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The royal progress; or, A diary of the King's journey from His Majesty's setting out from Kensington, till His return. By a person of quality.
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Person of quality.
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1695
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Wing R2143A; ESTC R218476
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and Government pray'd for all Blessings to attend his Royal Person and recommended Themselves to his Royal Protection which his Majesty was pleas'd to assure them of as also of his good Grace and Favour The Corporations of Newark and East-Retford attended the King and kissed his Majesty's Hand The Recorder of each Place congratulated his Majesty's glorious Success at Namur and safe Return to England and gave the King a most hearty Welcome in these Parts all which his Majesty took very kindly from them November 3d. The King left Welbeck in the Afternoon and came in the Evening to the Earl of Stamford's House at Brodgate where his Majesty lay that Night November 4th About Nine this Night the King came to Warwick Castle to my Lord Brooks being receiv'd with great Acclamations ringing of Bells Illuminations Fire-works and other Expressions of Joy and Respect The Mayor and Aldermen of Warwick met his Majesty at the Towns-end and attended his Coach to the Castle where the King was met Splendidly and manificently Entertain'd by my Noble Lord Brooks who also provided a Bowl of Punch for the Towns-People of One hundred and twenty Gallons made in a Vessel call'd Guy Earl of Warwick's Pot. Great were the Acclamations of the People here Godsave King William and long live King William c. November 5th The King left Warwick in the morning being attended by my Lord Brook several Gentlemen of the County and the Magistrates out of the Town and some part of the way The King din'd with my Lord Duke of Shrewsbury at Eyfort and in the Evening came to Burford where his Majesty staid till the Eighth when the King left that Place and arriv'd in the Evening at Woodstock having in his way seen Cornbury-House And on the 9th in the Morning his Majesty came to Oxford being met at some distance from thence by his Grace the Duke of Ormond Chancellor of the University and the Vice-Chancellor and the Doctors in their Habits As also by the Magistrates of the City in their Formalities and the Complements of both being made to his Majesty by the Vice-Chancellor for the one and by the Recorder for the other they proceeded on Horse-back before his Majesty's Coach to the Theatre where a splendid Entertainment was provided with great variety of excellent Musick The Conduit of the City running all the while with Wine The Thanks of the University were return'd to his Majesty for this Royal Favour and Honour in a very Elegant Latin Oration And the Duke of Ormond Chancellor of this University presented the King on his Knees a large Bible in English a large Common-Prayer Book and the Cuts of the University all richly bound and Printed in Folio at the Theatre with a Pair of Gold-Fringe Gloves After Dinner the Vice-Chancellor Noble Men and Gentlemen present had the Honour to kiss his Majesty's Hand and attended the King to his Coach who was pleas'd to tell them That this was a Visit of Kindness not Curiosity And therefore He did not go to see the Colleges having seen the whole University before And so after a short stay his Majesty went on and arriv'd at Windsor about Seven in the Evening on the Ninth Instant The King din'd with my Lord Godolphin at Cranborn-House on Sunday the Tenth Instant and held a Council at Windsor in the Evening His Majesty honour'd Sir Stephen Fox with his Royal Company at Dinner on the Eleventh being Munday at Chiswick and return'd in the Evening to his Royal Residence at Kensington Having compleated his Royal Progress in Six and twenty Days to his entire Satisfaction having been bless'd with extraordinary Weather with a Continuation beyond what was to be expected from the Season and was receiv'd every where either as his Majesty pass'd or staid with hearty English Demonstrations of Respect Zeal Affection and Fidelity The Four Elements conspir'd to make the King's Journey Pleasant and Prosperous and never did his Majesty see so much real English Greatness visible in the Magnificent Entertainments every where provided for Him far exceeding what our Neighbour-Nations ever did when ever their Monarchs vouchsafed them the Honour of a Visit and indeed thus much may be said now and without the the least Tincture of Flattery That this Progress will have happy and glorious Effects by engaging the Hearts of all those of His Majesty's Subjects who before had only heard what great Things the King had done for them and all Europe but now had the Honour and Happiness to see that excellent Prince that was destin'd by Heaven to make this Renow'd Kingdom of England flourish beyond what it ever did in ancient Times and to retrieve her Reputation and make her Fame as lasting as Time it self and to crown all to establish Us in an Honourable and Durable Peace FINIS There is lately Publish'd ANgliae Tutamen Or the Safety Engand Being an Account of the Banks Lotteries Mines Diving Draining Lifting and other Engines and many pernicious Projects now on foot tending to the Destruction of Trade and Commerce and the Impoverishing this Realm With Reflections thereon Solon Secundus Or some Defects in the English Laws with their proper Remedies Both sold by J. Whitlocck near Sationers-Hall