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A46246	The goldsmiths' jubile, or, Londons triumphs containing, a description of the several pageants, on which are represented, emblematical figures, artful pieces of architecture, and rural dancing : with the speeches spoken on each pageant : performed Octob. 29, 1674, for the entertainment of the Right Honourable and truly noble pattern of prudence and loyalty, Sir Robert Vyner, Kt. & Bar, Lord Mayor of the city of London : at the proper costs and charges of the worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, the Kings Most Sacred Majesty and His Royal Consort, Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Dutchess of York, Prince Rupert, the Duke of Monmouth, several foreign embassadours, chief nobility, and secretaries of state, honouring the city with their presence / composed by Tho. Jordan.	Jordan, Thomas, 1612?-1685?	1674 (1674)	Wing J1033; ESTC R17337	11,616	16

her Ears a black woolly-curl'd Hair on it a Coronet of upright Feathers an Indian Gown very rich of divers Colours a Girdle of Feathers about her middle a Sky-coloured Scarf worn like a Shoulder belt a Quiver of Arrows at her Back an Indian Bow in her left hand and a Banner of my Lords in her right AMERICA A strait stout Person with a Tann'd Face Neck and Breast with a triple Chain of Diamonds about her Neck sleek black Hair a Coronet of Gold with a great plume of Feathers rich Jewels in her Ears a short Vest of Gold on short Bases of Silver Sky-coloured-Silk-hose and Silver Buskins lac'd with Gold Ribon in puffs in the one hand a Dart in the other a Banner of the Companies About these four Quarters of the World in a Quadrangular form fit the Four Seasons of the Year Spring Summer Autumn and Wintsr all kindly Attired SPRING A grass-green Robe Painted with many colour'd Flowers proper to the Seasons production as Violets yellow Daffadils Dazies the Peach-Tree in Blossom Cornelian-Trees in blossom a long bright Hair and a Garland about her Head of Sweet-Bryer Wall-flowers Stockgilly-flowers Flowers de lis Lillies of all natures Tulips double Pionies In her right Arm a Cornucopia containing French Hony-Suckles Cherry-Tree Blossoms Plumb-Tre●s in Blossoms pale Daffadil and in the other Hand a Banner of the Kings SVMMER A French green Robe Painted with Pinks Roses Damask Red White and Yellow Hony-Suckles French Mary-golds Gilly-flowers Lillies of the Valley and on a Head of long brown Hair a wreath of Flowers mingled with Fruits as early Pears Plumbs Green-Figs Ginnitings Quadlings Cherries interlayed with Lavender-flowers Raspes Vine-leaves and Flowers in one Hand a Silver Rake in the other a Banner of my Lords AVTVM A Person of brown Complexion with long yellow Hair about her Head a wreath of ripe Wheat and Barley mi●gled with Berries Filberds Mus● Melons Queen-Apples Poppies of all Colours Quinces wearing a Robe Coloured Foli-mort Painted with Holy-oaks Medlers Bullices Services Grapes with red green and yellow Leaves Apricocks Kathern-Pears Pom-waters Moncks-hoods in one Hand a Silver Sickle in the other a Banner of the Companies WINTER An Old Man with a white-grey Hair and Beard in a grey Gown girt about his Wast with a Girdle a pan of Charcoal lighted with one Hand over it about his Head a Wreath of Carrots Turnips Leeks Parsnips Skirrots mix'd with Rose-mary and Baies and a Cabbage Cap a Bandalier of Onions worn like a Belt bearing in the other Hand a Banner of the Fishmongers My Lord being prepared with attention Europa riseth up with application to his Lordship in this Poetical Composition as followeth The Third SPEECH by EUROPA THis Rich Resplendent Temple round and high Is Dedicated to the Deity Of bright Apollo He that doth inspire Man's Intellectuals with Sciential Fire Who by his Influential power doth hold Commerce betwixt the Goldsmith and the Gold We Four that have our Banners thus unfurl'd Do personate the Four Parts of the WORLD Those are the Seasons of the Year which guided By the Sun's Course are equally divided My Name 's Europa who led by Opinion Am come to view this Part of my Deminion With these my Neighbours London holds Commerce With all the Regions of the Vniverse And hearing they have made so wise a Choice Of their Chief Magistrate come to Rejoice And bid you Welcome to your Iustice Seat A Place that your own Merit will make Great Your Temperance your Piety and Pity Will captivate the Hearts of the whole City And I have pregnant Cause to think My Lord You 'l oftner use the Ballance than the Sword For like the Goldsmiths Crest you 'l find it fit To exercise the Touchstone of your Wit More than your Weapon though without dispute When properly provok'd they 're both acute And at all times shall serviceable be To th' KING the City and your Companie The Loyal Goldsmiths who for your dear sake With Cost and Care did these Provisions make For this Days