These are the King's Clerk of the
closet, a Divine whose office is to attend
at his Majesty's right hand during divine
service, to wait on his Majesty in his

Forty-eight Chaplains in Ordinary,
who are generally Doctors of Divinity
distinguished for their learning and other
accomplishments.  Four of whom wait
at court every month, to preach in the
chapel on Sundays, and other Holidays
before the King, and early in the morn-
ing on Sundays before the houshold; to
read devine service to his Majesty every
morning and evening during the rest of
the week in his private oratory, and to
say grace at the table in the absence of
the Clerk of the closet.

The other officers are, a Confessor of
the King's houshold, whose office is to
read prayers every morning to the family,
to visit the sick, to examine and prepare
communicants; and to inform such as
desire advice in any case of conscience or
point of religion.  Ten Priests in Ordi-
nary, sixteen gentlemen of the Chapel
Royal, who with the Priests perform
in the chapel the office of divine ser-
vice, in praying, singing, &c. a master
of the singing boys, of whom there are
ten for the service of the chapel; a com-
poser, two organists, a lutenist, a vio-
list, and other officers.