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London, England, 1838-06-28

THE RECOGNITION.

Upon the conclusion of the Anthem, the Archbishop of
Canterbury advanced from his station at the south-east pillar,
and, together with the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Great
Chamberlain, the Lord High Constable, and the Earl Mar-
shal, preceded by Deputy Garter, moved to the east side of
the Theatre where the Archbishop made the recognition thus :
—" Sirs, I here present unto you Queen Victoria, the un-
doubted Queen of this realm ; wherefore, all you who are come
this day to do your homage, are you willing to do the same ?"
and repeated the same at the south, west, and north sides of
the theatre ; during which time her Majesty remained stand-
ing by her chair, and turned towards the people on the side at
which the recognition was made, the people replying to each
demand with loud and repeated acclamations of " God save
Queen Victoria ;" and, at the last recognition, the trumpets
sounded and the drums beat. The bearers of the regalia
during the recognition remained standing about her Majesty.
Her Majesty then resumed her seat ; and the Bible, the
Chalice, and the Patina, were carried to and placed upon the
altar by the Bishops who had borne them, who then retired to
their seats. '

The Great Officers having resumed their station near her
Majesty, two Officers of the Wardrobe then spread a rich
cloth of gold and laid a cushion on the same for her Majesty
to kneel upon on the steps of the altar.
The Archbishop of Canterbury then proceeded to the altar,
put on his cope, and stood on the north side. The Bishops
who were to read the Litany also vested themselves in their
copes.
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HENRY V.

Henry V.. was crowned on the 9th of April,
1413. Katherine of France, the queen of
Henry V., was crowned on the f.4th of Fe-
bruary, 1420 ; the .account which -.1-EoUnshed
gives of the magnificence displayed .ipon this
occasion is far too characteristic of ti-e age to
be omitted. " After the great solemnization•
of the foresaid coronation in the -chur-h of St.
Peter's, at Westminster, was ended. the queene
was conveied into the great Hall «i West-
minster, and there set to dinner. Uv.,:ti whose
right hand sat, at the end of the yAble, the.
axclAbisiep Ce.nterbuyy, an 4 -i-terie -sur-
named the Ric-11,, -cardirtctil. adicster.
Upon the left hand of the queene the king.
of Scots in his estate, who was serri.-?0 with
covered thesse, as were the foresaid bishops,
but yet after them. Upon the left hand, next
to the cupboord, sat the motor and his bre-
thren, the aldermen of London. - The bishops
began the table, against the barons of the
Cinque Ports; and the ladies against the
major. Tlicse, with others, ordered the ser-
vice; and, for the first course, krawne .1 mus-
tard, eeles in burneur, pike in hdrbar;c, fuiment
with balien, lamprie powdered, trout; rxv d ling,
plaice fried, martine fried, cral:s,
bard flourished tartes, and a devise 'called a
pellican, sitting on hir nest With kr and
an image of St. Katharine holc Looke,
and disputing with doctors. _
" The second course was, gel; :c coloured
with columbine flowers, white potag..: ?..-rcame
of almonds, breame of the sea, conger, rheuen,
barbill and roch, fresh salmon, halibut, gur-
nard, rochet broiled, smelts fried, ).-evis or
lobster, leech-damaske, with the kin; s poesie
flourished thereon.

" The third course was, dates in compost,
creame motle, carpe deore, turbut, tench,
pearch with goion, fresh sturgion with welks,
porperous rosted, crevesse dc eau dour:', prams,
eeles rosted with lamprie, a leech, called the
white leech, flourished with hawlilorq leaves
and red hawes ; a marchpane gal ois4ed with
diverse figures of angels."
London, England, 1838-06-28

GEORGE 111.

George 111. and queen Charlotte were
crowned the 22nd of September, 1761.
In the Gentleman's Magazine for 1764,
p. 28, is an extract from a letter addressed to
the duke of Devonshire, which contains the
following singular anecdote The young
Pretender himself was in Westminster Hall
during the coronation, and in town two or three
days beforeand after it, under the name of
Mr. Brown. A gentleman told me so, who
saw him there, and who whispered in his ear,
Your royal highness is the last of all mortals
whom 1 should expect to see here.'—' It was
curiosity that led me,' said the other : but I
assure you,' added he, that the person who is'
the cause of all this pomp and magnificence is 4
the man I envy the least !' "
When the champion east down his gauntlet'
for the last time, a white glove fell from one,
of the spectators, who was in an elevated si-
tuation ; on its being handed to the champion,
he demanded, " Who was his fair foe ?" The
glove was said to have been thrown by the
young chevalier, who was present in femal
attire.
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KING EDWARD'S CHAIR.

I "This chair (commonly called
St. Edward's chair) is an ancient
scat of solid, hard wood, with back
and sides of the same, variously
painted, in which the kings of
Scotland were in former periods
c.).istantly crowned ; but having
been brought out of the kingdom
by King Edward 1., in the year
1296, after he had totally overcome!
John Baliol king of Scots, it has
-ever since remained in the abbey of
Westminster, a-ld has been the
loyal chair in which the succeeding,
kings and queens of this realm haVe
been inaugurated. It is in height
6ft. Tin , in breadth at the bot-
'torn, 38in., and in depth 24in.;
from the seat to the bottom is 25in.,
the breadth of the seat within the
sides is 28in., and the depth iBin.
At 9 inches from the ground is a
board, supported at the four corners
by as many lions Between the
seat and this board is enclosed a
stone, commonly called Jacob's, or
the Fatal Marble Stone, which is
an oblong, of about 22in. in length,
13in. broad, and iiin. deep; of a
steel colour, mixed with some veins
of red. History relates that it is
the stone whereon the patriarch
Jacob laid his head in the plain of
Luz. It is also added that it was
brought to Brigantia, in the king-
dom of Gallicia in Spain, in which
Place -Gathol king of Scots, sat on
it as his throne. Thence it was
conveyed into Ireland by Simon
Brach, who was king of Scots, about
700 years before Christ's time ;
from thence into Scotland by. king
Fergus, about 370 years afterwards ;
and, in the year 850, it was placed
in the abbey of Scone, in the
Sheriffdom of Perth, by King
Kenneth, who caused it to be en-
losed isa this wooden chair, and a
Phophetical verse to be engraved,
-of which the following is a trans-
lation :
' Should fate not fail, where'er this
stone is found
The Scots shall monarchs of that