Triumph and by Iudgment led Bring all their Members to attend the Head May Plenty spread her Wings over your Fold May both the Indies furnish you with Gold That as you Place of Office is of Trust You may have Power and Treasure to be Just. Thus Europe doth congratulate your Day As a Debt due and though she cannot pay The Principal be pleas'd at her Request T' accept good wishes for the Interest May the Four Seasons with Weeks Days and Hours Prosper your Rule My Lord This Year is Yours The Speech being ended the Foot-Marshal placing the Assistants Livery and the Companies on both sides of King-street and their Pensioners with their Targets hung on the tops of their Javelins in the Rere of them and the Ensign-bearers Drums and Fifes in the Front he hastens the Foyns and Budge Batchelors together with the Gentlemen Ushers to Guildhall where his Lordship is again saluted by the Artillery-men with three Vollies more which conclude their Duty His Land Attendants pass through the Gallery or Lane so formed into Guildhall after which the Companies repair into the Hall to Dinner and the several Silk-works and Triumphs are likewise conveyed into Blackwel-Hall and the Officers aforesaid and the Children that sit in the Pageants there refresh themselves until his Lordship hath Dined at Guildhall where to make the Feast more famous his Lordship is dignified with the Gracious Presence of the King and Queen together with Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Dutchess of York Prince Rupert the Duke of Monmouth the Archbishop of Canterbury and all the other Bishops at this time in London all the Resident Embassadors and Envoys all the Lords of the Privy Council all the Principal Officers of State all the Judges and Serjeants at Law with their Ladies His Majesty with the Duke of York and Prince Rupert Dines at a Table raised upon the Hustings at the East end of the Hall The Foreign Embassadours the Lords of the Council and others of the Peerage and Nobility at the two next Tables raised on each side of the Hall The Lord Mayor and the Aldermen Dine at a Table raised at the West end of the Hall and the Citizens of the Liveries at several Tables which fill the whole Body of the Hall His Lordship beginning the several Healths of His Majesty the Queen and Their Royal Highnesses the Hall is fill'd with Shouts and Acclamations After Dinner His Majesty is entertained with a Royal Banquet glorious to the Eye and delicious to the Palate served in with excellent conformity The whole Service managed with as good order and decency as the Circumstances can possibly admit nothing being omitted by the City that may express their Duty to Their Majesties and the humble sense they have in particular of their Royal Appearance A SONG sung at the LORD MAYOR's Table in Honour of the CITY and the GOLDSMITHS COMPANY VERSE I. LEt all the Nine Muses lay by their Abuses

The Goldsmiths Iubile OR Londons Triumphs CONTAINING A Description of the several PAGEANTS On which are Represented Emblematical Figures Artful Pieces of Architecture and RURAL DANCING With the SPEECHES Spoken on each PAGEANT Performed Octob. 29 1674. for the Entertainment of the Right Honourable and truly Noble Pattern of Prudence and Loyalty Sir ROBERT VYNER K t Bar t LORD MAYOR of the CITY of LONDON At the proper Costs and Charges of the Worshipful Company of GOLDSMITHS The Kings Most Sacred Majesty and His Royal Consort Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Dutchess of York Prince Rupert The Duke of Monmouth several Foreign Embassadours Chief Nobility and Secretaries of State honouring the City with Their Presence Composed by THO. JORDAN London Printed by W. Godbid for Iohn Playford 1674. To the Right Honourable Sir ROBERT VYNER K t Bar t Lord Mayor of the City of LONDON MY LORD PErmit the humblest of your Honourers to present you with the Cordial Salutations and fervent Wishes of much Ioy and Essencial Felicity in the possession and fruition of your deserved Dignities whose legal Choice hath administred the happy occasion of this dayes Triumph The generality of the most Generous Citizens are unanimously Ioyful of your Election and Establishment in that Seat which your Lordship will irradiate with your Abilities in the display and dispensation of those Diviner Beams that Illuminate the World Love Truth and Equity Divers worthy Persons of good Quality make their presencial appearance this day in their Love and Service to augment your Solemnity amongst which be pleased in the meanest Rank of your Admirers to accept of the Duty and pardon the Infirmities of Your Lordships most obedient and sincerely faithful Servant THO. IORDAN To the Worshipful Company of GOLDSMITHS Worthy Gentlemen WHen by your own Indulgence more than my Desert I was preferr'd to the Honour of this Imployment you were frequently pleased to Admonish me that I should be careful in my Studies