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A60673	Britain's glory, and England's bravery wherein is shewed the degrees of honour from the prince to the peasant, with the honour of the nobles, and previleges of the commons, the proper places and precedency of all persons from the throne to the bondman, more particularly in coronations, processions, feasts, funerals and other great assembly : as also honour of arms, power of heralds, signification of charges in coat-armour, with an armorial dictionary, explaining the terms of heraldry, and an account of all the orders of knighthood in Christendom, and of the weights and measures of England : to which is added a continuation of The historians guide, from November, 1687, where the third and last impression ends, to June, 1687 / being the collections and observations of Benjamine Smithurst.	Smithurst, Benjamine.	1689 (1689)	Wing S4356; ESTC R31948	77,938	230

account Sometimes England hath had the precedency and the Archbishop of Canterbury had place at the Pope's right Foot Mr. Howel in his Discourse concerning Ambassadours gives divers Reasons for the Precedency of England That it was the first Land that was governed by a Christian King That it hath wholly subdued France and the Kings of England have been crowned in Paris That it hath the best Havens in Christendom c. 2. The Precedency of the several Degrees in England are as follows 1 The King 's most Excellent Majesty 2 The Prince when there is One. 3 The Dukes of the Royal Bloud who are 1 Sons 2 Grand-Sons 3 Brothers 4 Unckles 5 Nephews Then the great Officers of the Church and Crown as 4 The Archibishop of Canterbury 5 Lord Chancellour or Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 6 Archbishop of York 7 Lord Treasurer 8 Lord President of the Council 9 Lord Privy Seal Then the rest of the Nobility as 10 Dukes 11 Dukes eldest Sons of the Royal Bloud 12 Marquesses 13 Dukes eldest Sons 14 Earls 15 Marquesses eldest Sons 16 Dukes younger Sons of the Bloud 17 Dukes younger Sons Royal. 18 Viscounts 19 Earls eldest Sons 20 Marquesses younger Sons 21 Bishops which take place according to the Seniority of their Consecration except 1 London 2 Durham 3 Winchester 22 Barons 23 Viscounts eldest Sons 24 Earls younger Sons 25 Barons eldest Sons 26 Lords of the Privy Council 27 Judges and they 1 Of the King's Bench. 2 Of the Common Pleas. 3 Barons of the Exchequer 28 Masters of Chancery 29 Knights of the Garter if no otherways dignified which is very rare 30 Viscounts younger Sons 31 Barons younger Sons 32 Knights Bannerets 33 Baronets 34 Knights of the Bath 35 Knights Bachelours 36 Colonels first Horse then Foot. 37 Serjeants at Law. 38 Doctors 1 Divinity 2 Law 3 Physick 39 Esquires according to their Degree 1 Esquires of the King's Body 2 The Descendents by the Male Line from some Peer of the Realm 3 Eldest Sons of Baronets 4 Eldest Sons of Knights 5 Esquires attending on the Knights of the Bath 6 Officiary Esquires as 40 Justices of the Peace 41 Barristers at Law. 42 Lieutenant Collonels 43 Majors 44 Captains 45 Gentlemen 46 Yeomen 47 Artificers 48 Merchants 49 Retailers 50 Chapmen 51 Mariners 52 Fishermen 53 Water-men or Ferry-men 54 Masons and Builders 55 Labourers 56 Bondmen Note generally 1. That these great Officers of Court of what Title or Degree soever besides that of their Place or Office do take place of all others of the same Degree or Title except Secretary of State that is if they be Dukes they take place of all Dukes if Earls of all Earls that is 1. Lord Chamberlain of England 2. Lord High Constable 3. Lord Marshal 4. Lord High Steward 5. Lord Chamberlain of His Majesties Houshold 6. Secretaries of State if Peers Note 2. These Officers take place as followeth 1. Master of the Wards 2. Chancellour 3. Under-Chancellour of the Exchequer 4. Chancellour of the Duchy 5. Chief Justice of the King's-Bench 6. Master of the Rolls 7. Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. 