Two Gentlemen Ushers.
The Ivory Rod with |The Queen's Lord |The Sceptre with the
the Dove, borne by the |Chamberlain, (Duke |Cross, borne by the
Earl of Northampton, |of Manchester,) |Duke of Rutland,
in his robes of estate. |in his robes, with his |in his robes of estate.
|coronet and staff in his|
|hands. |
Two Serjeants at { The Queen's Crown, borne by } Two Serjeants at
Arms, { the Duke of Bolton, } Arms,
with their gilt collars { in his robes of estate. } with their gilt collars
and maces. { } and maces.
G | | G
e |A Baron of +--------------+---------------+--------------+A Baron of | e
n |the Cinque-Ports,|Dr. | |Dr. |the Cinque-Ports,| n
t |supporting the |Thomas | THE |John |supporting the | t
l |Canopy. |Hayter, | QUEEN, |Thomas, |Canopy. | l
e | |Lord | |Lord | | e
m | |Bishop of |in her Royal |Bishop of | | m
e | |Norwich, |Robes of |Lincoln, | | e
n | |in his Rochet,|Crimson Velvet;|in his Rochet,| | n
| |supporter |on her |supporter | |
P |A Baron, do. |to the Queen. |head a circlet |to the Queen. |A Baron, do. | P
e | +--------------+ +--------------+ | e
n |A Baron, do. | of Gold, adorned with |A Baron, do. | n
s | | | | s
i | | Jewels; going under | | i
o | | | | o
n |A Baron, do. | a Canopy of |A Baron, do. | n
e | | | | e
r | | Cloth of Gold: her Train | | r
s | | | | s
, |A Baron, do. | borne by Her Royal |A Baron, do. | ,
| | | |
c | | Highness the | | c
a | | | | a
r |A Baron, do. | Princess Augusta, |A Baron, do. | r
r | | | | r
y | | in her Robes of | | y
i | | | | i
n |A Baron, do. | Estate, assisted by |A Baron, do. | n
g | | | | g
| | Six Earls' daughters. | |
t | | | | t
h |A Baron of |Lady Jane Steuart. | Ldy. Mary Douglas |A Baron of | h
e |the Cinque-Ports,|Lady Elizabeth | Lady Heneage |the Cinque-Ports | e
i |supporting the | Montague. | Finch. |supporting the | i
r |Canopy. |Lady Mary Grey. | L. Selina Hastings. |Canopy. | r
| +---------------------+-----------------------+ |
g | | g
i | THE PRINCESS AUGUSTA, | i
l | | l
t | her coronet borne by the Marquess of Carnarvon. | t
| |
A | Duchess of Ancaster, Mistress of the Robes. | A
x | | x
e | Two Women of Her Majesty's Bed-Chamber. | e
s | | s
. | | .
The peeresses preceded their respective lords--each rank of the peerage
being classed together; that is, the baronesses preceding the barons,
the viscountesses the viscounts, and so forth. In the Abbey the queen
first ascended the theatre, and stood opposite her chair until the king
was seated. His majesty was then anointed and crowned: when the order
for the queen's coronation prescribed as follows:--
The anthem being ended, the Archbishop of Canterbury goes to the altar;
and the queen arising from her chair on the south side of the area where
she sat during the time the king was anointed and crowned, being
supported by two bishops, goes towards the altar, attended by the ladies
who bear her train, the ladies of the bedchamber, &c., and kneels before
it; when the archbishop, being at the north side of the altar, says the
following prayer:--
(_Omnipotens sempiterne Deus._)
Almighty and everlasting God, the fountain of all goodness, give
ear, we beseech thee, to our prayers, and multiply thy blessings
upon this thy servant, whom in thy name, with all humble devotion,
we consecrate our queen. Defend her always with thy mighty hand,
protect her on every side, that she may be able to overcome all her
enemies; and that with Sarah and Rebecca, Leah and Rachel, and all
other blessed and honourable women, she may multiply and rejoice in
the fruit of her womb, to the honour of the kingdom and the good
government of thy church, through Christ our Lord, who vouchsafed to
be born of a virgin that he might redeem the world, who liveth and
reigneth with thee, in unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end.
This being done, the queen arises and goes to the faldstool, between
king Edward's chair and the steps of the altar, where the groom of the
stole to her majesty, and the ladies of the bedchamber, take off her
circle or coronet. Then the queen kneels down, and the archbishop pours
the holy oil on the crown of her head, in form of a cross, saying these
words:--"In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, let the
anointing of this oil increase thine honour, and the grace of God's Holy
Spirit establish thee for ever and ever. Amen."--The ladies then open
her apparel for the anointing on the breast, which the archbishop also
performs, using the same words. After which, he says this prayer:
(_Omnipotens sempiterne Deus._)
Almighty and everlasting God, we beseech thee of thy abundant
goodness poor out the spirit of thy grace and blessing upon this thy
servant queen----; that as by the imposition of our hands she is
this day crowned queen, so she may, by thy sanctification, continue
always thy chosen servant, through Christ our Lord.
