middle of the area before the altar, was anointed by the Archbishop in the form of a crofs, on the crown of his head, breast, and palms of his hands, and prefented with the fpurs, and girt with the fword, and veted with his purple robes; and having received the ring, the orb, and scepters, was folemnly crowned about two o'clock, the people expreffing their joy with loud acclamations, the drums beating, trumpets founding, and the great guns being difcharged; whereupon his royal highness the Frince of Wales, and the Peers, put on their coronets, and the Bishops their caps; the dukes of Aquitaine and Normandy their hats, and the Kings of Arms their coronets.

Then the holy bible was prefented to his Majefty by the Archbishop, and his Majesty having received the benediction, fat down in his chair, and then vouchsafed to kits the Archbishops and Bishops; and being inthroned, his royal highness the Prince of Wales, and the Lords fpiritual and temporal, did their homages, and seemingly kiffed his Majefty's left cheek, and afterwards touched the crown, while the Treafurer of the Houfhold threw about the coronation medals, they having the King's effigies on one fide, and on the reverse, the King fitting in an elbow chair, and Britanzia crowning him, with this motto,

GEORGIUS Rex, inaug. Of. 20. 1714.

Then his Majefty made a fecond oblation, and received the holy communion, and after the final prayers, retired into King Edward's chapel, and being vefted in his robes of purple velvet, and the whole proceeding being again put in order, his Majefty returned to Westminster-ha!!, wearing his crown of eftate, and the Peers and King of Arms, their coronets.

The King dined at the table at the upperend of the hall, with his royal highness the Prince of Wales on his left hand, and the Nobility and other Perfons of Quality were feated at their respective tables, which were ready furnished before their coming in; the hot meat, or first course, for his Majefty's table, for which space was left, was ferved up with proper ceremony, being preceded by the officers, &c. of the Board of Green-cloth, and by the Lord High Steward, between the Lord High Constable, and the Lord Marshal, on horfehack.

And just before the fecond courfe, his Majefty's Champion, in complete armour, rode into the hall, between the Lord High Conftable, and Lord Marthal before-men

tioned, and performed the challenge: after which, the King drank to him in a gold cup, which he received as his fee. Sir Samuel Stanier, lord-mayor of London, and Daniel Webb, efq. the mayor of Oxford, were cup-bearers to the King in their turns, and received the cups, their fee, as ufual.' Then Garter's Deputy, attended by the other Officers of Arms, proclaimed his Majesty's ftile in Latin, French, and English.

Dinner being ended, and all things performed with great fplendor and magnificence, about seven o'clock his Majesty rcturned to St. James's, and the day concluded with bonfires, illuminations, and ringing of bells, and other demonstrations of a general joy and fatisfaction.

Sir Conftantine Phipps received his degree of doctor of laws at Oxford, on his retura from Ireland.

08. 23. Mr. Prior, the British refident in France, prefented a memorial to that court, requiring that the canal and the new works, at Mardyke, be demolished.

Nov. 24. The lord Cobbam was appointed envoy extraordinary to Vienna.

The earl of Stairs was appointed to g to the court of France; though he did not take upon him the title of ambassador, till a confiderable time after, on account of the works erected at Mardyke, and fome other differences between the two courts.

Paul Methuen, cfq. was appointed ambaffador to the court of Spain.

Oct. 29. The King, with the Prince and Princefs, accepted of an invitation to the Lord Mayor's feaft; and his Majefty order. ed roool. to be paid into the hands of the fheriff's, for the relief and difcharge of poor prifoners for debt.

Nov. 1. Dr. John Radcliffe died, the moft eminent phyfician of his time: he left 40,000l. to the university of Oxford, for the augmenting their Library; 150l. per annum to the Library-keeper; 50col. to Univerfity college; 600l. per annum for two travelling phyficians, and 600l. per annum to St. Bartholomew's hofpital, St.

Nov. 2. A proclamation was iffued for fuppreffing of riots.

Dr. William Fleetwood, lord bishop of St. Afaph, was tranflated to the fee of Ely.

Dr. Wynne, principal of Jefus college in Oxford, was nominated bishop of St. Ajapb. Nov. 5. Dr. Richard Willis, dean of Lincoln, nominated bishop of Glocefter.

