Then the Lord headed, and each attended with a servant. Mayor of London on horseback, in a crimson velvet gown, with a collar and jewel, bearing the City sword by his Majesty's permission, with four footmen in liveries; Clarenceux King at Arms supplying the place of Garter King at Arms on his right hand, and one of the Gentlemen Ushers supplying the place of the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod on his left hand, each with two servants. Then came his Majesty in a rich coach, followed by a strong party of Horseguards; and the Nobility, Judges, &c. according to their ranks and qualities, there being between two and three hundred coaches, each with six horses. The cavalcade proceeded in this manner over the Bridge [then the only one], along Cheapside, Fleet-street, and the Strand, to Whitehall, the windows and balconies being hung with rich carpets, and the conduits running with wine. One of the Blue-coat boys of Christ's Hospital, who were posted in St. Paul's Church-yard, as his Majesty passed by made an elegant speech in Latin. The streets were lined in Southwark by the Militia of Surrey, assisted by the Militia of the Tower Hamlets; from the Bridge to Walbrook by three regiments of the City Militia: from thence to St. Paul's Church-yard by the Liveries of the several Companies with their banners and ensigns displayed; thence to Temple Bar by the three other regiments of the City; and thence to Whitehall by the Militia of Middlesex, and his Majesty's own Guards. Arriving at Whitehall Gate, the Lord Mayor, accompanied as before, attended the King to the foot of the stairs in Whitehall leading to the Guardchamber, where humbly taking leave of his Majesty, his Lordship and the Aldermen were conducted to the lodgings of the Earl of Devon, the Lord Steward, and there entertained with a noble supper. His Majesty was pleased to accept of a splendid entertainment from the Earl of Portland; and then went to Kensington, St. James's Park being lined with four battalions of the 1st, 2d, and 3d regiments of Footguards, the Earl of Romney's regiment lining the streets about Whitehall. The whole ceremony was performed with great order; the cannon at the Tower were discharged at his Majesty's taking coach, and at his passing over the Bridge; the Footguards gave three volleys in St. James's Park; and the evening concluded with bonfires, illuminations, ringing of bells, and all other demonstrations of joy. LII. QUEEN ANNE, 1702. [Various Newspapers, and "The Triumphs of London,” 1702, noticed in the list of Lord Mayor's Pageants, hereafter.] On the first Lord Mayor's day in her reign Queen Anne honoured the citizens with her presence. Her Majesty came into the City about two p. m. in a purple coach drawn by eight curious horses, the harnesses of which were all purple and white; the Countess of Marlborough and another lady sitting backwards. A numerous train of coaches followed, with her Majesty's Ladies and Maids of Honour, the Lords of the Privy Council, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Judges, and several other noblemen. A lane was made for them to Temple Bar by the Militia of Westminster, and from thence to Ludgate by the City Trained Bands, and so to Guildhall by the Companies of the several Liveries of the City. All the balconies were hung with rich tapestry. As her Majesty passed by St. Paul's, a great number of children belonging to the several workhouses were placed on scaffolds, and one of them made a speech to her Majesty; as did also one of the poor children of Christ Church Hospital. The Lord Mayor, on returning to Black Friars stairs, was, at his landing saluted by the Artillery Company in buff, and silver head-pieces; and also by St. Martin, a hero and champion of the church, and the patron of the Company of Vintners, represented by a person in rich armour, cap-a-pié, mounted on a stately white steed, richly plumed and caparisoned. The Saint wore a large mantle or scarf of scarlet, and was followed by several cripples and beggars supplicating for his charity. Before him danced twenty satyrs with tambours; two persons in rich liveries walked by his horse's side; the halbardeers with rural music went before him; and ten Roman lictors in silver head-pieces, with axes and fasces, marched before the Company until they reached the wide part of St. Paul's Church-yard, where the Saint addressed the Lord Mayor, having first satisfied the beggars with portions of his scarf and the following lines: "Cease, cease your mournful cries, and to relieve The first Pageant was the Indian Galleon, a bark rowed by Bacchanals, and containing the God of Wine; the second was the chariot of Ariadne, the mistress of Bacchus; the third, the Temple of St. Martin, formed