and rally up all my Abillities in the performance of this Duty from a consideration that the great and good object of my Addresses would deservedly require my choicest Thoughts and accutest Contemplations which since upon deliberate disquisition I have found so true that in my very first attempt I was discouraged for the Lustre of the Subject began to dim the Eyes of my Fantasie and wrought in me a fear That to render Him his merited Commendation would prove beyond the reach of all my Rhetorick and that I should but vainly endeavour to discover the Sun in his Meridian by the bashful Beams of a Wax Candle But my Lord is so mercyful as to make my Errors venial And by his gracious Example I hope you will be pleased to pass by the Oversights and Errors of Gentlemen Your old faithfully Humble Servant THO. IORDAN The Mornings Preparation THe Persons appointed for the Service of the Day meet about Seven of the Clock in the Morning at Goldsmiths-Hall 1. The Master Wardens and Assistants in Gowns faced with Foyns 2. The Livery in Gowns faced with Budge and their Hoods 3. Divers Foyns Batchelors in Gowns and Scarlet Hoods 4. Thirty Budge Batchelors in Gowns and Scarlet Hoods 5. Sixty Gentlemen Ushers in Plush and some in Velvet Coats each of them a Chain of Gold about his shoulders and a white Staff in his hand 6. Thirty other Gentlemen for carrying Banners and Colours some of them being in Plush Coats the other in Buff. 7. The Serjant Trumpet and Thirty six Trumpets more whereof Sixteen are His Majesties the other the Duke of York's The Serjeant Trumpet wearing not only a Scarf of the Lord Mayors Colours allowed by his Lordship as his Fee but also another of the Companies Colours 8. The Drum Major to His Majesty wearing a Scarf of the Companies Colours cross his shoulders four more of His Majesties Drums and Fises attend the Service also seven other Drums and two Fifes more each of them except His Majesties Servants are habited in buff-coloured Doublets black Breeches and Scarfs about their wasts 9. The two City Marshals riding each of them on Horseback with six persons to attend them with Scarfs and Colours of the Companies 10. The Foot Marshal and six Attendants with like Scarfs and Colours 11. The Master of Defence with the same Scarf and Colours having persons of his own Science to attend him 12. Many poor Men Pensioners accommodated with Gowns and Caps each of them employed in bearing of Standards and Banners 13. Divers other Pensioners in green Gowns red Sleeves and Caps each of them carrying a Javelin in the one hand and a Target in the other whereon is painted the Coat Armour of their Benefactors Being thus ordered They are by the Foot Marshal divided into several Divisions and ranked out by two and two beginning with the Pensioners in Gowns and in the Front of them placeth the Companies Ensigns four Drums and one Fife which is the lowest and most inferiour Division In the Rere of them fall in four Drums and one Fife after them the several Pensioners in Coats bearing several Banners and Standards after them four Trumpets after the Unicorns and Crest Ensigns of the Company six Gentlemen Ushers after them the Budge Batchelors which conclude the next Division In the Rere of those fall six Trumpets after them two Gentlemen bearing two Banners the one of the Cities the other of the Companies Arms after them follow eight Gentlemen Ushers and then the Foyns Batchelors which make up another Division After them two Gentlemen Ushers bearing two Banners after them ten Gentlemen Ushers habited as is set down before and after them the Livery In the Rere of these fall other of the City Trumpets and after them two Gentlemen bearing the Banners of the City and my Lord Mayor and then the Gentlemen and the Court of Assiants these conclude that Division In the Rere of them fall in four Drums and six Trumpets after them three other Gentlemen bearing the Kings Queens and Cities Banners and after them four Gentlemen Ushers to follow them are appointed four Pages and after them the Masters and Wardens which conclude all the Divisions In this Equipage they March from Goldsmiths-Hall to his Lordships House beginning with the Pensioners until the Marshal comes and makes a halt at the Gate till such time the Lord Mayor and Aldermen are mounted Which being done the whole Body move towards Guildhall and at Guild-hall Gate the new Lord Mayor joyneth with the old Lord Mayor and his Attendants So all of them march through King-street down to Three-Crane Wharf and then the Lord Mayor Aldermen and their Attendants at the West end of the said Wharf take their Barge the Court of Assistants the Livery and the Gentlemen Ushers of those three Divisions at the East end of the said Wharf whilst the residue of the Retinue that remain behind viz. some Gentlemen Ushers the Budge Batchelors and Foyns Batchelors repair to places of repose The Lord Mayors