, to serve it, sat the Masters in Chancery, and the Six Clerks.

And here at this Table were the Barons of the Cinque Ports obliged to sit, through a Disturbance that happened, with which it is not necessary to trouble the Reader, although the upper End of the first Table was appointed for them.

Upon the left Hand of the King's Throne, below on the other Side of the Hall, was placed a long Table, whereat the Nobility dined, and this Table had four Side Tables to serve it.

And behind this, close to the Wall, at a shorter Table, sat the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Recorder, and twelve Chief Citizens of London, who had also two Side Tables to serve them.

Lastly, was a Table, with one Side Table to serve it, set for the Officers of Arms, whereat they also dined. Each Table was furnished with three Courses, answerable to that of the King's, besides the Desert.

A little before the KING returned to Dinner, two Esquires of the Body[p], viz. Ferdinando Marsham, and Henry Norwood, took their Seats upon two little Footstools, on either Side of the Foot of the King's Chair, placed in the Middle of the Table, and there sat, until the KING came in to Dinner, when rising and performing their Duty, in placing the King's Robes, for his better Conveniency of sitting, they sat down again at the King's Feet, a good Part of the Dinner Time, and until the KING gave them leave to rise, he accepting that Time of Session, in full Performance of their Service.

On the right Side of the Throne was erected a Gallery for the Kings of Arms, Heralds, and Pursuivants, and opposite thereto, another for the Music, and below stood the King's Trumpeters.

Notes

a
These were anciently made, only on three Occasions. The Coronation of a King or Queen, the Creation of a Prince of Wales, or of a Duke of York. The Order was styled of the Holy Trinity, tho' from the Ceremony of Bathing before they received the Honour of Knighthood, they were commonly styled Knights of the Bath. The Motto of the Order was anciently, Tria Numina juncta in uno, alluding to the Mystery of the Holy Trinity. But at the Coronation of King James the First, the Word Numina was omitted, and the Motto has ever since been Tria juncta in uno, alluding to the Union of the three Crowns. On this Occasion, Sixty-eight Gentlemen of the first Families in the Kingdom, were created Knights of the Bath.
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b
Curtana is a Sword without a Point, and is stiled the Sword of Mercy, or St. Edward the Confessor's Sword; the first in Point of Honour of all that are born before the King: The Length of the Blade is thirty-two Inches; its Breadth near two Inches: The Handle is about four Inches in Length, covered with Gold Wire; the Pomel an Inch and three Quarters, which, with the Cross, is Steel, gilt; the Cross is in Length near eight Inches. The Scabbard is covered with Cloth of Tissue, with a gilt Ferule Hook and Chape.
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c
The two Swords mentioned in the Text, are stiled the Spiritual and the Temporal Swords. The first is pointed, but somewhat obtuse; its Blade is about forty Inches long, and an Inch and half broad; its Handle and Scabbard resembling that of the preceding. The other is sharp pointed, its Blade forty Inches long, and an Inch and three Quarters in Breadth; its Handle, Pomel, Cross, and Scabbard differing little, if any thing, from the former.
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d
Montague Bertie, Earl of Lindsey, eldest Son of Robert, Earl of Lindsey, General of the Forces of Charles the First, at the Battle of Edge Hill. This noble Person, being then only Lord Willoughby of
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claimed the Office of Lord High Chamberlain of England, in Virtue of his

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from the noble Family of the Veres, Earls of Oxford, which was adjudged to him in Parliament
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the First of King James I. and is still enjoyed by his most noble Descendant, the present Duke of
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.
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e
The ancient Crown of St. Edward the Confessor was destroyed in the Civil Wars. That used at this Solemnity (and which has been made use of for that Purpose ever since) is a rich Imperial Crown of Gold, resembling the old one, adorned with Diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds, and Saphires, having a Mound of Gold on the Top, enriched with a Fillet of the same Metal, highly embellished with precious Stones, a Cross on the Mound, adorned in like Manner with three very large oval Pearls, one at the Top, and two others pendant at the Ends. This Crown, as all the Imperial Crowns of England are, is composed of four Crosses, and as many Fleurs de lis of Gold, upon a Rim of Gold embellished with precious Stones, from the Top of which Crosses, arise four circular Arches, which meet at the Top in form of a Cross, at the Intersection of which is a Pedestal on which the Mound is fixed. The Cap within is of Purple Velvet, lined with white Taffety, and turned up with Ermine.
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f
The Scepter is the most ancient Mark of Royalty, as appears from Homer. This, of which we are speaking, is of Gold, the Handle plain, the upper Part wreathed in Length two Feet, nine Inches, and a Quarter, and about three Inches in Circumference, finely adorned with precious Stones.
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g
This is three Foot, seven Inches in Length, of the same Thickness with the former. Upon the Mound is a small Jerufalem Cross, on which is fixed a Dove, with Wings expanded, as the Emblem of Mercy.
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h
This was first used as an Ensign of Sovereignty, by Augustus. It is said to have been surmounted by a Cross in the Reign of Constantine; but does not appear in any Coin till that of Theodosius. It has been used by all our Kings from the Time of Edward the Confessor. It is a Ball of Gold of six Inches Diameter, very richly adorned with precious Stones; the whole Height of the Orb and Cross being eleven Inches.
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i
Is a kind of Scepter of Gold with a Pike or Foot of Steel, with a Mound and Cross at the Top; the whole Length is four Foot, seven Inches and a half, and the Diameter about three Quarters of an Inch.
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k
Dr. John Gaurden.
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l
Dr. Gilbert Sheldon.
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m
Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, and Knight of the Garter.
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n
Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon.
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o
The Right Honourable Sir Richard Brown.
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p
Sir Edward Walker, Knight.
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q
John Ayton, Esq.
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r
Dr. William Pierce.
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s
Dr. John Cofin.
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t
Dr. John Warner
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u
Dr. George Morley.
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w
This ancient Chair is of very solid hard Wood, painted and wrought after a very antique Manner. It is in Height fix Foot seven Inches, in Breadth at the Bottom thirty-eight Inches, in Depth twenty-four Inches. From the Seat to the Bottom is twenty-five Inches, the Breadth of the Seat within the Side twenty-eight Inches, and the Depth eighteen Inches. The bottom Board nine Inches from the Ground is supported at the four Corners by as many Lions, and between the Seat and this bottom Board is inclosed that Stone, which Hector Boethius calls Fatale Marmor. The Legend concerning it is this, that it is the very Stone on which the Patriarch Jacob reposed his Head in the Plain of Luz. It is of a bluish Colour, mixed with some Veins of red, of an oblong Form, twenty two Inches long, thirteen broad, and eleven deep. It was brought to Brigantia in the Province of Galicia in Spain, by Gathel King of Scots, who used it as his Throne. Transported from thence into Ireland by Simon Brech the first King of Scotland, who ruled there about Seven Hundred Years before Chrift. Three Hundred and Twenty Years after this, King Fergus removed it into Scotland, where, Anno Domini 859, it was placed in the Abby of Scoon by King Kenneth, who caused it to be inclosed in this Wooden Chair with this Distich:

Ni fallat fatum, (some Copies read vatum) Scoti hunc quocunque locatum

Invenient lapidem, regnare tenentur ibidem.

If Truth our Sages speak, nor Fables feign;

Where'er this Stone is found; the Scots shall reign.

