Selected quad for the lemma: city_n
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A51800
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The Manner of the proclaiming King William & Queen Mary at the city of Oxford on Saturday, being the 16th of February, 1688/9 [i.e. 1689]
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Wing M476B; ESTC R35014
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the_o manner_n of_o the_o proclaim_v king_n william_n &_o queen_n mary_n at_o the_o city_n of_o oxford_n on_o saturday_n be_v the_o 16_o the_o of_o february_n 1688_o 9_o upon_o saturday_n last_o be_v february_n the_o 16_o the_o and_o market-day_n about_o twelve_o of_o the_o clock_n the_o mayor_n aldermen_z assistant_n and_o bailiff_n which_o be_v as_o sheriff_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o common-council_n meet_v at_o the_o guild-hall_n of_o the_o say_a city_n where_o they_o all_o take_v horse_n and_o before_o they_o go_v on_o foot_n four_o company_n of_o the_o city_n with_o their_o streamer_n viz._n 1._o the_o cordweynor_n 2._o the_o merchant_n tailor_n 3._o the_o glover_n 4._o the_o mercer_n then_o all_o the_o rest_n on_o horseback_n 1._o the_o lord_n of_o slovins-hall_n as_o he_o be_v call_v in_o his_o scarlet_a robe_n his_o horse_n be_v lead_v by_o one_o with_o a_o white_a rod._n 2._o the_o city_n music_n in_o their_o livery_n 3._o the_o petty-constable_n with_o their_o staff_n 4._o the_o head-constable_n with_o their_o silver_n staff_n 5._o the_o under-sheriff_n and_o his_o servant_n 6._o all_o the_o sergeant_n at_o mace._n 7._o the_o two_o bailiff_n with_o their_o white_a wan_n or_o staff_n in_o their_o scarlet_a gown_n which_o be_v as_o sheriff_n 8._o the_o town_n clerk_n and_o the_o mace-bearer_n with_o the_o city_n mace._n 9_o the_o mayor_n recorder_n alderman_n assistant_n and_o all_o that_o have_v bailiff_n place_n in_o scarlet_a gown_n and_o their_o formality_n with_o footcloth_n to_o their_o horse_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o council-chamber_n in_o their_o black_a gown_n rid_v by_o two_o and_o two_o to_o the_o number_n of_o about_o one_o hundred_o first_o they_o proclaim_v the_o king_n and_o queen_n at_o carfax_n the_o public_a conduit_n of_o the_o city_n that_o run_v all_o the_o time_n with_o claret_n the_o mace-bearer_n read_v the_o proclamation_n then_o they_o march_v in_o order_n before_o st._n mary_n and_o proclaim_v they_o there_o then_o it_o be_v do_v at_o the_o east-gate_n next_o at_o the_o south-gate_n then_o at_o the_o west-gate_n and_o last_o of_o all_o at_o the_o north-gate_n and_o so_o return_v on_o horseback_n to_o the_o guild-hall_n of_o the_o say_a city_n where_o they_o have_v wine_n very_o plentiful_a to_o drink_v the_o new_a king_n and_o queen_n health_n ring_v of_o bell_n in_o all_o parish_n and_o many_o bonfire_n in_o the_o city_n and_o in_o some_o college_n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1689._o