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 THE 
 
 FORM AND ORDER 
 
 OF THE 
 
 SERVICE that is to be performed, 
 
 AND OF THE 
 
 CEREMONIES that are to be observed, 
 
 IN 
 
 THE CORONATION 
 
 OF 
 
 HER MAJESTY 
 
 7 P 
 
 QUEEN VICTORIA, 
 
 IN THE 
 
 ABBEY CHURCH OF ST. PETER, WESTMINSTER, 
 
 On Thursday, the 28th of June 1838. 
 
 LONDON: 
 
 Printed by GEORGE EYRE and ANDREW SPOTTISWOODE, 
 Printers to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty. 
 
 1838.
 
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 THE 
 
 CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK 
 
 Page 
 
 I. THE Entrance into the Church. - 1 
 
 II. The Recognition. _ 3 
 
 III. The First Oblation. - -4 
 
 IV. The Litany. - "T~ _ _ 7 
 V. The beginning of the Communion Service. - 18 
 
 VI. The Sermon. - - - _ 25 
 
 VII. The Oath. - - - -26 
 
 VIII. The Anointing. - - - 29 
 
 IX. The Presenting of the Spurs and Sword, 
 
 and the Oblation of the said Sword. - 33 
 
 X. The Investing with the Royal Robe, and 
 
 the Delivery of the Orb. - - 35 
 
 XL The Investiture per Annulum & Baculum. - 37 
 
 XII. The putting on of the Crown. _ 39 
 
 XIII. The presenting of the Holy Bible. - - 41 
 
 XIV. The 
 
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 CONTENTS. 
 
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 XIV. The Benediction and Te Deum. - 42 
 
 XV. The Inthronization. - - 46 
 
 XVI. The Homage. - ... 47 
 
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 XVII. The Communion. - 51 
 
 XVIII. The final Prayers. - - 64 
 
 XIX. The Recess. , - . 66
 
 THE 
 
 FORM AND ORDER 
 
 OF 
 
 HER MAJESTY'S 
 
 CORONATION. 
 
 IN the Morning upon the Day of the Coronation 
 early, Care is to be taken that the Ampulla 
 bejilled with Oil, and, together with the 
 Spoon, be laid ready upon the Altar in the 
 Abbey- Church . 
 
 SECT. I. 
 The Entrance into the Church. 
 
 The Queen, as soon as She enters at the West 
 Door of the Church, is to be received u *th 
 the following Anthem, to be sung by the 
 Choir. 
 
 B AN-
 
 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 ANTHEM. 
 
 I WAS glad when they said unto me, We 
 will go into the House of the Lord. For 
 there is the Seat of Judgement, even the 
 Seat of the House of David. O pray for the 
 peace of Jerusalem ; They shall prosper that 
 love Thee. Peace be within thy walls, and 
 Prosperity within thy Palaces. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : 
 and to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever 
 shall be : world without end. Amen. 
 
 The Queen in the mean time passes up through 
 the Body of the Church, into, and through 
 the Choir, and so up the Stairs to the 
 Theatre; and having passed by Her Throne, 
 She makes Her humble Adoration, and 
 then kneeling at the Faldstool set for Her 
 before Her Chair, uses some short private 
 Prayers ; and after, sitting down (not in 
 Her Throne, but in Her Chair before, and 
 below, Her Throne), there reposes Herself. 
 
 SECT.
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 
 
 SECT. II. 
 The Recognition. 
 
 The Queen being so placed, the Archbishop 
 turneth to the East part of the Theatre, 
 and after, together with the Lord Chan- 
 cellor, Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord High 
 Constable and Earl Marshal (Garter King 
 of Arms preceding them], goes to the other 
 three sides of the Theatre in this Order, 
 South, West, and North, and at every 
 of the four sides, with a loud Voice, speaks 
 to the People : And the Queen in the 
 mean time standing up by Her Chair, turns 
 and shews Herself unto the People at 
 every of the four sides of the Theatre, as 
 the Archbishop is at every of them, and 
 while He speaks thus to the People : 
 
 SIRS, I here present unto you Queen 
 VICTORIA, the Undoubted Queen of 
 this Realm : Wherefore All you who are come 
 this Day to do your Homage, Are you willing 
 to do the same? 
 
 B2 The
 
 4 THE FOEM AND ORDER OF 
 
 The People signify their Willingness and Joy, 
 by loud and repeated Acclamations, all with 
 one Voice crying out, 
 
 God save Queen VICTORIA. 
 Then the Trumpets sound. 
 
 SECT. III. 
 The First Oblation. 
 
 The Bible, Paten, and Cup being brought by 
 the Bishops who had borne them, and 
 placed upon the Altar, the Archbishop 
 goeth to the Altar and puts on his Cope, and 
 standeth on the North Side of it : And the 
 Bishops, who are to read the Litany, do also 
 vest themselves. And the Officers of the 
 Wardrobe,&LC. spread Carpets and Cushions 
 on the Floor and Steps of the Altar. 
 
 Which being done, the Queen, supported by 
 the two Bishops, of Durham and Bath 
 and Wells, and attended by the Dean of 
 Westminster, the Great Officers, and the 
 
 Lords
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 5 
 
 Lords that carry the Regalia going 
 before Her, goes down to the Altar, and 
 kneeling upon the Steps of it makes her 
 First Oblation ; Which is a Pall, or First Obia- 
 Altar-Cloth of Gold, delivered by an JMg 
 Officer of the Wardrobe to the Lord of Gold - 
 Great Chamberlain, and by Him, kneel- 
 ing, to Her Majesty : and an Ingot or 
 Wedge of Gold of a pound weight, 
 which the Treasurer of the Household deli- 
 vers to the Lord Great Chamberlain, and 
 He to Her Majesty, kneeling ; Wlio 
 delivers them to the Archbishop, and the 
 Archbishop standing (in which posture he 
 is to receive all other Oblations) receives 
 from Her, one after another, the Pall to be 
 reverently laid upon the Altar, and the Gold 
 to be received into the Bason, and with the 
 like Reverence put upon the Altar. 
 
 Then the Archbishop saith this Prayer, the 
 Queen still kneeling : 
 
 OGOD, who dwellest in the high and holy 
 Place, with them also who are of an 
 humble Spirit, Look down mercifully upon 
 this Thy Servant VICTORIA our Queen, 
 here humbling Herself before Thee at Thy 
 
 Foot-
 
 6 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 Footstool, and graciously receive these Obla- 
 tions, which in humble Acknowledgement of 
 Thy Sovereignty over all, and of Thy great 
 Bounty to Her in particular, She hath now 
 offered up unto Thee, through Jesus Christ 
 our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. 
 
 The Queen having thus offered, and so ful- 
 filled his Commandment, who said, Thou 
 shalt not appear before the Lord thy God 
 empty ; goes to Her Chair set for Her on 
 the South side of the Altar, where She is 
 to kneel at Her Faldstool when the Litany 
 begins. 
 
 In the mean time, the Lords who carry the 
 Regalia, except those who carry the Swords, 
 come in Order near to the Altar, and present 
 Every One what He carries to the Arch- 
 bishop, who delivers them to the Dean of 
 Westminster, to be by Him placed upon 
 the Altar, and then retire to the Places and 
 Seats appointed for Them. 
 
 SECT.
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 
 
 SECT. IV. 
 The Litany. 
 
 Then followeth the Litany, to be read by two 
 Bishops, vested in Copes, and kneeling at a 
 Faldstool above the Steps of the Theatre, on 
 the middle of the East side thereof, the 
 Choir reading the Responses. 
 
 OGod the Father of heaven : have mercy 
 upon us miserable sinners. 
 O God the Father of heaven : have mercy upon 
 us miserable sinners. 
 
 O God the Son, Redeemer of the world : 
 have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 
 
 O God the Son, Redeemer of the world : have 
 mercy upon us miserable sinners. 
 
 O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from 
 the Father and the Son : have mercy upon us 
 miserable sinners. 
 