8. Chief Baron of the Exchequer 9. Judges 10. Barons of the Coif Note 3. That Deans precede Chancellours and they precede Prebendaries and Prebendaries precede Doctours Note 4. All Artificers of London take place according to the Precedency of the Corporation of which they are free and not by their Trade or Profession The incorporated Merchants take place next after the first 12 Companies as some account then the rest according to the number they bear 13 14 and so on CHAP. XXII The Procession at a Coronation THE most magnificent Procession that I meet with was that at the Coronation of King Charles II. of happy Memory which take as follows From the Tower to Westminster 1. The Duke of York's Horse-Guards 2. The Messengers of the Chamber 3. Esquires to the Knights of the Bath 4. Knights Harbingers 5. Serjeant Portar 6. Sewers of the Chamber 7. Gentlemen Ushers 8. Quarter Waiters 9. The six Clerks in Chancery 10. Clerks of the Signet 11. Clerks of the Privy Seal 12. Clerks of the Council 13. Clerks of the Parliament 14. Clerks of the Crown 15. Chaplains having Dignities 16. The King's Advocate 17. The King's Remembrancer 18. Masters of the Chancery 19. King 's Learned Counsel at Law. 20. King's Puisne Serjeants 21. King's Attorney 22. King's Sollicitour 23. King's eldest Serjeants 24. Secretaries of the French Latine 25. Gentlemen Ushers 26. Daily Waiters 27. Sewers in Ordinary 28. Carvers in Ordinary 29. Cup Bearers in Ordinary 30. Esquires of the Body 31. Masters of Standing Offices as 1. Of the Tents 2. Of the Revels 3. Of the Ceremonies 4. Of the Armory 5. Of the Wardrobe 6. Of the Ordinance 32. Master of the Requests 33. Chamberlains of the Exchequer 34. Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber 35. Knights of the Bath 36. Knight Marshal 37. Treasurer of the Chamber 38. Master of the Jewel-house 39. Barons younger Sons 40. Viscounts younger Sons 41. Barons of the Exchequer 42. Justices of the Common Pleas. 43. Justices of the King 's Bench. 44. Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer 45. Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. 46. Master of the Rolls 47. Lord Chief Justice of the King 's Bench. 48. Knights of the Privy Council 49. Principal Secretary 50. Barons eldest Sons 51. Earls younger Sons 52. Viscounts eldest Sons Kettle-Drums King's Trumpeter 2 Pursivants at Arms. 53. Barons 54. Maquesses younger Sons 55. Earls eldest Sons Two Pursuvants at Arms. 56. Viscounts 57. Dukes younger Sons 58. Marquesses eldest Sons Two Heralds in their Coats and Collars of SS 59. Earls and the Earl Marshal 60. Lord Chamberlain of the Houshold 61. Dukes eldest Sons Two Heralds 62. Marquesses Two Heralds 63. Dukes Clarenceux Norroy Kings at Arms. 64. Lord Treasurer 65. Lord Chancellour 66. Lord High Steward Duke of Normandy and Duke of Aquitain represented by two Persons 67. Gentleman Usher Garter King at Arms. 68. Lord Mayor of London 69. Duke of York 70. Lord Great Chamberlain 71. Lord Marshal with the Sword. 72. Lord High Steward On each side of these Serjeants at Arms. The KING 73. Gentlemen Pensioners Esquires Footmen 74. Master of the Horse leading a spare Horse 75. Vicechamberlain 76. Captain of the Pensioners 77. Captain of the Guards 78. Lieutenant of the Pensioners 79. King's Horse guards 80. The General 's Horse-guards CHAP. XXIII The Proceeding on the Coronation-day FOur Drums Sixteen Trumpets 1 Clerks of the Chancery 2 King's Chaplains having Dignities 3 Aldermen of London 4 King's Counsel learned in the Laws 5 King's Sollicitour 6 King's Attorney 7 King 's eldest Serjeant at Law. 8 Esquires of the Body 9 Master of Requests 10 Gentlemen of the Privy Council 11 Knights of the Bath 12 Barons of the Exchequer 13 Justices of the Common Pleas. 14 Justices of the King 's Bench. 15 Lord Chief Baron 16 Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. 17 Master of the

Rolls 18 Lord Chief Justice of the King 's Bench. 19 Serjeant Portar 20 Serjeant of the Vestery 21 Children of the King's Chapel 22 Gentlemen of the King's Chapel 23 Prebendaries of Westminster 24 Master of the Jewel House He had Precedency of the Judges because he bore the Sword Spurs and Ring 25 Knights of the Privy Council Portcullis Pursuvant at Arms. 26 Barons 27 Bishops Rouge Croix Pursuvant at Arms. Blew mantle Pursuvant at Arms. 28 Viscounts Somerset and Chester Heralds 29 Earls Richmond and Windsor Heralds 30 Marquesses Lancaster and York Heralds Clarenceux and Norroy Provincial Kings at Arms carrying their Crowns in their hands 31 Lord High Treasurer 32 Lord high Chancellour St. Edward's Staff. The Spurs born by two Earls St. Edward's Sceptre A drawn Sword. Sword Curtana drawn A pointed Sword drawn 33 Lord Mayor of London Garter principal King at Arms. Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. 34 Lord Great Chamberlain 35 Earl Marshal 36 Lord Marshal with the Sword of State in the Scaboard 37 Lord High Constable 38 Duke of York The Sceptre with the Dove St. Edward's Crown born by the Lord High Steward The Orb or Mound The Patena born by the Bishop of Exon. The Chalice born by the Bp. of London The KING supported by the Bishop of Bath and Wells and the Bishop of Duresme his Train born by five Lords and his Canopy by the Barons of the Cinque-Ports 39 Master of the Robes 40 One of the Chief Gentlemen of the Bed-chamber 41 Two Grooms of the Bed-chamber 32 Captain of the Guard. 33 Captain of the Pensioners CHAP. XXIV The King 's going to Parliament in State. MEssengers of the Court. Esquires to the Knights of the Bath Gentlemen Ushers Clerks of the Chancery Clerks of the Signet Clerks of the Privy Seal Clerks of the Council Clerks of the Parliament Clerks of the Crown The King's Chaplains having Dignities Masters of Chancery King 's learned Counsel at Law. King's Serjeants Attorney General Sollicitour General King's eldest Serjeant The King's Secretaries Chamberlains of the Exchequer Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber Knights of the Bath Treasurer of the Chamber Comptroller Some place next Knights Bachelours Some place next Knights Bannerets and Some place next Knights Baronets Two Heralds Barons younger Sons Viscounts younger Sons Barons of the Exchequer Justices of the Common Pleas. Justices of the King 's Bench. Lord Chief Baron Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. Master of the Rolls Lord Chief Justice of the King 's Bench. Knights of the Privy Council Principal Secretary Barons eldest Sons Earls younger Sons Viscounts eldest Sons Two Heralds Barons Bishops Marquesses younger Sons Earls eldest Sons Two Heralds Viscounts Dukes younger Sons Marquesses eldest Sons Two Heralds Earls Chamberlain of the Houshold Dukes eldest Sons Two Heralds Marquesses Two Heralds Dukes Two Kings at Arms. Lord Treasurer Archbishop of York Lord Chancellour Archbishop of Canterbury Dukes of the Royal Bloud Garter principal King at Arms. Lord Great Chamberlain Lord high Steward The KING Gentlemen Pensioners Esquires Footmen Master of the Horse with a led Horse Vice-chamberlain Guards CHAP. XXV Coronation-Feasts KIng H. Fourth's Coronation-Feast The King sate in the middle of the Table the Archbishop of Canterbury and three Prelates on his Right hand the Archbishop of York and four Prelates on the Left the K's eldest Son stood on the Right-hand with a pointless Sword the Lord Constable on the Left with a pointed Sword both erect and naked Before him stood the Dukes of Albemarl Surry and Exeter and two Earls the Earl Marshal and his Tipstaves made room in the Hall that the Attenders might with more ease serve the Tables On the right side of the Hall at Tables set were placed the Barons of the Cinque Ports and divers of the Long Robe at the Table on the left side sate the Lord Mayor Aldermen and chief Citizens After the second Course the King's Champian entered the Hall with a Herald and approaching before the King made his Challenge three times and being not answered retired but the most splendid and most exact Coronation-Feast was that of King Charles II. King Charles II. his Coronation-Feast First enters the Clerks Comptrollers then Clerks of