Legends of the Coronation : Ancient Stories Brought To Mind by the Anointing, Investiture, and Crowning of our Sovereigns.

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  • Legends of the Coronation : Ancient Stories Brought To Mind by the Anointing, Investiture, and Crowning of our Sovereigns.

  • Full Page showing 4 Colour Pictures.
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For Sale is a Full Page taken from "The Illustrated London News, Coronation, Record Number for King George VI. and Queen Elizabeth. 1937," showing the following Four Colour Lithographs, called "Legends of the Coronation : Ancient Stories brought to Mind by the Anointing, Investiture, and Crowning of our Sovereigns."

    1- The Stone of Scone. 
This Stone, which Edward, named Longshanks, brought unto Westminster, Jacob had for a pillow at Bethel. Afterwards it was in Egypt. Because of Plagues, Gatbelus, wedded to Pharoh's daughter, Scota, went into Spain with it. Their Son Hiberus carried it to Ireland, and Fergus thence to Scotland. From the 850th year of our Lord it rested in Scone, where Scottish Kings sate on it at their crowning.
    2- Westminster Abbey.
One night a certain Fisherman, Edric by name, ferried a stranger across Thames from Lambeth to Thorney Island, where next day a fair church would be hallowed.  Presently Edric beheld the church all lit within and Angels on a ladderstretching to heaven. The stranger thereafter declared himself St. Peter. Coming on the morrow for the hallowing, the bishop found that St. Peter had outstripped him.
   3- The Oil and Ampulla. 
While St. Thomas a Becket, being banished from this realm, prayed one night in a church at Sens in France, suddenly the Blessed Virgin appeared unto him, carrying in one hand a small vial and in the other a gold eagle. Setting the vial withing the eagle, she gave them to him saying : "With this oil the KIngs of England must be anointed."
   4- The Ring.
King Edward, called the Confessor, gave a ring to an aged beggar who asked alms. Thereafter, two english pilgrims in the holy land, losing their road, were succoured by an old man, who parting from them, declared : "I am John the Evangelist.  Say ye unto Edward your King that i greet him well, by the token of this ring he gave me, which ye shall deliver to him again."

Condition is Very Good.