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A46256	London's royal triumph for the city's loyal magistrate in an exact description of several scenes and pageants, adorned with magnificent representations, performed on Wednesday, October XXIX at the installation and inauguration of the Right Honourable Sir James Smith, Knight, Lord Mayor of the city of London ... / devised and composed by Tho. Jordan ...	Jordan, Thomas, 1612?-1685?; Smythe, James, Sir, 1642-1706.	1684 (1684)	Wing J1041; ESTC R1960	14,025	22

Crown'd OR on a Chief Gules Three couples of Keys Cross'd as the Crowns The Crest a Crown Imperial elevated betwixt two Arms Supported by a Mare-man and a Mare-maid he holding a Sword and she a Mirrour The Motto All Glory be to God onely 5. Aurifera Representing the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in a Gold Robe a Silver Mantle long bright curled Hair a Crown Imperial In one Hand a Target charg'd with their Arms Quarterly Gules and Azure In the first and fourth a Lions Head crazed OR In the second and third a Cup covered between two Buckles of the last Their Crest Justice In her right Hand a Balance in h●r left a Touch-stone Supported by two Unicorns Argent The Motto as the Fishmongers Their Patron St. Dunstan In the other hand a Banner of the Goldsmiths 6. Pelicula who Personateth the Right Worshipful Company of Skinners in a Robe of Ermine a Mantle of Gold fair Hair an Imperial Crown bearing a Target Ermine on a Chief Gules Three Crowns OR with Caps thereunto of the first The Crest a Leopard with a Lawrel about his Neck Supported by the like Leopard and a Fox The Motto To God only be all Glory Their Patron Corpus Christi In her other Hand she beareth a Banner of the same Company 7. Vestiaria Representeth the Right Worshipful Company of Merchant-Taylors in a Robe of Searlet a Puiple Mantle bright brown Hair Sea-green Coronet on whose top is a Ship under Sail. On a Target she beareth the Arms of the said Company thus Argent a Tent Royal between two Parliament Robes Gules Lined Ermin on a Chief Azure a Lion Passant Guardant Or. The Crest the Holy Lamb in a Glory Supported by two Camels The Motto Concordia Parvae Res Crescunt Their Patron St. John Baptist In the other Hand a Banner of the Company 8. Minutaria Prefigurating the Worshipsful Company of Haberdashers in a Robe of Sky colour and Gold a Mantle of divers colours brown Hair the Locks full tyed with sundry sorts of small Ribbon of various colours a gaudy Chaplet of divers delightful Howers Bearing a Shield on which is B●rrey of Six Nebu●ee Argent and Azure on a Bend a Lion of England The Crest two Arms advancing a Catherine wheel Supported by two Goats Their Motto Serve and Obey Their Patroness St. Catherine The other Hand waveth a Banner of the Haberdashers 9. Salina Representeth the Worshipful Company of Salters in a Sky-colour'd Robe a Carnation Mantle both fringed with Gold bright Hair a Chaplet of white and yellow Roses bearing in one Hand a Buckler on which is Parte per Cheveron Argent and Gules Three covered Salts Or sprinkling Argent The Crest an Arm lifting up a Salt Or with Salt issuing Argent Supported by two Lions Sable Pellited Argent with two Coronets Chain'd reflexing over their backs Or The Motto Sal sapit omnia In his other Hand a Banner of the Salters 10. Ferraria Intimateth the Worshipful Company of Iron-Mongers bearing in one hand a Shield Argent on a Cheveren Gules between Three Gads or pieces of Steel Azure as many pair of Shackles or Manacles OR This Virgin is invested with a Robe of Red Satten a Gold Mantle tyed with a broad Mazerine Blew Ribon A Banner of the same Company 11. Vinitioria Representeth the Worshipful Company of Vintonners in a Robe of White Silk embroidred with Vines Grapes and Leaves her hair dark brown on which is a wreath of Grapes interwyerd with Leaves as in the height of the Vintage bearing on an Escutcheon the Vintonners Coat-Armorour Sable a Cheveron between Three Tuns Argent in her other hand a Banner of the City 12. Lanaria A Noble Lady that personateth the Worshipful Company of Cloath Workers Arraied in a Robe of Black and Gold A Silver Mantle bright Hair on it a Coronet of Golden Teazels in one hand bearing a Target containing their Arms thus blazoned Sable a Cheverine Ermine between Two Fabicks in chief and a Teazle in Bass The Crest a Ram OR Supported by Two Pellited Gryphons of the same The Motto My Trust is in God alone In the other hand a Banner of the Company This Chariot of Industry is drawn by Two Lyons OR pellited Sable back'd by two choice Figures the Emblems of Dominion and Triumph On a Copious Stage According to the Rites of