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when they attend to, and defcend from, their Stalls • an dfo likewife do all Perfons, who pafs in the Proceeding’ addto their double Reverences fo often as there is occafion tomake ir, after fuch time as the Lieutenant is entered hisStall ; and fo long as he continues therein, both on theEve, the Feaft Day, and the Morrow after.

The Kjiighti-Comf unions being all feated, the Prelateand Chancellor pafs into the middle of the Choir, andhaving made double Reverences, return to their Formsand fit down. And after them, in the fame manner, theBegifter, Garter , and Blad^-Rpd, proceed.

As to the Sovereign’s other Attendants, the Noble-man who carries the Sword retires before the Sovereign’sStall, a little on the right Hand ; and the Lord Cham-berlain of the Houlhold, if not a Knight of the Garter , andthe Vice Chamberlain, on the left, till the Sovereign givethem leave to fit down. The Clerk of the Clofet ftandsat the Sovereign’s right Hand, but the young Noblemen,that carry up the Sovereign, and the Gentleman of theRobes, fomerimes repofe themfelves on the Steps going tothe Sovereign's Stall.

This being done, preparation for Vefpers begin • in re-ference to which, the Prelate afcends the Altar, it beingthe Duty of his Office, which if he omits,he is fined twentyMarks, to the ufe of the College, unlefs he give fufficientreafon for his abfence ; in which Cafe, or on the vacancyof the See of PVinchefler, the Sovereign hath fometimesappointed another Biihop to Officiate for him. The Pro-ceeding ro the Altar, on this occafion, is as follows.

Firft, The Serjeant of the Veftry makes a double Reve-rence, then comes before the Prelate, and makes a (ingleone to him ; who thereon arifes from his Seat, and theSerjeant proceeds before him into the middle of the Choir,where the Prelate makes a double Reverence ; and paffingforward after the Serjeant, and having afcended theupper-mc ft Haut-pds before the Altar, he makes one (ingle Re-verence toward the fame, and fo goes to the North fideof it.

After which, the two Provincial Kings, Heralds, andPurfuivants, leaving their fore-mentioned Stations, jointogether till they come near the Forms of the Regtfier,Garter, and B laci-Bpd; where, making their double Re-verences,

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