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TOn his right hand shall stand 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 FORM AND ORDER OF

The two Bishops that support the Queen shall stand on either side of her.

On the north side of the Altar shall sit the Archbishop in a purple velvet chair; and the other Bishops along the north side of the wall, betwixt him and the pulpit. On the south side, east of the King's chair, nearer to the Altar, shall be the Dean of Westminster, the rest of the Bishops, who bear any part in the Service, and the Prebendaries of Westminster.

VII.

The Oath.

THis 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 Archbishon shall, after the Sermon is ended, go to the King, and s anding 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,

T The Archbishop shall minister these questions; and the King, having a book in his hands, shall answer each question severally as follows:

Archbp. Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this United King­dom of Great Britain and Ire­

land, 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.

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

King. I will.

Archbp. 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 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.

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 before carried in the great Bible( which was 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 Bible

to be brought: