THEIR MAJESTIES'

live and die, against all man­ner of folks. So help me God.

T Then shall the Princes of the Blood Royal, being Peers of the Realm, arising severally touch the Crown on his Majesty's head and kiss his Majesty's left cheek. After which the other Peers are

ther in their seats, shall kneet down, put off their Coronets, and do their Homage, the Dukes first by themselves, and so the Marquesses, the Earls, the Viscounts, and the Barons, severally in their places, the first of each Order kneeling before his Majesty, and the others of his Order who are near his Majesty also kneel­ing in their places, and all of his Order saying after him:

I N. Duke, or Earl, dc., of N. do become your liege man of life and limb, and of earth­ly worship; and faith and truth I will bear unto you, to live and die, against all manner of folks. So help me God.

1 The Peers having done their Homage, the first of each Order, putting off his Coronet, shall singly ascend the throne, and stretching forth his hand, touch the Crown on his Ma­jesty's head, as promising by that ceremony for himself and his Order to be ever ready to support it with all their power; and then shall he kiss the King's cheek.

While the Princes and Peers are thus doing their Homage, the King, if he thinks good, shall deliver his Sceptre with the Cross and the Sceptre or Rod with the Dove, to some one near to the Blood Royal, or to the Lords that carried them in the procession, or to any other that he pleaseth to assign, to hold them by him.

CORONATION.

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And the Bishops that support the King in the procession may also ease him, by support­ing the Crown, as there shall be occasion.

At the same time the choir shall sing this anthem:

Psalm xxxiii. 1, 12-16, 18-22.

EJOICE in the Lord, O ye

Righteous it becometh well the just to be thankful. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord: and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. The Lord looketh from heaven: he be­holdeth all the sons of men. From the place of his habita­tion he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. There is no king that can be saved by the multitude of an host a mighty man is not de­livered by much strength. Be­hold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him; upon them that hope in his mercy to deliver their soul from death; and to feed them in the time of dearth.

Our soul hath patiently tar­ried for the Lord: for he is our help and our shield. Our heart shall rejoice in him we have hoped in his holy Name. Let thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon us, as we do put our trust in thee. Amen.

When the Homage is ended, the drums shall beat, and the trum­pets sound, and all the people shout, crying out:

God save King GEORGE. Long live King GEORGE. May the King live for ever.

The solemnity of the King's Coronation being thus ended, the Archbishop shall leave the King in his throne, and go to the Altar.