 O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the 
 Father and the Son : have mercy upon us 
 miserable sinners. 
 
 O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three 
 
 persons
 
 8 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 persons and one God : have mercy upon us 
 miserable sinners. 
 
 O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three 
 persons and one God : have mercy upon us 
 miserable sinners. 
 
 Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the 
 offences of our forefathers, neither take thou 
 vengeance of our sins : spare us, good Lord, 
 spare thy people whom thou hast redeemed 
 with thy most precious blood, and be not 
 angry with us for ever. 
 
 Spare us, good Lord. 
 
 From all evil and mischief; from sin, from 
 the crafts and assaults of the devil ; from thy 
 wrath, and from everlasting damnation, 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 From all blindness of heart ; from pride, 
 vain-glory, and hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, 
 and malice, and all uncharitableness, 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 From fornication, and all other deadly sin ; 
 and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, 
 and the devil, 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 From lightning and tempest ; from plague, 
 
 pesti-
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 9 
 
 pestilence, and famine ; from battle and 
 murder, and from sudden death, 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and 
 rebellion ; from all false doctrine, heresy, and 
 schism ; from hardness of heart, and contempt 
 of thy Word and Commandment, 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 By the mystery of thy holy Incarnation ; 
 by thy holy Nativity and Circumcision ; by 
 thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation, 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 By thine Agony and bloody Sweat ; by 
 thy Cross and Passion ; by thy precious Death 
 and Burial ; by thy glorious Resurrection and 
 Ascension ; and by the coming of the Holy 
 Ghost, 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 In all time of our tribulation; in all time 
 of our wealth ; in the hour of death, and in 
 the day of judgement, 
 
 Good Lord, deliver us. 
 
 We sinners do beseech thee to hear us, O 
 Lord God, and that it may please thee to rule 
 
 c and
 
 10 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 and govern thy holy Church universal in the 
 right way ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to keep and 
 strengthen in the true worshipping of thee, in 
 righteousness and holiness of life, thy Servant 
 VICTORIA,, our most gracious Queen and 
 Governor ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to rule her heart in 
 thy faith, fear, and love, and that she may 
 evermore have affiance in thee, and ever seek 
 thy honour and glory ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to be her defender 
 and keeper, giving her the victory over all 
 her enemies ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to bless and preserve 
 ADELAIDE the Queen Dowager, and all the 
 Royal Family ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to illuminate all 
 Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true 
 knowledge and understanding of thy Word, 
 
 and
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 11 
 
 and that both by their preaching and living 
 they may set it forth, and shew it accord- 
 ingly ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord, 
 
 That it may please thee to endue the Lords 
 of the Council, and all the Nobility, with 
 grace, wisdom, and understanding ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to bless and keep 
 the Magistrates, giving them grace to execute 
 justice, and to maintain truth ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to bless and keep 
 all thy people ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to give to all nations 
 unity, peace, and concord ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to give us an heart 
 to love and dread thee, and diligently to live 
 after thy commandments ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to give to all thy 
 people increase of grace, to hear meekly thy 
 
 c 2 Word,
 
 12 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 Word, and to receive it with pure affection, 
 and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit ; 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to bring into the 
 way of truth all such as have erred and are 
 deceived ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to strengthen such 
 as do stand, and to comfort and help the 
 weak-hearted, and to raise up them that fall, 
 and finally to beat down Satan under our 
 feet; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to succour, help, 
 and comfort all that are in danger, necessity, 
 and tribulation ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to preserve all that 
 travel by land or by water, all women labour- 
 ing of child, all sick persons and young chil- 
 dren, and to shew thy pity upon all prisoners 
 and captives ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
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 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 13 
 
 That it may please thee to defend and pro- 
 vide for the fatherless children and widows, 
 and all that are desolate and oppressed ; 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to have mercy upon 
 all men ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to forgive our 
 enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to 
 turn their hearts ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to give and pre- 
 serve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, 
 so as in due time we may enjoy them ; 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 That it may please thee to give us true 
 repentance, to forgive us all our sins, negli- 
 gences., and ignorances, and to endue us with 
 the grace of thy Holy Spirit, to amend our 
 lives according to thy holy Word ; 
 
 We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 
 
 Son of God : we beseech thee to hear us. 
 Son of God : we beseech thee to hear us. 
 
 O Lamb
 
 14 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 O Lamb of God : that takest away the sins 
 of the world ; 
 
 Grant us thy peace. 
 
 O Lamb of God : that takest away the sins 
 of the world ; 
 
 Have mercy upon us. 
 
 O Christ, hear us. 
 
 O Christ, hear us. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Christ, have mercy upon us. 
 Christ, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 Lord, have mercy upon us. 
 
 ^| Then shall the Bishops, and the People 
 with them, say the Lord's Prayer. 
 
 OUR Father, which art in Heaven ; Hal- 
 lowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom 
 come. Thy Will be done in JEarth, As it is 
 in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. 
 And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive 
 them that trespass against us. And lead us 
 not into temptation ; But deliver us from evil. 
 Amen. 
 
 Bishop.
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 15 
 
 Bishop. O Lord, deal not with us after 
 our sins. 
 
 Answer. Neither reward us after our ini- 
 quities. 
 
 ^[ Let us pray. 
 
 OGOD merciful Father, that despisest not 
 the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the 
 desire of such as be sorrowful ; Mercifully 
 assist our prayers that we make before thee in 
 all our troubles and adversities, whensoever 
 they oppress us ; and graciously hear us, that 
 those evils which the craft and subtilty of the 
 devil or man worketh against us, be brought 
 to nought, and by the providence of thy 
 goodness they may be dispersed, that we thy 
 servants, being hurt by no persecutions, may 
 evermore give thanks unto thee in thy holy 
 Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 
 O Lord, arise, kelp us, and deliver us, for 
 thy Name's sake. 
 
 OGOD, we have heard with our ears, and 
 our fathers have declared unto us, the 
 noble works that thou didst in their days, and 
 in the old time before them. 
 
 O Lord, arise > help us, and deliver us for 
 thine Honour. 
 
 Glory
 
 16 THE FORM AND ORDER OJb' 
 
 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and 
 to the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 Answ. As it was in the beginning, is now, 
 and ever shall be : world without end. Amen. 
 
 From our enemies defend us, O Christ. 
 Graciously look upon our afflictions. 
 Pitifully behold the sorrows of our hearts. 
 Mercifully forgive the sins of thy people. 
 Favourably with mercy hear our prayers. 
 O Son of David, have mercy upon us. 
 
 Both now and ever vouchsafe to hear us, O 
 Christ. 
 
 Graciously hear us, O Christ ; graciously hear 
 us, O Lord Christ. 
 
 Bish. O Lord, let thy mercy be shewed 
 upon us. 
 
 Answ. As we do put our trust in thee. 
 
 ^f Let us pray. 
 
 WE humbly beseech thee, O Father, mer- 
 cifully to look upon our infirmities ; and 
 for the glory of thy Name, turn from us all those 
 evils that we most righteously have deserved ; 
 
 and
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 17 
 
 and grant that in all our troubles we may put 
 our whole trust and confidence in thy mercy, 
 and evermore serve thee in holiness and 
 pureness of living, to thy honour and glory, 
 through our only Mediator and Advocate, 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 OGOD, who providest for thy people by 
 thy power, and rulest over them in love, 
 grant unto this thy servant our QUEEN the 
 spirit of wisdom and government, that being 
 devoted unto thee with all her heart, she may 
 so wisely govern this kingdom, that in her 
 time thy church and people may continue in 
 safety and prosperity ; and that persevering 
 in good works unto the end she may through 
 thy mercy come to thine everlasting kingdom, 
 through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 THE Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and 
 the Love of God, and the Fellowship of 
 the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. 
 
 The Bishops who read the Litany will resume 
 their Seats. 
 
 SECT.
 
 18 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 SECT. V. 
 
