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A59355 The triumphs of London prepared for the entertaiment [sic] of the right honorable Sir Thomas Lane, knight, Lord Mayor of the city of London. Containing a full description of the pageants, speeches, songs, and the whole solemnity of the day. Performed one Monday the 29 of October, 1694. Set forth at the proper cost and charges of the honorable Company of Clothworkers. Published by authority. Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724. 1694 (1694) Wing S2727; ESTC R220134 6,299 33

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The imitating World Their heights to reach Your Leading Virtue such deserts to Crown From the kind Heaven 's must pull those Blessings down Till this Blest Town shall my Rich Treasures hold Reap both my Golden Fruit and Fleece of Gold The Chariot of APOLLO A Very Rich Chariot is drawn by two Golden Griffons the Supporters of the Honourable Company of Clothworkers in the Chariot is seated Apollo who as the God of Wisdom and also God of the Day was a Shepherd to King Admetus and is properly applyed to the Clothworkers as that under his Beames both the Sheep and the Shepherd are warmed and cherisht Upon the approach of my Lord when Apollo arises to address him a Rich Figure of the Rising Sun of above 10 foot Diameter not seen before appears above his Head out of the back of the Chariot with all his Beames display'd in Gold On each Griffon ride two Triumphant Figures Apollos SPEECH RIse Rise my Sun with Your full Orb ascend T' Augustas Lord Your Brighest Lustre lend Thus the Homaging Apollo bends before ye To hail Your fair Inauguration Glory Your Raigning Virtue and my smiling Day Shall equally their Cherishing Beams display Wisdom and Justice are that awful Power Commands the Stars Nor can my Sun do more Hail thou Great Sir to a propitious Year Till You Your Orb as I my glittering Sphear Your glorious Chair with my provd Chariot joyne To warm ond cheer the World together shine The Fourth Pageant of TRADE IN this Pageant is the whole Art and Mistery of the Clothworkers exprest by all manner of Persons actually concerned in all Branches of the Trade as Carding Combing Spinning Rowling Shearing of Wool c. The chief Figure is Jack of Newbury in his proper Habit upon a Rich Seat erected for him In the Front of the Pageant is placed the Golden Ram the Crest of the Worshipful Company the Pageant a very large one being fill'd with several persons in Rurale and Pastoral Habits Dancing and rejoycing with their Pipes and other Country Musick suitable to their Characters and also to the Solemn Joys of the Day Jack of Newbury's SPEECH Amongst Your prouder Train in this great Day Here 's Jack of Newbury does his hontage pay 'T is true My Lord I am but a homely Guest Plain Jack an honest Clothier of the West But in that Name I more than Titles wore My Fleece and Loom that golden Harvest bore As fed whole Thousands What can Princes more Trade was my Honour Trade does Riches bring And Riches make Companions for a King Tho Jack of Newbury so famed in Story Was once the Clothworkers Renown and Glory My Poorer name Your Lordships shall out shine Be You Your Ages Honour as I mine A SONG I. COme all the nine Sisters that fill the Great Quire For here 's a Rich Theme must the Muses inspire The Clothworkers Glory So fair lies before ye So famous and antient their Honour begun When Adam first delv'd and our Mother Eve spun II. Nor the Gold nor the Pearl old England shall lack You send out Your Cloth and the Indies come back On your fair Foundation The Wealth of the Nation Our Wooll and our Web the Supporters of Crowns 'T is Wooll-Sacks found Bridges and Fleeces build Towns III. Whilst thro' twelve Starry Signs as Astronmers say To circle the Year drives the great God of Day Thro Aries and Taurus Triumphant and glorious Whilst the Ram in the Heavens does so splendid appear 'T is the Clothworkers Crest begins the Fair-Year IV. Two Griffons of Gold your Supporters so fair Those compounds of Lyon and Eagle wait there The Lyon 't is true Sirs In homage to you Sirs As Lord of the Land and the Eagle of the Ayr To the Clothworkers glory their Fealty bear V. The Thistle the Clothworkers Servant so kind Long glit ring in Gold in their Scutheon has shined The Thistle 't is true Sirs To give her her due Sirs With the fair English Rose both of Royal Renown To the Clothworkers Honour the Thistle and Crown VI. Since Fortune 's but Whele and the great Book of Doom With Life but a Thred is tbe work of the Loom The Fates those dire Sisters Our Destiny Twisters 'T is Clothworking all For Living or Dead 'T is he 's only blest that spins a fair Thred FINIS