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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71336	The Parliamentary intelligencer [no.28 (2 July-9 July 1660)] comprising the sum of forraign intelligence with the affairs now in agitation in England, Scotland, and Ireland : for information of the people.	Muddiman, Henry, 1628 or 1629-1692, editor.; Dury, Giles, editor.; Macock, John, publisher.; Newcomb, Thomas, d. 1681 or 2, publisher.	1660 (1660)	Thomason E186_17; ESTC P1015	10,506	16

drawn by three barks in each of which were twelve men rowing in blew coats laced with silver lace and the rest of the Court followed in several other Boats which made a little but very pleasing Fleet Whitehall On Wednesday the fourth of July the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and capital Burgesses of the corporation of Doncaster in the County of York having the honor to be introduced to his Majesty by the Earl of Dunfreeze Lord Castleton and Sir John Dawney for a demonstration of their loyalty duty and affection to his Majesty humbly presented by the hands of Thomas Bradford their Mayor a congratulatory Address wherein they returned all possible thanks to Almighty God who had been graciously pleased to restore his Majesty to his people and his people to his Majesties Government ingaging themselves to defend his Majesties sacred person and Government against all opposers and therewith the Mayor tendered a surrender of a Fee-farm rent of 74 l. 13 s. 11 d. ob per annum an ancient Flower of the Crown which being in these times exposed to sale they had redeemed out of other hands and now joyfully restored them to his Majesty both which his Majesty was pleased very graciously to accept of and returned them thanks with many particular expressions of affection and favour to that Town The same day Doctor ●yam a person of great learning and integrity who attended his sacred Majesty in his troubles as long as his age did enable him to travel was this day sworn Chaplain Extraordinary to his Majesty On Thursday his Sacred Majesty and both Houses of Parliament were entertained by the City of London at Guild-hall the unseasonable weather took off much of the solemnity which was intended to be performed so that his Majesty went into London attended onely by his own houshold guards which proceeded in this order A●jutant General Miller rode before at some little distance to make way after whom went Sir William Throckmorton now Knight Marshal his footmen and servants waiting on either side of him before six Trumpets then a Kettle-Drum another Class of seven Trumpets six Maces the Heralds in rich coats the pages and footmen and next his Majesties Coach with six horses guarded on both sides with his Majesties Royal Band of Pensioners walking on foot with their pistols in their hand under the Command of the most noble and valient E. of Cleaveland their Captain the Equires and several of his Majesties servants next them came the Yeomen of the Guard then the Lord Chancellor in his Coach the Duke of Buckingham in his and so all the Nobility in their order The Speaker of the House of Commons in his Coach and six horses attended by a troop of horse that were upon their guard that day and after him the House of Commons in Coaches In London several of the pent-houses and windows were adorned with Tapestry a lane made by the Liveries of the several Companies and many Pageants in the streets In St. Pauls Church-yard the Lord Mayor Aldermen and several others of the City richly accoutred met his Majesty and from thence conducted him to Guild-hall The Gentlemen of the Artillery led by the most valient and learned John Lord Lucas at Cheapside opened to the right and left and guarded both sides of the way whilst his Majesty passed through Being come to Guild-hall Carpets were spread from the Hall down to the Council-Chamber for his Majesty to tread on Before dinner Sir William Wild the Recorder made a Speech to his Majesty declaring the great honor that his Majesty was pleased to bestow on them in deigning formerly to send to them his most gracious Letter and Declaration and now to adde to that kindness by affording them his Royal presence c. At the upper end of the great Hall the Hosting towards the West was raised three ascents where was placed a Chair of State and a rich Canopy where his Majesty and his two Royal Brothers dined where his Majesties servants and several Aldermen and Common-Council-men attended The House of Peers and House of Commons dined at other tables in the great Hall attended likewise by Aldermen and Common-Council-men at the sound of the loud musick the whole service was set on the Table and during the whole dinner time they were entertained with variety of musick both instrumental and vocal After dinner was a very costly banquet and then an interlude where a Rustick was represented to the content of his Majesty and the rest of the spectators After this his Majesty retired him into a with-drawing room where he was pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on Alderman Reynoldson Mr. Cleyton the Chamberlain of London and Colonel Player his son On Friday July 6. The Mayor and Citizens of the ancient City of Lincoln having drawn up an humble Address to his Majesty together with a resignation of their Fee-farm rent of 81 l. per annum under their Common Seal did send the same by Robert Marshal Esq and VVilliam South Gent. unto Sir Tho. Meres and Iohn Monson Esq who now serve in Parliament for the said City which was this day delivered After a Speech first made by Sir Tho. Meres unto his Sacred Majesty in behalf of the City of Lincoln representing unto his Majesty how oft and how much that City had suffered in the late War and how loyal and faithful the Citizens thereof do continue unto his Majesty and that as the want of his Majesties Government was their decay so he being peaceably re-establish'd they hope to repair their lesses under his protection and favour he delivered his Majesty this Address To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty YOur Majesties most obedient Subjects the Mayor Sheriffs Citizens and Commonalty of your Majesties antient City of Lincoln do humbly prostrate themselves before your Majesty acknowledging that through the general defection of your Majesties Subjects in this your Kingdome from their Allegiance occasioned by the prevalency of the late pretended powers they were therein involved with the rest of your Majesties Subjects and therefore do most humbly and submissively apply themselves and lay hold on your Majesties most gracious Pardon and through and under your Majesties gracious favour and clemency do with all humility as a body incorporate present to your Majesty their sense and apprehension of Gods mercy to your Majesties Subiects giving God the praise that Divine Providence hath not onely preserved your sacred person in the midst of many and eminent dangers but likewise hath made restauration of your Maiesty in peace to your Subjects and of them to their Allegiance to your most gracious Maiesty as their undoubted Soveraign next they present their hopes and prayers for prosperity and blessings from Almighty God upon your sacred Maiesty and your Government over them as their King and beg your protection of their persons and estates by the antient and known Laws of your Kingdom and your Maiesties aforesaid City of Lincoln the incorporate body thereof do with al humble submission to your Maiesty acknowledg that during the prevalency of the late pretended powers over them and the rest of your Subjects to avoid the mischiefs and pressures which in all probability might have occured if the Fee farm due from your said City had come into the hands and power of such as might have made use of the purchase of it to have inv●ded their priviledges and interests Your aforesaid City upon the account of i●vitable necessity and self-preservation were constrained to borrow the sum of seven hundred pounds wherewith to purchase the aforesaid Fee-farm of eighty and one pounds per annum Now may it please your most Excellent Majesty your aforesaid Subjects the Mayor Sheriffs Citizens and Comonalty of the City of Lincoln do hereby for themselves and their Successors Freely and humbly surrender and resign unto your most Sacred Majesty all the right interest which they have or may pretend to the said Fee-farm rent by reason of the aforesaid purchase And do also humbly declare That your said City will yearly render to your Majesty as your undoubted right and due from time to time as it becomes payable and will further with all readiness freely do or make a●y further Declaration or publique Act as your Maje●ties Learned Council shall devise for confirmation of these presents or contents of them And in testimony of the unanimous full and free consent of the whole body incorporate of your Majesties said City they have caused to be put to their common Seal the six and twentieth day of June in the twelfth year of your Majesties most gracious Reign ov●● England Scotland France and Ireland c. His Majesty was pleased most graciously to receive the Address with several expressions of favour and then Sir Tho. Meres did a second time humbly upon his knee beseech his Majesty hereafter to vouchsafe his favour to that ancient City which his Majesty granted accordingly and as an earnest thereof gave them the honor of his Majesties hand At his Excellencies Quarters at the Cock pit His Excellency makes it his whole business to settle the Army as may be most to his Majesties Service and in order thereunto hath removed several Officers and put others in their places He hath lately removed Capt. P●ase●nd Capt. Charlit●n of Col. Alsop's Regiment belonging to the Garison of Dunkirke and put Capt Pope and Capt Richard Powel in their places There is a very confident report that M. Scos one that sate in the pretended High Court of Justice for tryal of his late Majesty of ever-blessed memory is now Prisoner at Dunkirke London Printed by John Macock and Tho. Newcombe 1660.