realm be crown'd.'
" This is the more remarkable by
its having been fulfilled in the per-
zun of Kir.g James 1., grandfather
to the Princess Sophia, electress
dowager of Hanover, grandmother
to King George 11., who was
grandfather to his late Majesty,
George 111. This antique regal
chair, having (together with the
golden sceptre and crown of Scot-
land) been solemnly offered by
King Edward I. to St. Edward
'the Confessor, in the year 1297
(from whence it derives the appel-
lation of St. Edward's chair), hasi
ever since been kept in the chapel'
called by his name, with a tablet
affixed to it, whereon several Latin
-verses are written, in the old Eng-
lish character. The ornaments of
this chair consist of crockets and,
'fret-work, richly gilt. It has a
cushion, covered with the same ma-
terials. The stone maintains its
usual place under the seat of the
chair, but is hid from observation
by the fringe which surrounds it."
London, England, 1838-06-28

KINGS-AT-ARMS.

The dresses of the kings-at-arms, heralds,
and pursuivants, add considerable splendour
to the ceremonial of a coronation. The kings-
at-arms wear tabards, or surcoats of velvet,
and cloth of gold, on which the royal insignia
are emblazoned ; these tabards resemble
sleeveless gowns in form, but they are fur-
nished with wings, which fold over the arms.
They wear also collars of SS, that is, composed
of links shaped like the letter S, made of silver
gilt, with badges at the centre, containing the
shamrock, rose, and thistle, enamelled in their
proper colours. They are also entitled to-
wear coronets, or plain circles of gold, deco-
rated with sixteen upright leaves, eight of
which are long, and eight short. So import-
ant was the office of king-at-arms anciently
held, that a solemn ceremony was appoirted
for their inauguration. In fact, it was the
mimicry of a royal coronation, except that ;he
unction was performed with wine insteai 01
oil. In Scotland, Sir David Lindesay was
crowned Lyon king-of-arms by his soverdgn
with the ancient crown which the mona-ch
wore before they assumed a close crown, A.P.
1592.

Loindon; Printed and Published by REMROSE & SONS,
of Old Bailey, London, E.C.; and Derby.
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EDWARD IV.

The monarch had his title confirmed by the
forms of a popular election. Immediately
after his victory over Henry VI. he came to
London, and returned thanks to God at St.
Paul's church. He was then conducted in
solemn procession to Westminster, and placed
on the King's Bench, in the Hall, which was
filled with people. It was then demanded of
the commons whether they would accept this
prince to be their sovereign ; to which all
assented. He was crowned by archbishop
Bouchier, June 29th, 1461.
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THE HOLY SACRAMENT.

After the anthem the Bishops of Carlisle and Rochester,
who had read the Epistle and Gospel, received from the altar,
by the hands of the Archbishop, the patina and the chalice,
which they carried into St. Edward's Chapel, and brought
from thence the bread upon the patina, and the wine in the
chalice. Her Majesty then delivered the sceptres to the
Dukes of Norfolk and Richmond, and descended from her
Throne, attended by her supporters, and assisted by the Lord
Great Chamberlain, the Sword of State being borne before
her, and went to the altar, and, taking off her Crown, deli-
vered it to the Lord Great Chamberlain to hold ; and then
knelt down. Then the Bishops delivered the patina and cha-
lice into the Queen's hands ; and her Majesty delivered them
to the Archbishop, who, having said the prayer, " Bless 0
Lord," &c., reverently placed the same upon the altar, cover-
ing them with a fair linen cloth. The Queen, still kneeling,
made her
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KINGS-AT-ARma.

The dresses of the kings-at-arms,: herald',
and parsuivants, add considerable splendour,
to the ceremonial of a coronation. The kings
at-arms wear tabards, or surcoats of velvet
and cloth of gold, on which the royal insignia
are emblazoned; these tabards resemble
sleeveless gowns in form, but they are fur
nished with wings, which fold over the arms.
They wear also collars of SS, that is, composed
of links shaped like the letter S, made of silver
gilt, with badges at the centre, containing the
shamrock, rose, and thistle, enamelled in their
proper colours. They are also entitled to
wear coronets, or plain circles of gold, de
rated with sixteen upright leaves, eight of-
which are long, and eight short. So import ;
ant was the office of king-at-arms anciently
held, that a solemn ceremony was appointed
for their inauguration. In fact, it was the
mimicry of a royal coronation, except that the
*notion was performed with wine instead of
oil. In Scotland, Sir David Liadesay w
crowned Lyon king-of-arms by his sovereign
with the ancient crown which the monarc
wore losioro they assamod a close crown, A. V
1592

Langan: Priabeil and ily MURDO yOuNG, of
Ne. 112, Straml, at Tke Sem Office, N.. 112, Vtgll", sia
tie Homy if htiiiikesi..—Thenday, June a, 1630.
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THE SWORD.

