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Garter shall hold over him a rich pall of silk, or cloth of gold: The Dean of Westmin­ster, taking the Ampulla and Spoon from off the Altar, shall hold them ready, pouring some of the holy Oil into the Spoon, and with it the Archbishop shall anoint the King in the form of a cross:

1. On the crown of the head, saying,

Be thy Head anointed with holy Oil, as kings, priests, and prophets were anointed.

2. On the breast, saying,

Be thy Breast anointed with holy Oil.

3. On the palms of both the hands, saying,

Be thy Hands anointed with holy Oil:

And as Solomon was anoint­ed king by Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet, so be you anointed, blessed, and con­secrated King over this People, whom the Lord your God hath given you to rule and govern, In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then shall the Dean of West­minster lay the Ampulla and Spoon upon the Altar; and the King kneeling down at the the faldstool, the Archbishop standing shall say this Bless­ing over him:

UR Lord Jesus Christ, the

by his

Father was anointed with the Oil of gladness above his fel­lows, by his holy Anointing pour down upon your Head and Heart the blessing of the Holy Ghost, and prosper the works of your Hands: that by the assistance of his heavenly grace you may preserve the peo­ple committed to your charge

in wealth, peace, and godliness; and after a long and glorious course of ruling this temporal kingdom wisely, justly, and re­ligiously, you may at last be made partaker of an eternal kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

This prayer being ended, the King shall arise and sit down again in King Edward's Chair, while the Knights of the Garter give back the pall to the Lord Chamberlain; whereupon the King again arising, the Dean of Westminster shall put upon his Majesty the Colobium Sin­donis and the Supertunica or close pall or cloth of gold, to­gether with a Girdle of the

same.

IX.

The

Presenting of the Spurs and Sword, and the Girding and Obla= tion of the said Sword. The Spurs shall be brought from the Altar by the Dean of Westminster, and delivered to the Lord Great Chamber­lain; who, kneeling down, shall touch his Majesty's heels there­with, and send them back to the Altar.

Then the Lord, who carries the Sword of State, delivering to the Lord Chamberlain the said Sword( which is thereupon de­posited in the traverse in Saint Edward's Chapel) shall re­ceive from the Lord Chamber­lain, in lieu thereof, another Sword in a scabbard of purple velvet, provided for the King to be girt withal, which he shall deliver to the Archbishop; and the Archbishop shall lay it on the Altar, saying the fol­lowing prayer: