and Felicity which redounded thence to his Majesty but also because of the advantage which the King and Kingdom of Denmark would draw from thence which had not been afflicted and unjustly oppressed so long if that of England had been in a condition to hinder it That the King their Master would not fail to witness himself by a solemn Ambassage the joy which he received from so surprizing and so extraordinary a revolution assoon as he was advertised thereof and that they hoped in this happy Conjuncture that his Majesty would continue to live with the King their Master in the Amity Allyance and firm Confidence in which their Majesties have alwaies lived and which for some years was not interrupted but to the irreparable Prejudice of both And so that his Majesty would oppose himself generously to the violence which is done their King and succour him against the unjust invasion wherewith his Kingdom was afflicted Besides they thanked his Majesty for the honour he had done them in admitting them into his Royal Presence and for the Particular Grace which they received from thence in their persons The King thanked the Ambassadours for the Affection they had expressed to him and said that he knew very well that not only from long Antiquity there was a most streight Alliance between the Kings of England and Denmark but also that the Deceased King his Father had such great Obligations to the Deceased King of Denmaâ—k his good Cozen and to the present King himself that one of his chief cares after his Entry into his Kingdoms should be to renew that Friendship betwixt the two Crowns protesting his clear Affection to that King and his interest being touched with those Injuries that had been done him The same day also he Complemented by the Spanish Ambassadour was complemented by Don Estevan de Gamarra a Count and Councellor in the King of Spains Councils of Estate and War and Ordinary Ambassadour at the Hague but without Ceremony or demanding of Audience only he was admitted as a private Person uncovered because of the Zeal he particularly alwaies manifested to the Kings Service in many private and publick affairs being a very near Acquaintance of his Majesty's The reason why he was not admitted as an Ambassadour was because of the open Wars betwixt Spain and England at that time though no Acts of Hostility passed and the King considered mâ—tters in statu quo But the Portugal Ambassadour there the Count of Miranda could not be admitted to Audience unless he had had Letters of Credence from his Master to the King and that because the Spanish Ambassadour had it not in the quality of a publick Minister from whose Soveraign he had received all kinds of Civilities but as Sir Edward Nichâ—las who was sent from the King on this Errand told the Ambassadour that the King would be ready when he should be returned into his Kingdom to receive the Ministers of Portugal as oft as with Credential Letters they should be sent to him As was said before the King had received notice that General Montague was arrived with part of the Fleet in sight of Scheveling on the 14. of May having Orders from the Parliament to sayl thither and to await his Majesties Commands which was signified to the King by an Express from the General The Fleet at first coming thither consisted of about 18 great ships which before the King embarked were numbred to 38. being the Frigots that carried over the Commissioners of Parliament and the City of London whither we must a little return The Parliament having Voted that the Government of the Kingdom by the Fundamental Lawes thereof was vested in the King and his Parliament after they had with all Expressions of Duty testified their Joy of this happy Revolution ordered several Commissioners to be chosen by Glasses out of each House to go for the greater solemnity and Lustre of his Majesties Court to attend on him in Holland with the desires of the Parliament for his speedy return to the exercise of his Royal Authority The Lords that were chosen of the House of Peers were six the Names of them as followeth For the House of Lords Earl of Oxford Earl of Warwick was sick of the Gowtâ—and went non Earl of Middlesex Lord Visc Hereford Lord Barkley Lord Brook For the House of Commons Lord Fairfax Lord Bruce Lord Faulkland Lord Castleton Lord Herbert Lord Mandevil Sir Horatio Townsend Sir Aâ—th Ashley Cooper Sir George Booth Denzil Hollis Esq Sir John Halland Sir Henry Châ—lmley These were the prime and the most Honourable Members of that House and therfore pickt out for this extraordinary Honour of waiting on the King Not were the Citizens of London less curious in their choyce and Election of Commissioners having obtained leave of the Parliament to the same purpose and were all men of Estates and Reputation and of conspicuous Loyalty having manifested it in the late Danger of the City they were taken and composed partly out of the Magistracy partly from the principal Citizens and partly out of the Militia they were more numerous than both the other and very splendid and gallant in their Retinue being 20 in number whose Names are as follows Sir James Bunce Baron Alderman Langham Alderman Reynardson Alderman Browne Sir Nicholas Crisp Alderman Tomson Alderman Frederick Alderman Adams Recorder Wilde Alderman Robinson Alderman Bateman Alderman Wate Theophilus Bidulph Richard Ford. Will. Vincent Tho. Bludworth Will. Bateman J. Lewis Esq M. Chamberlain Col. Bromfield The Lords likewise were attended with a great number of Gentlemen and store of Servants 〈◊〉 in very rich and costly Liveries They arrived the said 14th day of May but came not on shore till the 15th but because they were not of the Kings Train and had no Letters of Credence to the State they were not treated at their Charge only out of civil respect to the Lords they had Lodgings provided for them by Billet They came to the Hague in Coaches sent by the States that Evening but they did not reverence to the King till the next day being the 16th The Estates of the Province of Holland had audience the day before in a very magnificent and solemn way and were dismissed from it with great and ample demonstrations of the Kings affection the like did the Deputies of Amsterdam in behalf of that Town and were complemented in like manner by him His Majesty vouchsafing if his Affairs would permit to accept of their Inâ—itation thither but Time and his Affairs required a dispensation from that Civility He admitted also their Request concerning the Barge or Brigandine which they tendred to him and gave them thanks for their great respects to his Person which he promised to keep in inviolable remembrance But that the King might not be troubled with multitudes of Visits every Corporation or Body of subordinate Courts purposing to demand Audience of him they forbid them by Proclamation informing them that the States of
thence by Sir George Downing the Kings Resident there to the Tower of London from whence being brought to the Kings-bench Bar toward the end of April 1662. they were there condemned and received Sentence and suffered the same death with other their fellows at Tyburn with some little more acknowledgement of the Fact then those that suffered for the same crime before On the 30th of January 1660. that the Earth might no longer cover the blood which was impiously and traiterously spilt on that day vengeance persuing those wicked miscreants v en beyond the Sanctuary of the Grave the odious Carkasses of Cromwel Jreton and Bradshaw were digged out of the ground from those sumptuous monuments which as they did the Throne in their life they had now usurped in their death they were drawn in a Cart from Westminster Sejanns ducitur unco spectandus gâ—â—deant omâ—ts where they were first enterred to the Red Lyon in Helbâ—rn and thence on Sledges to Tyburn where they were pulled out of their Coffins and hang'd at the several Angles or Corners of that accursed Tree with the dregs of the peoples curses and execrations from ten a clock till Sun-setting and then cut down their loathsom bodys thrown in a deep hole under the Gallows their Heads cut off and placed aloft upon Westminster Hall quoe labra quis illis vultus erat where they will continue the Brand-marks of their posterity and the expiatory remains of their accursed crime But passe we from those deservedly ignominious shameful objects to the contrary real and solid Funeral Honours done to the memory of those Loyal Heroes the famous and immortal James Graham Marquesse of Montrosse and Sir John Hay of Scotland and Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle murdered in cold blood at Colchester in 1648. The several quarters of the renowned Montrosse had been taken down some time before and with great solemnity and procession deposited in the several Cities where before they stood advanced upon their Gates whence by order of the Parliament the whole body was reassembled and with great State and Magnificence by direction from his Majesty out of his entire love and affection to the memory of so loyal and dear a servant and friend interred after this manner there in as great pomp as ever was seen in that Kingdom the funerall proceeding from the Abby Church to St. Gyleses in Edenburg First went the Lord great Commissioners Lifeguard of Horse then two conductors in mourning with one Gumphione of twenty four sallies in long black Gowns and black Callots on their heads An open Trumpet with the defunct Colours at his Banners A Gentleman in compleat Armour with a plume of Feathers in his Arms of the colour of the deceased's Paternal coat his saddle Horse with a rich saddle led by two Lacquies servants of friends two and two in mourning John Graham of Dorchries carrying the great Pinsel of Honour with his full atchievement Thomas Graham of Polento carrying the great Standart of Honour with his full atchievement A Horse with a great Saddle Pistols and Holsters fit for service led by a Lacquey in Livery his particular servants two and two in mourning His Parliament Horse with a rich foot Mantle led by two Lacqueys in Liveryes with Badges back and breast Four Trumpets in mourning carrying the Arms of the deceased on both sides of their banner William Graham of Duntrume the younger carrying the great Gumphion on the point of a Lance George Graham of Carine the younger carrying the mourning Pinsel George Graham of Inchbecke the younger carrying a mourning Standart Lords friends two and two in mourning Walter Graham of Duntran the elder carrying the Spurs Alexander Graham of Druming carring the Gantlet George Graham of Menzie carrying the Crollet with back and breast Mungo Graham of Gorthie carrying the Head-piece 8 Gentlemen carrying the eight branches of the House and Family of Montross Capa in Bucklerin carrying the deceaseds Arms in black Taffata mourning Launces Four Trumpets with the like Banners six Heralds six Pursivants the two Secretaryes his Chaplain and Physitian James Graham carrying the Parliament Robes Robert Graham the Elder of Cairny carrying the Generals Batoon Patrick Graham the Elder of Inchbecky carrying the order of the Garter Graham Lord of Morfie carrying the Coronet Graham Lord of Phintry carrying the Commission and Purse His Coat of Arms carried by Lyon King at Arms in mourning Twelve Noblemen to carry the Pall viz. Viscounts of Sturmont Arbuthnot Kingstone the Lords Strenaw Kilmarris Montgomery Coldingham Fleming Task Drumlane Kirk Sinclar and Macdonald The Earls of Marr Athol Morton Eglington Cathnes Linlithgow ' Hume Roxburgh Tulibardin Seaforth Calendar Anandale Dundee Aboyne carried the Corps under the Pall Gentlemen of quality walking on both sides the Pall to relieve the Noblemen viz. Sir John Keath Knight Marshall Gordon son to the Earl of Sutherland Mr. Levnigston brother to the Earl of Linlithgow Sir David Ogilvy Son to the Earl of Ayrly the Lairrds of Pitaure Parry Cromlicks Abertarne Loud wanne Mac Intosel Glarat and Cowlbanne The chief mourners with Hoods and long Robes carried by Pages with Gentlemen uncovered on every side nine of the nearest Noblemen in the same habit marching three and three which were the Marquess of Dowglass the Earls of Marshall and Wigton the Earls of Southesk Lords Drummond Maderty and Napier Ralloe and the Laird of Lue. With this Illustrious train a triumph equally composed of Grief and Honour was this Marquess with the due rites to his super excellent merits laid in his Tombe which ambitiously declined his reception till the publique acknowledgements of that kingdom nay the whole world proclaimed its glory to be envied for its enclosed dust by the Pyramids and Mausolaea of ancient Sepulchres and if so how much more precious that monument his dear and gracious Masters affection in whose minde all those famous services he atchieved in his Cause are so indelibly written that they are by much aere prerenniora Neither was he attended onely by the living but as a completion of the Honours intended him Sir William Hay of Delgity the noble Reliques of his fidus Achates that renowned Collonel Sir William Hay of Delgitty who accompanied him in his Masters service and for that Canse suffered with lâ—m and was buried under that infamous Gibbet whereon they executed the Marquiss were taken up again and carried after the Marquiss in this order Captain George Hay son to Sir John Hay late Clerk Register carried the Standard of Honour William Ferguson of Badyfarrow the Gumphion Mr. John Hay the Pinsel of Honour Alexander Hay the Spurs and Sword of Honour Mr. Henry Hay the Croslet Mr. Andrew Hay the Gauntlet Next followed his four branches House of Arrel carried by Alexander Hay Lesley House of Bonwhein by George Lesley of Chappelton Forbes the House of Forbes by Forbes of Lesley Hay of Delgity by Robert Hay of Perk. Then came the Corps garnished with Scutchions and
thereafter at his Royal Fathers inauguration and was now Boded and bespoke with the like contagion when never were the influences of Heaven more curiously propitious the two Serene days of that Solemnity exsiecating and exhaling these vapors which a long moisture to the danger of a Flood did seem to portend Lastly this was that Crown whose just and ancient descent unwhichder we have flourished ever since we were a Nation till our late Anarchy upon the head of this miraculous Prince now vindicated it selfe from the indignities and assaults of base and insolent Demagogues who from our Kings regardlesness of State and Soveraignty have evermore wrought their contempt in the Subject who now with a like joy of revenue fear and love beheld this awful and most delightfull Triumph which we here relate HIs Majesty on the twenty second of April early in the morning passed from Whitehall to the Tower by water from thence to goe through the City to Westminster Abby there to be Crowned Two dayes were allotted to the consummation of this great and most celebrated Action The relation of His Majesties passage to his Coronation the wonder and admiration and delight of all persons both Forraign and Domestick and pity it was that the solid and lasting happiness it portended should not have taken up a month and given it the name Coronalis but reall glory will not linger nor will time be officious but to the permanent felicities of his Majesties long and aged raign First therefore we begin with the City of London which participating the greatest share of that inexpressible happiness that the three Kingdoms received by the auspicious restoration of the King to his Throne and of us to our Lawes Religion and Liberties after a dismall night of confusion and oppression and therefore proportionably exceeding in their Loyalty took occasion to expresse in this Triumph of his Majesties Coronation their joy and gladness with the greatest magnificence imaginable They spared not there in any cost to manifest their affectionate duty to the King considering that if ever excessive charges might be justified this signalizing their affection to their Prince might well be allowed This being the most miraculous and joyfull of any happiness that ever yet blest the Nation The first triumphall Arch through which the King passed was erected in Leaden Hall street neer the end of Lime-street which represented a Woman figuring Rebellion with her attendant Confusion in monstrous and deformed shapes Opposite to her was a representation of Britains Monarchy with a prospect painting of his Majesties landing at Dover above it ADVENTVS AVG. To The Return of the King The whole Tablet representing his Majesties blessed arrivall with this motto In solido rursus Fortuna locavit part of the foregoing verses in Virgil 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 On the other side a Trophy of the example of Gods justice upon those rebels that commited that horrid murther of the King Vltor a Tergo Deus Gods vengeance rebels at the feetpersues The Statues of King James and King Charles the first and second with the picture of Usurpation flying before them The whole inscribed to his present Majesty in commemoration of his most happy returne to his Kingdoms with Speeches suitable Near the Exchange in Cornhill was erected the second being a Naval Arch relating to his Majesties Dominion of the Seas inscribed Neptuno Brittanico Carolo 2. To the Brittish Neptune Charles the second The third Triumphall Arch stood near Woodstreet not far from the place where the Cross stood it represented the Temple of Concord Aedem Concordiae In Honorem Optimi Principis c. In Honor of the best of Princes intimateing the Vnity and peace of the Kingdoms In Fleetstreet neer White Fryars stood the fourth Arch representing the garden of Plenty whose Title was Veribah Aug. Extincto Belli Civilis Incendio clusoque Jant Templo Vbefitati Aram Celsissimam construxis SPQL. The Civil War being extinguished and Janus Temple which concluded vvith speech oâ— shut the Londoners consecrated this Arch to Plenty Those 4 letters importing the City of London were subscribed to all the inscriptions Thus much for the City now for the Court which in order challenged the first place but t is valour to deal with the biggest first and those Colossus in London were indeed Gigantick of stupendious greatness Come we now to the Knights of the Bath made at this Coronation who appearing at the Court of Requests in Westminster were called over by the Lords Commissioners appointed for that purpose viz. The Duke of Ormond the Earls of Northumberland Suffolk Lindsey Manchester Their names were as follows Sir Fiennes Lord Clinton heir apparent to the Earl of Lincoln Sir Egerton Lord Brackley son and Heir apparent to the Earl of Bridgewater Sir Philip Herbert second son to the Earle of Pembrook and Montgomery Sir William Egerton second son to the Earl of Bridgewater Sir Vere Fane second son to the Earl of Westmerland Sir Charles Berkley eldest son to the Lord Berckley Sir Henry Bellasis eldest son to the Lord Bellasis Sir Henry Hide now Viscount Cornbury eldest son to Edward Earl of Clarendon Sir Rowland Bellasis brother to the Lord viscount Faulconberg Sir Henry Capeâ— brother to the Earl of Essex Sir John Vaughan second son to Richard Earl of Carbery Sir Charles Stanley Granchild to James late Earl of Derby Sir Francis and Sir Henry Fane Grandchildren to the late Earl of Westmerland Sir William Prettyman Baronet Sir Richard Temple Baronet Sir William Ducy Baronet Sir Thomas Trevor Knight and Baronet Sir John Scudamore Baronet Sir William Gardner Baronet Sir Charles Cornwallis son to Frederick Lord Cornwallis Sir John Nicholas eldest son to his Majesties principal Secretary Sir John Monson Sir Bourchier Wray Sir John Coventry Sir Edward Hungerford Sir Iohn Knevet Sir Philip Boteler Sir Adrian Scroop son of Sir Gervas Scroop who received 19 wounds in one Battle in his Majesties service Sir Richard Knightley Sir Henry Heron Sir Iohn Lewknor Sir George Brown Sir William Tyringham Sir Francis Godolphin Sir Edward Baynton Sir Grevil Verney Sir Edward Harlow Sir Edward Walpool Sir Francis Popbam Sir Edward Wise Sir Christopher Calthorp Sir Richard Edgecomb Sir Williams Bromley Sir Thomas Bridges Sir Thomas Fanshaw Sir Iohn Denham Sir Nicholas Bacon Sir Iames Altham Sir Thomas Wendy Sir Iohn Monson Sir George Freeman Sir Nicholas Slanning Sir Richard Ingoldsby Sir Iohn Rolle Sir Edward Heath son of Sir Robert Heath late Lord chief Justice of England Sir William Morley Sir Iohn Bennet Sir Hugh Smith Sir Simon Leech Sir Henry Chester Sir Robert Atkins Sir Robert Gayâ—r Sir Richard Powle Sir Hugh Duey Sir Stephen Hales Sir Ralph Bash Sir Thomas Whitmore In number sixty eight After their calling over they proceeded in their usual habits each of them between his two