 The beginning of the Communion 
 Service. 
 
 Sanctus. 
 
 Holy ! Holy ! Holy, Lord God of Hosts ; 
 Heaven and Earth are full of thy Glory ; 
 Glory be to Thee, O Lord most High ; 
 
 Amen. 
 
 Then the Archbishop beginneth the Communion 
 Service. 
 
 OUR Father which art in Heaven; Hallowed 
 be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy 
 Will be done in Earth, As it is in Heaven. 
 Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive 
 us our trespasses, As we forgive them that 
 trespass against us. And lead us not into 
 temptation ; But deliver us from evil. Amen. 
 
 Collect. 
 
 A LMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts be 
 -*- open, all desires known, and from 
 whom no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts 
 of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy 
 Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and 
 worthily magnify thy holy Name, through 
 Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 f Then
 
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 19 
 
 Then shall the Archbishop, turning to the 
 People, rehearse distinctly all the Ten Com- 
 mandments ; and the People, still kneeling, 
 shall after every Commandment ask God 
 Mercy for their transgression thereof for 
 the time past, and Grace to keep the same 
 for the time to come, as followeth. 
 
 Archbishop. 
 
 GOD spake these words, and said, I am the 
 Lord thy God : thou shalt have none 
 other gods but me. 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and 
 incline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Archb. Thou shalt not make to thyself any 
 graven image, nor the likeness of any thing 
 that is in heaven above, or in the earth 
 beneath, or in the water under the earth. 
 Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship 
 them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous 
 God, and visit the sins of the fathers upon the 
 children unto the third and fourth generation 
 of them that hate me, and shew mercy unto 
 thousands in them that love me, and keep my 
 commandments . 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and 
 incline our hearts to keep this law, 
 
 D 2 Archb
 
 20 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 Archb. Thou shalt not take the name of 
 the Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord will 
 not hold him guiltless that taketh his name 
 in vain. 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and 
 incline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Archb. Remember that thou keep holy the 
 sabbath-day. Six days shalt thou labour, and 
 do all that thou hast to do ; but the seventh 
 day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God. In 
 it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou, and 
 thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, 
 and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the 
 stranger that is within thy gates. For in six 
 days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, 
 and all that in them is, and rested the seventh 
 day; wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh 
 day, and hallowed it. 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and 
 incline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Archb. Honour thy father and thy mother, 
 that thy days may be long in the land which 
 the Lord thy God giveth thee, 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and 
 incline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Archb. Thou shalt do no murder. 
 
 People.
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 21 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and 
 incline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Archb. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and 
 incline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Archb. Thou shalt not steal. 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and 
 incline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Archb. Thou shalt not bear false witness 
 against thy neighbour. 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and 
 incline our hearts to keep this law. 
 
 Archb. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's 
 house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's 
 wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his 
 ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his. 
 
 People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and 
 write all these thy laws in our hearts, we 
 beseech thee. 
 
 ^[ Then shall follow this Collect for the Queen, 
 the Archbishop standing as before, and saying, 
 
 Let us pray. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, whose kingdom is ever- 
 lasting, and pow r er infinite ; Have mercy 
 upon the whole Church, and so rule the heart 
 
 of
 
 22 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 of thy chosen Servant VICTORIA our Queen 
 and Governor, that she (knowing whose Minister 
 she is) may above all things seek thy honour and 
 glory ; and that we and all her subjects (duly 
 considering whose Authority she hath) may 
 faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey her, 
 in thee, and for thee, according to thy blessed 
 word and ordinance, through Jesus Christ our 
 Lord, who with thee and the Holy Ghost liveth 
 and reigneth ever one God, world without 
 end. Amen. 
 
 The Epistle, 
 To be read by one of the Bishops. 
 
 1 Pet. ii. 13. 
 
 SUBMIT yourselves to every ordinance of 
 man for the Lord's sake : whether it be 
 to the King as supreme ; or unto Governors, 
 as unto them that are sent by him for the 
 punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of 
 them that do well. For so is the will of God, 
 that with well-doing ye may put to silence the 
 ignorance of foolish men : As free, and not 
 using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, 
 but as the servants of God. Honour all men. 
 Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour 
 the King. 
 
 The
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 23 
 
 The Gospel, 
 
 To be read by another Bishop, the Queen with 
 the People standing. 
 
 S. Matth. xxii. 15. 
 
 THEN went the Pharisees, and took counsel 
 how they might entangle him in his talk. 
 And they sent out unto him their disciples, 
 with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know 
 that thou art true, and teachest the way of 
 God in truth, neither carest thou for any man : 
 for thou regardest not the person of men. 
 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou ? Is it 
 lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? 
 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and 
 said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites ? Shew 
 me the tribute-money. And they brought 
 unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, 
 Whose is this image and superscription ? They 
 say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto 
 them, Render therefore unto Caesar, the things 
 which are Caesar's : and unto God, the things 
 that are God's. When they had heard these 
 words they marvelled, and left him, and went 
 their way. 
 
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 24 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 Then the Archbishop readeth the Nicene Creed; 
 the Queen with the People standing, as 
 before. 
 
 I BELIEVE in one God the Father 
 Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, 
 And of all things visible and invisible : 
 
 And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only 
 begotten Son of God, Begotten of his Father 
 before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, 
 Very God of very God, Begotten, not made, 
 being of one substance with the Father, by 
 whom all things were made : Who for us men, 
 and for our salvation, came down from heaven, 
 And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the 
 Virgin Mary, And was made man, And was 
 crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. 
 He suffered and was buried, And the third 
 day he rose again according to the Scriptures, 
 And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the 
 right hand of the Father. And he shall come 
 again with glory to judge both the quick and 
 the dead : Whose kingdom shall have no 
 end. 
 
 And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord 
 and giver of life, Who proceedeth from the 
 Father and the Son, Who with the Father and 
 the Son together is worshipped and glorified, 
 Who spake by the prophets. And I believe 
 
 one
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 25 
 
 one Catholick and Apostolick Church. I 
 acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of 
 sins. And I look for the resurrection of the 
 dead, And the life of the world to come. 
 Amen. 
 
 The Service being concluded, the Bishops who 
 assisted will return to their Seats. 
 
 SECT. VI. 
 The Sermon, 
 
 At the end of the Creed one of the Bishops is 
 ready in the Pulpit, placed against the Pillar 
 at the North-East Corner of the Theatre, 
 and begins the Sermon, which is to be 
 suitable to the great Occasion; which the 
 Queen hears sitting in Her Chair on the 
 South side of the Altar, over against the 
 Pulpit. 
 
 On Her right hand stands the Bishop of Dur- 
 ham, and beyond him, on the same side, 
 the Lords that carry the Swords : On Her 
 left hand the Bishop of Bath and Wells, 
 and the Lord Great Chamberlain. 
 
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 26 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 On the North side of the Altar sits the Arch- 
 bishop in a purple Velvet Chair: Near the 
 Archbishop stands Garter King of Arms : 
 On the South side, East of the Queen's 
 Chair, nearer to the Altar, stand the Dean 
 and Prebendaries of Westminster. 
 
 SECT. VII. 
 The Oath. 
 
 The Sermon being ended, and Her Majesty 
 having on Monday the 2(M Day of 
 November 1837, in the presence of the 
 Two Houses of Parliament, made and 
 signed the Declaration, the Archbishop 
 goeth to the Queen, and standing before 
 Her, says to the Queen, 
 
 Madam, 
 
 Is Your Majesty willing to take the Oath ? 
 
 And the Queen answering, 
 I am willing. 
 
 The
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 27 
 
 The Archbishop minister eth these Questions; and 
 the Queen, having a Copy of the printed 
 Form and Order of the Coronation Service 
 in Her Hands, answers each Question 
 severally, as follows. 
 
 Archb. Will You solemnly promise and 
 swear to govern the People of this United 
 Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and 
 the Dominions thereto belonging, according 
 to the Statutes in Parliament agreed on, and 
 the respective Laws and Customs of the 
 same ? 
 
