THE Triumphs of London. Performed on Saturday, Octob. 29. 1692. FOR THE Entertainment of the Right Honourable Sir John Fleet, Kt. LORD MAYOR of the City of LONDON.  
CONTAINING A True Description of the Several Pageants; with the Speeches Spoken on each PAGEANT. All set forth, at the proper Costs and Charges of the WORSHIPFUL COMPANY of GROCERS.  
Together, with An Exact Relation of the most Splendid Entertainments, prepared for the Reception of Their Sacred MAJESTY'S.  
By E. S.  Published by Authority. 
LONDON, Printed by James Orme; And are to be Sold by Randal Taylor, near Stationers-Hall, 1692.   

To the RIGHT HONOURABLE Sir John Fleet, Kt. LORD MAYOR of the City of LONDON.  
MY LORD,  
AS it lies in my Duty to Congratulate Your Lordship's Accession to the Praetorian Chair; amongst the many unquestioned Merits that have promoted You to that Dignity, I must join with the Acclamations of all that have the Honour to know Your Lordship, that You stand so qualified for Magistracy, that I may truly say, in Your Advance to the Seat of Justice, You come Experienced to the Balance You hold: Your Commerce with the World, and indeed Your whole Life has been such, that the Scales of Justice have been Your constant Standart.  
The Deal of Your Lordship with all Mankind, have always stood that Test, That a hard Bargain, an Over-reach, a Rigour or Extremity, those too common, and indeed reputed Venials in Trade and Traffic, have been so utterly Stranger to You, that from Your Equality, down to the poorest Person concerned with You, You never made a Murmurer. A hard Word of Sir John Fleet is a sound that never came near You● Gates: The common Voice that speaks Your true Worth and Goodness is, without an Exception, Universal: And if 'tis possibl● Your Lordship can have an Enemy, he that is so, must renounce common Humanity, and write Barbarian to qualify for that Name  
Your known Integrity has been so remarkably signal, that Chaffering or Factoring have been thought so unnecessary Preliminaries in dealing with Sir John Fleet, that 'tis enough You are the Mouth and Oracle both of Buyer and Seller: Equity and Justice are left to Your own Decree; insomuch that You sit Chancellor, when You trade Merchant.  
And, that so fair a Character of Your Lordship is no artful nor borrowed Colours, but Your Natural and Substantial Complexion; besides the Concurrence of all Tongues to give You this Right, we have the particular Smiles of Providence to join in the Testimonial; Your extraordinary Affluence of Blessings, and so early and quick an Advance to such a Mass of Prosperity, being undoubtedly the peculiar Showers of Heaven in Reward of so much deserving Virtue.  
But now, my Lord, to usher Your Lordship to Your Inauguration, and the public Manifestation of the General Applause that waits Your Lordship's Enstallment; here, as too humble an Intruder, I leave You to Your Worthier Train of Votaries. But, in all the Honours of the Day, the proudest of Your Triumph is Your Reception of Your Royal Guests; and the Richest of Their Feast, the hearty Zeal that entertains Them; it being indeed (to sum Your Merits) no little Pride to all Good Men, to have Two such Princes served by such a Magistrate: In which Post of Glory I leave Your Lordship, being in all Humility,  
MY LORD, Your Lordship's most Dutiful Servant, E. SETTLE.   