the Souldiery the Oracle of the Sword was now to be fulfilled in turning it to Plow Shares and Pruning hooks the Long riddle of the War to be resolved into a lasting and certain Peace The great Alexander of the North qui cunctando restituit rem undid the Sword by the ties of his discreet and temporizing Allegiance The Obligations by his Prudence Worth Discipline Valour and Vigilance which he laid upon the Army civilized their untamed Spirits and brought them to a just sense of their obedience and knowledge of themselves the Diabolical illusions which had possessed most of them now the appearance of Englands Redeemer was at hand totally disappeared and they presently return to their innocence such as mistaken duty can be allowed for in this following Addresse to the King which because of its summing up all the Circumlocutions and mistakes of the Rebellion and most highly magnifies the wonder of the Kings Restitution is here transcribed in its own words it was drawn up while the King was at Sea and therefore it is placed here though delivered to Him on Dartford Heath May 29. the day of His Entrance WIth such a joy as flowes from Reverence and Love we present our selves before Your Sacred Majesty Besides our Reflection on the Common Good which in this happy change relates to our Particular intends this joy and renders it sincere For we can now please our selves in our selves while we are really performing that duty for which we were raised And with all thankfulness we acknowledge that care Your Majesty in Your late Letter and Declaration hath expressed of our necessary concerns We blesse God to see that day when the Serenity of every mans Countenance discovers the Tranquillity of his mind for this shewes Your Majesty to be the Soul of Your People since during Your absence the Nation was cast into such distractions as we have no pleasure to remember but had rather turn our thoughts and grateful acknowledgements to the happy Conduct of our noble General who hath thus far lead us in our duty to your Royal Person Yet as we cannot attribute too much to his merits so neither can we deprive our selves of that Honour and Comfort which we find in the accomplishment of his just designe Therefore in plain and Souldier-like though humble terms we say Your Majesty hath made us and the Nation happy in Your Return to this Your Native Kingdome which doubtlesse will nay we may say hath produced a Settlement upon the Foundation of our Ancient Laws by the due execution of which together with Your Majesties pious Inclinations we trust Libertisme and Profanenesse will be wholly suppressed the Protestant Cause and true Professors of it encouraged to the Comfort of all Your Religious and good People Your Majesty will now have Your great Councel about You who have already given proof of their Loyalty and Wisdome both to Your Majesty and Your People We professe and declare That as we have not been altogether uselesse in the Restauration as well of Your Sacred Majesty to Your Crowns and Kingdoms as the People to their just Rights so shall we for the future chearfully sacrifice our Lives or whatsoever can be more dear to us in the Service of Your Majesty against all Oppositions whatsoever and by a ready obedience to Your Commands expresse our Selves Your Majesties most loyal Subjects and obedient Servants Something hath been said already as to the Emblem of the Peace the Lawyers Cown but the Law was already restored and returned into its ancient Channells and Bounds the writs issuing in His Majesties Name and the Courts of Judicature setting by His Authority the States great Seal having been brought into the House of Commons and there broke and the pieces thereof given the Commissioners for their Fees now ensues some preparations for the Gospel The Sacred Name of the King like that of Jehovah with the Jews had been not out of reverence but danger or despight seldome or never indeed used in the Pulpit it being a piacular Crime to mention the King in our prayers when Curses and speaking ill of him though in despight of Solomons warning againâ—t such malediction of Princes was the safest and most advantageous Course Now God would Honour the place where his Name was to be called upon with due Veneration to that of his Vicegerent His Omniscience declaring that his terrible Name cannot be revered where his annointed Ones is despised Especially such a Prince whom he had so signally brought forth protected and restored The Pulpit therefore is reconsecrated which the impudent intrusion and blasphemy against God and the King had profaned The Purity of Divine Worship was to be recommenced with the acknowledgement of the Title and Style of his Majesty who bears not in vain the name of the Defendor of the Faith Accordingly in most of the Churches upon the first intimation of the order of Parliament to that purpose though some and many other Loyal congregations had antevened it the King was solemnly prayed for to the great heightning of the Peoples devotion and thanksgiving to Almighty God who had given an earnest of his Majesties personal by this nominall presence amongst them to the further exaltation of their praises to him But to refer these and other preparatory glories of the King to their consummation in his Return it will be time to look back to the Royal Fleet now floating on the Main and sailing very slowly the Sea priding her self in the burden of that Triumph she carried as loth to deliver the Treasure she possessed till at last on Friday about three of the Clock in the morning they came in sight of Dover The General attended with a great Train of the Nobility and Gentry having obtained leave of the House to attend his Majesties landing on Wednesday the 23. of May went from White-hall by Water to the Bridge-foot in order to meet his Majesty by the way of Kent having given order to several Gentlemen in the Counties of Suffolk and Essex to be ready with all manner of Civilities to receive the King if he should chance to land in those parts The Generall came to Canterbury on Thursday night whereabout quartered most of the Troops of those Lords which went down likewise to meet the King at his landing The names of which are as follow The Generals lifeguard the Earl of Clevelands the Earl of Shrewsburys the Earl of Northamptons the Duke of Richmonds the Earl of Norwiches the Lord Viscount Mordaunts Sir Richard Browns and Sir John Robinsons distinguished by their habit as well as by their Colours Liveries and Cornets A finer sight of men for bravery and gallantry was never seen in England each Troop consisting of 150. or thereabouts At this place of Canterbury an expresse was sent to the General to hasten him to Dover The King lands at Dover Friday the 25. of May. which he did accordingly and about one of the Clock came thither his Majesty refusing
Esquires and a Page following the Heraulds going before them with their Coats not put on but onely hangîng loose on their Arms to King Hen. 7th Chappel where after the wonted reverence performed they took their seats Prayer being done they returned to the Painted Chamber and the other Rooms adjoyning to repose themselves till the supper of two hundred dishes at his Majestyes charge was brought to the Court of Requests where they placed themselves according to their Seniority on the Tables by the wall side their Esquires and Pages wayting on them on the other Supper ended the Lord Cornwallis and Sir Charles Berckly the Tresurer and Comptroler of his Majesties Houshold gave them His welcome and then conducted them to the painted Chamber and to the Lords House adjoining and some other near rooms where their bathing vessells and beds which were Pallets with Canopies were prepared being covered with red say There after they had bathed more or lesse as each of them found convenient they remained all night early in the morning were bade good morow by his Majesties musick Then arising and apparelling themselves in a Cordeliers habbit being a long russet gowne with wide sleeves and hood tied close about the middle with a cordon of Ash-coloured and russet silke reaching down almost to the knees and a white Napkin or handkercheife hanging thereat they proceeded to H. 7th Chappel in the same order as the night before doing the same reverence and heard Divine Service and took the usual Oath before the said Lords Commissioners which was read to them by Sir Edward Walker Principal King of Arms in these words Right dear Brethren GReat worship be this Order to every of you You shall honour God above all things You shall be stedfast in the faith of Christ and the same maintain and defend to your power You shall love your Soveraigne above all earthly things and for your Soveraigns right live and dye You shall defend Maidens Widdows and Orphans in their right You shall suffer no extortion as far as you may nor sit in any place where wrong judgement shall be given to your knowledge And of as great Honour be this Order to you as ever it was to any of your Progenitors or others This done they returned in the same order they came to the painted Chamber and put on the habit of the order which was a Mantle and Surcoat of red Taffata lined and edged with white Sarcenet and thereto fastned two long strings of white silk with buttons and tossels of red silk and gold and a pair of white gloves tyed to them a white Hat and white Feather in this garb they dined in the painted Chamber thence girded with a sword the Pummel and cross Hilt whereof were guilt the Scabbard of white leather and Belt of the same with gilt spurs carried by their Pages they marched on horseback by seniority to White-hall with the Heraulds before them from the old Pulace round about the New and so through King-street going round about the place where Charing-Cross stood and then to Whitehall where they alighted and after they had gone about the first Court they were conducted up by the Heraulds to the banqueting House where his Majesty sate under a cloath of State to receive them They were brought up by six and six each between his two Esquires with his Page carrying his Sword before him In their approaches towards his Majestie they made three obeysances and each Knight being presented by his two Esquires upon their knees to the King the Lord Chamberlain of his Majesties Houshold receiving the Knights sword from the Pages and delivering it to the King who with the sword of State ready drawn conferred upon them their respective Knighthoods by laying the sword upon their shoulders and so put the presented sword upon the Knights neck in such sort that it might hang on his left side and then the said Scabbard with the order hanging in it Which done the Knight made his obeysance of gratitude to his Majesty and falling back the rest were brought up and Knighted in like manner After this they went down into his Majesties Chappel and there heard Divine Service with the Organ and Anthems and then went up six at a time to the Altar and offered up their swords where Gilbert Lord Bishop of London Dean of his Majesties Royal Chappel received them and laid them upon the Altar and afterwards restored them with this admonition By the Oath which you have taken this day I exhort and admonish you to use these swords to the Glory of God and defence of the Gospel to the maintainance of your Soveraigns right and honour and to the upholding of Equity and Justice to your power So help you God This done they returned from the Chappel where the Kings Mr. Cook stood with his chopping knife in his hands challenging their Spurs which were severally redeemed with a Noble in money As they past by he said Gentlemen you know what a great Oath you have taken which if you keep it will be great honour to you but if you break it I must hack off your Spurs from your heels When they came into the great Hall the Officers at Arms acquainted them that on Monday following they were to attend his Majestie from the Tower to Whitehall on Horseback in the same Robes wherein they were Knighted and on Tuesday to meet early in the Painted Chamber in their Purple Sattin habits thence to goe before his Majestie to his Coronation at Westminster This Ceremony being over the King to honour this great Solemnity advanced some eminent persons to higher degrees of honour to be as Iewels to that Crown which should be placed on his head they were twelve in number six Earls and six Barons The names of whom are as followeth Edward Lord Hyde of Hendon Lord High Chancellor of England was created Earl of Clarendon Arthur Lord Capel was created Earl of Essex Thomas Lord Brudenell was created Earl of Cardigan Arthur Viscount Valentia in Jreland was created Earl of Anglesey Sir John Greenvile Gentleman of his Majesties Bed-chamber and Groom of the Stool was created Earl of Bath Charles Howard of his Majesties privy Council was created Earl of Carlisle Denzill Hollis Esq was created Lord Hollis of Ifeld Sir Fredrick Cornwallis was created Lord Cornwallis of Eye in Suffolk an ancient Barony Sir George Booth Baronet was created Lord de-La-Mere Sir Horatio Townsend was created Baron of Lyn Regis Sir Anthony Ashly Cooper was created Baron of Winterbourn St. Gyles John Crew was created Lord Crew of Stene The Earls at their Creation had two Earls their supporters their Cap and Coronet carried by one their Sword by another and their Mantle by a third The Lords were likewise supported by 2 Lords their Cap and Mantle in the same manner but no Sword These Peers being thus led up Garter King of Arms attending them to the King upon their several approaches their Patents were presented
England disrobed the King of St. Edwards Robes and delivered them to the Dean of Westminster Then his Majesty was newly arrayed with his Robes prepared for that day and came to the Comunion Table in St Edwards Chappel where the Lord Bishop of London for the Arch-Bishop set the Crown imperial provided for the King to wear that day upon his head Then his Majesty took the Scepter and the Rod and the Train set in order before him went up to the Throne and so through the Choyre and body of the Church out at the West-door to the Pallace of Westminster where his Majesty dined in great State and Magnificence A Table being placed at the upper end of the Hall I shall now relate the manner though pre-posterously of the proceeding of this Triumph from the Tower First went the Horse-guard of his Highness the Duke of York the Messengers of his Majestyes Chamber the Esquires of the Knights of the Bath 136 in number the Knight Harbenger the Serjeant Porter the Sewers of the Chamber the Quarter waiters of the six Clerks of the Chancery the Clerks of the Signet The Clerks of the Privy-Seal the Clerks of the Council the Clerks of both Houses of Parliament The Clerks of the Crown the Chaplains in ordinary having dignities ten in number the Kings Advocate and remembrancer the Kings learned Counsell at Law The Master of the Chancery the Kings puisne Serjeants The Kings Attorney and Solicitors The Kings eldest Serjeants the Secttarys of the French and Latine Toungs the Gentlemen Ushers daily waiters The Servers Carvers and Cup-bearers in ordinary the Esquires of the Body The Masters of standing offices being no Councellors viz. of the Tents Revels Ceremonies Armory Wardrope Ordinance Master of the Requests Chamberlyn of the Exchequer Barons of the Exchequer and Judges of the Law according to their dignity the Lord chief Baron the Lord chief Justice of the Common Pleas Master of the Rolls the Lord chief Justice of England Trumpets The Gentlemen of the privy chamber the Knights of the Bath 68 in number the Knight Marshall the Treasurer of the Chamber the Master of the Jewell House Knights of the Privy Council Comptroller of his Majesties Houshold Treasurer of his Majesties Houshold Two Trumpets and Serjeants Trumpets Two Pursivants at Arms. Barons eldest Sons Earls youngest Sons Vicounts eldest Sons Barons Marquesses younger Sons Earls eldest Sons Two Pursivants at Arms. Viscounts Dukes younger Sons Marquesses eldest Sons Two Heraulds Earls Earl Marshal and Lord Chamberlyn of the Houshold Dukes eldest Sons Serjeants at Arms on both sides the Nobility Clarencieux and Norroy Lord Treasurer Lord Chancellor Lord High Steward Duke of Ormond two persons representing the Duke of Normandy and Aquittain Gentleman Vsher Garter Lord Mayor Sir Rich. Brown The Duke of York alone The Lord High Constable of England Earl of Northumberland Lord Great Chamberlyn of England Earl of Lindsey The Sword born by the Duke of Richmond The King Equerries and Footmen next about his Majesty Gentlemen and Pensioners without them the Master of the Horse Duke of Albemarl leading a spare Horse the Vice Chamberlyn to the King Captain of the Pensioners Captain of the Guard the Guard the Kings Life-guard commanded by my Lord Gerrard the Generals Life-guard by Sir Phillip Howard a troop of Voluntier Horse and a company of Foot by Sir John Robinson The way from the Tower to Algate was guarded by the Hamblets from thence to Temple-Barr by the Trained-Bands of London on one side and lined with the Liveries on the other side with the Banners of each company The Windows were all along laid with the best Carpets and Tapestry Bands of Musick in several places and the Conduits running with Wine At the Arches the King was entertained with several Speeches and Songs and at Cheapside near the third Arch where the Temple of Concord stood Sir William Wyld Recorder of London with the Aldermen who in the name of the City did most cordially congratulate his Majesties access thither on that day upon that solemn occasion in a pithy Speech and as a signal of their Allegiance and Duty presented to his Majesty a purse of Gold In St. Pauls Church-yard stood the Blew-coat boys of Christ-Church Hospital One in behalfe of the rest declared their joy for his Majesties wonderful preservation in his absence and his arrival thither humbly beseeching his Majesties Gracious favour and indulgence according to the example of his Royal Ancestors and his Father of Blessed memory The King was very well pleased with this Speech and after conferred something on the Boy that spoke it In the Strand and through Westminster also the wayes were gravelled and rayled being guarded on both sides with the Trained Bands of that Liberty and City and his Majesties two Regiments of Foot under the command of his Grace The Duke of Albermarl and Col. John Russel Brother to the Earl of Bedford The Houses were also richly adorned with the Carpets and Tapestry and Musick particularly a stage of Morrice-dancers at the Maypole in the Strand in the several places all along his Majesties passage When his Majestie came through Temple-Barr into his ancient and native City of Westminster the Head Bayliff in a Scarlet Robe and High Constable in Scarlet received his Majesty with loud musick where alighting off their Horses and kneeling down to his Majesty the head Bayliff on behalf of the Dean and Chapter City and Liberty signified their joyful reception of his Royal person into that Liberty declaring how much more happy they were then any part of the Nation in that their Soveraign Lord and King was born within their Liberty and humbly desiring his Majesty to continue his Grace and Favour still to them whereby that City might still be enabled to do His Majesty service When the head-Bailiff had ended his Speech he and the High Constable mounted their Horses and fell in next after his Majesties Serjeants at Mace in which order they attended his Majestie to Whitehall Infinite and innumerable were the acclamations and shouts from all the parts as his Majestie passed along to the no less joy then amazement of the spectators who beheld those glorious personages that rid before and behind his Majesty Indeed it were in vain to attempt to express this Solemnity it was so far from being utterable that it is almost inconceivable and much wonder it caused in Outlandish persons who were acquainted with our late troubles and confusions to the ruine almost of three Kingdoms which way it was possible for the English to appear in so rich and stately a manner It is incredible to think what costly cloaths were worne that day the Cloaks could hardly be seen what silke or sattin they were made of for the gold and silver laces Embroydery that was laid upon them the like also was seen in their foot-cloathes Besides the inestimable value and treasures of Diamonds Pearle and other Jewels worn upon their backs and in their hats to
