The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-08-14
WGao RIn AMY

Cy-As the extraordinary ceremonies which are
advertised 70 accompany the coronation Of the |
King Of fnglsnd, have excited considerable at
tenilon, We have thought u would not be uuin- \
tsrestIng 10 extract from Speeds history Of Eng
land the account cfthc similar proceedings which |
took place At the coronation Of Gichard II, IN the
year 1877, II being the only account which is /
published ii Tile histories 20 which we have.had |
access. The Boston editors need not riiiculc |
the parade which is made uuder the old mouar- |
chy these Occasions, since their fellow citizens
aeize every opportunity 10 initiate them IN extrav
sgant celebration we refer nov particularly TO
their notice Of The corps of Cadets, from West
point.-ED. GAz.
RIcHARD Of Burdeaur some to that Great
Stare Of English Cheualrie, EdEaTd. by-nam-
ed the Biaeks Prince, anil grand Child to the
most renowned Ed;0ard he third. both Of
them lately dece 1sed) was crowned 10 the ele
uenlh yeare OF his age, aud vpon tbe sixteenth
day Of Ialy.
AT this Coronation, (which, as matters
not unworthy 10 be kept aliue, wee following
The immeihodical order Of the Record, hsoe
here tor perpetual memory thought good 10 a.
bridge oui of suiheutike Monuments iohn the
Kings eldest Vncle. vnder the siiie of iOta
KING Of Castle and Leon, and Duke ofLoneas
Ter, by humble petition 10 The King, claimed
TO be now Steward OF England, 10 right OF his
Earlehome of Leicester and as he was Duke
OF Lancaster, 20 beaIe the Kings chieie Sword,
called Curtana aud as Earle of Liacoine to
cot aud carue at The rnyall Table before the
King. Ills petitions being found just, were
confirmed TO him, and 10 his assignes, tue two
EarIes Of Derby and Stafford, the first to beare
The S,.ord, while the Duke should be busted
about other offices as Stezcdrd, and the other
10 cut and carue. The Duke then in great
estate. beId this the Kings high Court Of Stew
urdship, in ihe White hall of the Kings Pal
lace at Westminster, neere 10 The Chappel of
the said Palace, vpon The Thursday before the
Coronation, which was also vpon Thursday.
There Thomas of Woodstock the Kings Vncle,
was admitted TO exercise The Office of Consta-
Die Of Engiond, in RICH, of his wife, one Of the
daughters aud heires OF Humfrey de- Bohun.
late Earle OF Hereford and Constable of Eng
land Henry de Pisrcie Lord Piercy) was by
the Kings consent and writ authorized 10 ex-
ercise the place Of Marshall Of England for
that time sauing 10 every one their right, for
that by reason of the times sbortnesse, the
elaine, which Margaret daughter and heire
to Thomas Of Brotherton, late Earle OF Nor.
toike, and Marshall Of EngLend, laid ,hereun-
10, could not be discussed. Robert de Veere
Earle OF Oxford, though then in minoriie. be
ing notwithstanding found to haue right IN Fee,
was by the Kings special consent allowed 10
bsue, and vse, the Office OF Chomberlaine. Hee
was also admitted TO bis right Of powrng out
water for the King 10 wash with, when he went
10 meate. at the Coronation. Iohn VVlltshire,
F -, &
ements Heretofore the possession Of Iohn Pi
cot) being Moiie Of the Mannour Of Hey1on,
and holden in Serjean,e, had his right to hold
I'ozgsN for the King to wipe with, when he
went 10 meste, found and allowed, and Ed
mUad Earl Of Kent appointed TO serue az his
Depu.ie. Thomas Beauchdnpe Earle OF Var
7Sicke was found 10 have right, and admitted
ihereupon 10 beare he third sword OF estate
before the King at the Coronation, as also to
exercise The Office OF Panther, and to enjoy all
such Fees as to the same sppertaned. SIR
iohn deArgenihem knight, by reason Of the ten
ure Of his Mannour Of Wimondey in the Coun-
tie Of HEREFORD was admitted TO serue the
King al bis Cup, vpon the day of the Coro-
nation, and for his Fee to have that Cup Of
Siiuer WHEREIN th he then serued the King IN
HIS iNNd4tSs FttiIdiu Lulu UiHludH- Tor
his Mannour of Fernham and Hamlet of Cere.
was proued TO haue right TO support the Kings
right arme, when it held the Scepter royal
therein, at the day Of Coronation which SER
uice, being FIRST hOnourably Knigh'ed by The
King al Remington, he was admitted accord
ingiy to pertorme. Anne, late wife of Iohn
de Hastings, Earle OF Pembroke, for her Man
nour of Ashele in Norfolke, was admitted by
her Depule Sir Thomas Blum; Knight, To use
the office OF Naperer, and to enjoy The Fees
thereof Edmund, Earle o. March, was as
signed 70 carry the Kings great guilt Spures,
sauing 10 query one their right Tor Iohn, the
some Of lohn de Hastings late Earle Of Penn
brooke. claimed that Office 10 be his, as Will
lam le Marshall bis Ancestor held tie same al
the Coronation Of hing Edward The second !
but w reason he was vnder age, and 10 Ward |
ship, The King for that time disposed it 10 the |
Earle 81 Match Who also, with The saide |
Spurrcs ras assigned to beare The second |
Sc leto5e the King for which. the said |
youn- earle Of Pembroke, and the Earle OF |
f,Indel (in the right Of bis Ancestor the Earle |
Of Surrey contending, il was adiudged TO Penn
brooke, for his Castles and Townes Of Penn
brooke and Tenby &c. but The execution Of
that hOnoursble place was assigned by The king
as before. Richard Earle Of Arundel, for the