TO THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF GROCERS.  
Gentlemen,  
WHEN I appear before You, and, entered under so Spacious a Roof, presume on one Hand to survey the Worthy and Numerous Members of Your Honourable Society; or on the other hand the more large Extent of your Commerce and Traffic, (either of which Contemplations are a Province above me) I shall content myself to sum up my Speculation on so inviting a Subject, by giving You this Due.  
Gentlemen, The whole World is but your Garden, and Nature your Confectioner, whilst all the Richest Sweets and Spices, and all the Treasures of your own Phoenix Nest are so entirely Yours, that I may justly say, the softest Dew of Heaven falls for Your sakes, and the warmest Beams of Day smile and cherish for You, whilst the noblest Fruits and Products of the Earth only furnish your Granary: And if the Creation, since the shut Gates of Eden, and the flaming Sword before it, has any Remains of Paradise left, 'tis only in your Hands.  
To tell the World, how many Monarches have vouchsafed to make themselves Members of the Grocer's Company; for Instance, the Second Charles, and our present Gracious William, (not to mention the several Nobility that have been proud of being enroled in the same List) too plainly intimates your Particular Worth and Deserts, when the Inclinations of so many Crown'd-Heads have singled out Your Favourite Society their Particular Election and Choice.  
And when we look into the Records of Your Numerous Patrons and Benefactors, methinks they stand a perfect Emulation of Piety and Bounty. Nor has your own continued Splendour any ways derogated from the Luster of Your Great Founders. Your Magnificence, on all Occasions, sometimes perhaps even to a Fault, (if Glory can be one, and poor I may dare to call it so,) has ever been Extraordinary. And if the Particular Gallantry designed for this Day fall any ways short of your Intended Entertainment of his Lordship, the Misfortune lies only in the Shortness of the Preparation, occasioned by his Lordship's Translation to your Society, not early enough to supply the Artists Hands with Time sufficient for a more sumptuous Cavalcade.  
I have a very ample Field before me; but in recounting the many Honorus so justly Your Due, alas! I make you but a very slender Oblation, when the Incense I offer is all your own; for the Grandeur of so Honourable a Company challenges both that Eminence and Antiquity, that the little Oratory of so poor a Pen, is but a very feeble Illustration to Merits and Virtues so Conspicuous.  
I shall therefore conclude, with only one hearty Wish: As You have been blest with so many Noble Founders, may the Honourable Living be inspired by the Example of the Great Dead; and may you never want, what You shall always deserve, the kindest of Benefactors: Which shall be the Prayer of,  
gentlemans, Your most Devoted humble Servant, E. SETTLE.   

The Movements of the Morning.  
Between Seven and Eight in the Morning the whole Company designed for the Duty of the Day, meet at Grocers-Hall. 

1. THE Master, Wardens, and Assistants, in Gowns saced with Foins, and their Hoods.  
2. The Livery in their Gowns Faced with Budg▪ and their Hoods.  
3. Forty Foins Bachelors in Gowns and Scarlet Hoods.  
4. Forty Budg-Batchelors in Gowns and Scarlet Hoods.  
5. Forty Gentlemen Ushers in Velvet Coats, each of them a Chain of Gold about his Shoulder, and a White Staff in his Hand.  
6. Several Drums and Fifes with Scarves, and the Colours of the Company in their Hats, Crimson and White.  
7. The Sergeant Trumpet, and Twenty Four Trumpets more, whereof Sixteen are their Majesties, the Serjeant-Trumpet wearing Two Scarves, a Crimson; and a White.  
8. The Drum-Major to the King, wearing a Shoulder-Scarf of the Companies Colours, with others of Their Majesty's Drums and Fifes.  
9 The Two City Marshals, each of them Mounted on Horseback, with Rich Furniture, Hoosings, and Crupper all Embroidered: Six Servitors likewise Mounted to Attend, with Scarves, and Colours of the Companies.  
10. The Foot-Marshal with a Scarf, and Six attendants in Colours.  
11. The Master of Defence with the same Scarf and Colours, Eight Persons of the same Science to attend him.  
12. Twenty Pensioners with Coats and Caps, employed in carrying Standards and Banners.    
This ordered, and accommodated, they are committed to the management of the Foot-Marshal, who distributes them in seven Divisions, and ranked all two by two, beginning with the inferior part of the Standard-Bearers. In the head of them are placed two Drums, one Fife, and one Gentlemen, bearing the Companies Arms.  
In the Rear of them, two Gentlemen bearing Banners, containing the Arms of the deceased Benefactors.  
In the Centre of them, fall two Drums.  
In the Rear of them three Drums, one Fife, and two Gentlemen in Plush-Coats, bearing two Banners, one of Their Majesties, the other of the Companies. After them Six Gentlemen-Ushers, followed by the Budg-Batchelors.  
The next, two gentlemans bearing two other Banners. After them Six Gentlemen Ushers, succeeded by the Foins Bachelors.  
In the Rear fall in two Drums, and a Fife. Then two Gentlemen one bearing my Lord MAYORS, the other the City Banners. Then Twelve Gentlemen Ushers, and and after them the Court of Assistance, which makes the last Division.  
The Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR, with the Principal Aldermen and Sheriffs, Mounts his Horse, with the Aldermen two by two, the Sheriffs in the Rear.  
In this Equipage of two and two, the whole Body move toward Grocers-Hall, where the Lord Mayor Elect attended from Clothworkers Hall joins with the Old Lord Mayor and his Retinue; whence all of them in this Order march through Kingstreet down to Three Crane-Wharf, there entering into their several Barges which are gloriously adorned with Flags and Pendants, His Lordship and this Gallant Company all Landing at Westminster, is conducted to the Exchequer-Bar; there having performed several Ceremonial and Customary Duties, and taken the Oaths to Their Majesties, he returns again by Water to Black-Fryers-Stairs, with Drums Beating, Trumpets Sounding, Music Playing, etc.  
There his Lordship, and the several Companies Landing from their Respective Barges, the rest of the Attendants that went not to Westminster, waiting for his Reception, the whole Body moves in Order before him to Cheapside, where his Lordship is saluted with the First Pageant.   

