. Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places. me, to conciliate the two nations. In 1189 the coronation of Richard I. at West-minster was characterised by even a worse tumultthan that which served as an accompaniment tothe coronation of the Conqueror. The festival initself was held with unusual magnificence; theabbots and bishops, and most of the lay barons,attending on the occasion. The unction over, andthe king being royally arrayed, he was led up tothe altar, where the arclibishop adjured him, in thename of Almighty God, not to assume the royaldignity unless
. Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places. me, to conciliate the two nations. In 1189 the coronation of Richard I. at West-minster was characterised by even a worse tumultthan that which served as an accompaniment tothe coronation of the Conqueror. The festival initself was held with unusual magnificence; theabbots and bishops, and most of the lay barons,attending on the occasion. The unction over, andthe king being royally arrayed, he was led up tothe altar, where the arclibishop adjured him, in thename of Almighty God, not to assume the royaldignity unless he fully proposed to keep the oaths 40 2 OLD AND NEW LONDON. [^Westminster Abbey. he had sworn. Richard repeated his solemn pro- | kings will), who, in a tumult raised by the multi- mises, and with his own hands taking the pon- j tude, were furiously murdered ; which, though it derous crown from off the altar, in signification was afterwards punished by the laws, might seem that he held it only from God, he delivered it to a presage, that this lion-hearted king should be a. THE PREPAR.\TIONS FOR IHK CORONATION OK JAMKS H. AND HIS (JUKEN, IN 1685. (Fro/ti Sand/onVs History published 1687.) the archbishop, who instantly put it on his head,and so completed all the ceremonies of the corona-tion. Which act, says old Speed, with a cold-bloodedness less excusable than his superstition, was accidentally hanselled and auspicated by the\jlood of many Jews (thougli utterly against the special destroyer of the enemies of our abridge the following account from HuntersHistory of London:—Among the vast con-course which the coronation had attracted to themetropolis, many wealthy Jews had flocked fromevery part of the kingdom, to consult witli their Westminster Abbey.] CORONATIONS IN THE ABBEY. 403
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