Anomalies of the English lawChester, S. Beach (Samuel Beach)
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Anomalies of the English law
Chester, S. Beach (Samuel Beach)
Law; Law -- Great Britain -- History
¶ His Majesty having already on Monday, the 6th day of February,
1911, in the presence of the two Houses of Parliament, made and
signed the Declaration prescribed, the Archbishop shall, after the
Sermon is ended, go to the King, and standing before him, administer
the Coronation Oath, first asking the King,
Sir, is your Majesty willing to take the Oath?
¶ And the King answering,
I am willing,
¶ The Archbishop shall minister these questions; and the King, having
a book in his hands, shall answer each question severally as follows:
_Archbishop._ 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?
_King._ I solemnly promise so to do.
_Archbishop._ Will you to your power cause Law and Justice, in Mercy,
to be executed in all your judgments?
_King._ I will.
_Archbishop._ Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the
Laws of God, the true profession of the Gospel, and the Prostestant
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 Churches there 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.
[Sidenote: The Bible to be brought;]
¶ 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 the people, to observe the
premisses: laying his right hand upon the Holy Gospel in the great
Bible (which was before carried in the Procession and is now brought
from the Altar by the Archbishop, and tendered to him as he kneels
upon the steps), saying these words:
The things which I have here before promised, I will perform, and
keep.
So help me God.
[Sidenote: And a silver Standish.]
¶ Then the King shall kiss the Book, and sign the Oath.
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