The First Pageant.  
ON a Large Stage is mounted a Golden Camel upon a Pedestal most richly Ornamented, with Carved Works of Gold and Silver, being a proper Basis for so Noble a Creature, as the Honourable Crest of the Worshipful Company of GROCERS.  
On the Back of this Magnificent Creature, between two Frails of Fruits, as Raisins, and Almonds, Dates, Spices, and Gums of all sorts, sits a Negro habited according to the Indian Manner, in one Hand the King's Banner, with the other liberally distributing the Bountiful Product of his Country, his Bridle and Trappings being Crimson, as the proper Colours of the Ancient Company of GROCERS.  
On a Descent beneath, sits placed four Cardinal Virtues, Justice, Temperance, Prudence, and Fortitude, Habited with their proper Ornaments; as Justice in a Robe of white S lk to show her Innocency; in one Hand a large Banner of my Lords Arms, in the other a Sword of Justice, and a pair of Golden Scales; which Young Virgin makes a Speech to the Lord Mayor, as his first Entertainment in Cheapside.  
The reason why Justice is expressed by a Young Virgin, to show that Judges and Administrators of the Law ought to be Incorrupt and free from Bribes, Partiality, or Flattery, but constant and sincere.  
On the four Corners of the Stage are Erected four Pyramids of Honour, Ornamented with the Coats of Arms of the Worthy Benefactors and Freemen of the Virtuous Company of GROCERS, as a true Emblem of their Justice and Piety.  

The Speech Spoken by JUSTICE.  
BEhold Proud London's Great Praetorian Lord  
Commands at once my Balance, and my Sword.  
Yes, Sir, with Triumph I my Wreaths resign:  
So well my Chaplets must Those Brows entwine.  
Justice to You must Tributary be:  
My Balance weighs the World, and You weigh Me.  
Justice!— How nobly must you fill that Sphere,  
When Sacred William mounts and Plants You there?  
When Greatness, Honour, Truth, so all Divine,  
'Tis He that lends those Rays with which you shine;  
Whilst from his Hand You hold Your rolling Year,  
Drive on, Great Sir, a Glorious Charioteer.  
A Fairer Circle You can never run,  
Nor can You borrow from a Warmer Sun.    

The Two following Pageants.  
ARe Two Griffons, erected on two large Stages, being the Ancient Supporters of the Arms of the Company of GROCERS, Elaborated, Guilded, and Painted according to their proper Bearings. On the Backs of these two stately Creatures, between their Wings sit mounted on two large Frails of Fruit and Spice, two Tawny Moors richly adorned, and arrayed in choice Indian Silks, the Habit befitting the Degree and Quality of the Figures, in all the gayest Finery suitable to the Occasion. In their Right Hands they hold the King's Bannor, and the Cities; in their Left, a Shield, with the Arms of the Company. On their Heads are Coronets of Feathers, beset with Pearls and Jewels.  
On the 8 Corners of the two Stages, sit eight Figures, intimating eight more Virtues, as Love and Honour, Industry and Vigilance, Truth and Mercy, Hope and Piety. All Habited according to the Ancients Description, with Bannors Flying, and Trumpets Sounding, in Honour to the Worthy Magistrate, the Right Honourable Sir John Fleet.   

