THE PRESENTATION OF THE SPURS AND SWORD; AND THE GIRDING AND OBLATION OF THE SAID SWORD.

After this the Dean took the Spurs from the altar, and delivered them to the Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain, who, kneeling down, touched his Majesty's heels therewith, and returned them to the Dean, by whom they were laid upon the altar.

Then the spurs were brought from the altar by the Dean of Westminster, and delivered to a Nobleman thereto appointed by the King, who, kneeling down, presented them to his Majesty, who forth

with sent them back to the altar.

Then the Lord who carried the Sword of State returned the said sword to the Officers of the Jewel-House, which was thereupon deposited in the traverse in King Edward's Chapel; he received thence, in lieu thereof, another sword, in a scabbard of purple velvet, provided for the King to be girt withal, which he delivered to the Archbishop; and the Archbishop, laying it on the altar, said the following prayer :

"Hear our prayers, O LORD, we beseech thee; and so direct and support thy servant KING GEORGE, who is now to be girt with this sword, that he may not bear it in vain; but may use it as the Minister of GOD, for the terror and punishment of evil-doers, and for the protection and encouragement of those that do well; through Jest CHRIST Our LORD. Amen."

Then the Archbishop took the sword from the altar, and (the Bishops assisting, and going along with him,) delivered it into the King's right hand; and he holding it, the Archbishop said :

"Receive this kingly sword, brought now from the altar of GOD, and delivered to you by the hands of us the Bishops and servants of GoD, though unworthy."

The King stood up; the sword was girt about him by the Lord Great Chamberlain; and then the King sitting down, the Archbishop said:"Remember him of whom the Royal Psalmist did prophesy, saying, Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most Mighty; good luck have thou with thine honour; ride on prosper ously, because of truth, meekness, and righteousness;' and be thou a follower of him. With this sword do justice, stop the growth of iniquity, protect the holy Church of GoD, help and defend widows and orphans, restore the things that are gone to decay, maintain the things that are restored, punish and reform what is amiss, and confirm what is in good order: that doing these things you may be glorious in all virtue; and so represent our LORD JESUS CHRIST in this life, that you may reign for ever with him in the life which is to come. Amen."

Then the King, rising up, ungirded his sword, and, going to the altar, offered it there in the scabbard, and then returned and sat down in his chair; and the Chief Peer offered the price of it, namely, a hundred shillings, and having thus redeemed it, received it from the altar by the Dean of Westminster, and drew it out of the scabbard, and carried it naked before his Majesty during the rest of the 50lemnity.

THE INVESTITURE WITH THE ARMILL AND ROYAL ROBE, AND THE DELIVERY OF THE ORB.

Then the King arising, the Dean of Westminster took the Armill from the Master of the Great Wardrobe, and put it about his Majesty's neck, and tied it to the bowings of his arms, above and below the elbows, with silk strings; the Archbishop standing before the King, and saying :—

"Receive this Armill as a token of the divine mercy embracing you on every side."

Next the Robe Royal, or purple robe of state, of cloth of tissue, lined or furred with ermine, was by the Master of the Great Wardrobe delivered to the Dean of Westminster, and by him put upon the King, standing; the crimson robe which he wore before being first taken off by the Lord Great Chamberlain. The King, having received it, sat down; and then the Orb with the Cross was brought from the altar by the Dean of Westminster, and delivered into the King's hand by the Archbishop, 'pronouncing this blessing and exhortation:"Receive this Imperial Robe and Orb: and the LORD your God endue you with knowledge and wisdom, with majesty and with power from on high; the LORD clothe you with the robe of righteousness and with the garments of salvation: and when you see this Orb, set under the Cross, remember that the whole world is subject to the power and empire of CHRIST our REDEEMER; for he is the Prince of the Kings of the earth, King of kings, and Lord of Lords; so that no man can reign happily who deriveth not his authority from him, and directeth not all his actions according to his laws."