 Queen. I solemnly promise so to do. 
 
 Archb. Will You to Your power cause Law 
 and Justice, in Mercy, to be executed in all 
 Your Judgements ? 
 
 Queen. I will. 
 
 Archb. Will You to the utmost of Your 
 Power maintain the Laws of God, the true 
 Profession of the Gospel, and the Protestant 
 Reformed Religion established by Law ? And 
 will You maintain and preserve inviolably the 
 Settlement of the United Church of England 
 and Ireland, and the Doctrine, Worship, Dis- 
 cipline, and Government thereof, as by Law 
 established within England and Ireland, and 
 the Territories thereunto belonging? And will 
 
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 28 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 You preserve unto the Bishops and Clergy of 
 England and Ireland, and to the -Churches 
 there committed to their Charge, all such 
 Rights and Privileges, as by Law do, or shall 
 appertain to Them, or any of Them? 
 Queen. All this I promise to do. 
 
 Then the Queen arising out of Her Chair, 
 
 attended by Her Supporters, and assisted 
 
 by the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Sword 
 
 of State being carried before Her, shall go 
 
 to the Altar, and there make Her Solemn 
 
 Oath in the sight of all the People, to 
 
 The Bible to observe the Premises : Laying Her right 
 
 be brought. fo an( j U p 0n ffr e jj iy Gospel in the Great 
 
 Bible, which was before carried in the Pro- 
 cession, and is now brought from the Altar 
 by the Archbishop, and tendered to Her 
 as She kneels upon the Steps, saying 
 these Words : 
 
 The things which I have here before pro- 
 mised, I will perform, and keep. 
 
 So help me God. 
 
 And a silver Then the Queen kisseth the Book, and signeth 
 the Oath. 
 
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 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 29 
 
 SECT. VIII. 
 The Anointing. 
 
 The Queen having thus taken Her Oath, returns 
 again to Her Chair on the South Side of 
 the Altar ; and kneeling at Her Faldstool, 
 the Archbishop beginneth the Hymn, Veni, 
 Creator Spiritus, and the Choir singeth 
 it out. 
 
 HYMN. 
 
 COME, Holy Ghost, our Souls inspire, 
 And warm them with thy Heav'nly fire. 
 Thou who th'Anointing Spirit art, 
 
 To Us thy sevenfold Gifts impart. 
 Let thy bless'd Unction from above 
 
 Be to Us Comfort, Life, and Love 
 Enable with Celestial Light 
 
 The weakness of our mortal Sight : 
 Anoint our Hearts, and cheer our Face, 
 
 With the abundance of thy Grace : 
 Keep far our Foes, give Peace at Home ; 
 
 Where thou dost dwell, no 111 can come : 
 Teach us to know the Father, Son, 
 
 And Spirit of Both, to be but One. 
 That so through Ages all along, 
 
 This may be our triumphant Song ; 
 In Thee, O Lord, we make our boast, 
 
 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
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 30 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 This being ended, the Archbishop saith this 
 Prayer : 
 
 OLORD, Holy Father, who by anointing 
 with Oil didst of old make and conse- 
 crate Kings, Priests, and Prophets, to teach 
 and govern thy People Israel : Bless and 
 Sanctify thy Chosen Servant VICTORIA, 
 who by our Office and Ministry is now to 
 Here the Arch- be anointed with this Oil, and con- 
 secrated Queen of this Realm: 
 Strengthen Her, O Lord, with the 
 Holy Ghost the Comforter ; Confirm and 
 Stablish Her with thy free and Princely Spirit, 
 the Spirit of Wisdom and Government, the 
 Spirit of Counsel and Ghostly Strength, the 
 Spirit of Knowledge and true Godliness, and 
 fill Her, O Lord, with the Spirit of thy Holy 
 Fear, now and for ever. Amen. 
 
 This Prayer being ended, the Choir sing : 
 ANTHEM. 
 
 iKmgsi. ^ADOK the Priest, and Nathan the Pro- 
 *-J phet, anointed Solomon King; and all 
 the People rejoiced, and said ; God save the 
 King, Long live the King, May the King live 
 for ever. Amen. Hallelujah. 
 
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 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 31 
 
 At the Commencement of the Anthem, the Queen 
 rising from Her Devotions, goes before 
 the Altar, attended by Her Supporters, and 
 assisted by the Lord Great Chamberlain, 
 the Sword of State being carried before 
 Her, where Her Majesty is disrobed of 
 Her Crimson Robes. 
 
 The Queen will then sit down in King Edward's 
 Chair placed in the midst of the Area over 
 against the Altar, with a Faldstool before it, 
 wherein She is to be Anointed. Four Knights 
 of the Garter hold over Her a rich Pall of 
 Silk, or Cloth of Gold ; the Anthem being 
 concluded, the I) can of Westminster taking 
 ^Ampulla and Spoon from off the Altar, 
 holdeth them ready, pouring some of the 
 Holy Oil into the Spoon, and with it the 
 Archbishop anointeth the Queen, in the 
 Form of a Cross : 
 
 On the Crown of the Head, and on the 
 Palms of both the Hands, saying, 
 
 Be Thou anointed with Holy Oil, as Kings, 
 Priests, and Prophets were anointed : 
 
 And as Solomon was anointed King by 
 Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, 
 so be You anointed, blessed, and consecrated 
 
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 32 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 Queen over this People, whom the Lord your 
 God hath given you to rule and govern, In 
 the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
 of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
 
 Then the Dean of Westminster layeth the 
 Ampulla and Spoon upon the Altar, and 
 the Queen kneeleth down at the Faldstool, 
 and the Archbishop standing on the North- 
 side of the Altar, saith this Prayer or 
 Blessing over Her : 
 
 OUR Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, 
 who by his Father was anointed with the 
 Oil of gladness above his fellows, by his Holy 
 Anointing pour down upon your Head and 
 Heart the Blessing of the Holy Ghost, and 
 prosper the Works of your Hands: that by the 
 Assistance of his Heavenly Grace you may 
 preserve the People committed to your charge 
 in Wealth, Peace, and Godliness ; and after a 
 long and glorious Course of ruling this Tem- 
 poral Kingdom Wisely, Justly, and Religiously, 
 you may at last be made Partaker of an Eternal 
 Kingdom, through the Merits of Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 This Prayer being ended, the Queen arises, and 
 sits down again in Her Chair. 
 
 SECT.
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 33 
 
 SECT. IX. 
 
 The presenting of the Spurs and 
 Sword, and the Oblation of the 
 said Sword. 
 
 The Spurs are brought from the Altar by the The Spurs< 
 Dean of Westminster, and delivered to 
 the Lord Great Chamberlain, who, kneel- 
 ing down, presents them to the Queen, who 
 forthwith sends them back to the Altar. 
 
 Then the Lord, ivho carries the Sword of J h g t ^ ord 
 State, returns the said Sword to the Lord returned. 
 Chamberlain (who gives it to an Officer of 
 the Jewel House, to be deposited in the 
 Traverse in King Edward's Chapel], and fJJi er 
 receiveth in lieu thereof , from the Lord brought: 
 Chamberlain, another Sword, in a Scabbard 
 of Purple Velvet, which he will deliver to 
 the Archbishop, who, laying it on the 
 Altar, saith the following Prayer : 
 
 HEAR our prayers, O Lord, we beseech 
 thee, and so direct and support thy 
 Servant Queen VICTORIA, that She may not 
 bear the Sword in vain ; but may use it as the 
 
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 34 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 Minister of God for the terror and punishment 
 of Evil-doers, and for the protection and 
 encouragement of those that do well, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 Then the Archbishop takes the Sword from off 
 the Altar, and (the Archbishops of York 
 and Armagh, and the Bishops of London 
 and Winchester, and other Bishops, assist- 
 ing, and going along with him) delivers it 
 into the Queen's Right Hand, and She 
 holding it, the Archbishop saith : 
 
 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. 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 faithfully serve 
 our Lord Jesus Christ in this life, that You 
 may reign for ever with Him in the Life which 
 is to come. Amen. 
 
