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Title_vignette Title_page With royal coat of arms.
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Page -001
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Page 003
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Dedication To James
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Page 005
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Privilege Signed by P. Sunderland.
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Page 007
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Preface
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Page 009
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Table_of_contents
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Page 011
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Section 'A Journal of the Preparations In Order to Their Majesties Coronation; With other previous Matters relating thereunto'.
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Page 012
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Section 'Thurday, 19 Febr. 1684'. A book of claims relating to the distribution of various offices amongst the nobility. This is followed by entries concerning the regalia, costs etc.
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Page 017
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Section Reproducing various legal documents concerning the resolution of the claims detailed above.
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Page 023
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List Of peers and peeresses attending the coronation.
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Page 029
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List Of the trappings to be used at the coronation, cloths, costumes etc.
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Page 040
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List Of the order of the procession for the coronation.
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Page 043
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Illustration Of coronets. List Of sumptuary rules governing the dress of the nobility, with examples of the coronets they could wear.
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Page 048
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Illustration Regalia, robes, shoes, swords and throne.
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Page 050
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Section 'An Explanation of the Sacred and Royal Habits, and other Ornaments, wherewith the King was Invested...'.
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Page 055
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Illustration Of crowns, orbs, rings and staves.
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Page 057
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Section 'A Description of the Crowns and Scepters, &c. wherewith Their Majesties were crown'd....'.
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Page 059
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Section 'A Description of Their Majesties Royal Robes....'.
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Page 061
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Illustration Engraved header of suit of armour and weapons. Section 'An Account of the Several Performances Upon the Day of the Coronation'. Chapter 1 - 'A List of the several Commanders and Officer of His Majesties Troops...'.
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Page 073
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Illustration Engraved header with putti and a crown. Chapter 2 - 'An Account of the Apparelling and Robing of the King and Queen...'.
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Page 077
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Illustration Another engraved header. Chapter 3 - 'The Ceremony Presenting the Regalia to the King...'.
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Page 082
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Floor_plan Westminster Abbey and Westminster Hall.
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Page 085
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Illustration The herbswoman of the King strews the way with herbs and flowers etc.
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Page 088
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Illustration Trumperters and drummers.
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Page 091
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Illustration Chaplains and Aldermen.
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Page 094
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Illustration Lawyers
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Page 097
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Illustration Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber, judges etc.
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Page 100
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Illustration Choir boys.
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Page 103
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Illustration Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal.
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Page 106
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Illustration Prebendaries of Westminster....
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Page 109
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Illustration Baronesses, Barons etc.
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Page 112
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Illustration Bishops
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Page 115
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Illustration Viscountesses and Viscounts, Countesses.
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Page 118
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Illustration Earls.
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Page 121
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Illustration Marchioness, Duchesses and a Duke.
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Page 124
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Illustration Members of the Privy Council.
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Page 127
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Illustration The household of the Queen.
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Page 130
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Illustration The Queen and attendants.
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Page 133
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Illustration The High Nobility.
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Page 136
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Illustration The King and attendants.
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Page 139
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Illustration Body Guard.
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Page 141
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Chapter 4 - 'The Grand Proceeding to Their Majeties Coronation, from Westminster-Hall to the Collegiate-Church of St Peter in Westminster'.
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Page 158
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Floor_plan Collegiate Church of St Peter in Westminster.
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Page 161
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Illustration View of the interior of the Church for the ceremony.
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Page 164
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Illustration The ceremony itself is shown in this plate.
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Page 167
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Illustration The enthronement of their Majesties.
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Page 169
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Chapter 5 - 'The Manner of Disposing, Seating and Placing the several Persons....'.
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Page 172
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Chapter 6 - 'The Ceremony of Their Majesties Coronation...'.
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Page 191
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Chapter 'The Recess, and Manner of Their Majesties Return to Westminster-Hall'.
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Page 196
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Section 'The Royal Feast in Westminster-Hall'. Chapter 7 - 'The Manner of Covering and Furnishing Their Majesties Table...'.
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Page 198
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Section 'A Catalogue of the several Meats contained in the Mess served up to Their Majesties...'. This is a key to the illustration which number every single dish over the page.
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Page 200
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Floor_plan Of Westminster Hall, with a numbered plan of how the dishes were laid out on each table.
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Page 203
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Section 'A Catalogue of the several Meats contained in one Mess of 144 Dishes....'.
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Page 205
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Section Another key to the dishes served.
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Page 207
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Chapter 'The Ordering and Placing of the several Persons....'.
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Page 209
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Illustration Perspective of Westminster Hall.
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Page 216
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Illustration The champion making the challenge.
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Page 222
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Illustration Over River Thames at Whitehall.
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Page 224
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Section 'A Description of the Royal Fire-works...'.
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Page 225
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Chapter 10 - 'A Journal of the Subsequent Matters relating to Their Majesties Coronation'.
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Page 228
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Section 'An Abstract of the Record of the Court Claims, at the Coronation of King James II, and Queen Mary'.
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Page 237
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Illustration The procession to Westminster Abbey.
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