her Head a Cap of Purple Velvet turn'd up with Ermine, with a Circlet of Gold richly adorned with precious Stones, ufually comes privately in her Chair to Whiteball, and thence through the Privy Garden into Chanel Row †, and fo cross the New Palace Tard up Westminster Hall, to the Court of Wards; where The repofes her felf whilft the Proceeding is fet in order in the Hall, being attended from St. James's by the Ladies who are to bear her Train, the Two Ladies of the Bedchamber, her Lord Chamberlain, and Vice-Chamberlain, Two Gentlemen Ufhers, and Two of her Majefty's Women.

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The Peers, about Eight of the Clock in the Morning, pursuant to his Majefty's Orders published by the Earl Marthal, repair to Westminster, either by Water or in Chairs, no Coaches being permitted to pafs through King-ftreet, and affemble in the Houfe of Lords, and there put on their Robes, and take their Coronets in their Hands: And the Peereffes coming in their Chairs to the Great North-Door of Westminster-Hall, pafs up the faid Hall, and through the Court of Requefs, and affemble in the Painted Chamber, in Purfuance of the faid Orders, all ready dreffed and robed, and with their Coronets in their Hands.

The Archbishops, and Bishops, affemble about the fame Time, and veft themselves in their Rochets, in the Houfe of Lords and Chambers adjacent.

The Judges, and others of the Long Robe, together with the Gentlemen of the Privy-Chamber, Efquires of the Body, Serjeants at Law, Mafters in Chancery, Aldermen of London, Chaplains having Dignities, and Six Clerks in Chancery, being all in their proper Habits, affemble about the fame Time in the Court of Requefts.

About half an Hour after Ten of the Clock, they being all affembled as aforefaid, the Officers of Arms, by the Earl Marfhal's Order, marfhal them according to their refpećtive Claffes,

Four in a Rank, placing the youngeft on the Left; and conduct them out of the faid Court of Requefts, down the Great Stone-Stairs, into Westminster Hall, in manner following.

This Royal Circlet is more particularly defcribed in the Appendix. The Way from the Privy-Garden to the New Palace-Tard, was formerly opened by Warrant of the Lord Chamberlain to the Surveyor-General, that the Great Perfons and Nobility might pass that Way in their Chairs, on the Coronation Day.

Note, The Claffes proceeded anciently only by Two a-Breaft.

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The Six Clerks in Chancery.

These being marfhalled in Two Ranks, viz, Four in the firft Rank, and Two in the fecond Rank, are conducted by Two Of ficers of Arms into the Hall, through the Door on the Eaft-fide, near the Court of King's-Bench, where one of the faid Officers conducts thofe Two on the Right-Hand of the first Rank, and the Right-Hand Man of the fecond Rank, down the Paffage between the Tables and Cupboards, on the Eaft-fide of the Hall, to the lower End of the faid Paffage; and the other Officer of Arms conducts the other Two on the Left-Hand of the first Rank, and the Left-Hand Man of the fecond Rank, down the oppofite Paffage on the Weft-fide of the Hall, to the lower End of the faid Paffage; where they stay till they are drawn out in the Grand Proceeding.

The King's Chaplains having Dignities, Four a-Breaft.
Aldermen of London, Four a-Breaft.
Mafters in Chancery, Four a-Breaft.

The King's Serjeants at Law, Four a Breaft.

The King's Sollicitor.

The King's Attorney.

One of the King's ancient Serjeants.

Two Efquires of the Body.

Gentlemen of the Privy-Chamber, Four a-Breast.
Barons of the Exchequer, and Justices of both Benches, in their
Order, Four a-Breaft.

The Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.
The Lord Chief Juftice of the King's-Bench.
Two Privy-Counsellors, not Peers.

All these, as they enter the Hall, falling off to the Right and Left, as do the Six Clerks, are conducted, by Officers of Arms, to the Entrance of the Paffages betwixt the Tables and the Cupboards, on each Side of the Hall, and, paffing down behind the Tables, ftay there in like manner, until they are drawn out in the Grand Proceeding.

In the mean time, the Peers and Peereffes being called over in the House of Lords, and Painted Chamber, and marfhalled ac cording to their refpective Claffes, Four a-Breaft, the youngest always on the Left-Hand; the Officers of Arms, about Eleven of the Clock, draw them out in Order into the Court of Requests; from whence they are conducted into Westminster Hall, down the great Stone Stairs, in this Manner. B 2

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Two Purfuivants of Arms.
Baroneffes.

Barons.
Bishops.

Two Purfuivants of Arms.
Viscounteffes.

Viscounts.

Two Heralds of Arms.

Counteffes.
Earls.

Two Heralds of Arms.
Marchioneffes,If there be any of that
Marquiffes, Illuftrious Degree.
An Herald of Arms.
Dutcheffes.
Dukes.

The Two Provincial Kings of Arms.

The Lord Privy-Seal.

The Lord Treasurer.

The Lord Chancellor.

The Lord Prefident of the Council.
The Lord Archbishop of York.
The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.
Serjeants at Arms.

Gentleman Usher. Deputy Garter.