the Green Cloath Cofferer Six Serjeants at Arms. 1 Earl Marshal 2 Lord high Steward 3 Lord high Constable all three on Horse-back and in their proper Robes Six Serjeants Comptroller of the Houshold The Sewer and his Assistents The Knights of the Bath who carried up Service two and two to a Dish assisted by the Earl Sewer Dinner being set on the Table the King came forth in his Royal Robes with the Crown on his Head his Sceptre in his hand and three Swords born before him naked being seated on his Right hand stood the three Noblemen who held the three Swords naked and erect on his Left the Lord Chamberlain who held the Sceptre at the Table 's end on the left hand sate the Duke of York in his Robes and Coronet Then the King's Champian entered the Hall on a goodly white Courser armed at all Points in rich Armour having way made for him by the Knight Marshal Before him marched 1 Two Trumpets 2 The Serjeant Trumpet 3 The Serjeant at Arms. 4 An Esquire carrying a Target with the Champian's own Arms depicted thereon 5 York Herald 6 The Champian 7 The Earl Marshal on his left hand 8 The Lord High Constable on his right both on Horseback The Herald proclaimed the Challenge at the entrance into the Hall in the middle of it and at the Steps at the higher Hall The Chalenge is That whoever should deny the King to be the true and undoubted Heir to the Crown or that he is not King of England Scotland France and Ireland doth lye and that he the Champian is ready to maintain the same throwing down his Glove as a Gage which done he retired with his Fee. The second Course was carried up by the Gentlemen Pensioners The third Course by other Servants appointed thereto In the body of the Hall below the State were placed four Tables two on each side at the first Table on the right hand next the State sate the Bishops the Barons of the Cinque-ports the Judges and the rest of the long Robe according to their Degrees at the second Table below on the right hand sate the Masters in Chancery Six Clerks and the like at the upper Table on the left hand next the State sate the Nobility c. at the other sate the Lord Mayor Aldermen and chief Citizens at a by Table the Officers at Arms the Ushers and Waiters all in their proper Places some attending the King others their Places as assigned each Table had three Courses besides the Banquet with Trumpets sounding each Course CHAP. XXVI A Royal Feast at other times the K. present 1 AT the head of the Table sits the King at the lower end the Princes of the Bloud before him or rather on each hand stand the Carver Sewer

of the Sword and Military Belt in Sweeden whose Collar was composed of Sword and Belt many there are also in India and in divers other places which because of their uncertainty are omitted CHAP. XVII Of Esquires KNighthood is a Dignity but Esquire is a name of Worship and in old time every Knight had two Esquires to attend him who bore his Armour and kept allways close to him They held certain Lands of him in Escuage as the Knight did of the King by Knight's Service but now Esquires are divided into five Ranks The first and principal are the eldest Sons of Viscounts and Lords The Second all other Noble-men's younger Sons with the eldest Sons of Baronets and Knights The Third are those that are Select Esquires of the King's Body The Fourth those to whom the King giveth the Title to or createth Esquires by putting a Silver Collar of S. S. about their Necks and in former times they had a pair of Silver Spurs put to their Heels thereby distinguishing them from Knights who had the guilt Spur and to the first born Sons of these only doth the Title descend they are now the Esquires that attend the Knights of the Bath The fifth and last be those that have any Superiour publick Office in the Kingdom as High Sheriff Justice of the Peace Collonels Lieutenant Collonels Majors c. or such as serve the King in any worshipfull Calling But such as are Esquires or Gentlemen by place only when they lose their Place they also lose their Title CHAP. XVIII