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The relation of His Majestie's entertainment passing through the city of London, to his coronation: with a description of the triumphal arches, and solemnity; by John Ogilby.
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Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.
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1661
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Wing O181; Thomason E1080_16; ESTC R207879
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his Motto NUBIBUS ASSIDUIS PLUVIAQ MADESCIT ZEPHYRUS like an Adonis with Wings the Emblem a Flowery Plain the Word TEPENTIBUS AURIS DEMULCET The great Figure on the top of all represents PLENTY crowned a Branch of Palm in her right Hand a Cornucopiae in her left The Musick aloft on both sides and on the two Balconies within are twelve Waits six Trumpets and three Drums At a convenient distance before this structure are two Stages erected divided planted and adorned like Gardens each of them eight Yards in length five in breadth Upon that on the North-side sits a Woman representing PLENTY crowned with a Garland of diverse Flowers clad in a Green Vestment embroidered with Gold holding a Cornucopiae Her Attendants two Virgins At His Majestie 's approach to the Arch this Person representing PLENTY riseth up and maketh address to Him in these Words Great Sir the Star which at Your Happy Birth Joy'd with his Beams at Noon the wondring Earth Did with auspictous lustre then presage The glitt'ring Plenty of this golden Age The Clouds blownore which long our joys or'ecast And the sad Winter of Your absence past See! the three smiling Seasons of the Year Agree at once to bid You VVelcom here Her Homage Dutious Flora comes to pay VVith Her Enamel'd Treasure strows Your VVay Ceres and Pales with a bounteous Hand Diffuse their Plenty over all Your Land And Bacchus is so Lavish of his Store That VVine flows now where Water ran before Thus Seasons Men and Gods their Joy express To see Your Triumph and our Happiness His Majesty having passed the four Triumphal Arches is at Temple Bar entertained with the View of a delightful Boscage full of several Beasts both Tame and Savage as also several living Figures and Musick of eight Waits But this being the Limit of the Citie 's Liberty must be so likewise of our Description THE Parts of which this Entertainment consists were carried on by several Persons who performed all to Admiration and considering the Shortness of the Warning much beyond what could have been imagined The Architectural Part by Mr. Peter Mills Surveyor of the City and another Person who desires to have his Name conceal'd The Carpentry by Mr. John Scot Mr. William Pope Mr. Thomas Wratton and Mr. Roger Jerman The Painting by Mr. William Lightfoot and Mr. Andrew Dacres The Joyner's Work by Mr. Thomas Whiting The Carver's Work by Mr. Richard Cleer The Principal Parts of the Musick by His Majestie 's Servants all Composed by Matthew Lock Esq Composer in Ordinary to his Majesty By reason of some fictitious Printed Papers of the Manner of His Majestie 's intended Proceeding through London on Monday the two and twentieth of this instant April lately spread abroad it is thought fit for better Satisfaction to Publish this Copy of that which is by Authority appointed THE CAVALCADE OR His MAJESTIE' 's March through the City of London towards His CORONATION Monday April 22 th THE Duke of York's Horse-guard Messengers of the Chamber Esquires to the Knights of the Bath Knight Harbinger Sergeant Porter Sewers of the Chamber Quarter-Waiters The Six Clerks of the Chancery Clerks Of the Signet Clerks Privy-Seal Clerks Council Clerks Parliament Clerks Crown Chaplains having Dignities ten in Number The King 's Advocare and Remembrancer The King 's Learned Council at Law Masters of the Chancery King's puisne Serjeants King's Attorney and Solicitor King's Eldest Serjeants Secretaries of the French and Latine Tongues Gentlemen Ushers Dayly Waiters Sewers Carvers and Cup-bearers in Ordinary Esquires of the Body Masters of standing Offices being no Councell ours viz. Of the Teats Revels Ceremonies Armory Wardrobe Ordnance Masters of the Requests Chamberlains of the Exchequer Barons of the Exchequer and Judges of the Law according to their Dignities Lord Chief Baron and Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Mr. of the Rolls  Chief Justice  Trumpets  Gentlemen of the Privy-Chamber Knights of the Bath Knight Marshal Treasurer of the the Chamber Master of the Jewel-house Barons younger Sons Viscounts younger Sons Knights of the Privy Council Barons Eldest Sons Earls youngest Sons Viscounts Eldest Sons  The Trumpets and Serjeant Trumpets   Two Pursivants at Arms.  