King of Arms.
Archbishops of Ireland.
Archbishop of York.

{King of Arms.

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The Lord Chancellor, in his robes.
The Archbishop of Canterbury.

Two Gentlemen, representing the Dukes of Aquitaine and
Normandy +.

St. Edward's Staff.
Third Sword.

The Bearers of the Regalia, viz.,

Gold Spurs. Sceptre with the Cross.

Curtana.

Second Sword.

Two Serjeants at Arms.

Usher of the Green Rod.

Usher of the White Rod.

The Lord Mayor of London

(with his mace).

Scotland).

(with his

crown & sceptre.

rod).

*And Hanover King of Arms, at the coronation of George IV. + Omitted at the coronation of George IV.

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The Lord High Chamberlain.
Princes of the Blood, with their trains borne.

The High Constable
of Ireland.

The Earl Marshal)

The High Constable
of Scotland.

Two Serjeants at Arms.

(The Lord High Con

(with his staff in The Sword of State. stable (with his baton

his hand).

borne by a page).

Supported by the Bishops of Bath and Durham, or their Proxies, covered by a canopy, upheld by the Barons of the Cinque Ports, and escorted by the Gentlemen at Arms.

Physicians, Surgeons, and Apothecaries, to the Household.
Ensign and Lieutenant to the Yeomen of the Guard.
Pages and Footmen, in full state liveries.
Exons of the Yeomen of the Guard.
Clerks of the Cheque.

Yeomen of the Guard.

This was the ceremonial adopted at the coronation of George IV., which was the most magnificent ever celebrated in England. It includes a greater number of persons and officers than are represented in the accompanying engravings, which are, however, sufficiently extensive to show the general arrangement of the procession.

In the space marked by asterisks, when a queen consort is to be crowned, the following procession should be introduced.

Two Gentlemen Ushers.

The Queen's Chamberlain,
Serjeant at Arms.

The Queen's Regalia, thus borne:

Rod, with the Dove.

Crown. Sceptre with Cross.

THE QUEEN,

Supported by two Bishops, under a canopy, borne by the
Barons of the Cinque Ports, her train borne by
eight Ladies of Rank; and escorted by
the Gentlemen at Arms.

Mistress of the Robes.

Ladies of the Bedchamber.

Two Women of the Bedchamber.

The Procession advances over a railed platform, covered with blue cloth, extending from the Hall to the church; as the various ranks enter, they repair to their respective places, except the dean and prebendaries, who wait to receive the sovereign near the entrance. When the members of the choir come in, a part go to their proper seats, but the rest remain with the dean, and sing the anthem,-"I was glad when they said unto me, We will go up unto the house of the Lord." While this is being sung, the sovereign is conducted by the dean and prebendaries to the chair of state, in the upper end of the chancel, a part usually called the theatre. The canopies are left at the entrance of the choir, in which the gentlemen at arms halt. The archbishops, officiating bishops, the dean of Westminster, and the great officers of state, who have the custody of the Regalia, alone ascend to the theatre; and they remain standing while the sovereign is seated. A short interval is usually allowed for the sovereign to rest before the business of the day is commenced, and, during this period, care is taken to marshal all who have taken a part in the Procession into their proper places.

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CHAPTER IX.

CEREMONIAL OF THE CORONATION

THE solemnity of the day commences with the recognition of the sovereign's right on the part of the people, and though this is properly a feudal custom, being an acknowledgment by vassals of the right of inheritance vesting in their liege lord, it is evident that in the English form there are traces of the ancient custom of electing kings. Immediately after the sovereign has taken his or her seat, the archbishop of Canterbury advances, and the sovereign stands up. The archbishop then, turning his face to the east, says as follows: I here present unto you, the rightful inheritor of the crown of this realm; wherefore all ye that are come this day to do your homage, service, and bounden duty, are ye willing to do the same?

This is repeated at the south, north, and west side of the theatre, the sovereign standing all the while, and turning to the sides of the stage, as the archbishop severally asks the question. At every repetition the spectators respond by loud acclamations, and at the last the trumpets sound and the drums beat. The sovereign then sits down, and the following anthem is sung by the choir:

Let thy hand be strengthened, and thy right hand be exalted. Let justice and judgment be the preparation of thy seat; let mercy and truth go before thy face. (Psalm lxxxix. verse 14.)

Now, were this a mere recognition, instead of asking the people if they were willing to do homage, they should be commanded to perform it as a duty. At the coronation of William the Conqueror, the archbishop of York, who performed the ceremony, because Stigand, the archbishop of Canterbury, was adverse to the