and Titles of 2 of the most illustrious Families in England viz. THe Right Noble Thomas Howard Earl of Arundel Surry and Norfolk was restored to the dignity and Title of Duke of Norfolk by an Act of the Parliament begun at VVestminster the 25 of April in the 12 year of the Reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles the second and in the year of our Lord 1660 c. The Right Noble William Seymour Marquess of Hertford was restored to the Dukedome of Somerset by an Act of the Parliament begun at Westminster the 25 of April in the 12th year of the Reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles the second 1660. both which are since confirmed Other Creations The Right honourable Heneage Finch Earl of Winchelsey was created Baron Fitzherbert of Eastwell in the County of Kent by Letters Patents bearing date at VVestminster the 26 of Iuly in the twelfth year of the Reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles the second in the year of the Lord 1660. which Honour is entailed on him and the Heirs males of his body lawfully begotten with all Rites Priviledges and preheminences thereunto belonging The Right Honourable Elisabeth Viscountesse of Kynelmeky was created Countesse of Guilford during her life by Letters Patents bearing date at VVestminster the 14 day of Iuly in the twelfth year of the Reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles the second with all priviledges thereunto belonging and Fee of 20 l. per annum out of the Exchequer c. The Right Honorable Iames Butler Duke and Marquiss of Ormâ—nd in the Kingdom of Ireland was created Baâ—on Butler of Lanthony in the County of Glocester and Earl of Brecknock in Wales by Letters Patents bearing date at Westminster the 20. day of Iuly in the twelfth year of the Reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles the second which said Honours are granted to him and the Heirs males of his body lawfully begotten with the Fee of 20 l. per annum together with all priviledges c. he was in the same year also made Lord Steward of his Majesties houshold Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter and one of his Majesties most honourable Privy Council BARONS The Right honorable Thomas VVindsore de VVindsor alias Hickman was restored and confirmed to the Barony Title and Dignity of Baron Windsor by Letters Patents bearing date at VVestminster the 16 day of June in the twelfth year of the Reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles the second which said honor is granted to him and his Heirs for ever with the same precedency and place in Parliament and else where in England as Henry and Thomas VVindsor Barons VVindsor whilst they lived successively enjoyed and all other Dignities and preheminences to a Baron of Parliament belonging c. 1661. A Roll of the PEERS of the Kingdom of ENGLAND according to their Birth and Creations DUKES of the Blood Royal IAmes Duke of York and Albany Lord High Admiral of England Rupert Duke of Cumberland These take places in respect of their Offices Edward Earl of Clarendon Lord Chancellor of England Thomas Earl of Southampton Lord Treasurer of England DUKES Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk William Seymour Duke of Somerset George Villiers Duke of Buckingham Charles Stuart Duke of Richmond George Mâ—nck Duke of Albemarl MARQUISSES Iohn Paulett Marquiss of Winchester Edward Somersett Marquiss of Worcester William Cavendish Marquiss of Newcastle Henry Pierpoint Marquiss of Dorchester EARLES These three take p'ace in respect of their Offices Mountague Berte Earl of Lindsey Lord High Chamberlain of England Iames Butler Earl of Brecnock Lord Steward of his Majesties Houshold Edward Mountague Earl of Manchester Lord Chamberlain of his Majesties Houshold EARLS Awbery Vere Earl of Oxford Algernoon Piercy Earl of Northumberland Francis Talbott Earl of Shrewsbury Gray Earl of Kent Infra etat Charles Stanley Earl of Derby Iohn Mannours Earl of Rutland Hastings Earl of Huntingdon Infra etat Thomas Wriothsley Earl of Southampton William Russel Earl of Bedford Philip Herbert Earl of Pembrook and Mountgomery Theophilus Clinton Earl of Lincoln Charles Howard Earl of Nottingham Iames Howard Earl of Suffolk Richard Sackvill Earl of Dorsett William Cecil Earl of Salisbury John Cecil Earl of Exeter John Egerton Earl of Bridgewater Robert Sidney Earl of Leicester Iames Compton Earl of Northampton Charles Rich Earl of Warwick William Cavendish Earl of Devon Basâ—l Feilding Earl of Denbigh George Digby Earl of Bristol Liâ—nel Cranfeild Earl of Middlesex Henry Rich Earl of Holland Iohn Hollis Earl of Clare Oliver St. John Earl of Bullingbrook Mildmay Fane Earl of Westmerland Edward Mountague Earl of Manchâ—ster Thomas Howard Earl of Berkshire Thomas Howard Earl of Cleveland Edward Sheffeild Earl of Mulgrave Henry Cary Earl of Monmouth Iames Ley Earl of Marlborough Thomas Savage Earl Rivers Mountague Barrye Earl of Lindsey Lord great Chamberlain of England Nicholas Knollys Earl of Banbury Henry Cary Earl of Dover Henry Mâ—rdant Earl of Peterborough Henry Gray Earl of Stamford Hâ—neage Finch Earl of Winchelsey Charles Dormer Earl of Carnarvan Mâ—untjoy Blunt Earl of Newport Philip Stanhop Earl of Chesterfeild Iohn Tuston Earl of Thanett Ierâ—me Weston Earl of Portland William Wentworth Earl of Strafford Robert Spencer Earl of Sunderland Iames Savill Earl of Sussex George Goring Earl of Norwich Nicholas Leak Earl of Scaâ—sdale Wilmott Earl of Rochester Infra etat Henry Iâ—rmyn Earl of St. Albans Edward Mountagne Earl of Sandwich Iames Butler Earl of Brecknock Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon Arthur Capel Earl of Essex Thomas Brudenell Earl of Cardigan Arthur Anensley Earl of Anglesey Iohn Greenvile Earl of Bâ—th Charles Howard Earl of Carlisle VISCOUNTS Leicester Devereux Viscount Hereford Fracis Brown Viscount Mountague James Fienes Viscount Say and Seal Edward Conway Viscount Conway Baptist Noell Visconnt Cambden William Howard Viscount Stafford Thomas Bellasis Viscount Faulconberg Iohn Mordant Viscount Mordant BARONS Iohn Nevil Lord Abergavenny Iames Tutchett Lord Audley Charles West Lord Dela Warr. George Barkley Lord Barkley Thomas Parker Lord Morley and Mounteagle Francis Leinard Lord Dacres Conyers Darcy Lord Darcy William Stourton Lord Stourton William Lord Sandys De la Vine Edward Vaux Lord Vaux Thomas Windsor Lord Windsor Thomas Wentworth Lord Wentworth Wingfield Cromwell Lord Cromwell George Fure Lord Fure Philip Wharton Lord Wharton Francis Willoughby Lord Willoughby of Parham William Pagett Lord Pagett Dudley Nâ—rth Lord North. VVilliam Bruges Lord â—haundes Iohn Câ—ry Lord Hunsdon VVilliam Petre Lord Petre Dutton Gerrard Lord Gerrard Charles Stanhâ—pp Lord Stanhopp Henry Arundell Lord Aâ—undell of Warder Christopher Roper Lord Tenham Foulk Grevill Lord Brook Edward Mountague Lord Mountague of Boughton Charles Lord Howard of Charleton William Gray Lord Gray of Wark Iohn Roberts Lord Roberts William Craven Lord Craven Iohn Lovelace Lord Lovelace Iohn Paulett Lord Paulett William Maynard Lord Maynard Thomas Coventrey Lord Coventrey Edward Lord Howard of Eserick Warwick
Mohun Lord Mohun William Botiller Lord Botiller Percy Herbert Lord Powis Edw. Herbert Lord Herbert of Cherbury Francis Seamour Lord Seamour Thomas Bruce Lord Bruce Francis Newport Lord Newport Thomas Leigh Lord Leigh of Stone-Leigh Christopher Hatton Lord Hatton Henry Hastings Lord Loughborough Richard Byron Lord Byron Richard Vaughan Lord Vaughan Charles Smith Lord Carington William Widderington Lord Widderington Humble Ward Lord Ward Thomas Lord Culpepper Isaac Astley Lord Astley Richard Boyle Lord Clifford Iohn Lucas Lord Lucas John Bellasis Lord Bellasis Lewis Watson Lord Rockingham Charles Gerrard Lord Gerrard of Brandon Robert Lord Sutton of Lexington Charles Kirkhoven Lord Wooton Marmaduke Langdale Lord Langdale William Crofts Lord Crofts Iohn Berkley Lord Berkley Denzill Hollis Lord Hollis of Ifeild Frederick Lord Cornwallis George Booth Lord de la Mere. Horatio Townsend Lord Townsend Anthony Ashley Cooper Lord Ashley Iohn Crew Lord Crew By the inadvertency of the Press we must be beholding to a Schâ—lastical Distinction and place these Reverend Fathers and Prelates according to the order of time not of dignity as they they should have preceded the Barons the time most duly to be computed from the Restitution when the Church rose again to its pristine splendor by an Act of Parliament restoring this Sacred Function to all their Honors and in them the Kingdoms making a main part of these magnificences A DOctor Will. Juxon Lord Archbishop of Canterbury his Grace Primate and Metropolitan of all England was consecrated Bishop of London 1633. translated from London to Canterbury 1660. A. Dr. Accepted Frewen Lord Archbishop of York and Metropolitan of England was consecrated Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield 1644. translated from thence to York 1660. Y. Dr. Gilbert Shelden Lord Bishop of London was consecrated October 28. 1660. Dr. John Ceuzens Lord Bishop of Durham was consecrated December 2. 1660. Y. A. Dr. Brian Duppa Lord Bishop of Winchester This See is now possessed by Dr. Morley translated hither from the See of Worcester Prelate of the Garter and Bishop Lord Almoner he was consecrated Bishop of Chichester 1638. from thence translated to Sarum 1640. and from thence to Winchester 1660. and deceased 1662. A. Dr. William Peirs Lord Bishop of Bathe and Wells consecrated 1632. A. Dr. Matthew Wren Lord Bishop of Ely was consecrated Bishop of Hereford 1634. thence translated to Norwich 1635. from thence to Ely 1638. A. Dr. Robert Skinner Lord Bishop of Oxon consecrated Bishop of Bristol 1636. thence translated to Oxon 1640. A. Dr. Wâ—ll Roberts Lord Bishop of Bangor and Sub-Almoner was consecrated 1637. A. Dr. John Warner Lord Bishop of Rochester was consecrated 1637. A. Dr. Henry King Lord Bishop of Chichester was consecrated 1641. Dr. Humphry Henchman Lord Bishop of Salisbury was consecrated October 28. 1660. Dr. George Morley Lord Bishop of Worcester was consecrated October 28. 1660. Dr. Robert Sanderson Lord Bishop of Lincoln was consecrated October 28. 1660. Dr. George Griffith Lord Bishop of St. Asaph was consecrated October 28. 1660. Dr. William Lucy Lord Bishop of St. Davids was consecrated December 2. 1660. Dr. Benjamin Laney Lord Bishop of Peterborough was consecrated December 2. 1660. Dr. Hugh Lloyd Lord Bishop of Landaff was consecrated December 2. 1660. Dr. Richard Stern Lord Bishop of Carlisle was consecrated December 2. 1660 Y. Dr. Brian Walton Lord Bishop of Chester was consecrated December 2. 1660. Y. This See was possest by Dr. Fernâ— who dying also Dr. George Hall is now Lord Bishop thereof Dr. John Gauden who dying Dr. Sithe Ward is now Lord Bishop thereof Lord Bishop of Exeter was consecrated Decemb. 21 1660. Dr. Gilbert Irenside Lord Bishop of Bristol was consecrated January 13. 1660. Dr. Edward Reynolds Lord Bishop of Norwich was consecrated Jan. 13. 1660. Dr. William Nicholson Lord Bishop of Glocester was consecrated Jan. 13. 1660. Dr. Nicholas Monck Lord Bishop of Hereford was consecrated Jan. 13. 1660. who dying Dr. Herbert Crofts was consecrated in this place Dr. John Hacket Lord Bishop of Coventry and Litchfield A. Notes the Antient Bishops Y. the Diocesses in the Province of York all the rest are in the Province of Canterbury The Names of the Judges EDward Earl of Clarendon Lord High Chancellor of England Sir Robert Foster Knight Chief Justice of the Kings Bench. Sir Harbottle Grimston Baronet Mr. of the Rolls Sir Orlando Bridgman Knight and Baronet Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Matt. Hale Chief Baron of the Exchequer Justices of the Kings Bench Sir Tho. Mallet Knight Sir Tho. Twisden Knight Sir Wadham Windham Kt. Justices of the Common-Pleas Sir Robert Hide Knight Sir Thomas Terril Knight Sir Samuel Brown Knight Barons of the Exchequer Sir Edward Atkins Kt. Sir Christopher Turner Kt. Sir Jeffrey Palmer Kt. Attorny General the Kings Serjeants at Law Sir John Glynne Kt. Sir William Wilde Kt. The two Principal Secretaries of State persons eminent for their faithful and industrious loyalty are Sir Edward Nicholas of the same place to His late Majesty and Sir William Morrice the onely Confident the Renowned General the Duke of Albemaâ—le used in those blessed Counsels towards the Restitution of the King and Kingdom THE Names of the BARONETS made by Letters Patents since His Majesties most happy Restauration Anno 1660. Anno Duodecimo Caroli Regis Secundi With the times of their several Creations SIr Orlando Bridgeman Knight was created Baronet the seventh day of June in the Twelfth year of the Reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles the Second in the year of our Lord 1660. Sir Jeffery Palmer Knight was created Baronet the seventh of June Anno predict Sir Henâ—age Finch of Raveaston alias Rauston in the County of Bucks Knight was created Baronet the seventh of June Anno predict Sir John Langham of Cottesbrook in the County of Northampton Knight created Baronet the seventh day of June Anno predict Sir Robert Abdy of Albins in the County of Essex Knight created Baronet the ninth of June Vâ—supra Thomas Draper of Suminghill-Park in the County of Berks Esquire was created Baronet the ninth of June Anno pred Humphry Winch of Hamnes in the County of Bedford Esquire created Baronet the 9 of June Anno pred Jonathan Rease Esquire created Baronet the ninth of June Anno pred Henry Wright of Dagenham in the County of Essex Esquire created Baronet the 9 of June Anno pred Hugh Spâ—ke of Haselbury in the County of Wilts Esquire created Baronet the 12th of June Anno pred Nicholas Gould of the City of London Esquire created Baronet the 13th of June Anno predict Sir Thomas Adams of the City of London Knight created Baronet the 13th of June Anno predict Richard Atkins of Clapham in the County of Surrey Esquire created Baronet the 13th of June Anno predict Thomas Allen of the City of London Esquire created Baronet the 14th of June Anno predict Henry North of Mildnal in the County of Suffolk Esquire was created Baronet the fifteenth of June Anno
of New-Sarum in the County of Wilts Esquire created Baronet the second of February in the Thirteenth of Charles the Second Anno predict John Husbands of Ipsley in the County of Warwick Esquire created Baronet the second of February Anno predict Thomas Morgan of Wangatock in the County of Monmouth Esquire created Baronet the seventh of February Anno predict John Lane of Talske in the County of Roscommon in the Kingdom of Ireland created Baronet the ninth of February Anno predict George Wakefren of Beckford in the County of Glocester Esquire created Baronet the thirteenth of February Anno predict Benjamin Wright of Cranham-hall in the County of Essex Esquire created Baronet the fifteenth of February Anno predict John Celleton of the City of London Esquire created Baronet the eighteenth of February Anno predict Sir James Modiford of the City of London Knight created Baronet the eighteenth of February Anno predict Thomas Beaumont of Staughton Grange in the County of Leicester created Baronet the one and twentieth of February Anno predict Edward Smith of Eshe in the County of Durham Esquire created Baronet the three and twentieth of February Anno predict John Napeir alias Naper alias Sands Esquire created Baronet the fourth of March Anno predict Thomas Gifford of Castle-Jordan in the County of Meath in the Province of Lemster in the Kingdom of Ireland Esquire created Baronet the fourth of March Anno predict Thomas Clifton of Clifton in the County of Lancaster Esquire created Baronet the fourth of March Anno predict William Wilson of Eastborne in the County of Sussex Esquire created Baronet the fourth of March Anno predict Compton Reed of Barton in the County of Berks Esquire created Baronet the fourth of March Anno predict Sir Bryan Broughton of Broughton in the County of Stafford Knight created Baronet the tenth of March Anno predict Robert Slingsby of Newsels in the County of Hertford Esquire created Baronet the sixteenth of March Anno predict Sir Ralph Verney of Middle Claydon in the County of Bucks Knight created Baronet the sixteenth of March Anno predict John Crofts of Stowe in the County of Suffolk Esquire created Baronet the sixteenth of March Anno predict Robert Dicer of Vphal in the County of Hereford Esquire created Baronet the eighteenth of March Anno predict Sir John Bromefield of Suffolk-place in the County of Southwark in the County of Surrey Knight created Baronet the twentieth of March Anno predict Thomas Rich of Sunning in the County of Berks Esquire created Baronet the twentieth of March Anno predict Edward Smith of Edmondthorpe in the County of Leicester Esquire created Baronet the five and twentieth of March Anno predict Walter Long of Whaddon in the County of Wilts Esquire created Baronet the six and twentieth of March Anno predict John Fettiplace of Chilbrey in the County of Berks Esquire created Baronet the eighth of April Anno predict Walter Hendley of Coutchfield in the County of Sussex Esquire created Baronet the eighth of April Anno predict William Parsons of Langley in the County of Bucks Esquire created Baronet the ninth of April Anno predict John Cambel of Woodford in the County of Essex Esquire created Baronet the ninth of April Anno pred Sir Charles Gawdy of Cowshel in the County of Suffolk Knight created Baronet the twentieth of April Anno predict William Morrice of Werrington in the County of Devon Esquire created Baronet the twentieth of April Anno predict Sir William Cayly of Brompton in the County of York Knight created Baronet the twentieth of April Anno predict Sir Charles Doyly of the City of London created Baronet the six and twentieth of April Anno predict William Godolphin of Godolphin in the County of Cornwal Esquire created Baronet the nine and twentieth of April Anno predict Thomas Cursen of Walter Perry in the County of Oxford Esquire created Baronet the thirtieth of April Anno pred Edmund Fowel of Fowels-Gembe in the County of Devon Knight created Baronet the first of May Anno pred John Cropley of Clarkenwel in the County of Middlesex Esquire created Baronet the seventh of May Anno pred William Smith of Radcliff in the County of Bucks Esquire created Baronet the tenth of May Anno pred George Cooke of Wheatley in the County of Yorke Esquire created Baronet the tenth of May Anno pred Charles Lloid of Garth in the County of Mountgomery Esquire created Baronet the tenth of May An. predict Nathaniel Powel of Enhurst in the County of Sussex Esquire created Baronet the fourteenth of May anno pred Denny Ashburnham of Broâ—nham in the county of Sussex Esquire created Baronet the fifteenth of May an pred Sir Hugh Smith of Long Asheton in the county of Somerset Knight created Baronet the sixteenth of May An. pred We will next cast a glance upon the rays of the Irish Diadem in the Honors conferred there upon these eminent and excellent Personages following IRELAND DUKES THe Right Noble James Marquess of Ormond was created Duke of Ormond in the Kingdom of Ireland by Letters Patents bearing date at Westminster the thirtieth of March in the Thirteenth year of the Reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles the Second entailing the same to him and the heirs males of his body with all priviledges and prehemineâ—ces thereunto belonging with the Fee of 40 l. per annum payable in the Exchequer of Ireland for the better support of the said Honor. EARLS The Right honorable Roger Lord Broghill was created Earl of Orrery in the County of Corke within the Province of Munster in the Kingdome of Ireland by Letters Pattents bearing date at Westminster the fifth day of September in the Twelfth year of the reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles the Second entayling the same honour to him and the heirs males of his body lawfully begotten with all rights priviledges c. belonging with the Fee of 20 l. per annum out of the Exchequer in Ireland The Right honourable Sir Charles Coote was created Baron Coote of Castle Cuffe Viscount Coote of Castle Coot and Earl of Mountrath in the Kindom of Ireland the said honors c. to him and the heirs males of his body lawfully begotten withall priviledges c. with the Fee of 20 l. per annum payable out of the Exchequer in Ireland by Letters Patents bearing the date at Westminster the sixth day of September in the twelfth year of the reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles the Second The Right honourable Oliver Lord Viscount Fitz-Williams of Merwin in the Kingdom of Ireland was created Earl of Tirconnel in the said Kingdom by Letters Patents bearing date at VVestminster the 20 day of April in the thirteenth year of the reign of our most Gracious Soveraign King Charles the Second granting the same to him and the heirs males of his body for ever with all priviledges and preheminences thereunto belonging and also 20 l. per annum