The Viscount Melbourne, carrying the Sword of State,
now delivered it to the Lord Chamberlain, and, in lieu there-
of, received from him another sword in a scabbard of purple
velvet, (presented to him by an officer of the Jewel Office,
who took charge of the Sword of State), which his Lordship
delivered to the Archbishop, who laid it on the alt,r, and said
the prayer, " Hear our prayers, 0 Lord, we beseech thee,
an so direct and support thy servant, Queen Victoria," &c.
he Archbishop then took the sword from off the altar, and
assisted by the Archbishops of York and Armagh, with the
Bishops of London, Winchester, and other Bishops, delivered
the sword into the Queen's right hand, saying " Receive this
kingly sword," &c._
London, England, 1838-06-28

HENRY VII

Henry VII. was crowned October 30th,
1485, and his queen, Elizabeth, October 30th,
1487. The latter was remarkable for the
procession by water from the palace of Green-
wich to the Tower, instead of from West-
minster, as was usual. The queen was
escorted by the lord mayor, sheriffs, and the
heads of the different companies in their state
barges, richly ornamented with silken pennons
and streamers, and also with the banners of the
different trades, on which their arms were em-
broidered in gold. One of these barges, called
the bachelors' barge, contained an extraor-
dinary pageant, an enormous red dragon which
spouted streams of fire into the Thames. When
the queen rode through the city on the follow-
ing day, choirs of children dressed as angels
were stationed in different places, who sang
hymns and songs as she passed by.
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THE LITANY

Was then read by the Bishops of Worcester and St. David's,
kneeling at a faldstool above the steps of the theatre, in the
centre of the east side thereof, the choir reading the responses.
At the conclusion of the Litany, the Bishops resumed their
seats on the bench along the north side of the area.
THE COMMUNION SERVICE,
Previously to which the choir sang the Sanctus—" Holy !
Holy ! Holy ! Lord God of Hosts!" The Archbishop then
began the Service, the Bishop of Rochester reading the
Epistle, and the Bishop of Carlisle the Gospel. The service
being concluded, the Bishops returned to their seats.

THE SERMON
Was then preached by the Bishop of London. During the
sermon her Maj sty continued to sit in her chair on the south
side of the area, opposite the pulpit, supported on her right
hand by the Bishop of Durham, and beyond him, on tho same
side, stood the noblemen, carrying the swords; on her left the
Bishop of Bath and Wells, and near him the Lord Great
Chamberlain. The Archbishop of Canterbury took his seat
in a purple velvet chair, on the north side of the area, Deputy
Garter standing near him. The Dean of Westminster stand-
ing on the south side of the area, east of the Queen's chair,
and near the altar.

The text from which the Right Rev. Prelate preached was
,he 34th Chapter 2d Book of the Chronicles, v. 31.

THE OATH.

The sermon being concluded (and her Majesty having, on
Monday, the 20th day of November, 1837, in the presence of
the two Houses of Parliament, made and signed the declara-
tion), the Archbishop of Canterbury, advanced towards the
Queen, and standing before her, ministered the questions pre-
scribed by the service; which having been answered by her
Majesty, she arose from her chair, and, attended by her sup-
porters and the Lord Great Chamberlain—the Sword of State
alone being borne before her Majesty—went to the altar,
where, kneeling upon the cushion placed on the steps, and
laying her right hand on the Holy Gospels, tendered to her
Majesty by the Archbishop, she took the coronation Oath,
kissed the book, and to a transcript of the oath set her Royal
sign Manual, the Lord Chamberlain of the Household hold-
ing a silver standish for that purpose, delivered to him by an
officer of the Jewel Office. . .

The Queen then returned to her chair, where her Majesty
had sat during the sermon, on the south side of the area, the
following hymn being sung by the choir, the Archbishop
reading the first line, " Come, Holy Ghost, our suuls in
spire," SLe.
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Pacha. also seoned gratised at the reception he met with, as
his equipage p ,ssed through the crowded lines. The occu-
paots of the Royal car iages were alio warmly areuted. Nis
Ito:. al Highness the Duke of Camb..idge was evidently in great
good humour, and frequently bowed to the popu'ace ; and the
Duke of Sussex and the Duchess of Kent were saluted uitb
the most enthusiastic cheering. We are happy to say
that his Itoal Highness the Duke of Sussex looked much
better than we have for some time seen him.

Up to this time the weather had worn the uncertain aspect
which characterised the last few days. For an hour it seemed
doubtful whether sunshine or rain would prevail, but almost at
the instant when the noble-looking tars upon the roof of the
triu►uphal arch hoisted the Royal Standard, as the Queer, was
entering her carriage, the clouds passed away, and the sun shone
forth with all the brilliancy of midsummer The tars waved
their hits and cheered as the Standard rose. The
immense
a,se.nblage responded to the cheer with one tremendous shout
of joy. «hich was continued until the Royal cortege had passed
over Constitetion-hill. Her Majesty was in most excellent
spirits, and smiled graciously upon the many of her subjects
who in this place strove to catch her attention to their affec-
tionate greetings. She was accompanied by the Master of
the Horse, Lord Albemarle, and the Duchess of Sutherland,
the Mistress of the Robes.

The following is the order of the prucession :
Under the Direction of one of the Queen's Equerries, with
Two Assistants.
Trumpeters.
A squadron of Life Guards.
Carriages of the Foreign resident Ambassadors and Ministers,
in the order in which they take precedence in this country :
The Charge d'Affaires of Mexico.
The Charge d'Affaires of Portugal.
The Charge d'Affaires of Sweden.
The Saxon Minister.
The Hanoverian Minister.
The Greek Minister.
TThhe Sardinian.
espanis :Minister.
r.r
The Minister from the United States.
The Minister from the Netherlands.
The Brazilian Minister.
The Bavarian Minister.
The Danish Minister.
The Belgian Minister.
The Wirtemberg Minister.
The Prussian Minister.