The Lord High Steward with his White Staff, which is delivered to him the Evening before.

THE KING,

His Train born by Four Earls Eldeft Sons,
Affifted by the Mafter of the Robes.
Captain of the Horfe-Guards in Waiting.
A Gentleman of the Bedchamber.

Two Grooms of the Bedchamber.

As foon as the Baroneffes are come into the Hall, they are conducted by the Officers of Arms, who precede them, down the Middle of the Hall, towards the Lower-end thereof; where they divide to the Right and Left, Two and Two, and ftand by the Forms at the Sides of the Tables: And in like manner the

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Barons and Bishops, and all the other Claffes of the Nobility, leaving an open Paffage along the Middle of the Hall; only the Lord Great Chamberlain, the Lord High Conftable, and the Earl Marshal, go not down the Hall, but afcend the Stone Steps, and place themfelves by the Side of their Majefties Table.

At the fame Time that the King enters the Hall, her Majefty, attended by her Lord Chamberlain, and other Officers and Ladies, comes out of the Court of Wards, by a private Door, at the South-Weft Corner of the Hall; and repairing to her Chair of State, under her Canopy, at the upper End of the Hall, ftands before it till his Majefty is feated.

Then his Majefty, afcending the Stone Steps of the Stage, attended only by the great Officers, and the two Archbishops, with Garter, and the Ufher of the Black Rod, places himself in his Chair of State, under his Canopy, at the upper End of the Hall, on the Right Hand of the Queen, whereupon the Queen alfo feats herself.

The Dean and Prebendaries of Weftminster, having, early in the Morning, confecrated the holy Oil for their Majefties Anointing, and being vefted in Surplices and rich Copes, and preceded by the Gentlemen of the King's Chapel, and Choir of Weftminfter, bring the Regalia, about II of the Clock, to the Lower End of the Hall, and there ftay till the Swords are prefented to bis Majefty; which is performed in Manner following.

Their Majefties being feated, as is before mentioned, under their Canopies, whereof that of the Queen is fomewhat leffer, and lower than the King's, but both of them exceeding rich; and the Table, whereat their Majefties afterwards dine, being covered with a very large and fine Turkey-work, or Perfian Carpet; the Mafter of the Jewel Houfe, attending (with the other Officers there) with the four Swords, &c. making his Reverence, prefents to the Lord High-Conftable, (who ftands on the Outfide of the Table) the Sword of State, which is a very large two-handed Sword, with a rich Scabbard of Crimson Velvet, adorned with feveral Gold Plates of the Royal Badges, in this Order, from the Point twards the Hilt, viz. The Orb, or Mound, the Royal Creft, a Portcullis, Harp, Thiftle, Flower de Liz, and Rofe a Portcullis again; then the Royal Arms and Supporters, a Harp, Thiftle, Flower de Liz, Rofe, and another Portcullis; and the like on the oppofite Side: The Crofs, or Bar, is compofed of the Royal Supporters, viz. a Lyon and Unicorn wrought in Silver Gilt, with a Refe, within a Laurel, between

between them on the one Side, and a Flower de Liz, within a Laurel, on the other; and the Handle is adorned with Portcullice's, Flowers de Liz, and Harps, all imboffed in Silver Gilt, (as is alfo the Pomel, with a Thistle, an Orb, the Creft, and a Rofe.) The Lord High-Conftable delivers it to the Lord Great Chamberlain, who, making his Obey fance to his Majesty, lays it on the Table before the King.

Then the Master of the Jewel-Houfe prefents, in like Manner, the Sword Curtana, and the two pointed Swords, feverally, one after another, to the Lord High-Conftable, and he to the Lord Great Chamberlain, who draws them out of the Scabbards, (which are thereupon returned to the Officers of the Jewel House) and lays them alfo on the Table before the King.

In like Manner the Mafter of the Jewel Houfe prefents the great Golden Spurs to the Lord High Conftable, who delivers them to the Lord Great Chamberlain, who lays them alfo on the Table before the King.

Then the Dean and Prebendaries of Westminster proceed from the lower End of the Hall, (with the Officers of Arms) in Form following:

The Serjeant of the Veftry, with his gilt Virge.
The Children of the Choir of Westminster, two a-Breast.
The Children of his Majefty's Chapel Royal, two and two.
The Choir of Westminster, two and two.

Gentlemen of his Majesty's Chapel Royal, two and two.
The Confeffor and Sub-Dean.
Purfuivants of Arms, two and two.
Heralds of Arms, two and two.

The two Provincial Kings of Arms.

Then the King's Regalia, borne by the Dean and Prebendaries, viz.
St. Edward's Crown, on a Cufhion of Cloth of Gold, by the Dean.
The Orb with the Crofs, by one of the Prebendaries.
The Scepter with the Dove, by another.

The Scepter with the Crofs, by a third.
St. Edward's Staff, by a fourth.

Then the Queen's Regalia,borne by other Prebendaries of Weftm.viz.
The Crown, on a Cufhion of Cloth of Gold, by a fifth.
The Scepter with the Crofs, by a fixth.

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