out of his Majesties Exchequer in Ireland for the better support thereof There are likewise three other Earls but for want of Irish Heraldry we must be content to name their Titles viz. The Earl of Mount Alexander the Earl of Drogbeday formerly Lord Moon and the Right Honorable Roger Palmer Earl of Castlemain VISCOUNTS The Right honourable Sir Iohn Clotworthy of Antrim in the County of Antrim in the Kingdom of Ireland Knight was created Baron of Lough Neagh and Viscount Maszereen in the said County by letters patents bearing date at VVestminster the 21 of November in the twelfth year of our Gracious Soveraign Lord c. with the said honours and also to him and the heirs males of his body lawfully begotten and for want of such â—ssue to Iohn Skiffingtou Baronet and the heirs of his body on the body of Mary the Daughter and heir apparent of the said Sir Iohn Clotworthy lawfully begotten together with all the rights priviledges and preheminences to a Baron and Viscount belonging The Right honorable Robert Cholmâ—ndeley Esquire was created Viscount Kellis in the County of Meth in the Kingdom of Ireland by letters patents bearing date at VVestminster the 29 of March in the thirteenth year of the reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles the second granting the same to him and the heirs males of his body with the remainder to Hugh Cholmondeley Esquire his Brother and the heirs males of his body with all priviledges and preheminences to a Viscount of Ireland belonging BARONS The Right honorable Sir Iohn King of the Abby of Boyle in the County of Roscommon in the Kingdom of Ireland Knight was created Baron Kingston of Kingston in in the County of Dublin to hold to him and the heirs males of his body lawfully begotten with all priviledges c. by letters patents bearing date at Westminster the fourth day of September in the twelfth year of the reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles the Second The Right honourable Collonel Richard Coot was created Baron Coâ—te of Colrein in the County of Shyoe in the Kingdom of Ireland the same entailed to him and the heirs males of his body lawfully begotten with all priviledges c. by lettars patents bearing date at Westminster the sixth of September in the twelfth year of the Reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles the Second in the year of our Lord 1661. Additions to the Honors conferred by His Majesty in the Thirteenth year of His Reign SIr Thomas Fanshaw of Ware Park in the County of Hertford the Elder Knight of the Bathe was created Viscount Fanshaw of Donnamore in the Kingdom of Ireland by Letters Patents bearing date at Westminster the fifth of September Anno 13 Caroli Secundi BARONETS Robert Jenkinson of Walcot in the County of Oxford Esquire created Baronet by Letters Patents bearing date at Westminster the eighteenth of May 13 Caroli Secundi William Glyne of Bissiter alias Bercester in the County of Oxford Esquire the twentieth of May Anno predict Sir John Charnock of Holcot in the County of Bedford Esquire the one and twentieth of May Anno pred Robert Brook of Norton in the county of Suffolk Esquire the one and twentieth of May. Anno pred Thomas Nevil of Holt in the county of Leicester Esquire the five and twentieth of May Anno pred Henry Andrews of Lothbury in the county of Bucks the seven and twentieth of May Anno pred Anthony Craven of Sparsholt alias Sparshale in the county of Berks Esquire the fourth of June Anno pred James Clavering of Axwel in the county of Durham Esquire Iune 5. an pred Thomas Derham of West-Derham in the county of Norfolk Esquire Iune 8. an pred Abraham Cullen of Eastsheen in the county of Surrey Iune 17. an pred Godfrey Copley of Spretborough in the county of York Iune 17 ut supra Griffith Williams of Pewrhyne in the county of Carnarvan Esquire ut supra James Rushort of Milast-green in the county of Essex Esquire ut supra Henry Winchcomb of Bucklebury in the county of Berks Esquire Iune 18. an predict Sir Thomas Viner of the city of London Knight ut supra Clement Clarke of Laune-Abbey in the county of Leicester Esquire ut supra John Segliard of Delaware in the county of Kent Esquire ut supra Christopher Guise of Elmore in the county of the city of Glocester Esquire Iuly 10. an pred Reynald Fester of East-Greenwich in the county of Kent Esquire Iuly 11. an pred Philip Parker of Erwarten in the county of Suffolk Esquire Iuly 16. an pred Sir Edward Duke of Benhal in the county of Suffolk Knight Iuly 17. an pred Edward Barkham of Wanfleet in the county of Lincoln Esquire Iuly 21. an pred Charles Hussey of Caythorp alias Caythrop in the county of Lincoln Esquire ut supra Thomas Norton of the city of Coventry in the county of Warwick Esquire Iuly 23. an pred Sir John Dormer of Grange in the county of Bucks Knight ut supra Thomas Carew of Haccombe in the county of Devon Esquire Aug. 2. an pred Mark Milbanck of Halvaby in the county of York Esquire Aug. 7. an pred Richard Rothwel of Ewerby and Stapleford in the county of Lincoln Esquire Aug. 16. an pred John Bancks of the city of London Esquire Aug. 22. an pred Henry Ingoldsby of Lethenborough in the county of Bucks Esquire Aug. 30. an pred Robert Jason of Broad-Somerford in the county of Wilts Esquire September 5. an pred Sir Iohn Young of Culliton in the county of Devon Esquire Sept. 26. an pred Francis Buckley of Attleborough in the county of Norfolk Esquire Sept. 30. an pred Iohn Frederick Van Freisendorf of Heerdick Lord of Kyrup one of the Privy Council to the King of Sweden and his Ambassador Extraordinary to the King of England His most Excellent Majesty created Baronet by Letters Patents bearing date at Westminster the fourth of October in the Thirteenth year of King Charles the Second c. William Roberts of Willesden in the county of Middlesex Esquire Nov. 8. an pred William Luckin of Waltham in the county of Essex Esquire Novemb. 15. an pred Thomas Smith of Hill-Hall in the county of Essex Esquire Nov. 29. an pred Edwin Sadler of Temple Diâ—nesly alias Dinsley in the county of Hertford Esquire Dec. 3. an pred Sir William Windham of Orchard in the county of Somerset Kniâ—ht Dec. 19. an pred George Southcote of Bleborough in the county of Lincoln Esquire Janu 17. an pred George Trevellian of Nettlecome in the county of Somerset Esquire Janu 24. an pred The Reader is desired to excuse our omission of all the Scotch Dignities not onely because of National incuriosity but by reason there are very few of them except the Restitutory Honors of the Family of the Gurâ—ons to the Earldom of â—bâ—yn To omit also the Knights-Batchelors made by the King with the Honors of the several Offices
the Hague Folio 50 Danish Ambassador Speech and Audience at the Hague Folio 54 Deputies of the Province of Holland complement His Majesty Folio 70 His Higness the Duke of York swears the Mariners of the Fleet Folio 72 Sir George Downing presents himself to His Majesty Folio 76 Duke of York goes aboard the English Fleet Folio 87 Death of the Duke of Glocester Folio 168 Duke of York attends Her Majesties arrival on the English Coast Folio 249 E. Estâ—tes of Holland dine privately with His Majesty 67. Complement the English Commissioners Folio 68 Edenburghs triumphs for His Majesties Restauration Folio 151 Extraordinary Envoy from the Duke of Curland Folio 169 Earls Created Folio 191 Envoy from the Emperor of Rssiuia comes to complement His Majesty Folio 255 F. French Ambassador had Audience at the Hague Folio 54 Feasts of the Estates of Holland Folio 81 G. Sir Harbotle Grimstons Speech to Sir John Greenvil which brought His Majesties Letters Folio 13 H. Doctor Hardy Preacheth before His Majesty at the Hague Folio 77 Honors conferred by His Majesty Folio 217 I. Joy at Lisbon when the Infanta of Portugal was saluted Queen of England Folio â—245 K. Knights of the Bath Folio 189 Knights of the Garter Folio 215 L. Londons great joy upon the Parliaments receipt of His Majesties Letters 14. It s unexpressible joy at Proclaiming His Majesty 31. It s reception of His Majesty Folio 124 Lords of Zealand Speech to His Majesty Folio 84 Sir Charles Lâ—cas and Sir George Lisle's Funeral at Colchester Folio 180 Lords created Folio 196 Londons noble entertainment of their Sacred Majesties in their passage from Hampton-Court Folio 257 M. His Majesty goes to St. Jean de Luz 3. Returns to Brussels 4. Comes to Breda 7. Sends Letters and Declarations to Parliament Army and City 9. Visited by divers Princes 14. Receives information of the Votes in Parliament 14. Invited into Holland 38. His Majesties Royal entertainment in Holland 38. Arrives at the Hague 47. His Majesties entertainment at the Hague 61 65. His Majesty gives Audience to the English Commissioners 62. His Majesty toucheth for the Evil 79. His Majesties sitting with the States General described 90. His Majesty comes to Scheveling 106. Takes shipping 110. Lands at Dover 121. Comes to His Royal Palace of Whithall 124. His Majesties passage to His Coronation 197. Manner of His Majesties Coronation 198. His Majesties resolutions to marry with the Infanta of Portugal 243. Goes to meet the Queens Majesty at Portsmouth 251. Is married at Portsmouth 252. Comes to Winchester Farnham Windsor and Hampton-Court Folio 253 Her Majesty imbarks for England 247. Lands at Portsmouth 250. Is married 251. Comes to Hampton-Court 253. Receives the Addresses of the Nobility Lord Major of London and others Folio 255 Marriage of the Infanta with the King of France Folio 142 General Moncks first appearance in Order to His Majesties Restauration 5. Receives His Majesty on shore 121. Created Duke of Albemarle Folio 159 Lord Mordant brings glad tidings to His Majesty Folio 8 Sir Samuel Moreland presents himself to His Majesty Folio 20 General Montague arrives with the Fleet to attend His Majesty 57. Made Earl of Sandwich Folio 162 Earl of Montross his Funeral Folio 176 N. Names of His Majesties most Honorable Privy Council Folio 211 Names of the Judges Folio 209 P. Proclamation for His Sacred Majesty Folio 28 Prince Maurice of Nassau complements His Majesty Folio 95 Prince of Lignes arrival in England Folio 167 Princess of Orange arrival in England Folio 169 Death and Funervl Folio 170 Princess Henrietta arrives in England Folio 172 Q. Queen Mother arrives in England Folio 172 R. The Resident for the Emperor complements His Majesty Folio 63 S. A glorious Star at His Majesties Birth Folio 2 Secluded Members contribute to His Majesties Restauration Folio 6 States of Holland send Deputies to His Majesty 15. As also the States General 16. They complement His Majesty Folio 95 Spanish Ambassador Treats His Majesty Folio 74 Statue of Mis Majesty seâ— up in the Royal Exchange Folio 165 T. Triumphs at Lisbon Folio 161 Traitors Araignment and Execution Folio 173 174 W. Wonderful things in Ireland Folio 164 THE MAGNIFICENCIES and GLORIOUS TRIUMPHS OF K. CHARLES the II. THE Grandeurs of this Monarch which we shall here narrate not undertaking the History of his Life too rudely hitherto attempted are so far beyond all what Fiction and Invention can offer in Ronsantick Hyperboles Magu in speciem adornal is verbis quam ut sentire videamur as they come near a Miracle which will require Language as strange as it self or else to be expressed in the plainest and most facile words that can convey and fit it to our Capacities To write it in a Stile like it self or to represent it any way in its full Glories no Traict but that of an Angels Plume can serve turn For Heaven was pleased to use a very like curiosity in the very Beginnings and Dawnings of that Splendor which hath now in its almost Meridian overspread the Universe For that the weak admiration of men at his Birth might be aided and assisted to a due veneration of his present and future Greatness then divined by most people a Bright Star appeared at Noon-day and ushered in the Auspicia of his Wonders May 29 1630. which benigne Luminary never wanted those propitious Influences which in the darkest times serened his Condition And such a Remarque of Heaven was never vouchsafed to any Nativity besides that of our Saviour To omit its Tutelage and Defence of him throughout the War covering his head in Battel and conveying him in safety abroad after the general ruine at home nor insist upon his Escape and avoydance of the English Fleet that lay in wait to intercept him in his Voyage for Scotland To take no notice of his Scotch Coronation though as solemn and magnificent as ever was known in that Kingdom to pass by his well-designed Advance into England and his more memorable Escape out of it from Worcester never enough to be admired because these Providences were as the cloud 〈◊〉 concealed and obscured him We will only observe the Pillar of Fire which after it had purified him in the Night of his Humiliation and Affliction at the end of that Darkness revealed him in Glory This Discourse is deduced no further than his Renascency from August 1659 when Sir George Booth's Design was impregnated with his Interest though all along the Usurpation some Appearances there were of its reviving particularly that Noble Attempt of Col. Penruddock c. which in Nine Moneths time computed thence ripened to a Full Deliverance During this Affair in England his Majesty was removed from his Retirement and private Recess at Colen where he had long sojourned the rather for the great Civility of that people to him and who at his departure most nobly treated him to Brussels where he stayed not long but after some dispatches for England where every
of England and of all the Kingdoms Dominions and Rights belonging to the same did by inherent Birth-right and lawful and undoubted succession descend and come to his most Excellent Majesty Charles the Second as being lineally justly and lawfully next Heir of the Bloud Royal of this Realâ—s and that by the Goodness and Providence of Almighty God He is of England Scotland France and Ireland the Most Potent 〈◊〉 Mighty and Undoubted King And thereunto we most humbly and faithfully do submit and oblige our selves our Heirs and Posterities for ever God save the KING Will. Jessop Clerk of the Commons House of Parliament The Proclamation being ended the Lords and Commons took their Coaches and proceeded in this order First the Head-Bâ—yliffe of Westminster and his Servants did ride along with white staves to prepare the way Then followed a gallant Troop of Officers of the Army and other Gentlemen with Trumpets before them then the Life-guard very stately mounted and richly cloathed after them a Class of six Trumpets and three Heralds then a Herald between the Serjeant to the Commons and the Mace of the Council next Mr. Ryley King at Arms in his rich Coat of â—he Kings Arms between Serjeant Norfolk and Serjeant Middlâ— after whom came the Usher of the Black Rod and Mr. Bish together These thus ushering the way came the Right Honourable the Eatl of Manchester in his Coach and six Horses the Speaker of the House of Commons in his then his Excellency the Lord General Monk in his after which followed both Houses of Lords and Commons some in Coaches of six Horses some four some two and then a Troop of Horse In this manner they came to Whitehal where they proclaimed his Majesty a second time and then in like Order proceeded Being come to Arundel House they made a stand where Mr. Ryley King at Arms taking one of the Heralds and six Trumpets with him advanced forward toward Temple-Bar perceiving at a distance the Gates open he paused a while Col. Alderman Bateman and some other Gentlemen came to acquaint him that the Lord Mayor Aldermen Colonels and other Officers of the City were there ready to receive him Whereupon the King at Arms having some Discourse with the Colonel the Colonel went back to Temple-Bar and caused the Gates to be shut upon this the King at Arms with Trumpets before him went to the Gate knocked and demanded Entrance The Lord Mayor appointed some to ask who it was that knocked the King at Arms replied that if they would open the Wicket and desire the Lord Mayor to come to the Gate he would deliver to him his Message The Lord Mayor came on Horseback attended with several Officers to the Gate and Col. Bateman told the King of Arms that he might now deliver his Message to the Lord Mayor who was come to receive it The Trumpets immediatly sounded after which silence being made it was demanded of the King of Arms Who he was and what was his Message to which he answered on Horseback with his Hat on We are the Heralds at Arms appointed and commanded by the Lords and Commons in Parliament Assembled to demand Entrance into the Famous City of London to Proclaim Charles the Second King of England Scotland and Ireland and we expect your speedy Answer to this Demand To this they returned If it please you Sir to have a little Patience we shall speedily give you an Answer to your Message shutting the wicker again After some little conference between the Lord Mayor and Aldermen the Colonel returned and opening the Wicker told the King at Arms That his Message was accepted and the Gates should be immediatly opened which was done accordingly The King at Arms entred trumpets sounding before him and was joyfully received by the Lord Mayor in his Crimson Velvet Gown and Hood the Aldermen and Sherisses in Scarlet and the Officers of the Militia gallantly accoutred on Horseback Both sides of the Streets were guarded by the Militia Forces of London from Temple-Bar to the Old Exchange and stood all with their swords drawn as also the Officers and several spectators in Windows The City Horse fell in next the Life-guard then the Lord Mayor and Aldermen after whom the Heralds and the rest as formerly When they came to Chancery Lane end they proclaimed his Majesty a third time where at the Word CHARLES the Second in the Proclamation the King at Arms lifting himself up with more than ordinary cheerfulness and expressing it with a very audible voyce the people presently took it and on a sudden carried it to the Old Exchange which was pursued with such shouts that near a quarter of an hour was spent before silence could be made to read the rest of the Proclamation After this they went to Cheapside where his Majesty was Proclaimed a fourth time where the shouts of the people were so great that though all the Bells in the City rung Bow Bels could not be heard there Thence to the Old Exchange where his Majesty was again Proclaimed and the Solemnity ended The Shouts and Acclamations of the People to this gallant and well ordered Procession are not easily to be exprest The numberless number of Bonefires the Ringing of Bels and shooting off the Guns and the joyful Expressions of the People did declare them beyond the Art of any Pen. The infected Herd of the Vulgar did hereby purifie and cleanse the Ayr of London dispelling those dark Mists of the Rebellion with the thunder of their Applauses and rejoycing at this Solemnity Nor could a less Atonement acquit the frantick multi ude from their mad Tumults and their former Riot at that very Cross So that the Kings felicity consisted not only in redeeming them from Slavery but restoring them to their senses the happy use thereof by the Magick of his excellent Name The whole Solemnity was concluded with Bonesires at every door almost congratulation of Friends and Acquaintance indeed strangers were such then so great the freeness of mens minds concerning this happy and long desired Revolution The like was afterwards done in the Country in the several Cities and Burroughs and with proportionable Triumphs and Gladness At this time the martyred Kings Statue was re-erected at Guild-hall and the Arms of the Commonwealth every where pull'd down and defaced and his Majesties set in their places as likewise restored to their former Stations in Churches and Courts of Judicature wâ— now acted in the Kings name and cancelled that opprobrious stile of the Keepers of the Liberties of England and all Persons in Office or trust impowered to continue and discharge the same in his Majesties Name and by his Authority The King having accepted the Offer of the Deputies of Holland The King accepts the Invitation into Holland and having exprest himself that he intended to come into Holland by water the Estates General understanding thereof gave order that all the Pinnaces and other Barks capable to transport
