. The roll-call of Westminster Abbey. inted,seated like the King in her chair, not kneeling, after thefashion of Queen-Consorts, on the steps before the Bible, the sword of the spirit, was carried on a cushionin the procession for the first time, and has ever since beenpresented by the Archbishop and Bishops to the sovereignafter he is crowned. The phraseology of the oath wasagain changed, and the promise to uphold the Protestantreligion as established by law interpolated as a protestagainst the late Kings religious views. James himself washovering in Ireland, where he landed just befo
. The roll-call of Westminster Abbey. inted,seated like the King in her chair, not kneeling, after thefashion of Queen-Consorts, on the steps before the Bible, the sword of the spirit, was carried on a cushionin the procession for the first time, and has ever since beenpresented by the Archbishop and Bishops to the sovereignafter he is crowned. The phraseology of the oath wasagain changed, and the promise to uphold the Protestantreligion as established by law interpolated as a protestagainst the late Kings religious views. James himself washovering in Ireland, where he landed just before the corona-tion, ready to cross the water again if he saw any chanceof getting back the crown, and he failed not to curse hischildren from a safe distance. Archbishop Sancroft re-mained faithful to his undeserving royal master, andrefused to officiate. His place was taken by the Bishopof London, Marys friend and former tutor, Bishops who usually support the sovereign—Durham, and Bath and Wells—were not present, for. THE WAX EFFIGIES OF WILLIAM III. AND MARY THE LAST STUART KINGS 217 Durham was too old and infirm, and his colleague, BishopKen, followed the Primates example, and did not famous ecclesiastical historian, Bishop Burnet, preachedthe sermon, and did not share the scruples of his superior,for he abused James from beginning to end of his medals, which were thrown amongst the people afterthe homage according to ancient custom, were certainlynot in the best taste ; for on some, Phaeton, representingJames, was seen falling from the Chariot of the Sun, andon others an orange tree was engraved, with the motto :Instead of acorns, golden oranges. The dignity of thesovereigns was hampered also by the fact that William wasa good many inches shorter than his wife, and the sight ofthe two struggling with the sword of state, which theybore between them and offered at the high altar, waslaughable in the extreme. Still more so was the tem-por
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