Charles lord Tyrawley, was made com mander in chief of the forces in Ireland.

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The earl of Stairs was made commander in chief of the forces in Scotland, in the abfence of the duke of Argyle.

George Wade, eiq. was made major-general.

Robert Lowther, efq. was made governor of Barbadoes.

Nov. 11. The king of Sweden arrived at Stralfund from Turkey.

Nov. 14. Sir Peter King was made lord chief justice of the Common-pleas, in the room of the lord Trevor.

Sir Samuel Dodd was made lord chief baron of the Exchequer; Sir James Montague, one of the barons of the Exchequer; and Mr. Serjeant Prat, one of the judges of the King's-bench; Sir Thomas Powis, one of the juftices of the King's-bench; and Mr. Serjeant Bannifter, one of the barons of the Exchequer, being a little before difplaced.

Nov. 15. The dukes of Marlborough and Shrewsbury, and feveral other perions of quality, received by the French mail the Pretender's declaration, dated at Lorrain the 29th of Auguft, afferting his right to thefe kingdoms; whereupon the minifter of Lorrain was forbid the court.

Nov. 16 An order of council for fuppreffing tumults and riots.

This month the foreign minifters congratulated his Majesty on his acceffion; viz. The minifters of France, Mofcovy, Portugal, the Sates-General, Denmark, Genoa, the Emperor, Pruffia, Sweden, &c.

Nov. 22. A proclamation was iffued for continuing the public officers in the plantations till further orders.

The latter end of this month the judges falaries were advanced, viz. The three chiefs 2000l. a year each, and the puifne judges to 1500l. each.

Nov. 27. Several perfons were tried and convicted at Bristol, for a riot, in infulting the Diffenters, and breaking their windows.

Nov. 29. Counter, and the four other prifoners in Newgate, who were committed on fufpicion of being concerned in the plot against king William, moved to be admitted to bail according to the Habeas Corpus act, but were remanded to prison.

Dec. 5. Sir Thomas Frankland, and Sir John Evelyn, barts. were appointed to execute the office of poft-mafter-general.

Dec. 6. A proclamation was iffued, for putting the laws in execution againft Papists, nonjurors, and difaffected perfons; occafioned by the Pretender's declaration, and

fome tumults that had happened at Oxford, and in feveral places.

A proclamation was issued, for a thankfgiving for king George's acceffion, to be obferved the 20th of January.

Dec. 7. The Turks declared war against the republic of Venice.

Dec. 11. An order was iffued by his Majefty, prohibiting the clergy to intermeddle with attairs of ftate in their fermons, &c.

Dec. 21. Lieutenant-general Hervey was made governor of Jerjeg.

George earl of Orkney was made governor of Virginia.

The lord Archibald Hamilton was made governor of Jamaica.

Dec. 31. N. S. The earl of Strafford had his audience of leave of the States General; and, being prefented with a gold chain and medal, of the value of 6000 guilders, he returned to England.

1714-15, Jan. 5. A proclamation was iffued for diffolving the Parliament.

Lieutenant-general Hamilton was made governor of the Leeward islands, in the room of colonel Deuglas.

The earl of Strafford having been examined before the council, an order was made for feizing his papers on the 11th of January.

Elifba Burgess, efq. was made governor of New England and New Hampshire, in the room of colonel Jofeph Dudley.

Jan. 9. John Vine, a perfumer, was ordered to be profecuted for a libel, intitled, Reafons bumbly offered to the Parliament, for abrogating the obfervation of the 30th of January.

Jan. 11. A proclamation was iffued, offering a reward of 10col. to any perfon who fhould difcover the author, and 5col. for the printer of a libel, intitled, Englif advice to the Freeholders of England; which, the proclamation fays, was defigned to promote the interest of the Pretender, and to raise disturbances in the approaching clection of members of Parliament. The 11th of August following, Mr. Hornby, a gentleman of one of the inns of court, was taken into cuftody, being charged with having written the faid pamphlet.

Jan. 13. There happened a fire in Thames-Street, which burnt down above 120 houses, and deftroyed vast quantities of rich merchandize; and above 50 perfons perished in the flames, or by other accidents,

Jan. 15. A proclamation was published for calling a new Parliament, to meet the 17th of March.

