602 A full and Circumftantial Detail of my Lord-Mayor's Show, &c. British R twelve o'clock; but (would you believe the royal family got to Friend Barclay's Iheed not trouble you with an account of the scity proceffion, which has been feemform many years the fame." The skinners, the ironmongers, and the fishmongers companies, were the only companties that had fomething like the pageants exhibited of old on this occation: but, however clearly the fymbols of the furred caps and spotted furr drefies of the fkin-' ners company, or the delphin and mermaid ot the fishmongers, might be underfood by the fpectators, I must confefs mytch at a loss how to interpret the improventent made in the how of the armourtes, "company." Befides the ufual horfembno armour, they prefented us withcagure, îanding erect in a kind of phaeton, drawn by four horfes; this re prefented an Indian warrior, because he had a bow in one hand, and a quiver of arrows flung acrofs his back. The proceffion having paffed me, I pofted away along the back lanes to avoid time before my lord mayor could reach the crowd, and got to Guildhall fomethither. I had procured a ticket through the intereft of Mr. ---- who was one of the committee for managing the enfound out my friend, who informed me tertainment. When I had got in, I foon of the following particulars: he told me, that the doors of the hall were opened at nine o'clock, for the private admiffion of fuch ladies into the galleries, who were mittee, and confequently got the best favoured by the gentlemen of the complaces: that at twelve they were again opened for the general reception of all who had a right to come in: that particularly at the entrance of Mr. Pitt and lord clap, which was continued for fome time. Temple, there was a loud and univerfal The galleries prefented a very brilliant fhow of ladies; and among the company below were all the officers of flate, the principal nobility, and the foreign amticularly remark the rich and fingular baffadors, among whom I could but pardreffes of the Algerine and Tripoline ambefore my lord-mayor came in; when baffador a and his fon. It was paft fix immediately difpofitions were made for the reception of their majeflies, and the royal family. clofed at the fides and top) had been made A temporary passage (enleading to the hall gate, and this was hined by the common-council men, many committee formed a paffage from the of them with candies in their hands: the hall gate a-crofs to the steps leading to know it, it is where my lord Mansfeld what is called the King's-Bench... You fat, when you went with me to hear me give evidence in Mr. Hunt's fuit.. At the mayorefs (with the aldermen) food to bottom of thefe fteps my lord and lady receive each of the royal family (except theriffs were ftationed at the outward their majefties) as they came, and the two door of the temporary paffage, to meet and conduct them. After waiting about an hour in this order, came, the three the princefs Amelia, then the duke of young princes, then (at fome intervals) Cumberland, then the princefs Dowager, and and after that the duke of York, all of them being received with great clapping, &c. Notice being now given, that their majesties coach was near, the lord and lady mayorefs with the aldermen advanced to the great door of the hall, and, waited there with the fheriffs to receive them. At their majefties entrance, you have been told that the lord-mayor prefented the city fword, which being returned, he carried it before the king, the queen following with lady mayorefs behind her. The mufic had ftruck up, but was drowned in the acclamations of the company in fhort, all was life and joy; even their giantships Gog and Magog feemed to be almoft animated. 1 Their majefties were pleafed, with wonderful condefcenfion, to return the compliments that were paid to them, and, in exprefs terms, declared their admiration at the splendor and magnificence that every where furrounded them, as did alfo the rest of the royal family. They now proceeded on in the fame order to the Council-chamber, as it is called; where (as you may have read before) the number of city-knights was encreased by the honour of knighthood being conterred on the two fheriffs, Meffieurs Nah and Cartwright, and my lord-mayor's brother,, heretofore Mr. Thomas Fludyer. After ftaying here for about half an hour, the royal family returned into the hall, and were conducted to the upper end of it, called the Huftings; where a table was provided for them. This table was fet off with a variety of emblematic ornaments beyond defcription elegant, and a superb canopy was placed over their majefties heads at the upper-end. It was almoft nine before the dinner (or rather fupper) was served up to the royal family, who all fat at the fame table, and no other person with them. One particular I cannot help acquainting you with, viz. that the ladies in waiting upon the queen had claimed a kind of right, by custom, to dine at the fame table with her majesty; but this was over-ruled, and they obliged to fubmit to eat in company with thofe creatures, the aldermens ladies, at my lady-mayorefs's tables; which, by the bye, were no less than three in number, and ferved in the most elegant manner, in the apartment called the King's-Bench, Other ladies of diftinction, not accommo dated there, had an entertainment at the town clerk's houfe. The lord-mayor and aldermen had a table fpread for them in the lower huftings. A table for the privys counfellors, minifters of state, and others of the nobility, was on the right hand, as you afcend the upper huftings; another for the foreign minifters on the left. Our friend Hopkins, who