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London, England, 1821-07-23 00:00:00

E RECOGNITION.

Upon the conclusion of the anthem, the Lord Arch-
bishop of Canterbury made the recognition, and repeated
the same at the south, west and tio.th sides of the theatre;
during which his Majesty was standing, and turned
towards the people on the side on which tite recognition
was made. The words were, " I here present unto you
King George the Fourth, the undoubted King of this
realm, wherefore all you who are come this day to do
your homage, are you willing to do the same ? The
reply through the Hall was, with loud applause, in the
affirmative,
.with " God use King George the Fourth."
His Majesty being again seated, the Bible, the chalice,
and the patina, were carried so, and placed upon the
altar, by the Bishops who had borne them in the pro-
cession.
THE OFFERING.
The King attended by the two Bishops, his:supporters,
the Dean of Westminster, and the Noblemen bearing
the regalia and the four swords, passed to the altar ;
where his Majesty, uncovered, and kneeling down upon
the cushion, made his first offering of a pall or altar.
cloth of gold. The Treasurer of the Household ,then
delivered an ingot of gold, of one primal weight, being
the second otkribg, to the Deputy Lord Great Cham-
berlain, who having piesented the same to the King,
his Majesty delivered it to the Archbishop, to be by him
put iiito the oblatiou basin. His Majesty continuing to
kneel, the prayer " 0 God wbodwellest to the high and
holy place," w.s said by the Archbishop. At the con-
clusion of this prayer the King ruse, and was conducted
to the chair ol state tin the south side of the area. The
regalia, except the swords, were delivered by the several
Noblemen who bore the game, to the Archbishop, and
by his Gr ice the Dean of NVestminster, to be laid of the
altar : the Ntiblelnell then returned to their places. The
Litany was next read by tvvai Bishops, vested in copes,
and kneeling at a faldstool above the steps of the theatre,
on the middle of the east side thereof. His Grace the
A rchbtaimp ol York, then ascended the coronation pul-
pit on the north side of the aisle, and delivered a aeration
of about 20 minutes length Toe Text on which the
ritrlit reverend prelate addressed life congregptioo was
taken from 2 Samuel, chap. xxiii. verses 3 and 4. " The
God of Israel spake to nee, be that mirth over men must
be just, ruling in the fear of God; and he shall be as the
hgnt tit the morning when the sun ristth, even a morn-
ing without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of
the earth by clear binning after rain.- poring the ser-
MOll his Majesty sat in his chair ott the south bidet)f the
area, oppmite the pulpit.
The sermon being at un end, the Archbishop prepared
to aditimister the coronation oath. The King ruse trout
his chair of state, and :unaided by his supporters, and
the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain, went uncovered
to the altar, where kneeling upon the cushion, ant
placing his hand on the Holy Gospels his jJesl
took the oath, and added bit royal 1,,gal manual, the
Lord Chamberlain holding a silver staittlish for the pur-
pose. The King returning to his chair, the follow ii
hymn was snug—" Come, Holy Ghost our souls inspire."
&c. Upon the conclustoo of the liv ,nm how Knights
of the Garter, summoned by Deputy Garter, held user
the Kings head a rich pall or cloth ul gold, delivered to
them by the Lord Chamberlain, and the Dean co: West-
I:Mister, holding the ampulla Clillt3ltillig the consecrate,:
oil, and pouring some into the anoint:lig spoon, the
A ichbishop anumted his Alajesty on the Ilea.; and It
in toe form of a cross, pronouncing the words, " h. thy

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head anointed," &c. " Be thy hands anointed," &c.—
The King then kneeling, the Archbishop rtindio4 ou
the north side of the altar, Fronounced the benediction.
Tue Dean of Westminster t hi n received front the offi-
cers of the wardrobe, the snpertuoica of cloth of gold,
and a girdle of the same for the sword, with which he
arrayed the King. Hii !Majesty appeared to suffer
dreadfully from fatigue. After this the Dean took the
spurs from the altar, and delivered them to the Deputy
Lord Great Chamberlain, who, kneeling down, touched
his Majesty's heels therewith, and returned them to the
Dean, by whom they were laid upon the altar. The
Nobleman who carried the sword of state delivered it to
the Lord Chamberlain, and in return received anofiter
sword in a scabbard of purple velvet, which his Lordship
delivered to the Archbishop, who laid it on the altar.
and said the prayer " Hear our prayer, 0 Lord, we be-
seech thee ; and so direct and support thy servant King
George, who is now to be girt with this sword." The
Archbishop, assisted by other Bishops, then detivered
the sword 11110 the King's right hand, saying " receive
this kingly sword," firc. His Majesty then standing up,
the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain girded his Majesty
with the sword. The King being again seated, the
Archbishop repeated "Reuther Him of whom," &c.
OFFERING OF THE SWORD
The King then rose, nogirded the sword, and went to
the altar, where he offered it in the scabbard to the
Archbishop, and then retired to his chair. The sword
was then redeemed for 100 shillings by the Nobleman
who first received it, who carried it during the remainder
of the solemnity. _ .

The King th-en standing was invested with the imps..
rial mantle, a daltuatic rube of cloth of gold, and in like
manner with the armil, the orb, and the ring. The
Dean then brought from the altar the swo sceptres, with
the cross and dove, and delivered them to the Arch-
bishop.
The Lord of the Manor of Worksop presented his
Majesty with a pair of gloves, embroidered with the
Arms of Howard, which hi. M.je.ty put on.
The Archbishop then delivered the sceptre with the
cross into the King's right hand, and then the sceptre
with the dove into his left hand.