One of the ladies in attendance (having first dried the place anointed
with fine cotton wool) then closes the queen's robes at her breast, and
after puts a linen coif upon her head; which being done, the archbishop
puts the ring (which he receives from the master of the jewel-house) on
the fourth finger of her right hand, saying,
Receive this ring, the seal of a sincere faith, that you may avoid
all infection of heresy, and by the power of God compel barbarous
nations, and bring them to the knowledge of the truth.
His grace then takes the crown from off the altar, and reverently sets
it upon the queen's head, saying,
Receive the crown of glory, honour, and joy; and God, the crown of
the faithful, who by our episcopal hands, though most unworthy, hath
this day set a crown of pure gold upon thy head, enrich you with
wisdom and virtue, that after this life you may meet the everlasting
Bridegroom our Lord Jesus Christ, who, with the Father and the Holy
Ghost, liveth and reigneth for ever and ever. Amen.
The queen being crowned, all the peeresses put on their coronets; the
archbishop then puts the sceptre into her majesty's right hand, and the
ivory rod into her left, and says the following prayer:
(_Omnium Domine, fons bonorum._)
O Lord, the fountain of all good things, and the giver of all
perfection, grant unto this thy servant ------ our queen, that she
may order aright the high dignity she hath obtained, and with good
works establish the glory thou hast given her, through Christ our
Lord. Amen.
The queen being thus anointed and crowned, and having received all her
royal ornaments, the choirs sing an anthem, commonly from Psalm xlv.
ver. 1, "My heart is inditing of a good matter," &c. As soon as this is
begun, the queen rises from her faldstool, and, being supported by the
two bishops, and attended as before, goes up to the theatre: as she
approaches the king, she bows herself reverently to his majesty sitting
upon his throne; and so is conducted to her own throne on the left hand
of the king, where she reposes till the anthem is ended.
The dignity of the monarch, as well as his humility on this august
occasion, have been celebrated by the late Bishop Newton. "The king's
whole behaviour at the coronation," he says, "was justly admired and
commended by every one, and particularly his manner of seating himself
on the throne after his coronation. No actor in the character of
Pyrrhus, in the Distressed Mother,--not even Booth himself, who was
celebrated for it in the Spectator[110],--ever ascended the throne with
so much grace and dignity. There was another particular which those only
could observe who sat near the Communion-Table, as did the prebendaries
of Westminster. When the king approached the communion-table, in order
to receive the sacrament, he inquired of the archbishop, Whether he
should not lay aside his crown? The archbishop asked the Bishop of
Rochester, but neither of them knew, nor could say, what had been the
usual form. The king determined within himself that humility best became
such a solemn act of devotion, and took off the crown, and laid it
aside during the administration."
That one of the last of the unfortunate race of the Stuarts, Prince
Charles, was in London, if not present at the coronation feast, on this
occasion, seems to be a fact pretty well established. The Gentleman's
Magazine, 1764, (p. 28,) speaks of it as "publicly said, That the young
Pretender himself came from Flanders to see the coronation; that he was
in Westminster Hall (?) during the ceremony, and in London two or three
days before and after it, under the name of Mr. Brown." And Mr. Hume
thus writes to one of his literary friends:--"What will surprise you
more, Lord Marshal, a few days after the coronation of the present king,
told me, that he believed the young Pretender was at that time in
London, or, at least, had been so very lately, and had come over to see
the show of the coronation, and had actually seen it. I asked my lord
the reason for this strange fact. 'Why,' says he, 'a gentleman told me
so who saw him there, and whispered in his ear--'Your royal highness is
the last of all mortals whom I should expect to see here.'--'It was
curiosity that led me,' said the other: 'but I assure you,' added he,
'that the person who is the cause of all this pomp and magnificence, is
the man I envy the least.'" A report recently found its way to the
public papers, which we have not been able to trace to any authentic
source, that a glove was actually thrown from an upper seat in the Hall,
as a gage to the king's champion, at this period: that the champion
receiving it from his attendants, asked, 'who was his fair foe?' and
that the rumour of the day soon connected it with the appearance, and
attributed it to the romantic dispositions of the young Chevalier.
Of the late coronation we shall at once consult the best feelings of our
own mind, and of the community, by presenting the most copious account
we have been able to collect:--