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 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 35 
 
 Then the Queen, rising up, and going to the 
 Altar, offers the Sivord there in the Scab- 
 bard, delivering it to the Archbishop, who 
 places it on the Altar ; the Queen then 
 returns and sits down in King Edward's 
 Chair : And the Lord who first received 
 the Sivord offereth the Price of it, and 
 having thus redeemed it, receiveth it from 
 off the Altar by the Dean of Westminster, 
 and draweth it out of the Scabbard, and 
 carries it naked before Her Majesty during 
 the rest of the Solemnity. 
 
 The Archbishops and Bishops who had assisted 
 during this Oblation will return to their 
 Places. 
 
 SECT. X. 
 
 The Investing with the Royal Robe, 
 and the Delivery of the Orb. 
 
 Then the Queen arising, the Imperial Mantle, T 
 
 or Dalmatic Robe, of Cloth of Gold, 
 
 lined or furred with Ermins, is by an 
 
 Officer of the Wardrobe delivered to the 
 
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 36 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 Dean of Westminster, and by him put 
 upon the Queen, standing ; The Queen 
 having received it, sits down, and then the 
 The Orb. Orb with the Cross is brought from the 
 
 Altar by the Dean of Westminster, and 
 delivered into the Queen's Right 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 derives not his 
 Authority from Him, and directs not all his 
 Actions according to His Laws. 
 
 The Queen delivers Her Orb to the Dean of 
 Westminster, to be by him laid on the 
 Altar. 
 
 SECT.
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 37 
 
 SECT. XL 
 
 The Investiture per Annulum fy 
 Baculum. 
 
 Then an Officer of the Jewel House delivers to 
 
 the Lord Chamberlain the Queen's Ring, The Ring. 
 ivho delivers the same to the Archbishop, 
 in which a Table Jewel is enchased ; the 
 Archbishop puts it on the Fourth Finger of 
 Her Majesty's Right Hand, and saith ; 
 
 RECEIVE this Ring, the Ensign of Kingly 
 Dignity, and of Defence of the Catholic 
 Faith ; and as You are this day solemnly in- 
 vested in 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. 
 Then the Dean of Westminster bringsthe Sceptre The Sceptre 
 and Rod to the Archbishop ; and the Lord * 
 of the Manour of Worksop (who claims to 
 hold an Instate by the Service of presenting 
 to the Queen a Right Hand Glove on the 
 Day of Her Coronation, and supporting the 
 Queens Right Arm whilst She holds the 
 Sceptre with the Cross] delivers to the Queen 
 a Pair of rich Gloves, and upon any 
 Occasion happening afterwards, supports 
 
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 38 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 Her Majesty's Right Arm, or holds Her 
 Sceptre by Her. 
 
 The Gloves. The Gloves being put on, the Archbishop delivers 
 the Sceptre, with the Cross, into the Queen's 
 Right Hand, saying, 
 
 RECEIVE the Royal Sceptre, the Ensign 
 of Kingly Power and Justice. 
 
 And then he delivers the Rod with the Dove, 
 into the Queen's Left Hand, and saith, 
 
 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 which he 
 hath given You. Be so merciful, that You be 
 not too remiss ; so execute Justice, that You 
 forget not Mercy. Judge with Righteousness, 
 and reprove with Equity, and accept no Man's 
 Person. Abase the Proud, and lift up the 
 Lowly; punish the Wicked, protect and cherish 
 the Just, and lead your People in the way 
 wherein they should go : 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 aright Sceptre ;" 
 even Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 SECT.
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 39 
 
 SECT. XII. 
 The putting on of the Crown. 
 
 The Archbishop, standing before the Altar, taketh 
 
 the Crown into his Hands, and laying it K. Edward** 
 again before him upon the Altar, saith ; 
 
 OGOD, who crownest thy faithful Ser- 
 vants with Mercy and loving Kindness ; 
 Look down upon this thy Servant VICTORIA 
 
 Here the Queen OU1' Queen, who UOW in lowly DeVO- 
 
 S4g tion boweth Her Head to thy Divine 
 Head. Majesty ; and as thou dost this day 
 
 set a Crown of pure Gold upon Her Head, so 
 enrich Her Royal Heart with thy heavenly 
 Grace ; and crown Her with all Princely 
 Virtues, which may adorn the high Station 
 wherein thou hast placed Her, through Jesus 
 Christ our Lord, to whom be Honour and 
 Glory for ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 Then the Queen still sitting in King Edward'* 
 Chair, the Archbishop, assisted with the 
 same Archbishops and Bishops as before, 
 comes from the Altar ; the Dean of 
 Westminster brings the Crown, and the The Queen 
 Archbishop taking it of him, reverently C1 
 putteth it upon the Queen's Head. At the 
 
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 40 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 sight whereof the People, with loud and 
 repeated Shouts, cry, God save the Queen, 
 and the Trumpets sound, and by a Signal 
 given, the great Guns at the Tower are 
 shot off. As soon as the Queen is crowned, 
 the Peers, fyc. put on their Coronets and 
 Caps. 
 
 The Acclamation ceasing, the Archbishop 
 goeth on, and saith, 
 
 BE strong and of a 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 when You have finished Your Course, 
 receive a Crown of Righteousness, which God 
 the Righteous Judge shall give You in that 
 Day. Amen. 
 
 Then the Choir singeth this Anthem : 
 
 ANTHEM. 
 
 THE Queen shall rejoice in Thy Strength, 
 O Lord: exceeding glad shall She be 
 of Thy Salvation. Thou hast prevented Her 
 with the Blessings of Goodness, and hast 
 set a Crown of pure Gold upon Her Head. 
 Hallelujah. Amen. 
 
 SECT.
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 41 
 
 SECT. XIII. 
 The presenting of the Holy Bible. 
 
 Then shall the Dean of Westminster take the The Bible. 
 Holy Bible, which was carried in the Pro- 
 cession, from off* the Altar, and deliver it to 
 the Archbishop, who with the same Arch- 
 bishops and Bishops as before going along 
 with him, shall present it to the Queen, 
 first saying these Words to Her : 
 
 OUR Gracious Queen; we present You with 
 this Book, the most valuable thing that 
 this world affords. 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 ; that 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 
 imto salvation, and so happy for evermore, 
 through Faith which is in Christ Jesus ; to 
 whom be Glory for ever. Amen. 
 
 Then the Queen delivers back the Bible to the 
 Archbishop, who gives it to the Dean of 
 Westminster, to be reverently placed again 
 upon the Holy Altar, the Archbishops and 
 Bishops who had assisted returning to their 
 Seats. 
 
 G SECT.
 
 42 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 SECT. XIV. 
 The Benediction^ and Te Deum. 
 
 And now the Queen having been thus anointed 
 and crowned, and having received all the 
 Ensigns of Royalty, the Archbishop 
 solemnly blesseth Her: And all the Bishops, 
 with the rest of the Peers, follow every 
 part of the Benediction, with a loud and 
 hearty Amen. 
 
 r iJJE Lord bless and keep you : The Lord 
 A 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 pros- 
 per 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, in- 
 dustrious, 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. 
 
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 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 43 
 
 The Lord make your Days many, your 
 Reign prosperous, 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 our God 
 be upon you : may He bless you with all tem- 
 poral and spiritual Happiness in this world, 
 and crown you with Glory and Immortality in 
 the world to come. Amen. 
 
 Then the Archbishop turneth to the People, and 
 saith : 
 
 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 God, and honouring the Queen, may 
 by the merciful Superintendency of the Di- 
 vine 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. 
 