Holland did it comprehensively for all of them and that it would be unseemly to incommodate his Majesty with so many Visits so that by this means the University of Leyden then in a readiness was put by from their address and Gratulations Indeed there would have been no end of those Ceremonies otherwise so passionately did each place and degree of men strive to shew their joy and affection for his Majesty therefore not to clog the Reader we will forbear any particular Narratives concerning them Come we now to the manner of the Entertainment of the King at Dinner The manner of the Entertainment of the King at Dinner for which as before said a Sum of 30000 l. from the day of his coming to the Hague was alotted as a foundation for expences till he should depart in his Voyage seven Lords were appoynted to attend constantly at his meat and see the Royal Family served The Table was doubly furnished at the head of which and in the midst sate the King having on his left hand the Princess Royal and on his right his Aunt the Queen of BohemiA At the end of the Table on the same side were the Dukes of York and Glocester and at the other end by the Princess Royal was the Prince of Aurange her Son This Order was observed in all Repasts only in the absence of the Prince of Aurange the two Princes his Majesties Brothers separated and placed themselves at the two ends of the Table By this means one could well serve all those that were there because they were all at a certain distance which permitted the Officers to do their Functions and places as also the Deputies of the Estates left space enough between the Kings Table and theirs for the convenrence of those which served the meat before the Royal persons putting themselves at the two ends of the skirt before the King who would not that the Deputies Table should be separated from his There was commonly a Set of Violins which played and divertised the King during Dinner and in the Healths that were drunk as the King never failed almost to drink the Prosperity of the States the Cannon of the Viverberg thundred from every Battery On the 16th day of May Audience of the Commissioners before his Majesty after his Majesty had dined the Commissioners of Parliament and the City of London came to do reverence to his Majesty They came from the House where the extraordinary Ambassadours are lodged and the military house of the Citizens in this Order both the Lords and the other went forth afoot walking two and two having before them a very great number of Gentlemen Among them the Lord Fairfax drew upon him the curiosity and eyes of all men as known to them by name to have been Captain General of the Parliaments Army he desired to see the King privately and to ask him pardon for the past Offence with all submission which afterwards he did Being brought into the Kings Chamber they made a very low and most submiss Reverence The Earl of Oxford spake for the higher House in a short but pithy Oration Denzil Hollis for the House of Commons whose Elegant Speech is Printed at large the Occasion of which Publication was some exceptions or sinister Reports made of it and therefore that Lord vindicated himself and it He insisted therein chiefly upon the miseries under which the Nation had so long groaned and upon the Usurpation and Tyranny of Cromwel whereas on the contrary they were assured by his Majesties innate Goodness as well as indubitable Right of enjoying themselves their Lands and Liberties in a full repose and serenity of Peace beseeching him in the Name of the people of England to return forthwith into his Kingdom and to resume again the Scepter of his Ancestors â—ee and unburdened from any Conditions or Limitations as Sr. John Greenvile had before reâ—orted The King received them with much Frankness together with the protestations of obedience Fidelity which they made him in the Name of the Lords and Commons of England and of the City of London in particular whose 〈◊〉 to the King were expressed and delivâ— by Sir William Wyld the Recorder in few but sincere words and therewithal gave them his hand to kiss and welcomed them After they had taken leave of the King they addressed themselves to the Dukes to whom they rendered the Complements from the Parliament and City and thence in the same order on Foot to the Qâ—en of Bohemia and the Princess Royal where they performed after the same manner To compleat this Gratulation both from home and abroad from States Parliaments Princes Kings The Emperors Resident complements the Kiâ— the Emperours Resident at the Hague had also Audience of the King declaring unto him that this change of his Affairs would be the most welcom News to his Master in the world since he hoped his Majesty knew what a sincere Friend and Lover of him and his Interest the Deceased Emperour Ferdinand had on all Occasions expressed himself There was also that day admitted to the Kings Presence the Master of that Barque which conveyed his Majesty from the Coast of Sussex over to Deep in France after his Escape from Worcester The King was well pleased with the sight of him in this turn of his condition which rendred his just greatness now more pleasant to him by that contrariety of Fortune He dismist therefore this faithful Person with assurance of his respect and Favour to him The King also received to the honour of his Hand many Persons of Quality who in the impatience to see his Majesty had passed the Sea voluntarily without any particular Commission they all did him Reverence in the same manner the Commissioners had done The English Officers in the pay and Service of the States came and presented themselves to his Majesty among whom was Major Cromwel whose Elder Brother commanded a Regiment whereof he was Major being the Sons of Sr. Oliver Cromwel Unkle to the Usurper the King shewed him no other Countenance than to any of his good Subjects but received him very well permitting them to change their Name of Cromwel into their ancienter name of Williams On the 17th day the Swedish Ambassadour Mr. Coyet had Audience also of the King who in the Close thereof enquired particularly of the young King of Sweden and the Queen Regent and the place of his Breeding and so with usual Civilities dismist him professing his desire and readiness to continue the Allyance between the two Crowns The rest of that day was spent in private Conferences with the Commissioners of the Parliament It will now not be amiss to our purpose since we shall presently speak of the Kings intention to depart The manner how the King was served to speak a word of the manner wherewith the King was served at his ordinary Repasts and of the estate of the expence which was made every day for his Majesty having
but seven Tables with the Kings besides the servants but this day there were sixteen seven of which were served as ordinarily in the other appartments of the Kings House and the rest in the Costellary where expresse order was given to receive and treat all the English that should come The expence of this entertainment was not particularly known by reason the States would not make any brags of their Cost but the King was greatly pleased with the magnificence thereof as he expressed himself to one of the States the next day affirming that he never Supped better then the day he arrived at the Hague and that in all the feasts which were made as well in France Spain and Germany and in the Low-Countreys and among others that which the Arch-Duke Leopoldus made in the Month of May 1656. when he was going out of the Low-Countreys into Germany he saw nothing come near that wherewith the states of Holland had now entertained him As soon as the Estates began to drink the Kings Health they gave the signall with a Torch at one of the Windows which looked towards the Viver where the Artillery was placed which presently was fired to which answerd the Musquet and the Carbines of the Horse and the Cannon from the Rampart and this at four several times which was as the intermedial Musick of that which passed in the Palace during supper whilst it lasted there was made to come forth from a boat which was in the midst of that viver or pond which washeth the Foot of Prince Maurice his House aswel as oâ—e whole Palace an infinite number of squibs and of other artificial Fireworks which gave a most pleasant divertisement to the people the whole night On Monday the 21. the States having notice that the King intended to depart in his voyage the day following desired to know how they should wait upon him to make him their last complement either in body or by Deputies But the King to do them an extraordinary honour in recompence of those great civilities he had received from them acquainted them by a messenger of his own that the next day his voyage being deferred till Wednesday he would make them a visit in person in the place of their Assembly They would have been glad if they could have dispensed themselves from receiving so great an honour but they chose to be loaden with civility at home then to commit an incivility in opposing the will of the King The Estates of Holland likewise to whom the King signified by one of the Secretaries of his Commands that he would do them the same honour received the advertisement thereof with the same respect and both one and t'other after they had agreed with the Ministers of the Court how they intended to receive his Majesty with all the submission they should be able to render to so good a Prince and so great Monarch they both gave necessary orders in their several Assemblies for this glorious and illustrious visit The Speech of the Lorâ—s of Zeland In the mean time the Estates of Zeland and Friesland sent their Deputies a part to congratulate the King who were received with the same Ceremony as the the King had used to the other Provinces At their Audience Mounsier De Veth Pensionary Councellor of Zeland bespoke the King in these words Sir we are here from the Lords the Estates of Zeland to do reverence to your Majesty and to assure you of our most humble and respectfull services we represent Sir and acknowledge in the person and sight of your Majesty the favours and assistances which our Province hath from all time received from the Kings of Great Brittain your most famous Predecessours and so we cannot but felicitate you and expresse the joy we have to see the grace which God would do unto your Majesty in this admirable revolution of Affairs wherewith your Majesty should be so much the more touched as neither you nor the rest of the world presumed so much as to hope it If Great Brittain hath made Bon-fires at the Birth of your Majesty what should we do now in this marvellous Conjuncture where we see all the Artifices and attempts of your enemies disappointed and overthrown your Royall Person miraculously reestablished in the Throne of your Ancestors and your Crown to speak truth sent from Heaven rather then put upon the head of your Majesty by the hand of man so we need not doubt that God who is the particular Protector of Kings who raises at this time your Majesty by wayes so Extraordinary will not fail to uphold you by that powerfull hand which laid it on the Royal head and that whole Christendome derives not advantages from thence which cannot be ordinary since that God by whom your Majesty reigns so visibly will make it so that you shall reign for him efficaciously in rendring the good and repose of his Church inseparable from the interests of your estate And hence shall it be Sir that as from an inexhaustible spring upon the Counsells and actions of your Majesty shall flow all the blessings of Heaven which shall settle the repose of your Estate and assure the Scepter in your hands for the comfort of your People for the protection of your Allies for the Terror of your Enemies and for the establishment of a perpetual peace in all Christendome to the exaltation of the great name of God and to the particular glory of your Majesty Especially we hope that this favourable occasion will serve to tye more strongly the Knot of the Alliance which from time to time hath been so carefully maintained between Great Brittain and this Commonwealth particularly if her Highness the Princesse Royal who is so notably interessed in the prosperity of both will labour herein with the care which we promise us from her Goodnesse These are the most ardent prayers Sir which the Lords the Estates of Zeland your very humble Servants make unto God and which they hope will be heard in due time The Count of Oldenburgh the powerfullest Count of Germany and allyed to the Royal house of Denmarke whose heir he is in case of faylure no other Prince or State having by expresse Letters of Credence to the King by their Ministers congratulated his Majesty upon the happinesse of his affairs sent Monsieur Cotteritz his Councellor of State purposely on the Errand the King received him with all honour and respect and gave him a most obliging answer for the complement This One and Twentieth of May The Duke of York goeth aboard the English Fleet. the Duke of York who was hindred on Saturday the 19. from going aboard the Fleet as we have said by the storm embarqued himself and came on board the General It was thought necessary by the Kings Councill to disengage the Officers and Marriners of the Oath which they had taken to the last Parliament and to be assured thereof by a new Oath of Fidelity to the King their
just at his departure They met at their hall as at their first visit and thence to the Kings house where all the Lords and persons of Quality about his Majesty came to meet them and conducted them to the presence Chamber where the chief of them Mounsieur de Witt spoke this most elegant Harange which far surpassed all the rest He began in these Words SIR IF one may judge of the displeasure which we have to see your Majesty depart from our Province by the satisfaction we had to possesse you we shall have no great trouble to make it known to you Your Majesty might have observed in the Countenance of all our People the joy they had in their Hearts to see amongst them a Prince cherished of God a Prince wholly miraculous and a Prince that is probably to make a part of their quietnesse and felicity Your Majesty shall see presently all the Streets filled all the wayes covered and all the Hills loaden with people which will follow you even to the place of your Embarkment and would not leave you if they had wherewith to passe them into Your Kingdome Our joy is Common unto us with that of our Subjects but as we know better then they the inestimable value of the Treasure which we possesse so are we more sensible of this sad separation It would be insupportable to us Sir if we reentred not into our selves and considered not that it is the thing of the world we most desired and the greatest advantage also that we could wish to your Majesty We acquiesce therein because we know that this Removal is no lesse necessary for us then glorious for your Majesty and that it is in your Kingdome that we must find the accomplishment of the prayers we have made and make still for you and us So shall we not fail to profit thence as well as from the assurances which it hath pleased you to give us of an immutable affection for the good of this Republique We render most humble thanks unto your Majesty for them and particularly for the illustrious proof which it pleased you to give us thereof by the glorious visit wherewith you honoured our Assembly We shall conserve the memory of it most dearly and make the marks of that goodnesse passe to our last Posterity to the end they acknowledge it with the same respect with which we have received it The Constitution wherein we see your Majesty ready to take Horse for the continuation of your Voyage forbids us to enlarge our selves upon a Subject which would never weary us if we had words conformable to our respectfull sentiments But we have no mind to increase the just impatience which your Majesty must have to see your self returned into that Kingdome We pray God Sir that it be quick and happy and that as be hath disposed the hearts and affections of your Subjects to acknowledge their lawfull and Soveraign Prince it will please him also to Command the Seas and Winds to favour your Voyage so that after you have received in your own Coast the same prayer which we shall reiterate you may enjoy in your Royal Person and in your Posterity for ever all the felicity and prosperity which your most humble Servants wish unto your Majesty To this Speech the King returned in his usual civility repeating the great obligations they had said upon him which he said he would convert into a strict alliance and perfect understanding between them as soon as his estate was composed When this complement was over which the King expected he took his way to the Princesse Royal her appartment whom he would visit at home before he took horse whither the Lords States would needs conduct him and by reason they were uncovered he would not put on his hat in the going thither when he was come to the Chamber the said Lords retired to take Coach when the saw the King ready to take horse The conversation which his Majesty had with the Princesse was but a moment for immediately after he went thence and came down into the Court of the Palace where he mounted on horseback with the Princes his Brothers and took his way for Scheveling with the report of the great Artillery which thundered from the Rampire Marching in the midst of those two Princes which order he observed after throughout his passage in England having before him the Prince of Aurange accompanyed with Prince William of Nassau governor of Friesland with Mounsieur of Wassenaer Lieutenant Admirall of the Province and many other persons of Quality and condition The Queen of Bohemia the Princesse Royal the Princesse Dowager and the Princesses her Daughters took Coach as well as the estates of Holland who would accompany him even to the place of his embarquement The Ambassadours and other Ministers of Forraign Princes who sent not their Coaches for the same reason that had dispensed them from it at the entrance and almost all persons of condition took the avauntguard and disposed themselves all along the coast where the Citizens the horse and the Regiments of the guard stood in Battalia A great part of the Inhabitants of the Neighbour Towns were there already and those that came not forth early in the morning or the night before followed the Royal persons in so great a multitude that that place which is very populous and could not lodge the people that were come thither from all places of the province was abandoned and converted into a desert in very few hours As soon as they saw the King to appear on the hill which covereth the Village of Scheveling on the Sea side The King comes to Schevely where the King had formerly taken Shipping and from thence landed at the Spey in Scotland in 1650 the Cannon which was transported two dayes before from the Viverbergh upon the Strand saluted him with its whole battery which ceased not to shoot continually until he being drawn off from those Coasts they could see no longer the honour they endeavoured to render him The Citizens and the guards answered thereunto with their Vollies of Musket shot and the Cavallry with their Carbines and invited thereby the Fleet to make all their Artillery to thunder which after it had lightned the Air filled it with so thick a smoak that those great floating Castles the Fleet disappeared in a moment to the eyes of those that were on land The King being alighted received the last complement of the Lords the estates who had brought him to the brink of the Sea by the same person Mounsieur de Witt. His Majesty next took leave of the Duke of Brunswick Lunenburgh of the Princesse Dowager of Aurange of the Princesse of Nassau and of the Young Lady of Aurange her Daughter and of all the other persons of quality which could not follow him or might trouble him in waiting on him to the Fleet. There were none but his nearest Relations the Queen of Bohemia The King comes on
