The Washington herald., 1910-12-11

| plished at the cost OF much pain which
as time went on increased 10 such an ex-
/ tent that at length the young sovereign
could endure it no longer Most Of the
| principal actors in the ceremony seem 10
| have lost their heads when she showed
signs of fainting. One OF them. however,
namely, the Rev. Lord John Thynne,
/. Canon of Westminster Abbey was equal
To the emergency. With the assistance
of a verger, he managed to procure a
basin of water and some SOAP by means
of which 1t was found possible TO relieve
the Queen Of the ring her finger, how
ever, remaining swollen and painful
King Edward. warned by this incident.
took the precaution OF impressing upon
the primate and the College OF Heralds
the necessity Of coming 10 an understand
| ing as TO which OF his fingers was to be
invested with the ring. and the finger
| finally decided upon was the one which
we are accustomed 10 call the third finger
Of the left hand, this being in accordance
with the ancient belief that vein came
direct from the heart 10 that particular
| finger
Ring as Sacred Emblem.
It is worthy OF note that in the case
OF the coronation OF the Kings Of Eng
land as in those OF the Cars OF Russia.
and the Kings OF France in olden times.
the inyestitgre of the sovereign with the
ring OF Office, is held to endow him with
majesty OF a more sacred character
than that conferred by the placing Of the
crown upon his head. Indeed. the plac-
ing of the ring upon the finger of the
ruler precedes the act Of GROWING, and
is regarded as indicative Of that episco-
pal nature OF his sovereignty, which is
still further demonstrated by the inclu-
sion of the priesuy stole. and the dali
matte, among his coronation robes. while
Russian Cars at their coronation take
communion. after the fashion of the
clergy, instead OF in accordance with
the manner to which laymen are re-
stricted
When the Primate Of All England places
the ring OF ST Edward upon the third
! finger OF George at Westminster next
June, he will exclain. in accordance with
the time-hOn0red ritual Receive this
ring, the ensign of kingly dignity, and in
defense Of the Catholic faith, that as you
are this day conseerated head Of this
kingdom and people. so enriched in faith.
and Astounding in good works, you may
reign with Him. who is King Of Kings,
and whom We honor and glory, forever
and ever Amen"
Another very ancient and important por-
ton Of the British coronation regalia. is
the so-calied Ampulla and golden spoon.
with which King George viii be anoint-
ed in Westminster Abbey. IL is related
that when ST Thomas a Beckett, the
martyred Archbishop OF Canterbury, was
in Punishment at Lyons, and was praying
nj rlsf in ~ he n
peared 10 him with a gold dove, and
small vial OF Chrism. which she delivered
TO him. assuring him OF the happiest ef
fects on those kings who should be
anointed Herewith
Discovered Through a Dream.
She commanded him TO deliver it to a
monk on Poictiers. who would conceal it
in a large stone in the Church OF St.
+, Gregory. In this place the Ampulla the
Chrism, and an account OF the vision, in
the handwriting Of ST. Thomas a Beckett.
were preserved until the reign OF Edward
/ III when they were discovered IN c0nse-
| quence Of dream by holy man, who
/ brought the sacred vessel 10 the Duke
| OF Lancaster, who delivered 1t to Ed
ward the Black Prince. who. in turn.
sent it for safe keeping to the Tower of
London. There it was kept until the
| coronation of Edward ", in 1883, when
/ the Ampulla and the spoon, both OF them
manifeStly OF twelfth century manufac-
/ tuFe. were used for the first time. The
head OF the dove unscrews, so that the
/ consecrated unguent can be poured into
J il. and it is poured out from an orifice
! in the beak into the thin gold spoon.
which bears traces Of having been en-
! ameled.
The amounting OF King George will
/ Immediately follow the coronation oath.
( The monarch will be Invested Of his Grim
son robe by the lord great chamberlain,
and these, along with the cap of state,
which his majesty viii remove from his
/ head. will be carried into st. Edwards
| Chapel The King will then take his
/ place on the throne of Edward the Con-
fessor. which every sovereign OF England
since the Norman conquest has occupied
/ on the occasion of his coronation
The seat Of this throne is formed OF
| the So-called Stone of Destiny, which is
| supposed TO have been the stone pillow
on which Jacob rested his head when he
slept at Bethel and dreamed of Jacobs
ladder. Numbers of legends are extant
as to the manner in which the stone
found its way from Bethel to Ireland
OF time IL rested Oh the lUD OF lHe
| sacred hill of Tara. and on il the kings
of Ireland were crowned. From Erin it
was mysteriously conveyed to Scotland
more than 1,000 years ago by King Ken
meth III and preserved at Scone for use
at the coronation of Scottish kings. Ed
ward l of England invaded Scotland in
1895. carried off the Stone Of Destiny
from Scone, and placed it in Westmin-
ster Abbey.
Amounted by Archbishop.
As soon as King George has taken his
place on this throne. four dukes, all
knights of the Garter. will hold above his
head rich canopy Of cloth OF gold. and
then the Archbishop of Canterbury,
pouring some of the consecrated oil into
the spoon from the Ampulla held by the
Dean of Westminster will first anoint
the palms of the Kings hands in the
form of cross. exclaiming: BE these
hands anointed with the holy oilg' and
will use the same words in amounting
subsequently the breast, the shoulders.
the elbows. and the head of the King.
The dean will then lay the Ampulla and
the spoon upon the altar. and the King
kneeling the archbishop standing on the
north side of the altar. will pronounce
the benedictiOn- The King theTeupon
will arise and resume his place on the
throne, and the Dean OF Westminster.
having first dried with cotton wool all
the places anointed, except the head and
the hands, will close with the ribbons
attached TO the places opened for the
amounting in the mOnarch's crimson sar-
Genet coat. And then the archbishop will
place a Golf of lawn on the Kings head
and linen gloves on his hands for a few
moments in order to remove the holy oil
How great is the Importance attached