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A51800 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] 1689 (1689) Wing M476B; ESTC R35014 665 1

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The MANNER of the PROCLAIMING King VVilliam Queen Mary AT THE CITY of OXFORD On Saturday being the 16 th of February 1688 9. UPON Saturday last being February the 16 th and Market-day about Twelve of the Clock the Mayor Aldermen Assistants and Bailiffs which are as Sheriffs and the rest of the Common-Council met at the Guild-Hall of the said City where they all took Horse and before them went on Foot Four Companies of the City with their Streamers Viz. 1. The Cordweynors 2. The Merchant Taylors 3. The Glovers 4. The Mercers Then all the rest on Horseback 1. The Lord of Slovins-Hall as he is called in his Scarlet Robes his Horse being Led by one with a White Rod. 2. The City Musick in their Liveries 3. The Petty-Constables with their Staves 4. The Head-Constables with their Silver Staves 5. The Under-Sheriff and his Servants 6. All the Serjeants at Mace. 7. The two Bailiffs with their White Wans or Staves in their Scarlet Gowns which are as Sheriffs 8. The Town Clerk and the Mace-bearer with the City Mace. 9. The Mayor Recorder Aldermen Assistants and all that have Bailiffs Places in Scarlet Gowns and their Formalities with Foot-cloaths to their Horses and all the rest of the Council-Chamber in their Black Gowns Rid by two and two to the number of about one Hundred First they Proclaimed the King and Queen at Carfax the Publick Conduit of the City that Running all the time with Claret The Mace-bearer read the Proclamation Then they marched in order before St. Mary's and Proclaimed them there Then it was done at the East-Gate next at the South-Gate then at the West-Gate and last of all at the North-Gate and so returned on Horse-back to the Guild-Hall of the said City where they had Wine very plentiful to drink the new King and Queens Healths Ringing of Bells in all Parishes and many Bonfires in the City and in some Colledges LONDON Printed in the Year 1689.