Winchester Republican

CORONATION OF THE KING.

[The particulars of the coronation occupy several columns of the newspapers. The following are the particulars on the king's arrival at Westminster Abbey:]

THE OATH.

The sermon being concluded, the archbishop of Canterbury advanced to the king to administer the coronation oath; the king then arose from his chair of state, and, attended by his supporters, and the deputy lord great chamberlain, went uncovered to the altar, where kneeling upon the cushion laid on the steps, and placing his hand on the Holy Gospels, his majesty took the oath, and added thereto his sign manual, the lord chamberlain of the household holding a silver standish for that purpose.

The king returning to his chair, the following hymn was sung, the archbishop reading the first line, ' Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,' &c.

THE ANOINTING.

Upon the conclusion of the hymn, the archbishop read the prayer preparatory to the anointing. ('O Lord Holy Father, who, by the anointing of oil, didst of oil make and consecrate kings, priests and Prophets,'&c.) At the conclusion of this prayer, the choirs sung the following anthem: Zadock the priest' &c. During this anthem, the king was disrobed of his crimson robes by the deputy lord great chamberlain, who delivered them to the master of the robes; and his majesty taking off his cap of state, the deputy lord grand chamberlain delivered the same to the Lord chamberlain: and the robes and cap were immediately carried into St. Edward's chapel-the robes by the groom, the cap by the officer of the jewel office. St. Edward's chair (covered with cloth of gold) having been placed in front of the altar, his majesty took his seat therein to be anointed; when four knights of the garter, summoned by the deputy garter, held over the king's head a rich pall or cloth of gold, delivered to them by the lord chamberlain, the dean of Westminster standing by, holding the ampulla containing the consecrated oil, and pouring some into the anointing spoon the archbishop then anointed his majesty on the head and hands, in the form of a cross, pronouncing the words, 'Be thy head anointed.'&c.' Be thy hands anointed.' &c.

The king then kneeling, the archbishop standing on the north side of the altar pronounced the benediction. The knights of the garter delivered the pall to the lord chamberlain, of purple velvet, which his lordship delivered to the archbishop who laid it on the
altar and said the prayer. (' Hear our prayers O Lord, we beseech thee : and so direct and support thy servant king George who now is to be girt with the sword ;')

THE INVESTING WITH THE SUPERTUNICA.

The dean of Westminster then received from the officers of the wardrobe, the supertunica of cloth of gold, and a girdle of the same for the sword, 'with which the dean arrayed his majesty.

THE SPURS.

After this the dean took the spurs from the altar, and delivered them to the deputy lord great chamberlain, who kneeled down, touched his majesty's heels therewith, and returned them to the dean, by whom they were laid upon the altar,

THE SWORD.

The nobleman who carried the sword of state now delivered it to the lord chamberlain, and in return received another sword in a scabbard. The archbishop, assisted by other bishops, then delivered the sword into the king's right hand, saying, ' Receive this kingly sword, &c. His majesty standing up, the deputy lord Great chamberlain then girded his majesty with the sword.-The king being again seated, the archbishop repeated, Remember him of whom, &c.

OFFERING OF THE SWORD.

The king, then rising up, ungirded the sword, and went to the altar, where his majesty offered it in the scabbard (delivering it to the archbishop,) and then retired to his chair; the sword was then redeemed for one hundred shillings by the nobleman who first received it, and who carried it during the remainder of the solemnity : having first drawn it out of the scabbard, and delivered the latter to an officer of the wardrobe.

THE INVESTING WITH MANTLE AND ARMIL.

The king then standing, his majesty was invested by the dean with the imperial mantle, or dalmatic robe of cloth of gold delivered to him by the officers of the wardrobe and his Majesty was then invested in like manner with the armil, the archbishop pronouncing the exhortation, Receive this armil as a token of the divine mercy embracing you on every side.'

THE ORB.

The king then sat down, and the archbishop having received the orb from the dean, delivered it into the king's right hand, saying Receive this imperial orb, &c. His majesty then returned the orb to the dean, who had it upon the altar.

THE RING.

