Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-29
Coronation Ceremonies
BY w. M. Sinclair, D. D, Arehdean, of London. in tho ehu...,-.:. 49,.
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II; The entrance. with the anthem,
and queen kneel before the altar and
take chairs below their thrones.
lll. The recognition. archbish-
op, with the lord Chancellor. lord
great chamberlain. and earl marshall
Duke OF Norfolk) presents the king
on the platform north. south. east and
west with q loud voice. Bible, patton
and chalice placed on the altar.
Nv. The litany. The regalia of the
on the altar. The kings; st. Edwards
STAN. the spurs, the sceptre and cross,
the pointed sword OF temporal Justice.
the pointed sword of spiritual Justice.
curtana. or sword of mercy: the sword
OF Oh state the sceptre with the dove. the
orb. st. Edwards crown land bible.
ipaten and chalice). The queens: The
ivory rod with a dove, the sceptre with
a cross, the queens crown.
v. The communion.
vi. The
VII. The oath, in four parts. made
on The bible n signed.
Come Holy Ghost" Anthem: "Zadok,
the priest" During the amounting, for
which the king takes off his crimson
robes of state, four knights of the gar
ter hold a canopy. After the amounting
the e Of Westminster invests him
with the regal robes.
X The presenting of the spurs and
sword and the Offering and redeeming
Of the sword.
4. The investing with the armilla
and Imperial cope, and the delivery of
the orb.
XII. The invcstiture by the ring, the
with the cross, the sceptre with
the dove, and the gloves.
Putting on tho Crown.
XII. The putting on Of the crown by
the archbishop. Acclamation by the
people: God Save the King" The
peers put on their coronets. TrumphetS
sound. The great guns at the tower
are fred.
XIII. The presentation Of the bible
introduced at the coronation of Will
ian III. and Mary.)
XIV. The benediction and TIE Deum.
XIV. The enthronization, the bishops,
great officers. and mobiles bearing re-
gala standing around.
XVI. The homage: Done by the
princes and head Of each section Of
the nobility in turn, with q kiss on the
kings left cheek. Anthem: Kings
Shall See and Arise" Drums, trumpets.
XVII. Coronation of the queen by the
Archbishop Of York. Four peeresses
hold over her a canopy. She is anointed
kneeling. While the crown is placed
on her head the peeresses put on their
coronet
XVIII. The communion. during which
the king presents an altar cloth and
ingot of gold. the queen an altar cloth
and mark of gold.
XIX. The recess. The king and
queen, carrying their sceptres and
rods, pas into st. Edwards chapel be-
hind the altar, exchange the imperial
copes for the crimson robes Of state.
and proceed crowned to the west door
OF the abbey. from which they depart.
No scene could be imagined more SOL
emn. devout. Inc splendid, or more
suggestive OF the tremendous duties of
theh highest of earthly offices. The cor
onation banquet, which used to take
for some time discontinued. Various
events take place during the corona
ton fortnight: the royal
through the principal streets of London
is n of the chief. Almost all the
kings and queens have paid q state
visit to st. Paul's cathedral after their
accession; arrangements for this had
been made in the original program for
the coronation Of King Edward VII.
For the coronation service itself, Of
curse. great preparations are needed
in the abbey; for four or five months
previously 1t is placed in the hands of
tho lord chamberlain. for the erection
Of galleries wherever they can be
erected: h peers occupy the south
transept, the peeresses the north; the
princesses and their suites the south
side of the choir. specially privileged
persons in the north.
Tho Bishops Place.
The bishops sit in two rows on the
north side Of the sacrarium, or eastern
part of the choir. The boys OF West
minister school are placed in the cler-
| estory on the south side OF the nave,
| and are trained to make the acclama-
lions.
About six months before the corona
ton the earl marshal Duke. Of Nor.
folk) opens his our at st. James
palace for the consideration Of claims
for special offices in the great cere-
mony which have grown up in the
course of centuries; he is supported by
the great offices Of state and court, and
other influential and distinguished per-
! sonages.