Of Gentlemen THis Title is of such account as is aforesaid that it is a general Name even from the Sovereign to the meanest Person who either bears Coat-Armour or is imployed in some eminent Office in Church or State and many there be who having by Providence rose from a mean condition and obscure original to possess large Demeans have vain-gloriously usurped the Title of Gentleman to themselves and so imprudent I might have said impudent have some been that because their Sir-name have bordered upon the Sir-names of some Person of worth they have laid down their own paternal Names and assumed the Names of those Gentlemen so near to theirs and born their Coat-Armour and in time have pretended to be of the same Family Some derive the Name Gentleman as a Compound partly from the French word Gentile that is one born of honest Parents to which the Saxon Word Man is joyned and so make it Gentleman which may signifie a man well born and under that Name are all comprehended that are above Yeomen Merchants or Artificers the Ancient Saxons called them Edelmen or Noble Men. Which shews that Gentlemen take their beginning from something that they have done in War or Peace for which the King who is the Fountain of Honour doth think them worthy of such Honour which shall continue to their Posterity But sometimes it so happeneth that many Persons do claim the Title or Appellation of Gentleman either from the Places they hold or from some excellent Art or Science they profess as those that study the Laws of the Land or profess themselves Masters in the liberal Sciences And indeed if he can live without Manual labour and bear the Port and Charge of a Gentleman he shall not only be called so by others but think himself so indeed And any such that hath not a true Pretence to a Coat-Armour may have one assigned them by the Appointment of the Heralds whose Posterity may enjoy the Title of Gentile But to be more particular we shall find this Title to be ranked under nine Heads or Degrees 1. A Gentleman of Ancestry who is called a Gentleman of Bloud 2. A Gentleman of Bloud and not of Ancestry which is in the third Degree 3. A Gentleman of Coat-Armour and not of Bloud which is he that first beareth the King's Device given him by the Heralds If he have Issue to the third desscent such Issue is a Gentleman of Bloud but none under 4. A Gentleman of Armour not given him as when the King giveth a Lordship to a Yeoman and his Heirs for ever If the Family to whom the Lordship did belong be extinct the Person so admitted may bear the Coat-Armour of the said Lord being Approved of by the Heralds but if the Family be not extinct he cannot only he shall be accounted a Gentleman and may have a Coat appointed him by the Heralds 5. If a Christian Man in the Service of God and his Prince kills a Heathen Gentleman he shall bear his Coat-Armour except the said Heathen be a Knight Banneret and use the same Atchievement without any difference save only in the Word or Motto of the Infidel and his Issue in the fifth Degree shall be a Gentleman of Bloud but no Christian Man can bear another Christians Coat Yet if an English Man in the Field when the Banner royal is displayed do put to flight take Prisoner or by Fire or Force slay any Gentleman enemy to his Prince the English Man shall honour his own Coat in the sinister quarter with ded said Gentleman's Coat but in matters 〈◊〉 Combate the Victor may not challenge his Enemy's Coat though the Vanquished may lose his So by the Courtesie of England if a Man marry a Gentlewoman he may bear her Coat but his Children may not unless she be an Heiress and some doubt that also 6. If the King make a Yeoman a Knight he is called a Gentleman of Bloud 7. A Yeoman's Son advanced to Spiritual dignity is a Gentleman but not of Bloud unless he arrive to be a Doctor of the Law and then he shall be accounted a Gentleman of Bloud 8. The eight is called a Gentleman Untryall that is one who being brought up in some Abby or like Place and related to the Abbat c. doth in time