Carriages of the Foreign Anibassa:lors and Ministers Extrr-
ordinary, in the order in which they respectively reported

their arrival in this country.
Ahmed Fettij Pasha, Ambassador Extraordinary from the Sultan,
The carriage was drawn by two horses. The body is painted
a rich lake, with the rising sun and cr,accnt richly embla-
zoned on the pannels. The lining crimson and yellow silk,
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THE CORONATION

Ottrtn (I.4ctoriit.

STATE PROCESSION,
FROM THE QUEEN'S PALACE TO THE WEST

GATE OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

At seventeen minutes past Three o'clock this morning, a
Royal salute of twenty-one guns announced that the Sun was
then rising upon the joyous day, when the Crown of these
great realms was to be placed upon the head of the most po-
pular and beloved Sovereign that has wielded the British
sceptre since the days of Alfred. The whole metropolis was
literally awakened, and presented a scene of bustle and excite-
ment rarely if ever equalled. At four o'clock, the streets
were so thronged with carriages and pedestrians that they
were in many places impassible, and the whole population
seemed to have been poured out in the direction of the
Parks and of Westminster Abbey.

THE QUEEN'S PA LACE.
Even so early as six o'clock the Green Park, the
Mall, and the enclosure in St. James's Park, were filled with
persons of all ranks, and at that early hour the struggle for
places commenced ; but those who were successful in taking
up the best positions were premature in their triumph. For
soon afterwards the police took up their ground, and the mil-
itary also made their appearance in the open space, or
parade, in front of the Queen's Palace, and by
degrees the crowds were compelled to retire within the in-
closures, and down the Mall. The squadrons of Life Guards
and a troop of Lancers, which were to take part in the pro-
cession, together with a company of Light Infantry, were
drawn up in different parts of the area, whilst the centre was
filled with General Officers and their Staffs. The imposing
character of the scene was heightened by the picturesque ap-
pearance of the Yeomen of the Guard in their St ite dresses.
The roof of the North projection of the Palace was li-
terally covered with people, and on the top of the
triumphal arch there were stationed two sailors, of re-
markably fine figure, who were in charge of the flag-staff
upon which the Royal. Standard was to be hoisted on her Ma-
jesty's departure from the Palace. About eight o'clock the
fine band of the Life Guards struck up " God Save the
Queen," and played at intervals until the commencement
of the procession. The carriages which were to compose the
cavalcade now took their places according to the order pre-
scribed—those of the Foreign Ambassadors in the south
walk, and the Royal carriages in the north walk of the Mall.
At ten o'clock the procession began to move, and as the several
illustrious foreigners were recognized, they were much
cheered, especially Marshal Soult, who acknowledged the
compliment by repeated bows. His Excellency, Ahmed

TTRSDAY, JUNE 28, 1838.

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THE SUN, ONN-DON-

procession of the king from the Tower to
WestminAter on the day preceding the coro-
nation, is thus described by Holinshed :
" The citie was adorned in all sorts most
richlie. The water-conduits ran with wine
for the space of three hours together. the
upper end of Cheape was a certain ca4tell,
Made with foure towers ; out of the which efts-
tell, on two sides of it, ran forth wine abun-
dantly. In die towers were placed foure beau-
tifull virgins, of stature and age like to the
king, apparelled in white vestures, in every
tower one, the which blew in the king's face,
at his approaching neere to them, leaves of
gold ; and as he approched also, • thq threw
on him and his horsse counterfeit florens of
gold. When he was come before the castell
they tooke caps of gold, and, filling them yith
wine at the spouts of the castell, presented
the same to the king and to his nobles. On
the top of the castell, betwixt the foure towers,
stood a golden angell, holding a crowne in his
hands, which was so contrived, that when the
king came he bowed downe, and offered to
him the crowne. In the midst of the king's
pallace was a marble pillar, raised hollow
upon steps, on the top whereof was a great
gilt eagle placed, under whose feet in the
chapiter of the pillar divers kinds of vine
came gushing forth at foure several places all
the daie long, neither was anie forbidden to
receive the same, were be never so poor., or
ablest."

HENRY TV.

,-

Henry IV. was crowned by are' a-s
alan on the 13th of October, 1399, ;sec!
occasion the ampulla was first empl
After Henry bad gone to the Tower he et::
forty-six knights of the Bath, among
were three of his own sons. The processio
from the Tower to Westminster was unusually
splendid, no less than six thousand horses
having been employed on the occasion.
Froissart gives the following account of
Henry IV.'s procession. " The duke of Lan-
caster left the Tower this Sunday after dinner,
on his return to Westminster ; he was bare
headed, and had round his neck the order of
the king of France. The prince of Wales,
six dukes, six earls, eighteen barons, accom-
panied him, and there were of knights and
other nobility from eight to nine hundred horse
in the procession. He passed through the
streets of London, which were all handsomely
decorated with tapestries and other rich hang-
ings : there were nine fountains in Cheapside
and other streets he passed 'through, that ran
perpetually with white and red wines. The
whole cavalcade amounted to six thousand
horse, that escorted the duke from the Toier
to Westminster."
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WILLIAM AND MART.

For the first time in England both the king
and tho gueen were crowned as sovereigns.
The soremonial was ♦ery stately and cold ; it
t..k plate Olt th. 11th of April, 1689, the
bishop .f London .lciating instead of the
archbishop of Canterbury (Sancrolt), whet
scrupled t. place the crown upon the head of
sovereigns who claimed it by a parliamentary
title, and not by hereditary descent, and what
he called divine right.
London, England, 1838-06-28

HENRY V.

