The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-28 00:00:00

RICHARD 111.

Richard 111. and his queen,
ter to the earl of Warwick, were ..d on
the sth of July, 1483, "with the same
provision," says Grafton,." that era ~,)inted
for the coronation of his nephew." king
and queen received the sacrament, ar•U,n the
hands of the cardinal archbishop OV: Canter-
bury, and one host, or consecrated wt4ier, was
,divided between them.

HENRY VH.

Henry VII. was- crowned October 30th,
1485, and his que'en, 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 Wes'.'-
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.
HENRY VIH.

Henry VIII. was extremely fond of pa--,
geantry, and he was particularly anxious
about the ceremonials of his coronation.
The Londoners seconded his desires, and
when, after having created twenty-four
knights of the Bath, he 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, censing 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 pal fries trapped
in white cloth of gold ; hir persTi 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
" justs and turneies," which the king and queen
witnessed from "a faire house covered with
tap estrie."

EDWARD NI.

Edward VI. was crowned February 20th,

1546. "He rode through London into West-
minster," says 11 olinshed, " with as great
roialtie as might he, the streets being hung,
and pageants in divers places erected, to
testifie the good willes of the citizens. . . . .
As he passed on the south
part of Paule's churchyard, an Argosine
came from the battlements of Paule's church
upon a cable, being made fast to an anchor
by the deane's gate, lieing on his breast, aiding
himselfe neither with hand nor foot, and after
ascended to the mildest of the cable, where
he tumbled and plaied many prettie toies,
whereat the king and the nobles had good
pastime."
At this coronation, when the three swords,
for the three kingdoms, were brought to be
carried before him, the king observed, that
there was yet one wanting, and called for the
BIBLE. " That," said he, "is the sword of
.the spirit, and ought in all right to govern us,
wilt, ItSc tb.se for the pcoiili's safety, by God's
appointment. Without that sword we are
nothing : we can do nothing. From that we
are w,hat we are this day . . . . we receive
whatsoever it is that we at this present do
assume. Under that we ought to live, to fight,
to govern the people, and to perform all oui
affairs. From that alone we obtain all power,
virtue, grace, salvation, and whatsoever we
have of divine strength."