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Another proclamation was iflued, for dfcovering and apprehending the perfons who wounded and maimed John Mar Alien, an officer of the excife in Scotiand, in the execution of his office.

Jan. 17. A proclamation was iffued for electing the fixteen peers of Scotland.

Jan. 18. The Imperialists took possesfion of the provinces of Luxemberg and Limberg.

About this time Mr. Steele was made governor of the play-house.

Jan. 20. Being appointed a day of thanksgiving for his Majefty's acceffion, the King, with the Prince and Princess, went in the ufual ftate to St. Paul's, where they heard a fermon on the occafion, which was preached by Dr. Richard Willis, bishop of Glacefter.

Jan. 25. The duke of Bavaria took poffeffion of his electorate again.

Jan. 23. A call of fourteen ferjeants at law.

Feb. 6. The treaty of peace between Spain and Portugal, was figned at Utrecht. Feb. 18. The prince of Wales was chofen governor of the South Sea company.

Feb. 28. Lord Cornwallis and James Craggs, fen. efq. were made poft-mastersgeneral, in the room of Sir Thomas Frankland and Sir John Evelyn.

March 9. The ambaffadors of the States General made their public entry, and on the 12th were admitted to their audience. March 17. Dr. Gilbert Burnet, bishop of Salisbury, died.

The. Parliament of Great Britain met; and the Commons being directed to chufe a Speaker, they elected Spencer Compton, efq. who was approved by his Majesty the 21A.

March 21. The King delivered a speech to the Houses, wherein he thanked his loving fubjects for that zeal and firmness they had shewn in defence of the Protestant fucceffion, against all the open and fecret practices, that had been used to defeat it; and faid, he should never forget his obligations to those who had diftinguished themfelves on this occafion. He reflected on the infecurity of the prefent peace; told them, that the Pretender threatened to difturb him; that trade was rendered impracticable; and if it was not retrieved, muft deftroy their manufactures and navigation; and that the public debts were very great, aad furprisingly increafed fince the fatal ceflation of arms: he defired fupplies; that they would fupport public credit, and VOL. II.

make a provifion for the prince of Wales: and he affured them, that the established conftitution in church and state should be the rule of his government; and the happinefs, ease and profperity of his people, the chief care of his life.

The duke of Montague was made colonel and captain of the first troop of horseguards, in the room of the lord Ashburnbam; the earl of Hertford, colonel and captain of the fecond troop, in the room of the duke of Northumberland; lieutenantgeneral Cholmondley, colonel and captain of the third troop, in the room of the earl of Arran; and lord Lumley, fon of the earl of Scarborough, captain and colonel of the first troop of horse-grenadiers, in the room of lieutenant-general Cholmondley.

In the Commons addreís of thanks for his Majefty's fpeech, the paragraph most objected to by the Tories was this:"

We are fenfibly touched not only with the disappointment, but the reproach, brought upon the nation by the unfuitable conclufion of a war, which was carried on at fo vaft an expence, and was attended with fuch unparalleled fucceffes: but as that dishonour cannot in juftice be imputed to the whole nation, fo we firmly hope and believe, that through your Majefty's great wifdom, and the faithful endeavours of your Commons, the reputation of your kingdoms will in due time be vindicated and restored.

1715, March 25. The lord viscount Bolingbroke, obferving a storm arifing, thought fit to withdraw; and, on the 26th, embarked at Dover for France.

March 31. Peregrine lord Willougby of Erefby, was fummoned by writ to the

Houfe of Peers.

April 1. The Commons addreffed the King to lay the negociation of peace and commerce, &c. before the House; with which Majefty having complied, a fecret committee was appointed to inspect them, confifting of twenty-one members, chofen by ballot; of which committee Robert Walpole, efq. was appointed chairman.

These fat de die in diem, to discover the defects in the late adminiftration and rendered themselves exceedingly terrible.

Mr. Matthew Prior, one of the late plenipotentiaries, underwent a strict examination by a committee of the privy-council.

April 2. The ratifications of peace between Spain and Portugal were exchanged. April 10. William Thompson, efq. was made_recorder of the city of London. C April