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SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 10 NOVEMBER, 1937 7057

The Archbishop knelt before the King and pronounced the words of Fealty for himself and the other , who knelt in their places and said their words of Fealty after him. The Archbishop then kissed His Majesty's left cheek.

The Lords Spiritual present who thus swore Fealty were: —

BISHOPS. Cosmo Gordon, . William, . Arthur Foley, of London. Herbert Hensley, . Cyril Forster, . Bertram, . John Augustine, . Leonard Hedley, . Frederic Sumpter Guy, Bishop of . Arthur William Thomson, . . Michael Bolton, Bishop of St. Albans. Martin Linton, . Albert Augustus, . St. John Basil Wynne, . Charles Lisle, . Arthur Cayley, . Walter Godfrey, Bishop of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich. Cyril Charles Bowman, . Ernest William, Bishop of . Percy Mark, Bishop of . Claude Martin, Bishop of . Ernest Neville, . Harold Ernest, Bishop of Newcastle. Henry, Bishop of Southwell. James Buchanan, Bishop of . Henry Albert, Bishop of . George Kennedy Allen, . Mervyn George, Bishop of . Alfred Walter Frank, . Bernard Oliver Francis, . Richard Godfrey, Bishop of Southwark. Geoffrey Francis, . Frederick Cyril Nugent, . Clifford Salisbury, . John Victor, Bishop of . Geoffrey Charles Lester, . Joseph Wellington, Bishop of . Alfred Edward John, Bishop of . Frank, Bishop of Portsmouth. Charles Edward, . William Stanton, Bishop of and Man.

Then the Duke of Gloucester, ascending the steps of the Throne and taking off his coronet,, knelt before the King, placed his hands between the King's hands, and pronounced the words- of Homage; His Royal Highness then touched the Crown upon His Majesty's head, kissed His Majesty's left cheek, and retired. After him the Duke of Kent, also kneeling before the King, in like manner performed his Homage. The other Peers of the Realm then did their Homage. The Senior of each Degree ascended the steps of the Throne, put off his coronet, knelt before the King, placed his hands within the King's hands, and pronounced the words of Homage for himself and the other Peers of the same Degree, who, taking off their coronets and kneeling in their places, said the words of Homage after him. The Senior Peer of each Degree then touched His Majesty's Crown and kissed His Majesty's left cheek. The Peers bearing the Swords, when, performing their Homage, delivered them to Peers near them to hold during the Ceremony.

The Lords Temporal present who thus did homage were:—

DUKES. Bernard Marmaduke, Duke of Norfolk. (Earl Marshal.) Evelyn Francis Edward, Duke of Somerset. Frederick Charles, Duke of Richmond and Gordon. Charles Alfred Euston, Duke of Grafton. Henry Hugh Arthur Fitzroy, Duke of Beaufort. Osborne de Vere, Duke of St. Albans. John Francis Godolphin, Duke of Leeds.