Edward the First, in the twenty-fourth Year of his Reign Anno Domini 1296, having vanquished John Baliol, brought it from Scotland, placed it in the Abby of Westminster, and dedicated it to St. Edward the Confessor, since which Time our Kings have been always seated in it at their Coronation. The Prophecy is supposed to have been fulfilled in the Person of James the Sixth of Scotland, and First of England, from whom his present Majesty King George the Third is descended in a direct line. See the Frontispiece, A.
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x
Dr. Benjamin Laney.
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y
Dr. William Nicholson.
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z
The Ampulla is in the Form of an Eagle, with Wings expanded standing on a Pedestal, all of pure Gold, weighing about ten Ounces. The Eagle being hollow, unscrews in the Middle of the Neck, for the more easy putting in the Oil, which, when the King is anointed, is poured through the Beak. The French have an Ampulla, which is said to have been brought from Heaven by a white Dove, and which is kept in the Abby of S Remi, from whence it is brought in great Ceremony when the most Christian King is crowned at Rheims In regard to this, our Popish Ancestors were not behind; for the Reader may find, in Thomas Walsingham, that the Blessed Virgin gave to Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, being then in Exile, a Holy Eagle full of Oil in a Stone Vessel, which he deposited in a Monastery at Poitiers. There, in the Reign of Edward III Henry I. Duke of Lancaster received it from a holy Man, who found it by a second Revelation. The Duke gave it to the Black Prince, who placed it in a strong Chest in the Tower, where his Son Richard the Second, searching for his Father's Jewels, met with it, and pressed the Archbishop of Canterbury to anoint him therewith; but the Archbishop told him, he had been once anointed, and that this Royal Unction could not be repeated. The King carried it over to Ireland, and at his Return from thence gave it to the Archbishop, who therewith anointed Henry the Fourth. In Sandford's History of the Coronation of James the Second, we are told, the Oil for that Monarch's Coronation was prepared by his Order, by James St. Amand, Esq. Apothecary to that Prince, and which was solemnly consecrated the Morning of the Coronation by the Dean of Westminster, assisted by the Prebendaries. It was so exceeding rich and fragrant, and so highly approved of by the King and Queen, that he had two hundred Pounds paid him for it by the Treasurer of the Household, in Consequence of a Warrant from the Lord Chamberlain.
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a
It is very remarkable that these Prayers, and even the Anthem, made a Part of the Ceremony used in the Coronation of our Saxon Kings near a thousand Years ago, as appears by a Fragment of their Pontifical still remaining.
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b
This is a Garment of white Cambrick without Sleeves, laced about the Neck, Arm-
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, down the Breast, upon the Slits, on the Sides, and round the Bottom, with very fine Lace.

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c
This
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coat is close, with plain Sleeves of a very thick and rich Cloth of Gold Tissue. The Length behind is a Yard, Quarter and half, and before a Yard and Quarter, below which the Colobium reaches about a Nail. To this Surcoat belongs a Belt of the same Cloth of Gold Tissue, with a Gold Buckle, to which the King's Sword is fastened with which he is girded.

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d
This seems, from the Fragment beforementioned, to have been a Part of the old Saxon Ceremonial.
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e
This is made of the same Cloth of Tissue as the Surcoat, lined with Crimson Sarsenet; in Length it is about an Ell, and in Breadth three Inches, with two double Ribbands at each End for the more convenient tying it above and below the Elbows.
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f
This is likewise stiled Dalmatica, and answers to the Imperial Cloak, being of Gold and Purple brocaded Tissue, adorned with large Flowers of Gold frosted.
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g
This also appears to have been taken from the old Saxon Pontifical.
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h
In the Month of August following, the King was graciously pleased to grant, that in all future Coronations, and on other public Occasions, the Barons of this Realm should use a Crimson Silken Cap, with a Circle of Gold, having fix Pearls disposed at equal Distances thereon; and King James the Second, in the First Year of his Reign, granted them further to wear Robes of Velvet, instead of those of Cloth, which they had worn hitherto.
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i
This Coronation Ring is of Gold, with a large Table Ruby Violet, wherein a Cross of St. George is curiously enchased.
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k
Dr. William Juxon who deceased October 27, 1663.
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l
Dr. Henry King.
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m
Dr. Matthew Wren.
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n
Dr. Nicholas Monk.
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o
Dr. Brian Walton.
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p
This was a very honourable Office in the King's Household, and of these there were anciently four, who, in their Turns, attended in the Day Time near the Person of the King, and in the Night near his Bed-chamber.
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The PROCEEDING at carrying up the first Course, to the King's Table.

Sir George Barker, Sir William Bowman, Clerks Comptrollers. Mr. Stephen Fox, Sir Henry Wood, Clerks of the Green Cloth. All four in black Velvet Gowns, trimmed with black Silk, and Gold Lace, with Velvet Caps, raised in the Head. William Ashburnham, Esq. Cofferer, six Serjeants at Arms, two and two.

The Earl Marshal on the left Hand.

The Lord High Steward.

The Lord High Constable[q] on the right Hand.

All these mounted on Horseback, in their Robes, and with their Coronets on their Heads, having their Horses richly caparisoned.

Six Serjeants at Arms, two and two.

Comptroller of the Household.

Treasurer of the Household,

With their White Staves.

Earl of Dorset, Server.

Earl of Chesterfield, his Assistant.

The Knights of the Bath.

Who carried up the Service, two and two, to a Dish; which was set upon the Table, by the Earl of Lincoln, Carver; assisted by the Earl Sewers.

In the Rear, came up three Clerks of the Kitchen, all dressed in black figured Satin Gowns, and Velvet Caps, like those worn by the Clerks Comptrollers.

Dinner being set upon the Table, the KING came forth from the Inner Court of Wards, in his Royal Robes, with the Crown on his Head, and Scepter in his Hand, having the three Swords borne naked before him, and went directly to his Chair, at the Table, wherein he sat down to Dinner, the Bishop of London saying Grace. The Bason and Ewer were brought up, and presented by the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, assisted by the Lord Paget, and the Serjeant of the Ewery.

On the King's right Hand, the Noblemen that carried the three Swords, stood holding them naked and erected, all the Dinner; at his left Hand stood the Lord High Chamberlain, to whom the KING had given the Scepter to hold. And at the Table End, on the King's left Hand, sat the Duke of YORK in his Robes and Coronet.

Soon after Dinner was begun, the Lord Allington carried to the KING, his first Draught of Drink, in a Silver Gilt Cup, being assisted by the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, Viscount Montague, and the Lord Paget, his Assistants.

The Office of Cup-bearer, as also the Fee, having been, by the Court of Claims, adjudged to him, as being seized of the Manor of Wymondley, in the County of Hertford, and when the KING had drank, the said Lord Allington received the Cup for his Fee.

Next, Thomas Leigh, Esq. was brought up to the Table, with a Mess of Pottage called Dillegrout, this Service being adjudged unto him, by the aforesaid Court of Claims, in right of the Manor of Addington, in Surrey; whereupon the Lord High Chamberlain presented him to the KING, who accepted the Service, but did not eat thereof.

Afterwards, a little before the second Course was ready, Sir Edward Dymock, to whom the Court of Claims had adjudged the Office of the King's Champion, as being seized of the Manor of Scrivelsby [r], in the County of Lincoln, entered the Hall on a goodly white Courser, and armed at all Points, in rich Armour, having a Plume of blue Feathers in his Helmet, he there made a Stand for some Time, and then advanced in Manner following, Way being made for him, by the Knight Marshal.