THE INVESTITURE WITH THE RING, SCEPTRE, AND ROD: Then the Lord Chamberlain delivered the King's Ring to the Archbishop; the Archbishop put it on the fourth finger of his Majesty's right hand, and said :

"Receive this Ring, the ensign of kingly dignity and of defence of the catholic faith; and as you are this day solemuly invested with the government of this earthly kingdom, so may you be sealed with that Spirit of Promise which is the earnest of an heavenly inheritance, and reign with him who is the blessed and only Potentate, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."

The King delivered his Orb to the Dean of Westminster, to be by him laid upon the altar; and then the Dean of Westminster brought the Sceptre and Rod to the Archbishop; and the Lord of the Manor of Worksop (who claimed to hold an estate by the service of presenting to the King a right-hand glove on the day of his Coronation, and supporting the King's right arm whilst he holds the Sceptre with the Cross,) delivered to the King a pair of rich gloves, and in any occasion happening afterwards, supported his Majesty's right arm, or held his sceptre by him.

The gloves being put on, the Archbishop delivered the Sceptre with the Cross into the King's right hand, saying,

"Receive the Royal Sceptre, the ensign of Kingly Power and Justice."

And then he delivered the Rod with the Dove into the King's left hand, and said,

"Receive the Rod of Equity and Mercy: and GoD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed, direct and assist you in the administration and exercise of all those powers he hath given you. Be so merciful, that you be not too remiss; so execute justice, that you forget not mercy. Punish the wicked, protect the oppressed; and the blessing of him who was ready to perish shall be upon you: thus in all things following his great and holy example, of whom the Prophet David said, Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest iniquity; the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre,' even JESUS CHRIST Our LORD. Amen."

THE PUTTING ON OF THE CROWN.

The Archbishop, standing before the altar, and having St. Edward's Crown before him, now took it into his hands, and laying it again before him upon the altar, said,

"O Gop, who crownest thy faithful servants with mercy and loving kindness, look down upon this thy servant GEORGE our King, who now in lowly devotion boweth his head to thy Divine Majesty; and as thou dost this day set a crown of pure gold upon his head, so enrich his royal heart with thy heavenly grace, and crown him with all princely virtues which may adorn the high station wherein thou hast placed him, through JESUS CHRIST our LORD, to whom be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen."

Then the King sat down in King Edward's Chair; the Archbishop, assisted by other Bishops, came from the altar; the Dean of Westminster brought the Crown, and the Archbishop, taking it of him, reverently put it upon the King's head. At the sight whereof the people, with loud and repeated shouts, cried " GOD save the King!" The trumpets sounded, and, by a signal given, the great guns at the Tower and in the Park were fired. The noise ceasing, the Archbishop rose and said,

"Be strong and of good courage: observe the commandments of GOD, and walk in his holy ways: fight the good fight of faith, and lay hold on eternal life; that in this world you may be crowned with success and honour, and that when you have finished your course, you may receive a crown of righteousness, which God the righteous Judge shall give you in that day. Amen.”

Then the Choir sung the fourth anthem: viz.-" The King shall rejoice in thy strength, O LORD: exceeding glad shall he be of thy salvation. Thou hast presented him with the blessings of goodness, and hast set a crown of pure gold upon his head. Hallelujah.

Amen."

As soon as the King was crowned, the Peers, &c. put on their coronets, and the Bishops their caps.

THE PRESENTATION OF THE HOLY BIBLE.

The Dean of Westminster took the Holy Bible, which had been carried in the procession, from the altar, and delivered it to the

Archbishop; who, with the rest of the Bishops going along with him, presented it to the King, first saying these words to him:

"Our gracious King; we present unto your Majesty this Book, the most valuable thing that this world affordeth. Here is wisdom; this is the royal law; these are the lively oracles of GoD. Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this Book; who keep, and do, the things contained in it. For these are the words of eternal life; able to make you wise and happy in this world, nay, wise unto salvation, and so happy for evermore, through faith which is in CHRIST JESUS; to whom be glory for ever." Amen.

Then the King delivered back the Bible to the Archbishop, who gave it to the Dean of Westminster, to be reverently placed again upon the altar.

THE BENEDICTION, AND TE DEUM.

