An account of the ceremonies observed at the coronation of the kings and queens of England. I. A description of the royal crowns, scepters, &c, II. The Form of the Royal Letters of Summons sent to the Peers and Peeresses to assist at the Coronation. III. The Ceremony of presenting the Regalia to their Majesties in Westminster-Hall, and of the Grand Procession from thence to the Abbey. IV. The Ceremony of the Coronation, as it is performed in the Church, with the King's Oath, and the Homage of the Nobles to his Majesty. V. The Anointing, Crowning, and Inthronizing of a Queen Consort. VI. The Recess and Manner of their Majesties Return to Westminster-Hall. Vii. The Ceremony of the Services done by several Lords of Manors, and of the Champion's entering the Hall, with the Form of his Challenge, and the Heralds Proclaiming the King's Stile, &c. Extracted from several Antient and Modern Histories of the Coronations of the Kings and Queens of England, and from several publick Records, &c.

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[1727]