First, Two Trumpets, the Serjeant Trumpeter, the Serjeant at Arms, an Esquire carr•ing a Target, having the Champion's Arms depicted thereon, an Esquire carrying the Champion's Lance upright, York Herald, the Earl Marshal on his left Hand, the Champion, the Lord High Constable on his right Hand, both likewise on Horseback.

At the lower End of the Hall, York Herald proclaimed the Challenge in these Words:‘If any Person of what Degree soever, high or low, shall deny or gainsay, our Sovereign Lord King CHARLES the Second, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Son and Heir to our Sovereign Lord Charles the First, the last King deceased, to be right Heir to the Imperial Crown of this Realm of England, or that he ought not to enjoy the same: Here is his Champion, who saith that he lyeth, and is a false Traitor, being ready in Person to combat with him, and in this Quarrel will adventure his Life, against him, on what Day soever he shall be appointed.’

Thereupon the Champion threw down his Gantlet, which, lying some small Time, and nobody taking it up, it was delivered unto him again, by York Herald. Then all advanced forward, until the Champion came to the Middle of the Hall, when York Herald made the like Proclamation, and the Gantlet was again thrown down, taken up, and returned to the Champion, who advanced to the Foot of the ascending Steps to the State, and at the Top of the said Steps, the said Herald proclaimed the said Challenge the third Time, whereupon the Champion threw down his Gantlet again, which nobody taking up, it was delivered unto him.

This being done, the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, assisted as before, presented on the Knee to the KING, a gilt Cup with a Cover, full of Wine, who drank to his Champion, and by the said Earl, sent him the Cup, and he, after three Reverences, drank it all off, went a little backward, and so departed out of the Hall, taking the said Cup for his Fee, according as had been adjudged him, by the said Court of Claims.

When this Solemnity was finished, the King's Heralds and Pursuivants descended from their Gallery, and went into the Hall, to the lower End of the Noblemen's Table, and there altogether made their Reverence; thence they proceeded a little further, and then made a second Reverence; and the like Reverence at the Steps ascending to the State. Where all standing still, Garter Principal King at Arms, cried LARGESS thrice, and proclaimed the King's Style, in Latin, French, and English, making Reverence between every Style. At the Conclusion of which, they all retired backward, into the midst of the Hall, and there, after crying LARGESS again thrice, he proclaimed the King's Style as before. Lastly, they went yet backwards to the End of the Noblemens Table, and did the same again, and from thence to Dinner.

Immediately after this, the second Course was brought up by the Gentlemen Pensioners, with the former Solemnity.

And the last Dish being carried by Erasmus Smith, Esq. he, having delivered the same to the Table, presented the KING with three M•••… Cups, on the behalf of the Lord of the Manor of Nether Bilsington, in Kent.

Lastly, The Lord Mayor of London presented the KING with Wine in a Gold Cup having a Cover, of which, the King, having drank, the Lord Mayor received the Cup for his Fee.

By this Time, the Day being pretty far spent, the KING having Water brought him by the Earl of Pembroke and his Assistants, washed and rose from Dinner, before the third Course was brought in, and retiring into the Inner Court of Wards, and, being disrobed, went privately to his Barge, and so to Whitehall, where he landed.

The Evening was distinguished by Bonfires, Ringing of Bells, Royal Healths, and other Marks of Festivity, Duty, Loyalty, and Affection, in the Cities of London and Westminster.

Notes

q
The Office of High Constable was the first in the Kingdom, inasmuch as in Time of War he commanded all the Forces, and in Time of Peace he decided in all Pleas relating to Arms not determinable by the Courts of Common Law. This Office was at first Hereditary; but, upon the Attainder of Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, Richard II. granted it to Edward Plantagenet, Duke of Albemarle for Life. Subsequent Princes following his Example, granted it either during Life or during Pleasure. At Length, upon the Attainder of the Duke of Buckingham in the Reign of Henry VIII. it was suppressed, and has ever since been only occasionally revived at the Ceremony of the Coronation. It was at this Time executed by Algernon Percy Earl of Northumberland, and Knight of the Garter.
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r
The Manor of Scrivelsby in Lincolnshire, is held by the Service of grand Serjeanty, by performing the Office of the King's Champion at the King's Coronation. It was thus held by the ancient Family of Marmions, and at the Coronation of Richard II. was claimed by Baldwin Frevile, but adjudged to Sir John Dymock his Competitor, in whose Family it remains to this Day.
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THE CEREMONY OF THE CORONATION, &c.
The Anointing, Crowning, and Inthroning of QUEEN MARY[a], Consort of KING JAMES the Second, with the Prayers at length, which are not to be found in Sandford's large History.

THE Anthem being ended, the Archbishop of Canterbury went to the Altar; and being there, the QUEEN arose from her Chair, on the South Side of the Area, where she had reposed herself, during the Time that the KING was Anointed, Crowned, and Inthronized; and being supported by the two Bishops[b], went towards the Altar, attended by the Duchess of Norfolk, and the four Ladies Assistants, who constantly bore her Majesty's Train, together with the Ladies of the Bedchamber, and Kneeled down at the Steps of the Altar, the Carpets and Cushions being spread and laid there for Her, in like manner as they had been before for the KING.

Then the Archbishop, being at the North Side of the Altar, said this Prayer:‘Almighty and everlasting GOD, the Fountain of all Goodness, give Ear we beseech Thee, to our Prayers, and multiply thy Blessings upon this thy Servant, whom in thy Name, with all humble Devotion, we consecrate OUR QUEEN. Defend her always with thy mighty Hand, protect her on every Side, that she may be able to overcome all her Enemies; and that with SARAH, and REBECCA, LEAH, and RACHEL, and other Blessed and Honourable Women, she may multiply and rejoice, in the Fruit of her Womb, to the Honour of the Kingdom, and the good Government of thy Church, through CHRIST our LORD, who vouchsafed to be born of a Virgin, that he might redeem the World, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in UNITY of the HOLY GHOST; World without End.’

This done the QUEEN arose, and went to the Faldstool, at which she was to be Anointed and Crowned, placed between King Edward's Chair, and the Steps of the Altar; where the Countess of Peterborough, Groom of the Stole to her Majesty, with the two Ladies of the Bedchamber, assisted by the Queen's Women, took off her Rich Circle or Coronet.

Then the QUEEN kneeled down, and the Archbishop poured the Holy Oil, on the Crown of her Head, in form of a Cross, using these Words.‘In the Name of the FATHER, the SON, and the HOLY GHOST, let the anointing of this Oil, increase thine Honour, and establish thee for ever and ever.’

After which, the same Lady assisted as before, opened her Apparel, for the anointing her Majesty on the Breast; which the Archbishop also performed, pouring on the Holy Oil, in form of a Cross, and using the same Words, viz. ‘In the Name of the FATHER, &c.’

After this the Archbishop said this Prayer. ‘Almighty and everlasting GOD, we beseech Thee of thy abundant Goodness, pour out the Spirit of thy Grace and Blessing upon this thy Servant QUEEN MARY; that as by the Imposition of our Hands, she is this Day crowned QUEEN, so she may, by thy Sanctification, continue always thy chosen Servant, through CHRIST our LORD.’

Then the said great Lady, with her Assistants, having first dried the Place anointed, with fine Cotton Wool, closed the QUEEN'S Robes at the Breast, and after put a Linen Coif, upon her Head, because of the Anointing.

Which done, the Archbishop put the RING[c], which he received from the Master of the Jewel House, on the fourth Finger of the Queen's Right Hand, saying,‘Receive this Ring, the Seal of a sincere Faith, that you may avoid all infection of Heresy, and by the Power of GOD, compel barbarous Nations, and bring them to the Knowledge of the Truth.’