Henry V. was crowned on the 9th of April,
1413. Katherine of France, the queen of
Henry V., was crowned on the 24th of Fe-
bruary, 1420 ; the account which Holinshed
gives of the magnificence displayed upon this
occasion is far too characteristic of the age to
be omitted. " After the great solemnization
of the foresail coronation in the church of St.
Peter's, at Westminster, was ended, the queene
eras convcied into the great• Hail of West,
minter, and there set to dinner. Upon whose
right hand sat, at the end of the table, the
archbishop of Canterbury, and Henrie sur-
named the Rich, cardinall of Winchester.
Upon the left hand of the (lucent sat the king
of Scots in his estate, who was served with
covered- messe, as -were' e forest..6o- bishops;
but yet after them. Upon the left hand, next'
to the cupboard, sat the maim and his bre-
thren, the aldermen of London. The bishops'
1, began against the baranji f;

Pt;7-1 the-ja-thi4 a. -At-int'
major. Thes:,. with others, ordered the s
vice; and, for the first course, brawne in m

tard, eeles in burneur, pike in herbage, fuiment
with balien, lamprie powdered, trout, codling
plaice fried, martins fried, crabs, leech lum-
bard flourished tartes, and a devise called a
pellican, sitting on hir nest with hir birds, and,
an image of St. Katharine holding a booke,l
and disputing with doctors.
" The second . course was, r-ellie coloured
with columbine flowers, white potage or createe
of almonds, breame of the sea, conger, cheuen,
barbill and roch, fresh salmon, halilait,. gar-
nard, rochet broiled, smelts fried. crevis
lobster, leech-damaske, with the king's pocsie •'
flourished thereon.

‘. The third Course was, dates 'in compost,
creame inotle, carpe doure, turbot, tenct,
pearch with goion, fresh• sturgion with welks,•
porperous rosted, crevesse tie eau doure, praths,
eeles rooted with lamprie, a leech, called the
white leech, •flourished with hawthorn leaves-
.
and red :awes ; a marchpane garnished witpir.'
diverse figures of angels."
London, England, 1838-06-28

WlLualt IT., Rurus.

William IT. laid claim to the crown by
virtue of a form of election ; the nobles believ-
ing that he would be less inclined to control
their usurped privileges than his elder brother,
Robert. He was crowned at Westminster,
September 27, 1087, by Lanfranc archbishop
of Canterbury, and the archbishop of York.
Besides swearing to observe justice, equity, and
mercy in all his conduct, and to maintain the
peace, liberties, and privileges of the church,
he promised that he would follow the arch-
bishop's counsels in his administrations.
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GIORGI! IT.

The esroaation *f George IV., which took
place •n July 19, 1821, was the most splendid
ever seleisrated is England.
A special act •f parliament was passed t•
enable the duke •f Norfolk, who was a Ro-
mn Cathelis, t• perform the functions •f sari
marshal en the slay •f this •erensti•a. H•

t

also, as premier-peer of England, returaed.,
thanks for the soilkitign when tie king's health ,
was toasted by the peers.
During the coronation feast the king ac-
knowledged the different services performed
according to ancient usage very gracicysly-,
save only when the cup of wine was presented
by the lord mayor and citizens of London.
His majesty treated these gentlemen with
marked coolness, and did not acknowledge
their service by any salutation.
The account of this coronation given by Sir
Walter Scott is so &raphic and lively, that we
think it will gratify our readers to insert an
abridgment of it. •
The effect of the scene in the Abbey was
beyond measure magnificent. The altar sur-
rounded by the fathers of the church—the
king encircled by the nobility of the land and
the councillors of his throne, and by warriors,
wearing the honoured marks of distinction
bought by many a glorious danger—add to
this, the rich spectacle of the aisles crowded
with with waving plumage, and coronets, and
caps of honour, and the sun, which brightened
and saddened as if on purpose, now beaming
in full lustre on the rich and varied assemblage,
and now darting a solitary ray, which catched.
as it passed, the glittering folds of a banner,
or the edge of a group of battle-axes or parti-
zans, and then rested full on some fair form,
the cynosure of neighbouring eyes,' whose
circlet of diamonds glistened under its influ-
ence. Imagine all this, and then tell me if I
have made my journey of four hundred miles
to little purpose.
" The box assigned to the foreign ambas-
sadors presented a most brilliant effect, and
was perfectly in a blaze with diamonds. When
the- sunshine lighted on Prince Esterhasy, in
harticular, he glimmered like a galaxy. An
onest Persian was also a remarkable figure,
from the dogged and impenetrable gravity
with which he looked on the whole scene,
without ever moving a limb or a muscle during
the space of four hours. Like Sir Wilful Wit-
woud, I cannot find that your Persian is ortho-
dox ; for, if he scorned everything else, there
was a Mahometan paradise extended on leis
right hand along the seats which were occu-
pied by the peeresses and their daughters,
which the Prophet himself might have looked
on with motion."
But, in truth, the only interesting spectacle
connected with this feast was the challenge of
the champion, which is now not only unmean-
ing but illegal ; for it is directly contrary to
the statute abolishing wager of battle in all
cases whatsoever.
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CHARLES I.

