The Sun.
London, England, 1831-09-09 00:00:00

THE OATH.

As soon as the sermon was concluded, the Archbishop
of Canterbury approached the King, and standing be;ore
him addressed his Majesty thus,—" Sir, are you willing
to take the oath usually taken by your predecessors ?" The
King answered—" I am willing."
The Archbishop then put the following questions to the
King, whose replies were made front a book which his
Majesty held in his hands.
Archbishop--. Will you solemnly promise and swear to
govern the people of this kingdom of Great Britain, and
the dominions thereunto belonging, according to the statues
in Parliament agreed on, and the respective laws and
customs of the same ?
King—l solemnly promise so to do.
Archbishop—Will you, to the utmost of your power,
cause law and justice in mercy to be executed in all your
judgments ?
King—l will.
Archbishop—Will you, to the utmost of your power,
maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the Cos-
del, and the Protestent Reformed Religion established by
law? And will you maintain and preserve inviolate the
settlement of the Church of England, and the doctrine,
worship, discipline, and government thereof, as by law
established within the kingdom of England and Ireland,
the dominion of Wales, the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed,
and the territories thereunto belonging, before the union
of the two kingdoms ? And will you preserve unto the
Bishops and clergy of England, and to the churches there
committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges
as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of theut ?
King—All this I promise to de.
this Majesty then arose out of his chair, and, attended

by his supporters, went bare-headed to the altar, "
"
kneeling upon a cushion, at the steps of the altar!
laving his hand upon the holy gospels, he said--
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1. The things which I have here-before promised, I W
form and keep, so help me
Hereupon the King kissed the book, and signe !kir
oath—the implements of writing being banded to
jesty on a silver standish by the Lord Chamberlain 01
Household.
The King again put on his cap of crimson velv,eo4:o:l,l

returned to his chair. The anthem, " Come, Holy
our souls inspire," was then sung by the choir.
THE ANOINTING. nil
Upon the conclusion of this anthem the Archhishel) ft
the following prayer, which is the accustomed olio° r
pat 0
L o ator to the anointing : ply
y rd, Holy Father, who by anointing with oil (lids),
make and consecrate Kings, priests, and prophets, to tear4l
govern thy people Israel, bless and sanctify thy chosen 07,,tt
William, who by our Office and Ministry is now to be an°ilpe,
with this oil,. and consecrated King of this Realm : sues
him, 0 Lord, with the Holy Ghsst the Comforter, confirFiAt !
stablish him with Thy free and princely Spirit, the siti
wisdom and government, the Spirit of council and g„'d
strength, the Spirit of knowledge and true godliness, 3'04
him, 0 Lord, with the Spirit of Thy Holy fear, now and for
Amen." 10.
At the end of this prayer, the choir sung HandereeP4p
did Coronation Anthem, taken from 1 Kings i. 59-""
" Zadock, the priest," &c. During the performagebe
this Anthem, the King was disrobed of his Crimson gore,;,
by the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain, who ddiyeiro
them to the Master of the Robes ; and his Majesty to
off his Cap of State, the Deputy Lord Great Cbanhedr ;
delivered the same to the Lord Chamberlain; r&
Robes and Cap were immediately carried into St.Echsci:
Chapel, the Robes by the Groom of the Robes, the 11'
by the Officer of the Jewel-office. Thus disrobed,
Majesty appeared in the uniform of an Admiral. Are
In the mean time, the ancient chair of St. Edward,
vered with cloth of gold, had been placed in the feeety
the altar ; and upon the conclusion of the anthem bis
jesty, being conducted thither, took his seat in it forti,,
purpo.e of being anointed. As' the King proceedeei
the chair, a rich canopy, called the "Anointing_
was held over his Majesty's head by the Dukes of Le;,,
Rutland, Newcastle, and Northumberland. This p 311,,,:,
made of gold and silver brocade ; it was lined with
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tabby, and had a deep gold fringe and tassels all roulle
It was formed into a canopy by the Noble Dukes jot 113:;
tioned, who raised it over the King's bead by meant,
four silver staves, which they fixed in loops that "be
attached to each corner of it. This canopy W •p!
over his Majesty's head during the ceremony of the see'd
ing, and the Dean of Westminster stood by St. Edeii
chair, behind the Archbishop, holding the Ampulla, w.,:;
contained the consecrated oil, and the anointing where
his Majesty was anointed.) 11l
The form of the anointing in the reign of George
was this : 'loe
The Archbishop poured some of the consecrated e'dbik
of the ampulla into the anointing-spoon, and anoi°te
Majesty therewith on the head, breast, and hands,
form of a cross, using nearly the same words each ti„P'
namely, the following words:— „IS°
" Be thy head sted with holy oil, as kings, priCi'''