Then the Archbishop took the CROWN[d] in his Hands, from off the Altar, and reverently set it upon the Queen's Head, saying,‘Receive the Crown of Glory, Honour, and Joy; and GOD the Crown of the Faithful, who by our Episcopal Hands, though most unworthy, hath this Day set a Crown of pure Gold upon thy Head; Enrich you with Wisdom and Virtue, that after this Life, you may meet the everlasting Bridegroom our LORD JESUS CHRIST, who with the FATHER and the HOLY GHOST, liveth and reigneth for ever and ever. AMEN.’

The Queen being crowned, all the Peeresses, immediately put on their Coronets.

This done, the Archbishop put the SCEPTRE[e] with the Cross, into her Majesty's Right Hand; and the IVORY ROD[f] with the Dove, into her Left Hand; and said the following Prayer.‘O LORD the Fountain of all good Things, and the Giver of all Perfection, grant unto this thy Servant, MARY our QUEEN, that she may order aright, the high Dignity she hath obtained, and with good Works, establish the Glory thou hast given her, through CHRIST our LORD. AMEN.’

The Queen, being thus Anointed and Crowned, and having received all the Royal Ornaments, the Choirs sang the following ANTHEM, performed by the whole Concert of Voices and Instruments.

Psalm xlv. ver. 1. My Heart is inditing of a good Matter, I speak of the Things, which I have made unto the KING. Ver. 10. At his Right Hand, shall stand the QUEEN. Ver. 14. All glorious within, Her Clothing is of wrought Gold. Ver. 15. She shall be brought unto the KING, in Raiment of Needlework. The Virgins, that follow Her, shall bear her Company. Ver. 16. With Joy and Gladness, shall they be brought, and shall enter into the King's Palace.

Ver. 11. Hearken, O Daughter! and consider, incline thine Ear, forget also thine own People, and thy Father's House. Ver. 17. Instead of thy Father's, thou shalt have Children, whom thou mayst make Princes in all Lands.

Psalm cxlvii. Ver. 12. Praise the LORD, O JERUSALEM: Praise thy GOD, O SION! Isaiah xlix. Ver. 23. For Kings shall be thy Nursing Fathers, and their Queens thy Nursing Mothers. AMEN. ALLELUJA.

As soon as this Anthem began, the Queen arose from her Faldstool, and being supported by the two Bishops, and her Train borne and attended as before, went up to the Theatre, and as she approached towards the King, bowed herself reverently to his Majesty, sitting upon his Throne, on the Left Hand of the King, where she reposed herself 'till the Anthem was ended.

After the Anthem, there being no Communion, the King and Queen descended, and kneeled at their Faldstools, upon the Theatre, at the Foot of their Thrones, whilst the Archbishop said the final Prayers.

Assist us mercifully, O LORD, in these our Supplications and Prayers, and dispose the Way of thy Servants, towards the Attainment of everlasting Salvation, that among all the Changes and Chances of this mortal Life, they may ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready Help, through JESUS CHRIST our LORD. AMEN.

O LORD our GOD! who upholdest and governest all Things in Heaven and in Earth, receive our humble Prayers, with our Thanksgivings, for our Sovereign Lord JAMES, set over us by thy Grace and Providence to be our KING, and so together with Him, bless his Royal Consort, our gracious Queen MARY, KATHERINE the Queen Dowager; their Royal Highnesses, MARY, the Princess of ORANGE, and the Princess ANNE of DENMARK, and the whole Royal Family. Endue them with thy HOLY SPIRIT, enrich them with thy heavenly Grace, prosper them with all Happiness, and bring them to thine everlasting Kingdom, through JESUS CHRIST our LORD. AMEN.

And grant, O LORD, we beseech Thee, That the Course of this World, may be so ordered, by thy gracious Providence, that thy Servants putting their Trust in Thee, may in all their Actions, evermore glorify thy Holy Name, and by thy Mercy obtain everlasting Life, through JESUS CHRIST our LORD. AMEN.

After which, the Archbishop pronounced the BENEDICTION, viz. ‘The Peace of GOD, which passeth all Understanding, keep your Hearts and Minds, in the Knowledge and Love of GOD, and of his Son JESUS CHRIST our LORD; and the Blessing of GOD ALMIGHTY, the FATHER, the SON, and the HOLY GHOST, be amongst you, and remain with you always. AMEN.’

Notes

a
This Princess was Mary-Beatrice-Eleonora d'Este, Daughter of Alphonso Duke of Modena, and born in that City, September 25, 1658, married to James the Second, then Duke of York, in November 1673, by Dr. Nathaniel Crew, Bishop of Oxford, afterwards of Durham. She was crowned with that Monarch, April 23, 1685, and deceased at the Palace of St. Germain en Laye, in France, April 26, 1718.
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b
Dr. Peter Mew, Bishop of Winchester, and Dr. Henry Compton, Bishop of London.
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c
Her Majesty's Ring for this Occasion was of Gold, with a large Table Ruby set therein, and sixteen small Rubies set round the Hoop, those next the Collet were the largest, the rest diminishing proportionably.
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d
The Crown made use of at this Solemnity was of Gold, set with Diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds, and Pearls of great Value. It was composed of Crosses and Fleurs de Lis, with Arches, and a Mound and Cross on the Top, after the Manner of the Imperial Crown wore by the King. The Cap was of Purple Velvet, lined with white Taffetee, and turned up with Ermine.
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The Sceptre is of Gold, adorned with Diamonds and other precious Stones, in length two Feet ten Inches, with a Mound and Cross at the Top, issuing out of a Fleur de Lis.
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This Ivory Rod or Sceptre, is in length three Feet one Inch and half; the Pomel is Gold, as is also the Mound and Cross, the Dove at the Top of the Cross is enamelled white; the Circumference at Bottom is about two Inches, and the other End about an Inch and half.
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APPENDIX.

No. I. QUEEN ELIZABETH'S Coronation Prayer.

THE unsettled Times, in which this Princess lived, obliged her to be very circumspect in her Behaviour; and she certainly shewed great Wisdom, in the several Methods she took to ingratiate herself with, and to fix the Affections of her People. She ascended the Throne, November the 17th, 1558. On Sunday January the first, she directed the English Litany to be restored, and publickly read in all Churches, and this made way for the Ceremony of her Coronation.

On Thursday the 12th of January, the Queen went by Water from the Palace at Westminster, to the TOWER[a], in great Splendor, accompanied by the Lord Mayor and the City Corporations, in their Barges, and this was the Water Triumph. On Saturday the 14th the Queen went in solemn Procession, from the Tower to Westminster; which took up many Hours, several triumphal Arches being erected with Pageants, and other stately Ornaments, according to the Manner of those Days, and received variety of Congratulations as she passed[b]; at Cheapside Conduir, she was presented with a BIBLE[c], from the City, which she graciously received, kissed, pressed it to her Heart, and promised to read it. This was stiled the City Triumph, and was very costly and magnificent. Her Prayer was made, before she ascended her Chariot in the Tower, after the Example of King SOLOMON, and was conceived in the following Terms.

The QUEEN'S PRAYER.

O LORD Almighty and everlasting GOD! I give thee most hearty Thanks, that thou hast been so merciful unto ME, as to spare ME to behold this Joyful Day. And I acknowledge, that thou hast dealt as wonderfully and as mercifully with ME, as thou didst with thy true and faithful Servant DANIEL, thy Prophet, whom thou deliveredst out of the Den, from the Cruelty of the greedy and raging Lions, even so was I overwhelmed, and only by THEE delivered. To THEE therefore only be Thanks, Honour and Praise, for ever, AMEN.