Honour and priviledg of Antiquity is erected the Royal Supporters of the Loyal Drapers on the first Lyon rideth a Native Noble young Oriential Indian Negro Royally Array'd in a Scarlet Colour'd Silk Robe intermix'd with Gold A Purple Mantle interweaved with Silver and Gold a Scymiter with a Golden Hilt and Chape by his side A Golden Coronet richly Enjewell'd Adorn'd with divers curiously colour'd and curl'd Ostritch Feathers on his Head A Purple and Gold Bridle in his Right Hand And in his Left the King of England's Banner designed for Dominion On the other Lyon is Mounted a West-Indian Cacick or Lord Inrobed in a Vest of divers Colour'd Silk interchequer'd with Gold and Silver upon it a Gold and Silver Mantel with Two Orient Jewels in his Fars On his Head a Silver Crown with a Golden Sun in Front A Bridle of Gold and Watchet Silk Ribon In one Hand my Lord's Banner in the other personating Triumph Metropolis with Majestic Motion Grandeur and Gravity Addresseth to his Lordship in these following expressions The SPEECH THese Twelve fair Virgin Ladies with bright eyes Do Represent LONDONS Twelve Companies I am their Nursing Mother my Name is And I am justly call'd METROPOLIS As very eminently may appear If you behold the Shields and Arms they bear The Supream City And my vast Command Exceeds all other Cities in the Land For let me tell ye without ostentation I 'm a great City and a little Nation All England hath a relish of my Bouties I am th' Epitomy of all her Counties And all the World beside For every Nation Doth mix with me in Trade and Conversation But what doth to me greatest Honour bring I am the Royal Chamber of the King And these Twelve Companies within my Gates Do yearly furnish me with Magistrates Twelve Companies of all the rest are chief And of the number Twelve take this in brief Twelve Hours twice told distinguish Night and Day Twelve Caesars of the Julian Line did sway Rome's Empire and in every case of strife Were Actions Try'd or if concerning Life Twelve make the Jury full The Zodiack Lines Are likewise fill'd by Twelve Celestial Signs Twelve Meeting-Houses if the Art do'nt err Are Tennanted by the Astrologer And the last Twelve concerns your Present State Twelve Months you are to be our Magistrate And may you prosper and may no hurt come tree For if you suffer wrong Wo be to me But I 'm encouraged and well I may Since the most Wise and Loyalist Men say That you 'r well qualified for such a Sway. That Virtues are in you as justly fixt As can in one good Magistrate be mixt A Copious expression

you 'l see A very worthy large Society With each of them a Gown and Livery Hood And all LORD MAYORS in the Potential Mood I' th Rear of these with silver sounds to fit ye Do fall in divers Trumpets of the City And after them Two Gentlemen accord To bear the Arms o' th' City and my Lord And then the Gentlemen with equal distance That usher in the grave Court of Assistants I' th' Rear of them four Drums six Trumpets be Order'd to bring up the Catastrophe Three Gallants gradually follow them Bearing the Banners of the Diadem Kings Queens and Cities Ensigns which engages Six Gentlemen to wait on them as Pages The Masters and the Wardens bring up all And thus equip'd they march from Drapers Hall To my Lords House which I presume will be Where the last Lord Mayor kept his Mayoralty At Grocers-Hall where the Aldermen and He Take Horse and Rank according to degree Which being done the whole Body in State Doth move towards Guild-Hall but at the Gate Begin their Motion The New Lord with the Old Lord Mayor unites Guarded by Gentlemen Esquires and Knights Then thus attir'd with Gown Fur Hood and Scarf March all through Kings street down to Three Crane-Wharf Where the Lord Mayor and th' Aldermen discharge A few Gentlemen Waiters and take Barge At the West end o'th'Wharf and at the East The Court Assistants Livery and the best Gentlemen Ushers Such as stay on shore Are Ushers Foins and the Budge Batchelor Who for a time repose themselves and Men Untill his Lordship shall return again Who now with several Companies make hast To Westminster but in the way is plac't A Pleasure-Boat that hath great Guns aboard And with Two Broad-sides doth salute my Lord. They Row in Triumph all along by th' Strand But when my Lord and Companies do Land At the New Palace-Stairs orderly all Do make a Lane to Pass him to the Hall Where having taken an Oath that he will be Loyal and Faithfull to His MAJESTY His Government His Crown and Dignity With other Ceremonials said and done In Order to his Confirmation Sealing of Writs in Courts and such like things As shew his power abstracted from the King 's He takes