obtain preferment in the same Abby c. 9. The last is a Gentleman Apocryphate such as being a Footman in the service of his Prince is at last advanced to be a Steward or Clerk of the Kitchin c. though he hath no Badg of his own under this Head are comprised all those that have any publick Office as above which take in these three Classes 1. Gentlemen by Ecclesiastical Preferment are 1 Vicars General 2 Guardians 3 Deans of Cathedrals 4 Arch Deacons 5 Chancellours 6 Treasurers 7 Chaunters 8 Doctours of which Divinity is first Law next Physick last 9 Provosts 10 Governours of Colleges 2. In Military Professions these are called Gentlemen 1 High Constables 2 Lieutenant Generals 3 Marshals of the Field 4 Admirals 5 Major Generals 6 Quarter Master General 7 Treasurer for the Army 8 Guardians of Frontiers 9 Grand Esquires 10 Masters of the Artillary 11 Collonels 12 Lieutenant Collonels 13 Serjeant Majors 14 Captains and all that receive Commissions from the King. 3. In the Civil State these are Gentlemen by their Places 1 The Chancellour 2 Presidents 3 Treasurers 4 Judges 5 Justices 6 Chief Officers

the French Ambassadour made his publick entrance into Dublin and had his Audience of K. James II. at the Castle The Irish beat by a Sally made by the Protestants out of Colerain Charles Viscount Mordant since Earl of Monmouth Henry Lord de la Mere Sidney Lord Godolphin Sir Hen. Capell Rich. Hambden Sen. Esq made Commissioners of the Treasury Jonathan Lord Bishop of Bristol elected Bishop of Exeter K. William passed the Act for the Coronation Oath and 2 Acts more Dyed at Rome Queen Christiana of Sweedland Prince George of Denmark made Baron of Ockingham Earl of Kendale and Duke of Cumberland The Marquess of Winchester made Duke of Bolton William Bentinek Esq made Baron of Cyrencester Viscount Woodstock and Earl of Portland Viscount Faulconberg made Earl of Faulconberg Viscount Mordant made Earl of Monmouth Lord Mountague made Viscount Mounthermer and Earl of Mountague Lord Churchill made Earl of Marlborough Henry Sidney Esq made Baron Milton Viscount Sidney of Sheppy in Kent Lord Lumley made Viscount Lumley of Lumley-Castle in Durham Lord Cholmondly made Baron of Cholmondly of Wich Malbanch alias Nantwich in Cheshire Tho. Pilkington Esq Lord Mayor of London Knighted Sir Geo. Hewit made Baron of James-Town and Viscount Goran in Ireland K. William and Q. Mary crowned at Westminster by the Bishop of London and the day kept with great Ceremony in most of the chief Towns in England The House of Commons walked on foot from Westminster to White-hall to congratulate their Majesties on their Coronations Admiral Herbert arrived at Kingsale in Ireland George Jeffereys Baron of Wemm and late Lord Chancellour of England dyed in the Tower of London and was buried in the Tower privately the Sunday night following by an Order his Relations got from K. William The Sieur de Schmittan Envoy extraordinary from the Duke of Brandenburgh had Audience of the King and Queen at Hampton-Court George Booth Esq Sir Richard Temple Sir John Worden Sir Robert Southwell Sir Robert Clayton Sir Patience Ward made Commissioners of the Customs The Lords Address to K. William to sapport the Church of England and to call a Convocation Sir Henry Fane Sir Hen. Ashurst Sir Hum. Edwin Tho. Frankland Esq Fran. Parry Esq John Danvers Esq and John Wilcox Jun. Esq made Commissioners for the Excise The Earl of Danby made Marquess of Caermarthen K. William passed six Acts of Parliament An Address of the House of Commons to K. William for a War with France and the King's Answer to it The Baron de Schutz Envoy extraordinary from the Dukes of Lunenburgh c. had Audience of their Majesties at Hampton-Court Two Proclamations came out 1. To incourage French Protestants 2. For prohibiting French Goods The Estates of Scotland named the Earl of Argyle Sir James Montgomery and Sir John Dalrimple to go Commissiones for England to offer the Crown of Scotland to K. William and Q. Mary which was done accordingly on the 11th of May in great