The next Day, being Sunday, the 15th, her Majesty, with the usual State and Solemnity, was crowned in the Collegiate Church of St. PETER'S Westminster [d], by Dr. Owen Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle, the See of Canterbury being then vacant, and Dr. Nicholas Heath, Archbishop of York, who at the Demise of Queen MARY was also Lord High Chancellor of England, declining to officiate because of the Change in Religion. At this Coronation, Sir Edward Dymock performed the Service of Champion [e], to whom the Queen drank in a Cup of Gold, which he received for his Fee. Sir Thomas Leigh, Mercer, Lord Mayor, presented the Queen with Ipocras, or Spiced Wine, in a Gold Cup[f], of which kneeling before her, he made the Assay, and the Queen having drank of it, returned it to his Lordship, who had the Cup and Cover, weighing 16 Ounces, for his Fee[g].

No. II. A succinct Account of the Coronation of CHARLES the First.

THE King on the 2d of February 1625, went from Westminster-Hall to the Abbey Church, attended by the Aldermen of London, eighty Knights of the Bath in their Robes, the Kings Serjeants at Law, Sollicitor and Attorney General, the Judges, Barons, Bishops, Viscounts, and such of the Earls, who bore no particular Office that Day, in their Parliament Robes, going two and two before the King, all uncovered; and after them followed his Officers of State, being eight Earls and one Marquis, those Persons according to their respective Places and Offices, carried the Swords, the Globe, the Scepter, the Crown; and the Lord Mayor of London [h], carried the short Scepter, two Bishops carried the one the Golden Cup[i], and the other the Plate for the Communion. Next before his Majesty went the Earl of Arundel, as Earl MARSHAL of England, and the Duke of Buckingham, as Lord HIGH CONSTABLE of England for that Day. The King being cloathed in white Sattin, went under a rich Canopy, supported by the Barons of the Cinque Ports; the King having on each Hand a Bishop, and his Train of Purple Velvet, was carried up by the Master of the Robes, and the Master of the Wardrobe. At the entering into the Church, Bishop Laud [k] delivered into the King's Hands, the Staff of King Edward the Confessor, with which the King walked up to the Throne, then the Archbishop of Canterbury [l] presented his Majesty to the Lords and Commons, there present, East, West, North, and South, who gave their Consent to his Coronation, as their lawful Sovereign. After Sermon was done, the King went to the Altar, to take the CORONATION OATH[m], which was performed in this Manner.

ARCHBISHOP. Sir, Will you grant and keep, and by your Oath confirm to the People of England, the Laws and Customs to them granted, by the Kings of England, your lawful and Religious Predecessors, and namely, the Laws, Customs, and Franchises granted to the Clergy, by the glorious King St. Edward, your Predecessor, according to the Laws of GOD, the true Profession of the Gospel established in this Kingdom, agreeable to the Prerogative for the Kings thereof [n], and the ancient Customs of the Realm.

KING. I Grant and Promise to keep them.

ARCHBISHOP. Sir, will you keep Peace, and Godly Agreement (according to your Power) both to GOD, the Holy Church, the Clergy, and the People?

KING. I will keep it.

ARCHBISHOP. Sir, will you to your Power, cause Law, Justice, and Discretion, in Mercy and Truth, to be executed to your Judgment?

KING. I will.

ARCHBISHOP. Sir, will you grant to hold and keep, the Laws and Rightful Customs, which the Commonalty of this your Kingdom have, and will you defend and uphold them to the Honour of GOD, so much as in you lieth?

KING. I grant and promise so to do[o].

Then one of the Bishops read this Passage to the King.

Our Lord and King, we beseech you to pardon, and to grant and to preserve unto us, and to the Churches committed to your Charge, all Canonical Privileges, and due Law and Justice, and that you would protect and defend us, as every good King, in his Kingdom, ought to be Protector and Defender of the Bishops and the Churches under their Government.

The KING answered,‘With a willing and devout Heart, I promise and grant my Pardon, and that I will preserve and maintain to you, and the Churches committed to your Charge, all Canonical Privileges and due Law and Justice, and that I will be your Protector and Defender to my Power, by the Assistance of GOD, as every good King in his Kingdom, in right ought to protect and defend, the Bishops and Churches under their Government.’

Then the KING arose, and was led to the Communion Table, where he took a SOLEMN OATH, in sight of all the People, to observe all the Premisses, and laying his Hand upon the BIBLE said,‘The things which I have here promised, I shall perform and keep. So help me GOD, and the Contents of this Book.’

After the OATH, the KING was placed in the Chair of Coronation, and was anointed by the Archbishop, and the ancient Robes of King Edward the Confessor, was put upon him, and the Crown of that Prince put upon his Head, and his Sword girt about him, and he offered the same, and two Swords more, together with Gold and Silver, at the Communion Table. He was afterwards conducted by the Nobility to the Throne, where this Passage was read to his Majesty. ‘Stand and hold fast from henceforth, the Place to which you have been Heir, by the Succession of your Forefathers, being now delivered to you, by the Authority of ALMIGHTY GOD, and by the Hands of us and all the Bishops and Servants of GOD, and as you see the Clergy to come nearer the Altar, than others, so remember that in all Places convenient, you give them greater Honour, that the MEDIATOR of GOD and Man, may establish you in the Kingly Throne, to be a Mediator betwixt the Clergy and the Laity, and that you may Reign for ever, with JESUS CHRIST, the KING of KINGS, and LORD of LORDS.’

Afterwards the Nobility were sworn to be Homagers to the King, and some other Ceremonies were performed, which being done, the Lord Keeper [p], by the KING'S Command, read a Writing unto them, which declared the King's FREE PARDON to all, his Subjects who would take the same under the Great Seal.

The Ceremonies of the Coronation being ended, the Regalia were offered at the Altar, by Bishop Laud [q], in the King's Name, and then repofited.

No. III. An Account of the ancient REGALIA, which were destroyed and dissipated, in the Time of the Common-wealth.

AFTER the Restoration of King Charles the Second, Commissioners were appointed[r] to enquire after, and recover such of the Crown Jewels and Furniture, belonging to the King's Palaces, as had been embezzled, from the Time of the breaking out of the civil War. These Commissioners called before them Mr. Thomas Beauthamp, who had been Secretary to the Committee for disposing of King Charles the First's Goods and Effects; and he, to exculpate himself, laid before them the Books and Papers that were in his Custody, from whence the following Account was extracted, which is equalty circumstantial and curious, shewing how these Insignia of Royalty, which had escaped through so many Changes and Revolutions, were at length irrecoverably dispersed, in Hopes that Monarchy would never have revived.

- The IMPERIAL CROWN, weighing seven Pounds six Ounces, enriched with nineteen Saphires, (three of which were exceeding large) two hundred thirty two Pearls, fifty eight Rubies, twenty eight Diamonds, and two Emeralds.

- The QUEEN'S CROWN, weighing three Pounds ten Ounces and one half; enriched with twenty Saphires, twenty two Rubies, and eighty three Pearls.

- An ancient Crown [s], weighing two Pounds one Ounce; enriched with one fair Diamond, (valued by the Trustees; who rated such Things far beneath their worth, at two hundred Pounds) thirteen other Diamonds, ten Rubies, one Emerald, one Saphire, (valued by them at sixty Pounds) and seventy Pearls, which Stones and Pearls, weighed three Ounces.