his leave o' th' Lords and Barons then With his Retinue he returns agen To the Water-side and having given at large To th' Poor of Westminster doth Re-imbarge And scud along the River till he comes To Black Fryers-Stairs where Guns and Thundring Drums Proclaim his Landing when he 's set on shore He is saluted by three Vollies more By the Military Gloty of this Nation the Company of Artillery-men under the conduct of their Loyal President Sir WILLIAM PRITCHARD they being all in their Martial Ornaments of Gallantry some in Buff with Head-pieces many of them Massie Silver From Black-Fryers-Stairs they March before the Lord Mayor and Aldermen through Cheapside to Guild-Hall Those that went not to Westminster viz. the Pensioners and Banners being set in order ready to March the Foot-Marshal in the Rear of the Artillery-Company leads the way by the Channel up Ludgate-hill through Ludgate into S. Pauls Church yard and so into Cheapside where his Lordship is entertained by the first Scene or Pageant called the Chariot of Industry described in this Metrical Mode The First Pageant describ'd in Verse THe grand Design by good Invention wrought Is a bright Rich Triumphant Chariot As full of Fancy Luster and Delight As HIS who was th' unfortunate Favourite To bright Hyperion Son of the Sun The Royal Rising Wretched Phaeton Who in his Fathers Chariot did Assay To guide the Sun till he had lost the Day Like some who did both Sword and Chariot draw Against good Nature Piety and Law To pull down and set up Et Cetera But in our Chari●t are no such Sparks As burn the Skies to ●eed on Roasted Larks For in this Ark is Innocence Chast Women And Virgins that present the Loyal Free-men Of our Twelve Companies and therefore we Call it the Chariot of I●●ustry Metropolis the Spea●er doth present This City in its Health Wealth Government These Royal Lions Pellued are twain Who tho' they have been shot at are not slain But in full Strength and Vigour Power and Health Can guide this Model of a Common-wealth And will be Prosperous in spight of Woe For tho' they are Pelleted they are Golden too If they had not been Gold from Heel to Head It is presum'd they'd ne're been Pelleted And thus I have with brevity exprest This Scene The Speaker will describe the rest The Chariot of INDVSTRY IS Accommodated with twelve Virgins Representing the twelve first Companies with significant Names Habits Shields Metropolis the Speaker is a Majestick Masculine Woman sitting on a Seat of Maioralty like that of the Hustings in Guild-Hall thus Habited A black curl'd Peruke and on it a Silver Helmet with a large Plume of Feathers Red White Green Orange and Blew which are her Martial Habillaments A Velvet Gown of Scarlet and Purple in pale equally divided A bright Chain of Gold double about her shoulders a Gold Scarf about her middle deep fringed with Silver In one Hand she bears the City Sword in the other a large City Banner Charged with the Arms of the Honourable City of London thus Emblazon'd Argent St. George his Cross of England in Dexter Canton a Dagger Gules Supported by two Dragons Argent with Crosses on the Wings as the Coat The Motto Domine derige Nos 1. The First Company of the Supream Twelve is the Right Worshipful Corporation of Mercers Represented by a Beautiful young Princely Virgin called Mercatura with bright dishevel'd Hair on which is a Coronet of Gold wearing a Silver Robe a Mantle of Pink colour'd Sarcenet In one Hand she bears a Shield Gules a demi-Virgin her Hair tied with many-coloured small Ribbon crown'd issuing out and within an Orl of Clouds all proper In the other the Kings Banner 2. Aromatoria A Lady Representing the Worshipful Company of Grocers brown Hair'd on it a Silver Coronet sprinkled with Cloves A white Sattin Robe a black Sarcenet Mantle fringed with Silver In one Hand a Buckler Argent charged with a Cheveron Gules between nine Cloves Sable Crested with a Camel OR Supported by two Grissons of the last The Motto God grant Grace 3. Pannaria A comely Female prefigurating the Right Worshipful Company of Drapers In a Purple Robe a Scarlet Mantle a Wreath of Bays tipp'd with Gold holding in one Hand an Escutcheon Azure Three Clouds Irradiated proper Three Sun-beams issuing out of them with Three Triple Crowns OR The Crest a Ram OR The Supporters two Lions of the last Pellited The Motto To God onely be Honour and Glory Their Patroness the Blessed Virgin In the other a Drapers Banner 4. Piscaria A Damsel in Sea-green and Silver Personating the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers In one Hand bearing a Shield Azure Three Dolphins Nai●nt in pale between two Lucies Saltier-wise proper