 Then the Choir begins to sing the Te Deum, Te 
 and the Queen goes to the Chair on which 
 Her Majesty first sate on the East Side 
 
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 44 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 of the Throne, the Two Bishops Her Sup- 
 porters, the Great Officers, and other Peers, 
 attending Her, every one in his place, the 
 two Swords being carried before Her, and 
 there reposes Herself. 
 
 Te Deitm. 
 
 WE praise thee, O God : we acknowledge 
 thee to be the Lord. 
 
 All the earth doth worship thee : the Father 
 everlasting. 
 
 To thee all angels cry aloud : the heavens, 
 and all the powers therein. 
 
 To thee Cherubin and Seraphin : continually 
 do cry, 
 
 Holy, holy, holy : Lord God of Sabaoth. 
 
 Heaven and earth are full of the majesty : 
 of thy glory. 
 
 The glorious company of the Apostles : 
 praise thee. 
 
 The goodly fellowship of the Prophets : 
 praise thee. 
 
 The noble army of Martyrs : praise thee. 
 
 The holy Church throughout all the world : 
 doth acknowledge thee ; 
 
 The Father : of an infinite Majesty ; 
 
 Thine honourable, true : and only Son ; 
 
 Also the Holy Ghost : the Comforter. 
 
 Thou art the King of Glory : O Christ. 
 
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 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 45 
 
 Thou art the everlasting Son : of the Father. 
 
 When thou tookest upon thee to deliver 
 man : thou didst not abhor the virgin's womb. 
 
 When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of 
 death : thou didst open the kingdom of heaven 
 to all believers. 
 
 Thou sittest at the right hand of God : in 
 the glory of the Father. 
 
 We believe that thou shalt come : to be our 
 Judge. 
 
 We therefore pray thee, help thy servants : 
 whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious 
 blood. 
 
 Make them to be numbred with thy saints : 
 in glory everlasting. 
 
 O Lord, save thy people : and bless thine 
 heritage. 
 
 Govern them : and lift them up for ever. 
 
 Day by day : we magnify thee. 
 
 And we worship thy Name : ever world 
 without end. 
 
 Vouchsafe, O Lord : to keep us this day 
 without sin. 
 
 O Lord, have mercy upon us : have mercy 
 upon us. 
 
 O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us : as 
 our trust is in thee. 
 
 O Lord, in thee have I trusted ? let me 
 never be confounded. 
 
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 46 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 SECT. XV. 
 The Inthronization. 
 
 The Te Deum being ended, the Queen will 
 ascend the Theatre, and be lifted up into 
 Her Throne by the Archbishop and Bishops, 
 and other Peers of the Kingdom, and being 
 Inthronized, or placed therein, all the 
 Great Officers, Those that bear the Swords 
 and the Sceptres, and the rest of the 
 Nobles, stand round about the steps of the 
 Throne, and the Archbishop standing before 
 the Queen, saith ; 
 
 STAND firm, and hold fast from hence- 
 forth the Seat and State of Royal 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 unwor- 
 thy : 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 Right- 
 eousness, that it may stand fast for evermore, 
 like as the Sun before Him, and as the faithful 
 Witness in Heaven. Amen. 
 
 SECT.
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 47 
 
 SECT. XVI. 
 The Homage. 
 
 The Exhortation being ended, all the Peers 
 then present do their Homage publickly and 
 solemnly unto the Queen upon the Theatre, 
 and in the mean time the Treasurer of the 
 Household throws among the People Medals 
 of Gold and Silver, as the Queen's Princely 
 Largess or Donative. 
 
 The Archbishop first kneels down before Her ofthe 
 Majesty's Knees, and the rest of the Bishops Bish P s: 
 kneel on either Hand, and about him ; and 
 they do their Homage together, for the 
 shortening of the Ceremony, the Archbishop 
 saying : 
 
 I William 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 Lady, and 
 your Heirs Kings or Queens 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. 
 
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 48 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 Then the Archbishop kisseth the Queen's Hand, 
 and so the rest of the Bishops present after 
 him. 
 
 OF the other After which the other Peers of the Realm do their 
 Homage in like manner, the Dukes first by 
 themselves, and so the Marquesses, the Ear Is, 
 the Viscounts, and the Barons, severally ; 
 the first of each Order kneeling before Her 
 Majesty, and the rest with and about him, 
 all putting off their Coronets, and the first 
 of each Class beginning, and the rest saying 
 after him : 
 
 IN. Duke, or Earl, fyc. of N. do become 
 your Liege man of Life and Limb, and of 
 earthly worship, and Faith and Truth I will 
 bear unto you, to live and die, against all 
 
 manner of Folks. c i. i r^ j 
 
 oo help me (jrod. 
 
 Note, That Copies of this Homage must be pro- 
 vided by the Heralds for every Class of the 
 Nobility. 
 
 The Peers having done their Homage, stand all 
 together round about the Queen ; and each 
 Class or Degree going by themselves, or (as 
 it was at the Coronation of King Charles 
 the First and Second) every Peer one by one, 
 in Order, putting off their Coronets, singly 
 
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 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 49 
 
 ascend the Throne again, and stretching 
 forth their hands, do touch the Crown on Her 
 Majesty's Head, as promising by that Cere- 
 mony to be ever ready to support it with all 
 their power, and then every one of them 
 kisseth the Queen's Hand. 
 
 While the Peers are thus doing their Homage, 
 and the Medals thrown about, the Queen, if 
 She thinks good, delivers Her Sceptre with 
 the Cross to the Lord of the Manour of 
 Worksop, to hold; and the other Sceptre, 
 or Rod, with the Dove, to the Lord that 
 carried it in the Procession. 
 
 And the Bishops that support the Queen in the 
 Procession may also ease Her, by supporting 
 the Crown, as there shall be occasion. 
 
 During the performance of the Homage the 
 Choir sing this 
 
 ANTHEM. 
 
 THIS is the day which the Lord hath 
 made, we will rejoice and be glad in it. 
 Lord, grant the Queen a long life : that 
 her years may endure throughout all gene- 
 rations. 
 
 H She
 
 50 THE FOEM AND ORDER OF 
 
 She shall dwell before God for ever : O pre- 
 pare thy loving mercy and faithfulness, that 
 they may preserve her. 
 
 Blessed be the Lord thy God, who delighted 
 in Thee to set Thee on the throne. 
 
 When the Homage is ended, the Drums beat., 
 and the Trumpets sound, and all the People 
 shout, crying out, 
 
 God save Queen VICTORIA. 
 Long live Queen VICTORIA. 
 May the Queen live for ever. 
 
 The Solemnity of the Coronation being thus 
 ended, the Archbishop leaves the Queen in 
 Her Throne, and goes down to the Altar. 
 
 SECT.
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 51 
 
 SECT. XVII, 
 The Communion. 
 
 Then the Offertory begins, the Archbishop 
 reading these Sentences : 
 
 LET your light so shine before men, that TheOffer- 
 they may see your good works, and glorify tory ' 
 your Father which is in Heaven. 
 
 Charge them who are rich in this world, that 
 they be ready to give, and glad to distribute ; 
 laying up in store for themselves a good 
 foundation against the time to come, that they 
 may attain eternal life. 
 
 The Queen descends from Her Throne, attended 
 by Her Supporters, and assisted by the Lord 
 Great Chamberlain, the Sword of State 
 being carried before Her, and goes to the 
 Steps of the Altar, where taking off Her 
 Crown, which She delivers to the Lord 
 Great Chamberlain to hold, She kneels 
 down. 
 
 And first the Queen offers Bread and Wine for The Queen 
 
 \T r< * ZL ' I I* * offersBread 
 
 the Communion, which being brought out and wine. 
 of King Edward'^ Chapel, and delivered 
 into Her Hands, the Bread upon the Paten 
 by the Bishop that read the Epistle, and 
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 52 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 the Wine in the Chalice by the Bishop that 
 read the Gospel, are by the Archbishop 
 received from the Queen, and reverently 
 placed upon the Altar, and decently covered 
 with a fair linen Cloth, the Archbishop 
 first saying this Prayer : 
 
 BLESS, O Lord, we beseech thee, these thy 
 Gifts, and sanctify them unto this holy 
 use, that by them we may be made partakers 
 of the Body and Blood of thine only begotten 
 Son Jesus Christ, and fed unto everlasting life 
 of Soul and Body : And that thy Servant 
 Queen VICTORIA may be enabled to the 
 discharge of her weighty Office, whereunto 
 of thy great goodness thou hast called and 
 appointed Her. Grant this, O Lord, for Jesus 
 Christ's sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. 
 Amen. 
 
