The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-09
CORONATION CURIOsITIEs.
Quaint Ceremonies Whereof King
Edward Proposes TO Omit Some.

Edward Proposes 10 Omit Some.
From the London Mail.
The Court of Claims appointed by
the King. as set forth in his Majesty
recent coronation proclamation, will
graVely sit in order TO settle the claims
of various persons who believe that
they ought to do certain things at the
coronation of the King of England. The
task is somewhat lightened by the
| clause in his Majesty's proclamation
which dispenses with many of the old
| ceremonies.
The last occasion upon which all
| these ceremonies were performed with
| out omission was at the coronation of
George w., and the full list is as fol-
| lows:
First. The Lord of the Manor of Hey
don presents the King with a towel
and attends him while he washes his
hands in the gilt basin and ever. In
1921 the lord of the manor was Mr.. Pc
| ter Buckworth- Hearne- Soame, after
wards the seventh baronet of his fam
| lily, which, however, does not now pos
sess the manor.
Second. The Lord of the Manor of
Bardolf otherwise Addington) presents
a mess of "Dillegrout," (whatever that
| may be) prepared by the Kings mas
| deputy in 1921, the Archbishop of Can
terbury being then the lord OF the
manor.
! Third. The Lord of the Manor of
| Great Wymondley, in Hertfordshire,
! receives from the officer of the jewel
house a silver-gil cup containing wine,
and presents the same to the King. and
! his Majesty having drunk thereof re-
! turns the cup for his fee. The present
80 g..
! shere of The Frythe Hertfordshire.
! Fourth. The heritable Master of the
! Household of Scotland presents a gold
cup of wine, and his Majesty drinks
| and returns the cup as the fee. The
hereditary master is the Duke of Ar
| gyll.
| Fifth. The throwing down of the
| glove by the Kings Champion.
Sixth. The Lord of the Manor of
| Neither Bilsington presents the King
| with three maple cups. The owner in
1921 was a Mr.. Thomas Rider.
| Seventh. The Duke of Norfolk, as
Earl of Arundel and Lord of the Manor
| of Keninghall. performs the office of
| Chief Butler of England.
Eighth. The Marquis of Ormonde
| performs the office of Chief Butler of
Ireland.
Ninth. The Lord Mayor of London
! and twelve principal citizens las assis-
tants to the Chief Butler of England)
| presents his Majesty with wine in a
! gold cup, and the King. having drunk
therefrom, returns the gold cup to the
| Lord Mayor as his fee.
Tenth. The Mayor of oxford and
eight Rurgesses of that city as assis-
tants to the Lord Mayor and citizens
of London, (who themselves are only
| assistants to the Duke of Norfolk as
| Chief Butler) present the King with
bowl of wine. and the Mayor of Ok
I ford receives the three maple cups for
! his fee.
Eleventh. The Lord of the Manor of
! Liston lin 1921 Mr.. John CampbelD
brings a charger of waters to his Maj
! esty's table.
Twelfth. In 1921 the Duke of Atholl
as Lord of the Isle of Man, presented
! his Majesty with two falcons. the ten
ure upon which the sovereignty of Man
had been originally granted AS the
| sovereignty of the island was sold back
to the Crown in 1855. presumably the
| Grand Sergeantry has been allowed to
| survive for some unknown reason.
Thirteenth. The Master of Horse per-
| forms the Office of Sergeant of the sill
yer scullery.
| Fourteenth. The Marquis of Exeter
is Hereditary Grand AImoner.
| Fifteenth. The Lord of the Manor
of Scoulton is Chief Larerer in 1921 the
Lord of the Manor was the Earl of
| Abergavenny.
Sixteenth. Lord Grey de Ruthyn
| claims to be the Hereditary Bearer of
the Great Gold Spur at the coronation
| II this claim is substantiated
apparently he would take his place
| in the procession within Westminster
Abbey, but no ancestor of his appears
to have so officiated in 1921 when the
| gold spurs (Which possibly are not the
same thing) were carried by Lord CAL
| thcrp The last occasion when a Lord
Grey de Ruthyn so officiated was at
the coronation of George I. Possibly
| his claim may give the Court of Claims
| something more to do.
Seventeenth. The Earl of Enroll is
| Hereditary High Constable of Scotland,
and walks in the procession, thought
he does not appear to do anything
| more.
Eighteenth. Lord Lauderdale is the
| Hereditary Standard Bearer of Scot
| land, and as such will carry the STAN
| dard of that country. This office, how
ever. is also claimed by hereditary
| right by Mr. Scrymgeour-Weed der-
burn. Lord Undertakes predecessor,
| however. officiated in 1921.
1t is interesting to note that an Earl's
coronation coronet cost es5, the others
| about