roars out with fuch heartinefs the truly British fong of O the Roast Beef of Old England, &c. will be hugely pleafed when he hears, that on each of these two last-mentioned tables, was placed at the upper end half a fide of cold roaft-beef, in one of which appear ed to be fuck a fag with the royal arms; and in the other, a flag with thofe of the city. The common council-menwere not overlooked by thofe of their' brethren, who had no fmall fhare in conducting the whole of this entertainment; for they had eight tables (as well as I can' recollect) allotted to them in the body of the hall, at the end where my lord-mayor's tabie was. The judges, ferjeants, & c.1 dined in the old Council-chamber. The attendants upon all the company were plentifully regaled in the court of Com mon-Pleas, I fhould enclofe you a topo- I graphical map, in order for your rightly understanding the various places of action;" but let it fuffice to tell you, that the ground was properly marked out, and the commiffaries were much more than not i deficient in providing the alimentary fupplies for each party. Four aldermen, of the committee, fet ont the dishes, and, with the lords in waiting, attended the royal table. My lord mayor stood behind the king (as we may fay) in quality of chief butler, while the lady-mayorefs waited on her majesty in the fame capacity. The entertainment confifted of two courfes, befides the defert. To fay that it was elegant, fumptuous, and all that, is faying fomething and nothing. About the time that the fecond courfe was bringing on to the royal table, I obferv ed, that my lord and lady mayorefs handed each of them a glass of wine to their refpective majefties. Forms must be gone through the common cryer proclaimed aloud, -- that his majesty drank "Prosperity to the lord-mayor, aldermen, and common-council of the city of London, and the trade thereof." The mufic 4 G 2 directly : up back was confequently irregular. Their majesties waited half an hour before their 604 A Full and Circumftantial Detail of my Lord-Mayor's Show, &c. Briti directly ftruck with the noble Anthem, compofed by Handel, of God fave the King. Immediately upon this ceremonybcoach could be got up, and, after their being paffed, my lord and lady mayores were difmiffed from further attendance on the royal table, and fuffered, or rather ordered, to go to dinner. It is faid that the ufual phrafe is from the king, "Now my lord-mayor, please to go to dinner," the like being also repeated by the queen, mutatis mutandis, to the lady mayoress. I was, not near enough to hear it; but Sir Samuel and his lady, I know, went to their respective tables, while Sir Robert Ladbroke, Sir, Richard Glyn, the two fheriffs, and fome other gentlemen of the 19 Committee, were left to wait on their majesties, I must not forget to tell you, to that the grand fervice of plate at the king's table was entirely new. My lord-mayor, as foon as he got to his table, in return of the honour done to the city by his majefty's molt gracious toaft, through the throat of the fame common Cryer, bawled out aloud, Health and a long reign, to to their majefties; upon which the mufic ftruck up immediately. The healths of the reft of the royal family were in order drunk at my lord-mayor's, and he other tables, but not in the fame 3133 del emonious public manner. Their majesties, with the royal family, 2 15ywretired directly after their repaft, to the Sills Council-chamber, where they had their to cleary In the mean time every thing was as ovremoved and then huftings, where they 29185bhad dined, then floor of which had been -'m cledvered with rich carpeting, was again 3 departure, the princess Dowager was above (nor could the be prevailed on to return twenty minutes in the temporary passage, into the hall) waiting for her's. royal family did not reach St. James's beThe fore two in the morning. I must observe to you, that, fome how or other, before all the royal family were gone, there was repeatedly called for, did not answer, the a ceffation of the mufic, which, though gentlemen of the cat-gut, &c.having thought proper to march off. Upon the whole, it must be confeffed, that this enertainment at Guildhall much exceeded that at Westminster-hall, as well in the magnificence and profufion that attended it, as in the regularity and deChampagne, Burgundy, and other valucorum with which it was conducted. able wines, were to be had every where; and nothing was fo fcarce as water. Even the ladies in the galleries had an elegant collation provided for them, to go to as they pleased, in what is called the Irish-chamber, and apartment adjoiring., His majesty himself was pleafed to declare, that, to be elegantly entertained, leigh politely told Sir he must come into the city, Mifs Chudthat they must never pretend at court Grifp Gascoigne, to give entertainments after the city. The foreign minifters in general expreffed their wonder; and one of them faid in French, that this entertainment was fit only for one king to give to an covered afresh, and prepared for the ball,other. Coldw which was to enfue. On the return of *di vd their majesties, and as foon as they were the treets, both in the city and Weft10 The houfes were illuminated in all zai feated under their canopy (for however, minster, leading to they may like it, it is below the dignity, fome of them were adorned with curiSt. James's; and ww of royal feet ever to foot it), the ball was opened with a minuet performed by theters of their majeflies names, and of ous tranfparent devices of the initial letduke of York, with lady-mayorefs his lamps fo difpofed as to represent a crown. partner. Other minutes