 Then the Queen kneeling, as before, makes Her 
 second Oblation, a Purse of Gold, which 
 the Treasurer of the Household delivers 
 to the Lord Great Chamberlain, and he to 
 Her Majesty. And the Archbishop coming 
 to Her, receives it into the Bason, and 
 placeth it upon the Altar. 
 
 After
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 53 
 
 After which the Archbishop says, 
 
 OGOD, who dwellest in the high and holy 
 place, with them also who are of an 
 humble spirit; Look down mercifully upon 
 this thy Servant VICTORIA our Queen, here 
 humbling Herself before Thee at thy Foot- 
 stool ; and graciously receive these Oblations, 
 which in humble acknowledgement of thy 
 Sovereignty over all, and of thy great Bounty 
 to Her in particular, She has now offered up 
 unto thee, through Jesus Christ, our only 
 Mediator and Advocate. Amen. 
 
 Then the Queen goes to Her Chair on the 
 South Side of the Altar, and kneeling down 
 at Her Faldstool, the Archbishop saith : 
 Let us pray for the whole state of Christ's 
 
 Church militant here in earth. 
 
 A LMIGHTY and everliving God, who by communion 
 -*. thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make C 
 prayers and supplications, and to give thanks 
 for all men : We humbly beseech thee most 
 mercifully to receive these our prayers which 
 we offer unto thy Divine Majesty, beseeching 
 thee to inspire continually the universal Church 
 with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord : 
 and grant that all they that do confess thy holy 
 Name, may agree in the truth of thy holy
 
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 Word, and live in unity and godly love. We 
 beseech thee also to save and defend all 
 Christian Kings, Princes, and Governors ; and 
 specially thy Servant VICTORIA our Queen, 
 that under her we may be godly and quietly 
 governed : and grant unto her whole Council, 
 and to all that are put in authority under her, 
 that they may truly and indifferently minister 
 justice, to the punishment of wickedness and 
 vice, and to the maintenance of thy true reli- 
 gion and virtue. Give grace, O heavenly 
 Father, to all Bishops and Curates, that they 
 may both by their life and doctrine set forth 
 thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly 
 administer thy holy Sacraments : And to all 
 thy people give thy heavenly grace, and 
 especially to this Congregation here present, 
 that with meek heart and due reverence they 
 may hear and receive thy holy Word, truly 
 serving thee in holiness and righteousness all 
 the days of their life. And we most humbly 
 beseech thee of thy goodness, O Lord, to 
 comfort and succour all them who in this tran- 
 sitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, 
 or any other adversity. And we also bless thy 
 holy Name, for all thy servants departed this 
 life in thy faith and fear ; beseeching thee to 
 give us grace so to follow their good examples, 
 
 that
 
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 that with them we may be partakers of thy 
 heavenly kingdom. Grant this, O Father, for 
 Jesus Christ's sake, our only Mediator and 
 Advocate. Amen. 
 
 The Exhortation. 
 
 YE that do truly and earnestly repent you 
 of your sins, and are in love and charity 
 with your neighbours, and intend to lead a 
 new life, following the Commandments of 
 God, and walking from henceforth in his holy 
 ways ; Draw near with faith, and take this holy 
 Sacrament to your comfort ; and make your 
 humble confession to Almighty God, meekly 
 kneeling upon your knees. 
 
 The general Confession. 
 A LMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord 
 -*. Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge 
 of all men ; We acknowledge and bewail our 
 manifold sins and wickedness, Which we from 
 time to time most grievously have committed, 
 By thought, word, and deed, Against thy 
 Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy 
 wrath and indignation against us. We do 
 earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for 
 these our misdoings ; The remembrance of 
 them is grievous unto us ; The burden of 
 them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, 
 
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 have mercy upon us, most merciful Father ; 
 For thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, 
 Forgive us all that is past, And grant that 
 we may ever hereafter serve and please thee, 
 In newness of life, To the honour and glory 
 of thy name, Through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
 Amen. 
 
 The Absolution. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God our heavenly Father, who 
 of his great mercy hath promised forgive- 
 ness of sins to all them that with hearty re- 
 pentance, and true faith, turn unto him ; Have 
 mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from 
 all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all 
 goodness, and bring you to everlasting life, 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 After which shall be said, 
 
 Hear what comfortable words our Saviour 
 Christ saith unto all that truly turn to him. 
 
 COME unto me, all that travail, and are 
 heavy laden, and I will refresh you. 
 S.Matth. 11.28. 
 
 So God loved the world, that he gave his 
 only begotten Son, to the end that all that 
 believe in him, should not perish, but have 
 everlasting life. S. John 3. 16. 
 
 Hear
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 57 
 
 Hear also what Saint Paul saith. 
 This is a true saying, and worthy of all men 
 to be received, That Christ Jesus came into 
 the world to save sinners, 1 Tim. 1. 15. 
 
 Hear also what Saint John saith. 
 If any man sin, we have an Advocate with 
 the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and he 
 is the propitiation for our sins. 1 S. John 2.1. 
 
 After which the Archbishop shall proceed, saying, 
 
 Archb. Lift up your hearts. 
 
 Answ. We lift them up unto the Lord. 
 
 Archb. Let us give thanks unto our Lord 
 God. 
 
 Answ. It is meet and right so to do. 
 
 Then shall the Archbishop turn to the Lord's 
 Table, and say, 
 
 IT is very meet, right, and our bounden 
 duty, that we should at all times, and in 
 all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, 
 holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God : 
 
 WHO hast at this time given us thy Ser- 
 vant our Sovereign Queen VICTORIA 
 to be the Defender of thy Faith, and the Pro- 
 
 i tector
 
 58 THE FOEM AND ORDER OF 
 
 tector of thy People ; that under Her we may 
 lead a quiet and peaceable life in all Godliness 
 and Honesty. 
 
 THEREFORE with Angels and Arch- 
 angels, and with all the company of 
 heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious 
 Name, evermore praising thee, and saying, 
 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven 
 and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to 
 thee, O Lord most high. Amen. 
 
 The Prayer of Address. 
 
 WE do not presume to come to this thy 
 Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in 
 our own righteousness, but in thy manifold 
 and great mercies. We are not worthy so 
 much as to gather up the crumbs under thy 
 Table. But thou art the same Lord, whose 
 property is always to have mercy; Grant us 
 therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the Flesh 
 of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink 
 his Blood, that our sinful bodies may be 
 made clean by his Body, and our souls 
 washed through his most precious Blood, and 
 that we may evermore dwell in him, and he 
 in us. Amen. 
 
 The
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 59 
 
 The Prayer of Consecration. 
 
 ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, 
 who of thy tender mercy didst give 
 thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death 
 upon the Cross, for our redemption, who 
 made there (by his one oblation of himself 
 once offered) a full, perfect, and sufficient 
 sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction for the 
 sins of the whole world, and did institute, 
 and in his holy Gospel command us to con- 
 tinue a perpetual memory of that his pre- 
 cious Death, until his coming again ; Hear 
 us, O merciful Father, we most humbly 
 beseech thee, and grant that we receiving 
 these thy creatures of Bread and Wine, 
 according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus 
 Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of 
 his Death and Passion, may be partakers of 
 his most blessed Body and Blood : who in the 
 same night that he was betrayed ^ Here ^ 
 (a) took bread, and when he had {$*?*& 
 given thanks (b] he brake it, and **> 1** f^^ds . 
 gave it to his disciples, saying, (\>)And hereto 
 Take, eat, (c) this is my Body *-*** 
 which is given for you, do this in M^ 
 remembrance of me. Likewise aii the bread. 
 after supper (d) he took the cup, (d) Here he is 
 and when he had given thanks, L^tiT 
 
 12 he
 
 cates. 
 
