The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-06-09
ENGLISH COkla%A>IIONS
of York objected to readlu.

of York objected to readln- ne b.
tany in English and refused I.
ficiate; finally. the Bishop of Carl
isle consented to fill the role. Eli
zabeth was crowned under the title,
"The Most High and Highly Prin-
cess. Our Dread Sovereign Lady Eli
zabeth. Queen of England, France,
and Ireland, Defender of the true,
ancient and Catholic faith, most
worthy Empress from the Orkney Is
lands to the Pyrenean Mountains"
The superstitiousiy inclined found
full justification of their views in
the coronation of Charles the First
on February 2, 1926. AS the chos-
en- day happened to be the Feast of
the Publication, and as white was
the proper color for that day, the
Kings robe was of white instead of
the usual purple velvet. Now, white
was always considered an unlucky
color for En- s,1n3 sovereiens. The
next ominous eve wa5 fhs breaking
of the wing of -. dr. tb cid
sceptre. Following CO. a4
heels of this misfortune the
barge stuck fast at the palace ana
was eventually brought to the wrong
landing.
To cap the climax and, as though
to dispel any lingering doubt sup.
perstitious ones might still entertain
ali London, that afternoon, was
shaken by an earthquake. Whether
or not this chain of accidents was
intended as warning, the fact re-
mains that they all occurred a, ms
coronation of king who lost his
head.
On the twenty-third of April, 1851
st. Georges day, Charles the Sec
ond entered his state barge early in
the morning and went to Wesrm1ns-
ter. There he donned his robes of
crimson velvet aud ermine and NOV
ed in procession to the Abbey
kneeling, he took the OATH which
had again been altered. and was
crowned by Archbishop Juxon. The
crown embellished with jewels, was
q new one, as the old one had been
destroyed in the Civil Wars. After
the ceremony an elaborate banquet
was given at Westminster Hall, pre-
coded By what was believed to have
been the first display of fireworks
at an English coronation.
James II was crowned, with pomL
and ceremony that had never before
been 0quRleu, ~ 81. ssvurges day,
1885, by Archbishop Sancroft who
was ordered to abbreyiate the ritual
on rne preuexr or saving rlme. put
in reality to appease the Catholic
conscience of the new King. There
was no celebration of the Holy Gem
muniOn, nor WAS s. copy of the Eng
lish Bible presented as was CUSTOM
airy. 1t is related by historians that
the specially prepared amounting oA
so pleased the King and his Queen
that they made present of two
hundred pounds to the Court apothe-
cary. James robe was of crimson
velvet and ermine, with a border oi
gold lace, he was sheltered by a can
opy of gold.
From political and religious
stand the coronation of William
and Mary on April II. 1896, was
significant. They were crowned as
joint sovereigns and the coronation
rite was approved by act of Parlia-
ment for the first time in history.
This rite declared against transub-
sanitation of the bread and wine in
the Holy Communion. Dean Stan.
ley called attention to the fact that
the coronation oath was ALTERED in
to conformity with actual usages Of
the kingdom to maintain the Pro-
testant reformed religion as estab-
lished by law"
Several unexpected incidents from
interesting sidelights on the cere-
mony. The King was short and the
Queen unusually tall; chroniclers re-
late with a chuckle that this dispari-
ty in their height afforded no end
of suppressed merriment to the
| spectators as the two royal person,
ages marched side by side Up the
aisle Of the church The House or
Commons was proselt IN a body in a
gallery directly behind the shrine of
Edward the Confessor. AS Archbis-
| hop Sancroft refused to officiate on
the ground that William and Mary
claimed the throne by act of Par
lament and not by hereditary de-
scent. Thomas Lamplugh. ArcnDis-
| hon IF York crowned tho Ouenn