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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63171	Aqua triumphalis, being a true relation of the honourable the city of Londons entertaining Their Sacred Majesties upon the river of Thames and wellcoming them from Hampton-Court to White-Hall expressed and set forth in severall shews and pageants the 23. day of August, 1662 / vvritten by John Tatham, Gent.	Tatham, John, fl. 1632-1664.	1662 (1662)	Wing T218; ESTC R11418	8,949	22

Aqua Triumphalis Being a True RELATION Of the HONOURABLE the CITY of LONDONS Entertaining Their SACRED MAJESTIES UPON THE River of Thames And Wellcoming them from HAMPTON-COURT TO WHITE-HALL EXPRESSED And set forth in severall Shews and Pageants the 23. day of August 1662. VVritten by Iohn Tatham Gent. LONDON Printed for the Author by T. Childe and L. Parry dwelling in Dogwell Court in VVhite Fryers 1662. THe Management and Ordering of this dayes Triumph was carried on by the Iudgement and Care of Mr. Peter Mills Surveyor Mr. Malin Water-Bayliff The two City Painters Excellent in their quality Mr. Thomas Whiting Joyner No lesse Excellent in their qualities Mr. Richard Cleere Carver No lesse Excellent in their qualities August 25. 1662. Imprimatur I. BIRKENHEAD TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD MAYOR AND Court of Aldermen THe Honour of this Imployment will make my Endeavours Ambitious If I faile your Expectation herein let the shortnesse of the time allowed me and the uncertainty of their Majesties Arrivall intercede which granted renders me Your most Obliged And most Obedient Servant JOHN TATHAM Aqua Triumphalis Being a True RELATION OF THE Honourable the City of LONDONS Entertaining their Sacred Majesties upon the River of Thames and Wellcoming them from Hampton-Court to White-hall c. THE Barges belonging to the severall 12. Companies are with the Morning-tide carried up the River from White hall to Chelsey beginning with the Mercers Grocers c. and ending with the inferiour Companies who are placed at Chelsey most of the Barges are attended with a Pageant some more richly set out then the rest but none remisse in shewing something of Affection and Loyalty The Pageants are placed at the head of every Barge That which attends the MERCERS is thus set forth Under a Canopy of State is seated a Virgin on her head a Silver Coronet Her Garment of Violet colour'd Sattin over which is a large cloth of Silver Mantle Her Attendants are three Maids of Honour and six Pages Her Maids of Honour are habited in Cloath of Silver their Heads neatly Ornamented Her Pages are habited in Cloath of Silver Doublets and Velvet Breeches in their Hats Plumes of Feathers and in their Hands severall Ban●ers and Escutcheons They are placed three of each side the Pageant The DRAPERS Pageant is thus set forth Under a Canopy of State is represented a Grave Roman Magistrate habited in a long Robe on his head a Helmet in his right hand he holds a Scepter in his left a Triple Crown a Sword girt to him His Attendants are four Loyalty Truth Fame and Honour Loyalty and Truth are placed in the Front at the two Corners Fame and Honour at the two Rear Corners Loyalty is habited like a Grave Citizen plain and decent in one hand he holds a Banner of the Armes of England and Portugall impal'd in the other hand a Sword signifying his resolution to defend their Right Truth is habited in white on her head a wreath of Stars in one hand she bears a Banner of the Companies Armes in the other a little Book Fame is represented in a long loose light Robe his head circled with a wreath of intermixed Colours in one hand he holds a Trumpet in the other a wreath of Laurell as intended for Loyalty Honour is habited in Cloath of Gold on his head a Hat and Plume of Feathers in one hand he holds a Shield in which is figured a Portuges with a Sword drawn holding it over some India●s there figured kneeling in the other he bears an Escutcheon with the Armes of E●gland and Portugall impal'd The MERCHANT TAILORS Pageant is thus set forth The Stage being 12. foot long and 7. foot broad is Arched with a wild Arbour made in manner of a Wildernesse The two Camels supporters of the Companies Arms are back'd with two Indians bearing in one hand an Escutchion of the Arms of England and Portugall impal'd In the other hand they hold Darts downwards betokening subjection Their Motto LUSITANIAE ORIENS ET MERIDIES There are two Moores that attend the Camels as their guiders In the Wildernesse is seated an Aged Man representing a Pilgrim and habited accordingly In one hand he holds a Staff in the other a Banner bea●ing the Figure of a Golden Lamb with this Motto INTER NOCENTES INNOCENS This alludes to St. Iohn the Patron of their Company for his Attendants he hath Faith Hope and Charity who ar● placed before Faith is presented in a flaming coloured Silk Robe her head Circled with a Wreath of sprightly colours dilated from the Sun In one hand she holds a Shield on which is Figured a Young Man endeavoring to f●thom the Sea with a Staff with this Motto NIL PROFUNDIUS In the other hand she holds a Shield whereon is Figured a Crosse with this Motto NIL SALUBRIUS Hope is presented in a sad Russet Garment close girt On her head she wears a Wreath of Linnen shaddowed with the Sun-Beams In one hand she bears a Banner on which is Figured an Anchor with this Motto SUPERABO In the other hand she bears a Banner with the Companies Arms. Charity is habit●d in a carel●sse Robe of White Silk and a Green mantle On her head a Coronet of Starres In one hand she holds a Banner on which is Figured an Arm out of a Cloud reaching to an Almsbasket to releive a poor person with this Motto CONSUMMAVI In the other hand she bears a Banner of the Companies Armes The Illustrious Iames Duke of York that never-to-be-forgotten Prince the Duke of Gloucester the Right Honourable the Duke of Buckingham Duke of Ormond the Earl of Manchester being all free of this Company The GOLDSMITHS Pageant is thus set out Under a Canopy of State sits Iustice her hair dishevell'd She wears on her head a golden Crown her Garment Gold colour girt with a girdle of Gold in one hand she holds a Ballance in the other a Touch-stone At her feet is placed two Virgins their Hair dishevell'd their Heads are encompassed with Wreaths of Flowers of severall Colours as the Blew Red and Yellow their habits answerable In one hand they hold a golden Hammer in the other a golden Cup. It would be too tedious to insert here the bravery of the rest of the Pageants and being streigthned in point of time I shall omit it The Barges are anchored some 40. or 50. yards distant in the middle of the River behind them is left an open passage for Boats to passe this side of the River is kept clear for their Majesties and their Trayn Between 8. and 9. of the Clock the Lord Mayor and Court of Alder. men move towards Chelsey where they attend their Majesties comming from Putney and then the Lord Mayor leads the way down the River before their Majesties The Grand Pageants appointed for this day are placed thus The First at Chelsey The second between Fox-hall and Lambeth The third at the private Staires at Whitehall Those thr●e entertain their