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^' I attend as proxy for the dean 

 and chapter of the cathedral church 

 of Canterbury, and present to your 

 grace a certificate of your being 

 elected to be archbishop and pastor 

 of the said see, and pray that your 

 grace will be pleased to give your 

 consent to the said election." 



After some ceremonial forms 

 hc'iag gone through by the officers 

 of the court, the arch-bishop elect 

 made the following declaration in a 

 loud voice: 



" In the name of God, amen : I, 

 Charles Manners Sutton, by divine 

 permission, bishop of Norwich, re- 

 gularly and lawfully named and 

 elected archbishop and yastor of 

 the cathedral and metropolitical 

 church of Christ, Canterbury, and 

 to accept of such election of myself 

 and my person, so, as is assigned, 

 made and celebrated, on the part 

 and behalf of the Rev. the dean 

 and chapter of the said cathedral 

 and metropolitical church of Christ, 

 Canterbury, earnestly requested and 

 entreated, trusting in the clemency 

 of Almighty God, do accept of such 

 election of myself and my person, 

 so as is premised made and cele- 

 brated, to the honour of Almighty 

 God, Father, Son, andlloly Ghost ; 

 and do give my assent and consent, 

 in this Avriting, to the said election, 

 bein;; once and again asked and en- 

 treated thereto." 



Sir W. Scott then prayed that 

 their lordships would be pleased to 

 take upon them the duty of the con- 

 firmation, and to decree that it be 

 proceeded in according to the form 

 of the said letters patent, and the 

 exigency of the law : in answer to 

 which the bishop of Winchester re- 

 plied, in the name of himself and 

 his reverend brethren, " In obedi- 

 ♦•nce to the command of the sove- 



reign, they would take upon them 

 the duty of the confirmation ;" and 

 accordingly decreed that William 

 INloore, esq. be their actuary in this 

 behalf. 



Sir W. Scott then presented to 

 their lordships the archbishop, and 

 said, 



" I do hereby judicially produce 

 his lordship." 



And, as proctor for the dean 

 and chapter, exhibited a mandate 

 with a certificate thereupon endors- 

 ed, touching the execution of the 

 said mandate against all and singular 

 opposers : and prayed they might be 

 publicly called. 



The bishop of Winchester gave 

 directions that the opposers should 

 be called ; which was done in a loud 

 voice by the officer of the court, in 

 the body of the church ; but no one 

 answering, tlic business proceeded 

 without interruption. 



His grace then presented himself 

 at tlie foot of the tabic, and kneel- 

 ing, administered to himself three 

 oaths; viz. A disavowal of any be- 

 lief in popery, or the power of the 

 pope ; his lirm belief in the holy 

 scriptures; and his declaration, 

 faithfully to preside over the see to 

 M'hich he had been elected. 



Several other documents were 

 then read ; and sir W. Scott prayed 

 a public instrument, and letters tes- 

 timonial, to be made out, touching 

 and concerning the confirmation, 

 which were decreed. 



The procession then returned to 

 the vestry in the same order as they 

 came, during which time, a grand 

 piece of music was played upon th«^ 

 organ. 



25th. A most magnificent enter- 

 tainment was given by their rr>ajcs. 

 ties at Windsor Ca'-ile, which is ad- 

 mitted not to have been equalled by 



any 