and Mr. William Swan both Gentlemen of this County received the Honour of Knighthood from His Majesty The Maior and Corporation of the City presented His Majesty with a Bason and Ewer of Silver guilt of a good value which was well received Betwixt four and five in the morning Hâ—s Majesty took His journey from Rochester the Militia Forces of Kent lining the wayes and the Maidens in White Wascoats which kind of Rural Triumph the City Virgins by a request to my Lord Maior desired to perform and imitate strewing herbs and flowers in the way he passed and the several Towns hanging out White Sheets At the approach of His Majesty to Dartford the Addresse of the Army above mentioned was presented and at Black Heath the whole Army was drawn up where His Majesty received them giving out many Expressions of His Gracious Favour to the Army which were received with loud Shoutings and Rejoycings Several Bonfires were made as His Majesty came along and one more remarkable at Greenwich for its bignesse all waves were invented and used to expresse the Peoples gladnesse though never so uncustomary where the States Arms were burned Thence the Army being drawn his Majesty who had come in his Coach to Suitors Hill and there took horse to shew himself to his longing desirous people pursued his way towards London And because God himself when he would set a mark of observance upon his own Magnalia hath taken notice of the circumstance of time it was very considerable here that it was his Majesties Birth-day He was heir apparent when first born but had Jus in re now when entring the Metropolis of the Kingdome he took possession All Lets and Hindrances which have intervened since his Majesties just Rights are now so many arguments of his Future fixed and peaceable enjoyment This the Ancients intimated when they tell us that Jupiter himself was not quiet in heaven till after a long war with the Gyants And it is a greater and more marvellous conquest Hostem conciliare quam debellare especially in and after civil contests and dissentions When his Majesty came to St. Georges-field the Lord Mayor and the Aldermen were in a Tent ready to receive him among whom for the notoriety of the person was Alderman Ireton once a rude enemy to the King and his Friends whose Company was neverthelesse dissembled to let the giddy world see whose Councells and directions they followed in those late miserable times men that could cry Cruâ—i fige and Hosanna in one breath when the K was come to the Tent the Lord Mayor delivered unto his Majesty the Sword upon his knees which his Majesty gave back to him again After a short repast taken there and drinking a glasse or two of Wine and the respective reverences and gratulations done to the King by each individual Alderman the King Knighted the Lord Mayor and made him a Baronet and set forward to White-hall in this order and manner All the Houses being richly laid with Tapistry out of the Windows and a Lane made by the Militia from Southwark to Temple-Bar on one side of the Streets and the Liveries on the other the Generals Foot making the like Lane from Temple-Bar till they joyned with a party of Foot all Gentlemen and Officers in the Kings Army in White Doublets and Black Breeches under the command of Sir John Stawell expressing their joy for the Kings restitution and their sorrow for his Royal Fathers Martyrdome who having accosted the King at Black-Heath and shewed themselves followed not the King through London but turned off at Newington and passed the Thames and placed themselves in two Files making a Lane from Charing-Crosse to White-hall Gates First of all marched a Troop of Gentlemen led by Major General Brown Brandishing their Swords all in Doublets of Cloth of Silver in all about 300 besides their Servants then another Troop of about 200 all in Velvet Coats their Footmen and Liveries in Purple then another Troop led by Sir John Robinson with Buff Coats Silver Sleevs and green Scarfes and Feathers in a circular fashion After this a Troop of Blew Liveries and Silver lace Colours Red fringed with silver about 130. After that a Troop six Trumpets seven footmen in Sea green and Silver their Colours Pinck fringed with silver then a Troop with their Liveries gray and blew with silk and silver laces 30 Footmen four Trumpets consisting of about 220 their colours Sky fringed with silver Another Troop of gray Liveries six Trumpets colours Sky and Silver of about 110 Gentlemen another Troop of 70. Gentlemen five Trumpets colours Sky and Silver another Troop led by the Lord Cleveland of about 300 Noblemen and Gentlemen Colours Blew fringed with Gold another Troop of about 300. After these came two Trumpets with his Majesties Arms the Sheriffs men in red cloaks and Silver lace with Javelins 79 in number Then followed the several Gentlemen of the Companies of London on Horseback in Velvet Coats and Golden Chains with their Streamers carried before them Every company having their Footmen of their several Liveries Three Trumpets in Liveries richly laced in Cloth of Silver Sleeves rode before the company of Mercers after all these came a Kettle Drum five Trumpets and three Streamers and very rich Red Liveries with silver lace The number of these Citizens were about 600. After these Twelve Ministers another kettle drum four Trumpets Then his Majesties Life-guard led by the the Lord Gerard another party led by Sir Gilbert Gerrard and Major Roscarock and the third Division by Collonel Blague Then three Trumpets in rich coats and Sattin Doublets the City marshall with eight Footmen in French green trimmed with Crimson White the City Waits the City Officers in order Dr. Warmsley the two Sheriffs and all the Aldermen of Lâ—nd in their Scarlet Gowns with Trappings with footmen in Liveries with red coats laced with silver the Hearlâ—s and Maces in their rich coats The Lord Mayor bare carrying the Sword the Duke of Buckingham and his Excellency bare and then the Glory of all his Sacred Majesty rode between the two Dukes his Brothers with a Red circular Feather about his Hat in a Deer coloured Tabby Doublet the Belt of his sword of the same colour Afterwards followed a Troop bare with white colours then the Generals lifeguard after which another Troop of Volunteer Gentry their colours fringed with Gold after which 5 Regiments of the Army Horse led by Collonel afterwards Sir Ralph Knight viz. His excellencies Regiment Collonel Knight Collonel Cloberryes the Lord Falconberges and Lord Howards after whom came two Troops more of Nobility and Gentlemen that marched brandishing their Swords all along Soon after his Majesty was passed the Musqueteers of the Trained-bands who by order of their Officers had presented to his Majesty as he passed the Butt end of their Musquets gave and discharg'd a great many Vollies of shot His Majesty thus conducted came to his Royal Palace at White-hall
his Archpiscopal seat being translated to Canterbury The solemnization whereof was performed in Hen. 7â— Chappel where and in that Cathedral many more right Reverend Fathers of the Church were afterwards consecrated as Bishops to the establishment of the Kingdom in Peace and Unity Monsieur Philip Frier a German in the quality of an Extraordinary Envoy to the King from the Duke of Curland had audience on the 20 of September at White-hall An Extraordinary Envoy from the Duke of Curland with more then usuall Ceremonies his Highness the Duke of York being present with many other of his Majesties cheif Officers and other noble persons who gave attendance on the King His Commission was received and a gracious answer returned by the King who alwayes had expressed as alwayes he had received from the said Duke real Testimonies of his affection For this Duke though as remote as Poland bordering between that Kingdome and Muscovia had supplied his late Majesty with mony shipping and Arms in our late disloyal and uncivil wars Towards the end of September Her Highness the Princess Royal of Aurange arrived in England to compleat her joyes in the fruition of her Brothers Company The Princess of Aurange arrives in England Septem 23. now established in his Throne as soon as the King had notice that she was come up within the River of Thames having endured a storm at Sea which portended no good to her He went with his Royal Brother the Duke of York to meet her brought her Highness up in his Barge the Guns from the Ships all along their passage saluting her till the Barge came to White-hall where her Highness was received with joyfull acclamations which at night were converted into Bells and Bonfires But they proved funeral Fires and instead of enjoying her Brother she was passed to a greater felicity the Company of her dear and blessed Father near whose place of Martyrdome she deposited her mortality by her brother lies enterred with a private funeral in King Hen. 7th Chappell at Westminster There was indeed as much Honour in that privacy as there was vain and profane solemnity in the guegaw Exequies of Oliver which wanted of their due Grandeurs till his Execution In opposition therefore to that rabble medly of a Funeral it will not be extravagant to set down here the compact yet Illustrious manner of this Princesses to shew this difference betwixt Princes and Ring-leaders of the Rout. On Saturday December the 26. but 5 days after her decease the cheifest of the Nobility and Gentry met together in the House of Peers to attend the Royal corps of the Princess which was brought about 9 a clock at night from Sommerset-house thither from whence they proceeded with the Funeral through a lane of Guards of the Duke of Albemarle's Regiment of foot First went several Gentlemen and Knights next the servants of his Highness the Duke of York then-then the servants of the Queen after whom came his Majesties servants next those of the deceased Lady then 2 Heralds before James Marquess now Duke of Ormâ—nd Lord Steward of his Majesties houshold Edward Earl of Manchester Lord Chamberlain of the same after whom went Edward Lord. Hide Lord Chancellor of England with the purse and mace born before him after whom came another Herauld with a Coronet upon black velvet and then the Royal Corps carried by her own servants the Pall being supported by 6 Earls and the Canopy carried over it by several Baronets His Highness the Duke of York as principal mourner followed the Corps with a Herald before him divers persons of quality bearing his Train In this order they came to Henry the 7ths Chappel where she was interred in a Vault particularly set apart for the Royal Line This Princess and the Duke of Gloucesterc who preceded her to blisse needed no Effigies to represent them to our Eyes being like Vertue not to be pictur'd and can have no resemblances but in the minde where with immortality they have placed their monuments to dure and last with aeternity it selfe Reader pardon this obsequious digression This was a great allay to the contentation the King had newly received by the arrival of his Mother the Queen with his other Illustrious sister the princess Henrietta when the whol Royal family like a bright censtellation made the court Alba Aula vaild with cypress those white robes of his mercy which he had lately shewed to his Rebel subjects in his Act of Oblivion Indemnity and sabl'd the Rubrick of that Festivall of his Nativity May the 29 which by the General suffrage and applause of the Kingdome was consecrated and set apart to the memory of our temporall Redemption and restitution on that day Anno Dom. 1660. Lo He that could save and redeem the innocent the guilty could did preserve multitudes from the stroake of death which they had incurred by their revolt could an enliven us allby the Anniversary of his Nativity must be so far subject to Fate as to have a sad Subject of its power in his own Royal Family beyond his Controll and arbitrement But stil the glory of his parentation to his Martyrd Father is not in the least overcast The radiancy of his Justice the cheife Gem ' of his Crown was most resplendent for to satisfy that duty he owed his Royal Father and the universal demand of his people for justice against those horrid Regicides soon after he had extended his Grace and favour to others notoriously yet lesse peccant then they he gave order for their Araignment and Tryal which was held at the Sessions house in the Old-Baily in October 1660. In the compasse of which moneth ten of those wretches viz. Mai. Gen. Harrison John Carew John Cook the Solicitor and Hugh Peters the Agitator Thomas Scott the Secretary Gregory Clement Adrian Seroop and John Jones were hang'd drawn and quartered at the rail'd place in Charing Cross with their faces set towards the broad place against Whitehall where that execrable murther against the King by their designment was perpetrated and at Tyburn two others Col. Francis Hacker who had the guard of the King at his death and Col. Daniel Axtel who guarded the Court at his Tryal Sixteen more for that bloody crime were condemned but out of some respect to his Majesties Proclamation which was favourably wrested to a reprieve upon which they submitted and rendred themselves they were remitted to the Tower where they still remain under the quick sense of guilt and deserved punishment Heaven was well pleased but not appeased with this victim and therefore provided it selfe of a more competent Sacrifice so signally did it contribute to the glory of this most just and most pious Action For when with Cain some of those murderers wandering as fugitives abroad thought to escape divine vengeance it suddenly surprized and overtook them three of them Miles Corbet Col. Iohn Okey and Col. Iohn Barkstead being taken at Delf and transmitted
Epitaphs attended by the Earl of Arrol Lord High Constable of Scotland the Earls of Buchan Tividel Dumfreize Kingston the Viscount of Fendraught the Lords Ray Fraser Foster Mr. Robert Hay of Dronlaw George Hay of Kinninmouth with a multitude of the name of Hays and other relations and was with the same ceremonies as well Ecclesiastical as military deposited to a more glorious resurrection Thus that which by malicious and barbarous cruelty and disloyal impotent revenge was sown in dishonour rose again to the sublimest pitch and attainment of Honour highly indeed glorious to the memory of these renowned Heroes to their families and grateful to good men but infinitely redevable to the felicity of the times and his Majesties most just Government yet further most signally obliged to his personal reflections and considerations of the sufferings of his faithful servants restoring them with himselfe making his restitution their resurrection The powerful justice of his Scepter reviving the sleepy Ashes of his Subjects communicating with them the miracle of his own never enough admired restauration Give me leave to add that those Noble persons were lighted to their Tombs by the funeral fires of the Covenant that Salamander and Incendiary whose cold Northern constitution had endured the scorching flames of a terrible war could not abide the glowing ashes of these Heroes but expired in a hissing and ignominious blaze by the hand of the common Hangman Let us now leave these two Laureats and at a nearer view contemplate the like reviviscency in another pair of English Commanders Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle reinterred at Colchester as famous in their stations and places Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle who were murdered as aforesaid at Colchester and by his Majesties special command with all becomming solemnity reinterred in the same Town on the same day 13 years they first took up Arms in Essex being the 7th of Iune 1661. On that day the two Companies of Train-bands met at one of the clock in the afternoon where appeared three hundred compleatly armed The Coffins were brought to the House of Mr. Recorder Shaw a Member of this Parliament being the place into which the Corps of these two Knights were first brought after they were shot and stripped About three in the afternoon the Trained Bands being come they first marched in the military manner customary at Burials after them marched Mr. Thurston who carried the guilt spurs upon a black staff after him a gilt Sword and a velvet Scabbard born by that valiant and Loyal Captain William Harris an Officer under Sir Charls Lucas from the beginning of the Warr the Gantlet carried by Mr. Thomas Tolcott the Helmet by Mr. Andrew Fromartel the Breast by Mr. Iohn Robinson and the Back by Mr. Iohn Merrydale Then Sir Charles Lucas his Escutchion was born by Mr. Thomas Puse and another for Sir George Lisle then two led Horses covered with mourning after them two Trumpets and then Mr. Layfield who preached the funeral Sermon attended by two Clergy-men one on each side Then followed Sir Charls Lucas his Coffin carried upon six Pikes tyed with match born by Captain Street Mr. Masen Mr Wigs and Mr. Soams in mourning all of Sir Charles his own Regiment and the Pall supported by 6 viz. Iohn Eldred Senior Hen. Ayliff Thomas Tolcott Frane Nicholas Iohn Eldred junior and George Sainford all Esquires of good quality in the County each of them attended by an Officer bare-headed Then followed three Clergy-men more and after them Sir George Lisle's coffin carried as the former upon pikes by four of his Officers in mournning and his Pall born by six proper Gentlemen each of these having an Officer bare-headed attending them After the Coffins was born the great Mace of the Town covered with black Cypress then followed in their black Gowns the Deputy Maior and the Recorder the Maior being out of Town then all the Aldermen with the Chamberlain Town-Clerk Assistants and Common Council in their Gowns accompanied with at least ten thousand Gentlemen and Inhabitants of the County and Town In this manner they marched through the chief streets of the Town to St. Gyleses Church who shall hereafter be a Patron for the martyr'd as well as the maimed for in a Church consecrated to that Saint the Marquesse of Montress was buried as just now we saw the place of interrment for the family of the Lord Lucasses After Sermon there Mr. Layfield made a â—anegyrick and Elogie of the life and death of Sir Charles who was well known to him and said as much as he knew of Sir George Lisle After this the doors of the Vault being opened where Sir Charl's Family lay the two Coffins were carried down and the Gentlemen that bore the Arms went down in the Vault the Drums beating a march until they came out and then the Musketeers gave three great Vollies concluding the ceremony with ringing of Bells in all the Churches of the Town And now least any of these scattered rayes and refractions of this Monarchs Glory should be dimmed or disappear in the obscurity of time we will translate them to their bright Orb as Jupiter is feigned to have stellified his Heroes encircle them in the Diadem eternize them in that spherical figure and fix them in his Crown the FIRMAMENT of his past present and future greatnesse the Celebrity of which action is not lesse due to the intrinsick matter then to the outward beauteous form it being not so much an excesse of pomp as a Boundary of Government not so much height of Glory as profoundness of State-reason in that large capaciousness may justly pass for the consummation and perfect excellence of all Regal felicity This was the Crown profaned by the lewd hands of those prostitute Members at Westminster when the Regalia were seiz'd on by them and by H. M. his advice thought fit to be alienated to the publique that is shared among the Usurpers This was the Crown afterwards violated deprived and widdowed of that sacred Royal head of King Charles the Martyr when its Gold turned pale and lay covered in the ruine the dust and ashes of three miserable and mourning Kingdoms This was the Crown which alone of all the Insignia of Majesty as Elijah of all the Prophets that had not bowed their knees to Baal abhorted the Idolatry of Cromwels usurpation and escaâ—ed the ravishing and polluted hands of that Tyrant when like Caligula that set the heads of the Gods upon his own statues he assumed all the other regalities of his rightful Soveraign but could no way fit this sacred Symbol of Majesty though he could all other Holy things and the Scripture it selfe to his impious designments This was that Crown which the malignity of a dire pestilence had envied the fight and blessing thereof to the City of London his Majesties imperial Chamber which sadly felt the other plagues of War and Want in a more forcible absence of it
