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let Gowns on Horfeback, according to their Seniorities> two and two; the Juniors first, each attended by two Servants on Foot in colour'd Liveries; the two Sheriffs in Scarlet Gowns on Horfeback, with their Gold Chains, and their white Staves in their Hands, each attended by two Servants on Foot, in colour'd Liveries; the Aldermen below the Chair on Horfeback, in Scarlet Gowns, two and two, each attended by his Headle, and two Servants on Foot in colour'd Liveries; then the Aldermen above the Chair in Scarlet Gowns, on Horseback, wearing their Gold Chains, attended by their Beadles, and two Servants each in colour'd Liveries: Then the Coaches of the Nobility, Great Officers, c. to the Number of above 200, with fix Horfes each; the Knight Marshal's Men onHorfeback, two and two; the Knight Marthal on Horseback; the King's Kettle-Drums; the Drum-Major; the King's Trumpets, two and two; the Serjeant-Trumpet with his Mace; Pursuivants of Arms uncover'd, two and two; Heralds of Arms; King's of Arms; Serjeants at Arms with their Maces, bare-headed; the Recorder in a Scarlet Gown on Horfeback, uncover'd; the Lord Mayor of London in his Crimfon Velvet Gown, on Horfeback, wearing his rich Collar and Jewel, uncover'd, bearing the City-Sword by his Majefty's Permiffion, with only four Servants on Foot, bare-headed, in colour'd Liveries; Garter King of Arms, or his Deputy, on the Right Hand uncover'd; Gentleman Ufher of the Black Rod, on his Left Hand, uncover'd; the King and Prince in a Coach; the Yeomen of the Guard; the King's Footmen; Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard; Lieutenant of the Yeomen of the Guard; Equerry; the King's Footmen in waiting; Yeomen of the Guard; his Majesty's Horfe-Guards clos'd the Proceeding. Thus the King pafs'd from St. Margaret'sHill to his Royal Palace at St. James's, where his Majesty arriv'd between Seven and Eight of the Clock in the Evening; The Trained Bands of Southwark,by Order of the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, lin'd the Way, from Kent-street End to the Foot of London-Eridge; three Regiments of the City Trained Bands made a Guard from the Bridge to Stocks-Market; the feveral Companies of London, with their Enfigns, lin'd the Streets on both Sides from StocksMarket to St. Paul's Church-yard, at the Eaft-End whereof the Children of Chrift's Hofpital ftood, and one of the King's Boys made a Speech to his Majefty; and the other three Regiments of the City Trained Bands guarded the Way from St. Paul's Church-yard to Temple Bar; from

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Temple Bar, the Steward, High-Bailiff, and Burgeffes of Westminster, in their Gowns, attended by all the Conftables and Beadles, with their refpective Staves; and the HighBailiffs Officers, with their Enfigns of Office, lin'd the Way; and next to them, the Militia of Westminster made a Guard, leaving a Space between them and his Majesty's Foot Guards (who lin'd the Way from St. James's into the Strand) for the Artillery Company of London to draw up in, who proceeded fo far with the Confent of the Lord Lieutenant of Middlefex, and there made a Stand. The great Guns at the Tower were fir'd when his Majefty took Coack, as alfo when he pass'd over London Bridge; Majefty's Arrival at his Palace, the Cannon in the Park were three Times difcharg'd; and the Evening concluded with Bonfires, Illuminations, and all other Marks of Joy.

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On the 23d of September the Council met, at which were prefent the Lord Chancellor, the Dukes of Somerset, Northumberland, Bolton, Devonshire, Marlborough, Montrofs, Roxborough, and Kent; the Marquelles of Lindsey, Dorchefter, and Annandale; the Earls of Derby, Pembroke, Suffolk, Northampton, Manchester, Stamford, Sunderland, Clarendon, Anglesey, Carlisle, Radnor, Rochefter, Abingdon, Orford, Wharton, Cholmondley, Mar, Loudon, Findlater, Orkney, lay, Oxford, Portmore, and Orrery; the Lord Viscount Townshend; the Bishop of London; the Lords Paget, Berkeley, Guilford, Sommers, Guernsey, Manfel, Trevor, Landsdowne, Kingley, and Coningsby; Mr. Secretary Bromley, Mr. Boyle, Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Coke, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Lord Chief Juftice Parker, Sir John Holland, Sir Richard Onflow, Mr. Smith, Mr. Vernon, Mr. Erle, and Mr. Hill. His Majefty at his firft coming this Day into the Council, was pleas'd to declare, that understanding that the Law requires he fhould, at his Acceffion to the Throne, take and fubfcribe the Oath relating to the Secu rity of the Church of Scotland, he was now ready to do it this firft Opportunity; which his Majefty was graci oufly pleas'd to do, according to the Forms ufed by the Law of Scotland, and fubfcrib'd two Inftruments thereof, in the Prefence of the Lords of the Council, who witnefs'd the fame: And his Majefty was pleas'd to order, that one of the faid Inftruments be tranfmitted to the Court of Seflion, to be recorded in the Books of Sederunt; and afterwards to be forthwith lodg'd in the Publick Regifter of Scotland; and that the other of them remain

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among the Records of the Council, and be enter'd into the Council Book.

After this, his Majefty was pleas'd to make the following Declaration, viz.

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Aving, in my Anfwers to the Addreffes of both Houfes of Parliament, fully exprefs'd my Refolution to defend the Religious and Civil Rights of all my Subjects, there remains very little for me to fay upon this Occafion.

