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London, England, 1831-09-02 00:00:00

Its at arms will go to their places,

ttlemen pensioners, who guarded their
remain at the foot of the steps
the theatre, and are hereby espe-
to come no further : the yeomen
ill stand on the outside of the choir-

of the Blood Royal will be con-
ducted to their seats, as peers, by the officers of
arms.
The High Constables of Scotland and Ireland
will be conducted to their places, as Peers.
The King, ascending the Theatre, will pass on
the south side of his throne, to his chair of state on
the east side of the theatre, opposite to the altar;
and their Majesties, after their private devotion,
kneeling on their fald stools, will take their
respective seats ; the bishops, their supporters,
standing on each side ; the noblemen bearing the
four swords on his Majesty's right hand ; the de-
puty lord great chamberlain and the lord high
constable on his left ; the great otficers of state, the
noblemen bearing his Majesty's regalia, the dean
of Westminster, Garter, and Black Rod, stand-
ing about the King's chair, and the trainbeare:
behind his Majesty.
The groom of the stole, the gold stick, the
master of the horse, the captain of the yeomen of
the guard, and the captain of the band of gentle-
men pensioners, will pass to their seats as Peers.
The Queen's officers, the noblemen who bear her
Majesty's regalia, her supporters, train bearer, and
assistants, standing near her Majesty ; her lord
chamberlain on her right hand, her vice chamber-
lain on the left ; and the ladies attendants behind
her Majesty's chair.
Tile RECOGNITION.—Upon the conclusion of
the anthem, the Archbishop of Canterbury, toge-
ther with the Lord Chancellor, the deputy lord
great chamberlain, the lord high constable, and
the earl marshal, preceded by garter, will move to
the east side of the theatre, where the archbishop
will make the recognition, and repeat the same at
the south, west, and north sides of the theatre ;
during which time his Majesty will be standing,
and turn towards the people on the side at which
the recognition is made : the people replying to
each demand with loud and repeated acclamations
of " God save King William the Fourth ;" and at
the last recognition, the trumpets will sound and
the drums beat. His Majesty will then be seated ;
and the bible, the chalice, and the patina, will be
carried to and placed upon the altar by the bishops
who had borne them. Two officers of the wardrobe
will then spread a rich cloth of gold, and lay two
cushions on the mime, for their Majesties to kneel
upon, at the steps of the altar. The Archbishop of
Canterbury will put on his cope ; and the bishops,
who are to read the Litany, will also be vested in
their copes.
THE OFFERING.—The King, attended by the
two bishops his supporters, and the dean of West-
minster, the great officers, and the noblemen bear-
ing the regalia and the four swords going before
his Majesty, will pass to the altar. Then the
Queen, supported by the two bishops, and preceded
by the noblemen who bear her Majesty's regalia,
will also go to the altar. His Majesty, uncovered
and kneeling upon the cushion, will make his first
offering of a pall, or altar-cloth of gold, which will
he delivered by an officer of the wardrobe to the
Lord Chamberlain, by his Grace the Deputy Lord
Great Chamberlain, and by him to the King, who
will deliver it to the Archbishop of Canterbury, by
whom it will be placed on the altar. The Trea-
surer of the Household will then deliver an ingot
of gold, of one pound weight, being the second
offering, to the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain,
who having presented the same to the King, his
Majesty will deliver it to the Archbishop, to be by
him put into the oblation-basin. The Queen,
kneeling on the left hand of his Majesty, will
make her offering, namely, a pall of gold, with
the same ceremony. Their Majesties continuing
to kneel, the prayer " 0 GOD, who dwellest in
the high and holy place," will be said by the
Archbishop. At the conclusion of the prayer,
the Majesties will rise. The King will be con-
ducted to the chair of state on the south side of
the area ; and her Majesty to the chair on the left
hand of the King. The regalia, except the swords,
will be delivered, by the several noblemen who
bore the same, to the archbishop, and by his Grace
to the dean of Westminster, to be laid on the
altar ; the great officers and the noblemen who
had borne the regalia going to their respective
places. The Litany will then be read by the
Bishops of Lichfield and Coventry and Lincoln,
vested in copes, sod kneeling at a faldstool above
the steps of the theatre, in the middle of the east
side thereof. Then will be read the beginning of
17 the communion service, the Bishop of Llandaff
reading the epistle, and the Bishop of Bristol the
gospel. The sermon will be preached by the
•7i4 - Bishop of London. During the sermon his Ma-
jesty will wear his cap of state of crinisom velvet,
turned up with ermine, and sit in his chair on the
snub side of the area, opposite the pulpit; his
supporters, the Deputy Great Chamberlain, and
the noblemen carrying the swords, standing by
him. The Archbishop of Canterbury will take his
seat in a purple velvet chair on the north side of
the altar, garter standing near lam ; the bishops on
their benches along the north side of the area.
The dean and prebendaries of Westminster stand-
ing on the south side of the area, east of the King's
Chair, and near the altar.
THL OATH.—The sermon being concluded, the
Archbishop of Canterbury, advancing to the king,
will administer tl.e coronation oath. The king
will arise from his chair of state, and, attended by
his supporters and the deputy lord great chamber-
lain, will go, uncovered, to the altar, where kneel-
ing upon the cushion laid on the steps, and placing
his hand upon the Holy Gospels, his Majesty will
take the oath, and add thereto his royal sign ma-
nual, the Lord Chamberlain of the household hold-
ing a silver standish for that purpose delivered to
him by an officer of the Jewel-orlice. The king
returning to his chair, the feilowing Lyn' will be
sung, the archbishop leading, the first line,
" Come HOLY GHOST, our souls inspire," &c.
THI: ANOINTING.— Upon the craiclusion of the
hymn, the archbishop will read the prayer prepa-
ratory to the anointing, 0 Loan, Holy Father,
who by anointing with Oil didst of old nuke and
consecrate Kings, Priests, and Prophets," &c. At
the conclusion of this prayer, the choirs will sing
the following Anthem, " Zadock the Priest," &c.
During this anthem, the king will be disrobed of
his crimson robes by the deputy Lord Great Cham-1
berlain, who will deliver them to the master of thei

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