- The GLOBE or ORB, weighing one Pound, five Ounces, and one quarter.

- Two Coronation Bracelets, adorned with three Rubies Ballas, and twelve Pearls, weighing an Ounce, in all seven Ounces one quarter.

- Two Scepters, weighing eighteen Ounces, one quarter.

- A long Rod, Silver gilt, weighing one Pound, five Ounces.

- One Gold Porringer and Cover, weighing fifteen Ounces, and one half.

- One Chalice, adorned with two Saphires, and two Ballas Rubies, weighing fifteen Ounces, and one half.

- Two Patenas [t], enamelled, weighing twenty five Ounces, and one half.

- Two Spoons with flat Heads, weighing five Ounces, one quarter.

- One Taster, enamelled, with a Phaenix, weighing five Ounces, one half.

- Two Offering Pieces, and a Sey (Assay) of Gold, weighing ten Ounces, one quarter.

- QUEEN EDITHS[u] Crown, (formerly thought to be of massy Gold, but upon Trial, found Silver gilt, enriched with Garnets, Pearls, Saphires, and other Stones, weighing fifty Ounces.

- KING ALFRED'S[w] Crown, of Gold Wire-work, set with Stones, and two little Bells, weighing seventy nine Ounces, and one half.

- A Patena, enamelled, set with Stones, weighing twenty three Ounces, and one half.

- The AMPULLA, set with Stones and Pearls, weighing eight Ounces, one half.

- A large Staff, with a Dove on the Top, the upper part Gold, the lower Part Silver gilt, weighing twenty seven Ounces.

- A small Staff, with a Flower de lis on the Top, being Iron within, and Silver gilt without.

- Two Scepters, one set with Pearls and Stones, the upper end Gold, weighing twenty three Ounces; the lower End, Silver gilt. The other Scepter, Silver gilt, having a Dove, weighing seven Ounces, three quarters.

- The Gold of the Tassels, of a liver coloured Robe, (adorned with Pearl) weighing four Ounces; also the Gold of the Neck Button of the Coat, weighing one Ounce.

- A Pair of Silver gilt Spurs, set with twelve Stones, having Straps of Crimson Silk, weighing six Ounces, three quarters.

Besides these, there were other Parts of the REGALIA fetched from Westminster Abbey, and sold by these Trustees, namely:

- One large Chalice of Glass, wrought in Figures, and set in Gold, with Stones and Pearls, weighing sixty eight Ounces, one half.

- A Staff of black and white Ivory, having a Dove on the Top, the Binding and Feet Gold.

- A Silver Spoon gilt, weighing three Ounces.

- One Crimson Taffaty Robe.

- One Robe, trimmed with Gold Lace.

- One Liver coloured Silk Robe.

- One Robe, of crimson Taffaty Sarsenet.

- One Pair of Buskins [x], Cloth of Silver.

- One Pair of Shoes, Cloth of Gold.

- One Pair of embroidered Gloves.

- Three Swords, with Scabbards, Cloth of Gold.

- One Horn Comb.

King Charles the First, to do Honour to himself, the Nation, and the most noble Order of the Garter, when he sent it to that great Protestant Hero, GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS, King of SWEDEN[y], caused the Gold COLLAR of thirty four Ounces and a quarter, to be most exquisitely wrought, and in his GEORGE, which weighed seven Ounces, there were eighty seven Diamonds, some of them very large and fine, and the MOTTO on the Garter, was composed of four hundred and eleven Diamonds. This being restored, upon that Monarch's Death[z], was sent to Windsor, and committed to the Custody of the Dean and Chapter, who, at the Beginning of the civil War, buried it in St. George's Chapel, where being discovered by Cornelius Holland, the Trustees for the Sale of the King's Goods, sent John Hunt, their Treasurer, to fetch it, and by them, together with the Collar and George, it was sold to their Servant Thomas Beauchamp.

The Collar of the Order, worn by King CHARLES the First, which weighed thirty-five Ounces, falling into the Hands of Major General Harrison, was by him delivered into the Hands of the Trustees for the Sale of the King's Effects, and was, by their Order, sent to the Mint, out of which the first Pieces were coined which bore the Arms of what was then stiled, the Common-wealth [a].

The Garter worn by the King upon his left Leg, at the Time of his Death, had the Letters composed of Diamonds, to the Number of four hundred and twelve, of different Sizes, and was esteemed the most rich and elegant Ornament of the Kind, that till then had been made[b]. This Princely Ensign came into the Hands of Captain Preston, who commanded a Troop of Cromwell's Horse, by whom it was delivered to the Trustees, who sold it to Alderman John Ireton, who executed, A. D. 1659, the Office of Mayer of London, for the Sum of two hundred and five Pounds[c]. This Mr. Ireton, being summoned before the King's Commissioners, after the Restoration, and the Matter of Fact stated to him, he did not deny that the Garter had been fold to him, and sold for that Price. But being offered a Composition, which was their Method in all Cases of that Nature, he absolutely refused it, upon which the King's Attorney General [d] was directed to bring an Action against him, of Trover and Conversion; which he accordingly did in the King's-Bench, where it was tried in Trinity-Term, the Sixteenth of Charles the Second, where, upon a full Hearing, a Verdict was given for the King, against the said John Ireton, for the Sum of two hundred and five Pounds, with ten Pounds Costs of Suit. These Particulars in Relation to the Loss of the ancient Regalia, and other Jewels of the Crown, being equally curious and authentic[e], cannot fail of being satisfactory to the judicious Reader.

No. IV.

THE paffing through the CITY in grand Cavalcade, from the Tower to Westminster, the Day preceding the Coronation, was a Spectacle so grateful to the People, that it was not omitted anciently, except for very cogent Reasons. At the Coronation of King James the First, and Anne his Queen, the Plague raged in London [f], and therefore the Citizens were forbid, by Proclamation, except the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and twelve grave respectable Assistants, to come to that Solemnity. What the Reason was of its Omission at the Coronation of Charles the First, we cannot now discover. But Charles the Second, on his Restoration, very wisely restored it, and a most magnificent Ceremony it was. But being now out of Use, we thought it more proper to be inserted in the Appendix, and that too with all the Brevity possible[g].

His Majesty, on the 22d of April, early in the Morning, passed from Whitehall to the Tower, by Water, in order to go from thence to Westminster. There he found the Knights of the Bath, ready to attend him, who had been made some Nights before, with great Solemnity, and according to all the ancient Forms [h]. The CITY, upon this Occasion, were at a very great Expence, to which, as it was understood, they were obliged by their Charter, and all Ranks and Degrees of People, vied with each other in the Magnificence of their Dress, that the Foreign Ministers, who were present upon this Occasion[i], might return home with high Ideas of the Opulence of this Nation, which the Writers of those Times say, had its Effects, and constrained them to confess, that never any of them had seen a Procession approaching it in Splendor.

Preparatory thereto, the four following stately, and triumphal Arches, were erected.

- The first in Leadenhall-Street, near Lime-Street, after the Doric Order, represented the King's happy Arrival in England.

- The second, being a Naval Representation, was near the Royal Exchange, Cornhill.

- The third, consisting of the Corinthian and Composite Order, and representing the TEMPLE of CONCORD, was placed in Cheapside, near Woodstreet.

- The fourth, consisting of the Doric and Ionic Orders, representing the Garden of Plenty, stood in Fleet-Street, near White-Friars.

The Procession moved in the following Order.

The Duke of York's Horse Guard.

Messengers of the Chamber.

