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A40590 A Full and true relation of His Excellency the Pope's nuncio making his publick entry at Windsor on Sunday the third of the instant, July 1687 1687 (1687) Wing F2318B; ESTC R40258 793 1

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A Full and True RELATION Of his Excellency the Pope's Nuncio Making his Publick Entry at Windsor on Sunday the Third of this Instant July 1687. THE Town of Windsor was so full of all sorts of People from all parts that some of the Inhabitants were astonished and 't was very difficult to get Provisions or Room either for Horse or Man nay many Persons of Quality and others were forc'd to sit in their Coaches and Gallashes almost all the Day So great were the expectations of all People to see this Ceremony supposing it to be greater than ordinary by reason there has not been any Publick Minister of State from the Pope for above 140 Years that hath made any Publick Entry as I am inform'd All the Spectators supposed he would set out a little after Noon but did not till between Five and Six of the Clock in the Afternoon at which time his Excellency took Coach it being one of his Majesties for that purpose at his own Lodgings the Duke of Grafton and Sir Charles Cotterel being in the Coach with him his Excellency was Cloath'd in Purple and a Gold Crucifix hanging at his Breast The First that appeared in this Ceremony was one of the Knight Marshal's Men on Horse-back and after him two others followed on Foot after them went his Excellencies Foot-men being Twelve in Number their Coats being all of a dark gray colour'd Cloath with White and Purple Lace After them followed the Coach of State in which was his Excellency having four Pages to attend him two on each side taking hold of the Coach their Coats were very richly Laced His Excellency had Three Coaches with Six Horses a piece in each Coach. Immediately after his Excellency in two of his Coaches were Ten Priests his Coach of State going empty After them went the Lord Chancellors Two of the Lord Presidents the Lord Privy Seals and the Lord Chamberlains Coach there were Eighteen Coaches more besides them with Six Horses a piece in which Number the Lord Bishop of Durham's was one and the Bishop of Chester's another In this Order they went up to the Castle where they stay'd about a quarter of an Hour and then his Excellency return'd back to his Lodgings LONDON Printed in the Year 1687.