omit also the sumptuous and rich Liveries of their Pages and footmen some suits of Liveries amounting to fifteen hundred pounds the numerousnesse of these Liveries and the orderly march of them as also that stately Equipage of the Esquires attending each Earl by his Horse-side so that all the world that saw it could not but confess that what they had seen before was but solemn mummery to the most August noble and true glories of this great day In this order the King arrived at Whitehall a good time before the evening and then retired himselfe to supper and so to his Rest to recommence the next day and to put an end to this Triumph All the Kingdome over great rejoicing was made by feasting and other showes as the several Bands of the Countreys with the additional voluntary Gentry in a new and gallant Cavalry which show'd the resurrection of their former Loyalty in its immutable State of peace and Glory not to be thereafter interchanged with the sullen humours and moods and most sawcy ridiculous presumptions of County Committee-men and such like venemous mushirooms It s the disgrace of this work to mention them and therefore in complyance with our subject omitting the same Triumphs in Scotland and Ireland with in the express resemblances of this Magnificence several Honors being conferred both by the Lord Commissioner his Grace and the Lord Justices on that solemnity we will take a full view of all our personal Dignities at home We proceed then to those magnificences of the King which are in Honorante not in Honorato After the miserable vulgarly multitude of those evil Councellors we had been opprest with for so many years who had raised themselves to the mysteries of Government by their publike scandals thereof in its former administration following the impious politicks of Absalâ—n see an Assembly of Princes met in his Majestyes most Honorable Privy Council whose superlative and eminent endowments assisted by their conspicuous Grandeur restored the Form of the Brittish Empire such as Palla â—gloried to be in the midst of Her Heavenly deâ—cent being sâ—ited with their Noble extractions and their excellencies in all pâ—udent menage of the publike accompâ—ished to Her own authentical institution of true Policy such Pâ—lots whose haâ—py and skilful hand could guide the tossed baâ—k of the Kingdom in the darkest night and the most affrightful tempests when there was neither Su Moon nor Stars no face of Authority no rule nor directions nor Chart to follow in the unexampled case of our late distractions without any other compasse then their Piety to God Duty to their Prince and love to their Countrey by which they confidently steered through all those shelves rocks and sands which eminently threatned its Shipwrack and Destruction Their sacred names for perpetual memory to the eternal Fame of this their blessed conduct understanding that by his Majesties call to this sublime eminent dignity their precedent services were signated and notified to the world as most Religiously and gratefully is due are here transmitted among the rest of his Majesties felicities to inquisitive posterity The names of his Majesties most Honorable Privy Council HIs Royal Highness the Duke of York Earl of Clarendon Lord Chancellor of England Earl of Southampton Lord Treasurer Lord Roberts Lord Privy Seal Duke of Albemarle Earl of Lindsey Lord High Chamberlain of England Duke of Ormond Lord Steward of his Majesties Houshold Marquess of Dorchester Earl of Northumberland Earl of Leicester Earl of Berkshire Earl of Portland Earl of Norwich Earl of St. Albons Earl of Sandwich Earl of Anglesey Earl of Carlisle Viscount Say and Seal Lord Wentworth Lord Seymour Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster Lord Hellis Lord Cornwallis since deceased Lord Cooper Earl of Louderdale Sir Charles Berkley Sir George Carteret Sir Charles Compton Secretary Nicholas Secretary Morieâ— From these Glories of the Gown we are next invited to as illustrious those of Chivalry a medium betwixt war and peace that there might be nothing which his Majesties Fortunes could not comprehend The most Honourable Order of the Garter famous for its Martial and Civil atchievements had been dragd in the dirt and trampled under foot of Plebeian Anarchy and usurpation when the innocent charm of its motto Honi soit qui mal y Pense evil be to him that evil thinks which had preserved it so many ages found not veneration or respect being ridled by that monster of Rebellion to be a badge and significator of its certain though long lookt for Vltion avengment in its own dire retorts and self punishing revolutions It is not nor ever will be forgotten how they abased this Royal Ensign the highest Order of Knighthood in the world to the infimest and lowest avilements when it was derided by the most abjectest and meanest degree of the people when its True blâ—w was â—aâ—ned with the blotts of Fantise and imbecillity of courage its star was dimmd and lookt like a fallen meteor in the lower Region and St. George was enchanted by the Dragon Now the fates had decreed that our Charlemain should break this spel and recover this champions celebrated order to its greatest splendor by filling up those vacancies death had made by a new and solemn instalment Some of these most honourable Knights survived to his Majesties restitution some be made abroad others be decreed so and they were so de jure having had the order sent them but the investiture was wanting The rest of these Noble companions were allyed to the restoration all of them are ranked in the manner as they sate at VVindsor April the 23. 1662. being St. Georges day where after the usual magnificent procession his Majesty renewed the usual solemnitys and grandeurs thereof himselfe being there in person The fellows and Companions of the most Noble Order of St GEORGE commonly called the GARTER as they were the 23. of April in the 13. year of K. Charles the second 1661. CHARLES the second King of Great Brittain France and â—eland c. Iames Duke of York the Kings onely Brother Charles Lâ—dewick Prince Elector Palatine Frederick William Marquiss and Elector of Brandenburch Rupert Count Palatine of the Rhene and Duke of Cumberland Edward Count Palatine of the Rhene William of Nassau Prince of Orange Barnard Duke of Espernâ—n Charles Prince of Tarante William Cecil Earl of Salisbury Thomas Howard Earl of Beâ—â—shire Algernon Piercy Earl of Northumberland Iames Butler Duke of Ormâ—nd George Villierâ— Duke of Buckingham Thomas Wâ—iâ—thsley Earl of Southampton William Cavendish Marquiss of Newcastle George Digby Earl of Bristâ—ll Gasper Count of Marsha George Monk Duke of Albemarl Edward Mountague Earl of Sandwich Aubrey de Vere Earl of Oxford Charles Stuart Duke of Richmond and Lenox Mountague Bertie Earl of Lindsey Edward Mountague Eaal of Manchester William Wentworth Earl of Strafford With the like happy reviviscency of the dead ashes of the Noble Montrosse c. did His Majesty graciously revive the sleeping honors
nor the numerous resort of the English every day to worship this Sun of the East and pay their Early Devotions to Her It will be more unnecessary to relate those other Romances and Fictions made by the Phanatick Crew at Home that there were a Fleet of Spaniards and Hollanders that lay ready in her way to intercept Her Passage into England To passe over that noble Exploit of our Fleet under the Command of the Earl of Sandwich and Sir John Lawson Vice-Admiral at Algier to the forcing those Pyrates to very honourable Conditions for the English when at the same time the Hollanders had concluded with them upon base and insecure terms of Peace we will only mention the Happy Arrival of that Fleet and the Royal Charles from England with Sir Fanshaw sent to salute the Queen for His Majesty who now impatiently expected Her Arrival as did the whole Nation together with Him just at the same time the Earl of Sandwich now the second time visiting the Queen being appointed to attend her departure and to convey Her into England Now all things were preparing for the Voyage with such a Hurry yet glad intentnesse as if the Empire of the World had been removing into a more commodious Scituation and the Dii Gentiles were transferring their Altars to be present at the Celebration of those Espousals Such the Prayers such the devoted Oraisons and lifted up Hands for the Felicity of Her transportation The multitude placing themselves on the brink of the shore and playing with those blessed Waves in its wanton refluxes with the same Religion as they dipt their hands into Holy water At the same the King her Brother and Mother with his Nobles and the whole Court made as Solemn a procession and Cavalcade from his Palace where the English Gallantry there present assisted till She arrived at the River side the Golden Tagus whose Surface and Bottome were alike precious its Sand and Burden vying with each other where She entred a Stately Brigandine and the Naval Triumphs commenced their Glory Amidst the Volleys and Tire of a Thousand Cannon and an hundred Thousands of Farewell Acclamations on the 13 April 1661 She passed in the said Noble Company and Equipage to go on board the Royal Charles in which the King Her Husband was conveyed before from Holland to His Three Kingdoms and was there welcomed by the Thunder of the whole Fleet then in its pride with Streamers and Pendants flying and their Wast Clothes out to show it in its dreadful Lovelinesse where His Majesty gave Her the innocent resemblance of Joves Courtship to his beloved Semele Towards the Evening after a Princely Collation and Foy and many passionate parting expressions which Nature extorted and wrested from Love now system'd in a Matrimonial Affection to the Person of Her Lord and Husband After those Dividents of Joy and Grief which interchanged the Scene of this Entertainment the whole was summ'd up in loud apprecations that drowned the private and heavy fondnesses of the 3 Princes of a Bon voyage and a Canon from the Admiral gave signal of Her Majesties Resolution to depart when all Hands were set on work to weigh Anchor and let flye their Sails The King and Queen Mother and their Train with sudden Tears which shewed from what fountain they came generous great Spirits cannot force a Drop for any grief whatsoever like the sweet Influence of the Pleyades gave the first happy Omen to the Fleet which it received as They were reimbarquing for Lisbon and returned with the Discharge of all the Cannon and so immediately with a fair Wind and leading Gale began their course being as they past out of the River saluted by all the Block-Houses Forts anâ—â—astles with the imitation of their Thunder That Night and part of the next day the wind and weather was very propitious while Neptuâ—â— and his Goddesse with their Nymphs had paid their Homage to this Soveraign Lady of the Sea That Courtship being ended a râ—de wind came and with an Officious Incivility stopt Her in Her way till he had whistled out an un-welcome Complement It proved a long winded Harangue not was there other way to be rid of its importunity but by diversion laveering which so retarded the Voyage that in a Fortnights time they hardly got into the middle of the Bay of Biscay where the Queens Majesty dispatcht away Mr. Mountague Sir Th. Sands Sir Joseph Douglas on the 26 of April about 7 at Night to give an Account to the King of Her Condition which the untowardlinesse and aversnesse of the Wind had much altered by protracting Her longing desires of meeting the King and also incommodating Her by the tossing and topping of the Sea so that she lay sick for the most part of the Voyage until about the 5 of May with indefatigable working and Skill the whole Fleet reached the Islands of Scilly the furthermost western Dominions of England Her Arrival had bin every day expected a fortnight before which caused the King to send down his only Brother the Duke of York Lord High Admiral to attend on Her upon the Coast and to Complement Her in His name whereupon his Highnesse hasted to Portsmouth and on the 11 of May attended by the Duke of Ormond the Earls of Suffolk and Chesterfield the Lord Berckley and other persons of Quality went aboard the stately Yangh a curious Vessel with which the City of Amsterdam presented the King to coast about the isle of Wight to meet Her Majesty On the same day Sir Joseph Douglas making towards Portsmouth with an Expresse from Her Majesty to the King was met by his Highnesse the Duke of York 5 Leagues off the Isle of Wight who commanded him back with him to the Fleet. On Sunday Morning about 10. a Clock they discovered the Royal James but there was so great a Calm that they could not reach the Royal Charles till 6 at Evening No sooner had the General espied his Highnesse Yaugh but he went out in his Barge to meet him the Royal Banner being all the while vayl'd till he was aboard When his Highnesse came into the Ship the Soldiers gave three several shouts and all the great Guns in the Royal Charles which from that time till the Queens Entrance had been silent proclaimed his Welcome after which the several Ships of the Fleet paid him their Salutes Being conducted to Her Majesties Cabbin he was placed in a Chair on her right hand where after several Expressions of Joy for Her Majesties happy Arrival on the Coasts of England and having presented His Majesties high respects to Her and as exceeding affection for Her his Royal Highnesse took his leave to retire himself to his Yaugh for that Night and the next Morning Sir Joseph Douglas was again dispatched to the King in the illustrious Company of the said Duke of Ormond and Earls and was forced to tide it thence and sometime lay at Anchor and could not reach Portsmouth
England more particularly from the Lord Maior Aldermen of London who by Sir William Wylde their Recorder who pronounced a Spanish Oration presented Her with a Purse of Gold In June came thither an Envoy from the great Duke of Muscovia Emperour of Russia to Complement the King upon his never enough gratulated Restitution being sent to prepare the way for three extraordinary Embassadors commissioned more largely to that purpose and had a very cordiate and splendid reception from His Majesty No lesse great was the Conflux to this Palace from all parts of the Kingdome then at His Majesties Coronation The King then being beheld as the Wearer She now as the Continuer of it to perpetual Succession which the beauteous and fit frame of Her person do infallibly promise to our first impatient Expectation of a Prince of Wales It was imagined Her Majesty would have made Her entrance by a Cavalcade through London from the Tower or through Southwark and so over the Bridge while the Triumphall Arches were yet standing But it pleased the King to order it otherwise and to honour Her Accesse to Whitehall with a new and unusual though as magnificent a Reception as had any of His Royal Progenitors that as the Queen had begun so She might finish her Princely Adventure by water on those Soveraign and Amorously combining Streams of Thames and Isis whose Floods hastening to the Sea to tell the News of Her coming swell'd back again with such a full Current and Spring the Brittish Marine Gods and Nymphs with all their Train rushing in to behold and Welcome Her to Her Home that their Banks were overflowed while neglecting their Bounds they stopt Her Barge and gazed on the Sight with a long and steady view The Order of that Triumph in brief was after this manner The RELATION of the Noble Reception of their Sacred MAJESTIES by the Honourable CITY of LONDON by Water from HAMPTON-COURT to their Landing at WHITE-HALL Saturday August 23 1662. THE Barges belonging to the several Companies were with the Morning-Tide carried up the River from White-Hall to Chelsey beginning with the Mercers Grocers c. and ending with the inferiour Companies which were placed at Chelsey most of the Barges were atttended with a Pageant The Pageants were placed at the Head of every Barge That which attended the Mercers was thus set forth under a Canopy of State was seated a Virgin on her head a Silver Coronet richly adorned Her Robe long of Violet coloured Velvet lin'd with Cloth of Silver Her Attendants were three Maids of Honour and six Pages Her Maids of Honour bore up her Train habited in Velvet their Heads neatly Ornamented Her Pages were habited in Cloth of Silver Doublets Cloaks of Velvet lin'd with Cloth of Silver and Velvet Breeches their Hats of Silver in which were Plumes of Feathers and in their hands several Banners and Escucheons They were placed three of each side the Pageant The Drapers Pageant was thus set forth Under a Canopy of State was represented a Grave Roman Magistrate habited in a long Robe on his head a Helmet in his right hand he held a Scepter in his left a Triple Crown a Sword girt to him His Attendants were four Loyalty Truth Fame and Honour Loyalty and Truth were placed in the Front at the two Corners Fame and Honour at the two Rear Corners Loyalty was habited like a Grave Citizen plain and decent in one hand he held a Banner of the Arms of England and Portugal impal'd in the other hand a Sword signifying his Resolution to defend their Right Truth was habited in white on her head a wreath of Stars in one hand she bore a Banner of the Companies Arms in the other a little Book Fame was represented in a long loose light Robe his head circled with a wreath of intermixed Colours in one hand he held a Trumpet in the other a wreath of Laurell as intended for Loyalty Honour was habited in Cloth of Gold on his head a Hat and Plume of Feathers in one hand he held a Shield in which was figured a Portuges with a Sword drawn holding it over some Indians that were figured kneeling in the other he bore an Escucheon with the Arms of England and Portugal impal'd The Merchant-Tailors Pageant was thus set forth The Stage being 12 foot long and 7 foot broad was Arched with a wild Arbour made in manner of a Wildernesse The two Camels supporters of the Companies Arms were back'd with two Indians bearing in one hand an Escuchion of the Arms of England and Portugal impal'd In the other hand they held Darts downwards betokening subjection Their Motto Lusitaniae Oriens Meridies There were two Moors that attended the Camels as their guiders In the Wildernesse was seated an Aged man representing a Pilgrim and habited accordingly In one hand he held a Staff in the other a Banner bearing the Figure of a Golden Lamb with this Motto Inter nocentes Innocens This alludes to St. John the Patron of their Company for his Attendants he had Faith Hope and Charity who were placed before Faith was presented in a flaming coloured Silk Robe her head circled with a Wreath of sprightly Colours dilated from the Sun In one hand she held a Shield on which was Figured a Young Man endevouring to fathom the Sea with a Staff with this Motto Nil Profundius In the other hand she held a Shield whereon was Figured a Crosse with this Motto Nil Salubrius Hope was presented in a sad Russet Garment close girt On her head she wore a Wreath of Linnen shadowed with the Sun-Beams In one hand she bore a Banner on which was Figured an Anchor with this Motto Superabo In the other hand she bore a Banner with the Companies Arms. Charity was habited in a carelesse Robe of White Silk and a Green Mantle On her head a Coronet of Stars In one had she held a Banner on which was Figured an Arm out of a Cloud reaching to an Almsbasket to relieve a poor person with this Motto Consummavi In the other hand she bore a Banner of the Companies Arms. The Goldsmiths Pageant was thus set out Under a Canopy of State sate Justice her hair dishevell'd She wore on her head a golden Crown her Garment gold colour girt with a girdle of Gold in one hand she held a Ballance in the other a Touch-stone At her feet were placed two Virgins their hair dishevell'd their heads were encompassed with Wreaths of Flowers of several Colours as the Blew Red and Yellow their habits answerable In one hand they held a golden Hammer in the other a golden Cup. The Barges were anchored some 40 or 50 yards distant in the middle of the River behind them was left an open passage for Boats to passe this side of the River was kept clear for their Majesties and their Train Between 8 and 9 of the Clock the Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen moved toward Chelsey where they attended their