Barons Marquesses younger Sons Earls Eldest Sons Two Pursivants at Arms. Viscounts Dukes younger Sons Marquesses Eldest Sons  Two Heralds  Earls Earl Marshal and Lord Chamberlain of the Houshold Dukes Eldest Sons  Two Heralds  Marquesses Dukes Ser. at Arms. Clarencieux and Norroy Ser. at Arms. Lord Treasurer Lord Chancellour Lord High Steward Two Persons Representing the Dukes of Normandy and Aquitain Gent. Usher Garter L. Mayor The Duke of York alone The Lord High Constable of England  The Lord great Chamberlain of England The Sword born by the Duke of Richmond  The King  Equerries and Footmen next His Majesty Gentlemen and Pensioners without them The Master of the Horse leading a spare Horse The Vice Chamberlain to the King Captain of the Penfioners Captain of the Guard  The King's Horse-guard The Guard  The General 's Horse-guard This is to advertise that the Formality for making the Knights of the Bath and the Catalogue of them which are lately Printed are very Erroneous and False They will come forth very shortly Exact and by Authority FINIS BY the Common-Council of London these Entertainments of his Sacred MAIESTY were appointed to be managed by a Committee consisting of nine Aldermen and fifteen Commoners and others their Names these Aldermen Sir Tho. Adams Knight and Baronet Sir Tho. Aleyn Knight and Baronet Mr. Ald. Fowke Sir William Thompson Knight Sir Jo. Frederick Knight Sir Jo. Robinson Knight and Baronet Sir Antho. Bateman Knight Sir Jo. Laurence Knight Sir Richard Ford Knight Commoners Sir Will. Bateman Knight Sir Lau. Bromfield Knight Sir Tho. Bludworth Knight Sir Jo. Cutler Knight and Baronet Sir Theoph. Bidulph Knight Sir Will. Vincent Knight Deputy Aylmer Deputy Hickman Mr. Saunders Collonel Trussel Collonel Clagett Mr. Penning Collonel Nevil Mr. Osbaldston Mr. Mascal These Worthy Members of this Honourable City in Order to this Solemnity have raised Considerable Sums of Money which by the several Companies were freely Contributed in expression of their Loyalty They have Ordered that Signs be taken down the Streets Railed on both sides the Houses and Windows adorned with rich Carpers and Tapistry The Aldermen have thought fit to place themselves in Cheapside on the Front or East side of the Triumphal Arch. At his Majesties coming thither the Recorder of London Sir William Wilde salutes him with a Congratulatory Oration which done He makes Him an humble Present from the CITY in Testimony of their dutyful Affection Along the Streets on the North-side stand the Companies with their several Trophies and other Ornaments disposed nearer or farther from the Triumphal Arches according to their particular Dignities opposite to whom on the South-side are placed the Trained Bands In St. Paul's Church-Yard upon a Scaffold erected for that purpose stand the Children of Christ's Hospital in blew Coats to which belong bleven hundred a numerous Testimony of the Charity of this Honourable City as soon as His Majesty is come within View they begin to sing a Hymn and at His approach one of them maketh a Speech in Prose which ended and His Majesty passing on they sing another Hymn FINIS
HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE DIEV ET MON DROIT CHARLES R. WHEREAS the Commissioners for the Solemnity of Our Royal Coronation have appointed Our Trusty and Well-beloved John Ogilby Gent. for the Conduct of the Poetical part thereof consisting in Speeches Emblemes Mottoes and Inscriptions which he intends to set forth in a large Treatise and Represent in Sculpture Our will and pleasure is That no Person or Persons whatsoever do presume to Print or publish the said Treatise or any relation whatsoever of the said Solemnitie or Sculpture in any size or Book or Pamphlet in any Volume whatsoever concerning the same without the Consent of the said John Ogilby as they will answer the contrary at their perill Given at Our Court at White-Hall the 11 th day of April in the 13 th Year of Our Reign By His MAJESTIE' 's Command EDWARD NICHOLAS THE RELATION OF His Majesties ENTERTAINMENT Passing through the City of LONDON To His CORONATION WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE Triumphal Arches AND SOLEMNITY By JOHN OGILBY LONDON Printed by Tho. Roycroft for Rich. Marriott in St Dunstan's Church-Yard in Fleet-Street 1661. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE LORD MAYOR COURT of ALDERMEN COMMITTEE for the CORONATION And the rest of the Worthy Members of this Honourable CITY THE RELATION of this Solemnity and of what in pursuit of their Commands He undertook and hath compleated is Humbly Dedicated by Their Most Obedient Servant JOHN OGILBY HIS MAJESTIE' 's ENTERTAINMENT Passing through the City of LONDON TO HIS CORONATION WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE TRIUMPHAL ARCHES and CEREMONIES THE City of LONDON participating the greatest share of that inexpressable Happiness which these Kingdoms have received by the glorious Restauration of our Sovereign to his Throne and of us His Subjects to our Religion Laws and Liberties after a dismal Night of Usurpation and Oppression and proportionably