And now, the King having been thus anointed and crowned, and having received all the ensigns of royalty, the Archbishop solemnly blessed him; and all the Bishops, standing about him, answered each benediction, with the rest of the Peers, with a loud and hearty Amen, in the following manner :

"The LORD bless and keep you: the LORD make the light of his countenance to shine for ever upon you, and be gracious unto you: the LORD protect you in all your ways, preserve you from every evil thing, and prosper you in every thing good." Amen.

"The LORD give you a faithful Senate, wise and upright Counsellors and Magistrates, a loyal Nobility, and a dutiful Gentry; a pious, and learned, and useful Clergy; an honest, industrious, and obedient Commonalty." Amen.

"In your days may mercy and truth meet together, and righteousness and peace kiss each other; may wisdom and knowledge be the stability of your times, and the fear of the LORD your treasure." Amen.

"The LORD make your days many, your reign prosperous, and your fleets and armies victorious and may you be reverenced and beloved by all your subjects, and ever increase in favour with GOD and man." Amen.

"The glorious Majesty of the LORD your God be upon you: may he bless you with all temporal and spiritual happiness in this world, and crown you with glory and immortality in the world to come." Amen.

"The LORD give you a religious and victorious posterity to rule these kingdoms in all ages." Amen.

Then the Archbishop turned to the people, and said :

"And the same LORD GOD ALMIGHTY grant, that the Clergy and Nobles assembled here for this great and solemn service, and together with them all the people of the land, fearing Gop and honouring the King, may, by the merciful superintendency of the Divine Providence, and the vigilant care of our gracious Sovereign, continually enjoy peace, plenty, and prosperity, through JESUS CHRIST our LORD; to whom, with the Eternal FATHER, and GOD the HOLY GHOST, be glory in the church world without end. Amen."

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The blessing being thus given, the King sat down in his chair, and vouchsafed to kiss the Archbishop and Bishops assisting at his Coronation, they kneeling before him one after another.

Then the Choir began to sing the Te Deum, and the King went up to the theatre on which the Throne was placed, all the Bishops, Great Officers, and other Peers, attending him; and then he sat down and reposed himself in his chair, below the Throne.

THE INTHRONIZATION.

The Te Deum being ended, the King was conducted to his Throne by the Archbishop and Bishops, and other Peers of the kingdom; and being inthronized or placed therein, all the Great Officers, those that bore the swords and the sceptres, and the rest of the Nobles, stood round about the steps of the Throne, and the Archbishop standing before the King, said :

"Stand firm, and hold fast, from henceforth, the seat and imperial dignity which is this day delivered unto you in the name and by the authority of ALMIGHTY GOD, and by the hands of us the Bishops and servants of God, though unworthy; and as you see us to approach nearer to God's altar, so vouchsafe the more graciously to continue to us your royal favour and protection; and the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, whose ministers we are, and the stewards of his mysteries, establish your Throne in righteousness, that it may stand fast for evermore, like as the sun before Him, and as the faithful witness in Heaven. Amen."

THE HOMAGE.

The exhortation being ended, all the Peers present did homage publicly and solemnly unto the King upon the Throne; and, in the mean time, the Treasurer of the Household threw among the people medals of gold and silver, as the King's princely largess or donative. The Archbishop first knelt down before his Majesty's knees, and the rest of the Bishops knelt on either hand about him; and they did their homage together, for the shortening of the ceremony; the Archbishop saying,

"I, CHARLES, Archbishop of Canterbury, [and so every one of the rest,-I, N., Bishop of N.,-repeating the rest audibly after the Archbishop,] will be faithful and true, and faith and truth will bear, unto you our Sovereign Lord, and your heirs, Kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and I will do, and truly acknowledge, the service of the lands which I claim to hold of you, as in right of the Church. "So help me God.” Then the Archbishop kissed the King's left cheek, and so the rest of the Bishops present after him.

After which the other Peers of the realm did their homage in like manner; the DUKE OF YORK, and other Princes of the Blood, first by themselves; then the other Dukes; and so the Marquisses, the

* When the Duke of York ascended the steps of the throne, took off his coronet, and prepared to kneel and pronounce the words of homage, the King, without permitting the full ceremony, raised him, and shook him cordially by the hand. He did the same towards all the Royal Dukes. This incident called forth great applause from the spectators.