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and Edward II. was buried in the vest-
ments of his anointing.
RETURN OF THE REGALIA OF,
ST. EDWARD
After the communion the King and
Queen went to the shrine of St. Edward
and removed their crowns and the rest of
the regalia, which was laid on the altar
there. The Liber Regalis explains that
there was there, near by, a closed place
for this purpose, where they were revested
in other garments. Then, wearing other
crowns and carrying only the sceptres
from the regalia, they returned to the
Palace. The Liber Regalis adds : “ Now
the sceptres are to be delivered imme-
diately after the breakfast (that is, the
banquet in the Palace Hall) to the Abbot
of Westminster, to be kept in the said
monastery, as it is appointed to be the
place of the Coronation of Kings and
repository of the royal ensigns for ever,
by papal bulls, kings’ charters, and old
custom always observed. For this reason
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and Edward II. was buried in the vest-
ments of his anointing.
RETURN OF THE REGALIA OF,
ST. EDWARD
After the communion the King and
Queen went to the shrine of St. Edward
and removed their crowns and the rest of
the regalia, which was laid on the altar
there. The Liber Regalis explains that
there was there, near by, a closed place
for this purpose, where they were revested
in other garments. Then, wearing other
crowns and carrying only the sceptres
from the regalia, they returned to the
Palace. The Liber Regalis adds : “ Now
the sceptres are to be delivered imme-
diately after the breakfast (that is, the
banquet in the Palace Hall) to the Abbot
of Westminster, to be kept in the said
monastery, as it is appointed to be the
place of the Coronation of Kings and
repository of the royal ensigns for ever,
by papal bulls, kings’ charters, and old
custom always observed. For this reason
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