Yet being willing to omit no Opportunity of giving all poflible Affurances to a People, who have already deferv'd fo well of me, I take this Occafion alfo to exprefs to you, my firm Purpose to do all that is in my Power, for the fupporting and maintaining the Churches of England and Scotland, as they are feverally by Law eftablith'd; which, I am of Opinion, may be effectually done, without the least impairing the Toleration allow'd by Law to Proteftant Diffenters, fo agreeable to Chriftian Charity, and fo neceffary to the Trade and Riches of this Kingdom.

The good Effects of making Property fecure, are no where fo clearly feen, and to fo great a Degree, as in this happy Kingdom; and I affure you, that there is not any among you, thall more earnestly endeavour the Preferva tion of it than myself.

Whereupon the Lords of the Council made it their humble Request to his Majefty, that this his Majesty's moft gracious Declaration to their Lordships, might be made Publick: Which his Majesty was pleas'd to order accordingly.

On the 29th of September, the King, in Council, was pleas'd to declare his Royal Pleasure to diffolve the Privy Council, and to direct, that the Lords and others hereafter nam'd should be of the Privy Council, and attend his Majefty at St. James's on the ift of October, at Eleven in the Morning, in order to be fworn of his Majefty molt honourable Privy Council, viz.

His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales,
Thomas Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.

Will am Lord Cowper, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain,
William Lord Archbishop of York,

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Charles Duke of Shrewsbury, Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, and Lord Chamberlain of his Majefty's Houfhold.

Daniel Earl of Nottingham, Lord Prefident of the Privy Council.

Thomas Earl of Wharton, Lord Keeper of the Privy Beal.

William Duke of Devonshire, Lord Steward of his Majefty's Houfhold.

Charles Duke of Somerset.

Charles Duke of Bolton.

John Duke of Marlborough, Captain-General of his Majefty's Forcer.

John Duke of Argyle.

James Duke of Montrofs, one of his Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State.

John Duke of Roxburgh.

Henry Duke of Kent.

Robert Marquefs of Lindsey, Lord Great Chamberlain. Thomas Earl of Pembroke.

Henry Earl of Suffolk, Deputy Earl-Marshal of England.

Charles Earl of Sunderland, Lord Lieutenant of Ire

Land.

Arthur Earl of Anglesey.

Charles Earl of Carlisle,
Montague Earl of Abingdon.

Richard Earl of Scarborough.

Edward Earl of Orford.

Charles Viscount Townshend, one of his Majefty's Prin cipal Secretaries of State.

John Lord Bishop of London,

John Lord Somers.

Charles Lord Halifax.

Thomas Cooke, Vice-Chamberlain to his Majefty.

James Stanhope, Efq; one of his Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State.

Sir Thomas Parker, Kt. Lord Chief Juftice of the Court of King's-bench.

Thomas Erle, Efq; Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance. Robert Walpole, Efq; Paymaster-General of his Majesty's

Forces.

The fame Day (Sept. 29.) it was declar'd, That his Majefty had been pleas'd, by Letters Patents under the Great Seal of Great Britain, to create his Royal Highness George Augufius

Auguftus (Prince of Great Eritain, Electoral Prince of Branfwick Lunenburgh, Duke of Cornwal and Rothfaye, Duke and Marquels of Cambridge, Earl of Milford Haven and of Carrek, Viscount North-Allerton, Baron of Tewkesbury and. of Renfrew, Lord of the Iles, and Steward of Scotland, and Knight of the moft Noble Order of the Garter) Prince of Wales and Earl of Chefter. The Preamble to the faid Letters Patents is as follows:

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UUM Muneris noftri fit, Regnis, quorum Dei Gratid super ad nos fuser Imperium pervenere, non foliem in præfens confulere, fed etiam in pofterum profpicere; nihil prius magis in Animo fuit, quam ut Georgium Auguftum, Filium noftrum unicum, Populis noftris, quibus regendis aliquando deftinatur, gratum reddamus & acceptiffimum; ipfum proinde Titulis Primogenito Magna Britanniæ Regis Filio propriis augeri volumus; quò magis erga Hæredem noftrum dile&tiffi mum Patris Benignitas, erga Subditos fideliffimos Principis elucefcat Cura. Nobis interim & Britannis noftris de illo gratulamur, quem ob egregiam in nos Pietatem femper charum habuimus, & qui, ob res Odenardi Prelio præclaré geftas, iliis dudum innotuit. Quod fupereft, ut Virtutibus à Majoribus derivatis in Dies inclarefcat, Honorefque à nobis acceptos pergat mereri, Deum Optimum Maximum precamur. Sciatis igitur, &c.

Which in English runs thus :

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T being incumbent on us, not only to procure the prefent Good of the Kingdoms, to the Government whereof it has pleas'd God to call us, but also to provide for their future Security; our first and principal Care was, to recommend, as much as posible, our only Son George Auguftus to the Affection of our People, whom he is one Day to govern: Our Will is therefore, that he be honour'd with the Titles peculiar to the eldest Son of the King of Great Britain, to evince both our paternal Affection to our moft dear Son, and the Care we take of our most faithful Subjects. Hereupon we congratulate with our Britains, on Account of a Prince, whofe eminent filial Piety has always endear'd him to us, and who has not long ago made himself known to them, by his gallant Actions in the Battle of Oudenarde. We befeech Almighty God, that the Virtues he derives from his Ancestors, may daily fhine out in him with additional Splendor; and that he may ૪૦

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