The Gospel,

To be read by another Bishop, the King and Queen with the people standing.

S. Matth. xxii. 15.

HEN went the Pharisees THEN 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 Cæsar, or not? But Jesus per; ceived 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, Cæsar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar'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.

Then followeth the Nicene Creed, the King and Queen with the people standing, as before.

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 hea-
ven, And was incarnate by the

Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary,
And was made man, And was

crucified also for us under Pon-
tius Pilate. He suffered and
he rose again according to the
was buried, And the third day'
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 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.

SECT. VI.
The Sermon.

At the end of the Creed one of the
Bishops is ready in the Pul-
pit, placed against the pillar
at the north-east corner of the
Theatre, and begins the Ser-
mon, which is to be short, and
suitable to the great occasion;
which the King and Queen
hear sitting in their respective
Chairs on the south side of the
Altar, over against the Pulpit.
And whereas the King was un-
covered during the saying of
the Litany and the beginning
of the Communion Service;
when the Sermon begins he puts
on his Cap of crimson velvet

turned up with ermins, and so continues to the end of it. On his right hand stands the Bishop of Durham, and beyond him, on the same side, the Lords that carry the Swords; On his left hand the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and the Lord Great Chamberlain. The two Bishops that support the Queen stand on either side of her. And the Lady that bears up the Train, and her Assistants, constantly attend her Majesty during the whole solemnity.

On the north side of the Altar sits the Archbishop in a purple velvet Chair, and near to him the Archbishop of York; and the other Bishops along the north side of the wall, betwixt him and the Pulpit. Near the Archbishop stands Garter King of Arms: On the south side, east of the King's Chair, nearer to the Altar, are the Dean of Westminster, the rest of the Bishops, who bear any part in the Service, and the Prebendaries of Westminster.

SECT. VII.

The Oath.

The Sermon being ended, and his Majesty having on Thursday, the 14th day of February, 1901, in the presence of the Two Houses of Parliament, made and signed the Declaration, the Archbishop goeth to the King, and standing before him, adThe Oath. ministers the Coronation Oath, jirst

asking the King,
Sir, is your Majesty willing
to take the Oath?

And the King answering,
I am willing.

The Archbishop ministereth these questions; and the King, hav ing a Book in his hands, answers each Question severally as follows.

promise and swear to govern Archb. Will you solemnly the People of this United King dom 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?

King. I solemnly promise so to do.

Archb. Will you to your power cause Law and Justice, in Mercy, to be executed in all your Judgments?

King. 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 Church of England, and the Doctrine, Worship, Discipline, and Government thereof, as by Law established in England? And will you preserve unto the Bishops and Clergy of England, and to the Church therein committed to their charge, all such Rights and Privileges, as by Law do or shall appertain to them, or any of them?

King. All this I promise to do. Then the King arising out of his Chair, supported as before, and assisted by the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Sword of State being carried before him, shall go to the Altar, and there being uncovered, make his Solemn Oath in the sight of all

by the Lord Great Chamberlain, and having taken off his Cap of State, goes before the Altar, supported and attended as before.

The King sits down in King Edward's Chair (placed in the midst of the Area over against the Altar, with a Faldstool before it), wherein he is to be anointed. Four Knights of the Garter (summoned by Garter King of Arms) hold over him a rich Pall of Silk, or Cloth of Gold, delivered to them by the Lord Chamberlain: The Dean of Westminster, taking the 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 King in the form of a Cross:

1. On the Crown of the Head, saying,

Be thy Head anointed withi Holy Oil, as kings, priests, and prophets were anointed.

2. On the Breast, saying,

Be thy Breast anointed with Holy Oil.

3. On the Palms of both the Hands, saying,

Be thy Hands anointed with Holy Oil:

And as Solomon was anointed king by Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet, so be you anointed, blessed, and consecrated King 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 King kneeleth down at the Faldstool, and the Archbishop, standing,

saith this Prayer or Blessing over him:

UR

Christ, the

Bordess who by this

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 temporal kingdom wisely, justly, and religiously, you may at last be. made partaker of an eternal kingdom, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. A

men.

This Prayer being ended, the King arises and resumes his seat in King Edward's Chair, while the Knights of the Garter give back the Pall to the Lord Chamberlain; whereupon the King again arising, the Dean of Westminster puts upon his Majesty the Colobium Sindonis and the Supertunica or Close Pall of Cloth of Gold, together with a Girdle of the

same.

The

SECT. IX. Presenting of the Spurs and Sword, and the Girding and Oblation of the said Sword. The Spurs are brought The Spurs. from the Altar by

the Dean of Westminster, and delivered to the Lord Great Chamberlain, who, kneeling down, touches his Majesty's heels therewith, and sends them back to the Altar.

of State carries the Sword of

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.

The Sword Then the Lord, who WIT
returned. State, delivering the
said Sword to the Lord Cham-
berlain (which is thereupon
deposited in the Traverse in
Saint Edward's Chapel) he re-
ceives from the Lord Chamber-
lain, in lieu thereof,
Another another Sword, in a
Sword Scabbard of Purple
brought: Velvet, provided for
the King to be girt withal,
which he delivereth to the Arch-
bishop and the Archbishop,
laying it on the Altar, saith the
following Prayer:

HE

EAR our prayers, O Lord, we beseech thee, and so direct and support thy servant King EDWARD, who is now to be girt with this Sword, that he may not bear it in vain; but may use it as the 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 Archbishop of York and the Bishops of London and Winchester and other Bishops assisting, and going

along with him) deDelivered livers it into the to the King's Right Hand, King: and he holding it, the Archbishop saith:

ECEIVE this Kingly

now

the Altar of God, and delivered to you by the hands of us the Bishops and servants of God, though unworthy.

Girt about The King standing up, the King. the Sword is girt about him by the Lord Great Chamberlain; and then, the King sitting down, the Archbishop saith:

Offered

and redeemed.

Then the King, rising
his
up, ungirds
Sword, and, going
to the Altar, offers it there in
the Scabbard, and then re-
turns and sits down in King
Edward's Chair: and the Peer,
who first received the Sword,
offereth the price of it, and
having thus redeemed it, re-
ceiveth it from the Dean of
Westminster, from off the Al-
tar, and draweth it out of the
Scabbard, and carries it naked
before his Majesty during the
rest of the solemnity.

Then the Bishops who had assist-
ed during the offering return
to their places.

SECT. X.

The Investing with the
Armilla and Imperial
Mantle, and the Deli-
very of the Orb.

Then the King arising, The Ar-
the Armilla and Im- miila and
Imperial
perial Mantle or Mantle.
Pall of Cloth of
Gold, are by the Master of the
Robes delivered to the Dean of
Westminster, and by him put
upon the King, standing; the