The coronation of Charles I. was delayed
ntil the sth of February, 1626, in conse-
uence of the plague, which then reigned in
ondon. The principal novelty was the in-
roduction of the following clause in one of the
rayers : " Let him obtain favour for thy
people, like Aaron in the tabernacle, Elisha
in the waters, Zacharias in the temple. Giye
him Peter's key of discipline and Paul's doe-
tfine."
In the year 1633 Charles I. went to be
crowned king of Scotland at Edinburgh. He
was received with great splendour, and seve-
ral pageants were prepared to honour his re-
ception. The most singular was a triumphal
arch, under which a mountain was raised in
the form of a theatre, upon which sat a nymph,
representing the Genius of the city of Edin-
burgh. "Shoe was attired in a sea-greene
velvet mantle ; her sleeves and under roabe
of blew tissue, with blew buskins on her feete ;
about her necke shee wore a chaines of dia-
monds, the dressing of her head repreSented
a castle with turrets, her locks dangled upon
her shoulders." She was attended by Re-
I ligion, "all in white taffeta, with a blew mantle
seeded with starres, and a crown of stones on I
her head, to shew from whence she is," lean-
ing upon a shield, and trampling beneath her
feet Superstition, represented as a blind old
woman, covered with rags. On the left hand
stood Justice, in "a red damaske mantle,"
trampling upon Oppression, represented as "a
person of fierce aspect; in armes, but broken
all and scattered."
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JOllll.

John ascended the throne, to the prejudice
of the hereditary rights of kis nephew Arthur,
by virtue •f a form of election. The arch-
bishops, bishops, earls, barons, and other the
estates of the realm, being assembled in the
church of Westminster, May t 7th, 1199,
Hubert archbishop of Canterbury addressed
them in these memorable words :

" Hear all men I It is well known to your
wisdom, that no man hath any right of succes-
sion to this crown, unless he be elected for his
own merits by the unanimous consent of the
kingdom, with invocation of the Holy Ghoit,
after the manner and similitude of Saul, whom
God set over his chosen people, though he was
neither the son of a king, nor sprung of a royal
line ; and in like manner after him, David,
the son of Jesse ; the former because he was
brave, and suited to the royal dignity, the lat-
ter because he was humble and pious. So
that he who surpasses all within the realm in
fitness for royalty should preside over all in
dignity and power. But if any one of the
family of the deceased sovereign should excel
others, his election should be the more readily
and cheerfully conceded. Wherefore, as our
late sovereign Richard died without issue of
his body, and as his brother, earl John, now
present, is wise, brave, and manifestly noble,
we, having respect both to his merits and his
royal blood, unanimously and with one accord
elect him to be our sovereign."
This was the most decisive form of election
since the Conquest.
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HZNIIT M.

After the death of John, London being in
possession of the French prince Louis, an
assembly of the principal authorities was con-
vened at Winchester, under the presidency of
Gualo, the papal legate. They unanimously
resolved that the young king should be crown-
ed on the 28th of October, A.D. 1216. The
ceremony was performed in the cathedral of
Winchester. The papal legate compelled
Henry to do homage to the holy Roman
church and Pope Innocent for his kingdom of
England and Ireland;—he also made him
swear that he would pay an annual tribute of
one thousand marks to the papal see. The
ceremony of coronation was repeated by Ste..
phen Langton archbishop of Canterbury.
Early in the year 1236 Henry married the
lady Eleanor, daughter to the earl of Pro-
vence, whose beauty is celebrated by all the
chroniclers.

The ceremony of her coronation was per-
formed with extraordinary pomp on the 22nd
of January. Holinahed's account of it will no
doubt gratify our readers :

" At the solemnitie of this feast anal corona-
tion of the quene, all the high peeres of the
realm both spirituall and temporall were pre-
sent, there to exercise their offices as to them
apperteined. The citizens of London were
there in great arraie, bearing afore hir in so-
lenin wise three hundred and three score cups
of gold and silver, in token that they ought to
wait upon hir cup. Archbishop of Canter-
burie (according to his dude) crowned hir, the
bishop of London assisting him as his deacon.
The citizens of London served out wine to
everie one in great plentie. The feast was
plentifull, so that nothing wanted that could
be wished. Moreover in Tothill-fields roiall
justes were holden by the space of eight daies
together."
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HENRY VII.

• Henry VII. wa►s crowned October 30th,
1435, and his queen, Elisabeth, October 30th,
1487. The latter was remarkable for the
procession by water from the palace of Green-
wich to the Tower, instead of from West-.
miaster, as was usual. The queen was
escorted by the lord mayor, sheriffs, and the
heads of the different companies in their state
barges, richly ornamented with silken pennons
and streamers, and also with the banners of the
different trades, on which their arms were em-
broidered in gold. One of these barges, called
the bachelors' barge, contained an extraor-
dinary pageant, an enormous red dragon which
spouted streams of fire into the Thames. When
the glees rolls through the oily es the follow-
ing day, choirs of children dressed am =gals
were 'taloned in different placed', who nag
iyeased and eons ea she passed by.
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CORONATION ROBES.

The ancient coronation robes which were
destroyed in 1649, do not appear to have been
very valuable, if we may judge from the enu-
meration given of them by the parliamentary
commissioners, from which we have befor3
quoted. In their report we find the following
" Inventory of the Regalia, now in Westminster
Abbey, in an iron chest," where they were for-
merly kept.

One common taffaty robe, very old, valued at .£0 10 0
One robe laced with gould lace, valued at .
One silver cullored silk robe, very old, and worth
nothing
One robe of crimson taffaty sarcauet, valued at
One paire of buskins. cloth of silver, and silver
stockings, very old, and valued at . . . 0 ° 6
One paire of shoes of cloth of gold at . . . 0 2 0
One paire of gloves, embroidered with gould, at 0 1
Three swords with scabbard of cloth of gould, at 3 0 0
One old comb of borne, worth nothing . . . 0 0 0

Totall in the chest . .£4 10 6

The comb, which is here dismissed so con-
temptuously—w
-as supposed to have belonged
to Edward the Oonfessor, and was used in the
ancient forms of coronation to smooth the
king's hair previous to the anointing.
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EDWARD V.

