Order of Service Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford, in an ermine-trimmed gown with long sleeves Helena Snakenborg, Marchioness of Northampton, in scarlet and ermine Measures were taken to keep spectators away from royal family for fear of plague, and it was forbidden to sight-see from boats on the river. 500 soldiers were hired at eight pence per day to guard against "any tumults and disorder" in Westminster and the Strand. For his security, James requested 100 soldiers from the trained bands of Surrey. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Master of the Wardrobe, John Fortescue of Salden was in charge of £5000 spent on the coronation, and £3000 spent on the funeral of Elizabeth I. His ancestor, Nicholas Leigh, had claimed the same right to "make a mess of pottage in a pot of clay" at the coronation of Mary I of England in 1553. It refrained from deciding on some claims, including that of Sir Oliver Leigh, who as lord of the manor of Addington in Surrey, alleged to be entitled to provide the royals with a mess or dish of " herout or pigernout" made in the royal kitchen. The commission made its decisions on rights and honours on 24 July. Some of the gems for the circlet were taken from the jewels of Elizabeth I. They made a jewelled circlet for Anne of Denmark, and refashioned the armill, ampulla, and sceptre for the ceremony. The goldsmiths William Herrick and John Spilman provided a cloth-of-estate for the Abbey embroidered with pearls and imitation counterfeit gemstones. Sir George Carew bought 156 gilt halberds for the royal guard at the coronation and "tilt staves" and other equipment for jousting or " running at the ring" at a coronation tournament. The date of the ceremony was kept because it was auspicious as the feast day of Saint James, the king's name saint, and, according to the Venetian diplomat Scaramelli, political events including the main and bye plots made James anxious to take the coronation oaths and so "settle his affairs". The commissioners declared on 18 July that the traditional procession through the city would be severely curtailed. Ī commission was established to adjudicate any competing claims to hereditary or feudal rights to offices and services at the ceremony. More recently, historians have reassessed the importance of the event and the priorities of King James. The subdued nature of this coronation was noted, and three years later a ceremony at Windsor Castle to invest the Earl of Salisbury and Viscount Bindon as Knights of the Garter was said to have been much more magnificent. The number of guests and officials allowed within the Abbey was strictly limited. Plans for the coronation were disrupted by an outbreak of plague. His wife Anne followed, after suffering a miscarriage at Stirling Castle. James rode to England and arrived at Theobalds on. His wife, Anne of Denmark, had been crowned in Edinburgh on. He had been crowned King of Scotland on 29 July 1567 at Stirling. Background and preparations Īfter the death of Elizabeth I on 24 March 1603, James VI of Scotland became King of England, an event known as the Union of the Crowns. A German engraving of the coronation shows James entering the Abbey after his trumpeters, and Anne approaching in a separate procession with 14 countesses. A planned ceremonial Royal Entry to London was deferred until 15 March 1604. It was the first coronation to be conducted in English instead of Latin. Anne was anointed and consecrated with prayers alluding to Esther, the Wise Virgins, and other Biblical heroines. James had reigned as King James VI of Scotland since 1567. The coronation of James I and his wife Anne as King and Queen of England and Ireland was held on 25 July 1603 at Westminster Abbey.
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