The Cairo bulletin., 1911-06-22

bearing In the right hand. the sceptre
| With the cross, and the king, In his
left hand, the orb and the queen. the
sceptre, with the dove, passes back to
the west door of the abbey, where
the procession had first entered, and
1.-The re urn Journey to the palace ia
begun. .sg.
\ Nm connection with the lelfgions
Side OF the. ceremony at the Abbey,
the Bible on which the King takes
the oath issa new one on each oecn.
sSoa. At, the coronation OF Edward
|Vn. the Bible was Joint gilt Of the
Universities 81 Oxford and Cambridge
amt is' now preserved In the, library
Fats Ia.aubethl ,paIace.s The same fuhil
vefsities have presented the. Bibls
used By king George to the Arch.
bishop Of Canterbury a4 4
ahe Bible, on Witch the early Eng.
lith kings took their cofonatipn oath
lsEsall preseraed ,fns the british rnui
selini ssTt, Us a Latin translation Of
We fsaft gpspels iih manuscript sup
POSED to.tiaveabetn Written at the
end Of The ninth century, and 1t cons
sfsts of 2l7 fnarto leaves.
The challce and .paten, which are
carried by two bishops in the process
sipn in the abbey and 'iater used ia
the continuation Service, are OF gold.
The ainpulla and spoon used auf-
ifIgshe ceremony OF Amounting t5afI
king andt queen are said to be the
holy articles Of the regalia not do.
stroyed BY the parliamentarians.
They are both certainly Of great aae.
The an1pulla known as the Golden
Eagle Is aykind Of flask which con
tains the holy oil. IL Is; Of true gpid
in the form OF an eagle with Dit,
spread wings, and it stands OH a |
pedestal also or pare gold Altogether |
II Is about nine inches and is capable |
Of holding about six ounces of oil.
The head unscrews at the neck fot
the purpose Of filling the flask. but
NE ON IS poured into the spoon from
he tip Of the brak
The oil used at the present day ia
prepared from the finest olive oil. Ii |
$ poured from the ampulla into tho |
spoon, which Is OF silver gilt and |
iates from the early thirteenth cen.
nry. The handle of the spoon Is
lbout seven and one-half inches long
md the bowl about two and one4half
nches. There are four fine pearls
et in the widest part of the hands
md the bowl Is finely chased on both
ides. The amounting Is carried out
y tile venerable ,archbi6hop
Tho. dipping the tips or his fingers
lto the spoon, makes the sign of the |
ross on the crown Of the kings
cad on the palms Of his hands and
u MS breast.
The orb or mound, regarded as tho
nblem of sovereignty, is placed Id
Is majesty's hand Immediately be-
ire line official crown is put on Ills
sad during the Abbey service. He
'terwards carries 1t in his left hand
. the procession back to the palace
IS massive ball of gold six inches
diameter ericircled with a jewAledl
ind of the same metal, richly EN-.
'llished with rose diamonds and
her precious stone and edged with q
'alls. 81
On the top is an immense amethyst Z
olet and purple in color and nearly =
inch and half high, In the SHADE =
an oval. Around the amethyst are "
nr bands and It serves as the peaes.
Of splendid golden cross, three =
d one-quarter inches high and "
rec inches broad. closely set With Of
amonds and having In the middle d er
pphire on one side, and an emerald | h
the other. Ii Is also armament "A l IA