by eight pillars of the composite order, and containing figures of St. Martin and the Cripple, and the Saint's peculiar virtues, Charity, Liberality, and Magnificence; the fourth Pageant was called the Vintage, but represented a Tavern entertainment; the fifth, the Arbour of Delight, a fountain running with wine, with Silenus and Satyrs. In all these were speeches. Her Majesty was pleased from a balcony in Cheapside to see the cavalcade; the Lord Mayor and Aldermen as they passed by paid their obeisance to her. She was then conducted by the two Sheriffs to the Guildhall, where the Lord Mayor surrendered to her the sword, which being returned, his Lordship carried it before her Majesty to the apartments appointed for her reception, and afterwards to the table where she was pleased to dine. Several ladies of the greatest quality had the honour to dine with the Queen at the same table. His Royal Highness (Prince George of Denmark) being that day somewhat indisposed, was not present, as otherwise he intended to be. Her Majesty conferred the honour of Knighthood upon Gilbert Heathcote, esq. Alderman, Francis Dashwood, James Eyton, and Richard Hoare, esqrs. In the evening her Majesty returned to Whitehall with the same state she came; the streets were again lined with trained bands, and the houses were illuminated. LIII. KING GEORGE THE FIRST, 1714. Soon after his arrival in England, King George the First made his public entry into London on the 20th of September. Coming from Greenwich, he was received by the Corporation at St. Margaret's Hill, in Southwark. A long account of the procession will be found in Maitland, but it so nearly resembles that of King William in 1697, that it does not appear necessary to repeat it here. On the next Lord Mayor's day, the King, and the Prince and Princess of Wales, came to dine at Guildhall. The Lord Mayor, Sir William Humphreys, having the honour to present the first glass of wine to the King, his Majesty was graciously pleased to order a patent to be passed for creating his Lordship a Baronet; and likewise ordered a thousand pounds to be paid to the Sheriffs, for the relief and discharge of poor imprisoned debtors. LIV. KING GEORGE THE SECOND, 1727. On the Lord Mayor's day next ensuing his accession, King George the Second, with the Queen, the Duke of Cumberland, and the three eldest Princesses, dined at Guildhall; having first seen the procession from the usual place in Cheapside. The Ladies of the Bedchamber had the honour of dining at the royal table. After dinner, instead of immediately retiring as the Royal Family had formerly done, they returned to the Council Chamber, and thence to the Long Gallery, where they honoured the ball with their presence until eleven o'clock. Maitland has given at length the particulars of the expenses; which amounted in the whole to 4,8897. 4s. The total number of dishes was 1075; and of wine 315 dozen. LV. KING GEORGE THE THIRD, 1761. [The Gentleman's Magazine.] The Entertainment of King George the Third, and Queen Charlotte, when present at the Lord Mayor's feast, Nov. 9, 1721, as the last of its kind, will be considered interesting even in its minutiæ; the narration of which will enable the reader to observe what changes have taken place in matters of ceremonial during the last seventy years, and in some measure to compare our present manners with those of our grandfathers. The Royal Family came into the city in the following order: His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, in his coach drawn by six horses, preceded and followed by guards. Her Royal Highness the Princess Amelia, in the same manner. His Royal Highness the Duke of York, in a new and superb state coach, in the same manner. Their Royal Highnesses Prince William, Prince Henry, and Prince Frederick, in one coach, in the same manner. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess dowager of Wales, the Princess Augusta, and the Princess Caroline, in one coach, preceded by twelve footmen in black caps, with guards and a grand retinue. Their Majesties in their state coach, preceded by the Earl of Harcourt in his chariot, and the Dukes of Rutland and Devonshire in another chariot, the Grenadier Guards and the Yeomen of the Guards, followed by a corps of the Horseguards. At the east end of St. Paul's church, the senior scholar of the Grammar-school in Christ's Hospital addressed the King, in a speech which is printed in Maitland's History of London; and, as soon as he had finished, the boys, in a grand chorus, chanted "God save the King! Amen." After which, the senior scholar delivered two copies of the speech to the King and Queen, who received them most graciously. Their Majesties then went to the House of Mr. Barclay, |