thy • - anoin_
prophets were anointed.
" Be thy breast anointed with holy oil.
"Be thy hands anointed with holy oil. And as Solotn,-
anointed King by Zadock the Priest, and Nathan the
so be you anointed, blessed, and consecrated King 011,,,
people, whom the Lord your God hath given you to el'olo
govern, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, an'.rd
Holy Ghost." I
We perceive, however, that it is stated in an ET)le
Paper of yesterday, that on the present occasion, hi',"
jesty was anointed on both the shoulders, and on the rod
ings of both the arms, as well as on the head, bregstioior
hands. This may be the fact, and such a mode of Ociel,
ing the Sovereigns of England was certainly the 0. oi
mode. The following passage is from an old translati°o
a portion of the " Liber Regalis," which relates °
ceremony of the anointing. v
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Then the King ariseth and goeth to the altar, an", ioce,
off his other garments, the Archbishop, opening the PO r
be anointed, first anointeth his hands, saying, unguafit
n us, &c. it 17
" The queerc (choir) singeth an antheme, and after 11,
Archbishop saith a prayer.
" Then he anointeth the King's breast, and betwe..ri,
shoulders, and both his shoulders, and the bending of In'
and the crown of his head. for:
" Then the Dean of Westminster closeth the Kinglot
again, the queere (choir) in the mean time singing an
sir
after the Archbishop sayeth two prayers. if,
" St. Edward's ivory comb to be used, if the King's b 3
an anointing, lie not smoothe."
In modern times the anointing is, of course, 0011:0i,
and a mere drop of oil suffices, in whatever places
be bestowed by the Archbishop.
As soon as the Archbishop of Canterbury had ar°'i
the King, his Majesty kneeled down, and the Arebbi,
standing on the north aide of the altar, pronounce r
benediction over him t 010
His Majesty then rising from his knees, resuril
seat in St. Edward's chair, and the canopy having '
removed, the Knights of the Garter in attendsore
delivered it to the Lord Chamberlain.
THE INVESTING WITH THE SUPERTUNIC
It was intended that on this, as on similar al/
the Dean of Westminster should receive from the °lotr
of the wardrobe the supertunica of cloth of golds 'refill
with it is the province of the Dean to array the S'ro,el
immediately atter the anointing. This ceremony, °,efe:
was omitted yesterday, although it is set down in tP,j,
gramme, and being there, the other Evening PaPe't,
described this part of the ceremony as actually havil
place. It was omitted at the King's request, an '
bably, for the purpose of abridging the ceremonY'.ol/
following is an accurate description of the Supertto,olei
" The Supertunica, Surcoat, or Close Pall,
with plain sleeves, of a very thick and rich cloth
tissue, shot with gold, and ornamented with fl°"0,
the same ; brocaded and frosted, without either "I,i:
velvet. The length behind is about four feel;olf)
front a yard and a quarter, having only one "11l
which forms it into two skirts, each skirt being ot4
and a half, so that the whole width at the lower rolg)
three yards. To this belongs a belt, or girdle, °_,,ort„,
the same cloth or tissue, lined with a white "of,
tabby, with a gold buckle, &c., to which clo?"4
same are affixed for the Sword with which the Nfr
girded."