Esquires to the Knights of the Bath.

Knight Harbinger, Serjeant Porter.

Sewers of the Chamber.

Quarter Waiters.

The six Clerks of the Chancery.

Clerks of the

Signet.

Privy Seal.

Council.

Parliament.

Crown.

Chaplains having Dignities, ten.

The King's Advocate and Remembrancer.

The King's learned Council at Law.

Masters in Chancery.

King's Puisne Serjeants.

King's Attorney and Sollicitor.

King's eldest Serjeants.

Secretaries of the French and Latin Tongues.

Gentlemen Ushers daily Waiters.

Sewers, Carvers, and Cupbearers in Ordinary.

Esquires of the Body.

Masters of Standing Offices, being no Counsellors, viz. of the Tents, Jewels, Ceremonies, Armory, Wardrobe, Ordnance.

Masters of the Requests.

Chamberlains of the Exchequer.

Barons of the Exchequer, and Judges, according to their Dignities.

Lord Chief Baron.

Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.

Master of the Rolls.

Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench.

Trumpets.

Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber.

Knights of the Bath.

Knight Marshal.

Treasurer of the Chamber.

Master of the Jewel House.

Barons younger Sons.

Viscounts younger Sons.

Knights of the Privy Council.

Barons eldest Sons.

Earls youngest Sons.

Viscounts eldest Sons.

The Trumpets, and Serjeant Trumpet.

Two Pursuivants at Arms.

Barons.

Marquisses younger Sons.

Earls eldest Sons.

Viscounts.

Dukes younger Sons.

Marquisses eldest Sons.

Two Heralds.

Earls.

Earl MARSHAL.

Lord Chamberlain of the Houshold.

Dukes eldest Sons.

Two Heralds.

Marquisses.

Dukes.

Clarencieux and Norroy, Kings at Arms.

Lord TREASURER.

Lord CHANCELLOR.

Lord HIGH STEWARD.

Two Persons representing the Dukes of NORMANDY and AQUITAIN.

Gentleman Usher. Garter. Lord Mayor.

The Duke of YORK alone.

The Lord HIGH CONSTABLE of England.

The Lord GREAT CHAMBERLAIN of England.

The Sword borne by the Duke of Richmond.

THE KING.

Equerries, and Footmen, next his Majesty.

Gentlemen, and Pensioners, without them.

The Master of the Horse, leading a spare Horse.

The Vice Chamberlain.

Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners.

Captain of the Guard.

The Guard.

The King's Horse Guard.

The General's Horse Guard.

No. V. The LAWS relative to the CORONATION.

THE Scots, so early as the first Seffion of the first Parliament, of King James the Sixth, framed an Act for establishing an Oath to be taken by their Kings at their Coronation, for the Maintenance and Preservation of the Protestant Religion. After the Revolution, by an Act in the first Year of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary, the Coronation Oath was fixed and settled as it was to be taken by their then Majesties, and their Successors. By another Act, in the Second Seffion of the same Parliament, for declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject, and settling the Succession of the Crown, a farther Provision is made, by appointing the Declaration mentioned in the Statute of the thirtieth Year of Charles the Second, to be made and taken by the King or Queen.

By an Act passed in the fifth Year of her late Majesty Queen Anne, Provision is made for the Support and Maintenance of the Church of England, and by an Act in the same Reign, passed in Scotland, previous and preparatory to the UNION, the like Care is taken for the Preservation of the Protestant Religion, and Presbyterian Church Government in that Kingdom. By these several Laws, the Directions of which have been ever since punctually complied with, the civil and religious Rights of the Subject have been effectually settled and secured; and all Causes of Jealousy, in respect to the Power of the Crown, have been entirely and happily removed