two behind them went next The Provost all alone before the Scotch Nobility and Gentry that were in Town and two Bailiffs with the Dean of Gild and Treasurer followed after their Guards neer six hundred Citizens in comely apparrel armed with swords and partizans The crosse was covered with artificiall Vines loaden with Grapes both white and good Claret Wines springing out from all it's Pipes or Channels on it's Head a Bacchus bestriding a Hogshead with two or three Satyrs did with their mimick Gestures entertain the beholders A little below the Crosse within a rail was erected a Scaffold six foot high on which was placed a large Table covered with a rich Banquet served up in Glasse and representing divers forms and devices as his Majesties Arms the Arms of the City and divers exotick Trees were raised loaden with their leavs and fruits c. the Table being surrounded by above an 100 persons of Eminency The Musick and breaking of glasses were seconded by three general Vollies of the Horse and Foot who received an handsome answer from the great Guns of the Castle Citadell and Ships in the Road and all were ecchoed by joyfull acclamations of the people After this the Forces drew of affording the Civilities of view to the people amongst whom the Dishes and Banquet were hurled and so arose and marched down to the Piazzo of the Palace of Holy Rood house first the Comissioners next the Major General with his Army and after them the City Magistrates with their Guards whence after the Musquets had saluted them there with divers Volleys and had received a return from the great Guns of the Castle Citadel and Sea as formerly they marched back again quite through the City up to the Castle Hill from whence every one apart returned to spend the rest of the Enemy with their Friends in mirth and mutual joy and Entertainments Major General Morgan after a health to His Majesty began to the Earl of Seaford fired the great Canon called Mounce Meg a Gun never fired but on extraordinary occasions after which followed a round Peal from all the Ordinance thereabouts A plentiful Largesse was bestowed amongst the Souldiery to heighten them in their joyes about 1500 Bonfires were made on Arthurs Seat one of forty Load of Coals and at the Major Gen. Dore one almost as big After this was variety of Fire works some burned in the water others flew into the Air two Castles firing one against another the several Boxes thrown into the Air and falling in several shapes which with divers others gave great content to the Spectators Not to omit here that Thursday the 21. of June was appointed by the Parliament of England for a peculiar Thanksgiving day throughout England and Wales for His Majesties Restitution The two Divisions of Wales into North and South made their Addresses to the King the first desiring as the Completion of their joy the Restoration also of the Liturgy and the Divine Worship as it stood Established in the dayes of His Royal Grandfather and Father and the latter after the enumeration of those Blessings which attends His Majesties Return the aversion of that blood guiltinesse perpetrated on his Royal Father by bringing the Authors and Abettors of it to condigne punishment and exauctorating all whosoever had but the least finger in that horrid Businesse The University of Cambridge likewise in their Formalities made an Addresse to the King Doctor Love their Vice-Chancellour pronouncing a Speech in Latin the King graciously accepted them as afterwards he did the University of Oxford both presenting Copies of Verses made by the respective Students On the 20. of June the Baron of Peluitz Master of the Horse Chamberlain and Collonel of the Regiment of the Guards of His Electoral Highnesse of Brandenburgh and his extraordinary Envoy to His Majesty had Audience at White-hall The Master of the Ceremonies went to fetch him from his House with two rich Coaches each with 6 horses and so conducted him to His Majesty through the Gallery full on both sides of Gentlemen His Majesty was bare during the whole Audience His Speech contained a Congratulation c. with the joy his Master had for His Majesties Restitution The King returned a very obliging answer suitable to those Marks of Affection which his Highnesse made to him formerly and also because he was the first Forreign Minister with Credentialls to His Majesty The Audience being ended the Lord Chamberlain conducted him through the said Gallery to the Stairs head the Vice-chamberlain to the Coach and the Master of the Ceremonies and the two Coaches aforesaid brought him home again an honour we have not heard of conferred before upon any Forreign Envoy by a King of England and now done to shew those Sentiments of affection His Majesty at the Hague professed to have for that Elector for his former kindnesse to him when all the World gave his Affairs over for Desperate On the 27. of June De Colladon Deputy from the Commonwealth of Geneva having presented unto His Majesty the Letters of the Lords Syndicks and of the Ministers and Pastors of that place Congratulating c. His Majesty was pleased to return them thanks and give him a gracious Answer to his Complement On Thursday the 4. of July The King is treated magnificently at Diâ—â—â—r by the City July 5. His Sacred Majesty and both Houses of Parliament were entertained by the City of London at Guild-Hall the raining unseasonable Weather took off much of the Solemnity which was intended to be performed so that His Majesty went into London attended only by his own Houshold Guards which proceeded in this order Adjutant General Miller rode before at some distance to make way after whom went Sir William Throckmorton Knight-marshall his Servants and Footmen waiting on each side of him before 6 Trumpets then a Kettle Drum another classe of 7 Trumpets 6 Maces the Heraulds in rich coats the Pages and Footmen and next His Majesties Coach with six Horses guarded on both sides with His Majesties Royal Bond of Pensioners walking on Foot with Pistolls in their hands under the command of the most Noble and Valiant Earl of Cleveland the Equerries several of His Majesties Servants next them came the Yeomen of the Guard then the Lord Chancellour in his Coach the Duke of Buckingham and so all the Nobility in their order The Speaker of the House of Commons in his Coach with 6 horses attended by a Troop of Horse that were upon the Guard that day And after them the House of Commons in Coaches In London several of the Pent-houses and Windowes were adorned with Tapistry A Lane made by the Liveryes of the several Companies and many Pageants in the Streets at Pauls Gate the Lord Maior Aldermen and several other of the City richly accoutred met His Majesty and conducted him to Guildhall The Gentlemen of the Artillery led by the Valiant and Learned Lord Lucas at Cheapside opened to the right and left
and guarded both sides of the way while His Majesty passed through Being come down to Guild-hall Carpets were spread down from the Hall to the Councel-chamber for his Majesty to tread upon Before Dinner Sir Will. Wylde the Recorder made a Speech to His Majesty declaring the great Honour that His Majesty was pleased to confer on them in vouchsafing formerly to send to them His Gracious Letter and Declaration and now to add to that kindnesse by affording by affording them His Royal presence At the upper end of the Hall in the Hustings towards the West was raised 3. ascents where was placed a Chair of State and a rich Canopy where His Majesty and His two Royal Brothers dined His Majesties Servants and several Aldermen and Common-councel men giving attendance The two Houses of Peers and Commons dined at other Tables in the great Hall attended likewise by Aldermen and Common-Councel-men At the sound of loud Musick the whole Service was set upon the Table and during the whole dinner-time they were entertained with variety of Musick both instrumental and Vocal After Dinner was a very costly Banquet and then an Enterlude where a Rustick was represented to the Content of His Majesty and the rest of the Spectators Aser this His Majesty retired him into a withdrawing room where he was pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood on Alderman Reynoldson Mr. Cleyton the Chamberlain of London and Mr. Thomas Player his Son The 3. of Iuly was a Day of Prayers and Solemn Thanksgiving appointed to be kept by the Prince Elector Palatine the Kings Cousin German through all his Electoral Dominions for his Majesties happy Restauration Before the Town house in Heydelbergh was erected a stately Fountain adorned with all sorts of Fruits and Flowers from whence flowed several sorts of Wine after Sermon the rest of the day was spent in Feasting and Jollity with sounding of Drums and Trumpets the noise of the Cannon and at night many curious Fire-works were performed But that which was most of honour to the King was a ray of honour from him darted and influenced upon the Eminent loyalty and signall Services of that great Warrier and faithfull Subject his Excellency the Lord General Monck whom his Majesty was then graciously pleased to dignifie with these high Titles of Honour George Duke of Albemarle Earl of Torrington Baron Monck of Potheridge Beauchamp and Teys Captain General and Commander in Chief of all his Majesties Forces in his Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland Master of his Majesties Horse Knight of the most honourable Order of the Garter and one of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Councill and as an addition to this may well be annexed the honour God himself hath conferred on him in making him the chief Instrument in restoring his Sacred Majesty and in his Majesty peace plenty and happinesse to the three Kingdomes According to these Honours his Grace accompanied by the Duke of Buckingham and other Personages of high quality took his place in the House of Peers where long may he and while this shall be a Kingdome which he hath with such prudence and fidelity asserted may his Posterity set as everlasting Ornaments and Pillars of that thrice noble Estate Observe we also in the lusture of this Title the glorious Prognostick of some future greatness pointed at by his Majesty This Honour hath lain extinct ever since the reign of H. 4 when it expired in one of the Heirs of the House of York some while before that almost entire Conquest of France under H. 5. aâ—d this Dutchy lies in Normandy the Inheritance of the Kings of England now a Province of the French A Slip of that Royal Line hath now resumed the said Honour whose Martial prowesse Conduct and Heroick Atcheivments incited and raised by a just claim to a local investiture and possession the French honours being more then Titular by which our Ancestors were recompenced for their valour may in a due time restore his Majesty to that fourth Kingdome of France as well as to his 3 other Crowns of Great Brittain and Ireland especially when it shall be called to remembrance how rudely and uncivilly the French for Oliver's sake cast his Majesty out for worse then an Intruder The adapted and competent quarrel which solely challengeth the successeful Sword of this most noble Duke Nor were the triumphs of Ioy though not altogether so magnificent less expresive in forrain Countreys especially at Lisbon in Portugal Triumphs at Lysbon where upon news from Don Francisco de Mello that his Majesty of England was arrived safe to his Pallace of White-hall in quiet and peaceable possession of his Haereditary Kingdoms and welcomed from all parts of his Kingdom by the Nobility Gentry and Commons as well assembled in Parliament as out of it that came flocking to congratulate his arrival and kisse his hand the King of Portugal presently gave order that the same night all the great Guns of the Castle of the Town and of all the Forts and Castles of the Harbour should be fired in token of his joy and contentment which was accordingly performed and at the same time all the Navy-Ships and Merchant-men in the Port shot off all their Cannons All that night the whole City was adorned with Luminaries In every window of the Kings Pallace two great Torches of white Wax the Ambassadors house being set out in the same fashion The next morning his Majestie with the Infanta went forth in solemn manuer attended by all the Nobility and Gentry of the Court and City in a Noble and splendid Equipage to the Church of St. Anthony of the Capucins returned to the same Pallace in the same pomp all the Bells ringing the while This was followed after with the sport of Los Toures the Royal Reales Bull baiting never used but in the like August Solemnities which was to continue nine days The Main-mast in the middle Pallace-yard all the while bearing the Flag of England The next day Don Antonio de Souza who lived many years in London Resident and Acted so fervently for the King of England as that the Parliament sent him home having most happily laid the foundation of the glorious match between his Majesty and our Soverain Lady the Queen then an Infant done other offices to the advantage of our late as well as our present Soverain sent for many of the chief English Merchants and gave them a treatment which cost him five hundred Crowns with the greatest expressions of joy imaginable On the 26th of July the King to honour his Restitution with another glorious memorial thereof General Mountague made Earl of Sandwich confirmed the dignity of the Earldom of Sandwich Viscounty of Hinching-Brook and Barony of St. Neots upon the right Honorable Edward Mâ—untaâ—ue who had been so eminently and happily instrumental towards his reduction and had manifested his Allegiance to the King before there were any hopes visible but what were reposed in this
by Sir Edward Walker principal King at Arms which being by the Lord Chamberlain delivered to the King and from him to Secretary Nicholas were by him read and then given by his Majestie to the respective Nobles who after they were vested with their Robes had their several Caps and Coronets placed upon their heads by his Majesties own hands as he sate in a Chair of State These likewise were ordered to attend the King at his Coronation which commenced its glories Monday the 22d of April aforesaid it having rained for a month together before it pleased God that not one drop fell on this Triumph which appeared in its full lusture and grandeur but as soon as the Solemnity was past and the King and his Train at dinner in Westminster-Hall it fell a thundering lightning and raining with the greatest force vehemence and noise that was ever heard or seen at that time of the year The Streets were gravelled all the way and filled with a multitude of Spectators out of the Country and some forreigners who acknowledged themselves never to have seen among all the great magnificences of the world any to come near or aequal this even the vaunting French confessing their pomps of the late Marriage with the Infanta of Spain at their Majesties entrance into Paris to be inferior in its State gallantry and riches unto this most Illustrious Cavalcade The manner of the Kings Passage was thus The Heralds having called over and placed the Nobility and Gentry who attended the Solemnity in the Tower they went from thence immediately about ten in the morning and joining with the others which were placed without proceeded in this manner THE King having lodged monday-night the 22 at White-Hall on Tuesday morning April 23 St. Georges day his Majesty went from Whitehall by water to be Crowned at Westminster As soon as his Majesty was landed and was ready to set forward to the Abby the Dean and Prebends of VVestminster brought all the Regalia to his Majesty who delivered them to severall great personage to bear before him and when he came to the West dore of the Abby the Dean and Prebends met his Majesty and received him with an Anthem all along up the body of the Church and Choir All the Peers with their Coronets in their hands came up along with his Majesty till his Majesty was placed in a chair of State not in his Throne then the Lord-Bishop of London for the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury went to every of the four-sides of the Throne and at every of them spoke to the the people in these words Here I present unto you King Charles the rightfull inheritor of the Crown of this Realm Wherefore all you that are come this day do your Homage service and bownden duty be ye willing to do the same Whereupon all the Peers in their Parliament Robes and people gave a shout testifying their willingness This while the King standing from his chair turned himself to every of the four sides of the Throne and at every of them spake to the people who again with loud acclamations signified their willingness all in one voice After which the choire sung an Anthem in the interim whereof his Majesty Supported by 2 Bishops of Durham and Bath and Wells and attended by the Dean of Westminster went to the steps before the Communion Table where upon Carpetts and Cushions the King offered a Pall and a peice of Gold After his Majesty had offered he went on the right hand and kneeled down during a a short Collect or prayer and then Sermon began which was preached by the Lord-Bishop of VVorcester Sermon being ended the Lord Bishop of London went to the King for the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and asked if he were pleased to take the Oath usually taken by his predecessors to which his Majesty shewed himself most willing Then his Majesty rose out of his chair and by those two that before assisted him was led up to the Communion Table where he made a Solemn Oath to observe those things he had before promised After this Oath the King returned to his chair and kneeled at his foot-stool while the Hymne of the holy Ghost was singing which ended the Letany was sung by two Bishops After which the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury began and said Lift up your Hearts c. Then his Majesty arose from his devotion and disrobing himself of his upper-garment his under garment being so made as the places to be annointed might be opened by undoing certain loops which the Archbishop undid his Majesty setting in a chair the Archbishop first annointed the palms of both his hands the choire singing an Anthem after which and certain prayers the Lord Archbishop proceded and annointed his breast between the shoulders on both the shoulders the bending of his Arms and the Crown of his head whereupon the Dean of VVestminster closed the Loops and the Lord Arch-Bishop said several Prayers which ended the Coyf was put on his Majesties head and the Câ—lobium â—ndouis or Dalmatica then the super-tunica of cloth of Gold with the Tissue buskins and Sandals of the same then the Spurs were put on by the Peer that carried them then the Arch-Bishop took the Kings sword and laid it on the Communion Table and after Prayer restored it to the King which was Girt upon him by the Lord great Chamberlain then the Armil was put on next the Mautle or open Pall after which the Lord Arch-Bishop took the Crown into his hands and laid it on the Communion Table prayed and then set it on the Kings head whereupon all the Peers put on their Coronets and caps the choire singing an Anthem next the Archbishop took the Kings ring prayed again and put it on the fourth finger of the Kings hand after which his Majesty took of his sword and offered it up which one of the chief peers then present redeemed drew it out and carried it naked before the King Then the Arch-Bishop took the Scepter with the Cross and delivered it into his Majesties right hand the Rod with the Dove into the left and the King kneeling blessed him which done the King ascended his Throne Royal the Lords Spiritual and Temporal attending him where after Te Deum the King was again enthroned and then all the Peers did their Homage The Archbishop first who then kissed the Kings left cheek and after him the other Bishops After the Homage the Peers altogether stood round about the King and every one in their order toucht the Crown upon his head promising their readiness to support it with their power The Coronation being ended the Communion followed which his Majesty having received and offered returned to his Throne till the Communion ended and then went into St. Edwards Chappel there took off his Crown and delivered it to the Lord Bishop of London who laid it upon the Communion Table which done the King withdrew into the traverse where the Lord Great Chamberlain of