"He [William Hickey's father] engaged one of the Nunnery's, as they are called, for which he paid fifty guineas. ... Provisions, consisting of cold fowls, ham, tongues, different meat pies, wines, and liquors of various sorts were sent in to the apartment the day before, and two servants were allowed to attend. ... It was past seven in the morning before we reached the Abbey. ... We found a hot and comfortable breakfast ready, which I enjoyed, and which proved highly refreshing to us all; after which some of our party determined to take a nap in their chairs. ... Their Majesties being crowned, the Archbishop of Canterbury mounted the pulpit to deliver the sermon, and as many thousands were out of the possibility of hearing a single syllable, they took that opportunity to eat their meal when the general clattering of knives, forks, plates, and glasses that ensued, produced a most ridiculous effect, and a universal burst of laughter followed."
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Alfred Spencer, ed., Memoirs of William Hickey, I (7th ed., 1782), pp. 80–82. Coronation of George III
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