sity of California them Regional >rary Facility 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. Mnex s 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 2123S27 CONTENTS. Page XIV. The Benediction and Te Deum. - 42 XV. The Inthronization. - - 46 XVI. The Homage. - ... 47 i 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. That 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. Th en 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. E On 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 E 2 You 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. SECT. 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. This 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. At 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 Queen 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 F Minister 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. Then 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 F 2 Dean 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 Her 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 sight 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. The 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 G 2 of 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. Thou 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. SECT. 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. Then 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 ascend 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 H 2 the 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 54 THE FORM AND ORDER OF 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 HER MAJESTY'S CORONATION. 55 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, have 56 THE FORM AND ORDER, OF 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. FINIS. 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