The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-23
THE SOLEMN SERVICE
OF THE CORONATION

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service which will be performed at the
coronation Of King George " and Queen
Mary at Westminster Abbey on Thurs
day, June %. provides that in the morn
ing upon the day of the coronation early
care Is to be taken that the ampulla be
filled with oil, and together with the
spoon be laid ready upon the altar in
the Abbey Church. The archbishops and
bishops assistant, being already vested
In their copes, the procession shall be
formed outside the west door Of the
church and shall wait till notice Is given
Of the approach OF their majesties and
church.
The King and Queen. as soon as they
enter at the west door Of the church. are
to be received with the following an
them. to be sung by the choir Of West
minister: II Was Glad When They Said
Unto Me. We VIII Go Into the House of
the Lord" The King and Queen shall
pass up the body Of the church. through
the choir, and UP the stairs to the thea
ter; and having passed by their thrones.
they shall make their alteration. and
then. kneeling at the foldstools set for
them before their chairs Of state on the
south side of the altar. use some short
private prayers and sit down in their
chairs.
The archbishop shall turn to the east
part OF the theater and then, together
with the lord chancellor, lord great cham
berlain, lord high constable, and earl
marshal 1.-THE garter king at arms proceed
ing them), Shall go I'd the other three
sides OF the theater in turn, south, west,
and north. and at every one Of the four
sides shall, with loud voice, speak to
the people: and the King in the mean
while. standing up by his chair, shall
turn and show himself unto the people
at every one OF the four sides Of the
theater as the archbishop is at every one
Of them. the archbishop saying: 'Sirs,
here present unto you King George the
undoubted King of this realm; wherefore.
all you who are come this day to do your
homage and service. are you willing 10
do the same?"
The people signify their willingness by
repeated acclamations. Then the trum-
pets shall sound. The Bible, paten, and
chalice shall be brought by the bishops
who had borne them and placed upon the
altar. The lords who carry the regalia
shall come near to the altar and every
one present in order what he carries to
the archbishop. who shall deliver them
TO the Dean of Westminster. to be by him
placed upon the altar. Then follows the
litany, to be sung by two bishops vested
in copes and kneeling. the choir singing
the responses.
At the end OF the creed one of the
bishops shall be ready in the pulpit.
placed against the pillar at the northeast
corner of the theater. and begin the ser
mon, which is to be short and suitable
to the occasion. The King, who was I'M
covered during the singing OF the litany
and the beginning OF the communion
service. when the sermon begins shall
put on his cap OF crimson velvet turned
up with ermine and so continue to the
end Of IT. On the right hand shall stand
the Bishop of Durham, and beyond him.
on the same side. the lords that carry the
swords; on his left hand the Bishops of
Bath and Wells, and the lord great cham
berlain.
His majesty. having already. on Mon
day, the 9Th day OF February, 1911, in the
presence of the two houses OF Parliament,
made and signed the declaration pre-
scribed, the archbishop shall. after the
sermon is ended. go to the King. and,
standing before him. administer the cor
onatlon oath, as follows:
Archbishop-Will you solemnly promise
and swear to govern the people of this
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
ireland and the Dominions thereto be-
longing. according to the statutes in
Parliament agreed on and the respective
laws and customs of the same?
King-I solemnly promise so TO do.
Archbishop-Will you. to the utmost of
your power. cause law and justice in
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ments?
King-I will.
Archbishop-Will you, to the utmost OF
your power. maintain the laws OF God,
the true profession of the Gospel, and
the Protestant Reformed religion. estab-
lished by law? And will you maintain
and preserve inviolably the settlement of
the Church of England and the doctrine,
worship. discipline, and government
thereof as by law established in England?
And will you preserve unto the bishops
and clergy of England and to the
churches there committed to their charge,
all such rights and privileges, as by law
do or shall appertain to them. or any
of them?
King-All this 1 promise to do.
Then the King, arising. shall go to the
altar and make his solemn oath in the
sight of all the people to observe the
promises: laying his right hand upon the
holy Gospel in the great Bible (Which
was before carried in the procession and
Is now brought from the altar by the
archbishop and rendered to him as he
kneels upon the steps,, saying these
words:
The things which I have here before
promised 1 will perform and keep, so help
me God" Then the King shall kiss the
book and sign the oath.
The King having been disrobed of his
crimson robe by the lord great chamber
lain and having taken of his cap of
state. shall go before the altar and sit
down IN King Edwards chair. wherein
he lie to be anointed. Four knights of
the Garter shall hold over him a rich
pail of silk, or cloth of gold. The Dean
of Westminster, taking the ampulla
and spoon from off the altar. shall hold
them ready, pouring some of the holy
oil into the spoon, and with 1t the
archbishop shall anoint the King in the
form of q cross, on the crown of his
head, on the breast, and on the palms
of both hands. Then shall the Dean
of Westminster lay the ampulla and
spoon upon the altar; and, the King
kneeling. the archbishop shall say
blessing over him. This prayer being
ended, the King shall sit down in King
Edwards. chair, while the knights OF
the Garter give back the pail to the
lord chamberlain, whereupon the Dean
of Westminster shall put Upon his mai
esty the pail of cloth of gold, together
with girdle of the same, and present
the spurs and sword and the girding, the
oblation of said sword, the armill and
royal robe and the orb. The King sit
in hot he