Preparations were made for the coronation
of Edward V., but the barons and common
refused to accept any of the late king's sons
as their sovereign, and tendered the to
Richard duke ("Gloucester.
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RH icATio •

Richard 111. and his quern, Anne, daugh-
ter to the earl of Warwick, were crowned on
the sth July, 1483, " with the selfe same
provision," says "Grafton, " that was appointed
for the coronation of his nephew." The king
and queen received the sacrament from the
hands of the cardinal archbishop of Canter-
bury, and one host, or consecrated wafer, was
divided between them.

IMF
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HIWILY VIII.

Henry VIII. waa extremely feud of pe:
vestry, and ke was particularly anxious
alsoat the ceremonials of his coronation.
The Londoners seconded his desires, and
when, after haying created twenty-four
knights of the Bath, ke rode through London
from the Tower, June, 22, 1509, the streets
were hung with tapestry and cloth of arras,
and a great part of the south side of Cheap
and part of Cornhill were hung with cloth of
gold. The several companies and civic
dignitaries lined the streets; and Hall tells
us, " The goldsmiths' stalls unto the end of
the Old Change, being replenished with
virgins in white, with branches of white wax ;
the priestes and clearkes in rich copes, with
crosses and censers of silver, ceasing his grace
and the queene also as they passed. The
queene Katherine was sitting in hir litter,
borne by two white palfries, the litter covered
and richlie apparelled, and the palfries trapped
in white cloth of gold ; hir person apparelled
in white satin imbroidered, hir haire hanging
downe to hir backe, beautifull and goodlie to
behold, and on hir head a coronall set with
manic rich orient stones."
The coronation was celebrated with brilliant
" just. and turneies," which the king and queen
witnessed from "a_ faire house covered with
tapestrie."
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CHARLES 11.

Charles 11., having been invited to Scot-
land by .the Presbyterians, was crowned at
Scone, January 1, 1651. On this occasion a
most extraordinary sermon was preached by
" Master Robert Dowglas, minister at Edin-
burgh, moderator of the General Assembly,
from 2 Kings xi. verses 12-17." The
preacher delivered a tierce philippic against
the vouna king's father and mother, the latter
of whom he compared to the wicked Athaliah.
When the ceremony was concluded, " the
minister spoke to him a word of exhortation ;?'
that is to say, a long oration, scarcely less
offensive than the sermon.
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HENRY VI.

Henry VI. was crowned at Westminster,'
Nov. 6th, 1429, being then only in the ninth
year of his age. The coronation feast was
celebrated at Westminster with great splen.
dour. In the first course, Fabian tells us,
there were, among other royal viands, " Bore
hedes in castellys of gold and enarmed, 'Cus:
tard royal], with a lyopard of golde syttyn,b
therein, and holding a floure de lyce." The
pageant for this course was, " A sotyltie of
Seynt Edwarde and Seynt Lowys armed, and
upon eyther his cote armoure, holdyng atwene.
them a figure lyke unto Kynge Henry, stand-
ynge also in his cote armoure, and a scripture:
passynge from them both, sayinge, ‘Beholde
II perfyght kyngs•under one cote armoure.' "

EDWARD IY.

The monarch had his title confirmed by the
forms of a popular election. Immediately
after his victory over Henry VI. he came to
London, and returned thanks to God at St.
Paul's church. He was then conducted in
solemn procession to Westminster, and placed
on the King's Bench, in the Hall, which was
filled with people. It was then demanded of
the commons whether they would accept this
prince .to be their sovereign ; to which all
assented. He was crowned by archbishop
Bouchier, June 29th, 1461.
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HENRY VI.

Henry VI. was crowned at We,taiinster,
Nov. 6th, 1429, being then only in the ninth
year of his age. The coronation j',.:ast was
celebrated at Westminster with great splen-
dour. In the first coarse, Fabian dells us,
there were, among other royal vianci!,,. Bore
hedes in castellys of gold and enarmed,.' « Cus-
tard royall, with a lyopard of got lc. syttyng
therein, and holding a fioure de Ivce.'"rhe
pageant for this course was, "A sotyltie of
Seynt Edwarde and Seynt Lowys a'r% • d, and
upon eyther his cote armoure, holdme atvrene
them a figure lyke unto Kyfige
stand-
ynge also in his cote armoure, and
---i inure
passynge from them both, saYinge,- 13e hol de
II perfyght kynges under one cote al oure.' "
-
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THE ANOINTING.

Upon the conclusion of the hymn the Archbishop read
the prayer preparatory to the anointing, "Q Lord, Holy
Father, who by anointing with oil, didst of old make and
consecrate Kings, Priests, and Frophets " &c. At the con-
clusion of this prayer the choir sang the anthem, " Zak&
the Priest and Nathan the Prophet," &c. At the commence-
ment of the anthem the Queen arose from her chair, went
before the altar, and, attended by her supporters and the
Lord Great Chamberlain, the Sword of State being borne
before her, was disrobed of her crimson robe by the Mistress
of the 44pbes, assisted by the Lord Great Chamberlain, which
were immediately carried into St Edward's Chapel by the
Groom of the Robes. _ _

The Queen then proceeded to and sat down in St. Ed-
ward's chair, covered with cloth of gold and with a faldstool
before it, placed in front of the alfar, when her Ma,jesty was
anointed; four Knights of the Garter, viz., the Duke of Rut-
land, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Marquis of Exeter, and
the Duke of 13uccleugh (summoned by Deputy Garter), hold.
ing over the Queen's head a rich pall or cloth of gold, de-
livered to them by the Lord Chamberlain, who received the

same from an Officer of the Wardrobe ; and the anthem
being concluded, the Dean of Westminster took from the
ampulla containing the consecrated oil, and, pouring some
into the anointing spoon, the ArchbishOp anointed her Ma-
jesty on the head and hands, in the form of a cross, pronoun-
cing the words—" Be thou anointed," &c.
The Queen then kneeling at her faldstool, the Archbishop,
standing on the north side of the altar, pronounced the prayer
after the anointing: when her Majesty, arising, resumed her
seat in St. Edward's chair; the Knights of the Garter re-
turned the pall to the Lord Chamberlain (which was by him
re-delivered to the Officer of the Wardrobe) and returned to
their seats.
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RICHARD M.

