The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18
oRsEQUIEs OF ENGLIsH EOLERs.
Contrasts q simplicity and AlAgninosnoS
IN Royul numerals.

To raH EDiroa % THn sUN-Sir; The
obaequlea of tho Kinaa and Queena % Ing
land have always been historic occasions
Rejecting the feelings Of the nation, and
- such the funerals Of King Edward VII.
and Queen Victoria will rank among the
most notable,
The blum old sailor King william ".
was much lamented and his body lay In
state at Windsor for two days Ny grand
father. who was In an Oflcial position.
used 10 relate the impression which Il made
upon hts mind. especially the noble form
Of the good Duke Of SUSSEX a. he stood
behind the coffin a. chief mOurneT clad In
long black cloak thrown over his mar
shals uniform. The nations sorrow At
the death Of William showed q marked
contrast 10 the feelings manifested AZ the
funeral Of George ~. SIN. Il was a time
Of great anxiety for the Prime Minister.
Lord Melbourne. was unpopular. and
Young woman came 10 the throne with no
knowledge Of the Affairs Of state
The funeral Of George n. In the Abbey
IL described by Horace WalpOlc. who says
he walked as q rag OF qualtiy' In this
procession, A. absolutely a noble sight.
Dean Stanley tells ~ that william %
Orange. the least popular but by his public
acts QUE Of the most deserving Of mOnarchs.
was buried in The Abbey with the sim
pllciy which he would have desired: but
the funeral Of his royal cOnsOTt Mary II h
memorable a. having been attended by
both Houses OF Parliament. the Lords
robed In scarlet and the Commons In long
black NANTES No preceding sovereign
Parliament, for I'll then Parliament had
alNayz expired vita the sovereign.
iharles II. VAS very Obscurely buried In
the Abbey without any pOmp. and was sOOn
forgotten after all the vanity OF his reign.
Iicdly buried ~ Windsor without any re-
hgions ceremony. hat Oliver Cromwell.
the Lord PrOiecteF. was buried IN Henry
w : chapel With kingly bOnors. The
ct HOUSE. Thence was escorted 10 the
Auney by an Immense train Of mourners.
including The city Companies. with their
insignia dfaped M black. through streets
the dead was made most lifelike In royal
robes There was 4 crown on the head aud
q sceptre In The right hand The hears
winch vas open on both sides. was richly
adorned with piumea and banners. James
!. although no MONUMENT marked his
grave. had a pOmpOhs funeral The dean
preached a sermon and Charles !. vas the
chief mOuTner
The death Of Queen Elizabeth was an
OCCaElon at national sorrow. STOW relates
that the FUNERAL took place on April -. az
which time the city Of Westminster was sur
charged Win multitudes OF al sort OF people
IN the streets. houses. Ntndowu lads and
cutters. that came TO -. the obsequ,es q
her siatne upon the comm so forth In royal
robes, having a -reptre and q glove In either
hand, there vas such a general signing.
gToaning and weeping a. the like had not
Oeen known OF -een IN the memory Of man.
The funeral train NaS composed Of .s0o
mOurueTs
The most notable Of the funerals Of
England. -Oyereigna - beyond dOub,
mort allied u. when he plctured the mobiles
" andtng around the conn. in words which
may he aptly quoted a. the grave Of I'd
ward the leacemakeT
Hung be the heavens ulth black Weld day 10 nirht
Comsls. importing change Of times AMI states.
hfhndlsn your crystal trrsses Ia me sky
Ana With them scourge thr bal revolving stars
That have consented unto Henry dealh'
Henry me nith. TOO famous % i've ioag'
England Ger had q king unul bis ume'
Henry died A. Vincennes In his thirty
fourth wear. and his BODY was embalmed
all DEPOSITED in Rouen Cathedral pom
ttH removal o. aus placed on an open chariot
drawn by four horses, and above the comm
vas piaced . ngure representing The king
and painted 10 lite. I pon the head was
placed a croWn aud the body was clad in
royal purple
A. boyer the Arrhbishops and Bishops
met the Procession and accompanied o.
10 london. where the hOdy vas placed IN
stale la NJ pauls Cathedral Thence o.
vas taken with much pomp. Three of the
Ming chargers Nere led no 10 the altar
and banners we're carried Ov great noblrs
The Kings son being an infant Of only eight
months. the chief moumeF vas James King
Of scotland The tomb Of Henry OF Agin-
court Il stall one Of the sights 81 he Abbey
The last Time that the Roman catholic mass
was celebrated az royal funeral vas a.
that Of Queen Mary / ana the hrst Enriisp
sovereign buried with the present English
Episcopal service was Edward W
Nav loHk MAY o.. BHtTtsHER.