Notes

a
The Possession of the Tower was anciently accounted a Mark of Sovereignty, and therefore our Monarchs repaired thither, previous to, and in order that Preparations might be there made for their Coronations. This was practiced by Henry VIII. Edward VI. Mary, who was accompanied from thence to Westminster by the Lady Elizabeth and the Lady Anne Dowager of Cleves. Here also the Knights of the Bath were made with great Ceremony
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b
The Citizens of London had a peculiar Affection for this Queen, and for a very particular Reason. Sir Geoffry Bullen, Lord Mayor, A. D. 1457, was Great Grandfather to Queen Anne, this Queen's Mother. This singular Regard shewed itself manifestly in the Cavalcade from the Tower to Westminster at her Coronation, May 19, 1553. This no doubt influenced them in their Conduct on Elizabeth's Coronation, which however was far less splendid and costly.
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c
At this Conduit, was a Cave, out of which came a Person with grey Hairs, bald behind, with his Glass and Scythe representing TIME, followed by a Woman who was arrayed all in white as Painters depict TRUTH, to her the old Man delivered a Book, which from her was presented to the Queen by one of her Attendants. This was richly bound, and on the Cover was embroidered VERBUM VERITATIS. At this Time also Ranulph Cholemly, then Recorder, presented one thousand Marks in Gold in a Crimson Velvet Purse, (the same Sum which had been given to Queen Anne her Mother) as a Token of the City's Goodwill, which she most graciously received, and returned them Thanks and Assurances of her Protection in the kindest Manner.
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d
The Queen shewed great Steadiness, Sagacity, and Address in the Conduct of this Affair, which though a Point of Ceremony with her Predecessors, was matter of great Importance to herself. She was determined to restore the Protestant Religion, but to restore it by Authority of Parliament. The Parliament were to meet after her Coronation, and there was only one of the Bishops who could be prevailed upon to crown her. The directing the Litany, the Epistles and Gospels to be read in English, was to shew her Inclinations. The retaining the Popish Ceremonies at her Coronation, and sending for Bonner's Vestments, in which the Bishop of Carlisle officiated, and the making the Earl of Arundel High Constable for the Day, who had been so at the Coronation of her Sister, was to quiet, or at least to keep in a State of Incertainty, the Papists.
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e
The first Mention of a Champion, as we have before observed, was at the Coronation of Richard the Second. But that there were Champions before is apparent from that very Dispute, as also that the Marmions were in Possession of that Office. The Estates of that Family were very great, and dispersed through several different Counties. The Castle of Tanfield was in the Fitz Hughs. The Castle of Tamworth belonged to Baldwin Frevile, and the Manor of Scrivelsby, which Leland spells, as it is pronounced Skreelsby, came to the Dymocks. The Dispute therefore was, which of these Manors was held by the Service of performing the Office of Champion at the Coronation, and the Court of Claims determined that it was not the Castle of Tamworth, but the Manor of Scrivelsby, as appears by the Record.
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f
The same Office had been claimed and executed at the Ceremony of her Mothers Coronation, by Sir Stephen Pecock, then Lord Mayor of London.
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g
At the Coronation of her Mother, the Lord Mayor had the Gold Cup and Saucer, in which he made the Assay, and which he carried out of the Hall in his Hand to his Barge. It appears from hence, that the Lord Mayor claims his Office at the Coronation of a Queen Consort, as well as of a King or Queen in their own Right.
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h
The then Mayor was Sir John Goare, and there is no doubt that he executed the same Office, and had the same Fees as his Predecessors.
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i
This Gold Cup is no longer in being, as will appear from the next Article.
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k
Dr. Williams, Bishop of Lincoln and Dean of Westminster, being at this Juncture under his Majesty's, or rather under the Duke of Buckingham's Displeasure, Dr. William Laud, at this Time Bishop of St. Davids, afterwards successively of Bath and Wells, London, and at length, Archbishop of Canterbury, officiated in his Stead, as Dean of Westminster, which Intrusion into another's Province, was no small Cause of his subsequent Misfortunes.
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l
Dr. George Abbot, who deceased August 4, 1633.
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m
This Oath, together with all the other Ceremonies, had been first settled by a Commission to the Bishops, then by a Committee of the Privy Council, and lastly, administered to the King by the Archbishop, than whom, no Man had greater Regard to the Liberty of the Subject, or stood fairer in the Opinion of the People; notwithstanding which, it was surmised that this Oath was altered or interpolated, which, however, was not charged upon the Archbishop, but upon his Successor, Archbishop Land.
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n
This was surmised to be an Interpolation, and if so, to have been made by Dr. Laud. The Charge against him was offered under Colour of Evidence, on the Seventh Article of his Impeachment. The Archbishop, in Defence of himself, justified the Words of the Oath, though at the same Time he denied the Interpolation, and appealed to the old Forms, several of which he said were in his Study, when his Books were seized. None of these however could be found, except the Coronation of King James the First, which, with much Difficulty, he got to be compared by the Lords, when both Oaths appeared to be exactly the same. The Archbishop also appealed to the Votes of the House of Commons, in which, upon examining those Oaths, they had themselves resolved that they were exactly the same.
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o
It was supposed that the Answer should have been, I will; the Reader will judge, if the Answer had been so, whether it had been stronger or weaker.
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p
Sir Thomas Coventry, to whom the Custody of the Great Seal was given, November 1. 1625.
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q
This Offering of the Regalia, though the constant Practice in all Reigns, Protestant as well as Popish, was offered in Evidence against the Archbishop at his Trial.
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r
It is remarkable, that the House of Lords, while the King was yet at the Hagne, appointed a Committee for this Purpose of recovering the late King's Goods, who appointed Mr. Kynnersley, afterwards one of the Officers of the Wardrobe to King Charles the Second, to seize and secure such Effects wherever they could be found.
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s
This appears to have been the Crown of Edward the Confessor, in Imitation of which that was made, which has been since used in the Ceremony of the Coronation of our Kings. This Monarch died on the Eve of the Feast of the Epiphany, Ann. Dom. 1066, and by his Charter endowed the Monastery of Westminster, which was of his own Foundation, with all the Ensigns of Royalty which himself had used; and likewise those that had descended to him from his Ancestors.
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t
Patena, in the Romish Church, is the Cover or Lid of the Chalice, made of the same Metal therewith, serving to hold the Particles of the Host, and given the People to kiss when they make an offering.
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u
This Queen Edith was the Daughter of Earl Godwin, and the Comfort of King Edward, with whom, by mutual Consent, she lived in continual Chastity.
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w
It is much to be regretted, that we have no Description whatever of this Crown: King Alfred received rich Presents from Pope Marinus and the Emperor Charlemagne, and possibly this Crown and some others of these rich Utchsils might be amongst them.
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x
As for the Form of the Buskin and Sandal, they may be seen in the Frontispiece, marked D. and E. but how they came to be used is a Question to which none of our learned Heralds have supplied us with any competent Answer. It appears, however, from our ancient Historians, that the Kings and Queens, even to the Time of Richard the Third and his Consort, were accustomed to come barefooted to St. Edward's Shrine, and this being the Case, Buskins and Sandals were very convenient to put upon the Legs and Feet, as it might be done sooner, and with greater Ease than Stockings and Shoes.
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y
The usual Weight of the Collar, according to the Statutes of the Order, is no more than thirty Ounces, but the King thought proper to exceed it, in Honour of so great a Prince. The Ensigns of the Order were sent by Mr. Peter Young, Gentleman Usher, and Mr. Henry St. George, Richmond Herald, as Deputies to Sir William Segar, Garter King at Arms, with which Ensigns that Monarch was invested in his Tent, being then before the Town of Darshaw, in Pruffia, the 23d of September, 1627. At this Time, his Swedish Majesty created the said Mr. St. George, a Knight, by Letters Patents, and as a farther Mark of Honour, granted him permission to bear his own Arms on a Canton.
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z
This victorious Prince, the Protector of the reformed Religion, and of the Liberties of Germany, died gloriously in the Field November 16, 1632.
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a
These Pieces of Gold were of the Value of twenty Shillings, ten Shillings, and five Shillings, having on one Side a St. George's Cross, stamped with these Words, circumscribed, The Commonwealth of England; and on the other Side, the Cross and Harp, with this Motto, God with us.
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b
This is said, on the Authority of Mr. Ashmole, a consummate Judge of such Things. It may not be amiss to remark, that it appears upon the Journal of the House of Commons, the very Day after the King's Death; upon the Report of Commissary Ireton, in Relation to this, some other Things, and particularly a Couple of Seals, which were found in his Majesty's Pockets, that they should be sent to his Son Charles Stuart; but the Question being put severally, upon each of them, it was carried in the Negative, upon them all.
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c
This Alderman Ireton was a very active Man in those Days. He had been a Member for the City of London in that Parliament in which they had Six Representatives. He was knighted by Oliver, and, upon the Restoration, was one of the twenty Persons excepted out of the Act of Oblivion, and disabled from holding any Office.
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d
Sir Jeoffry Palmer, Knight and Baronet.
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e
The Matters of Fact, are taken from Mr. Ashmole, who transcribed them from the Inventory of the King's Effects, and from the Minutes of the Commissioners Proceedings.
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f
The like Misfortune of a Plague raging, happened in the Eighteenth of Henry the Sixth, when the Commons sent up a Bill to ordain, and grant by the Authority of this present Parliament, that every of your Lieges in the doing of their Homage, may omit the kissing of you; and be excused thereof, and have their Letters of doing their Homage, the kissing of you
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itted notwithstanding. This had the Concurrence of the Lords, and the Royal Assent, being stiled an Act for the Preservation of the King's Person.

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g
If the Reader is inclined to see it at large, he may have Recourse to Mr. Ogilby's Account of this City Triumph, most magnificently printed by the King's Command, and adorned with Sculptures.
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h
This Ceremony was performed in Henry the Seventh's Chapel; they dined afterwards together in the Painted Chamber, and proceeded with the Heralds before them from thence, in great Solemnity, to Whitehall, and at their Return were informed that they were to attend his Majesty in his Procession from the Tower.
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i
The Readers may see the Names of all these foreign Ministers in the Account of the Coronation of King Charles the Second.
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The entire ceremonies of the coronations of His Majesty King Charles II. and of her Majesty Queen Mary, Consort to James II: As published by those learned heralds Ashmole and Sandford. With the prayers at full length. To which is prefix'd, an introduction historical and critical; likewise an appendix, containing many curious particulars.

Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692.

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— The entire ceremonies of the coronations of His Majesty King Charles II. and of her Majesty Queen Mary, Consort to James II: As published by those learned heralds Ashmole and Sandford. With the prayers at full length. To which is prefix'd, an introduction historical and critical; likewise an appendix, containing many curious particulars., Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692., Sandford, Francis, 1630-1694.. viii,50p.,plate ; 4⁰. London :: printed for W. Owen; L. Davis and C. Reymers; H. Chapelle; R. Davis; A. Chapelle; J. Walter; and C. Henderson,. 1761.. [Reproduction of original from the British Library.] [English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT142894.] [Electronic data. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Page image (PNG). Digitized image of the microfilm version produced in Woodbridge, CT by Research Publications, 1982-2002 (later known as Primary Source Microfilm, an imprint of the Gale Group).]

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