Richard 111. and his queen Anne, daugh-
ter to the earl of Warwick, were crowned on
the sth of July, 1483, " with the selfe same
provision," says Grafton, " that was appointed
for the coronation of his nephew." The king
and queen received the sacrament from the
hands of the cardinal archbish Canter-

bury, and one host, or c,
divided between them.

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was

archbishop of Uai
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THE CORONATION.

Mr. Thompson, in his work on
Prot!o!..sio:riaild Ceremonic:-
observed in the Coronation of the
Kings and Queens of England,'
gives the following account of
KING EDWARD'S CHAIR.

" This chair - (commonly called
St. Edward's Chair) is an ancient
seat of solid, hard ei, with back
and sides of the same, variously
painted, in which the kings of
Scotland were in former periods
constantly crowned ; but, having
been brought out of the kingdom
by King Edward 1., in the year
1296, after be had totally overcome
John Baliol king of Scots, it has
ever since remained in the abbey of
Westminster, and has been the
royal chair in which the succeeding
kings'and queens of this realm have
been inaugurated. It is in height
6 ft. 7 in., in breadth at the bot-
tom, 38 in., -and in depth 24 in. ;
from the seat to the bottom is 25 in.,
the breadth of the seat within the
sides is 28 in., and the depth 18 in.
At 9 inches from the ground is a
board, supported at the four corners
by as Many lions. Between the
seat and this board is enclosed a
stone, commonly called Jacobs, or
the Fatal Marble Stone, which is
an oblong, of about 22 in. in length,
1.3 in. broad, and 11 in. deep ; of a
steel colour, mixed with some veins
of red. History relates that it is
the stone whereon the patriarch
Jacob laid his head in the plain of
Luz. It is also added that it was
brought to Brigantia, in the king-
dom of Gallicia in Spain, in which
place Gathol king of Scots, sat on
it as his 'throne. Thence it was
conveyed into Ireland by Simon
Brach, who was king of Scots, about
700 years before Christ's time ;
from thence into Scotland by king
Ferus, about 370 years after-
wards ; and, in the year 850, it was
placed in the abbey of Scone, in
the sheriffdom of Perth, by King
,Kenneth, 'who caused it to be en-
closed in this wooden chair, and a
Phophetical verse to be engraved,
.of which the following is a trans-
lation:—

' Should fate not fail, where'er this stone
is found
The Scots shall monarchs of that realm
be cro'w'd.'
This is the more remakable by
its having been fulfilled in .the per-
son of King James 1., grandfather
to Aliti Princess Sophia, electress
dowager of Hanover, grandmother
to King George 11., who was
grandtlither to his late Majesty,
.C3eorge 111. This antique regal
chair; li;f (tOg'Other with the
golden scept;:e and crown of Scot-
and) been solemnly offered by
king Edward I. to St. Edward
the Confessor, in the year 1297
(from whence it derives the appel-
lation of St. Edward's chair), has
ever since been kept in the chapel
called by his name ; with a tablet
affixed to it, whereon several Latin
Verses are written, in the old Eng-
lish character. The ornaments of
this chair consist of crockets and
frot-work, richly gilt. It has a
cushion, covered with the same ma-
terials. The stone maintains its
Usual place under the seat of the
chair but is hid from observation
,by the fringe which surrounds it."
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THE HOMAGE.

The Exhortation being ended, her Majesty delivered the
sceptre with the cross to the Lord of the Manor of Worksop,
to hold the same on her right hand, and the sceptre with the
dove to the Duke of Richmond, to hold the same on her
left hand during the homage.
The Archbishop then knelt before the Queen, and, for him-
self and the other Lords Spiritual, pronounced the words of
Homage, they kneeling around him, and saying after him.
The Archbishop then kissed her Majesty's hand, and the rest
of the Lords Spiritual did the same, and retired.
Then the Dukes of Sussex and Cambridge, ascending the
steps of the Throne, and taking off their coronets, knelt be-
fore the Queen; and the Duke of Sussex pronounced the
words of homage, the Duke of Cambridge saying after him.
Their Royal Highnesses then severally touched the Crown
upon her Majesty's head, and kissed her Majesty's left cheek,
and then retired. The Dukes and other Peers thereupon
performed their homage,the senior of each degree pronouncing
the words of homage, and the rest of the same degree saying
after him, and each Peer of the same degree, successively,
touching her Majesty's hand, and then retiring. The Peers
bearing the swords, when going to perform their homage,
'delivered them to noblemen near them to hold during that cer-
emony. At the conclusion of the homage, the Queen received
the two sceptres from the Dukes of Norfolk and Richmond.
During the performance of the homage the choir sang the
anthem, " This is the day which the Lord hath made," &c.
and the Treasurer of her Majesty's Household threw about
the medals of the Coronation.
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CHARLES IL

Charles 11., having been invited to Scot-
land by the Presbyterians, was crowned at
Scone, January 1, 1651. On. this occasion a
most extraordinary sermon was preached by
" Master Robert Dowglas, minister at Edin-
burgh, moderator of the General Assembly,
from 2 Kings xi. verses 12-17." The
preacher delivered a fierce philippic against
the young king's father and mother, the latter
of whom he compared to the wicked Athaliah.
When the ceremony was concluded, " the
minister spoke to him a word of exhortation ;"
that is to say, a long oration, scarcely less
offensive than the sermon.