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KIng H. Fourth's Coronation-Feast. The King sate in the middle of the Table, the Archbishop of Canterbury and three Pre∣lates on his Right hand, the Archbishop of York and four Prelates on the Left; the K's eldest Son stood on the Right-hand, with a pointless Sword, the Lord Constable on
the Left with a pointed Sword, both erect, and naked: Before him stood the Dukes of Albemarl, Surry, and Exeter, and two Earls: the Earl Marshal and his Tipstaves made room in the Hall, that the Attenders might with more ease serve the Tables. On the right side of the Hall at Tables set were pla∣ced the Barons of the Cinque Ports, and di∣vers of the Long Robe; at the Table on the left side sate the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and chief Citizens. After the second Course the King's Champian entered the Hall with a Herald, and approaching before the King, made his Challenge three times, and being not answered, retired; but the most splen∣did and most exact Coronation-Feast was that of King Charles II.
First enters the Clerks Comptrollers, then Clerks of the Green Cloath, Cofferer.
Six Serjeants at Arms.
The Knights of the Bath, who carried up
Service, two and two to a Dish, assisted by the Earl Sewer. Dinner being set on the Table, the King came forth in his Royal Robes, with the Crown on his Head, his Sceptre in his hand, and three Swords born before him naked; being seated, on his Right hand stood the three Noblemen, who held the three Swords naked, and erect; on his Left the Lord Chamberlain, who held the Sceptre; at the Table's end, on the left hand sate the Duke of York in his Robes and Coronet.
Then the King's Champian entered the Hall, on a goodly white Courser, armed at all Points in rich Armour, having way made for him by the Knight Marshal.
Before him marched,
The Herald proclaimed the Challenge at the entrance into the Hall, in the middle of it, and at the Steps at the higher Hall: The Cha∣lenge is, That whoever should deny the King to
be the true and undoubted Heir to the Crown, or that he is not King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, doth lye, and that he the Champian is ready to maintain the same, throwing down his Glove as a Gage; which done, he retired with his Fee.
The second Course was carried up by the Gentlemen Pensioners.
The third Course by other Servants ap∣pointed thereto.
In the body of the Hall, below the State, were placed four Tables, two on each side; at the first Table on the right hand, next the State, sate the Bishops, the Barons of the Cinque-ports, the Judges, and the rest of the long Robe, according to their Degrees; at the second Table below on the right hand sate the Masters in Chancery, Six Clerks, and the like; at the upper Table on the left hand next the State sate the Nobility, &c. at the other sate the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and chief Citizens; at a by Table the Offi∣cers at Arms, the Ushers, and Waiters, all in their proper Places, some attending the King, others their Places, as assigned; each Table had three Courses, besides the Ban∣quet, with Trumpets sounding each Course.