exceeding in their Loyalty have taken the occasion of His MAJESTIE' 's Coronation to express their Joy with the greatest Magnificence immaginable imitating therein the antient Romanes who at the Return of their Emperours erected Arches of Marble which though They by reason of the Shortness of Time could not equal in Materials yet do theirs far exceed the others in Number and stupendious Proportions They have not herein spared any Cost to manifest their affectionate Duty to the KING considering that if ever excessive Profusions of this nature might be justified the present should be allowed the occasion thereof being the most Miraculous and Joyful of any that ever happened And to the intent that the Ingenuous may be instructed the Malevolent silenced and Misinformations prevented it is thought fit to publish a perfect Description of the Solemnity MONDAY April the two and twentieth His MAJESTY goes from the Tower through the City to Whitehall In his passage through Crouched Fryers He is entertained with Musick a Band of eight Waits placed on a Stage Near Algate another Band of six Waits entertain Him in like manner with Musick from a Balcony built to that Purpose In Leaden Hall-street near Lime-street End is erected the First Friumphal Arch after the Dorick Order On the North-side on a Pedestal before the Arch is a Woman personating REBELLION mounted on a Hydra in a Crimson Robe torn Snakes crawling on her Habit and begirt with Serpents her Hair Snaky a Crown of Fire on her Head a bloody Sword in one Hand a charming Rod in the other Her Attendant CONFUSION in a deformed Shape a Garment of several ill-matched Colours and put on the wrong way on her Head Ruines of Castles torn Crowns and broken Scepters in each Hand On the South Pedestal is a Representation of BRITTAIN'S MONARCHY supported by LOYALTY both Women Monarchy in a large Purple Robe adorn'd with Diadems and Scepters over which a loose Mantle edged with blue and silver Fringe resembling Water the Map of Great Britain drawn on it on her Head London in her right Hand Edinburgh in her left Dublin Loyalty all in White three Scepters in her right Hand three Crowns in her left The first Painting on the South-side is a Prospect of His Majestie 's Landing at Dover-Castle Ships at Sea great Guns going off one kneeling and kissing the Kings Hand Soldiers Horse and Foot and many People gazing Above ADVENTUS AUG The whole Tablet representing His Majestie 's blessed Arrival Beneath the Painting this Motto IN SOLIDO RURSUS FOR TUNA LOCAVIT Alluding to that of Virgil Multa dies variusque labor mutabilis aevi Rettulit in melius multos alterna revisens Lusit in solido rursus Fortuna locavit Thus rendred The various Works of Time and many Dayes Often Affairs from worse to better raise Fortune reviewing those She tumbled down Sporting restores again unto the Crown The Painting on the North-side opposite to this is a Trophy with decollated Heads having over it ULTOR A TERGO DEUS Taken out of Horace sequitur Rebelles Ultor a tergo Deus Gods Vengeance Rebels at the heels pursues This Tablet representing in a Trophy the late Example of Gods Justice upon the Rebels who commited that most horrid Murther upon his Majesties Royal Father of blessed Memory To which Rebels the Motto beneath also referreth AUSI IMMANE NEFAS AUSOQUE POTITI Said by Virgil of those who were for the like Crimes condemned to the Pains of Erebus as he closes the Description of it in the Sixth of his Aeneis Ausi omnes immane nefas ausoque potiti All dar'd bold Crimes and thriv'd in what they dar'd The Painting over the Middle Arch represents the King mounted in calm Motion USURPATION flying before him a Figure with many ill-favoured Heads some bigger some lesser and one particularly shooting out of his Shoulder like CROMWELL'S Another Head upon his Rump or Tayl Two Harpies with a Crown chased by an Angel Hell's Jaws opening Under the said Representation of the King pursuing Usurpation is this Motto VOLVENDA DIES EN ATTULIT ULTRO Taken out of the Aeneis lib. 9. TURNE Quod optanti Divum promittere Nemo Auderet volvenda dies en attulit ultro What none of all the Gods durst grant implor'd Successive Time does of its own accord Above the Arch on two Pedestals South-ward and North-wards stand the Statues of King JAMES and King CHARLS I. In the Middle somewhat higher just over the Arch the Statue of His Sacred Majesty Under that of King James DIVO JACOBO Under that of King Charles I. DIVO CAROLO Under that of His Majesty this following Inscription D. N. CAROLO II. D. G. BRITANNIARUM IMP. OPT. MAX. UBIQUE VENERANDO SEMPER AUG BEATISSIMO AC PIISSIMO BONO REIP. NATO DE AVITA BRITANNIA DE OMNIUM HOMINUM GENERE MERITISSIMO P. P. EXTINCTORI TYRANNIDIS RESTITUTORI LIBERTATIS FUNDATORI QUIETIS OB FELICEM REDITUM EX VOTO L. M. P. S. P. Q. L. Behind the said Figure of Charles II. in a large Table is deciphered the ROYAL OAK bearing Crowns and Scepters instead of Acorns amongst