fucceeded, by You will hardly believe, that the crowd the younger branches of the royal fa in fome places was very near as great at emily with ladies of diftinction. It was 9 powcabout twelve o'clock, when his mathe return of the royal family as at ajefty fignified his intentions of going; their coming; and I can allure you, that and the burry and confufion without acclamations all along quite to his own Mr. Pitt was attended with the fame Judoors, in bringing up the carriages, ren-, nidering it impoffible for the royal family houfe to obfive the fame order in returning has in coming to the city, the proceffion 1 ་ 1 Ey looking over the number of lofts, (among which was a militia man's muíquet) in the Daily-advertiser of next Mag. Speech of the Senior Scholar of Chrift's Hofpital,-Anecdotes &c. 605 : e mob did not with the lofs only of one eye of my day, I find that all the come merely to fee the show Some spectacles. accidents you may fuppofe must have W I am your's, very fincerely, &c. happened myself narrowly escapedynoms 5 1 0 JAMES HEMING. The following Speech was addreffed to their Majesties on Lord Mayor's Day, by the Senior Scholar of the Grammar School of Christ's Hofpital. Educated and fupported by the munificence of a charity, founded, enlarged, and protected by your royal predeceffors, with the warmest gratitude we acknowlege our inexpreffible obligation to its bounty, and the diftinguished happiness we have hitherto enjoyed under the con-, ftant patronage of former princes. May this ever be our boaft and our glory! Nor can we think we shall prefer our prayer in vain, whilft with earnest but humble fupplications we implore the pa مهبليد tronage and protection of your majesty. To our ardent petition for your princely favour, may we prefume, Dread Sovereign, to add our most refpectful congratulations on your aufpicious marriage with your royal confort. Strangers to the difquietude, which often dwells within the circle of a crown, long may your majefties experience the heart-felt fatisfactions of domeftic life in the uninterterrupted poffeffion of every endearment of the moft tender union, every bleffing of conjugal affection, every comfort of parental felicity; and may a race of princes, your illuftrious iffue and defcendants, formed by the example, and inheriting the virtues, of their great and good progenitors, continue to fway the British fceptre to the lateft pofterity. Anecdotes concerning Oliver Cromwell's refolute Difpofition. THE HE following aneddotes will evince the propriety of Mr. Pitt's fpirit, and show how uniformly men of genius have acted in fimilar circumstances, though in different ages: if Cromwell could talk in the following train, and act in the fold lowing manner, at a time when England was almost exhausted by intestine distractions, why might not our king use the fame language at a time when not only his fupplies are granted by the most una nimous parliament that ever allembled,' but his measures are guided by the ableft minifter that ever was employed? The captain faw it was vain to Aruggle, and the money was founder T of The other anecdote is what the lawyers call Arase of point ; and, indeed, intallies moft minutely with the heroic proposal of Mr. Pitt, a man who seems to have the honour of this nation at heart, to a degree * that nothing but his own stupendous miniftry could give one any idea 79700 Cromwell rent an exprefs to Sir Jeremy Smyth, who lay in the downs, telling him, That within a day or two a Dutch fhip would pafs the Channel, whom he muft vifit for Spanish money, being contraband goods, we being at war with Spain: the fhip paffed by Dover, and Smyth demanded leave to fearch: the captain anfwered, That nobody might fearch him but his mafters. Smyth fent him word; "He had fet up an hour-glafs, and if before that was run out, he did not Lubmit to the fearch, he would force it." There was a tumult in Nifmes, in which fome disorders had been committed by the Hugonots, and they apprehended) fevere proceedings upon it; one therefore was fent over with great expedition to Cromwell, who fent him back to Paris, in an hour's time, with a very effêtual letter to bis ambassador, requiring him either to prevail that the matter might be paffed over, on to come away immediately. Mazarine complained of this way of proceeding as too imperious; but the neceffity of their affairs made him yield. These things raised Cromwell's character abroad, and made him much depended on. His ambaffador at that time was Lockhart, and being afterwards fent by Charles II. found he had nothing of that regard paid as in Cromwell's time. An An Account of New Books, Pamphlets, &c. Pr. IS. Griffiths. A neco Syßlem of Geography, &c. by A. F. - A Letter to bis Grace the Duke of N---, &c. The Heggable Syftem, &c. By J. Hill, M. 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Pr. 1s. Davies. In thefe ingenious pieces we can trace. the hand that lately obliged, the public i with fome elegies, written in the true Spirit of Tibullus, The Pick-Lock, or Voltaire's Hue, and Cry, &c. Pr. Is. Williams. An execrable production of rancour, ingratitude, and ftupidity. The Examiner, a Satire, &c. Pr. 1s. 6d. We could have wished the author of . this ingenious and spirited performance, had not probed to the quick, infome places, rather too feverely; though it An Anfever to a Letter to the Right Hongu must be owned he was provoked beyond rable, &c. Pr. Is. Wilkie. Lively, yet nihil ad Dionyfium. Confiderations on the Expediency of a Spanish War, &c. Pr. IS. Griffiths. Confiderations which we would recommend to the Spanish council, all patience, by a fucceffion of scurrility and abuse. |