solemnity in the Banqueting House at Whitehall to which place the Commissioners came by Post Arrived at Portsmouth the Wolf from Virginia having on Board the Lord Howard of Effingham Governour of Virginia K. William put out two Proclamations for prohibiting Seamen to serve foreign Princes c. May K. William passed at Westminster the Poll Act and two more A Fight betwixt Admiral Herbert and the French at Bantry Bay in the N.W. of Ireland The Estates of Scotland adjourned to the 21st instant A Call of Serjeants viz. Sir Hen. Pollexfen Nich. Lechmore Tho. Rookesby John Thurburn Will. Wogan Will. Pawlet Nath. Bond Gyles Eyres Hen. Hatsell John Blencow Peyton Ventris John Powell Roger Bellwood John Tremain John Trenchard and John Turton Esqs The same day the Judges were constituted viz. Sir John Holt Ch. Just Sir W. Dolben Sir W. Gregory and Gyles Eyres Esq of the King's-Bench Sir Henry Pollexfen Ch. Just Sir John Powell Tho Rookesby and Pe●ton Ventris Esqs of the Common Pleas Sir Robert Atkinson Ch. Baron Sir Ed. Nevile Nich. Lechmore and John Turton Esqs of the Exchequer John Trenchard Esq Ch. Just of Chester Sir Geo. Treby Attorney General John Summers Esq Sollicitor General The Plate Fleet arrived in the Downs richly laden A Declaration of War against France came out A Proclamation against a Libell called The History of the Convention offering 100 l. reward to discover Author or Printer The Thanksgiving-day was kept in Scotland for their Deliverance from Popery and Slavery K. William gave his Royal Assent to five Acts at Westminster A Proclamation for appointing Commissioners for the Poll Act and another to prevent false Musters K. William came to Portsmouth and on board the Elizabeth Frigot dined with Admiral Herbert where he declared his Royal intention to make Admiral Herbert an Earl and there Knighted Capt. John Ashby and Capt. Clowdes Shovell and the King returned that Evening to Hampton-Court after giving 2600 l. amongst the wounded c. Seamen A great Sally by the Protestants at Londonderry with success George Lord Melvill made sole Secretary of State in Scotland Frederick Count de Schomberg made General of all his Majesty's Forces Master General of the Ordinance and of his Majesty's Privy Council Baron of Teys Earl of Brantford marquess of Harwich and Duke of Schomberg About 120 Seamen came Voluntiers from Norwich to serve his Majesty and about 150 more went by Land to Portsmouth on the same account Robert Casor Master of the Advice a Cole Ship beat two French Prizes Sir Robert Wright late Lord Chief Justice dyed in Newgate The Assistence Frigot came into Plymouth with the Body of the late Duke of Albemarle K. William's Declaration with an Order of Council for encouraging Seamen K. William's Proclamation for a Fast to be kept about London on the fifth of June on the 19th all England over K. William gave his Royal Assent to the Act for Toleration of Dissenters and two Acts more The Estates of Scotland read K. William's Letter to make them a Convention which they acccepted with thanks and adjourned to June 5. and ordered all their Members to meet then The Heer 's Engelenburg Witsen Odyck Citters and Dyckvelt Ambassadours extraordinary from Holland made their publick Entrance and on the 30th had their publick Audience at the Banquetting House at Whitehall K. William gave his Royal Assent to two Acts of Parliament Vice-Admiral Almonde arrived at Portsmouth with part of the Dutch Fleet. The Scanderoon Fleet came to Plymouth The Dutchess of Albemarle arrived at Plymouth from Jamaica The Duke of Somerset was installed Chancellour of Cambridge at Northumberland House in the Strand Major General Kirke set Sail from High-lake nigh Leverpole with his Forces for London-Derry June Admiral Herbert created Earl of Torrington and Baron Herbert of Torbay The Assistant Frigat with fourteen Merchant men from the West-Indies came into the Downs John Ashburnham Esq Created Baron Ashburnham of Ashburn-Hall in Sussex The Dutch Ambassadours had Audience The Dutch Fleet of Thirty