New-York tribune., 1902-03-22
THE CORONATION.
4 HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH CEREMONY
FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.

coronation
Log shows the coronation ceremonies at the
lo,,-es+ chi, they have ,-s- reached " What King
Edward may, determine ,Inon for his own ap-
rroacbIne coronation remains 10 be seen. What
ever II he II will he IN direct historical line
with the ancient ceremonial handed down from
before the time of William the Conqueror. Mr..
Iegg in this elrnrtuous volume, has incOr-
narrated tba results Of a most exhaustive re-
search and wide historical scholarship. The
main body Of the book is described in the title
II consists Of records Of the coronation services
&c tbN,, have baen preserved from the earliest
times down 10 that Of Victoria. and of various
documents bearing more or less directly
those services. These are given in the original
Latin. with English translatlons. down to the
time Of Richard III when English is first used,
except that in the document called ''Forma ct
Modus " dating from some time later than the
beginning Of the fifteenth century. we are given
a few words in .'Fraunceys' and in Anglicis,"
the French and the English being almost equally
strange Ia modern cves
The coronation ceremony has undergone re-
r,eatea modification and changes in detail; hut
in its fullest dcvclopment at the time Of Ed
ward IT il was an elaborate and magnificent
office fun Of details of mystical and religious
s,-r7boIisr7 Of tba most careful rrescription Of
even the ,77;r,ltost forms and procedure of privi
leges and rerouieites Of many quaint and poet
ica} fancies of medieval turns Of thought and
ideas and giving many side lights on features
Of The fe,,dal system The object Of the corona
1ion service was the confirmation Of the elected
,rirca e kim T-til tho ,,a-son elected had been
anointed and crowned he was not king. This
ceremony of roti,r e-iI1 remains in the modern
service though NOW = mere form. II is seen in
the address Of tho Aro1hfshon to the people. in
c,,irin If t,7,- he WILLING TO accent the prince
os ,bei, eo,.ersir,, ,rter the election and the
o+b +.l-o, t,. -. L-i,,c- ,oy,,ae tho i,7nortanr
rite Of ,,nc+ior arou,d which the whole service
re,-ol,-es. the 7ir5 division Of the service is the
deIi,-er,- Of the royal ornaments with the en-
4brorfzs-for T-aob ce these Divisions is COM
,,o7 ,f a., ;.ri.s+, mass Of details
7a,-g tho Kim vent in nrocession
from, The -ro,,-er n Iyastr,f0eter Abbey: this
feat,ra ,-as ,7feoor,i,,,ad At the coronation Of
Ta,,as IT i, this ,,rocassfor he a. first went
barafoot later ..,-s,,- rieb+r- sbo5r l,,,+ the in
,-.f.,,.. J., .;,-t,. .,,fe,~ from, +tjs ,,.ae oh
-tl, - =, -, Tho ,,~,,,.ssio,,
nd .r,e-,,a-5 di,i5ad and given in various
,o,-,r. &c ra.s- tho first eteT in q very eIab-
go est,, ,r ,7fsrr;,,,,,5or and of claims mt
q, g. .,r5,,,e ,I...-,., ,,sa5 il, rho corona+ion
a,,ar..z "a ,,tao1,,,,.o4 sc,orsirc to fxed
- IT,, o.. ,t-.-.f-,- ,I,e 1-jre, offers \
,ou md . -,,azca Of cold of a nound weight
Co. tho altar. tho C-1,rg5 claims them in court
lint the claim i nor allowed At the last few
,-.,,,,. ~, 7 "a ,,t,,,,,1,arI.i- clai,oo5 ,bar,
: "a. - - ,o,r, .t,,,,. o,,o,- 1-ban the
kim has made this Offering he lneeIs-in the
medieval times he lay aroyelIfng'-prayers
are said and a sermon delivered by the Arch
1isbon and then the oath is taken
The anointira is a most critical moment IN
.,o oor.,,,,, Tho ~, ,,ee5 must No, he the
i1 i1 e tho church, ,,,,+ .otrie,,, ., n ,,oix+
,,ra of l,a1sar7 and olive oil VERY holy" as
unctfon with If confers sacramental grace. The
Dean of Westminster pours the oil into the
o, "a ,i,t -bis snoor tho Arcbb,sbon
- - e,,-cra,o, =, ~. form, Of q cross
es+ ~, The ,,.1,,,s op the hands then on the
bre.s+ +rfr71I- o, shoulders and hack fourthIv
~ -+t,o ;re47a 90 tho e1l,oy.e and lastly on the
bead II v-as arciarrr,, necessary that the King
,,,l7 ,,aor d. cole % f-,a 1ayrr on his head for
.iob. 6a,s "a ,ro+ect the snot of holy oil from
,rre1ere1ca. also linen cloves so that all the
snots thar had heen ancinted might be covered
The Golf was still 1Ise5 as late as the coronation
of C,aoroA III ,bougr the custom Of wearing II
aicb+ 7o,-- I,,7 lang eirca caaea5
Tba Ezire- ie. ,beT, clothed With certain gar
roents and cirded with a sword-au these pro-
ceediugs being acconpanied by an elaborate
ritual of PRAYER and antherns-and then receives
the royal ornaments the crown scentre staff
apd rirg Tho 7aivarv of the cro1r,, &c of
course. the most impressive. and is accompanied
nv blessing and T,rayer It is placed on the
-, ,..s - -. -,,,.;.t,l,, e oo,-.o-,.,,-,.
hihs = 4eou ~ III 'e''''4'4' "a >-"ii'0' 'u- >
Thereupon-Ihoush TINS ceremony Is OF late IN
troductiOn-all the peers put on their CorOnets,
a, -, = - -. =, -, -,
Iile AiiisS % arms 'NeH 'Io"Hs' anu 'Ae di'i'-
,ta 5aI;,-ar, 90 ~ - - ,ro,,,,;st,o,,
r-bero : ,a,7ittor, ,, ,oact,,,r ,,,t,, ttfs tta+
tL ,1osr IT, IT, Co. 81, ,oai,,, t ,to
-. ;l, 80 .i \, ,I,1 ., a.
longer he will reign Mr. Ierg points out that