THE SPURS. fv,4
Immediately after the `°anointing," the Dean '9,10,,
minster took the spurs from the altar, and deliverenet'
to the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain ; whop ~
down, touched his Majesty's heels with them, s!:i
returned them to the Dean, who immediately' 41
again upon the altar.
THE SWORD. ,

Earl Grey, who bore the Sword of State, non'A.
that weapon to the Duke of Devonshire, the Lora d
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herlain, and in lieu thereof, received from his Gr°
other sword, in a scabbard of purple velvet. 11..„e effj
113 d been presented to the Lord Chamberlain by
it.
of the Jewel Office; and Earl Grey, on receiving Syrill
vered it to the Archbishop, who laid it on the altar'
the following prayer:— A QA4
Hear our prayers, 0 Lord, we beseech Thee, an",-: 51,
and support thy Servant King William, and vouells3ll,l,l'
right hand of Majesty, to bless and sanctify this Swot 47
with this thy Servant William desireth to be girt,
a defence and protection of churches, widows and 0,.P "*'t
all thy servants, and a terror to all those who lie in "-
mischief, through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen." the
The Archbishop then took the sword from an 01H
and, assisted by other Bishops, delivered the avi°l,tfr
the King's right hand, and the Lord Great Ch3.°lotd, et
then girt his Majesty with it, the Archbishop 6aYI rt.!'
this Kingly
afeu:'t‘cheloirecoitfeyhto.hef the Holy Apostles ; and remember 0. tliy,o,
hands of the rocuSh:colarundid,,
unworthy,
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consll o s:tdrii,efto.ca,,:oot
Psalmist did prophesy, saying, ' Girt thyself with..„orott,
upon thy thigh, 0 thou most Mighty, and with this S:•o,:itt,
cise thou the force of equity, and mightily destroy th:,Tf
iniquity. Protect the Holy Church of God and no' re lit
people ; defend and help widows and orphans • re't tloi,
gone to decay, and maintain those restored, that'doingoetl44
mayest be glorious in the triumphs of virtue, and e550..,1%'
the ornament of justice, and reign for ever with the her
the World, whose image you bear, who with the Fat
Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth world without end."
OFFERING OF THE SWORD. ov;
Afttr this exhortation, the King, rising up, II" it:4'
* The Archbishop here laid his hand on the GoldPor
vessel containing the Anointing Oil, which,„with
were laid upon the Altar. f
t Mr. It, Thompson fives the following account.% co,,
pulla and Anointing Spoon :—.. The Ampulla,
the Holy Oil, is in the form of an eagle, with t!..eciyC,ro,
paraded, standing on a pedestal, all of pure gold, tn_.'oc,;,,P,;
The head unscrews at the middle of the neck, fo'rely
nience of putting in the oil, and the vessel being enl_i.
it is poured out into the spoon through the poin",,s,
The weight of the whole is nearly eight or tell oune.o Of?,
cavity of the body is capable of containing abo,;:,t
'The Anointing Spoon is likewise of pure gold, v.'"'ote v
set in the broadest part of the handle ; the bowl of
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finely chased both within and without, and by its e%l
ness, appears to be very ancient."
t The following was thebenediction pronounce,' bY4ll'.
bishop at the Coronation of George 111.
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Our Lord Jesus Clirist, the 'Son' of Ppil, . vosf
was anointed Witit the oil of gladhess alcove his tr, the„i
holy anointing pour down upon your head and hear.).0,944e,
of the Holy Ghost, and prosper the work of your attjtif:
by the assistance of his heavenly grace you ntaYki
people committed to your charge in wealth, Pe ling
liness, and after a long and glorious course of ra iayo",
poral kingdom wisely, justly, and religiously, You 20,0 0'•
made partaker of an eternal kingdom, throng. cirf,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." ford
We had always understood that this Was sSatt•
diction for the op;as;on ; but an Evening PaPelsocs"
Mllowing was the blessing pronounced upon his '
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Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday : /pro,
" God the Son of God, Christ Jesus our his t/
Anointed of his Father with the oil of gladness abo,„ 611,„(
pour down upon thy head the blessing of the
:flake it enter into thy heart, so that thou mayest
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grace, and having justly governed thy temporal thout,sper
mayest reign with him eternally, who, being Wit and.
live in glory with God the Father, and the So"'
Ghost, for ever and ever. Amen."

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