The Fourth Pageant. The Triumphal Temple of PALLAS.  
THis Temple is most exquisitely contrived, and beautified with all the Ornaments and Embellishments imaginable, the Composure of the Fabric being of the most stately Ancient Architecture.  
In the Contrivance of this Temple are four Arches or Neiches, wherein are placed four Figures, Representing four Poetical Deities, all most richly Habited.  
First Pallus the Goddess of Wisdom, Arts and Arms, according to her three Titles of Pallas, Minerva and Bellona; her Habit is a Robe of Purple, with a Silver Head-piece, and a plume of Red and White Feathers; in her Right Hand she holds a Banner of the City-Arms, and in her Left a Spear and Shield charged with a Gorgon's Head.  
The second Figure is Neptune the God of the Sea, in a Sea-green silken Robe, his Coronet of Shells and Corals, in one Hand the King's-Banner, in the other a Trident, intimating his Sovereignty of the Seas.  
The third Figure Thetis the Goddess of the Sea, in a watchet colour silk Robe, and a Coronet of Flowers.  
The fourth Figure is Mercury the God of Wit in a Sky-coloured Robe, on his Head a Silver Cap with two small Silver Wings, in one Hand his Caduce, in the other the Banner of the Companies.  
The whole Temple is Dedicated to the Honour of the GROCERS, in intimating these four Gods and Goddesses, the Wisdom and Wit requisite for the Management of their Traffic through all parts of the Universe; and the Ocean the proper Scene of their Commerce, as importing from thence all their Spices and Fruits from the remotest Plantations of the World. And the whole likewise applicable to his Lordship, the Goddess of Wisdom being the principal Figure in the Front of the Temple, implying the necessity of Wisdom to preside at the Helm, in governing the Metropolis of England.  

The Speech spoken by PALLAS.  


WHen Arts, Arms, Wisdom, in one Goddess join,  
By such proud Attributes installed Divine,  
How bright must the Illustrious Pallas shine?   
But hold; why do I fill this borrowed Throne?  
And arrogate those Plumes are not my own?  
To You, Great Sir, I all my Laurels own;  
Thy're only Plants which from Your Garden grow.  
Arts Glorious Patron, and their Founder too,  
Are Titles, Sir, alone belong to You.  
Arms too are Yours. Does the shrill Trumpet sound  
To Battle? is the conquering Hero Crowned!  
'tis Wealth, the Nerve of War, the Soldier fires,  
And the Rich City the rough Camp Inspires.  

And Wisdom, Sir, that's doubly Yours, that fair  
And brightest Jewel that adorns Your Chair;  
The Merit that advanced, and fixed You there.   
Let that, Great Magistrate, Your Councils guide,  
And win all Hearts, the City's Love and Pride.  
Then, what Rich Blessings from Your power shall flow?  
For, Oh, what Wonders cannot Wisdom do!  
When Wisdom steers the Helm, and rules the Stage,  
She Plants a Golden, 'midst an Iron, Age.   
Hence the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, the Aldermen and this whole Honourable Train, move to Guildhall; where they finish the Triumphs of the Day, in the Honour they receive of attending on Their Majesties at Dinner.    