The lord chamberlain then delivered the ruby ring to the archbishop, which his grace put on the fourth finger of the right hand, the archbishop saying Receive this ring,' &c. The dean then brought from the altar the two sceptres, with the cross and dove, and delivered them to the archbishop. In the meantime, the lord of the manor of Worksop presented his majesty with a pair of gloves, embroidered with the arms of Howard, which his majesty put on.

THE SCEPTRES.

The archbishop then delivered the sceptre of the cross into his majesty's right hand, saying sReceive the royal sceptre, &c. and then the ceptre with the dove into his left hand, saying 'Receive the rod of equity, &c' The lord of the manor of Worksop supported H. M's right arm, and held the sceptre as occasion required.

THE CROWNING.

The archbishop stood before the altar, and having St. Edward's crown before him, took the same into his hands, and consecrated and blessed it with the prayer 'O God, who crownest tay faithful servants with mercy,' &c. Then the archbishop, assisted by other bishops, came from the altar, the dean of Westminster carrying the crown, and the archbishop took and placed it on his majesty's head; while the people, with loud and repeated shouts, cried 'God save the king !' the trumpets sounding, the drums beating, and the tower and park guns firing by signal. The acclamations ceasing the archbishop pronounced the exhortation, 'be strong and of a good courage,' &c. The choirs then sang the following anthem, " The king shall rejoice in thy strength,' &c. As soon as the king was crowned, the peers put on their coronets, the bishops their caps, and the kings of arms their crowns.

THE HOLY BIBLE,

The dean then took the holy bible from the altar, and delivered it to the archbishop, who attended by the rest of the bishops, presented it to the king, and said Our gracious king, &c. the king returned the bible to the archbishop, who gave it to the dean, who replaced it on the altar. The archbishop then pronounced the benedictions; the bishops and the peers answered each benediction with a loud amen- The archbishop then, turning to the people, said And the same, Lord God Almighty grant. &c.' The king then kissed the archbishops and the bishops, who knelt before him. The te deum was sung, during which the king removed to the chair on which he first sat, on the east side of the throne.

THE INTHRONIZATION.

Te deum being ended, the king was then inthroned by the bishops and peers, and the archbishop pronounced the exhortation, ' stand firm and hold fast,' &c.

THE HOMAGE.

The archbishop of Canterbury then knelt before the king. and for himself and the other Lords spiritual, pronounced the words of homage, the bishops kneeling around him, and saying after him. The archbishop then kissed his majesty's left cheek, and the rest of the bishops after him, and retired. Then the duke of York ascended the steps of the throne, took off his coronet, knelt before the king, and for himself and the other dukes of the blood royal, pronounced the words of homage, the rest putting off their coronets, knelt with him and about him and said after him. The duke of York then touched the crown upon H. M.'s head, and kissed his left cheek, the rest of the dukes of the blood royal after him, and retired. The dukes and other peers observed the same, the senior of each degree pronouncing the words of homage, and the rest of the same degree saying after him, and each peer of the same degree, successively, touched H. M.s crown and kissed his left cheek, and then retired. During this time, the treasurer of H. M.'s household threw about the medals of the coronation.

THE HOLY SACRAMENT

After the homage, the two bishops who had read the epistle and gospel, received from the altar, by the hands of the archbishop, the patina and the chalice which they carried into St. Edward's chapel, and brought from thence the bread upon the patina and the wine in the chalice.-His majesty then descended from the throne, and went to the altar, where, taking off his crown, his majesty delivered it to the lord great chamberlain to hold. Then the bishops delivered the patina and chalice into the king's hands; and his majesty delivered them to the archbishop who reverently placed the same upon the altar, covering them with a fair linen cloth. His majesty then received the sacrament, the archbishop administering the bread, and the dean of Westminster the cup f The choir then sung the last anthem, ' Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel,' &c. and at the conclusion, the trumpets sounded, the drums beat, and, amidst the acclamations of the assembly the king put on his crown, and taking the two sceptres in his hands, again ascended the throne, and sat there, supported and attended as before, until the conclusion of the post-communion service and the blessing:

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