And all Perfons are requir'd to take Notice, that none can have Admittance into the Prince's Chamber, WeftminsterAbbey, or King Henry the Seventh's Chapel, before the Entrance of the folemn Proceffion, except fuch as by Reason of their particular Services must attend there.

Note, That all the Knights of the Moft Noble Order of the Garter, and St. Andrew, are to wear their Collars of the faid Orders at this Solemnity.

Aug. 20, 1714.

SUFFOLK, M.

Accordingly on the 24th, was folemniz'd, in the Collegiate Church of Westminster, the private Interment of her late moft excellent Majefty Queen ANNE, of blessed Memory. The Lords, the Peereffes, the Lords Sons, Privy Counsellors, Judges, and others, who were to attend this Solemnity, met about Seven in the Evening in the House of Peers, the Painted Chamber, and other Rooms adjoining, where being call'd out in Order by the Officers of Arms, they proceeded about Ten of the Clock thro' the Prince's Chamber into the Palace-Yard, and thence to the South-East Door of the Abbey, one of the great Guns at the Tower firing every Minute, until her Majesty was interr'd. The Royal Corps was borne under a Canopy of Purple Velvet, preceded by a great Number of her late Majefty's Servants, the Judges, Privy Counsellors, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the great Officers. The Pall was fupported by fix Dukes. Her Grace the Dutchefs of Ormond (in the Abfence of the Dutchefs of Somerfet, who was indifpos'd) was chief Mourner, fupported by the Dukes of Somerset and Richmond in long Cloaks, wearing their Collars of the Order, her Train borne by two Dutcheffes, aflifted by the King's ViceChamberlain, and follow'd by two other Dutcheffes, at the Head of fourteen Counteffes, as Afliftants, all in long Veils of Black Crape; and after them the Ladies of the Bedchamber, and the Maids of Honour, in like Veils; then the Bedchamber Women, and the Gentlemen Penfioners, clos'd the Proceeding. At the Entrance into the Church, the Dean, Prebends, and Choir receiv'd the Royal Body with an Anthem, and marching before Norroy King of Arms, who carry'd the Crown and Cushion, they pro ceeded finging into King Henry the Seventh's Chapel, where being arriv'd, the Body was depofited on Treffels while the Service of the Church was perform'd by the

Bishop of Rochester, Dean of Westminster, and afterwards interr'd in the fame Vault with their late Majefties King Charles the Second, King William and Queen Mary, and his Royal Highness Prince George of Denmark.

On Thursday the 19th of Auguft, fome Merchants trading to Spain, laid before the Lords of the Regency, certain Difficulties they labour'd under: An Account of which was contain'd in the two following Letters from their Correfpondents.

Cadiz, July 29.

HE King of Spain has demanded a Donative in this Place, and in other Parts of Spain, and particularly of the British Merchants and other Foreigners inhabiting here; and their Proportion of the Donative is fettled by a Note left at each of their Houfes, regulating what each Perfon is to pay, which the faid Merchants have refus'd to comply with, as being contrary to Treaties in Force,' and have reprefented the fame to the King of Spain; but instead of finding Redrefs, they have had Soldiers quarter'd upon them, and expect the Number to be doubled every Day, during the Time they fhall refufe to pay the faid Donative; however, they have refolv'd to let their Effects be feiz'd, rather than comply with a Demand fo unjuft in itfelf, and fo difhonourable to the British Nation,

of which there is no Precedent.

Cadiz, July 29.

UR Factory is infulted the moft that ever was yet experienc'd from this Government; a Donative (or free Gift) being endeavour'd to be extorted by Violence from us: To which Effect, our Governor has put Guards of Soldiers in our Houfes, threatening to double them, at 8 Rs Val, per Diem, which amounts to half a Dollar, until we pay the faid Donative, which amounts to 125 Pieces of Eight on fome, on others more or lefs. Thus the Principal of our Articles and Privileges are trampled on : This is the Refpect thewn to our Queen and Nation, and the honourable Ufage given to her Subjects here: And what can be expected for the future? We hope a fudden and determin'd Refolution will be taken at the Court of England, to get Satisfaction for this arbitrary Dragooning the British Subjects; and that a Stop will be put to their ever pretending here any more to fuch an Extortion and Breach of Publick Faith, otherwife there will be no liv ing, nor can we ever be fecure here.

These two Letters were made publick on the 20th, and occafion'd a general Refentment against the laft Ministry, who had fettled the Spani Trade on fo precarious a Bortom, and made it fubject to the Will and Pleafure of the King of Spain: But upon the firft News of the Queen's Death, the Spanish Court recall'd the Orders they had given for exacting the Donative before-mention'd.

Let us now take Notice of the Occurrences that happen'd in foreign Countries on Occafion of the Queen's Demife.

On the 13th of August, N. S. the Meffenger difpatch'd from Kensington the Day before the Queen dy'd [which fee in the Introduction, Page xix.] with Letters for the Earl of Strafford, arriv'd at the Hague, and immediately proceeded to Utrecht, whither his Excellency was gone to confer with the Plenipotentiaries of Spain and Portugal, upon the Subject of the Peace ftill depending between those two Crowns. The fame Night, Mr. Craggs arriv❜d at the Hague, and having made a fhort Vifit to the Great Penfionary Heinfius, purfu'd his Journey with all Speed to Hanover; as did the next Day, Monfieur Godike, Secretary to Baron de Bothmar, who brought firft to the Hague the melancholy News of the Queen's Death, and the joyful Account of King George's aufpicious Inauguration, in the Cities of London and Westminster.. The fame Day the Eart of Strafford arriv'd at the Hague from Utrecht, and immediately after his Return, he had a long Conference with the Great Penfionary; and on the 15th of Auguft his Excellency had another with the Deputies of the States General, to whom he made the following Speech.