The Preparations for whose Reception, are as follows.  
UPon the Hustings, at the Upper-end of the Hall, is erected a stately Structure of the Corinthian Order.  
This Structure is supported first by two noble Columns of Egyptian Marble, whose Bases and Capitals are Gold.  
On the top of these are advanced two Pyramids of Modern Trophies, as Banners, Headpieces, etc.  
Between these two Columns is planted an Arch, on which is erected the King's-Arms, in a most noble Shield, with Festoons of Silver on each side, and the City's Arms beneath it.  
On the Right and Left of these Columns, stand four Pilasters of Lapis Lazari, with Capitals and Bases of Gold, Ornamented with Festoons and Shields of Silver. On the tops of these Pilasters are erected Neptune and Pallas.  
On the other two Pilasters, are two Pyramids of Ancient Military Trophies, as Helmets, Plumes, Bows, Quivers, etc.  
Over all is a large Etableture of Silver, in the middle of which, between the Pilasters and Columns, are planted eight Shields, or Targets, bearing the Arms of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, interchanged.  
The other four, the Kings, the Cities, the Lord Mayor, and the Grocers, likewise interchanged.  
Round the Columns are twisted this Motto, relating to the Poetical Story of Perseus and Andromeda.  Huc volat, hoc fugat, hanc solvens cupiente potitur. 
Thus Englisht.  
Hither he flew, this Monster he destroyed,  
And his dear Care the grateful Nymph enjoyed.  
On the Front of all, annexed to the Etableture, are four Shields.  
Two of which contain the King and Queen's Effigies, and the other two the late Memorable Fight at Sea, with these Mottoes.  FIDEI STATORES. 
Thus Paraphrased,  
T' our Faith's Defenders let our Homage bow,  
Those Titular Names are solid Glories now.  Imperium Oceano Famam non terminet Astris. 
Let the wide Ocean his Dominion bound,  
But his loud Fame beyond the Stars resound.  Nassoviae nil non efficient Manus. 
What Glories are for Nassau's Arms decreed,  
His own Steel Pen shall Write, and Ages Read.  
In the two Naval Targets, under the French Fleet, is written this Motto.  Extincto sole, victâ invincibili. 
When Power meets Pride, thus Insolence pursued,  
Their Sun extinct, Invincible subdued.  
Under this Structure adorned with all other state and Magnificence suitable, Dine their Majesties and the Ladies of the Bedchamber.  
On Their Right Hand, on the Northside of the Hall, on a raised Work sumptuously covered, Dine the Foreign Agents, and Principal Ministers of State.  
On Their Left, on a raised Work, equally adorned, Dine Their Majesty's Privy Council, and the other Lords Spiritual and Temporal.  
On a second raised Work, on the same side, are seated the Commissioners of the Treasury and Customhouse, etc.  
Right over-against Their Majesty's Table, at the West end of the Hall, sit the Lord Mayor and Aldermen; and beneath, on either hand, Dine the Livery.  
In the Lord Mayor's Court above, Dine the Lady Mayoress, and the Alderman's Ladies: And after Them, at the same Table, new spread, are the Queen's Maids of Honour are entertained.  
In the Old Council-Chamber, are seated all the Judges and Sergeants at Law. And in the Orphan's Court, all the Clerks and their Retinue.  
And in the Irish Chamber, all those Honourable Attendants that wait on the King at Dinner.  
The Entertainment is furnished with three Sets of Music, Their Majesty's private Music on a scaffold over the Hustings: The King's and City Music in the Gallery of the Hall, and the Trumpets and Kettledrums, etc. on a stage at the Lower end of the Hall, the Serjeant-Trumpet on all occasions giving the Signal to the Trumpets and Kettledrums of Their Majesties and the Lord Mayor's Health, from either Table.  
Having thus far introduced my Reader into this glittering Scene of Gallantry, I shall not pretend to give him any farther Particulars, either in setting forth the Tables, or Marshalling the Dishes: I'll omit that unnecessary Relation. I believe there needs but little Description of that Feast, where the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, and the Court of Aldermen, etc. are the Founders. I leave my Reader therefore to his own Imagination to think, how such Royal Guests may be entertained by such Inviters.  
But among these gay and Jovial Guests I had almost forgotten a very important part of our Good Company, viz. the numerous Crowd of Gazers and Spectators of both Sexes, who though not altogether so well provided for, as the other seated Guests, and perhaps their Mouths go not so cheerfully, will have nevertheless all the rest of their Senses so highly Banqueted, that undoubtedly they will receive that entire content and satisfaction, as to departed with little less than the whole Pleasure and Riot of a perfect Festival.  
And, Gentlemen, You that do me the Honour to peruse this short, but exact Narration I have here made you, being indeed no more than the Feast in Miniature, were I that Artist, as Apelles with his Grapes, to give your well pleased Fancy any Relish or Taste of so glorious an Entertainment, I should not a little pride myself, in adding my Readers to the Number of the Guests.  
Here leaving the City to their Pride and Glory, in their humblest Tenders of their Loyalty and Zeal to their Royal Guests, and Their Majesties Themselves to the unquestioned Delight they shall receive from the Loyal Hearts and Knees that wait them there; in all this Splendour, and all the Honour and Quality that swell the Grandeur of the Day; I beg the Readers leave, in drawing to a Conclusion, to thrust in myself so far a Sharer and Participater of the Feast, as to join both with the Guests and Spectators in, at least, one of the chearfullest parts of the Entertainment, viz. in the Universal Acclamations of  
Long Live our Gracious Sovereigns, King WILLIAM and Queen MARY; And ever Flourish the Honourable City of LONDON.  
FINIS.   

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