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The Solemn mock procession of the Pope, Cardinalls, Iesuits, fryers &c. through ye city of London, Nouember ye 17th, 1679
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The Solemn Mock Procession of the POPE Cardinalls Iesuits Fryers c. through y e. City of London Nouember y e. 17 th 1679 Remember Iustice Godfrey Bulls Pardons Indulgences This for 15. thousand pounds The EXPLANATION Such is the Just and Generous Detestation and Hatred of the English Nation against the Tyranny and Superstition of the Popish Religion if it be lawful to call such a Mass ot Cruelty and Nonsence by so Sacred a Name that they have taken all occasions to express their Abhorrence thereof but more especiailly since the Discovery of that Horrid and Trayterous Conspiracy against His Majesties Person the Protestant Religion and Government Established which they sufficiently Testified upon the 17th of November That being the Day wherein the Unfortunate Queen Mary Died and that Glorious Sun Queen ELIZABETH of Happy Memory arose in the English Horizon and thereby dispelled those thick Fogs and Mists of Romish Blindness and restored to these Kingdoms their just Rights both as Men and Christians In Commemoration of this great Blessing some Honourable and Worthy Gentlemen both in London and at the Temple remembring the Burning of London and the Temple by Popish Hands were pleased to be at the Charge of an extraordinary Tryumph upon the Day aforesaid to Confront the Insolence of the Romish Faction who after all the Miraculous Discoveries of their Cursed Contrivances have still the Impudence yet to hope of Succeeding in their Traiterous Designs for Enslaving these Nations Upon the said 17th of November 1679. the Bells began generally to Ring at Three of the Clock in the Morning About Five a Clock in the Evening all things being in readiness the Solemn Procession began setting forth from More-Gate and of proceeded to Bishops-Gate and down Hownsditch to Aid-Gate and from thenee through London-Hall-Street the Royal Exchange Cheapside and so to Temple-Bar in the following Order I. Marched six whifflers to clear the way in Pioneers Caps and lied Wastcoats II. A Bell-man Ringing who with a Loud and Dolesom Voice Cried all the way Remember Justice Godfrey III. A Dead Body Representing Sir Edmundbury Godfrey in the Habit he usually Wore the Cravat wherewith he was Murdered about his Neck with spots or Blood on his Wrists Shirt and white Gloves that were on his Hands his Face Pale and Wan Riding on a White Horse and one of his Murderers behind him to keep him from falling Representing the manner how he was carried from Somerset-Horse to Primrose-Hill IV. A Priest in a Surplice with a Cope Embroidred with Dead Mens Bones Skeletons Skuls c. giving Pardons very freely to those who would Murder Protestents and Proclaiming it Meritorious V. A Priest alone in Black with a large Silver Cross VI. Four Carmelite Friers in White and Black Habits VII Four Grey Friers in their proper Habits VIII Six Jesuits with Bloody Daggers IX A Confort of Wind-Musick call'd the waits X. Four Popish Bishops in Purple and Lawn Sleeves with Golden Crosses on their Breasts XI Four other Popish Bishops in their Pontificalibus with Surplices Rich Embroydered Copes and Golden Miters on their Heads XII Six Cardinals in Scarlet Robes and Red Caps XIII The Popes Chief Physitian with Jesuites Powder in one hand and an Urinal in the other XIV Two Priests in Surplices with two Golden Crosses Lastly The Pope in a Lofty Glorious Pageant Representing a Chair of State covered with Scarlet the Chair Richly Embroydered Fringed and bedeckt with Golden Balls and Crosses at his Feet a Cushion of State two Boys in Surplices with white Silk Banners and Red Crosses and bloody Daggers for Murdering Heretical Kings and Princes painted on them with an Incence Pot before them fate on each side censing his Holiness who was arrayed in a rich Scarlet Gown Lined through with Ermin and adorned with Gold and Silver Lace on his Head a Tripple Crown of Gold and a Glorious Collor of Gold and precious Stones St. Peters Keys a number of Beads Agnus Det's and other Catholick Trumpery at his Back stood his Holiness's Privy Councellor the Devil frequently Caressing Hugging and Whispering and oft-times Instructing him aloud to destroy His Majesty to forge a Protestant-Plot and to Fire the City again to which purpose he held an Infernal Torch in his hand The whole Procession was attended with 150. Flambeaus and Torches by Order but so many more came in Voluntiers as made them up some Thousands Never were the Balconies Windows and Houses more numerously filled nor the Streets closer throng'd with Multitudes of People all expressing their Abhorrence of Popery with continual Shouts and Acclamations so that by a modest Computation it is judged there could not be fewer than Two Hundred Thousand Spectators Thus with a slow and solemn State they proceeded to Temple-Bar where with the innumerable swarms the Houses seemed converted into Heaps of Men Women and Children for whose diversion there were provided great Variety of excellent Fire-Works Temple-Bar being since its Rebuilding Adorned with four stately Statues those of Queen Elizabeth and King James fronting the City and of K. Charles the First of Blessed Memory and our present Gracious Soveraign on the other side towards westminster The Statue of Q. Elizabeth in respect to the Day was Adorned with a Crown of Gilded Laurel in Her hand a Golden Shield with this Motto inscribed THE PROTESTANT RELIGION MAGNA CHARTA and Flambeaus placed before it The Pope being brought near thereunto the Song following was sung in Parts between one who Represented the English Cardinal Howard and another the People of England Cardinal Howard From York to London Town we come To talk of Popish Ire To reconcile you all to Rome And prevent Smithfield Fire The People Answer Cease Cease thou Norfolk Cardinal See yonder stands Queen Bess Who sav'd your souls from Popish thrale O Queen Bess Queen Bess Qu. Bess Your popish Plot Smithfield Threat We do not fear at all For lo before Queen Besses Feet You fall you fall you fall Now God preserve Great Charles our King And eke all honest Men And Traytors all to Justice bring Amen Amen Amen Thus having Entertained the thronging Spectators for some time with Ingenious Fire-works and a vast Bonefire being prepared just over against the Inner-Templt-Gate his Holiness after some Complement and Reluctancy was decently tumbled from all his Grandeur into the Impartial Flames the Crafty Devil his Chief Minister leaving his Infallibilityship in the Lurch in his Extremity This Justice was attended with a prodigious Shout that might be heard far beyond Somerset-House and the same Evening there were large Bonefires generally in the Streets with universal Acclamations Long Live King CHARLES Let POPERY perish and PAPISTS with their PLOTS and COUNTER-PLOTS as hitherto be Confounded To which every honest English-man will readily say Amen London Printed for Jonathan Wilkins at the Star in Cheapside next Mercers Chappel 16â—0