Meffieurs,

Ltho' upon my Arrival from Utrecht, I hear that the

A Queen is dead, and that the Privy Council have una

nimoufly caus'd the Elector of Brunswick to be proclaim'd King; and altho' I have Reafon to credit that News, nevertheless, not being inform'd of it myself from Home, I thought it my Duty, and even neceffary, to hold a Conference with you, Meffieurs, the Deputies of their HighMightineffes, to communicate to you what I receiv'd from my Court, even before the Death of her Majesty, viz. That the fecond Day of her Illness, the Lords, and others of the Privy Council, fign'd, with unanimous Consent, a Letter to the Elector of Brunswick, to affure him of their inviolable Duty, in Cafe the Queen should happen

to die and to defire his Electoral Highness to repair to England with all Speed, having order'd a Squadron to come on your Coasts for his Tranfportation, and to attend his Orders; taking, at the fame Time, all the neceffary Precautions for the Prefervation of the Publick Repofe and Tranquillity, and to oppofe the Defigns of the Enemies of our Conftitution.

The Lords of her Majefty's Council think it proper I fhould inform their High Mightineffes of all this; and that they rely on the Friendship and Affiftance of this Republick in this Conjuncture; hoping, that their High Mightineffes will take ftrict Care to prevent any Attempt that might be made to oppofe or difturb the Proteftant Succeffion in the most Serene Houfe of Brunswick, in Cafe it pleas'd tl è Almighty to deprive us of the Queen.

Nothing will more alleviate fo confiderable à Lofs, or more effectually keep up the Spirits of my Countrymen, than if I can give them, on the Part of this Republick, Affurances of a firm, conftant Friendship, and their being ever ready to aflift us in maintaining the Proteftant Suc ceflion, on which depend both the Intereft of our Holy Re ligion, and the Security of our Laws and Conftitution. Meffieurs,

Your Alliances and Interefts, and even the Interest and Tranquillity of all Europe, require, that you should at prefent give a Demonftration of your Union with us: Nor do I in the leaft doubt, that the Anfwer I expect from their High Mightineffes, will very much contribute to accomplish the Settlement of that happy Succeffion in the Elector's Perfon: By which Means, we fhall have nothing to fear, either for our Religion, or for the Repofe of Europe in general, and of our Nations in Par

ticular.

What I had the Honour to tell you on the Part of the Queen, in my two laft Conferences, are but too convincing Proofs, that in the Perfon of her Majefty, you lose à good and fincere Friend and Ally, and a true Defender of the Faith: England lofes in her the best of Queens; and I, in particular, a Princefs who has heap'd Favours upon me; and who vouchfafed to Honour my Family with her Affection.

The only Thing can repair fo confiderable a Lofs, is the Union and Unanimity of Counfels of the two Nations for the Support and Intereft of a Prince, who, befides his acquir'd Right, has, by fo many Proofs of his Bravery, and other eminent perfonal Qualities, fhewn

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himself

himself the worthieft and ableft to fucceed fo great and fo good a Queen.

Permit me alfo, Meffieurs, to inform you, that by the Act of Succeffion, we are to continue in Employment fix Months after the Demise of the Queen, unless the King, her Succeffor, thinks fit to dispose of it otherwife; wherefore, till then, you will be pleas'd to look upon me as Embassador of the Crown of Great Britain.

The next Day the States General came to the following Refolution:

Extract of the Register of the Refolutions of their High Migh tineffes the Lords the States General of the United Provin ces. Thursday Aug. 16. N. S. 1714.

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Aving heard the Report of the Sieur d'Effen, and the other Deputies of their High Might ineffes for foreign Affairs, who, pursuant tc, and in difcharge of their Commifforial Refolution of the 15th Inftant, have examin'd the Propofal made Yesterday, in a Conference, to the faid Deputies, by the Earl of Strafford, Embaffador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Great Britain, in relation to the Sicknefs and Death of her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, and defiring that their High Mightineffes will affist in maintaining the Proteftant Succeffion in the moft Serene Houfe of Brunswick; the whole being mention'd more at large in the faid Propofal, and in the Acts of Yefterday.

Which having been taken into Confideration, it was thought fit, and refolv'd, that to the aforefaid Proposal of the faid Earl of Strafford, Answer fhall be return'd, That the News their High Mightineffes have receiv'd, first of the Sickness, and afterwards of the Death of her faid Majefty, have caft them into the utmost Affliction.

That in this Conjuncture, it is a great Comfort to them to fee, by the Communication the Earl of Strafford has given them, the prudent Measures the Privy Council have taken, even while her faid Majefty was still alive, both to defire his Electoral Highness of Brunswick to repair to England with all Speed, and to preferve the Tranquillity of the Kingdom. That their High Mightineffes have ever look'd upon the good Intelligence, Friendship, and Union between the Crown of Great Britain, and this State, as the moft folid Foundation of the Safety and Profperity

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