e |the Cinque-Ports,|Lady Elizabeth | Lady Heneage |the Cinque-Ports | e
i |supporting the | Montague. | Finch. |supporting the | i
r |Canopy. |Lady Mary Grey. | L. Selina Hastings. |Canopy. | r
| +---------------------+-----------------------+ |
g | | g
i | THE PRINCESS AUGUSTA, | i
l | | l
t | her coronet borne by the Marquess of Carnarvon. | t
| |
A | Duchess of Ancaster, Mistress of the Robes. | A
x | | x
e | Two Women of Her Majesty's Bed-Chamber. | e
s | | s
. | | .
The peeresses preceded their respective lords--each rank of the peerage
being classed together; that is, the baronesses preceding the barons,
the viscountesses the viscounts, and so forth. In the Abbey the queen
first ascended the theatre, and stood opposite her chair until the king
was seated. His majesty was then anointed and crowned: when the order
for the queen's coronation prescribed as follows:--
The anthem being ended, the Archbishop of Canterbury goes to the altar;
and the queen arising from her chair on the south side of the area where
she sat during the time the king was anointed and crowned, being
supported by two bishops, goes towards the altar, attended by the ladies
who bear her train, the ladies of the bedchamber, &c., and kneels before
it; when the archbishop, being at the north side of the altar, says the
following prayer:--
(_Omnipotens sempiterne Deus._)
Almighty and everlasting God, the fountain of all goodness, give
ear, we beseech thee, to our prayers, and multiply thy blessings
upon this thy servant, whom in thy name, with all humble devotion,
we consecrate our queen. Defend her always with thy mighty hand,
protect her on every side, that she may be able to overcome all her
enemies; and that with Sarah and Rebecca, Leah and Rachel, and all
other blessed and honourable women, she may multiply and rejoice in
the fruit of her womb, to the honour of the kingdom and the good
government of thy church, through Christ our Lord, who vouchsafed to
be born of a virgin that he might redeem the world, who liveth and
reigneth with thee, in unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end.
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