 60 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 he gave it to them, saying, Drink 
 
 ( Q )Andhereto & f , . f , / P{ . 
 
 ye all ot this, tor this (tf) is my 
 Blood of the New Testament, 
 
 whicn is shed for y u and for man y 
 
 consecrated, f or the remission of sins : Do this, 
 as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of 
 me. Amen. 
 
 The Queen When the Archbishop, and Dean of West- 
 minster, with the Bishops Assistants, 
 namely, the Preacher, and those who read 
 the Litany, and the Epistle and Gospel, 
 have communicated in both hinds, the Queen 
 advances to the Altar and kneels down, and 
 the Archbishop shall administer the Bread, 
 and the Dean of Westminster the Cup, to 
 Her. 
 
 At the Delivery of the Bread shall be said, 
 
 THE Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which 
 was given for thee, preserve thy body and 
 soul unto everlasting life. Take and eat this 
 in remembrance that Christ died for thee, 
 and feed on him in thy heart by faith with 
 thanksgiving. 
 
 At the Delivery of the Cup, 
 
 THE Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which 
 was shed for thee, preserve thy body 
 and soul unto everlasting life. Drink this in 
 
 remem-
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 61 
 
 remembrance that Christ's blood was shed for 
 thee, and be thankful. 
 
 The Queen then puts on Her Crown, and taking 
 the Sceptres in Her Hands again, repairs 
 to Her Throne. 
 
 Then the Archbishop goeth on to the Post- Post-com- 
 
 g-^ . . munion. 
 
 Communion, saying, 
 
 OUR Father, which art in heaven ; Hallowed 
 be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy 
 will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. 
 Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive 
 us our trespasses, As we forgive them that 
 trespass against us. And lead us not into 
 temptation ; But deliver us from evil. For 
 thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
 glory, For ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 Then this Prayer. 
 
 OLORD and heavenly Father, we thy 
 humble servants entirely desire thy 
 Fatherly Goodness, mercifully to accept this 
 our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving ; most 
 humbly beseeching thee to grant, that by the 
 merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and 
 through faith in his Blood, we and all thy 
 whole Church may obtain remission of our 
 
 sins,
 
 62 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 sins, and all other benefits of his Passion. 
 And here we offer and present unto thee, O 
 Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be 
 a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto 
 thee ; humbly beseeching thee, that all we, 
 who are partakers of this holy Communion, 
 may be fulfilled with thy grace and heavenly 
 benediction. And although we be unworthy, 
 through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee 
 any sacrifice; yet we beseech thee to accept this 
 our bounden duty and service ; not weighing 
 our merits, but pardoning our offences, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord; by whom, and with 
 whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all 
 honour and glory be unto thee, O Father 
 Almighty, world without end. Amen. 
 
 Then shall be said, 
 
 GLORY be to God on high, and in earth 
 peace, good will towards men. We 
 praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, 
 we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy 
 great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God 
 the Father Almighty. 
 
 O Lord, the only begotten Son Jesu Christ ; 
 O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, 
 that takest away the sins of the world, have 
 
 mercy
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 63 
 
 mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the 
 sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou 
 that takest away the sins of the world, receive 
 our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right 
 hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. 
 For thou only art holy, thou only art the 
 Lord, thou only, O Christ, with the Holy 
 Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the 
 Father. Amen. 
 
 The Choir then sing the following Anthem. 
 ANTHEM. 
 
 HALLELUJAH: For the Lord God 
 Omnipotent reigneth. The kingdom of 
 this World, is become the kingdom of our 
 Lord, and of his Christ. And he shall reign 
 for ever and ever, King of Kings, and Lord 
 of Lords. Hallelujah. 
 
 After the Anthem the Archbishop reads the final 
 Prayers. 
 
 SECT.
 
 64 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 SECT. XVIII. 
 The final Prayers. 
 
 ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our 
 supplications and prayers, and dispose 
 the way of thy servants towards the attain- 
 ment of everlasting salvation ; that among 
 all the changes and chances of this mortal 
 life, they may ever be defended by thy most 
 gracious and ready help, through Jesus Christ 
 our Lord. Amen. 
 
 OLORD our God, who upholdest and 
 governest all things in Heaven and 
 Earth ; Receive our humble prayers, with 
 our thanksgivings, for our Sovereign Lady 
 VICTORIA, set over us by thy good provi- 
 dence to be our Queen : And so together with 
 her bless ADELAIDE the Queen Dowager, 
 and the rest of the Royal Family, that they 
 ever trusting in thy goodness, protected by 
 thy power, and crowned with thy favour, may 
 continue before thee in health and peace, in 
 joy and honour, a long and happy life upon 
 earth, and after death may obtain everlasting 
 life and glory in the kingdom of Heaven, 
 
 through
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 65 
 
 through the merits and mediation of Jesus 
 Christ our Saviour ; who with thee, O Father, 
 and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth ever 
 one God, world without end. Amen. 
 
 A LMIGHTY God, who hast promised to 
 -/J^- hear the petitions of them that ask in thy 
 Son's Name ; We beseech thee mercifully to 
 incline thine ears to us that have made now 
 our prayers and supplications unto thee, and 
 grant that those things which we have faith- 
 fiilly asked according to thy will, may effectu- 
 ally be obtained, to the relief of our necessity, 
 and to the setting forth of thy glory, through 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 THE peace of God, which passeth all un- 
 derstanding, keep your hearts and minds 
 in the knowledge and love of God, and of his 
 Son Jesus Christ our Lord : And the blessing 
 of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the 
 Holy Ghost, be amongst you, and remain with 
 you always. Amen. 
 
 SECT.
 
 66 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 
 
 SECT. XIX. 
 The Recess. 
 
 The Pro- 
 
 into King THE whole Coronation Office being thus 
 chapeif s performed, the Queen attended and accom- 
 
 ofthe panied as before, the four Swords being 
 
 carried before Her, descends from Her 
 Throne Crowned, and carry ing Her Sceptre 
 and Rod in Her Hands, goes into the Area 
 Eastward of the Tlieatre, and passes on 
 through the Door on the South side of the 
 Altar into King Edward's Chapel; and 
 as She passes by the Altar, the rest of the 
 Regalia, lying upon it, are to be delivered 
 
 bu the Dean of Westminster to the Lords 
 */ / 
 
 that carried them in the Procession, and so 
 they proceed in State into the Chapel, the 
 Organ and other Instruments all the while 
 playing. 
 
 The Queen being come into the Chapel, and 
 standing before the Altar, will deliver the 
 Sceptre with the Dove to the Archbishop, 
 who will lay it upon the Altar there. The 
 Queen will then be disrobed of Her Impe- 
 rial Mantle, and arrayed in Her Royal 
 
 Robe
 
 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 67 
 
 Robe of Purple Velvet by the Lord Great 
 Chamberlain. 
 
 The Archbishop, being still vested in his Cope, 
 will then place the Orb in Her Majesty's 
 Left Hand. And the Gold Spurs and 
 King Edward's Staff are given into the 
 hands of the Dean of Westminster, and 
 by him laid upon the Altar. Which being 
 done, the Archbishop and Bishops will 
 divest themselves of their Copes, and leave 
 them there, proceeding in their usual 
 Habits. 
 
 Then Her Majesty will proceed through the 
 Choir to the West Door of the Abbey, in 
 the same manner as She came, wearing 
 Her Crown, and bearing in Her Right 
 Hand the Sceptre with the Cross, and in 
 Her left the Orb ; all Peers wearing their 
 Coronets, and the Archbishops and Bishops 
 their Caps. 
 
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