The Sun.
London, England, 1821-07-20 00:00:00

TILE ANOINTING.

The King having thus taken his oath, returned again to the
chair, and, kneeling at his faldstool, the Archbishop begun the
hymn, " Veni Creator Spiritus," and the Choir sang it out.

ANTHEM 11.

Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,
And warm them with thy heav'nly fire.
Thou who th' anointing spirit art,
To us thy sevenfold gifts impart.
Let thy bless'd unction from above
Be to us comfort, life, and love.
Enable with celestial light
The weakness of our mortal sight :
Anoint our hearts, and cheer our face,
With the abundance of thy grace :
Beep far our foes, give peace at home ;
Where thou lost dwell, no ill can come :
Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And spirit of both to be but one,
That so through ages all along,
This may be our triumphant song ;
In thee, 0 Lord, we make our boast,
In thee, 0 Lord, we make our boast;
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

This being enthd, the Archbishop said this Prayer :
0 Lord, Holy Father, who by anointing with oil didst of old
make and consecrate Kings, Priests, and Prophets, to teach
and govern thy people Israel : Bless and sanctify thy chosen
servant George, who by our office and ministry is now to be
anointed with this oil, and consecrated King of this Realm :
Strengthen him, 0 Lord, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter ;
Confirm and stablish him with thy free and princely spirit, the
spirit of wisdom and government, the spirit of counsel and
ghostly strength, the spirit of knowledge and true godliness, and
fill him, 0 Lord, with the spirit of thy holy fear, now and for
ever. Amen. •

This Prayer being ended, the Choir sang :
ANTHEM

Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, anointed Solomon
King; and all t}:i. people rejoiced, and said, God save the
King. Long live the King. slay the King live for ever,
Amen. Hallelujah.
In the mean time the King rising from his devotions, went
before the altar, supported and attended as before.
The King sat down in his chair placed in the midst of the
area over against the altar, with the faldstool before it, wherein
he was anointed. Four Knights of the Garter held over him
a rich pall of silk, or cloth of gold ; the Dean of Westminster
took the ampula and spoon from off the altar, poured some of
the holy oil into the spoon, and with it the Archbishopanointed
the King. in the form of a cross—.

1. On the crown of the head, saying,
" Be thy head anointed with holy oil, as Kings, Priests, and
Prophets were anointed."

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2. On the breast, saying,
" Be thy breast anointed with holy oil."
3. On the palms of both the hands, saying,
" Be thy hands anointed with holy oil :
" And as Solomon was anointed King by Zadok the Priest,
and Nathan the Prophet, so be you anointed, blessed, and con-
secrated King over this people, whom the Lord your God bath
given you to rule and govern, in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen."
Then the Dean of Westminster laid the ampula and spoon
upon the altar, and the King kneeling down at the fald-stool,
and the Archbishop standing on the north side of the altar, said
this prayer or blessing over him :
" Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who by his Father
was anointed with the oil of gladness above his fellows, by
his holy anointing pour down upon your head and heart the
blessing of the Holy Ghost, and prosper the works of your
hands : that by the assistance of his heavenly grace you
may preserve the people committed to your charge in wealth,
peace and godliness ' - and after a long and glorious course of
ruling his temporal kingdom wisely, justly, and religiously,
you may at last be made partaker of an eternal kingdom, through
the merits of Jesus Christ, our Lord.—Amen."

Thii Prayer being ended, the King arose, and sat down again
in his chair, and the Dean of Westminstn wiped and dried all
the places anointed, with fine linen, or fine bombast wool, de-
livered to him by the Lord Great Chamberlain.

TliE PRESENTING OF THE SPURS AND SWORD, AND

THE GIRDING ASO OBLATION OF THE SWORD.
Then the Spurs were brought from the Altar by the Dean of
Westminster, and delivered to a Nobleman thereto appointed by
the Kin;, who, kneeling down, presented them to his Majesty,
wla.forthwith sent them back to the Altar.

Then the Lord who carried the Sword of State, returned the
said sword to the Officers of the Jewel-house, which was there-
upon deposited in the traverse in King Edward's Chapel ; he
received thence, in lieu thereof, another Sword, in a Scabbard
of purple velvet, provided for the King to be girt withal, which
he delivered to the Archbishop ; and the Archbishop, laying
it on the Altar, said the following prayer :
" Hear our prayers, 0 Lord, we beseech thee, and so direct
and support thy Servant King George, who is now to be girt
with this Sword, that he may not bear it in vain ' • but may use
it as the minister of God, for the terror and punishment of evil
doers, and for the protection and encouragement of those that
do well, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
" Then the Archbishop took the Sword from off the altar, and
(the Bishops assisting and going along with him) delivered it
into the King's right hand, and he holding it,the Archbishop
said :—" Receive this Kingly Sword, brought now from the
altar of God, and delivered to you by the hands of us the Bi-
shops and servants of God, though unworthy."
The King stood up, the sword was
_girt about him by the
Lord Great Chamberlain, and then the King sitting down, the
Archbishop said :
" Remember him of whom the Royal Psalmist did prophecy,
saying Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh, 0 thou
most mighty; good luck have thou with thine honour; ride on
prosperously, because of truth, meekness, and righteousness ;'
and be thou a follower of him. 'With this sword do justice,
stop the growth of iniquity, protect the Holy Church of God,
help and defend widows and orphans, restore the things that
are gone to decay, maintain the things that are restored, punish
and reform what is amiss, and confirm what is in good order ;
that doing these things, you may be glorious in all virtue ; and
so represent our Lord Jesus Christ itt this life, that you may
reign for ever with him in the life which is to come. Amen."
Then the King, rising. up, ungirded his sword, and going to
the altar, offered it there in the scabbard, and. then returned and.

sat down in his chair : And the Chief Peer offered the price of
it, namely, a hundred shillings, and having thus redeemed it,
received it from oil' the altar by the Dean of Westminster, and
drew it out of the scabbard, and carried, it naked before his Ma-
jesty during the rest of the solemnity.

THE INVESTING WITH THE MANTLE AND ARNIM.

The King then standing, his Majesty was invested by the
Dean with the Imperial. Mantle, or Dalmatic Robe, of:Cl2th of
Gold, delivered to him by the Officers of the Wardrobe ; and
his Majesty was then invested in like manner with the Arnail,
the Archbishop pronouncing the exhortation :—" Receive this
Armil as a tokett of the Divine mercy embracing you on every
side."